[Goanet] Goa news for July 23, 2011

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*** Mines in Goa asked to take steps to avoid mishaps -
IBNLive.com
NLive.comPTI 
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*** One legislator abstains in Goa RS bypoll - IBNLive.com
NLive.comPTI 
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*** Filmmaker who accused Goa cops of taking bribe may face
action - IBNLive.com
NLive.comPTI 
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*** Centre sets up Iffi secretariat in Goa - Times of India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: The International Film Festival of India
(Iffi) has called Goa home for its past six editions. However,
apprehensions have been raised regarding Goa's status as the
permanent festival venue. Allaying fears, Shankar Mohan,
director of the newly ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHnVuAp-w7-bVZGZuGk8AOxCihwdg&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Centre-sets-up-Iffi-secretariat-in-Goa/articleshow/9329405.cms

*** More stress on assignments in Class XII - Times of India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher
Secondary Education, in a new circular, has set guidelines for
higher secondary schools for allotment of assignments to Class
XII students. The guidelines aim at promoting application of
knowledge rather ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHYmO6xP0emLtZfQutX5Tb48R7jpw&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/More-stress-on-assignments-in-Class-XII/articleshow/9329781.cms

*** Poultry farming in Goa to get new wings - Times of India
mes of India"Since the last five years, Goa has witnessed a
drastic reduction in the number of poultry farms and 90% of
local small scale poultry farmers were compelled to close down.
The government is, therefore, offering encouragement in the form
of cash subsidy ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHUx5rD2-0SiL5xrB6ayjNImcKbVA&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Poultry-farming-in-Goa-to-get-new-wings/articleshow/9329445.cms

*** CBI slams Google India's refusal to share info - Times of
India
mes of IndiaAnd I gave them the name of Roy Naik, son of Goa
home minister Ravi Naik, in the statement. I told them how many
times he came to Atala's house for business," she had said. The
model was also quoted by the news agency as saying that Roy Naik
had given ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHGU7CLo04uArCCKOb32tPaBW2W4w&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/CBI-slams-Google-Indias-refusal-to-share-info/articleshow/9329746.cms

*** Cases pile up in quorum-less consumer courts - Times of
India
ember quorum forum is awaiting appointment since June. And
topping these, the president of the state commission ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGHpgvLKKyeIaCZD5ifIjiMo5h2eA&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Cases-pile-up-in-quorum-less-consumer-courts/articleshow/9329370.cms

*** South- Goa officials inspect landslip site at Paroda - Times
of India
mes of IndiaMARGAO: Deputy collector Sandhya Kamat and senior
officials of the South Goa district administration on Friday
visited the place near the Chandreshwar Bhutnath temple at
Paroda where a landslip had occurred recently. The landslip had
blocked the road ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGBlIHe3GZDRgLKD6cpbSnkPmlp5Q&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/South-Goa-officials-inspect-landslip-site-at-Paroda/articleshow/9329368.cms

*** Books big bait at South Goa district library - Times of
India
mes of IndiaIn just eight months, since it opened in November
last year, the number of members has shot up to over 1800 and
more join everyday. As Carlos Fernandes, curator of the Central
Library, under whom the district library functions, says, "It
shows that ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNESKl2sLqzCrPEmw3EPVW0RmFLrOQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Books-big-bait-at-South-Goa-district-library/articleshow/9329728.cms


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Re: [Goanet] CCP Councilor opposes new Temple Dress Code and Bar on foreigners

[Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا]

As I see it, we're caught in a trap of blaming one another, and having to
cope with systems that don't work! That is our tragedy... I think this is
beyond individuals. FN

On 22 July 2011 22:26, Sandeep Heble  wrote:

> Rajan Parrikar wrote:
> "As CCP Councillor, Bharati Heble should have been
> first attending to the large puddle of raw sewage in front?
> of?Dr. Dhume's home in St. Inez, right in her front yard.
> But turning Goa into a slum is something our elected
> officials have gotten good at, so I can understand why?
> Ms Heble would?ignore the sewage and focus on?
> sartorial issues instead."
>
> -
>
> My response:
>
> This is to set the records straight as the above are gross and serious
> misrepresentation of facts.
>
> No sooner did Dr Dhume call me up, I (as Secretary of the Ward Level
> Committee) immediately lodged a complaint with the PWD's Sewage
> Department as Sewage problems do not come under the purview of the
> CCP.
>
> As the Department did not resolve the complaint that day, I personally
> got the concerned engineer to the site the next morning, spent close
> to an hour with him, discussing the whole issue and other problems
> with some other citizens of that area(especially the shop owners who
> were the main ones being affected there).
>
> The concerned Engineer, Charles De Souza, who was kind enough to give
> us his personal attention, got these Sewage problems duly sorted out
> immediately. As such, the allegations made above against the
> Councilor, my mother, are utterly false, frivolous and baseless.
>
> While we are on this issue, it is also pertinent to point out that the
> "Sewage issue" is a huge crisis which the whole city faces today and
> such problems are occurring everywhere in the city. This is because
> the amount of Sewage that is being generated is far greater than the
> existing Plant's capacity. For 5 long years, the ruling CCP Council
> did virtually nothing about it. It is only now, a couple of months
> back, that a proposal has been sent to the Central Ministry under the
> JNNURM Scheme for the upgradation of the Sewage Treatment facilities.
>
> The rest of the writer's post does not merit much attention.
>
> regards
> Sandeep
>

Re: [Goanet] CCP Councilor opposes new Temple Dress Code and Bar on foreigners

[Gabe Menezes]

On 22 July 2011 17:56, Sandeep Heble  wrote:

>
>
> My response:
>
> This is to set the records straight as the above are gross and serious
> misrepresentation of facts.
>
> No sooner did Dr Dhume call me up, I (as Secretary of the Ward Level
> Committee) immediately lodged a complaint with the PWD's Sewage
> Department as Sewage problems do not come under the purview of the
> CCP.
>
> As the Department did not resolve the complaint that day, I personally
> got the concerned engineer to the site the next morning, spent close
> to an hour with him, discussing the whole issue and other problems
> with some other citizens of that area(especially the shop owners who
> were the main ones being affected there).
>
> The concerned Engineer, Charles De Souza, who was kind enough to give
> us his personal attention, got these Sewage problems duly sorted out
> immediately. As such, the allegations made above against the
> Councilor, my mother, are utterly false, frivolous and baseless.
>
> While we are on this issue, it is also pertinent to point out that the
> "Sewage issue" is a huge crisis which the whole city faces today and
> such problems are occurring everywhere in the city. This is because
> the amount of Sewage that is being generated is far greater than the
> existing Plant's capacity. For 5 long years, the ruling CCP Council
> did virtually nothing about it. It is only now, a couple of months
> back, that a proposal has been sent to the Central Ministry under the
> JNNURM Scheme for the upgradation of the Sewage Treatment facilities.
>
> The rest of the writer's post does not merit much attention.
>
> regards
> Sandeep
>

RESPONSE: Well responded, we do indeed need more of the same. May your tribe
increase four fold.


-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Global Goan Convention in London - Day 1

[Cip Fernandes]

 
“Assert Goan solidarity!”That was the over-riding message of the first day of 
the Global Goans Convention 2011 in London.
 
The convention saw hundreds of Goans turn out to hear motivational speeches 
from the Honourable Commissioner for NRI Affairs Mr Eduardo Faleiro (Goa 
Government), Valerie Vaz, Labour MP for Walsall South (UK) and the Indian High 
Commission’s Consular Affairs Minister Amitabh Mathur amongst others.
 
Alongside Mr Faleiro, Ms Vaz and Mr Mathur Councillor Rabi Martins from Watford 
Borough Council (UK) and Arjan Vekaria, President of Hindu Forum Britain all 
inaugurated the convention by lighting a ceremonial lamp, accompanied by a 
special invocation song composed by members of the Goan Cultural Society UK.
 
Mr Mathur then told the audience that the Indian High Commission (UK) was happy 
to be a part of the convention, especially because it was in the UKand it was 
keen for its Global Goans to “contribute to society, enrich culture and 
heritage”. He added  the “changing face of Goais impacting UKpeople… sometimes 
causing some apprehension.”
 
He called on Global Goans to “pull together and act as sons of Goaand sons of 
Indiato detract from some of the less appreciated continuous attraction the 
state is gathering.”
 
Mr Faleiro echoed Mr Mathur’s sentiments, calling on the crowd to “assert Goan 
solidarity and let members from associations all over the world cheer on their 
motherland.”
 
Meanwhile, Ms Vaz told the crowd that Goans were “a strong force seen 
worldwide” and added “We have a huge role to play in making Goaa bigger part of 
the world stage going forward.”
 
After a morning of politics, academics completed the line-up in the afternoon, 
talking about the Golden jubilee of Goa’s Liberation, which begins in December.
 
Dr. Damodar R SarDesai, Professor Emeritus, Department of History, Universityof 
California, spoke about how Goahad thrived since the days of Liberation when 
Indian ministers went about transforming the state immediately after winning 
Goa’s Liberation.
 
