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[Goanet] Impact of Catholic Church in India "goes beyond numbers"
[Goanet] 28 AUG: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
Re: [Goanet] Impact of Catholic Church in India "goes beyond numbers"
[Goanet] Ek Kovita: PRARTHONA
[Goanet] FEATURE: It looks like Goa... but this is Sindhudurg
Re: [Goanet] FEATURE: It looks like Goa... but this is Sindhudurg
[Goanet] News: India among 30 most corrupt countries (Transparency International)
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Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 17:14:53 +0530
From: "Sar News" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] Impact of Catholic Church in India "goes beyond numbers"
SAR News Aug. 28, 2002
Impact of Catholic Church in India Goes Far Beyond Numbers: Cardinal Dias
Bangalore: SAR News
Cardinal Ivan Dias Archbishop of Bombay has said that the Catholic Church's influence
in India is far greater than its share of the population.
Although missionary work has been going on for over two thousand years in India - St.
Thomas the Apostle is considered its first evangelizer - Christians number only 23
million among a population of more than 1 billion, while Catholics total 18 million,
the Cardinal said.
According to a Zenit report from Italy, August 20, the Cardinal made these comments in
the coastal city of Rimini where he is attending the Meeting for Friendship Among
Peoples.
Cardinal Dias claimed that the Catholic Church in India offered 20 percent of school
education, 10 percent of all literacy and health-related programmes, 25 percent of all
projects for widows and orphans, 30 percent of all available structures for leprosy
and AIDS patients.
"In my diocese alone, Bombay, we have 150 schools and university colleges in which
400,000 pupils study," Cardinal Dias observed. The majority of students are not
Christian, he added.
"In fact, it is increasingly frequent that the highest state offices are held by
people who have studied in Catholic schools," the Cardinal noted.
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 10:55:02 +0500
From: "Joel D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] 28 AUG: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
August 28, 2002
3-YEAR-OLD'S THROAT SLIT IN NAVELIM: In a tragic incident yesterday evening
3-year-old Nelroy Gomes, son of Salsi and Milagres from Telaulim, Navelim,
was found dead with his throat slit. The victim went to play along with his
six-year-old brother and another cousin barely 50 metres away from the
house at 4.30 pm. He needed to release his bowels and went towards a nearby
pond. As there was no sign of him, the other two returned home. About two
hours later the boy was found floating in the pond with his throat slit. (GT)
MASTER PLAN FOR DABOLIM AIRPORT: The Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry
has called upon the State government to take the initiative in formulating
a Master Plan for the Dabolim Airport. This, GGCI says, should take into
consideration factors such as the peak capacity of the airport, short and
long term investments to be made, land requirements, privatization of
management of the airport and infrastructure requirements. (H)
FLAYED FOR FAILING TO ATTRACT I T INDUSTRIES: The Opposition benches
yesterday charged the government that its wavering policy and frequent
change in stand have prevented the Information Technology industries from
coming to the State. (NT)
SAND EXTRACTION: The question hour yesterday began with Santa Cruz MLA
Victoria Fernandes expressing serious concern over sand extraction from
Terekehol and Chapora rivers, which in her opinion, would grossly affect
fields and "bundhs" in the area if the government failed to lay down
guidelines for sand extraction. (H)
ORE DUST POLLUTION: A petition filed by the Goa Foundation, on behalf of
the citizens from Curchorem, has been adjourned till 17 September after the
counsel for the South Central Railway asked for more time to verify the
Railway's position on the shifting of the railway stack yard from
Curchorem. (GT)
HOUSE ADJOURNED: The State legislative assembly last night adjourned sine
die after passing the budged and a month-long debate on the budgetary
demands of various departments. The House transacted major financial
business during its 26 sittings, besides adopting various bills, including
the Panaji City Corporation Bill. (NT)
NABBED FOR DEFRAUDING: Harkrishna K Patel of Gujarat, who was arrested in
connection with the misappropriation of Rs.1,43,95,500 from the Goa State
Co-operative Housing and Finance Federation, Panjim, under the pretense of
forming a fictitious housing society called Alabhya, has been remanded to
three days police custody. (H)
