Hi
No, this isn't a list of swinging couples... No... not honey-mooners too,.
Which Goan would like to honeymoon in Doha for godsakes?
A reader mailed this in sometime back.
This is a list of husband/wives who are going to travel to Doha at the
exchequer's cost. The purpose of this 'educational'
Hi,
A huge plot of beach-side property in Calangute which includes two large
sand-dunes, purchased by Dr Prannoy and Radhika Roy has courted controversy
in Goa.
While villagers claim Dr Roy has plans to construct a studio, the NDTV boss
in a response to a Pen Pricks questionnaire claims if we
by the Guild's chairman Arun Sinha.
The point we are concerned about, is the second one on the agenda, where
Arun Sinha wants the editors in the guild to 'discuss' the 'tirade' against
guild members by blog spot Pen Pricks. Sinha wanted to fire at us, using
the collective bulk of the guild-member's
IN SLIGHTER VEIN: THE GOA STATE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN AND A COMPROMISING
POSITION
After being the first to bring the Herald sexual harassment issue to the
fore, its only fair that we inform the readers of this blog, about the
decision taken at the Goa State Commission for Women vis a vis this
CAUTION, MEN AT WORK - II: STORIES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT, FROM DEMPO
COLLEGE TO HERALD PUBLICATIONS
This is the concluding part of Augusto Pinto's piece on the Herald
sexual harassment case. PenPricks
The Herald Sexual Harassment Case: Here Is The Connection In The Form
Of A Few Comments,
Hi guys...
Here's a development in the Herald sexual harassment case guys...
Sources close to the Goa State Women's Commission claim that the
victim has now been sent a Rs 1 crore defamation notice by Manjunath,
through his lawyer.
Guys at the Herald tell us that the management is leaning in
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Mario Miranda Festival, July 24-26, 2008 Old GMC Building, Panjim. June 24,
4.30 pm Children's Day (with Bookworm). June 25, 5 pm Mario's medium analyzed.
Short films on Mario. Featuring the first public appearance in Goa by Amruta
Patil, graphic
OF COLD FEET AND FROST BYTES: THE STORY OF THE GT INTERVIEW THAT WASN'T
PUBLISHED
Hi guys... the silence of the Goan media on Nazi-gate really does not shock
us. These guys have always behaved like ostriches, who are only keen on
hiding both, their eggs and their balls (for those who have an
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Toronto,
NAZI-GATE -- THE GOAN JOURNO PRICKS
Herald -- The Humble Pricks
http://bp1.blogger.com/_RbiPbQTar_Y/SHNarsjmbQI/Ans/mX2tZKnqPso/s1600-h/.jpg3
pricks out of 10
It was Herald which caught the bait hoot, line and s't'inker. They put this
story on the front page, with a nice read
*NAZI GATE: GUYS, IT'S TIME WE 'KILLED' JOHANN BACH *
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WHEN THE MEDIA WENT 'BACH'ING UP THE WRONG TREE*
We begin with this post with a premise, so that some of those readers who
have any seditionist, trans-nation conspiracy notions about this blog, shed
these ideas before we move forward.
*NAZI GATE: GUYS, IT'S TIME WE 'KILLED' JOHANN BACH *
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WHEN THE MEDIA WENT 'BACH'ING UP THE WRONG TREE*
We begin with this post with a premise, so that some of those readers who
have any seditionist, trans-nation conspiracy notions about this blog, shed
these ideas before we move forward.
BEHIND 'PERUS NARKP'
*TOMORROW, http://www.penpricks.blogspot.com WILL UNVEIL ONE OF THE MOST
TELLING STORIES ON THE GOAN AS WELL AS THE INDIAN MEDIA...
HANG ON TILL THEN FELLAS...
PEN PRICKS
In many ways, it resembled the passing of a baton.
Rajan Narayan's journalism had yellowed so much, that it could not rot any
further. Even putrification has its limits, you see.
Once you are over and done with vanity journalism, blackmail, extortion, you
cannot go much further. You then end up
THE NAVHIND CRIMES -- THE DEVASHRI TRAGEDY -- LETTER TO PALLAVI DEMPO
Dear Pallavi Dempo,
As one of the directors of M/s Navhind Publications Pvt Ltd we thought we
should tell you that the five labourers died after a compound wall of
Devashri constructions (you ought to know by now that the firm
SCARLETT'S POST MORTEM REPORT AND THE 6 O'CLOCK FACTOR
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on Preetu's heels, here's Prakash Kamat's story in the Hindu which has this
bizzare quote from cop Bosco George. This must rank as one of the
Hi guys,
Allow us to correct a mistake we had made in the last post with the above
stated subject.
The 6 o'clock tear is a reference to the location of the rupture and not the
time... This was pointed out to us by Caje, a regular visitor to our blog.
Our thanks to him...
