[Goanet] PRACHIT KALLAR : 'Sang Mhaka'

[lino dourado]

  
 'Sang Mhaka'
 
Monis dhanv dhanvta
Sokoll poddleleak hat di nastanam
Zhorichem udok ghosghoxeanim vhanvta
Punn tan lagleleak pieunk mellonam
 
Monis duddu zomoita
Goribache tokler ube ravun
Somdirachea pottant nistem posta
Girest monis durbollank khatta pillun
 
Sogllea patkeanchi soddvonn khorcheak
Jezu Tuka khursar khillailo
Eksarkelea monis zat zavunk zai asli
Mon’xam modim veglozar koso zalo?
 
 Lino B. Dourado
(Utodd’dekar






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[Goanet] Revealed: The shoddy caravan site of Fiona Mackeown...

[D'Souza, Avelino]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article
_id=531388&in_page_id=1770

Excerpts from the link above:

"The mother of murdered Scarlett Keeling is to be questioned today by
police in Goa investigating whether she was negligent in leaving the
teenager on her own. The 15-year-old from Devon is said to have been
high on drugs and drunk when she was raped and murdered on a holiday
beach while her mother and family were in another part of India. Eight
of Fiona MacKeown's nine children travelled with her to Goa and one
returned early. Now she is sending the remaining six home because she
fears for their safety."

"The four tatty caravans were empty and being battered by the storm
winds. A sign outside read: "No trespassing."

"They were like Red Indians running around in the woods here. You would
see the kids riding horses without saddles and they were clean but
unkempt. "

"You would see two or three-year-olds out in the middle of winter with
only a T-shirt on. They would ride bikes in the road with lorries coming
by." 

"But the kids were always polite. I think they belonged in Goa really.
But I'm not sure how you afford all those tickets to Goa when you're on
benefits."

~(^^)~

Avelino

[Goanet] Sorry, but I blame Scarlett Keeling's mother

[Gabe Menezes]

Sorry, but I blame Scarlett Keeling's mother 00:55am 12th March 2008
  Comments
  Fiona MacKeown, the mother of Scarlett Keeling, the 15-year-old girl
who was raped and murdered in Goa, seems less like a grieving mother
than an avenging tigress.



With her swishing curtain of grey hair, Fiona is taking on a corrupt
local police force which initially denied that her cub had been the
victim of foul play.

"If police had taken more interest in previous [suspicious] deaths,
then Scarlett might not be dead now," growled Fiona.

Maybe so. But isn't there an even better chance that Scarlett would
still be alive if her own mother had not abandoned her for several
weeks after an argument and recklessly continued her own holiday?

Instead the blonde teenager, as tempting as a ripe peach, was left in
the care of a 25-year-old tour guide - a local man she'd only recently
met.

 I don't know what they call that in globe-trotting hippy circles.
Back here on Planet Parent it's known as dereliction of duty.

Mrs MacKeown is now to be questioned by Goan police for negligence - a
tactic she claims is a "disgusting" attempt to "switch the focus" away
from their own failings.

 Scroll down for more ...




Scarlett Keeling is thought to have been raped and murdered in Goa
when her mother Fiona MacKeown left her in the car of a tour guide

 If anyone's trying to divert attention away from their own mistakes,
I'd say it's Mrs MacKeown.

Scarlett was last seen at 4am in a bar surrounded by several men.
Witnesses say she was totally off her head on ecstasy and cocaine.

That kind of behaviour would have made her vulnerable in her home town
back in Devon, let alone in a culture where Western girls are all too
readily viewed as sexually available.

Forgive me for being a boringly conventional bourgeois mum, but what
the hell were Fiona MacKeown and her partner thinking of taking seven
kids on a six-month "dream trip" to India - and then leaving one of
them to fend for herself? Why wasn't Scarlett in school studying for
her GCSEs?

The loss of any child must be a horror beyond imagining. But there is
something about Fiona MacKeown that makes me want to scream at the TV.

Not an ounce of doubt or regret seems to weigh on this laid-back
woman. She told reporters that she had counted every mark on
Scarlett's body.

 "There were almost 50 bruises and abrasions. She has clearly been
battered and assaulted. I feel vindicated."

Vindicated? For crying out loud! Any normal person would be tearing
out their own hair with grief and remorse.

Mrs MacKeown says her one consolation is that she's "got some
photographs of [Scarlett] having a fabulous time".

She still doesn't get it, does she? Fiona MacKeown is an unrepentant
member of the Me Generation, one of those people who would rather be a
best mate than a parent.

 It's more fun being a friend to your kids and, quite frankly, a lot
less hassle.

You don't have to fight daily battles over bedtimes and body
piercings. And if you have a row with your "mate" you can storm off,
unlike an old-fashioned authority figure who has to weather the storm
and stay put always and forever.

This week, John Dunford, head of the Association of Schools and
College Leaders, warned that schools are the only moral framework in
many children's lives.

With the erosion of traditional family life, parents are no longer
giving their offspring basic social skills or a sense of right and
wrong.

It's a bleak picture that brings to mind W.B. Yeats's great poem about
a world where the natural order of things has catastrophically broken
down: "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;/Mere anarchy is
loosed, and everywhere/The ceremony of innocence is drowned."

For parents who are poor and ground down by work, or the lack of it,
there may be some excuse. But articulate, middle-class people should
know better.

Since Scarlett's brutal killing, Fiona MacKeown has fought for her
daughter. Would that she had exercised half that dedication and sense
of responsibility while Scarlett was still alive and in need of a
mother's care. 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/columnists/dailymail.html?in_article_id=531289&in_page_id=1790

-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM.

Gabe Menezes.
London, England

[Goanet] Goa govt. likely to induct MGP member in state cabinet

[D'Souza, Avelino]

Goa govt. likely to induct MGP member in state cabinet 

Panaji (PTI): The Goa government is likely to induct a legislator from
the alliance partner Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) into the
cabinet by dropping a Congress Minister, sources said on Wednesday. 

MGP legislator Ramakrishna Dhavalikar will be sworn in the cabinet on
wednesday evening, they said. 

One of the Congress ministers, who was yet to be identified will have to
step down to pave way for Dhavalikar's induction, sources close to the
Chief Minister Digamber Kamat told PTI today. 

A group led by NCP comprising an independent legislator Vishwajeet Rane
and two MGP legislators have been pressing for Dhavalikar's induction in
the cabinet. 

The coordination committee meeting chaired by All India Congress
Committee General Secretary B Hariprasad had cleared decks for
Dhavalikar's inclusion in the cabinet. 

The high command of both the national parties Congress and NCP which had
salvaged Kamat from crisis had agreed to induct Dhavalikar. 

Briefing mediamen after the coordination committee meeting, Hariprasad
had said "Goa Chief Minister will announce the implementation of
coordination committee resolutions within four hours." 

But despite coordination committee meeting resolution, the Congress
leaders in the state were taking time to induct Dhavalikar which had
irked the NCP legislators. 

NCP's senior legislator Fransisco Pacheco during his recent meeting with
party president Sharad Pawar had raised this issue. 

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200803121550.htm

~(^^)~

Avelino

Re: [Goanet] senior citizens note

[Floriano [goasuraj]]

Dear Marie,
That's the way to change the world. Least we can do is suggest instead of
criticise. Well done and much appreciated.

