it is not the case that
Panjim is kept clean while other towns are left to stink and harassed by
beggars.
Novi Okholl sodanch xegunni.
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Soter D'Souza
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Protect Goa's natural beauty
So the first contradiction of Manohar Parrikar's zero tolerance to corruption
is in public. Sudin Dhavlikar who was accused of corruption by BJP now finds a
respectable position in their Government as PWD minister. Neither is Dayanand
Mandrekar as Water Resources Minister any better.
- Soter
which has to
follow procedures. If not this is a transgression against the functions of the
local bodies and against the principles of good governance. This is parallel
governance.
- Soter
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Protect
'Government won't depend on mining revenue'
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-13/goa/31159189_1_gmoea-mining-industry-manohar-parrikar
Parrikar fires first salvo at mining industry!
We cannot allow extraction of 55 million tonnes like it has happened earlier.
Something like 30
Interesting chat of Mamata Banerjee with Barkha Dutt.
The high and mighty cannot accept the rule by middle class and commoners. The
feed news to the media.
. Three years later that our
detractors, priests and social activists, have now embraced the same BJP is a
welcome story. May God grant him Heavenly Abode. Our condolences to his wife
and family members.
-Soter
PANAJI, MARCH 21:
Goa ranks third nationally as far as per capita deposits are concerned,
outsmarted only by the Union Territories of Delhi and Chandigarh, according to
a recent Economic Survey.
The record mentions that the per capita deposits of Delhi stand at Rs 3.16
lakh, seconded by
Absolutely right Dom! The Art arena in Goa is also being colonised by the
market forces that dictate Goan politics.
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-Soter D'Souza
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Support
to convene meeting of Ganga Basin Authority
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_anna-hazare-urges-pm-to-convene-meeting-of-ganga-basin-authority_1665865
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Soter D'Souza
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The Congress government and the BJP, whether in Goa or rest of India, is
equally responsible for fuelling communal passions. The issues like the Konkan
Railway realignment, meta strips, medium of instruction, official status for
konkani are some of the issues where the Congress in connivance
Praises PM Stand Against Anti-Kudankulam NGOs
http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=754130
Can't we not see through these phony remarks of yours going under garb of
'secularism'. After all Sangh Parivar is about secularism isn't it?
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Soter D'Souza
Why only in Mapusa, Rajan? Practically everywhere in Goa. Mathany put up for
the night at Satya Heera in Mapusa which was also a common saffron joint in
those days.
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Soter
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Protect Goa's
are
not connected with the Church. Is it the mere absence of the words diocesan,
protestant, evangelical, ..?
Please do not play cat and mouse Santosh bab. Your motives are very clear.
- Soter
Below is the disgusting editorial in one of Goa's popular newspaper. The
editorial appeals for no political party to field candidates against the BJP in
the Cortalim by-polls. Is the BJP or any political party in this country known
to restrain themselves from contesting a by-poll after the
Press release
The Department for Governance, Council for Social Justice and Peace is
organizing a seminar on the topic “Effective Citizenship in Local
Self-Governance” on Saturday, 31st March 2012 at Clergy Home, Margao and on
Monday, 2nd April 2012 at the Institute Piedade Hall, Panjim. The
Kannadiga could be future CM of Goa: Kore
TEAM HERALD
teamher...@herald-goa.com
BELGAUM: Claiming that a sizeable presence of Kannadigas in Goa made a
crucial impact in the recent Goa assembly elections, Rajya Sabha MP and KLE
Society Chairman Dr Prabhakar Kore has not ruled the possibility of
Just in case that some may contrue silence as admission of guilt, I inform that
the accusations of Floriano are untrue and out of context. Further, anyone
interested in the matter to malign my name may contact the parish priest of
Moira for the real story.
-Soter D'Souza
PANAJI: Goa has the fourth highest road density in the country among states
with a road network stretching 2,854.94 km per 1,000 sq km of area.
Kerala with a road network of 5,268.69 km per 1,000 sq km surpasses all other
states while Tripura with a road density of 3,026.23 km per 1,000 sq km
time will reveal the truth.
