[Goanet] Goa: landfilling, regularising unauthorised constructions, acquisition...

[Frederick Noronha]

Goa

The state legislative assembly passed the Goa Land Revenue Code (Amendment)
Bill, 2018, which will empower the government to take action against the
landfilling in eco sensitive areas and restore them. The assembly also
approved the passage of the Goa Regularization of Unauthorized Construction
(Amendment) Bill, 2018, and the Goa Requisition and Acquisition of Property
Bill, 2017. Source: Times of India

 In detail: The Goa Land Revenue Code (Amendment) Bill, 2018

and
the Goa Regularization of Unauthorized Construction (Amendment) Bill, 2018.


The Goa Assembly unanimously passed a resolution to allow the state
government to urge the center to amend a central legislation governing the
mining sector, allowing the state to bypass a Supreme Court order that had
banned mining since February that revoked 88 mining leases in Goa.
Source: Indian
Express


https://indianstates.csis.org/analysis/states-update-august-9-2018/
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[Goanet-News] I am Goan (Radharao Gracias)

[Goanet Reader]

I AM GOAN

[Editors's note: In the past
few hours, this write-up has
been going viral among Goan
circles in cyberspace. To know
more about the controversy, see
http://bit.ly/RaneToiletRow]

>From the Facebook page of Radharao Gracias, ex-legislator and lawyer
Feedback to graciasradha...@gmail.com

  I am Goan. You find me here, there, everywhere. In
  London or Swindon. In Lisbon or Melbourne. In
  Mississauga or Mississippi. No borders confine me.
  No occupation confounds me. I am called by many names.

Consider:

I am the Prime Minister of Portugal. I am the son of
celebrated writer Orlando da Costa. The Prime Minister of
India, Narendra Modi, hugged me when I visited India. My name
is Antonio da Costa from Margao, I am Goan!

I have been Member of the House of Commons, UK, since 1987.
My sister Valerie Vaz, and Suela Fernandes too are members of
the 'Mother of Parliaments' My name is Keith Vas. We are Goan!

I was the Commander in Chief of the Indian Army. And with me
the GOC Commanding Southern Command was Lt.General F.T.Dias.
My name: Sunith Rodrigues, from Curtorim. We are Goan!

I was Police Commissioner of Bombay and was known as the
Supercop. And when Punjab was in turmoil, during the
Khalistan movement, I was posted there to restore order. My
name: Julio Ribeiro, from Porvorim. I am Goan!

I am considered as a major figure in contemporary
architecture around the world. I was awarded the Padma Shree
in 1972 and the Royal Gold Medal in 1984 by the Royal
Institute of British Architects. Buildings designed by me dot
the world. My name is Charles Correia, from Porvorim. I am Goan!

I am the CEO of Diageo, the world's largest liquor company. I
am the son of Manuel Menezes, the former chairman of the
Indian Railway Board. My brother Victor Meneses is the former
chairman and CEO of Citibank. My name Ivan Menezes, from
Pomburpa/Divar. I am Goan!

I am the CEO and Vice President of Cognizant. My father,
Placido D’Souza IFS, was High Commissioner to Trinidad,
Hongkong and Kenya. My name, Francisco D'Souza, from Anjuna.
I am Goan!

I am the CEO of Air Asia. I am the majority owner of Queen's
Park Rangers. I figure on the Forbes list of the rich in
Malaysia. I studied at Epsom College and the London School of
Economics. I am the son of Dr.Steven Fernandes. My name: Tony
Fernandes, from Velim. I am Goan!

I have figured in the Forbes list of Indian billionaires. I
am the CEO of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, founded by my late
father Gracias Saldanha, today one of the largest
pharmaceutical companies in India. When Goan politicians fall
sick, they use our medicines to get cured. My name Glen
Saldanha from Saligao. I am Goan!

My family lived in Karachi and later migrated to Canada. I
resigned from my job and set up a company in the basement of
my house called SOTI. My company is now valued at a billion
dollars. My name Karl Rodrigues, from Curtorim. I am Goan!

I was a student at Grant Medical College, Bombay when I was
crowned Miss World 1966. I completed my medical studies and
now live in Ireland. My name is Reita Faria, from
Mapusa/Tivim. I am Goan!

I came to the USA as a Fulbright Scholar. I am the author of
several New York Times Best Selling Books. I released my film
Obama's America, in 2016, which is the second highest
grossing political documentary styled film produced in the
USA. My name, Dinesh D'Souza, from Assagao. I am Goan!

  I was a journalist, politician and Freedom Fighter.
  I was elected Member of the Kenya Parliament and I
  had two other Goans with me, F.W.D'Souza the Deputy
  Speaker from Cujira and Anthony Joseph Zuzarte from
  Guirim, Vice President of Kenya. And I was
  assassinated. My name is Pio Gama Pinto, from
  Saligao. We are Goan!

I was a physicist, journalist, diplomat and a social
scientist at the Eduardo Mondlane University. I fought for
the freedom of Mozambique. I was the principal adviser to Samora
Machel, the President. I died with him in a plane crash. My
name, Aquino de Braganca, from Mapusa. I am Goan!

I won a bronze medal in tennis 1996 Olympics. I have won
twelve Grand Slam titles in doubles and mixed doubles and
several gold medals at the Asian games. And my father Vece
Paes has won a bronze in hockey playing for India in 1972. My
father is a doctor and so was my grandfather. My name,
Leander Paes, from Assolna. I am Goan!

India failed to qualify in hockey for the Beijing Olympics
2008 but I was there playing for Canada. My name, Kenneth
Pereira. I am Goan! I captained the Mexican hockey team in
1968 Olympics. I was the goalkeeper. My name, Zeno Rodrigues,
from Raia. I am Goan!

I represented New Zealand at the 2016 Olympics in boxing. My
father Dr. John Fernandes was the Director of IPHB (the
Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour), at Altinho,
Goa. My name Siona Fernandes, from Velim. I am Goan!

I am a 

[Goanet] I am Goan (Radharao Gracias)

[Goanet Reader]

I AM GOAN

[Editors's note: In the past
few hours, this write-up has
been going viral among Goan
circles in cyberspace. To know
more about the controversy, see
http://bit.ly/RaneToiletRow]

>From the Facebook page of Radharao Gracias, ex-legislator and lawyer
Feedback to graciasradha...@gmail.com

  I am Goan. You find me here, there, everywhere. In
  London or Swindon. In Lisbon or Melbourne. In
  Mississauga or Mississippi. No borders confine me.
  No occupation confounds me. I am called by many names.

Consider:

I am the Prime Minister of Portugal. I am the son of
celebrated writer Orlando da Costa. The Prime Minister of
India, Narendra Modi, hugged me when I visited India. My name
is Antonio da Costa from Margao, I am Goan!

I have been Member of the House of Commons, UK, since 1987.
My sister Valerie Vaz, and Suela Fernandes too are members of
the 'Mother of Parliaments' My name is Keith Vas. We are Goan!

I was the Commander in Chief of the Indian Army. And with me
the GOC Commanding Southern Command was Lt.General F.T.Dias.
My name: Sunith Rodrigues, from Curtorim. We are Goan!

