[Goanet] Air India Express cancels its Goa flights
www.goa-world. com Quality. Precision. Professional. Live Konkani Music at http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?autostart=konkani Air India Express cancels its Goa flights Dubai (PTI): Air India Express, the low-cost subsidiary of Indian Airlines catering mainly to middle east countries, has cancelled its operations from UAE to Goa, a week after opening its seat bookings for the Indian state. The budget airline was scheduled to operate its flights to Goa from June 18 thrice a week, to cater to the nearly 500,000 Goans who live in the UAE. The airline, however said the people who had booked their tickets will either get a complete refund or will be provided alternative arrangements, a gulf daily reported. "Those who had purchased their tickets from us are not that large in numbers. We are right now working out options so that they do not waste even a single day and are able to travel to Goa," Jayshree Ramchandran, marketing Manager of AIE, was quoted as saying by the Gulf news. Currently Indian airlines operate direct flights to Goa twice a week. Indian, which used to operate thrice a week direct flights to the state, had also stopped its operations as of March 30 due to low seat bookings. One of the reasons being cited for the airline's shelving of its operations is load sustainability after the peak season comes to an end, the daily said. "The peak season is from June to December but after that the question is whether or not our flights will operate in its full capacity. Indian already has two flights going to Goa per week and if we were to operate three flights the total number of flights to the state will be five," said Ramchandran. http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/006200806131222.htm ++ PICK OF THE WEEK: my sportsLife http://gaspercrasto.tripod.com/id8.html ^^^ Anik toddea disanim 'AITARACHEO KATKUTLEO' pustokache rupan bhair sorchem asa. Tumchi kopi atanch sugur korat. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] KIFF NITE O8 Make this summer very special and be a part of the biggest event of the year, the grand KIFF NITE 08 on the 26TH of June 2008, being brought to you by the Kuwait Indian Football Federation (KIFF) with an affliction of 19 Indian Clubs and Associations at the Ramada Hotel (Reggai), Kuwait. Enjoy an evening of music with Indias most happening band and current craze in Goa Brothers In Arms and to add spice we have roped in Kuwaits number one DJs: Music Masters featuring DJ John and DJ Marlon. For those of you who would like to waltz, we have a Waltz Competition, besides various surprises including the novelty special and raffle draw. For details 7162672 or Limra Cargo (Tony Pereira) on Tel: 7643536/ 9581491, M&M Confectionary (Salmiya) Tel: 5619946 or Guiness Confectionary (Salmiya) Tel: 5656011 www.goa-world.com Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.goa-world.com/goa/credit/credit.htm Goa's Pride - http://www.goa-world.com - Goeam khatir vavr korta to khoro Goemkar punn Konkani boroita ani uloita to niz Goemkar Goa's Pride - http://www.goa-world.com http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=_Avn6_AepNw&feature=related Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter is presented by Ulysses Menezes, www.goa-world.com and moderated by Gaspar Almeida (since 1994)
[Goanet] Gulf Goans Support
Dear Cedrico Thanks for your feedback. I have no where said that the Gulf Authorities are not doing the right thing for their Land & people. In fact they are right in protecting their interests. The Point is that the Gulf is not what it used to be for Goans; as they are protecting their Land, Identity & Interests, we should be doing the same for ourselves. Arwin -- Message: 7 Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:14:30 -0700 (PDT) From: cedrico dacosta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] Gulf Goans Support To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Dear Arwin, As a fellow Goan working hard in the Gulf, I totally agree with your writings...but i guess somewhere you contradict yourself... *** --- you complain about localisation in the Gulf --- well why not? the country doesnt belong to us, but we are allowed to come here and work, nobody called us, we came for our own benefits... that's why i guess we are here...Gulf Goans! as you call them...yet we are expats here...accept the fact! so you are still allowed to come and work in the gulf, start a business etc...all fair! *** --- in your post you also talk about -- saving Goa for Goans? so when it comes to your land...you sing a different tune? Apply the same logic...work out the math... Cedric da Costa Dubai
Re: [Goanet] Stop the 2 C's NOW!
The best Spin doctor in town!! deviating from the actual issue --a characteristic often seen here when cornered by fellow netters is what makes goanet special. Here we go around the mulberry bush, mulberry bush, George Bush.:-) Nothing constructive about it.. U are a big disappontment dotor ! hAVE a nICE dAY Seb From: "Dr. U. G. Barad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > My Response: Thanks Marshall.. though you woke up rather late. You have > proved yourself to be a great Economist. You deserve highest Civilian Award. > Hope you replace either PM or FM of India for they are not worth calling > economists. Aam Admi will be happy to have you in either of these two places > as long as overall price rise, not just Oil, is under control > > Above reply is to Marshall who wrote: It appears that Dr Barad has a very > poor understanding of economics. The price of oil has gone up from $30 per > barrel in 2004 to $139 per barrel. India imports nearly 85% of its oil > requirement. The consumption of oil in India has gone up by nearly 30% > during this period. As a simple student of economics will tell you someone > has to bear this rising cost. The government has been postponing a price > rise to avoid public wrath and Inflation. In the meanwhile the PSU oil > distributing companies have been bleeding. Therefore, a price rise, though > unpleasant and undesirable has been long overdue. > > It would have been a positive development had Dr Barad given his suggestions > for avoiding the price rise instead of making sarcastic comments. Or maybe > as a BJP supporter, he feels that vehicles can run on cow's urine as > propagated by the BJP Uttranchal govt. which is busy selling bottled cow's > urine for medical purposes. >
[Goanet] Casteism in Church
POOR CHRISTIAN LIBERATION MOVEMENT Co-office: A-163, DDA Flats Gazipur, Delhi - 96 Office: IIIA/ 145, Rachana, Vashali- 201 010 (NCR) Telefax: 95120-2772449 Mob. 9810108046 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dalit Christians ask church to stop conversion drive New Delhi, June 6, 2008: The Dalit Christians on Friday asked the Church leadership to stop fraudulent conversion in India among Dalits and Tribals. And it further demand that the foreign funds received by the church be used for the welfare and upliftment of the poor Christians who are suffering from the discrimination. The convention strongly urged the Govt of India not to appoint Bishops, priests and nuns in the government commissions and committed but instead it should appoint ordinary Christians. These and many other demands are raised in a resolution adopted at the national conventions organized by the Poor Christian Liberation Movement (PCLM) headed by R.L.Francis. The convention urged the “Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) and the National Christian Council of India (NCCI) to set up a 1000 crore “Dalit Christian Development” fund to ensure integrated social and economic development. Considering the confusion created by the propagation activities in the far flung areas the convention adopted a resolution urging the church authorities to defer the mass conversion programme. The resolution stated that, “This assembly unanimously believes that evangelism cannot be a measurement of a society’s socio-economic development. Therefore, evangelism programme should be suspended for long years and funds should be saved and utilized for the welfare of Dalits and Trible Christians and deprived sections of society for creating awareness among them.” The resolution also demanded reservation of seats for Dalit and Trible Christians as well as other Dalits in Church-run schools, colleges, technical institutions and other vocational organizations. Three hundred delegates from different parts of the country, who attended the convention, alleged that a handful of priests and bishops were monopolizing the Church funds and property in the country. This has led to the worsening conditions of neo converted Christians were living in a pitiable condition and deprived of the basic necessities. In his address, the National President R.L. Francis said that the church leadership is interested only in increasing the numbers and is hardly bothering about their living conditions. The biggest proof of this was that a large chunk of foreign funds were being utilized either for purchasing land and for the luxurious lifestyles of few Christians leaders in India . Bishops are monopolizing the Church estates and treating it as their own property and are indulging in its sale-purchase without the consent of the community,” he alleged. Mr. Jawahar Singh, President Gertor India Foudiotian said 90 per cent to the maids working in cantt and its surrounding areas are Dalit and Trible Christians. Their children do not even complete their primary education, he said. Mr. Singh said that when he went to the priest of the church in the area to discuss the issue of maids and their children; he refused to say anything. Mr. P B Lomeo, Christian activist and editor of a church newspaper, alleged that not one of the 40,000 educational institutions run by the church give admission to the children of Dalit Christians. The PCLM, which was launched to help Dalit and Trible Christians and provide them with a platform to express their grief, is the most powerful for them, Mr.Lomeo said. Fr. William Premdass Chaudhary a catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Delhi said that “ in last two decades many poor Christians have gone back to Hinduism due to maltreatment by the church. “Even myself was treated bad fly as I am local Christian and not given any assiyment by Bishop of Delhi Catholic Archdiocese because I am a Dalit and local Priest.” he further stated. Mr. Balbir Punj, a senior BJP think tank and member of Rajya SAbha suggested that the Church in India should honestly make a model for the progress of Dalits Christians. He also called for moratorium on conversion for the next ten years. Raising the question of future of Christian children in India , well known human rights activist Joseph Gathia urged the Govt of India and the Supreme Court to redefine minority educational institutions. He further demanded declassification of those Christian minority institutions who do not admit Christian’s children in their schools. Mr. Joseph Gathia opposed the caste base reservation for Christian community in India as it would institutionalize the discrimination in Christianity which is against its very basic principle. Such a move would darken the future of poor Christina’s children in India . At National Convention, Mr. Meharban James, Bishop R.B.Sandu, Mr. Ashok Bharti, P.N. Ambdker and others express their views reading
Re: [Goanet] Tiatrist
Hi, I don't want to elaborate on this topic, only want to say what I felt! Empty vessels makes more noise. Araujo/q8 On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 Paul Mascarenhas wrote : > >Dear Goanetters >The word tiatrist means a proffesional dramatist. This person is available to >act in any plays if he is free for a payment. Mere acting for a village >tiatrs, or for kala academy competition does not make one a renowned tiatrist. >I have noticed that Tomasin Cardoz has been called a renouned tiatrist. Could >some one tell me on which stage except for kala academy competition and >village feast has he acted ? on what ground is he been asked to speak for >the tiatrist ? He is only a konkani writer. >Paul > >_ >Watch hottest Bollywood videos, clips, movie tailors, star interviews, songs >and more on MSN videos. >http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-in
[Goanet] Friday the Thirteen
Hi, the rains on Friday the 13th just inspired me to write this poem. I'd like to share it with all you Goanetters. Friday the Thirteen We all agree, this day is most dreaded my most, In the young old days, it was linked to ghosts. What is it about this day, that people fear? Various thinks from people and on radios we hear; making Friday the thirteen a day, not wanting to be anywhere near. This day in 2008 dawned just like any other day; Off to work, people woke up, and were on their way. I didn't hear anything unusual that did happen; which my fears of Friday the Thirteen did dampen. In Business, we were lucky; all went well I must say; tired, we returned home, and on the couch we lay. The evening was calm and very peaceful; Gradually the wind started to blow, a little cool. The rain came down and soothing was the sound 'pitter-patter, pitter-patter'; It just makes us feel great, and about nothing else to matter. Suddenly ! It was like the sky broke loose; The roaring thunder sent people running, leaving behind their shoes. Oh ! Those large streaks of lightening; Sometimes to the eye was blinding. My family and I got down on our knees and began to pray; I silently asked god "Is this Friday the Thirteen our last day?" In doing so, I realized that my God I had offended; As we all know, that is not how the day ended. Friday the Thirteenth is just another regular day; Happy, lively and positive, I must say. - William Alphonso © Copyright 2008 - 2020