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- Soter
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Protect Goa's natural beauty
Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve
Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition
of political parties and
politicians?
- Soter
Report No. 17
December 2011
In terms of Article 243(K) and 243(Z)(A) of the Constitution of India, the
Superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of election rolls
and the conduct of election to the Panchayats and Municipalities shall be
vested in the State Election Commission.
JC wrote:
I wonder if you are being objective wrt Mr. Parrikar AND if you are
not really in 'upsetment' that he is CM.
Allow the man to do his job instead of just nagging him ab intio.
All grumbles and no genuine praise will make Soter quite grumpy till
the next elections.
Comment
Very interesting to see how Freedom of Press to malign or not gets discussed
with such fervour after a decade.
- Soter
'Westivists'. Hacktivists are lodged in reality
while Westivists hide in wonderland, descend in Goa as shacktivists and speak
from cyber space. When words fail them they get abusive.
-Soter
' they desire so much.
Comment:
So that is exactly why you should stop ridiculing others in the area of
politics.
-soter
supported.
Anyhow I will not respond any further to your comments as I feel you are only
passing your time instead of engaging in some fruitful discussion.
-soter
and was ejected.
After all one can expect this 'Fuluchea fustar foznne'.
--
Soter
by the public to
carry out these routine tasks of inspection and repairs. Either get the
executive wing to deliver or have the courage to sack them.
Good Governance is about Zero complaints from public. Can Goa expect Good
Governance?
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- Soter
Rs. 10/-
to help the dole production machinery of the government. So one copy of any
form will cost nine hundred times the printing cost while petrol will be given
at Rs. 11 less.
Go is shinning. Goa is moving. Deceit is floating
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- Soter
am BJP. That is
expected in a culture and politics that is intolerant to dissent.
I shall say what I have to say as a staunch supporter of Panchayati Raj. The
scrapping of house tax in panchayats is equivalent to totally banning mining in
Goa.
Keep speaking. Truth shall prevail.
Soter D'souza
CSJP calls for public hearing on delimitation of wards
TEAM HERALD teamherald@ herald- goa. com PANJIM: Denouncing the
forthcoming panchayat polls as being sabotaged by partisan political
interests, a peeved Council for Social Justice and Peace ( CSJP) has convened
a public
Why hold this against M. Parrikar? This does not surprise me in the least.
These are compulsions of politics. Men with principles and emotions have no
place in this scheme of current politics. Those with principles and who follow
ethics are fools.
Long live the Goan dream!
- Soter
Will goans be given to know how much land was purchased for real estate between
2000 to 2004 in anticipation of Mopa airport and by whom?
- Soter
to local bodies by
successive Governments.
- Soter D'souza
Dr. Anil commented
Sadly, it looks as if you are right. For the last five years, I have been
trying to persuade my friends and acquaintances and anyone prepared to
listen that given a chance of clear majority, Manohar Parrikar will slow
down if not stop the rot completely. With this haste in the
bhav-bhoinn mhonnun dis sarum-ia ani mog mog mhonnun kam saddoum-ia.
Bai! Bai!
-Soter
Politicians are a strange breed. Even their widows find it difficult to keep
track of which side of the fence they were. Mathany's widow is in the same
dilemma.
Or is it simply opportunism causing the amnaesia.
- Soter
and gradually criminals will find it beneficial to
alight at Mopa instead of getting noticed at Dabolim. Manohar has started
administering sedatives to Goans and he is joinned by Mathany's widow who has
suffered a bout of amnaesia no sooner she sees the Kodel.
- Soter
This is nothing new. Reading the subject line I first thought it was UG Barad
who quit activism. Which vocation does not have black sheep? But there are
social activists who continue to keep away from professional or corporate
activism and observe to ethical practise.
- Soter
The Mopa tamasha seems to be a tactical ploy to distract Goans from a mammoth
fraud that has been unearthed in the on-going Panchayat elections. While
swearing by zero tolerance to corruption, the government has rigged an election
and are now taking cover of the law to claim helplessness. The
Are you a social activist? Why should I waste even one second of my time on
enlightening cowards who operate in cyber space?
