[Goanet] A Letter To PM Modi From 'Anti-National Sickular Presstitute' Barkha Dutt

[Robin Viegas]

From: b sabha 


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A Letter To PM Modi From 'Anti-National Sickular 
...
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Dear Mr. Prime Minister: I write to you today because like so many of my fellow 
citizens, I am both angry and anguished. I am aware that a missive from someone 
like ...





Dear Mr. Prime Minister:

I write to you today because like so many of my fellow citizens, I am both 
angry and anguished. I am aware that a missive from someone like me - 
"presstitute", "bazaaru",  "sickular" and worst of all, "anti-national"- will 
be most likely junked by your office as not worthy of your time.

In any case, ever since I reported on the 2002 riots in Gujarat, I am among the 
journalists you have clearly shunned and disliked - that is, of course, 
entirely your prerogative. But this week, I read that you told opposition 
parties that you are the PM of "all of India, not just of the BJP", and I 
thought I would hold you to that promise and ask for your attention as a 
citizen's entitlement.

Modiji, I take you back to the years before you became Chief Minister and began 
the "othering" of large sections of the English media whom you were convinced 
were out to get you: when you were the approachable and friendly General 
Secretary of the BJP, and I was a young reporter still learning the ropes. If 
you remember those years - and I am told you never forget (or forgive) - you 
would recall that I first cut my teeth as a journalist reporting a war from the 
frontline in Kargil in 1999. I was still in my 20s, and the intimacy and 
immediacy of that overwhelming exposure would make me a life-long admirer of 
our military. My emphasis, even back then, was to humanize and personalize the 
stories of soldiers in the trenches and ensure they would not remain faceless, 
nameless statistics. Over the years, the bonds I forged with the Fauj only grew 
deeper - my reporting has often taken me back to the border, to the Line of 
Control and a variety of conflict zones to where they've been deployed. Over 
the past two decades, I have done hundreds of news programs devoted to the 
Soldier - the discrepancies in hardship allowances between jawans and 
bureaucrats, the shameful mountain of government litigation against disabled 
soldiers who are dragged to court for pensions, the pending promise of One Rank 
One Pension, the bottlenecks in defense procurement, and the many sacrifices of 
our men and women in uniform.

So I write this as a sentimental and proud Indian who has often been teased by 
my more left-leaning friends and colleagues for my rather maudlin and 
unintellectual patriotism. I would submit that the binaries that spokespersons 
of your government have created (aided by the hyper-nationalist drum-beating of 
channels like Times Now and News X) are absolutely false. It is entirely 
possible to deeply respect the military and feel ashamed of the multiple 
manipulations, doctored videos, police excesses, government heavy-handedness, 
brazen hooliganism and ominous environment of intimidation that the crackdown 
on JNU has revealed. In fact, for your party to use the death of ten Siachen 
bravehearts to validate the gross over-reach we have seen in JNU is to, in my 
view, cynically exploit the honour of the uniform. I wish there was half as 
much outrage when your good friend Jayalalithaa's photograph was placed on the 
coffin of one of the Siachen soldiers by her minister, who was then proudly 
photographed with it.

Modi ji, I would also like to take you back to a man whose name you love 
invoking - Atal Bihari Vajpayee. I remember the tingling excitement of hope and 
optimism that ran through my veins as I stood among the crowds in Srinagar in 
2003 and heard him discard the rigidities of legalism and offer "Insaniyat" as 
the framework for reconciliation in the Kashmir Valley. Sadly, in its handling 
of the JNU controversy, the government has subverted the Vajpayee legacy in one 
fell swoop - I assume with your approval.

Where Vajpayee promised that Humanism would override the literal application of 
the law as he stretched out a hand even to pro-Azaadi separatists, this week we 
have seen a singular absence of generosity or empathy from the team you lead. 
The Home Minister went so far as to link students to the dreaded Lashkar 
terrorist Hafiz Saeed, based on a police endorsement of a fake Twitter account. 
Not just have we not seen any evidence of terror links, but it now appears that 
the video used to slap a sedition charge on Kanhaiya Kumar, the JNU student 
leader, has been 

[Goanet] [CITIZEN JOURNALISTS 2015] Look at the headlines.

