[Goanet-News] NEWS: Canada's Wayne Fernandes has been dreaming about being part of the Olympic Games since the age of 10....
http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/field-hockey/story/2008/06/30/olympics-news-fieldhockey.html?ref=rss Field Hockey Canada names final roster for Olympic Games Last Updated: Monday, June 30, 2008 | 5:02 PM ET CBC Sports Canada's Wayne Fernandes has been dreaming about being part of the Olympic Games since the age of 10.Canada's Wayne Fernandes has been dreaming about being part of the Olympic Games since the age of 10. (Silvia Izquierdo/Associated Press) The roster of the Canadian men's field hockey team has been officially declared, sending 18 athletes to the Olympic pitch for the first time since Sydney 2000. It has been a seven-year struggle to get to these Games during which we did not qualify for any major event and we failed to qualify for Athens 2004, Wayne Fernandes told Field Hockey Canada. Qualifying for Beijing is the achievement of a lifetime. Fernandes, a Mississauga, Ont., native, has been dreaming of going to the Olympics since the age of 10. He was one of the 18 selected for the team, which is ranked 15th in the world. The players were nominated for the Olympic squad on June 30 by FHC and head coach Louis Mendonca (of Thornhill, Ont.). The roster comprises a mix of veterans and newcomers. Anthony Wright (of Vancouver, B.C.), who is a third-generation Olympian and will be on the team with his brother Philip, said his personal goal is to make a strong contribution to the team and carry on the family Olympic tradition. Following parents, grandfather Anthony and Philip will be following the footsteps of their mother, father and grandfather as the fourth and fifth members of their family to compete at the Olympics. Another set of siblings will join the Wrights on the pitch. Rob and Peter Short (of Victoria) will also battle it out for Canada, with Rob holding the distinction of being Canada's most experienced player, with 271 caps. He has also been named team captain. Scott Sandison (of Mississauga) has been a member of the national team since 2002, and will be competing with three metal plates in his jaw after breaking it while competing in March. To protect his injury, he wears a mask. I want these Games to be the peak of my career. I want to go to Beijing and leave without any regrets, he said. Team veteran Paul Wettlaufer (of North Vancouver, B.C. ), who has also competed at three Commonwealth and three Pan Am Games, said that having missed out on Athens made this Olympics particularly special. I was at the Olympics in 2000 and had a great experience but I want to appreciate the seven years that it took us to rebuild and get to the point where we are at now…all of that experience. 'Trained hard for years' These athletes have trained hard for years, they love field hockey and are so proud to be nominated to represent Canada on the Olympic world stage — they will give their absolute best. I am confident that our top eight goal will be reached at the Beijing Games, said Mendonca. Qualifying for the 2008 Olympics was a feat in itself, because we are a very small nation as far as the game is concerned. We will be meeting nations such as Pakistan that are drawing from pools of millions of players — in Canada we have a pool of 10,000, but we play with heart and soul, said Canadian team manager Ajay Dube. The team begins a week of training on July 4 in Vancouver. Another camp will be held in Victoria from July 17 to 23. They'll kick off their Olympic quest in an opening match against Australia (ranked second in the world) on Aug. 12. Canada will then face Pakistan (ranked sixth) on Aug. 14, the Netherlands (ranked third) on Aug. 15, Great Britain (ranked eighth) on Aug. 17, and South Africa (ranked thirteenth) on Aug. 20. The gold medal game will be played on Aug. 24. Canada 's best Olympic placing was 10th for the men's team in 2000, 1984 and 1976; and fifth for the women in 1984. The women did not qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games. Other players representing Team Canada include Ranjeev Deol (of Campbellville, Ont.), Connor Grimes (of Duncan, B.C.), Ravi Kahlon (of Victoria), Bindi Kullar (of Surrey, B.C.), Mike Mahood (of North Vancouver), Mark Pearson (of Tswawwassen, B.C.), Ken Pereira (of Unionville, Ont.), Marian Schole (of Vancouver), Sukhwinder Gabbar Singh (of Surrey), Scott Tupper (of Vancouver) and David Carter (of Vancouver).
[Goanet-News] Under pressure from Goa to scrap SEZs, Centre sets conditions: compensate developers, will denotify
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/332275.html Under pressure from Goa to scrap SEZs, Centre sets conditions: compensate developers, will denotify JAYANT SINGH Posted online: Monday, July 07, 2008 at 2346 hrs Print Email NEW DELHI, JULY 6: Yielding to Goa's insistence on cancelling all special economic zones (SEZs), the Commerce and Industry ministry has finally said it could denotify the SEZs if the state seized the land allotted to developers and returned their money along with interest and compensated them for investment already made on the ground. Related Stories NPT-like approach on climate change not acceptable: SaranEcho of 1928 in Sariska experimentCouples therapyAnother Cong MLA joins K'taka BJP Ad Links Best Travel Deals in India India Aiming at 4 45 Inflation FM Indian Space Research Organisation According to officials in the Department of Commerce, the Centre would then be able to denotify these SEZs since they would not have any land to execute the projects. Six developers have so far paid two of the three instalments amounting to Rs 280 crore to the Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) for about 600 acres allotted to them. They have made investments of about Rs 500 crore over and above this. Three of these six SEZs — K Raheja Corporation, Peninsula Pharma Research Centre and Meditab Specialities — are notified under the SEZ Act 2005 and the Goa government has been repeatedly asking the Centre to denotify them due to political opposition to SEZs in the state. At a meeting of the Board of Approval for SEZs on June 4, the Centre had made it clear that it was not possible to denotify the three SEZs since there was no provision to do so under the SEZ Act. But now, the Centre has given up. Officials in the Commerce department, however, said Goa refused to compensate the developers and was yet to initiate talks with them. There have been widespread protests in Goa against the setting up of SEZs over the past year by villagers and activists which led the state government to cancel all approved SEZs and recommend denotification of the rest by the Central government. This has left SEZ promoters in Goa hanging in mid-air. The GIDC had started accepting applications for setting up SEZs in 2006 and had eventually leased this land — a total of 600 acres of industrial estate — to six companies for SEZs. This land was acquired by GIDC way back in 2001. Apart from the three notified SEZs, the others, which had cleared the approval stage, are Inox Mercantile Co Pvt Ltd, Paradigm Logistics Distribution Pvt Ltd, Planetview Mercantile Company Pvt Ltd, and Maxgrow Finlease Pvt Ltd.
[Goanet] Bab Andrew and Albert Cabral
Bab Andrew and Albert Cabral http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=D053RjOqXXU __ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html
[Goanet] Culture and Colonial Histories: II - Modernity in Portuguese colonialism
http://cscsarchive.org/irps/irp.2007-02-23.7520077316 Culture and Colonial Histories: II - Modernity in Portuguese colonialism Last modified 2007-03-12 15:29 Coordinator: Rochelle Pinto The study of Portuguese colonialism in Goa often suffers the same fate as that of its colonial empire from the eighteenth century on – a reliance on terms set by British colonial rule in India. While the enumeration and regulation of cultural difference in colonial India (British) has now acquired a rich history, the most fundamental categories through which colonial culture was viewed by the Portuguese have scarcely been theorized in the case of Goa. This project traces the interpretive structures through which questions of caste, religion, and cultural practices, took shape under the distinctive pattern of Iberian colonialism. This involves examining the negotiation of cultural difference through categories generated by the Catholic Church, by the Portuguese colonial state, and its associated institutions. Portugal's particular situation vis-à-vis the enlightenment and its forms of knowledge, did not make for any direct transition between these early imperatives for knowledge production about colonial society, and those prompting orientalist and colonial enterprises of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. This study traces texts and practices when the production of categories and ethnographies had not entirely become a science that informed colonial governance.
Re: [Goanet] An open letter to Goan Catholics
Hi Selma, Are you sure you're not falling into the trap of those who want us to believe that our religious identities are the most important aspects, and that minorities don't belong? Such a logic doesn't work for too long, as election results have repeatedly shown. Even Pakistan is paying the price of religious intolerance and extremism. FN Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: this morass that Goa has become of hurt religious sensibilities and communal tensions, Goan Catholics have no place. Sadly, I urge you to go to the nearest embassy you can find, whether Canada, Portugal or New Zealand and apply for citizenship. Don't let the fear of the West keep you for applying. You are already bi-cultural. Your children's transition to a Western culture will be fluid. It is the best thing for your children's safety. I write this with all sadnes for my beloved Goa and Goans.
Re: [Goanet] Advantages of Oil @ $ 200 a barrel
Marlon, One only has to look at the richer tar sands in Alberta. They are profitable only when oil prices are greater than 80-100$ as is the case now. Some minor corrections. Some oil sands projects will turn a profit if they can sell oil above $35. The newer projects need oil prices to be above $55. The problem is that these projects burn natural gas, a clean fuel, to produce petrol, a polluting fuel. California is already passing laws that would effectively ban oil from Alberta. Secondly, the Japanese Govt has been subsidizing the development of hybrid cars for the past twelve years. The US car manufactures have, during the same period, lobbied the US govt not to increase the fuel efficiency of US cars. The result is that the US is now producing cars with dinosaur engines that no one wants to buy. Third, with fuel at $140 a barrel, the cost of transporting China's products to the US is becoming so expensive that it may soon become cheaper to manufacture some products in America. Cheney/Bush are to be thanked for bringing some Chinese jobs to America. Mervyn3.0 __ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail.yahoo.ca
Re: [Goanet] what's your religion?