He also praised Goans as being “eminently intelligent” throughout recorded 
history and still showing promise in the modern age.
 
Dr. Teotónio R. de Souza, Professor of History, Universidade Lusófona de 
Humanidades e Tecnologias in Lisboa, Portgual, followed remarking of how 
Goashould remember its “many liberations” with people from many different 
countries making the state their homeland over the last 50 years – a habit that 
has been commonplace since Medieval Goa.
 
He added Goans should stay true to their unique identity, namely “the language 
of our ancestors, Konkani, and all that associates it with it like the food and 
culture.”
 
The day was completed by a presentation from Dr Stella Mascarenhas-Keyes, 
Senior Research Officer at the UK Government, who presented highlights from a 
study she did on the Development and Maintenance of the Global Goan Community.
 
She reminded the audience of how ambitious Goans have proven themselves to be 
over the years and mused over whether future generations will look to migrate 
overseas in the same way as so many have done to date around the world.
 
In the end though, the message was clear that wherever Goans are, they must be 
proud of their roots and remember the valiant efforts made for liberation 50 
years ago. The convention continues tomorrow.

[Goanet] Bhagvad Gita study compulsory inKarnataka schools (SOTER)

[eric pinto]

 I see it as a cultural  supplement that would be of some benefit.  It would 
not 
supplant the doctrines of the parochial institutions that are in the business 
of 
education.  'Christian' America denies all financial support to similar school 
systems in defence of secular State regulations. We are indeed fortunate.
  It would help to avoid knee-jerk reactions that smell of paranoia when 
responding to the the urges of a majority group.  History is not on our side, 
and I hear a clock ticking.  One can rabblerouse away to a backbench seat in a 
legislature, but a fat lot of good is delivered to the interests of a powerless 
smaller group.   eric.




From: SOTER 

[Goanet] CCP Councilor opposes new Temple Dress Code and Bar on foreigners

[Sandeep Heble]

Rajan Parrikar wrote:
"As CCP Councillor, Bharati Heble should have been
first attending to the large puddle of raw sewage in front?
of?Dr. Dhume's home in St. Inez, right in her front yard.
But turning Goa into a slum is something our elected
officials have gotten good at, so I can understand why?
Ms Heble would?ignore the sewage and focus on?
sartorial issues instead."

-

My response:

This is to set the records straight as the above are gross and serious
misrepresentation of facts.

No sooner did Dr Dhume call me up, I (as Secretary of the Ward Level
Committee) immediately lodged a complaint with the PWD's Sewage
Department as Sewage problems do not come under the purview of the
CCP.

As the Department did not resolve the complaint that day, I personally
got the concerned engineer to the site the next morning, spent close
to an hour with him, discussing the whole issue and other problems
with some other citizens of that area(especially the shop owners who
were the main ones being affected there).

The concerned Engineer, Charles De Souza, who was kind enough to give
us his personal attention, got these Sewage problems duly sorted out
immediately. As such, the allegations made above against the
Councilor, my mother, are utterly false, frivolous and baseless.

While we are on this issue, it is also pertinent to point out that the
"Sewage issue" is a huge crisis which the whole city faces today and
such problems are occurring everywhere in the city. This is because
the amount of Sewage that is being generated is far greater than the
existing Plant's capacity. For 5 long years, the ruling CCP Council
did virtually nothing about it. It is only now, a couple of months
back, that a proposal has been sent to the Central Ministry under the
JNNURM Scheme for the upgradation of the Sewage Treatment facilities.

The rest of the writer's post does not merit much attention.

regards
Sandeep

[Goanet] No more 'A' for Apple...

[Dr . Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão]

No more 'A' for Apple, 'B' for ball,
New syllabus for kindergarten in India, Learn the DESI way: 



http://www.flickr.com/photos/goaghantis/5964065130/in/photostream/




Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão. 





  

[Goanet] Medium of Education? Bhagvad Gita study compulsory inKarnataka schools (SOTER)

[SOTER]

Valmiki wrote:
"What is wrong with the Bhagvad Gita, may I ask? Does it preach hate?
The Jesuit school I studied in (during the 1960s) in Goa had a weekly
30-minute study of "Religion" for Christian students and "Moral Science"
for non-Christian pupils. Was that a crass practice?"

Comment:
Who has said there is something wrong with the Bhagvad Gita is wrong? Will 
the Bible and Koran also also be introduced to impart moral values in 
Karnataka?
We all had a choice between religion and moral science classes in schools 
but nothing got imposed on anyone.


-Soter 

Re: [Goanet] Lions 'more likely to eat people after a full moon'

[Tony de Sa]

Gabe: There are lies, damned lies and STATISTICS!

Cheers

-- 
"Tony de Sa"  < tonydesa at gmail dot com>

Re: [Goanet] Konkani Verse

[Tony de Sa]

Prof Borges:

Considering the above, I do not think you are serious when you say, "Let us
first standardize."
Regards,
Sebastian Borges??

RESPONSE:

Sorry, Professor, I was educated in Engleeesh and Kiswahili.
I learn't the "mother tongue" on the fly*  in Goa, when my father returned
to the 'vaterland'!

* on the fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_fly




-- 
"Tony de Sa"  < tonydesa at gmail dot com>

[Goanet] Re : Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch Press Release

[Dr . Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão]

On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:59:33 -0700, Arvind
P. Bhatikar -- Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch---21/07/2011-Press Release:-

<<>>

 

COMMENT : The communal venom spitting
here, because they are unable to bite; like ‘A drowning person clinging to a
straw’. 

If the Portuguese “ruled with the Sword in
one hand and Cross in the other” and “indulged in mass conversion of Hindu
population to Christianity”; then it should have been the Christians who should
have been protesting and not the Hindus. But the Christians are happy with what
they are, and these communalists are only fomenting communal feelings in the
illiterates and the youth.

And what do Portuguese rule have to do
with the English language? They never even promoted the language; whereas the
British did in India.

The Portuguese did not massacre people
like in Jallianwalla Bagh, Amritsar; where thousands of Hindus, Muslim and
Sikhs were opened fire on and killed. 

If Arvind Bhatikar and Shashikala want to
intergrate with the communalists, they are free to go and join Thakerays; they
are still delusioned that Goa will integrate with Maharashtra. 

 


Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão.   

Re: [Goanet] CCP Councilor opposes new Temple Dress Code and Bar on foreigners

[Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا]

On 22 July 2011 06:27, Rajan P. Parrikar  wrote:

> Indians have no public manners, therefore a dress
> code would provide a minimal filter.
>

I guess such bias and stereotyping is similar to racism that people of our
skin colour encounter elsewhere in the globe.

Just last night, I was reading the chapter "Caste Away", in Rashmi Bansal's
new book *I Have A Dream*. This is about Bindeshwar Pathak, the Bihari who
struggled against adversity to find solutions to India's sanitation woes
that are afforable, efficient and sustainable.

Anyone who has spent the last two or three decades here would know the
difference that Sulabh has done for the masses in urban India... though a
lot more still needs to be done.

It is easy to portray someone poorer than us as being dirty, as if due to
some genetic deficiency. I suspect that as the talent pool of
solution-seekers grows in India, merely cursing about the darkness could
increasingly become a thing of the past. FN

FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm)
#784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India
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[Goanet] INTERVIEW WITH SUNIL CHHETRI AFTER WINNING THE ARJUNA AWARD (PIX ATTACHED).

[armstrong augusto vaz]

‘Pursue your passion, results will follow’



Sunil Chhetri has always been an ‘Arjuna’ on the field; focused and
knowing his priorities. And after having being conferred with the
prestigious Arjuna Award, the Team India striker just couldn’t hide
his feelings. In a freewheeling chat with www.the-aiff.com, Chhetri
said the award is a motivation to do better. Excerpts:

What does the Arjuna Award mean to you?

It means a lot. Look at the sportspersons who have been honoured with
the Award over the Years. And don’t forget the list of footballers in
that list too. From PK Banerjee to Dipak Mondal, the list boasts about
‘Who’s Who’ of Indian football. Now that my name is in the list too,
besides the honour, it’s indeed a privilege and motivation to do
better.

Looking back, how do you look back at your career?

When I started playing football, I never felt I would end up becoming
a Professional Footballer. But I was destined to be so. I started
playing because the game appealed to me; I started to love the sport.
Eventually, it became my profession – my bread and butter. But one
shouldn’t play football to gain materialistic pleasure. I just want to
tell youngsters to play for their passion. The rest will follow.

Doesn’t the Award come at the right time – just prior to India’s World
Cup Qualifier against UAE?

It certainly is a boost. If you perform consistently, you will be
awarded – the message is loud and clear. In that sense, all of us
would be eager to prove ourselves. It’s a tough challenge.

The last time India played UAE, the result wasn’t up to the
expectations. Can India turn the tables this time?

The last time we played UAE, we were hard hit by injuries and couldn’t
field our first Playing XI and eight players had to sit out. In
football, it all boils down to converting your chances and the manner
in which you play on that respective day.