[Robin Viegas]

From: Venkat Subramanian 
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2016 12:55 AM
To: CITIZEN JOURNALISTS 2015
Subject: [CITIZEN JOURNALISTS 2015] Look at the headlines.

  Venkat Subramanian , Mohan Naik and Mirza Baig posted in CITIZEN JOURNALISTS 
2015 .   Venkat Subramanian February 25 at 12:55am   Look at the headlines. 
Is our Parliament meant to display some fireworks for entertainment? Have a 
look at the so called 'debate'. Is it any better than one of those TV Channel 
'debates', where people get hysterical, shout at the top of their voices, speak 
utter non-sense, lose their temper, get unnecessarily worked up, hyper 
emotional etc. Not one Politician is saying that Political Parties need to keep 
off Campuses. Why will they? They need the Students to generate Political 
'advantage' for themselves. Vote bank Politics. All Parties are guilty of this. 
We are degenerating quite rapidly. If what happened in Parliament, yesterday, 
is a 'debate' then it is a tragedy. Soon, the Judiciary at the Apex level will 
try to restore some sanity by way of adjudicating on this 'Sedition' mess. But, 
this will take time like all our judicial pronouncements. Meantime this 
Politician generated chaos in the name of 'Deshbhakti' and 'Deshdrohi' will 
continue and our 'educated' class will take sides on the basis of their 
political affiliations or sympathies. If 'Deshbhakti' depends upon Political 
affiliations then it is a disaster. By the way, how come people are arrested on 
'Sedition' charges by the Police only in BJP ruled States?! Are these Police 
more enlightened or are they superior 'Deshbhakts'?!   Like Comment


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Venkat Subramanian
February 25 at 12:55am


Look at the headlines.

Is our Parliament meant to display some fireworks for entertainment? Have a 
look at the so called 'debate'. Is it any better than one of those TV Channel 
'debates', where people get hysterical, shout at the top of their voices, speak 
utter non-sense, lose their temper, get unnecessarily worked up, hyper 
emotional etc.

Not one Politician is saying that Political Parties need to keep off Campuses. 
Why will they? They need the Students to generate Political 'advantage' for 
themselves. Vote bank Politics. All Parties are guilty of this.

We are degenerating quite rapidly. If what happened in Parliament, yesterday, 
is a 'debate' then it is a tragedy. Soon, the Judiciary at the Apex level will 
try to restore some sanity by way of adjudicating on this 'Sedition' mess. But, 
this will take time like all our judicial pronouncements.

Meantime this Politician generated chaos in the name of 'Deshbhakti' and 
'Deshdrohi' will continue and our 'educated' class will take sides on the basis 
of their political affiliations or sympathies. If 'Deshbhakti' depends upon 
Political affiliations then it is a disaster.

By the way, how come people are arrested on 'Sedition' charges by the Police 
only in BJP ruled States?! Are these Police more enlightened or are they 
superior 'Deshbhakts'?!

[Goanet] Down Memory lane!

[Robin Viegas]

From: Venkat Subramanian 
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2016 1:25 AM
To: CITIZEN JOURNALISTS 2015
Subject: [CITIZEN JOURNALISTS 2015] Down Memory lane!