Upon reading Pravin Sabnis' recent post what's your religion?, I would like to point towards -- Dharma Prachar by Tagore bracketed with my thoughts on the topic of alienation. The thoughts and reading of Tagore began after encountering a post on Goanet: Goanet Digest, Vol 2, Issue 728, 2007, on C Fernandes' Remembering the legacy of Froilano De Mello, which mentioned, His interests included the poetry of Rabindranath Tagore. In 1946 he published O Cantico da Vida na Poesia Tagoreana. _ Upon reading the information above, I moved to take a closer look at Rabiji; and would like to draw attention to a poem by Tagore, as a reasonable point of refraction into some of the threads related to fundamentalism over the past couple of years— having resulted in anguishes due to various perceptions, over the past some months. On 24 December 1890, just shy of his thirtieth birthday, Manashi (The Lady of the Mind), a collection of Tagore's poetry saw publication. One poem in the collection, Dharma Prachar (Mission-Work) is about an incident reported in 1888, in which an Salvation Army* preacher was assaulted by Bengali Hindu revivalists. Aside from not having any sympathy for the assailants, Tagore also had little sympathy for Christian missionaries as a lot. The poem Dhrama Prachar, gives a glimpse of one rhetorical instance employed to exhort towards violence — while maintaining an objective analysis of the assailant mind, and yet giving it voice. Please note that I am not saying the Hindu mind. This is because, minds which cause anguish to others due to an/any ideological reinforcing through beliefs rooted in body, mind, and spirit — have much in common, whatever, their religious underpinnings. To precisely mean that, virulent notions can sprout in any mind or in any 'herd' of minds. The piece below could very well have had Christians as the antagonists, in which case one would be babbling out about being part of the Holy Roman empire or following the encyclical of the Patriarch, or perhaps even something of the sternest aspect in scripture, as a justification. Reference: Rabindranath Tagore: The myriad-minded man, by Krishna Dutta and Andrew Robinson, Bloomsbury paperback 1997. Original edition 1995. Listen, Brother Bishu! Outside -'Victory to Jesu!' Can you bear to hear that name, Scions of Aryans you! Vishnu, Shiva, every god All will soon be under trod. If India worships Jesu, Hindu texts will lie unread. Brother, I hear that every mage Every Indian saint and sage, Vishnu, Harit, Narad, Atri Weeps and dies in rage. Where's our mighty karma? Where the eternal dharma? 'Look out Shibu, look out Haru, look out Nani, look out Charu, its no time to watch the fun - Save your skins, hurry hurry!' 'Police are coming, batons raised, Run like the streak of flame! Blessed be the Aryan faith! Blessed be Bengal's sacred name!' Tagore's portrayal of the mind laboring under zealotry can apply to any group -- including Christians and among Christians with barely a constraint on the violence (no deaths as yet), as seen for instance against the Believers in Goa. To reiterate, against those of any persuasion who feel besieged. This usually happens to the rank and file in any cause or belief system, as the leaders scheme at control while often distributing largess. This is similar to accounts of varied Christian denominations distributing aid with not with the most altruistic of intentions? But the beginnings of zealotry more often than not, are a myriad of beginnings which lie buried in many pasts. In our India, one of many beginnings that has been accepted stretches way back to the marauders, or should we be saying, the adventurers from Ghazni — the advent of our sporadic horrors, reaching down the centuries to Naokhali and onwards to another present; while continuing to unsettle us as a nation state; and the many as inadvertent nationalists seeking identity and strength as a nation. Ours is a complex country in which concessions to various groups have caused anguish in almost every other community, both at the religious and at a secular level. For instance, I do not know of other country that have different justice systems for various communities. The Shah Bano case is one which comes to mind! Even Gandhi has weighed in on Christianity, but there is little concordance among Christians (to mean, largely in Indian) to MKG's thoughts. One only has to read MKG's reflections on the Sermon on the Mount, to get a sense of what he saw being passed off and practiced as Christianity. Gandhi said, If then I had to face only the Sermon on the Mount and my own interpretation of it, I should not hesitate to say, 'Oh, yes, I am a Christian.' But I can tell you that, in my humble opinion, much of what passes as Christianity is a negation of the Sermon on the Mount. (Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras, by Diana L Eck). He also said, ... I am
Re: [Goanet] Goan Convention In Toronto
International Goan Convention is being held in Toronto under the auspices of Goa Netters Assoc. of Toronto who will do their best to make the Convention a mega success. Kudos to Dr Kevin Saldanha , Lizete Saldanha, Francis Rodrigues and the entire team for coming together and putting up such a great event. Folks conventions are not held every year it's a 20 year event or probably even more. Its about to bring our community together. This is a golden opportunity for like minded Goans to renew friendship and exchange views, business ideas and take part in social events . One of the major attraction of this event is the Super Hit Tiatro, a special presentation and thought of Dr. Kevin Saldanha who approached Ace-Director Jr. Menezes to present the Super Hit Teatro Adeus at the LIVING ARTS CENRE, Toronto's prestigious Theatre and it's a honor to our actors and actresses to perform at the LAC in Mississsauga. Last year Adeus was held here in Toronto Micheal Powers to a packed audience of 600 plus. Adeus became hit with running scenes, special effects and the movie style video projection etc.. The story of young lovers acted by Joe Vaz as Steve, and Shirley by Faria one of their best performances in Adeus. Adeus, In America they call him a living legend, play writer, Ace-Director Jr. Menezes won the hearts of people in Toronto as well as in New Jersey. His supper hit Tiatro excelled with state of the art technology, special effects, well written dialogues and solid deliveries. Raymond Menezes performs multi-roles, comedian , father and famous tribal Goan Khasti which reminded of the late Prem Kumar.He keeps the audience laughing all the time with his hilarious comdy. He keeps the Palk alive and demonstrated that we Goans are doing our share to keep amchi Konkani bhas alive here in Canada as well as in US. His unique direction is second to none. As Adeus is scheduled to be staged on 25th July at Toronto's most prestigious Theatre The Living Arts Centre in Mississauga. Once again, Folks some reasons you guys missed this drama. last year, now it is golden opportunity to witness the super hit at a affordable price of 25 cad dollars. I must say its pretty hard for the actors and actresses ( Goan Arts Troupe) to remain in confinement for two months attending Teatro rehearsals because of their family commitments. Keep up the good work guys. The proceeds will go towards Goan Charitable Organization. so come and support the good cause. Camilo Gomes ..
Re: [Goanet] Advantages of Oil @ $ 200 a barrel
--- On Mon, 7/7/08, Chris Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Exactly as some ideologues like to lament, it is warped ideology that has driven this argument. The people standing in the way of increased domestic production of oil are the Democrats and their fundraisers the extreme environmentalist cabal which includes the Sierra Club. Absolute Republican nonsense from Rush Limbagh's fantasies. Carter, a Democrat, proposed moving to solar energy (20% of our needs), a policy which Reagan gutted. Carter was right then on conservation, etc. Reagan and the Republicans wrong since. The Republican fat-cats have lived well off government energy subsidies while pretending to be free-market. See http://www.energybulletin.net/node/9657 and http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0503-22.htm Regards, George
[Goanet] PRESS RELEASE: World Daman Day
1st WORLD DAMAN DAY – 20TH August 2008 WORLD DAMAN DAY is being celebrated for the very first time on the 20th of August 2008 under the aegis of WORLD GOA DAY courtesy, Mr. Rene Barreto – the founder himself! Daman has always looked upon Goa as its 'Big Brother.’ But no two fingers are alike and so it is with siblings. These cultural differences though subtle, lend Daman its uniqueness. This worldwide event is a CELEBRATION of the unique culture of the people of Daman who have an identity of their very own – the DAMANESE! “Damão is not just the former name of Daman,” says Noël Gama, Overall Coordinator of WDD-08. “It’s another name for the Indo-Portuguese subculture of Daman and is a way of life. But most importantly, when broken up into its two syllables, it reveals the secret behind the characteristic hospitality of the typical Damanese – 'Da mão' – which literally translates as, 'give me your hand,' in Portuguese meaning, ‘welcome!’” The organizers are sure that the Administration of Daman and the Tourism department in particular, will support this endeavour. But only the proactive participation of Damaneses abroad will make it a resounding success. So, we call upon all Damaneses wherever you may be around the globe, to dedicate the 20th of August every year, to PROMOTE, PUBLICIZE and CELEBRATE all things DAMANESE by showcasing Damanese cultural heritage through artistic and cultural expressions and celebrations like… · DAMANESE MUSICAL FESTIVALS COMPETITIONS · DAMANESE FOOD FESTIVALS · TRADITIONAL/FOLK DANCE PERFORMANCES COMPETITIONS · ART CRAFT DISPLAYS · POETRY SONGWRITING COMPETITIONS People of Damanese origin, all over the world, are invited to come together and not only actively participate but initiate these worldwide celebrations, which will be coordinated by Noël Gama who is based in Daman. Let’s all celebrate all that is Daman – the sights, the sounds, the senses and the ‘saudades.’ Let the party begin – feel, think, breathe, live, eat and yes, drink to Daman! FOR MORE DETAILS – Please contact your coordinator in your country of residence or the Overall Coordinator in Daman at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] About the Overall coordinator – Noël Gama is the winner of the Writer of the Year 2007 award of The Writers Bureau, UK and the author of Culture Wise INDIA, now listed on Amazon.com. His signature Blog2Book projects caught the attention of a former Consul General of Portugal in India, who launched one of his websites, www.noelgama.com on Indo-Portuguese culture and is now being turned into four books viz., Viva Damão! The Indo-Portuguese Subculture of Daman, “Saudades! Folk Memories of Damão,” “If You Ever Come to Damão – Ultimate Travel Guide to a little-known Ex-Portuguese Hideaway”and “Where Angels Tread – Photo guide to the Churches, Chapels, Crosses Grottos of Daman” Country Coordinators: Portugal – Bosco Mendonca [EMAIL PROTECTED] UK – Franco Fonseca [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bertoldo Lopes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Macau – Noel Libano [EMAIL PROTECTED] Holland – Veridiana Veloso de sousa [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fujairah – Maria Franco [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sharjah – Lysa Lopes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Australia – John Machado [EMAIL PROTECTED] Saudi Arabia – Sylvia Rebello [EMAIL PROTECTED] UAE – Joe Colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ajman – Maria Noruega [EMAIL PROTECTED] Abu Dhabi – Anthony Colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dubai – Jack Machado [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oman – Sharmila Mascarenhas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Saudi Arabia – Brian D’costa [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kuwait – Veronica Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA – Dr. Paresh Mane [EMAIL PROTECTED] Canada – Anthony Machado [EMAIL PROTECTED] Websites –http://web.mac.com/noelgama/wdd08 http://worldgoan.blogspot.com/
Re: [Goanet] [GOAN-NRI] A caminhao ... from Colvale (circa 1972)
Hi Joe, Thank you so much. That was great! Sure brought back a lot of pleasant memories! .Enjoyed the trip back to yesteryears and all the memories it brought back.. Yes I know Burkolo’s caminhão, and I still remember as if it was happened yesterday. You and me both were travelling by Burkolo’s caminhão to Margao to watch hindi movies in ‘Cinema Metropole’. Let me ask you polietely, but what happened to the girl who used to sit next to you? Frankly I don't think you were trying for her. Ragar zainaka. Vicharta mhunn. Tuzo xezari, Lino (Utodd’dekar) --- On Mon, 7/7/08, JoeGoaUk wrote: Thanks FN for the Pic I remember travelling in this type of vehicle. We called it carrier (Karier or Kareth). It was so low that even children could not travell standing. One of the popular owners of the Karier was 'Burkulo' ( I'm sure our Lapit will remember it too) and the rout was Velsao-Cansaulim-Utorda-Majorda-Nuvem-Margao..Around late 60's This vehicle was replaced by big nose type single doorbuses 'dodge' co. Which required a 'Z' shape handle to startit's machine. Bus cleaner would do it from the front of the bus (externally). These were then replaced by Ashok layland and Tata buses with flat front and more sitting capacity like 56 seating and 22 standing. Fare was 4 anas (24p) to Margao The pic has brought back my memories. Thanks again === I was about 20 then. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/2642196864/
[Goanet] Why do some find it necessary to vomit in public?
