[Goanet-News] Goanet Reader: You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours (Hartman de Souza, Hindustan Times)
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours Hartman de Souza, Hindustan Times October 27, 2011 First Published: 22:58 IST(27/10/2011) Pro-environment activists and believers in Goa have had their bit of learning after the arrival of the Justice MB Shah Commission on illegal mining, an initiative by the Union government to assess, curtail and hopefully compensate Goa for being looted by its own ministers and their cronies. First and foremost, echoing the call of many small-town Indians is a growing dislike for TV news channels, who descend on Panjim like a certain species of bird. Take the case of a woman battling both ministers and miners, who's called at 5.30 pm to appear on a panel on illegal mining at 6.30 pm. Or take the case of another channel that blocked the time of a person neck-deep in pursuing the mining industry in the courts, then cancelled the programme without informing him. It's not that environment activists in Goa haven't received such treatment before. More than a year ago, a news channel in Delhi was contacted and asked to cover the obvious crimes related to mining. Oh, we just did a story on mining in Goa three months ago, they replied. One of the ‘better' incidents, of course, is the one in which a French film crew was recently taken to Cawrem, an area in Goa where villagers have successfully closed down a patently illegal mine. It is the first time that such a thing has happened in Goa. Excited about shooting a village spring which the mine may have dried up, along with one of the villagers, the videographer was stopped by his producer, a woman, who said, How can you shoot with him dressed like this (he was wearing a shirt, trousers and shoes)? He's not dressed like a farmer. Though the print and online media have been exemplary, and people trust them, they also fumble reality at times. The story that broke the skullduggery in Goa first appeared on Firstpost. Later, it was methodically pursued by reporters from Hindustan Times' Mumbai bureau. But what many people don't know is that the Firstpost story was first commissioned when the reporter concerned was working for another magazine, which takes pride in being politically neutral. The story remained in limbo for two weeks. It saw the light of day only when the reporter left the organisation, took the story with him, made one more trip to Goa and uncovered some more irregularities. Environmentalists in Goa were, however, not puzzled by the said magazine's reluctance to go after the Goa government and its home-grown mining barons, given that it had sent a reporter earlier and had blocked that story then too. The magazine's proprietor had bought an old house in a Goan village. Even as I write this, he is bending rules to get the house refurbished into a new age spa. Just across the house was an old jackfruit tree, which was cut even when the inside of its thick turmeric-coloured centre was still gleaming with moisture. It's anybody's guess how many more old trees would have been cut inside the vast perimeter of the property to make way for lawns, garden and ponds. It doesn't end there. The said magazine will soon hold an ‘ideas' jamboree in Panjim at a hotel which is owned by a mining company. It's a clear case of you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Perhaps a better word to describe it is ‘complicity', which environmentalists say will ensure a systematic destruction of Goa. From government officials, who may have invested in mining trucks, to media barons-in-the-making, who look the other way when the loot is distributed, everyone is involved in the dirty business of illegal mining in Goa. Hartman de Souza is a theatre veteran based in Pune The views expressed by the author are personal http://www.hindustantimes.com/You-scratch-my-back-I-ll-scratch-yours/H1-Article1-761928.aspx
[Goanet-News] Goanet Reader: Goans Threaten Jet Airways Boycott (Naresh Fernandes in NYT Blog)
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- October 28, 2011, 3:52 AM Goans Threaten Jet Airways Boycott By NARESH FERNANDES Goa's ever-active Internet discussion groups have been buzzing in recent days with complaints about a new Jet Airways policy banning passengers from carrying meat, fish and poultry products on both domestic and international flights even in their checked-in luggage. The policy was quietly introduced at the end of June, with little explanation. With immediate effect carriage of fish, crab, sea food, meat and poultry products will be prohibited as check-in baggage, according to a statement from the airline. Passengers from Goa say vacuum-packed sausage and canned tuna fish are among the items confiscated, and are threatening to boycott the airline. With this policy of Jet Airways, it is surely going to lose a big chunk of Goan business not just from Goans but other passengers too who love taking Goan sausages to enjoy a bite, predicted one Goan news site. It isn't surprising that the restrictions should have elicited so much irritation in Goa, whose residents have a hearty appetite for spicy chorizos, vindaloo and other carnivorous delights. But it may not be long before residents of other states begin to grumble, too. Despite the conventional wisdom that most Indians are vegetarian, the country's Anthropological Survey estimates that approximately 80 percent of the population eats the varieties of food prohibited by the airline. It's a statistic that is quoted approvingly on the Web site of India's Ministry of Food Processing, as a way of emphasizing the vast business potential