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o Shuttle bus service via Zuari bridge to be restored. (NT)
o Shuttle service commuters over Zuari continue to suffer. (NT)
o Government to buy 25 minibuses. (H)
o Chief Secretary says misunderstanding caused Zuari chaos. (GT)
o New Panjim traffic plan from July 1. (H)
o Reversal of traffic on old Patto Ponte de Linhares bridge soon.NT
o Vested interests could be behind BSNL empanelment racket: GM (NT)

 INTELLIGENCE NETWORK to be strengthened in Goa: Chief
 Secretary J P Singh said that Goa needs to strengthen its
 intelligence network in view of the unsavoury activities
 that have taken place in Goa. Besides, he said, all types
 of people disguising as tourists also arrive in
 Goa and the intelligence system should have information
 about them well in advance to keep a check on them. (NT)

 TOURISM'S OTHER FACE: Tourism in Goa has always meant sea,
 sand, surf and of course its pristine temples and churches.
 The other face of tourism has never been considered. 
 However, now hinterland, heritage and medical services are
 being explored to boost tourism in the state. (Ramnath
 Pai Raikar in the NT)

o Delays in NCERT textbooks, parents co-operation sought.(NT)
o GMC's ortho dept selected for research on Indus knee. (NT)
o Dhempe College celebrates Founder's Day. (NT)
o Goa Univ declares music (vocal, tabla, sitar, harmonium) results.
o Mining engineering diploma course restarted. (NT)
o Luizinho urges service institutions to promote education in Goa.NT
o GCCI-CSI talk on multi-channel communication, June 23, 4 pm.
o Bicholim college to offer computerised accounting diploma.
o Ex-editor Joseph Zuzarte to conduct journalism course. (H)
o Tailoring course begins at Mala. (H)
o MBA entrance training planned by BullsEye, Vaidya Hospital.(H)

 BJP MEN, PARENTS 'GHERAO' DEPUTY EDUCATION DIRECTOR:
 They have been protesting against the introduction of
 a new 'Marigold' English textbook, in Standard III,
 saying it adopts too high standards for students! (H)
 
 ODD NEWS: Mumbai is the world's rudest city! This was
 rated by the Readers Digest, which tested whether anyone
 would help when papers were dropped in a busy street,
 whether shop assistants said 'thank you', and counting
 how often someone held a door open. (GT)

o Dacoits strike doc's home at Agramorod, Guid-Paroda. (NT)
o TV sting operation exposes 'baby shop' with Aldona branch.(GT)
o Mother (30) daughter (2) end life in Dhargal stonequarry.(H)
o Nandini Paliwal new CEO of Entertainment Society of Goa. (H)
o High Court seeks govt assurance over water scarcity. (H)
o Rectify GMC's pathetic conditions, says deputy collector.(H)
o Tree plantation drive at Porvorim, along highway. (H)
o BJP against lower castes progressing, alleges Congress. (H)
o Konkani book on musical renderings by P D Lotlikar. (H)
o Football fans hit by power cuts at Malkarne. (H)
o Goa to set up pavillion at Olimpia II at London next month.H
o Goa hosts all India dance sport workshop at Don Bosco court.H
o Paratha festival at Hotel Delmon. (GT)

o Verna highway turns into dumping ground. (GT)
o Vinsan unveils environment-friendly plans for port town(GT)
  Vasco's list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vascokarsunited

 Winds, rains leave Salcete coastal villages powerless:
 Heavy rains left villages without power on Tuesday
 evening, right from Cavelossim-Mobor, to Orlim, 
 Carmona, Varca, Benaulim, Colva and Betalbatim. (H)

 Clube Vasco da Gama's traditional Sao Joao Dance is
 being held on June 24, 2006 with Roy Vaz to keep you
 in the party mood and lighten up your spirits.
 Music by Imaginations. Guest artists Belinda and Zita.
 Buffet, typical Goan cuisine. Entrance members Rs 50,
 guests Rs 100, table Rs 100. Register by June 23. 

o Duo hurt as car rams electric pole at Navelim. (H)
o Margao's ring road plan hits hurdle. Blame-game on. (H)
o Heavy downpour on Tuesday leads to waterlogging in Panjim.(NT)
o Noted music composer Dattaram Wadkar given Phalke award. (NT)
o Seize Karntaka trawlers fishing illegally, says GPCC.(NT)
o Monsoon blues: Police stop boards around road subsiding at Miramar.
o Zantye pledges to help motorcycle riders set up stands in Goa.NT

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*** Goanet Reader: Puzzle wrapped in an enigma, understanding Konkani in Goa

PUZZLE WRAPPED IN AN ENIGMA: UNDERSTANDING KONKANI IN GOA

By Pratap Naik, S.J.

