[Goanet-News] Goa news for November 25, 2008
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Rape case: court issues notice to Goa government - Hindu [Nov 21, 2008] PANAJI: Reprimanding the Goa police for their inability to carry out a fair investigation in the German minors alleged rape case, the Goa Bench of the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/22/stories/2008112260681100.htmcid=1272933365ei=CkcrSd-HKIu-9gTxgZnaDAusg=AFQjCNEq1nVTP3O_KBbRd4gnUIhlW0mKAA *** Goa stakes claim to be \'Cannes of the east\' - AFP [Nov 23, 2008] PANAJI, India (AFP) #148; Goa's chief minister wants to rebrand India's most prestigious film festival along the lines of Cannes in the south of France, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j1mCEQniFzohOk6C56R0vzSGlKlwcid=1273070865ei=CkcrSd-HKIu-9gTxgZnaDAusg=AFQjCNHjRrq2YIOr7QuZdikqaqj8yYHsGQ *** Stars give Goa film festival a miss - Times of India [1 hour ago] PANAJI: The Indian Panorama section at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2008 seems to have taken a great leap by bridging the so-called gap ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Stars_give_Goa_film_festival_a_miss/articleshow/3752603.cmscid=1273665697ei=CkcrSd-HKIu-9gTxgZnaDAusg=AFQjCNFZOyB33JhkY-cLCVtXHxOmFVFiyw *** North Goa spared booze clampdown - Times of India [Nov 22, 2008] PANAJI: In a fresh notification, the government has removed the prohibition for sale of liquor for entire north Goa during the Paleelections and confined ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/North_Goa_spared_booze_clampdown/articleshow/3746401.cmscid=1273403668ei=CkcrSd-HKIu-9gTxgZnaDAusg=AFQjCNEWIczLVNg3-ks9Jj-6ZHa2f7E1-w *** Iron ore export at Goa falls to 40% - Times of India [Nov 21, 2008] PANAJI: Goa, which accounts for a large chunk of the country's iron ore exports, is seeing huge mineral deposits gather dust at ports and traffic from the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/India_Business/Iron_ore_export_at_Goa_falls_to_40/articleshow/3742748.cmscid=1273124489ei=CkcrSd-HKIu-9gTxgZnaDAusg=AFQjCNHtPs8jNpPZN6uC1fPfz5t7nnhVjg *** Sesa Goa continues to fall - Myiris.com [17 hours ago] The scrip has touched an intra-day high of Rs 72.00 and low of Rs 66.00. The total volume of shares traded at the BSE is 985062. In the earlier session, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.myiris.com/newsCentre/storyShownew_opt.php?fileR=20081124121033199dir=2008/11/24cid=0ei=CkcrSd-HKIu-9gTxgZnaDAusg=AFQjCNEaUmEMNJCLUa5LQfq4GtSaRuUfyA *** Sesa Goa can drop Rs 10-15 from current level: Bhambwani - Moneycontrol.com [13 hours ago] Technical Analyst, Vijay Bhambwani is of the view that Sesa Goa can drop Rs 10-15 from current level and metals are not a favorable sector to be in. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://news.moneycontrol.com/india/news/stocks-views/sesa-goa-can-drop-rs-10-15current-level-bhambwani/16/20/367762cid=0ei=CkcrSd-HKIu-9gTxgZnaDAusg=AFQjCNH8TlIEe8uqHC9v3vQtTi4aOIxvfg *** Goa channel seek govt help - CIOL [17 hours ago] PANJIM, GOA: Goa, the tourism capital of India, is a growing IT market in the West. The emergence of industries, especially of pharmaceutical companies, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.ciol.com/Channel-News/News-Reports/Goa-channel-seek-govt-help/241108113010/0/cid=0ei=CkcrSd-HKIu-9gTxgZnaDAusg=AFQjCNGq2hSuuICGm7UZots4ZDqf6XBWOg *** Gastric band treatment in Goa helps Manchester woman lose weight - Treatment Abroad - Medical Tourism News Medical Tourism News, UK - 9 hours agoGastric banding surgery at Goa in India helped a Manchester woman achieve weight loss. 44-year-old Edna Lara realised that the morbid obesity level in her ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.treatmentabroad.net/medical-tourism/news/?EntryId82=86159cid=0ei=CkcrSd-HKIu-9gTxgZnaDAusg=AFQjCNF18qQoTuBTroSdNFXjH-yznzIjWA *** ICF downs Sesa Goa - Hindu [Nov 23, 2008] BANGALORE: Twice in arrears, Integral Coach Factory, Chennai (ICF) rallied to defeat Sesa Goa 3-2 in a group B qualifying match of the Federation Cup ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/24/stories/2008112459722000.htmcid=0ei=CkcrSd-HKIu-9gTxgZnaDAusg=AFQjCNHVZiQJQy2qYMFTW8Ny_Ld5kXRVSQ Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] Octogenarian Ravindra Kelekar selected for 42nd Jnanpith Award 2006
Dears, The very first Jnanpith award for a KONKANI writer has gone to a life time of work by the son of Cuncolim, Shri Ravindra Kelekar [not to be confused with Shri Gurunath Kelekar of Margao]. He shares the award with Prof Satya Vrat Shashtri for Sanskrit, also for the first time. CONGRATULATIONS to Xri Ravindra Kelekar, an associate of the Benaulim-based Xri Correia Afonso, the founder of Konkani Bhasha Mandal. Mog asundi. Miguel Jnanpith award for Kelekar HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, NOV 22 Noted Konkani litterateur Ravindra Kelekar was today named for Jnanpith award — country’s highest literary award — bringing joy to the Konkani world as this is the first time the prestigious award has gone to Konkani language and also the first time to a Goan writer. According to reports reaching here, Kelekar has been named for the award jointly with a Sanskrit scholar Dr Satveet Shashtri. A Gandhian, Kelekar devoted his entire life for Konkani literature. He has penned several literary works some of the well-known ones include – Ashe Axil’le Gandhiji, Amchi Bhas Konknich, Himalayant, Kaledioscope, Tataghat, Uzvadecho Sur, Vellevoilo Ghullo, etc. He also has many translations to his credit. The prestigious award was announced today by Bharatiya Jnanpith Trust for the year 2006. Kelekar was in a clinic undergoing some treatment when the good news came from New Delhi. He reportedly said that the award is a fitting reply to those who maintained that Konkani is a dialect. In June this year, Kelekar was honoured with the prestigious Padmabhusan award. CONGRATULATIONS: Chief Minister Digambar Kamat congratulated Kelekar for getting the prestigious award saying he has brought a great honour and pride to Goans. He said Kelekar participated in Goa’s freedom movement and worked tirelessly towards promotion of Konkani language. Rajya Sabha MP and President of All India Konkani Parishad Shantaram Naik has in a statement issued Saturday evening from Jalgao Maharashtra, congratulated Kelekar for being a proud recipient of Jnanpith award. Kelekarbab is not only a literary figure but also a thinker and philosopher who never toed the line of expecting opinion in a routine manner but always expressed himself in a way which make people think about this thoughts and ideas, Naik said. Through Ravindrabab, Konkani has reached high pedestal and glory, Naik further said adding that potentiality of Konkani language has once again become transparent and crystal-clear now. BJP also congratulated Kelekar. He has made Goans very proud, spokesman and Fatorda MLA Damu Naik said. The award includes Rs 5 lakh, a citation plaque and a bronze replica of Vagdevi, the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music and arts. Prior to 1982, the awards were given for a single work by a writer. Since then, it is for a lifetime contribution to Indian literature. Kannada writers have won seven awards, followed by six for Hindi, four for Malayalam, three for Marathi and three for Urdu. Other languages include Asomi, Oriya, Kashmiri and now, Konkani. Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
Re: [Goanet] Goans' tryst with pirates ( and US Africans ! ).