  Venkat Subramanian , Mohan Naik and Mirza Baig posted in CITIZEN JOURNALISTS 
2015 .   Venkat Subramanian February 25 at 1:25am   Down Memory lane! 
Before Indira Gandhi imposed emergency, she repeatedly accused the opposition 
of conspiring against her personally to topple her. She employed her Cabinet 
Ministers also to spread such theories. Her Cabinet was full of sycophants, who 
used to crawl when asked to bend. There was a race within her own cabinet for 
proximity to her. A seasoned Minister then famously proclaimed that ‘Indira is 
India and India is Indira’. Another, quite shamelessly, said he will even sweep 
the floor if she asked him to do so, and there was no ‘Swatch Bharat’ campaign 
those days! Her Ministers were outdoing each other in professing personal 
loyalty to her. Their primary objective was to spread the theory that whatever 
Indira Gandhi thought was good for India was the ultimate and that none in the 
Country had the capacity to think like her. This theory was actually at a 
variance with Indira Gandhi's intellect which was known to be at best moderate! 
Indira Gandhi then accused Jayprakash Narayan of instigating the Armed Forces 
and the Police against discharging their duties. She spread a theory that 
Jayprakash Narayan was indulging in a conspiracy against the Country. But, 
Indira Gandhi did not ask the Police to slap ‘Sedition’ charges against anyone 
then. This is because, she knew that Sedition charges had to be proved in 
Courts. She did not have much faith in the Judiciary because a case was then 
being heard against herself for electoral malpractice. Finally she imposed the 
much famed ‘Emergency’. The root of this decision was an alleged conspiracy 
against her own authority. When L.K.Advani said that there was a possibility 
that emergency could be imposed again (but subsequently retracted!) he did not 
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Down Memory lane!

Before Indira Gandhi imposed emergency, she repeatedly accused the opposition 
of conspiring against her personally to topple her. She employed her Cabinet 
Ministers also to spread such theories. Her Cabinet was full of sycophants, who 
used to crawl when asked to bend. There was a race within her own cabinet for 
proximity to her. A seasoned Minister then famously proclaimed that ‘Indira is 
India and India is Indira’. Another, quite shamelessly, said he will even sweep 
the floor if she asked him to do so, and there was no ‘Swatch Bharat’ campaign 
those days!

Her Ministers were outdoing each other in professing personal loyalty to her. 
Their primary objective was to spread the theory that whatever Indira Gandhi 
thought was good for India was the ultimate and that none in the Country had 
the capacity to think like her. This theory was actually at a variance with 
Indira Gandhi's intellect which was known to be at best moderate!

Indira Gandhi then accused Jayprakash Narayan of instigating the Armed Forces 
and the Police against discharging their duties. 

[Goanet] cypriano lopes laid to rest

[Nelson Lopes]

Cypriano Lopes laid to rest
The homilies stressed upon his sufferrings without accussations blames,
curses, but thanking God and surrendering to His will
He remained confident that god will look at his pleadings, if He wishes.
The prayers of multitudes of his friends resulted in his peaceful passsing
away without excruciating signs as expected in such illnesss undearing
painful cycles of Chemo theraphy   Even as late as 21/2. when he was
extremely troubled ,he showed sense of concern for others with a cheerful
attitude accepting with faith his  situations He was described as jewel of
persons, rightly so because of human relations,considerations, that won him
friends every where
The extraordinary large and selective mourners said it all, indicating that
he was preciously treasured in the minds and hearts of all  that were
present to pay him their last respecs. A person who lived a short but
effective , purpposeful , objective innings with responsibility and duty
Fr Diogo anf Fr Nelson Sequeira very forcefully highlighted his deep faith,
qualities of heart and soul  and acceptance with grace  and courage the
will of God
Niel his brother briefly mentioned his humble achievemnts and his son.
Elizar proposed a vote of thanks lamenting the void created by absence of
his dad
nelson Lopes
Chairman
P.C.Trust

Re: [Goanet] 30k PLUS MONTHLY SALARIESL TO MANY EX-MLAS MAKES STATE SPEND RS. 31.5 CRORES FPR [AST LEGISLATORS.

[Floriano Lobo]

I am taking this opportunity to thank Admin Goanet for publishing my
COMMENTS on news reports.

I am grateful.

