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[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] G o a n e t - N e w s B y t e s MARCH 29, 2005 DATELINE: GOA ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ||g |||o |||a |||n |||e |||t || Issue compiled by ||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|| Frederick Noronha |/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\| [EMAIL PROTECTED] GoanetNewsBytes will send your updates to thousands of Goa-linked readers across the globe. Send in announcements of events planned, reports of events held, URLs of your favourite Goa-linked site, Goan recipes, obituary mentions and more. GoanetNewsBytes has space for all -- and more -- that deserves to be read by anyone linked to Goa. Copyleft Goanet 2005 Creative Commons http://www.creativecommons.org You may reproduce this ezine in its entirety, with credits retained. [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] WHAT'S IN TODAY'S ISSUE: The tussle for zilla parishad posts (even if these bodies have been quite crippled into inactivity), fears over a possible tsunami, rural handicrafts, news from Singapore and even a bread recipe with a Goan link added to it. From the world of environmental news, concern about trees being feld, water woes and battling with mountains of garbage. All usual features. Obituaries, sports, the weather. Check it out! BABUSH'S WIFE IS NORTH GOA ZP CANDIDATE FOR TOP SLOT: Contrary to developments in the last few days, Jennifer Monserrate -- wife of Babush Monserrate -- emerged as the consensus candidate among the Congress-supported members, for the post of chairperson ('adhyaksha') of the North Goa Zilla Panchayat. (Herald) Gomantak Times says: Babush rules Congress, wife Jennifer is North Goa ZP chief. Internal infighting pitchforks Sardinha's man into South Goa battle. (GT) o Goa sounds alert along cost, following major quake off Indonesia. (H) o Steps taken to improve public grievance redressal system in Goa. (H) o BJP accused of 'self elation' at the cost of basic amenities (H) o Congress blames BJP for acute water shortage in Goa. (GT)ks o St Xavier's College Mapusa opens a help-line for students during their exam period. Ring 2262 356 from 9 am to 4 pm or 9850 458891 after 4 pm. (GT) o No looking back at the Sky Bus project, says Delhi minister. (H) o Panjim's special house-tax recovery drive yields Rs 12.5 million. (H) o SSC Board exams begin from March 30, 2005. 17,882 students to appear (H) o Goa setting up Second State Finance Commission. Ironically, the state is yet to put into practice many recommendations of the first (H) o Mariano Fernandes' car parked along FL Gomes Rd,Vasco was set ablaze.(H) o Perpet Lobo and Chandra Malwankar file nominations for Mormugao municipality council's vice chairperson's post. (H) o Doctors to hold SAARC cancer conference, April 8-10 at Goa Marriott. Senior doctors of Goa admission at Rs 1800 only, seats limited. 5644940 o You saw the IFFI flood-lights, now see the floods. Incomplete works, clogged drains are a noose on the neck of Panaji. (GT) MICKKY, NCP AND POLITICS IN BENAULIM: NCP to field Mickky Pacheco in Benaulim, says Willy. Adds that United Legislative Party (ULP) is non-existance. Mickky Pacheco joined the NCP two weeks ago in Delhi after he was 'cold-shouldered' by the Congress leaders here. (H) MINING AND BICHOLIM: Caught unawares in the battle between the enviromentalists and the mining lords, the rural folk from villages of Bicholim taluka -- who earn their livelihood from mining -- have little knowledge of what their fate is going to be in the near future. (Andrew Pereira and Sameer Umarye in the Herald) o CITIZENS FIGHT BACK: Fed up with the PWD officials turning a blind eye to the pathetic condition of the Shirvoi-Malkarnem road, residents have now put up a road blockade and planted a banana sapling right in the middle of the road, in the hope that at least this would attract the authority's attention. (H) o UNSOLVABLE WASTE, AS GOA GOES ON A (PLASTICS AND OTHER) CONSUMPTION SPREE: Corporation of the City of Panjim -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] or http://www.panjim.org -- has issued tenders solid waste. Some 50 metric tonnes per day of municipal solid waste collected from various areas is presently transported to the municipal disposal site. It is now planned to set up a processing facility "at this site itself where the required area is available for setting up of the plant". GROUND-WATER IN RURAL Goa is contaminated, says study. A recent report of the Public Works Department on water and sanitation scenario in the state has revealed that the ground-water in rural areas as well as the coastal belt is highly contaminated with bacteria and metallic elements like cadmium. The