Re: [Goanet] Strange question : about the pontti...
I would assume before pre-pre-eclceticity days it would of been: fish oil or whale fat, gee, coconut oil, palm oil, bee's wax, nut oil, pine oil Google (a start anyways): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_lamp and: http://orkut.google.com/c36570860-tb8d4f48f67729814.html >>> People from Saligao Goa Ponti, petromax, alladin what’s common??? - 2 respostas. Mark Anthony De Souza - 22 de maio de 2009 - denunciar abuso Yes, you guessed right. They are all sources that emitted light in the pre-electricity Goan era. Ponti (small lamp) Made of recycled tin/small cans/bottles that consist of rope wick, treaded through a wick holder, mounted on tin/bottle base that stored kerosene as fuel. Lit at dusk and was turned off just before a tuck into bed. Every house possessed at least a couple of them. You just couldn’t do without one. It was such a companion for night strolls or getting to clandestine meetings in the narrow vaddo lanes, spotting and way stepping creepy creatures in the path. Who has not with ponti light, said the rosary, played hide n seek, cards, musical instruments, partied, listened to the radio or just snoozed? The fumes mixed with the kerosene smell was an antidote to mosses, flying bites and sometimes a throat or eye irritation. The wick needed a trim nearly every day and refilling of kerosene on regular basis. This is the humble ponti that often held sway till dawn. Petromax (Max lite lamp) The king of light accessories, was made of mix metal (iron/steel/brass) cylindrical fuel base, with a small pressure pump and valve that alternated as fuel injection point, an inverted bulb type netting wick, a small spindle wheel for brightness adjustment, glass strips arranged upright in circular fashion, a spirit holder below the wick with an opening for pouring spirit or striking a safety match. The contraption was complete with an open top that held the fuel supply lines, assisted air circulation and finished with a metal handle that allowed it to be strung, hooked or just mounted. Spirit was used to get it going. It isn’t elegant in looks but did light up the place well with its whitish glow. Unfortunately it was also the cause of many accidents and burns. Toppling over, bursting due to pressure, catching fire in strong breeze, and heat generation making it too hot to touch were some of the safety hazards. You needed to cool it down before storing for the next use. Mark Anthony De Souza - 22 de maio de 2009 - denunciar abuso Ponti, petromax cont -1 Petromax was used by commercial establishments, churches, temples, big houses, fetes and for cultural activities. Petromax light in odd places and hours was a sure pointer that something was happening or going on and was a guided beam to full moon parties, local festivals, dances, Konkani plays and marriage functions. Alladin (Glass Chimney lamp) Here was a chrome finished closed chalice with a glass chimney mounted on the top. Elegant looking and the queen of lighting accessories. The netting wick was placed upright like a bulb. It like the petromax had a valve pump, inlet cum pressure release. Expensive compared to the petromax was seen only in well to do homes. It could be carried safely from room to room and sometime was placed on ring mounts hoisted to the roof beam. The light from the alladin was enchanting and soothing. Feni /whiskey/syrups glasses in hand and village gossip/discussions normally took place round an alladin. << -- Albert Peres afpe...@3129.ca 416.660.0847 cell - --- Frederick FN Noronha wrote --- Thu Oct 1 12:45:26 PDT 2015 Subject: Strange question : about the pontti... This is a strange question: what fuel did the pontti (traditional Goan lamp) use? Thanks in advance. Had a doubt which I need to clarify... FN
[Goanet] AIFF REPORT: INDIA U-19 TEAM GOES DOWN FIGHTING AGAINST PALESTINE + PIX (ONE ATTACHMENT)