for the country's meat-processing industry. There is a huge scope for expanding exports, especially in buffalo and poultry meat, eggs and dairy products, it says. Since 1995, the production of meat and meat products has been growing 4 percent a year, while the poultry industry has been expanding at 9 percent a year. India is the world's fifth-largest egg producer and has one-ninth of its poultry. Even though so many Indians get their nutrition from cheap meat products, vegetarianism is often held up as a virtue, especially by some upper-caste Hindus. In extreme cases, this virtue has been enforced in strong-handed fashion. For instance, when a restaurant serving meat dishes opened in 2006 in Mumbai's neighborhood of Walkeshwar, where many vegetarian Gujaratis and Jains live, customers were reportedly pelted with pebbles and spat on. Pizza chains in the neighborhood were forced to take meat options off their menus. Maybe it's not surprising, then, that some critics say the Jet Airways restriction is yet another attempt by vegetarian fundamentalists to foist their ethical codes on carnivores. Said a posting in one Facebook discussion, These vegetarian fascists have been at work for a while now!! Chain e-mail messages, calling for Goans to boycott the airline and to demand that airline officials give them written statements explaining why their meat products are being confiscated, have started circulating. Jet Airways insists the policy isn't an underhanded way of enforcing vegetarianism. A spokeswoman, who didn't want to be identified by name, said that the policy was enacted after some travelers complained that their baggage had been soiled by seepage from adjoining suitcases containing meat products. It's based on customer feedback, she said. She refused to speculate on the probability of vegetarian pickles causing similar damage. http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/goans-threaten-jet-airways-boycott/?partner=rssemc=rss
[Goanet] Song for the day...
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- Manuel The Music of the Mountains - You Belong To My Heart (Solamente Una Vez) [1960] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SxZpM-f7_4feature=related -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] GOVT NOT TO RECOVER Rs 4, 33, 200 FROM FORMER IGP MR K.D SINGH
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- Home Minister Ravi Naik has directed that the Rs 4, 33, 200 expenditure incurred by the Goa Government on the repair of the former IGP Mr. K.D Singh’s official vehicle not be recovered from Mr. K.D Singh. This has been revealed in the information furnished by the Home Department under the Right to Information Act. The file notings shockingly reveals that the Home Minister’s decision was not sent as required for the finance department’s concurrence despite there being financial implication on the State exchequer as was observed by Special Secretary Home Mr.Rajeev Verma. It may be recalled that on 4th December 2009 Siddharth Singh, the former IGP’s son was driving his father’s official vehicle Toyota Innova GA-07-G-0063 along with his friends which included Power Minister Alexio Sequeira’s son to a night club at Vasco when he crashed the vehicle while also damaging two electricity poles. Interestingly while the former IGP has been left scot free the Home Minister has ordered action against the former IGP’s official driver Mr. Mahesh Sharma despite the driver having categorically stated that though he was on duty the keys of the vehicle were with Mr. K.D Singh. The file notings also reveal that Home Minister Ravi Naik overruled Special Secretary Home Mr. Rajeev Verma who had strongly proposed that the Government recover the Rs 4, 33,200 from Mr. K.D Singh for he had the direct responsibility for the custody and use of the official vehicle. The file notings also reveal that the former IGP in his representation to Home Minister Mr. Ravi Naik on 11th December 2009 had submitted that he was a former Army officer and had suffered bullet injury in the 1971 Indo - Pak war. He had further stated that before being posted in Goa he had done hard postings in Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram for 15 years while having a clean record of integrity. By another letter dated 12th July 2011 Mr. K.D Singh submitted that he was ready to pay for the repairs of the vehicle if the criminal case against his son is dropped. This conditional offer was vehemently turned down by Special Secretary Home Mr. Rajeev Verma while ruling that the money be recovered from the former IGP. While the government has now decided not to recover from the former IGP the expenses incurred on the repair of the vehicle, the Goa Police have also not charge sheeted the former IGP’s son Mr. Sidharth Singh in the accident case. The Director of Prosecution Mrs. Shobha Dhumaskar in her legal opinion given on 22nd February last year had opined that the former IGP’s son should not be charge sheeted in the accident case and that the case be closed as it would be difficult to prove the case in Court. The Government’s decision comes despite the categorical statement by Chief Secretary Mr. Sanjay Srivastava at a press briefing on 14th December last year, that the expenses incurred on repairs of the police vehicle would be recovered from the former IGP and that his son would be prosecuted in the accident case in accordance with law For the last two years there has been a just demand that the expenditure incurred on the repair of the vehicle be recovered from former IGP Mr.K.D.Singh and that the former IGP’s son be also prosecuted in accordance with law. The intervention of the High Court needs to be sought in this case which smacks of gross abuse of power. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372