I started by doing the same a long time ago by writing the Rajiv Gandhi, PM
re non-availability of an International V.H.F. link  at Bombay Radio for
vessels anchored off Bombay port. The link was established in a jiffy.
Needless to say that I was affected as a communications guy on board the
ship.

rgds
floriano
goasuraj

- Original Message -
From: "marie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "aldona-net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 7:39 AM
Subject: [Goanet] senior citizens note


> About a month back i went to Thivim to cancel my railway ticket.  There
was
> a long queue and i got quite tired standing there.  At railway long
distance

Any way i asked for their Complaint / Suggestion Book and wrote in my
suggestion.  I was very heartened when i received a reply to my suggestion
"Instructions are being issued to give preference to Senior Citizens and
Physically challenged persons in the case when the number of persons are
more in the queue"

[Goanet] Comments on Newspaper Headlines - March 12, 2008

[Floriano [goasuraj]]

GT: Who was the last to see Scarlette alive?
Police work on 'last seen theory' for clues in alleged murder of British
girl.
[Following advertisement to be released by Goa Police  "SCAPEGOAT urgently
required to  tie-up Keeling's murder - Samsom reward assured"]

GT:CM rules out CBI probe.
NT: CM rules out CBI probe into Scarlette's death.
[ Can't allow heads to roll, including mine]

H: Police zero in on crucial witness - Briton scared to open up, demands
security.
GT: Police search for Masala.
[Find a can and you have found it]

GT: Stop dumping garbage at Tonca, court tells CCP (inset photograph,
revolting)
  H: Where will Panjim garbage go? - Stop dumping at Tonca, High Court tells
CCP]
[Where else??  Manohar Parrikar's head. Din't he create the CCP???]

GT: Govt  transfers five senior scale officers.
[Sacking 10 will  be more like it]

GT: Life saving drugs to be rationalized - (Vishwajit Rane- Wealth Minister)
[Life saving drugs only? Why not LSD, Ecstasy, Cocaine, Ganja and others?
You will not require a second term]

GT: Women's role important in society: Azgaonkar.
[New de-limitation: 'Pernen reserved for 'WOMEN']

GT: Women  resolve to fight against CASINOS.
[A tip: 'Torpedoes' are known to sink floating objects. For land-based: try
Molotov cocktails]

GT: Illegal shack to be razed.
[Start with the MLA. The lying 'Peter']

GT: Cops seek medical help to confirm Scarlette's age.
[Prove Scarlette was 18 - slap 'consensual sex' - release Samson: Order]

H: Cancel hotel license: IGP (Woman strangled in Hotel Swapna, Panjim)
[Right. likewise cancel drug peddlers, bribe taking colleagues and
ministers. Can do??? If not, Shut Up]

H: Couple found dead in Margao hotel.
[ IGP sir, Close this hotel too??]

NT: Roads should last for at least 3 years: Churchill - PWD Minister
threatens action against poor road repairs.
[Stop collecting percentages. Roads will last for 10 years. Contractors will
be happy]

NT: Churchill pitches for Dhavlikar's induction into Kamat cabinet.
[As PWD Minister, of course. We salute Churchill's biig heart]

NT: BJP moves no-trust motion against Rane and Mauvin.
[Beam in Manohar Parrikar's eye complaining about the spec in
Rane's/Mauvin's. Get set  for a big laugh come 24 March- Budget Session???]

NT: AGSF condemns media for tarnishing image of Goa. ( All Goa Students
Forum)
[You are the future image of Goa. Keep to your books, please]

NT: Budget analysis programme organized by St. Xavier's (College).
[My alma mater. Makes me proud]

floriano
goasuraj



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GOA needs a 'REVOLUTION' if it is to see better days.
Goasuraj is that revolution. Support it.
Website: www.goasu-raj.org

[Goanet] MGP MLA given Ministerial berth in Goa Assembly

[godfrey gonsalves]

The  Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) of Mr Sharad Pawar, Union Minister for 
Agriculture and ex Speaker of the Lok Sabha Mr P A Sangma made an "unholy" 
alliance surprisingly with two BJP MLA"s elect and others  to elicit the 
support of a total of 31 MLA's and stake claim to form the Government in 
Meghalaya one of the seven sisters in the North Eastern State of India. 

However the Governor according to precedence called in the single largest group 
viz the INC to form the Government and to seek a vote  of confidence in 10 
days. This has upset the NCP combine and they  have sought the intervention of 
the Court to undo the directives  of the Governor.

Apparently its resultant echoes were felt in Goa when the BJP introduced a no 
confidence motion against both the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker before the 
second Assembly session of the current calender year beginning 24th March, 2008 
to  28th March  2008 ( 5 days )sending a wake up call to  CM Digambar Kamat 
that all would not augur well in the coming days.

It is this that provoked the INC High Command in New Delhi to resort to damage 
control viz to strip the 43 year old Scheduled Tribe  Minister of Transport Mr 
Pandurang A Madkaikar of the Cumbarjua seat in Tiswadi Taluka (notwithstanding 
the show of strenght to avert any such moves made by him last month ) and to 
induct Mr Ramkrishna (Sudin) Dhavalikar a "Bhat Brahmin" of the MGP in the 12 
member (incl CM)  Cabinet.

  
With this the demands of the NCP High Command to induct one of the members of 
its newly constituted front of six MLAs in Goa Legislative Assembly viz: three 
of its own, Independent MLA Mr Vishwajit Pratapsing Rane, and the two MGP 
candidates viz; Ramakrishna Dhavalikar and Pandurang Dhavalikar has been 
fulfilled and the Government has averted a possible NCP + MGP + Independent + 
BJP combine coming to power.

But there is yet another demand,  that in the reshuffle of portfolios, may be 
after this session, the Minister for Finance Mr Dayanand Narvekar  may be 
stripped of his finance portfolio.  Although there were apprehensions that the 
move was underway following the swearing-in-ceremony today until the time of 
writing there has been no word from the CM's office.

Many argue that the NCP demand was only intended to consolidate its position in 
the State as there was no reason for the INC NCP pre-poll alliance who have now 
the numbers with the two Independents +  unattached UGDP MLA Mr Atanasio 
Monseratte having extended it support besides the two SGF MLA's joining the 
INC.  But the BJP with atleast one  MLA in almost all the 11 Talukas excluding 
Sattari and Quepem are aspiring to take advantage of the inner contradictions 
to ensure that came to power sooner than later. The nine months of the current 
government has survived only on the mercy of the Speaker and the Governor Mr S 
C Jamir they contend and true to a great extent.

In another development the Election Commission of India  has derecognised the 
United Goan Democratic Party as a State Party owing to its poor performance in 
the June 2007 Assembly elections while it continues to be a registered party; 
On the other hand  the Save Goa Front Party has  been granted the status of 
recognised/registered as a State Party owing to its performance in the June 
2007 State Assembly elections. 

  
GODFREY J. I. GONSALVES,
BORDA, MARGAO, 403 602, GOA. (INDIA)
+91 98221 58584 (24 HRS) 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


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[Goanet] Breaking news

[Floriano [goasuraj]]

All the ST horses and all the SC men
Couldn't keep Madkaikar stuck to the Minister's chair, Amen.

Sudin Davlikar has already been sworn in.
Finance Portfolio- No decision.

floriano
goasuraj 


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Re: [Goanet] O Cantico da Vida na Poesia Tagoreana

[Venantius Pinto]

People, I managed to locate the book at http://www.publicacoesmaitreya.pt/
venantius

>  From: "Venantius Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>  Dear Goanetters,
>  Does anyone have access to Froilano De Mello's, O Cantico da Vida na
>  Poesia Tagoreana. Would you contact me if you do have the book.

[Goanet] QUESTION, QUESTIONS AND MORE QUESTIONS

[Pen Pricks]

Somethings up fellas... Dr Silvano Sapeco has pulled off another media coup.
The forensic doctor who carved out the first notch of dishonesty in the
Scarlett Keeling investigation.
He managed to get two stories published in The Navhind Times that patted his
back for the con job. Yesterday The Navhind Times again published an idiotic
editorial which
not only patted the doc on his back, but also massaged his shoulders a
bit...

And hats off to the doctors of the forensic department of the Goa Medical
College who, keeping up their reputation of doing totally professional and
impartial examinations, submitted the first autopsy report, which shattered
the clearly dubious and premature statement about the cause of Scarlett's
death by the Anjuna police. (excerpt from the TNT editorial)

Herald's Monday issue also carried a story which took was extremely
sympathetic to a doctor who missed out on more than 40 scars on Scarlett's
body.
The latest is this foolish 'investigative story' which was broadcast on
CNN-IBNwhich
once again gives Dr Sapeco the clean chit.
What this story does is 'expose' that Scarlett was murdered, two whole days
after the the second autopsy already confirmed that she was murdereed.