Dear colleagues, Please find below a match report on India U-19 Team’s clash against Palestine in the AFC U-19 Qualifiers. *Also find attached a picture:* “Players showcased great character” (Picture Credits: AIFF Media). *We request you to follow AIFF Twitter Handle @AIFFMedia for regular updates.* Regards, AIFF Media Team *INDIAN U-19 TEAM GOES DOWN FIGHTING AGAINST PALESTINE * *By Joseph Solomon,* *AIFF Media Team* *AL-RAM (PALESTINE):* The Indian U-19 National Team went down fighting 0-1 against hosts Palestine at the Faisal Al-Hussieni Stadium in Al-Ram, Palestine in their opening match of the AFC U-19 Qualifiers on October 02, 2015. A Mohammed Yousef goal in the 15th minute proved to be the difference between the two sides and led Palestine to garner their first win of the qualifying campaign. Speaking in the official post match press conference, Head Coach of the Indian U-19 National Team Lee Johnson said, “We lost the match because we gave Palestine too much respect in the opening minutes of the first half and that is when they punished us.” “We were the better Team in the second half and I am proud of the Players as they showed great character to get back in the game”. “However in Football goals win you games it is as simple as that,” Lee added. Meanwhile, Head Coach of the Palestinian National Team, Ayman Sandouka praised the charismatic never-say-die attitude of the Indian players and said, “India were very hard to break down. They were making it very difficult for us to keep possession and play our game” On a relatively cool night in Al-Ram, the Indian colts showcased defensive solidity as they thwarted their Palestinian opponents with composure and organization for most of the match. However a moment of complacency allowed the Palestinians to take the decisive lead against the run of play in the 15 th minute when Mohammed Yousef slotted home his chance, past a diving Shivaji Patil. Not the be deterred, the Indian colts jotted down their attacking opportunities with sheer finesse and in the 22nd minute, Daniel’s shot was saved by the Palestinian custodian after a tacky one-touch play around the 18 yard box. With the 12th man - the fans – inhibiting an intimidating and electrifying atmosphere through chants of their own, the Palestinian opponents started to conduct raids on the Indian citadel, but to no avail. Nishu Kumar’s radar disrupted as many as two Palestinian attacks, while safeguarding the Indian defence. Both Teams cancelled each other out, as they entwined in a raging battle for midfield and at half-time the Indian colts trailed by a solitary goal against Palestine. Changing over and the Indian contingent were straight out of their blocks as they adopted an attacking stance. A glitzy move in the 48th minute which saw Daniel onto goal was sweeped away by the Palestinian custodian. Nine minutes later, Ming’s exquisite long defense piercing ball found Rakesh Oram clear onto goal, but the latter was flagged offside. In the 79th minute of the match Ming burst onto the left asphalt but and would’ve been clear onto goal, had Palestine’s last defender not made an inch-perfect tackle. In an attempt to churn points from the match, the Indian colts attacked all-out, but to no avail. And at the end of full-time the score-line read 1-0 in favor of the Palestinian National Team. *India starting XI against Palestine:* Shivaji Patil (GK), Nishu Kumar, Sarthak Golui, Amey Ranawade, Lalthakima (82’ – Vinit Rai), Lalramzuava, Malsawmzuala, Rakesh Oram (88’ – Suman Sarkar), Daniel Lalhlimpuia (C), Lallianzuala Chhangte (66’ – Milan Basumatary), Mawihmingthanga. Regards, AIFF Media Team --- EOM Media Department, AIFF. Alternate: me...@the-aiff.com Website: www.the-aiff.com
[Goanet] Best explanation about cholestrol....
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[Goanet] Briton's Love of Delhi
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[Goanet] pao
The Great Powwow of Pao Is the price of pao controlled in Goa by the government? Whenever I'm in Goa I always make sure to get my share of pao. The only problem is the great variety of other breads with its improving quality available in the clean and more sophisticated stores in the towns. I don't see pao sold in the modern stores. Why not? It is sold only on the streets and in small shops. Why can't the modern bread stores sell quality pao at a higher price? Is it illegal? For five rupees in Goa today is it reasonable to expect to get a quality pao? If we are going to improve and protect our traditional food including pao we have to use better quality raw materials, and naturally the retail price will go up. Otherwise the only intelligent option is for traditional bakers to shrink the size of the loaf. Goa is a popular tourism state and so we need to have two levels of food in terms of quality and price to promote our traditional delicacies. Pao and Special pao, sausages and Special sausages, and so on, so the hungry and the connoisseur can both partake happily. Otherwise spurious products will flood the market making crorepatis of crooked businessmen while our traditional food which has been refined over the centuries will simply end up in the gastronomic gutter.