Tue Jul 1 06:50:50 PDT 2008 From J. Colaco What is wrong with you people who want to tell everybody here about personal details of your parents, married/unmarried, sudra/chardo/brahman etc. Get a hold of yourself, guys. Do you really believe that the rest of us care enough to know this personal junk? Tue Jul 1 21:43:50 PDT 2008 From Cecil Pinto You have clearly articulated what so many of us here in Goan cyberspace have been meaning to say. Some individuals are consistently using GoaNet as though it is some sort of a clinic for personal catharsis and cure. An occasional outburst is understandable but constant whining about one's circumstances of birth and caste etc. is the sign of a sick mind. Wed Jul 2 08:56:34 PDT 2008 From CORNEL DACOSTA This may be a bit late from me but I have to agree with you totally that it is a nonsense when people have to disclose personal things about themselves in public when nobody wants to know or care. Wed Jul 2 17:51:52 PDT 2008 From J. Colaco 7: My problem with Monteiro's post about his mother and grandparents is based on the two disciplines I am presently immersed in. I absolutely believe that a person's confidentiality wrt matters private should be protected even after the person's death. Even the UK's current Data Protection Act is very clear about that. But let me not digress - Here are two points I'd like you to think about: a: I could understand IF Monteiro's(Monty) father made Monty's mother pregnant and deserted her without marrying her. That would be genuine grounds for Monty to spill his guts here. But when one realises that Monty's mother had another child with his father - what does that say about the relationship? And what does that say about the ungrateful Monty who in all likelihood needs professional help? Would you like GoaNet to be the meeting-place for such sychosomatic vomit? Mario responds: Jose, Cecil and Cornel, You have made your points. I was conflicted by your comments. Now it's my turn. The short answer to the question in the title of this thread is, Because they chose to. I am a little disappointed at your irritated, strongly worded umbrage in response, especially because you have all been steadfast supporters of tolerance and free speech on Goanet over the years. I may even agree with the reasons for your umbrage at the emotional, poignant and painful disclosures by some other posters regarding the so-called castes or marital infidelities of their parents - but that is neither here nor there. By its history and precedent, Goanet has been an open public forum for issues of interest to Goans, mostly Goa-centric, but with numerous exceptions, as long as these avoided personal abuse and the thoughts were expressed with reasonable civility. The beauty of an open forum is that members should be able to express themselves whithout worrying about the umbrage of others - who can respond and take issue if they choose to. Leaving aside the psychobabble inherent in some of the responses in this thread, I, too, noticed that Selma's disclosures about the castes her parents were tagged with by Goan society, and had risen above, and the far more painful disclosures by John, whose life had not descended into chaos as a result, were not what we are normally used to seeing on Goanet. But, we have not walked in their shoes, and have not experienced what they obviously were forced to during their formative years. When I read what THEY felt they had to write about issues that had to be so personal and deep-seated, my reaction was to sigh, shake my head and thank God I did not have to go through what they obviously experienced growing up. Did they vomit on all of us as the title of this thread alleges irritably, or did they feel comfortable enough with us, perhaps mistakenly, to vent their innermost feelings believing they could trust us to handle their disclosures with some level of sympathy and understanding? Make up your own minds. Being a public forum, we individually also have the right to not care enough to know this personal junk, or to believe that this is using Goanet for personal catharsis and cure, and that nobody wants to know. One's right of free speech includes the corresponding right of others to not listen, care or agree. However, for those who are not mental health professionals but businessmen, teachers or engaged euphemistically in two disciplines I am presently immersed in to suggest a need for psychological professional help was probably going a tad further than was really necessary or appropriate in my never humble opinion. In his Treatise on Toleration, Voltaire wrote, Not only is it extremely cruel to persecute in this brief life those who do not think the way we do, but I do not know if it might be too presumptuous to declare their eternal damnation., a sentiment that was later paraphrased as, I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. Finally, I also felt some
[Goanet] Indo-French satellite meeting held in Goa
India, France to launch tropical weather satellite in 2009 7 Jul, 2008, 2039 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: India and France will jointly launch a satellite next year to understand climate change and the tropical weather phenomena including monsoons. The joint working group of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the French Space Agency Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) met in Goa Saturday and Sunday to review the progress made on this. ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair and CNES president Yannick d'Escatha discussed the various modalities and technicalities involved with the launch of satellite Megha Topiques. The satellite will carry four payloads, a microwave radiometer, a humidity sounder, a radiation measuring instrument and a radio occultation sounder for atmospheric studies, an official of the science and technology ministry said Monday. At the meeting, an agreement was signed between both the space agencies on the policy for distribution of data received from Megha Tropiques. The policy will enable the global scientific community to have free access to Megha Tropiques data after calibration and evaluation of the payloads by scientists from India and France. This data is expected to enhance a better understanding of the tropical weather phenomenon including the monsoons, the official said. The meeting also reviewed the status of SARAL, another Indian satellite mission with payloads from CNES for the study of ocean. Besides the satellite missions, scientists from ISRO and CNES exchanged ideas for cooperation in conceiving space based systems and methodologies, which lead to a better understanding to tropical weather and climate. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/ET_Cetera/India_France_to_launch_tropical_weather_satellite_in_2009/articleshow/3207984.cms
[Goanet] Pell denies misleading abuse victim - from ninemsn
This article appears in news.ninemsn.com.au and I thought you should see it. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=593307 If you cannot click on the link above, copy and paste the entire address below into your web browser. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=593307 For all the latest news around the globe, check out ninemsn. http://ninemsn.com.au Good Morning Readers of Goanet. This is big news in my neck of the woods. Perhaps you would read it? Pah, there goes the patriarchy. Quel dommage! MEA CULPA. PEACE ON EARTH. AND GOOD WILL TO MEN. (NOT IN SYD CBD) I KNOW THAT OUR LOVELY JOURNOS WILL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF ALL THIS;. WILL LET YOU KNOW ALL THINGS PAPAL, AS THEY UNFOLD. Bitte, s'il vous plait Bosco, please allow this article on Goanet. rubygoes
[Goanet] Aloe Vera Plant Growing Usage Tips
Aloe Vera Plant Growing Usage Tipshttp://tipnut.com/aloe-vera-plant-growing-usage-tips/ [image: Picture of Potted Aloe Vera Plant - Tipnut.com]*Buying Tips* - This plant usually grows slowly inside a house–purchase a large, more mature plant if possible. If a young plant is your only option, you can still use it for first aid treatments but know it will take a few years to get large. - Young aloe plants are potent enough to use for first aid treatments, but the more mature plant offers a stronger potency, strength does increase with age. *Growing Tips* - Aloe Vera can be planted indoors or outdoors, but will turn brown in harsh sunlight so plant in indirect light. - Will freeze, make sure to protect it during frost dangers. Not suitable for wintering over in cold weather zones. - Will grow faster outside than inside, but definitely makes a good indoor plant. - Use well-drained sandy potting soil, a good quality commercial potting mix with extra perlite, granite grit, or coarse sand are added is recommended. Cacti and succulent mixes may also be used. Source: Wikipedia: Aloe Vera http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloe_vera. *Watering* - Aloe Vera is a succulent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succulent, don't overwater. - Allow the soil to become fairly dry before watering. Lightly water during winter months since the drying out will be slower. - If planting in a pot, make sure there is a drainage hole so the water can drain easily. *Repotting* - When the plant is rootbound it will be top heavy and will send out more new shoots or pups, repot. - Remove new shoots when they are 3 to 4 inches high and replant in their own pots. If you don't, they will suck life from the mother plant. Signs of this happening: The mother plant will get bright green and spread its leaves horizontally rather than vertically. - Water the pups well when repotting then don't water again for about 3 weeks, forcing the new roots to get strong and seek water. They may turn grey or brown initially, this is normal. These make great gifts so give freely! *Symptoms Of Poor Plant Care* - *Leaves lie flat instead of upright*: usually because of insufficient light. - *Leaves are thin and curled*: plant is not being watered enough, it's using up its own liquid. - *Leaves are brown*: too much direct sunlight. - *Very slow growth*: High alkaline soil or water; too damp for too long; not enough light; too much fertilizer. *Removing Leaves* - Harvest leaves as you need, the plant wound is quickly sealed and healed. The leaf will not grow back, choose those closest to the ground as they are the most mature and most potent. Using Aloe Vera For First Aid Treatments [image: Picture of Juice Dripping From Aloe Vera Plant - Tipnut.com] *How To Cut A Leaf* - Remove the leaf from the plant with a sharp knife. - Trim the thorny edges from the severed leaf, then slice the leaf across its width. The inner transparent, gooey gel is ready to be applied directly to the afflicted area. Use generously, it will be absorbed by the skin within several minutes. - After the gel from the first layer of ruptured cells has run dry, scratch the surface with a clean knife to rupture more cells, releasing more juice. This can be continued until there is nothing but green skin left. *How Long Will A Leaf Last* - Wrap partially used leaves in foil or plastic wrap and refrigerate, it will last for days. *Consuming The Plant Directly* - The colorless pulp is tasteless, but first rinse off the bitter yellow sap. Peel the green skin from the pulp, then rinse off the sap with cool water. *Source* - More complete notes tips can be found in the booklet: *The Ancient Egyptian Medicine Plant Aloe Vera Hand Book Author: Max B. Skousen Aloe Vera Research Institute (1982)* -- Have a nice day edu http://edwardlopes7.multiply.com/ http://www.youtube.com/edwardlopes7 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Goanet] An open letter to Goan Catholics
Hi All, I wanted to include only part of the text below, but the whole of it is worth reading again. My brother in law said that his late father (tarvoti) had said to him, 'all Goans should go abroad'. When he came abroad (through his wife), he said, 'now, I know my father was right to say that. All Goans should go aborad'. Where is my brother in law now? in Goa. Has been there for the last 15 years, he loves Goa. Do 'I' want to be in Goa - YES. 1000 times YES. Destiny dictates otherwise. ED. - Selma said, I spent three years of my college life in Panjim. Being of Shasti origins, my best friend from San Jose d'Ariel and I, would routinely make a trip to Margao every weekend. There we would spend endless hours at Peter Stores, buying knickknacks we didn't need and then heading to Loughinos for a falooda and sausage pao. On our weekend binge into town, being hormonally-charged teenagers at the time, we would try to elicit as much eve-teasing as possible from teenage boys, feeding into our insecure budding egos. The fear of being accosted or assaulted rarely entered our minds. Those days are long-gone. Today, eve-teasing in Margao is occasion for full-scale communal riots and anticipation of these riots, is reason enough to bring in swords by the dozens. The Goan Catholic cannot cope with this. The male of our species has been emasculated by centuries of Sunday Mass sermaos. He has neither swords, nor koitos nor the inclination with which to rise in protest. The female of our species is educated and emancipated. She wants nothing more than to get on with her professional and family life. In this morass that Goa has become of hurt religious sensibilities and communal tensions, Goan Catholics have no place. Sadly, I urge you to go to the nearest embassy you can find, whether Canada, Portugal or New Zealand and apply for citizenship. Don't let the fear of the West keep you for applying. You are already bi-cultural. Your children's transition to a Western culture will be fluid. It is the best thing for your children's safety. I write this with all sadnes for my beloved Goa and Goans. selma __ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html
[Goanet] Swords seizure: Belgaum man in
Swords seizure: Belgaum man in Panaji, DHNS: The Goa police have brought a man from Belgaum in connection with the seizure of swords after the communal flare-up in Margao last month. Superintendent of Police S Prabhudessai said that Jagdish Singh, believed to have transported the swords from Punjab to Goa en route to Belgaum is being questioned. Five persons were arrested after the police, acting on a tip-off, found swords being transported into the state. Some 17 swords have so far been recovered, SP said. Among the arrested is one Bashir Shaikh, a resident of Moti Dongor in Margao. Shaikh's furniture shop was set on fire on June 28, the night after communal tension gripped Margao as Bajrang Dal and RSS activists targeted Muslim shopkeepers and residents over eve-teasing incident. Shaikh reportedly told the police that swords had been procured for self-defence. This is the second incident in recent months that attempts have been made to polarise the residents of Margao over religious lines. Margao, from where Chief Minister Digambar Kamat was elected, has seen a large ingress of Muslim settlers from Karnataka. http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jul82008/national2008070777555.asp
[Goanet] Under pressure from Goa to scrap SEZs, Centre sets conditions: compensate developers, will denotify
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/332275.html Under pressure from Goa to scrap SEZs, Centre sets conditions: compensate developers, will denotify JAYANT SINGH Posted online: Monday, July 07, 2008 at 2346 hrs Print Email NEW DELHI, JULY 6: Yielding to Goa's insistence on cancelling all special economic zones (SEZs), the Commerce and Industry ministry has finally said it could denotify the SEZs if the state seized the land allotted to developers and returned their money along with interest and compensated them for investment already made on the ground. Related Stories NPT-like approach on climate change not acceptable: SaranEcho of 1928 in Sariska experimentCouples therapyAnother Cong MLA joins K'taka BJP Ad Links Best Travel Deals in India India Aiming at 4 45 Inflation FM Indian Space Research Organisation According to officials in the Department of Commerce, the Centre would then be able to denotify these SEZs since they would not have any land to execute the projects. Six developers have so far paid two of the three instalments amounting to Rs 280 crore to the Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) for about 600 acres allotted to them. They have made investments of about Rs 500 crore over and above this. Three of these six SEZs — K Raheja Corporation, Peninsula Pharma Research Centre and Meditab Specialities — are notified under the SEZ Act 2005 and the Goa government has been repeatedly asking the Centre to denotify them due to political opposition to SEZs in the state. At a meeting of the Board of Approval for SEZs on June 4, the Centre had made it clear that it was not possible to denotify the three SEZs since there was no provision to do so under the SEZ Act. But now, the Centre has given up. Officials in the Commerce department, however, said Goa refused to compensate the developers and was yet to initiate talks with them. There have been widespread protests in Goa against the setting up of SEZs over the past year by villagers and activists which led the state government to cancel all approved SEZs and recommend denotification of the rest by the Central government. This has left SEZ promoters in Goa hanging in mid-air. The GIDC had started accepting applications for setting up SEZs in 2006 and had eventually leased this land — a total of 600 acres of industrial estate — to six companies for SEZs. This land was acquired by GIDC way back in 2001. Apart from the three notified SEZs, the others, which had cleared the approval stage, are Inox Mercantile Co Pvt Ltd, Paradigm Logistics Distribution Pvt Ltd, Planetview Mercantile Company Pvt Ltd, and Maxgrow Finlease Pvt Ltd.