Re: [Goanet] Framework to interview Manohar Parrikar and other Goanpoliticians on Goanet

[goasuraj]

I most willingly I  welcome Marie's suggestion.
Ask embarrassing questions of Goa Su-Raj and it shall vanish in thin air.
I promise.

rgds
floriano
goasuraj

- Original Message -
From: "marie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Framework to interview Manohar Parrikar and other
Goanpoliticians on Goanet


> Nigel wrote
>
> 
> when it comes to free advertising and political promotion, I think the
> Goanet moderators should nip the problem in the bud. >
>
> I agree with Nigel and also Selma, and FN.  And this should apply to all
> political parties, including Goa SuRaj.  Floriano may post as an
individual
> but not as Goa Suraj spokesperson - or whatever.
> Just as Manohar Parrikar or Digambar Kamat may post as individuals -
giving
> their opnions as all the rest on goanet do.
>
> I do not understand why Bosco made the suggestion that goanet decide on
the
> questions to ask Parrikar.
>
> --
> marie

[Goanet] Daily Haiku #40

[Francis Rodrigues]

DAILY HAIKU #40:
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A CENTURY AGO
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dinner at ladru's hotel
two bright annas,
reichado and sorpotel 
snow-white sannas.


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[Goanet] Saraswat Bamon CM backstabs ST champion of the downtrodden to uplift Bhat Bamon

[Rajan P. Parrikar]

To Goanet -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkLdJPXLubI&feature=related


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[Goanet] Bhau Jayanti paradox: MGP in;Bahujan out.

[Miguel Braganza]

Dears,

Today is the birth anniversary of the man acclaimed to be the greatest
Chief Minister of the undivided UT of Goa, Daman and Diu, Bhausaheb
Dayanand B.Bandodkar. He was the undisputed leader of the masses [the
Bahujan Samaj] and of the Maharashtra Gomantak Party [MGP]. That he
could not get the support of his iron ore mining fraternity to pull
off the merger of Goa into Maharashtra is another issue.

On his birthday, MGP stalwart Sudin Dhavlikar got a berth in the
cabinet alongside the former MGP President and current foe, Ravi Naik.
the paradox  or Pandora's box . of the event is the booting
out of the Bahujan samaj leader, Pandurang Madkaikar. One transport
minister was transported out and a new one was transported in. Finance
is still with the successor of St.Peter who professes his faith in IT
.. not Constatinople.  Digamber stands exposed while trying to
share the five loaves and two fish among the multitude.

There is a threat to invoke the 12% ST to fight the  "2 to 3%" luxury
tax in Goa on consumer durables  like Speed Governors.

If you find my text confusing, imagine Digu Kaka's predicament while
trying to understand the writing on the wall.

Mog asundi.

Miguel
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[Goanet] Colamb villagers force-stop Fomentos' mining transport

[sebastian Rodrigues]

Colamb villagers one again foiled attempts of the Fomento mining company to 
begin trnasportation of Ore. Yestesterday March 11 2008 was another testing day 
for the Colamb Villagers in their battle for survival and dignified living. 
Mining company mobilized two jeep loands of policemen in an attempt to bulldoze 
the opposiotion even as the Goa Bench of Bombay High Court has admitted the 
Case by Rama Velip, Dr. Avadooth Prabhudessai and Goa Foundation.

For more text and pictures click 

http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/2008/03/colamb-villagers-force-stop-fomentos.html

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[Goanet] Comments that missed the Newspaper Headlines - March 12, 2008

[Floriano [goasuraj]]

Herald: Justice delayed, or is it justice denied?
[Mario (Dubai) touched it. Rene (UK)  felt it. Ant to think that  floriano
(goasuraj) missed it?

Who needs justice, especially from the Law Minister who has fried it and
eaten it for breakfast, again for lunch and then for dinner?  When the all
Bishop's men,  right from Aldona to Olaulim, Pomburpa to  Salvador do Mundo,
Britona to Porvorim have appreciated criminal winnability during the
elections while at the same time shamming  cries for justice and for peace
with mighty preachings,  extending  from the pulpits down to the pews,
cloaked into garbs of hypocrisy,  vanishing behind closed doors when big
purses opened and emptied into open palms and boxes of alms?

Down to earth cricket lovers have felt it hot on their backs, the police
lathis for wanting to enjoy the game they love by paying their hard-earned
money. But who will apply the soothing balm of justice on the swollen marks
and ripped and torn self-respect? We have Courts of law and we have
governments. But most of all we have our elected criminal ministers who runs
them all.

Justice that we aspire for,  will not come close to us in a million years,
if we allow the pimping judases to take it away from us. We need to grab it
by the hair and hammer it home forever to stay.


PS: Deposed Madkaikar's reaction.

"ST commnity will teach lesson to those who back stabbed & ditched me. This
is ploy against bahujan saman by those who represent 2 to 3 per cent.

Comments:
The taste of 'Gold Dust' is certainly different from the real mother-eart
dust. Nevertheless we must eat it sometimes.


floriano
goasuraj




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[Goanet] Punishment is part of providing justice

[Mario Goveia]

>From Miguel Braganza miguelbraganza at yahoo.co.in
Mon Mar 10 12:09:07 PDT 2008
>
Justice is not served by investigating a crime. It is served by preventing its 
occurence. Would justice be served by punishing the culprits who raped one's 
daughter or sister? Does it undo the rape? Is it just? An eye for an eye makes 
the whole world blind ...not just!
>
>From Miguel Braganza braganza.miguel at gmail.com
Tue Mar 11 09:42:47 PDT 2008
>
Punishment, specially EXEMPLARY punishment, does not give justice but PREVENTS 
recurrence of the crime.
>
Mario responds:
>
Though this thread involves a discussion about the deaths of Gregory Fernandes 
versus Scarlett Keeling, what caught my eye were Miguel's repeated assertions 
about the meaning of justice.
>
For example, Miguel says, "Justice is not served by investigating a crime".  My 
response, "Oh, really?"
>
Another example, Miguel says, "Would justice be served by punishing the 
culprits who raped one's daughter or sister? Does it undo the rape? Is it 
just?"  My answer, "To the first and third question, of course justice is 
served the way justice is defined in the English language.  To the second.  No, 
it doesn't undo the rape, but it does provide justice the way justice is 
defined."
>
What justice has the rape victim received if the objective is only to prevent 
others from being raped?
>
A third example, Miguel says, "Punishment, specially EXEMPLARY punishment, does 
not give justice but PREVENTS recurrence of the crime."  My response, "I have 
no idea what EXEMPLARY punishment may be, but punishment determined by the 
justice system in any civilized society not only provides the victim with 
justice for the crime committed, but also seeks to prevent the recurrence of 
future crimes by reminding others of the consequences of crime."
>
I am basing my opinions on the definition of justice, which is: "the 
maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial 
adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or 
punishments."
>
Legally administered justice is rarely "An eye for an eye".  Even in the rare 
cases of capital punishment, the intention is to punish only the perpetrator, 
not to make the whole world blind, but to make them see that they should not 
commit such crimes.
>
It is a laudable objective to prevent a crime before it occurs, but this can 
only be attempted by taking precautions.  If it were that easy there would be 
far fewer crimes.
>
In my opinion, justice in any civilized society must include the administration 
of legally determined punishment for the perpetrator - the side benefit of 
justice when properly applied is to remind others of the consequences of crime.
>

[Goanet] Re. Goa Police to test for Scarlett's age

[Miguel Braganza]

Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:26:18 -0400
From: "Goanet News Service" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] Goa Police to test for Scarlett's age

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080043699&ch=3/11/2008%2010:06:00%20AM


the Goa Police have decided to conduct an ossification test to
determine her actual
age.Scarlett's passport and other documents prove that she is aged 15 and her
family was reportedly surprised with this latest move by the police.

-- --
Dears,

Read this bit of news in the contect of Dr.Ferdinando Reis Falcao's
pertinent questions on the same subject.