[Goanet] Aitaracheo Katkutleo: To 'Piece' Boro Aslo
To 'Piece' Boro Aslo Moddganvche prasar Ponnje vochpi bosir choddlom. Bosint ekui rikami sitt nasli. Eke sundor cholie vangdda don sittache bosker bosun aslolo eka Verneche ixttak hanvem pollelo. Tache sorxim vochun ubo ravlom. Tannem mhaka voddkilo. Bholaikechi ani aili-poili khobor vicharlea uprant tannem ek shopping teli mhojea hatant dili. Hanvem ti uspili zalear don khumsache ani justuch khumsachea rongar bhostele kalsanvanche kuddke disle. Eka khumsacho piece dolleank bhorpa sarko aslo. Hanvem taka mhonnlem. “Ho piece bhoro asa.” “Ghetolo?”. Tachea bazuk boslele choli, mhojea islean pollevn okosmat abuzz zaun mhaka vicharlem. “Discount dita?” Mhojea ixttan tika vicharlem. Tinnem apnnalem tondd ambot korun bosintlea zonnelantlean bhair polloit ravli. 1977 vorsant bazarant vo ani khoinsorui ek sundor choli disli zalear tornatte soroll comments martale. “Ho piece boro asa.” Ani tea vorsant oxem mhunnchelem ani sundor cholieank challoun ghalchelem ek fashion zavn gel’lem. Gorom toklechi tornatti choli aslear vo tichea barobor tigelo bhav vo nhovro sangatak aslear uzot ani keddnaim kestanvancher poddtalem. Punn tea disa bosint, mhoje ixttan apnnale kolsanv-khumsamchem vikott lugott ghetlelem tache vixim hanvem mhojem mot ditanam hanvem mhonntlelim utram te cholien apnnank laun ghetlelim. Hench mhaka vaitt dislem. Orxim hanv on-vollki (strangers) mon’xank zap divnk fattim. Mhagelo ixtt Verna Igorjexim bos stopar dhenvlo ani te bosker havem mhoje kulle tenkoile. Ti choli apnnalea vorixtt chintnamni guspollea porim bhair poit asli. Borea vellan hanvem tika zapoili “Excuse me.” Hanvem luan te choliek mhonnlem. “Tum?” Hanv tiche kuxik boslolo aslo to pollevn tinnem ojapun mhonnlem. Mhagelo ixtt keddnam meren thoinsorlo uttun gelo hi sudam tika khobor nasli. “Khorem mhonnlear tuje vixim hanvem comments marunk nam.” Mhojem sadeponn tika ghomoylem. “Zannam hanv.” “Tuka koxem koll’llem?” “Uprant tumi dog-ui nove kolsanv-khumsachi gozal kortale teddna aikolelem. Mhaka loz zali. Punn tujea ixttachi vaitt dislem mhaka. Discount dita kay mhonn vichari to. Taka, hanv konn dislim? Hanv ek….” “Toxem nhoi tem.” Tika uloichi bond korun hanvem mhojea ixttachi bazu ghevn fuddem sanglem. “Vepar ghetanam discount ani anponn korcheli taka sonvoim. Visor tem atam. Mhojem nanv Lino. Ani tumchem?” Amchi vollok ani ixttagott zali. Tinnem aplem nanv-ganv ani Ponnjent kiteak veta tenvuim bi mhaka gomoylem. Toddea vellachem kam’ tigelem. Uprant tinnem ani hanvem Miramar mellchem aslem. Orxim hanv mhoje torne pirayer cholieanchi ixttagott zoddunk khub fattim aslom. Punn tea disa, to 'piece' boro aslo. Lino B. Dourado
Re: [Goanet] Goa People's Assembly
"Diogo" --- On Sat, 6/14/08, Diogo DSouza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is all this confusion? If you detail all your confusions, some kind Goanetter may help you. > Which Dr. Rajan? The one being referred to. > One Rajan is photographer, other Rajan is Editor. Not Rajan the baker or carpenter either. The other Rajan. > Is Rajan Cunciolienkar, Supdt of GMC a doctor? May be. Either he is or he is not. > I thought he was a bureaucrat from Secretariat. I thought he was from Goa. > Why Goan Observer write nothing about GPA? Otherwise that Rajan write > tomorrow's story yesterday! The other Rajan wrote yesterday's story tomorrow. > Why will GPA be like Lok Shakti? May be. May be not. > I thought Lok shakti was an Advertising Agency for NRI Goan professionals No. > like Rajan, and that Virgincar fellow who used to write sometimes on goanet > before. I think Floriano can guide us. Floriano probably does not want to confuse you anymore. > He somehow knows all these rascals. Which rascal? the one from the other agency in the northern part of south Goa? > How come Rajan Parikar become Director in Peaceful Society? The War society rejected him. > I thought there was some Kumar or someone in Peaceful > Society, or was that Satan Sonsta or something in Ponda > that is doing all the anti-Muslim exhibitions and > anti-Narkasur or Diwali protests every year? Not the same Kumar who is doing the pro-Catholic and pro-Buddhist exhibition or something in Chicalim? > Best wishes, > Diogo Regards, George
[Goanet] Goa People's Assembly
Rajan bab is writing that -What will be good is if you first learnt to read. --- Dear Rajan bab, I am not only knowing how to read but I am also knowing how to read between the lines. First I was only expressing possibilities, now I am sure. It cannot be simple coincidence that two people who are always criticisng GBA are finding a name called GPA. Yesterday night I read website www.peacefulsociety.org and I found that they are Mahatma Gandhi's followers. So why are they doing program in Air conditioned Convention Hall. What game is this? Soter is always writing against GBA, but why he is not leaving GBA if only he is the good person there and the rest are rascals. Maybe he is waiting for GPA to be born. Rajan bab I am not against your GPA. But you must be open like you are always and tell why you are choosing the name. Peaceful Society must tell why they are using their Gandhi notes on ac hall of Mandovi. Otherwise Soter must tell who is spending for this function. Satyamev Jayate
Re: [Goanet] Phds are time wasters?
--- On Sat, 6/14/08, Samir Kelekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So, what are you trying to say ? That non-Phds should sit > on their bum all day and something like google will fall in their > lap? > Samir, What he is trying to say is anybody can be a topper in high school and higher secondary school, secure admission into and excel at I.I.T, and obtain a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Those who do, do so because they cannot secure a job and perform any kind of manual labor. Only an exceptional few like him who did not care much for academic pursuits and achievements are able to get a job, and eventually rise to the position of a manager. Please pity yourself, Samir. Cheers, Santosh
[Goanet] Goan journos-2: HERALD(Goa), June 15, 2008
GOAN JOURNOS-2 By Valmiki Faleiro I know my drawing a nexus between creativity and intoxication would have drawn ample puritan disdain last Sunday. But, indeed, look at the world of creative artists. Save the rare exceptions, almost everyone needed a ‘high’ to bring out the best from within. From Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, to Frank Sinatra, to Jimmy Hendrix. Journalists also need to be ‘creative,’ and that creates a thirst for intoxicants. It used to, in olden days. The story is told of the great AB Nair, as brilliant a journalist as he was a tippler. All his editorials could not stop then Chief Minister of the Bombay Presidency, Morarji Desai, from imposing Prohibition. The day that happened, all of Nair’s junior colleagues wondered how he would survive without the cup that cheers. Next morning, as Nair walked in, the air was heavy with Eau de Cologne. He had not liberally dabbed himself with it. He reeked of it. The alcohol in the Eau helped. Volumes could be filled with hilarious anecdotes on Goan journos and booze. I will mention just as many as this space permits. When Morarjibhai became Prime Minister in 1977, Goa’s chief minister Shashikala Kakodkar, already on a shaky wicket from within, had to curry favours with Delhi. As a curtain raiser to total prohibition, she severely curtailed the alcohol / beer quota to Goa’s then tiny overland pockets of Daman and Diu, in Morarjibhai’s home region of Gujarat. Goans were aghast. Dr. KSK Menon, Editor of a Goan newspaper, asked his budding cartoonist (not sure if it was Dr. Subodh Kerkar) to do a piece on the subject. The following day, the cartoon showed a scene at a bar in Daman. A customer orders, “Half peg beer.” The bartender enquires, “With or without soda, Sir?” Alfred Tavares (I prefer calling him “Chacha”) was Chief Reporter of ‘Goa Monitor.’ One cats-and-dogs rainy July, he spent almost the entire day at either Bar Fernandes or Pio. Dusk approached, and Chacha had not filed a single story. Chums in tow, he rushed to his room at Panjim’s Tourist Hostel, to freshen up and dash off the day’s stories. In he went to shower, to emerge only moments later, dry as a bone, towel around his waist. Rolled paper into the typewriter and furiously began punching that famous opener for the next day’s headline … “Water, water everywhere, not a drop to drink!” When I reported for the ‘West Coast Times’ (1978-79) from Margao, I had two buddies from the Marathi segment. One, of medium build, was better adept at ferreting out drinks than news. The other, just about a metre tall and rather plump, was better at producing notes (of the Reserve Bank of India’s stationery variety) than news copy. In true Bernard Shaw-Chesterton traditions, one couldn’t stand sight of the other. Both were my friends. The diminutive guy once likened the other to a dog, who follows whosoever shows not a bone, but a bottle. The other retorted, “put some currency notes in the mouth of that bottle and you’ll have two dogs following it.” A drunken journo can be harmless, but a combination with an inebriated MLA can be volatile. It was a rainy afternoon in the early 1980s, when I was covering the Goa Assembly, then in session, for a national daily. A fiery debate on the Bicholim floods ended in an adjournment. Everybody knew that a famous mineowner’s rejects had silted the river, causing the floods. But, not a single MLA dared utter the name of the miner, despite legislative immunity. This apparently annoyed our spirited journo, who in the Assembly lobby loudly taunted a “coward” MLA, who was equally ‘spirited’ and often snored when in his seat. The MLA warned the journo. The journo dared the MLA. Out went a shower of fists to the face of the journo, who did not, or perhaps could not, retaliate. I quickly asked my stocky friend, Dilkush Dessai, to intervene. Before the journalist could get a worse battering, Dilkush grabbed his fellow-MLA until he cooled down. Like technology, a lot seems to have changed for Goa’s journos. A kind of a paradigm shift. None of the younger generation journos, or at least the ones I personally know, either drink or smoke. It is significant that the unofficial Press Club in Panjim today is not Bar Fernandes nor Bar Pio, but the sedate Café Prakash opposite the Azad Maidan. Perhaps, as one would think, they were born drunk. But, seriously, to me, today’s teetotaler Goan journos are sufficient reason to raise a glass in sincere toast. (Concludes.) (Ends.) The Valmiki Faleiro weekly column at: http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=330 == The above article appeared in the June 15, 2008 edition of the Herald, Goa
[Goanet] Goa People's Assembly
This is in reply to Message No. 13, dated 14th June 2008 by Satyawan Govenkar under subject as mentioned above. Satyawan, you are sincere, no second opinion about this. But before you let your steam out please read what I have written below (and don't accuse me saying I am for mining lobby or other lobbies). I share below mentioned information because you are hard core Goan. Organization in any form, in any shape and in any name (like GBA..GPA...OR..G(x)A., etc) should be welcomed by all Goans as long as the true motive of that organization is to save Goa (not like save Goa party). And if that organization is not doing what they were suppose to do, all Goans must raise their voices and or their views to see that an organization working against Goa's interest is cut to its roots. This is my principal and I stand by it. No matter who says what or who writes what!! Having written this, I welcome the formation of GPA though I don't know the actual structure of this outfit. Basically with what ever little information I have read on GPA it appears to be good for Goa. Now let me share some new developments taken place which are quite detrimental to Goa. It's conclusively true that one Aam Admi in the name of his classmate Mr. K. A. has strike a deal worth Rs 300 Crores in buying entire property (scattered in 3 different areas) of Mr. L's family (it's big family with lots of claimants within family). This Aam Admi in the past had managed to convert property holding of Mr. K. A. at Dona Paula to the tune of 10,000 sq. mts. Just find out were this property is and who is enjoying fruits of this property presently. In this connection please have a linking study done about present agitations at Dona Paula (though it's cooled down during rainy season)!!! The same Aam Admi is also operating - a ready hot mix - manufacturing company from Canacona . This unit sends out nothing less than 70 truck loads full of ready hot mix per day and the net turnover is nothing less than 3 Crores per month. Same Aam Admi has even brought chunk of property behind old RTO office at Margao. Is not this a BIG issue? Is not this achievement of that Aam Admi disproportionate of his declared income? Is not this what we have to target? Is not this what we have to take up and see that all persons are treated in the same way as that Aam Admi? Therefore I welcome any new outfit as long as these outfits also keep a tag on such Aam Admis' Best regards, Dr. U. G. Barad
[Goanet] Mining, politics, iron-ore, BJP and Karnataka...