- Soter D'souza
Just a wonderful place to be. Serene and picturesque. The precincts of the
chapel are also well maintained except that thrash is seen outside the campus.
- Soter D'souza
Same response to you as given to Mr. Helekar, Mr. Barad.
-Soter
This is big money and no political party would lose the opportunity of making a
quick buck. The noises in opposition are only about one beggar envying the
other who is in government. Thats all. All promises of continuing with Dabolim
as a civilian airport means nothing. The same assuarances
.
-soter
saying this
from 2002 that there is no difference between BJP and Congress in Goa. They are
like Pepsi and Coke. Contents same, labels different. The loot and plunder of
Goa is guaranteed both ways.
- Soter
in Goa's budget of sponsor upto 80% for
pilgrimages to Shirdi, Vailankani, Is this good governance?
Money could have been spent on education and health instead of sponsoring
personal religious expeditions at public cost.
- Soter
Citizens from across Goa who are concerned about the denial of their democratic
and constitutional rights in local governance have decided to rally together
under the banner of Panchayat Bachao Abhiyan - Goa (PBA-Goa) and collectively
stand up against the injustices. A Convening Team consisting
a
marriage then it is not christianity. Why is Parrikar doing disservice to the
chrisitans by wrongly reporting facts?
= Soter
flashing?
-Soter
Is this Ethical Politics? Is this not corruption?
TEAM HERALD teamherahd@ herald- goa. com CORTALIM: Welcoming his decision to
withdraw from the fray, supporters of Congress candidate Ray mond De Sa said
that this was a clear signal to the Congress party that it should not play with
political
'BJP lured Raymond D'Sa, Borkar with money, posts'
TNN | May 24, 2012, 03.49AM IST
PANAJI: There seems to be no end to the Congress party's woes. Two days after
the party's candidate for the Cortalim byelection Raymond D'Sa withdrew his
candidature to enable the BJP candidate to win unopposed,
Recruits have lost public sympathy: Wagh
Published on: May 31, 2012 - 01:49
More in: Goa News
Story Summary:
Alleging that the former health minister, Mr Vishwajit Rane is responsible for
instigating the recent recruits in the health department ...
PANAJI: Alleging that the former health
Chief minister lays foundation stone for mining bypass
TNN | May 31, 2012, 04.26AM IST
MARGAO: Chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday laid the foundation stone
for phase I of the Uguem-Capxem mining bypass road at Sanguem, thus setting the
stage to fulfill another of his poll promises.
Government plans skyscraper in Baga's coastal regulation zone
TNN | Jun 1, 2012, 03.46AM IST
CANDOLIM: In a bid to cash in on the popularity of Goa as a tourist
destination, the Goa Tourism department has finalized a plan to put up a
35-storeyed viewing tower in the beach belt in Baga's coastal
Corruption of the highest order. A fit case for Lok Ayukta.
-Soter
Government seeks views on illegal religious shrines
TNN | Jun 3, 2012, 05.26AM IST
PANAJI: The government has put up a draft policy, seeking to lay down procedure
for removal of unauthorized religious structures, while retaining and
regularizing decades-old ones and relocating others, in the
facts. By
forcing resignations of senior Ministers and MLAs on moral grounds based on
unproved allegations an attempt is made to weaken the party in power and bring
it down. It has nothing to do with cleansing politics. Laws are always for
others to follow.
- Soter D'souza
for parivartan will be the
special invitees. Goa's seer Pratapsingh has already announced that the
conceived Hitler is to be born in Ramnathi.Secularism is finally blooming and
development is zooming.
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- Soter
Decision on medium of instruction is temporary: CM
TNN | Jun 16, 2012, 01.34AM IST
PANAJI: Chief minister Manohar Parrikar said that the challenge on the medium
of instruction (MOI) issue is not over for him, as educationally it is an
important issue and the present decision is temporary.
was a christian who studied
in English and spoke in English which would have been her sin for being
rejected.
We hope and pray she wins laurels at the Olympics.