Bhaichung Bhutia has partnered you upfront in most of the matches for
Team India. Post Asian Cup, Jeje Lalpeklua and your partnership has
been the talk of the town. How do you describe Jeje?

When I first came to the National Team, Bhaichung helped and guided me
a long way and it helped me to mature fast. I feel Jeje is already a
mature guy. He has a physical presence and can hold the ball which
enables me to make my runs. His shielding of the ball is excellent and
that makes my job easier.

What’s your take on the India juniors – the U-20 bunch of boys who are
at the Camp? Do you feel Indian football is in safe hands?

I don’t feel they are ‘juniors’ at all. If you play them in the first
XI, it won’t make much of a difference. I feel they have already
arrived. Jewel (Raja), Shilton (D’Silva), Raju (Gaikwad), Jeje
(Lalpeklua), Dika (Lalrindika Ralte) are a conglomeration of unique
talent and the right attitude. And when you have such a pool, it makes
the job of the coach all the more easier. But at the same time, he has
a pleasant headache of having a surplus of choices.

Re: [Goanet] Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch Press Release - Reply from Goa Su-Raj Party.

[floriano]

The Goa Su-Raj Party very much appreciates the statement made by Mr. Brar 
that "Government will ensure first preference to mother tongue'"  [ NT July 
22 Page 3 report]. However, this Party feels that Mr. Brar should have done 
his homework well, before making such unqualified statement, because, he 
must know that only 'Konkani' is the mother tongue of Goa and Goans, 
universally,  though Marathi has been sought to be equated to Goa's mother 
tongue, but  can never come close to being  so. Goans do not need half-baked 
Punjabis to lecture Goans on what they should accept and what not to.


Goa Su-Raj Party is of a qualified opinion that Shashikala Kakodkar is 
trying to revive  her personal fortunes, and that of the long since dead MG 
Party ( which she has sought to abandon in the past) from the political 
grave by giving empty threats to the Congress Party about its imminent 
defeat at the next hustings if it does not change its stance on  'English' 
as the MOI at the primary level.  In fact, Shashikala must drape herself, 
her MG Party, along with the saffron BJP and the corrupt to the core 
Congress for the final burial/cremation as  this trio is totally and 
absolutely anti-Goan in their outlook, and Goa would be happy to be rid of 
this trio once and for all.


Goa Su-Raj Party accepts 'English' as MOI in Goa's Primary Schools ONLY 
because it has the potential to banish Marathi from Goa's Official skin once 
and for all,  so that Goans of all strata may be UNITED by the removal of 
the dis-uniting factor which is 'Marathi'. However, when this Party  comes 
to power, KONKANI shall reign as the Medium of Instructions in Goa's Primary 
schools with 'English' language as a master subject, so that Goan toddlers 
(95% of them from rural Goa) may be instructed in their own mother tongue 
the 'right' and the 'wrong' to go ahead to become Goa's ethical citizens as 
also have  a smooth transition into the Secondary Section where English is 
predominantly the  MOI.


Last but not the least, Goa Su-Raj Party rues the fact that  our good friend 
Shri. Arvind Bhatikar still sees it fit to dance behind the communal and 
casteist Shashikala Kakodkar's BBSM sari instead of subjecting himself to 
enlightenment in his ripe old age.


Sd/-
Floriano Lobo
Gen. Secretary
Goa Su-Raj Party
www.goasu-raj.org
9890470896




- Original Message - 
From: "Arvind P. Bhatikar" 

To: 
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 5:23 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch Press Release


 Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch



   21/07/2011
   Press Release

Jagmeet Singh Brar should have read the National Education Policy and
the Right to Education Act 2009 before making the irresponsible
statement justifying the ill-conceived Medium of Instruction (MoI)
decision of the Congress Govt. in Goa. Brar and Reddy should first
inform Goans whether Governments of Punjab and Andhra Pradesh, give
grants-in-aid to English Medium Primary Schools; if those Governments
have rejected this MoI Policy in their States, acceptance of that Policy
in Goa only indicates the eagerness of the Indian National Congress to
sacrifice the linguistic and cultural ethos of Goa for a possible
political mileage in the ensuing Assembly Elections, said Smt.
Shashikala Kakodkar, Convener, BBSM, in a Press Release issued here
today, referring to the statement of Shri Brar, yesterday in Goa.

Accusing Brar of making statements that are irresponsible and ignorant
of Goa’s history and culture, Smt. Kakodkar warned that Goans will
subject the Congress Party to unprecedented humiliation in the ensuing
Assembly Elections, unless the Govt. withdraws its recent decision on
grants-in-aid to English Medium Primary Schools, and reverts to the all
India Policy of patronizing Primary Education only through Indian languages.

Ridiculing Brar’s advice to agitators to sit and discuss the issue with
Govt. instead of taking the issue to streets, Smt. Kakodkar pointed out
that it is the Govt. which should have initiated discussions with all
stakeholders before taking a decision on the issue. The time for
discussion is now over, and the BBSM agitation, which is fast spreading
through the youth of Goa will intensify further, inspite of the strong
arm tactics of the Govt., warned Smt. Kakodkar.

Brar and Reddy should know that the Portuguese Colonialists, unlike the
British, ruled with the Sword in one hand and Cross in the other. The
Colonialists, not only indulged in mass conversion of the Hindu
population to Christianity but also tried to annihilate the Konkani
language and the Hindu culture of Goa. Goa is still suffering from the
cultural after-effects of the Portuguese rule, and the recent demand for
grants-in-aid for English from a section of the minority community
incited by the Church, and the equally shocking demand not to make Hindi
compulsory for school students is only a manifestation of this cultural
alienation, said Smt.

[Goanet] Parents have spoken

[SOTER]

Besides other replies Dr. Anil wrote:
"Can Soter now please advise us how come the Kangress govt when submitting
the affidavit to the high court in the MOI case forgot over a thousand
primary Konkani and Marathi schools and just submitted a false 90% support
for English as MOI when this was from the parental choice  in just 145
primary schools out of which 130 were church supported or run?"

Comment:
Come on Dr. Anil, I always thought you were a reasoning person.
Who were the aggrieved persons over receiving grants? The parents and
students studying
in private English medium schools or the those studying in Konkani-Marathi
non-private schools? So where the question of 1000 odd marathi schools not
being consulted? Do they also want English grants or something like that?

As to the other replies I would like to ask;

1. Is there something called 'setting a precedence' and 'equality before
law' in
governance? It is not about two wrongs making a right. I think your argument
is biased considering who is in power and whose agenda is at stake.

2. How do you calculate growth of English medium schools in Goa from 1992
onwards?
By comparing it with the total number of schools in existence at that time?
Simply great logic.
I remember Manohar's comment in the Assembly that statistics are like mini
skirts that reveals something and hides something.
You seem to be cleverly concealing the fact that growth of private English
medium schools has been over 500% after the diocesan schools switched over
to konkani medium. Whereas the konkani- marathi growth has been negligible.
So where is your 10%?

Let us not try to deceive the world with innocent looking interpretation of
statistics and sob stories of aberrations in law.
I think Pandurang Nadkarni has let the cat out of the bag in the court. The
concern is not anymore about mother tongue but which community will benefit
from this policy. One of the BBSM supporters blurted to my Hindu friend
today, "Zannoi mure, hea kristanvank budh xikounkuch zai."

Sorry to say that Goans are behaving like "Bastards' not knowing who their
mother or father is, and so the problem of  protecting mother tongue is just
a cover up
for other deeper games.
I feel extremely sad that the 'mother' in Goa has come to be
available to the highest bidder by those with ulterior motives, with no
offence meant to any women. That is how the Portuguese were invited to Goa.
After the Portuguese left these opportunists invited neighbours wife
'marathi'.
If I sound like Digvijay, your arguments are sounding like those of the
extra-wise minister Vishveshwar Hegde Kageri .
Fortunately, not all in this nation are blind. Please also note that I hold 
no brief for any political dispensation.

-Soter D.

[Goanet] Dress code in religious places

[Bernado Colaco]

I wonder what our ancestors did when we just wore the caxti?

BC

Re: [Goanet] Re : CCP Councilor opposes new Temple Dress Code and Bar on foreigners

[Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا]

It is fine to lay down a dress code for visitors to any place of religious
worship. To ban "foreigners" -- on the assumption that they will probably
misbehave -- is quite racist!

FN

FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm)
#784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India
http://fn.goa-india.org http://goa1556.goa-india.org

Re: [Goanet] Ghar or Sap: (Gliding, flying lizard - lacerda ocelata)

[Domnic Fernandes]

Asthma sufferers were made to drink fresh blood of the gaar mixed with cashew 
feni as a cure. The patient held his/her nose with left hand and drank the 
mixture with right hand - just as we were made to drink Epsom salt purgative!  

Maratha warriors used the gaar with ropes attached for climbing high walls of 
forts. 