Dear Ven, Your rather long post in a philosophical vein demands reciprocity and let me put down some thoughts here in a similar vein. First of all, like most Goanetters, I've been a migrant away from my hearth and home most of my adult life (and I still am) and I do understand your angst and aspirations. I don't intend to hurt anyone deliberately but I know I could be hurtful in the heat of the moment . Sometimes a little hurt saves much grief later. I know it's Gabriel's case that has evoked such strong feelings in you. I've no doubt that he's a good man who deserves our affections and respect, but he often displays a trait seen among some people who owe allegiance to Portugal: they never miss an opportunity to tar India and Indians with an unflattering brush. As in the case of terrorism, extreme nationalism provokes a backlash. Let me repeat here what I wrote in Goanet five years ago: There is a clear distinction between cultural affinity and political loyalty. To uphold one culture, one need not deride the others. As I understand it (from Goanet posts), Gabriel's main grouse is that he's charged rates fixed for foreigners when he visits India. He wants to be charged Indian rates but he forgets that he holds a Portuguese passport and lives in Australia. Is it fair to call all Indians cheats on this basis? He foul mouths national icons like Nehru and makes up (or circulates) false stories to show that Indians are treated like sh**t abroad. Naturally such actions are bound to provoke retaliation and I was only alerting him to it. No country worth its salt tolerates smear campaign against it on foreign soil. I was reminded of the plight of a gentleman in Germany (originally from Arpora or somewhere in Goa) who was barred entry into India on similar grounds. His case was discussed on Goanet last year. It's a lesson not only for Gabriel but for the entire coterie on Goanet who take sadistic pleasure in India-baiting. From among them, I would like to pick one person for special praise: Paulo. Always a gentleman, he states his case in civil and civilised language, never engages in mean-spirited smear campaign and shows respect to the other side. One may disagree with his views but he commands respect for the way he conducts himself. Why can't the others be like him? I again repeat what I wrote some time back: Let's put the past behind us and look forward to the future. If we continue to hurt one another, it will only fester the wounds... Regards, RKN Venantius Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I talked to my youngest brother once about why we sometimes hurt and he said, albeit with a genuine smile, But, does it not feel good. He was being deadly frank at the time; and has since reverted to humanity. But to begin with, he was the sweetest child in our smal family, yet at that time had such angst shooting out of his pores. There are reasons for such behavior
[Goanet] Let sleeping dogs lie
Santosh: Now please provide evidence for the disinformation campaign carried out on this issue by radical groups from the other side.Cheers,Santosh Comment: Suggest you do your own research. I have merely pointed out to you that it was the VHP who took credit for the unfortunate incident. Regards, Marshall
[Goanet] Goanet] Schooling, Education, Culture and Garbage: How do we
Dear Miguel, Well said, Miguel..let's not make our children puppets, we have enough of them around us already, let the children be children as our children are the cement of life, its up to us to make the foundation of the future! Arlette
[Goanet] Garbage Dump at Old Goa in the garb of Bainguinim?
Dears, It is not every day that Fr. Valerian Vaz, Director of Caritas-India and of the Council for Social Justice and Peace, intervenes in public debates on socially relevant issues. The last time Fr. Valerian made a telling difference was when one tabloid tried to defame the Executive Secretary of CSJP with the assistance of quotes leaked by an accidental social activist. At a public meeting held at the Se-Old Goa Village Panchayat hall [between the Basilica of Bom Jesus and the Augustinian Tower archaeological excavation site]at Old Goa/Velha Goa on Saturday 22 November, 2008, he said, Let the Government tell the people of Goa that the proposed garbage dump is at Old Goa and then face the reaction. So far, the Government has refrained from indicating that the Bainguinim site is actually close to the Augustinain Church and Santa Monica Convent [where the mother of Abe Faria lived when he went to become a priest] and other heritage structures of the World Heritage Site of Velha Goa or Cidade de Goa, the Rome of the East, while it is in a hurry to find a dump for the garbage from the emrging Las Vegas of the East in the river Mandovi. The whole set of the protests against the Anaerobic Digester at Patto Plaza in Nova Cidade of Panjim were designed to reactivate the land acquisition at Bainguinim which was about to lapse due to the 2-year time bar of Section 6 notification under Land Acquisition Act, 1894. A colonial Act being applied to the colonial capital to promote neo-colonization. It is not as if the Goa Government does not know that it owns and controls thousands of square metres of land under Survey Numbers 40/1, 40/2 and 40/3 in adjoining village of Chimbel [a former garbage dump area] that it wants to convert into a Film City. It has inherited it from the colonial rulers. The Government can make public the plans and technical details of different kinds of Garbage Treatment Plants under its consideration in GSUDA, DMA, DoP or DSTE. the District Planning Committees can consider which model is suitable for their towns and which for their villages. The Gram Sabhas can choose from the options available for village scale treatment. Some villagers have already seen the working of the vertical Garbage treatment unit at the Codli mine of Sesa Goa Ltd in Snaguem taluka. Perhaps, Panaji's hotels could set up such units. Some of these hotels are owned/managed by companies that dabble in iron ore mining. Other hotels, owned by companies involved in real estate and construction could divert some old cement mixers to treat biodegradable garbage with EM or Panchagavya or other activated solutions to accelerate decomposition of garbage. they can have in-house construction of masonary garbage tanks. Why terrorise the only ST MLA in his Cumbarjua constituency? Mog asundi. Miguel Storm brewing in Bainguinim HERALD CORRESPONDENT Madkaikar ups ante again OLD GOA, NOV 22 The Old Goa Garbage Action Committee on Saturday convened a meeting at Old Goa panchayat hall to protest the State Government’s decision to hand over the Bainguinim site to the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) for garbage disposal. The meeting was convened to discuss various steps to stop the moves of State Government and CCP to set up solid waste management project. Apart from Cumbharjua MLA Pandurang Madkaikar, St Cruz MLA Victoria Fernandes, Director of Caritas Goa Fr Valerian Vaz, Old Goa Sarpanch Janita Madkaikar, Old Goa Deputy Sarpanch Prakash Amonkar, Carambolim Sarpanch Wilson Valladares, over 500 people attended the meeting. Madkaikar stated that he never thought that once again they would have to come together to fight against the Government’s move to set up garbage disposal site at Bainguinim. “The movement had started two years ago, but once again we are forced to fight against the Government,” he stated. Madkaikar said that it was a sad thing that he and St Cruz MLA Victoria Fernandes, being from the Congress-led Government, have to talk tough against the chief minister since he has gone against the wishes of people. Madkaikar said that two years ago when the issue had come up, people from various parts of the State had raised their voices in such a way that it reached in every corner of the State. “When such a project is coming up at Bainguinim, one has to think that the project is coming at Old Goa and not Bainguinim since Bainguinim is a part of Old Goa, which is known as a holy and famous place of the world,” he stated. “The Government is misguiding the people by taking only the name of Bainguinim and not informing that Bainguinim is a part of Old Goa, which is very close to important churches, school etc”, said Madkaikar. He said that he raised the issue in the Assembly, after which a House Committee was formed where Opposition Leader Manohar Parrikar, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, Nilkhant Halarnkar and Victoria Fernandes were members. “But now it is
[Goanet] Choltoleachi chal kollta, uloitoleachem utor kollta.
