[Goanet-News] Goa news for May 7, 2008
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Bollywood director plans Scarlett Keeling film - guardian.co.uk [14 hours ago] A Bollywood director is planning to make a film about Scarlett Keeling, the British teenager who was raped and killed on a beach in Goa. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2278098,00.htmlcid=1153641208ei=--kgSLnRFaDurQOz1d3aDQusg=AFrqEzcgPamF1H0OupJJ1cg0AX8-heeEqA *** Orissa police reach Goa to take custody of Raja Acharya - Hindu [12 hours ago] Acharya was arrested in Panaji on Monday in a joint operation by the Orissa and Goa police. Mahapatra said that Raja has been on the run since the murder of ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200805061653.htmcid=1156264557ei=--kgSLnRFaDurQOz1d3aDQusg=AFrqEzd-Tu9zqTsVKvMC5-d5SPhHG-Ou0g *** Moral Decline In Goa - Navhind Times [1 hour ago] It is even more unfortunate that this is happening in Goa, a state that not only has 84 per cent literacy, but also has high indices of â#130;¬Ëmoralityâ#130;¬#132;¢ and ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=050710cid=1156730447ei=--kgSLnRFaDurQOz1d3aDQusg=AFrqEzc6tQ0SpzxlZkSjHWtNvz2Tu7t9Zw *** Direct flights to Goa resume next week - GulfNews [2 hours ago] By Sunita Menon, Staff Reporter Dubai: Expatriate Goans yesterday rejoiced on the resumption of direct flights to the western Indian state of Goa. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Travel_and_Tourism/10211334.htmlcid=1156725424ei=--kgSLnRFaDurQOz1d3aDQusg=AFrqEzco8CxoJVdNhH4mYD885jYJZTzbmg *** Sesa Goa moves to increase third party mining - Hindu Business Line [May 5, 2008] Kolkata, May 5 Sesa Goa has stepped up efforts to expand and add iron ore prospecting and miningleases as also increase third party mining opportunities. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/05/06/stories/2008050651140200.htmcid=1156377365ei=--kgSLnRFaDurQOz1d3aDQusg=AFrqEzcLkuB7TUK-JqMjHOK78MI_FiGe5A *** Transfer Scarlette case to CBI: Goa - Hindu [3 hours ago] PANAJI: The Goa government on Tuesday issued a notification seeking transfer to the Central Bureau of Investigation the case of Scarlette Keeling, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/07/stories/2008050755401300.htmcid=1156716446ei=--kgSLnRFaDurQOz1d3aDQusg=AFrqEzc3sguHNfdHbhNV27haS_8cvOKD2g *** IIMM Goa branch celebrations - Navhind Times [1 hour ago] Mr GB Palankar, chairman, IIMM Goa branch andchief manager of Goa Shipyard Ltd, inaugurated the celebrations. Mr Palankar spoke at length and said that ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=05074cid=0ei=--kgSLnRFaDurQOz1d3aDQusg=AFrqEzffXFzzmITPPsQmUuxUGFTh583Wng *** Students deserting rural schools in South Goa - Navhind Times [1 hour ago] by RAMNATH PAI RAIKAR Principal CorrespondentPANAJI Ã#130;â#130;¬ The migration of students from rural schools in some South Goa talukas to schools in Margao has... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=050738cid=0ei=--kgSLnRFaDurQOz1d3aDQusg=AFrqEzez-AVxfJPo0zeQrnLIPpeVQmVYQA *** Indian Airlines to restart UAE-Goa service - Hindu [16 hours ago] Dubai (PTI): Indian Airlines has decided to resume its direct flight between UAE and Goa from next week, four months after it stopped the services between ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/006200805061222.htmcid=1156545268ei=--kgSLnRFaDurQOz1d3aDQusg=AFrqEzffXkKnNYFwEyGBAWcBUS82sMUG_Q *** High court may decide fate of three Goa SEZs - Economic Times [7 minutes ago] NEW DELHI: The fate of the three notified special economic zones (SEZs) in Goa Ciplas Meditab, Rahejas IT/ITES project and Peninsulas pharmaceutical unit ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infrastructure/High_court_may_decide_fate_of_three_Goa_SEZs/articleshow/3017109.cmscid=0ei=--kgSLnRFaDurQOz1d3aDQusg=AFrqEzfDlRlz78KMG0ybo52Uf4s6Dj1wnA Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
Re: [Goanet] BJP and Mother Theresa
Bharat Ratna - the heist civilian award? : ) heist: To take unlawfully as in a robbery, thuggery, etc.!? venantius From: floriano [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] BJP and Mother Theresa To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Well said, Dr. Barad. floriano goasuraj - Original Message - From: Dr. U. G. Barad [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 3:25 PM Subject: [Goanet] BJP and Mother Theresa Cedric da costa wrote on goanet: Despite doing so much to lift the downtrodden an Ungrateful India is yet to acknowledge the services done by Mother Theresa...by giving her some lasting honour...why? Just because she was from a minority community or just because she was a foreigner? Cedric your above lines clearly suggest that you are ignorant of the factuality. Mother Theresa was a recipient of Padmashri Award; Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International peace; Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award; Bharat Ratna - the heist civilian award; and over 60 other National awards? Not only this, India Government had state funeral for her. What else do you expect India government should have done or given? OR is it that you wanted to say the Vatican did not give any lasting honors to her? I think in all possibility you wanted to say just this. Best regards, Dr. U. G. Barad
Re: [Goanet] Talking Photo: Pl identify this beach ( Another Clue)
Velsao. 2008/5/5 JoeGoaUk [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Talking Photo: Pl identify this beach ( Another Pictorial Clue) No one had it wright so far.. so here is another clue http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2465779833/sizes/l/ -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Indian Airlines to restart UAE-Goa service
Indian Airlines to restart UAE-Goa service Dubai: Indian Airlines has decided to resume its direct flight between UAE and Goa after Monday, four months after it stopped the services between the two destinations, a senior airline official has said. IA will operate flights direct from Dubai to Goa from next week, Abhay Pathak, Regional Director Middle East and Africa of Indian said. Indian Airlines used to operate two direct flights to Goa in a week from Sharjah until March 30. Last December, Air India completely stopped its once-a-week Kuwait-Dubai-Goa flight. More than 50,000 Goans live in the UAE. IA operates 110 flights a week from the UAE. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Indian_Airline s_to_restart_UAE-Goa_service/articleshow/3014621.cms ~(^^)~ Avelino
[Goanet] UAE - Goa Direct Flight to Resume - Dev Borem Korum
Dear Mr. Faleiro and all those who worked to put this flight back on track ... This is Good News ! Thank You Very Much. Dev Borem Korum !!!..on behalf of all the Goans here in the UAE. Regards, Zelma De Souza Abu Dhabi - UAE --- Message: 13 Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 10:17:38 +0300 From: D'Souza, Avelino [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Indian Airlines to restart UAE-Goa service To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Indian Airlines to restart UAE-Goa service Dubai: Indian Airlines has decided to resume its direct flight between UAE and Goa after Monday, four months after it stopped the services between the two destinations, a senior airline official has said. IA will operate flights direct from Dubai to Goa from next week, Abhay Pathak, Regional Director Middle East and Africa of Indian said. Indian Airlines used to operate two direct flights to Goa in a week from Sharjah until March 30. Last December, Air India completely stopped its once-a-week Kuwait-Dubai-Goa flight. More than 50,000 Goans live in the UAE. IA operates 110 flights a week from the UAE. * **http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Indian_Airline** s_to_restart_UAE-Goa_service/articleshow/3014621.cms*http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Indian_Airlines_to_restart_UAE-Goa_service/articleshow/3014621.cms
[Goanet] The migrant danger to Goa
Dotor Anemiso Fernandes is saying to Santosh bab Helekar that his comments about Rajans?interview is written in bad taste and to denigrate his work. Dotor bab what you are saying is not correct. I found Santosh bab's comments very funny. Rajan bab is doing a good job but we must identify who are real migrant. Go to Shirgao and see what Dempos (from Karwar), Chowgules (from Belgaum) and Bandekar from Maharashtra have done to the village. All these bhatkars are actually nonGoan who came and did boot licking of the Portugese and put all land on their name. Goa's land is actually belonging to the tribals like Gawda, Dhangar, Kunbi and Velip. Can you give these people justice? Who is selling the land of Goa? it is the same bhatkar people who are become builders, miners, newspaper owners and politicians. They are the worst migrant who are pretending to be Goan just because they are upper caste. They are the migrant danger to Goa. But nobody will throw them out. Satyamev Jayate
[Goanet] Indian Airlines to restart UAE-Goa service
Thats Good news but still Indian Airlines ,UAE have not confirmed not does the travel agencies aware and still not appearing on their systems to do bookings. It was from SHARJAH The news article states Dubai - Goa ? Are they starting from Dubai? Message: 13 Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 10:17:38 +0300 From: D'Souza, Avelino [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Indian Airlines to restart UAE-Goa service To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Indian Airlines to restart UAE-Goa service Dubai: Indian Airlines has decided to resume its direct flight between UAE and Goa after Monday, four months after it stopped the services between the two destinations, a senior airline official has said. IA will operate flights direct from Dubai to Goa from next week, Abhay Pathak, Regional Director Middle East and Africa of Indian said. Indian Airlines used to operate two direct flights to Goa in a week from Sharjah until March 30. Last December, Air India completely stopped its once-a-week Kuwait-Dubai-Goa flight. More than 50,000 Goans live in the UAE. IA operates 110 flights a week from the UAE. http://e conomictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Indian_Airline s_to_restart_UAE-Goa_service/articleshow/3014621.cms ~(^^)~ Avelino End of Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 517 ** _ Discover the new Windows Vista http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vistamkt=en-USform=QBRE