Pre-liberation Goa: During Goa's pre-liberation period,
members of the majority community and common folks of the
minority community, for their oral communication, used
Konknni. The majority community used Marathi for primary
education, for popular religion, accounts, written
communication, theatre and other spheres of their lives.

 The elite of the minority community used Portuguese at
 home and for education. They used Konknni to converse
 with the majority community and common folks of the
 minority community who did not know Portuguese language. 
 Portuguese was considered the language of the cultured. 
 The elite of the minority community looked down on
 Konknni as a language of the servants and
 the socio-economically backward commonfolk.

Konknni in the Roman script was used for popular religious
practices and by the mass media. Konknni written in the
Devanagari script hardly existed during this period. It had
practically no influence over the members of the majority
community too.

Marathi also enjoyed a privileged position among the majority
community, which identified Marathi as their intellectual and
cultural language. However there was no animosity or rivalry
among the users of these three languages. These three
languages co-existed with unity and harmony.

In the post-liberation period: After 1965, in keeping with
the teaching of the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic
Church all over the world replaced Latin by local languages
for the religious domain. Due to this, in Goa too, the Church
actively promoted religious services in Konknni.

The Church contributed to standardize Konknni in the Roman
script, which had its roots in sixteenth century. Let us call
this dialect as Roman Script Standard Konknni (RSSK). After
the liberation of Goa, Konknni language suffered a number of
setbacks. This happened due to partly lack of vision and
leadership on the part of the minority community, and partly
due to the manipulative tactics used by self-proclaimed
protectors of Konknni.

*** After the liberation of Goa, Catholic schools introduced
Konknni in the Devanagari script as a third language in their
schools. The Devanagari proponents succeeded to convince a
few leaders of the minority community that the Devanagari
script is the natural script of Konknni and it is related
to our nationalism and patriotism!

Majority of the students were from the Catholic community.
They were familiar with the Roman script and the RSSK dialect
due to religious literature and mass media. But the RSSK
dialect was not taught in schools. A different dialect was
thrust upon them in the name of Konknni and nationalism.

According to Ulhas Buyanv, one of the stalwarts of Opinion
Poll in Goa and veteran Konknni singer, a Konknni dialect of
three per cent of a minuscule section of the majority
community was forced upon 30% minority community.

Students of the minority community who had opted for Konknni
had no real option. They were not familiar with Marathi.
Besides they never identified with Marathi as their language.

Between Marathi and Konknni, they were pushed to take Konknni
in Devanagari script. Students learnt Konknni not out of
conviction or love of Konknni, but out of sheer compulsion.
Therefore, they never took interest in keeping up the
language they learnt. Once they finished their education,
they simply gave up reading and writing Konknni in the
Devanagari script. This situation created a strong feeling of
dislike towards Konknni in the Devanagari script among the
minority community.

 If the textbooks had included the Konknni dialect of the
 majority community and the RSSK dialect of the minority
 community, this unhealthy tension could have been
 avoided and a healthy blending of two dialects would
 have helped to promote a new standard dialect of Konknni
 in Goa. Dialects and scripts are emotional issues. In a
 democracy, one group cannot impose their preferences on
 the others. Language is far more important than its
 scripts. Unfortunately, among a section of Konknnis (or,
 Konknni speakers) the Konknni language was identified
 with the Devanagari script.

*** Schools run by the majority community promote more of
Marathi compared to Konknni. As on September 30, 2004, there
were 137 Konknni medium primary schools run by NGOs. Out of
these only six primary schools are exclusively run by the
majority community. However, the majority community was
running 63 Marathi medium primary schools. On the other hand,
the minority community ran 126 Konknni medium primary schools.

Konknni can be offered as the third language from the fifth
to tenth standard in schools in Goa. As of February 3, 2005,
in Goa there are 292 NGO high schools. Out of which only 207
schools offer Konknni as a third language. Out of these, 207
schools 126 belong to the minority community.