I was Police Commissioner of Bombay and was known as the
Supercop. And when Punjab was in turmoil, during the
Khalistan movement, I was posted there to restore order. My
name: Julio Ribeiro, from Porvorim. I am Goan!

I am considered as a major figure in contemporary
architecture around the world. I was awarded the Padma Shree
in 1972 and the Royal Gold Medal in 1984 by the Royal
Institute of British Architects. Buildings designed by me dot
the world. My name is Charles Correia, from Porvorim. I am Goan!

I am the CEO of Diageo, the world's largest liquor company. I
am the son of Manuel Menezes, the former chairman of the
Indian Railway Board. My brother Victor Meneses is the former
chairman and CEO of Citibank. My name Ivan Menezes, from
Pomburpa/Divar. I am Goan!

I am the CEO and Vice President of Cognizant. My father,
Placido D’Souza IFS, was High Commissioner to Trinidad,
Hongkong and Kenya. My name, Francisco D'Souza, from Anjuna.
I am Goan!

I am the CEO of Air Asia. I am the majority owner of Queen's
Park Rangers. I figure on the Forbes list of the rich in
Malaysia. I studied at Epsom College and the London School of
Economics. I am the son of Dr.Steven Fernandes. My name: Tony
Fernandes, from Velim. I am Goan!

I have figured in the Forbes list of Indian billionaires. I
am the CEO of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, founded by my late
father Gracias Saldanha, today one of the largest
pharmaceutical companies in India. When Goan politicians fall
sick, they use our medicines to get cured. My name Glen
Saldanha from Saligao. I am Goan!

My family lived in Karachi and later migrated to Canada. I
resigned from my job and set up a company in the basement of
my house called SOTI. My company is now valued at a billion
dollars. My name Karl Rodrigues, from Curtorim. I am Goan!

I was a student at Grant Medical College, Bombay when I was
crowned Miss World 1966. I completed my medical studies and
now live in Ireland. My name is Reita Faria, from
Mapusa/Tivim. I am Goan!

I came to the USA as a Fulbright Scholar. I am the author of
several New York Times Best Selling Books. I released my film
Obama's America, in 2016, which is the second highest
grossing political documentary styled film produced in the
USA. My name, Dinesh D'Souza, from Assagao. I am Goan!

  I was a journalist, politician and Freedom Fighter.
  I was elected Member of the Kenya Parliament and I
  had two other Goans with me, F.W.D'Souza the Deputy
  Speaker from Cujira and Anthony Joseph Zuzarte from
  Guirim, Vice President of Kenya. And I was
  assassinated. My name is Pio Gama Pinto, from
  Saligao. We are Goan!

I was a physicist, journalist, diplomat and a social
scientist at the Eduardo Mondlane University. I fought for
the freedom of Mozambique. I was the principal adviser to Samora
Machel, the President. I died with him in a plane crash. My
name, Aquino de Braganca, from Mapusa. I am Goan!

I won a bronze medal in tennis 1996 Olympics. I have won
twelve Grand Slam titles in doubles and mixed doubles and
several gold medals at the Asian games. And my father Vece
Paes has won a bronze in hockey playing for India in 1972. My
father is a doctor and so was my grandfather. My name,
Leander Paes, from Assolna. I am Goan!

India failed to qualify in hockey for the Beijing Olympics
2008 but I was there playing for Canada. My name, Kenneth
Pereira. I am Goan! I captained the Mexican hockey team in
1968 Olympics. I was the goalkeeper. My name, Zeno Rodrigues,
from Raia. I am Goan!

I represented New Zealand at the 2016 Olympics in boxing. My
father Dr. John Fernandes was the Director of IPHB (the
Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour), at Altinho,
Goa. My name Siona Fernandes, from Velim. I am Goan!

I am a 

Re: [Goanet] Goans Suck Up A Lot.

[Frederick Noronha]

On Fri, 10 Aug 2018 at 02:19, Eugene Correia 
wrote:
>
> Maybe some Goans in Toronto want to meet visiting Ministers or MLAs to
> request help regarding their property or other matters in Goa.
> I met few of them because I was invited for meetings or get-togethers. At
a

Eugene, please don't use Goanet to fight your personal battles. Thanks, FN.
On behalf of Goanet.

[Goanet] Increasing levels of dissolved CO2 disrupt fish’s olfactory skills, study finds.

[Themistocles D'Silva]

Recently, there has been lots of publicity on fish treated with
formaldehyde.

There are also other fishy stories. 1. Fresh water fish in local ponds have
disappeared because the catfish *(tigur*) have been eating them. So people
stopped eating *tigur* !!!  Nothing can be further than truth.

It is the responsibility of the educators to enlighten the public with
facts and not myths. *Check the acidity and impurities of water in our
ponds.*

Read this study.


https://daily.jstor.org/will-fish-lose-their-sense-of-smell-in-acidic-oceans/?utm_term=Will%20Fish%20Lose%20their%20Sense%20of%20Smell%20in%20Acidic%20Oceans_campaign=jstordaily_08092018_content=email_source=Act-On+Software_medium=email

[Goanet] the urge o return

[Nelson Lopes]

The excitement precedes in planning an outing beyond your secure
boundaries. The expectations are high and the probable of unknown are
sometimes daunting, Everything you are likely to encounter  on your way may
 be as mysterious that are not  fathomed in your imaginations of schemes.,
The new places and surroundings are breathtaking, inviting that fill one
with awe. The anticipations of enriching your experiences and memories are
waiting to be unfold. It looks that strange and visible views are most
welcomed, which are nowhere in your perceptions. It delights you that there
are things to be relished, seen and shared. The wide panorama of scenes,
places, etc consumes your imagination and your filled with a sense of
fulfillment of desired goals You conclude that it was worth the effort,
time and resources, When you leave your known boundaries, the culture,
traditions, customs , food habits, dress, people in new surroundings hit
you like a bolt from the blues, and which can unnerve you for a moment, You
have decided and prepared to face the eventualities to know for yourself
first hand  and assimilate however momentarily its effects. It does
broadens your view and horizon of the world at large from your protected
cocooned existence of secure predictable surroundings, The differences
impact your psyche and realization dawns on you of acceptance and knowing
that there is a wide world outside our own experiences and controlled
expectations. Once you have merged with the pleasures, joys of the new
outings, there seems to be an urge to call it a day and desire to return
 to your old background.