[Goanet] Coconut searches for new, better uses for its many products
Coconut searches for new, better uses for its many products PANJIM, Goa, May 6: With coconut prices failing to keep up with inflationary trends, and competition growing, planters of this versatile nut are looking for alternative ways to enhance their incomes. Options are growing too. Some successful coconut ventures include coconut water-based health drinks, and vinegar, and miscellaneous food articles available in global markets. There is a growing demand for nata de coconut in Japan and Malaysia, and technology for making it is available. Nata de coco is a chewy, translucent, traditional Philippine dessert which is coconut gel-product from coconut water by bacterial fermentation-prepared. There is also a large demand globally for kernel and sap based coconut products, coconut liquid milk, coco milk powder, and desiccated coconut. 'Solution Exchange for the Food and Nutrition Security Community', a United Nations initiative to share information within India, recently raised this issue and got some useful hints about the versatile plant. Coconut supplies food, drink and shelter to humans, along with raw material to a number of industries. A coconut palm has 12 different crops of nuts at any point of time, from the opening flower to the ripe nut. Each part is a source of food, fiber, medicine or for producing handicrafts. New ideas are coming up for tender coconut water sales too. Tender green coconut can be trimmed (removing a considerable portion of the husk) and shaped such that it can be attractively marketed by shrink-wrapping to prevent desiccation. Thailand has aptly used this method. In India, several companies are innovatively marketing coconut water on green carts in Hyderabad, as 'Tender Fresh' in Bangalore and 'Coconectar' in Kerala. Other commercial value additions for coconut, which are being increasingly noted, are canned sweet toddy, one of the major coconut products produced and marketed in Sri Lanka; coconut sugar (Indonesia and Thailand are leadders) and coconut oil. Coconut oil, besides being edible, is used in soaps, toiletry articles, plasticizers, safety glasses, rubber substitutes, paints, synthetic detergents, etc. Glycerin, derived from coconut oil, is also in demand for medicines, personal care products, food and beverages, and animal feeds. Virgin coconut (VC) oil is now emerging as the most valuable coconut product, with the Philippines as the major exporter. The export price ranges from $US8.00 to $12.00 per liter of cold processed oil. Virgin coconut oil is derived from fresh coconuts (rather than dried, as in copra). It is produced by either quick drying of fresh coconut meat, wet milling (oil is extracted from fresh coconut without drying), or by adjustment of the water content, then the pressing of the coconut flesh results in the direct extraction of free-flowing oil. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has perfected the microfiltration process for cold sterilization of coconut water and has made information on the process freely available for commercial application. In India, the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI) has supported a progressive farmer in perfecting the technology for climbing the coconut tree, making the harvesting process safe and efficient. Another system developed is a coconut dehusking mechanism that reduces drudgery but does not displace labour. CPCRI has also standardized a virgin coconut oil process by developing the necessary equipment suitable for micro enterprise and has worked on snowball tender coconut. Besides, CPCRI has developed a range of copra dryers, which use agricultural waste as fuel. Kerala Agro Industries Corporation has applied these technologies. Says farmer-journalist Shree Padre, who edits the journal Adike Patrike (Farmer's Own Media), In the recent past, we have carried stories of tender coconut minimal processing, virgin coconut oil, coconut broomstick home industry and more. Padre argues that the need of the hour is to help farmers build value-added products from their crops, which otherwise mostly earn only depressed prices. Incidentally, among the different oils and fats, coconut oil has the maximum digestibility coefficient and is more rapidly digested and absorbed in the human system than any other fat. Coconut oil is preferred for medicinal foods, especially for disorders affecting digestion, absorption and transport of fats, and infant feeding formulae for the treatment of malnutrition. Suggestions coming up include providing tender coconuts to schoolchildren under the Mid-Day Meal scheme, which would greatly increase the demand. P. K. Thampan of the Kochi-based Peekay Tree Crops Development Foundation said, in the discussion put out online recently: Coconut water-based vinegar is being produced on a commercial scale in a few units in Kerala and the product is
[Goanet] Opposition to Hotel project by St. Inez residents(update and plans uploaded)
This refers to the construction of a Ground + 6 storey Hotel Project that is now in the eye of a storm. The said permission to construct the commercial Hotel Building had been granted to M/S Pentagon Developers in Plot No PTS/ Ch. No 77/190, 191/192 193 of Panjim City by the CCP vide its License No 4/80/TS/2005-06/108. It may be recalled that sometime back, the residents of St. Inez had raised a banner of revolt against this project that was to come up near the Alto St. Inez junction to the left of the slope leading to Altinho, in the ward represented by the Corporator Jyoti Masurkar who incidentally owes her allegiance to the BJP Panel. The residents had then briefed the Deputy Mayor Shri Yatin Parekh and a letter in this regard was also addressed to the Hon' ble Leader of the Opposition and Panaji MLA Shri Manohar Parrikar. We managed to obtain the plans of the project; the same have been uploaded and are available at the link http://picasaweb.google.com/sandeepheble/AltoStInezHotelPlans for perusal. Based on our preliminary and elementary studies, it is quite clear that: 1. When the existing rules and norms clearly stipulate that adequate parking provisions must be provided in the project in proportion to the number of dwelling units, the Town and Country Planning Department has approved the plans despite there being absolutely no provisions for Parking in the Hotel Project. The CCP too has blindly issued the necessary licenses to this project without appropriately inspecting the plans. 2. The present gradient has been wrongly depicted and appears to be more or less flat in the approved plans, contrary to the actual reality. The construction work will thus involve hill cutting which may cause potential environmental damages leading to landslides. 3. The construction work on this sloppy gradient appears to be allegedly illegitimate. We are in the process of consulting experts in this field for further inputs before we take further steps. Though the work has been put to a temporary halt by the CCP, the work may commence anytime as we have been given to understand that the builder has the tacit support of some Corporators in the CCP. We are marking a copy of this letter to the Honorable Panaji MLA and Leader of the Opposition Shri Manohar Parrikar and to the Deputy Mayor Shri Yatin Parekh for their scrutiny and necessary action. Yours sincerely Sandeep Heble Representative of residents of St. Inez St. Inez, Panaji-Goa
[Goanet] Times of India (TOI) lands in sunny Goa on May 7
Who Are We? | Disclaimer | Chat | Contact Us | Links http://www.goa-world.com/goa/about_goa http://www.goa-world.com/goa/credit/credit.htm TOI goes to Jaipur, Goa is next 5 May 2008, 0137 hrs IST doweshowbellyad=0; Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje inaugurating The Times of India's new Jaipur office With a circulation of 3.5 million, The Times of India is today the worlds largest English newspaper across formats, sizes and genres. And it is steadily growing. Last month we made deep inroads in the south when the paper was launched in Chennai. Today, The Times of India takes another huge step in enlarging its national footprint by taking to Jaipur an edition that is printed there and reflects the concerns of its residents. The Pink City is at present truly in the pink of economic health. Its the new housing hot spot, with construction giants making a beeline for it. The BPO and IT industries are becoming increasingly aware of the multiple opportunities it offers. Meanwhile, sectors for which its long been renowned like tourism and handicrafts are going from strength to strength. A new, assertive Jaipur is emerging proud of its past, confident about its future, ready to take on the world and live up to its name the city of victory. On Sunday, Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje formally inaugurated TOI s new Jaipur office, festooned with pink balloons and posters depicting Rajasthans heritage. In a freewheeling conversation with editors and reporters, Raje said, At a time when Jaipur is changing at a never-before pace, the entry of a newspaper which is known across the country and is of the highest calibre is welcome. She added, TOI spreads hope among its readers. After Jaipur, TOI lands in sunny Goa on May 7. Through all the expansion, TOI has constantly been at the cutting edge of change, yet fiercely proud of its 170-year heritage. Although TOI has transformed itself in line with the changing needs of its readers, its core values remain constant. Our cornerstone: to serve our readers. Goa-World.com Team welcomes TOI in Amchem Goa ! http://www.goa-world.com/goa/credit/credit.htm Goa's Pride - http://www.goa-world.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuCMjzYA3_U Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter (Since 1994) archived at http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/ Moderated by Gaspar Almeida presented by Ulysses Menezes http://www.cry.org/home/crybuddies/register.asp - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