[Goanet] Goa news for October 2, 2015
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** HYD 246/5 6, Group ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNHL2x7-D9sNk7aGJexDnfOZ9mQ6Bw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778961848021&ei=AMINVrLYB4jN3gHe77H4CA&url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/live/live-blog/live-cricket-score-goa-vs-hyderabad-ranji-trophy-2015-16-group-c-match-day-1-335108 *** Karnataka likely to acquire land to rehabilitate migrants in Goa - The Hindu peaking people of Baina beach. Most of the migrants were construction workers and they had ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNF_goDkgggCrkWbNMZokeqYt90Lag&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778961920056&ei=AMINVrLYB4jN3gHe77H4CA&url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-likely-to-acquire-land-to-rehabilitate-migrants-in-goa/article7712051.ece *** Adidas and FC Goa Extend Association for ISL - The New Indian Express ear extension of their association in style by launching FC Goa's home and away kits for the 2015 season of the Indian Super League(ISL) at the Adidas brand centre here. The German sportswear giant ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNEF2LktjWPJLo4vRufZWcEjSfqdiQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778960632050&ei=AMINVrLYB4jN3gHe77H4CA&url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/Adidas-and-FC-Goa-Extend-Association-for-ISL/2015/10/01/article3057340.ece *** Arlekar joins Goa cabinet - Business Standard M-hints-at-cabinet-reshuffle-this-week/articleshow/49177614.cms">Goa CM hints at cabinet reshuffle this week http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNFXCOT9zHJm9MUtLvvYXtG2AlB7Rw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778961606849&ei=AMINVrLYB4jN3gHe77H4CA&url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/arlekar-joins-goa-cabinet-115100101173_1.html *** Goa: Ramnathi villagers seek ban on Sanatan Sanstha - Economic Times ing outfit and urged the state government to ensure that its ashram is shifted out of their village failing which they would ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNGYeixyFOna9roeYNM9r8d_ELI1dw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778961572983&ei=AMINVrLYB4jN3gHe77H4CA&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/goa-ramnathi-villagers-seek-ban-on-sanatan-sanstha/articleshow/49181166.cms *** Houses of over 500 Kannadigas demolished on Goa beach - India Today dia TodayA majority of the Kannadigas living in Baina are from the impoverished districts of North Karnataka. They are agricultural labourers, who migrated to Goa in search of livelihood. The Goan government had issued notices to the occupants of the huts to ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNG1hYZZmlvLZB_S1FEi0CTS0f_tiQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778961556690&ei=AMINVrLYB4jN3gHe77H4CA&url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/157-houses-of-kannadigas-razed-from-baina-beach-goa/1/486529.html *** Why India's Goa wants its British tourists back - BBC News C NewsPamela D'Mello explains why India's western state of Goa is making a concerted effort to woo back tourists from Britain. In three weeks, Roy Barreto will reopen the restaurant he had boarded up during the monsoon, in anticipation of a new season of ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNE1F6IX6vJ5zfQ6PeSk-pZiPcg4yw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778959368361&ei=AMINVrLYB4jN3gHe77H4CA&url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34311423 *** QMS to represent GOA Outdoor assets in the Melbourne market - MuMbrella MbrellaQMS CEO, Barclay Nettlefold, said "GOA delivers a quality outdoor portfolio that is complementary to our existing offering in Brisbane and South East Queensland. The addition of GOA's 25 digital and 280 static billboards combined with our quality ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNGoF88Iz_1caV0lI5grgbfljaxObQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=AMINVrLYB4jN3gHe77H4CA&url=http://mumbrella.com.au/qms-to-represent-goa-outdoor-assets-in-the-melbourne-market-322194 *** Be part of a passionate trail of food in Goa - Times of India mes of India"We will take a tour of Natasha Mac's organic garden and see how organic food is not only healthy but very tasty too," said Mascarenhas, curator of the Goa trail, who is also a TV host, author and critic of culinary preparations. Mascarenhas will then ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNFOLL7_bgoZm_CICHBkKURAvFgFEw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778961952962&ei=AMINVrLYB4jN3gHe77H4CA&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Be-part-of-a-passionate-trail-of-food-in-Goa/articleshow/49178276.cms *** Goa principal secretary for industries transferred to Delhi - Times of India evel bureaucratic reshuffle undertaken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=u