How the Big Bellary Brothers gave BJP its winning edge Johnson T A http://www.indianexpress.com/story/315955.html
[Goanet] Goa news for June 15, 2008
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa govt decides to revoke land allotments to seven SEZs - Sify [Jun 13, 2008] Panaji: Creating further difficulty for the Special Economic Zone promoters, Goa government-run Industrial Development Corporation today decided to revoke ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14694433&cid=1222101916&ei=e1RUSLG1M4PQhAPB7qHUAg&usg=AFQjCNEkVZoUwFW6CzOECgRhwnOYgbW6Aw *** Goa government employees on strike - Times of India [6 hours ago] PANAJI: Demanding hike in their salaries, Government employees in Goa on Saturday went on an indefinite 'pen down' strike as the administration initiated ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Goa_government_employees_on_strike/articleshow/3129634.cms&cid=1222170056&ei=e1RUSLG1M4PQhAPB7qHUAg&usg=AFQjCNG1riLhzJHpG6M-93bYnVcPsk7UGw *** Goan students shun higher studies - Navhind Times [2 hours ago] PANAJI ” The vice-chancellor of the Goa University, Prof Dilip Deobagkar on Saturday observing that Goan students in general are basically content with ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=06155&cid=186211&ei=e1RUSLG1M4PQhAPB7qHUAg&usg=AFQjCNFLF5wIethQCPb3NXd6ijJJFEWRYQ *** Air India Express cancels its Goa flights - Business Standard [20 hours ago] The budget airline was scheduled to operate its flights to Goa from June 18 thrice a week, to cater to the nearly 50 Goans who live in the UAE. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.business-standard.com/common/click_track.php?act=hp_email&var=39886&cid=111183&ei=e1RUSLG1M4PQhAPB7qHUAg&usg=AFQjCNFRwqFT2zMtcQ6o77ji0WAkNcwdxw *** Goa Govt employees\' start pendown strike from today - Hindu [Jun 12, 2008] Panaji (PTI): Goa government offices has come to standstill with all the government employees' started indefinite pendown strike from Friday. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200806131225.htm&cid=1221964887&ei=e1RUSLG1M4PQhAPB7qHUAg&usg=AFQjCNEy3feCJxX5PUXvIxwva7MSsw_AxQ *** Mumbai-based firm to man beach belts in Goa - Business Standard [11 hours ago] PTI / Panaji [June 14, 2008] , 17:07 IST A Mumbai-based private firm will now manage Goa's two important beach stretches infamous for drowning deaths. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.business-standard.com/common/click_track.php?act=news_now&var=39970&cid=123298&ei=e1RUSLG1M4PQhAPB7qHUAg&usg=AFQjCNHIbfzopO6SH9_uue1qJPiO16bNew *** Now, giga projects in Goa - Herald Publications [19 hours ago] PANJIM, JUNE 13 Already besieged with the issue of land availability, Goa could have more trouble on its plate as an Israeli real estate outfit has plans ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=5465&cid=2&cid=0&ei=e1RUSLG1M4PQhAPB7qHUAg&usg=AFQjCNGWFC6Uq44dZ4uB_eyBLS7bsdc-xQ *** Let Goa Run It - Navhind Times [18 hours ago] WITH the Entertainment Society of Goa resolving to facilitate setting of an €Ë"educationalinstitution€„¢ and the government of Goa giving its nod to set up ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=06144&cid=0&ei=e1RUSLG1M4PQhAPB7qHUAg&usg=AFQjCNG9LNAh9r83VCzWOXt2FY9VYqS9CA *** Goa law minister charged in \'fake ticket scam\' - Expressindia.com [Jun 13, 2008] Panaji, June 13:: A lower court in Goa has framed criminal charges against BCCI Vice President and State's Law Minister Dayanand Narvekar in connection with ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=R&url=http://cricket.expressindia.com/news/Goa-law-minister-charged-in-fake-ticket-scam/322326/&cid=1222026373&ei=e1RUSLG1M4PQhAPB7qHUAg&usg=AFQjCNGhqAhZuPlrXhFLggRRIncpgV1wnA *** Uttar Pradesh police nab fraudster in Goa - Hindustan Times [6 hours ago] He was produced in a Goa court and brought to Lucknow on Saturday on a transit remand. Chawla is accused of cheating many through his finance companies in ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/redir.aspx?ID=53ac627f-15b5-439d-89fb-315c93fe74f8&cid=163067&ei=e1RUSLG1M4PQhAPB7qHUAg&usg=AFQjCNGLMYSQ8KPDR1zn8gzSoPshoFHalQ Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] LIMERICK FOR THE DAY 131 - FUTURE FOR GOAN YOUTH
FUTURE FOR GOAN YOUTH The Padre Conceicao College of Engineering should be felicitated, And all who wish well for Goa should be genuinely elated, To hear the news that this college, Not only imparts skills and knowledge, But has also for its students, opportunities for employment created. It proves that Goan students are in no way less capable Than their peers elsewhere and sussegad as a label, Is inappropriate for the younger generation, If at all it was justified for the general Goan population. Such news will for other youth, their ambitions enable. The mining magnates who have already entered the educational field, As also others in Goa that have done well, are now well-heeled, Should take more interest in our village youth, Who are undeniably and in truth, As good as any others, and ensure the urban-rural divide is not congealed. - Shanti Dhoot RE: *Foreign firm snaps up Goa engg students* The Times of India, 10 Jun 2008, Gauree Malkarnekar[image: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/images/spacer.gif],[image: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/images/spacer.gif]TNN PANAJI: It is a first for an engineering college in Goa. A foreign company has conducted campus interviews and recruited students. Four of the 260 students who will be graduating from the Padre Conceicao College of Engineering (PCCE), Verna, this year have been recruited by British company Tedmur. Vishal Nagwekar, Mandar Pawar, Prassan Kamat and Joshua Dias have been offered jobs by the company at its Qatar branch as technical design and research engineers. All four students belong to the mechanical engineering branch and will be carrying out research on air-conditioning and earn a salary of Rs 5.08 lakh per annum. Niyan Marchon, the head of the training and placement cell of the college, said it is also the first year that all 260 students of a batch have secured placements through the campus with top companies in the country. "Over the last four years, the college has witnessed a surge in the number of companies participating in the placement activity. This year, the companies had more jobs to offer than we had students. Now, with the participation of a foreign company, the students are in for exciting times." The college offers 60 seats each for degrees in computer engineering, electronics and telecommunication engineering, mechanical engineering and information technology. This year 260 students have been offered 265 jobs from industry majors such as Infosys, WiproTech, Cognizant, Siemens, Tech Mahindra, HSBC, TCS, IBM, Vedanta, Sulzer, MRF, Tata Autocomp, Videocon, Putzmeister, Sasken, L&T Infotech, Persistent Systems, L & T Engineering, Mahindra and Mahindra, Godrej, Anglo Eastern Shipping Co. etc. To top it all, 136 students of the college's 2008-09 batch have already been recruited. * *
[Goanet] Interesting stuff... French, Kannada... and Konkani
French words in Konkani Language * Lafaddem- affair(From the french l'affair) * cartus- cartridge * Parval-from parole * tamret- stool * Voltaire-easy chair from Voltaire(French writer) [edit] Kannada words in Konkani * Duddu- Money * Bhangar - Gold * Rokhdo - Cash * Poiso addko - Wealth * Hallsande/alsando- Kind of bean * Boraup-borouchain-to write * Tantim- Eggs * Kemp(u)- ruby * modd- cloud / storm Longer list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani_words_from_other_languages -- Frederick FN Noronha * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org * Phone +91-832-2409490
[Goanet] FERVENT APPEAL: A ...letter addressed to Home Minister Ravi Naik (The Goan Observer)
FERVENT APPEAL: A reader sent us this letter addressed to Home Minister Ravi Naik. SOURCE: Goan Observer, Panjim June 14-20, 2008 Your Excellency, I am writing to your exalted self in order to protest the publication in the Goa print media of numerous letters by ungrateful whining Brits, who whinge endlessly about how hard life is for them here and how absolutely beastly the Goa government treats them. I want you to know, Sir, that we are not all like that. I feel honoured and priviledged to be breathing the same air as one so magnificent as yourself. I think that Goa is the most beautiful country in the known universe. Goans are the hardest working people on the planet. They are the salt of the earth. They are the icing on the cake. The sauce on the pudding Goans elect only the most able, most honest, virtuous, good-looking men to be their leaders, who then strive tirelessly with no regard for themselves, in the interest of the people. The Goan police are toasted the world over for their independence, unwavering objectivity, fanatical dedication to duty, their steadfast commitment to justice and, above all, their honesty. I think that more Goans should move to the UK to help push up our house prices and sort out our garbage problems. Er, what else? Quick! Feni is the finest alcohol beverage to every pass my lips. Fish-curry-rice has no culinary equal. Bull-fighting should be an Olympic sport. Is this enough? Now, can I have a visa? Please? Yours in grovelling servitude, Andy Butkiss, Sea View Cottage, Candolim.