Moi-mogan,

Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna, Goa
Mob: 9420979201

Fred,
We used to pronounce it as 'gaar' as in 'thand gaar' or icy cold. To me, 'ghar' 
is an eagle.
Is it not a species of the Indian Iguana?I remember folks with asthma being 
made to drink 
the blood of the 'gaar' as a cure!I had a friend, who drank it, but was not 
convinced that 
it cured him.
Naguesh
 
Naguesh Bhatcar

  

Re: [Goanet] Parents have spoken

[J. Colaco < jc>]

 anil desai  wrote:

[1] Answeres as follows:

[2] Kangress is how almost all the indegenous members and supporters
of Indian National congress party refer to their political party.

[3] since he has a legal mind as to why Kangress govt excluded
parents of children from over a thousand primary schools and gave the
impression that 90% of Goan parents or at least parents of primary
school children were in favour of english as MOI


RESPONSE to Anil Desa/Desai's 'Answeres'

re 2:  I concede that Anil Desai has 'HEARD'   'almost all' (let us
accept the figure 90%) of the indigenous or even "indegenous" members
and supporters of Indian National congress party. That, it appears
(unless otherwise stated) is HOW he can make the "REFER" statement he
has made above.

Another possibility: Anil Desai used his funds to Bus-in "all the
"indegenous" members and supporters of Indian National congress party"
to a contrived function.


re 3: My "legal mind" encourages me to ask the following preliminary
(discovery) questions:

a: What is the Mother tongue of most Goans?

b: Is it Marathi or Is it Konkani?

c: If it is NOT Marathi, WHY are Marathi schools being supported with
grants? IF it is Marathi, why are 'Konkani' schools being supported. I
truly hope that the majority of Goan mothers speak in forked tongues
i.e. Marathi and 'Konkani'.

d: Is it possible that the parents who support English as their MOI -
do NOT consider either Marathi or this contrived (but NOT Bused-in)
'Konkani' as their mother tongue?

e: If a good percentage of Goan families (who are Tax-Payers) wish to
have their children learn in the same language as the Parrikars and
Kakodkars .. Why are these same folks "shutting down" Goa to
prevent others from getting their wish fulfilled?

f: If the 'electoral box' is the decider, why are these politicians
and their hacks (who may or may not have a vested interest in
preventing other English Medium schools from coming on stream) trying
to short circuit the Parliamentary process?

g: I noted Shashikala's "warning" that 'Goans will subject the
Congress Party to unprecedented humiliation in the ensuing Assembly
Elections'.

It is possible. Besides, Shashikala is experienced in "unprecedented
humiliation at Assembly Elections".

ps: In further reference to the posting today by Arvind Bhaticar

Shashikala Kakodkar alleged : The Colonialists, not only indulged in
mass conversion of the Hindu population to Christianity but also tried
to annihilate the Konkani language and the Hindu culture of Goa. Goa
is still suffering from the cultural after-effects of the Portuguese
rule 

Gerald Fernandes alleged: "the Hindu religion known for its tolerance
wiped out Jainism and even built over Jain temples in India" and
"Jains were not only persecuted by Hindus , but it is alleged that
this "most pacifist" of religions also used violence to kill and
convert"

jc: I cannot say that the Jains are "still suffering" from the
cultural after-effects of the Hindu "rule"; Those who have been wiped
out, are in no position to suffer.

In the interest of full disclosure:

Shashikala Kakodkar is the former CM of Goa.
Gerald Fernandes has served honourably as a Captain in the Indian Army
jc: is just a jc who enjoys communicating in proper Puneri Marathi and
definitely NOT in that horrible sounding, hyper Sanskritized nasal
dialect of Marathi being peddled as 'Konkani'.

Hear me ! .That nonsense is NOT my mother tongue.

jc

[Goanet] Children’s Kantaram Competition

[Tiatr Academy Goa]

Children’s Kantaram Competition


Kala Mogi Candolim in collaboration with Tiatr Academy of Goa and 
Dalgado Konknni Akademi is organizing a ‘Children’s Kantaram 
Competition’ on Saturday, 23rd July 2011 at 3:00 pm at the Church Hall, 
Calangute, Bardez Goa. The event is supported by Parish Youth of Calangute.


Children singers from the villages of Candolim and Calangute will 
participate in the competition which will be held in two categories:- 
(1) Children upto the age of 12 years and (2) Children of the age 
between 13 to 19 years.


In all 27 children singers are participating in the competition. The 
music is arranged by Agnelo Dias. The organization of Children’s 
Kantaram Competition is co-ordinated by Mathias Mascarenhas. Rev Fr. 
Cipriano D’Silva, Parish Priest of Calangute will be the Chief Guest 
while Shri. Tomazinho Cardozo, President of TAG will preside over the 
function.


Besides singing songs by children for the competition, lighter moments 
will be provided by comedians of the tiatr stage Mathew and Leslie. 
Attractive prizes with certificates will be presented to the winners and 
to all the participants of the competition. The competition is open to 
public.




Victor de Sa
Member Secretary

[Goanet] Parents have spoken

[anil desai]

DEAR GOANETTERS,

In response to my post appended below, the master incuisitor and
obsfuscator, Dr J C Colaco asked two questions:

Answeres as follows: Kangress is how almost all the indegenous members and
supporters of Indian National congress party refer to their political party.
In answer to his second question, may I ask him to read the post as it is
published and note that at the top of the meassage as well as the end, my
name is written as Anil Desai. He may of course feel free, since he has a
legal mind as to why Kangress govt excluded  parents of children from over a
thousand primary schools and gave the impression that 90% of Goan parents or
at least parents of primary school children were in favour of english as MOI

ANIL DESAI


Message: 5
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:57:55 -0400
From: "J. Colaco  < jc>" 
To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" 
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Parents have spoken
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?anil desai  wrote: Can Soter now please advise us
how come the Kangress govt when submitting?the affidavit to the high
court in the MOI case

(signed) Anil Desa

Two questions which Soter may or may not take into consideration when
deciding whether the above query merits an answer OR NOT.

1: Who/What is 'the Kangress' govt?

2: Is the 'Desa' in the signature - a Freudian slip. (We have already
been advised WHY the 'Desa' appears in the e-address)

jc

Message: 10
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:39:59 +0100
From: anil desai 
To: goanet 
Subject: [Goanet] Parents have spoken
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On 7th July, Soter wrote the following: I missed this post and hence this
delay in reply


Grouse of  BBSM brigade and its cheer leaders
>"If Kangress wanted English as MOI, they should have spelt
it out before the last election in their manifesto. They could do the same
in their next manifesto."
> "Monseratte as education minister, in answer to a
question, stated in the assembly that there will be status quo about MOI."

Comment:

1.Could someone throw light as to whether the then Education Minister who
overnight denied grants to English medium schools had such a policy spelt
out in the manifesto of the PDF or whichever party was in power?

Reply: I do not know about what happened under Louis Prot Barbosa but two
wrongs do not make a right.

2. If Education Minister went back on his word to the Assembly to maintain
status quo on the issue, how does that justify the opposition of grants for
English medium primary education?
Reply: In a democratic setup, anything said on the floor of the house by a
govt minister is meant to be accurate although according to soter, who
sounds more and more like Goan version of Digvijay Singh, this might not be
the case.

3. How does one reconcile the fact of a quantum jump from around 30 private
English medium primary schools in the last decade of the 20th century at the
time when local languages got imposed at the primary school level to around
140 new English medium  private primary schools in the first 21st Century?

4. How come there has not been a corresponding increase in (non-church)
private Konkani / Marathi primary schools in the last 20 years?

Reply:  Ten percent increase in twenty years in a state where there already
over a thousand primary schools does not sound a big number and when the
current Marathi and Konkani medium schools are already supported by govt
grants and  as such opening private schools is unlikely to make good
business sense, would it? It would be interesting to know how many of these
schools were church run?

-Soter D.

Now, let me make it clear that I am not a cheerleader for BBSM although I
support their aims fully for reasons I have specified on this forum and
elsewhere. All I am trying to do is to counter the false propaganda made on
this forum and elsewhere.
Can Soter now please advise us how come the Kangress govt when submitting
the affidavit to the high court in the MOI case forgot over a thousand
primary Konkani and Marathi schools and just submitted a false 90% support
for English as MOI when this was from the parental choice  in just 145
primary schools out of which 130 were church supported or run?

Anil Desai

[Goanet] Fwd: QGA - World Goa Day Picnic.... - 110715

[Rene Barreto]

Goemkars !!

