[Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha bridge at Velsao connecting Dando - Mollo wards.
Matanhy Saldanha bridge at Velsao Pale connecting Dando - Mollo wards. About 35mtr long bridge took 3 years to complete and cost about 3.5crores. see Pics, the actual length over the creek (Poim) Started by then CM Parrikar and commissioned by the present CM Parsekar on 24.10.15 Matanhy's birthday. It connects to Mollo (Molleant) ward which has about 50 families?. About 100 mtrs from the approach road is the dead-end (road). Built by GSIDC short video clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvSxZqf96Qk Pics https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22756305715/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22568405770/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22742809132/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22730355066/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22756399265/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22730395326/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22568525010/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22135380223/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22767765651/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22743034102/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22743065552/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22756630885/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22133888784/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22133910454/in/photostream/ Dando side https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22135574563/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22756721775/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22135710583/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22135735163/in/photostream/ View from the bridge – left https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22568545020/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22756482795/in/photostream/ right side https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22767960981/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22135651593/in/photostream/ from below https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22568869590/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22568889710/in/photostream/ Stone / Name plate https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk72/22133766784/in/photostream/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] Not Going, Merely Coming
Sometime in the morning of 25 October, I received an SMS from a friend. The SMS contained the word 'traitor', followed by a link to an article in that day's *Times of India* titled 'Goan with the wind'. The article offered figures and comments on the phenomenon of scores of persons from the former Portuguese State in India (Goans, for the sake of brevity) 'migrating' after claiming Portuguese passports. The article itself made no suggestion of traitorous behaviour on the part of these persons, leading to the conclusion that it was not the *facts* that were problematic but their interpretation. Such an interpretation requires that we supplement our analysis with additional information. There is a suggestion that the migration of Goans holding a Portuguese passport is a unidirectional movement outside of Goa. This is not necessarily true. Goans have been migrating for centuries, whether to East Africa, to other parts of Asia or, more recently, to the Persian Gulf and Europe. Most of these migrations have been marked by a return of these Goans' earnings to erect the beautiful homes that are today mistakenly marketed as 'Portuguese'. This is to say that Goan migrations have not traditionally been unidirectional. Rather, they have been marked by a back and forth between the two territories. If contemporary migrations with the Portuguese passport seem to have changed something — and, in fact, it is still too early to judge whether this is the case — then, we need to inquire as to the circumstances that might have led to this change. What is often overlooked is that the legal landscape that impinges on Goan migration has changed substantially. Yes, Goans have awoken to the fact that they can obtain a Portuguese passport and benefit from the status of the European Union, but the other fact that is rarely commented on is that Indian law has deprived them of their traditional rights. The rush to acquire a Portuguese passport may be a new, decade old, phenomenon; but, at least since the first quarter of the nineteenth century, *all *Goans were formally recognized as Portuguese citizens. Predating this date, too, varying sections of the Goan population were recognized as Portuguese citizens. For example, from the mid-1800s, those paying property taxes were able to vote in the elections to determine who would represent Goa in the Portuguese Parliament. When the Indian army marched into Portuguese