Voparinchea Bhanddarantlem: ‘Choltoleachi chal kollta, uloitoleachem utor kollta” 22ver Novembrache, Bhagevont Ceciliak amchi Povitr Sobha man dita. Ti amchea kolakaranchi askarinn mhonn tika ami man ditanv. Punn ti kolakaranchi askarinn koxi zali, hi bhov thoddeank khobor astoli. Bhagevont Cecilia, dusrea xekddeachea xevottak, jednam Romak Alexander Severus raj choloitalo, tednam ti zolmoli. Lhanponnich thavn ankvar ravun Devachi seva korunk tika khuxi asloli. Ti bhurgeponnich Devachea moga pasot khup tyag-sakrifis ani doyallo kornneo kortali. Punn tichea avoi-bapaiychi tichea fuddara vixim veglleoch ievzonno asleo. Tim tika Valerian nanvachea tornnatea thaim kazar korunk sodtalim. Logna disache sanjer, jednam logna utsovachem bhokti songit tichea kanar sadoutalem, tednam Cecilia hinnem aplem jivit ankvarponnan sarunk porot Devak bhas dili. Lognachea vosreant vochun, boll ghevn tinnem aplea lagim logn zavnk toyar zatolea Valerian-ak sanglem, “Mhaka ek ghutt tuka sangcho asa - mhaka logn zavn mhoje kuddik tuvem hat lailear, to ragar zatolo ani tujea jivitant tum koxttovtoloi. Tum mhojea ankvarponnak man divxi zalear, to mhozo mog korta toso tuzo-i mog kortolo”. Valerian unch kulliecho to, hem Cecilia-chem sangnnem ek karonn ghalun mandun gheta. Apleak to anj bhoddvo dislearuch tichem sangnnem manun ghetolo mhonn sangta. Haka Ceciliacho zobab oso zata: “Tum eka niz ani jivea Devak sotmantolo ani udkachem snan ghetolo, tednam tuka ho anj- boddvo distolo”.. Valerian him Ceciliachim utram svikarta ani Cecilia taka Bisp Urban-axim Povitr Snan ghevnk dhaddta. Povitr Snan ghevn porot yetana, to anj-boddvo Cecilia thaim uloilolo taka mellta. Ani Valerian thoim pavtoch tanche toklecher ek gulab dovorta. Valerianachem kalliz umalleamni bhorta. Thoddea disam uprant to ani tacho bhav Tiburius , aple bhavartha khatir aplea jivachem dan kortat. Cecilia-kui te dogdaitat, punn ti tankam mogan zobab dita “Tumkam hanv Jezu Kristachi vhokol mhonn khobor na?” Tika tannim koxttaili, dogdaili, tika fugar keli, tika xizlolea udkant buddoili, punn ek dis ani ek rat ti morunk na, aplea bhavarta khatir tinnem mogan sonslem. Tea uprant tika kainch zavnk na tem polleun ek kuradd ghevn tichi tokli ani tichem ordem foddlem. Tin dis porian tichem rogot vhanvlem. Punn ti khoxal distali. Itlem sonstali, punn hea vellar pasun Devachi mhoima gaitali. Apnnacher koxtt ietale tednam bhokti gayonamni ti Devachi vakhann’nni kortali. Tichea bhokti songitachea dennea khatir, soglle kolakar tika apli askarinn mhonn man ditat ani amche tiatrist bhava-bhoinni tichi porob mogan palltat. Adim amchea tiatrist bhavamni ‘Konknni Tiatristanchi Sonvstha’ ghoddloli. Ticher soimbik moronn ailem vo ti sompoili, ho ozun ek proxn. Tiche ghottnnecher adarun ‘Konknni Non-Stop Tiatristanchi Sonvstha’ zolmak aili. Aiz ‘non-stop tiatr’ title dissonant, punn hi sonvstha ozun asa. Adle ani he sonvsthe modem ek tanchem khaxeleponn asa. Bhagevont Ceciliak te apli askarinn mhonn manun, tichea manak porbechem mis bhettoytat ani tea uprant ek mellavo kortat. Kednam-kednaim veg-vegllea pongddam modem ek ‘Football Tie-Breaker’ ghoddun haddtat hem ami aikololem. Zorui hache ani tiatrache kole bhitor kosloch som’bond na, torui oslo to tornament ek ekvott vaddoupachi sondi zaum ieta. Aiz tiatrist ani ‘non-stop’ vo khell tiatristam modem ontor chaluch asa. Konn tori fuddem sorun Konknni Kolakaranchi Sonvstha mhonn ghoddun haddtolo ani tednach gavpeank, kolakarank, songitkarank, machie-mandavoll ani bizlechi vevostha polletoleank eke sonvsthe khal Konknni machiechi udorgot korunk odik sompem zatolem. Amchi ‘Tiatr Academy’ ghoddon ietoli mhunn ami ravtat kitem? Asa te sonvsthentlean amchea bhurgeank ani tornnateank torekvar Konknni machiek upkarak poddtat te tanche gunn ustunk zatale, tanchi akarnni korum ietali. Tiatristanche kolecher ani tanchea jivitacher attapun ek potr vo masik uzvaddak haddum ietalem. Abrilant zavpi ‘Tiatr Disa’ muttbhor tiatrist thoimsor distat. Ho dis vhodda mogan sarum ietalo. Xibiram korun amchi likhnni, amchim gitam, amcho vinodh sudarun amchi Konknni machi unchlea panvddear dovrum ietali. Oxem kelear amchea kolakoranche askarinnik odik man mellchona? Choltoleachi chal kollta, uloitoleachem utor kollta. Amchea kolakaram vorvim Konknni machiechea mogacho prochar zaum-di. Nevel Vell’lekar ___ Give a gift subscription of GULAB - the Konkani monthly magazine now in its 26th year - to your family and friends that will be remembered for the whole year. Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] or dial (+965) 99391452 for more details. Lapitt
[Goanet] Economic Meltdown and Goa
The worldwide economic meltdown and recession is having repurcussions all over the world, India and Goa included. The extent of the effect or the gravity is as yet unknown. For Goa, the immediate effect will be felt in the mining sector where prices of iron ore have crashed by more than 40%. Further with the Olympics over, the demand from China has slackened considerably. Though the bane of illegal mining will go on, the intensity will be much less, giving marginal relief to those actively involved in protests against illegal mining. In the construction sector too there is a lot of gloom. Major real estate companies like DLF, Parasnath, Unitech and others are facing severe liquidity crises. Their shares have taken a bashing and they have huge unsold stock. They are unlikely to push for more construction in Goa. With cash being king at this juncture, tourism will take a beating. All those dependent on tourism income will face hard times in the immediate and near future. Industries too have been affected. Production has slowed down. Order books are slack. Demand is sluggish. And there is general uncertainty. Though not an expert on economy or finance, it is advisable to postpone expenses wherever possible besides tightening the belt at home. Perhaps Gabe or Mervyn or anyone else with insight could give us a low down in layman's language on the current economic crises and where it could lead us and how best we should be able to cope up with it. Regards, Marshall
[Goanet] Talking photos: some more (including a dog, Red carpet, Inox etc)
Talking photos: some more (including a dog, Red carpet, Inox etc) All but half of it in the water.. A canoe, a Trawler and a dog http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk15/3056041614/sizes/l/ Red carpet.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk15/3055204819/sizes/l/ 5 legged actually.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk15/3056041150/sizes/l/ Can any one identify him? I think he is one of the bollywood actors http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk15/3056040842/ Hollywood and bollywood movies are shown in here http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk15/3055203989/sizes/l/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] 25th November 2010 - COMMEMORATE 500 YEAR OF PORTUGUESE ADVENT TO GOA
