[Goanet] Re: [Secular Goa] On the banning of the Da Vinci code movie in Goa.

2006-06-08 Thread Averthan D'Souza
Well said. Fortunately or unfortunately, Churchill Alemao rose to the occasion and capitalized on the issue. We may or may not agree with him on many issues, but on this one, he certainly stuck his neck out. There is no point in fuming against him. He provided the focal point for the

[Goanet] Re: In small Goa, big developmental projects constantly attract local protests

2006-06-04 Thread Averthan D'Souza
Pamela needs to be congratulated for drawing attention to this growing phenomenon of pushing so-called development projects without adequate study and preparation. All these ventures appear to be ad-hoc and initiated by vested interests. The 18 hole golf course is an obvious example. The

[Goanet] International Cricket Stadium at Tivim.

2006-04-29 Thread Averthan D'Souza
Dear Sir, The Government of Goa has issued a Notification (No. 22/13/2006-RD) under the Land Acquisition Act for the aquisition of land at Tivim for the construction of an International Cricket Stadium. This is one more indication of the irrational functioning of the Goa Government.

[Goanet] Re: On Cuchorem

2006-03-12 Thread Averthan D'Souza
It is a fundamental part of the 'creed' of the BJP, which is only the political 'wing' of the RSS, to restore Bharat to its original Hindu identity. Therefore, all other religions have to be eliminated from India, and their adherents should be re-converted to Hinduism. Ghar wapasi (coming

[Goanet] OPEN LETTER TO SMT. SONIA GANDHI.

2006-02-23 Thread Averthan D'Souza
OPEN LETTER TO SMT. SONIA GANDHI. Dear Ms. Sonia Gandhi, Re: Need for radical improvement of the Congress in Goa. As citizens of the State of Goa, we are deeply concerned about the welfare of this State, which can only be assured under a democratic, secular, transparent and

[Goanet] Taleigao: Press Release for Publication

2006-02-15 Thread Averthan D'Souza
CONFRARIA DO SANTISSIMO SACRAMENTO E NOSSA SENHORA DO ROSARIO DA IGREJA DE TALEIGAO St. Michael’s Church, Taleigao, Tiswadi. PRESS RELEASE. By a Notification No: 22/24/2005-RD dated January 10th., 2006, the Government announced it’s decision to acquire a considerable amount of property which

[Goanet] Congratulations on your editorial

2006-01-17 Thread Averthan D'Souza
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[Goanet] Congratulations on your support of Kiran Dhingra.

2006-01-16 Thread Averthan D'Souza
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[Goanet] Violation of CRZ by the TCP Minister

2006-01-10 Thread Averthan D'Souza
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[Goanet] Rane Cabinet bungles again

2006-01-06 Thread Averthan D'Souza
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[Goanet] misuse of powers by Town and Country Planning Board

2006-01-05 Thread Averthan D'Souza
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[Goanet] Congratulations.

2006-01-05 Thread Averthan D'Souza
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[Goanet] Congratulations and thanks.

2005-12-23 Thread Averthan D'Souza
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[Goanet] VISION - GOA 2010

2005-12-21 Thread Averthan D'Souza
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[Goanet] Legislating by ordinances

2005-11-12 Thread Averthan D'Souza
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[Goanet] MONORAIL OR SKYBUS - THE HIDDEN AGENDA (Part II)

2005-10-10 Thread Averthan D'Souza
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS. In any project of public transport, the first concern of the government should be the safety of the traveling public. We have already seen that the former Managing Director of the Konkan Railway Corporation, B. Rajaram, whose brain child the

[Goanet] MONORAIL OR SKYBUS - THE HIDDEN AGENDA (Part I)

2005-10-10 Thread Averthan D'Souza
MONORAIL OR SKYBUS - THE HIDDEN AGENDA. Averthanus L. D’Souza. There is more to the controversy about Monorail versus Skybus than meets the ordinary eye. The Rane government’s decision to call for ‘Expressions of Interest’ for the construction of a monorail system in Goa,

[Goanet] Mopa versus Dabolim debate.

2005-09-25 Thread Averthan D'Souza
Dear Editor, It is a good sign thata public debateis being carried on in the Press about whether Goa should have another Airport at Mopa. Let us hope that those who are to make the eventual decision on this issue will take into consideration the points of view expressed in the Press. The

[Goanet] Healthy introspection

2005-09-16 Thread Averthan D'Souza
I hope that this article is not a one shot affair, but that it heralds a wider critical introspection by Goa's newspapers and journals. Like many other (so- called) 'professions' which have abandoned their visions and their commitment to ethical values, journalism too seems to have succumbed