[Goanet]Fwd: URGENT PRESS STATEMENT
For favour of highlighting the following thru yr net if found in order.Chris Fernandes THE BOMBAY CATHOLIC SABHA St Michael's Church, Mahim, Mumbai 400 016. Tel: 24463853 Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] June 13, 2005. The Editor PRESS STATEMENT RE: BCS CONDEMNS THE ATTACK ON US MISSIONARIES AND URGES THE GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE AND ARREST THE 20 MISCREANTS WHO WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. Dear Madam / Sir, The Bombay Catholic Sabha [BCS] condemns the unwarranted and merciless attack on the US missionaries at Malwani Village, Malad on June 11. It has become a regular norm for communal forces to target Christian groups on the standard pretext excuse that they are indulging in conversion. And then physically attack such groups. We feel the Police authorities have not been fair in handling this sensitive situation. Why only 2 out of the 20 culprits were arrested is a question that needs an answer. We demand that the rest of the miscreants are arrested immediately. Another interesting factor is why the urgency in which the Police produced the accused in the holiday court on Sunday, June 12 and by the evening they were released on bail. Normally in any other situation, the accused would have been in the police custody and produced in the regular Court on the following working day i.e. June 13. We need answers to these type of actions by the Police Authorities. The Chief Minister and the Home Minister should be vigilant enough to ensure that communal forces do not rear their ugly heads to create communal disharmony and create an atmosphere of fear among the minorities. You are kindly requested to publish this press note in your esteemed publication. Thank you, Best Regards, Dolphy D'souza President Tel: 26662585 / 9820226227
[Goanet]Alcohol Always Lied to Me
I Drank for Courage... and woke up night after night horrified. I Drank for Sophistication... and became crude. I Drank to find Peace... and ignited a war within myself. I Drank to be Friendly... and became argumentative and nasty. I Drank to be Sexy... and turned people off. I Drank so that I could Relate to Others... and I babbled. I Drank to put down Loneliness... and found myself retreating more and more into my shell. I Drank to Relax... and woke up tense. I Drank to be Entertaining... and became an obnoxious clown. I Drank to Live More Fully... and contemplated suicide. I Drank for Adventure... and discovered disaster. I Drank to be more Honest... and insulted my friends. I Drank to Quiet my Nerves... and woke up with hangover jangles. I Drank to Feel Better... and ended up sick and throwing up. I Drank to have Fun... and passed out in the middle of the party. I Drank to Pep Myself Up... and ended up exhausted. I Drank to feel Successful... a Big Shot... but ended up a failure. I Drank for Security... and became afraid of my shadow. I Drank to Feel Better about Myself... and ended up hating me. I Drank to prove I could handle Alcohol... and ended up knowing it controlled me. A Friend asked... But surely, now that you've been Sober awhile, it would take a lot of alcohol to put you back in that condition. Just One Drink, I answered! ~Author Unknown~
[Goanet]Dr John Dayal's effigy burned by Hindutva militants
India Hindu Militants Attack Christian School, Burn Effigy In Madhya Pradesh India Hindu Militants Attack Christian School, Burn Effigy In Madhya Pradesh (BosNewsLife Exclusive) Wednesday, 06 April 2005 By Vishal Arora, BosNewsLife New Delhi Bureau Chief NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Tensions were rising Wednesday, April 6, in a key city of India's central state of Madhya Pradesh where Hindu militants attacked a Christian school and burnt the image of a Catholic leader in response to remarks attributed to him by a local newspaper, BosNewsLife established. The incident happened late Tuesday, April 5, when supporters of apparently the Hindu nationalist movement Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), raided the Carmel Convent School in Gwalior, a city in the northern part of Madhya Pradesh, and burnt the effigy of Dr. John Dayal, President of the All India Catholic Union (AICU), Catholic officials said. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The [attackers] also made an attempt to vandalize the school property, but the timely intervention of the local police prevented the... incident, the AICU added in a statement to the BosNewsLife New Delhi Bureau. They held a meeting later in the evening and demanded an apology from the Church for the perceived anti Hindu article and warned Christians that they would extend their agitation to other institutions and schools in the city, the AICU stressed. However the local Hindi newspaper, Dainik Bhaskar, misquoted Dr. John Dayal as saying that the church in India was against the Hindu religion, during an April 4 press conference, said Fr. Anand Muttungal, Public Relations Officer and Spokesperson of the Catholic Church in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, in an interview with BosNewsLife. HINDUNESS On the contrary, Dr. Dayal had merely said that Christians in India were against the ideology of Hindutva, on which the RSS is based, Muttungal explained. Hindutva or Hinduness is a word to describe movements advocating Hindu nationalism. The term Hindutva was coined in 1923 by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar a Hindu nationalist whose book, Hindutva, serves as an inspiration for the modern Hindu Nationalistic Movements, according to historians. But we want to tell everyone here that we propagate peace, said Muttungal. The AICU urged the Madhya Pradesh government to end the violence and to restore the confidence and security of the small Christian community in the city. They have a right to burn my effigy if they will, but they no right to wreak vengeance on innocent nuns and priests and common Christian men and women, said Dayal in a statement. In all the last ten years or so, I have never attacked religions. [The AICU] campaign has been against fundamentalism, bigotry and violence... We have always made a difference between the Hindu faith, which we honor and respect, and Hindutva...said Dayal, who was in the region for a public meeting to pay homage to Pope John Paul II who died Saturday, April 2. CONCERN There is concern among church leaders that the latest attack is part of a new wave of violence against Christians in the area. This year a Christian prayer meeting was reportedly attacked in the presence of police by members of the RSS and the Bajrang Dal group in the village of Dhanora in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district on February 23, reported the Christian news agency Compass Direct. Last year on January 11, the Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh witnessed a spate of anti-Christian violence after the body of a 10-year old girl, who had been raped, was found in a Catholic School. Hindu militants, who alleged the girl had been raped by Christians, attacked churches and Christian institutions as well as houses and other properties of Christians. Police later established that the crime was perpetrated by a Hindu. The state government of Madhya Pradesh is ruled by the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Christians make up less than one percent of the state's total population of over 60 million, according to government estimates. (Based in New Delhi, Journalist Vishal Arora, 32, has covered persecution and other hard hitting news stories for a variety of international and national publications. He has traveled around the country on invitation by NGOs for seminars and talks on human rights, communalism, and religious persecution. Vishal Arora can be contacted at e-mail address [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit his website http://www40.brinkster.com/vishalarora/ )
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Im afraid i hv not bn receiving yr mail for quite sometime. wud apreciate receiving yr mails. thanx Chris Fernandes
[Goanet]Fw: [persecuted_church_of_india] Hindutva radicals attack prayer group.