[Goanet] Gulf Goans Support
Dear Arwin, As a fellow Goan working hard in the Gulf, I totally agree with your writings...but i guess somewhere you contradict yourself... *** --- you complain about localisation in the Gulf --- well why not? the country doesnt belong to us, but we are allowed to come here and work, nobody called us, we came for our own benefits... that's why i guess we are here...Gulf Goans! as you call them...yet we are expats here...accept the fact! so you are still allowed to come and work in the gulf, start a business etc...all fair! *** --- in your post you also talk about -- saving Goa for Goans? so when it comes to your land...you sing a different tune? Apply the same logic...work out the math... Cedric da Costa Dubai >1. Gulf Goans Support (Arwin Mesquita) > Gulf Goans today face many difficulties i.e. > declining living standards, > localisation, reduced savings etc. Many contemplate > leaving the Gulf soon. > We must take strong interest on Goa's Identity, > mega-projects, corruption, > mining, destruction, alarming outsider land sales, > uncontrolled migrant > influx etc. We must work with residents to save GAroa > for Goans; including > future generations. Gulf Goans can help Goa > significantly; if only we wake > up immediately and think positively/constructively. > > > > Have we lost hope/belief in ourselves/Goa? Our home > is in region (including > China) where the economy is booming vs. others; > education (all layers) & > medical are getting international respect. Rich > nations are targeting our > region as the future; there is strong demand for Goa > by outsiders and > strangely today, we have on a large scale "Entire > Well off Gulf Goan > families" migrating; abandoning Goa; selling off > properties!! Are we really > a short sighted community in general; lacking a real > long term vision? How > much wealth is really enough? Is so much migration > really relevant today > and does it not influence the erosion of Goa's > Identity? Are western > societies really better off as a whole? Think about > identity/value/family > issues that our future generations will face; or is > it just the > materialistic things that interest? > > > > Let's stop complaining & looking only at all the > negatives of Goa, which are > just excuses for our reluctance to act or to justify > today's "debatable" > migration. Surely, Goa also has positives vs. other > societies. We should > start from the positives, address the negatives and > see how we can together > make Goa, the place we want it to be. I believe we > can do it, if we just put > our heads together and look at what we can do and > not, what we cannot do!! > After all, there is no place like home. > > > > Arwin Mesquita, UAE. >
[Goanet] Goa People's Assembly
Dear Goanetters, What is all this confusion? Which Dr. Rajan? One Rajan is photgrapher, other Rajan is Editor. Is Rajan Cunciolienkar, Supdt of GMC a doctor? I thought he was a bureacrat from Secretariat. Why Goan Observer write nothing about GPA? Otherwise that Rajan write tomorrow's story yesterday! Why will GPA be like Lok Shakti? I thought Lok shakti was an Advertising Agency for NRI Goan professionals like Rajan, and that Virgincar fellow who used to write sometinmes on goanet before. I think Floriano can guide us. He somehow knows all these rascals. How come Rajan Parikar become Director in Peaceful Society? I thought there was some Kumar or someone in Peaceful Society, or was that Satan Sonsta or something in Ponda that is doing all the anti-Muslim exhibitions and anti-Narkasur or Diwali protests every year? Best wishes, Diogo Date: 14 Jun 2008 11:24:49 - From: "Satyawan Govekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] Goa People's Assembly Rajan bab had got angry with me because I said that GBA is good. Now he is doing another group called GPA. GBA - GPA. It cannot be just like that. I am going to come and see which activists are going to come to do air conditioned activism in Hotel Mandovi Hall. Maybe Nova Goa was not available. Anyway it is good if this GPA will first look at the illegal construction of the Convention Hall of Mandovi, and then they will look at Conversion of riverfront space meant for sitting for old and young people into Riveiara Event Deck. And last there is mining by the Kenis. We Goans will not be cheated like this by politicians. This GPA will be another Lok Shakti. Only sad thing is good people like Rajan are wasting their time and money on them. Dr Rajan will be another Dr Francis Colaco. Good man in wrong place. Satyamev Jayate --- On Thu, 6/12/08, Rajan P. Parrikar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > June 12, 2008 > A Goa People's Assembly has been convened to confront the issue: > Construction, Conversion & Mining - A threat to Goa's survival > This event will be held on Monday, 16th June 2008, in the > Convention Hall at Hotel Mandovi, Panjim from 3.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. This event is being facilitated by the Centre for Panchayati Raj - > Peaceful Society, Kundaim. > Soter D?Souza > Director > Centre for Panchayati Raj End of Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 724 ** Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Yahoo! group at http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/
[Goanet] BJP's Signature Campaign to oust Governador
BJP's Signature Campaign to oust Governador I recently read about Porrikar's latest gimmick of collecting signatures and submitting to the President... Well first he tried to unsuccessfully topple the Digamber govt...not once but twice he failed... then he sold coconuts now the signature campaign? If one remembers how the BJp under Porrikar faked Philip Neri;'s signature, will any one believe that this signature campaign is genuine? Well...I wished Porrikar took up...as a leader of opposition relevant people's causes than trying to get a governador moved? some level to stoop this? Cedric da Costa Dubai
[Goanet] Hotel Inquiry - a Nigerian Scam
> Dear Friend, > > I am looking for your cooperation in building a Tourist Hotel in your country. I am sorry if this is not in line with your business.I need an experienced person like you to assist me to set up , develop the project and assume responsibility of ownership as chairman but will be bringing in profit /distribute profit monthly or annually --- It appears that this 'Henri Bori' (probably a fictitious name) is trying out a variant of what is called the 'Nigerian Scam' Please check out this website if you happen to receive any mails of this type. Moderators should not post these mails as they might tempt some of the credulous and gullible types. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/nigerian-scams.html -- Tony de Sa Ph: +91 832 2470148 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] M: +91 9975 162 897 --- The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.
Re: [Goanet] Goa People's Assembly
To Goanet - Satyawan Govekar wrote: >Rajan bab had got angry with me because I said that >GBA is good. Now he is doing another group called GPA. >GBA - GPA. It cannot be just like that. I am going to >come and see which activists are going to come to >do air conditioned activism in Hotel Mandovi Hall. >Maybe Nova Goa was not available. >Anyway it is good if this GPA will first look at the What will be good is if you first learnt to read. Nowhere has it been said that the Goa People's Assembly is a "group." It is exactly what the name suggests: an Assembly, a gathering of people belonging to diverse groups and platforms: men & women with ideas coming together with the hope that a cohesive resistance may emerge to save Goa from impending ruin. Also - you seem to be good at offering critiques of the activities of others fighting for the good cause. If you do not like what we are trying to do, or have problems with our choice of venue etc etc, please go ahead with your own initiatives. I look forward to learning from the example you will set. Regards, r
[Goanet] Taleigao Chess Academy congretulates Bhakti! Well Done Bhakti.
Congratulations Bhakti. congretulates You have done somthing which every goan girl will be proud off. Bhakti Kulkarni from Margao, student of Mahila Nutan Vidhalay has come in first best 9 women of INDIA. She was playing in National B Kozhikode(Kerala). Bhakti was seeded 11 but she came 4th. First 9 womens will play National Women A tournament later in this year. Suprising was one of the favorite WGM Aarthie Ramaswamy could not make it to National A. Final Ranking after 11 Rounds Rk. NameFED Rtg Club/City Pts. TB1 TB2 1 WGM Karavade Eesha IND 2303MAH 8,5 56,50,0 2 WIM Gomes Mary Ann IND 2321WB 8,0 53,00,0 3 WGM Mohota NishaIND 2400PSPB8,0 52,50,0 4 WFM Bhakti Kulkarni IND 2166GOA 8,0 51,50,0 5 WGM Swathi GhateIND 2350LIC 8,0 50,50,0 6 WIM Nadig Kruttika IND 2213MAH 8,0 50,00,0 7 WFM Pon N Krithika IND 2166TN 8,0 49,50,0 8 WIM Padmini RoutIND 2238ORI 8,0 48,00,0 9 Amrutha Mokal IND 2163MAH 8,0 48,00,0 10 WGM Ramaswamy Aarthie IND 2298Ind Air 7,5 52,0 0,0
Re: [Goanet] SITEWATCH: George Menezes - http://georgemenace.com
Bosco thanks a lot George - Original Message - From: "Bosco D'Mello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goanet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 9:30 AM Subject: SITEWATCH: George Menezes - http://georgemenace.com Author, George Menezes has launched his own website - http://georgemenace.com - Columns - Humour and Satire - Inspirational - Opinion - Poetry http://www.goanet.org Where Goans Connect
[Goanet] GOACAN to highlight the need for Consumer Literacy
--- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED --- -- GOACAN to highlight the need for Consumer Literacy --- The Goa Civic and Consumer Action Network (GOACAN) is observing a Consumer Rights Awareness Fortnight from 12th to 25th June. The fortnight long program which seeks to address the lack of awareness on consumer rights, the complaint procedures and redressal mechanisms will end on 25th June State Consumers Rights Day. During the fortnight GOACAN will highlight the need for "consumer literacy" so that consumers could make an effort to Read their rights and Write their complaints. Among the consumer issues that GOACAN will focus on during the fortnight are the Goa Call Centre & Telephone Directory for BSNL consumers, 24hour consumer helpline by Electrcity Department, Home Delivery, computerised billing & Mechanical Safety check for LPG connections, complusory issue of bus tickets, 50% concession and identity cards for all students. GOACAN will also promote consumer participation in Road Safety and Traffic Management, effective use of Primary Health Centres, formation of Housing Societies by flat owners, Garbage management, Food & Medicine Safety, Disaster Management and prevention of vector borne diseases. In order to draw public and media attention to consumer issues during the fortnight, visits will be organised by Consumer Forums to super markets, grocery stores, pharmacies and other shops to check the implementation of consumer rights. Consumer Forum activists will also organise "phone in's" with the Commercial Tax, Legal Metrology, Food & Drug Administration, Civil Supplies, Transport and other consumer related Departments as well as promote the benefits of the Consumer Protection Act 1986. Doubtful Gift schemes & Investment offers, violations of Packaged Commodities Rules and the ISI mark, sale of fake, spurious & adulterated goods will be identified during this fortnight. Consumers are requested to send copies of their consumer complaints by post to GOACAN Complaints Cell, Post Box 187, Margao Goa 403 601 or by email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] during this fortnight. --- -- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK -- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa -- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --
[Goanet] Right Direction
Subject: Right Direction The South Goa Zilla Parishad has resolved that all Mega-Projects should be placed before the Gram Sabha, for Granting Approvals. Can I ask where the North Goa Zilla Parishad stands on the same? I hope they take a similar measure soon and not be intimidated by corrupt political MLA's, Panchayat Members & destructive builders lobby; especially the gang from Taliegao. Arwin Mesquita, UAE. -- Please read my Blog: http://arwinmesquita.wordpress.com/2008/06/ -- Please read my Blog: http://arwinmesquita.wordpress.com/2008/06/
Re: [Goanet] Sharad Pawar should sack Narvenkar
Cedric, It was not the BJP government that did not take action against Narvenkar. There was a judicial enquiry and there was a scathing report against him. Based on that report, he should not even have been an MLA. Then the BJP was thrown out of power and the 1st action taken by Pratapsingh Rane as CM, was to throw the judicial enquiry out of the window! There is too much at stake for Narvenkar at this time too. If he loses his post as Vice President of BCCI, he loses access to the cash of the richest sports organization in India, and perhaps in the world. He has a lot of bigwigs and more corrupt people like Sharad Pawar supporting him. Every Goan knows that the ticket scam was his doing and yet he got away unscathed. Only time will tell if the present case and the judiciary process has any teeth this time around! Naguesh Bhatcar [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:25:25 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: goanet@lists.goanet.org > Subject: [Goanet] Sharad Pawar should sack Narvenkar > > > -Sharad pawar should sack Narvenkar > > After the infamous ticket gate scandal, Narvenkar got > away, the then BJP government did very little to nail > him when they could. > > The public re-elected him, thereby giving him a green > chit... > > Digambar Kamat, in the mother of all ironies trusted > this scamster and loot-marist with the finance > portfolio... > > Goan politicians are strange bedfellows...they flock > with their types...congress bjp...there is no > difference... > > It has been too long since the long hands of the law > caught up with narvenkar's race of corruption... > > It was a shame fo Goa and Goans to tolerate > Narvekar...but Digamber Kamat and the high > command...despite openly revolting by supporting his > brother's non congress campaign at the last > elections...gave him a new life and a prized > portfolio... > > Today Narvenkar has not only shamed Goans, his > community and Goa...it is a matter of great shame to > India, BCCI and to Sharad Pawar that such a corrupt > person should be a vice president in the BCCI... > > Like i wrote before...its time for the people to burn > this narkasur...its been way too late, but better late > than never... > > Cedric da Costa > Dubai > > >
[Goanet] Goa People's Assembly on Construction, Conversion & Mining (Monday, June 16 in Panjim)
To Goanet - Please come if you are in Goa. r * The Goa People's Assembly will be held on Monday, June 16, to address the issue: "Construction, Conversion & Mining - A threat to Goa's survival" at Hotel Mandovi, Panjim, from 3.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. It is open to the public. The event is being facilitated by the Centre for Panchayati Raj - Peaceful Society, Kundaim. The programme will begin at 3:30 p.m. with a screening of the photo documentary "The Rape of Goa" by Rajan P. Parrikar. Following the screening, activists, leaders and representatives of various people's movements drawn from all over Goa will address this People's Assembly on the menace of rampant concretization, conversion of land, and the havoc wrought by mining, that is threatening the very survival of Goa. Well-known Goan personalities such as Remo Fernandes and Hema Sardesai will address the Assembly. An Open Forum of 30 minutes will seek participation from the public. Ideas for future course of action may emerge from the proceedings. Everyone concerned about Goa's future is urged to attend this People's Assembly and lend support to the struggle to save Goa. A press conference by the Centre for Panchayati Raj has been scheduled at 6:00 p.m. following the People’s Assembly at the same venue. Soter D’Souza Rajan P. Parrikar Director Facilitator Centre for Panchayati Raj
Re: [Goanet] Goa People's Assembly
To Goanet - Satyawan Govekar wrote: >Rajan bab had got angry with me because I said that >GBA is good. Now he is doing another group called GPA. >GBA - GPA. It cannot be just like that. I am going to >come and see which activists are going to come to >do air conditioned activism in Hotel Mandovi Hall. >Maybe Nova Goa was not available. >Anyway it is good if this GPA will first look at the What will be good is if you first learnt to read. Nowhere has it been said that the Goa People's Assembly is a "group." It is exactly what the name suggests: an Assembly, a gathering of people belonging to diverse groups and platforms: men & women with ideas coming together with the hope that a cohesive resistance may emerge to save Goa from impending ruin. Also - you seem to be good at offering critiques of the activities of others fighting for the good cause. If you do not like what we are trying to do, or have problems with our choice of venue etc etc, please go ahead with your own initiatives. I look forward to learning from the example you will set. Regards, r
Re: [Goanet] GPA ...... and the state of Goa today.
