not been a problem in
Goa.
The Goan public are no fools. Ram-Rahim-Rebello remix failed to top the
charts last weekend.
-Soter
I just cannot get the original taste and flavour of the earlier pankes. The
Carona bakery in Aldona used to make wonderful pankes. The one's available now
have something lacking, probably the jaggery is less or different or the ginger
is less. Now they sprinkle some til on them.
-Soter
of that same fervour of
intolerance towards environmental destruction as that witnessed in hurting of
religious sentiments, then much of Goa would have been saved. But that would
not get in the votes and the money. When will Goans be declared a protected
species?
-Soter
from the State.
-Soter
!
Or else, everything is reduced to 'Chaka Chak' in Amchem Goa by corporate
agents in media.
-soter
If Goan families are unstable, how can we expect their politicians to be stable?
Goa splitsville: Six divorces per week in 2010
Preetu Venugopalan Nair, TNN, Feb 7, 2011, 06.01am IST
PANAJI: Goa registered 793 divorce applications-or a little over two divorce
pleas a day-last year. Of these,
2010 saw over 12 accidents daily on Goa's roads
TNN, Feb 8, 2011, 05.12am IST
PANAJI: Despite several traffic safety drives and an increase in the number of
persons being booked for traffic violations in Goa, the state's roads witnessed
more than 12 accidents per day and six fatalities every
Porvorim, 8th Feb.2011; 17.30 IST
A meeting of Baixo Porvorim residents was convened by aides of the Aldiona
MLA Dayanand Narvekarat the Candelaria Chapel grounds this evening to
explain the decision of the National Highway authorities to erect a fly over
from Porvorim Tisk to Mandovi Bridge
and
north for manufacturing opinion. It's the festival of Digu's Ideas.
-Soter
and
accountability is this?
-Soter D'Souza
For those living along the NH17 at Porvorim, it is time to take a look at the
alignment plans once again. For once myself and Rajan were taken aback to see a
group of citizens rushing towards Cafe prakash to find journalists. They were
cursing that the influential persons behind the NH 17
to us.
Where will this corrupt thinking stop?
-Soter
tears shed by Editors over the plight of Goa and Goans.
-Soter
HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO: Portuguese passport holders, beware. Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have
fanned out to various corners of Salcete to strike down the names of voters,
who are now Portuguese passport holders, from the electoral rolls.
Three months after the Foreigners branch came out with a
to defend them. Unfortunately, the talk was delivered by Soter D'Souza
and it was on Panchayati Raj.
We were waiting for someone to speak on injustice and rampant corruption
that plague the society, and to know what can be done peacefully. But we
were given a cup of tea and, later, a book by Averthanus
and Penha-de-Fransa actively participated in the program. The Parish
Councils of the respective parishes were instrumental in gathering the
people.
Reflecting on the experiments of Ralegaon Sidhi, Maharashtra, Mr. Soter D'Souza,
Director of Panchayati Raj, highlighted the five elements of Anna
LtE, Gomanatak Times, 27, Aug. 2010
Stop glorification
ALL of a sudden there is a break out of a craze to glorify GBA and it's
self styled leaders, through the media and for Goa's sake, please stop this
fad.
GBA and its leaders have only dry sucked the people by holding two public
rallies at
. Viva Carnaval !!!
Soter
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Goa-launch of the well-received *Into The Diaspora
Wilderness* by Selma Carvalho on Aug 29, 2010 (Sunday) at 11
am at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. Meet the author, buy a signed
copy (only Rs 295 in Goa till stock
? Is he so great as D.D. Kosambi or
Shenoy Goembab or B.B. Borkar? These are questions that need to be ask
ed. We also join in paying our respects to Ravindrabab as a literary person
and definitely pray that eternal rest be granted for his soul.
-Soter
Come to Goa,
Come to Goa,
Goa amchem re..
Ladies are hot,
Gents take a shot,
Come to Goa,..
HERALD CORRESPONDENT
CALANGUTE, AUG 29
A minor girl escaped molestation bid at Saligao-Pilerne late Saturday
evening.
According to sources, the incident occurred when the girl along with her
. What was Ravindrabab's contribution regarding this
aspect?
I am sorry that as a Goan distressed and pained about the double standards and
bankruptcy of our so called 'knowledge economists', I am compelled to raise
these issues at least to bring them on record for psoterity?
-Soter
really belongs.
Probably you must be knowing that in Margao bullets are never fired in the
air because the operations are conducted with old Portuguese rifles which
can only fire in the backside. Khoim gelolo, khoim na; kitem kelem, kaim
na.