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Vinsan unveils environmental-friendly plans for port town (Gomantak
Times) * June 21, 2006

By a Staff Reporter
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

VASCO: Vinsan Graphics Productions Vasco recently held a special
interactive session with the Mormugao Municipal Councillors, which was
attended by 19 councillors.

During the session, Vinson Graphics Productions explained in detail to
the councilors the future course of action the agency is going to
undertake. The agency will visit all the 20 wards in the municipal
jurisdiction along with the respective ward councilor, and meet citizens
and explain to them in detail the course of action for a clean and green
environment, free of plastic.

With the help of clubs, institutions and individual citizens from the
respective ward, the agency will work as a team taking the local people
into confidence.

During the interactive session, the councilors came forth with several
suggestions like forming sub-committees at the ward level to implement
the plan under the supervision of the agency, and also to approach the
housing colonies and co-operative societies to assist in these long-term
measures.

The agency will present a plan of action to the citizens in each ward
and they will act accordingly. It has been decided to have a competition
among the 20 wards in environmental cleanliness, and the Best Ward will
be assessed by the agency at the end of the term and presented an award.

Workshops and talk shows on waste management and cleanliness will be
conducted for the benefit of the citizens in every ward. A separate
meetingwas conducted for the representatives of the schools in and
around Mormugao taluka at the Tourist Hostel, on June 12, where teachers
from 29 schools in the jurisdiction attended.

The agency discussed the prospects of involving the student community in
this ambitious project of awareness campaign. A detailed programme will
be worked out and submitted to the respective schools on receiving
feedback from the schools.

The schedule will be worked out in such a manner so that  the school
curriculum will not be disturbed. REsponse from the school
representatives was very encouraging and they assured to nominate one
teacher from each school to co-ordinate with the agency in helping them
to implment the plan with the help of students.

The agency will visit the schools with a detailed time-table shortly.
Various environmental-friendly plans for the city with the help of
students are on the anvil. Chief Officer Elvis Gomes guided both
meetings. (ENDS)

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Villagers upset over desecration of idol (Gomantak Times)

Wed, June 21, 2006 Page A4

BICHOLIM: Villagers from Poriem-Sattari are furious over the act of
throwing out the idol of the deity from the Sakhleshwar Devasthan
Sanquelim-Poriem by some unknown elements.

The idol was found lying inside the private property, situated behind
the temple. Villagers were alerted by one Yeshwant Naik, who raised an
alarm.

Villagers lodged a complaint with the Bicholim police, even as tension
prevailed in the area. A dog squad was pressed into service, but the
accused could not be traced. (ENDS)


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[Goanet] Verna highway turns into dumping ground (Gomantak Times)


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Verna highway turns into dumping ground (Gomantak Times)

By A Staff Reporter
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

VASCO: The highway road at the Verna Industrial Estate has turned into a
dumping ground as huge quantities of waste is being unloaded on either
side of this road, which includes plastic, hotel waste, medical waste
like syringes, needles, empty bulbs of injections, bottles and other
material.

During the last heavy showers, this waste was washed down to Rasaim in
Loutolim village, polluting the nullahs and wells in the area.

Residents from here had last year raised the issue at the 'gram sabha'
and also complained that cattle had died in the village and post-mortem
reports confirmed that the animals had died after consuming waste
plastic.

The residents had then forced the panchayat to inspect the site and
demanded to put a stop to the problem, but now unscrupulous elements
have found the highway an easy site to dispose their waste, they
charged.

With waste being disposed by the hotels and hatchery owners at this
site, there has been an increase in the number of stray dogs. Residents
often complained that these dogs often attack humans and kill domestic
animals.

It may be recalled that the problem was also brought to the notice of
the local MLA Aleixo Sequeira at the function held to lay the foundation
stone for the Goa Chamber of Commerce administrative building at the
industrial estate, by chief minister Pratapsing Rane, when the MLA
requested the CM to have a site for the disposal of wastes at the
industrial estate.

The Verna Industrial Estate is the biggest in Goa, but sadly doesn't
have a garbage disposal site. (ENDS)

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GCCI to hold talk on multi-channel communication

Navhind Times, June 21, 2006

June 20: The Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with
the Computer Society of India, is organising a talk on 'multi-channel
communication' on June 23 at 4 pm in the chamber hall.

The talk will be delivered by Mr Anand Ranthidevan, who has recently
joined the Goa Institute of Management as an assistant professor of
information systems and has worked in the software industry for over 10
years in India and abroad.