JUDGES' SALARIES: The Goa legislative assembly took a confrontationary
posture against the judiciary, and resolved to request the Centre to refer
under Article 143 of the Constitution, back to the Supreme Court the
latter's judgement directing States to hike salaries of the subordinate
judiciary and increase the ratio of judges to 50 for a million population. (H)
FAST COURTS: The State will soon set up five fast track courts to clear
expeditiously the backlog of judicial cases, informed Law Minister Francis
D'Souza in the Goa Assembly yesterday. (GT)
HC STRIKES DOWN AMENDMENT: The Panjim Bench of the Bombay High Court has
struck down the amendment to the Goa Land Revenue Code which levied an
uniform fee on conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural land
regardless of whether a particular plot of land was located in a developed
area or in a rural area. (H)
ALDONA-PANJIM ROAD BLOCKED: Public outcry over the State government's move
to pass the "City of Panjim Corporation Bill 2002" has spread to
Penha-da-Franca and Salvador-do Mundo, as residents on Tuesday blocked the
Aldona-Panjim road for the entire day. (H)
SUNKEN SHIP CASE ADJOURNED: The High Court of Bombay at Goa adjourned a
case pertaining to a sunken ship belonging to the Salgaocar Mining
Industries. The vessel, MV Sanjeevani, ran aground at Mormugao on 11 July
1993 and was re-floated on 17 May 1994. The vessel like the MV River
Princess, then dragged its anchor and drifted away from its anchorage and
ran aground off Siridao beach on 5 June 1994. (GT)
JAILED FOR ASSAULT IN SIOLIM: Godwin Pereira and Mathew Pereira were
sentenced to five years in prison and to pay Rs.1500 fine, for assaulting
and causing grievous injuries to Namdeo Toraskar and Rajendra Madgaonkar of
Maina-Siolim. (GT)
CLUBE NACIONAL'S PANEL: At the recently held Annual General Body Meeting of
Clube Nacional, Panaji, Francisco Martins and Rui Gomes Prazeres were once
again elected unopposed for the second consecutive term as president and
vice president of the governing body respectively. (GT)
NO CHURCH SERVICES ALONG ROADSIDES: Taking serious note of religious
services being held along roadsides and pavements in Margao city, the Grace
Church parish priest has urged the Margao civic body not to grant any
permission within the municipal area for such occasions sans prior NOC from
the church authority. (H)
NERUL BOY COMMITS SUICIDE: Santosh Dattaram Bhasker (21), a motor-cycle
rider from Nerul, committed suicide by hanging himself to a tree branch
with a nylon rope, yesterday afternoon. (NT)
WOMAN INJURED: Josephine Carvalho, 43, of Akamol, Ambaulim, was injured in
an accident on August 25 hen a Maruti van dashed her. (GT)
CASSETTE "NACH BABA NACH": Calangute MLA Agnelo Fernandes released
Eugenio's first Konkani cassette "Nach Baba Nach" featuring Lorna, at
Saipem in Candolim. The other singers are Young Chico, Maria Cardozo e
Martins, Roshan, Lavina, Sandra and Steffi.
S P O R T S
MICKKY'S FRANSA FC GET NOD: The ad hoc committee of the Goa Football
Association yesterday passed a resolution permitting Fransa Pax Football
Club to be henceforth called as Frans Football Club. (GT)
UB'S KINGFISHER TO SPONSOR PRO LEAGUE: The Goa Football Association has
moved closer to signing a sponsorship deal with United Beverage Group's
Kingfisher for the Profession Football League. (GT)
RAMOS RETURNS TO VASCO: "I will play the Goa League and it's nice to be
back in Goa," said Rogeiro Ramos, the two-season-old Vasco's Brazillian
goal-keeper. (NT)
GCA HOPEFUL OF ONE-DAYER: Although the BCCI has declared the venues for the
India-West Indies one-dayers, the Goa Cricket Association is still hopeful
of hosting one tie of the six-match series. (NT)
D E A T H S
25 Aug: Panjim: TEREZINHA FERNANDES, wife of late Celestino Rafael
(C.R.), (Ex-Nairobi), mother of Raul (Dubai), Marlene (Dubai) and Matilda
(Dubai), mother in law of Vilma, Clyde and Eugene (All Dubai), grandma of
Cassandra, Raul (JR), Christopher, Dylan, Andrea and Shaun, passed away in
Dubai. Funeral on 30 August. The Cortege will leave residence at La Campal
Colony, Miramar, at 3.30 pm. Funeral Service at Sta Inez Church at 4 pm,
followed by Burial. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
16 Aug: Corjuem (Aldona)/Montreal: ALVARES HILDA TERESA, wife of Basil
(ex-Karachi), mother of Shirley (Franco), Fred (Joan), Nick, Ken (Evelyn),
Carol (Vern), Michael (Tracy) and Debbie (John), sister Julie (Roger) and
15 grand children, expired in Montreal, Canada. The funeral services were
held on August 20." ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
27 Aug: Divar: PROF MARGARIDA D'SA, daughter of late Jose Maria/late
Atilia, sister of late Luiza, Flavia, late Joao and Adalgisa.