report attributed the water contamination to the apathy of the general public towards obtaining sewerage connections. (NT) o Bamboo and cane craft course. Free. Government-sponsored. From July 1, 2005 at Agartala. Contact Shyam Naik 222 8157 or 222 8151. o Goa Medical College invites applications for post-graduate degree and diploma courses. (NT) o PCS is offering a Student PC-Orilon for Rs 16,990 and a executive notebook Mustang for Rs 49,990. Phone Suprokash 3425 1315 --------------------------------------------------------------------- VILLAGE VOICE --------------------------------------------------------------------- o BENAULIM dy sarpanch Agnelo Fernandes, who joined the BJP along with ex-MLA Mickky Pacheco, has finally quit the saffron party, and appears to have parted ways with the former tourism minister. He disclosed plans to contest the ensuing Benaulim seat bye-elections.(H) o In CANACONA, former MLA Isidore Fernandes has started gearing himself for the by-elections. But winning this time appears tougher since the BJP workers who supported him are upset with his support for the Congress. (H) o No water, only flood of crises in these hamlets. Journalist Santosh Gaonkar reports that in some parts of CANACONA, the rainfall is as high as 200 inches a year; but most of the water flows to the sea through the streams and rivers, due to the slopy topography. (GT) o CHIMBEL gram sabha meet on April 3 at 9.30 am in the panchayat. (H) o Sontreo festival in CUNCOLIM on Wednesday, March 30. (GT) o MANDREM Congress to stage protest over non-arrest of BJP MLA. (H) Probe into alleged assault of local journalist by BJP MLA takes a back seat. (GT) o Police fished out the body of a male from the QUEPEM dam, Monday. (H) SANGUEM villagers demand probe into disappearance of 1000 trees. How could 1000 trees disappear from a forest area? How could the timber be transported without the knowledge of the forest department officials? Though an inquiry has been instituted in the large-scale felling of trees, residents of Tudov in the foothills of the western ghats have raised these queries after a contractor slaughtered a patch of forest trees, barely a few kilometres away from the forest department depot at Barazan. (GT) QUERY VIA CYBERSPACE: Will someone help me in telling if there is any good dictionary available in Goa from Konkani (written in the Roman script) to English. I am interested in possessing one but it should cover maximum, like available in other languages eg Hindi, French etc -- mario --------------------------------------------------------------------- DEATHS & OBITUARIES --------------------------------------------------------------------- ALDONA-CALVIM/COTTARBHAT: Santana Roque 'Rocky' Lobo. b 1944. Husband of Elvira. Father of Michael, Patrick (GKB) and Antonette (Dhempe College). Funeral March 29 at 5 pm for St Thomas Church, Aldona. AROSSIM-SUKHBHATT: Jose Correia b 1931. Husband of late Anna Florina, father/in-law of Peter/Iris, Arseno/Maria, Blanche/Roque, Carolin/Joseph, Ruzat/Joaquim, Linu/Seby. Funeral March 29 at 4 pm for St Thomas Church at Cansaulim. BAGA-CANDOLIM: Ana Gracia Fernandes. Mother/in-law of Theresa/Engracio, grandmum of Anthony, Mario, Alina (Teama), Candolim. Funeral March 29 at 10.45 am to Nagoa Church, Bardez. BENAULIM-MAZILWADDO: Martina Sacramenta Pacheco. b 1933. Wife of Tome Xavier Pacheco, mother of Constance/Martha, Jerry/Virginia, Virginia/Wilfred, Richard/Dorina, Asaunta/Ronald, Allu & Joe. Sister of Antonetta/Martino Rodrigues. Funeral March 29 at 4.30 pm for St Sebastian Chapel, Vodlem Bhat, Benaulim. EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD MASTER ELIJAH TERREIL CARVALHO, b 1987, student of Polytechnic College Electronics at Sanvordem and of COTTA-CHANDOR passed away after a brief illness. Son of Barnabe Mark (Menezes Pharmacy, Margao) and Goretti (State Bank of India, Margao), brother of Ezekiel (Loyola HS), grandson of late Antonio Piedade/ Francisca Carvalho, late Constancio/Leonida Gonsalves (Majorda/Malaysia), nephew of Jonas/Neaumie (Canada) and Neil (Celebrity Cruises), Terezinha and Joanita (Malaysia), Agnelo/Bambina (England), cousin of Jason and Nicole (Canada), Claude and Daniel (England). Funeral March 29 at 4 pm to Nossa Senhora de Belem Church, Chandor. CHICALIM-1ST PAVLEM: Amalfina dos Reis Fernandes (Amina). Relict of Wellington Dos Reis Fernandes, mother/in-law of Judith/late Filomeno, Ernesto/Rose, late Aniano/Maria Fatima, aunt of Adv Valentino/Jeanette, Sylvia/late Arthur, Angela/Sylvano, Avita/Carlos, Ariosto/Vivian, Rosarito/Nimi, Teresinha and fly, Maria Josepha and fly, grandmum of Neville, Malina/Jude, Stanley/Lara, Keith/Ruth, Michelle/Francis, Karl/ Priti, Romel & Reuben, great-grandmum of Astrid, Leander, Kimberly, Wayne and Rhiann, sister-in-law of Maria Luiza Carilhos and Reis Fernandes and fly. Funeral March 29, 10 am to OL of Hope Church. CHINCHINIM-DESSUA: Joseph Anthony Furtado (Antonio Jose Furtado). Husband of Rufina, father/in-law of Bernadette (Bony), Bosco, Beryl/ Savio (Cansaulim), Berta/Joey (Mapusa) and father of Savia, brother/ in-law of Lucy/Casmiro, Serafino/Stefanie, Alva/late Franklyn, Helen/late Benicio, late Honorat/Darjeeling, late Excaltacao/Bonifilio, late Inacio/Filomena, Sr Dolorosa (MC), Olga/Valentino. Funeral March 29 at 3.45 pm. Suresh Shivalinkar, barge-owner, mourned by the Goa Barge Owners' Association. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SITEWATCH: http://ruralbazargoa.nic.in/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Rural Bazar Goa: A Gateway to Publicize, Promote and Market Rural Handicrafts made in Goa. DRDA Rural Bazar & DRDA Products * Orders * Producers * Shops * Feedback * Hadicraft Products This website is an attempt of District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), Goa to present the rich traditional and cultural arts and crafts of Goa, to the world community through Internet. This is a showcase of handicrafts made out of dry coconuts, coconut shells, sea shells, cotton thread, clay and related products made by the Goan artisans. We welcome your valuable suggestions. Coconut Products: These products are made of dry coconuts and coconut shells. The craft man carves the coconut and shells giving wonderful designs and shapes. The coconuts so designed are fixed on a wooden base. The dry coconuts are nicely carved in different designs, varnished and coloured to make it more attractive. The craft lies in carvings the figures out of coconuts and its shell. The items produced include Table lamps, flower pots, table clocks, different idols and decorative items. Cotton Thread Products: This hand made craft has been weaved out of cotton thread with the help of crochet steel hook in artistic way. They come out with different beautiful designs, shapes and sizes. Sea Shell Products: Shells with beautiful shapes, bright colours and different designs are so pleasing, one cannot just overlook. Goa is well known for it. This wealth of sea has been brought, up to you, by the Goan artisans. Clay Products: This is the traditional art that has come from generation to generation. Right from utility items like pots, ash trays, to decorative items like flower pots, idols of Gods etc. have been moulded out of mud. Cotton Thread Products * Clay Products * Bamboo Products These products are made with fine bamboo from Goa. --------------------------------------------------------------------- GOAN EVENTS WORLDWIDE: Goan Carnival in Singapore --------------------------------------------------------------------- Invitation to the Goan Carnival 2005. April 2. organised by Friends of Goa residing in Singapore. At the Hard Hat Cafe Bar & Grill. Big Splash Aquatic Complex (poolside), 902 East Coast Parkway, Singapore 449874. Tel +65 63444495, From 7 pm to midnight. Dress code casual. BYOB no corkage and free beer limited to 2 barrels. Free shots of cashew fenny by Madame Rosa in Goa. Pork sorpotel and chicken cafreal air flown from Goa. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bad news is that the last date for invites is listed as March 25! Thanks to journalist Elston Soares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in Singapore for forwarding this link. Benizi Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> has announced a meet-up in Singapore. Limited invitations. 13 course Dinner, BYOB and free beer, plus games and prizes. Let us know if u are willing to additional contribute towards the Carnival to make it a fun evening, So come on down to the East Coast. --------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT'S HAPPENING IN GOA: Scrabble and The Little Tree --------------------------------------------------------------------- SOMETHING ABOUT SCRABBLE: Interested in Scrabble, the word-game, in India? There's even a national championship to be held at Agnelganv shortly: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/indian-scrabble/ WHAT'S THE LITTLE TREE UP TO IN SANGUEM? Bindu Vaz <vaz_bindu at rediffmail.com> of Porvorim tells us that The Little Tree is organising an overnight camp for kids at Sanguem. Limited to only 10 kids. Fee per child is Rs. 150 and it is scheduled for April 9/10. Little Tree is a parents' initiative to encourage kids to grow up closer to nature. --------------------------------------------------------------------- RECIPE: Michael D'Cunha's Tomato Bread Courtesy http://breadnet.