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Goanet highlights
By Selma Carvalho
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The issue that dominated the week was a post entitled, "Thousands
attend Hindu congregation at Panjim." This was in reference to the
meeting called for by right-wing organisation Devasthan Sanrakshan
Samiti, to demand among other things a ban on cow slaughter and
termination of grants for Haj pilgrims. Details of that meeting:
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-January/172533.html
Some thoughts on the meeting shared by regular Goanet contributors:
Sandeep Heble:
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-January/172550.html
Santosh Helekar:
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-January/172564.html
Augusto Pinto:
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-January/172551.html
Soter in an essay entitled, Goa the Red Light Destination, writes:
"Goa has been reduced to a red light area where anyone and everyone
can satisfy the sensual pleasures and economic desires for a price."
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-January/172699.html
Jason Keith Fernandes expounds on the legality of the case filed
against Seby, activist against the allegedly irresponsible mining, by
Fomentos.
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-January/172697.html
Continuing on the theme of Seby v/s Fomentos, Venita Coelho, asks
ordinary Goan citizens to stand up, get involved and support
activists.
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-January/172663.html
Lionel Messias takes a look at the "ferry tales of ferries" and
examines closely the repair estimates put out by the River Navigation
Department.
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-January/172724.html
Hartman de Sousa requests readers to sign a petition against mining to
save Goa from further environmental degradation. If you feel inclined
to do so, then please click here for the link.
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-January/172767.html
In a post entitled, "God, Ideology and Civil discussions" Sandeep
Heble sheds light on how ideology becomes hardened and we feel the
need to defend it from our own religious point of view, however
irrational it may be.
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-January/172768.html
Father Ivo Da Souza comments on whether atheism is an intellectual
concept or not.
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-January/172783.html
In a post entitled "Another opportunity – democracy is at the doors"
Floriano Lobo declares the Goa Suraj Party to be the Green party of
Goa.
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-January/172789.html
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