[Goanet] Cooking with Coconut Oil - good for your health
Cooking with coconut oil is dangerous for health as it contains high cholesterol Rgds JCF -- Forwarded message -- From: U. G. Barad dr.udayba...@gmail.com Date: Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 10:25 AM Subject: [Goanet] Cooking with Coconut Oil - good for your health To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Santosh wrote: I do not believe in conspiracy theories. Please state your claims clearly, and post scientific evidence from the peer-reviewed medical literature to back it up. Then I will be happy to debate you, if necessary. My reply: Define Conspiracy theories and also let me know which references you believe in i.e. which according to you are honest, trustworthy medical literatures? And also let me know which journals you believe in! Before that how about starting our discussion on basic chemistry on fats and oils! Best regards, U. G. Barad
Re: [Goanet] DUBAI TO HAVE GOAN SOCCER 2011
* Hello Good day to all* ** * May I know the venue or football ground for subject event in Dubai on 18th of Feb please ?* ** * Would appreciate your comments* ** * with regards* ** * J, C. Fernnandes * * Dubai* On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 7:33 PM, BONNIE FERNANDES bonniefernande...@yahoo.com wrote: DUBAI TO HAVE GOAN SOCCER 2011 FESTA Entertainments will organize the first 2011 Goan seven-a-side football one day tournament...on 18th feb 2011 !!! teams from all over UAE will participate in the event !!! thanks bonny
Re: [Goanet] Opportunity for Non Resident Goans to help Local Goanssave goa
With reference to Arwin's post and Orlando Da Silva's SOS for help for preserving the beautiful village of Carmona from the wicked scheme of the Raheja's and Floriano Lobo's comments - there is an urgent and growing need for all Goans to step up and take up the challenges that these builders who are in cahoots with corrupt Sapanch and Panchayat members, The Town and Country Planning dept and of course the politicians who need to be banished forever from Goa and sent in exile - who are racing against time to exploit Goa, our villages and the Goan people. It is evident that Goan villages and our villagers are in a fight for their survival and need the support from everyone to protect and safe-guard our very existence. Gram Sabha resolutions are being disregarded and as is evident from almost every Goan village - Carmona, Loutolim, Alto Dabolim, San Jose De Areal, Cansaulim and many others - there have been many cases of fudging of Gram Sabha minutes, fraud, deception and mis-representation that has been committed by many a Sarpanch and certain Panchayat members who are in total deriliction of their duties and responsibilities and need to be held accountable for these crimes and bought to justice. Below is an account from the Indian Express Jan 23rd about the fight that the Goan villagers of Alto Dabolim are engaged to stand up against DLF Floriano Bab - can a joint appeal under the Public Interest Litigation be made on behalf of all these Goan villages to have the High Court address all these issues and bring to book these criminals? You and others who take this up, will be doing yeoman service to protect Goa and Goans from these corrupt, unscruplous and devious thieves, rotters, thugs and criminals who are on the roll to make merry and destroy our Goan villages. A United Action among Goan villages needs to be initiated as there is a systematic abuse of powers in this regard. Goa villagers go to court against DLF, builder says all above board Indian Express - Jan 23rd Over the last month, Vera Varghese, 65, has had brushes with a leopard and a python close to her hillside home in Goa’s Alto Dabolim village. She says she has never had such experiences before in the 10 years that she has lived here, and she doesn’t think it is coincidental. Varghese and many others in the village blame the frequent leopard sightings in recent months on a massive real estate project promoted by DLF Ltd. “This project is stripping what was once dense jungle. We have been asking the wildlife warden to set up traps for leopards seen in the village over the last two months,” Varghese said. Protests by villagers have prompted local authorities to ask DLF to stop hill-cutting operations until an inspection is completed. Local people, along with the environmental action group Goa Foundation, have challenged the project before the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court. They have accused DLF of illegally cutting the hill, and have alleged that land-conversion norms were violated to grant crucial permissions for the project. The first hearing of the petition took place this month. DLF says its project — River Valley Project on a hill slope overlooking the Zuari river — is completely legal, and due care is being taken to ensure there is no damage to the local environment. Ravi Rajan, the company’s Vice-President (Operations), said any slope would require a certain amount of cutting in order to construct on it, but “this would be offset by building retaining walls which will make the hill stronger”. DLF’s Web site says the project is “fully approved”, “with all permissions and licenses obtained”. Land acquisition fuelling Goa’s real estate boom has been controversial, but this project is the first example of a major project by a national builder running into trouble. The project, aimed at non-local buyers looking for a second home in Goa, is coming up on a 7.7 hectare plot less than 2 km from the international airport. It promises 580 sprawling holiday apartments priced between Rs 21 lakh and Rs 51 lakh, in a community equipped with clubs, gyms, restaurants, swimming pools and a shuttle service to the beach. A Forest Department report says the hill on which the project is coming up has an average slope of 30 degrees. Under Town and Country Planning (TCP) norms, a hill that slopes steeper than 14 degrees cannot be cut, because it may lead to soil erosion and an imbalance in the water table. “We have recently given verbal instructions to the developer to halt the hill-cutting until our committee carries out a physical site inspection to verify the slope,” Chief Town Planner Ahmad Morad told The Indian Express. The protesters say records obtained by them through RTI show that the conversion sanad (change of land use from agricultural to settlement) has not been obtained by DLF for the land in its present form. “As per a revenue department
[Goanet] Corrpupt Sarpanch hoodwinking Gram Sabha
In a clear and very obvious attempt to hoodwink the Gram Sabha members, it is now becoming apparent that some Sarpanch and Panchayat members have sought to subvert the wishes of teh Gram Panchayat members by passing fake Regional Plans. This is now coming to light. This is sheer deceit and fraud that is being committed to further the interests of the builders and of course there are big kickbacks from this. This is from the Herald below. Suspension of Loutolim Sarpanch demanded HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JAN 22 A member of the Loutolim Village Level Committee, Franky Monteiro has demanded the immediate suspension of the village Sarpanch by the authorities and seizure of panchayat records by the police pending further investigations on the fake RP 2021 submitted to the Town and Country Planning Department. Monteiro further demanded stringent action against the village panchayat secretary for being a mute spectator and being a party to the illegalities. In a statement, Monteiro said the villagers and members of the Village Level Committee and amused and disturbed with the varied statements of the Sarpanch and secretary and are now looking forward to further action being initiated by the police in the matter, adding the people will then know who are the actual people behind this regional plan scam and their motives. Monteiro claimed that the Sarpanch has made an about turn from his earlier statement that the signature appearing on the forwarding letter and plan was not his and the same was forged. “The Sarpanch has informed the police that the plan was not prepared by him but by some panchayat members and villagers who had submitted objections to the proposed draft RP 2021 earlier prepared and submitted by the Village Level Committee”, he claimed. Interestingly, Monteiro said the Panchayat secretary in turn has washed his hands over the issue stating that he was not aware of the preparation or the submission of the mysterious plan by the Sarpanch .