Two years from now, Goans will have an ocassion to celebrate 500 years of Portuguese rule in India. It was on 25/11/1510 that the Portuguese succeeded in their mission to enter Goa having failed in its earlier attempt in March 1510. Commencing from Kappad sea beach in Khozikode ( then Calicut ) in Kerala, Vasco-da-Gama the navigator who came via the Cape of Good Hope on 22nd May, 1498 , to India, met the Zamorin of Calicut, to trade in spices, much needed for the cool confines of Europe. Having succeeded in his mission he eventually reached Anjediv Island where they set up the first Church Nossa Senhora de Brotas , in tribute to Our Lady. It is believed that the crew scouted for water to quench their thirst having found none they went helter skelter and succeeded in finding a sweet water stream. Hence the name Brotas – Our Lady of Springs . Since 2004 onwards the Island is now illegitimately declared out of bounds by the officials of the Sea Bird Project, to Goans and those from the neighbouring Karwar district in the State of Karanataka in gross violation of the terms of understanding of handing over the Island by the Govt of Goa to the Ministry of Defence. This writer has petitioned the Ministry of Defence to re-look into the matter . Even the President of Portugal and the then Prime Minister of Portugal took cognizance of this when this writer broached the issue with him via email during his visit to India and Goa. There is ocassion to celebrate the 500th anniversary . The Portuguese set foot in Goa apparently driven by the existing wedge between the battling empires viz those swearing allegiance to the Kingdom of Vijayanagar (Hindus ) and those with the Kingdom of Bijapur ( Moslems). The indigeneous natives the “kunbis” “gawdas” and what is now known in modern day parlance as the” van vasis “ forest tribes however felt did not benefit from the new rulers. So also those engaged in traditional vocations . For them to toil by the sweat of their brow remained indelible. The Inquisition was an unpardonable aberration condemned by all Catholics and even the Catholic Church though belatedly in the 21st century, it ought to have been done earlier but better late than never It needs to be emphasized that the present State of Goa was under influence of the Portuguese rule viz a) the Old Conquests (Velhas Conquistas ) talukas of Salcete Mormugao Ilhas (Tiswadi ) Bardez (1510 to 1961 - 451 years ) and the Novas Conquistas Pernem Ponda Bicholim, Sattari, Quepem, Sanguem, Canacona (1763 to 1961 just 198 years) But the credible part of the 451 years of Portuguese rule is a) the Common civil code . based on Continental law . This Code indeed was the “causa prima” for Goa being a cauldron of communal tolerance – not “harmony” as is commonly believed. The “communion de bens” is another unique piece of legislation that has ensured gender equality in matters of property and even the bitter critics or pseudo nationalists have availed of this benefit under the Income Tax Act 1961 (as confirmed to this writer by an ex IT official from Bangalore ) . The final aberration was the stringent and dictatorial rule of Dr Antonio Salazar, in the first quarter of the 20th century not only in Goa but also in Portugal this popular ruler once glorified by the Portuguese turned to be a crude dicatator. But Goans spurred by the clarion call given by Dr Ram Manohar Lohia on that eventful day 18th June 1946 from the Maidan at Margao got our selves Liberated from near mental enslavement . The Velhas Conquistas and its people have brought international reputation to Goa as the “Rome of the East” which earned it the most favoured top twenty five tourist desitinations Nationally the sobriquet of the “Kashi of the South” helps promotes temple tourism in the State mainly in the Novas Conquistas . But together, Goa earned a distinct identity which even the first Prime Minister of free India Pt Jawaharlal Nehru considered as a land of unique people, and demanded that it be preserved for posterity even though it joined the Union of States post Liberation. Tourists world wide and even Indians make Goa the Mecca of their lives --- albeit it is their life ambition to visit this beautiful tiny 25th State of India at least once.—and come they do - now any time at least once all year round 365 or 366 days . This writer visited the Kappad sea front Khozikode where a poor structure reminds one of the visit of the great navigator Vasco-da-Gama in 1498.. Then later this writer visited the other Island of Anjediv which is in Canacona Taluka of South Goa District ( having not been ceded to the Indian Navy or another State by any act of Parliament to this day ) too which now holds a dilapidated chapel of St Francis de Assisi (blame the Indian navy for its callousness and ofcourse the Archdiocese of Goa Daman for failing to put them on notice) and the Church of Nossa Senhora de Brotas set up
[Goanet] Gulabi Gangs
Just perhaps if we had Pink Gangs in Goa. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7068875.stm venantius
[Goanet] Goa - German Cultural Days Programme updated
The programme 1st German Cultural Days Goa on 12, 13 and 14 December 2008 was updated on 22nd November with additional items. Please be so kind as to follow the link: http://www.igsg.org/de/events_en.htm Das Programm 1st German Cultural Days Goa on 12, 13 and 14 December 2008 wurde am 22. November mit neuen Veranstaltungen aktualisiert. Wir bitten Sie freundlichst dem folgenden Link zu folgen http://www.igsg.org/de/events_en.htm Kind Regards/ Mit freundlichen Grüssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.igsg.org _ Windows Live Hotmail now works up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_faster_112008
[Goanet] Thanks Maa .......................(PG)
Thanks Maa Well, that was my first film at IFFIgoa2008. Others didn’t want to join me so I had to watch alone. I was not all alone; there were about 1000 other people too. The Kala Academy auditorium was full to the capacity and some people seen standing behind the rows. The movie is all about the street children (Abandoned kids, runaway kids etc)The makers of the film had put in lot of efforts to spread the message across. It looks to me the kids are really from the street as their acting was so natural. The film is of typical street kids (Bombay kids) with typical street language such as ‘Ganddu’ Maa Ka chutt’ ‘Bhosddeka’ ‘Hedda’ ‘Saley’ etc etc. (The same Goa version is ‘Cheddiechea’ ‘Fodrechea’ ‘Maim Zounnea’etc) Their lining up for answering early morning nature’s call reminded me of those who line up at Panjim River side (and offcourse, Bombay early morning railway tracks) The film made every body laugh and the film made every body cry too. Spontaneous audience applause (clapping) through out the film had the film even more colourful. The film has shown all sort of social aspects or the social evils that street kids face such as the leaders at young offenders centre (Rehabilitation centre)abusing the kids (strangely this role was given to Alok Nath), Father abusing daughter etc etc. The five street kids done very well. They are MUNICIPACITY, SODA, CUTTING, SURSURI DHED SHANNA. And there is a little baby too (Krissh is few days old). Municipality find a baby abandoned by her mother. He tries his best to find the baby a suitable foster parents….In the end he determines to trace the baby’s mother himself. Did he find the real mother? Yes, in the end he did find out the mother. But how could he give the baby to the mother when he sees the young mother being sexually abused by her own father? At this time, he reluctantly, hand over the baby to a orphanage and vows to take him back when he grows older. Congratulations to the Kids, the Director/producer and the entire crew. The film with a message to all. Guess, what? After the film, when we come out from the auditorium, I was surprised to see all the five kids actors… I immediately took out my camera and tried to capture them all. So, here they are.. Municipacity, Cutting, Soda, Dhedd Shana Sursuri http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk15/3056008073/sizes/l/ another http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk15/3056007653/sizes/l/ Note: Many film lovers (including me) missed the initial presentation of the director/cast etc. The film was to start at 8.15pm but we were still out in the Q to enter the auditorium 8.30. The film started at 8.35 but seen people coming in till 8.45 A film poster http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk15/3056970396/sizes/l/ Director: Ifran Kamal [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] 1st Sunday of Advent