[Goanet] Portugal assures support to India at NSG
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEH20080707145125 Portugal assures support to India at NSG Tuesday July 8 2008 01:12 IST IANS Get a 30% discount on Calls to India. NEW DELHI: Portugal has said that it will support proposal to allow nuclear trade with India at the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). We (will) support India in the NSG. I had the opportunity to say to the Indian (External Affairs) minister that this is the Portuguese position, portuguese Minister for Foreign Affairs Luis Amado told reporters here on Monday. We understand India's concerns to meet its strong demand of energy, he said. The minister pointed out that Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates had made a similar announcement of his country's position during his visit to India in December 2007 to attend the India-EU summit. The Indian government is currently trying to push through the civilian nuclear deal with US through its domestic political barriers, and to get the deal approved before the Bush administration leaves office by the end of this year. The next step for India would be to sign a safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for its civilian nuclear plants - the draft has reportedly been finalised, but not signed yet. The government is likely now to sign the agreement, after getting a new political ally, even as the Left parties have threatened to withdraw support if India goes to the IAEA. Thereafter, the US, supported by Britain and France, would shepherd a proposal in the NSG for modifying its guidelines to allow trade in nuclear fuel and technology with India, a non-signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. But NSG members have been first eager to get a look at the safeguards agreement before agreeing to the proposal by consensus. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is currently on a visit to Japan to attend the G-8 summit, where he is scheduled to meet President Bush Wednesday and also expected to lobby for NSG support among the attending heads of government and state. Once the NSG allows trade with India, the bilateral agreement for civilian nuclear cooperation will go to the US Congress for an up-and-down vote. The portuguese minister began his three-day visit to India Monday, accompanied by a delegation of top business leaders with diverse interests ranging from banking to infrastructure. After his meeting with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, he addressed Indian business leaders at the Indo-Portuguese Business Council. On Tuesday, he leaves for Goa to renew ties with Portugal's former colony. He will meet Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat and business people. Amado will return to Portugal via Mumbai on Wednesday.
Re: [Goanet] An open letter to Goan Catholics
Dearest Selma, Would you please put in a word for me at any prefered Embassy nearest to you? That will take a lot of running around for me to do. I think I will take your advice, having resisted this urge for such a long time, UNLESS (:- you use your good offices with the Archbishop of Goa Daman to convince him that henceforth the Sunday Services in every church and chapel should be converted into the training camps to teach girls and boys how to effectively wield sharpened swords which can separate the head from the shoulders in one go. Maybe, I can take the contract to supply the swords and not look for a visa. :-) B/rgds floriano goasuraj - Original Message - From: Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 5:44 PM Subject: [Goanet] An open letter to Goan Catholics Those days are long-gone. Today, eve-teasing in Margao is occasion for full-scale communal riots and anticipation of these riots, is reason enough to bring in swords by the dozens. The Goan Catholic cannot cope with this. The male of our species has been emasculated by centuries of Sunday Mass sermaos. He has neither swords, nor koitos nor the inclination with which to rise in protest. The female of our species is educated and emancipated. She wants nothing more than to get on with her professional and family life. In this morass that Goa has become of hurt religious sensibilities and communal tensions, Goan Catholics have no place. Sadly, I urge you to go to the nearest embassy you can find, whether Canada, Portugal or New Zealand and apply for citizenship. Don't let the fear of the West keep you for applying. You are already bi-cultural. Your children's transition to a Western culture will be fluid. It is the best thing for your children's safety. I write this with all sadnes for my beloved Goa and Goans. selma
[Goanet] An open letter to Goan Catholics
I totally disagree with this doomsday suggestion defeated attitide. Every place as its positives negatives; and I am saying this with confidence after travelling to many parts of the World; particularly the West and having also being a permanent resident of Goa. Instead of taking easy route of complaining saying all the Cant Do's lets look at Can Do's instead. I believe if we look at latter we can definetely do wonders for Goa; our home least we forget!! Message: 3 Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 05:14:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] An open letter to Goan Catholics To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I spent three years of my college life in Panjim. Being of Shasti origins, my best friend from San Jose d'Ariel and I, would routinely make a trip to Margao every weekend. There we would spend endless hours at Peter Stores, buying knickknacks we didn't need and then heading to Loughinos for a falooda and sausage pao. On our weekend binge into town, being hormonally-charged teenagers at the time, we would try to elicit as much eve-teasing as possible from teenage boys, feeding into our insecure budding egos. The fear of being accosted or assaulted rarely entered our minds. Those days are long-gone. Today, eve-teasing in Margao is occasion for full-scale communal riots and anticipation of these riots, is reason enough to bring in swords by the dozens. The Goan Catholic cannot cope with this. The male of our species has been emasculated by centuries of Sunday Mass sermaos. He has neither swords, nor koitos nor the inclination with which to rise in protest. The female of our species is educated and emancipated. She wants nothing more than to get on with her professional and family life. In this morass that Goa has become of hurt religious sensibilities and communal tensions, Goan Catholics have no place. Sadly, I urge you to go to the nearest embassy you can find, whether Canada, Portugal or New Zealand and apply for citizenship. Don't let the fear of the West keep you for applying. You are already bi-cultural. Your children's transition to a Western culture will be fluid. It is the best thing for your children's safety. I write this with all sadnes for my beloved Goa and Goans. selma -- Message: 4 Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 13:15:22 +0100 From: Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] Decline of Panjim, and expanding slums in Goa To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 2008/7/7 Sandeep Heble [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Dear all, After going through the TOI report, I guess we all owe Rajan an apology. All this time, we were foolish to think that Rajan was Anti-migrants. We now learn that because of Rajan's Petition, not only will the city be much cleaner than before but the migrants too will have decent toilets whenever they want to answer the calls of Nature. While we are only paying lip-service to their sympathetic needs, Rajan is genuinely working to give this poor community a better life. Pravin always used to tell me that Rajan in reality is not the same person as he appears on the Forum. How Rajan would often advice the migrant Labourers to educate their children so that this community could prosper in the future, etc. Now we really know that Pravin was right and we were all wrong. Let's ignore his harsh words. Through his actions, it is quite apparent that Rajan is indeed making conditions favourable for Migrants and their living. As the phrase goes, Actions speak Louder than words! Cheers Sandeep RESPONSE: I just read that there is a place in India which pays People to use its toilets, perhaps the same should be done in Goa, pay everyone to come over and have a pee or a shiii! -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England -- Message: 5 Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 17:05:48 +0100 (BST) From: JOHN MONTEIRO [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] A Trip Down Memory Lane To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Thank you Rajiv, Its always nice to experience someone else's memories in the way the author has described here. Was this you? A Trip Down Memory Lane was very nice very pleasant for me to read, especially when the author mentioned the two lives of the youth the older man. I like the way that the author put a neat separation between the two people, the 20-year old the 50 year-old but still able to balance his life. We all who love these type of stories memories all balance a the little tear in the corner of our eyes, for the 20-year old who was there all those years ago, and the 50 year old that he is today. Wonderful stuff
Re: [Goanet] open letter to goan catholics
i have always read selma's comments with impunity. that they are too hollow and rarely do matter to the common man. cause she discussed issues which were non to caring to the general folk. but in this letter, i must really appreciate her for hitting out at fellow catholics. we have let ourselves become nomads in a no mans land. we have forgotten our roots. we only look forward to getting portuguese passports. worst of all we dont have a sense of belongingness even to our beloved GOA which we pride ourselves on. but we allow ourselves to be carried on with the tide. eveteasing has always been there in goa and all around. a few whistles, a few words, and a bit of line maring. but we goans respect the women folk. these idiots just look at womens as items of pleasure, thats why the intolerance now. it is true that there is a feeling caving in almost senses that we are allowing ourselves to be known as minorities. we catholics in goa have never had these feeeling of minorities. we have always lived happily with our majority hindu brethren. nor had the hindus have anything to worry from us fellow christians. how come suddenly we feel that discord is gaining strength within goa. come on catholics and the church at large, wake up. we are goans first. this outside community is today telling us that minorities are under threats in our goa. infact we should tell them to pack their bags and go back to their places. in this struggle against the outsiders, we have to join forces with the hindus of goa or atleast give our tacit support. the incidents in margao are just not hindus v/s muslims. it should be goans v/s outsiders (of course, muslims)this war should be goans against outsiders who are actually dividing the complacent goan community of hindus and christrians. rather we are slowly being outnumbered by the other minorities (muslims) from outside who know nothing else but spit venom and hatred against others and ever ready to defend themselves with swords. and we just have our good hearts as goans to welcome them. these are not stray incidents of communal violence. these is vicious propaganda to get in their community by thousands in their govt funded slums with all backing from hte powers that be. Housing Board, moti dongor has no goans. what a irony. Housing Board for whom. How come our poor gauddis, both hindus adn christians dont get a place in this plots. we have to fight the govt too on this factor. but we catholics have first to show solidarity with our hindu brethren. atleast cause of you, we know the reality of thes outsiders. Beny Pereira Dubai - UAE I spent three years of my college life in Panjim. Being of Shasti origins, my best friend from San Jose d'Ariel and I, would routinely make a trip to Margao every weekend. There we would spend endless hours at Peter Stores, buying knickknacks we didn't need and then heading to Loughinos for a falooda and sausage pao. On our weekend binge into town, being hormonally-charged teenagers at the time, we would try to elicit as much eve-teasing as possible from teenage boys, feeding into our insecure budding egos. The fear of being accosted or assaulted rarely entered our minds. Those days are long-gone. Today, eve-teasing in Margao is occasion for full-scale communal riots and anticipation of these riots, is reason enough to bring in swords by the dozens. The Goan Catholic cannot cope with this. The male of our species has been emasculated by centuries of Sunday Mass sermaos. He has neither swords, nor koitos nor the inclination with which to rise in protest. The female of our species is educated and emancipated. She wants nothing more than to get on with her professional and family life. In this morass that Goa has become of hurt religious sensibilities and communal tensions, Goan Catholics have no place. Sadly, I urge you to go to the nearest embassy you can find, whether Canada, Portugal or New Zealand and apply for citizenship. Don't let the fear of the West keep you for applying. You are already bi-cultural. Your children's transition to a Western culture will be fluid. It is the best thing for your children's safety. I write this with all sadnes for my beloved Goa and Goans. selma
[Goanet] Helipads to be set up in Bicholim to save flood victims
-- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM JULY 8: As a measure to tackle floods in Bicholim taluka it was decided to establish two helipads in the taluka. The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Emergency Flood control committee held at the Bicholim Mamletdar office on Saturday. The deputy collector, Arvind Bugde chaired the meeting. It may be recalled that flood had hit Bicholim taluka last year and had destroyed property worth lakh of rupees. The Bicholim and Sanquelim market was submerged under water and several people had to be rescued from their homes. After this incident a special committee consisting of people from the flood affected areas, government officials was formed under the chairmanship of the deputy collector. On Saturday a special meeting was held to discuss the measures to be taken if the floods hit the taluka in the future. The people brought to the notice that last year there were some instances when the people had to be rescued as water engulfed their houses. The fire force had to struggle hard to save them. In the meeting it was decided that in case of emergency there should be helicopters in the area so that the people could be saved. In view of this it was decided to construct of two helipads one in Bicholim at Lakheram and the other on the ground of the Government college Sanquelim. To construct a permanent helipad it was decided to acquisition land at Harvalem Sanquelim. The deputy collector told that during emergency a warning siren would be sounded and the people would be shifted to safer places. Discussions on various topics including the places to be reserved for the flood victims, supply of food, medicine and other facilities was also held. Several points including taking appointing a personnel on the dam at Virdi (Maharastra), making special chart to indicate high and low tide, cutting down dangerous branches of trees were also discussed during the meeting. The officials from PWD, electricity, transport, police, education, fire force, BDO and muncipality were also present on the occasion.
