In a rather sombre atmosphere sans many a luminaries
from the cinema world the 10 day 37th International
Film Festival from 23rd November, 2006 to 3rd
December, 2006 concluded this evening at a scheduled
and brief ceremony.
Surprisingly there was not much enthusiasm seen around
the venue at Kala
At the stroke of 1030 a.m Rev Fr Manuel Gomes of the
Pastoral Institute of St Pius X began with a brief
introduction of the theme Christian witness in the
Society : Challenges of the Eucharist Kristi Govaiki
Somazant: Hench Porsnm sonsvkarnchem Avhan of this
years celebration which is the
In a shocking development the maverick CM Mr
Pratapsing Rane candidly announced after a Cabinet
meet this evening that the Regional Plan 2011 would be
de-notified and that a new Regional Plan now form
2007 to 2017 will be set into motion and perhaps
completed in four to six months. Without
At an impressive gathering at the Lohia Maidan Margao
on the 40th anniversary of the Opinion Poll today the
16th January, 2007 since 1520 p.m. onwards speaker
after speaker lambasted all the forty legislatures of
the Goa Legislative Assembly as being responsible for
the draconian Regional Plan
Perhaps for the first time the Azad Maidan at Panaji
witnessed today 25th January, 2007 afternoon from
1430 hrs onwards a mammoth gathering of over seven
thousand Schedule Tribes of Goa viz; Gawda Kunbi
Velips ( some Dhangars as well ) for the Schedule
tribes Mahamelavo ( Convention)
The Thomas Stephen Konknni Kendr ---a registered
Konknni research centre run by Jesuits at Porvorim
Bardez Goa and named after a British Jesuit priest Fr
Thomas Stephen a renowned linguist and Marathi poet
who produced the first grammar of any Indian
language(1549 to 1619) founded in
There was utter resentment at Karwar when this writer
visited the INS Kadamba Base (Sea Bird) at Arga this
morning. Since the early hours there were additional
policemen, RTO officials placed at the Majali check
post. Every four wheeler vehicle with a Goa State
registration was being checked and
It was not the catcombs a la Paris that one could
see. No layers of skulls stacked of those interred or
deinterred but yes there were a few remants of bones
as one steps into the first layer underground when
this writer visited the spot this afternoon at 1645
hrs into the right side of the
A band of energetic youth comprising of Mr Stephen ex
Military official Karate Instructor , Mr Mulla Irfan
alias Babloo Chairman and Mr Zalil General
Secretary besides others under the banner BLOOD OF
GOANS FRONT have taken up the demand for a Kabrasthan
for the Moslem community of
This representation was made to the Governor Mr S C
Jamir this evening. It is now clear that it was
because of political pressure that the construction of
TEXEIRA PLAZA and not a RESIDENTIAL house of Ms Doris
Texeira ex MMC Chairperson that the property PTS 237
Chalta 291 500 m2 was not shown in
New Market Vendors downed their shutters post lunch
session today 9th May, 2007 following a stray incident
where one vendor from this Market was allegedly
brutally assaulted by another fruit vendor from the
nearby Gandhi market.
The assaulted victim happened to belong to the
majority community
Having failed to nab all the six culprits the shops
in Margao downed their shutters for another day
to-day. Arterial bus services within the talukas
visiting Margao suddenly went off the road. Some
petrol pumps too closed fearing arson.
In the morning the New Market vendors went around the
In a shocking development on the last date of filing
of nominations today which perhaps has left the Indian
National Congress High Command non plussed, Mr
Antanasio (Babush) Monserrate ex Minister Town and
Country Planning and INC MLA Taleigao did a volte
face and filed his nomination today both
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When the fifth Goa State Legislative Assembly will be
constituted in or around 10th or 11th June,2007, many
of the veteran representatives will be missing from
the House.
This obvious outcome was evident today 2nd June 2007
when a significant number of over 68.6 % voters
excercised their
In an electoral system where first past the post is
declared a winner does one really get a
representative with atleast a fifty percent
majority of the votes polled ? The answer is an
obvious NO. This system thus permits even a non
serious contender to enter the electoral fray. This
is
When the 53 year old Congressman turned BJP and back
to INC, MLA elect Digamber Kamat youngest of only two
sons of Mr Vasant Kamat a coconut trader (known in
Madgaum social circles as naal Kamat ) was sworn in
as the Chief Minister of Goa to the fifth Goa
Legislative Assembly alongwith three
Will the INC 16 + NCP 3 + MGP 2 + Ind 1 total 22
combine succeed in passing a motion declaring their
nominee Mr Pratapsing Raoji Rane INC MLA elec the
Speaker of the 5th Goa State Legislative Assembly? OR
Will the BJP nominees Mr Laximikant Parsekar MLA elect
Pernem ex BJP President or Mr
Goa to the world is the Velhas Conquistas (Old
Conquests where the erstwhile rule of the Portuguese
(25.11.1510 to 19.12.1961)created a symbiosis of the
East meets West a Rome of the East because of
prosyletisation meaning the religion of the King (of
Portugal ) ought to be that of the ruled.