Re: [Goanet] Question MOPA Airport
The demands from all and sundry for Goan land is never ending. Here we go again...The Indian Navy now wants their pound of flesh (or more) in Mopa for a naval enclave!!! Could someone please expalin what exactly this naval enclave entails? Is it to host another Navy Ball now in Mopa? Well, Well! Everyone is jumping on to the bandwagon to get their share of the spoils. Our Goan Politicians, the builders, the Hotel nexus all have acquired land in the vicinity and are waiting like vultures to swoop down and feast on the area. You can already see the gleam in everyones eyes as they lie waiting, salivating and drooling for getting hold of more Goan land and the spoils. I'm sure the Russians and others too will now be waiting in line for their turn to claim they are entitled to Mopa land. After all they could claim like the Navy that they too are contributing to Goa's welfare by bringing in more Russians who will use this proposed airport? T Please note An assurance has already been given in the recently-concluded assembly session that the government would complete the acquisition of the maximum amount of land by March 31, 2010. You can rest assured that they will indeed go all out to acquire the maximum amount of land even more than what is required. From an earlier posting below on Goanet our Goan villagers stand to loose 90 lakh sq metres of land to this project!!! Does anyone know what is the real area of Goan land that is sought to be acquired in the guise of building this new airport? And for whom? Goans need some answers to these questions? This article below is from the Times of India on the Navy's demand for land in Mopa. * Navy seeks enclave at Mopa airport PANAJI: As a quid pro quo for allowing a civilian enclave at Dabolim airport, the Navy has asked for land at the proposed Mopa airport to set up a naval enclave. However, the seven-member Mopa airport steering committee chaired by chief secretary Sanjay Srivastava has not committed itself on the issue. Sources said the committee will call a representative of the Navy as a special invitee to its next meeting, which is yet to be scheduled. Sources in the committee confirmed the Navy’s request made at a meeting with the joint secretary of civil aviation, who is also a member of the committee, in New Delhi in October last year. The request was brought to the notice of the committee during its first meeting in Goa on December 11, 2009. The committee also comprises the state finance secretary, chairman of the Airports Authority of India and Nasser Munji, chairman of the Development Credit Bank of India. In its first meeting on December 11, the committee had discussed the appointment of consultants to prepare the documents for floating global tenders for the airport, land acquisition for which is under process. An assurance has already been given in the recently-concluded assembly session that the government would complete the acquisition of the maximum amount of land by March 31, 2010. * On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Arwin Mesquita arwinmesqu...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Goans, Please see below links for photos and below Press Note on the Proposed Mopa Airport. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cs2hRaUrNVF_IK63boYOZg?feat=directlink http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/CpeoS8A13FHHZKfb7Hm3Ww?feat=directlink http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/45C412EN9efXDSgWueUdWA?feat=directlink http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/v-1M41dMD4m4Jlp-OQx5GQ?feat=directlink http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bYlVSxI3LjqfMjvoT4eElg?feat=directlink http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ti0VxT8zOFb0Wj2CNbj_4w?feat=directlink http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/mlpQWZVQDUqxVnWg0wT9Tg?feat=directlink We need to strongly question and debate the same; is it really required for Goa/Goans or is it really required to satisfy the greed of Politicians who besises other vested interests; have made huge investments today in the area with the hope of reaping huge illegitimate profits should the airport come up?? Arwin -- Forwarded message -- From: Siddarth Karapurkar Date: 2010/1/7 Subject: Fwd: mopa vimantall+ photos of mopa To: arwinmesquita hi arwin, pl find photos of mopa villages which will be destroyed if airport is finalised. regards --- MOPA VIMANTALL PIDITT XETKARI SAMITI H. No 236, SHIMECHEA ADVAN - VARKHAND PEDNEM GOA PRESS NOTE REF NO . pn 011 Date : 29/08/2009 This is apropos the press note published on the 26th august in local daily lokmat issued by one mr Rupesh Parab claiming to be a member of so called “xetkari samiti “ of Mopa Pednem stating that the mopa villagers who will be affected are in support of the proposed airport. We like to inform that we strongly oppose the
[Goanet] Goa issues take Rahul by storm
It is indeed refreshing and a matter of consolation and hope that our Goan youth like Aaron Pereira and many others are standing up to speak out on behalf of our beloved Goa. With our Goan youth and our students standing up and raising their voices - just as many other concerned Goans are doing, we hopefully shall be able to preserve our beloved Goa and what's left of it from further ruin before it's too late. Kudos to Aaron Pereira who in raising some thought provoking comments, sought Rahul’s intervention to save Goa and questioned the thoughtless and destructive policies, land acquisitions, playing with land, reckless mining, housing projects disguised as SEZs, five star resorts disguised as Food Parks and the IT Park first heavily advertised building was a super mall in the shape of a ship - all destroying the scarce resources of Goa. Surely Complacency amongst Goans is our greatest threat - All Goans need to raise their voices at all levels - at the Panchayat and Gram Sabha Levels, at the State Government Level as well as the National level and decide what kind of development we want and what we want to preserve and protect in Goa. It doesn't matter whether you are a RG or NRG, Cristao, Konknno or Mussolman or atheist- what matters is that you as a Goan who loves Goa and are concerned enough for Goa and Goans to speak out and confront those that are bent to destroy our Goa.We need to