The presentation will introduce the audience to new channels, which
include internet and e-mail, the challenges and benefits they bring with
them and the software technology that is available to organisation to
offer improved and more efficient customer service.

There is no delegate fee and interested participants can register with
the GCCI. (ENDS)


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o Shuttle bus service via Zuari bridge to be restored. (NT)
o Shuttle service commuters over Zuari continue to suffer. (NT)
o Government to buy 25 minibuses. (H)
o Chief Secretary says misunderstanding caused Zuari chaos. (GT)
o New Panjim traffic plan from July 1. (H)
o Reversal of traffic on old Patto Ponte de Linhares bridge soon.NT
o Vested interests could be behind BSNL empanelment racket: GM (NT)

 INTELLIGENCE NETWORK to be strengthened in Goa: Chief
 Secretary J P Singh said that Goa needs to strengthen its
 intelligence network in view of the unsavoury activities
 that have taken place in Goa. Besides, he said, all types
 of people disguising as tourists also arrive in
 Goa and the intelligence system should have information
 about them well in advance to keep a check on them. (NT)

 TOURISM'S OTHER FACE: Tourism in Goa has always meant sea,
 sand, surf and of course its pristine temples and churches.
 The other face of tourism has never been considered. 
 However, now hinterland, heritage and medical services are
 being explored to boost tourism in the state. (Ramnath
 Pai Raikar in the NT)

o Delays in NCERT textbooks, parents co-operation sought.(NT)
o GMC's ortho dept selected for research on Indus knee. (NT)
o Dhempe College celebrates Founder's Day. (NT)
o Goa Univ declares music (vocal, tabla, sitar, harmonium) results.
o Mining engineering diploma course restarted. (NT)
o Luizinho urges service institutions to promote education in Goa.NT
o GCCI-CSI talk on multi-channel communication, June 23, 4 pm.
o Bicholim college to offer computerised accounting diploma.
o Ex-editor Joseph Zuzarte to conduct journalism course. (H)
o Tailoring course begins at Mala. (H)
o MBA entrance training planned by BullsEye, Vaidya Hospital.(H)

 BJP MEN, PARENTS 'GHERAO' DEPUTY EDUCATION DIRECTOR:
 They have been protesting against the introduction of
 a new 'Marigold' English textbook, in Standard III,
 saying it adopts too high standards for students! (H)
 
 ODD NEWS: Mumbai is the world's rudest city! This was
 rated by the Readers Digest, which tested whether anyone
 would help when papers were dropped in a busy street,
 whether shop assistants said 'thank you', and counting
 how often someone held a door open. (GT)

o Dacoits strike doc's home at Agramorod, Guid-Paroda. (NT)
o TV sting operation exposes 'baby shop' with Aldona branch.(GT)
o Mother (30) daughter (2) end life in Dhargal stonequarry.(H)
o Nandini Paliwal new CEO of Entertainment Society of Goa. (H)
o High Court seeks govt assurance over water scarcity. (H)
o Rectify GMC's pathetic conditions, says deputy collector.(H)
o Tree plantation drive at Porvorim, along highway. (H)
o BJP against lower castes progressing, alleges Congress. (H)
o Konkani book on musical renderings by P D Lotlikar. (H)
o Football fans hit by power cuts at Malkarne. (H)
o Goa to set up pavillion at Olimpia II at London next month.H
o Goa hosts all India dance sport workshop at Don Bosco court.H
o Paratha festival at Hotel Delmon. (GT)

o Verna highway turns into dumping ground. (GT)
o Vinsan unveils environment-friendly plans for port town(GT)
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 Winds, rains leave Salcete coastal villages powerless:
 Heavy rains left villages without power on Tuesday
 evening, right from Cavelossim-Mobor, to Orlim, 
 Carmona, Varca, Benaulim, Colva and Betalbatim. (H)

 Clube Vasco da Gama's traditional Sao Joao Dance is
 being held on June 24, 2006 with Roy Vaz to keep you
 in the party mood and lighten up your spirits.
 Music by Imaginations. Guest artists Belinda and Zita.
 Buffet, typical Goan cuisine. Entrance members Rs 50,
 guests Rs 100, table Rs 100. Register by June 23. 

o Duo hurt as car rams electric pole at Navelim. (H)
o

[Goanet] Buying property in Goa... tourists study the issue


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Inside Goa: Indian Property Rights
Created by jpurz, 12:25 pm, June 10, 2006 Edit this page
Additional Significant Contributors: dribyar

To be eligible to buy a home in India, a foreign national of
non-Indian origin is required to reside in the country for
183 days in a tax year before he or she can purchase the
property on a freehold basis. Many travelers from the UK come
to Goa on 180-day tourist visas. To enable them to acquire a
home, they sign a lease-contract that enables them to enjoy
the use and possession of a home in Goa in the interim (i.e.,
until they qualify for the freehold in the manner described
below), which they otherwise would not be able to do because
of their 180-day visa.