[Goanet] UGF questions GCZMA’s intention in allowing WRD Projects sans norms
UGF questions GCZMA’s intention in allowing WRD Projects sans norms -- United Goans Foundation has questioned Goa coastal zone management authority (GCZMA)’s wisdom in allowing projects of water resources department (WRD) purely on the basis of ‘trust’. Reacting to a news appearing in s section of the press that GCZMA instead of insisting on stringent CRZ compliance asking WRD to scrutinize flood protection projects including retaining walls along river banks on its own, the UGF has questioned the competency of GCZMA in ascertaining whether WRD will complying with CRZ Act, the Foundations President Ashish Kamat compared this exercise to the Police booking its own self in the Drug Mafia Police nexus of yesteryears. “The GCZMA in its minutes of the 120th meeting has actually said that Prior study such as environment impact assessment (EIA) may be required in certain cases and hence the authority directed WRD officials present to take note of the issues, including the details of standard design and the material to be used (for construction). Do they mean to say that the EIA for WRD projects is of mutual convenience and can be waived off?” Rubbishing the GCZMA’s sermon to WRD to use eco-friendly materials and biological measures, UGF General Secretary Avinash Tavares questioned GCZMA’s own competency to judge (i) whether it had the rightfully qualified personnel to decide if WRD officials were competent to handle CRZ sensitivities and (ii) WRD with its own record of disastrous projects in the past had the scientific depth to decide about ecofriendly measures that could be CRZ compliant. “UGF recently through an RTI came to know that of the 7 Scientific Assistants, six are specialised in chemistry and just one in Botany. They do not have anyone who is specialised in subjects related to Coastal Management such as Sea Sciences, Meteorology, Oceanography, Geophysics, or Marine and Coastal Management. They have absolutely no understanding problems in the rivers and coastal zone and the multidisciplinary aspects of Coastal Zone Management, which is vital for sustainable development. Even worse, all the employees of GCZMA are hired on Contract basis which implies that none of them can be held accountable for any misconduct, malpractice and negligence”, says Tavares raising serious queries on the manner in which GCZMA literally served the permission for projects to WRD. It may be recalled that Goa’s WRD has a notorious history of failed measures to contain sea flood erosion that were not just environmentally dangerous but also unscientific. It was Water Resources Department’s Geotube Experiment on Candolim Beach that led to the loss of Rs 6 crores yet it failed to control sea erosion. The concrete tetrapods on Keri Beach has also failed largely to arrest sea erosion in Keri despite being replaced year after year. “The minutes of the meeting seem more like a routine exercise to clear the commissions and omissions of one Government Department by another”, points UGF’s Kamat. -- *AATavares* *Phone : 9657210949*
[Goanet] Looking for Bollywood in Goa?
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[Goanet] SWATCH BHARAT MISSION DRIVE HELD IN DONA PAULA BY NIO STAFF MEMBERS
- SWATCH BHARAT MISSION DRIVE The Nationwide Swatch Bharat Mission is undergoing under the direction of Honorable Governor of Goa Smt. Mridula Sinha and has been one among the nine nominees by the Hon. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India for clean India Mission. The Governor of Goa has said that it is of utmost importance to clean the neighborhood of the Government offices in order to make the clean India mission more practical and visible. The N.I.O had organised a cleanliness drive on 9th June 2015 where our Director S.W.A Naqvi took part in the cleaning of garbage accumulated around the Institute and Dona Paula areas and proximity of Raj Bhavan and today on 2nd October 2015 on Gandhi Jayanti Day an another drive was taken up with most of staff of N.I.O which includes scientists, research fellows, Project assistants and other technical and administrative staff who have voluntarily participated and collected the garbage etc in those areas. The mission was successful. Today's ( 2nd Oct) photograph is attached. Stephen Dias Retd NIO Scientist
[Goanet] Easy listening selection............HankThompson
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[Goanet] So which Goans are under which flags?