stop the rot, confront and expose the corruption that we see in Goa by certain politicians and other individuals with vested interests who are all out to destroy the Goa that we love for their personal benefit and gain. Kudos once again to our Goan youth and others who are standing up and speaking out for Goa and Goans! These green shoots of hope are our Goa's future. Attached below are two newspaper reports from the Herald where our Goan youth have posed some thought provoking questions and shared their concerns with Rahul Gandhi and our Goan politicians during Rahul Gandhi's visit to Goa. ** HERALD REPORTER GBA member seeks Rahul’s intervention to save Goa PANJIM, JAN 19 The youngest member of Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) Aaron Pereira today sought the intervention of MP Rahul Gandhi to save Goa from destruction which is going on through reckless mining, land acquisitions with hidden agendas, playing with land – the scarce resources of Goa. “I have faith in your vision, I beg you not to abandon Goa to thoughtless policies, surely encouraging discontent and naxalism. The people will be with you if you help stop illegal mining and disempowerment through Government gazetted land-grab in the name of public interest” Aaron said in his letter he handed over to Gandhi during the latter’s interaction with the students in the Goa University campus, Taleigao. He said as a young Goan he is desperately helpless and frustrated to see the accelerated lawlessness and plunder Goa’s land is going through, with rampant mining and mindless land acquisitions with little public interest at heart. “I have seen successive Governments arbitrarily acquiring land and promising employment, with little or no thought behind them, housing projects disguised as SEZs, five star resorts disguised as Food Parks …. And what of the IT park? How do we trust this when the first heavily advertised building was a super mall in the shape of a ship?” Aaron asked. Elaborating further, he said that just as our beaches prove to be our lifeline in terms of fishing and tourism, there’s another secret to our well being - the richly forested Western Ghats. Passing through the spine of Goa, he pointed out that they are part of the top twelve bio-diverse hotspots in the world, and are responsible for fresh water springs, crucial to the well being of people. New species and medicinal plants are being discovered regularly in these regions. “If Goan people are known for being peaceful, it’s because they have lived in harmony with everything that nature provides”, the letter says. However this world hotspot is being destroyed at an alarming rate, with it people and secrets locked in plants that we are yet to find uses for, Aaron said. Giving an example, he said like Switzerland has kept its beauty, leveraging chocolate, banking and natural beauty as its industry, why can’t Goa make an industry in export of medicinal plants unique to the Ghats, of Feni, of managed forestation in denuded areas that serve the Indian plywood industry and increase green cover at one stroke. Why can’t Goa be the jewel in India’s crown, a successful experiment in a small place, brought about by the will of a forward thinking Government? he asked. If you help swing policy for equitable distribution, making Goa a rich and sustainable state you will be forever etched in our memory as the politician who did the right thing. Goa issues take Rahul by storm HERALD
[Goanet] Big builders mould pliant Panchayats
From corrupt, greedy and dodgy Panchayat members from Carmona to Chicalim to Cansaulim, to the Town and Country Planning Department which is on a merry course to approve these mega-projects and construction projects, to of course the biggest goons, thugs and thieves that masquerade as our Goan Politicians and MLAS, while selling Goans and our Goan Villages to further their vested interests and that of their patrons namely the Builders there seems to be no end in sight. While everyone gets their share of the loot - from the corrupt Panchayat and TCP to of course our MLAS, the builders are breaking all rules and destroying our Goan villages overnight, causing irreparable and irrevrsible damage to the Goan landscape, destroying our Goan villages and the environment and changing the social demographics of our Goan villages. Interestingly when the Panchayat is questioned they try and intimidate 80 plus year old villagers and their own villagers using the muscle power and harrassment tactics. The Panchayat then glibly uses the excuse that it is the Town and Country Planning Department that has approved these projects conveniently washing their hands off. There is an urgent need for more Goans to stand up and fight this evil nexus and expose them for what they are. Don't we Goans have a duty and obligation to protect our Goan villages before it's too late? There is an even more urgent need for Goans to take an active part in our Gram Sabha proceedings and support and back our activists and question our Panchayat members and expose their nefarious and crooked actions. Finally Goans need to take an even more active part in selecting right candidates to represent themselves and protect Goa. Big builders mould pliant panchayats - This article below is from the Herald's Editorial January 15th. The Rahejas, even though now divided into groups, are still among Mumbai’s biggest builders. Along with political clout,they have formidable money power. Little wonder that the Carmona Panchayat has fallen over itself in its desperate hurry to give the builders permission to sub-divide the land they own in the village – which they originally bought to set up hundreds of apartments – into what they say is going to be bungalow plots. That the panchayat issued its NOC just days after the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department issued a provisional NOC to the real estate developer, shows just how eager the Panchas are to please the builders. This great fondness for the Rahejas is nothing new. Even earlier, when the builders wanted to put up hundreds of apartments and completely alter the demographics of the village, the panchayat was completely in step with them. It was the people of the village that opposed the project. Many villagers opposing the project even started getting notices from the panchayat about