27 Aug: Orlim: MARIA ELEUTERIA DE SOUZA, wife of late Santano Pereira.
26 Aug: BEBIANA FERNANDES, Sister/Sister-in-law of late Angelo, late
Nazaro/Adeline, late Francis/Luzie.
26 Aug: Chinchinim: TRAZINHO DAS AGUSTIAS PEREIRA, husband of Lucy,
father of Trevor/Goldie, Iona/Lawry, Rita/late Erlico and Renwick.
27 Aug: PILERNE MARRA: VISHNU PANDHARI LOTLIKAR, husband of Chandravati,
father of Pandharinath, Mahadev, Pramod.
27 Aug: Margao-Aquem: KISHORI BALKRISHNA SINGBAL, mother of Nitin/Vinha,
Nandan/Suchitra and Sangeeta.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 24.0 deg C (75.2 deg F) at Assagao at 7.30 am today.
Max temp: 29.7 deg C, Humidity: 78%, Rainfall 1981.7 mm (Yesterday)
Weather: Sunlight in patches in the morning. Likely to be another
rain-free day.
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT=Gomantak Times
Daily Goacom News Clippings also at: http://www.goacom.com/news
Website: http://www.goacom.com
Webzine: http://www.goacom.com/goanow
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 08:45:24 -0400
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Impact of Catholic Church in India "goes beyond numbers"
Dear All:
Does anyone know if Arch. Ivan Dias has an e-mail that I can reach him?
Thanks
Joe Falcao
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 06:21:32 -0700 (PDT)
From: lino dourado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] Ek Kovita: PRARTHONA
PRARTHONA
Dev mondirant bhitor sortana
Lokak dakounk turturi vazoinaka
Isvorachi sthuti vhoddlean gaitana
Dusmanacho mog khorcheak visrunaka
Retir kelo, upas dorle, praiochit kelem
Ghora kodean bhav-bhoinink dukoita
Bukel�leank jevonn, vingleank nessunk dilem
Iogdan ditana sonvsarak zagoita
Rat bor dimber poddun, hat uklun Devak argam
Dis bor xezaream thaim zogddim-zhuzam
Kalliz nitoll dovor kirlainaka niddukaichim follam
Mon melem asot, Dev aikona prarthona
Lino B. Dourado
(Utord�dekar Kuwait)
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 20:05:09 +0530 (IST)
From: Frederick Noronha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] FEATURE: It looks like Goa... but this is Sindhudurg
It looks like Goa... but this is Sindhudurg
>From Frederick Noronha
PANJIM: It looks like Goa, it's not far from Goa, but it is not Goa.
Sindhudurg, the long sandy stretch along the southern Maharashtra coast, is
keen to pick up where Goa left off. It's now trying hard to build itself as
a tourist destination though it may lack the quaint history of this state
and the east-west mix of Portugal's former colony.
"The natural beauty of Sindhudurg is certainly breath-taking, but there are
other treasures to explore and experience in this land of history -- such as
ancient Maratha forts, hermitages, 'mutts' (religious centres), heritage
properties, (plant) nurseries and diverse animal and bird (life)," says a
new guide to the region just published.
Sindhudurg, just a stone's throw away from the north Goa border at Pernem,
also boasts of green villages, houses of red stone and sloping tiled roofs,
towering roadside trees, a "mouth-watering" seafood cuisine and a wide range
of summer fruit.
Some unusual facts emerge from Dwarkanand D Dicholkar's guide 'Paradise
Sindhudurg'.