A post from Mary Silveira ., President , QGA  - member of the Alliance of Goan 
Associations - CANADA 

WORLD GOA DAY it is in its 11th Year ..and is here to stay !!


rene barreto 



Begin forwarded message:

> From: mary silveira 
> Date: 16 July 2011 02:47:54 GMT+05:30
> Subject: QGA - World Goa Day Picnic - 110715
> 
> 
> Dear Member,
> Please mark your calender for our next big event.11th  World Goa Day 
> picnic to be held  in Montreal.on Sunday the 21st August, at 9.00am. Parc 
> Agrignon.at Lasalle. It will be a POT-LUCK LUNCH - Bring a dish (Goan Cuisian 
> would be great), Also bring all your picnic stuff( 
> chairs,umbrellas,sun-block,drinks.etc.) Rain or Shine the picnic will be on. 
> So bring the family and friends for a day full of fun and surprises. If you 
> like, Please donate a prize.
> 
> From West Island: Take 'A_20 East' - Exit 'Boul. St-Jacques'
> --> 'Boul. Agrignon South'-->turn right on 'Rue Lacroix' to parking lot. Pay 
> at Machine.
> êêêFrom South Shore:'Take Champlain Bridge'
> -->'A_20 West' - Exit 'Boul. de la Verendrye South'
> 
> 
>  Thank You
> 
> Mary Silveira
> PRESIDENT - QGA
> ALLIANCE OF GOAN ASSOCIATIONS- CANADA
> 
> website :http://www.quebec-goan-association.blogspot.com/
>  
> 
> 
> Photos of the ten previous WGD picnics can be seen at the following 
> URLs:Courtesy of Felix
> 
> #01 -  WGD 2001  ===>  [ 2]
> http://community.webshots.com/album/176664449xvwxJL
> 
> #02 -  WGD 2002  ===>  [ 7]
> http://community.webshots.com/album/176664449xvwxJL
> 
> #03 -  WGD 2003  ===>  [ 9]
> http://community.webshots.com/album/176664449xvwxJL
> 
> #04 -  WGD 2004  ===>  [16]
> http://community.webshots.com/album/176664449xvwxJL
> 
> #05 -  WGD 2005  ===>  [35] 
> http://family.webshots.com/photo/1433446769050947991zUWvih
> 
> #06 -  WGD 2006  ===>  [36]
> http://felixhabari.piczo.com/%5B07%5Dworldgoaday2006%5Bmontreal%5D?cr=1&linkvar=44
> 
> #07 -  WGD 2007  ===>  [52]
> http://pic1.piczo.com/CFDhabari/?g=29301375&cr=1
> 
> #08 -  WGD 2008  ===>  [57]
> http://cfdhabari.piczo.com/worldgoaday2008montreal?cr=1&linkvar=44
> 
> #09 -  WGD 2009  ===>  [63]
> http://felixhabari.piczo.com/?g=43734402&cr=1
> 
> #10 -  WGD 2010  ===> [113] 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/qga/sets/72157624678096233/
> 
> #11 -  WGD 2011  ===>  [??] to come
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

Re: [Goanet] Goan Community

[Gabe Menezes]

On 18 July 2011 23:51, aam...@ukgateway.net  wrote:

> Dear Editor
>
> I attach an article in which I have expressed my views on the kind of
> organisation that might best serve an overseas Goan community.  It may be of
> interest to your readers and, in particular, to those attending the
> forthcoming Global Goans Convention in London from 22 July.
>
>
> Yours sincerely
>
> Alvaro Collaco
>
>
>
>
> Do we need
> A GOAN COMMUNITY ORGANISATION?
>
> The Goan Association in London is to be congratulated for seizing the
> opportunity it was offered of hosting a Global Goans Convention by the
> Commissioner for NRI Affairs of the Government of Goa.
>


> The Goan Association, commonly referred to as the GOA, is essentially an
> organisation charged with the promotion of its members’ interests even
> though, in a vague sort of way, it is required also to ‘foster good
> relations with the people of the United Kingdom and among the people of
> Goa’.  Yes, in the latter context it organises an annual Goan Festival
> attracting at times over 4,000 visitors but sadly in the process it had
> brought about the demise of its Standing Conference of Goan Organisations
> (SCOGO) which, albeit indirectly, gave it some influence over 3,000 or so
> Goans in the U.K. who are members of Goan village associations as opposed to
> the mere 800 GOA members.


RESPONSE: The G.O.A's own Website acknowledges a total Membership of just
over 700; at General meeting some years ago, I believe the Admin Director
informed that the Life membership was in the region of 700. So for all
intents and purposes this is a moribund organisation. Further more there has
not been audit of the Life Members - The reasoning is, that the Associations
mailing is not returned to they assume the person to be alive and well!



>  The GOA had waded in to the rescue of three Goan seafarers who had found
> themselves in prison in this country unbeknown to anyone outside and it had
> striven to find justice done for another Goan seafarer who had been murdered
> in Southampton.



RESPONSE: If I remember correctly The President and the Vice President put
up bail money for the three Goan Sailors. When these Sailors absconded the
two Office bearers went cap in hand to the General Body to reimburse them.



>  Years earlier, the GOA had also put in a tremendous effort and raised a
> huge sum to pay for the treatment in London of a deaf Goan child from
> Anjuna, even though locally some of the villagers considered the money could
> have been better utilised in establishing an entire clinic for people with
> hearing problems.


RESPONSE: Yes I remember this well, there was even an auction of a painting
which supposedly sold for £2000 - I am not sure if the bidder paid up?



>  These and several others are rather spasmodic efforts by the GOA to be
> seen as a community organisation but the nearest it had come to being one
> was in the early seventies when  it set up the Standing Committee for Race
> Relations and Immigration (GOASCORRI).  However, GOASCORRI appears to have
> forgotten, in carrying out a very useful and important role, that it was, in
> fact, a committee of the GOA and accountable to it.  The result was that, a
> decade or so later in a pique an AGM decided to abolish GOASCORRI , in the
> process throwing out the baby with the bath water!
>
> The Goan diaspora now faces even more important and contemporary issues
> that, in the light of the experience we have gained over GOA’s forty-five
> years, need to be addressed by an entirely independent and community wide
> organisation. For example, we need to explore how far down the generations
> are Goans in the diaspora going to be recognised as ’persons of Indian
> origin’ for visa, nationality and property holding purposes;   how the
> processes of acquiring PIO and OCI status by second and subsequent
> generation Goans, can be simplified;  how the exorbitant charges India
> imposes, say even for the surrender of an expired Indian passport, can be
> reduced to more modest levels and so on. With the range of skills Goans have
> acquired in this country we will be looking for business and even
> educational links and opportunities given the recent and massive increases
> in university fees and simultaneous reduction of places here. The difficult
> times ahead will also generate more welfare cases affecting the Goan
> diaspora and all this is clearly going to be beyond the resources or remit
> of a members’ association already struggling to deliver the services its
> members demand and to deliver the wider Goan network in the UK recognised as
> a necessity as much as a decade ago.  Without in any way diminishing what
> the GOA has achieved, we need to ensure that from the forthcoming Global
> Goans Convention there emerges a resolution and possibly the framework for
> setting up a truly representative and independent Goan community
> organisation in this country with channels of communication to authori

[Goanet] CCP Councilor opposes new Temple Dress Code and Bar on foreigners

[Rajan P. Parrikar]

To Goanet -

I got this piece of tripe written by Bharati Heble in my
mailbox as part of the periodic dump Sandeep Heble
takes on the WeGoans list.  Presumably he has also posted
it to Goanet.  Here is my brief response:

As CCP Councillor, Bharati Heble should have been
first attending to the large puddle of raw sewage in front 
of Dr. Dhume's home in St. Inez, right in her front yard.
But turning Goa into a slum is something our elected
officials have gotten good at, so I can understand why 
Ms Heble would ignore the sewage and focus on 
sartorial issues instead.

I agree with one and only one part of her screed: the
ban on foreigners is ridiculous and ought to be reversed.
The rest of Heble's dribble is smelly hogwash just like the 
raw sewage puddle currently sparkling in St. Inez.

A dress code at temples would be a GOOD thing,
and if true, I applaud the temple committees for the
proposal.  It is one of the few things the useless temple 
committees have done right in the past decades.

Goa's Hindus temples are the last remaining spaces of 
sanity and peace (Kerala, too).  Go to the temples across 
India and you will see the degradation.  The only
Goan temples trending towards those in the rest of
India are the popular touristed ones, those allowing
tourist buses to bring in uncultured Indian hordes.

Indians have no public manners, therefore a dress
code would provide a minimal filter.  I don't want people
coming to our temples sporting "I-Luv-Goa" T-shirts
and shorts, treating it as a detour to their beach picnic, 
creating a racket on the premises (after all, to the Indian 
there is no distinction between a public space and his 
private room), and being the general nuisance they are
trained to be since childhood.  Ms Heble should know that
the seeds of the Indians' lack of manners are sown
in childhood when parents don't offer even minimal
guidance on matters of public decorum.  This, in
Ms Heble's view, would be playing the cultural police.

There should be basic stipulations on the character 
of dress that is expected and permitted.  If implemented
intelligently, this will help weed out the casual drive-by
Indian visitor who, as I said earlier, only treats this as a
pee-break en route to his beach picnic.  Does Bharati Heble 
also object to the requirement that visitors remove their
footwear at the temple door?  Why not?

Finally, about the "Atithi devo bhavah" cant:  how many
ghatis loitering and defecating in St Inez's open spaces 
has Bharati Heble opened her bathroom to?

Regards,


r

Re: [Goanet] What Is Happening To India?