HINDUTVA RADICALS IN INDIA ATTACK PRAYER MEETING WHILE POLICE TAKE LUNCH BREAK Christians from a small Indian village will have their day in court Monday, May 9, following a violent attack on a prayer meeting. Members of a radical Hindu group broke up the meeting in the village of Dhanora in central India's Madhya Pradesh state Wednesday, Feb. 23. Four Hindu men who identified themselves as members of two extremist groups -- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bajrang Dal -- attacked the prayer meeting and left several Christians badly injured while police who were assigned to guard the Christians failed to protect them. The attack took place while the constable went to have his lunch at about 4 p.m. Local Hindus have since pressured the Christians to drop their complaint, threatening them with death and burning down of their houses. Meanwhile, India's top Christian leaders presented an unofficial white paper to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday, March 11. The document listed more than 200 violent incidents against Christians occurring in the first 10 weeks of this year and called on the government to protect the Christian minority. (Compass) -- PRAY FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH OF INDIA
[Goanet]AICC/AICU on the Union Budget
Dr. John Dayal Member: National Integration Council Government of India National President: All India Catholic Union (Founded 1919) Secretary General: All India Christian Council President: United Christian Action 505 Link, 18 IP Extn. Delhi 110092 India Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 91-11-22722262 Mobile 09811021072 Christians welcome Govt promise of White paper on minorities Budget must have funds for Christian economic empowerment The Christian community has welcomed the Union Government's promise to publish a White Paper on the status of minority communities and a comprehensive law to deal with communal violence. But the community also expects the government to have provisions in the budget for the economic empowerment of minorities, specially the Christian community, which is among the poorest of the poor. In a joint statement on behalf of the largest Laity organisation the All India Catholic Union, the inter denominational All India Christian Council, the Satyashodkah Samaj and the Delhi-based United Christian Action, Dr John Dayal has drawn the attention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram to the budget silence on these issues. Dr Dayal said it was good that the budget had a large component for women and children, and a small portion of it would also benefit Christian women. But while the Budget had provisions for the advancement of Muslim youth, there was none for Christian youth. The reports of the 2001 Census and our own surveys have shown the pathetic condition of the Christian community in rural areas of several States, and particularly of Tribal and Dalit youth professing the Christian faith. The Rs 500 crore corpus of the national Minorities development fund has not devolved at all on our community. Our youth, specially Christians of Dalit origin, urgently need institutions, scholarships and support in training in entrepreneurship, self-employment and artisanship. There is also growing need for hostel to bring education to many areas. All these require infusion of state funds, apart from efforts by the community itself. Dr Dayal called upon the Union government to make provisions for these segments in the current budget. Dr Dayal quoted President Kalam's Address to parliament in which Dr Kalam had said it was not enough for India to shine if it did not shine for all.
[Goanet]Do Dalits have freedom of faith ? Seminar
All India Catholic Union Founded 1919, Registered under Societies Registration Act 1860. Representing the Catholic Laity of India through 120 Diocesan, units nation-wide National President: Dr. John Dayal [Member, National Integration Council, Government of India] National Vice President: Mr. Dolphy D'Souza Secretary General: Mr. Elias Vas Treasurer: Mr. Eugene Gonsalves AICU President's address for correspondence; 505 Link, 18 IP Extn. Delhi 110092 India email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 91-11-22722262 Mobile 09811021072 INVITATION TO SEMINAR ON Do Dalits have Freedom of Faith? Do Dalits have Protection of the Law? Date: March 9th, 2005 -- Time: 2 P.m. to 5 p.m. Place: Constitution Club, Vitthalbhai Patel House, Rafi Marg, New Delhi Participants include: Mr. Udit Raj, Mr. Gopal Guru, Dr. MP Raju, Advocate P L Mimroth, Mr. Ali Anwar, Dr. Shamsul Islam, Mr. Jaspal Singh Siddhu, Prof Sanghamitra, Mr. Ashok Bharati, Rev. Sunil Sardar and Dr. John Dayal, among others Dear Friends As you know, for the fist time since the infamous Presidential Order of 1950, the Supreme Court is seriously seized of its implications for the Dalit community, irrespective of religion. The protection and fruits of various affirmative-action legislation, which include the laws against untouchability as also provision for reservations in education and employment, under the 1950 Order are limited to Scheduled Castes professing the Hindu faith. In recent years, Buddhist and Sikhs of Dalit Origin have also been extended these rights. Muslims and Christians of Scheduled Caste origin are still deprived of the protection of such laws. Does it deprive the Dalits of freedom to choose their faith? Please do come and participate in this important seminar and consultations. Organisers: Vaikalpik Dalit Media Kendra All India Pasmanda Muslim Samaj Justice and peace Commission Satyashodhak Samaj All India Christian Council All India Catholic Union *** * G * O * A * N * E * T *** C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * *** Greet your loved ones in Goa with flowers! http://www.goa-world.com/goa/expressions/ EXPRESSIONS - The Flower Shop. World famous all over Goa! ***
[Goanet]Fw: [persecuted_church_of_india] AICC/AICU on the Union Budget
Dr. John Dayal Member: National Integration Council Government of India National President: All India Catholic Union (Founded 1919) Secretary General: All India Christian Council President: United Christian Action 505 Link, 18 IP Extn. Delhi 110092 India Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 91-11-22722262 Mobile 09811021072 Press Statement New Delhi 3 March 2005 Christians welcome Govt promise of White paper on minorities Budget must have funds for Christian economic empowerment The Christian community has welcomed the Union Government's promise to publish a White Paper on the status of minority communities and a comprehensive law to deal with communal violence. But the community also expects the government to have provisions in the budget for the economic empowerment of minorities, specially the Christian community, which is among the poorest of the poor. In a joint statement on behalf of the largest Laity organisation the All India Catholic Union, the inter denominational All India Christian Council, the Satyashodkah Samaj and the Delhi-based United Christian Action, Dr John Dayal has drawn the attention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram to the budget silence on these issues. Dr Dayal said it was good that the budget had a large component for women and children, and a small portion of it would also benefit Christian women. But while the Budget had provisions for the advancement of Muslim youth, there was none for Christian youth. The reports of the 2001 Census and our own surveys have shown the pathetic condition of the Christian community in rural areas of several States, and particularly of Tribal and Dalit youth professing the Christian faith. The Rs 500 crore corpus of the national Minorities development fund has not devolved at all on our community. Our youth, specially Christians of Dalit origin, urgently need institutions, scholarships and support in training in entrepreneurship, self-employment and artisanship. There is also growing need for hostel to bring education to many areas. All these require infusion of state funds, apart from efforts by the community itself. Dr Dayal called upon the Union government to make provisions for these segments in the current budget. Dr Dayal quoted President Kalam's Address to parliament in which Dr Kalam had said it was not enough for India to shine if it did not shine for all. Disclaimer : This message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. It should not used by any one who is not the original intended recipient. If you have erroneously received this message, please delete it immediately and notify the sender. The recipient acknowledges that MOSt is unable to exercise control or ensure or guarantee the integrity of/over the contents of the information contained in e-mail transmission and further acknowledges that any views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender and does not bind MOSt unless the sender does so expressly with due authority with MOSt. Before Opening any attachments please check them for viruses and defects.
