[Goanet] Religion, elections... Goa

2017-01-30 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا 
Goa Church finds state government ‘unconcerned’ about the poor
http://indianexpress.com/elections/goa-assembly-elections-2017/goa-church-
finds-state-government-unconcerned-about-the-poor-4499833/

Goa Church cautions against threat to democracy, dissent
http://www.ucanindia.in/news/goa-church-cautions-against-
threat-to-democracy-dissent/33962/daily

Catholics' political clout wanes in Goa
http://www.ucanindia.in/news/catholics-political-clout-
wanes-in-goa/33953/daily
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[Goanet-News] Religion, elections... Goa

2017-01-30 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا 
Goa Church finds state government ‘unconcerned’ about the poor
http://indianexpress.com/elections/goa-assembly-elections-2017/goa-church-
finds-state-government-unconcerned-about-the-poor-4499833/

Goa Church cautions against threat to democracy, dissent
http://www.ucanindia.in/news/goa-church-cautions-against-
threat-to-democracy-dissent/33962/daily

Catholics' political clout wanes in Goa
http://www.ucanindia.in/news/catholics-political-clout-
wanes-in-goa/33953/daily
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[Goanet] DEA “Chief Propagandist” Says Agency Knows Cannabis Is Safe

2017-01-30 Thread Fidibus 

http://www.activistpost.com/2017/01/dea-chief-propagandist-says-agency-knows-cannabis-safe-keeps-illegal-profit.html

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[Goanet] SENIOR GOVT OFFICER ISSUED SHOW CAUSE FOR PARTICIPATING IN BJP CAMPAIGN

2017-01-30 Thread Aires Rodrigues 
A senior Goa Government officer Balkrishna S. Borkar has been issued a show
cause notice for openly campaigning for the BJP.  Balkrishna Borkar is the
Managing Director of Goa Electronics Ltd which is a subsidiary of Economic
Development Corporation (EDC). He is also the Deputy General Manager at EDC.



In a complaint to the Chief Electoral Officer yesterday, photographic
evidence was submitted that Balkrishna Borkar on Friday 27th January was
seen next to Panaji candidate Sidharth Kuncalienkar at the BJP campaign at
Miramar Beach which was held from 6.45 am to 7.30 am where free breakfast
was served.



It is a matter of great concern that government employees including some
senior officers are in blatant violation of law participating in the
election campaigning for the 4th February Goa Assembly elections. Immediate
action has been sought that Balkrishna Borkar be forthwith suspended so
that it acts as a deterrent to other officers venturing in violating the
Model code of Conduct.



Aires Rodrigues

Advocate High Court

C/G-2, Shopping Complex

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Ribandar – Goa – 403006

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[Goanet] Fw: A Brief History of Our Background

2017-01-30 Thread Con Menezes 





































  
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[Goanet] VOTE FOR DEMOCRACY

2017-01-30 Thread Aires Rodrigues 
This is a wake-up call to all voters in the forthcoming  Goa Assembly
elections. A vote for the BJP will only strengthen the already despotic
dictator Narendra Modi and further weaken our democracy, leading this
country to further chaos and destruction.



The scams under the BJP continue galore but besides this Narendra Modi is a
danger for our very constitutional democracy as we are moving towards
dictatorship. Our freedom is being taken away slowly while we are being
taken for granted.



In 2014 Narendra Modi had promised the moon but all those promises have
been proved to be fake. Today he is even controlling and manipulating the
Reserve Bank of India, CBI and other autonomous bodies and even trying to
infringe on the Independence of the Judiciary. So do not further weaken our
democracy by voting for the BJP.

Aires Rodrigues

Advocate High Court

C/G-2, Shopping Complex

Ribandar Retreat,

Ribandar – Goa – 403006

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Re: [Goanet] The Quebec City shooting.

2017-01-30 Thread Mervyn Lobo 
Roland Francis wrote:
The shooters are now identified as Alexandre Bisonnette and Mohamed Khadir. No 
motive has yet been ascribed or speculated to the killings, but the thought 
that occurs to me is that the name Khadir is Shia and a train of thought that 
follow from that. As to Bisonnette, there is no shortage of crazies all over.

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Roland,Fox News reports that there was only one shooter. 
Maybe you got your info from Tiger News but I am told they specialize in 
'Alternative Facts.' 
MervynP.S. Another good source of 'Alternative Facts' is the US 
Commander-in-Tweet.

[Goanet] Los Angelos Times Immigrant Stories.

2017-01-30 Thread Con Menezes 


http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-trump-immigrant-stories/

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[Goanet] Trump fires acting attorney general who defied immigration ban.

2017-01-30 Thread Con Menezes 
  
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-31/trump-fires-acting-attorney-general-who-defied-immigration-ban-iykwkot4

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[Goanet] Corruption in India.

