[Goanet-News] Goa's Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao elected president of CCBI, the fourth-largest bishops' conference in the world; Couto is Secretary General
New office bearers elected for CBCI By Stephen Alathara Chennai, Jan 12, 2019: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrão of Goa and Daman was elected as the new President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops’ of India (CCBI) by the 31st Plenary Assembly of the National Episcopal Conference of India, at Joe Animation Centre, Mahabalipurm, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He will replace Oswald Cardinal Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay who served the Conference as its President for three terms of two years each from 2013 to 2019. Archbishop George Antonysamy of Chennai-Mylapore and Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto of Delhi were re-elected CCBI Vice president and Secretary General respectively. Archbishop Neri, 65, was the former Vice President of the CCBI from 2011 to 2017. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman at the age of 40, on 20 December, 1993. He was installed as the Archbishop on 21 March, 2004. He also served the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India as its Vice President. He is presently the Chairman of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) Office of Education and Faith Formation (OEFF). Archbishop Antonysamy, 66, held various responsibilities of the Catholic Church in the past, viz. Pope’s Ambassador to Gambia, Liberia and Sierra Leone; charge d’Affaires of the Vatican Embassy in Jordan. In 2012 he was appointed the sixth Archbishop of Chennai-Mylapore Archdiocese. The re-elected Secretary General of the CCBI Archbishop Couto (64) held this office: he was the Auxiliary Bishop of Delhi, and Bishop of Jullundur. At present he is the Archbishop of Delhi since 2012. The Assembly deliberated the theme “The Joy of the Gospel” and it will chalk out detailed programmes and action plans to revitalize the ministry of love and compassion for the Church at the diocesan and parish levels. The Secretaries of the 14 Commissions and the three Departments of the CCBI presented their biennial reports of the activities for the year 2017 and 2018. The Bishops evaluated the programmes of the CCBI Commissions of Bible, Catechetics, Canon Law and Other Legislative Texts, Ecumenism, Family, Laity, Liturgy, Migration, Proclamation, Theology and Doctrine, Vocations, Women and Youth and the Departments of Pontifical Mission Organisations (PMO), Conference of Diocesan Priests of India (CDPI) and the Association of Rectors of Major Seminaries (ARMS). A one day recollection for the member Bishops, directed by the well-known theologian, Father Anil Dev, IMS from Varanasi was also conducted. The 31st Plenary Assembly of the CCBI will conclude on 14 January. Some 143 Bishops from 132 Dioceses are attending the meeting. The CCBI is canonically the National Episcopal Conference for the Latin rite Catholics. It is the largest Bishops Conference in Asia and the fourth largest in the world. It consists of 132 dioceses with 189 bishops. ABOUT THE CCBI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conference_of_Catholic_Bishops_of_India EMAIL: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao archbp...@gmail.com Archbishop Anil Couto ajtcout...@gmail.com or officeofarchbis...@gmail.com
Re: [Goanet] Jesuit deaths: past India service.