For instance, this district is nearly one-and-half times entire Goa.
Languages spoken in the area are not just Marathi, but also the regional
dialect called Malvani -- which some locals see as a mid-way compromise
between Marathi and Konkani, two neighbouring if sometimes conflicting and
competing languages.
Small hotels have come up in the area, including some of which are owned by
local politicians or their associates. In the past, statements emerging from
the Maharashtrian state-capital of Mumbai have voiced an interest in
avoiding the "mistakes" that Goa made while Sindhudurg goes about promoting
its tourism.
Exotic and with a special spicy taste of its own, the Malvani food is not
wholly alien from Goan palates.
For instance Hotel Bamboo, located near Vengurla's State Transport Bus
Stand, promises the visitor 'chamchamit masali tikhle' (mackerel and
pomfret), 'zanzanit kombdi suke' (dry chicken) and 'masaledar kurlya (spicy
crab).
On its menu too are 'kolambi fry' (prawns in Malvani style), 'mori', 'kalva'
and 'tisryache suke' (fish and shell-fish, Malvani style), and even 'kurkurit
bhombil' (the special type of seafood called 'Bombay duck').
One strength of this region is that, unlike Goa, room rates of the
mostly-small hotels still sound reasonable. In Sindhudurg's "cultural
capital" of Kankavli -- along the route of Goa-Bombay buses -- a hotel
offers standard double rooms for Rs 300 per day.
Adding to the quaint charm of this region, Sindhudurg also has its own
processed food products -- like kokum (sometimes called 'bindna' in Goa)
squash and 'aagal'. This is a sweet or salty digestive drink, taken after
meals, and made from the garcina indica fruit.
It also has bottles of 'jamun' juice, mango pulp and squash and pineapple
squash produced locally.
But unlike Goa, the favourite mango here is not the Mankurad but the Hapus
(Alphonso). "More varieties of fruits are being developed by the Regional
Fruit Research Centre at Vengurla, which attracts tourists to see its
gardens," says the new guide.
Vengurla -- once a prominent commercial centre for Dutch traders and British
rulers -- has its own history. In 1639, Dutchman John Van Tist obtained
permission to set up a Dutch factory. Some people are believed to have fled
Portuguese-ruled Goa to work on Dutch ships.
In 1665, Dutch trader Lindart Johnson erected an "elegant-looking structure"
called the Dutch Wakhar, at the cost of 3000 guilders. "This building
reflects Portuguese, Dutch and local influences," says the new guide book.
It attributes Vengurla's rise in business prosperity to the Dutch. This
place on the Indian west coast got linked with Arabs and Europeans by trade.
Vengurla also has its own "small prototype" of Mumbai's famous Crawford
Market.
Malvan's fort is a short boat ride from the jetty. In the monsoons, the fort
is completely cut-off from land. Sawantwadi has its own specialty of wooden
toys -- some of which end up in places like Mapusa market -- and also carved
bison horns, and 'ganjifa' handmade traditional playing cards featuring the
ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu.
Other places int he region are Kudal, Devgad and Kankavali.
More information on the region can be got from websites like
www.konkanmati.com, www.sawantwadi.com, www.malvanimasala.com,
www.sindhudurg.com, and www.konkandarshan.com
There's even one put up in the name of the minister who was only recently in
the news, when made to step-down from the central cabinet by Sena supremo
Bal Thackeray -- www.sureshprabhu.com
Of course, Goa continues to have some edge because of its image built up
over the years.
But then, tourism circles here clear fear the growing potential of places
like coastal Maharashtra and southern Kerala, in cutting into Goa's tourism
pie, which has not been growing fast enough to cope with the increasing
number entering the business here.
Goa's image is, not surprisingly, imprinted on the minds of many globally.
In its August 18 issue, 'Business Today' magazine found Goa was one of
India's "ten most global non-corporate brands".
Goa was well known to 44% respondents from seven mainly-Western countries.
It was only marginally behind the Bollywood giant film industry of India and
Bangalore's software appeal. Most of those who remembered it linked it with
tourism, hippies, the former Portuguese rulers and being an "island".
Kerala was known to 26% of the respondents. "Goa, as it is today, doesn't
need much selling. What it needs is some efforts at making it more
esteemed," commented Business Today.