On the strength of their lease-contract as proof that they
have a home in Goa, many of them have then obtained
longer-term visas (i.e. of more than six months duration)
from Indian high commissions/consulates abroad, or six-month,
non-tourist visas that can be extended in India.  Some may
travel to a neighboring country like Sri Lanka or Nepal to
renew their Indian visa and return to India thereafter. This
enables them to fulfill the residence criterion, i.e., to
stay for a 183-day period in any particular year and thereby
qualify for freehold ownership.
 
The lease contract has a duration of 58 months (approx. five
years) and is renewed for additional 58-month periods, as
necessary or until such time the foreign national is able to
qualify for the freehold. As soon as he or she does so, the
lease-contract is converted at no extra cost into a freehold
(purchase) deed, which is then registered in the local
property registry office.

The lease arrangement is convenient for many since most
travelers are initially issued only 180-day visas. In any
case, they usually spend only a few weeks each year in the
initial stages. Most of them intend to spend longer periods
in future when they will use their home in Goa for their
retirement years. Therefore, they plan to qualify for the
freehold electively when it is convenient for them to spend
the six-month period in India and / or when they are ready to
retire. The period of residence need not be continuous, but
has to add up to 183 days in any tax year (April to March of
the following calendar year).
 
The reason that the lease contract has a duration of under
five years is because the regulations prescribe that any
lease arrangement of 60 months or more requires the lessee to
fulfill the residency requirement.

Another aspect of Indian property regulations is that a
foreign national is not permitted to repatriate the proceeds
of eventual sale of the property. This legislation is
probably intended to discourage speculative trading in
real-estate by overseas investors. Hence, a foreign national
based in England, for example, who sends Pounds to India for
purchase of a villa or apartment, can sell his/her home at
some future date if they wish. However, their bankers in
India are not allowed to remit the sale price in Pounds back
to the country of origin of the seller. The sale proceeds
have to be credited to a local bank account of the seller and
can be used in any manner as he or she wishes, including the
acquisition of another home in Goa. Capital-gains tax is
payable on the profit that the seller will make. The tax rate
is 20% of the gain if the property has been held by the owner
for more than 3 years and approx. 30% of the gain if the
seller sells before 3 years of purchase. 
 

You need to be a RESIDENT to BUY a property (which means get
your deeds). If you are not a RESIDENT then you still own the
property on a leasehold as has already been mentioned. What
is a RESIDENT. They must be in India for a period of 182 days
in the proceeding financial year AND prove their intention to
stay in India. BOTH criteria MUST be fulfilled, not just the
182 day bit. Can people please take note of this as it seems
to be overlooked by many. The RBI does not stipulate how you
can prove your intention to stay but basic employment, having
a RUNNING business or selling everything in your home country
and moving to Goa should suffice.

People have been advised by solicitors to buy property under
a business name, dont do it unless you are aware of the law.
The buisiness should be trading and the property must be used
in connection with the business. You also have to submit
information to the

[Goanet] Free Software network meets this weekend


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Free Software network meets this weekend

PANJIM, June 21: ILUG-Goa, Goa's Free Software and GNU/Linux network,
meets this weekend at the Goa Science Centre Miramar on June 24
(Saturday) from 3 to 5 pm.

This monthly meet will focus on broadband with Linux, peer-to-peer
knowledge creation and sharing, and experiences with Fedora Core 5.
The meet is open to all, with those joining only having to pay the
Science Centre entry fee of Rs 10. Goa's active Free Software and Open
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yogamad * Posted on: 5:05 am, March 20, 2006: I'm planning a
trip to a resort called Villa Goensa in Baga Beach for yoga
and ayurvedic pampering. Does anyone know if i've picked a
good spot for relaxation? Thank a lot!