15-Nov-2008 Dear Friend, We spend a major part of life waiting. We wait to be born; parents wait expectantly for their child. We wait for big things to happen as well as wait for little things. Ultimately we wait for death! Most do not like to wait and become irritated and impatient when kept waiting. We cannot push life but we have to wait. Everything happens in His time. But are we ready to wait for God? So often we want God to be on our timetable. We slot him into our busy schedules. We have no time for waiting for God, which itself can be a transforming experience. Have a quiet weekend waiting for God! -Fr. Jude Sunday Reflections: First Sunday of Advent 'Be awake and prepared for He comes! 30-Nov-2008 Readings: Isaiah 63: 16-17; 64: 1, 3-8; 1 Corinthians 1: 3-9; Mark 13: 33-37; Today's first reading is taken from a long psalm written before the exile or immediately after the exiles return to the homeland in Palestine. In this passage Israel reflects of the loving kindness of God in spite of Israel's infidelity. God is their Father who has led Israel and moulded her history; He has led her like a shepherd through the exodus into fertile lands for her nourishment. In spite of this care Israel abandoned her God to her own great loss. Having cut herself from her fertile source, God, she has become like dried leaves scattered in exile. The psalmist pleads with God to intervene once again and come to their aid, like a new exodus of salvation. He begs Yahweh to rend the heavens, where he abides, and come once again into the life of his people. Though the Messiah has come we can make use of this prayer asking God to come again into our lives and bring newness and hope into our dried lives. You Are My Treasure... There was a father who had four children. When they were old enough to leave home, he gave each of them a treasure sealed in a simple earthenware jar. Justin, oldest of the four, bore the treasure away with great joy. However, the joy soon wore off. He got tired and began to grumble against his father, and the inevitable happened. He let the jar fall. It got badly cracked, so he put it aside. Anne, the second oldest, went at once and had the jar encased in a metal container. Then she proceeded to encrust the case with precious stones. The case glittered with diamonds and rubies and she forgot about the inner treasure. Brendan, the third oldest, carried the treasure with care and love for a while. But then he began to have doubts about its value. Falling on hard times, he sold it for a pittance. Sarah, the youngest of the four, carried the treasure with the utmost care. She had no doubts about its value, so great was her trust in her father. Her real anchor in her life was not so much the treasure, as the love of her father which the treasure symbolized. Years went by. Then one day a message came saying that their father was dying and wished to see them. They figured that he wanted them to give an account of what they had done with the treasures. When the meeting took place the father enquired earnestly about the well-being of each of his children. Not as much as a word about the treasures! Finally Anne said, 'Dad, aren't you going to ask us about the treasures?' 'I've already done so,' he replied. 'I don't understand,' she said. 'Why, you are my treasures!' Said he. Flor McCarthy in 'New Sunday and Holy Day Liturgies' In today's second reading from Paul's letter to the Corinthians Paul gives thanks for the gift of the word and knowledge of God given to us through Jesus Christ. Paul thanks God for the many gifts bestowed on his people acknowledging that every good gift comes from God and is not earned by us. Nothing now is wanting in us, so we earnestly desire the return of the Lord. Paul's reference to waiting for Jesus' full revelation is an excellent expression of the advent spirit. The one who keeps our hope alive is the faithful God. Paul also speaks of the 'day of the Lord', the day of the Lord's return, which will also be the day of judgement. Our waiting for the Lord's coming is not a despair-filled tension but a hope filled one, because we have walked in faith and hope awaiting God who is our friend. Creative Waiting In his book Man's Search for Meaning, Jewish psychiatrist Viktor Frankl tells the story of how he survived the atrocities of the concentration camp at Auschwitz. Frankl says that one of the worst sufferings at Auschwitz was waiting: waiting for the war to end; waiting for an uncertain date of release; and waiting for death to end the agony. This waiting caused some prisoners to lose sight of future goals, to let go of their grip on present realities and to give up the struggle to survive. This same waiting made other prisoners like Frankl accept it as a challenge, as a test of their inner strength and as a chance to discover deeper dimensions of human freedom. Albert Cylwicki in 'His Word Resounds In
[Goanet] Have you done the Goan pole dance????
*Have you done the Goan pole dance???* Or does the phrase fati voch, fude voch, barik ja sound familiar, oh! Yes I am sure for most of us it rings bells leave alone the Ministers/MLA's and yes not forgetting the nouveau riche class. I am a daily commuter who makes use of the public/private government transport service and I am penning this down to tell you how displeased I am with the services provided. Each day I think a tin of sardines is also now decently packed leaving enough room inside. But in a crowded bus you can barely lift your arm or move for that matter, if you happen to be a passenger who wasn't lucky enough to get a seat. While the pole dance refers to contortions you are foced into,clinging on to the bar on the seat or the pole on the ceiling of the bus, with the buses racing to collect maximum number of passengers at rocket speed you just can't help to swing on one of those poles!!! Although I am a science student I choose not to take biology but may be if I had I would have opted to study medicine where I would have to study anatomy as one of curriculum subjects, but in a packed bus you are forced to study it where some of the male species consider themselves more then lucky to be imparting it to you forcibly. Often I wonder why are not the rights of the protected citizens observed like Senior Citizen Only, Handicaps Only, Ladies Only or something like No Smoking, Only 13 Standing and as to why no account is taken to the complaint/suggestion box. And most often to make matters worse these buses when they start the journey they crawl yes I mean literally crawl may be if you got down and walked you may have reached faster, and why is ticket less travel ok for public private transport except for the time when the news spreads like fire that Aare mukar RTO aasa re. I guess after loosing hope in the local people the Ministers/MLA's have strategically worked out a plan to influx the land of Goa which was once called paradise on earth with immigrant population to help them fill their booty with majority number of votes and never thought of providing adequate transport facilities hence making the buses over crowded I wonder what will it take the concerned authority to realise that it is torture to make use of the public/private government transport. Or may be its about time the Minister/MLA's be asked to make use of this transport facilities while on duty to truly understand how irksome the entire journey can be Valerie Vales Raia.