[Goanet] Talking Photos: Eye sight test III
Talking Photos: Eye sight test III Count the number of street lamps in each of the foll pics 1. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2468178695/sizes/l/ 2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2469002370/sizes/l/ Panjim Jetty, ferryboat, fishing trawlers jetty, Mandovi bridge etc etc also seen [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa or http://is.rediff.com/profilevisitor.php?mem_id=48419 __ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
Re: [Goanet] Indian Airlines to restart UAE-Goa service
Hi all, There seems to be some misunderstanding here...There was never been an IA flight to Goa on this sector (Dubai-Goa) So the restarting thing does not arise. It ought to be a new route for IA. But if you would logon to AirIndia Express site and select Dubai in the From column you will find the To sector showing Goa, but nothings been confirmed other than that. A call to the local office will yield no result, these guys seem to be in the dark. The DXB-CMB-GOI sector is not bad, considering the transit of 45 min. and baggage arrival at Goa, (other than the long travelling hrs.) far better than hoping from International to Domestic in Mumbai and paying for the extra luggage and the tiring work, if along with kids. But nothings better than a direct flight ! hAVE a nICE dAY Seb Indian Airlines to restart UAE-Goa service Dubai: Indian Airlines has decided to resume its direct flight between UAE and Goa after Monday, four months after it stopped the services between the two destinations, a senior airline official has said. IA will operate flights direct from Dubai to Goa from next week, Abhay Pathak, Regional Director Middle East and Africa of Indian said. Indian Airlines used to operate two direct flights to Goa in a week from Sharjah until March 30. Last December, Air India completely stopped its once-a-week Kuwait-Dubai-Goa flight. More than 50,000 Goans live in the UAE. IA operates 110 flights a week from the UAE. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Indian_Airline s_to_restart_UAE-Goa_service/articleshow/3014621.cms ~(^^)~ Avelino
[Goanet] Conversions as a political tool (Ram Puniyani)
Conversion: a political weapon Ram Puniyani [EMAIL PROTECTED] One has been hearing a lot about the conversion activities of Christian missionaries. That there is a threat to Hindu nation due to Adivasis converting to a 'foreign religion' is becoming part of social common sense. The real face of the conversion came to fore when after the attack on nuns in Alibaug (March 2008) was followed by a massive conversion to Hinduism, Shuddhi ritual (April 27, 2008) in nearby Mumbai. The person involved in both these has been the same. In the attack on the Adivasis, the followers of Sadguru Narendra Maharaj of Ramanandcharya Peeth were involved and in the elaborate Shuddhi ritual the Guru himself led the conversion. Talking on the occasion he said the Hindus are being reduced to a pitiable minority because of the activities of Christian missionaries. He also came down heavily on the central Government for not pushing through the anti conversion bill and criticized the Maharashtra Governm ent for passing the anti Superstition bill, according to him both these steps are anti Hindu. His claim that Hindus are being reduced to minority is a stuff of make believe world as demographically India's Hindu population is fairly stable. The anti conversion bills which many state Governments have passed/are passing are totally against several articles of our constitution. Our constitution encourages the promotion of rational thought, in pursuance of which Maharashtra Government has done the laudable job of passing anti superstition bill. Those opposing this bill surely want the persistence of blind faith in society, it is this which strengthens their social and political clout and Guru is forthright as far as that is concerned. The same Guru's followers are adept to violence off and on. In Alibaug the people had assembled to hear a lecture on AIDS awareness when his followers assaulted the nuns. How does one understand the rising incidence of violence in Adivasi areas? One recalls just around the Christmas time in 2007, massive violence was unleashed in Kandhmal and Phulbani districts of Orissa. In most of the Adivasi areas Dangs, Gujarat, Jhabua Madhya Pradesh, areas of Orissa, there has been a recurrent violence. It is these areas which have seen the conversion of Adivasis into Hindu fold. One must clarify that Adivasis are Animists, neither Christians nor Hindus. While some conversions to Christianity have been occurring they are not new as Christianity has been here from centuries. These conversions are due to many reasons, missionaries work in the area of education and health in particular. In recent times the overall population of Christians has been declining marginally (1991-2.60%, 1981-2.44%, 1991-2.34, 2001-2.30%) Part of the conversion surly is due to some groups amongst Christian missionaries wh o do believe in aggressive proselytization. The Adivasi areas have invited the wrath of RSS combine from last two decades in particular since Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram, an RSS affiliate intensified its activities in Adivasi areas. In these areas there is a vicious anti Christian propaganda leading to violence. Since this takes place in remote places the culprits can get away easily, more so with the complicity of communalized state apparatus. In these areas various Godmen with RSS affiliation, direct or indirect, have been either been setting up their Ashrams or extending their influence, Aseemanand; Dangs and Lakhhanand in Orissa, Asaram bapu in Jhabua refion MP, and Narendra Maharaj in Maharashtra. Usually violence and intimidation is accompanied by cultural cooption. This latter has been done by holding huge Hindu Sangams and Shabri kumbhs. Dilip Singh Judeo, has been doing conversions in Adivasi areas of Madhya Pradesh. Sanskritzation is also operative in these conversions to Hinduism. The process has been called Ghar Vapsi or Shuddhikaran (purification) on the premise that Adivasis are Hindus. This is unmindful of the fact that Advasis are primarily animists and do not fall in the category of religion as a social phenomenon, as applicable to Hindus, Muslims, Christians etc. Adivasis are the most deprived lot of the society and have been targeted more for political reasons than for their own welfare. As during the early 1920s, Shuddhi movement (Hindu Communalism) was unleashed in parallel to Tanzim (Muslim communalism), now again the Shuddhi is back. Ghar Vapasi word has been cleverly coined. While browbeating Christian missionaries for conversions, the same term for its own activities will bring in disrepute. So this term, Ghar vapasi; returning home! The propaganda behind this says that Adivasis are essentially those Hindus who ran away to forests to escape the conversions by Muslims kings. In forests they kept living for long because of which they kept sliding down on the scale of social hierarchy. This concoction serves two purposes. One it feeds into the misconception that Islam spread by sword and also makes the
[Goanet] Fernandes hat-trick lifts Salcette
Fernandes hat-trick lifts Salcette SALCETTE defeated former champions Navelim 4-3 to maintain their unbeaten record in the Basma Bahrain Goans Seven-A-Side Soccer League for Fr Felicio Diniz Rolling Trophy in a match played at Al Qadisiya grounds in Salmaniya. In a fast-paced encounter player of the week, Anthony Fernandes scored a hat-trick for Salcette with a goal in the first-half and two more in the last 10 minutes of the game. Fahad Mohammed rounded off the tally for Salcette while a brace from Henry Fernandes and one from Joaquim Fernandes reduced the margin for Navelim. In another match, CRC Chinchinim scored a solitary goal victory over Calangute Benfica to remain in second position on the league table. The lone goal was scored by Jimmy D'Costa in the first half. Calangute strikers exerted tremendous pressure to neutralise the lead but failed to find the net. In the last match of the week, Old Goa bowed to Benaulim 1-3. Tony Fernandes scored twice while last week's player of the week Michael D'Souza was also on target for the winners. Savio D'souza pulled a goal back for Old Goa. Vincent D'costa of Bahrain Goans gave away the prizes for both players of this week and the previous week. The league is being held under the patronage of Young Goans Club is sponsored by Basma and co-sponsored by Gulf Computer Services and Union Press. Today's Fixtures: 8pm - Navelim vs Benaulim (pitch A) and Old Goa vs Vasco (Pitch B); 9pm - Calangute vs Salcette. http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=216564Sn=SPORIssueID= 31047 ~(^^)~ Avelino
Re: [Goanet] BJP and Mother Theresa
2008/5/6 [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Comment: Somehow my original post on the treatment meted out to Mother Teresa by the BJP has got distorted along the way.. Marshall Mendonza RESPONSE: I am left scratching my head; how did Cedric attribute the post to me? Perhaps I am always on his mind. Or perhaps he wants me to get beaten up by the Shiv Senaks? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gawdjmxdssk -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Religion or politics?