[Goanet]NCM seeks ministers intervention on film 'Sins'
Film: NCM seeks Minister's intervention By Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, FEB. 23. The National Commission for Minorities today urged the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, S. Jaipal Reddy, to delay the release of the controversial film, Sins, till the concerns of the Christian community ? which is objecting to certain portions of it ? are addressed. The NCM chairman, Tarlochan Singh, wrote to Mr. Reddy requesting him to stop the release of the film for a few days and get it examined at your level in order to satisfy the sentiments of the Christian minority community. The NCM decided to intervene in the matter after the Archbishop of Delhi, Vincent M. Concessao, lodged a complaint with the Commission about some portions in the film. Mr. Singh said the complaint was that the film hurt the sentiments of Christians. With similar complaints being sent to the Commission against many serials and films by other minority communities, the NCM has decided to meet the Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The NCM, he said, had organised a similar meeting with the then Chairperson of CBFC three years ago and secured an assurance that portions which offended the sentiments of different communities would be deleted. Catholics in Mumbai have over the past week raised objections to film- maker Vinod Pande's `attempt' to sensationalise the so-called fictional sexual escapades of a priest in Sins, due for release on Friday. Their contention was that the portrayal of an ordained priest in such light would hurt the sentiments of Christians. http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/24/stories/2005022401210900.htm Disclaimer : This message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. It should not used by any one who is not the original intended recipient. If you have erroneously received this message, please delete it immediately and notify the sender. The recipient acknowledges that MOSt is unable to exercise control or ensure or guarantee the integrity of/over the contents of the information contained in e-mail transmission and further acknowledges that any views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender and does not bind MOSt unless the sender does so expressly with due authority with MOSt. Before Opening any attachments please check them for viruses and defects.
[Goanet]SINS
Message: 16 Goanet digest, Vol 1 #1924 Dear Gilbert Lawrencebab, With reference to the film SINS by Vinod Pande, I beg to disagree with you and with All India Catholic Union [AICU] The Bombay Catholic Sabha [BCS]...jc VOICE OF THE EXPLOITED (VOTE) speaks: Whilst I appreciate GL to take a stand and show solidarity to the cause taken up by the Bombay Catholic Sabha and All India Catholic Union for a move to ban SINS, depicting a priest in bad light wherein pornography involving a priest is displayed, I would like to clarify why this action was necessary. It was not our intention merely to ban SINS but to convey a strong message to all the so-called neo-Art film makers, including Vinod Pandey who always take us for granted, not to meddle in religion and belittle our cause(s) but to withdraw the film and review the same without the priest and the Cross; not to sell pornography by slighting one community/religion, not to communalise, not to triviliase our contributions to the nation, not to pollute the society at large with amoral values as against moral values taught by Christians and imbibed by Christians and people of other faiths, etc. etc. GL rightly said, But if no one stands-up, then the silence suggest consent, agreement, accord, endorsement. Silence is also considered as one of the deadly sins, which has resulted in amorality on a global scale. Our cause has been duly endorsed by Bishops Bosco, Percy, Agnelo and Cardinal Ivan Dias. We had a protest dharna at Churchgate Station at 5 pm on 23/2, wherein several parish organisations, including organisations of other denominations, clergy, laity, etc. came on a common platform highlighting this issue. MP Eknagh Gaekwad, MLA Anne Shekhar and Corporator Vinod Shekhar also joined us in solidarity who supported this cause. This issue has been covered by local newspapers few regional TV channels. Incidentally, we have moved the Bombay High Court for a ban on the film, SINS and is expected to be heard today, Thursday, 24/2 at 1 pm. Chris Fernandes VOICE OF THE EXPLOITED (VOTE)
[Goanet]TOI - 15/2
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1020737.cms Goa governor S C Jamir has been accused of being a rubber stamp of the Congress after he dismissed BJP chief minister Manohar Parrikar and installed a Congress government in Panaji. Devendra Dwivedi, a former additional solicitor general of India and a senior Congressman, defends his former party colleague and tells Mahendra Ved that Jamir's action is constitutionally correct. How do you defend Governor S C Jamir's actions in Goa? The current controversy regarding Governor Jamir's action in dismissing a government and installing an alternative one is most unfortunate and has trivialised the constitutional discourse. BJP's extreme reaction reflects both ignorance of constitutional issues involved and its track record in denigrating the institutions of democracy, including the office of the governor. Jamir's action is constitutionally correct and in taking the twin action, he has performed his constitutional obligation. His decision reflects no partisanship. What cau-ses me anxiety is that even in the 56th year of our Republic, we find a very low degree of institutionalisation and a near-collapse of a broad, national consensus that the Congress had sought to develop over the years on fundamentals of the Constitution. Did Jamir follow the rule book? What has happened in Goa has to be viewed against the backdrop of the constitutional scheme, the role and place of the governor and his powers under Article 164 of the Constitution, under which he appoints and dismisses governments. The governor, like the president, is the constitutional head who acts on ministerial advice. It is only in the twin situations of a split verdict and the fall of a government that he acts as the reserve gear of the Constitution. Governments are formed on the basis of verdict of the people. But we have adopted the Westminster model under which the constitutional head installs a government in tune with the mandate. The government formation is the exclusive domain of the governor, which is neither subject to judicial review, nor the presidential monitoring, and not even to parliamentary overseeing. His power is unlimited under the Constitution, whose exercise is governed by well-established conventions and practices. Parliamentary system runs on the basis of a body of understanding. It is very distressing that there is an increasing tendency to show disrespect to the sanctity of the decisions of the constitutional functionaries. The framers of the Constitution placed as much faith in the governor in the exercise of power under Article 167 as they did in the Supreme Court in the matter of interpretation of the Constitution. But many said Jamir acted as a Congress rubber stamp? No. Once the BJP-led government in Goa was reduced to minority due to the resignation of BJP MLAs, the governor took the constitutionally correct decision to ask the Parrikar government to test its majority. What happened in the assembly was a subversion of the constitutional scheme. The governor had only two choices: imposition of the President's rule or forming an alternative government. So long as the latter is possible, invoking of the President's rule was constitutionally impermissible. The Congress-led government which was installed, has been, according to conventions, given time to prove its majority. But isn't 30 days too long a time? How much time he gives is the governor's discretion. It is amazing that those who have spent their political lives opposing invoking of Article 356 have suddenly developed fondness for it. Putting the House in suspended animation would have been constitutionally incorrect. What must be mind-boggling is BJP's and particularly Atal Behari Vajpayee's stringent criticism of Governor Jamir's action. Their criticism has denigrated the office of the governor. But this has been their wont; Vajpayee sat on a dharna in Lucknow for the removal of Governor Romesh Bhandari and advocated the constitutionally absurd proposition that the president could remove a governor on his own, without ministerial advice. Then, the Vajpayee government committed a grave constitutional effrontery by removing Fatima Beevi as Tamil Nadu governor on the ground that she had acted on the ministerial advice. So much for Vajpayee's and BJP's respect for the office of the governor and constitutional processes. So, you don't agree with the criticism of Jamir's actions? The Constitution does not envisage a hand-cuffed presidency or governor. Any attempt by any non-constitutional body like political parties or the media to substitute its own judgment with the judgment of the president/governor is to destroy the sanctity of the Constitution and its decision-making process. Indira Gandhi was widely perceived to have misused the governor's office to remove opposition-led governments. Let us not talk on the basis of projections given by professional anti-Congress intellectuals. Who removed governors