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- YIELD: 1 loaf (400gm) or 8 rolls (50gm each) Hi, Here's my own recipe for tomato rolls INGREDIENTS QTY: 1. Refined flour (AP) 250 gm 2. fresh yeast or 10 gm dry yeast (active) 08 gm 3. salt (table) 05 gm 4. sugar (granular) 15 gm 5. tomato paste 20 gm 6. water (slightly tepid) 125ml 7. shortening 20 gm 8. chopped tomato(seedless) 1 no. (small). (Preferably hydrogenated vegetable oil, however, margarine or butter are just as fine) METHOD: 1 Sift the flour and mix the salt and sugar 2 Rub in the shortening. Add yeast 3 Mix the tomato paste with water. Knead the flour with this water 4 Knead until dough is soft, smooth and velvety. 5 Cover the dough with a damp tea cloth or cover loosely with cling wrap. 6 Allow to rise until double in size. Punch down. Mix the finely chopped tomato. 7 Divide dough into eight portions. Shape and place on a greased baking tray. 8 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. bake till golden brown. 9 Remove from the oven and brush with refined vegetable oil. 10 Allow to cool. 11 Sit back and enjoy with whatever you like. Alternatively, can also be molded to form a loaf. Try using broiled dry herbs like oregano, basil etc. to enhance the flavour. For more recipes, queries or suggestions, contact Michael at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cooking that comes from the head and not the soul is like beef without mustard -- insipid. Let it come from within you and your preparations will always be the best. [In reply to a query from Goanet, Michael wrote back: "Yeah I'm from Goa... but born n brought up in Bombay. Glad u liked the recipe."] FOR GOANETTERS: If you'd like a copy of bread recipes then send an email with a subjectline saying SEND BREAD RECIPES to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- MAILING LISTS OF RELEVANCE TO GOA --------------------------------------------------------------------- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-goa/ GNU/Linux Users Group - Goa. All are welcome to join in this friendly network, to share software, ideas and concepts (like freedom). More details at http://ilug-goa.swiki.net Volunteers welcome to support and promote this movement. Free software? There's tonnes of it out there. It offers you the freedom to run, study, distribute and improve the software you need. ILUG-Goa is a network of GNU/Linux based in Goa (and open to anyone interested in this field, wherever you might be based). We meet on the fourth Saturday of each month at the Goa Science Centre in Miramar. We are open to having other mini-GLUGs/LUGs or user groups meeting up in different parts of the state. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G-S-B/ The Gaud Saraswat Brahmins represent a relatively small group of Brahmins who have firmly established their identity as a unified community. The history of the migration of our ancestors from Kashmir to different places across India serves to demonstrate how our strong religious and cultural beliefs have developed into the present century. Today the members of this community are situated chiefly in the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala. A majority of GSBs speaks Konkani. The formation of this group is an attempt to bring our people together and carry forward our strong tradition and cultural values. --------------------------------------------------------------------- AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP By Domnic Fernandes --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dusreanchi chakri korpan tuji khont pekounk mozot mellta. Serving others helps to heal your grief. -- Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA --------------------------------------------------------------------- SPORTS --------------------------------------------------------------------- CRICKET: Pakistan dent India's pride, level series. Pakistan 570, and 261-2 declared. India 449 and 214. NATIONAL FOOTBALL: Close shave for Dempo's Ranty. Striker falls unconscious after collision. For a minute, time stood still at Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata, when Dempo's Nigerian striker Ranty Martins crashed to the ground, after a head-on collision with Mohan Bagan defender Ajibade Babalade. (H) JORDAN's Al Hussein Sports Club arrives in Goa on April 6 for a first-leg group decider with Dempo's.(H) SWIMMING CLASSES: Sports Authority of Goa offers swimming classes from April 5 to 24 at the Peddem Swimming Pool Complex. 7-8 am gents; 8 to 9 am ladies and children; 9 to 10 am children. Evenings 3.30 to 4.30 pm children, 4.30 to 5.30 pm children, and 5.30 to 6.30 pm ladies and gents. --------------------------------------------------------------------- WEATHER IN GOA --------------------------------------------------------------------- Max 33degC. Min 22degC. 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