[Goanet] Digvijay back to ABC
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- Digvijay back to ABC One wonders whether the Congress Gen . Secretary is shooting from his foot every time he opens his mouth It is very strange that the Congress does not openly defend his theories nor does it disown his ridiculous statements He is the clown in the congress circus , providing entertainment in the form of diversions He is neither speaking for the silent Raul or deaf and sick Sonia ,the two prominent Congress functionaries, perhaps listening with amusement We are assured that they are capable of handling the issue personally and so is the Congress monolith It appears that these are at best his personal views aired, albeit to strengthen Congress positions He is constantly barking at the BJP connivance at every instance that puts corruption at the center stage.The Anna movement planA, , Baba Ramdev fasts Plan B are BJP stooges. Now he targets Shri Shri Ravi the spiritual Guru plannC, as he said the reforms with morality and spiritual base will not deliver the message He is obsessed with BJP hand in every thing that fights corruption Every movement against corruption is BJP inspired and all such actors are BJP conspirators He is frightened that with monumental corruption involving UPA and its constituents will dethrone the Congress from the power pedestal The Congress cannot stomach the fact that its prestige is at the lowest ebb. The spontaneous support to Anna movement, the recent loss in elections and the episode of letting loose force on Ramdev are clear pointers of the anger of people directed to the door steps of Congress misrule How Digvijay floats such bloomers is any body`s guess The targeting selectively one by one from Prashant Bushan , Kejrival ,Kiran Bedi at this juncture is politically motivated The Congress is of the view that any one who raise questions must enter the electoral fray, becuse they alone are the preserver of Democracy in India Other groups , citizens, activists are persona non grata according to the politicians In such cases they must be able to defend themselves from callous accusations leveled against them or better still remain silent The constant barrage against the ghost of BJP at every step is the paranoia the congress is suffering from or delusions of its won invincible rule or misrule It tries to justify the actions against the activists as just and inevitable part of electoral;process People are aware of the mastery and art at defamation, vilification of political ,opponents BJp cries foul of Congress corruption, while the Congress lambasts BJP for supporting terrorist in the name of HIndutva The issues facing the Nation are put on the back burner, while the two main parties are constantly trying to blame each other ferociously for the ills facing the country The people are aware of these entertainments of diversion ,but they will strike when the opportunity presents to them. People are not convinced or carried away by the meticulous propaganda of slander and character assassination of Team Anna Congress can take refuse in temporary respite The gang of four may learn the bitter truth after all The faith reposed in the team Anna is unshakable as one said hang them ,if they are wrong, but provide strong legislation against the monster of corruption, which not the focus of congress plan
[Goanet] Safety of paid parked vehicles
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- PUBLIC PARKING AT BUS AND RAILWAY The charges are only for the space used or the system is also responsible for the safety of the parked vehicles.? Other than collecting the toll nobody is seriously keeping a watch on the safety of the parked vehicles. The ticket should have the number of the vehicle and time. While leaving the parking lot the vehicle must be checked with the parking ticket. Any one fiddling with the parked vehicle, pretending to carry out repairs or otherwise should be asked to produce the ticket pertaining to the said vehicle. A number of people have lost the contents of tool box during parked period At the end of the day, tired and exhausted from days work, making complaints or reporting the theft is tedious routine. Is there any one on site, or is there a process to lodge a complaint in the vicinity ?Parking ticket should imply safety of the parked vehicle too. Just exploiting the space to garner revenue only is not the idea. Nelson Lopes Chinchinim
[Goanet] Seminar on the Pentateuch
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- The Pentateuch As part of the Deepen Your Faith programme, the Pedro Arrupe Institute, Raia will be organizing an introductory seminar on the first five books of the Bible, the Pentateuch from Saturday, 5th November to Monday 7th November at our Institute in Raia. This course will be conducted by the Jesuit Fathers of Raia.The last day to register for the course is the 3rd of November. The main objective of the seminar is to enable the participant to read and rediscover the meaning of the first five books of the Bible, commonly called the Pentateuch, and to understand its relevance for today. Participants are free to stay at our institute or to commute up and down. The charges for the course are Rs 400/- for non-residential members, while it is Rs. 600/- for those who wish to stay at our institute and share a room. Rs. 800/- will be charged for those who would like a single individual room. On Saturday (5th of Nov) and Sunday (6th of Nov) evening, the sessions will end at 8 pm, and will resume the next morning at 9 am.