[Goanet]open letter to CM
Message: 5 Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:58:16 +0530 From: floriano [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@goanet.org Open letter to Mr. Manohar Parrikar, the Chief Minister of GOA. Dear Floriano My hats off to you for this bold piece - a sensitised hurt Goan ala David letting out a war cry to Goliath. Yr open letter may not create waves but will definitely make a dent to its hidden agenda, which has earlier plundered Ayodhaya followed by Gujarat and many other areas where people have not opposed these hidden facets of fascism. I am confident that majority of our ganvbhav including Hindu brethen are aware of this mischief, which if we dont stem the rot and nip it in the bud, will cause a tsunani wave of communalism in and around peaceful Goa, wreaking havoc amongst the ganvbhav and the economy. I have taken the liberty of forwarding yr open ltr to all my friends to sensitize them and make them aware of whats happening in Goa. Keep up the good work, more power to your arm and may your tribes increase manifold. May U all the netters have a peaceful and a violence-free New Year and always!! Chris Fernandes Mandrem/Mumbai Ph: 56261470 Disclaimer : This message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. It should not be used by any one who is not the original intended recipient. If you have erroneously received this message, please delete it immediately and notify the sender. The recipient acknowledges that MOSt is unable to exercise control or ensure or guarantee the integrity of/over the contents of the information contained in e-mail transmission and further acknowledges that any views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender and does not bind MOSt unless the sender does so expressly with due authority with MOSt. Before Opening any attachment please check them for viruses and defects.
[Goanet]New year Resolution
Friends, I came across this weblink: http://www.40day.com, wherein the following msg is given in text mode for the benefit of those who cant access this site, to enable you to make yr new year resolution(s) in proper perspective. It also gives you an insight on 7 deadly sins and corresponding messages (Proclamation) thus. This is pretty long, but I guess its worth trying and applying this proclamation to our lives. Do you want the miraculous in your life? Is it time for a change? All of us want a miracle but few know how to get a miracle. The 40 Day Miracle works! When you finish, you will be a new person, a better person, a happier person, and a more powerful and fulfilled person. You WILL have your miracle. There is nothing to buy, everything is here at 40day.com. Are you ready for YOUR 40 DAY MIRACLE? The first step of The 40 Day Miracle is 3D Vision You must be able to believe, commit to, and SEE yourself completing this program. 1.Discover 2.Decide 3.Do 1. Discover: You must become familiar with what The 40 Day Miracle is. You need to know the Biblical and practical background of The 40 Day Miracle. The more you know, the more you will realize this is for you and the more likely it is that you will be successful. 2. Decide: You must MAKE UP YOUR MIND to do this. All positive changes begin with a decision when presented with opportunity. No one can make up your mind for you. You must want to go to a better level in life. You must desire it. Often something can only be truly desired when we are just plain tired of what we have been getting. If you are ready to go to a better level then The 40 Day Miracle is for you. 3. Do: You must DO IT! No excuses, no procrastination, no reasons and rationale why not. You must simply DO IT and stick to the entire 40 day program. #1 PRIDE -Stiff Necked Saints #2 ENVY - You Got It I Want It #3 GLUTTONY - The One Sin You Cannot Hide (The Fullness Anointing is at the end) #4 LUST - Gotta Have It #5 ANGER -When Your Last Nerve Is About To Go #6 GREED -Swimming Pool in the Bathroom
[Goanet]URGENT FROM ALL INDIA CATHOLIC UNION
For favour of sharing/publication via yr net.Chris Fernandes All India Catholic union Founded 1919, Registered under Societies Registration Act 1860. Representing the Catholic Laity of India through 120 Diocesan, units nation-wide Administrative Office: DTC Building 3(superscript: rd) Floor, EDC Complex, Patto, Panaji, Goa 403001 India Phone: 01-932 2438156 Fax: 91 832 2438151 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] National President: Dr. John Dayal National Vice President: Mr. Dolphy D'Souza Secretary General: Mr. Elias Vas Treasurer: Mr. Eugene Gonsalves PRESS STATEMENT All India Catholic Union and The Bombay Catholic Sabha gear up for Operation Tsunami Relief Work. The All India Catholic Union [AICU ] has urged each of the Diocesan Units where the tragedy has struck with a vengeance to set-up a task force to co-ordinate the relief work. It has also alerted the rest of the Units all over the country to help raise resources for this calamnity. This will be done in close collaboration with the Catholic Bishops Conference of India [CBCI], Caritas and the local Diocesan efforts. At the Mumbay level, The Bombay Catholic Sabha [BCS] has already extended its whole hearted support to the Archbishop of Bombay, Cardinal Ivan Dias and collaborate with the Centre for Social Action. Shri Lavy D'costa , Secretary General of the BCS has already met with Rev. Fr. Rocky Banz , Director , Centre for Social Action to discuss the ways and means to work on this relief programme. The BCS has already alerted its Units and urged its members to put their whole heart and soul in this campaign which is the need of the hour. Mumbai has always shown the way in reaching out to any calamity with speed and generosity. We therefore appeal to all wellwishers to have a low key New Year celebrations and contribute to the relief fund. You are kindly requested to give due publicity to this press note in your esteemed newspaper. Thank you. Best Regards, Dolphy D'souza National Vice-President - All India Catholic Union Vice-President Spokesman-The Bombay Catholic Sahbha AICU Vice-President's address for personal correspondence: 43. Kalina, Behind Kalina Police Chowky, Hotel Viswashanti, Santacruz [e], Mumbai: 400 029. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 26665447 / 26662585/ Mobile9820226227. Disclaimer : This message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. It should not be used by any one who is not the original intended recipient. If you have erroneously received this message, please delete it immediately and notify the sender. The recipient acknowledges that MOSt is unable to exercise control or ensure or guarantee the integrity of/over the contents of the information contained in e-mail transmission and further acknowledges that any views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender and does not bind MOSt unless the sender does so expressly with due authority with MOSt. Before Opening any attachment please check them for viruses and defects.