2008/6/14 Satyawan Govekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: This GPA will be another Lok Shakti. Only sad thing is good people like Rajan are wasting their time and money on them. Dr Rajan will be another Dr Francis Colaco. Good man in wrong place. Satyamev Jayate == jc's comment: 1. I agree with the main thrust of the above post. Every other day, this Pak and that Bak come on stream only to go down that very stream. Then come, Dals, Andolans, and some other nonsense. Most Goans (I believe) don't associate themselves with these "bhaille" names ...and that is one of the reasons why none of these chaps win or achieve anything other than a little 'bobbatt'. 2. I agree, Good people in Wrong places. 3. Having decimated the spoken Goan language (Konkani), wiped out the previously official language in Goa (Portuguese) and destroyed the Goan system of Communidades - Goans had imposed upon them S-konkani in devanagri (basically a "bhailli' language to most Goans) and Engineered Romi Konkani (probably from outer space). The Maharashtrians were right IMHO. This alleged S-Konkani is a badly spoken and horribly sounding nasal dialect of Marathi (which is such a beautiful language). No wonder the MGP wanted to merge Goa with Maharashtra. No questions of "bhaille" would arise then ...would they? 4. And now we have Goans complaining that "The Bhaille are taking over" and that "Goans are a minority in their own homeland"! 5. Shutes.what else did you guys expect? 6. Ask yourself these simple questions: a: Would it have been easier or difficult for the "bhaille" to take over all facets of Goan life IF the Original Konkani was left in situ? b: Would it have been easier or difficult for the "bhaille" to take over all facets of Goan life IF the Portuguese language was left in situ? c: Would it have been easier or difficult for the "bhaille" to take over all facets of Goan life IF the Communidades were left in situ? d: Would it have been easier or difficult for the "bhaille" to take over all facets of Goan life IF all Goans had voted against the MGP? e: Would it have been easier or difficult for the "bhaille" to take over all facets of Goan life IF all Goans had stood together? I can understand the naive and uneducated Goans just following Politicians as Gods/ Social Workers / Philanthropists etc BUT I cannot understand those who were educated and of means as well as the lackey journalists. ALL I can say to those folks is that They are (as equally as the corrupt & communal politicians) responsible for this destruction of Goa that Rajan Parrikar has photographically captured. The following people please take credit for the Goa of today: 1. Genuine Freedom Fighters who made NO plans or arrangements for the welfare of "1961 Baby" they helped procreate. 2. Goan intellectuals who kept silent while Bandodkar and his MGP were taking Goa into the path of dissolution. 3. Educated Goans who voted for the MGP and for merger in the Opinion Poll. 4. The MGP for it's selective application of the Mundcar Act. 5. Those who accepted jobs, foreign trips, gifts, favours et all from politicians in exchange for their tacit support and votes. 6. Those who remained silent after the Communal Video was released. 7. Educated Goans who support Communal and Corrupt political parties. 8. Journalists who remained silent especially the ones who then criticised those who spoke out. 9. et al Lambert Mascarenhas, please note ...the Sorrowing Land you knew in your youth - is Gone! It is replaced by this mess that some call 'Paradise' and others a 'Toilet'. Goa Thanks you and all the "Lamberts" for your strategic silence when it mattered most. Hope you guys benefited enough personally to sit back and say "Amkam Kityak" aka "Why bother, as long as I and my family are OK"! just my view jc
[Goanet] (GoaNet) Proposal to retire Gov't Staff at 58
Proposal to retire govt staff at 58 NT NETWORK PANAJI — Just as the government employees are all set to proceed on an indefinite pen down/ tool down strike from June 13, the government is seriously considering bringing down the retirement age of its employees from 60 to 58, in order to relieve the state exchequer from the additional burden of Rs 80-odd crore resulting from bringing parity in the government pay scales. It may be recalled that the Goa Government Employees Association had demanded parity in government pay scales --- Couple of thoughts on this: If this does in fact happens - Younger blood "may" infuse a new purpose and renewed enthusiasm into the system. Lots of youngsters "may" remain in Goa instead of flooding the exit gates Goa Goa "may" see the percentage of educated sons-of-the-soil increasing in gov't positions Many of the works that now take months and years "may" take shorter time frame. These are just a few of my humble thoughts. I am sure many of us on this list will have more to say... Cheers Agnelo Meet people who discuss and share your passions. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/bestofyahoo/
[Goanet] Pound - the enemy!
For the last two weeks I see on my favourite website http://www.goanet.org/ a photo of Wendell, Hema, Prajal etc at the launch of Goan Solidarity for Change. All the the lettering on the backdrop banner is not legible but the slogan at the bottom definitely is. "Pound the enemy!" Now if they have decided that the GBP (Pound Sterling) is the enemy then I do declare this a tad bit unfair - what say chaps. Why single out only the British? What about the Russians, Israelis and what-have-you? I suggest they change their slogan to properly reflect their objectives. Cheers! Cecil ==
[Goanet] Bhakti finishes fourth
Monginis Brand Ambassador and current National Junior Girls Champion Bhakti Kulkarni finished 4th in the National Women's 'B' Championship which concluded in Calicut. By virtue of this performance, she qualified for the prestigious National 'A' Championship for the second time in her career and this event will be held in New Delhi in September this year. Bhakti drew her last round game with WIM Padmini Rout of Orissa and they both finished with 8 out of a possible 11 points. First place was bagged by WGM Eesha Karavade who drew her last round game with Pon. Krithika of Tamil Nadu. This was the most hotly contested National 'B' ever with as many as 5 Women Grandmasters competing in a field of 113 players. Bhakti will be gaining 27 ELO rating points for her efforts and her performance is at the 2282 level which shows that she can try to complete her Woman International Master title during the latter course of the year. AICF Vice President Salgaocar praised her performance noting that 'Bhakti has come back to chess with a bang after a 6 month hiatus in which she appeared for her 10th standard exams'. 'We, in the Goan chess fraternity, are all very proud of her', he added. Bhakti's coach, Dronacharya awardee Raghunandan Gokhale stated that this performance will instill in her 'tremendous confidence for her upcoming tournaments'. The Woman FIDE Master will next be playing in Spain in the 24th Sort Open and in the "Villa de Benasque" tournaments before she heads off to Teheran for the Asian Youth Chess Championships. Final standings : 1 Eesha Karvade (Mah), 2 Mary Ann Gomes (WB), 3 Nisha Mohota (PSPB), 4 Bhakti Kulkarni (Goa), 5 Swathi Ghate (LIC), 6 Nadig Krutikha (Mah), 7 Pon N Krithika (TN), 8 Padmini Rout (Ori), 9 Amrutha Mokal (Mah). SOURCE: Sameer Salgaocar - Vice President, All-India Chess Federation
[Goanet] Drinking and Driving -- in mumbai?