Don't forget "the locals" too? QUOTE Catholic ChurchIndia (@indianbishops) tweeted at 11:30 am on Fri, Jan 11, 2019: With great sadness & sorrow we inform you that Bishop Emeritus Charles Soreng SJ of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand expired this morning at 8.40 a.m in Seva Nilaya Health Centre Aragate Ranchi. Further We pray that God may grant him his eternal reward for all the work in His vineyard. https://t.co/no3b68QWjW (https://twitter.com/indianbishops/status/1083604553331662849?s=03) UNQUOTE Bishop Soreng was elected the CBCI secretary general in 1994. He was the first tribal prelate to hold the post. Oswald Gracias, who was then the auxiliary of Bombay, took over from Bishop Soreng in 1998... Bishop Soreng also served as the chairperson of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India’s commission that catered to the weaker sections – Dalit, tribal and backward caste groups. http://mattersindia.com/2019/01/bishop-soreng-former-bishops-conference-secretary-general-dies/ On Mon, 14 Jan 2019 at 03:06, eric pinto wrote: Richard McHugh at 90. Spiritual Father for Theologians at DeNobili College, Poona,Asst. Director at St. Stanislaus Villa Khandala. ( We then kids loved our summer stay there, swimming pool a big attraction ) Edward McGrath at 93. Helped start the Jesuit Province of Jamshedpur in 1949,Loyola School and the Xavier School of Management.I have enjoyed meeting the India veterans in NY over the years. -- FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا +91-9822122436 AUDIO: https://archive.org/details/@fredericknoronha TEXT: http://bit.ly/2SBx41G PIX: http://bit.ly/2Rs1xhl Can't get through on mobile? Please SMS/WhatsApp
[Goanet] Goa's Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao elected president of CCBI, the fourth-largest bishops' conference in the world; Couto is Secretary General
New office bearers elected for CBCI By Stephen Alathara Chennai, Jan 12, 2019: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrão of Goa and Daman was elected as the new President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops’ of India (CCBI) by the 31st Plenary Assembly of the National Episcopal Conference of India, at Joe Animation Centre, Mahabalipurm, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He will replace Oswald Cardinal Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay who served the Conference as its President for three terms of two years each from 2013 to 2019. Archbishop George Antonysamy of Chennai-Mylapore and Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto of Delhi were re-elected CCBI Vice president and Secretary General respectively. Archbishop Neri, 65, was the former Vice President of the CCBI from 2011 to 2017. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman at the age of 40, on 20 December, 1993. He was installed as the Archbishop on 21 March, 2004. He also served the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India as its Vice President. He is presently the Chairman of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) Office of Education and Faith Formation (OEFF). Archbishop Antonysamy, 66, held various responsibilities of the Catholic Church in the past, viz. Pope’s Ambassador to Gambia, Liberia and Sierra Leone; charge d’Affaires of the Vatican Embassy in Jordan. In 2012 he was appointed the sixth Archbishop of Chennai-Mylapore Archdiocese. The re-elected Secretary General of the CCBI Archbishop Couto (64) held this office: he was the Auxiliary Bishop of Delhi, and Bishop of Jullundur. At present he is the Archbishop of Delhi since 2012. The Assembly deliberated the theme “The Joy of the Gospel” and it will chalk out detailed programmes and action plans to revitalize the ministry of love and compassion for the Church at the diocesan and parish levels. The Secretaries of the 14 Commissions and the three Departments of the CCBI presented their biennial reports of the activities for the year 2017 and 2018. The Bishops evaluated the programmes of the CCBI Commissions of Bible, Catechetics, Canon Law and Other Legislative Texts, Ecumenism, Family, Laity, Liturgy, Migration, Proclamation, Theology and Doctrine, Vocations, Women and Youth and the Departments of Pontifical Mission Organisations (PMO), Conference of Diocesan Priests of India (CDPI) and the Association of Rectors of Major Seminaries (ARMS). A one day recollection for the member Bishops, directed by the well-known theologian, Father Anil Dev, IMS from Varanasi was also conducted. The 31st Plenary Assembly of the CCBI will conclude on 14 January. Some 143 Bishops from 132 Dioceses are attending the meeting. The CCBI is canonically the National Episcopal Conference for the Latin rite Catholics. It is the largest Bishops Conference in Asia and the fourth largest in the world. It consists of 132 dioceses with 189 bishops. ABOUT THE CCBI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conference_of_Catholic_Bishops_of_India EMAIL: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao archbp...@gmail.com Archbishop Anil Couto ajtcout...@gmail.com or officeofarchbis...@gmail.com
[Goanet] ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION AT BAY VIEW COLONY
To,
The Chief Electrical Engineer
Govt of Goa
Attn: Smt. Reshma Mathew ( CEE)
Dear Madam,
On behalf of residents of Bay View colony, I met you on Thursday ( 11th Jan
2019) in your chamber and submitted our grievances orally regarding power
supply failures at our Bay View and whole of Dona Paula which is quite
often.