I would think that the GMC and Goa Police will suddenly DISCOVER that
Scarlett Eden Keeling turned 18 years of age around Valentine's Day
[14 February, 2008], had CONSENSUAL sex for four days and died due to,
or compounded by, exhaustion in the wee hours of 18 February, 2008.
The "boys" seen with her that night on the beach were actually trying
to revive her and she choked on the soda or mineral water[that is
given to anyone who faints]. Her clothes were loosened as per the
standard practice for "first aid" recommended in case of fainting.
Since she died, there was no need to put them on again. The body was
left on the beach because no suitable transport was available in the
dead of the night on the beach. There are no stray dogs or wild
animals on the beach to damage the corpse. Fish do not come on the
sand  and the Police came at sunrise with a vehicle to take the
body to the GMC morgue. No harm done.

"Charges of rape against the accused Samson D'Souza are likely to be dropped
if the tests prove she was 18 years of age and not a minor."

This has already been done before for an Editor you can trust. The
girl GROWS older, the man walks free. There is a PRECEDENT on which to
base the argument in court. The hymen can be torn during strenous
exercise. Vaginal swabs for DNA testing? Hell, we forgot about them in
both the autopsies! Anyway it does not matter if she was 18 yeares
old. We will make her 18 years of age and save all the bother. In
addition, it is now "leaked" to the Press that Samson was just doing a
non-invasive oral test. ;-)

 In the meanwhile, Scarlett's and Fiona's passports will be impounded
[or borrowed] for verification if Scarlett had ever travelled on
Fiona's passport as a Minor and if, by chance, her age is recorded in
Fiona's passport. In any case, Fiona is planning to stay in Goa to get
the CBI enquiry started, isn't she?

"Fiona had gone visiting the Gokarna beach in Karnataka leaving behind her
daughter with the D'Souzas, whose house she had rented out for the past six
months."

Now, that is irresponsible behaviour. How can a mother leave a grown
up [post-puberty], unmarried girl with unkown men? Notice, it is the
D'Souzas now [not Julio Lobo of Siolim, anymore] where Scarlett was
living. What does Siolim got to do with a natural death in Anjuna
anyway?

"But the CBI enquiry may throw up questions on the role of the mother, who
left her daughter with these men."

Can you sense any threat implied in that to Fiona? You must be halucinating! ;-)

"In a fresh twist on Monday, Scarlett's mother Fiona Mackowen came under the
scanner as the police started looking into her role in the case."

Twist? Oh! You mean the Gin and lime drink that ladies have, don't you?

Drug trade? Murder? Relax, Baba. Tension mat lay. Sab teek ho jayega!
We will transfer the doctor to some Cottage Hospital for some time
 in charge of the maternity ward. Let him finish typing the
supplementary report on the autopsy of the person who died naturally
today in a city hotel while seeing sweet dreams. Sapna, you know!

Conscience? Nah! Con Science!!

Mog asundi.

Miguel

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Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts,
Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa
Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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[Goanet] 7Days Dubai : Police say British teen was ......

[borg costa]

Article printed from 7DAYS General and Local News |
Dubai Abu Dhabi | UAE: http://www.7days.ae


Police say British teen was murdered in Goa
Monday 10 Mar, 2008

Police in the popular Indian resort state of Goa have
launched a murder investigation and arrested three
local men after the partially naked body of a British
teenager was found last month on a beach. The
announcement came after doctors conducted a fresh
autopsy and concluded that 15-year-old Scarlette
Keeling was murdered, and did not drown as local
police had initially insisted.

“We are investigating it as a murder case,” senior Goa
state police official Kishan Kumar told reporters
yesterday, the morning after a panel of three doctors
conducted a six-hour examination of the body. “There
will be detentions now,” he added, without providing
details, although sources say the owner of a cafe on
popular Anjuna beach where Keeling was last seen alive
is likely to be questioned.

But Kumar denied allegations by Fiona MacKeown,
Keeling’s mother, that police had tried to hush-up the
murder. “Police never failed in their duty. They were
right on the track,” Kumar said. MacKeown pointed to
the large numbers of bruises on her daughter’s body to
bolster her call for a second examination after an
earlier autopsy concluded the girl drowned in the
Arabian Sea.

The first autopsy found only five bruises on Keeling’s
body, but Saturday’s examination discovered as many as
50, with many of them believed to have been inflicted
before she died. The family suspects Keeling may have
been sexually assaulted before she died. 



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[Goanet] Road horror in Abu Dhabi - Eight dead

[Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com]

  Road horror in Abu Dhabi - Eight dead
   
  Abu Dhabi March 11, 2008: Eight people have died and 141 others have been 
injured in a horrifying 200-vehicle pileup between Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the 
early hours of Tuesday, said emergency workers.
  The vehicles smashed into each other in thick fog at around 6.45 am on the 
Dubai-bound side of Shaikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Road, said eyewitnesses and 
emergency workers.
  Emergency workers said two major pileups actually occurred on the Abu 
Dhabi-Dubai freeway. The first one took place near Ghantoot, involving over 50 
cars. The second one was near Samha, just before Ghantoot.
  
  
  As of 1pm on Tuesday, a total of 141 injuries were reported, of which 39 were 
major injuries and 102 minor. The injured were taken to Rashid Hospital in 
Dubai and Al Mafrak Hospital and Khaleefa Hospital in Abu Dhabi.
  Ninety-two cars caught fire in the smash-ups, said Khalifa Al Darrai, chief 
executive of the ambulance service centre in Dubai.
  "I have never witnessed an accident of this scale before. Apparently, there 
was thick fog that led to the collisions.
  "Patients were lying on the road. Thankfully, they had abandoned their cars 
or else the death toll would have risen significantly," Al Darrai told XPRESS 
by phone.
  "We sent people who suffered serious to minor injuries to two hospitals."
  The centre sent over a dozen ambulances, three first response cars and two 
disaster cars to the accident site.
  "Two doctors and nurses from the Rashid Trauma Centre have been sent in a 
police helicopter to the site. In addition to this there are many ambulances 
and police rescue teams that have been sent from Abu Dhabi," said Al Darrai.
It will take time before the extent of the incident can be assessed, said Al 
Darrai.
  "Now we are clearing off the burnt cars from the road and trying to bring the 
situation under control."
  An eyewitness said the stretch of highway near Ghantoot looked like a 
"disaster area", because of the huge number of vehicles that went up in smoke.
  In Dubai, six people have been rushed to Rashid trauma centre.
  "It is a disaster because all the patients were brought in a critical 
condition and are undergoing surgery at this moment," said a doctor at the 
centre.
  An employee of Al Nisr Group making his way towards Dubai in the morning 
said, "You could just hear them (cars) crash. I couldn’t see anything in front 
of me because of the dense fog."
  
  
  
  The accident scene, located approximately 60 kilometers outside the capital, 
is nearby the Al Ghantoot area.
  Traffic is being diverted back to Abu Dhabi through an exit close to the 
scene along the highway.
  The other side of the road is clear, it has been reported.
A fuel leak may have triggered a chain reaction that set more than 92 cars on 
fire, according to witnesses.
  Jassim Al Nuaimi, who drove before 7.30am on the other side of the road from 
Khalifa City A to Abu Dhabi, told XPRESS he had difficulty stopping his car, 
and said the slippery road conditions may have worsened the accident.
  "I was driving at 40kph and the outside temperature was about 16 degree C. I 
slammed on the breaks but my car still slid three car lengths," said Al Nuaimi.
  Zeeshan Javed a regular commuter on the stretch says that he just escaped ‘by 
a whisker’ as the cars in front of smashed into each other. "It was a big pile 
up.  I personally counted about eighty cars that had been wrecked beyond 
recognition.  Even though emergency units were quick to respond the fact 
remains that there have been casualities. I have never seen an accident of this 
magnitude. Some cars that had caught fire were charred beyond recognition. This 
has to be the worst ever."
  Mobi Sher another commuter said that he was stuck in the traffic jam as a 
result of the accident for almost four hours. "The scene was absolutely 
ghastly. All around me the cars were lying in a massive wreck."  While the poor 
visibility conditions have been blamed for the mishap, Sher said that the 
presence of oil residue from cars on the road probably contributed to the 
massive pile-up.  "I have noticed that most motorists tend to speed on this 
stretch and that could contributed to the entire mess. It was horrific."
  For Imad Eldin it was a nightmare that had come rather early in the morning. 
Eldin who travels to Dubai everyday to his job in Al Quoz cannot bring himself 
to talk about the horrendous scenes he witnessed. "There were cars littered all 
over, ambulance sirens wailing, it was absolutely unreal. I was stuck in the 
same spot for three hours. I saw people sitting motionless in front of their 
steering wheels. There were others that were lying on the road and  still 
others with injuries waiting to be attended to by the paramedics. I hope they 
were alright though the cab driver kept insisting that they were dead. It is 
terrible. I personally saw about eight completely wrecked vehicles. I h