2017-01-30 Thread Con Menezes 
 Just one of the many stories.  
   https://www.transparency.org/news/story/power_of_the_crowd

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[Goanet] Weekend in Hermitage

2017-01-30 Thread Gilbert Lawrence 
Gayle,
It was so nice meeting you and Rhonda. I hope you had a good time the next day 
at the dome in Thiel College.  
We spent Saturday night where you and John would be right at home.  It was an 
evening at St. Joseph Church in Sharon.  After Saturday mass, there was an 
evening of Irish music and song with Irish food, tap dancers from the school in 
Youngstown and bag pipe players.
Thanks for sending me Dr. Proctor's email address.  I will drop him an e-line.
The dance place Ohio that we attend on Friday is Avon Oaks and it is located on 
Rt 422 in Girard, Ohio.Even if one is not a ballroom dancer, it is a great way 
to spend an evening and see some good dancing with professional and competitive 
dancers.  At this place the audience gets a first row seats to enjoy the 
various dance moves.  For five bucks its great four hours of stylish 
entertainment.
In two weeks, Utica will have its own version o f "Dancing with the Stars".  
This year, Meena and I will be one of the dance couples for this annual fund 
raiser.  For information on this event see:

http://thecatholicsun.com/2016/02/18/dancing-the-night-away-at-the-good-news-center/

Keep in touch
Regards to you and John.
Gilbert

[Goanet] Dumb Little Man:..........Tips for Life.

2017-01-30 Thread Con Menezes 

   
http://www.dumblittleman.com/eliminate-fear/?utm_source=feedburner_medium=email_campaign=Feed%3A+DumbLittleMan+%28Dumb+Little+Man+-+tips+for+life%29

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[Goanet] Easy listening selection.......Manana.............Edmundo Ros.

2017-01-30 Thread Con Menezes 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3INi3yzzNw

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[Goanet] The fredom that refugees once found here.

2017-01-30 Thread Con Menezes 

  
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-freedom-that-refugees-once-found-here?mbid=nl_170130_Daily=30219800=10330938=MTMzMTgzMDkwNjU5S0=1082494302=MTA4MjQ5NDMwMgS2

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[Goanet] Ten Indian cities with the worst traffic jams.

2017-01-30 Thread Con Menezes 
   
https://blog.goibibo.com/2015/12/10-indian-cities-worst-traffic-jams/

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[Goanet] Rather interesting discussion on PIL (public-interest litigation) ... in case you missed it

2017-01-30 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا 
The Politics of Public Interest Litigation in Post-Emergency India by Anuj
Bhuwania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgyN63onnM4=1048s
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Re: [Goanet] OFFTOPIC - A Clarifying Moment

2017-01-30 Thread Santosh Helekar 
MD mmdmello at gmail.com  wrote on Mon Jan 30 08:29:38 PST 2017
>
>Jeb's supporters financed the Trump  'golden showers' dossier compiled by 
>British James Bond'000' Christopher Steele, but Jeb lost interest after he 
>lost the primary against Trump then Democrats wanted it
>

Here is another clarifying moment on the global threat:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/27/mystery-death-ex-kgb-chief-linked-mi6-spys-dossier-donald-trump/

Cheers,

Santosh


On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 11:05 PM, Santosh Helekar  wrote:
> https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/a-clarifying-moment-in-american-history/514868/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Santosh



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[Goanet] Subject: THE SOTREO ZATRA

2017-01-30 Thread MD 
THE SOTREO ZATRA


The zatra, which takes place around December/January every year, is also
known as sotreo after the brightly-coloured, heavily bedecked umbrellas
which are carried in a procession. The procession winds through at least
six kilometers of impossibly narrow village lanes and thorny forest bushes,
making stops at different houses, even some belonging to Catholics. The
procession is said to be a tracing of the route by which the idol was
transported to its current site centuries ago. The palanquin of the deity
is taken to the original site of the temple demolished by the Portuguese
during the Cuncolim Revolt. The procession led by 12 umbrella carrying men
representing the 12 communities of Cuncolim, whose ancestors had moved the
idol to Fatorpa. Then, it's taken back to the present-day temple complex.
(Link:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/The-goddess-of-dreams/articleshow/41813057.cms
)



Sources claim the Zatra procession with drum sounds/shields stopped for
rest at Velliapura Royal residence at Kadamba King Jayakeshi I Royal
compound at Velim, before they proceeded to Assolna, the end point, via a
place now known as 'bostoli suvaat.' Oral tradition has it that some
Portuguese priests or St. Francis Xavier himself lived in an outhouse room
in 1530s and because of this the procession route was diverted to another
way and the room was called 'bostoli suvaat' and nobody used that
room/place at the outer boundary of the village until villagers agreed to
build a church there. When time came to name the church the Carambolim
settlers in Velim wanted to name the church after St. John Baptist but
Velim villagers objected and named the church as St. Francis Xavier.

Any feedback on this will be appreciated.

MD

[Goanet] How criminal is your politician? ADR to release report....