India in 1961, the ability to assert this right was lost, and India unilaterally imposed not only its own citizenship on these Portuguese citizens but also the restriction that they could have only one nationality. This is an odd action for a state that claims to be a liberator. Logically, a liberator only adds to existing rights; it does not take them away. Further, the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) regime is not really an option for persons who wish to have a continuing relationship with their country. We are often misinformed when told that the OCI card allows for 'multiple entry, multipurpose life-long visa to India, granting... exemption from reporting to the police for any length of stay in India', and that the only restrictions are voting in elections and the purchase of agricultural land. Recent events have highlighted that this is, in fact, not the case. Regardless of OCI status, persons engaged in research in India need a research visa. Further, one needs a business visa to work in India as an OCI. And finally, there is the social life of the law—the manner in which rules are actually implemented. Thus, if Goan migration seems to be turning into a one-way exit, it is because of the oppressive legal regime that the Indian state insists on. Goans are not obtaining Portuguese passports; they are merely *reclaiming* the Portuguese citizenship that they have always enjoyed. This is not a situation that most Indians would appreciate, because the British Raj never allowed for natives to enjoy British citizenship. Natives were always subjects, never citizens. A legal regime honest about history would undoubtedly allow for a more dynamic movement of Goans between Goa and other places. Indeed, the ongoing movement for Special Status for Goa should take cognizance of this fact and demand dual citizenship for Goans as an integral part of the Special Status demand. Subsequent to pointing to the way the legal landscape has changed and impacted Goan migration, it is also necessary to point out the changed social landscape. The TOI article suggested that Goan migration was pushed by 'rising unemployment and an uncertain economy'. This is only part of the equation. Left unsaid is the increasing intolerance in the country, initiated well before the current rise of the BJP, which has made Goans, and especially Catholics, scramble for alternatives, where they will not be made to feel like minorities. Indeed, the fact that the TOI article found it necessary to provide data regarding the religious make-up of those reclaiming their
[Goanet] Link: INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
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[Goanet] Goa news for November 3, 2015
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** ISL 2015: Pune fight back to draw against Goa and maintain lead on top of the ... - Firstpost c-pune-city-play-a-1-1-draw-against-fc-goa-to-stay-top-of-the-table-1158478.html">ISL: FC Pune City play a 1-1 draw against FC Goa to stay top of the table http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNGex6Nq8pfde65zFytKUwqOZ9gSPQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778980659011&ei=CwA4VpDKK8ua3QH5kIaoBg&url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-2015-pune-fight-back-to-draw-against-goa-and-maintain-lead-on-top-of-the-table-2490054.html *** Goa claim three points vs Jharkhand - Times of India icket haul to bundle out Jharkhand for 209 and give Goa a 93-run first innings lead and three points in a Group C Ranji Trophy cricket natch that ended in a draw here today. In reply to Goa's first essay ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNGmMXv7_Gbn0f6zpO4o1OKpQvWoxg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778981619001&ei=CwA4VpDKK8ua3QH5kIaoBg&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/toi-cri/top-stories/Goa-claim-three-points-vs-Jharkhand/articleshow/49632922.cms *** Casinos Have Turned Goa Into a Sin City, Alleges Congress - NDTV ongress-Lashes-Out-at-State-Governments-Casino-Policy/2015/11/01/article3107424.ece">Goa Congress Lashes Out at State Government's Casino Policy http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNHxFRaXNAtzCudBa8UpiY7czOuaDA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778982266761&ei=CwA4VpDKK8ua3QH5kIaoBg&url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/casinos-have-turned-goa-into-a-sin-city-alleges-congress-1238509 *** Mercedes-Benz drives into Goa with the LuxeDrive experience - India Today enz drives into Goa with the LuxeDrive experience (L-R) Mr Vikas Khanna; Mr Roland Folger, Managing Director and CEO, Mercedes-Benz India; Mr Aakash Khounte, Managing Director, Counto Motors at Mercedes Benz LuxeDrive at Goa. http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNGK8441FlJvOj7w9A4OCsYDgoXdTg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778983781490&ei=CwA4VpDKK8ua3QH5kIaoBg&url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/auto/story/mercedes-benz-drives-into-goa-with-the-luxedrive-experience/1/513776.html *** Congress, BJP Spar Over Goa Municipal Councillor's Milk Bath - NDTV upported municipal panel has triggered a bout of sparring between the Congress and the ruling BJP in Goa. The video shows Kishor Shet, a councillor from Ward No. 3 ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNE5jo5rmHjSEhBp9NUKyRurrJf9Hg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778983563292&ei=CwA4VpDKK8ua3QH5kIaoBg&url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/congress-bjp-spar-over-goa-municipal-councillors-milk-bath-1239120 *** Govt fears FTII row may mar Goa film festival - The Indian Express RB9rbg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778984449335&ei=CwA4VpDKK8ua3QH5kIaoBg http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNF5FFtCTlvZMF56KxLAFsmBDABFSQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778984449335&ei=CwA4VpDKK8ua3QH5kIaoBg&url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/govt-fears-ftii-row-may-mar-goa-film-festival/ *** Why India's Goa wants British tourists back - BBC News the Indian state that once attracted almost 200,000 British holidaymakers each year with winter sun and cheap beer. But these numbers have slumped and businesses are trying to tempt Brits back, not least ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNGfX4DWpDV4w0Sqcq5pI3eFbBEkrg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778981588214&ei=CwA4VpDKK8ua3QH5kIaoBg&url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34676925 *** Goa's resort roadmap - Financial Express nancial ExpressThe highlight of the concluding day of the 26th edition of Food Hospitality World (FHW) exhibition was the Hospitality Knowledge Exchange panel discussion on 'Goa as a Resort Destination: The Business of Hoteliering'. The exhibition was held from ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNFVcwgMD1XyrhD0VkhwHCpre6fDvQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778983949623&ei=CwA4VpDKK8ua3QH5kIaoBg&url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/fhw/cover-story-fhw/goas-resort-roadmap/158022/ *** Goa Higher secondary teachers want jr college status - Business Standard siness StandardThe Goa Higher Secondary Teachers' Association have decided to demand that they be given the status of Junior College in order to help them achieve better pay scales and other promotional avenues. The decision was taken yesterday at a meeting of the ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNFJXyh8m4Fk9psmKMLWXaJKRWd_Xg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=CwA4VpDKK8ua3QH5kIaoBg&url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/goa-higher-secondary-teachers-want-jr-college-status-115110201558_1.html *** Gambling away Goa's brand value - Times of In
Re: [Goanet] GOVT SENDS SANJIT RODRIGUES A REMINDER SEEKING EXPLANATION OVER HIS THREE WEEK ABSENCE IN SEPT
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Re: [Goanet] [GOABOOKCLUB] Gambling away Goa's Brand Value
V.M. in Wonderland What Goa hogwash is V.M. bleating about? Goa is where Goans must make money. If they don't or can't they will go abroad. Casinos manifest their dearest wish. V.M.'s Goa is Wonderland and he is a louse. His Wonderland is full of fogies and fantasists. They love creating hassles. Goa's wonders have become obsolete. A brand new Wonderland is getting ready. It is waiting along the Mopa coastline. It is waiting for the casinos. It'll be a hassle-free fantasia where the hep will fly. When the airport is ready the casinos will go. Then V.M. and his Goa can go to the hogs. Augusto On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 9:10 PM, V M wrote: > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Gambling-away-Goas-brand-value/articleshow/49613137.cms > > Searching questions—and serious reasons to worry about Goa's > reputation—came one after another during Prerna Singh Bindra's Mathany > Saldanha memorial lecture in Panaji last week. > > One of India's best known environmental journalists and campaigners, > Bindra shocked her audience by displaying the top results of an > internet search for Goa: casinos, gambling, prostitution. She > projected images from her phone of what she had seen after getting off > the plane at Dabolim: blanket advertising for casinos. She asked, "Is > this what Goa stands for? Sin city?" > > Take a late evening walk along the beautiful waterfront that was once > the pride of old Panaji, and the truth in Bindra's words becomes > quickly apparent. At the same spot where the Indian flag was raised > for the first time in 1961, garish neon lights now flash endless > images of roulette wheels and blackjack cards. The ancient Mandovi > estuary, gateway to thousands of years of civilization in Goa, is > egregiously dominated by mammoth, allegedly "offshore" casinos, > conspicuously flouting the city ban on