Why do we have this urge to go back to our own surroundings as quickly as
possible, notwithstanding all the wonderful experiences that we possibly
encountered and did not record any unpleasant bitter memories? Is it
because in a new place we are totally stripped of our personal identity.
Our position, status, importance are irrelevant. One is just a number in
the vast ocean of human surroundings. One is neither recognized, wished or
acknowledged, but just hi , bye that greet you, A small circle of friends
is the comfort of your security and the total world for the moment. You
miss all the familiar places and jaunts that were part of your daily
routine, The food, traditions, customs activities that you were immersed
earlier seem to beckon you, You are at a loss in the new environment to
adjust to your inner self and self-worth and status Hence the urge to
return is basically to regain your lost identity and prominence in your old
surroundings. No matter  how difficult our existence might have been, it is
no substitute for good things in life the new place has to offer, The
dependence on others has crippling effect on your ability to express
yourself. Besides the routine activities that occupied your time leave a
vide void, The time one spent with friends etc is reminding you that the
new transplantation is not taking permanent roots at all

 In our own surroundings we regain our lost identity, worth, status,
recognition, which we cherish and which makes our life worthwhile and
meaningful That is the reason we would like to go back to our surroundings
at the earliest, in spite of enjoyment, enrichment and comforts, the new
environment has to offer which are of fleeting nature

Nelson Lopes Chinchinim

Re: [Goanet] Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Unacceptable

[Eddie]

I am with Bernice here.
"Pope Francis has declared the death penalty wrong in all cases".

Surely he's got to tell us how he arrived at the decision. He must have 
consulted the Holy Spirit who must have been no doubt busy and  only free in 
2018 to advise the pope.
It will be odd though if the Protestants take a different view on the death 
penalty. Catholics should then coolly dismiss their Holy Spirit as less 
powerful.
And, as usual, we Black & Brown Catholics are assumed to be brainless and 
have to wait for all weighty decisions from the Wise White man of Rome.


Eddie

-Original Message- 
From: Bernice Pereira

Sent: Thursday, August 9, 2018 12:02 PM
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Unacceptable in 
All Cases (NYT)


Don’t agree in the context of what is happening in the world today.

Sent from my iPhone


On 09-Aug-2018, at 2:44 PM, Goanet Reader  wrote:

Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Unacceptable in All Cases

Pope Francis said that the
Roman Catholic Church would
work "with determination" for
the abolition of capital
punishment worldwide.
Credit Alessandra
Tarantino/Associated Press

By Elisabetta Povoledo and Laurie Goodstein
Aug. 2, 2018

ROME -- Pope Francis has declared the death penalty wrong in
all cases, a definitive change in church teaching that is
likely to challenge Catholic politicians, judges and
officials who have argued that their church was not entirely
opposed to capital punishment.

Re: [Goanet] Love Lost? Claudia, a novel set in the Goa of the 1960s

[Eugene Correia]

is the novel available in bookstores in Goa or on Amazon?

eugene

On Thu, Aug 9, 2018, 9:57 AM Goanet Reader  wrote:

> LOVE LOST? CLAUDIA, A NOVEL SET IN GOA IN THE 1960s
>
> Sophia Lorena Benjamin (soph...@gmail.com) recently wrote her
> debut novel 'Claudia'. It is set in Goa during the 1960s. The
> news of the intensified resistance by the Indian Government
> to liberate Goa from Portuguese rule has caused sudden
> distress, turmoil and conflict in Claudia's life. When she
> had her first encounter with Damiano, the attractive son of
> her Portuguese master, she never imagined their meetings
> would grow so intimate. Claudia is a young Goan village girl.
> Clever. Charming. Ambitious. With two older sisters,
> unmarried because their reputation is spoiled by insensible
> premarital affairs, Claudia is the family's only hope whose
> arranged marriage could restore honour and lost respect
> within their conservative community. Amidst advancing armed
> forces, blasting bridges, a bombarded Dabolim airport,
> departing Portuguese families, and chaos, Claudia needs to
> consider the offer made by her Portuguese lover, Damiano to
> escape to Portugal as a servant girl where their covert
> affair can continue. Much relies on Claudia's choice: the
> call is urgent and decisive. Will Claudia abandon her
> family's honour and choose forbidden love? Will she proceed
> with an arranged marriage to Ferrao, the rich sailor from her
> local community and end the social stigma her family has
> endured? Claudia, set in a Portuguese-ruled Goa, is an
> uplifting story of a woman's struggles and the triumph of finding
> hope will unravel the answers.
>
>   Claudia has a secret affair going on with Damiano
>   her Portuguese master's son.
>
>   Meanwhile, Claudia's grandmother has brought a
>   marriage proposal from a local businessman. The
>   rich man has shown interest to marry Claudia
>   despite knowing Claudia is not from a well to do
>   family and cannot afford any dowry, which is
>   customary in their community.
>
>   Under these circumstances, Claudia decides to end
>   her affair with her Portuguese lover before anyone
>   finds out. As the dominating thoughts of the
>   freedom to romance and everything that she is going
>   to miss after marriage flood her mind, there is a
>   turn of events that take place when Damiano takes
>   her to a deserted corner of the house to tell her
>   that the Portuguese are expected to leave Goa for
>   good and that they may never see each other again.
>
>   The secret meeting in the darkroom is supposedly
>   an intimate farewell.
>
> A few yards from the family house was a row of huts for the
> cattle: cows, ox, buffaloes and two giant fighter bulls. Pigs
> and fowls had separate fenced yards. Workers belonging to a
> local Kunbi tribe worked all around the property; they were
> the live-in servants of the Ferrao family.
>
> Fresh dung cakes, salt fish and new hay lay drying in the
> sun. The backyard was full of pig slop, cattle fodder, cows
> in the huts, pigs in the sty, chickens shitting on the
> ground; all of it spread a peculiar, pungent odour. It was
> indeed the smell of abundance and prestige; that's how it was
> measured in the suburban areas, the village folk called it
> prosperity. The girl selected to settle in this family would
> be privileged, thought Claudia in her mind, the lavish
> abundance of the Ferraos overwhelming her greatly. This was
> what Father had dreamt for the three girls; Jakin, Bula and
> Claudia. The dream had failed him while he was alive; if ever
> there was an opportunity it could be revived it was now,
> Claudia was having this conversation in her mind.
>
> On the way home, Gormai told Claudia that the Ferraos said
> they liked her, that they were willing to go ahead with the
> match even without dowry; they told Gormai that the priests
> and elders of Oroshim had given a good reference about
> Claudia. The news brought a strange thrill to her heart.
>
> Later that evening; sitting in front of the fire, while
> heating up water to bathe, Claudia was lost in thought of all
> the happenings of the day with the Ferraos. She understood
> well that this was a precious opportunity, and that she was
> one among the most fortunate girls around the suburbs. It
> would be the first time in many years that something good was
> about to happen for Claudia's family.
>
>   Gormai told her that the Ferraos needed a little
>   more time to decide if it was going to be a new
>   year wedding or a summer wedding. Claudia gazed at
>   the fields and hills above. She would miss Oroshim
>   so much. If it was going to be a New Year wedding;
>   she would miss celebrating carnival in her village;
>   the humour filled intruz skit, and also the
>  

Re: [Goanet] Goans Suck Up A Lot.