The
Will the CM Digambar Kamat -*Digubab or Naal Kamat
finally muscle courage ---albeit with the blessings
of the Empress Ms Sonia Gandhi INC President ---to
expand the Goa Cabinet tomorrow Monday a day
Madganvkars dedicate to Lord Damodar Dambab the
incarnation of Lord Shankar Krishna Vishnu
In a dramatic development a precedent of sorts in the
anals of Goa's history the never say die
septugenarian ex Deputy Speaker of the Goa Legislative
Assembly and four times elected representative of the
12 Santa Cruz Assembly Constitutency Ms Victoria
Fernandes who earned the sobriquet of Rani of
While the Chief Minister rushed to New Delhi to get
the blessings of the Congress President ms Sonia
Gandhi on the distribution of loaves and fishes to
her 12 disciples and also carried a brief note on the
pitfalls of denying a Cabinet berth to MLA Santacruz
Ms Victoria Fernandes; the still waters
Today 1st July, 2007 was the turn of Madganvkars -
Parishioners of Our Lady of Grace Church Margao to
felicitate Digu Bab Shri Digamber Kamat on assuming
the onerous office of CM of Goa.
The poorly attended hour long function (11.20 a.m)
held at Our Lady of Grace Church Hall Margao ---less
than
Will the Deputy Speaker's post go to Mr. Aleixo
Reginaldo Lourenco -(the other Aleixo (Sequeira)
is Power Minister) of the Save Goa Front the MLA
of Curtorim on 16th July, 2007?
This is a million dollar question. It will also
decide the extent of support the the UGDP SGF combine
have
The next fortnight round beginning 16th July, 2007
upto 31st July, 2007 will be the 12 day second
session of the Fifth Goa Legislative Assembly.
According to discreet information obtained by this
writer the ex CM ex Mormugao Parliamentary
Constituency MP and present MLA Navelim Constituency,
Mystery surrounds the sudden shifting of Ms Victoria
Fernandes MLA Santa Cruz and Parliamentary Secretary
out of Goa reportedly for a cursory medical check up
Given that the crucial Budget session commences
tommorrow the rumour mill was agog.
Incidentally the Presidential candidate Ms Pratibha
In an interesting development, at the Rashtrapati
Bhavan New Delhi today forenonn when the BJP President
Mr Rajnath Singh and others presented the lone women
member Ms Victoria Fernandes alongwith others before
the Madam President Ms Pratibha Patil, the two vibed
easily as several similarities
In an interesting development as per information
received by this writer fron New Delhi --- late
evening , the Home Ministry has called upon the
Governor Mr S C Jamir to submit a report on the
conduct of business on the floor of the House in the
Goa Legislative Assembly today.
It may be recalled
There is no doubt that vox populi from the villages
of Cavelossim, Carmona, Betul, Ambelim, Velim in
Salcete, Goa, will prevail.
The passenger catamaran re-christened m.v. Leela now
moored at the Cutbona fisheries jetty, Salcete Goa
and intended to be used as a casino by Hotel Leela
Venture
While CM Digamber Kamat of the INC led coalition in
Goa has appealed to the over 3 lakhs voters of 2 Lok
Sabha Mormugao Parliamentary Constituency to give a
befitting slap tapot (read defeat) to the BJP in the
31st October 2007 bye poll; the ex CM and present
Leader of the Opposition (BJP),
It was an election with a difference. Perhaps for the
first time in Goas electoral history beginning 1962
when Goans voted post liberation for the Village
Panchayats in Goa the turnout was dismal. Just 36.2 %
Blame it on several things a) disillusionment of the
voters over the political
The Azadi Express train arrived at the
Vasco-da-Gama Railway Station Goa yesterday morning.
The 12 bogie comparments of the train provides
through the audio and visual media exhibits relating
to The First War of Independence 1857, 1907 the Birth
Year of Shaheed Bhagat Singh 1947 Indian
During Yuletide coastal Goa would otherwise witness
huge contingents of desi and videshi local and
foreign tourists in Goa but this time round Goans
heaved a sigh of relief from the madding crowds.
There were several reasons attributed to this a) the
exhorbitant board and lodge rates which now
Even as the INC led coalition Government braces up
with the first agenda for the New Year 2008 -- viz;
its role on the future of Special Economic Zones in
Goa --- it is now clear that the three SEZ's approved
are on the way to being recommended to the Central
Government for DENOTIFICATION as a
According to a telephonic message received this
evening by this writer the three notified SEZ's in Goa
have since been de-notified.
This sudden move is believed to have come about due to
certain political developments at the Centre which may
not be palatable to the United Progressive Alliance
According to a telephonic message received this
evening by this writer the three notified SEZ's in Goa
have since been de-notified.
This sudden move is believed to have come about due to
certain political developments at the Centre which may
not be palatable to the United Progressive Alliance
In April 1999 the then Governor of Goa Lt Gen (Retd) J F R Jacob, was apprised
by this writer of an illegal kitchen premises belonging to Hotel Kamat that
exists on the North west end of the Lohia Maidan at Margao. This was because
during the exercise of beautification the Government had
Saraswat Brahmins in Goa had reason to discreetly gloat and rejoice over the
award of the second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan to the
octogenarian Dr Ravindra Kelecar a Saraswat Brahmin Konkani litterateur a
native of Priol Ponda Taluka Novas Conquistas a staunch protagonist of one
The recently concluded brief Budget session of the Goa Legislative Assembly in
March, proposes to bring out an amendment to the Registration Act to curb the
foreigners buying property in Goa. When this amendment comes about there would
still be doubts whether the amendment in fool proof and
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