[Joe lOBO]

Roland,
 As someone  of  goan  origin  who did much of my  schooling in 
India..it  was  a well known  fact in the  1950`s that  many a free 
government service could only be  got  with a bit of "chai- money" ( a small 
bribe).  As  years  have  progressed  after independence,  even the  usually 
honest  middle  class government  servants  from  the  customs officer a 
foreign  citizen first met on arrival  to  the  policeman  one  had  to 
report any loss to .have  grown  more  greedy and  corrupt. I have 
friends here  in Toronto who  tell me  they will never travel to India  lest 
they  be cornered  by the  corrupt  officials  there. So  while  the  Indian 
media  lauds  the  shady  millionaires and  billionairesmost  foreign 
corporations  probably  include  the  bribe money to be  paid  as the   cost 
of  doing  business there.



- Original Message - 
From: "Roland Francis" 

To: "'Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!'" 
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 11:05 PM
Subject: [Goanet] What Is Happening To India?



Every day dawns with the unearthing of multi-crore scandals in India's
governments and public institutions. Today the media is full of the
Karnataka Mining scam worth 1800 crore rupees and the NTRO (National
Technical Research Organisation) one of the country's intelligence 
agencies,

Procurement and Recruitment Scam worth Rs 1000 crore.

For how long can Bharat Mata bleed without it's vital signs breaking down?

The only bright spot on India's darkest nights is the dynamism of the 
media

in spotlighting such corruption issues.

Roland
Toronto. 

[Goanet] Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch Press Release

[Arvind P. Bhatikar]

 Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch



   21/07/2011
   Press Release

Jagmeet Singh Brar should have read the National Education Policy and 
the Right to Education Act 2009 before making the irresponsible 
statement justifying the ill-conceived Medium of Instruction (MoI) 
decision of the Congress Govt. in Goa. Brar and Reddy should first 
inform Goans whether Governments of Punjab and Andhra Pradesh, give 
grants-in-aid to English Medium Primary Schools; if those Governments 
have rejected this MoI Policy in their States, acceptance of that Policy 
in Goa only indicates the eagerness of the Indian National Congress to 
sacrifice the linguistic and cultural ethos of Goa for a possible 
political mileage in the ensuing Assembly Elections, said Smt. 
Shashikala Kakodkar, Convener, BBSM, in a Press Release issued here 
today, referring to the statement of Shri Brar, yesterday in Goa.


Accusing Brar of making statements that are irresponsible and ignorant 
of Goa’s history and culture, Smt. Kakodkar warned that Goans will 
subject the Congress Party to unprecedented humiliation in the ensuing 
Assembly Elections, unless the Govt. withdraws its recent decision on 
grants-in-aid to English Medium Primary Schools, and reverts to the all 
India Policy of patronizing Primary Education only through Indian languages.


Ridiculing Brar’s advice to agitators to sit and discuss the issue with 
Govt. instead of taking the issue to streets, Smt. Kakodkar pointed out 
that it is the Govt. which should have initiated discussions with all 
stakeholders before taking a decision on the issue. The time for 
discussion is now over, and the BBSM agitation, which is fast spreading 
through the youth of Goa will intensify further, inspite of the strong 
arm tactics of the Govt., warned Smt. Kakodkar.


Brar and Reddy should know that the Portuguese Colonialists, unlike the 
British, ruled with the Sword in one hand and Cross in the other. The 
Colonialists, not only indulged in mass conversion of the Hindu 
population to Christianity but also tried to annihilate the Konkani 
language and the Hindu culture of Goa. Goa is still suffering from the 
cultural after-effects of the Portuguese rule, and the recent demand for 
grants-in-aid for English from a section of the minority community 
incited by the Church, and the equally shocking demand not to make Hindi 
compulsory for school students is only a manifestation of this cultural 
alienation, said Smt. Kakodkar.


Jawaharlal Nehru’s Congress freed Goa from the Portuguese Rule. Sonia 
Gandhi’s Congress, instead of promoting cultural integration of Goa with 
the rest of India, seeks to patronize perpetuation of western culture 
initiated by the Inquisition in the 16th century, alleged the press 
release further.


 Sd/ -


Smt. Shashikala Kakodkar,
Convener,
BBSM.

[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Chhote Rahimat Khan

[Rajan P. Parrikar]

Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Chhote Rahimat Khan'

Goa's contribution to the world of Indian classical music has been
extraordinary.  Our traditional strengths and focus have been in vocal music. 
In the instrumental department, we have produced world-class sarangiyas,
violinists, and percussionists in the distant past.  Tantuvadyas such as the
sitar and sarod have historically not generated much enthusiasm in [...]

You may view the latest post at
http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2011/07/21/chhote-rahimat-khan/

Best regards,
Rajan P. Parrikar
parri...@yahoo.com

[Goanet] convention news in Goa papers

[Eugene Correia]

With the exception of a news item in Times of India, I haven't seen
any mention of the Global Goan Convention in Herald and The Navhind
Times. I don't know if Gomantak Times is available on the net.

eugene

[Goanet] What Is Happening To India?

[Roland Francis]

Every day dawns with the unearthing of multi-crore scandals in India's
governments and public institutions. Today the media is full of the
Karnataka Mining scam worth 1800 crore rupees and the NTRO (National
Technical Research Organisation) one of the country's intelligence agencies,
Procurement and Recruitment Scam worth Rs 1000 crore.

For how long can Bharat Mata bleed without it's vital signs breaking down? 

The only bright spot on India's darkest nights is the dynamism of the media
in spotlighting such corruption issues. 

Roland 
Toronto.

Re: [Goanet] Lions 'more likely to eat people after a full moon'

[Mervyn Lobo]

Gabe Menezes wrote;
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8650299/Lions-more-likely-to-eat-people-after-a-full-moon.html


Gabe Menezes,
You can use stats to correlate anything. For example, I have charts that show 
the New York Stock Exchange will perform well after the Chicago Bulls make it 
to the basketball finals. These are two totally separate events but if you want 
to believe it, there can be clear correlations


To make this short, the only cats that will attack men are the dying ones that 
are delirious with hunger. Man is not part of a lions food choice. In fact, 
both man and lion recognize each other as enemies and will give each other wide 
berth. 


Regarding the statistics from Tanzania, let me assure you that there are more 
cat attacks that go unreported than those that do. If a person is killed in the 
village, he is buried within 24 hours and no one will retain a written record 
of the event. The only time the authorities will know of a cat attack is when 
the victim is found alive and is carried to a clinic for help. More often than 
not, he is carried the 30 miles to a clinic only after the local herbs are 
not/stop working. The day of the actual attack then becomes estimated. Thus the 
crucial data for the phase of the moon, the crux for this study, becomes hazy.



Lions are kings of the savanna because evolution (or God) has given them 
exceptional eye sight. They have the ability to see their prey on the savanna 
regardless of what stage the moon is at or what any researcher tries to 
suggest. As you know, a lion needs only one sixth of the light that a human 
needs to see the same object on the savanna.



Now on the other hand, if the suggestion is that a little moonshine will make 
a lion change change its diet and try a human meal, I will not object to that 
thought ;-) I have seen elephants and baboons eat rotting fruit and then behave 
like inebriated rogues.  


On a different note, I had two uncles who lived in Nairobi near the Drive-In 
cinema. You may remember that the back wall of the Drive-in was also the 
boundary of Nairobi National Park. Well, in the 1960's while they were 
screening the movie "Born free" at the drive-in, every time the lion roared on 
screen, a bunch of wild lions replied from the park. They had to stop showing 
that movie there after a few nights.


Another tidbit, this time from Toronto, is that on a pleasant afternoon a few 
summers ago, as I was doing what I do best on my back patio, I started to hear 
the sounds of African drums. Since I never need a second invitation, I grabed a 
few beers and headed over. A few houses away, I found a group of gentlemen from 
the Caribbean having fun with their bongo's. An hour or so later, another, but 
clearly irritated neighbour stoped at the bongo party and asked why we were 
playing our drums in the open. The owner of the home answered, "To keep the 
lions away." To which the irritated neighbour said, "There are no lions in this 
area." The owner of the house replied, "Thank you."

The irritated neighbour turned around left i.e. without catching the joke. 


Mervyn1650Lobo

[Goanet] He anik Goem Sambautele?

[JoeGoaUk]

He anik Goem Sambautele?
 


The title itself sounds as if it’s all about Goan politicians or Ministers.
It may not always be the case.
 


Destruction of Goa, crimes, murders etc?
Blame it on to the Goan Ministers or MLAs – That’s the tendency we 
have amongst us to directly blame the Govt. for anything like that. 
 
Don’t we, the Goans, directly or indirectly also responsible for all the mess?


There are people who would do anything, I mean anything, including 
saving the criminals etc in exchange of favours from them such as 
highly paid jobs, Car or bungalow etc.
 


The greed for money, wealth, prestige, fame, promotion, luxurious living etc..
Many Lawyers would turn black to white and vice versa
Doctors would give false post mortem reports (to save criminals)
A police may go hand in hand with the drug Mafia and the criminals
Another would sell his land to the highest bidder from outside Goa
Yet another Goan voter would knowingly vote for a criminal, again for greed.
 