Prakash hasn't responded
We've shrugged our shoulders... We can't take a call here... Do tell us if
this report makes for a slightly awkward read. The way the report's written
it looks like classically scripted forensic porn... Thankfully the author
corrected the mistake she made in her earlier copy where semen was
Hey guys...
Sunder Advani and gang are at it...
The casino man who has singlehandedly made way for the setting up of the
Casino industry in Goa in face of whimsical political postures and public
ire...
And in planting pro-casino's stories in newspapers like the TNT and now
Herald, Sunder seems to
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The Rape of Goa - A photo documentary
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The Rape of Goa - A photo documentary
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5th Annual Konkan Fruit Fest
Promenade, D B Bandodkar
hi guy
So this is the pitch The Navhind Times wishes to fight the TOI on. MORALITY!
Have you seen the header today? Its a seven column banner that says 'GOANS
SAY NO TO NUDITY IN MEDIA'.
Hmm... strange that nudity should raise the hackles of these fellows at TNT
for more read
Sure this post took eight years coming. Too bad the book, whose excerpts we
have quoted from, was only published in the year 2007 or something.
In a way, this story is a logical extension of the series of posts
http://penpricks.blogspot.com/2008/03/robbing-peter-to-pay-paul-hmm-think-we.htmlwhich
*THE RISE AND FALL OF GOA'S FIRST 24 HOUR NEWS CHANNEL -- OF BAD EGGS IN
NIRVANA'S NEST*
*When reports of a 24 hour news channel in Goa first started filtering in,
there were varied reactions. Some scoffed. Some said Goa wasn't big enough.
Some called it a fly-by-night operation. Some said oh...
MR NO NAME NO FACE: HENCEFORTH, THAT'S WHAT WE'LL CALL GT REPORTERS*
Some breaking news fellas...
Monday onwards, the Gomantak Times is likely to pluck the name of the editor
and publisher Derek Almeida off the print line to avoid the possibility of
him being poached by The Times of India... And
Call us fools. Dumb-asses. (Some of you do that anyway, but say it once more
pls). For one whole year now, we missed a story, that was staring at us
right in the face.
It was only a few days ago when we were reading up one of Mayuresh Pawar's
100 % non adulterated article that it finally hit us.
A Man had a lot of wealth. His father too. And so did his grandfather. The
trick was, they knew how to keep it. Right from the days of the grandfather,
they had been known to own dogs. The Man only followed this tradition. He
tied the dog by a chain to the gate in the wall, that surrounded his
A MOLE IN THE MEDIA -- WHO'S THIS EDITOR?
This is big. This is as big as it can get.
Amanda Merritt, sister of Stephen Bennett, another Britisher who was found
dead in Roha, Maharashtra has claimed that a Goan editor had told her, that
he was instructed by the police not to report on her
High time editors in Goa look back and read what they are telling their
readers... Here's one of the worst editorials published by a Goan newspaper.
WHY A SANJAY DHAVALIKAR IS SOMETIMES AS SICK AS RAJ THACKERAY
Tell you what...
We are in an editor-spanking mood right now.
Pick the guy up by his
Guys, the Penpricks' OUTSTANDING PRICK OF THE YEAR
awardhttp://penpricks.blogspot.com/2008/01/coming-up-outstanding-prick-of-year.htmls
will be announced on the night of January 31st, right here on this computer
screen before you.
So log on to http://www.penpricks.blogspot.com for the results then
First, it was the summit or conclaves. Now the media appears to have caught
on the awards thing pretty well now. Its good money. The beefed up SMS
charges, the sponsors pooling money, the publicity and hey... all for a good
cause. We however do not have a good feeling about the CNN-IBN Indian of
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From: Pen Pricks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Jan 10, 2008 12:39 AM
Subject: 'SURAJ' KA SAATVA GHODA -- WHEN GOAN NEWSPAPER'S LIE
To: Urvashi Gulia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
The Navhind Times and Herald editions today have lied to you.
They have concealed/tampered
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Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL
Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art
* * * 2007 ANNUAL GOANETTERS MEET - GOA * * *
WHERE: Foodland Cafe - Miramar Residency - Miramar, Goa
WHEN: December 27, 2007 @ 4:30pm
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Goanet mourns the passing of Jorge de Abreu Noronha in Portugal - Nov 27/07
It is irritating to put this note right at the head of this
posthttp://penpricks.blogspot.com/2007/11/how-to-take-editor-to-bed.html.
We so wish we could just plunge headlong into the story, but we must make
sure that you guys know the motive behind this small, but dishy story we've
done. There is
A College principal accused of molestation. The accusation is endorsed by
the Goa State Commission for Women. And yet the Principal continues to write
a career-counselling column in a Goan leading daily... How morally sound is
the media?
Read more on penpricks
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TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007
, but dedicated initiative
started by a few Goan journos. Would appreciate if you all visit the blog
and send us your comments about it. Your identity will no be compromised on,
if you so wish it. Or you could comment anonymously on the blog itself.
Your feedback will be really appreciated.
Pen Pricks
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