Sincerely
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>
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> Mlas until the Public Debt burden of the State is totally and completely
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>
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[Goanet] DID RIBANDAR PARISH PRIEST FATHER LAWRENCE FERNANDES CROSS THE THRESHOLD?

[Aires Rodrigues]

I write this with a heavy heart, a very heavy heart indeed! But, if you
read ahead, you will realize I have no choice but…..

 In speaking out I may be hurting some people but by maintaining silence I
would be failing in my duty to stand up for something that is very
basically wrong.

 At the outset let me say that I have the highest respect for the most
Reverend Father Lawrence Fernandes who has been a very proactive Parish
Priest of Ribandar since May 2014. He has tirelessly toiled to uplift our
church in every way possible.

 But his very questionable conduct over the last fortnight in the current
Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) polls has left me in great despair and
in a deep sense of anguish. It has totally shaken that rock solid faith and
trust I have had in Father Lawrence Fernandes.

 The background: - Ribandar has two wards which are part of CCP - Ward 29
which has this time been reserved for Women and Ward 30 which stands
reserved for the OBC.

 In the current CCP poll, Ms. Vanita Fernandes alias Kshama, a known and
liked Ribandar resident, was keen to contest from Ward 29. She had
contested from here in 2011 and had polled a whopping 450 votes but lost by
a mere 120-vote margin. Vanita, who is an active member of the Ribandar
Parish was persistently pressurized and unduly coerced by Father Lawrence
Fernandes to NOT contest the CCP elections against the BJP.

When I discovered the fact of this undue, unwarranted and wrong pressure
and intimidation being exerted on Vanita, I did call Father Fernandes to
respectfully seek an explanation. His very distasteful defense was that he
had to oblige BJP MLA Sidharth Kunkolienkar and that if the BJP candidate
was not elected in Ribandar, the government funds for the repairs of the
Church would not be forthcoming.

Frankly, I was flabbergasted and stunned with this horrendous justification
given. Should a man of GOD be swayed by such considerations….? You decide!

 Religious shrines are Institutions for the upliftment of the flock and
certainly CANNOT be a den for political chicanery. Father Lawrence
Fernandes has exceeded his brief by acting contrary to our cherished holy
and democratic values. EVERY desiring candidate has a right to contest and
EVERY voter has a sacred right to vote for a candidate of his or her
choice. That is what Democracy is all about!

 A Priest has an obligation to proclaim the Church’s teachings. It is up to
each of us, examining our individual conscience, to discern which party and
candidate affirms, believes and appreciates those teachings, and hence whom
to vote.

 Pope John Paul II asked in his 1993 address for Priests to remember their
roles and to follow Jesus’ example: "Like Jesus, a priest must renounce
involvement in political activity, especially by not taking sides, which
almost inevitably happens."

 Dear Father Lawrence Fernandes, we will always remember your laudable
service to the Ribandar Church. Sadly, however, we cannot forget that you
high-handedly denied and punctured Vanita Fernandes’ aspiration to contest
the CCP election and serve the community. Your defense as to why you had to
do so defies all logic. The events have been very distasteful, but may God
decide who was wrong.

 Would we sell our faith for thirty pieces of silver? If this can be the
precursor to the run up to the 2017 Assembly elections, God help Goa.

But for now, having emptied my aching heart, I feel lighter. Despite what
has happened, we will continue to love and respect you Rev Father Lawrence
Fernandes, for “…. to err is human and to forgive is divine”

 AMEN.



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

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[Goanet-News] * Understanding the world of Goan short story writing in Portuguese (Paul Melo e Castro)

[Goanet Reader]

Paul Melo e Castro
paulmeloecas...@yahoo.co.uk
---
Introduction

A sombra da árvore alonga-se ao pôr do Sol
Sem nunca se separar dela.

[The tree's shadow lengthens at sundown
Without ever splitting from it.]