advertising billboards with > huge screens broadcasting non-stop images of gambling on their sides. > > "Is this the state you want?" Bindra asked her audience last week. But > the paradoxical truth about casinos in Goa is that no one actually > wants them. They cling on like leeches, continuing to exist solely > because this so-called "industry" always subverts democracies, > wherever it pierces its hooks anywhere in the world. Its nature is to > direct pipelines of highly dubious cash directly into the pockets of > political parties, politicians and policemen ready to be corrupted > into resisting the people's will. It happened in Macau and Nevada. Now > it is Goa's turn. > > But much worse than Macau and Nevada, there is no place in the world > where casinos and gambling wreak havoc so comprehensively unregulated > as in Goa—the operators are left to do exactly what they want. There > is no Gambling Act. There are no controls. There is no oversight, and > thus no incentive for any operator to stick to any rules whatsoever. > It is inconceivable that any government in the world should so > disgracefully abdicate its responsibilities, but it is simply, > shamefully true that successive administrations of India's smallest > state have done exactly that. > > In the case of whatever laws do exist, this so-called "industry" > specializes in flouting them. Both Delta Corp and Pride Group (the > companies that dominate gambling in Goa) have been raided by the > income tax department over money-laundering and tax evasion. In the > Louis Berger bribery case involving Churchill Alemao and Digambar > Kamat, special public prosecutor G D Kirtani told the judge, B P > Deshpande, "[accused hawala agent, Raychand] Soni funds many casino > gamblers in Goa. Casinos are running on his funds". > > Last year, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) was petitioned about > sewage pollution from casinos, and enjoined Goa's pollution control > board (GSPCB) to test Mandovi's water. The results were gravely > disturbing. Where 5 CFU (colony-forming units) of faecal coliform > bacteria is considered safe, the lowest recorded in six river > locations tested was 78 CFU/ml, and right next to the casinos opposite > Panaji jetty was an extremely dangerous 330 CFU/ml, making it "unsafe > for recreational bathing, water sports and fishing". The casinos > probably should have been shut down immediately. Instead, then chief > minister Manohar Parrikar gave them a unilateral clean chit. > > Previous governments initiated gambling in Goa, and allowed its toxic > spread, but the current administration's shameful reversal of its > promises has been exceptionally disappointing. As the then leader of > the opposition, Parrikar called casinos "a social evil" and "dens of > vice" while protesting against them on the riverbank. But just days > after taking over, his government reduced their entry fee from Rs > 2,000 to just Rs 500. Then there was his claim that casino "bad money" > would never be needed for the budget, and would set aside to be used > for homes for the aged. That is another promise in the garbage pile. > > Everyone knows t
[Goanet] Incidents of rising intolerance accelerated to day
Incidents of intolerance after BJP assumes power BJP keeps on drumming that their mandate is to change gear to development, sab ka vikas sabh ke sath, minimum Govt and maximum governance, ache din anem wale haim. It lives more by comparison to Congress UPA I , II, forgetting why they were elected in the first place, not to find faults with previous Govt. but to move one The BJP emphasis is on gita as a National book, Sanskrit replacing German, hulabula about Yoga, the trouble of suggesting changes in Delhi university course, asking University to reconsider the termination of a student enrolled for Ph.D course, the scandalous, shocking dadri incident, the polarization due to communal strife in UP, asking Hindus to produce more children, now RSS asking to check the demographic rise of Muslim population, responsible members of Parliament, legislative assemblies asking people to go to Pakistan, now SRK has his heart in Pakistan because he expressed pain of intolerance ,the beef controversy giving rise to intimidation, murders, violence . Stopping the concert of Pakistani National, drenching people with ink showers, raid on Kerala Bhavan on flimsy excuse, those who dare to disagree with rabid arguments are threatened with dire consequences. The RSS is defacto at the wheel of Govt, while our P.M is content glob trotting, spending more time outside, leaving field open to be manipulated in his absence to suit RSS agenda, He only mesmerizes crowds on Indian soil and foreign shore like being in on election mode campaigns. He is otherwise very silent deliberately or makes feeble murmurs, Earlier P.M. used to chide continuously about deafness, speechlessness of Dr Singh most of the time. The way beef issue is stretched is ludicrous