2017-01-30 Thread Goanet News 
-- Forwarded message --
From: ADR India  Date: 30 January 2017 at
15:40 Subject: [National Election Watch] INVITE: Press
Conference by ADR and Goa Election Watch on 'Goa Assembly
Elections 2017:Criminal, Financial, and other background
details of Candidates of all Political Parties.' 31st Jan,
2017, 3:00 PM, Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hall,
Panaji

Dear Friends,

You are cordially invited for a Press Conference organized by
Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Goa Election
Watch to release a comprehensive report on 'Goa Assembly
Elections 2017: Criminal, Financial, Educational, Gender and
Age details of Candidates of all Political Parties'.

The report will cover analysis of criminal, financial and
other background details of the candidates of all political
parties contesting this election and shall be based on the
inputs provided by the candidates in their sworn affidavits
with their nomination papers. Maj. Gen. Anil Verma (Retd.),
Head of ADR, will be present among others to discuss the
report and interact with the members of the press.

Details of the Press Conference:
Topic: Goa Assembly Elections 2017: Criminal, Financial,
Educational, Gender and Age details of Candidates of all
Political Parties

Venue: Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hall, Panaji
Date: 31st Jan, 2017: Tuesday
Time: 3:00 PM


Yours sincerely,
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011 4165 4200,
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Prof. Jagdeep Chhokar
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[Goanet-News] How criminal is your politician? ADR to release report....

2017-01-30 Thread Goanet News 
-- Forwarded message --
From: ADR India  Date: 30 January 2017 at
15:40 Subject: [National Election Watch] INVITE: Press
Conference by ADR and Goa Election Watch on 'Goa Assembly
Elections 2017:Criminal, Financial, and other background
details of Candidates of all Political Parties.' 31st Jan,
2017, 3:00 PM, Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hall,
Panaji

Dear Friends,

You are cordially invited for a Press Conference organized by
Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Goa Election
Watch to release a comprehensive report on 'Goa Assembly
Elections 2017: Criminal, Financial, Educational, Gender and
Age details of Candidates of all Political Parties'.

The report will cover analysis of criminal, financial and
other background details of the candidates of all political
parties contesting this election and shall be based on the
inputs provided by the candidates in their sworn affidavits
with their nomination papers. Maj. Gen. Anil Verma (Retd.),
Head of ADR, will be present among others to discuss the
report and interact with the members of the press.

Details of the Press Conference:
Topic: Goa Assembly Elections 2017: Criminal, Financial,
Educational, Gender and Age details of Candidates of all
Political Parties

Venue: Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hall, Panaji
Date: 31st Jan, 2017: Tuesday
Time: 3:00 PM


Yours sincerely,
Maj. Gen. Anil Verma (Retd.)
Head - NEW/ADR,
011 4165 4200,
+91 88264 79910
anilve...@adrindia.org

Prof. Jagdeep Chhokar
IIM Ahmedabad (Retd.)
Founder Member & Trustee - NEW/ADR,
+91 6 20944
jchho...@gmail.com

Prof. Trilochan Sastry
Founder Member & Trustee – NEW/ADR,
+91 94483 53285
triloch...@iimb.ernet.in

Shri Bhaskar Assoldekar
State Coordinator – Goa Election Watch,
+91 98203 53159
vibhanatu...@hotmail.com

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Re: [Goanet] Subject: OFFTOPIC - A Clarifying Moment

2017-01-30 Thread Jose 
> On Jan 30, 2017, at 11:29 AM, MD  wrote:
> 
> Eliot Cohen served both the father and son Bush presidents and must be angry 
> Trump bumped out 'low energy' Jeb. On May 3, 2016 Cohen wrote on Washington 
> post: 

Dear MDI will not comment on the Washington Post, a newspaper I previously 
enjoyed reading.  

Eliot Cohen is an accomplished Professor in the US, and reportedly, an expert 
on the Middle East. I remember him best as a strong proponent of the Toppling 
and Replacement of Saddam. We all know how that went. Sadly, I believe that the 
West is quite unaware of the intricacies of the Middle East.

Personally, I am hopeful that the Donald will NOT get into unprovoked wars with 
other nations. 

jc

[Goanet] Mining truck owners urge companies to hire vehicles again

2017-01-30 Thread samir umarye 

BICHOLIM: At least 130 truck owners from Pali mines have urged the companies 
and the government to hire their trucks once again, which were thrown out by 
calling them as ‘ outsiders’. Speaking at a press conference truck owners of 
two mining company from Pali stated that the company has asked them to stop 
work by calling them outsiders. The truck owners who are asked to stop work are 
from Surla, Tivim, Ponda, Bicholim and other areas.

A truck owner Vishwanath Mandrekar stated that their trucks are with the 
company since more than 20 years and it is surprising that the company has now 
given such as excuse to stop their trucks.

“ Most of the truck owners are with the company since last more than 20 years.

The company should have at least allowed one truck of the owner so that their 
families would not be facing financial problems,” Mandrekar said.

Vishnu Kambli, another truck owner, stated that after the resumption of mining 
they were hoping that they would get some work but even that hope has been 
dashed because of the order of the company.

“ We demand with the company that they should reinstate our trucks before the 
elections,” Kambli said.