It said: "Goa is a bit like the tried and tested Maruti 800; relevant but
hardly different; well-known but certainly not esteemed; low-priced and,
therefore, perhaps easily sustainable."
"Unlike the Maruti small car, however, the former Portuguese colony enjoys
tremendous global recall, being more a household name in Stockhold or
Capenhagen than in Surat or Ludhiana. Thanks to the good old rupee, Goa
makes for a cheap, long, sun-kissed, lager filled vacation," it added.
(ENDS)
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 17:44:09 +0200
From: Eustaquio Santimano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Goanet] FEATURE: It looks like Goa... but this is Sindhudurg
Hello Fred
28/08/2002 16:35:09, Frederick Noronha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>It looks like Goa... but this is Sindhudurg
>
>From Frederick Noronha
>
>PANJIM: It looks like Goa, it's not far from Goa, but it is not Goa.
>
>Sindhudurg, the long sandy stretch along the southern Maharashtra coast, is
>keen to pick up where Goa left off. It's now trying hard to build itself as
>a tourist destination though it may lack the quaint history of this state
>and the east-west mix of Portugal's former colony.
**** non-relevant text deleted *****
>
>Of course, Goa continues to have some edge because of its image built up
>over the years.
>
>But then, tourism circles here clear fear the growing potential of places
>like coastal Maharashtra and southern Kerala, in cutting into Goa's tourism
>pie, which has not been growing fast enough to cope with the increasing
>number entering the business here.
>
>Goa's image is, not surprisingly, imprinted on the minds of many globally.
>In its August 18 issue, 'Business Today' magazine found Goa was one of
>India's "ten most global non-corporate brands".
>
>Goa was well known to 44% respondents from seven mainly-Western countries.
>It was only marginally behind the Bollywood giant film industry of India and
>Bangalore's software appeal. Most of those who remembered it linked it with
>tourism, hippies, the former Portuguese rulers and being an "island".
>
>Kerala was known to 26% of the respondents. "Goa, as it is today, doesn't
>need much selling. What it needs is some efforts at making it more
>esteemed," commented Business Today.
>
>It said: "Goa is a bit like the tried and tested Maruti 800; relevant but
>hardly different; well-known but certainly not esteemed; low-priced and,
>therefore, perhaps easily sustainable."
>
>"Unlike the Maruti small car, however, the former Portuguese colony enjoys
>tremendous global recall, being more a household name in Stockhold or
>Capenhagen than in Surat or Ludhiana. Thanks to the good old rupee, Goa
>makes for a cheap, long, sun-kissed, lager filled vacation," it added.
>(ENDS)
>
Very good article. Specially the bit from Business Today.
Since I am based in this part of the World .... some corrections .... Stockhold is
actually Stockholm
(based in Sweden) and Capenhagen is actually Copenhagen (based in Denmark).
We are enjoying a very good and extended summer up here. Our hope and wishes are
that it goes
on and on ...
Some years back ... one local politician promised good sunny weather year-round to his
voters.
Could this be the one?
Signing of from sunny Copenhagen,
Eustaquio Santimano
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 17:55:14 +0200
From: Eustaquio Santimano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] News: India among 30 most corrupt countries (Transparency
International)
India among 30 most corrupt countries: TI
Press Trust of India
New Delhi, August 28
India ranks among the 30 most corrupt nations, according to a survey by a leading
international
NGO.
India with a score of 2.7 on a scale of ten, stands 71st along with Russia, Zimbabwe
and Tanzania
among others in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2002, released by Transparency
International (TI).
The survey called a "poll of polls" reflecting perceptions of businessmen,
journalists, academics
and country analysts ranks Pakistan, with a score of 2.6 as, more corrupt than India.
Finland, Denmark and New Zealand, with score higher than nine, rank as countries with
very low
levels of perceived corruption, according to CPI.
Whereas, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Praguay, with a score less than two, were the
countries where
corruption was perceived to be rampant, says the survey.
"Political masters of the country have chosen to make just promises, but nothing gets
done," TI,
India Chapter, Chairman Admiral R H Tahilani (Retd) said.
CPI is a index of corruption perceived to exist among public officials and politicians
and is put
together after 15 different polls and surveys carried out by independent institutions,
he said.
Taken from: http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_54087,0008.htm
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