[Goanet]The Mom Before Christmas
To: All the Moms - may they hv more power to their arms n hearts tooChris Twas the night before Christmas, when all thru the abode Only one creature was stirring, and she was cleaning the commode. The children were finally sleeping, all snug in their beds, while visions of Nintendo and Barbie, flipped through their heads. The dad was snoring in front of the TV, with a half-constructed bicycle propped on his knee. So only the mom heard the reindeer hooves clatter, which made her sigh, Now what is the matter? With toilet bowl brush still clutched in her hand, She descended the stairs, and saw the old man. He was covered with ashes and soot, which fell with a shrug, Oh great, muttered the mom, Now I have to clean the rug. Ho Ho Ho! cried Santa, I'm glad you're awake. your gift was especially difficult to make. Thanks, Santa, but all I want is some time alone. Exactly! he chuckled, So, I've made you a clone. A clone? she muttered, What good is that? Run along, Santa, I've no time for chit chat. Then out walked the clone - The mother's twin, Same hair, same eyes, same double chin. She'll cook, she'll dust, she'll mop every mess. You'll relax, take it easy, watch The Young and The Restless. Fantastic! the mom cheered. My dream has come true! I'll shop, I'll read, I'll sleep a night through! From the room above, the youngest did fret. Mommy! Come quickly, I'm scared and I'm wet. The clone replied, I'm coming, sweetheart. Hey, the mom smiled, She sure knows her part. The clone changed the small one and hummed her tune, as she bundled the child in a blanket cocoon. You're the best mommy ever. I really love you. The clone smiled and sighed, And I love you, too. The mom frowned and said, Sorry, Santa, no deal. That's my child's LOVE she is trying to steal. Smiling wisely Santa said, To me it is clear, Only one loving mother is needed here. The mom kissed her child and tucked her in bed. Thank You, Santa, for clearing my head. I sometimes forget, it won't be very long, when they'll be too old for my cradle and song. The clock on the mantle began to chime. Santa whispered to the clone, It works every time. With the clone by his side Santa said Goodnight. Merry Christmas, dear Mom, You will be all right. ~Author Unknown~ Disclaimer : This message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. It should not be used by any one who is not the original intended recipient. If you have erroneously received this message, please delete it immediately and notify the sender. The recipient acknowledges that MOSt is unable to exercise control or ensure or guarantee the integrity of/over the contents of the information contained in e-mail transmission and further acknowledges that any views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender and does not bind MOSt unless the sender does so expressly with due authority with MOSt. Before Opening any attachment please check them for viruses and defects.
[Goanet]Bon Fest Natal
Dear Friends, We offer our sincere greetings on the eve of Christmas and New Year to all dear netters. Have a joyous Christmas season and may the Almighty's abundant blessings and His peace be yours at Christmas and always! Jesus came with a message of peace and love for humanity and dedicated His life for this mission. Many others were greatly influenced by His message, as is evident from various posts via your net. Let us continue our struggle for the betterment of mankind. We wish you all peaceful and violence-free year. Dorothy, Chris, Marshall n Francis Disclaimer : This message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. It should not be used by any one who is not the original intended recipient. If you have erroneously received this message, please delete it immediately and notify the sender. The recipient acknowledges that MOSt is unable to exercise control or ensure or guarantee the integrity of/over the contents of the information contained in e-mail transmission and further acknowledges that any views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender and does not bind MOSt unless the sender does so expressly with due authority with MOSt. Before Opening any attachment please check them for viruses and defects.
[Goanet]sos
## # Goanetters-2004 meet in Goa. Dec 21, Tuesday. 12 noon to 2 pm. # # Clube Vasco, Near Municipal Garden, Panjim. Pass the word around! # ## This is a personal SOS and perhaps yr netters can help save this issue which has affected not only my ganv bhau but many others too. My friend, Rosario from Mandrem has been a victim of Mundkar act for umpteen years who is presently possessing a 1/2 century old small mud-baked house, admeasuring 81 sq. mts. While requesting the present landlord to purchase from him the plot of 300 sq.mtrs + additional land of 100 odd sq mtrs, Rosario was asked to pay Rs.200/sq mtr for 300 sq. mtrs and balance @ Rs.800/sq. mtr. Since Rosario could not afford the whole consideration, he requested the landlord to allot him at least 300 sq mtrs now and the rest can be bought later once the funds are available, which was refused and was informed that this plot, consisting of 300 + 100 odd sq. mtrs, has to be bought outright and no partial purchase will be permitted. I guess as per the Mundkar Act, the mundkar has a moral right to purchase from the landlord at least 300 sq. mtrs @ the rate provided by the Govt. authorities. Wud appreciate if anybody can help. Thanx Chris Fernandes Mandrem/Mumbai Disclaimer : This message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. It should not be used by any one who is not the original intended recipient. If you have erroneously received this message, please delete it immediately and notify the sender. The recipient acknowledges that MOSt is unable to exercise control or ensure or guarantee the integrity of/over the contents of the information contained in e-mail transmission and further acknowledges that any views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender and does not bind MOSt unless the sender does so expressly with due authority with MOSt. Before Opening any attachment please check them for viruses and defects.