It is learned through the newspapers that the supply will soon be
stabilized in the whole of Goa and if anyone having problems they could
contact Mob No. 9822103292.
It so happens immediately on 10th Jan the supply at the whole of Dona Paula
especially at Bay View had a power failure around 10:30 am for a half an
hour or so. I called up this number and this mobile was picked up by Power
Minister Nilesh Cabral who was kind enough to look into our problems and he
soon contacted the Electricity officials from the dept Executive Engineer
Mr. Rajagopalan who is looking after this area and he subsequently called
me on the same day at 8 pm. I gave him a full technical description of our
area of various power supply failures on electrical lines. The following is
our problem:
1)The power supply was always intermittent and many times used to
remain off for a long times. The power shutdown was a common phenomenon.
2)The supply was either lower than ( 200V) or high voltages than
( 270volts) and sometimes no supply in one of the phases.
3)The lines wiring from pole to pole in our area are very much loose
and having joints at various places.
4)Also, they pass through some of the private properties which needed
to be rectified and the electric pole also found bent due to the weight and
non alignment of wires.
On account of this our kitchen/house appliances like refrigerators,
Microwave oven, Geyser, Mixer and stabilizers were going faulty.
Now, considering all these problems now in future we may be facing the
worst situation very soon if the electrical connection is given to this
illegal building which is coming up at Bay View colony. I was told they
are waiting for a temporary connection to start with the job. This
construction has already been raised to the ground and all the approvals
cited on the board are issued by the authorities which are put up in their
main gate. (Enclosed approvals). It is funny that the House number is not
shown on this approvals but I understand the house No is: C/ 22/111. The
area of construction is about 500 sq meters having plans for ground plus 8
floors with swimming pool and having adjacent road merely 3 meters broad.
If such construction comes up in the residential area what will be our fate
when no such high rise construction is seen in this colony. Not only the
traffic will be paralyzed plus water and electricity will be a great burden
to the residents of this Bay View, Dona Paula.
For your information, this construction actually falls under Taleigao
Panchayat jurisdiction and just to get higher FAR they managed to convince
the authorities because house taxes were paid to CCP earlier and not
Panchayat hence the licenses are already issued by NGPDA, CCP, Health,
Fire services, and Sub-Div Engr Elect S/D- IV . This proposed construction
is coming up at residential area with swimming pool and compound wall at
Chalta No. 25 PT sheet 186 plot No. 07 at Dona Paula for D.S. Contractors
Pvt Ltd. The first license to issue was by NGPDA on 5.12. 2017 and the CCP
license came on 8.11.2018 but in fact, the NGPDA should have waited after
CCP giving license because the construction falls on Panchayat jurisdiction
and not on CCP. All the houses in this line are on Panchayat and the house
taxes are been paid for many years to Taleigao Panchayat with exception of
this illegal house.
The residents feel this construction should be revoked and Electrical
connection and approvals need to be revised as I understand that the power
connection is quite high to be around 2500 KW for 8 floors. Whereas at
Panchayat the FAR and the power will be much less even if the underground
cabling comes into existence our problem will still remain.
Yours faithfully
Sd/
STEPHEN DIAS
Date: 15th Jan 2019
Mob: 9422443110
(On behalf of resident of Bay View) and also {enclosed signatures}
Copy to:
1)Executive Engineer Elect Dept Mr. C. H. Rajagopalan
2)Commissioner of CCP
3)Mayor
4)Minister of Tourism
5)Chief Secretary
6)MLA of Panjim and Taleigao
7)Sarpanch of Taleigao Panchayat
8)Traffic Cell / Dy Suptd of Traffic Police/DGP
9) File
[Goanet] ggo...@kockw.com: Frpm Gregory Gomes
Good morning, Thanks for goanet for bringing all the people under one umbrella, where we can share our thought/belief and other relevant stories of Goa in our own native language. >From my side, I would like you'll to share the link to all Goan people to hear some of the Gospel songs and shall be glad if you can reach to all your members. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChCiCZBHVWlCGSJIhQ46F1Q [cid:image001.jpg@01D4AB31.B6AF0E60] Many Thanks. Gregory Gomes
[Goanet] Jesuit deaths: past India service.