[Eugene Correia]

Maybe some Goans in Toronto want to meet visiting Ministers or MLAs to
request help regarding their property or other matters in Goa.
I met few of them because I was invited for meetings or get-togethers. At a
get-together I met was the ex-Minister of Law, whose name I don't remember,
and I just enquired about some property matters, as my house in Colva was
grabbed by the wife's family of a panch, Calvert Gonsalves.
He said to meet him when I come to Goa, but I didn't meet him when I went
to Goa.
On a second-last trip, I met Clefato Almeida through his wife Sushila,
whose father was a lawyer, Louis Mendes, in Bombay and had known him well.
Calvert's lawyer was/is Radharao Gracias, former MLA and, I think, VP of
United Goans Democratic Party (UGDP).I was surprised that both Radharao and
Cleofato are "kumpars." I don't remember exactly but faintly that Cleofato
is god-father of Radha's child.
On a previous trip to Goa I was put in contact with the UGDP gen-sec,
Anacleto Viegas, also a lawyer and brother-in-law of Radharao. He said he
would find the records and left me know, but I didn't hear from him.
On another trip to Goa, I got a surprise call from the Anti-Corruption
Bureau (ACB) when I was in Panaji. A jeep was sent to fetch me from a place
I was in Panaji and was taken to the HQ at the Altinho. A startment was
taken from me. I have no idea how the ACB came to know about my
whereabouts. Calvert had also been on ACB investigation list by a Goan who
worked in Oman.
Calvert was arrested some time ago and, as usual, the case is lingering, as
to the best of my knowledge.
Coming to the issue of discussion, I met Francis D'Souza when invited by
Ben Saldanha, the developer who shuffles from Goa to Toronto, at a
reception in D'Souza's honour. Before that I met Churchill Alemao at the
Panaji Pavilion, part of the multicultural fest (now defunct), in Toronto.
He was introduced to me by Aires Rodrigues, who I knew through phone calls
as Aires had got hold of my number and called me often. I met Luizinho
Faleiro when he visited Toronto after his fall-out with Churchill, the
great Kumpar slanging match. I visited him in Goa as the tiartrist Wilson
Mazarello was visiting him and I was with Wilson in Margao. I then took the
opportunity to visit an ailing M. Boyer in Raia.
Even in Goa, I met Alina as I was visiting the Secretariat to meet the then
NRI Commissioner, Dr. Wilfred Misquitta, and then having a talk with the
now retired NRI dept. secretary. I just wanted to say hi to Alina and also
condole her on her husband, Mathany Saldanha's death, as I knew tMathany
well, and who once came to see me in The Hindu office in Mumbai with
priests from Pilar who were leading the Ramponkar fight
So, I gave a bit of personal history, though much can be said. In this
context, I was amazed at Aires' role and so I have little trust in him.
Even for my house troubles in Goa i will never approach him. Mind you, his
first wife and their kids are in Toronto, and so is his sister. Less said
the better.
I see no wrong in Goans meeting visiting Ministers and MLAs out of respect
to the office he/she holds. But expecting some rewards or favours from them
is a long shot, unless one is related to them or a friend or donor to their
political campaign .  In Goa, I was told to approach Churchill Alemao toget
the house problem settled, as Calvert was in the Alemao camp, particularly
a strong member of the inner circle of Churchill's daughter, Valankar, in
her failed attempt to gain the Benaulim seat. Calvert was once close to
Francisco (Mickky) Pacheco. But I said I will not approach Churchill for a
favour, but people said he can get things done through his goons.
Indians meet Union ministers and hold big receptions for them.  The
Ministers and MLAs must help their consituents and they themselves go about
saying they are "servants of the people."

Eugene Correia


On Wed, Aug 8, 2018, 5:23 PM Roland Francis 
wrote:

> Serves the janitor right for running to greet Rane and then getting called
> a toilet cleaner on the floor of the Assembly in Porvorim.
>
> All Goan politicos are dyed in the wool crooks and all other Goans know
> that. Yet they will run behind them with the hope of some favours. This
> shows a complete lack of character.
>
> I have seen myself how otherwise proud Goans in Toronto who will take
> umbrage at any imagined affront to their dignity run like shameless
> boot-lickers behind every corrupt politician who visits here. I have seen
> them ask favours within my own earshot and then months later complain how
> they were fooled.
>
> What were they thinking? That the shameless dingo dog would do them a
> favour free, just because he was in a euphoric mood away from home?
>
> If this is the behaviour one sees from well-settled Goans in Toronto, can
> one blame a just-off-the-boat janitor in a hotel in old Blighty?
>
> Roland.
>
>
> > On Aug 8, 2018, at 4:07 PM, Eugene Correia 
> wrote:
> >
> > I am trying to make sense of Rane's 

Re: [Goanet] Love Lost? Claudia, a novel set in the Goa of the 1960s

[Eugene Correia]

Oops, saw Amazon but I can' t purvhsd in rupees? I want printed version.

eugene

On Thu, Aug 9, 2018, 11:01 AM Eugene Correia 
wrote:

> is the novel available in bookstores in Goa or on Amazon?
>
> eugene
>
> On Thu, Aug 9, 2018, 9:57 AM Goanet Reader  wrote:
>
>> LOVE LOST? CLAUDIA, A NOVEL SET IN GOA IN THE 1960s
>>
>> Sophia Lorena Benjamin (soph...@gmail.com) recently wrote her
>> debut novel 'Claudia'. It is set in Goa during the 1960s. The
>> news of the intensified resistance by the Indian Government
>> to liberate Goa from Portuguese rule has caused sudden
>> distress, turmoil and conflict in Claudia's life. When she
>> had her first encounter with Damiano, the attractive son of
>> her Portuguese master, she never imagined their meetings
>> would grow so intimate. Claudia is a young Goan village girl.
>> Clever. Charming. Ambitious. With two older sisters,
>> unmarried because their reputation is spoiled by insensible
>> premarital affairs, Claudia is the family's only hope whose
>> arranged marriage could restore honour and lost respect
>> within their conservative community. Amidst advancing armed
>> forces, blasting bridges, a bombarded Dabolim airport,
>> departing Portuguese families, and chaos, Claudia needs to
>> consider the offer made by her Portuguese lover, Damiano to
>> escape to Portugal as a servant girl where their covert
>> affair can continue. Much relies on Claudia's choice: the
>> call is urgent and decisive. Will Claudia abandon her
>> family's honour and choose forbidden love? Will she proceed
>> with an arranged marriage to Ferrao, the rich sailor from her
>> local community and end the social stigma her family has
>> endured? Claudia, set in a Portuguese-ruled Goa, is an
>> uplifting story of a woman's struggles and the triumph of finding
>> hope will unravel the answers.
>>
>>   Claudia has a secret affair going on with Damiano
>>   her Portuguese master's son.
>>
>>   Meanwhile, Claudia's grandmother has brought a
>>   marriage proposal from a local businessman. The
>>   rich man has shown interest to marry Claudia
>>   despite knowing Claudia is not from a well to do
>>   family and cannot afford any dowry, which is
>>   customary in their community.
>>
>>   Under these circumstances, Claudia decides to end
>>   her affair with her Portuguese lover before anyone
>>   finds out. As the dominating thoughts of the
>>   freedom to romance and everything that she is going
>>   to miss after marriage flood her mind, there is a
>>   turn of events that take place when Damiano takes
>>   her to a deserted corner of the house to tell her
>>   that the Portuguese are expected to leave Goa for
>>   good and that they may never see each other again.
>>
>>   The secret meeting in the darkroom is supposedly
>>   an intimate farewell.
>>
>> A few yards from the family house was a row of huts for the
>> cattle: cows, ox, buffaloes and two giant fighter bulls. Pigs
>> and fowls had separate fenced yards. Workers belonging to a
>> local Kunbi tribe worked all around the property; they were
>> the live-in servants of the Ferrao family.
>>
>> Fresh dung cakes, salt fish and new hay lay drying in the
>> sun. The backyard was full of pig slop, cattle fodder, cows
>> in the huts, pigs in the sty, chickens shitting on the
>> ground; all of it spread a peculiar, pungent odour. It was
>> indeed the smell of abundance and prestige; that's how it was
>> measured in the suburban areas, the village folk called it
>> prosperity. The girl selected to settle in this family would
>> be privileged, thought Claudia in her mind, the lavish
>> abundance of the Ferraos overwhelming her greatly. This was
>> what Father had dreamt for the three girls; Jakin, Bula and
>> Claudia. The dream had failed him while he was alive; if ever
>> there was an opportunity it could be revived it was now,
>> Claudia was having this conversation in her mind.
>>
>> On the way home, Gormai told Claudia that the Ferraos said
>> they liked her, that they were willing to go ahead with the
>> match even without dowry; they told Gormai that the priests
>> and elders of Oroshim had given a good reference about
>> Claudia. The news brought a strange thrill to her heart.
>>
>> Later that evening; sitting in front of the fire, while
>> heating up water to bathe, Claudia was lost in thought of all
>> the happenings of the day with the Ferraos. She understood
>> well that this was a precious opportunity, and that she was
>> one among the most fortunate girls around the suburbs. It
>> would be the first time in many years that something good was
>> about to happen for Claudia's family.
>>
>>   Gormai told her that the Ferraos needed a little
>>   more time to decide if it was going to be a new
>>   year wedding or a summer wedding. Claudia gazed at
>>   the 