[Goanet] Birds and I
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- *Birds and I* By: Radharao F.Gracias * * I was six, when my grandfather died. He was seventy eight. My memories of him are linked to birds, which were everywhere around our house. The runela plum (Jagom) tree in the front yard, was a favourite haunt of the green barbet, which hung precariously, as it stretched its neck to swallow the plum; whole. It did not know that the plum tasted sweeter, when gently rolled between the palms and softened. The backyard was mostly fowl play, with ducks, drakes, hens, roosters and an occasional turkey. The lintels of windows to the courtyard had caged mynahs, bulbuls, rose-ringed parakeets. The mynahs bred in the hollows of coconut trees scooped up by golden backed woodpeckers. The bulbuls came as nestlings from Nuvem, Raia, Verna, as there were no bulbuls in the wild in Majorda, in those days. Some years ago, my younger brother informed me that he had seen bulbuls in the vicinity of our house. I could not believe him. My brother is an expert on bulls not bulbuls. However, several days later my mother confirmed that she had indeed seen bulbuls. I could not disbelieve her. She knows her bulbuls. She can sing like one. So, when I walked home, for the weekend, I was not surprised, to see a red vented bulbul on the mulberry bush, with its tail cocked and head held high (influenced by Tagore perhaps!) and throwing an open throated challenge, to Remo and Hema, Sonia and Lorna. Yes, indeed the bulbul had arrived in my village. I see and hear them, everywhere now. I have consciously planted some bird specific trees on land I have inherited and where I now live. The carambola tree immediately served its purpose, as the rose ringed parakeets found it, no sooner it had borne fruit. The golden Oriole took a little time, to spot the Chinese lime. Even now, I am only a rare beneficiary, of its fleeting visits. The munias have monopolised the bamboo grove. The babblers are all over. The paradise flycatcher, with its silver streamers hovers in the air, like a ghostly troll. The hoopoe, puts in a rare guest appearance. I had kept some baby corn on the stalks, to ripen for seed. One day, I found only the cobs with no corn. On closer examination, I concluded that squirrels were the culprits, as the stalks had been finely chiseled away. But, by the next day, I had lost my status, as Sherlock Holmes. A solitary parakeet was cleaning away the remnants. The parakeets, which had been invited for lunch had overstayed for dinner. Now they are permanent invitees, (influenced by Luizinho Faleiro perhaps!). After the death of my grandfather, my tryst with birds continued, as I accompanied my father to scour the countryside for game birds. My father to me, was what internet is to his grandchildren; full of information. The countryside was then what a screensaver is to you now; pretty and beautiful. It was only occasionally that a giant heron (kensar) or a large egret (bollali) was shot, sometimes a coot (budd) was seen, but would dive underwater before the gun could be aimed. The laws changed after “A India Portuguesa” ceased to be so. The guns, soon went silent. It was then, that I realized that the gun was merely an excuse, for my father for his country walks. I and my siblings, continued to trudge behind him, along pathways choreographed in white sand that slalomed around coconut trees, slithered under stalactites of banyan roots, tunneled through an over growth of under bush and went every which way. We walked miles simply watching the birds and enjoying the breeze, with my father identifying the birds. Now back in my village, I hope to walk the same paths with my children in tow, recreating old memories.
[Goanet] Bob Marley - Ganja Konkani ?
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- His campaign against intrigue in the affairs of smaller states was intelligent and intense, provoking speculation about a CIA role in his death: it was cancer, related to tobacco use. His championship of the Rasta cause was in line with the local culture, but raised eyebrows elsewhere, thus sidelining his message and political movement. I do not believe his Scottish father was around to help raise him and can only speculate on his exposure to Kalidunyan music out of Roayal Caledonia. Listening to the Irish folk variety is certain to float Cecil and Gordan back to an Aldona ecxtasy, unsupplemented by Bob's beloved Demarara ganja.