-- Translation of the Sanskrit poet Kālidāsa by Vimala Devi

THE  terms used for exemplary collections of literary texts,
such as anthology, chrestomathy, or the florilégio of
colonial Portuguese education, generally derive from the idea
of a collection of flowers, the idea of what, in a
nineteenth-century literary context, Matthew Arnold called
the best that has been thought and said. The principle
guiding the selection of Portuguese-language Goan short
stories presented here in translation is, however, somewhat
different. My aim is to produce something like a chorography
of this literary production, a representative mapping out of
the range of authors, styles, positions and themes found
within its archive.

It seems to me that the short story anthology bears some
comparison with another composite short story form, the
short-story sequence. But where the sequence is single
authored and gains coherence from some common setting or
thread, the representative (as opposed to thematic) anthology
appears at first to be far more eclectic. Yet just as the
short-story sequence often aims to give account of a
delimited community, so collections such as the present
anthology attempt to provide a cross-section of stories that
might vary in subject, era and worldview but which share a
desire to treat some commonality. Where the short-story
anthology departs from the sequence is by removing its
component narratives from their original context and then
re-contextualising them in a collection. In so doing the
anthology proposes discernibly shared lines within literary
history. Though I have tried to make a selection that is as
varied as possible, inevitably the choices made reflect to a
degree my own personal taste.

Given that this anthology represents the autopsy of a dead
literature [Footnote: The odd notable work in Portuguese --
such as Ave Cleto Afonso's O Vaticnio do Swârga (2013) --
does continue to emerge from Goa or from Goans in diaspora.
The possibility of such surprises continuing to appear seems
rather remote however.] I have opted here to present the
texts reproduced chronologically. This linearity does have
the advantage of highlighting the discontinuities within this
literary tradition, if it can be so called.

  In these stories, which span roughly 1864 to 1987,
  a variety of positions towards Portuguese
  colonialism and the wider Indian nation, towards
  issues of family, caste, society, religion and
  language can be discerned. While all of these
  issues are both familiar today and staples of
  contemporary Goan writing in various languages, the
  stories presented here, whatever their quality, do
  display some particularities. Perhaps today, for
  the Anglophone Goan reader, a point of interest
  might be the differential cosmopolitanism of these
  writers, their orientation towards currents of
  Lusophone and continental European literature and
  thought alongside their familiarity with the native
  Goan scene and, at times, with Anglo-Indian
  currents. In the rest of my introduction I will
  attempt to provide what biographical details are
  currently available concerning the authors
  included, give some context to their stories and
  try to highlight some thematic lines that run
  throughout the anthology.

Júlio Gonçalves

The first stories in the anthology are by Luís Manuel Júlio
Frederico Gonçalves (1846-1896), better known simply as
J. Gonçalves. According to Aleixo Manuel da Costa, he was
referred to by his contemporaries as the Alexandre Herculano
of Goa, a reference to the father of the historical novel in
Portugal and an indication of the foundational role Gonçalves
was deemed to have played in the establishment of
Portuguese-language Goan writing.

This status is due to Gonçalves having founded the Ilustração
Goana, which Devi and Seabra describe as the most influential
literary magazine in the cultural and literary life of
nineteenth-century Goa. The appearance of the llustração
Goana can be seen as the culmination of a gradual process.

The period of the Regeneration in Portugal (1851-1868), in
which a great effort to modernise the country was made under
the Constitutional Monarchy, saw the re-introduction of the
press to Goa, improvements in Portuguese-language education
and the development of a more liberal political scenario in
the territory.

  Over the nineteenth century as a whole, a spate of
  publications appeared, such as A Biblioteca de Goa
  (1839), O Enciclopédico (1841-1842), O Compilador
  (1843-1847), O Gabinete Literário 

[Goanet] * Understanding the world of Goan short story writing in Portuguese (Paul Melo e Castro)

[Goanet Reader]

Paul Melo e Castro
paulmeloecas...@yahoo.co.uk
---
Introduction

A sombra da árvore alonga-se ao pôr do Sol
Sem nunca se separar dela.