[Goanet]Re: Christian Funeral Rites in Goa
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## My compliments to Fernando for sharing his views on modest funeral rites in Goa and encouraging us to follow suit. Without any doubt I will support him fully to the hilt as it will not only strengthen our depleted economies especially amongst the economically challenged, but will also hold true of what our scripture tells us, YOU ARE DUST AND UNTO DUST YOU SHALL RETURN. All the pomp and ceremony will not bring us or the dead closer to the Almighty. It is high time we exploit our desi culture and materials as it will enable our village 'Jonesses' who follow the urbanites blindly, to save for the rainy day. My hats off to Fernando once again for taking such a bold stand on this issue and giving us a direction. Chris Fernandes
[Goanet]Church groups, NGOs demand Criminal Justice reforms
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## All India Catholic Union Founded 1919, Registered under Societies Registration Act 1860. Representing the Catholic Laity of India through 120 Diocesan, units nation-wide National President: Dr. John Dayal National Vice President: Mr. Dolphy D'Souza Secretary General: Mr. Elias Vas Treasurer: Mr. Eugene Gonsalves AICU President's address for correspondence; 505 Link, 18 IP Extn. Delhi 110092 India email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [The following is the text of a Resolution and Press Statement adopted at a meeting of Civil Society groups under the Chairmanship of Delhi Catholic Archbishop Vincent Concessao. The meeting was held at the Justice and Peace Commission Centre. Those who spoke and signed the Resolution included Archbishop Concessao, Dr John Dayal, President of the All India Catholic Union and secretary-general, All India Christian Council, Sunil Sardar, President, Satyashodhak Samaj, Jurists Jose Verghese, vice chancellor of the Justice Hidayatullah Law University of Chhatisgarh, Dr MP Joseph and Sr. Mary Scaria, authors and advocates practicing in the Supreme Court, National Federation of Indian Women Secretary Anne Raja and Dr. Freddy D'Souza of the Justice and Peace Commission.] Human Rights Groups and Civil Society at large is aghast at the repeated attempts to sabotage the process of justice for the victims of the genocide in Gujarat in 2002. Despite path-breaking intervention by the Honourable Supreme Court of India in transferring the trial in the notorious Vadodhara Best Bakery Case to Mumbai to ensure a fair trial, there seems t be a patent conspiracy to alienate eyewitnesses, coerce activists and undermine the historic work of voluntary agencies in the cause of justice. We note the attempt to neutralise and demonise activists Ms. Teesta Setalvad and her colleagues who had so far succeeded in convincing the Supreme Court of the grave miscarriage of justice by the High Court and trial courts in Gujarat. They had also exposed the complicity of the police and the political apparatus in the anti-Muslim violence of February-March 2002. We express our solidarity with Ms. Setalvad, Mr. Rais Khan, Fr Cedric Prakash and Mr. Samson Christian, among others, who have been working for communal amity and against religious bigotry in Gujarat. We note the mysterious circumstances in which the young woman Zaheera Sheikh, an eye witness to the arson and murders at the Best Bakery, was whisked away from Mumbai where she as to depose before the court, and brought to Gujarat. Zaheera too remains a victim, who cannot be entrusted to the custody of the Gujarat police and administration. We call upon the Supreme Court and the Central government that she be given adequate security outside Gujarat. The sorry episode speaks of serious lacunae in the criminal justice system. That this is taking place in the backdrop of communal forces of the Sangh Parivar adopting a more strident divisive agenda, adds to the gravity of the situation. We demand of the Central government comprehensive and early legislation to reform the criminal justice system. These reforms must include protection of witnesses on the lines of existing international practices, and laws against hate crimes. Above all, there must be a law to prevent repeated communal violence which has debilitated this country and diverted national focus, energies and resources from development and the abolition of hunger, illiteracy and disease. Signed by: Archbishop Vincent Concessao, Dr John Dayal, former CAT judge Jose Verghese, Dr MP Raju, Dr Mary Scaria, Rev Sunil Sardar, Mr. Qamar Agha, and Dr. Freddy D'Souza. Disclaimer : This message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. It should not be used by any one who is not the original intended recipient. If you have erroneously received this message, please delete it immediately and notify the sender. The recipient acknowledges that MOSt is unable to exercise control or ensure or guarantee the integrity of/over the contents of the information contained in e-mail transmission and further acknowledges that any views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender and does not bind MOSt unless the sender does so expressly with due authority with MOSt. Before Opening any attachment please check them for viruses and defects.
[Goanet][persecuted_church_of_india] Pray for the Dalit Christian issue
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## - Forwarded by Chris Fernandes/MOSL on 11/17/2004 10:39 AM - grimgargantua [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ail.com cc: Subject: [persecuted_church_of_india] Pray for the Dalit 11/17/2004 12:08 Christian issue AM Please respond to persecuted_church _of_india Dear friends As we lobby the Supreme Court, Parliament, Government, Congress, DMK and UPA for the Dalit Christian issue now in the Supreme Court, may I suggest that we also call for a day of prayer nation-wide sometime when Lok Sabha is in session in December 04. Apart from public rallies where they matter most -- in Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Delhi -- prayer day or prayer week will also help Warm regards John Dayal All India Catholic Union All India Christian Council National Coordination Committee for Dalit Christians Delhi Archdiocese Justice and peace Commission Disclaimer : This message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. It should not be used by any one who is not the original intended recipient. If you have erroneously received this message, please delete it immediately and notify the sender. The recipient acknowledges that MOSt is unable to exercise control or ensure or guarantee the integrity of/over the contents of the information contained in e-mail transmission and further acknowledges that any views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender and does not bind MOSt unless the sender does so expressly with due authority with MOSt. Before Opening any attachment please check them for viruses and defects.
[Goanet][persecuted_church_of_india] What is 'wrong' in religious conversion?
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## What is 'wrong' in religious conversion? By Kumar Chellappan Religious Conversion is back in the news and that too with more vigour. Although religious conversion used to be big news in north India, it was conspicuous by its absence in Kerala. Now conversion news has become as widespread as sex scandals and general hartals. It all started with the attack on the US Missionary Bishop Cooper who while on a visit to Kerala in 2003 got involved in evangelisation work. The Sangh Parivar people attacked him and the poor Missionary left the country in a huff. It is not known whether the Hindu `fundamentalists' lodged any complaints with the local police. These organisations are doing a lot of work for the `uplift' (social and spiritual) of the poor and the downtrodden. There are not many Hindu organisations involved in such projects. I am yet to come across any Hindu organisations or Hindu missionaries who are actively working with lepers, physically and mentally challenged people, HIV + infected people and so on. There are many centres run by nuns and missionaries for terminally ill patients. Orphanages and old age homes managed by the Christian Missionaries offer a lot of relief to all those rejected by their close ones. It need not be a strange coincidence that most of the hospitals, orphanages and educational organisations are run by Christian Missionaries. It requires a lot of money to run these establishments. It is quite natural that foreign agencies offer funds and other aids to these organisations. What is wrong if the Missionaries encourage the poor and the downtrodden to embrace their religion? For the poor, what matters most is two square meals a day. All the governments, which ruled the country for the last sixty years or so, failed miserably in poverty eradication. Although they churn out data and statistics to prove that the number of people below the poverty line has come down, there is no dearth of news about deaths due to starvation and poverty. Even a state like Bengal, which is under a progressive secular regime uninterruptedly for the last 27 years is not free from starvation deaths. Where governments fail, organisations like Missionaries Of Charity emerge, offering food and other benefits. What is wrong if they ask the `unreached' to get converted to their religion? If the Missionaries of Charity or any other organisation is capable of eradicating poverty by making people change their religious belief, they should be encouraged to do so. Courtesy: Asianet Global http://www.aiccindia.org/what_is_wrong_with_religious_conversion.htm To subscribe just send a blank mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer : This message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. It should not be used by any one who is not the original intended recipient. If you have erroneously received this message, please delete it immediately and notify the sender. The recipient acknowledges that MOSt is unable to exercise control or ensure or guarantee the integrity of/over the contents of the information contained in e-mail transmission and further acknowledges that any views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender and does not bind MOSt unless the sender does so expressly with due authority with MOSt. Before Opening any attachment please check them for viruses and defects.