Raghunath Parab, Vishram Naik, Mandar Samant and others were present for the 
press conference.

[Goanet] MURDERING THE MAHATMA TODAY! by Fr Cedric Prakash sj(30January2017)

2017-01-30 Thread Robin Viegas 
From: b sabha 


From: Fr. Cedric Prakash sj 
>







MURDERING THE MAHATMA TODAY!

-  Fr Cedric Prakash sj*



January 30th 1948 will remain etched forever in the conscience of the nation. 
On that fateful day at evening prayer, Mahatma Gandhi fell to the bullets of 
his assassin Nathuram Godse, in Delhi. Godse represented the fascist, fanatic, 
fundamentalist and ‘feku’ forces, which abhorred the values for which Gandhi, 
espoused all his life and particularly the idea of an inclusive, pluralistic 
and secular India. These forces unfortunately are still very alive in India and 
in several parts of the world today!



There are certainly those who disagreed with Gandhi during his lifetime and 
there are many who disagree with his philosophy and his methodology even today. 
Nevertheless, few will be able to contest the fact that Gandhi was a man of 
principles who lived and died for a cause. His life was frugal and exemplary 
and unlike several politicians today, he did not care leave alone crave, for 
the privileges and the trappings of power.



In his lifetime, he internalized and propagated two cherished values TRUTH 
(Satyagraha) and NONVIOLENCE (Ahimsa). This twin doctrine is today more than 
ever needed, as sizeable sections of India and other parts of the world fall 
easy prey to falsehood and hate; to divisiveness and violence.  Gandhi believed 
in the spirituality of inclusiveness. For him, the Hindu Scriptures ‘the 
Bhagvad Gita’ and Jesus’ “Sermon on the Mount”(particularly the section on the 
‘Beatitudes’)had to be read and meditated upon simultaneously since he was 
convinced that they resonated with one another. He refers to this in his 
autobiography ‘My Experiment with Truth’

There was plenty of violence and bloodshed in the run –up to India’s 
independence. Gandhi truly desired an undivided India, in which Hindus and 
Muslims would live in peace and harmony. In October 1946, he spent weeks in 
Naokhali (today in Bangla Desh) literally bringing to a halt, in a non-violent 
way, massacres and mayhem between the two communities. On August 15 1947, as 
India celebrated her independence, there were no celebrations for Gandhi; he 
was back in Calcutta with his protégé Abdul Ghaffar Khan. He encouraged people 
to be non-violent and peaceful; he himself prayed, fasted and spun yarn. Those 
actions of his had a profound impact on the people- peace was restored. When C 
Rajagopalachari, the first Governor- General of Independent India, visited and 
congratulated Gandhi for restoring peace in the city, Gandhi said he would not 
be satisfied "until Hindus and Muslims felt safe in one another's company and 
returned to their own homes to life as before." He sincerely cared for those 
who were forcibly displaced.
On the day Gandhi was assassinated Pandit Nehru, India’s Prime Minister in an 
emotional address to the nation said, “the light has gone out of our lives and 
there is darkness everywhere! “He was just stating a fact. Darkness continues 
to envelop a good part of the world today; the very forces that murdered Gandhi 
continue to murder all that he epitomized. True there are some hypocritical 
gestures like usurping the place of Gandhi at the spinning wheel, for a picture 
on an official calendar. Gandhi never subscribed to showmanship nor was he 
arrogant. He fought against sectarianism and racism and would have left no 
stone unturned today to take sides with the refugees and other forcibly 
displaced people of the world.
Indian Catholics will observe a “Day of Peace” on January 30th. Significantly, 
in a message for the Fiftieth World Day of Peace (celebrated officially on 
January 1st 2017) entitled ‘Nonviolence: A Style of Politics for Peace’, Pope 
Francis emphatically states that, “violence is not the cure for our broken 
world.” He calls for a new style of politics built on peace and nonviolence, 
and at the same time for disarmament and the eradication of nuclear weapons. 
Both Mahatma Gandhi and Abdul Ghaffar Khan are referred to in this message as 
icons of nonviolence and peace. We certainly have much to learn from them.
The world today is in a turmoil as never before. In ways both subtle and 
direct; through discriminatory policies and executive orders; through 
manipulations and coercions, we witness the gradual break-up of our world, even 
as hasty and unwanted walls are built to keep people out. We need to do all we 
can to prevent the triumph of these forces who are inimical to the cherished 
ideals and values of Gandhi, the Apostle of Nonviolence. We must cry halt to 
their murderous march now!
30th January 2017

Fr. Cedric Prakash sj
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[Goanet] Pawar asks people to send home BJP, Cong for closing mining

2017-01-30 Thread samir umarye 
BICHOLIM: The NCP President Sharad Pawar has urged the people to send home both 
the BJP and the Congress, the former for stopping mining and the latter for 
supporting it.