[Goanet] MP and DK interviews - My FINAL word

[anand virgincar]

 
Dear Goanetters,
 
# This is my last comment on the procedural aspects as I wish to
focus now on the actual job at hand. There has been much nit -
picking on this issue particuarly by those who are more concerned
with their own ego's and one upmanship attitudes. I am sure this
will continue ( and will have continued even if Rajan and I had 
agreed to all the rules and regulations set up instantaneously by
Mr Bosco D'Mello ).
Hopefully , my concern for Goa will help me to overcome the 
endless name calling and innuendo from the usual sources.
 
# When I first mooted the project , I had said that Manohar Parrikar
had agreed to answer questions posed by Goanetters. The intention
was that he would be faced by challenging questions from a hostile
audience. I did not say that Goanet owned the entire venture and
could hold me and Rajan hostage by directing us in every step we
take to organise what is after all probably the first such exercise in 
the history of Goan and Indian politics.
 
# Mr Bosco D'Mello has stated that I did not consult Goanet when
we started this venture. My question to him and others who have
castigated us is whether anyone has consulted us before cobbling
up the stipulations. Should we , who have to co-ordinate with not
just Manohar Parrikar and Digamber Kamat but others involved in
this initiative and implement the whole thing not deserve any
consultation as to what constraints we are working under in terms
of the time , energy and financial factors we can afford to expend
in pursuing this ( particularly as we do have our own proessional  
and family commitments to fulfil ) ?
Or are we Goanets amanuensis ?
 
# This forum has been used in the past by Goa SuRaj for instance
( and I again commend Bab Floriano Lobo for having done so ) to 
issue party political notices. Another poster who believes in unlimited
unlearning has advertised his professional wares on it. NGO's who 
are poorly veiled vestiges of a political party have disseminated their
press notes.
As far as I can see  ( after  repeated perusals of Goanet rules as 
directed by Mr Bosco D'Mello ) , we have not broken any Goanet 
rules to date. We have not " used " the forum as charged other 
than in a way that any other folks who post on it do.We have 
profusely thanked those Goanetters who helped us formulate the 
questionsthe only " use " we have made of this forum so far,
and posted the final list of questions to demonstrate that they
are a fair reflection of the issues raised. We shall make every 
attempt to make the actual interview procedures transperant and
post the unedited videos on the net.
All in all , the Goanet ( and some goanetters ) approach to all this
strikes a note of pure hypocrisy.
 
# Rajan and I shall now proceed and try our best to make this as
fair and as transperant a venture as we planned it to be in the first 
place. We do not expect to achieve perfection. There are obvious
restrictions we face in terms of the resources at our command and
accepting the fact that we are new to anything of this nature ( as
is Goa and India in general ).As Rajan has already stated , any faults
and shortcomings are entirely our responsibility . Goanet and those
Goanetters who helped us to gather the questions posed are not ,
repeat NOT , responsible for any deficiencies whatsoever.

# There have been many a grandiose proposal floated by some on 
this forum as to how they would approach the same objective...that
of holding the persons responsible for managing our stake in Goa to
account. I encourage these individuals to pursue their proposals 
with the same vigour with which they announced them . Any help I can
provide them , I will do so unconditionally and without demanding any
credit. They clearly have much greater time and resources at their 
disposal than Rajan or I haveand should use it ASAP.
Meanwhile , Rajan and I shall proceed with whatever little we can do 
for our beloved Goa. 
Those who love Goa with the passion we do will certainly understand 
us . Those who are in this for their personal benefits and ego's can 
continue to berate us. We shall learn from the justified criticism and
treat the unjustified with a combination of amusement and pity.
 
luv and regards,
anand
 
( Dr Anand Virgincar )
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[Goanet] Framework to interview Manohar Parrikar and other Goan politicians on Goanet

[Dr. U. G. Barad]

Mr. Rajan Parrikar and Dr. Anand Virgincar did a fantastic job by arranging
an interview with Mr. Manohar Parrikar. Equal credit also goes to Goanet
members for crafting questions to Mr. Manohar Parrikar.  

I know of many Goans who prefer to keep questions unanswered for they
believe in a philosophy – day-to-day gossiping goes well with questions
continuing to remain with increasing question marks. Such persons become
happier as questions keep pilling.   Having said this, I don’t subscribe to
the logic some member proposed that this is an attempt of promotional video
and not an earnest attempt to understand and unravel past mistakes. 

I sincerely feel Mr. Rajan and Dr. Anand must go ahead with the interview no
matter which member(s) bring up objection(s) and or criticism(s).  I say
this because this the first ever attempt by any Goanet member and secondly
because many questions are still not answered properly by our politicians
especially by our congress politicians.  More over with this interview Mr.
Manohar Parrikar will be forced to answer questions crafted by Goanet
members that includes many such questions which probably BJP / Mr. Manohar
had skipped answering them since past. The content of the interview may be
published on Goanet (if Goanet has provision to upload video recording and
if they don’t have the built in provision a link of uploaded video recoding
be provided to this forum) but should be definitely displayed on all the
possible media outlets in the interest of Goa and Goans whose global image
is being distorted since past 3 - 4 years. 

I think with this interview Goanetters (including me) will get an
opportunity to look at the issues that are directly affecting the people of
Goa and her Diaspora through different dimension. 


Best regards,

Dr. U. G. Barad

[Goanet] Chess coaching camp.

[SHRIKANT BARVE]

Chess coaching camp.
Shri B. S. Shivanand ELO Rating 2373, National A
player, Karnataka State Chess Champion will be at
Taleigao Chess Academy from March 19 to March 23.
Those who want to take the advantage of his expertise
should contact Taleigao Chess Academy, Odlembhat,
Taleigao Goa 2451143. 





  

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[Goanet] murdered of Scarlett Keeling

[Edward Desilva]

Hi Goanetters,
Revealed: The shoddy caravan site where mother of murdered Goa
teenager Scarlett brings up her unorthodox family

The mother of murdered Scarlett Keeling is to be questioned today by
police in Goa investigating whether she was negligent in leaving the
teenager on her own. The 15-year-old from Devon is said to have been
high on drugs and drunk when she was raped and murdered on a holiday
beach while her mother and family were in another part of India. Eight
of Fiona MacKeown's nine children travelled with her to Goa and one
returned early. Now she is sending the remaining six home because she
fears for their safety.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=531388&in_page_id=1770

ED.

[Goanet] Murder on the beach

[Rajan P. Parrikar]

To Goanet -

I have spent a fair bit of time in Anjuna over the
past several months.  Almost always the revulsion 
of the sights encountered nipped any inchoate
desire to take pictures.  The swarms of white 
trash, drug-peddling lamanis, ghatis, bottom 
feeders from the rest of India are bad enough
for my blood pressure.  To this noxious cocktail, 
add in our wasted, spaced out local Goan boys 
meandering like zombies.  This village is a goner,
the stench of its community's rotting social and 
moral fabric overpowering.

