[Goanet] How the British took over India
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[Goanet] Quiet Indian tycoon beats Musk-Bezos with biggest wealth surge
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-12/quiet-indian-tycoon-beats-musk-bezos-with-biggest-wealth-surge
[Goanet-News] VIDEO: Rembrandt of the East... the works of António Xavier Trinidade
Maria Inês Figueira takes us on our detailed tour through the works of António Xavier Trinidade, a prominent Asian artist who traces his roots to Goa. His works, and those of his daughter Angela, are on permanent exhibition at the Fundacao Oriente in Fontainhas, the Latin Quarter of Panjim, Goa https://youtu.be/Vva3ueB4f-0 -- FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا +91-9822122436
[Goanet] VIDEO: Rembrandt of the East... the works of António Xavier Trinidade
Maria Inês Figueira takes us on our detailed tour through the works of António Xavier Trinidade, a prominent Asian artist who traces his roots to Goa. His works, and those of his daughter Angela, are on permanent exhibition at the Fundacao Oriente in Fontainhas, the Latin Quarter of Panjim, Goa https://youtu.be/Vva3ueB4f-0 -- FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا +91-9822122436
[Goanet] Top 10 oldest churches of Pakistan
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[Goanet] WE NEED TO RESCUE AND SALVAGE A SINKING PANAJI
On March 20th the voters of Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) which includes Ribandar will elect 30 new Corporators. Under the current leadership at the CCP Goa’s capital City has only further miserably decayed. Panaji’s infrastructure is crumbling, the solution to the garbage crisis is nowhere in sight while increasing number of stray dogs and cattle has remained unattended. The poor state of the roads and traffic chaos is a constant reminder of the failure and incompetence of a CCP which has failed to punish those involved in that long pending infamous multi crore Panaji market scam. On the pathetic state of the market less said the better. The CCP has only merrily been giving licences for new high rise buildings, but the problems, that blight the once beautiful city of Panaji continues to fester and just get worse. The Smart City promise is yet another illusory daydream and just one more window of opportunity for the self-serving and greedy ruling politicians. The irony is that when in opposition the current politicians now in the ruling party expressed grave concerns about the Smart City concept and its lack of transparency, but now when in power and having a duty to make good that promise, they are conveniently turning a blind eye after now possibly dipping their hands in the till. At the Panchayat level, the gram sabhas enable the public to question and monitor the actions and misdeeds of their elected representatives. But at the Corporation of City of Panaji and the other municipal councils there is no such mechanism in place to give the public a forum to seek accountability. The CCP meetings may be open to the public but this is meaningless as the citizens cannot participate in the proceedings. The CCP Act needs to be amended to ensure that all the development projects are placed for public discussion and scrutiny before being approved. The people have a right to be heard and should be empowered to decide the priorities in their respective wards. After all, it is a vital part of good governance in a Democracy that he who pays the piper should call the tune and expect value for money. The thrust ahead should be towards Zero tolerance to Corruption and Nepotism at the CCP. Every citizen is entitled to transparency and accountability in respect of every paisa spent from the coffers. The fact that the CCP coffers are empty instead of overflowing is worrying and a matter of concern, warranting accountability. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com
[Goanet] Goa news 13th March 2021
13th March 2021. Please watch, forward to your family & friends and most important if you haven't subscribed, please do so now. https://youtu.be/ce2Np-cTdHk
[Goanet] PANJIM NEEDS SMART ACTION, NOT PROMISES
PANJIM NEEDS SMARTACTION, NOT PROMISES Elvidio Miranda Babush's claim that his panel will win easily is a point that he has to prove and which lacks conviction of sustained action. This time round in the CCP elections, his choices as councillors are going to have to wade through knee deep opposition. His switching over to the BJP has not gone well with the electorate who voted for him in the assembly elections as his having become a turncoat is what has estranged him from those very capital city residents who now know that he is an opportunist politician devoid of independence. His claims of having done the work of the capital city is not a fact, but mere promises unfulfilled. He had promised the shifting of casinos within 100 days of his assuming office, but alas, the casinos have got a new lease of life and many of the residents near the casinos have been experiencing a torrid time due to the nuisance of the