[Goanet]Mercy Letter
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## ALL INDIA CHRISTIAN COUNCIL Regd. Office: 8-2-601/B/17 Bhanu Society Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034 Andhra Pradesh, India President: Dr Joseph D' Souza Secretary General: Dr. John Dayal Please correspond with Dr John Dayal at: 505 Link Society, 18 I.P. Extension, Delhi 110092 India Phone (91 11) 22722262 Mobile 09811021072 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 26 October 2004 His Majesty the King of Saudi Arabia, Jeddah Thru The Ambassador of Saudi Arabia, new Delhi And His Excellency the President of India, Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi MOST URGENT A Joint Mercy Letter for the Release of Indian Citizen Brian O'Connor sentenced to 10 months in Prison and 300 Lashes in a Saudi Jail. Your Majesty, the King of Saudi Arabia, and Your Excellency Te President of India Greetings I am the President of the All India Catholic Union, founded in 1919, the oldest and largest organisation of Catholic Laity in Asia representing the 16 Million Indian Catholics, at home and abroad. I am also the Secretary General of the All India Christian Council, one of the major and Ecumenical Christian Organisations in India playing a leading role in the Civil Society movement. I write this most urgent appeal to the two heads of state of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of India as a follow up of an earlier mercy petition to His majesty the King in the cause of Indian citizen Brian O'Connor, born in the state of Karnataka, who was arrested in Saudia in March this year. We now learn that a Saudi Arabian court on 20th October 2004 sentenced Brian O'Connor to 10 months in jail and 300 lashes, accusing him of spreading Christianity and other charges. O'Connor was first arrested on March 25, 2004, by the Muttawa, the Saudi religious police. We learn that the police reportedly tortured the young Indian during his captivity. After enduring months in a Saudi prison, O'Connor was taken to court in late September 2004 for a brief, 90-minute hearing, Charges were reportedly brought against him for selling alcohol and possession of pornography in addition to spreading Christianity. Officers of his employers have declared that the allegations against their employee are not valid, though it is accepted that O'Connor is a practicing Christian. Brian's arrest, his experience in Jail and now the sentence of a jail term and lashing have caused deep concern amongst the Christian Community in India, and the Indian community abroad Indians go to Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Gulf out of desperate poverty and to improve their financial position. Brian has no criminal record at home or abroad, and has been arrested, we feel, just for his religious convictions. We appeal to the government of India to urgently intercede with the Government of Saudi Arabia for the immediate release of an Indian citizen. We also appeal to His Majesty the King of Saudi Arabia to generously give clemency to O'Connor, and ask his government to release this Indian citizen who has already suffered much. We are sure we will not be disappointed in this appeal for Mercy and Justice in the name of universal brotherhood, human dignity and the friendly relations between the two countries, India and Saudi Arabia. Please be assured of _expressions of our highest considerations Dr. John Dayal For The All India Catholic Union, Goa The All India Christian Council, Hyderabad Camp office: 505 Link, 18 IP Extn, New Delhi 10092 Copies to: Shri Natwar Singh, Minister for External Affairs, Government of India The Chief Minister of Karnataka The Catholic Bishops Conference, New Delhi Amnesty International
[Goanet]my apologies
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## My apologies to Mr.Soter DeSouza and FN ofcourse. However, my compliments are still in order to Soter and FN as well...Chris Fernandes On Tue, 12 Oct 2004, Chris Fernandes wrote: Dear friends, My compliments to FN for a well written, well researched and an anylitcal piece on degradation of Goa environment. Hi Chris: Kindly note, the article was not written by me, but came from Soter DeSouza. I merely forwarded it. As such, the author of the article is Soter DeSouza [EMAIL PROTECTED] FN Disclaimer : This message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. It should not be used by any one who is not the original intended recipient. If you have erroneously received this message, please delete it immediately and notify the sender. The recipient acknowledges that MOSt is unable to exercise control or ensure or guarantee the integrity of/over the contents of the information contained in e-mail transmission and further acknowledges that any views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender and does not bind MOSt unless the sender does so expressly with due authority with MOSt. Before Opening any attachment please check them for viruses and defects.
[Goanet][Goanet-news]GOANET-READER: PDAs... planning for destruction?
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Goa's Planning Development Authority (PDA), The Town Country Planning (TCP) Department, and allied governmental agencies are systematically destroying the ecology, topography, and natural resources of India's smallest state. This is becoming possible thanks to a lethal combination of greedy politicians, and bureaucrats with a metropolitan mentality and a willingness to share the booty! . Goa does not need an Adil Shah or the Portuguese to plunder this State. Our very own politicians and their cronies are doing a fine job of it. And if Goans do not wake up to this hellish scheme unleashed on this State, then all one can say is God save Goa!.FN Dear friends, My compliments to FN for a well written, well researched and an anylitcal piece on degradation of Goa environment. Evidently, we cant blame the administration civic authorities alone as we, the common people are equally at fault for remaining SILENT and not getting involved. It is a pity that inspite of intellectuals in n around Goa, we have nobody of our own in PDA (CTP). Our duty is not over after making the netters n sundry aware of the problem areas, the same need to be actioned - common people write letters enmasse to the authorities concerned via print media and if that strategy does not work then I guess we have no other choice but to have a person from our State inducted as CTP or take this issue to the streets, as some fellow Goans have already shown the way. The good Lord has given us this beautifl neck - can we at least stick it out for a good cause, inter-alia several other issues which will help our children inherit the earth in its pristine beauty? The Almighty only save those who gets involved! Chris Fernandes Disclaimer : This message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. It should not be used by any one who is not the original intended recipient. If you have erroneously received this message, please delete it immediately and notify the sender. The recipient acknowledges that MOSt is unable to exercise control or ensure or guarantee the integrity of/over the contents of the information contained in e-mail transmission and further acknowledges that any views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender and does not bind MOSt unless the sender does so expressly with due authority with MOSt. Before Opening any attachment please check them for viruses and defects.