for imposition of fanatic views on food habits, dress mores, freedom of speech and expressions guaranteed under Constitution The comparison of past incidents of Sikh riots, emergency, Gujarat riots of 2002, demolition of Babri Masjid and deliberate overlooking by then Govt to prevent the calamity .There were serious reasons preceding these aberrations and there was no continuum of events. The focus is on present, continuous threatening incidents spread across the country, which is definitely alarming and driving fear down the spines of citizens nay one may ask what are the compelling reasons, other than Hidutva agenda? The previous incidents aforementioned were protested in various ways and citizens did not acquiesce mutely either individually or collectively. Indira Gandhi lost the elections post emergency,, News papers were blank on editorial page thus sending a silent message of strong dissent. The Sikh riots were spontaneous; leading to the assassination of Smt Indira Gandhi and Gujerat riots mirrored the burning of train commuters. Somebody is always made a escape goat to avoid accountability. There is always a novelty in protest like rasta rook, pen down strike, wearing of black bands, mass casual leave etc tried and tested that do not catch the eye of the people, Returning of awards is a novelty of protest that has rattled BJP, less we forget that Tagore and Gandhi too had returned their honours in protest. Media did not protest vehemently in the past, as it does today , sometimes, almost bordering on partisan approach shamelessly as stooges in defense Why now and not then is the high light argument .Intellectuals in all fields have registered their protest by returning awards, as Govt has no control on them ,calls them rabid, motivated by political party and for losing their closeness to ruling party .These arguments appear most unreasonable and untenable, The present Govt. through surrogates is bent upon marginalizing the Muslim community, targeting and hitting both economically and culturally. Enough gal and vitriolic has been poured on Christians too. It appears that in secular co democratic country there is no living space to others. The senseless ban during Budhist celebration is trying to appease the community for political mileage There is no control on spiraling prices that have reached zenith, hurting common man below the belt, while Govt is concentrating only on controlling the fall out on intolerance, with the force at its command The talk of black money is almost shelved, Lok Pal Bill is in cold storage, reforms are taking place at snail place ,the functioning of Parliament is held to hostage by opposition., The novel method of dissent was first used by BJP to stall proceedings and did not hesitate to use as the best form .Now they are getting the taste of their own medicines replicated by the opposition. Crime against women, rapes, murders is being accelerated. Unemployment is rising, frustrating the young work force entering the employment market .The fringe groups are emboldened by taking law into their own hands and the state is reduced to mere spectator enjoying ring side view, as if, giving indirect, tacit approval .It is under this into
Re: [Goanet] BABUSH ALL SET TO JOIN NCP- GT - COMMENTS
*BABUSH ALL SET TO JOIN NCP- GT* http://epaper-gomantaktimes.com/subscription.gt/Epaper_login.aspx By a Staff Reporter report...@gomantaktimes.com Panaji: Santa Cruz MLA Babush Monserrate on Monday disclosed that he is all set to join the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) ahead of the 2017 Goa Assembly elections. Monserrate, is now an unattached legislatorafter he was expelled from the Congress party in April this year. Monserrate told GT that he had already met NCP supremo Sharad Pawar during the latter's visit to Goa a few months ago and discussed his plans to join the NCP. He said that he had told Pawar lthat the NCP should fight the next Assembly polls on its own strength and he would shoulder the responsibility. Monserrate said that though he cannot join the NCP since he was an unattached MLA, he will work to strengthen the organization in Goa. "I will meet the NCP national leaders and start the process of strengthening the organization and see that all 40 block committees are constituted soon, " Monserrate said adding , the work of building the organization would begin after Diwali festival. "To begin with, I will reconstitute block committees in all five Assembly constituencies from Tiswadi taluka and start membershiop drive. I will also appoiint the president of Nationalist Youth Congress (NYC)," Monserrate said adding that the NYC leader will hail from Taleigao constituency. To a question, Monserrate ruled out the possibility of NCP forging an alliance with the Congress party. "Everybody is deserting Congress and many former and sitting MLAs are in constant thouch with me ", he said. Monserrate on Monday met NCP State president Jose Philip