-Soter
' is apt for the malyalee and his assembly of
cross-bred lobsters and butterflies.
-Soter
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Now available in Toronto, a few copies of *Into The Diaspora Wilderness* by
Selma Carvalho. Contact Bosco D'Mello
bo...@goanet.org (416) 803-7264
goans are ready to give up their comforts for this? If there are, it is
worth talking otherwise it will be only adding to item numbers in the movie.
-Soter
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Now available in Toronto, a few copies of *Into The Diaspora Wilderness* by
Selma
, just
take a round to Priol nd ask the last man in the village. Spot information
is definitely better than the archives.
Your attempts to fire bullets in the air will not succeed. Portuguese rifles
misfired during the gun salute as reported in Herald.
-Soter
for
konknni as part of preservation of our rich heritage.
-Soter
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Now available in Toronto, a few copies of *Into The Diaspora Wilderness* by
Selma Carvalho. Contact Bosco D'Mello
bo...@goanet.org (416) 803-7264
http
. They could be
deductions based on certain baises. Experiencing something is a better
teacher than some books in the archives.
So, stick to Ravindrabab and his contribution to society.
-Soter
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Now available in Toronto, a few copies
our leaders to govern the State?
When we are dependent on migrants to do our every work, how can we be
expected to rule Goa? Dream big but start small.
Good luck!
-Soter
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Now available in Toronto, a few copies
that
politicians are solely repsonsible for the delinguents and criminals in
society. Publishing history books and story books on Goans will not ensure a
good society. Another sad day.
-Soter
HERALD REPORTER
19-yr-old admits killing Dourado
VASCO, SEPT 3
A month after Naresh Dourado of Vasco
of the traditional practice by some
Madgaonkars of distracting from topics?
-Soter
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Now available in Toronto, a few copies of *Into The Diaspora Wilderness* by
Selma Carvalho. Contact Bosco D'Mello
bo...@goanet.org (416) 803-7264
into Maharashtra or Karnataka. ' Vishal
Gomantak' sounds familiar, is'nt it? The much hyped development and
administrative realignment of Goa is all about killing goans softly, and
nothing else.
Soter D'Souza
Socorro
and the rest.
Concerned Goans in Delhi and elsewhere need to take a close look at the RP
2021process which is being marketed to them as 'Unique' if they are to
understand the 'Picnic' of architects, engineers, builders and bureaucrat
planners in this deceptive RP.
-Soter D'Souza
by giving some sort
of hope to the oppressed and exploited that there still exists scope for
getting justice through democratic avenues. What do our heartless politicians
want, angry mobs to descend on FCI godowns and snatch the food grain?
-Soter D'souza
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condition.
regards,
Soter
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Carmita wrote:
And please, the sceptics and cynics out there, save your latin and
sneering and negativity for yourselves. Positive thinking is what we need.
Soter says:
Two positives could lead to a fatal short circuit. Electrical current needs
a positive and negative to flow
terrorists struck Mumbai it was Shivrai Patil, who
was guillotined and Sonia was unscathed.
Yesterday on World Democracy Day she ageed to nominate a president for Goa
Congress party without elections?
Soter asks:
Agreed that Gandhi's get the cream while the shit gets splashed on their
hench men
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Rajendra says:
Now reply to what you asked: TRUTH IS OBSOLUTE AND NOT RELATIVE
Soter replies:
Have I understood you correctly? You seem to say that when it comes to
others, Truth becomes absolute and not relative. When it comes to oneself,
Truth becomes relative? Fortunately
treatment preferably all at the same time -
a very clear and powerful message that civil society of Goa had ENOUGH!
Soter replies:
Probably it is me who is totally ignorant about ground realities on
corruption after being in politics from a young age.
Even then, I do have suggestions.
Let each one focus
principles for
consideration of any associations in activism.
-Soter
.
Already one village in Bicholim taluka has shut down all the bars.
Surprising for Goa, isn' t it?
-Soter
Goans out. Almost
everybody is a parochialist in India and all of them are busy preparing
to lead the country into utter chaos.
Soter asks:
How does one come to know that Goan pscyhe has assimilated itself into
Indian culture?
Spit paan and piss anywhere and everywhere?
Stinking sewers and street
Sabhas are invited to support and
join in the dharna.
They may bring along their organisation's banner and placards highlighting the
problems.
Suggestions to be included in the memorandum of demands may be sent to
so...@bsnl.in
For further details contact: 9890056616
-Soter
whatsoever. We do not believe that no
environmentalist from the city comes to that location to pick up their daily
newspaper. Or, is it that only certain type of environment violations, which
are in vogue globally, become our cause for concern?