Sachin Phadte wrote: The issues that HJS is taking are not rooted in the past. The issue of ethnic cleansing of the Kashimiri Pandits is within the last twenty years. The issue of conversions by some of the churches is of the recent past. Could the HJS have taken up the issues in a 'dignified' manner? Perhaps. But for this to happen, we should not disucss only the manner in which the discussions are taken, but also the content. For example, on the Kashmiri Pandit, even today they are saying that the various governmentes, including the NDA, have badly let them down. I have read in the papers that many Kashmiri Pandits have been killed over the last twenty years - but not a single person has been prosecuted for the crimes. Comment: 1. More Muslims have suffered and died in the Kashmir violence than Hindus.Does this matter to the HJS?(refer to the last issue of Outlook for more stories on Kashmiri widows) 2.The issue of conversions is a bogey raised from time to time to beat and subdue the christians.Please cite cases where prosecutions have been launched and also cite how many convictions have been carried out in the last 50 years. 3.The BJP was in power for 6 years. Dr Farooq Abdullah was a partner in the NDA govt. Please explain what stopped them from rehabilitating the Kashmiri Pandits. Or is it that they are being used as fodder to secure votes and build vote banks, just as the victims of the Godhra train fire? 4.Muslims have been victims in Gujarat, Bhiwandi, Ajmer, Hyderabad, Sikhs have been victims in Delhi, Christians have been victims in Orissa, Gujarat and several other parts of India, Dalits have been victims all over the country for over 2000 years. Why does the HJS heart bleed only selectively? Are the others any less? 5. Besides inciting hatred, has there been any postive contibution by HJS in building a peaceful and harmonious society? 6.Please refer to the Times of India of 5th May, 2008 which carries reports of the UPA govt announcing a rehabilitation programme for the Kashmiri Pandits. Regards, Marshall Mendonza
[Goanet] BJP and Mother Theresa
Comment: Somehow my original post on the treatment meted out to Mother Teresa by the BJP has got distorted along the way. It is a fact that the nation acknowledged her and her contribution. She was awarded the highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna as rightly pointed out by Sandeep heble as well as Dr U G Barad and several others and was also given a state funeral. The point that I had made was that the BJP and LK Advani consciously stayed away from paying their last respects just because she happened to be a christian. Another instance of the cussedness of the BJP was in the year 2000 which was the 2000 anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ. This was celeberated all over the world but was totally ignored by the NDA government. At the same time, the govt spent over Rs 500 crores commemorating the tricentenery of Guru Nanak and also the 250th anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira. Such is their mindset and antagonism towards christians and christianity. Marshall Mendonza
[Goanet] BrieFNcounters: History, a cafe, understanding village Goa, Romi Konkani, green fingers ... and a boy and his numbers
A few moving images from Goa, which seek to depict diverse faces of this region. Some bringing in some good news too (it's not all doom and gloom). A big thank you to George Pinto and Agnelo for making this venture possible. Feel free to share these videos, which, as usual, are copylefted. FN Understanding history, looking at Goa's art 06:09 The Xavier Centre of Historical Research, whose founder-director was Dr Teotonio R de Souza in the 1970s, is now looking to grow and expand. Meet current director, Jesuit priest Dr Delio de Mendonca sj, who introduces us to the campus and elaborates on their dreams and plans that hopefully will come true one day. http://xaviercentregoa.notlong.com Cafe Prakash? Why? 10:19 Voices from Goa tell you why Cafe Prakash, a tiny restaurant in Goa, now has pretension of being the 'unofficial press club of Goa'. Listen to Prakash Sakhalkar (after whom the restaurant is named), Ralino Sequeira, campaigner Soter D'Souza, writer Nagueshbab Karmali, Manoj Joshi, meet the staff, and hear homeopath Sushrut Martins, current manager 'Babu' Kaplesh Sakhalkar, Miguel Braganza, and Gomantak Times deputy news editor Ashley do Rosario. In English and Konkani. http://cafeprakash.notlong.com Leroy Veloso, the village life, and studying Goa 05:05 In a noisy cafe, Leroy of Moira (Goa) talks about what it means to understand a village in Goa. He talks about the past and present of Moira, and what makes it special ... and the traditional clans (vangors) of the village. http://villagegoa.notlong.com Romi Konkani, the case for it... (Tomazinho Cardozo) 05:08 Former Goa Speaker, dramatist and writer Tomazinho Cardozo makes a case of why Romi (Roman-script) Konkani needs recognition and acceptance in in today's Goa. http://romikonkani.notlong.com Nicholas Sequeira's garden in Saligao, Goa 10:43 A five-year-in-a-row prizewinning horticulturist tells of his success in keeping his garden green and colourful, and how this could offer new opportunities to others willing to work with the soil in Goa. http://agardeningoa.notlong.com Aren and Maths ... 03:43 A four-and-half year old from Goa talks about Math, numbers and other issues from life. http://arenandmath.notlong.com -- Frederick FN Noronha * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org * Phone +91-832-2409490
Re: [Goanet] Houses in Goa - Nagoa?
Herr Niemens, There are two Nagoas in Goa, that i know of: One in Bardez the other between Verna Cortalim, currently, celebrated by its outstandinginhabitant Diana, the Flower, Pinto! There have been other celebrators of this village, of varying distinction statue, in erstwhile times. None has been statued yet, that I know of...thus, leaving the field open to the our Blossom. Alfred, a devoted of all that is verily beautiful in Nagoa de Verna... Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 09:38:47 +0200 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: Re: [Goanet] Houses in Goa - Nagoa? Pictures of a recent book on Contemporary Indian interiors with three houses from Goa. The houses are supposedly located in Nagoa-Bardez, Bardez (no specific location) and Porvorim. Maybe somebody may recognize the interior?? Maybe another excuse for an Salcette-Bardez fight?? http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoart/sets/72157604886511964/ I thought Nagoa was in Diu (on the Gujarat Coast, formerly of Goa, Daman and Diu). Diu has become hot of late as a less washed-up version of Goa. But it is very small and will be spoiled in no time. _ News, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Get it now! http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx
[Goanet] Saving Goa and migrants
Rajan raises some very valid issues in his post about migrants; however, I dont think we can just pinpoint to outsiders/migrants as the cause of the problem. The problem is much deeper. Richer Non-Goans are buying land/flats because Goans are selling their lands. Goans are selling their land partly because they need the money. And they need the money because they have been susegaad all their lives and finding it tough to make ends meet. Same case with the poorer migrants. They come to Goa because there is work for them --- especially in the booming construction industry. Others come to become fruit vendors because they find Goans are not competitive enough and they can capture the market. Perhaps we should fight for a blanket ban on all construction activity in Goa. This can solve a lot of the problem. Richer migrants wont be able to buy flats, and so they wont migrate to Goa. A lot of the poorer migrants wont come because there won't be work for them. regards, Samir Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
Re: [Goanet] The migrant danger to Goa
Dr. Anesimo-- You are right on! I fully empathize with you re Rajan. A true patriot! I have also offered (together with a couple of other friends) whatever help Rajan can use--both moral and financial. I am very proud to have a fellow Goan like Rajan. When it is the welfare of Goa, there is no divide among Christians, Muslims and Hindus! We are Goans first! Regards Chris - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 7:04 PM Subject: [Goanet] The migrant danger to Goa Dear Goanet Readers Santosh Helekar wroteThis would not be enough.The following additional prescription would be needed. The above comments about Rajans?interview is written in bad taste and to denigrate his work.The issue about immigrants is not Rajans fantasy or imagination.This issue is bugging goyenkars big time.They think?it is just a question of time before we have major problems.In Margao there was a law and order situation among the Muslims over a burial. it was between the goans and non-Goans.I was expecting the secular goanetters to blame it on BJP.I beleive this problem is not yet resolved. Rajan is talking about the rich non-Goans who are destroying our land,environment,pushing the land prices sky high?using ?their black money and encouraging corruption. He is talking about the other migrants who have no business to be goa,and are pitching up huts all over?the public and communidade land, defecating,urinating?and spitting all over the place.? Goans did not fight OPINION POLL for nothing.Those who were not born at that time or too?young enough to remember,should ask their elders why they wanted Goa a separate entity.Rajan is saying what exactly most goyenkars say and feel. The only thing is, he is too honest, blunt and passionate about Goa.?I call him a niz goyenkar and will fully support any of his initiatives that will help Goa and Goans.? It amazes me how pride and ego can affects ones rational thinking even to the extend of destroying ones motherland. Cheers Dr. Anesimo Fernandes? AOL's new homepage has launched. Take a tour at http://info.aol.co.uk/homepage/ now.
Re: [Goanet] The migrant danger to Goa
The comments quoted below reveal a misguided belief that all goencars think alike, and that there is only one xenophobic solution to the problems of Goa. A little thought and some knowledge of Goan history should tell us otherwise. Goencars have varied opinions about what is good for Goa. Some Goencars want to divorce themselves from India completely, and become an independent nation. Others want to ban non-Goans from settling and purchasing land in Goa, and preserving something called Goan identity. Some want to simply eliminate Hindu nationalistic parties such as BJP. But there still are many who want to join Maharashtra. My own view like that of a sizable number, I am sure, is to adopt reasonable solutions within the Indian constitution, which, as I have said before is: obeying the laws, properly enforcing them, reforming outdated ones and enacting new ones wherever necessary - laws against corruption, misuse and pillage of land, destruction of the environment and heritage, social discrimination and prejudice, and exploitation of the working class. As far as my earlier post in this thread is concerned, to those who want to choose the Goan nationalist or segregationist option, I have suggested additional essential steps that they need to take to preserve all the Goan identities without committing treason. Yes, there are many Goan identities - a separate identity for each Hindu caste and outcaste, a separate identity for each of the major castes of the Catholics, and another one for the Muslims. I forgot to add the following additional measure: o) To divorce Goa completely from India, ban all Indian nationalist parties such as the Bharatiya Janata Party. Cheers, Santosh --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The above comments about Rajans?interview is written in bad taste and to denigrate his work.The issue about immigrants is not Rajans fantasy or imagination.This issue is bugging goyenkars big time.They think?it is just a question of time before we have major problems.In Margao there was a law and order situation among the Muslims over a burial. it was between the goans and non-Goans.I was expecting the secular goanetters to blame it on BJP.I beleive this problem is not yet resolved.
[Goanet] ATTEND the sittings of ad hoc House Committees at Secretariat.