A quick question to Bernice Pereira...how did salman khan get away with his drunk driving escapades? what you quoted in your mail is only relevant to ceratin citizens of mumbai? Cedric da Costa Dubai > ? > Stringent punishment is meted out in Mumbai to those > found drinking and driving and in case someone is > killed, 10 years in jail.? This is very welcome and > has prevented most drivers?from taking their cars on > the roads after parties. Breath analyser tests are > conducted if drivers refuse to admit that they have > been drinking. > ? > The road accidents in Goa are alarmingly high in > proportion to the?population and I feel that?legal > measures preventing? drinking/drugging and > driving?are absolutely mandatory. The?speed at which > people drive on narrow village roads is alarming > high - everybody thinks they are in Monte Carlo.? > Specially for the "bhaille" drivers, it is a haven.. > ? > Please ensure that attention is focussed on this > very important matter in Goa Net. > ? > Bernice Pereira > Mumbai? > ?> > Bernice Pereira > 102 Eken Heights > Junction of 21st/33rd Roads, > Bandra, Mumbai 400050 > Tel: 26007212 > > >
[Goanet] Gulf Goans Support
Gulf Goans today face many difficulties i.e. declining living standards, localisation, reduced savings etc. Many contemplate leaving the Gulf soon. We must take strong interest on Goa's Identity, mega-projects, corruption, mining, destruction, alarming outsider land sales, uncontrolled migrant influx etc. We must work with residents to save Goa for Goans; including future generations. Gulf Goans can help Goa significantly; if only we wake up immediately and think positively/constructively. Have we lost hope/belief in ourselves/Goa? Our home is in region (including China) where the economy is booming vs. others; education (all layers) & medical are getting international respect. Rich nations are targeting our region as the future; there is strong demand for Goa by outsiders and strangely today, we have on a large scale "Entire Well off Gulf Goan families" migrating; abandoning Goa; selling off properties!! Are we really a short sighted community in general; lacking a real long term vision? How much wealth is really enough? Is so much migration really relevant today and does it not influence the erosion of Goa's Identity? Are western societies really better off as a whole? Think about identity/value/family issues that our future generations will face; or is it just the materialistic things that interest? Let's stop complaining & looking only at all the negatives of Goa, which are just excuses for our reluctance to act or to justify today's "debatable" migration. Surely, Goa also has positives vs. other societies. We should start from the positives, address the negatives and see how we can together make Goa, the place we want it to be. I believe we can do it, if we just put our heads together and look at what we can do and not, what we cannot do!! After all, there is no place like home. Arwin Mesquita, UAE. -- Please read my Blog: http://arwinmesquita.wordpress.com/category/goan-identity/page/3/
[Goanet] Goa People's Assembly
Rajan bab had got angry with me because I said that GBA is good. Now he is doing another group called GPA. GBA - GPA. It cannot be just like that. I am going to come and see which activists are going to come to do air conditioned activism in Hotel Mandovi Hall. Maybe Nova Goa was not available. Anyway it is good if this GPA will first look at the illegal construction of the Convention Hall of Mandovi, and then they will look at Conversion of riverfront space meant for sitting for old and young people into Riveiara Event Deck. And last there is mining by the Kenis. We Goans will not be cheated like this by politicians. This GPA will be another Lok Shakti. Only sad thing is good people like Rajan are wasting their time and money on them. Dr Rajan will be another Dr Francis Colaco. Good man in wrong place. Satyamev Jayate --- On Thu, 6/12/08, Rajan P. Parrikar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > June 12, 2008 > A Goa People's Assembly has been convened to confront the issue: > Construction, Conversion & Mining - A threat to Goa's survival > This event will be held on Monday, 16th June 2008, in the > Convention Hall at Hotel Mandovi, Panjim from 3.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. It is open > to the public. > The programme will begin at 3:30 p.m. with a screening of > the photo documentary "The Rape of Goa" by Rajan P. Parrikar. > Following the screening, activist leaders, well known Goan > personalities, and representatives of various people's movements > drawn from all over Goa > will address the People's Assembly on the menace of > rampant concretization, conversion of land, and the havoc wrought > by mining, that is threatening the very survival of Goa. An Open Forum > of 30 minutes will seek participation from the public. Ideas for > future course of action may emerge from the proceedings. A press > conference has been scheduled following the People's Assembly at 6.00p.m. > Everyone concerned about Goa's future is urged to attend this People's > Assembly and lend support to the struggle to protect and perpetuate the Goa > we know and love. No advance confirmation is required. This event is being facilitated by the Centre for Panchayati Raj - > Peaceful Society, Kundaim. > Soter D?Souza > Director > Centre for Panchayati Raj
[Goanet] Sharad Pawar should sack Narvenkar
-Sharad pawar should sack Narvenkar After the infamous ticket gate scandal, Narvenkar got away, the then BJP government did very little to nail him when they could. The public re-elected him, thereby giving him a green chit... Digambar Kamat, in the mother of all ironies trusted this scamster and loot-marist with the finance portfolio... Goan politicians are strange bedfellows...they flock with their types...congress bjp...there is no difference... It has been too long since the long hands of the law caught up with narvenkar's race of corruption... It was a shame fo Goa and Goans to tolerate Narvekar...but Digamber Kamat and the high command...despite openly revolting by supporting his brother's non congress campaign at the last elections...gave him a new life and a prized portfolio... Today Narvenkar has not only shamed Goans, his community and Goa...it is a matter of great shame to India, BCCI and to Sharad Pawar that such a corrupt person should be a vice president in the BCCI... Like i wrote before...its time for the people to burn this narkasur...its been way too late, but better late than never... Cedric da Costa Dubai
[Goanet] Phds are time wasters?
>Edward writes >Reply: >Amazon boss and his helpers are not PhD time wasters. Where do you get his facts from? You are wrong about Amazon.com. Amazon will go to any length to hire a Phd in the relevant area. >He started his business from his dad's garage. >Sir Alan Sugar, Richard Branson etc. (UK business men) are not PhDs. So? What are you trying to say ? No one claimed that every bloke on this earth is a PhD. >PhD is a scholarly activity, there is nothing original about it, one has >to >research (search again) in something that already exists that - is PhD. >PhD constitutes walk in the park for one who is a time waster, sitting on >his >bum all day. Oh really? From where did you get this stuff from? >Darvin did not have a PhD, - his was originality. >Google did not start as a business venture, it was a hobby among >University >students sitting on their bums all day and playing on the >computer which grew >into a business, one does not need a PhD to notice >that one can make money. So, what are you trying to say ? That non-Phds should sit on their bum all day and something like google will fall in their lap? regards, Samir >ED.
[Goanet] What's with Goa's Law Ministers?
What's with Goa's Law Ministers? The law minister in the previous BJP government led a mob that stoned Casa Portuguesa at Mapusa... -- the then CM Porrikar tolerated him even then... The Congress Law minister who has a very tainted past is now framed in the ticket gate scandal... Digu has no b to dare touch Narvenkar... So is there any difference between the two parties? What's with Goa's law ministers? Cedric da Costa Dubai
[Goanet] BBC E-mail: Gold fever
rubygoes saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Message ** Hi Goanet. This one is for Mario and those interested in the bullion market. WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT THERE ARE TRADE BEADS, DOGON BEADS, CHINESE CERAMIC BEADS WHICH ARE WORTH 3 TIMES THE PRICE OF GOLD.(CHECK ebay). I OWN SOME. Cheers, rubygoes ** Gold fever ** The gold price has quadrupled since 1999, and in March this year it reached $1,000 an ounce for the first time. < http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/business/7450751.stm > ** BBC Daily E-mail ** Choose the news and sport headlines you want - when you want them, all in one daily e-mail < http://www.bbc.co.uk/email > ** Disclaimer ** The BBC is not responsible for the content of this e-mail, and anything written in this e-mail does not necessarily reflect the BBC's views or opinions. Please note that neither the e-mail address nor name of the sender have been verified. If you do not wish to receive such e-mails in the future or want to know more about the BBC's Email a Friend service, please read our frequently asked questions. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/4162471.stm
[Goanet] Stranded Transhipper Finally Towed Out
Goa: Stranded Transhipper Finally Towed Out Panaji, Jun 13: Friday the 13th proved lucky for Andheri Nagri. It was fare-well for the transhipper on Caranzalem beach as the tug vessel Pyarelal successfully pulled it clear from its position and ended its 14-day 'stay' after it drifted to the shore on May 31. The ship narrowly missed being 'arrested' by the authorities after the actual operation to pull the bottomless dumb barge weighing 2,800 metric tonnes approximately, began at 4.30 pm. After the tug started pulling it around, the operation lasted barely an hour. This marked the end of high drama at Caranzalem beach involving the ports administration minister, captain of ports, fishermen and other officials. The ports administration Ministry had initiated the process to seize the vessel on Wednesday, invoking provisions of Indian Ports Acts, 1908 and the order received the last signature just before the tug started pulling the 80 mm rope. A police party had been arranged to carry out the operation to seize the vessel. Before the ink could dry on the document in the CoP officials' hands, the ship was already over the waves, sources say. But sources in the Ministry stated that an inquiry will be initiated to book the firm owning the vessel in connection with the drifting of the vessel to the shore, recovery of compensation for losses caused to fishermen, environmental damage done to the coast under the Environment Protection Act and other damages that are to be ascertained. The vessel without any engine is being taken to Jaigad port to safe anchorage, 350 km by road beyond Ratnagiri and 30 hours by sea. "In Jaigad, she will be in sheltered waters," an official of Salgaocar Mining Industries, the firm owning the ship said. Times of India was first to report the appearance of the vessel ashore at Miramar. The operation had failed on Wednesday as the knot came off while the tug pulled Andheri Nagri, the official claimed. "The rough weather made the operation difficult, but we are grateful to the local people as they were co-operative," he told TOI. The transhipper's owners had sought the permission of the Momugao Port Trust, but the board of directors had refused it, citing some reason. More at: http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=47678&n_tit=Goa%3A+Str anded++Transhipper++Finally+Towed+Out ~(^^)~ Avelino
[Goanet] YouTube - James Morrison - Live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_BlKWNoUIE These are some of our local jazz musos. Please have a listen. Thanks Bosco. Rubygoes in Sydney.