D'Souza and spokesman Trajano D'Mello at a city hotel in Panaji. Jose Philip also confirmed the entry of Monserrate into the NCP and that the party will go alone and contest all 40 seats in the next Assembly Elections. The NCP State president also blamed the former Chief Minister and the current leader of the Opposition Pratapsing Rane for allowing casino operations in Goa stating that the curse brought by the Congress had created a lot of social tensions for the people of Goa at large. NCP spokeman Trajano D'Mello said that though the people were fed up with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) they were also not ready to accept the Congress as a credible alternative. Trajano said that the NCP will work hard in the State to provide alternate credible party to the people of Goa by pushing both - BJP and the Congress. COMMENTS: With all players promissing to field all 40 candidates individually [read Congress, GVP, NCP, Shiv Sena under Ajit Singh Rane, GSRP min. 30, Vijay not ruling out a new regional front, MGP threatening to go it alone, all those who have set their minds to contest the 2017 elections must be, in deed, salivating and drooling in their mouths. No wonder not many want to consider GSRP because the very mention of the name, the drool dries out. The most drooling in the mouth must be NCP's Supremo Sharad Pawar who must have contracted that Babush Monserrate shell out at least 100 Cr to the dried out coffers of the Goa NCP, not forgetting Jose Philip D'Souza and Trajano D'Mello. Naturally, it is a Ghar Wapsi for all the 'rolling stones' put together who gather no moss but are slippery as hell even without the much needed moss to slide. Met Trajano D'Mello today at the funeral of Daryl Menezes of Xhell, Bastora, brother of Evrell Menezes and a dear friend of mine.[Trajano and Glen seem never to miss a funeral in the Aldona constituency, what with Trajano having put his stake for 10-Aldona !] I made it a point to slide towards Trajano at the cemetery's line up to wish the bereaved family to ongratulate him over the new acquisition and to tell him that the NCP's SENSEX has hit the roof today with GT's front page news. "Yes" , he said, "wait for some more time and it will hit the bottom". With what we read above, this does not seem likely to happen. But we never know. Trajano is Trajano. There is a difference between Adv. Suhas Walawaiker and Babush Monserrate. One iwas a 'dry dates' merchant and the other is 'KING MIDAS'. The bet is NCP will never forgo the chance to hand over the keys of its empty coffers to KING MIDAS. On the point that Trajano has made that both BJP and Congress needs to be pushed aside, we at GSRP feel that one who is going to push these two Narkasurs aside must itself be on very firm and non slippery ground which the NCP leadership is not.. GSRP The Idea of GOA'S OWN HIGH COMMAND IN GOA come 2017 Fb@GOASU-RAJPARTY-GSRP goasura...@gmail.com 9890470896 http://www.goasu-raj.com/gen/news/3627.asp
[Goanet] National Food Security Cards are being distributed up to 4th Nov at Village Panchayats & later at Taluka Civil Supplies Offices in Goa
--- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. - National Food Security Cards are being distributed at Village Panchayats http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/epaperimages/2112015/2112015-md-hr-9/45714175.JPG - Advert. in HERALD 02/11/15 --
[Goanet] Latest on Portugal...
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/28/worrying-times-for-democracy-in-portugal -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Fwd: Song for the day....
I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE ~ The Chimes (1961) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blMW80gdVmY&index=7&list=TLXarX6Ynj5rIyODEwMjAxNQ G -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Bags - airport check in.
I was stuck with a carton a Goan leaving NY was was not permitted to lug on. The free allowance covers a fifty pound case. A fee trips in to 70 pounds. Anything over 70 is barred. It ships as cargo at a bulk outlet. Merv - Toronto ? Gabe - London ?
[Goanet] S Chatterjee's talk on choirs practice in Goa
Art Chamber Academia Sebanti Chatterjee is down from Delhi to give a talk from parts of her thesis related on Choir music in Goa, titled "Field Experience of Choir Music in Goa" This is unique, because there isn't much research on choir music in India as yet and she has taken up this formidable challenge. To bring Goan music history alive again and put into a new light we would like you to join the lecture (30 min) and then have a discussion on the topic. We also show a few examples o the recent concert of the GUC in Agassaim No entry fee. Please do join Venue: Art Chamber Dayte : Wed. 4th Nov Time: 7 pm Rudolf Ludwig Art Chamber Castelo Vermelho 115a Gauravaddo, Calangute 403516 Goa /India mob: +91 9823217435 www.goa-art.com
[Goanet] Easy listening selection.........Lyn Anderson.