Dears The public sittings of ad hoc Committees of Goa Legislative Assembly have commenced. The Public is permitted to make suggestions in advance by filling in a Form and waiting for the Chairperson to invite suggestions. No questions can be asked orally and impromptu. The deliberations take place in room no. 010 of the Assembly Complex, Penha de France/Porvorim. Please make time to attend. 7/5/08 WEDNESDAY Finance 8/5/08 THURSDAY Public Works Dept. 11 to 12.30 p.m. TCP12.30 to 1.30 p.m. Transport2 to 3 p.m. Panchayats Municipal 3 to 4.30 p.m. Ports Admin River navigation 4.30 to 6 p.m. 9/5/08 FRIDAY Agriculture Animal Husb11 to 12.30 p.m. Forest Water Resources12.30 to 1.30 p.m. Fisheries 2 to 3 p.m. Civil supplies 3 to 4 p.m. Science Tech Env 4 to 5 p.m. Cooperation legal metrology 5 to 6 p.m. 10/5/08 SATURDAY Industries Factories Boilers, Mines, electricity, etc. Tourism - 3 to 4.30 p.m. 11/5/08 SUNDAY Health Social Welfare 12/5/08 MONDAY Home - Police, etc. Source: Soter D'Souza soter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 17:06:01 +0530 Subject: Sittings of Adhoc House Committees To: Miguel Braganza [EMAIL PROTECTED], Frederick FN Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
Re: [Goanet] The Migrant Danger to Goa
Santosh Helekar, Ref your post below; I won't waste much of my time arguing your prescriptions. There is a very genuine case for Goan Identity and we can address all the issues/anomalies in a civilised/rational manner. The Minority Few; of the likes of Rajan Parrikar are doing a great job of fighting for our unique identity, in face of all Challenges. Fortunately I am convinced thru my findings that majority of Goans value our unique identity and want to preserve it. The bottom line is what Majority Goans want for their land their identity; which is supreme over any document. Maybe you can learn something from the Opinion Poll. Arwin
[Goanet] When Goa met Meg Ryan, quietly for five days
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/305945.html When Goa met Meg Ryan, quietly for five days Posted online: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 at 0037 hrs Print Email PRIYANKA PERIERA MUMBAI, MAY 5 : News of this foreign tourist's visit to Goa should bring some cheer to authorities in the beach paradise: Hollywood star Meg Ryan, famous for her roles in such superhits as When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle, spent about a week enjoying the summer sun in March even as the state was struggling to cope with the battering it got after the murder of British teenager Scarlett Keeling. Related Stories Charlton Heston, epic film star, dies at 83Clooney's Leatherheads fail to set BO on fireBen-Hur star Charlton Heston dies at 84Dear(est) AbbyForeign directors taking on Hollywood Ad Links Film Movie Posters 2007 Movie Posters Old Movie Posters In fact, so low profile and uneventful was her visit that it almost went unnoticed until she presented her credit card after splurging on Indian designer wear at Wendell Rodricks's boutique in Panaji. Ryan came to Goa with her three-year-old adopted daughter, her nanny and an unidentified male friend. After staying at another hotel, she checked into the Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa in Cansaulim in South Goa on March 24. She came to the hotel along with her daughter and two other women and asked for a room at the front desk. But nobody at the front desk recognised her until somebody in the lobby identified her as Meg Ryan, a Hyatt spokesperson told The Indian Express. During her five-day stay, the 46-year-old star visited Panaji and the churches of Old Goa. She also wanted to visit temples but her daughter fell a little ill. She also shopped at Wendell Rodricks's boutique and at Souzas, the spokesperson added. Ryan, who has made a mark in romantic comedies, spent most of her time at the hotel, visiting the spa a couple of times. But she seems to have loved the food, trying out all the restaurants and cuisines at the hotel and especially appreciating the Italian and Goan fare. Her love for Indian designer wear took her to Rodricks' store in Panaji on March 25. She became the latest Hollywood celebrity to step in there after Angelina Jolie, Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet. Dressed in a simple mul tee, white trousers and slippers, she looked rather simple, according to Rodricks' salesgirls. My salesgirls couldn't even recognise her, thanks to the way she was dressed in a pretty ordinary manner. Only when she handed over her credit card did they realise that it was Meg Ryan, said Rodricks, sighing at the thought that he missed meeting her as he was not around. She picked up eight pieces, mostly whites, which included long dresses with a bit of beadwork and some smart tunics. She also picked up a couple of satin numbers and printed scarves. It was basically resort wear which she could wear in her hometown LA as well, said Rodricks. Once they realised who their customer was, so enamoured were Rodricks's staff that they even forgot to get her autograph on the change room wall, which is some kind of a graffiti board. Sheryl Pinto, one of the salesgirls, said she found Ryan to be extremely friendly and down to earth. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Goanet] UAE - Goa Direct Flight to Resume - Dev Borem Korum Reply
Dear Sir, we Goan at Muscat also need hope our days may come soon,8hours v have to wait in mumbai, god Help us and put in the Mind of our Minister n etc stephen muscat/divar --- Zelma DeSouza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Mr. Faleiro and all those who worked to put this flight back on track ... This is Good News ! Thank You Very Much. Dev Borem Korum !!!..on behalf of all the Goans here in the UAE. Regards, Zelma De Souza Abu Dhabi - UAE --- Message: 13 Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 10:17:38 +0300 From: D'Souza, Avelino [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Indian Airlines to restart UAE-Goa service To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Indian Airlines to restart UAE-Goa service Dubai: Indian Airlines has decided to resume its direct flight between UAE and Goa after Monday, four months after it stopped the services between the two destinations, a senior airline official has said. IA will operate flights direct from Dubai to Goa from next week, Abhay Pathak, Regional Director Middle East and Africa of Indian said. Indian Airlines used to operate two direct flights to Goa in a week from Sharjah until March 30. Last December, Air India completely stopped its once-a-week Kuwait-Dubai-Goa flight. More than 50,000 Goans live in the UAE. IA operates 110 flights a week from the UAE. * **http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Indian_Airline** s_to_restart_UAE-Goa_service/articleshow/3014621.cms*http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Indian_Airlines_to_restart_UAE-Goa_service/articleshow/3014621.cms Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] Pentecost Sunday
4-May-2008 DearFriend, Weall have moments in our lives when we feel enthusiastic, alive and energized bywhat we are doing or what we are involved in; but we also have moments when wefeel drained out, spiritless and deadbeat. We cannot be self-energized, atleast not for long. But the Spirit of God is given to us and it can and doesbring newness into our lives if we let it work in us. This spirit is a giftfreely given to all who desire and welcome God into their lives. Have a‘Come-alive in the Spirit’ weekend! Fr. Jude Sunday Reflections: The Feast of Pentecost -“Come Holy Spirit and renew us!” 11‑May-2008 Readings:Acts 2: 1-11; Corinthians 12: 3-7, 12-13; John 20: 19-23; The story of the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost is packed with theological significance. Just as the giving of the law on Mt. Sinai marked the birth of the people of God, so the giving of the Holy Spirit was the beginning of the Church. According to Jewish tradition the giving of the law was accompanied by a mighty sound, which turned, to fire from which issued a voice that proclaimed the law. The same symbol of fire now acts as the vehicle of the Holy Spirit, which brings new life to the Church. What gives the incident its specific Christian colouring is the fire and the speaking in tongues. Fire was supposed to be the sign of the last time, where fire purified and consumed impurities, now the Spirit of Jesus comes to bring a new fire and a new spirit. Speaking in tongues was meant to announce a new presence of God, a spontaneous outpouring uttering the praises of God. Luke’s message here is that on this day the last times begin and the new age of the Church is alive with the Spirit descending on all peoples to proclaim salvation till the ends of the earth. Fire Fire is anawesome element. It can both destroy and create. Under arsonists, fire can burnhomes and villages. Under skilled workers, fire can transform materials intoceramics, steel and glass. For example,Steuben glass is noted for its distinctive designs, extraordinary clarity andremarkable strength. It took Steuben craftsmen almost a year to complete themassive ‘Great Ring of Canada’ as our nation’s gift to Canada on the occasionof its centennial in 1967. Although many talents were used to fashion thatSteuben glass, it would not have been possible without fire. Technicians canput together the right combination of sand, alkalis and oxides, but only firecan transform these ingredients into clear glass. Artists can create a designfor the glass, but only fire can give it actual shape and form. –Because firehas such immense power to transform and create new possibilities, it is an aptsymbol for the Holy Spirit. Besides its power to transform, fire has otheruses: it lights up, brightens and dispels darkness; it purifies and consumesimpurities; all of which make it an ideal symbol of the Holy Spirit. Albert Cylwicki in ‘His Word Resounds’ Inthe second reading Paul speaks to the Corinthians about the variety of gifts ofthe Holy Spirit. The gifts of the Spirit are not earned by any deed of ours norare they meant solely for ourselves. They are freely bestowed on us and aremeant for the building of the Christian community. The diversity of the giftsand the extraordinariness of some of them, lead to some factions in thecommunity. Paul had to remind his listeners that faith itself is the greatestgift we possess and we cannot acknowledge Jesus as Lord unless we are enabledby the Spirit. If the gifts of the Spirit divide us we are misusing them. Wehave to use and cultivate the gifts of the spirit for the benefit of all. Cultivating The Spirit Wemay possibly think that the vegetables and fruits of the earth have alwaysexisted in their present state for the use of man. But that is not the case.The wild plant is generally of little use as food, and only becomes valuablethrough our care. The wild cabbage as it grows on some ocean cliff has a longstalk and a few raw green leaves with a sharp and unpleasant taste. It has bythe long cultivation of man been brought to its present state. The wild peartree is an ugly bush, bristling with fierce thorns, and bearing a rough, hard,and bitter fruit, in no way comparable with the delicious mellow pear of somecared-for country orchard today. It is not without care and cultivation thatthe fruits of the Spirit can be gained. Anonymous Though Jesus had foretold that he would rise from thedead after his death, the disciples were gripped with fear and lockedthemselves indoors for fear of the Jews. Into the room of his trapped peopleJesus came with his spirit and stood among them. He breathes on them the HolySpirit. As the risen Jesus breathes on them his peace, the disciples breathe inthe Spirit. The Holy Spirit is breath they take in on that first Easter Sundayevening, the breath that gives them all a new heart. Only in the gift