their own ‘illegal constructions’! But it is perhaps unfair to tar the entire panchayat with the same brush. For, the meeting that gave the approval to the Rahejas was attended by six members, chaired by Sarpanch Estaquio D’Costa. Panch Orlando da Silva, who has been opposing the Raheja project for a very long time, was conspicuous by his absence. He sought leave of absence and put up a note strongly opposing the project on grounds that it is against the wishes of the people. But what is at stake here is not just the wishes of the people. The point is not even that the project may not turn out to be what it purports; so-called ‘bungalow plots’ can quickly be converted into ‘multi-storeyed building plots’. The point is that the project is under a cloud. The panchayat has approved it when an inquiry instituted by the Deputy Director of Panchayat is still pending. Most important, how can such a huge project come up on a road that has a width of just over 3 metres, where two vehicle;es would find it difficult to pass each other side by side? However, Sarpanch D’Costa appears to have measured this road as a five-metre road, which means the panchayat has added the berms to the width of the road, and then stretched it a bit more. He says that while granting the approval, the Panchayat has ensured that the “existing five-metre road” will remain “as it is”, and not a single compound wall or structure will be demolished. The plan drawn up by the Rahejas shows the approach road as 10 metres! A large housing project of this type needs a wide road. At very least it must be six metres wide, so that two vehicles can operate side by side. However, says the Sarpanch, the panchayat has in the past approved plans for private bungalows even where the road is less than five metres wide. This may be true, but how many of those were individual houses and how many were large complexes like this one? Shouldn’t the two have different requirements? The TCP’s provisional NOC, granted last week, says the panchayat should look into “other requirements”. Obviously, the panghayat has overlooked this little stipulation in its tearing hurry
Re: [Goanet] Plea filed challenging permissions granted to Dabolim project in HC
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Happy New Year Twenty-Ten --- Arwin, You are right we all need to raise our voices and speak against the destruction of Goa and it's villages. Here's another article from the Herald exposing the hypocrisy of our Goa Government, MLAs and the Government officials obviously flaunting every rule in the book for their personal gain. We all need to support the Struggle that Goans have set out to launch and say Enough is Enough and expose the nexus between our politicians, builders, and their stooges in the Panchayats, TCP, etc. Whether it is Dabolim, Colva, Cansaulim or Carmona we need to stop this destruction of Goa before it's too late. Mega projects getting back door entry: GBA HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JAN 7 The Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) and Save our Slopes (SOS) have asked the government to stop permissions being granted to bring mega projects through the back door, warning that an agitation would have to be launched to fight the land sharks and the political system. GBA convenor Dr Sabina Martins told a press conference here that the GBA has received information that several projects are obtaining permissions for constructions by misrepresenting facts. Where a six metre road is necessary at the time of approval, the Town and Country Planning has given no objection certificates (NOCs) for projects where only three to four metre wide roads exist, she said. The authorities have granted NOCs willfully after knowing the illegalities, GBA said pointing out that illegal projects have been slated to come up at Cansaulim and Carmona. The GBA has strongly condemned the fraudulent manner in which projects are illegally permitted and has demanded that the government permit construction as per the recommendations of the Gram Sabha, village planning committees/panchayats where such recommendations involved greater restrictions on constructions and development than those envisaged in the Draft RP 2021. This must be strictly followed till such time as the final RP 2021 is notified, the organization said. GBA has also reiterated that the government immediately announce a time limit on amendment to the relevant laws to ensure conformity to the 73rd and 74th Amendment of the Constitution. The eco sensitive areas defined in the Draft Regional Plan, GBA said, should be applicable to all areas, as was agreed by the Task Force on RP 2021 headed by the chief minister who is also the TCP minister. For this, ODP (Outline Development Plan) areas should be part of the Regional Plan, it demanded Martins said no permission for construction in ecosensitive zones should be given irrespective of the status in the Outline Development Plans. No permissions should also be granted even to projects under 16/16A, GBA said. GBA also reiterated its opposition to Section 16/ 16A where projects are allowed without public scrutiny. Martins and SOS leader Audhut Naik said that there is a continuous attempt to destroy the open spaces and public gardens in the name of development. GBA supports the initiative taken by the citizens of Ponda to protect the green lung of the town, Martins said demanding that all gardens and public spaces in Goa be maintained by the government. Warning the government, Naik said that failure to take immediate action on all the above demands would compel the people of Goa to once again launch agitations to save Goa from greedy land-sharks and selfish politicians. GBA treasurer Anand Madgavkar, joint secretary Miguel Braganza, members Dr Oscar Rebello and Aravind Bhatikar were also present On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Arwin Mesquita arwinmesqu...@gmail.com wrote: --- http://www.GOANET.org --- Happy New Year Twenty-Ten --- Plea filed challenging permissions granted to Dabolim project in HC HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JAN 7 Though Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) and Save Our Slopes (SOS) through their collective effort have succeeded in getting the Chief Town Planner to issue stop hill-cutting instructions to the DLF project at Dabolim, a writ petition has been filed in the High Court challenging the permissions granted to the company. Goa Foundation and Edwin Mascarenhas, resident of Chicalim who obtained information under RTI filed a Public Interest Litigation in the High Court challenging the permissions on Wednesday. Following the instructions issued by chief town planner, hill cutting has been stopped as demanded by GBA and SOS,