Richard McHugh at 90. Spiritual Father for Theologians at DeNobili College, Poona,Asst. Director at St. Stanislaus Villa Khandala. ( We then kids loved our summer stay there, swimming pool a big attraction ) Edward McGrath at 93. Helped start the Jesuit Province of Jamshedpur in 1949,Loyola School and the Xavier School of Management. I have enjoyed meeting the India veterans in NY over the years.
[Goanet] Dear Babu – Tourism Minister Goa 2019
Dear Babu – Tourism Minister Goa 2019 Dear Manohar Azgaonkar Issue: Tourism in Goa Timing: Immediate Background and Recommendation – As Below I am writing to you for the record as having been involved with other pioneers in setting up the Air Bridge for direct flights from the United Kingdom, UK to Goa, the first flight being on Paramount Airlines putting Goa on the Tourist Map over twenty years ago.I am very disappointed and feel let down with the current state of affairs. It is not your fault or that of the Government of Goa that Greed is openly flaunted by most local people.For example in November 2018 I managed to get to Baga Beach courtesy of Goa’s Hop On Hop Off Bus (Ho Ho Bus) I looked for a place where I tasted Prawn Papad for the first time some twenty years ago. Not being sure whether it was St Anthony’s or Sea Pearl asking around came across a Pan Spitting waiter with a scowl who did not speak any English or Konkani and walked away. This put me off, I ended at Brittos Shack ordered a Lime Soda only to be served with Lime Juice, the squid served was very bland nothing like our Goa taste garnished with masala and coconut vinegar. A bottle of Honeybee on the menu had a price tag of INR 1,270.00 where in Mapusa the retail price is INR 189.00 even with Government Sales Tax the price displayed, if you agree, is pure greed. Baga Beach three years ago resembled the Costas in Spain. On this visit, there was not one “Foreigner” or Russian in sight for a place blessed with sunshine and the harvest of the sea with empty sun beds. Instead there is a concreted Pay Car Park large enough for twenty football pitches for cars and coaches. Some of these coaches bring fourth generation visitors from the former British India who display a lack of potty training and poor hygiene standards thus soiling the Beach with the call of nature creating a stench despite having washroom facilities nearby at INR 10.00 to use. The men can afford drink and break bottles on the beach for a thrill that is not their backyard and have no respect for local people. For a factual video summary click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MUTApsfFwE And click here for local viewpoint: https://www.facebook.com/leode.chinchinim.5/videos/144120753259202/?__tn__=%2CdC-R-R=ARDeILJiisNUTKAzL874KgMD11FMGnjbyoLw1h-LkUKG4L1OFMOwETmO-2eFL9sBgr4kkOrXf60Y9KvA_ref=ARTArPIr810cqu7HstyOUlB2mtcpTCuhLcmxK1aDFj_1qrXoxCbK_kA5N28Tl5jq_2k=nf https://www.facebook.com/leode.chinchinim.5/videos/144120753259202/?__tn__=%2CdC-R-R=ARDeILJiisNUTKAzL874KgMD11FMGnjbyoLw1h-LkUKG4L1OFMOwETmO-2eFL9sBgr4kkOrXf60Y9KvA_ref=ARTArPIr810cqu7HstyOUlB2mtcpTCuhLcmxK1aDFj_1qrXoxCbK_kA5N28Tl5jq_2k=nf It was heartbreaking the see the once tree lined Panjim to Mapusa Road resembling the French Reviera with flowers on roundabouts destroyed and dissected, diversions due to huge man made concrete boulders and debris from the Bombay by pass to Kerala via Goa. Locals say that there will be a slope at Porvorim. There should also be washrooms at the bottom of the slope otherwise travellers will be answering the call of nature in the fields and building wall creating stench and disease if not addressed. I also know that as part of Modieconomics India and China are Competing for World Top Spot but at what cost. India is a democracy, at least have Goa restored to its former Glory, restore meetings with the good people at Travel and Trade Association of Goa (TTAG) and work on a direction or like the Titanic prepare to sink. Every young Goan person you speak to can’t wait to leave. Click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sx9kTFfoUo My letter was prompted by oHeraldo E Paper Jan 12 Page one 2019 courtesy of Goan Voice UK for information and awareness please forward to all members of the Goa Legislative Assembly (MLA) Melvyn Fernandes Thornton Heath, Surrey, England 13 January 2019 melvynfernan...@virginmedia.com