Most rousing, patritotic, historic, interesting national anthems out there. One list https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIn6mDyKGP0 10. Nkosi Sikelel'iAfrika (God Bless Africa) 09. Kimigayo (Japan) -- oldest lyrics, shortest, controversial? 08. Hino Nacional Brasileiro (Brasil) -- very long. Peace, pride, 07. The Star-Spangled Banner (US): After US-British war of 1812. 06. Il Canto degli Italiani (Italy): Few that rouse as well. 05. Deutschlandlied (Germany): 1922 officially. then FRG. 1st stanz 04. The State Anthem of the Russian Fedn: USSR anthem with fresh ly 03. O Canada. First translated into English in 1906. Revisions. Rec 02. God Save the Queen (UK): first recog version dates back to 1744 01. La Marseillaise (France): conceived in French revolution. Some honourable mentions: Du gamla, du fria (Sweden). A Portuguesa (Portugal). Himo Nacional Mexicano.Hymn to Liberty (Greece and Wilhelmus van Nassouwe (Netherlands). Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Wales). [And to those feeling left out, here's Nigel Britto, a young journo from Goa: https://soundcloud.com/nigel-britto/jana-gana-mana Guess the above judges didn't hear it... ] - P +91-832-2409490 M 9822122436 Twitter: @fn Facebook: fredericknoronha Goa,1556 Shared Content at https://archive.org/details/goa1556
[Goanet] Our music, our story (Judy Luis-Watson)
BOOK EXCERPT: OUR MUSIC, OUR STORY... Waiting for the Sunrise: Goan Jazz Musicians in Dar es Salaam Waiting for the Sunrise by Judy Luis-Watson is now available at http://bit.ly/wfts-judy (in both print and ebook versions). Details from jazzgoan...@gmail.com PRELUDE The impressions we pick up as children, when our minds are still open to influence and as soft as damp sponges, are likely to stay with us the longest. --- Ann Patchet When the Jazz Swingers were at the top of their game in Dar es Salaam, I was just a young child. Yet I have clear memories of their band practices at our home and gigs at the Goan Institute (G.I.), a private club where Goans and their guests could socialize. This band story is a result of a question that kept playing in my mind when music was my profession. Strangers in the U.S. often asked after a performance how I learned to play the blues. What I think they were really asking was how someone who looked like me could be so immersed in music that originated in African American culture. The answer, however, seemed clear -- I fell in love with the deep sound of blues music as well as the clever story-telling and double entendre lyrics. As for jazz, I felt at home with it because swing music was the live and very real soundtrack of my early childhood. That recurring question, however, became the catalyst to delve into my family's musical roots. How did my dad Jerry Luis, born in Tanganyika and of Goan ancestry, learn the wide range of music he played? And what about the Jazz Swingers, the band he played with in Dar es Salaam? The Jazz Swingers were the first Goan swing band in Dar es Salaam (Arabic for Harbor of Peace), the capital city of Tanganyika. Beginning in 1947 and through the mid-'60s, these musicians of Goan heritage entertained thousands with American swing jazz as well as dance music from Cuba, South America, and Europe. At every occasion, the Jazz Swingers opened and closed with an instrumental version of 'The World is Waiting for the Sunrise,' a hopeful tune born in Toronto, Canada, following the devastation of World War I. They became twinned with the song, especially in the hearts of their Goan audiences. It's been a fascinating journey to learn about these musicians, why they left their ancestral home, and how they contributed to the music scene in Dar. My safari began in an unlikely place, but perhaps it was precisely the right time. In Toronto, on September 26, 1999, a long line of relatives and friends waited to offer condolences to my parents at the wake for my brother Ian. I would rather have been sitting quietly somewhere, but I mustered up the courage to talk with people I didn’t really know or hadn't seen for years. One person was John Nazareth, who had served as the President of the Goan Overseas Association in Toronto. At some point I asked what he thought of the idea for this band story, and he responded that people (at least Goans) would be interested in it. When I mentioned his brother Peter and how much I enjoyed his novels and the compilation he edited on Goan literature, John suggested I call Peter, who lived in Iowa City. In the meantime, my dad Jerry arranged for us to meet with several former members of the Jazz Swingers who lived in Toronto. Follow-up conversations with musicians as well as other members of the international Goan community helped to unpack the story. My intention is to provide a window through music into the Goan experience in Dar; acknowledge the role these musicians played in their community; and share a picture of the times in which they lived. As much as this project is a slice of my family history, it is also a piece of the Goan, Indian, and Tanzanian story.