[Goanet] Reacting to the headlines (one-liners)
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- *Please add comments, or send in your own pick of headlines and reactions* (The following headlines from the *Herald,* 28.10.11) *‘Publicity banners’ by politicians removed at Mayem* *Some great news to start the day off with!* *Health Minister greeted with black flags* (in Pernem) *The good news keeps a-coming! Let a thousand black flags bloom!* *Arab Spring Activists Awarded Sakharov Prize* (for campaigners for freedom) *You can never tell where the revolution will come from! Let’s never give up hope! *
[Goanet] Goa paid news story follow up on NIZ Goenkar
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- Hi, Thanks to all those guys who wrote back in support and appreciation of the story *GOA'S PAID PIPER* -- Paid political interview in Goa's Herald newspaper for Rs 86,400' . Thanks specifically to my senior colleagues in the media like P Sainath who promised to take up this paid news case on the national forum and to noted media critic Pradyuman Maheshwari for running it on his newly launched media portal and to Outlook editor Krishna Prasad for featuring it on hisblog (a url I have frequented in earnest often over the years). Incidentally, only Goa related web portals like Goanet, Target Goa Niz Goenkar and GoaChronicle ran the story; a fact that I really appreciate, considering the fact that no print newspaper has done so. Perhaps… I should have paid for publishing this story … Joking of course… Nevertheless… Herald editor Sujay Gupta has issued a written statement on the subject to www.mxmindia.com which I am taking the liberty of reproducing here. Please find my response to it below. http://nizgoenkar.net/newsDetails.php?id=1513 -- -- Mayabhushan Nagvenkar 1392, Anjuna, Bardez, Goa pin code 403509 # 09420976862 http://www.ardh-satya.blogspot.com http://www.ganimikawa.blogspot.com
[Goanet] Corrupt Anti Goan MLA's in Truce
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- It appears Goa's Corrupt MLA's/Ministers are working out a Truce amongst themselves, involving various things including large sums of money; so to enable them and their families to continue/join Power and share the spoils from corruption, destruction of Goa and its identity. These ruthless Anti Goans appear have more to lose, if their equally corrupt opponents are replaced by possibly honest/new Politicians; least all skeletons come out of the cupboards and they all get caught out for their corrupt/nefarious activities. I often think that these Ageing MLA's are fooling Goans; they show that they are against each other but the bottom line is that all of them are birds of the same feather, and have common agenda realizing their illegitimate incomes; so they will do what it takes to ensure that their disgraceful interests are safeguarded!! Arwin Mesquita, UAE. -- Please post your comments on my Blog: http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ Please also see below: 1. Benaulim Village Action Committee: http://www.bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/ 2. Rape of Goa : http://www.parrikar.com/blog/the-rape-of-goa/ 3. MAND - an adivasi-rights resource centre : http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/ 4. EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO: http://infochangeindia.org/Infochange-documentary.html 5. Goa's Identity Movement group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com//#/group.php?gid=193497031686 6. Official Government Site NRI Office (GOA): http://www.globalgoans.org.in/
[Goanet] Please, please sign the petition....
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- If the most illustrious and most successful ever, Governor of Goa, felt the need to sign the petition then so can you, okay? 186LT GEN JFR JACOB ,RETDNEW DELHI -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] ----- and Afghanistan belongs to India.
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- I joined a seventy five year old over dosa at the town temple's dinette, responding to the usual personal query with a remake - I am from Mauritius, I said. Big mistake therein, for I was to discover it 'belonged to India !' as he very pointedly reminded me. And so it went on, over lassi and tea: Nepal and Ceylon, Burma and Afghanistan were also in the bag, when I hastily changed topic. Just imagine, I could have reminded him that Oman and Yemen were lorded over by Dufferin from his throne in Bombay, as was Malacca by Lord Mayo from his hot seat in Madras. I am glad I did not allude to our 'friendly' Mongol/Moguls in not so far away Uzbek land. Uday B., would you settle for governor ! We live in a world where the Czechs shoved out the blustering Slovaks, the lovable Tunku Abdul Rehman waved a recalcitrant Lee Kuan a Singaporian goodbye out of Malaya, and two Spanish regions have split, but keep the flag to keep EU charity flowing. Our Nobel Peace wannabees glory in rampages over the subjects of colonial war-trophy territories, heedless of 3% poll numbers, even as fortunes are expanded on military spending that knows no bounds. There is a price to pay that goes beyond the monetory: we pawn our souls as we egg on the jingo, then wake up to discover the monster can devour it's own tail. The Russian's had little qualms over the rape of little states in the Kavkas: Georgia, Chechnya, Ingushetya. The saviour of the motherland, Pooteen, now sees 'terrorists' in every magnate and common citizen who questions his sordid mafia stranglehold on the country. Make no bones about it, the attitude prevails in the third world: do not question our morals is the implication, for they were also in abeyance when we employed the third degree on little folk across our borders. eric.
Re: [Goanet] 3BHK flat for sale in Navelim, Salcete Goa,
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- 2BHK FLAT AVAILABLE 4 RENT @ COLVA. Email bor...@yahoo.com On Thu Oct 27th, 2011 2:04 PM GST senhorina wrote: --- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- 3BHK flat for sale in Navelim, Salcete Goa, Area - 98 square meters. Available parking space, complex situated close to Navelim church and on National Highway NO. 17. Interested parties can contact jenben...@yahoo.com
[Goanet] Colorful tribute to Mother Teresa | The CSF
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- http://persecutedchurch.info/2011/10/25/colorful-tribute-to-mother-teresa/
[Goanet] Goa's paid news scandal on kafila.org
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- ‘This is like a editorial kind of things no, I can’t mention on the paper you know’ Goa-based journalist *MAYABHUSHAN NAGVENKAR* posed as a politician planning to contest the Goa assembly elections 2012, and called up a marketing executive of the Goa newspaper, *Herald http://www.heraldgoa.in/, *asking for an interview to be published in the newspaper, for a price, as editorial content rather than advertisement. He has posted online four conversations he had with the executive, one of which you can hear below. http://kafila.org/2011/10/27/goa-paid-news-herald-elections-mayabhushan-nagvenkar/-- -- Mayabhushan Nagvenkar 1392, Anjuna, Bardez, Goa pin code 403509 # 09420976862 http://www.ardh-satya.blogspot.com http://www.ganimikawa.blogspot.com
[Goanet] Mayabhushan: Why have newspapers and channels not reported the Paid News expose?