[Goanet] Guns and carouses: The fractured soul of Goa in Damodar Mauzo’s life
https://www.theweek.in/leisure/society/2019/01/12/guna-carouses-fractured-soul-goa-damodar-mauzo-life.html A few minutes before the scheduled interview, Damodar Mauzo answered a phone call in an undertone. “It was the policeman,” he later told me. “They want to know my location and where I plan to go.” This scene, that could have been straight out of Salman Rushdie’s Joseph Anton (Mauzo smiles at the comparison), is now the reality of the Konkani author’s life. While questioning the alleged culprits in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, investigation agencies discovered that Mauzo’s name figured in a “hit list” of a right-wing organisation headquartered in Goa. State police protection was soon to follow. The affable 74-year-old writer was unmoved by the threats. According to media reports, he later called Sanatan Sanstha a “cancer” that needs to be removed immediately for peaceful life in Goa. “I am not scared by the threats, far from it,” he says. Mauzo is one of the most renowned Konkani authors of his generation. His 1991 novelKarmelin, of an orphaned girl’s tribulations while working in Kuwait, won the Sahitya Akademi award. Even more prolific was Teresa’s Man and Other Stories from Goa, a diverse short story collection that included the Coinsnav’s Cattle, a tender tale of a family considering giving away their beloved cows, and the wickedly entertaining A Writer’s Tale. In In the Land of Humans, a dalit cattle herder tries to cross into Goa to sell them to a butcher, but is faced with an irate mob of “animal lovers”. “Looking back at it objectively,” muses Mauzo, “it does seem very prophetic, given the spate of lynchings that are happening now across the country.” Excerpts from an interview at the Kerala Literature Festival, organised by DC Books: *What was the first thing that went through your mind after you heard that you were a target?* I was a little surprised that it was me. There were many others who were more vocal than me, more active. I hail from Goa, and Sanstha is headquartered in the state. Their existence did not matter for the people of Goa until the Diwali bomb blast in Margao [2009]. I was not scared at all. When the intelligence contacted me, they were a little apprehensive that I would be scared. I started laughing. I was told that after the culprits in the Gauri Lankesh case were arrested, there was a hit list and that my name featured in it. They told me that I should stop visiting Karnataka and Maharashtra in particular. I said no. I would not take any curbs on freedom of movement. *I feel there is derangement in the soul of Goa. There is the outside perception of sandy beaches and glittering rave parties, a lived experience of harmonious co-existence, and smack dab in the midst of all this are the roots of an organisation that you likened to 'cancer'.* It is very paradoxical. In 2015, we had a symbolic Dandi march, mainly 500-600 writers, artists and filmmakers. Addressing the crowd, I said: I am proud of my state for the exemplary harmony that prevails, but I am also ashamed that an organisation like Sanatan Sanstha has its roots there. *The history of Goa is the history of Konkani [the state language]. It has gone through so many tribulations—a ban during Portuguese inquisition, a hugely fractured diaspora, and is currently the only language in India written in five different scripts (Devanagari, Roman, Kannada, Malayalam and Persian).* It is true. Let us take the history of Konkani: [George Abraham] Grierson who conducted the first linguistic survey of India said that Konkani was the first language to branch off Maharashtri Prakrit, even before Marathi. He wrote: “In my opinion, it stopped growing because of historical and geographical reasons. The homeland of Konkani is Goa.” Present Goa has political boundaries. If I talk about a Konkani state, it goes up to Ratnagiri and more. The reason: After Portuguese colonisation and threats of conversion, people left the shores and landed in Mangalore, Cochin, parts of Maharashtra and beyond. When they landed in Karnataka, they took the language with them. The next generation learned Kannada, and they adopted Kannada script to their speech. The same for Muslims in Bhatkal, who wrote in Perso-Arabic. I write in Devanagari script. Catholics in Goa write in Roman script. *I have heard an anecdote that your translator [Xavier Kota, from Konkani to English] could not understand the Devanagari script and you had to read out and record what you had written.