[Goanet] 41st Tiatr Competition starts on 5th October 2015
41st Tiatr Competition starts on 5th October 2015 13 best tiatr from award winning directors, group A category. All tiatr likely to go houseful. Tickets Rs.50 available 3 days prior to the each show at KA Counter 10-1pm and 4-6pm Limited Season passes also available Rs.650. 3 day sale only on 3,4 & 5 October. Organised by Kala Academy and supported by Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) gives financial support to each group Rs.15,000 plus DVD of their show. KA gives free auditorium and 75% of the gate collection of the show(upto 34K if full house). Top Tiatr gets Rs.1,00,000, 2nd and 3rd winner get Rs.75K & 50K respectively. Plus plenty other awards like Best actor/actress, best Comedians, best Child Actors/singer, Best singers Male/Female, best Solo, best Duet, best Trio, Best Choral, Best lyrics, best script, best Direction, best light effects, best make-up, best band, best costumes, best set-up etc etc Long Live Tiatr Here is the Tiatr Schedule https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr16/21875951442/in/photostream click here for larger view https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr16/21875951442/sizes/h/ a tiatr flyer https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr16/21863490006/ You may also visit here for updates if any http://joegoauk-tiatr.blogspot.in/2015/10/41st-tiatr-competition-2015-group-a.html In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] Goa news for October 3, 2015
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** GOA 47/1 6, Group C ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNHB8PAwAvR4IfHpHEyfSzvoUXsu6Q&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778961848021&ei=fxMPVoCCKczS3gHZ5ZqIDQ&url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/live/live-blog/live-cricket-score-goa-vs-hyderabad-ranji-trophy-2015-16-group-c-match-day-2-at-porvorim-335578 *** FC Goa stitch new five-year sponsorship deal - Times of India compared to other ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNG495D12aFsHIjA3hZsaoi9agBdgA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778960632050&ei=fxMPVoCCKczS3gHZ5ZqIDQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/FC-Goa-stitch-new-five-year-sponsorship-deal/articleshow/49200079.cms *** Goa, Maha, K'taka cops to strengthen network - Times of India ikely-to-acquire-land-to-rehabilitate-migrants-in-goa/article7712051.ece">Karnataka likely to acquire land to rehabilitate migrants in Goa http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNH_yAFI-r0m2b9yiwaBKfmAOuCQmA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778961920056&ei=fxMPVoCCKczS3gHZ5ZqIDQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-Maha-Ktaka-cops-to-strengthen-network/articleshow/49188608.cms *** Jan Dhan Yojana's seeds were sown in Goa in 2001: Parrikar - The Hindu ears-on-dss-has-97188-claimants">15 years on, DSS has 97188 claimants http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNHggmltuu5ItbaylINydXgbLBLfCQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778962925646&ei=fxMPVoCCKczS3gHZ5ZqIDQ&url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jan-dhan-yojanas-seeds-were-sown-in-goa-in-2001-parrikar/article7716978.ece *** Goa eyes Rs 500 crore central funds to develop tourist circuits - Economic Times O2_lXgIXw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778962881689&ei=fxMPVoCCKczS3gHZ5ZqIDQ http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNGMHEbRpG-D8cMrXIRKyH-gWCtPFg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778962881689&ei=fxMPVoCCKczS3gHZ5ZqIDQ&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/goa-eyes-rs-500-crore-central-funds-to-develop-tourist-circuits/articleshow/49197169.cms *** Goa tourism industry unhappy with time restrictions at airport - Economic Times E6SA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778962922481&ei=fxMPVoCCKczS3gHZ5ZqIDQ http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNE1cJZJeuG6V6H411enoUHjuhH_0g&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778962922481&ei=fxMPVoCCKczS3gHZ5ZqIDQ&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/travel/goa-tourism-industry-unhappy-with-time-restrictions-at-airport/articleshow/49198853.cms *** Goa ropes in MMTC to sell 11 mn tonne iron ore - Business Standard siness StandardIt may be noted the Supreme Court had ordered shutdown of mines in Karnataka, Goa and Odisha on charges of illegal mining in those states between 2011 and 2014. At that time huge stocks had piled up because of restrictions on mining and