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- Bevinda writes... Why have newspapers and channels not reported the Paid News expose? The arguments begin following the unfolding of arguments after Mayabhushan Nagvenkar's sting op exposing Herald's Paid News management and editorial policy, one reality sticks out much like Mukesh Ambani's Antilia on the Goa media skyline - none of the newspapers reported the story. This can only mean that all follow the same policy and are reluctant to cast the first stone. One can also infer that they pay scant respect to the reader's right to news in Goa. It also means that huge monies are paid out to the media to refrain from printing one little word above the headline - Advertorial. There is no other reason for the deafening silence of mainstream print media and television channels who have done yeoman service in the recent past to expose multiple scams in Goa. New media have splashed this story all over cyberspace. Websites like goachronicle, goanet, nizgoenkar and targetgoa have taken on this story as a cause to be celebrated. Paid news is as ugly a monster in the corruption landscape of Goa as are its MLAs, Cabinet and bureacracy. Again another nail is rammed into the coffin of the aam aadmi. Again, institutions like the media who should be on the alert, to serve and protect their readers are doing the exact opposite. As far as the legality of paid news goes. It is not a criminal act, unfortunately, because essentially paid news is a massive confidence trick on the reader and the electorate, who trust the word of the media as the truth. All it entails is a breach of moral conduct and proof that self-regulation just does not work. There is hope though. The Election Commission has firmly stated that paid news though unethical for the media is a little different for the candidate paying for the news. That candidate can be barred from standing for elections. Which is huge, if it can be proved. Mayabhushan Nagvenkar's audio clips of the telephone conversation with the Marketing Manager of Herald Publications is damning evidence. It is to be hoped that Mayabhushan Nagvenkar lodges a formal complaint with the Election Commission. He has already received support from senior journalist P Sainath who promised to take up this paid news case on the national forum and to noted media critic Pradyuman Maheshwari. *TARGET GOA *will be carrying follow up developments of the Paid News sting operation. We hope you will spread the word and help us in the media to clean up our act. -- -- Mayabhushan Nagvenkar 1392, Anjuna, Bardez, Goa pin code 403509 # 09420976862 http://www.ardh-satya.blogspot.com http://www.ganimikawa.blogspot.com
[Goanet] Dr Bernard Nathanson
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- Ignoring the usual tripe and drivel that one has come to accept from JC and which have become his trade mark, I will respond to the substantive issues. The exception that I referred to was in case the mother's life was in danger, in such a situation, abortion is justified. Similarly taking the life of another in self-defence can be justified. I would even condone a person who commits suicide in utmost desperation and despair. Having been closely associated with the Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa for sometime, I have witnessed from close quarters how babies have been saved from abortion. I have seen abandoned babies bring joy and happiness into the homes and lives of their adoptive homes. I have observed such babies grow up into beautiful human beings. If only we were all sensitized towards the value and usefulness of a human life, there would be less killings and hate in this world and make it a better place. This is my last piece on this topic. JC can have the last word as usual. Regards, Marshall ps: Abuse, insults, diatribes, ridicule, etc is expected from JC and he is welcome to do so. Perhaps it may act as a therapy for venting his frustrations. JC: It might be that after I graduated from St. Vincent's High School in Poona, English comprehansion became an optional subject and that some students joined the Opus Bhagwanites to counteract others who may have joined the Saffronites. There is no other explanation for such tunnel visioned spoutings and non-comprehension of what is wrtitten. I re-invite MM to read my?comments ON the article he posted: http://tinyurl.com/nathnuth1?. It would also be good if MM clarifies the exceptions he has noted in the following statement: MM 1. It reinforces my belief that life is sacred from the womb to the tomb (exceptions noted). BTW: It is possible that MM has not read Roe v Wade (on which this topic is based) OR that he read it and it was like what in Marathi is termed an appatt ball for him.
[Goanet] Thank you Fr. Frazer for your stand on Arun Ferreira.