Scarlet Keeling spent her final moments at this shack 
named Lui -

http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/anjuna-1.jpg


View from Lui, showing the location on the beach where 
Scarlet's body was found (near the couple in the picture) -

http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/anjuna-2.jpg


Parking lot behind Lui's, where Scarlet is said to have 
been raped -

http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/anjuna-3.jpg



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[Goanet] CBI should probe Scarlette murder: Brinda Karat

[Goanet News]

http://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?id=198d9c7b-2d64-487a-8b14-9f27cb0590d9&ParentID=aeb9ff8b-873d-4070-b7c1-32335a6d8235&&Headline=CBI+must+probe+Scarlette+murder%3a+Brinda

 CBI should probe Scarlette murder: Brinda Karat

 New Delhi, March 11, 2008
 First Published: 14:36 IST(11/3/2008)
 Last Updated: 14:54 IST(11/3/2008)

 A forceful plea was made in parliament on Tuesday for a federal probe
 into the alleged rape and murder of British teenager Scarlette Keeling
 in Goa but the government sidestepped the issue, saying it came within
 the purview of the state government.

 "Will you lend your voice in support of a CBI (Central Bureau of
 Investigation) enquiry," Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)
 member Brinda Karat demanded of Tourism Minister Ambika Soni during
 question hour in the Rajya Sabha.

 "There may or may not be an enquiry. We are in touch with the home
 ministry and the chief minister (of Goa)," Soni responded, adding, "My
 ministry has limited powers and restrictions on law and order."

 Karat also objected to the "attitude" of Congress MP Shantaram Naik in
 "victimising the victim" by alluding that Keeling's family was
 "responsible" for her fate.

 "Are you going to issue an advisory that young girls can't come alone
 to India?" she demanded of both Naik and Soni.

 "Should young girls be allowed to move around alone on a beach at
 night?" Naik had wondered, even as he blamed the media for "blowing
 up" the case.

 On her part, Soni attempted to pacify the firebrand CPI-M leader by
 pointing out that the Goa police had arrested one man and had filed
 charges.

 "I have also said there should be increased punishment for rape. There
 should be amendments to make the law more stringent and the punishment
 should be such that the crime is not committed again," the minister
 added for good measure.

 The issue arose from a question posed by Prema Cariappa (Congress) and
 Sushma Swaraj (Bharatiya Janata Party) on the steps the government had
 taken to prevent rising crimes against foreign tourists.

 In this context, Soni said she had summoned a meeting here that had
 submitted a blueprint for creating a taskforce largely made up of
 ex-servicemen to supplement the efforts of the police forces at
 tourist spots.

 "We have submitted this blueprint to the state governments but they
 will need some time to put the taskforce in place," the minister
 added.

 Former Maharashtra governor PC Alexander (Independent) said this was
not enough.

 "This may not result in the right solution. A taskforce is not the
 same as a police force. If the issue is to be tackled effectively, we
 need a police force," he said.

 "It is not just a law and order problem. Tourism is of utmost
 importance to the nation as our prestige is involved. I want an
 assurance that what will be created is a police taskforce and not one
 of ex-servicemen," Alexander added.

 "I agree," Soni replied - and left it at that.

[Goanet] FW: Exclusive Goa Propery Show, New Delhi

[Averthan D'Souza]

 

 

  _  

From: Averthan D'Souza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: 11 March 2008 11:31
To: 'melba antao'
Subject: RE: Exclusive Goa Propery Show, New Delhi

 

Dear Melba,

Thanks for your message, and thanks for asking me for my comments.   

I am not aware that such a sales/marketing meeting was ever held  before.
And, this is the first time ever that a Newspaper like the Times of India
has ventured into the business of selling properties in Goa.   To my mind,
the Times of India has no business whatsoever to attempt to sell properties
in Goa to people all over the world.  It should stick to its primary
business of publishing newspapers and magazines.It is really a sad turn
of circumstances that important media houses have now entered into Real
Estate business.   Quite obviously, they are interested in the money which
this will bring them.  There can be no other motive. The Times of India
entering into the business of sale of properties is not only a violation of
the rights of the Goan citizens; it is also a violation of the code of
ethics of the profession of journalism.   If a famous publishing house like
the Times of India enters the sphere of Real Estate,  there will obviously
be a clash of interest, specially where Goa is concerned, because the Goan
citizens are up in arms against the wholesale acquisition of Goan land by
people in total violation of all the Laws governing such acquisition.
There is not yet a Regional Plan in place to indicate the use of land, so
how can an organization like the Times of India begin to sell land? -which,
moreover, does not even belong to it?   This is a matter that should be
brought to the attention of organizations like the Advertising Council of
India and any group that ensures ethical business practices.   

>From the point of view of the citizens of Goa,  there should be a total
boycott of the Goa edition of the Times of India.   Additionally, the Goan
citizens should voice their opposition to such unhealthy practices of the
Times of India.Wendell Rodrigues was quite right in refusing to be the
Chief Guest at the Property Show in New Delhi.  This was a marketing ploy by
the Times of India to project the image that even a prominent Goan was in
favour of their dubious business.

I think that the Goan Observer and all the local newspapers and magazines
should come together on this issue to awaken the Goan citizens to the
unsavoury aspects of the entry of the Times of India into Goa.   You
certainly have my support.  Best wishes.

Averthanus L. D'Souza,

D-13, La Marvel Colony,

Dona Paula, Goa 403 004.

Tel: (0832)  2453628.

 

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From: melba antao [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: 10 March 2008 16:44
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Exclusive Goa Propery Show, New Delhi

 

hello mr. averthanus, 

this is fuirther to my call this evening.

 

please give me your comments/views about this above mentioned meeting. could
you tell me if such meetings have been held before and was wendell rodricks
the first goan to decline the invite to be a chief guest

 

TOI is a media mogul in the noble profession of journalism for the social
awakening and upliftments of their readers. what message does it send us
when they get into lucrative land/real estate deals that destroy the very
face of our state. do you think they aren't aware of how goans are
struggling with our govt. to frame a people-friendly regional plan?

 

thank you for your promptness, i remain, 

 

sincerely,

melba mergulhao

GOAN OBSERVER

 

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[Goanet] Qatar: First Indian woman ambassador to Gulf

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  Qatar: First Indian woman ambassador to Gulf
   
   Doha, March 11 (IANS) India has for the first time nominated a woman 
ambassador to any Gulf state. Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, currently India's 
Ambassador to Sweden, has been appointed ambassador to the Gulf state of Qatar.
  The Gulf states have so far been accepting only men as ambassadors. However, 
with the changing times and change in the profile of the Gulf states, 
particularly Qatar, the status of women in the Gulf society has undergone a 
transformation.
  Barring Saudi Arabia, the rest of the Gulf states are modernising at a rapid 
speed and the share of the women employees has increased manifold.
  Qatar has a sizeable Indian population of almost 300,000, including some 
illegal immigrants. A big majority of Indians hails from the state of Kerala.
  Gopalan Wadhwa is from Kerala and speaks fluent Malayalam despite being 
educated in north India.
  She belongs to the 1979 batch of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and has 
served in Beijing, The Hague and Geneva. She has also worked for the 
International Labour Organization (ILO), where she was in charge of the UN 
division.
  Incidentally, her husband Anil Wadhwa is at present Indian ambassador to Oman.
  "The posting to Doha is a very challenging job. To protect the interests of 
the Indian community will be my priority apart from strengthening the friendly 
relations between India and Qatar," Gopalan Wadhwa told IANS over telephone.
  She is likely to join her new assignment in August or September after 
completing her term in Sweden.
  
   
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[Goanet] Scarlett Keeling's murder

[Edward Desilva]

Sorry, but I blame Scarlett Keeling's mother - Allison Pearson (Daily Mail)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/columnists/dailymail.html?in_article_id=531289&in_page_id=1790

ED

[Goanet] Goa news for March 13, 2008

[Goanet News Service]

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.