[Goanet][persecuted_church_of_india] Newspapers on the attack on the nuns
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## New Indian Express, September 28, 2004, Tuesday 1) `God can see what these sisters do for us' KOZHIKODE: They are a lot forgotten and forsaken by society. Delirious and unconscious, they have been jettisoned by their near and dear ones in the twilight hours of their lives. These lost souls have found solace at Sneha Bhavan, the house of the Missionaries of Charity here. http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp? ID=IER20040928004359Page=RTitle=KeralaTopic=0 2) Hindu leaders break silence, condemn attack on nuns KOCHI: Breaking the two-day deafening silence over the attacks on the nuns in Kozhikode on Saturday, the heads of various Hindu organisations and mutts on Monday condemned the violence when this website's newspaper contacted them for their reactions. http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp? ID=IER20040927124616Title=KeralarLink=0 3) Women's groups condemn attack KOCHI: A meeting of various women's organisations was held at the St Teresa's College here on Monday to protest against the attack on members of the Missionaries of Charity at Olavana near Kozhikode on Saturday. http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp? ID=IER20040928024122Page=RTitle=KeralaTopic=0 4) Attack on nuns: Gang members identified KOZHIKODE: Police have identified all the members of the gang that attacked the nuns and the brothers of Missionaries of Charity at Olavanna on Saturday. http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp? ID=IER20040928013327Page=RTitle=KeralaTopic=0 5) Kenyan leaves State as Sangh outfits seek his arrest KOZHIKODE: Bro. Bernard, the Kenyan national who was attacked by the miscreants along with the nuns of Missionaries of Charity on Saturday, has left the State even as the Hindu organisations are demanding his arrest. http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp? ID=IER20040927125513Page=RTitle=KeralaTopic=0 The Hindu, September 28, 2004, Tuesday 1) Protest against attack on nuns mounting By Our Staff Reporter KOZHIKODE, SEPT. 27. Political organisations, NGOs and others have come out strongly against the on the missionaries at Olavanna on September 25. http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/28/stories/2004092802540300.htm 2) Search for assailants continues By Our Staff Reporter KOZHIKODE, SEPT. 27. The search for those responsible for the attack on two groups of sisters and brothers of the Missionaries of Charity at Mambuzhakkad Mithal Colony, near Pantheerankavu here, on September 25, continued for the second day today. http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/28/stories/2004092811380400.htm 3) RSS takes out protest march By Our Staff Reporter KOZHIKODE, SEPT. 27. Activists of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) took out a march to the office of the City Police Commissioner here today to protest against the `high-handed' attitude of the police towards RSS-BJP workers. http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/28/stories/2004092811350400.htm -- -The Hindu, September 29, 2004, Wednesday 1) Attack on nuns: Crime Branch joins police in probe By Our Special Correspondent KOZHIKODE, SEPT. 28. The Crime Branch sleuths today joined the local police in investigating the attack on nuns belonging to the Missionaries of Charity on September 25. http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/29/stories/2004092905880700.htm 2) Shame for the entire State, says Chandy By Our Special Correspondent KOZHIKODE, SEPT. 28. The Chief Minister, Oommen Chandy, today visited the Dalit colony at Pantheerankavu near here where the volunteers of the Missionaries of Charity were attacked by a gang of miscreants on September 18. http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/29/stories/2004092910480400.htm 3) NCM rules out any conversion activity at Dalit colony By Our Staff Reporter KOZHIKODE, SEPT. 28. The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) member, V.V. Augustine, said that the nine volunteers of the Missionaries of Charity, who were attacked by miscreants, were not involved in conversion activities at the Dalit colony here. http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/29/stories/2004092910470400.htm 4) Chandy visits Sneha Bhavan By Our Staff Reporter KOZHIKODE, SEPT. 28. The Chief Minister, Oommen Chandy, visited the house of the Missionaries of Charity, Sneha Bhavan, at Athanikkal here today to get a first hand account of the happenings from the sisters there who were injured in the attack at the Dalit colony near Panthirankkavu on September 25. http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/29/stories/2004092904830300.htm New Indian
[Goanet]Goa police
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Dear Editor Gomantak Times Someone wisely said, Failure is something we can avoid by saying nothing, doing nothing and being nothing and may I add that silence on our part will embolden these demi-Gods to act as asuras. I guess we have to assert ourselves and be pro-active in terms of putting our protests across and that can be achieved if the media and ofcourse the police heirarchy are flooded with letters from likeminded citizens voicing their protests rather than cursing the administration within the 4 walls and in the markets. I believe that all of us want to reach out and help to fight injustice. If push come to shove, I would come down from my cozy nook and high horse on to the street and I am sure the like-minded citizens will join me and other social activists in solidarity. Our objective is to strengthen, synergise and compliment our thoughts and protests graciously, so that together we can curtail/stop all this bullying and justice meted out. In the meantime, I appeal to those who hold the reins of power to desist from misusing their power to victimize innocent citizens. Chris Fernandes Mandrem/Mumbai Disclaimer : This message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. It should not be used by any one who is not the original intended recipient. If you have erroneously received this message, please delete it immediately and notify the sender. The recipient acknowledges that MOSt is unable to exercise control or ensure or guarantee the integrity of/over the contents of the information contained in e-mail transmission and further acknowledges that any views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender and does not bind MOSt unless the sender does so expressly with due authority with MOSt. Before Opening any attachment please check them for viruses and defects.
[Goanet]Re: [Goanet-news]Common Goan plants and trees...
I raise my hat and kudos to the team that compiled this exhaustive list of Goan plants/trees. Keep up the good work and may their tribes increase manifold. Regards Chris Fernandes, Mumbai ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]Asian Age
) included an important dedication plaque glorifying the RSS, its founder and a key RSS affiliate. The organisation's supreme leader, K.S. Sudarshan, undertook the foundation stone-laying ceremony for Mithapasvaria, the report claims as evidence of the link between these organisations. Awaaz claims that it is no coincidence that the Orissa cyclone and Gujarat earthquake, which saw a dramatic increase in overseas funds, was also the phase of dramatic expansion for extremist groups. Our report vindicates the findings that the US-based India Development and Relief Fund was a front for pumping millions of dollars to the Hindu hate outfits in India. The funds involved in Britain are at a much higher scale and these are all being ploughed into garnering votes for the BJP, expanding the RSS network and grooming the next generation of Hindutva activists, claims Mr Bhatt. Sewa International has tried to dupe politicians, donors and the general public. Its main purpose is to fund, expand and glorify hate-driven RSS organisations, several of which have been at the forefront of largescale violence, pogroms or hate campaigns in India. It's claim to be a non-sectarian, non-political, non-religious humanitarian charity is a sham, said Awaaz spokesman Suresh Grover. Source: Asian Age (26/2/04) Chris Fernandes Disclaimer : This message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. It should not be used by any one who is not the original intended recipient. If you have erroneously received this message, please delete it immediately and notify the sender. The recipient acknowledges that MOSt is unable to exercise control or ensure or guarantee the integrity of/over the contents of the information contained in e-mail transmission and further acknowledges that any views expressed in this messages are those of the individual sender and does not bind MOSt unless the sender does so expressly with due authority with MOSt. Before Opening any attachment please check them for viruses and defects. ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]Re: Goanet digest, Vol 1 #630 - 14 msgs
Hi friends at Goanet I'm afraid due to server overload at our end, I cud not receive yr mail for the last 2 days. Wud appreciate receiving them once again as I truly miss the nostalgia generated thru this net. Keep up the good work. Thanx Chris Fernandes ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