[Goanet] YouTube - Kurt Elling - Nature Boy - Jazz and Orchestra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXprs8-U5nA Hi Bosco. This one's for the jazz buffs on Goanet. Thanks. rubygoes
[Goanet] How to Store Your Food So It Lasts Longer
How to Store Your Food So It Lasts Longer You can extend the life of groceries with these easy storage tricks: - Organize fruits and veggies: We often toss produce into crispers together, but apples and some other fruits give off gas called ethylene that speeds ripening in vegetables. So store them separate, so vegetables don't ripen too fast - Know which need room temperature: We tend to keep most of our fruits and vegetables in the refrigerator. But cold temperatures can actually damage some produce, like squash, tomatoes and oranges - Use your own packaging: That flimsy package from the butcher won't protect your meat from freezer burn. Put it in a vacuum sealed or sip lock bag with the air squeezed out - Protect your dry goods: Dry kitchen products like flour, cornmeal and other grains can attract bugs that make them unusable. Instead, stash them in the refrigerator or the freezer where they will be safe from pests - Chill your bananas: Most of us keep our bananas on the kitchen counter. But it seems like they spoil almost as soon as they ripen. Instead, store them in your refrigerator once they have ripened. The skin will turn brown but the inside lasts a lot longer - Shield leftovers from the air: Many of us end up throwing out leftovers because they went bad. To prevent it, don't just cover the top of the bowl with foil or plastic wrap. Instead, transfer your leftovers to an airtight food storage container to keep them fresh So keep it fresh longer. Oxygen damages food, so air tight packaging will help keep things fresh. -- Best of the Web: Your Eye on the World [EMAIL PROTECTED] Join me on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/edwardlopes7
[Goanet] YouTube -( Monet - Giverny) Kiri and SONGS FROM THE AUVERGNE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taw9jgcO2bg Please have a listen. Lovely stuff. An old fave. Thanks Bosco. rubygoes
[Goanet] Goan identity erodes with onslaught of migrants
Goan identity erodes with onslaught of migrants One day, Goans will be strangers in their own land. The Goan identity will fade away and they will be left repenting, for having flirted with danger and damaged their birthplace. It's time Goans wake up and initiate saving their identity. . CJ: Armstrong Vaz , GOA IS tiny, with a finite carrying capacity and is already saturated. The Goan population is extremely small compared to other communities in India. We (Goans) cannot withstand the current high-inflow of migrants. It will lead to severe civic, social and economic disturbance, will obliterate the Goan- identity, turn Goa into an unpleasant hovel like other urban Indian areas," writes Rajan Parrikar, an America returned Goan on Goanet, which is a Goan mailing group on why Goa does not need more migrants. Yes, Goa and Goans are angry and are facing the ire of the agitating groups, trying to protect Goa from mega projects and Special economic zones (SEZ). What is at stake and why are Goans fighting to protect the land and Goan identity? Goa has its charm, which has been attracting many to the land over the last several years. One gets enchanted with the picturesque landscape of Goa, which possesses rich and varied charms at different altitudes. But large concrete structures are threatening the beauty and ecology of the place. Goa at present is getting a cosmopolitan look. Dangers are expressed that Goan identity will soon fade away. "Utt Goenkara! Utt Goenkara! (Goans, awake from your slumber) It is for long that you have taken things in your stride. Time has come to rise from your slumber. Time has changed tracks on a fast lane for you for long. Long for you, to take things around you for granted. The sudden gush of winds of change will at least make your wiser in thought. "The issues affecting Goa and Goans are a grim reminder to each one of us to rise above our narrow mentalities and unite, instead of pulling each of our fellow Goans down over trivial things. Trivial things, which can be sorted out and where fences can be mended," a speaker cautions and exhorts Goans at a mammoth meeting in south Goa called to oppose mega housing projects, to jell together. The peace and tranquility of Goa has many a countrymen move to this land. For years we have played good hosts, had guests from all over the world. We do not know what our next door neighbour who has taken a house, flat or a small room for rent would turn out to be. The next door neighbour may vary from being a pedophile, murderer, terrorist, rapist, swindler, property grabber, drug peddler, pimp, prostitute. We do not check the antecedents of the persons. We want to do business. Business of quick money in giving the premises on rent. Lest we may lose business to another competitor. The lust to grab a few crisp notes makes us ignore the face of threat we invite upon ourselves. The police on their part are happy with their daily routine, collections of hafta from the various persons in business. The compilation of strangers' data in every nook and corner of his beat has taken a back seat. Utt Goenkara is an non-militant way. Violence does not serve our cause. So next time around when you sell the land, take a cautious route. Route of inquiring and prodding a few minutes or for hours to find the reality. Your conscious will be clear that you had made an effort and that you were unsuccessful is a different thing. So do not sell your soul, your land, your pride, your ego and play with your life and the life of other fellow beings. The migrants are blamed for the ills but take deep breathe. Where does the mason, the carpenter, the barber the tile fitter, the labourer in your market or the beach sports operator come from. The Biharis, the UPites, have made inroads into the trades. Gone are mason from Pernem who built outhouses during our childhood days. Some of them are still living in our villages in Salcete far from their land in Pernem and greet us, but they had for long forsaken their professions. The barber who used to cut our hair till last five years back has changed his shop from a barber's shop to another goods selling shop. His children like others low menial jobs have changes tracks to another profession or gone for white collar jobs and even migrated to America. In my village Cuncolim, the best of the mechanics and the best carpenters from Demani Cuncolim are decreasing with every passing year. So painting all migrants as bad will not serve our cause. The migrants come for their livelihood and they for one would not like their livelihood to be destroyed in one stroke. The drug pushers and the drug lords of the coastal belt are the one who are more of a threat. A threat, in the long run when they will control all around and push things for them. Already there is buzz of the Kashimiris and the Russians combining to control the drug trade in north Goa beaches. The buzz of the Russian mafia controlling and pushing drugs acc
[Goanet] FN Souza's 'Birth' for US$2,519,762
Record Price For Indian Painting 2008-06-13 02:44pm A painting by the late Goan painter Francis Newton Souza has broken the record for an Indian artwork at an auction in London. Souza's 1955 painting "Birth" was bought by an anonymous bidder at Christie's auction of modern South Asian art for US$2,519,762. The purchase set a new "world auction record for the artist and for any Indian modern art and contemporary work of art," according to Christie's. Souza was born in Goa, the former Portuguese colony on the western coast of India, and lived in London and New York. He died in 2002. Known for his bold compositions and hailed as one of the most significant Indian artists, Souza set up a of a group of influential Indian artists in Mumbai (then Bombay) in 1947 called the Progressive Artists Group, with the aim of encouraging new forms of art. Christie's said in a statement that Wednesday's auction of the works of 50 of South Asia's leading modern and contemporary art fetched over US$9.7 million. Christies says 12 artists' records were set in total at the auction. http://www.newsroomamerica.com/entertainment/story.php?id=421423 ~(^^)~ Avelino
[Goanet] Drinking and driving
Dear friends, Stringent punishment is meted out in Mumbai to those found drinking and driving and in case someone is killed, 10 years in jail. This is very welcome and has prevented most drivers from taking their cars on the roads after parties. Breath analyser tests are conducted if drivers refuse to admit that they have been drinking. The road accidents in Goa are alarmingly high in proportion to the population and I feel that legal measures preventing drinking/drugging and driving are absolutely mandatory. The speed at which people drive on narrow village roads is alarming high - everybody thinks they are in Monte Carlo. Specially for the "bhaille" drivers, it is a haven.. Please ensure that attention is focussed on this very important matter in Goa Net. Bernice Pereira Mumbai Bernice Pereira 102 Eken Heights Junction of 21st/33rd Roads, Bandra, Mumbai 400050 Tel: 26007212 Check out the all-new face of Yahoo! India. Go to http://in.yahoo.com/
[Goanet] The International Goan Convention July 2008 - Brahmin Issues
Mario responds: Hey, Rui, Once again, Rui, you and your new friend, Gabe, are missing the point. Has either of you grasped yet that there is no such thing as caste in Christianity? It is high time we finished what our ancestors started and became like other mainstream Christians the world over Reply: Your argument is for the sake of argument without justification. In UK, Christianity practise, CLASS system, this was later replaced by Free Masonry, (ie. giving jobs and contracts to those WHO you know and not WHAT you know). These two systems are now going hand in hand, you wouldn't know this because you are IGNORMUS about it. WHY? You are not a Lord and secondly, let me quote: a Bangladeshi friend of mine who had not heard of free masons said, bring me their application form, I'm a business man too Mario said: Of all the Hindu religious practise our ancestors dropped when they became Christians, the leadership retained this abomination in order to abuse others who were considered to be "beneath" them when they were Hindus. It has gone on long enough. It is high time we finished what our ancestors started and became like other mainstream Christians the world over. Reply: Have a good look at your first line (argument for the sake of argument). Did Christians drop observing the ZORGOT the ECLIPSE, Full Moon etc? (Christians have dropped the Sun and Moon as gods, but not their effect on humans). THERE HAS TO BE the 'Queen Bee' and the workers. Land owners just because they became Christians, did not mean they had to be treated equals with labourers. They had to keep their status. Now with the PhDs. The PhD people think that they are of the higher class, even above the MB BS (MBBS, only bachelors in Medicine and Science - what a shame, not a phd.) ED. __ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
Re: [Goanet] Dayanand Narvekar charged in fake tickets scam
2008/6/14 borg costa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Narvekar has no right to be in the Ministry now. He > should resign or it the time that the CM sack him. > Enough is enough. RESPONSE: They all have dirt on each other; the CM would dare not remove Narvekar. The whole lot of them are corrupted, some more than others. -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
Re: [Goanet] Hotel Inquiry ......
Daniel 'Arab' Moi? Who's that? Reena Henry Bori wrote: > Dear Friend, > > I am looking for your cooperation in building a Tourist Hotel in your > country. I am sorry if this is not in line with your business.I need an > experienced person like you to assist me to set up , develop the project and > assume responsibility of ownership as chairman but will be bringing in profit > /distribute profit monthly or annually. > > I am Henry Bori,a citizen of Nairobi ,Kenya.A former Presidential adviser on > Budget and planning to the former president of Kenya,Daniel Arab Moi.I > acquired this money as a result of gold and diamond export. > > Now the present government of Mwai Kibaki has intensified efforts at probing > Moi's government,which has made it quite impossible for me to claim the > funds,With this,goverment officials have turned their backs on us and have > been frustrating me and others that served under Daniel Arab Moi.That is why > i need someone like you who is trustworhty and honest,to assist me achieve my > objectives,and also manage the business for me. > > It is pertinent to note that because of my present condition and situation > and also because of government's searchlight on former ministers who served > under Daniel Arab Moi.Therefore i need someone like you for us to work as > partners.I will send the legal papers to you for the release of the funds as > my proxy/beneficiary. > > However ,I got your email information on your Hotel contact list,that is why > i am making this exclusive contact with you. your immediate reply will be > highly appreciated and I shall give you more information on this project,and > your percentage and all what is expected of you. > > You are required to provide the following Basic Personal Details as listed > below: > (1) Name in full--- > (2) Address-- > (3)Nationality--- > (4) Age > (5) Occupation- > (6)Phone/Fax > > It will appreciate it and it will be most proper for you to contact me at my > private email address which is;[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thanks and God bless. > > I Remain Yours; > > Henry Bori
[Goanet] PhDs are time wasters
Mario responds: I think Edward is just having some fun with the Ph.D.s on Goanet, some of whom - not most - certainly have delusions of superiority, but who should respond accordingly, something like, "Edward, you are absolutely correct. You have the wisdom of Solomon and Bill Gates combined, and we Ph.D.'s are just a bunch of Einstein wannabes. Do you have a job for us where we can dirty our hands?":-)) - Hi Mario, So at the end of the day you have fallen in line with what I was saying all along. Waste time as long as you can, and then BEG FOR A JOB. I started my postings by saying that a white bloke got a job in place of my nephew (second choice), the white bloke couldn't do that job, so we left to do PhD. My nephew is now a manager in that firm. Any one with scholarly motivation can get a PhD, it is a walk in the park, just a certificate. PhD people are not original thinkers - that is what I was saying all along. TIME WASTERS ED. __ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
[Goanet] Kuwaitan POLICE chomottkar korta ani Agostinho aplem Promanninkponn dhakoyta
Kuwait-an Police chomottkar korta ani Agostinho aplem Promanninkponn dhakoyta Kuwait-an fattlea don vorsanim khub tiatr Hawally 'Mashra' shobaghorant machier haddle. Ani he tiatr pollevnk zoborso lok zay naslo. Punn khalchea Sunkrarak (13ver Jun) POLICE tiatr pollevnk Hawally Mashra shobaghor upott tiatr-pollenarannim bhorun vottlem. Comedian Agostinho-cho tiatr 'POLICE' , sogllech pulis odhikari bhroxtt (corrupt) nant mhunn dhakoypak yont kela. Khaxea borovpi ani digdorspi Agostinho eka promannik pulis havaldarachi bhumikent machier porzollta zalear khorea jivitantui apnnalem promannikponn unnem nam mhunn tannem dhakoylem. Dhekunuch Mashra Hawally Shobaghor (Auditorium tiatr-pollenaranche talleanim gozoylem. Tiatranlim kaim kantaram ghoddpant bab Benny Rebello-cho ( Agostinho, Selvy sangata vinodi bhumika korpi mat'trut vokhol) hat asa zalear Roma ani Jessica-n gaylolo 'OSTORI' duo ghoddpi bab Marcus Vaz-achem nanv jahir kelam. Agostinho bab, hea tujea ugtea ani rund monanchea kortovean, tunvem dusrea mon'xank 'promannikponn' unchlea panvddear pavoita mhunn xikoylem. Mhozo Salam. Lino Dourado
Re: [Goanet] Kristi?