Re: [Goanet] : MANUFACTURING CONTROVERSITIES

[Eugene Correia]

is there s link to the Assembly speech? I saw some clips on FB but could
get his whole speech?

However. From the clips, saying that Goans are migrating abroad for
"sandass" cleaning or it could imply as "odd" jobs.is not civil not
charitable to Goans going abroad.
When jobs are at a discount in Goa, making a livelihood through whatever
means is the best, maybe not the only, option.
One may not be able to be fully patriotic on an empty stomach. I have met
Gujarati business-oriented people newly migrated to Toronto.

Eugene

On Wed, Aug 8, 2018, 9:20 AM John Eric Gomes  wrote:

>
> TRUTH VERSUS HYPE
> Screaming headlines "PM gear outlandish" and  union ministers see insults
> and want apologies from Congress! Fact is Sashi Tharoor speaking at a
> seminar " Standing Upto Hatred, Violence and Intolerance in Contemprary
> India" stated Modi and for that matter India Gandhi too went around wearing
> various outlandish/ extraordinary headgears offered to them, but Modi
> refuses an offered skull cap! That is what should have been emphasized?
> Further, the hats/gear may look great on a tribal, but many feel, not only
> Taroor that Modi looks funny wearing some of those head gears. That does
> not mean he should not wear them to appease tribals etc. Why cannot someone
> have different point of view, feelings/perceptions? Why the intolerance and
> quoting without reference to the context and what it was clearly meant to
> convey? The media must realize that being only too ready these days (most
> of them) to manufactured hype, specially pandering to the government in
> power is doing a great diservice to the citizen and discredit to themselves!
> Take Pratapsingh Rane's much quoted toilet cleaning indiscreetly worded
> outburst in the Assembly. I have witnessed it live and he spoke in konkani,
> passionately the way locals speak and I heard thumping of desks at this! It
> is clear what he meant to convey and the worst possible interpretation in
> english has been blown out of proportion. I cannot blame others because
> they see headlines and read the reportage and react. I too would have been
> indignant had I not witnessed the whole thing live on Television!
>

[Goanet] Hello Lorna

[Sandeep Heble]

Hello Lorna

Did you know, Goa's most favourite Singer Lorna Cordeiro celebrates her
birthday today. One of my favourite singers too as I grew up listening to
her tracks on radio. Last heard her sing about a few months back at a
church show in Panjim. What can one say about her? Still blessed with a
voice which will make you move and groove beyond words.

Goa's evergreen singer may have missed the bus to be India's nightingale
when a contract with her mentor bogged her down, but her return journey
from dejection back to singing and stage shows has been nothing short of
inspirational.

That is what I appreciate about her. Her never-say-die quality and fighting
attitude. It was during Miramar Sea Food Festival that she made her
successful comeback and though she has had a few ups and downs in between,
she is now back to full form doing what she likes to do best. Entertain us
with her fabulous voice. She is Goa's true Rockstar.

Lorna will always be my favourite singer and I just love listening to her
songs over and over again.My favourite songs of hers are Sorga Rajeant and
Noxibac Roddtta.  And of course, there are so many more. If I am asked to
name one Legend in Goa's singing Industry, I will name Lorna. Her spirit
must be lauded.

Happy Birthday Lorna and thank you for the music.

Warm regards,
Sandeep Heble

[Goanet] AIFF REPORT: INDIAN U-15 WOMEN STEAM PAST SRI LANKA, SCORE 12 GOALS

[Shoubhik Mukhopadhyay]

Dear Colleagues,



Please find the report of the match between India's 12-0 win against Sri
Lanka in the SAFF U-15 Women's Championship in Thimpu today (August 9,
2018).

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*INDIAN U-15 WOMEN STEAM PAST SRI LANKA, SCORE 12 GOALS*



*THIMPHU (BHUTAN): *The Indian U-15 Women’s National Team rode on Shilky Devi’s
hattrick to kick-start their SAFF U-15 Championship campaign by a thumping
12-0 win over Sri Lanka at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan
today (August 09, 2018).



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[Goanet] Love Lost? Claudia, a novel set in the Goa of the 1960s

[Goanet Reader]

LOVE LOST? CLAUDIA, A NOVEL SET IN GOA IN THE 1960s

Sophia Lorena Benjamin (soph...@gmail.com) recently wrote her
debut novel 'Claudia'. It is set in Goa during the 1960s. The
news of the intensified resistance by the Indian Government
to liberate Goa from Portuguese rule has caused sudden
distress, turmoil and conflict in Claudia's life. When she
had her first encounter with Damiano, the attractive son of
her Portuguese master, she never imagined their meetings
would grow so intimate. Claudia is a young Goan village girl.
Clever. Charming. Ambitious. With two older sisters,
unmarried because their reputation is spoiled by insensible
premarital affairs, Claudia is the family's only hope whose
arranged marriage could restore honour and lost respect
within their conservative community. Amidst advancing armed
forces, blasting bridges, a bombarded Dabolim airport,
departing Portuguese families, and chaos, Claudia needs to
consider the offer made by her Portuguese lover, Damiano to
escape to Portugal as a servant girl where their covert
affair can continue. Much relies on Claudia's choice: the
call is urgent and decisive. Will Claudia abandon her
family's honour and choose forbidden love? Will she proceed
with an arranged marriage to Ferrao, the rich sailor from her
local community and end the social stigma her family has
endured? Claudia, set in a Portuguese-ruled Goa, is an
uplifting story of a woman's struggles and the triumph of finding
hope will unravel the answers.