*** Incredible India losing sheen - Hindustan Times
[1 hour ago]  Placido Carvalho has been arrested and charged
withmurder of 15-year-old British girl Scarlett Keeling in Goa.
Despite it's size and diversity in tourism ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Redir.aspx?ID=f3a171a6-7d3b-4590-8efc-419e888afb22&ParentID=b6552641-33fd-43ee-8626-8c7aac28cd54&cid=1142156954&ei=emfYR6GjK6aCqwO-6sTiDw

*** Doctor blames Goa police for covering up Scarlette`s murder
- Zee News
[9 hours ago]  Panaji, March 12: In fresh troubles for Goa
police, a senior doctor, who conducted the first autopsy on the
British teenager found dead under mysterious ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=429892&sid=NAT&cid=1142165404&ei=emfYR6GjK6aCqwO-6sTiDw

*** Fiona wants to settle in Goa - Times of India
[48 minutes ago]  The mother, Fiona MacKeown, wants to come
back to Goa and settle here. Why? "The locals, except for few,
are very nice and helpful people. ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Fiona_wants_to_settle_in_Goa/articleshow/2860105.cms&cid=1138055169&ei=emfYR6GjK6aCqwO-6sTiDw

*** Goa govt. likely to induct MGP member in state cabinet -
Hindu
[13 hours ago]  Panaji (PTI): The Goa government is likely to
induct a legislator from the alliancepartner Maharashtrawadi
Gomantak Party (MGP) into the cabinet by ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200803121550.htm&cid=1142002139&ei=emfYR6GjK6aCqwO-6sTiDw

*** Goa Police to test for Scarlett\'s age - NDTV.com
[5 hours ago]  The murder of British national Scarlett Keeling
is getting murkier by the day, as the Goa Police now suspect the
role of drug mafia in the incident. ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/processarchive.aspx?id=NEWEN20080043699&ch=3/12/2008%201:21:00%20PM&cid=0&ei=emfYR6GjK6aCqwO-6sTiDw

*** Goa murder ˜covered up by police - MorungExpress
[10 hours ago]  Scarlett Keeling, British teenager who was
found dead on Anjuna beach in Goa in India, is seen in this
undated photograph provided by the family of the ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://www.morungexpress.com/index.php?news=3612&cid=0&ei=emfYR6GjK6aCqwO-6sTiDw

*** No confidence motion against Goa Speaker, Deputy Speaker -
Times of India
[Mar 11, 2008]  PANAJI: The opposition in Goa on Tuesday moved
a no confidencemotionagainst state legislative assembly Speaker
Pratapsingh Rane and Deputy Speaker Mauvin ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/No_confidence_motion_against_Goa_Speaker_Deputy_Speaker/articleshow/2856070.cms&cid=0&ei=emfYR6GjK6aCqwO-6sTiDw

*** Second arrest in Goa inquiry - TeleText
[1 hour ago]  A second manhas been arrested by Indian police
investigating the rape and murder of a 15-year-old British girl
founddead on a beach in Goa. ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://www.teletext.co.uk/news/national/c0ae31503c94427c09401e7556b504fb/Second+arrest+in+Goa+inquiry.aspx&cid=0&ei=emfYR6GjK6aCqwO-6sTiDw

*** Woman tourist murdered in Goa - Hindu
[22 hours ago]  PANAJI: A woman tourist from Gujarat was found
strangled to death at a city hotel on Tuesday. According to
police, Hema Sodha (25) had on Sunday checked in, ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/12/stories/2008031260521200.htm&cid=1142010123&ei=emfYR6GjK6aCqwO-6sTiDw

*** Foreign funds can buy 45 pct of India\'s Sesa Goa - Reuters
[10 hours ago]  MUMBAI, March 12 (Reuters) - Foreign
institutional investors can buy up to 45 percent of shares and
convertible debentures in Indian miner Sesa Goa Ltd ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUSBOM29440520080312&cid=1141583439&ei=emfYR6GjK6aCqwO-6sTiDw


Compiled by Goanet News Service
http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (13Mar08)

[alexyz fernandes]

Signs at a protest:

Airport in MOPA
Seaport in Terekhol
We smell a Rat!

Goa Bachao Abhiyan
Bachao Terekhol

Aam Admi CM...
Or are you Counto's Admi

Utt Goykara
HELP!


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Re: [Goanet] Colamb villagers force-stop Fomentos' mining transport

[Alfred de Tavares]

> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 
> 21:56:39 +0530> Subject: [Goanet] Colamb villagers force-stop Fomentos' 
> mining transport> > > > Colamb villagers one again foiled attempts of the 
> Fomento mining company to begin trnasportation of Ore. Yestesterday March 11 
> 2008 was another testing day for the Colamb Villagers in their battle for 
> survival and dignified living. Mining company mobilized two jeep loands of 
> policemen in an attempt to bulldoze the opposiotion even as the Goa Bench of 
> Bombay High Court has admitted the Case by Rama Velip, Dr. Avadooth 
> Prabhudessai and Goa Foundation.> > For more text and pictures click > > 
> http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/2008/03/colamb-villagers-force-stop-fomentos.html>
>  > Sebastian Rodrigues>  
Sebastian,
 
Something for us to emulate?
Alfred
 
TOP STORY 
The Cost of Doltish BusinessCompany agrees to pay record $250 million in 
Superfund cleanup costs 
W.R. Grace & Co. agreed to pay $250 million to reimburse the U.S. EPA for 
ongoing cleanup of the asbestos-ridden mining town of Libby, Mont. A mine owned 
by Grace that operated from 1963 until 1990 contaminated much of the town with 
asbestos-tainted vermiculite. Over 200 area residents have died from related 
cancers, and over 1,200 more show signs of lung abnormalities. The company is 
facing criminal charges, including conspiring to hide the dangers of asbestos, 
in a trial to begin later this year. Cleanup of the town and surrounding areas 
began in 2000; so far, costs have totaled about $168 million, with another $175 
million likely in future costs. The U.S. Supreme Court in 2006 ordered the 
company to pay $54.5 million for cleanup operations through 2001, but Grace 
filed bankruptcy shortly after the suit was filed and never paid up. The 
never-paid costs were incorporated into the $250 million reimbursement figure. 
Once it's approved by a federal bankruptcy judge, Grace must pay the $250 
million within 30 days. 
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[Goanet] LIMERICK FOR THE DAY 35

[Shanti Dhoot]

Goa is awash with news of the death of Scarlett Keeling,

And around India and abroad it has aroused much feeling.

So much has been written about this case

Which has scarred Goa tourism's fair face -

It could, if not contained, send the tourism industry reeling.

- Shanti Dhoot

[Goanet] THE FUTURE IS BLEAK FOR THE AAM AADMI

[airesrod]

While the Aam Aadmi today struggles it's the rich,
powerful and well connected that have the last laugh.

It was ridiculous that even in the proposed SEZ's
where land was to be acquired for rich multinationals
from private land owners the State government acted as
an agent to acquire land for them.  

There has to be a relentless and consistent effort by
people's organisations and social activists to
physically reach out to the downtrodden,
underprivileged and marginalised sections of the
community by creating awareness about their rights and
on other social issues. 