[Goanet] Villagers to challenge NOC to builder in HC
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Happy New Year Twenty-Ten --- This is yet another scam exposed in Carmona village. This article appeared in the Times of India. Claude Alvares in an another article in Herald has exposed the nexus between DLF over their project to have it passed through the TCP with everyone from the MLA and ther Authrities receiving kickbacks. Villagers to challenge NOC to builder in HC TNN 7 January 2010, 05:45am IST MARGAO: Much to the chagrin of the Carmona villagers, the town and country planning (TCP) department issued a provisional NOC to the controversial Project of the Rahejas for subdivision of plots. The villagers have come out strongly against the move and have expressed their resolve to take on the authorities over the issue. The provisional NOC in question was issued on December 22, 2009, by the TCP, even as the director of panchayat, vide letter dated December 12, 2009, directed the block development officer (BDO) to conduct an inquiry into the various irregularities pointed out by the villagers. “This is unacceptable. We will challenge the NOC in the high court,” Orlando de Souza, a panchayat member leading the agitation against mega projects in the village, told TOI. It may be recalled that Raheja builders had applied for the subdivision of their 88,000 sq m plot into smaller ones to the Carmona panchayat, which, in turn, had forwarded the application to the TCP for approval. The issue generated considerable heat in the last gram sabha with villagers demanding that the panchayat “recall” the file from the TCP on grounds of “grave misrepresentation of facts”. Villagers had alleged that the Rahejas had shown an access road of 10m width in the submission drawings, while it was the contention of the villagers that the width of the existing roads was less than 3.5 m and therefore, the plan should not be approved by the authorities. The villagers had demanded that a joint site inspection by the TCP and the panchayat be conducted to verify the actual width of the access road shown in the plan.
Re: [Goanet] The popular '3 kings Feast' at Cansaulim/Velsao (6th Jan. 2010)
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Happy New Year Twenty-Ten --- Joebab, Happy Three Kings Feast to you which will be celebrated with devotion, pomp and gaiety in Cansaulim, Arrossim and Cuelim and the adjoining villages of Salcette today and by out Goan brothers and sisters coming from far and near. All the roads would be leading to the Chapel of Our Lady of Remedios on the Mount in Cuelim. The Mount of Cuelim and the beautiful chapel is dedicated to Remedios Saibinnim (Our Lady of Remedies) and the spectacular view that you get of Goa on all sides with the Sea and the greenery is something to be treasured and one of the most beautiful spots in Goa. Unfortunately once you are on top you also see the destruction of Goa that continues unabated on all sides - the never ending industrial estates in Verna meandering all the way to Loutolim, Zuari Agro Chemicals belonging to Birlas and the slums that have mushroomed and proliferated all around, Meta-Strips and other such monstrosities belching out pollutants and damaging our environment, hotels, mega-projects and gated communities that the builders seek to push through by breaking every rule in the book wiping off our Goan neighbourhoods and causing the destruction of our beautiful Goan villages and our Goan way of life that our parents, grand-parents and ancestors so loving nurtured and cultivated for countless generations. As you mentioned in your posting yesterday this year the King from Cansaulim would be the son of the MLA Mauvin Goudinho who is a grand-son of the village. I’m sure there will a whole lot of his partners in crime - our so-called Goan MLAs and their coteries making a bee-line to Cansaulim and the Cuelim mount. There beaming and with their mouths watering like a pack of greedy wolves and hyenas will be these corrupt politicians and their chamchas and greedy, corrupt band of thieves, thugs cohorts in the Panchayats, Town and Country Planning Department and other Government posts who have destroyed so much of Goa in such a short time. What a shame that the greed of a bunch of corrupt and vile politicians and their chamchas in just one generation have sought to sell and destroy Goa and Goans down to our ruin and destruction, that was so lovingly created and preserved for centuries. Hopefully the trek up the Mount of Remedios Saibinnim (Our Lady of Remedies) in Cuelim will touch the hearts of all true Goans who will stand up to preserve and protect Goa and our environment and put a stop to the greed of certain people who are all set to destroy instead of preserving and protecting our beautiful Goa. Happy Three Kings Feast and may Remedios Saibinnim bless and protect Goa and all Goans! On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 5:24 PM, JoeGoaUk joego...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: --- http://www.GOANET.org http://www.goanet.org/ --- Happy New Year Twenty-Ten --- The popular '3 kings Feast' at Cansaulim/Velsao on 6th Jan. 2010 Some pics and clips from prev. years 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrhdcQRkHX0 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8puVKN_1iYY from archive Three Kings - The Journey, Brass Band etc http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=JrhdcQRkHX0 Pl watch in high quality option Pics The Chapel with an eagle http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk16/3175536168/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk16/3175535728/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk16/3174701433/sizes/l/ 3 kings http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk16/3175537244/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk16/3175537846/sizes/l/ 1 king http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk16/3175538222/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk16/3174703397/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk16/3174703953/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk16/3174704515/sizes/l/ chonne Bhiknnam http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk16/3174735643/sizes/l/ All my above work is dedicated to All Cansaulekars, Arxekars, Cuelekars and Velsaokars abroad. joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/