-Soter D'Souza
.
-Soter
.
Inconveneience regretted.
-Soter D'souza
the latest tongue ticklers to the unsuspecting goan pallate for assembly
polls 2011 from the veteran chefs in saraswat cuisine. The recipes for 'Greater
Goa' and ' Special Status will also be tested out.
Let us wait and watch which one sticks.
-Soter
trusted blind
Jack is leading the Pack. Such is the accumen of Goa's cadre from the Indian
Havaadoot Services.
Jai ho! Jai ho!
Your's Madly,
-Soter
to tackle them are questionable.
-Soter
for all of the time. But we cannot take all the
people for a ride all the time.
Pisso Goykar,
Soter
elitist luminaries think.
-Soter
suddenly begun talking about
local employment in the industrial estates. Do these guys really mean what
they say or, is all this just a soothing balm for goan ears?
-Soter
something, it is about being
selfish. Goans need to develop their cognitive abilities to understand these
behind the scene players that operate through Barbie dolls.
Will goans ever grow wiser?
A goan branded fool and pessimist,
Soter
to prosperity. Social Activism
is today a profession which can be learnt in a factory and meant for the global
donor markets and not for us Pedrus and Narans. It is about social
entrepreneurship.
Let Go and Let live!
-Soter
leaders could then be considered
for an unemployment dole under DSSS or some rehabilitation scheme.
-Soter
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For the first time in Goa.
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Soter
and patrons are the same. Whether it is the NH alignment or the
RP 2021, again the puppeteers are the same.
The last words of Mahatma Gandhi as he falls to the bukllets of his assasin
just ring in my ears at this moment. Hey Ram!
-Soter
culture.
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Bernice wrote:
Soter , doesn't it smell more of capitalism?
Comments:
Call it what you want, NGO capitalism or corporatisation. Just like
journalists have no code of ethics, so do NGOs. They may curse miners and
industrialists when it is required to influence donor agencies. The very
next
The extract below which is taken from Hind Swaraj para1 of Chp. VII by
Mahatama Gandhiji may help throw some light on the present pathetic state of
Goa whose culture and economy has been captured by migrants. We have
wonderful migrants who are also supported by warped Goan mentalities. They
in the
west and their soul is swept away by consumerism and globalisation.
Politicians use them as tissue paper. As simple as that.
Only noise, noise and noise that entertains newspaper publishing houses run
by capitalists.
Sorry for having to say this so directly.
-Soter
Has the only Goan newspaper now gone to the dogs. Looks like it has joined
Times in selling Goa to the migrants? See todays Herald Estate Properties.
The Title declares: The right Time for Realty investment?
The write up concludes : So, like the builders say, it is always the right
time to
got the message.
Forget our politicians, our goans are for sale. Wasn't the former GBA
convenor classifying a Delhiite as a goan?
-Soter
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that it boosts the economy, generates employment and improves
living conditions. So, why complain? Goans have to decide whether they want
to consume the cake or preserve it. We cannot get both.
-Soter
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and opinions published. Herald will realise
this Truth in time to come. When fuloi, fuloi, pettoi, pettoi will no more
work for their patrons.
-soter
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Are baba, tum konn re Roger D'Souza? Kott'tor Goykar mure tum. Tuka zannun
gheupak amchi chodd axea. Tuzo ganv ani pot'to kitem baba? Phone bi asa?
-Soter D'Souza
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. The Al-Anon offers hope to the families by teaching them to save
themselves.
I would conclude with an apt quote from Mahatma Gandhi, A snake can
destroy
the body, but the curse of drink corrupts the soul within.
-Soter
patients if not treated in time are prone to consuming
rattol or pesticide.We would like to know if someone could throw some light
about the whereabouts of this angusihed goan so that our soul can RIP.
-Soter
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there been a decrease in accidents Mr. Alemao?
-Soter D'Souza
Socorro
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the 'Corridinho' and not
surprisingly the history of Goa's social movements proves that time and
again the goan people have always enjoyed landing back to square one. How?
It is obvious for those who desire to introspect. We do not seem to grow any
wiser.
-Soter D'Souza
Socorro
a CM yaar? Ami khush, tumi khush, soglle khush!
Amchem Goa Gham! Ami Goykar xanne ghanti nhoi re baba.
-Soter
of the
Seventy-Third Constitutional Amendment. Impressing tailor-made performance by
GBA.