[Goanet] Nursing... two stories from Goa
Nursing students' demand met 8 Jul 2008, 0611 hrs IST,TNN PANAJI: The students of the Institute of Nursing Education (INE) called off their strike on Monday as they won over exclusive rights to the new building constructed at Bambolim to house the institute. Joint secretary for health, Dattaram Sardessai, issued a letter to the protesting students on the afternoon of July 7, 2008 stating that the new building at Bambolim will be used exclusively for the activities of the INE. The letter also stated that the two blocks occupied by the Emergency Management Research Institute (EMRI) ambulance service will be shifted with effect from Monday. Provision has now been made to accomodate EMRI in an equivalent space in the Goa Medical College. The letter was issued on the instructions of health minister, Vishwajit Rane. As a result, the inaugural ceremony of the new construction was held as scheduled in the evening on July 7, 2008 wherein the health minister assured the students the building will be utilised solely for housing the nursing institute. The inaugural ceremony was also attended by the chief minister, Digambar Kamat, speaker of the legislative assembly, Pratapsingh Rane, parliamentary secretary, Francis Silveira, chief secretary, J P Singh, dean of GMC, Dr V N Jindal, director of health services, Rajnanda Desai and Dr Pramod Salgaonkar of the women's commission. Speaking on the occassion, the chief minister said that giving state the best of health services is a priority for his government. Kamat also said that he further plans to introduce post-graduate course in nursing in the institute. Meanwhile, the students of the INE have demanded that the principal of the college should allow the institute to be shifted to the new complex with immediate effect. It may be recalled that the students of the institute had boycotted their classes and staged a protest outside the new complex at Bambolim since Sunday. The hundred students of the institute were protesting against the handing over part of the new structure to the Hyderabad based EMRI. The new structure was originally constructed exclusively to house the INE and the infrastructure would qualify the institute for recognition from the Indian Nursing Council (INC). However, the authorities were forced to issue the letter on Monday evening assuring that EMRI would be moved out after the students refused to call off the strike based on verbal assurances from the head of the institute and the director of health services. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Goa/Nursing_students_demand_met/rssarticleshow/3208999.cms * * * Nursing students demand INC recognition 7 Jul 2008, 0729 hrs IST,TNN Print EMail Discuss New Bookmark/Share SaveWrite to Editor PANAJI: In an effort to increase chances of obtaining Indian Nursing Council (INC) recognition, the students of the Institute of Nursing Education accompanied by their parents staged a day-long protest outside the new building constructed to house the college. The new structure originally constructed exclusively for the purpose of housing the Institute of Nursing Education was scheduled to be inaugurated on July 7. But the state government's decision to hand over a part of the structure to Emergency Management Research Institute (EMRI) has angered the students. EMRI is a private ambulance service with its head office based in Hyderabad. The company was to conduct interviews on Sunday at 9 am. The protestors, however, blocked the EMRI officials from entering the building and the interviews were thereafter conducted at the Panaji Residency. A full-fledged building is one of the pre-requisites to qualify for the recognition. Students of the nursing institute fear that with EMRI being accommodated in the new structure the nursing college will suffer a setback. A delegation of the aggrieved students and parents had earlier met the chief minister, Digambar Kamat where they were assured that the accommodation of EMRI is only a temporary arrangement. On Sunday morning, a delegation also contacted health minister Vishwajit Rane and demanded that the use of the new building for any other purpose than housing the nursing institute should be disallowed. However, the protestors said that they were not extended any support. The students also said that they also did not receive any positive response from the principal of their institute. Therefore, the students have decided to continue their protest and boycott classes from Monday onwards. Meanwhile, criticising health minister Vishwajit Rane's move to accommodate the emergency ambulance service and its call centre at the new building, the state BJP said it would support the agitating students. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Goa/Nursing_students_demand_INC_recognition/rssarticleshow/3204587.cms
[Goanet] Fw: Riposte to Democracy as an Illusion: The Goa Experience - Kind attn. Mr. Arun Sinha
- Original Message - From: goasuraj To: Navhind Times Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 3:26 PM Subject: Riposte to Democracy as an Illusion: The Goa Experience - Kind attn. Mr. Arun Sinha JULY 8, 2008 To, Mr. Arun Sinha, The editor, Navhind Times. Panjim-Goa. Sir, Subject: A riposte to the editorial article captioned 'DEMOCRACY AS AN ILLUSION: The GOA Experience' - The Odyssey's While congratulating you for this piece of 'excellent writing', let me, the second person named by you in the write-up say that, to the best of my belief, I consider: (1) 'Our Representative form of Democracy ENDS the day our ELECTION RESULTS are declared; (2) That I have always believed that it is a SYSTEM (of governance) that must be supported and not INDIVIDUALS. That individuals contesting assembly elections as Independents must be shunned since they are bereft of any ideology but are only movers and shakers and political commission brokers. You will agree with me that there is a resonating cord to be found in what I have said above and the gist of your entire article. Now, to get back to the other specifics: The Congress, the BJP, the NCP et al have failed because the SYSTEM is not to be found anywhere but only the individuals. And without the SYSTEM in place, the individual will perform in the manner that our Goan political history has shown since 1961. Can we blame these individual? I say 'NO'. Mainly because an individual left to his own preferences, will want to sway like the 'air sock' at the mercy of the winds blowing his/her way, the winds loaded with monetary incentives. The Individual could have been a 'saint' for all that matters. But even saints do have their price, more so, in the absence of a SYSTEM that must regulate his/her actions. A fine example could be found in the history of 'Jesus Christ' and world He built through his disciples. If He had not gone by the SYSTEM - [offer the other cheek... etc], the world would have as many streams of SYSTEMS as there were disciples. Even 'Judas' who defied the SYSTEM set by JC ultimately complied by hanging himself by way of repentance. You have named Matanhy and James Fernandes of 'Goemche Niz Mogi' besides me in your most appreciated article. Matanhy has been in the activism world for Goa since a very long time having built-up his credibility and integrity over the long run of years. And people expected him to prove himself the ultimate man on the real political fighting turf, the savior of Goan Causes, when they got him elected to the Cortalim Constituency. But then, we who have been around and who have been watching the Goan political scene carefully and evaluating it as the events went by, did not give him 10 out of 10 to keep himself on the track that he had followed. Reason being that he had, unseen to him, moved off the original track he has always walked on ... the Ideology set-out by GOMANT LOK POKH ... to walk on the unholy track set by the UGDP its founder having been the late Monte Xavier Furtado amongst others. Today, Matanhy is struggling to gain the ground lost by his voluntary inaction as the Minister in the BJP government where he, instead of being his real attacking ferocious 'fighter dog' turned himself into the 'ear licking poodle'. This cost him his credibility as well a place in Goa's history, inspite of his many fights for Goa. Hopefully, people of Goa will forgive him his little peccadilloes and elevate him to his previous selfless glory. Coming to James Fernandes and his brand of Goemche Niz Mogi, I have nothing against him and his ideological supporters. It is only that he has no roots. And roots do not come easy. I have always wished him well and I will always wish him well in the fight to SAVE GOA. And I must say that I was totally taken aback by a massive surprise to find my name qualified to be printed at all in your good Navhind Times, especially in your own write-up. I was not around for many years when you came to Goa (circa 1992-1993?) as I was sailing the high seas to be actively involved with Goa and Goans. But the first time you heard of me was during the 'Meta Strips' imbroglio, sometime in 1999 or thereafter. But then, the assessment that you have made of my brand of activism (which I have followed even during my sailing days) is found wanting. For one thing, I certainly do not want to make a huge forest out of Goa wanting people to survive on the fruits of the forest alone. I have a certain vision of my own, the vision which I have, on many an occasions, prevailed upon you to have a look-see. Certainly, I have not expected you to be dazzled with that vision, but then, if you did have a clue, you would have found it fit not to include my name as one of the promoters of a 'FOREST-GOA' But then, you must not misunderstand me. It is just as well that you have identified my name, because, you have given me the opportunity to showcase
[Goanet] Portuguese Consortium To Bid for Indian Goa Airport
Portuguese News Digest. 8 July 2008. A consortium formed by several Portuguese companies will bid in a tender for the construction of the new airport in Goa, India. The consortium includes builders Edifer and Soares da Costa, airport operator ANA - Aeroportos de Portugal, private equity firm Iberpartners, Parque Expo and Banco Efisa. The investment value of the project for Goa's new airport in western India is calculated at $400 mln (255 mln euro). The Mopa airport, which will be the state's first international airport, will be located in Mopa plateau. It will be one of the several projects that India's Government plans to develop as public-private partnerships. Its construction will expectedly take some five years. India is an emerging market with a great growth potential, a source by Portugal's Foreign Ministry said. The country registered an annual rise in its gross domestic product (GDP) of 9.0 pct for 2007, the same source added. Thus, it is normal, part of this value to be invested in infrastructure development, the source noted. Portugal's Foreign Minister, Luis Amado, together with 10 Portuguese enterprises, went on an official three-day visit to India, started on July 6. The companies are from various sectors -- banking, airport, footwear and civil construction. The visit is aimed at promoting the bilateral investments of the two countries, as well as at boosting the trade exchange between them. For the original text, 346 words, in Portuguese, see: http://diarioeconomico.sapo.pt/edicion/diarioeconomico/edicion_impresa/empre sas/pt/desarrollo/1143486.html If you have a problem with the link do to http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/ - Newsletter of 8 July 2008.
[Goanet] NAZI-GATE -- THE GOAN JOURNO PRICKS
NAZI-GATE -- THE GOAN JOURNO PRICKS Herald -- The Humble Pricks http://bp1.blogger.com/_RbiPbQTar_Y/SHNarsjmbQI/Ans/mX2tZKnqPso/s1600-h/.jpg3 pricks out of 10 It was Herald which caught the bait hoot, line and s't'inker. They put this story on the front page, with a nice read duo-decked header and they put old gramps Bach pic on it… Was he grinning... hehe And we were kicked. That's the paper we subscribe to at home. But one thing you've got to give these guys. These guys did not stray out of line. They behaved as admirably as a conservative Laxmibai Rudranath Tokre would when faced with an opportunity for promiscuity. But frankly we did not really expect them to run the story. Reason… Editor Ashwin Tombat. for more read http://penpricks.blogspot.com/2008/07/nazi-gate-goan-journo-pricks.html
[Goanet] Press Note: Public Screenings of 'Naxal' cds
Gawada, Kunbi, Velip and Dhangar Federation (GAKUVED) will organise public screening of documentary cds dubbed as 'Naxal' by the Leader of the opposition on June 19 2008 at the Public Hearing of the House Committee of Home Ministry. The CDs are a adivasi rights campaigning in favour of land rights againt invasion of the mining companies in Jharkhand. They are produced by a group called BIRSA - Binbrai Institute of Research Study and Action based in Ranchi, Jharkahnd. The screening is for Press, Police and members of Public. The screening is going to be on Thursday, 10th July at 4.00pm at Art Gallery of Menezes Braganza Hall, Panjim, Goa. Yours Sincerely, Sd/- (Durgadas Gaonkar) President, Gawada, Kunbi, Velip and Dhangar Federation (GAKUVED) -- www.mandgoa.blogspot.com MAND An adivasi-rights resource centre, An initiative of Gawda, Kunbi, Velip, and Dhangar Federation (GAKUVED) Hari Smriti 381, Dhulapi, Corlim, Ilhas, Goa. Pincode: 403 110 _ Searching for the best deals on travel? Visit MSN Travel. http://msn.coxandkings.co.in/cnk/cnk.do
Re: [Goanet] Goan Catholics and Oil at 200/bbl
Dear Selma-bai, If Goa was a mess in 2006, as I wrote in my personal ramblings, then it would be a mess for both Hindus and Catholics. A 'secular' mess if I may say so. No purpose served by your post exhorting Catholics to leave Goa. Not that any Catholics would take your heed and leave Indian shores because you told them to. The Hindus who have emigrated to the west far outnumber the Christians who have done so. I reluctantly say that because Indians are Indians - they should not be counted as Christians, Hindus or Muslims. Bad enough the ignorant western term Hindu India. Roland. +1 416.453.3371 On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 3:44 AM, Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shee shee shee, kitem re Roland-bab, memory also fading? :-) Remember this? http://www.goanet.org/post.php?name=Newslist=goanetinfo=2006-November/authorpost_id=050972
[Goanet] Pandora's last box
A battered woman stays on with her husband because of the shame of having failed and the hope that things will change. We are now in a battered wife relationship with India. We bear the unbearable shame of knowing that collectively as a society we have failed and yet as human beings, we cling to the hope that things will change. Hope was after all the last box Pandora opened. But even hope must be occasionally ameliorated, assuaged and given wings to fly. We belong to a country that refuses to learn the lessons of history. We held our breath after the Masjid Bahri mosque, we held our breath again after the Gujarat riots. Hoping against hope that such atrocities would not be repeated in our lifetime. Yet, they have only gained in momentum. Edna Fernandes writes, in her book Holy Warriors, that most of those who court the Hindutva ideology are young men. They are not the same men nursing the bitterness and pain of Partition. This is a new generation of Hindu Raj ideologues. Twenty years of prosperity has not been successful in developing a social conscience. Neither has this prosperity percolated to the ghettoized Muslim, which makes them feel more alienated. They, in turn, cling to archaic paradigms that don’t serve them well in a modern, secular world. India has shown no resolve whatsoever to deal with the contentious issue of Kashmir, an albatross hanging around our necks. Nor has she shown any will to tackle the corruption that bottle-necks and strangulates our governments into non-governance. India has become a country that robs her citizens of every ounce of their dignity and worth and gives little in return. The only reason, we still cling to her and owe it allegiance is because we haven’t yet stopped hoping nor have we stopped calling her “amma”. selma
[Goanet] A survey... and bridges with Africa
DPSE SEEKS CO-OPERATION FORM PUBLIC Panaji, July 8, 2008 The Directorate of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation will be conducting a House to House Survey on Domestic Tourism, Housing Condition and Particular of Slums, as a part of the National Survey being conducted by the National Sample Survey Unit, Government of India. The field investigators i.e. Specially trained employees of the Directorate of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation, will be visiting houses in rural and urban areas of Goa, during July 21, 2008 to June 30, 2009. The Directorate of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation has been declared as the Nodal Agency in the matters of collection of data in the field. The members of General Public is hereby urged to extend their full co-operation, as the correct responses from them can only make the survey a success. Information collected in the course of survey will be kept strictly confidential for statistical purpose only. DI/NB/NUD/LS/JA/LN/2008/ BUILDING BRIDGES WITH AFRICA CONFERENCE ON JULY 12 Panaji, July 8, 2008 A Conference on Building Bridges with Africa will be held at Hotel Cidade de Goa on Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 10.00a.m. organized by the Office of the Commissioner for NRI Affairs and is being held in the backup of the recent visit of Shri Eduardo Faleiro to Mozambique and Kenya. Furthermore, the first India Africa Summit was held last April in New Delhi where Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh declared that India intends to be a partner in Africa's resurgence and announced a comprehensive package of economic co-operation. The Conference will discuss the role of people of Goan origin and other Indians in Africa in promoting such co-operation. The Conference will be inaugurated by the Chief Minister,Shri Digambar Kamat and Commissioner for NRI Affairs, Shri Eduardo Faleiro will preside. Those who will address the Conference include Chief Secretary, Shri J. P. Singh, Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, Nalin Surie and Ambassadors and High Commissioners from African countries. Invitation cards are available at the Office of the Commissioner for NRI Affairs at the Secretariat, Porvorim, at Clube Vasco da Gama and at Hotel Cidade de Goa, Panaji.