- Soter
Just nice to know how the parivarist got the gripes? BTW Mary Kom is not
from Goa and not the only boxer in the contigent. BTW knowledge of Kannada
and BN would not influence parivartan choice in Goa when the name is Siona.
- Soter
- Original Message -
The man forgot to notice
cannot be
accepted. The Goa Government needs to counsel its misguided ministers and their
associates about the need to respect the rights of fellow citizens.
Soter D’Souza, Socorro
http://www.heraldgoa.in/newscategory/Letters/13
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- Soter
from the post on other forums
and has no time to keeptrack and respond on every damn forum. Fortunately, I am
well aware of these secularly rationalistic looking monkey tricks.
-Soter
- Original Message -
From: Santosh Helekar
To: goenchimxapotam ; soter d'souza
Cc: Kevin Saldanha
consumed these
rational secular fantasy pills for quite too long to know how it works.
- Soter
Who’ll foot the Rs 300 crore bill?
http://oheraldo.in/News/Main%20Page%20News/Who-rsquo-ll-foot-the-Rs-300-crore-bill/60852.html
Govt to withdraw cases against netas
Murari Shetye, TNN | Jun 22, 2012, 02.38AM IST
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Govt-to-withdraw-cases-against-netas/articleshow/14328108.cms
Leander Paes pulls out of London Olympics: TV reports
TNN | Jun 21, 2012, 05.59PM IST
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/london-olympics/Leander-Paes-pulls-out-of-London-Olympics-TV-reports/articleshow/14320528.cms
Colonialism's shadow lingers over Goa village
http://zeenews.india.com/news/goa/colonialism-s-shadow-lingers-over-goa-village_783238.html
Thanks to RTI Act of the UPA regime and a highly skilled surgery by Aires
Rodrigues. We can expect more master strokes.
-Soter
Nadkarni backtracks, Parrikar washes hands off future selection
June 23, 2012
Confirming the news, Parrikar said ‘I have received the file, wherein Nadkarni
has submitted documents claiming that all the allegations were baseless’.
BJP netas go free in Governor car attack case
TNN | Jun 23, 2012, 03.10AM IST
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/BJP-netas-go-free-in-Governor-car-attack-case/articleshow/14348758.cms
The secular rationalist fraud is probably expected to find a place for Leander
to represent Bharat at the Parivar ting and tong Olympics. Aires has already
made exposed some frauds masquerading as Goa's race with special intellect.
Media trial has tortured me, my family, Nadkarni writes to govt
There has been a deliberate attempt to malign my image and reputation of last
several decades and unfortunately media trial has caused mental torture and
harassment for me and my family, the educationist further stated in the
And here comes the rationalistic secularly musings of parivartanist desperately
attempting to adjust the rules to his exploitative advantage. Good to know the
parivarturnist is tickled and purring.
-Soter
It is anti-national to let Quattrochi go scot free. But it is patriotic and
common practice once in power to free the dreaded Pakistani terrosrists at
Kandahar. Pure secular rationalist logic. Parivar turn and Parivar twist.
- Soter
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-12/edit-page/32176123_1_gujarat-narendra-modi-industrial-growth
Socorro rises against mega projects
TNN | Jun 29, 2012, 12.49AM IST
MAPUSA: Residents of Ambirna ward in Socorro village have demanded that the
government should put all ongoing construction projects on hold and should
re-examine the licences, permissions and approvals granted by the town and
Mining ban turns into mining sham
TNN | Jun 29, 2012, 12.47AM IST
MARGAO: The collector of South Goa, N D Agarwal, has come under fire from
activists in the mining sphere for relaxing the ban on mining transportation
during the monsoons without citing any convincing reasons for its modification.
Diocesan schools left out from State working Committee
July 1, 2012
TEAM HERALD
teamher...@herald-goa.com
PANJIM: Not a single Diocesan or religious society school, has been represented
in the State Working Committee constituted by the state government under the
Chairmanship Minister for
PTI
MUMBAI: Sending out a strong signal against those guilty of corruption in the
game, the BCCI on Saturday slapped a life ban on Ranji top wicket-taker T P
Sudhindra while also handing varying degrees of punishments to four other
players including a Goan caught in the IPL spot-fixing
Has it been noticed that when exposed and things don't go according to script
the otherwise vocal parivartanists go silent?