[Goanet] Goa tech trap nets gangster on run
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080506/jsp/frontpage/story_9229000.jsp Goa tech trap nets gangster on run OUR BUREAU Bhubaneswar/Mumbai, May 5: After being on the run since April 13, Sandeep Acharya alias Raja, the prime suspect in the murder of coach Biranchi Das, was arrested today from Panaji, Goa. While unconfirmed reports stated that the gangster had surrendered in a Panaji court, Orissa and Goa police maintained Raja was indeed arrested. They added that a joint force of Orissa and Goa police succeeded in tracing the fugitive gangster using electronic surveillance system and laid a trap to nab him. We arrested Raja (35), this afternoon after receiving information from the Orissa police that he will surrender at Panaji police station. We have arrested him under Section 41 (arrested on suspicion) of Criminal Procedure Code. He will be produced before a magistrate tomorrow and his custody would be handed over to the Orissa police after that, said inspector Francis Korte of Panaji police station. Police sources said Raja arrived in northern Goa this morning and was traced by the Orissa police through his cellphone signals. Orissa police negotiated his arrest and asked him to surrender before the Panaji police. An Orissa police team led by our assistant commissioner has already left to bring him back on transit remand, said police commissioner Binay Behera. We had been monitoring Raja's movements electronically. Details would be given once he is here, he said, refusing to elaborate on the type of electronic surveillance used. Police sources said that Raja was caught from near an STD booth near MG Road by the Goa police. Ever since the murder of Biranchi on April 13, the gangster had been absconding. The Orissa police had been on their toes raiding not less than 50 places in and around Bhubaneswar to trace him — but had failed. Police teams were also sent to Mumbai and Visakhapatnam, but they, too, had returned disappointed. However, the state added extra pressure on the fugitive when an SDJM court called him an absconder and announced that his properties would be auctioned if he did not surrender. The gangster has 35 criminal cases against him, including four for murder, registered at different police stations. In his 16-year-old criminal career, Raja was jailed 18 times, including the last time when actress Leslie Tripathy lodged a complaint against him. On April 22, Raja's close aide Chagala surrendered in Bhopal.
[Goanet] Daily Haiku #95
DAILY HAIKU #95: ___ STEAL DEAL ___ the essence of corruption, is the absence of gumption. _ http://2008goanconvention.com _ Daily Quote #15: __ No, no Arabs...but, yes, we do have lots of sheikhs in Goayou know... ...mango shakes and milk shakes!! Churchill - comedic Goan politician. _ http://2008goanconvention.com/blog/index.php _ Do a good deed today: _ Block Goa's destruction, Stop a Mega-construction! http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/agacaim.jpg - _ Try Chicktionary, a game that tests how many words you can form from the letters given. Find this and more puzzles at Live Search Games! http://g.msn.ca/ca55/207
Re: [Goanet] The migrant danger to Goa
Satyawan is speaking the satya. He reminded me that I should have added the following prescription to Rajan's list for serious consideration by Anesimo and others: p) Evict all non-Goan bhatkars who have stolen the land of the original settlers of Goa. Cheers, Santosh P.S. BTW, all these prescriptions and many more have already been adopted by President Pandurang of IRC. I have asked him to email me his list. --- Satyawan Govekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All these bhatkars are actually nonGoan who came and did boot licking of the Portugese and put all land on their name. Goa's land is actually belonging to the tribals like Gawda, Dhangar, Kunbi and Velip. Can you give these people justice? Who is selling the land of Goa? it is the same bhatkar people who are become builders, miners, newspaper owners and politicians. They are the worst migrant who are pretending to be Goan just because they are upper caste. They are the migrant danger to Goa. But nobody will throw them out.
[Goanet] Saving Goa and migrants
Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 05:23:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Samir Kelekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Same case with the poorer migrants. They come to Goa because there is work for them --- especially in the booming construction industry. Others come to become fruit vendors because they find Goans are not competitive enough and they can capture the market. Perhaps we should fight for a blanket ban on all construction activity in Goa. This can solve a lot of the problem. Richer migrants wont be able to buy flats, and so they wont migrate to Goa. A lot of the poorer migrants wont come because there won't be work for them. Mario adds: Samir, Before your tongue got stuck in your cheek you were doing pretty good in your pithy analyses of the Goan dilemma. Of course the problem is not the migrants. As with migrants the world over, and I am one, migrants are always held to a different standard, and should, in my opinion, as part of paying their dues, but tend to become convenient pawns when things seem to be going awry. Say what you will, Goa today would be static without migrants. The largest economy in the world, the USA, would be static without migrants which is why legal migrants are celebrated here and welcomed with open arms in emotional citizenship ceremonies. The most ironic example of Goa's dilemma is our good friend, Floriano, enterprising, emotional, highly motivated, honest to a fault, who would desperately like to protect Goa for Goans, but would be unable to conduct his construction business successfully without migrants. Such is the price of freedom and progress in a thriving modern post-socialist democracy.
Re: [Goanet] BJP and Mother Theresa
Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 12:38:47 +0100 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: Re: [Goanet] BJP and Mother Theresa 2008/5/6 [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Comment: Somehow my original post on the treatment meted out to Mother Teresa by the BJP has got distorted along the way.. Marshall Mendonza RESPONSE: I am left scratching my head; how did Cedric attribute the post to me? Perhaps I am always on his mind. Or perhaps he wants me to get beaten up by the Shiv Senaks? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gawdjmxdssk DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England Or perhaps, art too fetching for your own good! Yet, be comforted: If you are cudgeled for the dear Mother's sake, her Sisters are demmed good with plastering up... Alfred, considerably concerned for a dear Brother's well-being... _ Discover the new Windows Vista http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vistamkt=en-USform=QBRE
[Goanet] Quest.Net - The Best Business in the World
2008/5/6 Chris Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED]: This well-meaning lady should read on the famous Italo-American Charles Ponzi--a historical figure-- fact not fiction. Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 08:33:10 +0100 From: Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] RESPONSE: Thomas Tusser said: A fool and his money are soon parted. Probably the biggest MLM is Amway; here is a link about it:- http://www.skepdic.com/amway.html Mario adds: The original post regarding Quest.Net should never have appeared on Goanet as an unpaid advertisement. However, the cat's out of the bag and has generated a lot more heat than light. There is a huge difference between a Ponzi scheme or ILLEGAL pyramid scheme, which basically has no legitimate business activity that takes place, and a legitimate and LEGAL multi-level-marketing [MLM] business model which provides real products and/or services and gives average individuals the opportunity to share in the value they create by word-of-mouth advertising among their friends, neighbors and acquaintances. MLM is nothing but a business marketing model. No more, no less. The profitability of the company is still based on the demand for its products or services, the prices it can charge when compared to competitors and its cost structure. Those who make a lot of money in MLM would probably make a lot of money doing other entrepreneurial things as well. However, there are good MLM businesses and bad MLM businesses. The devil is in the details. I have seen such businesses advertised which won't even tell you up front what the product or service they are offering is. They just tell you you will make a lot of money working from home. That should be a red flag. Beware of food supplements and beauty products that may be completely bogus as well as expensive when compared with what you can buy in a drugstore. If the MLM company does not emphasize the earning potential in selling its products and services and instead emphasizes how one can make lots of money by simply recruiting distributors, that would be a business to avoid. As Mervyn has said, if what you see and hear seems too good to be true, it probably is. If the initial investment is high, or information on the company is lacking or hard to find, run away fast, don't just walk. Most of the bogus MLMs fold within a few years and typically the gullible get burned. As P.T. Barnum once famously said, There's a sucker born every minute. The inventors of MLM, Amway, are still chugging along after decades with worldwide sales in the billions. However, most of those in the system are NOT getting wealthy, though some certainly are. Here is one web site for beginners to learn about MLM. http://www.mlm-thetruth.com/