[Goanet] BBC E-mail: 7/7 family bring eye-care hope
RUBY GOES saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Message ** An uplifting story. Thanks. rubyges ** 7/7 family bring eye-care hope ** Three years since losing her sister Miriam in the 7 July attacks, Esther Hyman travelled to India for the inauguration of a children's eye care centre in Miriam's name. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/7492848.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] About Sujay Gupta
Hi! I thought of sharing more info on Sujay Gupta which I found on Net. Reading all this I fell his article on 'Green movement has shades of black' has enough credibility Yogesh About Sujay Gupta Sujay Gupta is the editor of Goa. Unltd. and a multi-faceted personality. Sujay Gupta has been a journalist for 21 years. Apart from reporting the political issues he has passionately written and planned campaigns on many urban, social and environmental issues. Sujay has recently moved back to Goa where he writes for several publications in and is a media consultant as well and hopes to find NIRVANA. He of course thinks 'Nirvana' could be the brand of his own feni which he dreams of launching! Detailed Bio: Sujay Gupta has been a journalist for 21 years. Apart from reporting the political issues he has passionately written and planned campaigns on many urban, social and environmental issues. Television: For the last 1.5 years he has been the Bureau Chief, the functional Head of News Operations, Western India with NDTV. Most recently, he was one of the first journalists to report Scarlett Keeling's murder in media. With NDTV he also worked on a much applauded series of stories on the popular WITNESS programme anchored by Sreenivasan Jain on the rampant rash of construction projects in Goa and how the new regional development plan for Goa that was completely unsustainable. This campaign led to scrapping of the proposed regional development plan. The government was forced to constitute another special task force which included peoples representatives to formulate a new regional plan, a first in the history of independent India. Newspaper: Prior to working with NDTV, he has been the deputy editor (Times of India), Editor Asian Age, Special Correspondent and Bureau Chief The Telegraph, Publisher and Editor (Gomantak Times) and Senior correspondent of The Statesman in the following locations for almost 16 years: . Times of India, North-East region and Mumbai: Political and social issues. He had covered insurgency in the North-East region of India extensively. . Asian Age, Mumbai: Infrastructure and urban issues. Scrutinized projects through investigation . The Telegraph: Uttar Pradesh: Political and social movements. He worked closely with NGOs on water conservation and anti-Tehri dam in Uttarakhand . The Statesman, Madhya Pradesh (MP) and Kashmir: In Kashmir, he reported for a year and looked at terrorism from a human angle. In MP, he was involved with Narmada Bachao Andolan campaign for 2.5 years . Gomantak Times, Goa: Worked with local communities across Goa for 2 years on following issues: water, roads, environment, child rights and trafficking Essay . Money Tames Cricket by Soumitra Bose and Sujay Gupta. Published in Cricketing Cultures in Conflict, Routledge, UK Magazine . Calcutta Skyline: Sujay was a part of the core team that launched Calcutta's first city magazine at the age of sixteen Education . University of Westminster, London: Media Studies and Mass Communications . St. Xavier's College, Kolkata: Bachelor of Arts in English.
[Goanet] The false premise of Goan Catholic hope
One of the letters noted that we, Goan Catholics should show solidarity with our Hindu brethren and show these outsiders a lesson. This is the false premise of Goan Catholic hope. Hate has no colour or creed. Hate is simply hate. Besides I am tired of hearing this bit about teaching other people lessons, of teaching Muslims lessons, of teaching ghantis lessons, of teaching non-Goans lessons. I want to learn some lessons. I am not too old to learn lessons in life. Lessons of compassion, acceptance and tolerance. I want to learn that other humans are beings with mothers and daughters just as myself. That they merit our empathy and help not our disdain. selma
[Goanet] Correction: Press Note: Public Screenings of Jharkhand Adivasi Rights CDs
Gawada, Kunbi, Velip and Dhangar Federation (GAKUVED) will organise a public screening of documentary cds on Thursday, 10th July at 4.00 pm at Art Gallery of Menezes Braganza Hall, Panjim, Goa. The documentary CDs were dubbed as 'Naxal' by the Leader of the opposition on June 19, 2008 at the Public Hearing of the House Committee of Home Ministry. The CDs are a adivasi rights campaign in favour of land rights against invasion of the mining companies in Jharkhand. They are produced by a group called BIRSA - Binbrai Institute of Research Study and Action based in Ranchi, Jharkahnd. The screening is for Press, Police and members of Public. Yours Sincerely, Sd/- (Durgadas Gaonkar) President, Gawada, Kunbi, Velip and Dhangar Federation (GAKUVED) Phone: 09923336347 _ Missed your favourite programme? Stop surfing TV channels and start planning your weekend TV viewing with our comprehensive TV Listing http://entertainment.in.msn.com/TV/TVListing.aspx
[Goanet] Tarcar Mining: Rivona Sarpanch Gheraoed
Due to unbearable situation created in Colamb due to transportation of Iron Ore truck by Tarcar mine operating in Sulcorna village agitated Colamb villagers gheraoed Village sarpanch Manshi Naik at the Panchayat office in Rivona. About 25 villagers mostly women had gone to complain to the Panchayat authorities about pathetic road conditions created due to operation of mining trucks from Tarcar mines in nearby Sulcorna village. Sulcorna village in 100% under various mining leases during Portuguese period. Former Congress - (I) candidate for Panjim constituency associated with Youth Congress - Dinar Tarcar has been involved in predatory form of iron ore mining in Sulcorna. Besides ruining Sulcorna, its transportation is ruining public roads of Colamb and Rivona as well. Colamb villagers today expressed their displeasure to the village authorities. Gherao was resorted to, according to eye witness Motesh Antao, when Sarpanch Ms. Manshi Naik behaved in high handed manner and refused to listen to the grievances of the villagers present at the Panchayat office. Instead of listening to the villagers she tried to shut voices of the villagers by ordering them to shut up. Villagers then accused Sarpanch of being on the pay roll of the mining companies demanded her resignation. It is only after the verbal duel with the villagers that Sarpanch reluctantly agreed to write letter to the concerned authorities regarding the destruction of roads in Colamb village by Tarcar mining transportation from nearby Sulcorna village. It is indeed tragedy of Goa that we have people like Manshi Naik as Sarpanches in Goa; earlier they are overthrown by People Power better it is for Goa's future, or we are all destined to be stiffled by mining companies. Sebastian Rodrigues www.mandgoa.blogspot.com _ Wish to Marry Now? Join Shaadi.com FREE! http://www.shaadi.com/registration/user/index.php?ptnr=mhottag
Re: [Goanet] Goan Inquisition
Richard Zimler has issued a strong rebuttal on Goa Research Net to the vacuous innuendo and prejudiced stereotyping that he has had to endure, both publicly and privately, from his detractors, on the basis of a fictional novel that none of them seems to have bothered to read. In addition to cringing from Gilbert's rehashing below of his longstanding baseless hypothesis that Goan inquisition was a law enforcement exercise against criminals, I noted that he was accusing Zimler of making a claim that the latter had never made, namely that the inquisition was directed at non-converted Hindus. Zimler had clearly stated that its targets were the New Christians - converted Jews, Muslims and Hindus - with the intent to deter them from lapsing into their old ways. Cheers, Santosh Gilbert Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are not deniers of the Goa Inquisition, as Richard Zimler and few others claim! It is well established by British historians, who were based in India around the time of the Inquisition, and others, that the main targets of the Goa Inquisition were Catholic Europeans and Catholic natives. Richard's twist (sensationalizing) to make everything about Goa Inquisition what it ain't, is not going to succeed, despite his sophisticated English, many books and attempts to present himself as a historian.
[Goanet] I eat you pay
To Goanet - In today's Herald, Lionel Messias has published his 7th installment of Living To Eat. The government's food bill from April 2004 to 2007: Rs 1,34,16,340. It includes meals at most of the high end watering holes in the state. This is a good candidate for a PIL. Any takers? Warm regards, r What is the outcome of the PIL going to be ? What is the law that applies here? And btw, we, Nitoll Jinn Trust, had filed a PIL in March 2007 against the Infotech Corporation of Goa in the Panjim High Court. It is still pending admission 16 months from the time of filing. Any definitive statements on how long does it take a PIL to get results ? regards, Samir
[Goanet] Toronto Goan convention
Folks, Winter like weather Down Under (Australia) but glorious sunshine in Toronto now and expected through the convention. It may be too late to do a charter Goan flight from Melbourne/Sydney to the convention but not too late to buy a discounted air ticket and make it to the Toronto Goan convention from July 23-27. Serious topics and fun events. You can choose what you want to attend and pay accordingly. Please sign up for the convention now, see http://www.2008goanconvention.com/. Please pass this message on to your friends and family. Regards, George
[Goanet] Why do some find it necessary to vomit in public?
Mario Goveia writes: By its history and precedent, Goanet has been an open public forum for issues of interest to Goans, mostly Goa-centric, but with numerous exceptions, as long as these avoided personal abuse and the thoughts were expressed with reasonable civility. The beauty of an open forum is that members should be able to express themselves whithout worrying about the umbrage of others - who can respond and take issue if they choose to. I agree with the postures Mario has taken on this issue. I do not read all the posts on Goanet. I read only the posts that interest me. I read a few lines from Selma's so called vomiting post and simply flipped to the next one on my digest. If somebody tries to offer me a glass of whisky and I don't drink it, I don't end up getting intoxicated. Nobody can intoxicate me without my permission. If Jose and Cecil are upset with Selma's posts, it is simply because they have deliberately chosen to be upset. It's as simple as that. On a related note, I found Sooraj Barjatya's movie Hum Aapke Hai Kaun plain silly and nothing but an extended version of Chayageet. However, there were others who disagreed with my taste and the movie went on to become an all-time Bollywood grosser. In that sense, Selma's post did not interest me but I wouldn't let it bother me either. Who knows, there may be people out there on Goanet who may actually like whisky! On the other hand, if Jose and Cecil keep talking about Selma's post, I might eventually end up hunting out the same from the archives and reading it even thought it was so very un-interesting in the first place! :-) Cheers, Sandeep
[Goanet] Portuguese Consortium To Bid for Indian Goa Airport
The investment value of the project for Goa's new airport in western Indiais calculated at $400 mln (255 mln euro). The Mopa airport, which will bethe state's first international airport, will be located in Mopa plateau. TOI had recently placed the investment in Mopa airport at either $205 million or $250 million (for typographical reasons). Now we are hearing that it will be $400 million which is of the order of Rs 1700 crores, nearly the same as the new airport in Bangalore. With this kind of investment what are the chances that Dabolim airport will be able to co-exist with it as proposed by the Goa government. The civil enclave will be forced to close to ensure Mopa's viability. And we will have the same surface transport connectivity and passenger cost problems as Bangalore and Hyderabad are having currently. Let's hope Goa does not get bamboozled into going for such unreal projects at Mopa. It will surely be a miracle if better sense prevails. But who is bothered?