Addressing a public meeting in Sanquelim on Sunday, Pawar said, “ Today in 
Sanquelim there is mining problem and former chief minister Manohar Parrikar is 
responsible for the same. As mining was stopped abruptly, the same way 
demonetisation was done. About 11 crore people stood in queue for getting their 
own money. Everywhere in the world we were made a laughing stock.” “ Even 
though Goa is small, it is famous all over the world. It is because of the Goan 
culture, secularism and all these aspects have been preserved in the State. 
There is need to preserve it,” Pawar said.

Sanquelim NCP candidate Pratap Gawas came down on Parrikar heavily saying that 
he “ is not concerned with the defence of the country.” Party General Secretary 
Praful Patel said, “ Congress has always tried to avoid people. In Goa, there 
are several problems including mining, regional plan and other issues which are 
kept hanging since last several years. BJP did not implement RP as they wanted 
to make money.” He informed that he had given sanction for Mopa airport, when 
he was the minister for civil aviation in the UPA government led by then prime 
minister Manmohan Singh.

Maharastra Mahila President Chitra Wagh said that BJP failed to fulfil even a 
single promise at the State and national level.

Meanwhile, addressing an election rally in Vasco, Pawar accused Prime Minister 
Narendra Modi of missing important issues in his speech at Goa.

PARTY MEETING

[Goanet] The Quebec City shooting.

2017-01-30 Thread Roland Francis 
Quebec City the capital of Quebec province, is a beautiful place, which 
includes old Quebec, a heritage city fortified with a wall, steeped in European 
charm with magnificent structures on cobblestoned streets.

It is not a sacred city like Rome's Vatican or anything, but it's hard to 
imagine an alien resident presence here except for visitors and tourists.

Therefore the indiscriminate shooting of Muslims praying at an Islamic Cultural 
Centre aka Mosque, resulting in 6 deaths and many injured, is a shock to all 
Canadians. Thanks to free flowing Saudi money and Wahhabi zeal, such religious 
places have popped up all over the developed world. Part of their stated 
doctrine of converting the world to Islam.

I digress.

The shooters are now identified as Alexandre Bisonnette and Mohamed Khadir. No 
motive has yet been ascribed or speculated to the killings, but the thought 
that occurs to me is that the name Khadir is Shia and a train of thought that 
follow from that. As to Bisonnette, there is no shortage of crazies all over.

Roland Francis
Toronto.

[Goanet] A pungent political pickle

2017-01-30 Thread Eugene Correia 
My column In today's OHeraldo

A  pungent politcal pickle

Eugene Correoa

With just a few days left before D-Day, the voter has some time to wade
through the political minefield. It’s mind-boggling that there are more
than 200 candidates for the 40 seats. For the uncommitted voter, the task
isn’t going to be easy in choosing his or her candidate. Pity the
independent voter. Obviously, he or she will have to shift the chaff from
the wheat. Many project themselves as squeaky-clean but once elected they
show their true colours.

The voter may face a Hobson’s choice, but the voter must choose. NOTA is
one of the choice, but technically it’s an invalid vote. Voting NOTA means
the voter isn’t prudent enough.. Instead, the voter is a shame to
democracy. Goans cannot be said to be politically naïve, and, therefore,
they should be able to see through the maze and vote for the right
candidate.

The election scenario can be said to be a pungent political pickle or
sorpotel, that favourite Christian Goans’ dish, which could be termed as
witches’ cauldron, depending on one’s political view. Besides the BJP and
the Congress, there are many other newcomers into this unholy mix. The
entry of AAP has raised eyebrows, and perhaps hopes. Will Goa be another
Delhi?

During the campaign, Goans may have found the floor-crossing or
party-hopping either amusing or nauseating. We can call it, “Ailo Pedru,
Ghelo Pedru” to give it Konkani equivalent of “Aya Ram, Gaya Ram.” The
major split in alliance between BJP and MGP is something out of the blue.
The parties were comfy twins. It seems like MGP didn’t want to play second
fiddle to BJP anymore. Worse was the nagging fight between the BJP and the
RSS, with the latter’s chief Subhas Velingkar having retaliated by driving
a deep wedge into the Sangh Parivar family after he was shown the door.

Why is the RSS gung-ho on the Medium of Instruction (MoI), when Marathi and
Konkani have been kept alive by those who have been using the languages
widely in their daily lives? Since this issue gave birth to the Goa
Suraksha Manch (GSM), a political outfit of  Velingkar’s Bharatiya Bhasha
Suraksha Manch (BBSM), it seems inevitable that the MGP joined hands with
the GSM, as both have common agenda. There was no point for Shiv Sena to
stray into the language politics and give the issue a trident (say,
Trishul) dimension. Aren’t Goans wary of this ‘language politics”?

Notwithstanding the “fringe” parties, the addition of parties led by MLAs,
such as Goa Forward by Vijay Sardesai,  the United Goans Party by Atanasio
Monserrate, and the Goa Su-Raj Party (GRSP) by Francisco Xavier Pacheco
have created a unpalatable unpalatable soup.  Does Pacheco’s deserting Goa
Vikas Party mean that he didn’t want the party to be a silent supporter of
BJP? Will Nuvem give Pacheco a last chance that he begged for and help GSRP
make maiden entry into the hallowed hall of the assembly?