[Goanet] Exhibition 'Framing Time' inaugurated (Navhind Times)
Exhibition 'Framing Time' inaugurated NT NETWORK Posted on 2008-11-24 PANAJI- The celebrated dramatist and filmmaker, Dr Jabbar Patel on Sunday said that Doordarshan should launch a special channel for the telecast of documentaries and noteworthy films, as also exclusive programmes on legends from various fields. Speaking as the guest of honour at the inauguration of an exhibition titled Framing Time, based on screening of documentary, short and animation films produced by Films Division, a wing of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Dr Patel said that the Films Division, during its existence for the last 60 years, has practically covered all socio-political and cultural events of India. These Films Division productions is a treasure in itself and have now become reference points for film-makers from India and abroad, he observed. Earlier, the screening exhibition was inaugurated by the IB secretary, Ms Sushma Singh. Mr Kuldeep Sinha, the chief producer of the Films Division, in his speech said that the gap between the mainstream cinema and the documentary films is fast narrowing. Speaking further, Mr Sinha stated that Framing Time will try to present the ambiance of the past world to the viewers. We will be screening various packages of films, including those based on Goa and the World War II, he informed. An exhibition of photographs, showing the growth of Films Division during the last six decades also form part of Framing Time, he concluded. The inaugural function was followed by screening of a 20-minute documentary titled Soil That Was Ours by N S Thapa, about Goa's liberation from the Portuguese rule. The documentary films on World War II namely Divide and Conquer, Battle of Britain, Battle of Russia, Prelude to War and Cameraman at War will be screened on November 30.
[Goanet] IFFI protest inspires Goan film festival
Iffi protest inspires Goan film festival By Pamela D'Mello PANAJI TAKING A cue from the ongoing International Film Festival of India, grassroot protest groups in Goa have organised the Goan People's Film Festival in state capital Panaji. The festival celebrates life and livelihoods and presents documentaries, short films, locally-shot audio-visuals and digital narratives, over five days, focusing on what it says is the real Goa. We want to draw national attention to the struggle which has been waged in Goa against speculative real estate projects, the assault on tribal people, their displacement, the selection of new agricultural villages for open cast mining and our alternative model for participatory development, said festival organiser and national law school academic Jason Fernandes. The alternate festival opens with award winning documentary India Untouched Stories of a people apart, a comprehensive look at untouchability in current day India, by K. Stalin. Digital narratives on tourism, the region's anti-SEZ movement and spontaneous protests that have sprung up against 150 holiday home projects in several villages of Goa are interspersed with interactive sessions and discussions. Films on similar issues from elsewhere in the country have also been called in. The festival will screen Goa under Siege, an examination of adverse effects of tourism, by Gargi Sen. Other Head lines (c) Copyrights 2006 Asian Age.
[Goanet] Goa news for November 25, 2008
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Rape case: court issues notice to Goa government - Hindu [Nov 21, 2008] PANAJI: Reprimanding the Goa police for their inability to carry out a fair investigation in the German minors alleged rape case, the Goa Bench of the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/22/stories/2008112260681100.htmcid=1272933365ei=CkcrSd-HKIu-9gTxgZnaDAusg=AFQjCNEq1nVTP3O_KBbRd4gnUIhlW0mKAA *** Goa stakes claim to be \'Cannes of the east\' - AFP [Nov 23, 2008] PANAJI, India (AFP) #148; Goa's chief minister wants to rebrand India's most prestigious film festival along the lines of Cannes in the south of France, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j1mCEQniFzohOk6C56R0vzSGlKlwcid=1273070865ei=CkcrSd-HKIu-9gTxgZnaDAusg=AFQjCNHjRrq2YIOr7QuZdikqaqj8yYHsGQ *** Stars give Goa film festival a miss - Times of India [1 hour ago] PANAJI: The Indian Panorama section at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2008 seems to have taken a great leap by bridging the so-called gap ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Stars_give_Goa_film_festival_a_miss/articleshow/3752603.cmscid=1273665697ei=CkcrSd-HKIu-9gTxgZnaDAusg=AFQjCNFZOyB33JhkY-cLCVtXHxOmFVFiyw *** North Goa spared booze clampdown - Times of India [Nov 22, 2008] PANAJI: In a fresh notification, the government has removed the prohibition for sale of liquor for entire north Goa during the Paleelections and confined ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/North_Goa_spared_booze_clampdown/articleshow/3746401.cmscid=1273403668ei=CkcrSd-HKIu-9gTxgZnaDAusg=AFQjCNEWIczLVNg3-ks9Jj-6ZHa2f7E1-w *** Iron ore export at Goa falls to 40% - Times of India [Nov 21, 2008] PANAJI: Goa, which accounts for a large chunk of the country's iron ore exports, is seeing huge mineral deposits gather dust at ports and traffic from the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/India_Business/Iron_ore_export_at_Goa_falls_to_40/articleshow/3742748.cmscid=1273124489ei=CkcrSd-HKIu-9gTxgZnaDAusg=AFQjCNHtPs8jNpPZN6uC1fPfz5t7nnhVjg *** Sesa Goa continues to fall - Myiris.com [17 hours ago] The scrip has touched an intra-day high of Rs 72.00 and low of Rs 66.00. The total volume of shares traded at the BSE is 985062. In the earlier session, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.myiris.com/newsCentre/storyShownew_opt.php?fileR=20081124121033199dir=2008/11/24cid=0ei=CkcrSd-HKIu-9gTxgZnaDAusg=AFQjCNEaUmEMNJCLUa5LQfq4GtSaRuUfyA *** Sesa Goa can drop Rs 10-15 from current level: Bhambwani - Moneycontrol.com [13 hours ago] Technical Analyst, Vijay Bhambwani is of the view that Sesa Goa can drop Rs 10-15 from current level and metals are not a favorable sector to be in. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://news.moneycontrol.com/india/news/stocks-views/sesa-goa-can-drop-rs-10-15current-level-bhambwani/16/20/367762cid=0ei=CkcrSd-HKIu-9gTxgZnaDAusg=AFQjCNH8TlIEe8uqHC9v3vQtTi4aOIxvfg *** Goa channel seek govt help - CIOL [17 hours ago] PANJIM, GOA: Goa, the tourism capital of India, is a growing IT market in the West. The emergence of industries, especially of pharmaceutical companies, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.ciol.com/Channel-News/News-Reports/Goa-channel-seek-govt-help/241108113010/0/cid=0ei=CkcrSd-HKIu-9gTxgZnaDAusg=AFQjCNGq2hSuuICGm7UZots4ZDqf6XBWOg *** Gastric band treatment in Goa helps Manchester woman lose weight - Treatment Abroad - Medical Tourism News Medical Tourism News, UK - 9 hours agoGastric banding surgery at Goa in India helped a Manchester woman achieve weight loss. 44-year-old Edna Lara realised that the morbid obesity level in her ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.treatmentabroad.net/medical-tourism/news/?EntryId82=86159cid=0ei=CkcrSd-HKIu-9gTxgZnaDAusg=AFQjCNF18qQoTuBTroSdNFXjH-yznzIjWA *** ICF downs Sesa Goa - Hindu [Nov 23, 2008] BANGALORE: Twice in arrears, Integral Coach Factory, Chennai (ICF) rallied to defeat Sesa Goa 3-2 in a group B qualifying match of the Federation Cup ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/24/stories/2008112459722000.htmcid=0ei=CkcrSd-HKIu-9gTxgZnaDAusg=AFQjCNHVZiQJQy2qYMFTW8Ny_Ld5kXRVSQ Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] who is he ?