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- Dear Fr. Frazer, You are absolutely right in the stand that you and St Xavier's College have taken on Arun Ferreira. The might of the Government cannot browbeat and do whatever it wants to do under the guise of alleged Naxalism of which Arun Ferreira is accused of. If Arun Ferreira is guilty than surely he must be punished but that needs to be proved in the court of law which in this case after fours years and nine trials the state has not been able to prove. I too do not support violence of any kind. Because the vast majority are silent that state tramples on the human rights of individuals which probably has happened in this case. We would like to second Fr. Frazer that the Chief Minister, Home Minister and the Governor must intervene in such a situation and help find the truth. A call to others not to remain silent and atleast demand this intervention. Dolphy D'souza Immd.Past President THE BOMBAY CATHOLIC SABHA. - Original Message - From: Robin Viegas To: KonkaniCatholics Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 7:49 AM Subject: [KonkaniCatholics] 'We at Xaviers's encourage critical thought' - Fr Frazer Mascarenhas Principal St Xaviers College, Mumbai Ht Mumbai Oct 23rd pg 4. This is with reference to `Innocent or guilty? Let the courts decide' (October 16, Page 15). Media reports of the re-arrest of Arun Ferreira on charges of being a Naxalite have served to spread awareness of the possible problems human rights workers can face. Instances abound of activists being targeted and even killed for raising their voices against injustice. It is safer to stay silent and the vast majority do. Should an educational institution teach the theory of anthropology or zoology in a sanitised, secluded atmosphere or should it encourage critical thinking in a real-world context? St Xavier's attempts to conscientise its students by involving itself in social and political issues, especially concerning the disadvantaged. Our students have recently hosted meaningful discussions on campus with Aruna Roy, Prashant Bhushan and others trying to make a difference in our country. While the college has supported the anti-corruption movement, we have cautioned that democratic processes need to be respected, given that they have borne good fruit like the RTI Act. Earlier this year, we hosted a public hearing on the Jaitapur issue, with academicians, activists and affected people bearing testimony. Last year we hosted a public hearing on the effects of global warming on the livelihood of the marginalised. And we have supported justice for Binayak Sen, who has devoted his life to tribals but is also accused of waging war on the State. SHOULD WE TEACH THEORY IN A SANITISED ATMOSPHERE OR ENCOURAGE CRITICAL . THINKING IN A REALWORLD CONTEXT? Arun Ferreira may be guilty of what he is being charged with. But four years of jail, interrogation, narcoanalysis and trials in nine cases have not been able to prove the charge. Is a 10th case needed, with continuing denial of bail? As principal of St Xavier's College, I have encouraged our students and alumni to petition the highest democratically elected officials of our state -the Chief Minister and Home Minister -to enquire into and intervene in this case of an alumnus. There is not a hint of support to violence in this. St Xavier's lives by Christian values that abhor violence and encourage self-sacrifice. Along with academic excellence, involvement in issues of social importance, critically analysing them and raising public consciousness, are what an educational institution of repute tries to distinguish itself in. -Frazer Mascarenhas, principal, St Xavier's College __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: Visit Your Group == This mail was posted in the Konkani Catholics egroup at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KonkaniCatholics/ To join, Sign up (FREE) on the Konkani Catholics Website: http://www.konkanicatholics.com/ Devache Utor Vach - Online Konkani Bible: http://www.konkanibible.org/ Uniting Konkani Catholics Worldwide for the Faith == Member Count: 2216 DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed in group posts do not necessarily reflect the views of the moderators or the group. MARKETPLACE Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're
[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Goans Threaten Jet Airways Boycott (Naresh Fernandes in NYT Blog)
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- October 28, 2011, 3:52 AM Goans Threaten Jet Airways Boycott By NARESH FERNANDES Goa's ever-active Internet discussion groups have been buzzing in recent days with complaints about a new Jet Airways policy banning passengers from carrying meat, fish and poultry products on both domestic and international flights even in their checked-in luggage. The policy was quietly introduced at the end of June, with little explanation. With immediate effect carriage of fish, crab, sea food, meat and poultry products will be prohibited as check-in baggage, according to a statement from the airline. Passengers from Goa say vacuum-packed sausage and canned tuna fish are among the items confiscated, and are threatening to boycott the airline. With this policy of Jet Airways, it is surely going to lose a big chunk of Goan business not just from Goans but other passengers too who love taking Goan sausages to enjoy a bite, predicted one Goan news site. It isn't surprising that the restrictions should have elicited so much irritation in Goa, whose residents have a hearty appetite for spicy chorizos, vindaloo and other carnivorous delights. But it may not be long before residents of other states begin to grumble, too. Despite the conventional wisdom that most Indians are vegetarian, the country's Anthropological Survey estimates that approximately 80 percent of the population eats the varieties of food prohibited by the airline. It's a statistic that is quoted approvingly on the Web site of India's Ministry of Food Processing, as a way of emphasizing the vast business potential for the country's meat-processing industry. There is a huge scope for expanding