casino clientele and that too during the wee hours of the night. Four-wheelers and two-wheeler owners are the worst affected due to potholes not having been filled up and leveling of roads not done. The company that laid cables around the city, precisely cut the roads, laid the cables and then used a mixture of concrete and a binding agent that has by and large survived the test of time. Their example should have been emulated. Another important aspect is the flooding in the city during the monsoons. It is agreed that Panjim in the last two years received 170 inches of rainfall, but if all the city drains had to be cleaned as well as widened and made deeper, draining of water instead of accumulation would have sufficed at least during the low tide. What about the St. Inez creek. This important inland city waterway has never been attempted to be given serious attention. The St. Inez creek has become an open sewer with a dirty stench emanating from throughout its length and breadth. The only way that the St. Inez creek can be saved is by giving all those houses that discharge sewage directly into to it connection to the main sewage line, Achievable but neglected. Similar is the case with the Ourem creek and the Mala lake. Another major task is the setting up of a garbage treatment plant. Opposition has been building up from the residents of Old Goa against construction of the garbage treatment plant at Bainguinim. Bainguinim being too close to the World Heritage site, which consists of the Basilica de Bom Jesus, the Se Cathedral, the Santa Monica convent and the St. Cajetan church among others, the waste treatment plant should not come up there as it will carry the foul odour emanating from the plant and thus would defile the sanctity of the Old Holy city. Find an alternate site in Tiswadi. Five long years have passed, but the CCP and the government without any opposition have not addressed these important issues in the Panjim Smart city. Let another set of CCP councillors take up these tasks, if the Babush panel cannot manage.
[Goanet] ALARM BELLS SOUNDED FOR CO-OPERATIVE BANKS
ALARM BELLS SOUNDEDFOR CO-OPERATIVE BANKS Elvidio Miranda Two co-operative banks in Goa are facing liquidation, Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank and Madgaum Urban Co-operative Bank, with confidence in the co-operative banks in Goa reaching a nadir. Is it possible that co-operative banks can churn up a profit if they continue to offer higher interest rates on fixed deposits? Consider the present scenario. A public sector bank and a private bank offer 5.35% interest on fixed deposit in the general category and in turn charge 6.8% interest on a home loan for Rs. 50 lakh and below. Thus PSBs and private banks are in a position to work up a decent profit. What if the co-operative banks are offering 6.5% interest on fixed deposits and in turn charge 8% interest on loans, say for housing. Who is going to pay 8% on loans offered by the co-operative banks when loans are available for 6.8% in PSBs and private banks? Is the time ripe to issue warning to people that co-operative banks can no longer be sustainable as their business model does not make them competitive enough to survive in the now in tough market conditions? In these low interest rate regimes of both fixed deposit as well as loan interest rates, it is unwise to take a risk and invest in co-operative banks. If you want to protect your principal amount, then you have to consider stability as well as competitiveness as far as all your investments are concerned. It is better to be safe than sorry.
[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Diamonds on the Beach
Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Diamonds on the Beach' Diamond Beach, Covid Edition. A winter's sunrise at Fellsfjara, Iceland with not a soul in sight. This patch of sand at the edge of the North Atlantic, where ice breaking off from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier makes its way into the ocean, has been labeled Diamond Beach in recent years. A short video is attached. You may view the latest post at https://blog.parrikar.com/2021/03/12/diamonds-on-the-beach/ Warm regards, Rajan Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com
[Goanet] GOA CZMP World Public Announcement True Story
From: Melvyn Fernandes Email:mel...@symtravels.com mailto:mel...@symtravels.com Date: 12 March 2021 Dasharath Redkar The Member Secretary Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority 1st Floor, Pt Deendayal Upadhyay Bhavan Behind Pundalik Devasthan Porvorim, Goa CZMP World Public Announcement – True Story Friends of Goa around the world send your comments Email goacoastalz...@gmail.com mailto:goacoastalz...