The eclipse of United Goans Democratic Party (UDGP) from the electoral map
is unbelievable. A party that hoped to replicate the United Goans Party, is
badly wounded. By spurning both Pacheco and Monserrate’s return to the
fold, a rift between the two brothers-in-law, Anacleto Viegas and Radharao
Gracias, doesn’t bode well for the party.

Deeply wounded too but carrying on gamely is Churchill Alemao, founder of
UGDP. A never-say-die politician, Churchill has seen the best and the worst
of days. To have risen to be the CM, however short, he remains an enigma in
Goan politics. As we see the trend of changing political parties at the
drop of a hat, none can beat Churchill. Churchill’s quest for power seems
unquenchable. Driven helter-skelter in the political winds as they were
unleashed during the campaigns, Churchill had to settle into the safe haven
of NCP.

Shattered in the last elections, the Alemao family isn’t used to living in
political wilderness. If Benaulim, where his daughter, Valanka, came a
cropper in 2012, Churchill hopes to teach his friends-turned-rivals a
lesson as well avenge his daughter’s defeat at the hands of Cajetan (Caitu)
D’Silva, and Joaquim wins, the family score against Congress would be
settled.

The widespread problems that resulted from the internal warfare in both the
Congress and BJP should affect both parties at the hustings. That the
anti-BJP parties failed to weave an alliance seems a mammoth failure,
particularly since Congress wants to wrest power back from the BJP. It is
obvious that there is “leadership deficit” in both parties, more so in the
BJP with a vague message from Amit shah that Parrikar would be in charge of
the BJP if the party wins. It’s an indictment of Laxmikant Parsekar.

Some of the candidates from the national parties who held power in past
times do not inspire confidence. To counter the charge that the Congress is
a party of grand-parents, Luizinho Faleiro wanted a crop of fresh faces.
It’s not new wine in old bottles, but old wine in old bottlesIt’s
realpolitik at work in both the

[Goanet] Subject: OFFTOPIC - A Clarifying Moment

2017-01-30 Thread MD 
Eliot Cohen served both the father and son Bush presidents and must be
angry Trump bumped out 'low energy' Jeb. On May 3, 2016 Cohen wrote on
Washington post: "Donald Trump, a man utterly unfit for the position by
temperament, values and policy preferences, will be the Republican nominee
for president" and preferred a third party candidate. Cohen—helped to
organize letters signed by foreign policy experts denouncing Trump as unfit
for office—calls the election results "dreadful." On Nov 15, he tweeted:
"After exchange w Trump transition team, changed my recommendation: stay
away. They're angry, arrogant, screaming "you LOST!" Will be ugly." — Eliot
A Cohen (@EliotACohen) which drew widespread attention. Perhaps he was
trying for a job and was told to get lost. Sour grapes!
Jeb's supporters financed the Trump  'golden showers' dossier compiled by
British James Bond'000' Christopher Steele, but Jeb lost interest after he
lost the primary against Trump then Democrats wanted it.
MD

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Cheers,

Santosh

Re: [Goanet] Can't help appreciating Justin Trudeau's stand...

2017-01-30 Thread Jose 
On Jan 29, 2017, at 8:08 PM, Jim Fernandes  wrote:
> 
> To Trudeau - Here's another one for you. India has millions of poor people 
> wanting to dump their country and come to Canada. Please open up your borders 
> and take them too! I challenge your hypocrisy.

I often wonder if it is NOT all a Ponzi scheme ie getting new and young 
Immigrant folks to Work and Pay High Taxes to subsidise the cost (esp) of 
health care (and other expenses ) for the ageing Canadians.

So, I cannot envision Canada taking in the poor Indians. 

I wonder, however, what effect the Moroccan ( if true) story will affect the 
young PM.

jc

[Goanet] TRAVELOGUE: Thailand Video Travel Guide.

2017-01-30 Thread Con Menezes 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApygRwCkjFA

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[Goanet] Water, Cells & Life by Dr. Gerald Pollack

2017-01-30 Thread Con Menezes 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9UC0chfXcg

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[Goanet] Easy listening selection.........Tum Mojem Sukh.......Alfred Rose.

2017-01-30 Thread Con Menezes 


https://radiogoa.info/songs/konkani-song-tum-mojem-sukh-alfred-rose/

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Re: [Goanet] Goanet - Stop Dual Citizenship (Roland Francis) >2

2017-01-30 Thread Patrice Riemens 

re:


Nein, nein, nein.
Eine Nation.

Roland Francis
Toronto.


And why not think about no nation altogether? After all, it's merely a 
'memleket' as the Ottomans had well understood in their heydays ...


Donald Trump is the personification of closed borders and one nation 
nationalism - before turning against itself. Menawhile, kiss free travel 
Good Bye (as BJP India's - in many ways the precursor, and possibly the 
Donald's guru, in this, did long ago. Should be food for thought, for 
Goans especially.)