[Goanet] Rampant Destruction of our Goan villages continues
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Happy New Year Twenty-Ten --- The following news item is from Herald Jan 4th. Our Goan villages are being smacked with all sorts of illegal projects being sanctioned whether it is Loutolim, Cansaulim or Benaulim. The latest scam below is from Loutolim. If we were to research these projects the blatant corruption and sanctioning of irregularities with a total misrepresentation is shocking to say the least. It wouldn't take some rocket science to draw the connections between who is getting the kickbacks from of course our politicians at the top to their cronies and henchmen and women who are all over the place. whether it is the TCP, the Panchayats. Is there no Ombudsman or an Independent Committee against Corruption to question and investigate these blatant misuse of powers and expose the gross injustice and corryuption that is destroying our Goan villages? Can the Right to Information Act be used to call upon our Ministers and other officials in Government positions to declare the assets and income that they are amassing and the source of their ill-gotten revenue? ** *Anxious Moments at Loutolim over fake RP submission* *Signature was forged, says sarpanch * MARGAO, JAN 3 The Loutolim gram sabha meeting witnessed some anxious moments after members drew attention of the chair that a fake Regional Plan was submitted to the Town and Country Planning office which had no approval from the Panchayat body. What added to the confusion and mystery was the fact that the Sarpanch Jose C Fernandes publicly admitted that his signature on the application made to the TCP office has been forged. In this connection, the gram sabha members demanded that the Panchayat body register a FIR with the police, and the Sarpanch replied that he would initiate legal action after he seeks all details on the plan from the TCP office. The question regarding the fake RP plan submitted to the TCP was raised by Blaze Britto, who sought to know whether the Panchayat had submitted the plan in question, which is totally in contrary with the plan approved by the village level Committee. Suspecting the hand of the shipyard and dockyard lobby behind effecting changes to the RP, gram sabha member Franky Monteiro said the villagers would lodge an FIR even if the panchayat goes slow on the demands of the people. He said the fake plan submitted in the TCP office has proposals which would benefit the shipyard and dockyard lobbies as agricultural zones have been changed in the plan to benefit these lobbies. Meanwhile, the gram sabha meeting demanded to know from the Sarpanch the status of collection of trade taxes from all industrial units in Loutolim jurisdiction of Verna Industrial Estate following the decision of last gram sabha meeting. The Sarpanch assured that he would seek sketch plans from the industrial units before initiating any action. The members also demanded to know the steps taken for de-notification of Verna Industrial Estate being declared notified area to bring back the jurisdiction and control to village panchayats following the decision of the last gram sabha meeting.
Re: [Goanet] Goanet highlights
Selma, It looks like a certain r wants to do your job for you or feels he could do an even better job than you. :) The way he's been going on he's all out to prove it's my way or the highway. He has been trying to bad mouth and cast muck on Dr. Oscar Rebello and it's very evident what his motive is. Perhaps he is worried that Dr. Oscar may truly contest from the Panjim constitutency and r's namesake may get a trouncing of his lifetime. As the saying goes there's always a method to people's madness and motives. Or is it sheer jealousy? Dr. Oscar Rebello we are behind you and we need more Goans like you. I've attached Dr. Rebello's response in the Herald Dec 30th to the canards that are flying from certain quarters. *The options before GBA Dr Oscar Rebello, Panjim * I need to clarify the allegations made against me in letters by one Soter D’Sousa (‘The drums of folly’, Herald, 26 Dec) and Rajan Parrikar (‘Cabal’s footsie dances’, Herald, 29 Dec) in response to my article ‘The Drums of War’ (OPionionatEd, Herald, 23 Dec). When I was the convenor of the Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA), a Congress-NCP government was put in place by the voters of Goa and not by us. We had three options before us with regard to RP2021. The first option was to get onto the Task Force when invited, and ensure that the GBA agenda with regard to the environment and sensible planning was incorporated into RP2021, along with our fellow members Edgar, Charles, Dean, Raul, Datta and Blaise. That we succeeded in doing this was an important mission for us. Its implementation on the ground remains the responsibility of the Government of Goa and Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, who has since reneged on his promises and failed to fulfill them. The second option was to either join the opposition parties to oppose this corrupt and venal government – which was impossible, considering the GBA statute dictated that we could not go political. The third option was to get onto the Internet from the comfortable climes of our homes, create a hate campaign against Muslims, outsiders, and foreigners in Goa, and even bay for their blood (incidentally, an act against the very Constitution we quote so often and swear to defend). The third option was preferred by Rajan and Soter. We took the first option and, perhaps, got cheated in the bargain in spite of trying our best. This is only to set the record straight. I will not be responding to the choice abuses that will now inevitably follow. Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 2:26 AM, Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com wrote: To Goanet - Let me complete the set of Goanet highlights ignored in Goanet's 'official' list. Goa Bachao Abhiyan - 3 years of deceit (Part 1/2) - http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-December/187272.html Goa Bachao Abhiyan - 3 years of deceit (Part 2/2) - http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-December/187386.html GBA ex-Convener finally admits what I told Goanet long ago - http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-December/187432.html Dr. Oscar's rubbish - http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-December/187599.html GBA cabal's footsie dances (Letter in Herald) - http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-December/187675.html Dr. Oscar Rebello's confession - http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-December/187684.html GBA cabal's footsie dances (Letter in Herald) - http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-December/187691.html Regards, r
Re: [Goanet] Wild Animals At Goan Cribs
Bab Clinton, Thanks for doing a great job for the wild animals this Christmas. Obviously your attempts last Christmas did pay off and none of our Goan villages have put any animals in their crib displays this Christmas. So keep up the good work. Alas the only wild life we see nowadays in Goa are these very displays like the python that was put on display last year in the crib in Cansaulim. The fact is that leave alone snakes, it is difficult to come across any frogs left in Goa, as the only jungles flourishing here are the concrete jungles that are sprouting and expanding at a rapid pace. Now that you do not have to save any wild animals on display this Christmas, how about then putting up a hotline number for protecting the Goan environment and our flora and fauna so that our wild animals and Goans can live together in peace and harmony as they have always done over the centuries for generations? Now isn't that a difficult one Bab Clinton, as we have some even more dangerous species as you are well aware of - many serpents of the human variety, as well as wolves in sheep's clothing in Goa starting with our corrupt, vile and dangerous politicans and their coterie of hyenas and vultures be it in the TCP, Panchayats, Police, and even your Forest Department; and the so called mining magnates, developers and builders who are ready to destroy our Goan villages, forests, hills, coastal areas, lakes, ponds, fields, khazan lands, orchard lands, wells - all for the sole purpose of quenching their insatiable greed. These are the most dangerous species that we have to deal with and really need to be exposed, dug out from their lairs and infamous dens and then either caged, erradicated or put away so that they do not cause any further harm. If we allow our environment to be destroyed then there will be no place left for our wild animals nor our Goans in Goa. Soon our wild animals and Goans will be extinct species in Goa. There will be no more wild animals for you to protect. Ready to expand the scope of your work Bab Clinton so that we can in turn save the habitat for our wild animals or do we just try and protect the very rare python that we see in a Christmas crib and in turn put it in a cage in a zoo or hand it over to teh Forest Department to release it in our fast disappearing wildlife reserves? On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Clinton Vaz klint...@gmail.com wrote: Compliments of the Season! The past few years, we have been monitoring the cribs mostly in Salcete. Wild animals on display, are cruel and illegal, and we have in the past got the animals confiscated and raided with the help of the forest department. Last year, a crib at Cansaulim had a python on display, and thanks to JoeGoaUk, we managed to get evidence and submit it to the forest department. The snake was soon confiscated by the Margao wing of the forest department. This year, we haven't had a single case of animals in cribs. This is a welcome change! :) Joebab and others, if you see such cribs, please do contact me (phone or sms) and i'll see that the forest dept swings into action! Clinton.. +91 9890936828 klint...@gmail.com
[Goanet] Cribs, palaces at CANSAULIM
Dear Joebab, Compliments for the Christmas Season and Best Wishes for the New Year 2010! As usual the wonderful pictures of these cribs in Cansaulim that you've posted, built lovingly by the villagers keeping in mind the local beauty that Cansaulim, Arossim and Cuelim offers is something that we have grown to enjoy during the Christmas season. We wait for the pictures that you've promised from Velcao and the adjoining villages. With plans by a local builder in the neighbourhood who has close ties to the MLA from the Constituency, soon you will see gated communities with palaces and swimming pools built for the Chopras and other money bags throughout Cansaulim, Arrossim and Cuelim. There are plans to come up with such projects not only in the orchards where these cribs have been consructed and the fields but even on the hill slopes. Soon we will be waiting for the pictures that you Joebab have to offer on the Feast of the Three Kings which is celebrated by all at the Our Lady of Remedios Chapel, on the picturesque mount in Cuelim on the 6th of January. Since you are in the vicinity can you please do a quick visit to the Cuelim Mount. Apparently the villagers of Cansaulim who are attending the Novena masses at the Our Lady of Remedios chapel Cuelim were shocked at the rampant destruction of the hill using heavy machinery without any hill cutting permission being obtained. If you could capture the damage that has been done in this regard all Goans would be shocked to see how the political clout and machinery is being used to damage and destroy this sylvan and verdant mount. Also forward a picture to the Save our Slopes group so that they can step in and stop the damage. You know this area well and will understand the damage that is being done. Soon these very forces with stake their claims to construct even on the Mount! All this is being done under the excuse of development and beautification - this is not only wrong and immoral but damaging to the ecology of one of the most beautiful spots in Goa. Hopefully you will capture this damage and share it with us on Goanet. Keep up the good work!