sale of iron ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNGuZGzg5JXEEyvas8qnLQqysZTqpw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778962870684&ei=fxMPVoCCKczS3gHZ5ZqIDQ&url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/goa-ropes-in-mmtc-to-sell-11-mn-tonne-iron-ore-115100200653_1.html *** Houses of over 500 Kannadigas demolished on Goa beach - India Today dia TodayA majority of the Kannadigas living in Baina are from the impoverished districts of North Karnataka. They are agricultural labourers, who migrated to Goa in search of livelihood. The Goan government had issued notices to the occupants of the huts to ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNG1hYZZmlvLZB_S1FEi0CTS0f_tiQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778961556690&ei=fxMPVoCCKczS3gHZ5ZqIDQ&url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/157-houses-of-kannadigas-razed-from-baina-beach-goa/1/486529.html *** Why India's Goa wants its British tourists back - BBC News C NewsPamela D'Mello explains why India's western state of Goa is making a concerted effort to woo back tourists from Britain. In three weeks, Roy Barreto will reopen the restaurant he had boarded up during the monsoon, in anticipation of a new season of ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNE1F6IX6vJ5zfQ6PeSk-pZiPcg4yw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778959368361&ei=fxMPVoCCKczS3gHZ5ZqIDQ&url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34311423 *** Goa principal secretary for industries transferred to Delhi - Times of India evel bureaucratic reshuffle undertaken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNEOtxlxYQ99mByfKuAU6fgB1oaLXA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778962297484&ei=fxMPVoCCKczS3gHZ5ZqIDQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-principal-secretary-for-industries-transferred-to-Delhi/articleshow/
[Goanet] Bishop Ferdinand Fonseca dies
Bishop Ferdinand Fonseca dies Published on: 5:23 pm, October 2, 2015 Story By: mattersindia.com Mumbai: Bombay archdiocese’s retired Auxiliary Bishop Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca died on October 2. He would have completed 90 on December 2. “Bishop Ferdie, as he was fondly called, had suffered a heart attack a few days ago. The end came around 3:45am at Holy Family hospital in Bandra. His last rites will be held at 4 pm Saturday at St Andrew’s Church in Bandra,” said Fr Nigel Barrett, spokesman for the archdiocese of Bombay. The prelate was born to Jose and Julia Fonseca, Goan settlers in Umerkhadi, Mumbai, in 1925, then known as Bombay. He completed his matriculation from St.Joseph’s High School, Umerkhadi, in 1942 and Bachelor of Arts from St. Xavier’s College, Bombay. He passed with honors in Latin in 1946. He joined the Bombay archdiocesan seminary in Parel in 1946, a year before India’s Independence. He was ordained a priest on December 5, 1954. He then completed Bachelor of Education and served as assistant parish priest in four parishes and principal of attached high schools — St Francis Xavier (Vile Parle), Sacred Heart (Santa Cruz), Our Lady of Victories (Mahim), and Our Lady of Glory (Byculla). He held many other responsible roles such as director of the Sodality, the Legion of Mary and Alcoholics Anonymous at various times, a press release from Bombay archdiocese said. In 1972, he was sent to study a course in Spirituality and Counseling at the Gregorian in Rome and at Loyola University, Chicago. He was appointed the rector of St.Pius X College, Goregaon, the archdiocesan seminary when the Church was undergoing revolutionary changes in the wake of Vatican II. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay in 1980. He chose Our Lady of Victories Church as the venue of his Episcopal ordination because of his devotion to Our Lady. He retired in 2000. Bishop Fonseca lived in a retirement home for priests in Bandra. He had once said, “I couldn’t believe that God had chosen me, Ferdie, when He could have chosen anyone else.” He had told priests in their twilight years, “As one grows older and older, remember, you are going closer and closer to the one who will be in your heart forever.” http://mattersindia.com/2015/10/02/bishop-ferdinand-fonseca-dies/ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/BISHOP-FERDINAND-JOSEPH-FONSECA/tributeshow/49199768.cms