@gmail.com And Upload tohttp://www.czma.goa.goa.in Don’t be locked outside again make sure you are heard without the need to travel to Goa office Covid Restrictions apply. Dear Sir District Level Public Consultation of Draft Coastal Zone Management Plan 2011 For North Goa, Held on 7th March 2021 at Kala Academy Panaji Goa I trust you received by e mail my letter dated 2 March with my onjections to be tabled at the Public meeting s held at Kala Academy Panjim and Ravindra Bhavan Margao. I would appreciate an acknowledgement for quick reference I am copying this letter to your office again for consideration also request you please send a copy straight away to Mr Ajit Roy IAS District Magistrate and Collector for North Goa and Ms Ruchika Kaytal IAS Collector and District Majistrate South Goa. I am sorry if I got the Names wrong all Goa government emails are incorrect wring and keep bouncing back also needs attention by your IT people. Please also forward to your expert members that make up your secretariat straight away. Whilst I have a concern about Public administration in Goa State I must congratulate your or rice for the prompt production of the minutes of the meeting in North Goa. I have not had sight of South Goa Minutes However news feeds indicate the sentiments are the same. It appears that the Coastal plans were drawn up with a Picasso School of thought and despite objections raised at local Panchayats level was bulldozed through to be rubber stamped at the meetings of 7 March 2921. People with a lucky ticket or the chosen ones were allowed into the hall while the vast majority of the Public had to stay outside with Police lines as barriers to the Public Meeting . Those In the hall could not speak within the time frame given and did not speak. Is Environmental Minister Nilesh Cabral Technically Qualified to rectify errors in CZMP. If the baby(people of Goa) doesn’t cry the mother (Government)would not know something is wrong and look the other way while the state is systematically destroyed There are plenty of examples. The Chopping 200 year old clump of Mango trees that was the gateway to Colvale despite motorised vehicles having steering wheels to steer around them, felling of trees for Mopa Airpot, Double Tracking now this Coastal Plan Stop Now Please Stop. This is complete abuse of authority misuse instruments of the Law and calling it Democracy. The Minutes indicated that the meeting was concluded with a vote of thanks there was no indication as to what decision was taken can your office clarify. Goa is Good let’s make it Beautiful again. Melvyn Fernandes Sgd by email 1. For Information and request for Support I am copying this letter to Chief Minister –Goa State Dr Pramod Sarwant Commisioner Fror NRI Affairs Goa Adv. Narendra Sawaikar Hgh Connisioner India UK –Ms Gaitri Issar Kumar Goan Individuals and Organisations around the World. Also to copied to airesrodrigu...@gmail.com mailto:airesrodrigu...@gmail.com airesrodrig...@yahoo.com mailto:airesrodrig...@yahoo.com goafoundat...@gmail.com mailto:goafoundat...@gmail.com goafoundat...@gmail.com
[Goanet] Israelis keep terrorising Palestinian children.
Israeli Jews routinely bully and terrorise Palestinian children and nobody, including MidEast Muslims or even Mody will stop them. https://twitter.com/i/status/1369753306600456198 Eddie
[Goanet] Slavery : Give Portugal a break.
It probably predates Egypt and the Pharoes, but those Pyramids are a monumental symbol of the gilded age. Rome was built by the humans they shipped home from the conquests around the Mediterranean. Every maid was one,and they satisfied the needs of the housewife as well the special ones of the men. That was specially true of the slavehousemaids in the US south. The latter day traffic was only possible because of French intrigue. The trade created and sustained Nantes, Bordeaux,La Rochelle and Le Havre. Transshipment was to French Haiti, from where bodies were farmed out to the continent. Very complicit on the east coast of Africa were Omani/Zanzibar Swahili Arabs who were dependent on the financeoffered by Muslim and Hindu baniyas of Saurashtra and Cutch. I am inclined to believe the Ismaili cult of the Aga Chieftanderived it's seed money from the dhow winds. What survived of the few thousand flogged onto British shores : none did.
[Goanet] THE RULE OF LAW HAS PREVAILED
The Supreme Court has rightly upheld the judgment of the High Court of Bombay at Goa which was passed on 1st March postponing the elections to the Municipal Councils of Sanguem, Mormugao, Mapusa, Margao and Quepem. Great news for Goa which has come on the birth anniversary of Goa’s first Chief Minister Dayanand Bandodkar. The High Court in its judgment had very appropriately exposed the electoral fraud committed by the governmental authorities. Its 94 page judgment was a very detailed reasoned one and could not be faulted. The Goa government needlessly challenged the High Court Judgment and now got a further slap from the Supreme Court. All the expenses incurred by the Goa Government on filing the petition before the Supreme Court must be recovered from the State Election Commissioner and he should also be penalized for acting as a puppet of those in power and manipulating the electoral process. For those three elected unopposed at Quepem Municipal Council their celebration is short-lived. 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