Greedy people such as them, can they really save Goa?
 


‘The Dangers of Greed’ are beautifully highlighted by Peter-Roshan in 
the latest Tiatr ‘He anik Goem Sambutele?’

The tiatr has everything that will make one to learn, think and laugh.

Peter-Roshan duet, Xaiver-Francis-Marcus Trio, Brian comedy solo etc were some 
of the popular songs.

Comedy by Com Janet, Luis Bachan, Selvy and Brian brought more 
flavour to the tiatr.

A song by Francis de Tuem on Swindon Murder Case (where a Goan 
killed another Goan) well appreciated by the audience.
 


Another unique attraction of the show was the live Goa Assembly Session
on stage with sound or look alike politicains such as Parrikar, Digambar, 
Churchill etc

Cast: Franky Gonsalves (Mahanand fame), Willy, 
Antonette de Calangute, Peter-Roshan, Benzer, Sonali, David D’Costa etc
 


Some stage pics
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr8/5938433559/in/photostream

Comedians
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr8/5938989362/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr8/5938995864/in/photostream
 


Peter-Roshan & Parrikar
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr8/5938437457/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr8/5938439039/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr8/5938440381/in/photostream
 

Muni Badnam huyi
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr8/5938444233/in/photostream
 

Assembly in session
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr8/5939000226/in/photostream

 
ex. Sex workers from Baina
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr8/5939001148/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr8/5939001444/sizes/l/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr8/5939002652/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr8/5938450765/in/photostream

Blog - for more pics etc
http://joegoauk-konkani-tiatr-vcds-films.blogspot.com/2011/07/peter-roshans-he-anik-goem-sambautele.html

video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C15MURy9JoU



http://joegoauk-konkani-tiatr-vcds-films.blogspot.com/2011/07/peter-roshans-he-anik-goem-sambautele.html


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[Goanet] Jalfrezi is crowned top

[Gabe Menezes]

Move over masala: Jalfrezi is crowned top of the poppadoms as Britain's new
favourite curry

   - Masala only manages eighth in British curry poll

By Daily Mail 
Reporter

Last updated at 8:55 AM on 22nd July 2011

As a recipe reportedly invented in a Glasgow curry house, it has long been a
dish unpalatable to food critics and curry connoisseurs.

But after remaining the nation's favourite dish in spite of its detractors,
the masala curry has finally been beaten.

According to a new poll, the jalfrezi - a far hotter dish cooked with green
chillies - is now the most popular choice in Britain's Indian restaurants.
[image: Currying favour: The jalfrezi has been confirmed as Britain's new
favourite curry]

Currying favour: The jalfrezi has been confirmed as Britain's new favourite
curry
[image: Less popular: The traditionally favoured masala could only manage
eighth in the poll of over 1,000 curry lovers]

Moving down: The traditionally favoured masala could only manage eighth in
the poll of over 1,000 curry lovers

The second most popular curry was the madras, while the masala ranking a
lowly eighth.

Chaat! Magazine, the in-house magazine of the British Curry Club, said
jalfrezi is now top of the league after a survey of 1,058 curry lovers.

The magazine's poll also found that Britons are becoming far more
adventurous and developing a taste for spicier meals.

The survey ranked jalfrezi as the most popular with 21 per cent of the vote,
while madras polled 18 per cent.

Rogan josh, a medium-spiced curry, registered 11 per cent of votes in third
place.

Evidence of spicier preferences among voters was shown by the korma, a
creamier dish with less heat, only managing two per cent of votes in 10th
position.

Dave Jenkins, editor of Chaat!, told the Daily Telegraph: 'It's really
interesting to see that jalfrezi has topped the list.

'Being a spice lover myself, this is great news. People have been depending
on the milder curries for too long now, so it's great to see some more
adventurous dishes topping the list.'

The chicken tikka masala was reportedly created for the first time in a
Glasgow curry house when a customer complained his chicken was too dry.

The chef was said to have made the sauce with a tin of condensed tomato soup
mixed with spices.

Despite the spicier preferences, experts warned that there are limits.
Baron Noon, who was responsible for selling ready-made curries to British
supermarkets in the 1980s, said: 'Extraordinarily hot is never tasty.'

-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Singing Sensation Agnelo Fernandes arrives in London

[Carvalho]

20 Jul: Agnelo Fernandes arrived in London today to perform alongside Lorna and 
Norma at the Goan Festival on 24 July, 2011. He is the sing-alike Alfred Rose 
who was heard for the first time during the celebrations held to commemorate 
the 
147th birth anniversary of the founder of Konkani Tiatr, Lucasinho Ribeiro, at 
the Kala Academy Black Box in Panjim, on January 2, 2010. When the lanky chap 
sang “Ami Sogle Ek”, the select audience just could not believe their eyes or 
their ears either. With Alfred Rose's inimitable Konkani music in his armoury 
and a near-obsessive yearn to recreate the Alfie singing magic, he has been 
successful at all the performances to win people's hearts and also called the 
“Voice of Alfred Rose”
 
Read more here:
http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/

Best,
Selma

[Goanet] Song for the day.

[Gabe Menezes]

 Bette Midler - You Don't Own Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MmBuHagMLM&feature=related
-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Gulab Awards presented

[Fausto V da Costa]

Gulab Awards 2010 presented

Margao: The Fr. Freddy J da Costa Memorial Gulab Awards 2010 were awarded to 
a host of personalities at a glittering ceremony at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao 
on July 20, which marked the 58th. birth anniversary of the founder editor 
of Gulab late Fr. Freddy J. da Costa.


Director of Information and Publicity Menino Pires was presented with the 
Gulab Man of the Year award, while the sportsperson of the year went to 
Talasha Prabhu.


The Gulab Writer of the Year was awarded to John Aguiar. Other winners 
include Comedian Domnick for best writer (Novo Dis Udetana),  Prince Jacob 
for best director (Kedna Utt'ttolo?), August de Panchvaddi for best music 
(Beiman Kir), Pradeep Naik - Best Actor (Novo Dis Udetana), Aplon Rebello 
Best Actress (Sogleank Nomoskar), Comedian Humbert - best comedian, male 
(Kedna Utt'ttolo?), Best comedian (female) - Anita (Advogad), Rosy Alvares - 
Best Singer (female) and Junior Rod - Best Singer (male).


The awards were presented to the winners at the hands of the Chief Guest, 
Hon. Minister for Water Resources Felipe Neri Rodrigues and other 
distinguished personalities in the presence of Gulab editor Fausto da Costa 
and other dignitaries.


In his address, Felipe Neri paid rich tributes to late Fr. Freddy da Costa 
for his yeoman service to build a society based on truth and justice.


"Fr. Freddy belonged to the whole community. He tried to build a community 
based on truth", he said and complimented Gulab and Fr. Freddy J. da Costa 
Memorial Trust for its continuous efforts to protect the identity and 
culture of Goa. "We politicians might have been found wanting, but Gulab 
should continue the good work in serving the society", he said.


In his address, editor of Gulab Fausto da Costa said "the time has come to 
ask ourselves whether we are doing enough for the development of Konkani 
language. It is not enough to criticize the government for doing nothing for 
the language."


Fabian da Costa Manager of Gulab proposed the vote of thanks, while the show 
was compered by Mario Menezes, Franky Gonsalves and Baby Rioma Menezes.


An entertainment program was staged on the occasion.



Photo caption: Minister for Water Resources Felipe Neri Rodrigues presenting 
'Gulab Man of the Year Award 2010' to the Director of Information and 
Publicity, Menino Pires at a function held at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. 
Editor of Gulab Fausto V. da Costa is also present.

[Goanet] Dress code in religious places

[Nelson Lopes]

Temple dress code
The idea seems to be  to maintain the sanctity and religious decorum
of the sacred precincts By in itself it appears to be a worthy
exercise to enforce what is believed to be appeasing to the resident
Gods People enter the places of worship for a darshan , meeting and
glimpse of their favourite God  In some places their is an entrance
fee and at other places there is strict code of dress emphasis. Some
said that God  can  be reached from outside, as all religious places
are not the real abode of God`s It is only a human approach and system
devised to make it practical The   Gurdawaras require covering of head
and removal of foot wear The service of free polishing is undertaken
as a voluntary penance and sacrifice. In the south  the temples need
to borrow their apparels totally, depositing valuable including purses
and in some places it can cost as much as Rs500/ depending on the
popularity of the house of worship Every item deposited is priced.
Many an unwary visitor to sacred places have lost their foot wear
causing embarrassing situation leaving a feeling of disgust, that
things are not safe even in the house of God  One cannot but feel it
is indiscreet method of generating sizable revenues. In such cases
those who cannot afford the price are left out in paying obeisance and
for others it is awkward situation forced to change in uncomfortable
attire Most of the visitors have religious motives but a few maybe
drawn out of seer curiosity. The popular catholic places of worship,
pilgrimages of historical significance, world over, normally do not
have restrictions of entry and absolute dress code any where One
definitely would discourage showing disrespect during services through
photographs,talking, moving etc.All places of worship must be
respected with dignified self imposed decorum and notice to that
effect be displayed prominently with ushers cautioning visitors People
of different faith specially in India have different sense of
religious practices. The catholic church in Goa has been in the news
recently for loud thinking and is fortunately not aiming at generating
revenues Some churches in Goa enforce dress codes for mariage ceremony
and receiving Holy Eucharist . But the limits of vulgarity  and
indecent exposure like beauty lie in the eyes of the beholder
Nevertheless any distraction that deviates the worshiper is
unwarranted Policing all such acts,identifying and enforcing the
conduct can result in friction It is very difficult however, to
enforce our standards of morality in a tourist dominated scenario  Our
absolute belief that God dwells only in Churches ,Temples, etc must be
reavaluated
Nelson Lopes Chinchinim 9850926276

Re: [Goanet] Parents have spoken

[Dr . Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão]

Here is another view:

http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=874&boxid=5549609&uid=&dat=7/22/2011




Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão.   