* It happens. He had difficulty in reading, so he would record, note down and translate. The biggest issue here is that, since we have so many scripts, our readership gets affected. One day, we will have to come to a unified script. *It is hard to locate Goa, geographically, in some of your stories. Instead, you rediscover your home state in characters that are thousands of kilometres away, say in the middle of the Arabian desert [Teresa’s Man and Other Stories from
[Goanet] Jobs, jobs, jobs vacancies galore in Goa - ALL URGENT 2019
Jobs, jobs, jobs, galore, ALL URGENT 2019 Click below: https://www.google.com/search?num=20=active=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB809GB809=job+openings+in+goa+urgent=X=2ahUKEwiHxM27sOnfAhUk1-AKHZl3C5wQ1QIoBHoECAYQBQ=972=620=htl;jobs#fpstate=tldetail=HB-UE38-6uyGOcVvAA%3D%3D=jobs https://www.google.com/search?num=20=active=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB809GB809=job+openings+in+goa+urgent=X=2ahUKEwiHxM27sOnfAhUk1-AKHZl3C5wQ1QIoBHoECAYQBQ=972=620=htl;jobs#fpstate=tldetail=HB-UE38-6uyGOcVvAA%3D%3D=jobs Instead of living like second class citizens, mother Goa always has a welcome for you. Melvyn Fernandes Thornton Heath, Surrey, United Kingdom 12 January 2019
[Goanet] Results and Fixtures
GFA SECOND DIV LEAGUE Saligao Sporting, Sinquerim SC, Carmel SC soar high A strong second half performance helped Sinquerim Sports Club come from behind and score a 3-1 win over Cunchelim Sports Club in the Goa Football Association Second Division League match played at Sirsaim ground, on Sunday. Ganesh Poojar gave Cunchelim a dream start giving them the lead in the 20th minute. Once up by a goal, Cunchelim withdrew and played more in the defensive third thus holding Sinquerim SC and walking with a goal cushion at the break. Crossing over, Sinquerim SC came with renewed ideas and attacked in numbers. They were successful in breaking the deadlock at the hour mark through Harshad Gaonkar. Both sides played all out in hunt for the match-winner but Sinquerim SC were lucky when Sameer Shaikh capitalised on a counter attack in the 86th minute which was followed by Sahil Parwar’s 90th minute strike. At Duler Stadium, Saligao Sporting ran riot over Holy Cross Sports Club Arambol with a 9-3 win. In a match with over 12 goals, it was Arambol side which took the lead in the seventh minute through Amit Fernandes. Hermant Rodrigues doubled the account in the 16th minute. Saligao Sporting weren’t a quite side. They waited for the chances that came in their way and capitalised them as Amesh Harmalkar and Chandan Govekar scored in their favour as the scores were all square at the break. In the second half, Abhijit Govekar came with a five star performance netting in four great goals supported by Uday Naik, Blase D’Cruz and a Chandan strike. Stepelton Fernandes scored the third for Arambol in the one sided second half. At Dramapur ground, Carmel Sports Club registered a fluent 3-0 win over Mandopa SC in the Salcete Zone clash. After playing a barren 80 minutes, all the three goals came in the final five minutes of the game. Carmel SC scored the first in the 85th minute through Agnelo Colaco before Abhay Shetty doubled the tally in the 89th minute and Nash Pereira scored the third in the additional time. In the GFA Third Division League Ilhas Zone –Aaron Cardoso and Rohan Adkonkar scored a goal each in the second half to help Rosarian XI register an easy 2-0 win over St Mathew Sports Club. There was no score in the first session as both the sides played more of a defensive game. GFA U-14 LEAGUE CAC Cansaulim maul Baina SC CAC Cansaulim made light work of Baina Sports Club recording a massive 17-0 win in the Round 2 match of the Goa Football Association U14 League match played at Sports Authority of Goa ground, Cansaulim. Judah Sanchez and Jerico Vaz