[Goanet] Are You from The Gulf
Once a man went to a Veterinary Doctor and said: Doctor I have come on vacation for a month so that I can get myself treated fully within this period. Doctor: I think you should go to the Doctor opposite to my clinic, see that board. Man: No, Doctor, I have come to you only Doctor: But, gentleman I am a Veterinary Doctor. I am an animal specialist. I do not treat human beings. Man: I know, Doctor very well and that is why I have come to you only... Doctor: I can not, because you speak like me, think like me, talk like me which means you are a human being and not an animal. Man: I know I am a human but listen to my complaints first: Doctor: OK. Tell me. Man: I sleep like a dog thinking about my work load whole night. I get up in the morning like a horse I go to work running like a deer I work all the day like a donkey I run around for 11 months like a bull without any holiday. I wag my tail in front of all my bosses I play with my children like a monkey if I get time. Doctor: are you FROM GULF? Man: Yes Doctor: Instead of telling this long history you should have told me in the beginning itself that you are FROM GULF. Come man, no one can treat you better than me. (Pass this message to all your friends back home especialy your neighbours relatives who think life in the gulf is full of luxuries. Let them know the real life.) -- *Have a nice day edu http://edwardlopes7.multiply.com/ http://www.youtube.com/edwardlopes7 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *
Re: [Goanet] Andhra Chief Minister Sanctions Separate Department For Christian Minorities
Gabe Menezes asks me the following question: In which State other than Kashmir are Hindus a minority? Please let us know, I shall try and see what I can do, in terms of reciprocity. The states are Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur. I now await to know what Gabe will do. Sachin Phadte _ Wish to Marry Now? Join Shaadi.com FREE! http://www.shaadi.com/registration/user/index.php?ptnr=mhottag
Re: [Goanet] Why do some find it necessary to vomit in public?
2008/7/8 Sandeep Heble [EMAIL PROTECTED]: my permission. If Jose and Cecil are upset with Selma's posts, it is simply because they have deliberately chosen to be upset. It's as simple as that. Frankly, if you ask me, it looks as if Jose is just concerned that John Monteiro might reveal more about the true nature of pre-1961 Portuguese colonialism in Goa. (While we have many a problem post-1961 too, there are a handful who prefer to believe it was all sugar and spice before then.) And Cecil has other scores to settle with Selma ... I found both John's and Selma's insights interesting. It's useful to hear personalised accounts. While episodic in nature and possibly non-representative sometimes, often these give us a better insight into how things worked. In a bettter way than, say, statistics or official histories. Am not sure that we can, or need to think, in terms of applying the standards of medical confidentiality to a mailing list. Often we take very ideological positions over what are actually mere personality clashes, or a way of justifying a position we prefer to believe. Wonder if anyone else agrees with my disgnosis :-) FN
[Goanet] Delhi Accommodation - a query
Delhi Accommodation Does any body knows any accommodation with sort of Goan environment like food etc ? It should not be expensive too, it's a sponsored trip. Trying with New Goa Niwas/Bhavan in Delhi but just in case it is full etc. Party of 4 or 5 Goans/males in their 20's for 3 nites in this month Any Help would be appreciated, Also, any tips on how to or cheaper way to reach Agra- Taj Mahal by train/Coach/tours etc 1 day Reserved for Taj 1 day for Delhi Sight seeing Thanks for your help __ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html
[Goanet] Oil at 200/bbl - response to Chris and Roland
--- Chris Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: An otherwise well-reasoned response but for the unnecessary gratuitous personal invective. -- Chris, remember, it is you who first used the word whako. The U.S. (and other nations) needs relief in oil prices NOW - not in the distant future through utopian fantasies such as alternate energy, renewable energy and other such esoteric schemes. Ethanol is -- Any attempts to initiate drilling now will not deliver results in another 10 years. Acting in panic mode to address a problem that was 10-20 years in the making will do nobody any good. The US economy is already responding with efficiency gains. In any case, the fundamental issue is not high oil prices, but a damaged financial system. Just do the numbers. The average fuel bill per family has increased from around $1500 per year to approx $3000 per year. Now consider the impact of asset deflation from the credit crisis. This loss in wealth is in the 10's of thousands of dollars per family. --- Roland Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This reasoning is surpassed in illogic by Marlon who has concluded that the US Govt (he means the feds of course) must spend less on the already barest of social services that it provides it's citizens, among other things. -- Perhaps Roland loves dumping his money into taxes to support services he will never get. If he thinks this is logical, it is his choice. 1. The Alberta Oil Sands extraction is only profitable at oil prices being in the 80 to 100 dollar range. (Someone please tell him that even a new Sands operation can produce oil at most at 32/bbl while an existing one does so at 22/bbl). -- I stand corrected- my figures were wrong- the figure is around $40. However my main point is the limited scalability of producing oil from these sources. Current production is around 1.2 million b/d and is supposed to scale up to 3m b/d by 2020 - assuming the high prices remain in play. Hence, even in the most ideal situation, one is looking at an increase of around 150K b/d. This is marginal. 2. Left to itself, Silicon Valley can replace much of the oil the US needs (tell Bill Gates to come back to active management.) -- As audacious as it sounds, yes, that is the intent of many entreprenuers in the valley. I suggest Roland read up on cellusoic ethanol, which is intended to replace fossil fuels. Inspite of the rough credit market, private equity investments in clean energy continue unabated - up over 50% from last year. Furthermore, this does not include investments made by existing publically traded companies in clean tech Marlon's hypotheses sounds like the Big Bad US Govt accusations spouted by all those nuts before they barricade themselves in Quonset huts on big Texas ranches and get massacred in shootouts with the FBI. -- This is a real head scratcher. I believe Roland is alluding to the religious group known as the Branch Davidians who fought the FBI to death in 1993 in Waco, Tx. I dont understand how I could be linked to a group that was engaged in horrific child abuse. One may be surprised to know that there are millions in America who share my view. In fact until very recently, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul was more successful in his fundraising efforts than all of his established rivals. There is real discontent about an overpowering Federal government in America. Marlon
[Goanet] CONDOLENCES
We deeply mourn the sad demise of OLENCIO FERNANDES, brother of our dear friend Francis (Chequinho) Fernandes (President of United Club of Utorda-Kuwait). We convey our heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved family. The managing Committee Members of United Friends Club (UFC)Kuwait.
[Goanet] Goa news for July 9, 2008
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa gets new Governor - Navhind Times [3 hours ago] ... Mr SC Jamir was on Tuesday transferred as the Governor of Maharashtra while Manipur Governor, Mr SS Sidhu has been transferred to Goa. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=070922cid=1226461129ei=gfhzSP_JEYKmgwOg5ZHVDgusg=AFQjCNFNaQpsXsXY1tgSE5_HtHewbh006w *** Matka kings murder: Cops track down son in Goa, arrest him - Expressindia.com [3 hours ago] Mumbai, July 8 Officers of the Crime Branch arrested Hitesh Bhagat, the son of #152;matka king Suresh Bhagat and Jaya Bhagat, on Tuesday from Goa where he had ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Matka-kings-murder-Cops-track-down-son-in-Goa-arrest-him/333124/cid=1226523925ei=gfhzSP_JEYKmgwOg5ZHVDgusg=AFQjCNGNAkLkRG8vg32vamVO49yaESU6rg *** Tata Motors ups stake in Goa supplier - Economic Times [Jul 6, 2008] MUMBAI: Tata Motors has slowly inched up its holding in Automobile Corporation of Goa(ACG) #148; a little known Goa-based firm, which is one of the major ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Stocks_in_News/Tata_Motors_ups_stake_in_Goa_supplier/articleshow/3203865.cmscid=0ei=gfhzSP_JEYKmgwOg5ZHVDgusg=AFQjCNHTL5c4ox9-9QoktEHyAVo410PCIQ *** Democracy as an Illusion: The Goa Experience - Navhind Times [Jul 7, 2008] by ARUN SINHA GOA is witnessing popular protests against excesses of development in many villages. However, these protests are like wild flowers blossoming ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=070815cid=0ei=gfhzSP_JEYKmgwOg5ZHVDgusg=AFQjCNG792viFBiilAlIyLL3uXuZVEAi9w *** Russia warns of Goa alarm - Times of India [Jul 6, 2008] It the letter, the Russian consulate has once again raised concerns over the security situation in Goa that may put in peril the safety and health of ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Russia_warns_of_Goa_alarm/articleshow/3204591.cmscid=0ei=gfhzSP_JEYKmgwOg5ZHVDgusg=AFQjCNHbDteMCzMgWG645HnEp-71LxaHTA *** Goa\'s Lithuanians fav holiday spot - Economic Times [Jul 6, 2008] VILNIUS: Suddenly a lot of people from this tiny Baltic state of Lithuania wantto visit India, the prime attraction for them being Goa, with its sun kissed ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Services/Goas_Lithuanians_fav_holiday_spot/articleshow/3204287.cmscid=1226251585ei=gfhzSP_JEYKmgwOg5ZHVDgusg=AFQjCNEodnXo1AEyCrx0gnDAzCTa7taExA *** Goa becomes key medical tourism destination - Treatment Abroad - Medical Tourism News Medical Tourism News, UK - 13 hours agoThe state of Goa in India is becoming a major medical tourism destination, both among foreign patients and Bollywood hopefuls who want to keep their surgery ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.treatmentabroad.net/medical-tourism/news/july-2008/goa-becomes-key-medical-tourism-destination901/cid=0ei=gfhzSP_JEYKmgwOg5ZHVDgusg=AFQjCNFBahWa-p_Wdet3fX8SP1QUuC79WA *** Football-mad Goa goes batty over a new cricketing hero - Sportingo [7 hours ago] by armstrong vas on 08 July 2008 Ralph Menezes is four years old and he hails from the western state of Goa. His father has been an average volleyball ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.sportingo.com/cricket/a9543_footballmad-goa-goes-batty-over-new-cricketing-herocid=1226543503ei=gfhzSP_JEYKmgwOg5ZHVDgusg=AFQjCNEcbXmOvlLH2wws9qLOH-DdkTsrRA *** Lisbon-Goa Charters to start soon - Navhind Times [3 hours ago] Mr Amado, presently on a visit to Goa, speaking to #152;The Navhind Times on Tuesday evening said that a hotel belonging to the Turismo de Portugal as well as ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=070916cid=0ei=gfhzSP_JEYKmgwOg5ZHVDgusg=AFQjCNFVvmmXdSfmWMbeCCrmM5AvWvRIbQ *** Shilpa returns to Goa for The Man - Oneindia [15 hours ago] So Shilpa discovered this week when within 28 hours she flew from Goa to London and back again in Goa after collecting a distinguished award. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2008/shilpa-the-man-080708.htmlcid=1226321190ei=gfhzSP_JEYKmgwOg5ZHVDgusg=AFQjCNG3J_Txfo_FQNYcXVVLJA2QzQW5yA Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] Video: Contacto Goa: The Goan Identity
8 Jul. RTP. The 24 June 2008 episode of the Portuguese broadcaster, RTP, dealt with Goan Identity. What is it? Why is it under the threat? Quote: The Goan identity is under threat from the rest of the country The dialogue is Portuguese and English, with subtitles. To read the subtitles you will have to increase the image size to full screen - place mouse pointer on image, right click, zoom, full screen. To view the programme, 27mins 49secs. go to http://ww1.rtp.pt/multimedia/index.php?tvprog=20155
[Goanet] Goa gets new Governor (NT)
In a reshuffle of heads of Raj Bhavans in three states, Mr S C Jamir was on Tuesday transferred as the Governor of Maharashtra while Manipur Governor, Mr S S Sidhu has been transferred to Goa...Mr Sidhu, 79, a former secretary general of International Civil Aviation Organisation was also holding the additional charge of Meghalaya till July 1. Mr Sidhu was an IAS officer of 1952 batch. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=070922 Shivinder Singh Sidhu (India) Seventh ICAO Secretary General Term of Office: 1988-1991 Shivinder Singh Sidhu was born on 13 October 1929. He holds advanced degrees in Economics and Public Administration and a Doctorate of Philosophy. Dr. Sidhu held a number of senior posts and represented his Government at numerous bilateral and inter-governmental negotiations in various fields. He was also the Chief Delegate of the Indian delegation to a number of international conferences and was elected President of the Twenty-sixth Session of the ICAO Assembly in 1986. While he was Director of India's Civil Aviation Administration (February 1985 to October 1987), he also served as Chairman of Air India and Indian Airlines and as Secretary to the Government in the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Dr. Sidhu was appointed Secretary General of the Organization on 1 August 1988 and served for a period of three years. http://www.icao.int/icao/en/biog/sidhu.htm
[Goanet] Anti-Goan Identity Movement
Dear Mario, Ref. your post below; you are absolutely right. Thanks from bringing me to my senses. What was I thinking; all this nonsense about Preserving Goan Identity. The only dilemma I face is what do I answer people when they normally say to me (A) Goa Goans are significantly different from rest of India one example is Goa stands out for Tourism exceptionally vs. other states (B) What do I call myself now that there is no such thing as Goan Identity. My answers would most probably be (A) Its all mythical and there is no basis and (B) I now call myself a Jolly Indian. Any suggestions from you are welcome. Thank God we are now, not like those fools who are ignorantly working/supporting Goa's Mythical Identity i.e. (A) Those thinking Goans are different from the Bengalis, Keralites, Tamils, Gujaratis, Europeans, Americans etc. Surely we are all similar in Identity!! (B) Fought in the 60's to keep Goa separate. What were they thinking? We don't have an identity and should have been merged with Karnataka/Maharashtra. (C) Fought in the 80's for Konkani, including those who lost their lives. We should probably change it now to Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi etc (D) Despite having hectic schedules are fighting against mega-projects, SEZ's etc We should allow these change the demographics once and for all. (E) Non Resident Goans who despite being faraway and working for the Mythical Goan Identity e.g. The Goan Convention in Toronto with Goan Identity as the main theme. Why are they wasting their valuable time? We need to convert all these Goans into Anti-Goans bury this Goan Identity issue once and for all. Can we form an Anti-Goan Movement for the purpose? On my August USA visit, can I meet yourself all your Anti-Goan colleagues to brainstorm what we can do for the latter? I have some suggestions however for you your colleagues to consider for this new movement: (A) Make Goa fully cosmopolitan Indian State with Hindi as Language (or better still a Globalised State); can be a good example for rest of India (World) (B) Encourage as many migrants as possible, give them voters rights, land and if that is scarce I recommend we offer our properties houses as well. (C) Spread an awareness to convince Goans that it is no use holding on to land and its better we sell Goa to the highest bidder and become vagabonds. (D) Explain our side to these Foolish Goans that it's better to immigrate, feel guilty about not doing anything for Goa then Castigate those working for Goa. (F) Explain that we should have controls for decent living standards, Language Identity in our adopted countries, Goans in Goa are not entitled to the same because they do not know the difference between a country state. Kind Regards, The New Anti-Goan. Message: 10 Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 11:26:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Goan Identity is NOT Anti-Indian To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 14:08:45 +0400 From: Arwin Mesquita [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is the need for Goa to preserve her Identity, Anti-Indian? Mario responds: Memo to Arwin: What Goan indentity are you takling about? I thought Santosh had put a stake through the heart of that old shibboleth.