exports, especially in buffalo and poultry meat, eggs and dairy products, it says. Since 1995, the production of meat and meat products has been growing 4 percent a year, while the poultry industry has been expanding at 9 percent a year. India is the world's fifth-largest egg producer and has one-ninth of its poultry. Even though so many Indians get their nutrition from cheap meat products, vegetarianism is often held up as a virtue, especially by some upper-caste Hindus. In extreme cases, this virtue has been enforced in strong-handed fashion. For instance, when a restaurant serving meat dishes opened in 2006 in Mumbai's neighborhood of Walkeshwar, where many vegetarian Gujaratis and Jains live, customers were reportedly pelted with pebbles and spat on. Pizza chains in the neighborhood were forced to take meat options off their menus. Maybe it's not surprising, then, that some critics say the Jet Airways restriction is yet another attempt by vegetarian fundamentalists to foist their ethical codes on carnivores. Said a posting in one Facebook discussion, These vegetarian fascists have been at work for a while now!! Chain e-mail messages, calling for Goans to boycott the airline and to demand that airline officials give them written statements explaining why their meat products are being confiscated, have started circulating. Jet Airways insists the policy isn't an underhanded way of enforcing vegetarianism. A spokeswoman, who didn't want to be identified by name, said that the policy was enacted after some travelers complained that their baggage had been soiled by seepage from adjoining suitcases containing meat products. It's based on customer feedback, she said. She refused to speculate on the probability of vegetarian pickles causing similar damage. http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/goans-threaten-jet-airways-boycott/?partner=rssemc=rss
[Goanet] Goanet Reader: You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours (Hartman de Souza, Hindustan Times)
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours Hartman de Souza, Hindustan Times October 27, 2011 First Published: 22:58 IST(27/10/2011) Pro-environment activists and believers in Goa have had their bit of learning after the arrival of the Justice MB Shah Commission on illegal mining, an initiative by the Union government to assess, curtail and hopefully compensate Goa for being looted by its own ministers and their cronies. First and foremost, echoing the call of many small-town Indians is a growing dislike for TV news channels, who descend on Panjim like a certain species of bird. Take the case of a woman battling both ministers and miners, who's called at 5.30 pm to appear on a panel on illegal mining at 6.30 pm. Or take the case of another channel that blocked the time of a person neck-deep in pursuing the mining industry in the courts, then cancelled the programme without informing him. It's not that environment activists in Goa haven't received such treatment before. More than a year ago, a news channel in Delhi was contacted and asked to cover the obvious crimes related to mining. Oh, we just did a story on mining in Goa three months ago, they replied. One of the ‘better' incidents, of course, is the one in which a French film crew was recently taken to Cawrem, an area in Goa where villagers have successfully closed down a patently illegal mine. It is the first time that such a thing has happened in Goa. Excited about shooting a village spring which the mine may have dried up, along with one of the villagers, the videographer was stopped by his producer, a woman, who said, How can you shoot with him dressed like this (he was wearing a shirt, trousers and shoes)? He's not dressed like a farmer. Though the print and online media have been exemplary, and people trust them, they also fumble reality at times. The story that broke the skullduggery in Goa first appeared on Firstpost. Later, it was methodically pursued by reporters from Hindustan Times' Mumbai bureau. But what many people don't know is that the Firstpost story was first commissioned when the reporter concerned was working for another magazine, which takes pride in being politically neutral. The story remained in limbo for two weeks. It saw the light of day only when the reporter left the organisation, took the story with him, made one more trip to Goa and uncovered some more irregularities. Environmentalists in Goa were, however, not puzzled by the said magazine's reluctance to go after the Goa government and its home-grown mining barons, given that it had sent a reporter earlier and had blocked that story then too. The magazine's proprietor had bought an old house in a Goan village. Even as I write this, he is bending rules to get the house refurbished into a new age spa. Just across the house was an old jackfruit tree, which was cut even when the inside of its thick turmeric-coloured centre was still gleaming with moisture. It's anybody's guess how many more old trees would have been cut inside the vast perimeter of the property to make way for lawns, garden and ponds. It doesn't end there. The said magazine will soon hold an ‘ideas' jamboree in Panjim at a hotel which is owned by a mining company. It's a clear case of you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. Perhaps a better word to describe it is ‘complicity', which environmentalists say will ensure a systematic destruction of Goa. From government officials, who may have invested in mining trucks, to media barons-in-the-making, who look the other way when the loot is distributed, everyone is involved in the dirty business of illegal mining in Goa. Hartman de Souza is a theatre veteran based in Pune The views expressed by the author are personal http://www.hindustantimes.com/You-scratch-my-back-I-ll-scratch-yours/H1-Article1-761928.aspx
[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (28Oct11)
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- *** Travel Office *** Maria, you've been robbed...raped? ALMOST...My Bike broke down...I came by Bus...and the Govt is celebrating 50yrs of Liberation! To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org