stole the limelight for the winning side as they scored five goals each. The winners led 6-0 at the break. Shaniel Lucas and Dipesh Shyamraroya scored a brace while Shane Barreto, I'm Honawarkar and Rio Rodrigues scored a goal each. Goa @ Khelo India Goa register second win Goa continued their impressive campaign at the National level as they defeated Karnataka in the Round 2 match and qualified for the knockout stages of the U-21 Boys Football Tournament at the Khelo India Youth Games at Pune Maharashtra. There was no score in the first half. Joel Dias scored the only goal of the game in the fifth minute of the second session. With this win, Goa are on six points and earned their qualification in the knockout stages. Goa will next play Punjab on Tuesday. TODAY’S FIXTURE’S (14.01.2019) GFA SECOND DIVISION LEAGUE (BARDEZ): Milagres SC v/s Pilerne SC, Poriat, 3.45.pm., GFA THIRD DIVISION LEAGUE (ILHAS): Agassaim YC vs. Aivao United Football Club , Taleigao ground, 3.45.pm; GFA SECOND DIVISION LEAGUE (SALCETE): Sports & Welfare Club, Zaino vs Nuvem Sports Club, Ambelim ground, 3.45.pm, Varca Sports Club vs Sao Jose de Areal, Dramapur, 3.45.pm. GFA UNDER 14 LEAGUE (SALCETE): Verna Cultural & Sports Association vs Rossman Cruz Nagoa Sports Club, Cansaulim ground, 4.15.pm, Benfica Youth Club v/s Betalbatim Sporting Club, Chicalim, 4.15.pm.
[Goanet] Suggestions for solving a few tourism-related problems .... before it's too late!
FAO:- *Shri Manohar Ajgaonkar *(Minister for Tourism, Goa) Dear Sir, I have read with great interest the recent reports in the Goan Press of the tourist industry there apparently “going down the pan”, with tourist numbers seemingly in rapid free-fall from year to year. Everyone there FINALLY appears to be waking up to the fact that things have gone drastically wrong. I use the word “finally”, because others, like myself, have predicted this inevitable situation many, many years back. In fact, it was probably during my first visit to Goa way back in 1996 that I first had my doubts as to the sustainability of the tourism industry there. I remember telling people upon my return to the UK about the total lack of proper infrastructure in Goa. Well, over the years, nothing much has changed. All I can see with my “outsider’s eyes” is that THE MESS HAS SIMPLY GOT BIGGER! During my subsequent extended stay in Goa, I did try myself to make a little effort wherever possible to introduce a little order amongst the chaos. I had quite a few letters published in the Herald newspaper, in particular, on various topics ranging from garbage issues to the painting of speed-breakers. I have been an active participant in various “clean-up” groups, removing garbage from small but high-profile bits of Goa, beaches in particular, to try and get the obvious point across that the Goans should be doing that part themselves. I am clearly a firm believer in the “Power of the Press” …. as I have seen for myself that it can achieve results, albeit relatively small ones in most cases. It is for that reason that *I am putting my thoughts into words here, in the hope that someone in the Press might realise that I am talking a certain amount of sense and then pursue these issues one step further*. However, I am directly addressing you here, Mr. Ajgaonkar, because it is YOU who is responsible for the mess. Please do not misunderstand what I am saying: I am not saying that you hold full responsibility for creating any of the chaos that Goans and tourists alike have to endure. But what I am saying is that it is YOU who are currently responsible for addressing most of the problems. It is YOU who has to act to tackle some of these problems, RIGHT NOW. Following the demise of the mining industry in Goa, the result is that tourism has become the largest single source of revenue for the state, by a big margin. For that very reason, I fail to understand why the Minister for Tourism has not become THE single most important post in Goa. In my opinion, your position of power, Mr. Ajgaonkar, should eclipse even that of the Chief Minister. Instead of that, you have a situation there where too much emphasis is being focused in the wrong direction. Please remember where your state’s revenue is coming from! Tourism should be given a higher priority in government, for the simple reason that this is where the money is! *I hope that suggestion alone might result in changes in the way you people start looking at the problems.