[Goanet] Migrant Controls
Margao clashes should be an eye-opener for Goans. Whilst we have on our Main Goan Agenda, the SEZ's, Mining Mega Projects; its high time that the add the illegal migrants issue. Above all other arguments, surely we appreciate that the Root cause is the illegal legalising of migrants in Slums, Housing Boards etc for political vote banks; mainly by the Chief Minister his Comrades. Goans of all religions castes, have always lived in Harmony and these radical Demographic changes, blessed by corrupt politicians, should be reversed. All these Slums should be cleared and the Housing Board Policy should be completely revamped to benefit Goans only. How many Goans today do not have housing; which instead is given to outsiders? Why is the Congress government supporting the migrant thugs on illegal land and vote bank leaders; instead of protecting those actually needing protection? Also what's the latest on the St Inez Slums, which was spared at the last minute only because of missing file. If the Opposition Leader is serious about stopping vote banks, can he address this first in his own constituency? Arwin Mesquita,UAE. -- Please read my Blog: (1) http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ (2) http://arwinmesquita.wordpress.com/2008/06/ -- Please read my Blog: (1) http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ (2) http://arwinmesquita.wordpress.com/2008/06/
Re: [Goanet] Goan Inquisition
2008/7/8 Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Richard Zimler has issued a strong rebuttal on Goa Research Net to the vacuous innuendo and prejudiced stereotyping that he has had to endure, both publicly and privately, from his detractors, on the basis of a fictional novel that none of them seems to have bothered to read. In addition to cringing from Gilbert's rehashing below of his longstanding baseless hypothesis that Goan inquisition was a law enforcement exercise against criminals, I noted that he was accusing Zimler of making a claim that the latter had never made, namely that the inquisition was directed at non-converted Hindus. Zimler had clearly stated that its targets were the New Christians - converted Jews, Muslims and Hindus - with the intent to deter them from lapsing into their old ways. Cheers, Santosh RESPONSE: Zimler's novels are fiction, with very little fact to back them up; this being the case, I am left, scratching my head, as to why we are giving such incredulous credence to such imaginings! Perhaps a pig in a poke? -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
Re: [Goanet] Andhra Chief Minister Sanctions Separate Department For Christian Minorities
2008/7/8 Sachin Phadte [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Gabe Menezes asks me the following question: In which State other than Kashmir are Hindus a minority? Please let us know, I shall try and see what I can do, in terms of reciprocity. The states are Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur. I now await to know what Gabe will do. Sachin Phadte RESPONSE: I shall do what ever it takes to make sure that the Hindu majority in India is not disenfranchised in any State in the land. After all Inidia is Hindustan, the minority had better not forget it! First of all, I am going to support Selma Cardoso's proposal that Catholic Goans, vamose from Goa - keep the coast clear for the Hindu brethern. Then I am going to propose that the Hindus in Goa, decimate the Muslims, total anhiliation is what I propose...now all jump up clap your handsJai Hindi, Jai Hindustan, Jai Hindutva, Jai RSS...the rest which are too much to even think about. Truly you and your mate are such clever fellows! You are in the majority and crying foul, stupdity begets stupidy...as in my post; respectfully, I think you need to be checked out, the sooner the better. Please take a trip to Toronto, with their forthcoming event. Dr. Kevin Saldanha will check you out - I shall pay the bill. Front line is supposed to work! -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] No pay, no work at Sonsoddo site
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Goa/No_pay_no_work_at_Sonsoddo_site/rssarticleshow/3208996.cms No pay, no work at Sonsoddo site 8 Jul 2008, 0605 hrs IST,TNN MARGAO: The revelation by the Margao civic body's chief officer Y B Tavde that Hyquip Equipments has voiced its reluctance to go ahead with the Sonsoddo project unless its Rs 76 lakh bill is settled, prompted councillors to demand a clarification from the government authorities over the matter. The company had submitted a bill for Rs 76 lakhs towards segregation of dry and wet waste for the last one and half year to the MMC. While MMC has refused to foot the bill saying it falls under the purview of the Goa State Urban Devlopment Agency's (GSUDA), the agency's member secretary Daulat Hawladar, had refused to acknowledge the bill. Now, the row over the bill is likely to be dragged to the chief minister, Digambar Kamat and the urban development minister Joaquim Alemao. Holding GSUDA responsible for the Sonsoddo mess, Narayan Fondekar, demanded that fines, if levied by the court in view of its order issued recently, be recovered from GSUDA and Hyquip Equipments. The council was not even taken into confidence when the MMC handed over the Sonsoddo site to the GSUDA. The residents of Fatorda are subjected to untold sufferings owing to the irresponsible attitude of politicians, Fondekar said. Earlier, councillor Ciarica Rodrigues voiced her support of Curtorim MLA Alex Reginald Lourenco's call for an agitation over the failure of the civic body in tackling the garbage problem.
Re: [Goanet] Riposte to Democracy as an Illusion: The Goa Experience - Kind attn. Mr. Arun Sinha
To Goanet - I too, saw Sinha's shee-shee in yesterday's Navhind Times and quickly sidestepped. I consider the following an apposite riposte. Dear Mr. Sinha, Goans have nothing to learn from a despicable, fifth-rate bhailo schmuck on any matter pertaining to our homeland. Now get lost. Warm regards, r
[Goanet] Goan Inquistion
Not funny President Pandu. We are responding to the interview by the tailor. Has the book become fictional? BC __ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html
Re: [Goanet] Pandora's last box
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 06:02:38 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Pandora's last box A battered woman stays on with her husband because of the shame of having failed and the hope that things will change. We are now in a battered wife relationship with India. We bear the unbearable shame of knowing that collectively as a society we have failed and yet as human beings, we cling to the hope that things will change. Hope was after all the last box Pandora opened. But even hope must be occasionally ameliorated, assuaged and given wings to fly. We belong to a country that refuses to learn the lessons of history. We held our breath after the Masjid Bahri mosque, we held our breath again after the Gujarat riots. Hoping against hope that such atrocities would not be repeated in our lifetime. Yet, they have only gained in momentum. Edna Fernandes writes, in her book Holy Warriors, that most of those who court the Hindutva ideology are young men. They are not the same men nursing the bitterness and pain of Partition. This is a new generation of Hindu Raj ideologues. Twenty years of prosperity has not been successful in developing a social conscience. Neither has this prosperity percolated to the ghettoized Muslim, which makes them feel more alienated. They, in turn, cling to archaic paradigms that don’t serve them well in a modern, secular world. India has shown no resolve whatsoever to deal with the contentious issue of Kashmir, an albatross hanging around our necks. Nor has she shown any will to tackle the corruption that bottle-necks and strangulates our governments into non-governance. India has become a country that robs her citizens of every ounce of their dignity and worth and gives little in return. The only reason, we still cling to her and owe it allegiance is because we haven’t yet stopped hoping nor have we stopped calling her “amma”. selma Ene of end of times, young Bess? Do you hear the apocayptian hoofs so banefully? if INDIA's albatross is sweet Kashmir, Goa's is the horrendous River Princess, the bastard, discarded orphan of MLA Anil Salgaokar. He has neither self-dignity nor a fraction of it that his worthy father, VM, so well possessed displayed. That the manifestly emasculated government of blighted Goa so ditheringly wallows in his wake is pukeable. Alfred de Tavares _ Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-ussource=wlmailtagline
Re: [Goanet] Why do some find it necessary to vomit in public?
2008/7/8 Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Frankly, if you ask me, it looks as if Jose is just concerned that John Monteiro might reveal more about the true nature of pre-1961 Portuguese colonialism in Goa. (While we have many a problem post-1961 too, there are a handful who prefer to believe it was all sugar and spice before then.) And Cecil has other scores to settle with Selma ... RESPONSE: What Cecil loves the dame to kingdom come :-)); Monteiro, only knows the harsher aspects of his father's rule, the pleasant memories are those nice Goans who accommodated him, wet pants or not...no sweat, I too used to wet my pants - those bloody teachers in 'baby class' who used to bring out a stick and whack helpless kids. Mrs Caldeira R.I.P. St. Teresa's Nbi. -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] It's right time Mr. CM
Few days after recent riot that took place in Margao Aam Admi Chief Minister had publicly announced that his government will compensate for the damages suffered by general public during the riot. Is it not the right time Mr. CM to hand over a cheque to Bashir Shaikh (a principal suspects in sward case in Margao. He is still a suspect not proved otherwise) for the damage he suffered during Margao riot? Mr. CM must hand over the cheque at a public function organized at Costa Ground. Best regards, Dr. U. G. Barad
[Goanet] Where are the communal harmonistas?
To Goanet - Now that the hoarding of swords seems to be the handiwork of muslim migrants, the silence of the usual suspects, who are otherwise quick to issue press statements, is deafening. Where's the lawyer lady hiding now? She can't find any Hindu Bajrang Dal boys to pin the blame, eh? These accursed fascist anti-Hindu bigots are a bigger threat to communal harmony than the fundamentalists themselves. The muslim migrants at Monte and elsewhere are among the most virulent, with their radical brand of Islam (ask the Goan muslims). But it would be a mistake to view the migrant menace through the religious lens. The migrants are a problem REGARDLESS OF THEIR RELIGION. In absolute numbers, Hindu migrants outnumber their muslim counterparts. Goans have to turn back the migrant tide without regard to religion or place of origin. Warm regards, r