A tiatrist is a professional actor .We call M Boyer, Jacint Vaz Mike Mehta,Remmie Colaco as tiatrist because they have acted on professional stage. A tiatrist is a paid person. If you can pay him his dues he will act in your tiatr too if he is free. I cannot be called a tiatrist if I have just acted in my village concert or taken part in Kala academy competition. There is one such person whom people call him as renowned tiatrist. His presence is felt when others should have got a chance but only due to his political influence and pull he is treated as a VIP tiatrist. This is really an insult to our famous tiatrist who have rocked our stage in the past and are known all over the world. A person who has done very little to the konkani stage except has derived fame benefits due to his polical influence and the person who has done practically nothing to the Konkani language (Romi Lipi ) has no right to stand and and talk. I cannot understand why the real artist have kept their mouth shut and have shared the platform sometimes with this man who is not a tiatrist at all. Anne Marie Fernandes _ Explore the seven wonders of the world http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=7+wonders+worldmkt=en-USform=QBRE
[Goanet] Kuwait Holy Family Choir Annual Parents' Day
:::Holy Family Choir Annual Parents' Day::: The Holy Family Choir will celebrate their Annual Parents' Day 2008 with a Musical Programme entitled 'THE WISE FOOLS' on Friday, 28th November 2008 at the Holy Family Cathedral's Sacred Heart Hall - Kuwait City @ 7:00 p.m. A variety of programs in English and Konkani including rib- tickling comedy skits will be staged during the event. All parishioners are cordially invited..! This email is brought to you by: www.goa-world ___ Give a gift subscription of GULAB - the Konkani monthly magazine now in its 26th year - to your family and friends that will be remembered for the whole year. Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] or dial (+965) 99391452 for more details.
[Goanet] Economic Meltdown and Goa
For a long time, many American corporations have been dealing with phony profits with resultant large salary and bonus payments to the corporate big-wigs and their friends on Wall Street. Most of them have just been content to engage in Crony Capitalism and Creative Financing. All this while the hard core (aka pseudo) Republicans have been content in blaming the Clintons - Bill followed by Hillary, Saddam Hussein, Iran and more recently the illegal immigration. The rigged financial game just got un-rigged. Even now, the sub-prime mortgages (five to ten percent of all the mortgages in USA) are being used by the financial institutions to get tax payers to cough up money, so that they can continue with their Crony Capitalism under the cover of preserving the Service Industry and the Manufacturing Sector. Let us hope the salary caps and the freeze on bonus and dividends that the Democrats want to place on the management (of all these near-bankrupt companies) will make all realize that the time for the 'pigs feeding at the trough' is over. Now the Republicans referring to the bail-outs are not talking about the Nanny Government. Though some Republican Congressmen to their credit are asking the corporations (who are seeking govt. help) some tough questions. The game the hard core (aka pseudo) Republicans now are playing are the near-racists jokes on Obama, while the country is sinking and being robbed by patriotic Americans. When the press wants to be serious, they talk about Palin. I was heartened to see the view expressed on Fox News Channel, that Republicans have to come up with policy alternatives and solutions to the problems, rather that just be whiners of what the Democrats are doing. The conservatives - via their news channels, talk-radio hosts and commentators, will soon be irrelevant, even with Republicans, if they are not more intellectual. The attempt to make easy-money (aka profits) is of course not only confined to USA. It also involves Europe. These include the trans-national financials like International Banks, Hedge Funds, Credit Default Swaps, Sovereign Funds etc etc. Unfortunately as the big corporate giants struggle and trash-around to stay alive, a lot of grass will be trampled upon. Many Goans in the diaspora may find their jobs threatened and some forced into early retirement. Seeing how things are going on in USA, likely the same is going on in India; as the economy and the stock market nose-dives. Likely there will be a severe damper on the year-end holiday revelry in the Goan Paradise. Regards, GL Marshall Mendonza it is advisable to postpone expenses wherever possible besides tightening the belt at home. Perhaps Gabe or Mervyn or anyone else with insight could give us a low down in layman's language on the current economic crises and where it could lead us and how best we should be able to cope up with it.
[Goanet] 25 November Real Liberation Day of Goa
Goans for the past 46 years have been given to believe that 19 of Dec is the 'Liberation' Day of Goa. In 1510 Afonso de Albuquerque on the behest of my cousins Timoja and Poi Liberated Goa from the Mouros. Incidentally the day celebrates the feast of St. Catarina. Today who knows what would have happened without the actions of Albuquerque. Maybe all of us would have been kappas. BC
[Goanet] (long reply to ) Garbage Dump at Old Goa in the garb of Bainguinim?
Dear Goanetters, The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has been labeled as a disappointing public body, that keeps on failing on many accounts, particularly in the management of garbage. I agree, as they are responsible for the mess they are in. However, at times, there are others that are at fault, but as usual, just the CCP gets its face blackened, and that's not right. I'm not defending anybody, but just stating facts that have been missed, misreported or distorted. Take for example the recent events that have taken place. * - The Anaerobic digester has developed problems because of faulty design and improper waste characteristics analysis. Besides the RCC platform developing leaks, as a result, a 1mt+ thick layer of fatty tissues and oil residues has formed within the digester and nobody including the experts and manufacturesrs have any solutions to fix this problem. Now while CCP gets flak for its failure, nobody's even investigating the consultant, Mr SR Malley, or the Manufacturer Hydro-Air Tectonics who have abandoned this plant and been paid substantial amounts for the construction of the same. CCP's repeated calls to the consultant have gone unheard, and has now sent him a notice. Odour from this plant was not originating from this specific failure. It was instead from the accumulated waste stacked outside the plant for want of treatment within this plant or any larger alternate area. In the absence of any alternate treatment site, garbage was accumulating and rotting. Though CCP's staff did treat the waste with odour control inoculants, it was fairly inadequate, manually possible to only treat the surface waste and its periphery, and as a result, the majority of this waste did not get treated and hence the smell. About 10-15% of plastics, glass and metal mixed in by careless hotel and restaurants made things worse, slowing the effect of odour control mechanisms and causing mechanical failure once they accidentally entered the plant machinery. * - Schools protesting this odour were right in marching upto the CCP office and protesting. However, students barging into the mayors cabin and littering the mayors cabin, table and chair with waste was most distastefully. Is this the kind of message that we want students to get? All meaning in the protest was lost with this action. Wether the students were led or not, it was the teachers responsibility and hence their failure. They too seem to have got away from whatever action, squashed by the education minister. * - In the absence of an alternate site for treating hotel waste, it was decided to stop collecting the hotel waste in the last week of October. However, with discussions with the hoteliers, it was decided to give them a week, and then a fortnight to come up with alternate measures. The fact that the hoteliers did absolutely nothing on this front was also ignored. CCP on the other hand explored various ways of treating waste at alternate sites, with shorter disposal times and so on. However, none of the initiatives proved to provide a solution within a short time frame given. When the deadline was up, CCP gave a further extension of 3 days and then stopped the collection of the hoteliers. The media is given to understand that its a bad deal to th hotels, while the CCP ignores their basic responsibilities. The fact is that the hotel owners have not explored any alternate options and today the waste picked up and disposed out of CCP's jurisdictions is paid for by CCP itself, approximately Rs. 12-17,000 per day. * - It's really strange that 12 persons from the same school all suffer from nausea and vomiting all on the same day, that too immediately after a petition was filed. Everybody knows that it was all made up, but the IMA, and various NGOs hyped it even further with their comments, stating one could even DIE if nothing was done. All this said about students that study at least 300-500 mts from the plant location. What about the workers at the site that work there for 8 hours every day? Does anybody care about them? I've been at the site, and yes, the smell is foul. Spend more than 20 minutes at the site and the odour gets into your clothing and you smell of garbage for the entire day. However, I have regularly been at that and similar sites for hours in the past 3 years, but, I have never vomited or felt as nauseous as they claim. None of the CCP workers have ever been taken to hospital for any of these symptoms. It all seems to be hype, just because it was in their backyard. Classic NIMBY. Not In My Backyard. *- Now it's Bainguinim. First, please use correct terms. CCPs not planning to DUMP garbage there. CCP needs sites for three major aspects of waste management. Composting, Recycling and Landfilling inert waste. I believe that there is enough space within Panjim's jurisdiction for setting up compost as well as recycling units. The land does not belong to CCP, so
Re: [Goanet] Goans' tryst with pirates ( and US Africans ! ).