  Claudia has a secret affair going on with Damiano
  her Portuguese master's son.

  Meanwhile, Claudia's grandmother has brought a
  marriage proposal from a local businessman. The
  rich man has shown interest to marry Claudia
  despite knowing Claudia is not from a well to do
  family and cannot afford any dowry, which is
  customary in their community.

  Under these circumstances, Claudia decides to end
  her affair with her Portuguese lover before anyone
  finds out. As the dominating thoughts of the
  freedom to romance and everything that she is going
  to miss after marriage flood her mind, there is a
  turn of events that take place when Damiano takes
  her to a deserted corner of the house to tell her
  that the Portuguese are expected to leave Goa for
  good and that they may never see each other again.

  The secret meeting in the darkroom is supposedly
  an intimate farewell.

A few yards from the family house was a row of huts for the
cattle: cows, ox, buffaloes and two giant fighter bulls. Pigs
and fowls had separate fenced yards. Workers belonging to a
local Kunbi tribe worked all around the property; they were
the live-in servants of the Ferrao family.

Fresh dung cakes, salt fish and new hay lay drying in the
sun. The backyard was full of pig slop, cattle fodder, cows
in the huts, pigs in the sty, chickens shitting on the
ground; all of it spread a peculiar, pungent odour. It was
indeed the smell of abundance and prestige; that's how it was
measured in the suburban areas, the village folk called it
prosperity. The girl selected to settle in this family would
be privileged, thought Claudia in her mind, the lavish
abundance of the Ferraos overwhelming her greatly. This was
what Father had dreamt for the three girls; Jakin, Bula and
Claudia. The dream had failed him while he was alive; if ever
there was an opportunity it could be revived it was now,
Claudia was having this conversation in her mind.

On the way home, Gormai told Claudia that the Ferraos said
they liked her, that they were willing to go ahead with the
match even without dowry; they told Gormai that the priests
and elders of Oroshim had given a good reference about
Claudia. The news brought a strange thrill to her heart.

Later that evening; sitting in front of the fire, while
heating up water to bathe, Claudia was lost in thought of all
the happenings of the day with the Ferraos. She understood
well that this was a precious opportunity, and that she was
one among the most fortunate girls around the suburbs. It
would be the first time in many years that something good was
about to happen for Claudia's family.

  Gormai told her that the Ferraos needed a little
  more time to decide if it was going to be a new
  year wedding or a summer wedding. Claudia gazed at
  the fields and hills above. She would miss Oroshim
  so much. If it was going to be a New Year wedding;
  she would miss celebrating carnival in her village;
  the humour filled intruz skit, and also the
  villagers painting each other's faces and watching
  little boys throwing cocotes. And then, she would
  have loved to watch Damiano taking part in the
  village carnival for the first time ever; she
  smiled at the thought of it, just imagining his

Re: [Goanet] Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Unacceptable in All Cases (NYT)

[Bernice Pereira]

Don’t agree in the context of what is happening in the world today.

Sent from my iPhone

> On 09-Aug-2018, at 2:44 PM, Goanet Reader  wrote:
> 
> Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Unacceptable in All Cases
> 
> Pope Francis said that the
> Roman Catholic Church would
> work "with determination" for
> the abolition of capital
> punishment worldwide.
> Credit Alessandra
> Tarantino/Associated Press
> 
> By Elisabetta Povoledo and Laurie Goodstein
> Aug. 2, 2018
> 
> ROME -- Pope Francis has declared the death penalty wrong in
> all cases, a definitive change in church teaching that is
> likely to challenge Catholic politicians, judges and
> officials who have argued that their church was not entirely
> opposed to capital punishment.
> 
> Before, church doctrine accepted the death penalty if it was
> "the only practicable way" to defend lives, an opening that
> some Catholics took as license to support capital punishment
> in many cases.
> 
>  But Francis said executions were unacceptable in
>  all cases because they are "an attack" on human
>  dignity, the Vatican announced on Thursday, adding
>  that the church would work "with determination" to
>  abolish capital punishment worldwide.
> 
> Francis made the change to the Catechism of the Roman
> Catholic Church, the book of doctrine that is taught to
> Catholic children worldwide and studied by adults in a church
> with 1.2 billion members. Abolishing the death penalty has
> long been one of his top priorities, along with saving the
> environment and caring for immigrants and refugees.
> 
> [Read about how the decree complicates Nebraska's plans for
> its first execution in more than 20 years.]
> 
> A majority of the world's countries -- including nearly every
> nation in Europe and Latin America, regions that are home to
> large Catholic populations -- have already banned the death
> penalty, according to Amnesty International.
> 
>  The pope's decree is likely to hit hardest in the
>  United States, where a majority of Catholics
>  support the death penalty and the powerful
>  "pro-life movement" has focused almost exclusively
>  on ending abortion -- not the death penalty. The
>  pope's move could put Catholic politicians in a new
>  and difficult position, especially Catholic
>  governors like Greg Abbott of Texas and Pete
>  Ricketts of Nebraska, who have presided over
>  executions.
> 
> "If you're a Catholic governor who thinks the state has the
> right to end human life, you need to be comfortable saying
> you're disregarding orthodox church teaching," said John
> Gehring, the Catholic program director at Faith in Public
> Life, a liberal-leaning advocacy group in Washington. "There
> isn't any loophole for you to wiggle through now."
> 
> The new ruling could also complicate the lives of American
> judges who are practicing Catholics.
> 
> President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Brett
> M. Kavanaugh, is Catholic, as are Chief Justice John G.
> Roberts Jr. and Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito Jr.
> and Sonia Sotomayor. One of the other finalists for the
> vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Anthony M.
> Kennedy was Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who is also Catholic.
> 
> She wrote a 1998 law review article suggesting that Catholic
> judges should consider recusing themselves in some death
> penalty cases that might conflict with their religious
> beliefs.
> 
> In a 2002 article, Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in 2016,
> said, "I do not find the death penalty immoral," and added
> that he was confident that Catholic doctrine allowed for its
> use in some cases.
> 
>  He wrote that it would be a bad idea if Catholic
>  judges had to recuse themselves in death penalty
>  cases or if Catholic governors had to promise
>  commutations of death sentences, and commented,
>  "Most of them would never reach the governor's
>  mansion."
> 
> Chester L. Gillis, professor of theology at Georgetown
> University, described Francis's new teaching on the death
> penalty as "part of the regular teaching of the church" and
> "binding." But that does not mean that Catholics who believe
> differently will face penalties or be denied the sacraments.
> 
> "There are lots of other teachings in the Catholic church
> that not everybody abides by," he said. "Is practicing birth
> control a mortal sin? If true there would be a lot of couples
> in mortal sin."
> 
> A majority of American Catholics favor capital punishment, 53
> percent, while 42 percent oppose it, according to a poll that
> the Pew Research Center conducted this spring. Among
> Americans as a whole, 54 percent are in favor and 39 percent
> opposed.
> 
> Cara H. Drinan, a professor of law at Catholic University of
> America in Washington and an expert on criminal justice
> reform, said Catholics should be able to 

[Goanet] AIFF REPORT: AIMAR, SCALONI GREET INDIA U-20 BOYS, PRAISE THEM

[AIFF Media]

Dear Colleagues,



Please find the report below regarding India U-20 National Team's meeting
with Pablo Aimar and Lionel Scaloni in Spain.