Doewie, p+5D!

Re: [Goanet] Can't help appreciating Justin Trudeau's stand...

2017-01-30 Thread Mervyn Lobo 
Frederick FN Noronha wrote:
Wonder what our Goan community who were forced to leave Uganda feel of this now:
QUOTE
Justin TrudeauVerified account‏@JustinTrudeau
Follow More
To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you,
regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada

UNQUOTE
--
FN,Justin approval ratings are at par with that of dj Trump. 
The difference is that Trump has been in office a few days and Justin a little 
longer.
The other difference between the two is that one welcomes immigrants from the 
Middle East to the country while the other is a scary cat. Justin will go to 
the airport and personally provide immigrants with clothes, food, etc. Canadian 
Churches actively sponsor refuge/immigrant families and the mind set is, well, 
different than that in the USA.
I am not sure how well you understand the Canadian electoral system but Justin 
has such a majority that he does not have to worry about elections for another 
four years. Trump, whether he know it or not, does not have to worry about 
elections in four years either. 
I can guarantee you he will not be around to contest them.
Mervyn
   
 

Re: [Goanet] How a Goan startup founder created a hostel chain and then did something unexpected (Radhika P Nair, YourStory.com)

2017-01-30 Thread Ricky @ Online -- Goa. 

Small clarification.

The link to this story was originally discovered and posted by Basil (of 
Smart Information Systems - now in UK) to our Goa IT Professionals Whatsapp 
Group. I looked it up and thought it fit to re-post to FaceBook etc. So 
Credit for this should be given to him - not me; Yes?


Thanx. Ricky

At 01:34 AM 30-01-2017, Goanet Reader wrote:

How a Goan startup founder created a hostel chain and then
did something unexpected

RADHIKA P NAIR

The Hostel Crowd gives the
picky backpacker a feature-rich
hostel experience

=== Snip ===

So there you have it -- sometimes a startup hero's journey
doesn't end with running the company he founded; it could
just be one of the many pit stops in life.Â

Website:
http://thehostelcrowd.com/

Radhika P Nair: Radhika’s passion for writing led her to
choose journalism as her career while still in high school.
In her over decade-long career, Radhika has been a television
journalist, a travel writer and a newspaper reporter. Her
last stint was as Special Correspondent at The Economic
Times, where she reported on startups and broke numerous
e-commerce and startup news stories. Her love for long form
writing, analysis and startups has brought her to YourStory,
where she is Editor-Research.

https://m.yourstory.com/2017/01/the-hostel-crowd/

HAT TIP to Ricky for the link. Share an interesting Goa-related story with 
us, and we'll pass it on to the rest of the Goan world  Goanet, 
building links since 1994.

[Goanet] OFFTOPIC - A Clarifying Moment

2017-01-30 Thread Santosh Helekar 
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/a-clarifying-moment-in-american-history/514868/

Cheers,

Santosh

Re: [Goanet] Goanet - Stop Dual Citizenship (Roland Francis) >

2017-01-30 Thread Jose 
Roland Francis  wrote:
"I can see this woman paying taxes nowhere and getting benefits from all three. 
I can see the immigration authorities of three countries scratching their heads 
to see how they can extradite her if she commits a crime in one of the three 
countries and resides in one of the other two."

Dear Roland,

Please see https://www.irs.gov/businesses/income-from-abroad-is-taxable

jc
ps: For crime''she" will just have to do the time !

[Goanet] Goacom Newsclips on 30 January 2017

2017-01-30 Thread goacom newsclips 
Goacom Newsclips

Secular forces are coming together, says Khaunte
Independent candidate from Porvorim, Rohan Khaunte on Sunday said that there is 
a strong anti-BJP wave in Goa due to which the question
Click here to read more...  http://bit.ly/2kEo3UK

Goa’s mini India needs MEGA development
Famous as mini India of Goa, Vasco constituency is also one of the cities that 
was properly planned during the Portuguese era.
Click here to read more...  http://bit.ly/2ki41SP

Madkaikar slams critics for ‘baseless allegations’
BJP’s Cumbharjua candidate Pandurang Madkaikar on Sunday hit out at his 
detractors saying they cannot defeat him hence they are making baseless 
allegations.
Click here to read more...  http://bit.ly/2jIIDoz

Fadnavis touts stable govt as achievement
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis addressed a public meeting at 
Sanguem on Sunday.
Click here to read more...  http://bit.ly/2kJdmUg

Shiv Sena holds road show in Cuncolim
Shiv Sena youth leader Aditya Thakre participated in a road show at Cuncolim 
organised by party workers in support of their candidate Devendra Desai,
Click here to read more...  http://bit.ly/2kJ6uGq

Digvijay slams Modi
All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary and Member of Parliament 
Digvijay Singh on Saturday 
Click here to read more...  http://bit.ly/2ki2eg4

BJP manifesto aims at conning Goans: Cong
Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) Chief Spokesperson of Media Sunil 
Kawthankar on Sunday
Click here to read more...  http://bit.ly/2ki7Bfy