Dear RKN, Thanks for taking the time to respond. I agree with your distinction, and needless to say by making this clear, you just may have brought a whole lot of sensibility to Goanet. If in the coming months we see its traces, then so much the better. I personally try to take each post at face value so the ideas engendered by Gabriel's post had to do with that specific post. But in general, its hard to maintain equanimity. I sometimes tend to get brutish, perhaps its the bull in me. If you have seen that side of me, although I do not think ever directed to you — my apologies. In appreciation. Venantius On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 3:35 AM, Radhakrishnan Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Dear Ven, Your rather long post in a philosophical vein demands reciprocity and let me put down some thoughts here in a similar vein. Let me repeat here what I wrote in Goanet five years ago: There is a clear distinction between cultural affinity and political loyalty. To uphold one culture, one need not deride the others. From among them, I would like to pick one person for special praise: Paulo. Always a gentleman, he states his case in civil and civilised language, Regards, RKN Venantius Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I talked to my youngest brother once about why we sometimes hurt and he said, albeit with a genuine smile, But, does it not feel good. He was being deadly frank at the time; and has since reverted to humanity. But to begin with, he was the sweetest child in our smal family, yet at that time had such angst shooting out of his pores. There are reasons for such behavior
[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (25Nov08)
A Movie at IFFI we'd like to See 'Wake Up 'N' Smell Goa's Garbage' Starring: Joaquim Alemao, Min for Urban Dev Tony Rod, Mayor of Panjim Manu Parrikar, Panjim MLA Cong MLAs Students of Panjim, etc To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org
[Goanet] India shocked by discovery of first Hindu terror cell - Asia, World - The Independent
Goanetters, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/india-shocked-by-discovery-of-f irst-hindu-terror-cell-1031237.html Take care. rubygoes
[Goanet] International Standard Athletic synthetic track for Peddem
*TALASHA;STEFFI PROBABLEs FOR C'WEALTH GAMES * *International Standard Athletic synthetic track for Peddem* *-zena costa* With the Chowgules going magnanimous in support of sports infrastructure with a state of the art fitness centre and SAARC countries sole Field turf playing surface under the capable ELVIS GOES; at the Shrimati Parvatibai Chowgule College; Track and Field athletes possibly will just have their 'field-days' before long; with a synthetic athletics track coming Goa-way at the Peddem Sports Complex. It is Chief Minister Kamat an avid sports lover, who played catalyst in transfer to realism Goa's dream of an international standard athletic synthetic track by shooting off a letter to the union minister for Sports Dr.M S Gill. In a e-comminuque to this writer; Roque Dias Regional director SAI West is positivist that with the Sports Authority of India seriously considering of laying the same, to the tune of Rs. 3.5 crore.The ambitious project of SAI, under the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, Government of India, has deputed as team of experts to access the feasibility and soil testing for this ambitious project . The project which was initiated by Kamat could finally come to light after a gap of 20 years to various attempts to put the track in the pipeline, at the cost of Sports Authority of India (Government of India.) As a consequence of a letter by Mr Digambar Kamat, dispatched by the Chief Minister's office to Dr M S Gill, Union Minister of Sports, a high level panel, comprising of Roque Dias, Regional Director, Mr Manmeet Singh Goinde, SAI DD of Infra Division and Mr Dinesh Kumar, Executive Engineer, CPWD, visited the State and have undertaken the preliminary formalities at the SAI Directorate of Sports Dr Susan de Souza accompanied the panel along with Marwin Gomes, architect of PWD and Monica Lobo were also present. Dr de Sousa also apprised the panel of the various features of the Sports Science at Peddem which can facilitate the conduct of national camps in the State. Roque Dias also informs that two Goans namely Talasha Prabhu (swimming) and Steffi Cardozo (athletics) are probables for the forth coming Commonwealth Games 2010. The Sports Authority of India would provide the air fares for national coaching camps including a kit of Rs. 10,000, besides Rs 350 per day for the diet. Both, Steffi and Talasha would be under the guidance of a foreign coach and would be assisted for international exposure, he disclosed. training centre, Peddem, Mapusa, where around 60 girl inmates are housed in the discipline of boxing, athletic, football and judo.
[Goanet] Have you done the pole dance
Valerie Valles' article really aptly describes the horrendous travel travails in Goa buses. Whenever, I have to unfortunately avail of a bus, because of the exorbitant prices charged by rickshaws and even pilot bikes, it's miserable and I arrive at my destination absolutely asphyxiated. Can't something be done about this? Or is one supposed to accept it as part of our Goan culture. Moreover, can't auto rickshaws be forced to charge fair amount. It's one rate for foreigners, another for non-resident Goans (e.g. Bombayites) and yet another for Goans. Can't meters be enforced? Can't understand why some discipline cannot be observed to make Goa a better place to live in. Bollywood news, movie reviews, film trailers and more! Go to http://in.movies.yahoo.com/
[Goanet] Have you done the Goan pole dance????
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:56:21 +0530 From: valerie vales [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or does the phrase fati voch, fude voch, barik ja sound familiar, oh! Yes I am sure for most of us it rings bells leave alone the Ministers/MLA's and yes not forgetting the nouveau riche class. I am a daily commuter who makes use of the public/private government transport service and I am penning this down to tell you how displeased I am with the services provided. Mario asks: Valerie, In a free market society, the excess of demand over supply that you are describing would be seen as an opportunity for some enterprising enterpreneur to start a competing private transportation service, for which many working people may be willing to pay a little extra for comfort and convenience. This would be a more efficient and organized version of the motorcycles that transport individuals in Goa for a fee. For example, I have a Filipino friend who bought a mini-van in Manila that seats about ten people that she rents out to a driver when she is in the US where she lives most of the time. The driver transports passengers to and from Manila Airport for a fee and pays her a rental fee per month. When she visits, she has use of the van for herself and her family. She benefits from the monthly rent, the driver benefits from the money he makes and the passengers benefit from the service as well. There are many Goan NRI's who could do the same or some version of it, and local nouveau riche Goans may be interested, too. However, I have no idea whether the municipal authorities in Goa have any restrictions in the form of licenses, permits, bribes, ...er, commissions, etc. which may make such an option less feasible if not impossible. Such restrictions on commerce are often features in a country like India, and such restrictions benefit the bureaucracy and the politicians and increase their relative power at the expense of regular citizens.
Re: [Goanet] 25 November Real Liberation Day of Goa
Bernado Colaco wrote: Goans for the past 46 years have been given to believe that 19 of Dec is the 'Liberation' Day of Goa. RESPONSE: 47 not 46..are you trying to take-away a year of freedom?? Arre Bernard!!! Today who knows what would have happened without the actions of Albuquerque. RESPONSE: One thing is certain. You would not be sending us absurd messages from Macau. Do we blame Albuquerque or your cousins?? - B :-)) PS. Tks for your other note. Not sure why I received it.