--

*AIMAR, SCALONI GREET INDIA U-20 BOYS, PRAISE THEM*



*AIFF Media Team*



*NEW DELHI: *Days after India U-20 defeated Argentina U-20 in the COTIF
Cup, former Argentine great Pablo Aimar, who accompanied the Argentina U-20
team as the Technical Director, lavished huge praise on the Indian colts.
Both Aimar, and Coach Lionel Scaloni had dropped into the Indian Camp to
have a chat with the Indian boys.



“We would be happy and would like to play other Indian age groups teams as
well. The U-20 Indian National Team players played well with a lot of
passion and the players ran a lot during the matches” Aimar, regarded by
many as one of the most elegant Argentine players after Diego Maradona,
said.



“We would be happy and would like to play matches against Indian National
Teams in India or in Argentina in near future,” he opined.



Lionel Scaloni, who coached Argentina U-20 in the COTIF Cup singled out
Amarjit Singh and JeaksonSingh for their performances.



“Indian Captain Amarjit Singh played very well against Argentina and Jeakson
 Singh was very impressive the manner he played against Murcia,” Scaloni,
who has taken up as the Head Coach of the Argentina Senior National Team
stated.



“If India continue to play like this for three or four more years, the
players have a bright future ahead. We are happy to meet these young
players.”



"The Indian Team were very well behaved in the team hotel and there was
mutual respect between both the teams."



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Re: [Goanet] Dalai Lama's controversial reference to Nehru

[Nascy Caldeira]

 I do tend to agree, with this analysis.Nascy  Caldeira
On ‎Thursday‎, ‎9‎ ‎August‎ ‎2018‎ ‎01‎:‎26‎:‎52‎ ‎PM‎ ‎AEST, Sandeep Heble 
 wrote:  
 
 I don't think it was right on Dalai Lama's part to come to Goa and make a
few controversial references on some historical events. Was there a need
for him to call India's first Prime Minister  "self centred" just because
Nehru did not agree to make Jinnah the Prime Minister? Did Jinnah really
command the kind of support within the Congress that Nehru did?



Nonetheless, I think it was wrong on the Tibetan leader's part to make such
controversial references. It was Pandit Nehru who during his tenure granted
Dalai Lama asylum and he has been allowed be India's honoured guest ever
since. He shouldn't have chosen to be critical of the very person who gave
him his freedom. Dalai Lama during the course of his speech said that
everyone makes mistakes. I agree with him on this. The controversial
reference was Dalai Lama's mistake and given his stature and spirituality,
we can pardon him for that.

regards,
Sandeep Heble
  

[Goanet] Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Unacceptable in All Cases (NYT)

[Goanet Reader]

Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Unacceptable in All Cases

Pope Francis said that the
Roman Catholic Church would
work "with determination" for
the abolition of capital
punishment worldwide.
Credit Alessandra
Tarantino/Associated Press

By Elisabetta Povoledo and Laurie Goodstein
Aug. 2, 2018

ROME -- Pope Francis has declared the death penalty wrong in
all cases, a definitive change in church teaching that is
likely to challenge Catholic politicians, judges and
officials who have argued that their church was not entirely
opposed to capital punishment.

Before, church doctrine accepted the death penalty if it was
"the only practicable way" to defend lives, an opening that
some Catholics took as license to support capital punishment
in many cases.

  But Francis said executions were unacceptable in
  all cases because they are "an attack" on human
  dignity, the Vatican announced on Thursday, adding
  that the church would work "with determination" to
  abolish capital punishment worldwide.

Francis made the change to the Catechism of the Roman
Catholic Church, the book of doctrine that is taught to
Catholic children worldwide and studied by adults in a church
with 1.2 billion members. Abolishing the death penalty has
long been one of his top priorities, along with saving the
environment and caring for immigrants and refugees.

[Read about how the decree complicates Nebraska's plans for
its first execution in more than 20 years.]

A majority of the world's countries -- including nearly every
nation in Europe and Latin America, regions that are home to
large Catholic populations -- have already banned the death
penalty, according to Amnesty International.

  The pope's decree is likely to hit hardest in the
  United States, where a majority of Catholics
  support the death penalty and the powerful
  "pro-life movement" has focused almost exclusively
  on ending abortion -- not the death penalty. The
  pope's move could put Catholic politicians in a new
  and difficult position, especially Catholic
  governors like Greg Abbott of Texas and Pete
  Ricketts of Nebraska, who have presided over
  executions.

"If you're a Catholic governor who thinks the state has the
right to end human life, you need to be comfortable saying
you're disregarding orthodox church teaching," said John
Gehring, the Catholic program director at Faith in Public
Life, a liberal-leaning advocacy group in Washington. "There
isn't any loophole for you to wiggle through now."

The new ruling could also complicate the lives of American
judges who are practicing Catholics.

President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Brett
M. Kavanaugh, is Catholic, as are Chief Justice John G.
Roberts Jr. and Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito Jr.
and Sonia Sotomayor. One of the other finalists for the
vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Anthony M.
Kennedy was Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who is also Catholic.

She wrote a 1998 law review article suggesting that Catholic
judges should consider recusing themselves in some death
penalty cases that might conflict with their religious
beliefs.

In a 2002 article, Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in 2016,
said, "I do not find the death penalty immoral," and added
that he was confident that Catholic doctrine allowed for its
use in some cases.

  He wrote that it would be a bad idea if Catholic
  judges had to recuse themselves in death penalty
  cases or if Catholic governors had to promise
  commutations of death sentences, and commented,
  "Most of them would never reach the governor's
  mansion."

Chester L. Gillis, professor of theology at Georgetown
University, described Francis's new teaching on the death
penalty as "part of the regular teaching of the church" and
"binding." But that does not mean that Catholics who believe
differently will face penalties or be denied the sacraments.

"There are lots of other teachings in the Catholic church
that not everybody abides by," he said. "Is practicing birth
control a mortal sin? If true there would be a lot of couples
in mortal sin."

A majority of American Catholics favor capital punishment, 53
percent, while 42 percent oppose it, according to a poll that
the Pew Research Center conducted this spring. Among
Americans as a whole, 54 percent are in favor and 39 percent
opposed.

Cara H. Drinan, a professor of law at Catholic University of
America in Washington and an expert on criminal justice
reform, said Catholics should be able to accept this
development because it is "perfectly consistent with Catholic
teaching on a consistent ethic of life."

And yet, she said, there may be resistance.