[Goanet] Our Lady of Remedios chapel Cuelim development Govt Interference a Bane - A letter from Joel Jacques in Herald Dec 22
Here's yet another example of how the Cortalim MLA and his cronies are even ready to destroy the village of Cansaulim and the Remedios Mount. This letter from Joel Jacques appeared in the Herald Dec 22nd. 22nd December 2009 The Editor The Herald Panjim Goa Please publish the following letter in your daily edition letter to the editor Our Lady of Remedios chapel Cuelim development Govt Interference a Bane It was interesting to read in your daily today about the developmental works being imposed by the Cortalim MLA on the simple honest people of Cortalim constitueny. The MLA is on a self glorification trip and trying to inflate his ego and fill his pockets by way of kickbacks and is working over time on planning and executing projects uncalled for and based on illegalities and frauds. We Cansaulkars are not suckers but are mature and wise thinkers. The MLA should be asked to lay off Cansaulim and his interference in church matters and church property especially his work at the Chapel of Our Lady of Remedios is highly objectionable the Church authorities have to draw a line and protect its interests and the Goan laity. Give him a inch and he will take a yard. These cunning politicians should not be given a toehold in church matters we warn you all it will be the biggest folly to befall Goa Future generations will not forgive us and the eforts of our hardworking ancestors will all be in vain for they loved Goa and bequeated it to us. The Goverment of Goa has no legal right to interfere and poke fingers into what is private property and sacred to the Roman catholic church at Our lady of Remedios chapel. The attorney of the Our Lady of Remedios chapel Mr Bailon Gomes and the commitee have been immamture and inexperienced so as to open the doors what is private and sacred to us Cansaulkars to these wolves in sheep clothing. This stinks and is unbearable The church will find its self totally emptied by these bullies and their cronies and history will be repeated all over this beloved land of ours. Lay off Cansaulim . Save our heritage. Yours faithfully Joel Jaccques
[Goanet] Mega projects
Freddy and Carmen and others who have been high-lighting the harmful effects of the anti-Goan Mega-Projects, Mining, SEZs that are being sought to be forced on Goans all raise very valid points and have the interest of Goa at heart. Carmen mentions about the recent agitation where the SC and ST groups rallied together to voice their opinions - what a great show of solidarity and courage. While the fact of the matter is that a large part of our Goan population may not be internet savvy or be able to write to the newspapers to question what the Government, politicians with their nexus of Builders-TCP and Panchayat stooges have that should not stop us from having our voices heard. We've seen how all Goans rallied together to oppose the Regional Plan. The work is not over. All of us who want to do something for our beloved Goa should not give up hope but stand up and have our voices heard.. We have to join together to fight for Goa. Our struggle for Goa is because we as Goans are the ones who should be deciding what we want for ourselves, our villages and for Goa. There are many organizations whether it’s Xhetkarancho Ekvott, Save our Slopes, GBA, or Sebastian Rodrigues’ GAKUVED and MAAND that are giving a voice to Goans. We should not shy away from naming and shaming corrupt officials in the TCP, Village Panchayats and exposing their links to builders and of course their supporters among the Politicians. Together if we stand we as Goans will overcome. On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 2:55 AM, Carmen Miranda carmitamira...@gmail.comwrote: In response to Freddy Fernandes post - Mega project in Cansaulim which I read with interest, I must say I agree in general with his call to action and total war on the misguided and irresponsible governance and behaviour of Goa government. They have been challenged before and can be done again. However Freddy , when you write and I quote: Build a mass movement, choke the authorities and let them know that we Goans mean business and most of all, instill in them the fear, of a mass peoples movement, only then will they realize the true power of the people. Who exactly are you asking to build the mass movement? Are you going to be part of this movement? Will you help build the mass movement? The news of the action taken by tribals in Goa did really cheer me up and gave me some hope! They have shown us the way, and yes, the time has come to do something. But are you going to be there in the front line? I am ready but I am a goan woman. Don't know where all the men are Nevertheless, let's roll up our sleves and get down to it! .but where is the leadership? I am serious! Carmen We have all been hearing a lot about the illegalities in the approvals by the Panchayat bodies and the TPC, who are taking advantages, of the loopholes (Freddy Agnelo Fernandes)
[Goanet] Mega project in Cansaulim
The elected panchs of Cansaulim have given the go ahead to the Builders to proceed with their mega project ( ground + 4 with swimming pools and the works for a gated community ) near the Cosme Damiao chapel and behind the Cansaulim Sports ground. It seems that a Mr. Diniz from the Town Country Planning department fraudulently approved and sent the plans back to the Village Panchayat for their approval. This despite the fact that the villagers had raised at least 10 technical flaws in the plans and explained why the plans should not be approved. They had requested that the NOC not be awarded because of numerous reasons including fradulent representation of the facts in the submitted plans. One of the ruling party members who had earlier stated that she would not defect, crossed the floor and supported the Opposition's resolution despite the Sarpanch declaring that there was no sanad in the file for converting the orchard land into a settlement zone. The VP has now allowed the builder to produce the sanad before commencing the work. Our villages are being destroyed because of the vested interests of some members of the Village panchayat, builders and politicians who are busy lining their pockets at the expense of the villagers.This is the story of all our villages thanks to our corrupt politicians and their supporters in the Town Country Planning Department and the Vilage Panchayats. We need to rally by the citizens who are resisting these projects and give them our support so that Goa's villages are not destroyed because of the greed of a few. The Council for Social Justice and Peace and the Xettkarancho Ekvott is asking the villagers of Cansaulim as well as other Goans to step in and support them in resisting these anti-Goa projects. Write in to suggest your support and ideas in opposing these mega projects - we need the support of Goans everywhere to make their voices heard and help lobby to stop what is happening to Goa.