Rose Garden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO4wcNVbYOQ --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
[Goanet] GOVT SENDS SANJIT RODRIGUES A REMINDER SEEKING EXPLANATION OVER HIS THREE WEEK ABSENCE IN SEPT
The Goa Government has sent a reminder to Sanjit Rodrigues, the Managing Director of the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) who is also the Commissioner of the Corporation City of Panaji (CCP) seeking his explanation on his three week long absence from work in September. In a letter to Sanjit Rodrigues, the Under Secretary Personnel Meghana Shetgaonkar has sought on a top priority by 9th November the comments of Sanjit Rodrigues on the complaint filed against him. The reminder has been sent to Sanjit Rodrigues after he failed to reply to the earlier letter sent to him by the Government on 8th October. In September Sanjit Rodrigues was untraceable and nobody at either the CCP or GSIDC knew about his whereabouts. Sanjit Rodrigues who had been seen at CCP on 4th September returned back only on September 28th after a three week long unauthorized absence. As Sanjit Rodrigues has been accused of frequently travelling abroad for shady deals of his political masters, his passport needs to be scrutinized to ascertain whether he has been obtaining necessary clearances from the Vigilance department to leave the country. Sanjit Rodrigues’s high-handed behavior and unauthorized absence from work is contrary to the service rules and the laid down protocol for government officers. His habitually disappearing without even informing his immediate subordinate officers cannot be condoned. Such conduct is also contrary to the government’s much publicized mantra of Good Governance and Transparency in Administration. In September last year Sanjit Rodrigues who is a known errand boy of Manohar Parrikar had similarly left Goa without informing and was later found trapped in the Kashmir floods. For Panaji to even dream of being a smart city the Corporation of City of Panaji would first need to have in place a full time, honest and very transparent Commissioner at the helm of affairs. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com
[Goanet] Article: Punjabi now third language in Parliament of Canada
http://www.punjabstar.ca/punjabi-now-third-language-in-parliament-of-canada/ Punjabi now third language in Parliament of Canada 2015_11$largeimg02_Monday_2015_214713903 Toronto, November 2 Four years after Punjabi became Canada’s third most common language, it has now attained the same status in the country’s new Parliament after English and French following the election of 20 Punjabi-speaking candidates to the House of Commons. Twenty-three Member of Parliaments of South Asian-origin were elected to the House of Commons, Parliament of Canada on October 19 parliamentary elections. Three of them — Chandra Arya, born and raised in India, Gary Anandasangaree, a Tamilian and Maryam Monsef of Afghan origin — do not speak Punjabi, The Hill Times Online reported. Of the 20 who speak Punjabi, 18 are Liberals and two are Conservatives. Among the newly-elected Punjabi-speaking MPs, 14 are males and six are females. Ontario elected 12, British Columbia four, Alberta three and one is from Quebec. Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau is scheduled to unveil his Cabinet this week and some of these Liberal MPs are expected to be included in the front bench. “The voice of the Indo-Canadian community will now be very well represented in the Parliament. In the overall aspect of it, the South Asian community won,” MP Deepak Obhrai of Conservative Party said. In an interview with the paper, Navdeep Bains, a Liberal MP, said although 20 Punjabi-speaking MPs have been elected, these MPs represent all constituents regardless of their party affiliation or ethnic origin. “It speaks to our commitment to diversity and allowing individual (MPs) to play an important role in our political institutions. The main issue to understand is that we have a very clear mandate to execute our platform and we also have a responsibility to represent our constituents, which are very diverse,” Bains said. Iqra Khalid, the Liberal MP who was born in Pakistan, said the diversity of the newly-elected House reflects the true make-up of Canada. According to Statistics Canada’s 2011 National Household Survey, 430,705 Canadians identified Punjabi as their mother tongue, making it the third most common language after English and French. The 430,705 native Punjabi speakers make up about 1.3 per cent of Canada’s population. The 20 Punjabi-speaking MPs represent almost six per cent of the House of Commons. -- Albert Peres afpe...@3129.ca 416.660.0847 cell