-Soter D'Souza
if the outcome is going to have an adverse impact?
If this is the case then people better don't do it rather than do something and
mess up things even further. In that case even anti-socials and terror groups
are doing good according to their understanding and we have no right to
criticise.
-Soter
policies and not the helpless attendant at the end of the
administrative chain. Let us dare to ask the questions at the Gram Sabha, to
the State Legislative representatives and to the executive officers.
-Soter D'Souza
Socorro
propaganda of ugly
Goans goes across to them. Being ugly is definitely a blessing as the beautiful
in Goa run the risk of being raped or molested. Time has come to throw out the
fair and lovely of Goa's literati if Goa is to be saved.
-Soter
that these elements do not mind
dumping socio-economic planning on the people but want to ensure that the
controls over spatial planning remain with them. So, the question still remains
as to what is GBA's perspective on participatory planning?
-Soter D'souza
Socorro
is happening in Goa,
misinformation campaign by stooges of the exploiters planted as press men,
intelllectuals and literary persons.
-Soter
(GT, 25/3/10)
PANJIM: You are destroying Goa is how Justice SJ Vazifdar of the Bombay High
Court at Goa reacted to arguments put forth by the Advocate General and an
advocate for the Chinchinim panchayat supporting a three-metre wide road, which
threatens to mar twocentury-old homes in the
of Goa. How much road widening will suffice to satisfy the greed of
politicians and contractors and the Goans.
-Soter
to see the falling
stars. God save us Goans if we ever have the Oscars in the Assembly. What a
cover up story by Frederick?
-Soter
J. Colaco wrote:
The cover story? Well, the real cover story is that Soter is being
discriminated against. First, the news-media has given too much
prominence to Oscar and not enough to Soter. Secondly, nobody has
offered Soter a safe-seat. These Goans are 'ageeb lokh'. Instead of
star-gazing
happened to the recent claims that the TCP Act must be
scrapped and a new one put in place?
When the intelligensia become agents of the establishment nothing much can be
done.
Father forgive them for they know not what they are doing! It is another Good
Friday for Goans!
-Soter D'Souza
are not to blame.
-Soter
- Original Message -
From: Frederick Noronha
Hi all:
Thanks to a team of young teenagers (with support from some seniors),
World Earth Day was observed at Lourdes Convent, Saligao. When the
guitars were out, and the event was held at a more relaxed hour
is the truth?
Is gambling to be discouraged all together or is it only the entry fees to
casinos in mandovi river that are a problem? Goa ka activist log ajeeb hai!
-Soter
but no FUDDAR for Goans.
-Soter
arrested in Colva.Interestingly the local
newspapers maintained a silence on this. These criminals were nabbed by
karnataka police but there are hundreds others enjoying here. We Goans have
become like cats that cover their own shit. Is this the development we are
promoting?
-Soter
the armed forces. The forests are theirs.
-Soter
the tribals their right to
forest produce on which they earn their living.
Grant special status to tribal areas on the lines of J K and the problem
will solve. Leave the forests to the tribals.
-Soter
crucifiction of truth is confronted
with a 'Ressurection'.
-Soter D'Souza
by the very
society that repeatedly elects them to power. The problem is not only the
politicians but that of a society intoxicated with a culture and economy of
self-centredness and avarice.
-Soter D'Souza
Socorro
in furthering
their own interests. Had it been Swapnil Asnodkar there would have been beating
of drums and all sorts of glorification of his achievements. But minorities are
not Goans and even not Indians. Very sad reflection about the state of affairs
in Goa.
-Soter
for Panchayati Raj is
another added disaster to the already degraded Panchayati Raj system in the
State.
-Soter D'Souza
Socorro
land up
contradicting themselves.
Being the year of the Gram Sabha, the government of Goa has done nothing and
the Gram Sabhas have also done nothing to highlight the event.
-Soter
of Panchayats.
-Soter
Herald has finally published my letter No. 3 ( 3rd May 2010) which was released
on goanet some days ago. Hope the neutrality prevails. Happy Press Day!
-Soter
- Original Message -
From: soter
To: goa...@goanet.org
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 12:43 PM
Subject: Bidding for the builders and miners
The malyalee publisher who strayed into Goa claims that his worst fears about
corruption in Panchayats of Goa have been confirmed by the recent
except that
the President of India has not declared it this time. Democracy under threat?
-Soter
projects in Goa's villages? Whether those in decision making positions
within GBA are free from conflicts of interests in their association whether
directly or indirectly with politicians, mining, construction industry and
other questionable development in Goa?
-Soter
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