-Soter
.
-Soter
Government's tourism plans are anti-local, says Calangute MLA
TNN | Jul 2, 2012, 05.31AM IST
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Governments-tourism-plans-are-anti-local-says-Calangute-MLA/articleshow/14577196.cms
The stand taken by social action groups for several years now stands
vindicated. The State excutive's dadagiri of imposing development projects and
dictating affairs to Panchayats must stop immediately. We congratulate the
Calangute Village Panchayat for taking the pains to obtain this
? A dentist suddenly
begins to issue character certificates instead of medical certificates. Amusing
isn't it? We have to reply to borods and ant hills.
-soter
Godhra: SC refuses to stay Gujarat HC order on religious structures
July 3, 2012 PTI New Delhi
The Supreme Court has refused to entertain the Narendra Modi government's plea
for staying the Gujarat High Court's February 8 order to pay compensation to
over 500 shrines damaged during the infamous
Karnataka opposes world heritage site tag for western ghats
Manu Aiyappa, TNN | Jul 4, 2012, 08.45PM IST
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Karnataka-opposes-world-heritage-site-tag-for-western-ghats/articleshow/14677356.cms
Editorial
In Favour of Panchayats
Published on: July 4, 2012 - 22:48
More in: Opinion
The observation of the Supreme Court that panchayats enjoy constitutional
status and can formulate their own programmes of economic development and
social justice is a moral boost for panchayats.
Dry taps and open sewers: welcome to 'Millennium City'
(Reuters) - Sarika Kapoor lives in a spacious home in one of the wealthiest
cities in India. But something as simple as having a shower is fraught with
problems.
Most days there is just a trickle of water from the taps and sometimes even
to this.
-soter
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL against presidential
candidate Pranab Mukherjee and termed as utterly fantastic the petitioner's
allegation that by canvassing support of MPs and MLAs while being finance
minister, he had committed an offence under Prevention of Corruption
What is parivartan for some may soon be paschatap for others. The Laadli Laxmi
scheme is one more of those initiatives to reinvent Goan community as a
'Bhakasura'
-Soter
mining is going
on. Uncle Parrikar has stopped everything. Are you not aware of the sob stories
televised about truck owners being driven to suicide? Goans are enjoying the
metamorphosis at present, swearing by parivartan.
-soter
Quote from Goa 2035 Vision document
1.7 Today Goa is on the cusp of change. Migrants are coming for many diverse
tasks, from construction workers to industrial labour to vegetable sellers in
the bazar, all jobs that Goan themselves are unwilling to do. So we need these
people, and we should
What the hell has happened to migrants in voter's lists, RP2021 and the rest of
issues these groups were screaming just 2 months ago?
Demand for controlling fish prices: VGG seeks Governor’s intervention
Published on: July 12, 2012 - 01:17
More in: Goa News
MARGAO: The members of the
This is a perfect case of blackmailing to violate environment laws. Sometime
ago mining transporters had descended on the streets. When the casinos were
under pressure they paraded what is claimed to be theior over 4,000 employees
to protest. how long will industry blackmail Goans?
July 15,
Marlon wrote:
Talk about having your cake and wanting to eat it hypocrisy. Soter claims
to be against the mining interests, but yet, wants employment to be created
by the very same industry. If we want Goa to be less dependent on mining,
then, let them layoff their staff and let us see what
Gujarat students caned for complaining against mid-day meal delay
Vadodara: As many as 47 students of a government primary school at Brahmanvasi
village in Gujarat were allegedly beaten up by their woman teacher for raising
voice against delay in getting mid-day meals, police said on Sunday.
Not having an effective opposition in Assembly is just a reflection of the
absence of an effective opposition in Goa's civil society. When Goan luminaries
and ideologues waiver depending on who is in power, should we be shocked by
such stance adopted by cunning politicians?
-soter
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