[Goanet] Study in Australia - A query
hi guys I wonder if any one could help in this matter.. My friend's son got a scholarship to study in Australia (Perth). She says he needed to show a (surety bond? of Rs,19 lacs) to get entry into Australia (?) I find it is too much, so also her brother in Norway. But her son wishes to go there as he is not interested going on ship etc Can any one come back on this to say if it is true that they ask such a huge amount as surety ? Any advice or tips would be much appreciated thanks [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa or http://is.rediff.com/profilevisitor.php?mem_id=48419 __ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
[Goanet] The migrant danger to Goa
Dear?Goanet Readers Santosh Helekar wroteThe comments quoted below reveal a misguided belief that all goencars think alike and that there is only one xenophobic solution to the problem in Goa.? The craving of Goans to preserve their unique Identity,culture and save Goa from destruction is a reality.The misguided are those ones who live in their own cuckoo?land and has no clue about the ground realities in Goa.Fighting for ones Identity is not called Xenophobia. There is something?called as majority?view and that view has not changed since?Opinion Poll, except that?it is being distorted by?Ani-Goans.?? If some of our Goans are so concerned about the immigrants,then they should help to?improve their deplorable living conditions in shanty towns.Better still,they help improve economic conditions in their own places so that they don't have to migrate.RIGHT NOW,? THE PRIORITY OF GOYENKARS IS TO SAVE THEIR OWN HOUSE FROM FIRE!? VIVA GOA,VIVA GOYENKAR Cheers Dr. Anesimo Fernandes
Re: [Goanet] The migrant danger to Goa
Santosh Helekar wrote: As far as my earlier post in this thread is concerned, to those who want to choose the Goan nationalist or segregationist option, I have suggested additional essential steps that they need to take to preserve all the Goan identities without committing treason. Yes, there are many Goan identities - a separate identity for each Hindu caste and outcaste, a separate identity for each of the major castes of the Catholics, and another one for the Muslims. I Santosh, You forgot the non-believers and Goan Marxist identity. You know, the people who blow the fuses of the extreme right wingers here. Mervyn __ Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers and share what you know at http://ca.answers.yahoo.com
Re: [Goanet] The Rape of Goa - A Photo Exhibition
Hello Rajan I wish I could be there for this exhibition Thank you Dr. Coutinho,M.D. USA
[Goanet] Goa news for May 7, 2008
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Bollywood director plans Scarlett Keeling film - guardian.co.uk [14 hours ago] A Bollywood director is planning to make a film about Scarlett Keeling, the British teenager who was raped and killed on a beach in Goa. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2278098,00.htmlcid=1153641208ei=--kgSLnRFaDurQOz1d3aDQusg=AFrqEzcgPamF1H0OupJJ1cg0AX8-heeEqA *** Orissa police reach Goa to take custody of Raja Acharya - Hindu [12 hours ago] Acharya was arrested in Panaji on Monday in a joint operation by the Orissa and Goa police. Mahapatra said that Raja has been on the run since the murder of ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200805061653.htmcid=1156264557ei=--kgSLnRFaDurQOz1d3aDQusg=AFrqEzd-Tu9zqTsVKvMC5-d5SPhHG-Ou0g *** Moral Decline In Goa - Navhind Times [1 hour ago] It is even more unfortunate that this is happening in Goa, a state that not only has 84 per cent literacy, but also has high indices of â#130;¬Ëmoralityâ#130;¬#132;¢ and ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=050710cid=1156730447ei=--kgSLnRFaDurQOz1d3aDQusg=AFrqEzc6tQ0SpzxlZkSjHWtNvz2Tu7t9Zw *** Direct flights to Goa resume next week - GulfNews [2 hours ago] By Sunita Menon, Staff Reporter Dubai: Expatriate Goans yesterday rejoiced on the resumption of direct flights to the western Indian state of Goa. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Travel_and_Tourism/10211334.htmlcid=1156725424ei=--kgSLnRFaDurQOz1d3aDQusg=AFrqEzco8CxoJVdNhH4mYD885jYJZTzbmg *** Sesa Goa moves to increase third party mining - Hindu Business Line [May 5, 2008] Kolkata, May 5 Sesa Goa has stepped up efforts to expand and add iron ore prospecting and miningleases as also increase third party mining opportunities. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/05/06/stories/2008050651140200.htmcid=1156377365ei=--kgSLnRFaDurQOz1d3aDQusg=AFrqEzcLkuB7TUK-JqMjHOK78MI_FiGe5A *** Transfer Scarlette case to CBI: Goa - Hindu [3 hours ago] PANAJI: The Goa government on Tuesday issued a notification seeking transfer to the Central Bureau of Investigation the case of Scarlette Keeling, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/07/stories/2008050755401300.htmcid=1156716446ei=--kgSLnRFaDurQOz1d3aDQusg=AFrqEzc3sguHNfdHbhNV27haS_8cvOKD2g *** IIMM Goa branch celebrations - Navhind Times [1 hour ago] Mr GB Palankar, chairman, IIMM Goa branch andchief manager of Goa Shipyard Ltd, inaugurated the celebrations. Mr Palankar spoke at length and said that ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=05074cid=0ei=--kgSLnRFaDurQOz1d3aDQusg=AFrqEzffXFzzmITPPsQmUuxUGFTh583Wng *** Students deserting rural schools in South Goa - Navhind Times [1 hour ago] by RAMNATH PAI RAIKAR Principal CorrespondentPANAJI Ã#130;â#130;¬ The migration of students from rural schools in some South Goa talukas to schools in Margao has... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=050738cid=0ei=--kgSLnRFaDurQOz1d3aDQusg=AFrqEzez-AVxfJPo0zeQrnLIPpeVQmVYQA *** Indian Airlines to restart UAE-Goa service - Hindu [16 hours ago] Dubai (PTI): Indian Airlines has decided to resume its direct flight between UAE and Goa from next week, four months after it stopped the services between ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/006200805061222.htmcid=1156545268ei=--kgSLnRFaDurQOz1d3aDQusg=AFrqEzffXkKnNYFwEyGBAWcBUS82sMUG_Q *** High court may decide fate of three Goa SEZs - Economic Times [7 minutes ago] NEW DELHI: The fate of the three notified special economic zones (SEZs) in Goa Ciplas Meditab, Rahejas IT/ITES project and Peninsulas pharmaceutical unit ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infrastructure/High_court_may_decide_fate_of_three_Goa_SEZs/articleshow/3017109.cmscid=0ei=--kgSLnRFaDurQOz1d3aDQusg=AFrqEzfDlRlz78KMG0ybo52Uf4s6Dj1wnA Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] Mother Theresa and BJP
Gabe, dont worry much,,the shiv sainaiks wont spend their time getting to your neck...neither are you on my mind...but my thoughts were opened up by your mail...yes the fact is the BJP is insensitive to the contributions of the minorities towards India...after all their contribution was the breaking down of the mosque at Aayodhya, inciting communial violence in Goa, Gujarat and also RSS stalwarts like Dara Singh who are serving life terms...such is the BJP...dare i go to the Goan BJP communial leaders? if u have ever dared to drink the poison from the cup of journalism...fear none! Cedric da Costa Dubai Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
[Goanet] LIMERICK FOR THE DAY 91 - PUBLIC MEETING ON CASINOS
PUBLIC MEETING ON CASINOS A new organisation in Goa sees the light of day Deigned to mobilise public opinion to join the fray Against casinos and gaming And generally aiming To ensure that this vice no longer holds sway. It would seem that just one meeting is not enough, Governments in such matters can be quite tough, And do not easily change course. Perhaps we need a task force To devise effective strategies, short of getting rough. - Sha- Shanti Dhoot RE: Message: 8 of Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 508; 4 May 2008 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Public meeting on casinos 3rd May,2008 Press Statement Concerned Citizens and Organisations came together to consolidate the solidarity against Casinos and gambling in Goa at the public meeting held at Menezes Braganza hall . The meeting called by Aam Aurat Admi Against Gambling (G) unanimously resolved that the Government should restore Gambling Act 1976 to original and remove all provisions that enable on and off shore casinos. It was also resolved that no further Casino Licences should be issued and that all licences given to date should be withdrawn with immediate effect. Speakers representing various groups and religious communities expressed their opposition to the promotion of gambling in the state.The meeting decided to take the campaign against gambling at the panchayat level and make the MLA?s take a stand on whether they stand by the people or the casinos.
Re: [Goanet] Houses in Goa - Nagoa?
Hi there G'tmen. I have re-uploaded another set of pictures and if they ain't too great, do sayme try again. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoart/sets/72157604922374778/ It appears the two homes in Bardes are in Nagoa in Bardez. The Nagoa in Salcette perhaps has a couple of old houses of interest including the Machados, but pray tell, who i this old doll Diana you old timers going on about? Lastly, there are some farm houses/country homes of Rajasthan in the book and they are homely; the ones from Goa..e...lets say they lack that warmth, the nice 'come home' feel to them. In Rajasthan, the farm houses glow in the warmth and welcome if you know what I mean. On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 8:01 AM, Alfred de Tavares [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Herr Niemens, There are two Nagoas in Goa, that i know of: One in Bardez the other between Verna Cortalim, currently, celebrated by its outstandinginhabitant Diana, the Flower, Pinto!