[The tree's shadow lengthens at sundown
Without ever splitting from it.]

-- Translation of the Sanskrit poet Kālidāsa by Vimala Devi

THE  terms used for exemplary collections of literary texts,
such as anthology, chrestomathy, or the florilégio of
colonial Portuguese education, generally derive from the idea
of a collection of flowers, the idea of what, in a
nineteenth-century literary context, Matthew Arnold called
the best that has been thought and said. The principle
guiding the selection of Portuguese-language Goan short
stories presented here in translation is, however, somewhat
different. My aim is to produce something like a chorography
of this literary production, a representative mapping out of
the range of authors, styles, positions and themes found
within its archive.

It seems to me that the short story anthology bears some
comparison with another composite short story form, the
short-story sequence. But where the sequence is single
authored and gains coherence from some common setting or
thread, the representative (as opposed to thematic) anthology
appears at first to be far more eclectic. Yet just as the
short-story sequence often aims to give account of a
delimited community, so collections such as the present
anthology attempt to provide a cross-section of stories that
might vary in subject, era and worldview but which share a
desire to treat some commonality. Where the short-story
anthology departs from the sequence is by removing its
component narratives from their original context and then
re-contextualising them in a collection. In so doing the
anthology proposes discernibly shared lines within literary
history. Though I have tried to make a selection that is as
varied as possible, inevitably the choices made reflect to a
degree my own personal taste.

Given that this anthology represents the autopsy of a dead
literature [Footnote: The odd notable work in Portuguese --
such as Ave Cleto Afonso's O Vaticnio do Swârga (2013) --
does continue to emerge from Goa or from Goans in diaspora.
The possibility of such surprises continuing to appear seems
rather remote however.] I have opted here to present the
texts reproduced chronologically. This linearity does have
the advantage of highlighting the discontinuities within this
literary tradition, if it can be so called.

  In these stories, which span roughly 1864 to 1987,
  a variety of positions towards Portuguese
  colonialism and the wider Indian nation, towards
  issues of family, caste, society, religion and
  language can be discerned. While all of these
  issues are both familiar today and staples of
  contemporary Goan writing in various languages, the
  stories presented here, whatever their quality, do
  display some particularities. Perhaps today, for
  the Anglophone Goan reader, a point of interest
  might be the differential cosmopolitanism of these
  writers, their orientation towards currents of
  Lusophone and continental European literature and
  thought alongside their familiarity with the native
  Goan scene and, at times, with Anglo-Indian
  currents. In the rest of my introduction I will
  attempt to provide what biographical details are
  currently available concerning the authors
  included, give some context to their stories and
  try to highlight some thematic lines that run
  throughout the anthology.

Júlio Gonçalves

The first stories in the anthology are by Luís Manuel Júlio
Frederico Gonçalves (1846-1896), better known simply as
J. Gonçalves. According to Aleixo Manuel da Costa, he was
referred to by his contemporaries as the Alexandre Herculano
of Goa, a reference to the father of the historical novel in
Portugal and an indication of the foundational role Gonçalves
was deemed to have played in the establishment of
Portuguese-language Goan writing.

This status is due to Gonçalves having founded the Ilustração
Goana, which Devi and Seabra describe as the most influential
literary magazine in the cultural and literary life of
nineteenth-century Goa. The appearance of the llustração
Goana can be seen as the culmination of a gradual process.

The period of the Regeneration in Portugal (1851-1868), in
which a great effort to modernise the country was made under
the Constitutional Monarchy, saw the re-introduction of the
press to Goa, improvements in Portuguese-language education
and the development of a more liberal political scenario in
the territory.

  Over the nineteenth century as a whole, a spate of
  publications appeared, such as A Biblioteca de Goa
  (1839), O Enciclopédico (1841-1842), O Compilador
  (1843-1847), O Gabinete Literário 

[Goanet] Fwd: Song for the day....The Fontane Sisters - Jealous Heart (1958)

[Gabe Menezes]

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-- 
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Gabe Menezes.