2008/6/14 Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Has anyone heard of this? > > >From OUTLOOK Traveller Getaways: Beach Holidays in India > > Page 415 > > Mind your language: Korlai's tradition > > The few people who visit Korlai [in Maharashtra] usually go there to > see the impressively located fort and the amazing views it offers. > However, the Korlai village below the fort has another bit of history > hidden among its people. > > The less than thousand people who inhabit Korlai speak a language this > is unique to them, a Portuguese Creole called Kristi that is spoken > nowhere else. They call it No Ling, that is, Our Language. > > The Portuguese left Korlai in 1740 after having been there for more > than two centuries. Kristi developed during the interaction between > the Portuguese and the local population. > > Till the 1980s, when the Revdanda creek was bridged by a road, the > small peninsula of Korlai was relatively isolated from the surrounding > communities, and thus the language survived the last few centuries. > > Now the tongue is fast disappearing under the influence of Marathi and > Hindi. But if you roam around the concrete streets of Korlai and visit > its small church you can still hear snatches of Kristi. RESPONSE: Have heard of this one:- Excerpt The Kristang language originated after the conquest of Malacca (Malaysia) in 1511 by the Portuguese. The community of speakers descends mainly from marriages between Portuguese settlers and local Malay women, as well as a certain number of migrants from Goa, themselves of mixed Indian and Portuguese ancestry. Kristang had a substantial influence on Macanese, the creole language spoken in Macau, due to substantial migration from Malacca after its takeover by the Dutch. Even after Portugal lost Malacca and almost all contact in 1641, the Kristang community largely preserved its language. The language is not taught at school, although there are still some Church services in Portuguese. Ends http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristang_language -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
Re: [Goanet] Dayanand Narvekar charged in fake tickets scam
Narvekar has no right to be in the Ministry now. He should resign or it the time that the CM sack him. Enough is enough. --- Samir Kelekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://cricket.expressindia.com/news/Goa-law-minister-charged-in-fake-ticket-scam/322326/ > > Goa law minister charged in 'fake ticket scam' > Agencies > Posted online: Friday , June 13, 2008 at 1257 hrs > IST > > Print EmailTo Editor > > Panaji, June 13:: A lower court in Goa has framed > criminal charges against BCCI Vice President and > State's Law Minister Dayanand Narvekar in connection > with the 'fake ticket scam' reported during a 2001 > India-Australia One Day International (ODI) match. > > Narvekar, along with eight others, were charged on > Thursday under various sections dealing with > cheating, criminal conspiracy, forgery, for the > purpose of cheating, and causing disappearance of > evidence. > > The Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Margao > (south Goa) Pooja Kavlekar framed the charges in the > infamous case which had rocked the state during an > India-Australia ODI played on April 06, 2001 at the > Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda (Panaji). > > The match had witnessed chaos outside the stadium > when fake tickets were reported and eligible ticket > carriers were not allowed to watch the game. > > Following ruckus at the gates, the police had > resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the crowd. > Narvekar has been charged in the capacity of Goa > Cricket Association (GCA) President, who was heading > the organisation of event. > > The case will come up for hearing in the first week > of July. Charges are also framed against GCA's > former Secretary Vinod alias Balu Phadke, Treasurer > Ramashankar Das, ticket contractor Chinmay Falari > and five others. > > > >
[Goanet] Dayanand Narvekar charged in fake tickets scam
http://cricket.expressindia.com/news/Goa-law-minister-charged-in-fake-ticket-scam/322326/ Goa law minister charged in 'fake ticket scam' Agencies Posted online: Friday , June 13, 2008 at 1257 hrs IST Print EmailTo Editor Panaji, June 13:: A lower court in Goa has framed criminal charges against BCCI Vice President and State's Law Minister Dayanand Narvekar in connection with the 'fake ticket scam' reported during a 2001 India-Australia One Day International (ODI) match. Narvekar, along with eight others, were charged on Thursday under various sections dealing with cheating, criminal conspiracy, forgery, for the purpose of cheating, and causing disappearance of evidence. The Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Margao (south Goa) Pooja Kavlekar framed the charges in the infamous case which had rocked the state during an India-Australia ODI played on April 06, 2001 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda (Panaji). The match had witnessed chaos outside the stadium when fake tickets were reported and eligible ticket carriers were not allowed to watch the game. Following ruckus at the gates, the police had resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the crowd. Narvekar has been charged in the capacity of Goa Cricket Association (GCA) President, who was heading the organisation of event. The case will come up for hearing in the first week of July. Charges are also framed against GCA's former Secretary Vinod alias Balu Phadke, Treasurer Ramashankar Das, ticket contractor Chinmay Falari and five others.
Re: [Goanet] The International Goan Convention July 2008 - Brahmin Issues Vol 3, Issue 721
Hei Mario, On this topic 'this slow to get it frog' gives way to the hare. :). I noticed a spelling error in the line I wrote to you earlier. I feel better getting it right. It should read: "Is it possible that you are the victim of your own petard ? ". regards rn
[Goanet] SON'VARACHIM SUNGTTAM: Favona Tem Mellona?
www.goa-world. com Quality. Precision. Professional. Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter http://www.live365.com/stations/61664 - 1st Konkani Music Station Online SON'VARACHIM SUNGTTAM: Favona Tem Mellona? -Jose Salvador Fernandes Baravi sompli. Fuddlea xikpa khatir kolejint proves kelo. Kolejint novoch, kitleoxeoch noveo gozali. Ani tantum hi gozal kitlexech zann, hem fokot mhojem oxem mhonnot choli nanvachem 'handbag' gheun bhonvtale. Mhaka-i ek gheun bhonvchem-xem dislem. Nodrentleanuch ek dis mhojeach nograntlea Celinak 'choose' kelem. Ghott monant dovorlem. Punn monantuch dovrun faido kitem? Celinak ti gozal sangunk naka? Punn sangop koxem? Te her ghevn bhonvtat tannim koxi survat kel'li kay? Oxench vochun sangop? Naka! Toxem sanglem ani naka aslolem kitem-i vegllem ghoddlem zalear? Tea bodlek 'tea' mhojea ixttak vicharlear koxem? Ani ek dis takach vicharlem. Tannem budh dili: 'Khoxi aslear osleam kamanim 'round the bush' vochunk upkarona. Tem kednam-i eklench asa mhonnpacho sumar kor. Ti sondi ghe ani tichexim voch. Poilim hans, uprant taka sang "I am interested in you. What about you?" 'Piklolo ambo hatan kaddcho itlem sompem mure hem!' Monantuch mhonnlem, to dis dusrea disach korum-ia . Dusrea disa Celinak vicharpachi toyarich korun gelom. Punn poileach tasak monant ek proxn udelo, Celinak toxem vicharlem ani tannem "nam" mhonnlem zalear? Loz nhoi fukeachi? Ani "oi" mhonnlem zalear? Vikti loz? Fukeachi na tor vikti zaum. Tantum kitem asa? Zata tem zaum, oxem yevjit tichea ektteponnak dolle layt boslom. Modli sutti, mhonnche 'interval' aslo. Horxim tem bhair vetalem. Punn tea disa tem vorgantuch bosun ravlem. Eklench aple bosker aslem. Mhojech khatir ravlam gay? Toxem zalear tika soroll sangchem poddlem. Oxem mhonnit tachexim vochunk panvlam ubarlim. Punn panvlam tori khoim sottasott voir sortat? Tosoch yotn korunt tachexim gelom. Are! Kallzachea tok'keancho nett vaddlo-so? Oxem hem anik kitem vegllench zata tor? 'Eka cheddvak tacher mog korta mhunn sangpachi hi poilich pavtt mure tuji? Poilim-poilim oxench zata, kainch bhiyeum naka!' Hanvem mhakach dhir dilo. Tachea mhoreant pavtoch addechi 'style' marit mhonnlem "Hai Celina?" "Hai!" Tannem hansot zap dili! Arecha! Hanvem poilim hansunk zay aslem. Hem kiteak poilinch hanslem? Asum-di! 'Serious' gozali kodden oso vell ibaddum yeta? Mukhel mud'deak hat ghaunkuch zay. Kolltam-na kolltam Celinak I love you sangunk tondd ugoddlem. Punn 'am' zal'lea tonddantlean utram khoim futt'tat? Hanv tondd 'am' korun ani Celina tondd dhampun - dogaim borinch vell ogi urlim. "Az 'interval'-ak bhair vochunk nam oxem?" Hanvench zaun ogeponn moddlem. 'Nam!' Tannem hansot mhonnlem, ani ogich ravlem. "Magir? Kitem mhonnta tum?" Porot-ui hanvuch ulylom. "Hanv kitem mhonnum? Tunch kitem-i sang!" Celinan-ui mhoje porinch ek addechi 'style' marli. Hanv boroch khoxal zalom! "Oi!? Sangum?" Ticheach utranchi sondi gheun hanv uloylom. "Sang re tum! Aikotam hanv!" "Khoreanch sangom mugo?" Hanvem addkhollot vicharlem. "Sangpachem aslear sang! Na zalear chol tum hangacho!" Celina ordem hansot, ordem gombhir zaun uloylem. "Borem sangtam! Aik tor! I..I..I." KItloch vell utram suttoch nant! "Tum gagyo?" Celinan vicharlem. "Nam. Kiteak vicharta?" Hanv. 'I I I... korta so?" "Nhoi! Inglezint ek git asa. Tem gavun dakounk sodtalom hanv! Asum-di! Dusre pavtt kednam-i gavun dakoytolom. Tuvem tor modem tondd ghalunk naslem zalear, sogllem git tuka gavun dakoytolom aslom. Borem! Vetam hanv!" Oxem sangit hanv thoimsorlo kednachoch sottokolom. "Xea! Bad luck! Jinnechea umbrear ailoli sond ogddayli hanvem. Voilean gageponnam. Osli sond atam porot yetoli kednam? Kednam-i yeum, vatt pollet ravpachi! Tea uprant don satollim porian tichea ekleponnacho porot ekdam sumar kelo. Kolejint Celina sod'dam veginuch yetalem. Ek vor adim. Eklench astalem. Mhonnlem - 'hanvem-i vegim yeunk survat kelear bori!" Zalem! Ek dis kolejint tachea poros-ui hanv vegim ailom. Punn Celina azun yeunk naslem. Az yena gay? Yetolem! Ani yetolem mhonntanch tem yeta tem pollelem. Yeun koleji bhairuch, aplea sodanchea zagear boslem. Hanstea tonddan tichexim gelo. Mhonnunk laglem: "Az vegim-so?" "Yeum-ia mhonnlem tuka sangat diunk!" Are! Yevjinastana tonddantlean kitem bhair sorlem tem koll'llench nam.Celina matxe 'serious' zalem! Tachi mudra polleun mhojem-i kalliz ogich zoddxem zalem! Rag ailo gay? "Sorry!" Okosmat amchea mhoreant ubi zalole sangati cholien mhonnlem ani fuddem uloyloem,"lets go in the library." 'Padd poddlolea, tujean ekleachean vochunk yena librarint? Celinachoch tuka kiteak sangat zay?" Te sangati choliek pollet hanv mhojech bhitor choddfoddlom! Celina uttun tichea vangdda gelem. Vetana mhaka 'see you' mhonnunk mat visronk na! Zaum! Rag nivllolo mhunn tori kollun
Re: [Goanet] tiatrist
Becoz of this type of narrow thinking, today so called 'renowned tiatrists' could not deliver anything of different kind or level to the tiatr goers... Jose On 6/13/08, Eugene Correia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Where on earth did Jose find the distinction between professional and > commercial triatrists. I think Jose himself is confused, while Paul makes a > different point altogether. > The term "professional" was hardly used to make separation. For all > practical purposes, they were one and the same. For very few, the stage was > the only source of income. If in this respect they are called "professional" > then it is technically correct. Ligorio Fernandes was a writer and his first > job was aa a watch repairer. > As for Tomazinho Cardozo, his primary job was as a teacher. He is a > tiatrist in all the sense of the word. It does not matter where he has put > his plays -- kala academy or elsewhere. He has put his plays on states > outside of kala academy. > It is a different matter whether one can call him a "renowned" tiatrist. It > is a subjective matter. > > Eugene > > > > >