[Goanet] CCP's Enforcement Squad telephone number
To Goanet - The Corporation for the City of Panjim (CCP) Commissioner has furnished this telephone number for his Enforcement Squad appointed recently to deal with violations of city laws and norms. Panjim residents should report their problems and see if the squad is any good (which, if history is any guide, I doubt it is). 9422063195 r
[Goanet] Soon, Goa's urban areas will be wireless web worlds
Soon, Goa's urban areas will be wireless web worlds 7 May 2008, 0711 hrs IST,Sunando Sarkar Andrew Pereira,TNN PANAJI: You will have wireless access to the worldwide web much sooner than you expected. Telecom giant BSNL will bring the WiMAX technology to the state's more populous areas within six months from now. The technology will help you access the internet, without using cables, in select zones spread all over the state. WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) now allows wire-free use of broadband services across the globe. Goa, after WiMAX arrives, will join the league of cities like Atlanta, San Francisco, London and Stuttgart (and Bangalore in India). BSNL plans to include Goa's important urban areas - Panaji, Margao, Verna, Ponda, Mapusa, Vasco and Porvorim - in the WiMAX network. Other places frequented by tourists - the airport, the more popular beaches and major railway stations - will also be brought within the umbrella. Tourists are generally technology-savvy and use the internet to stay in touch with home, a senior BSNL official explained. It will change the way people access internet, BSNL Goa general manager G R Ravi said. We will try to roll out this service in six months, he added. WiMAX uses microwave radio frequency instead of cables with the aid of the Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). It is the size of a land-line telephone and can be lugged along so that you can access the worldwide web, wire-free, at both home and office or your friend's place on a weekend (provided all these places are within the WiMAX umbrella). http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Goa_to_have_wireless_web_world s/articleshow/3017276.cms ~(^^)~ Avelino
[Goanet] Re.Migrant Danger
Subject - Migrant Danger Well Done, Rajan Parrikar on the document Migrant Danger. We need to resolve this issue in a civilized manner, but the bottom line is the preservation of Goan Identity. We, Goans need to launch a massive pressure drive at all levels (including on our politicians) to ensure this issue be addressed on a urgent basis. Can I suggest (1) Letters to Media (2) Letters to MLA's (3) Gram Sabha Action etc or any other suitable action. Churchill Alemao has proposed an all party meet on Projects; he should also add Migrant Land Sales issues to the same. Arwin Mesquita, Abu Dhabi.
Re: [Goanet] The Migrant Danger to Goa - No says floriano
- Original Message - From: Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 6:37 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] The Migrant Danger to Goa This would not be enough. The following additional prescriptions would be needed: g) Amend the constitution of India to grant an exclusive and special status for Goa because of some valid reason, such as the cultural superiority of its people. fc: Too much hassle with raucous Indian MPs disrupting parliament. A bagfull of Goan terminators (read vavoi ) will do the necessary work on the Constitution. Then we can draft a new one with mandatory public hearings. Menezes Braganza hall management will be laughing all the way to the bank. :-) h) If other states do not ratify this amendment, let the Goan state secede from India and become an independent nation. fc: No constitution, we get out. Besides, Goan Paklo in New Jersey will be having a 21st century fire-works show. i) Ban marriages between Goans and non-Goans forthwith. fc: If Goa need one more avenue to increase corruption. A non-goan becomes a goan is a better way to fight corruption. j) Amend inheritance laws to prevent foreign children and descendants of Goans from inheriting ancestral property. fc: I oppose this with a black flag. I have left everything I have, including my 1975 scooter to my grandson who is Austrian. k) Frame the constitution of the independent Goa in such a way as to disallow any form of legal immigration of non-Goans or foreign descendants of Goan ancestors. fc: I oppose this with a amber flag. Goa shud have no constitution. We need to be modern, free for all country. l) Build a fence around Goa to prevent illegal immigration. fc: I shall wave a green flag provided I get the contract to build it. I am a builder. m) Prosecute people who employ illegal aliens. fc: Can you see the black flag? Impossible. I will need entire Karnataka to build that wall. How else can I take the contract? n) To preserve Goan identity, legally ban all religious conversions, perpetuate the caste system, prevent Goans from adopting the ways of other cultures, ban foreign companies from setting up shop in Goa, and make strict laws against all forms of modernization that involve infusion of foreign practices in Goan affairs. fc: With no constitution, let us wipe goa clean of all religions and make it religionless or (AGNOSTIC). Naturally, all religious professionals will be unemployed. Therefore let them use the open door policy to migrate anywhere and everywhere to look for work. Then we shall have no need for PIs like Manjunath Dessai to create communal strife like in Ponda recently. I think Vatican will have to be expanded :-) I am sure there are many other measures that need to be adopted as well. fc: When you coin them up, let me know. Cheers, fc: Have fun Santosh Floriano goasuraj
[Goanet] CCP's Enforcement Squad telephone number
Well, I did try four times 1n 20 minutes i.e. 0957hr to 1017hrs today 7/5/08 and it says' THE BSNL MOIBILE YOU ARE TRYING TO REACH IS SWITCHED OFF' I tried from my two diff mobiles. Also, I was wondering if that no. is 24hrs operative Quote [Goanet] CCP's Enforcement Squad telephone number Rajan P. Parrikar parrikar at yahoo.com Tue May 6 19:59:08 PDT 2008 To Goanet - The Corporation for the City of Panjim (CCP) Commissioner has furnished this telephone number for his Enforcement Squad appointed recently to deal with violations of city laws and norms. Panjim residents should report their problems and see if the squad is any good (which, if history is any guide, I doubt it is). 9422063195 [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa or http://is.rediff.com/profilevisitor.php?mem_id=48419 __ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
[Goanet] Goan Director of IT has vanished --- Chief Secretary J. P. Singh
Check this out, guys. This is the real state of affairs in Goa. The act of committing a scam and vanishing is pre-planned. regards, Samir - Parrikar says govt faltered in signing agreement with UTL From NT Staff PanajiAlleging that the government has faltered in signing an agreement with the Bangalore-based United Telecoms Ltd (UTL) for the establishment of broadband network in the state and there was a corruption angle to the same, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Manohar Parrikar today demanded immediate termination of the contract. Mr Parrikar, addressing a press conference, this morning further demanded that as the UTL has not been able to complete even 50 per cent of the work in the first phase of the project, long after ending of the deadline, the task be handed over to the BSNL. âThe government, after the completion of the project will have to pay a minimum annual sum of Rs 28 crore to the UTL, while the amount to be paid to the BSNL - which already has such a service available with it - is around Rs 3 to 4 crore, per year,â he pointed out. âIf the project is handed over to the BSNL at this point of time then it will connect 2 telephone exchanges to the broadband network per day, and complete the connectivity of all 90 exchanges within two-and-a half months,â Mr Parrikar stated. It may be recalled that the government has already sent notices to the UTL for delay in completion of the project. Reacting to the same, Mr Parrikar said that though the notices have been issued to the company, they may very well be defective. âIn fact, as per the information provided by the Chief Secretary, Mr J P Singh, the director of information technology, Mr M N Rao has vanished,â he added. Terming the broadband project as the second source of drain - the first being Reliance power project - on the state exchequer, in long term, Mr Parrikar said that the inauguration of the first phase of the project at the hands of the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, without even completion of 50 per cent work has put Dr Singh in an embarrassing situation. âThe heads should roll for this error,â he demanded. The Leader of the Opposition further questioned as to why the government wanted to set up a parallel broadband network when the BSNL broadband network already existed. Maintaining that the UTL broadband network project is 10 times costly, Mr Parrikar said that the government did not take cheaper alternatives into consideration before signing the agreement with the UTL. The Leader of the Opposition also came out heavily against the power situation in the state wherein in spite of being a power surplus state - with the exception of peak hours - Goa did not capitalise on the same because of the uncontrolled nature of power transactions and corruption. He also alleged that the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat, who was the former power minister, is a party to the same. Mr Parrikar pointed out that the government is going for legalising illegal connections, with regularisation of expanded capacities. âI strongly demand that the Power Minister, Mr Aleixo Sequeira withdraw this extra load,â he maintained. Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
[Goanet] Broadband in Villages.
*Soon, Goa's urban areas will be wireless web worlds *7 May 2008, 0711 hrs IST,Sunando Sarkar Andrew Pereira,TNN Goa has soo many IT People residing in Villages. Yet many villages are still to get connected via Broadband. Provide Goa with High Speed Internet in Village first, We're in the 21st century not in the 18 Century to use Dial-up. Thanks, P Decosta, Dubai.
Re: [Goanet] Study in Australia - A query
My friend's son got a scholarship to study in Australia (Perth). She says he needed to show a (surety bond? of Rs,19 lacs) to get entry into Australia (?) Can any one come back on this to say if it is true that they ask such a huge amount as surety ? RESPONSE: I can't reconcile scholarship and 'surety bond'. Perhaps its not a scholarship but just an admission into a program?? And it also depends on the program. From a Canadian perspective. 19lacs is loose change. Somebody I know (from Goa) applied to a Grad program (medical) at the University of Toronto for a program that commences Sep 08. The financial guarantees requested and submitted were a little over 2.5 times 19lacs. The admission was rejected on some convoluted grounds. Polite response - too many undergrads chasing a seat in the program vis-a-vis Preference to citizens and immigrants. - bosco