[Goanet] Viva Goa - restaurant review in San Francisco Chronicle

[Rajan P. Parrikar]

To Goanet -

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/21/DDUV1K9JCR.DTL&type=food



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Re: [Goanet] Konkani Verse

[Sebastian Borges]

Dear Tony,
Seems you have got me wrong. I certainly did not doubt the sincerity of your 
intentions. But, considering the state the Konkani language is in, I did not 
expect an erudite person of your stature to seriously suggest that we should 
standardize the language before it is used in schools. We have to admit that in 
today’s world, standardization of a language cannot be imposed from the top; 
only a Kemal Ataturk could have made such an attempt. Even if a Committee is 
officially appointed, there is no guarantee that the recommendations will be 
universally accepted, assuming that the Committee will itself come to a 
unanimous decision. As matters stand, we cannot even agree to follow a set of 
orthographic rules! But, if at all it is to succeed, standardization must 
happen, it must come about, evolve. And this can happen or evolve only through 
the free and willing participation of speakers of the language belonging to the 
various groups. For Konkani, the groups
 are regional, linguistic, caste etc among whom one notices dialectal 
variations. It would be ideal if writers from each group write in their own 
dialect and the same is read by writers from all the other dialects. When all 
are exposed to the lexical and phonetic variations, the writers are likely to 
use those words/phrases from others' dialects which they find attractive. This 
process will also throw up a thesaurus of the most popular usage, leading to 
spontaneous but gradual standardization. Unfortunately for Konkani, this does 
not happen. And one of the hurdles is the multiplicity of scripts that the 
language is burdened with. It is essential that the reader gets the nuances of 
another's dialect with all its phonetic variations. This could be conveyed more 
effectively  by everyone writing in a single Indic script (Devanagari, Kannada 
etc.) wherein the characters have intrinsic phonetic values, rather than in a 
script like the Roman, where the
 phonetic value of a character varies from language to language and even within 
the same language. But here again, we are bogged down by avoidable 
controversies. Therefore, if we wait to introduce Konkani in schools until we 
have standardized the language, we shall never be able to do, it. And this is 
why I thought you are not serious about that suggestion.
One need not know everything about any subject/topic; therefore, ignorance is 
not a sin. But one need not display that ignorance  arrogantly.
Survival of the fittest may be a law fit for the jungle, but the modern precept 
is to provide a level playing field. The English language borrows foreign 
words, but these are for new things and concepts to express which it does not 
possess equivalents in its own lexicon; they do not replace or displace already 
existing ones. This is not the case with borrowings into Konkani; our children 
do not know the Konkani words for familiar things, but can effortlessly cite 
English names for the same. This is not enrichment of the Konkani language. 
Insisting on native words, where such exist, is certainly not Puritanism.
Sebastian Borges
 On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 Tony de Sa  wrote:

WHAT I HAVE TO SAY:
Thank you for that very elaborate and erudite reply. As for the Konkani 
language goes, I am a 'nennar' as far as these intense linguistic studies go. I 
have sufficient command of the Konkani language to communicate and to go about 
my business as any other citizen. Since, this is not my area of primary 
interest I have not delved as deeply as you have in the subject.
Also as my prime language of communication is English (I am not saying mother 
tongue,lest I be thrown in the outer darkness where there is wailing and 
gnashing of teeth by the BBSM) I have not read Konkani as deeply as you have.

If you feel that English has eroded the Konkani linguistic base, then that is 
the natural process of evolution. Survival of the fittest. Any organism or any 
entity which is not strong and fit enough to survive will perish. If Konkani 
has lost to English in some ways it has also gained in another way wherein 
English words have been adopted by Konkani. Should there be puritanism in 
languages too? Well you don't have to go to the good book for that one. Just 
take a good look around you and smell the coffee!

Why are you such a doubting Thomas that you should question/ doubt my
intentions when I made the comment I did? I am prepared to learn from
anybody without fear, favour or prejudice.

[Goanet] Daily Grook #1001

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[Goanet] Goa news for July 22, 2011

[Goanet News Service]

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

*** Goa's dupatta killer gets second life - Washington Bangla
Radio
ets-life-imprisonment-in-another-murder-case/articleshow/9305003.cms">Mahanand
gets life imprisonment in another murder case
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHWz-W4QQjiBWFWJqL52bu7g6hC4Q&url=http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/72978511-goa-s-dupatta-killer-gets-second-life

*** Give jobs or pay those affected by Tillari project:
Maharashtra - Times of India
dd project affected persons (PAP) of the Tillari irrigation
project or pay monetary compensation through a one-time
settlement as per the agreement signed in 1990 ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEPWd8nTZyCX6odhHPxZEbWHqcL8A&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Give-jobs-or-pay-those-affected-by-Tillari-project-Maharashtra/articleshow/9316833.cms

*** Sesa Goa posts net profit of Rs 840 cr in Q1 - Business
Standard
lr6iYKhE159mzZg
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEKiB-w8bMnJTu_YCzqxtalbO6fEA&url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/sesa-goa-posts-net-profitrs-840-cr-in-q1/141984/on

*** Goa, mining firms talks on creating corridor stalemated -
Times of India
ant-closure-of-several-night-clubs-in-north-goa/760216.html">Police
want closure of several night clubs in North Goa
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHXABdo4Y9BlZiZB6mgqF-rsq8Iyw&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/developmental-issues/Goa-mining-firms-talks-on-creating-corridor-stalemated/articleshow/9313126.cms

*** Goa Church, industry body to jointly tackle unemployment -
IBNLive.com
NLive.comPTI 
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE3arK2AI7k4RCe8QMWKbKWTftVdQ&url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/goa-church-industry-body-to-jointly-tackle-unemployment/760109.html

*** La Terrasse one-starred, Viva Goa reviewed, SF Chefs and
more: In Today's ... - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
n Francisco Chronicle (blog)The Review: Janny Hu reviews Viva
Goa, a Lombard Street restaurant that highlights the cuisine of
Goa, the smallest and richest state of India. The humble spot is
a collaboration of two friends, and there are plenty of winning
dishes to be had (read ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFUorCuTKGaJo4pIJficoQSgLf9Mw&url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/insidescoop/detail?entry_id=93669

*** Rajya Sabha elections in Goa today - Times of India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: Sitting Congress Rajya Sabha member
Shantaram Naik will lock horns with Goa's youngest MLA Damodar
Naik representating the BJP from Fatorda constituency in the
Rajya Sabha elections on Friday. Goa has only one seat in the
Rajya Sabha. ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG1Ze4rqwS_qorHEe7ikoHpFYyBMw&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Rajya-Sabha-elections-in-Goa-today/articleshow/9316725.cms

*** Gen Next ups the ante for Youth Congress elections - Times
of India
mes of IndiaMARGAO: Polls to the Goa Pradesh Youth Congress
(GPYC) state committee have turned mighty interesting. Gen Next
is pushing the agenda forward and of the 14 candidates in the
fray, four are eyeing the top spot, or that of the president of
the Congress ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFx1s6_6ASMu9tE1iblpDF1A4SCcQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Gen-Next-ups-the-ante-for-Youth-Congress-elections/articleshow/9316728.cms

*** Goa Board talks tough on allocation of sports merit marks -
Times of India
outed Goa sports policy will not come without its set of ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFMJvM1RIWWmkiE6x1F7enN8YwrVQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-Board-talks-tough-on-allocation-of-sports-merit-marks/articleshow/9316738.cms

*** Goans meet in UK to focus on mining issues - Times of India
mes of IndiaMARGAO: Representatives of Goan organizations from
across the globe are expected to converge in London Friday
onwards for the Global Goans Convention, where mining in Goa
will be one of the issues to be discussed. The organizers, The
Goan Association ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFM6Ukh0Ldsb19vZ7hcZe89MvnCBg&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goans-meet-in-UK-to-focus-on-mining-issues/articleshow/9316546.cms


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[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (22Jul11)

[alexyz fernandes]

"The Govt is building new Bus Shelters which will be used by Stray 
Cattle...and we will still travel like Cattle!"



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