[Goanet] Antonio Costa: A Goan Prime Minister for Portugal? (Times of India)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Antnio-Costa-A-Goan-prime-minister-for-Portugal/articleshow/49200092.cms There will be fingers crossed on these distant shores on Sunday, October 4, when elections are held for all 230 seats in the Portuguese parliament, the Assembleia da Republica. Pedro Passos Coelho's ruling centre-right coalition faces a powerful challenge that has been brewing for years from Antonio Costa, the popular and charismatic three-term mayor of Lisbon, of the Socialist Party. In the balance is Konkani history. The result could be the first Goan head of state. Costa is the 54-year-old son of the ferociously anti-colonial writer, the late Orlando da Costa, whose classic 'O Signo da Ira' is set in the Margao neighborhoods he grew up in the 1930s and 40s. Later, when studying in Portugal, the senior Costa became a staunch opponent of the Salazar dictatorship, member of the (then outlawed) Communist Party, and a well-known Lisbon intellectual who retained life-long affection and connection to his ancestral Goa. His son is a political prodigy. Antonio Luis dos Santos da Costa has been Portugal's minister of parliamentary affairs, minister of justice, and minister of internal administration. He headed his party's list for the 2004 European elections then served on the committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs, before becoming one of just 14 vice-presidents of the European Parliament. In 2007, Costa gambled big. He ran for Lord Mayor of Lisbon, the troubled centerpiece of an urban area where nearly 30% of Portugal's population lives. After winning, he immediately moved his office to Mouraria, a notoriously crime-infested locality, where he started getting rid of the drug-peddling and prostitution that used to flourish all around. Similar efforts steadily extended city-wide. Despite the prevailing wrenching national economic crisis, Lisbon has transformed: it is now the safest, cleanest, greenest, and most livable big city in Europe. Its mayor has been re-elected three times. When Costa won the right to lead his Socialist Party in September 2014, it seemed certain he would sweep to power in the 2015 elections. But despite the prime ministerial candidate's overwhelming personal popularity, things have not quite turned out that way. One big reason is what happened in Greece. Like other recent European elections, Sunday's referendum revolves around so-called "austerity". But unlike Greece—where the electorate rebelled against economic adjustment being forced on the country by the reviled "troika" of lenders (the European Commission, European Central Bank, and International Monetary Fund)—Portugal has already undergone three years of punishing austerity, and emerged to "say goodbye" to the measures. A few days ago, the country's credit rating was upgraded just below investment grade, an achievement the ruling party is using to deflect criticism about the ongoing recession, record unemployment, and an extraordinary wave of emigration. That last factor is also playing against Costa. Portugal is rapidly emptying of young voters who are his support base. Hundreds of thousands of under-30s have migrated since the financial crisis became entrenched. It's a crisis for the country, which could lose two million people in a few decades, but it is also a crisis for Costa. Almost all of those votes would have gone to him, and now almost none will. In the last election, just 20% of Portuguese living abroad cast absentee ballots. Even if polls show the incumbents leading, don't make the mistake of betting against Costa. In the campaign's last debate, he nimbly forced Passos Coelho on the defensive to win the day. "Over the past four years, the country has reverted 13 years," said Costa, who (while lacking the handlebar moustache) increasingly resembles his father. He said, scornfully, "The government has created a lot of jobs for nurses, but they are in the UK not Portugal." When this writer encountered Costa in a Lisbon museum in 2014, he spontaneously invited me to the stunning 19th century City Hall, where grand portraits of his predecessors looked down upon us. We sat next to each other on a sofa, and the mayor gently asked typical Goan questions about which village I came from, while telling me about his family in Margao. Then he shared with me his dreams about developing much stronger connections between Europe and India, with Goa and Portugal bridging the two great entities. His eyes were shining with excitement. I allowed myself to dream about a newly-elected Costa making his first official trip to India, even all the way to Goa. Orlando da Costa of Margao's son, now the prime minister of Portugal. That improbable, unbelievable twist of fate could be just around the corner.