Re: [Goanet] 30k PLUS MONTHLY SALARIESL TO MANY EX-MLAS MAKES STATE SPEND RS. 31.5 CRORES FPR [AST LEGISLATORS.

[Florian Lobo]

*30k PLUS MONTHLY SALARIESL TO MANY EX-MLAS MAKES STATE SPEND RS. 31.5
CRORES FPR [AST  LEGISLATORS.*

http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/30K-plus-monthly-salaries-to-many-exMLAs-makes-state-spend-%60135-crores-for-past-present-legislators/99234.html

COMMENTS:
As according the the video of  Justice Katju circulating viral in the
social media,  Justice Katju is demanding a revolution in this country to
throw out the existing system of governance where the living standards of
the masses never improve.

In keeping with these sentiments, GSRP will abolish all payments to Ex-MLAs
of Goa and also re-visit the monthly emoluments receivable by the incumbent
Mlas until the Public Debt burden of the State is totally and completely
removed to free the state from this crippling Public Debt burden created by
the very MLAs who  are receiving the state bonanza for life. The present
Public Debt is at Rs. 66,000 crores wherein our gen-next has no future.

GSRP for GOA'S OWN HIGH COMMAND IN GOA.
The Only Alternative for 2016-17 Elections

Floriano Lobo
Gen. Secretary/Spokesperson & Candidate for 10-Aldona Constituency for
2016-17 Assembly Elections.
Mob: 9890470896

http://www.goasu-raj.com/gen/news/3723.asp

[Goanet] SMILE.................................................... IT'S SPECIAL WEEKEND (24/02/2016)

[CAJETAN DE]

SO I………

 
A 19years young man (Clayton) drives home with a brand-new PORSCHE car which 
surprised tohis parents (Leandro & Belinda):-


 
Leandro: (Demands) From where did you get that car?


 
Clayton: (Replies calmly) I bought it today.


 
Belinda: With what money?


 
Leandro: (Exclaims) We know what a Porsche costs. 


 
Clayton: With my allowancemoney, it was just Rs:1,500/=.


 
Leandro: (Shocked) What???


 
Leandro: Who the heck soldyou a brand-new Porsche for One Thousand Five Hundred 
Rupees?


 
Clayton: It was the lady (Aurora) from the next ward. She saw me ride past on 
my bike and asked meif I wanted to buy Porsche for One and a half thousand.


 
Leandro: Well, there mustbe some kind of mistake.


 
Belinda: Leandro, you go right up there and see what’s going on.


 
Leandro : (Goes to the Aurora’s house) Did you sell thePorsche car to my son?


 
Aurora: Oh, yes, I hope heis enjoying it.


 
Leandro: Yes, very much. But,may I ask you what made you to sell it for such a 
low price?


 
Aurora: Well, yesterdaymorning I got a phone call from my husband. I thought he 
was on a businesstrip, but I learned from a friend that he ran away with his 
secretary and doesn’twant to come back.


 
Leandro: Oh….., but aboutthe Porsche?


 
Aurora: Yesterday on phone,he said that he urgently needs money, he asked me to 
sell his new Porsche,which was in my name and send him money. So I did.


 
Cajetan de Sanvordem

Kuwait.


 
 

[Goanet] Goacom Newsclips on 24 February 2016

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[Goanet] INTERVIEW by Saby de Divar

[JoeGoaUk]

 Saby's first tiatr
A good entertainer 
Good songs and Comedy
We enjoyed

Cast: Benny de Aldona, Caziton de Cacora, Jr. Reagan, Com Humbert, sally, 
Natto, Ambe, Carmin, Elvis, Anil Olga, Dolla, Reema, Ciana, Valencia, Jaju etc 

More here


http://joegoauk-tiatr.blogspot.in/2016/02/interview-by-saby-de-divar.html