* Speaking of the problems: It is extremely easy to figure out what is driving tourists away from Goa, or not attracting them in the first place – all you need to do is ask them! If you do that, you will soon discover a whole load of common factors, which have been repeated and made very clear in recent Press articles. However, *once the list of problems has been identified, then ACTION MUST BE TAKEN to put right the issues*. You cannot simply hope that the particular problem will go away by itself, because that invariable is not going to happen. My suggestion is to approach each problem with the simple logic statement, as follows:- If there is a problem with XXX, then get rid of XXX. Does that sound simple enough for everyone? Well, it may seem slightly facetious for me to point this out is such a manner, but please have a good think about the implications of that statement, in relation to a few examples. For instance, virtually all tourists visiting Goa will put the garbage issue somewhere near the top of their list of moans. So, all you need to do is put the word “garbage” in the above statement and it immediately tells you what needs to be done …. If there is a problem with GARBAGE, then get rid of GARBAGE. This is not rocket science! I am sure that even the most stupid MLA must realise that a massive clean-up of Goa is long overdue. However, I am absolutely certain that the reason nothing has been done to tackle the issue is because there is no money in it for anyone. Actually, that is technically incorrect, but I will not labour that point. The main point I am making is that the Government of Goa needs to allocate funds for a proper and intense clean-up operation, then continue funding the necessary infrastructure in order to prevent a re-occurrence of the problem. *YOU DO WANT TOURISM IN GOA, DON’T YOU?* That simple logic of how each particular problem MUST be dealt with is very easy to
[Goanet] Goa @ Khelo India
Goa @ Khelo India Goa register second win Goa continued their impressive campaign at the National level as they defeated Karnataka in the Round 2 match and qualified for the knockout stages of the U-21 Boys Football Tournament at the Khelo India Youth Games at Pune Maharashtra. Karnataka dominated the match in the opening minutes of the game but Goa stood ground to hold Karnataka 0-0 at the break. Goa’s Jovan Dias and Veegan Ferrao played well in the first session. The teams were tied 0-0 at the break. In the second half Goa's striker Joel Dias by his solo efforts opened the account in the 50th minute. Karnataka did not lose the hopes till the final whistle as they constantly attacked the Goa’s goal. But due to timely interceptions by the defenders Flagan Rodrigues and Jaydan Rodrigues deprived Karnataka from scoring. Goa's captain and goalkeeper Ozen Silva brought off smart saves to keep the score line intact and lead his side for the second consecutive win. With this win, Goa are on six points and earned their qualification in the knockout stages. Goa will next play Punjab on Tuesday.
[Goanet] MAY GRAHAM STAINES’ NOBILITY AND COMMITMENT FOR THE POOR ALWAYS MOTIVATE US
Later this month on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the death of the renowned Christian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two sons who were burnt alive in Orissa by right wing Hindu fundamentalists, a Hollywood movie 'The Least of These' is being released. Let us all hope and pray that this movie will touch millions of people worldwide. It is a movie by Texas based Skypass entertainment in which Hollywood actor Stephen Baldwin will be starring as Staines. Graham Staines came to India and cared for our very impoverished lepers because he loved doing what he did. His widow Gladys Staines so graciously forgave those who senselessly killed her husband and her two sons while demonstrating her very so true way of forgiveness. May the life and works of Graham Staines be a guiding light to us all in our path ahead. Let his death not be in vain. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com