Mining truck owners urge companies to hire vehicles again
At least 130 truck owners from Pali mines have urged the companies and the 
government to hire their trucks once again,
Click here to read more...  http://bit.ly/2k7OSkx

Two Goa-based officers awarded military medals on Republic Day
Two Goa-based officers of the Indian Navy were awarded medals at the 68th 
Republic Day anniversary in New Delhi for their service.
Click here to read more...  http://bit.ly/2kJh14d

Pawar asks people to send home BJP, Cong for closing mining
The NCP President Sharad Pawar has urged the people to send home both the BJP 
and the Congress,
Click here to read more...  http://bit.ly/2kikntZ

Rahul’s public meeting in Mapusa today
All India Congress Committee (AICC) Vice President Rahul Gandhi would be 
addressing a public meeting in Mapusa on Monday at 4 in the evening.
Click here to read more...  http://bit.ly/2kKnfg6

Collector asked to file FIR against Kejriwal
Following directions from Election Commission of India (ECI), the Chief 
Electoral Office (CEO) Goa has asked district administration- North to file an 
FIR against
Click here to read more...  http://bit.ly/2jleGw1

BJP manifesto lays thrust on employment, infrastructure
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday released its manifesto for the 
February 4 assembly polls laying more thrust on infrastructure development and 
employment.
Click here to read more...  http://bit.ly/2k7PN4q

Milind Naik’s office raided, ` 53,000 seized
Election Commission appointed Expenditure observer Saumya Pandye Jain  
conducted a raid on Power Minister Milind Naik’s office on Sunday evening 
following a complaint.According to the information,
Click here to read more...  http://bit.ly/2jIBIM1

‘BJP’s arrogance brew resentment’
Despite getting a simple majority in 2012, BJP has not been able to deliver in 
Goa, MGP leader Ramakrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar told TOI. Now, post the 2017 
polls,
Click here to read more...  http://bit.ly/2kJaqae

Click below link to read more articles
goacom.com/

[Goanet] A GOAN EXCELS

2017-01-30 Thread Aires Rodrigues 
Our very own Arvind Gawas, IPS, now Senior SP at Puducherry has been
awarded "National Award for 2016" by Election Commission of India for Best
Electoral Practices for Security Management.

A proud moment for Goa with this meritorious achievement by the son of our
soil.


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

Re: [Goanet] As Donald Trump denies climate change...these kids are dying of it.

2017-01-30 Thread Jim Fernandes 

I DO NOT support Trump on every little thing he says or does. But the lefties 
are hurting themselves by going after stupid arguments. What has Trump got to 
do with kids dying of climate change? The man got into his seat barely a week 
ago ... Any sense in this head line? I guess the jobless guys have not much to 
do ...

I haven't read this article and I deliberately avoid reading similar crap.

I am all for good environment and leaving a better planet for our children. But 
I'd also like to think I am a better than average debater and a better informed 
world citizen. Therefore, for a change, I'd like to take the other side. If 
someone wants to challenge me on this ... please go ahead ...

I say, climate change is good. It has always been that way as it helps only the 
best to survive and thrive. We have studied this phenomenon in school and we 
called it Natural Selection.

Without climate change, you and I would not be sitting here and having this 
INTERNET exchange. Imagine, there was no asteroid slamming the Earth 65 million 
years ago that wiped out the great dinosaurs and almost every other life form 
with it. There would be zero chance for humans to evolve with the great 
monsters ruling the planet. It's only because the dinosaurs perished with the 
resulting climate change, the little mammals got a chance to thrive and allowed 
us to evolve into humans.

Ha ha ha ha ...

How about the various Ice Ages in Earth's past?

There have been several ice ages that came and went - well before modern humans 
ever got a chance to evolve. Our planet has been doing this naturally for 
hundreds of thousands of years before humans ever had a chance to evolve. 
Therefore, why suddenly shift the blame onto humans for climate change?

Did the life forms on Earth not survive, evolve and thrive for hundreds of 
thousands of years before human evolution? So what's the big deal if we see a 
few degree changes in Earth's atmosphere caused by humans? Even the most recent 
Ice Age that ended some 10,000 years ago, had zero human hand in ending it. So 
why blame humans (or Trump who has been America's president for barely a week) 
for making the planet warmer?

During the most recent Ice Age, most of North America - including the land I am 
sitting on (in NY) was under at least one mile thick of ice over it. How did 
the ice melt? 

Certainly, the few hundred thousand humans who lived on the planet did not 
cause the most recent ice age to end as they did not have the technology to do 
it 10,000 years ago. Back then, they could barely create fire!!! 

I believe it is the tilt of the Earth as well as the wandering Earth's magnetic 
poles / Earth's pole reverals are causing the periodic climatic changes which 
in turn drive the pattern of periodic ice ages.

To read more of what I just said, go to:

http://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/climate-change/

https://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012-poleReversal.html

Jim Fernandes
Scarsdale, NY.



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