Aires Rodrigues
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[Goanet] To Fr.Ivo De Souza

[Mario Goveia]

Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:41:41 +
From: Ana Maria Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
I often feel that there is practically nothing in catholic religion. It is just 
like any other religion. I cannot understand why we boast that it is the 
religion instituted by Jesus Christ himself .Practically speaking we catholics 
go for mass some everyday, some on sundays. In the evening we say the rosary. 
We attend church on Good friday. Celebrate hundred and fifty feasts. Receive 
sacraments, attend cathesim classes and become another jungle parrots. There is 
an occean between christ and catholics. Can you explain to me why you all say 
that our religion is the true religion. 
>
Mario responds:
>
Dear Ana Maria,
>
Just when Fr. Ivo is taking a well deserved mental-health break from his 
exhausting philosophical debate with Santosh, here you come to challenge him 
again:-)).  I'm sure Selma will forgive me if I take a crack at your dilemma 
from a simple layman's point of view, who has often wrestled with the same 
questions but decided on balance that I still belong here rather than somewhere 
else.
>
In my opinion, if you do your best to be more like Christ, as hard as that may 
be, you cannot go wrong, and you will be well regarded, in this world and the 
next.  Isn't that what the word Christian should mean?
>
There is no way to prove that any religion is "the true" religion especially 
when you don't even seem to know that it was instituted by Jesus Christ.  I 
believe it is an undisputed fact that the Catholic Church is the original 
Christian religion instituted by Christ, whereas the other Christian faiths 
subsequently split off, each for reasons of their own.
>
Besides, such discussions miss the whole point of a religion, certainly ours.  
In our religion, I believe the focus should be on the Golden Rule, the Ten 
Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount.  Much of the rest is ceremonial 
stuff, conjured up by church leaders, some for fundraising purposes, that often 
distracts from the essential message of Christ which is summarized in these 
teachings.  By the way, don't let anyone tell you that there is no salvation 
outside Christianity.  To believe that is just un-Christian.
>
Over the years our church leaders developed so many rituals that are repetitive 
to the point of being meaningless in any practical sense.  For example, does 
repeating the Hail Mary endlessly in the Rosary, almost as if one were in a 
trance, substiture for a heartfelt prayer to her in your own words?  I doubt 
it.  Do we think Mary did not get it the first time?  How many saints do we 
need to intercede for us in Heaven?  Do any of them count if Mary, Christ's own 
Mother, cannot help you?
>
Where I also agree with you is that there is now an ocean between Christ and 
the Church as it stands today.  I call it, "How did we get from the manger to 
the palace?"  I was thoroughly amused just a few days ago when the Church 
listed some more "sins" - one of which has something to do with accumulating 
excessive wealth.  Is there any institution with more excessive wealth than the 
Catholic Church?  Just visit Rome and the rest of Italy and see for yourself.  
Pope Benny favors Gucci shoes which cost a fortune.  I could get him excellent 
shoes for far less money from Dharavi.
>
Maybe I am missing something, but does the Vatican think that wealth grows on 
trees?  Didn't Christ teach that we should maximize our God-given gifts and 
then help those less fortunate?  Don't the donations of wealthy Catholics 
around the world support the Church in grand style?  Do they think THEY would 
survive if most Catholics were poor?  When was the last time a poor person 
offered you a job?
>

[Goanet] 'Scarlett died due to drug overdose, drowning'

[Goanet News Service]

'Scarlett died due to drug overdose, drowning'


PANAJI: Goa Police said its investigations reveal that the British teen-aged 
girl Scarlett Keeling died due to drug overdose and drowning in beach water.


Earlier, a prime suspect in the murder of a British teenaged girl was 
arrested late on Wednesday night even as Goa police faced fresh 
embarrassment with a doctor, who conducted the first autopsy on her, claimed 
that the police had ignored his finding that she could have been killed.


Placido Carvalho, whose anticipatory bail was rejected by district and 
sessions court on Wednesday, was arrested and charged with murder (section 
302 of IPC) of 15-year-old Scarlett Keeling, sources in the police said.


Carvalho's arrest came almost 48 hours after Samson D'Souza, a 29-year-old 
bartender at a shack on Anjuna beach, was nabbed on the charge of raping 
Scarlett, a few hours before her semi-nude body was found on popular Anjuna 
beach on February 18.


Samson and Carvalho were the two suspects from amongst a group of boys who 
were last seen with Scarlett on the fateful night.


Carvalho, who claims to be self-employed, told police that he had seen 
Scarlett walking in the shack in an inebriated condition that night and 
later she had moved out with one Murli who works in a nearby shack named 
'Curlie'.


The second arrest in the murder case, which has erupted into a major 
controversy, came on a day when police said they were trying to get in touch 
with a British male tourist who may be able to provide some clue into her 
death.


North Goa Superintendent of Police Bosco George said a 'look-out notice' was 
issued against Michael Manyon, the British tourist who is known to have been 
at the beach cafe where Scarlett was last seen alive and believe him to be 
the same person who told a British daily that he witnessed an apparent 
sexual assault on the girl.



http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Scarlett_died_due_to_drowning_Goa_Police/articleshow/2860432.cms 

[Goanet] BJP is not an option for GOA

[Carvalho]

There is a general feeling that Parriker is a BJP
moderate. Leaving aside Parriker's own sins of
commission and omission, let us not forget, Parriker
is part of a larger party, one that has never been
able to reign in its extremists.

The fact of the matter is, the BJP gives expression to
that which is most vile in Indian society, and
legitimizes that which is irrational (such as the sale
of cow urine as medicine) and immoral (communalisation
of Indian society).

Thomas Friedman, well versed in the Middle East,
writes tellingly of Arab countries and the rise of
Muslim fanaticism. It is not merely a material poverty
that drives them, but more so a poverty of ideas. It
is this same poverty of ideas that drives the BJP,
from wanting to revise school curriculums, control
women, create an ideology of Hindu victim-hood, and
define the national ethos of India on their redundant
terms.

Ofcourse India needs an empowered Opposition. Every
mature democracy does, but an empowered Opposition
must display as much integrity as the ruling party. It
serves the people, not itself. I once watched an
interview between Manohar Joshi and a BBC reporter.
After quizzing him about Sai baba, he lost his temper
and asked her, "do you know who I am?". Yes, Mr Joshi,
we know who you are. You are nothing more than a
servant of the public that elected you. Arrogance is
the calling card of the BJP.

Nehru and Gandhi will always be Indian icons to me,
their image never to be tarnished by revisionist
historians. I learnt about them from the British. It
seems British historians have treated them far more
kindly than our own do these days. There is however,
another icon amidst us today. That is Bilkis Bano. The
former defined the contours of our great democracy,
the story of Bilkis Bano will define the content of
what we do with our democracy from here on. (No, this
great line is not my own, it is roughly paraphrased
from Thomas Friedman writing in another context.)

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[Goanet] All and sundry....

[Gabe Menezes]

I had replied to Miguel, post rejected and asked to change the subject
line. So if it does not suit, please change the subject line - do not
keep to the proscribed rule, after all rules are there to be broken.

Miguel, your prose and poetry is wasted on me, I am in essence a
''where's the beef' person.
What you have stated does not make sense, at least where normal minded
people are concerned. Your post implied, forget about looking for
justice - move on! Justice is a preventative issue, not an after the
effect point. The mind boggles, that you could arrive at such a
conclusion and furthermore, go into a rigmarole, which left me
bewildered and scratching my head. Let sleeping dogs lies and I
shallamen.

A clever dick stated that..Goa bashers should take note on the stats
that he provided ! First and foremost those of us on this forum are
pro Goa not Goa bashers.

The number of Brits visiting Goa is estimated at 200,000 those who
visit Spain is estimated at 14,000,000. So it would be safe to say
that, it would be understandable that there would be more rape and
murders of Brits in Spain.

Now on the Scarlett case. Most if not all are agreed that the Mother
should bear a great burden of what happened.

That the mother had no control over her daughter is evident, this
should come as no surprise; there are many Goan parents here in the
U.K. who have no control over their children.

Believe me you, there are families who are deemed to have brought up
their children well and they are crying now.

They are asking themselves, where did they go wrong...they have
produced loose daughters, sons who are wife beaters and
fornicators...get the drift ? One can try one's best but there are no
guarantees.

We also have here in London divorced persons who are Eucharistic
Ministers, the Pillar fathers in London are well aware on this and
turn a blind eye.
In our Church in Navelim they show the door to such persons.

In essence, It is easy to castigate the tattooed, trailer park
inhabitant mother, who erred and she did it big time. Unfortunately
she is a victim of her own laissez–faire attitude. She admitted it
candidly.

Her confidence/comfort in leaving her daughter with Catholics, so she
felt safe, was totally misplaced. Whatever did make her think that
Catholic Goans were the salt of the Earth types ?

Lessons have been learnt but at a very huge expense.

Hopefully good will have come out of it, like a more transparent
Police Force. Please don't bet your house on it!
-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM.

Gabe Menezes.
London, England