  "The land of the free has become the world's
  biggest jailer," Ms. Drinan said, "and even
  practicing Catholics have a hard time setting aside
  this 

[Goanet-News] Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Unacceptable in All Cases (NYT)

[Goanet Reader]

Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Unacceptable in All Cases

Pope Francis said that the
Roman Catholic Church would
work "with determination" for
the abolition of capital
punishment worldwide.
Credit Alessandra
Tarantino/Associated Press

By Elisabetta Povoledo and Laurie Goodstein
Aug. 2, 2018

ROME -- Pope Francis has declared the death penalty wrong in
all cases, a definitive change in church teaching that is
likely to challenge Catholic politicians, judges and
officials who have argued that their church was not entirely
opposed to capital punishment.

Before, church doctrine accepted the death penalty if it was
"the only practicable way" to defend lives, an opening that
some Catholics took as license to support capital punishment
in many cases.

  But Francis said executions were unacceptable in
  all cases because they are "an attack" on human
  dignity, the Vatican announced on Thursday, adding
  that the church would work "with determination" to
  abolish capital punishment worldwide.

Francis made the change to the Catechism of the Roman
Catholic Church, the book of doctrine that is taught to
Catholic children worldwide and studied by adults in a church
with 1.2 billion members. Abolishing the death penalty has
long been one of his top priorities, along with saving the
environment and caring for immigrants and refugees.

[Read about how the decree complicates Nebraska's plans for
its first execution in more than 20 years.]

A majority of the world's countries -- including nearly every
nation in Europe and Latin America, regions that are home to
large Catholic populations -- have already banned the death
penalty, according to Amnesty International.

  The pope's decree is likely to hit hardest in the
  United States, where a majority of Catholics
  support the death penalty and the powerful
  "pro-life movement" has focused almost exclusively
  on ending abortion -- not the death penalty. The
  pope's move could put Catholic politicians in a new
  and difficult position, especially Catholic
  governors like Greg Abbott of Texas and Pete
  Ricketts of Nebraska, who have presided over
  executions.

"If you're a Catholic governor who thinks the state has the
right to end human life, you need to be comfortable saying
you're disregarding orthodox church teaching," said John
Gehring, the Catholic program director at Faith in Public
Life, a liberal-leaning advocacy group in Washington. "There
isn't any loophole for you to wiggle through now."

The new ruling could also complicate the lives of American
judges who are practicing Catholics.

President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Brett
M. Kavanaugh, is Catholic, as are Chief Justice John G.
Roberts Jr. and Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito Jr.
and Sonia Sotomayor. One of the other finalists for the
vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Anthony M.
Kennedy was Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who is also Catholic.

She wrote a 1998 law review article suggesting that Catholic
judges should consider recusing themselves in some death
penalty cases that might conflict with their religious
beliefs.

In a 2002 article, Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in 2016,
said, "I do not find the death penalty immoral," and added
that he was confident that Catholic doctrine allowed for its
use in some cases.

  He wrote that it would be a bad idea if Catholic
  judges had to recuse themselves in death penalty
  cases or if Catholic governors had to promise
  commutations of death sentences, and commented,
  "Most of them would never reach the governor's
  mansion."

Chester L. Gillis, professor of theology at Georgetown
University, described Francis's new teaching on the death
penalty as "part of the regular teaching of the church" and
"binding." But that does not mean that Catholics who believe
differently will face penalties or be denied the sacraments.

"There are lots of other teachings in the Catholic church
that not everybody abides by," he said. "Is practicing birth
control a mortal sin? If true there would be a lot of couples
in mortal sin."

A majority of American Catholics favor capital punishment, 53
percent, while 42 percent oppose it, according to a poll that
the Pew Research Center conducted this spring. Among
Americans as a whole, 54 percent are in favor and 39 percent
opposed.

Cara H. Drinan, a professor of law at Catholic University of
America in Washington and an expert on criminal justice
reform, said Catholics should be able to accept this
development because it is "perfectly consistent with Catholic
teaching on a consistent ethic of life."

And yet, she said, there may be resistance.

  "The land of the free has become the world's
  biggest jailer," Ms. Drinan said, "and even
  practicing Catholics have a hard time setting aside
  this 

Re: [Goanet] India & Pakistan would have remained united had Nehru let Jinnah become the PM says Dalai Lama.

[John Eric Gomes]

I am wondering why he made such a statement. He could have said "perhaps"
there would have been no partition. Nobody can say today what would have
definately happened! Would have, could have , should have are in the realm
of speculation and can cause immense fallout politically as one may see now
in due course?

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[Goanet] AIFF MEDIA ADVISORY: MEDIA INTERACTION WITH VISHAL KAITH & SUMIT PASSI ON AUGUST 10, 2018

[Shoubhik Mukhopadhyay]

Dear Colleagues,



Please find the AIFF Media Advisory regarding the media interaction with
Vishal Kaith & Sumit Passi in New Delhi on August 10, 2018.


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*Time: 04:15 PM onwards*


*Date: August 10, 2018*


*Player: Vishal Kaith & Sumit Passi*

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[Goanet] BULLYING ATTITUDE

[John Eric Gomes]

ASKING SUPREME COURT TO SHOW RESTRAINT
The government in their haste for "development" and apeasing industrialists and 
builders, have many times accused the NGOs appaled by the permissions and 
environmental destruction/ pollution resulting, of being guilty of stalling 
progress by objecting to everything. Without knowing every aspect of their 
decisions, they cause immense pains and problems to life and liberty! Think of 
badily implemented Demonitization  and GST, not to mention hasty Aadhar 
inflicted etc! Now the Attorney General Venugopal accused " Judges may not know 
all aspects of the problem when they choose to make adverse comments against 
the government". The Apex Court could pull up the Centre with a retort that at 
least they are solving the problem, not merely criticizing! The bullying aspect 
of a majority government can be seen in delying Justice Joseph's elevation to 
the Supreme Court and eventually lowering his seniority , the LG of Delhi "big 
bossing" of Delhi government and ordinances/passing laws nullifying the courts 
judjements. The Bench firmly stated "Let us make it clear that we have not and 
are not critizing the government for everyhing".  The NGOs  striving hard to 
save Goa from becoming a concrete jungle like Mumbai, Delhi and rest of India, 
would like to emphasize the same! What is dangerous is that the court can only 
implement laws. With the BJP having a majority in the Lok Sabha and on the way 
to dominating the Rajya Sabha, ihe Opposition in disarray and the media largely 
toeing the government line, it is high time for the silent majority to also 
stop showing restraint about the atrocities going on and speak  up!

[Goanet] India & Pakistan would have remained united had Nehru let Jinnah become the PM says Dalai Lama.

[Con Menezes]

 
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[Goanet] Easy listening selection....Pickin' the Chicken .....Eve Boswell.

[Con Menezes]

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQWF2h-1np8=1=PLe4D0QmFDkMTTnZ0JiGkPlTNH2JqVPiMo

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[Goanet] ABC Four Corners programme.....Cracking the Code.

[Con Menezes]

   
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/cracking-the-code-promo/8422812

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[Goanet] ‘Online sex racket using Church name’

[Gabe Menezes]

*http://tinyurl.com/ycdyhhsj *

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DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.