Goanluv * Baga beach has turned into the Blackpool/Benidorm
of Goa -the beach is so crowded with sun beds, the hawkers a
constant stream and the roads are manic.with shopkeepers
either side screaming look at my shop come and buy! Have
never noticed Villa Goensa hope it is away from the madness
and that you enjoy. If not sanity is only a short taxi ride
away further North or South so dont let my negative report
put you off too much and if your ayurvedic pampering is
booked at Villa Goensa one would hope the ambience is
included.

bazchops * Yorkshire. UK (3105344): Getting a bit worried by
your descriptions of Baga as I've booked to stay at the Sun
village which in the brochure says In a peacefully secluded
hillside setting, this comfortable all-inclusive hotel will
appeal to the discerning traveller. The descriptions of the
surrounding Baga area also do not make it sound like the
Blackpool /benidorm of the Arabian Sea. We spend a lot of
holidays in Corfu but always go to the quiet NW corner,
purposefully staying away from the Blackpool/Benidorm party
areas in the SE. Have we made a huge mistake in our selection
of resort in Goa? Your help/advice is much appreciated. Scott

TriuumphNed * Coventry, UK (3121835): The Sun Village is in
a quieter area away from the main resorts, but only a short
taxi ride. But nowhere is really that noisy. I find this
constant just like Blackpool moan very irritating. The
majority of people coming to North Goa choose it because they
want the bars and nightlife, while still experiencing some
aspects of Indian life. Very few places have loud music after
midnight, and every where (apart from Calangute's main road)
still has a chilled feel to it with friendly people around,
both local and tourists I was in Baga in November and
Blackpool in January and i had no trouble telling the two apart!

Gemma1 * Blackpool is cold and grey, Baga is hot and sunny! I
wouldn't worry too much about it bazchops, you really need to
try it yourself and make your own mind up. We only visited
Baga for the day but I preferred it to Calangute which was
really manic and I found the top end of Baga near the river
quite picturesque. Like you I love Greece but find Corfu a
bit too commercialised, I prefer the islands you can only
visit by ferry. Visiting Goa is an experience and I'm sure
you'll have a great time - just go with an open mind.

Goanluv * Triumph Ned i think you will find that those who
compare Baga to Blackpool have been going to Goa for many
years and have seen such an unpleasant change from a small
fishing village to a now very commercialised tourist area.
Whether you are in a position to agree or not you cannot deny
it is not a peaceful relaxing atmosphere, it is manic and I
for one wont go near it. Yoga mad dont worry if your resort
is on the outskirts you are away from the madness. As a first
time visitor let us have your views when you return Enjoy

Minnie9 * We have been going to Baga since the early
nineties. It is busy ,I cant deny it but it bears no
resemblance in any way shape or form to Blackpool!

Goanluv * Minnie having never been to Blackpool can I explain
it is not a comparison maybe I should have said Benidorm but
am sure someone else will contradict me on that too. What I
am saying is Baga is manic it is full of tourists and very
few original locals, it is full of people trying to make
money out of tourism I apologise for using the word Blackpool
if it offends

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[Goanet] Asha Bhavan at Bastora...

2006-06-20 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)


* G * O * A * N * E * T  C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S *

Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May
 There is no better, value for money, guest house.
  Confirm your bookings early or miss-out

  Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation.
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Any idea why this Goa-related institution features on this list? FN

http://socialjustice.nic.in/grants/welcome.htm
LIST OF NGOs FOR  WHOM GRANT HAS BEEN SUSPENDED/ BLACKLISTED
33 Asha Bhavan, Boa Vista,, Bastora, Goa - 403507.


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[Goanet] 1700 hrs and it's pouring in Goa

2006-06-20 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)


* G * O * A * N * E * T  C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S *

Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May
 There is no better, value for money, guest house.
  Confirm your bookings early or miss-out

  Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation.
---
1700 hours on Tuesday, and it's really pouring in Goa. After a longish
monsoon break (following an early start to the rains), we're having
torrential rains once again. 

In recent years, amidst talk of climate change (aka global warming), we
are seeing a lot of extremities in weather condition. When it rains, it
really rains heavily. When it doesn't, it's dry for days.

And, has anyone studied the earlier-believed (and apparently true)
corelation between phases of the moon and the weather? Farmers and
agriculturists in Goa generally calculate a good planting season by
looking at the 'omas' and 'punov' (full and new moon) on the local
almanacs. FN
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[Goanet] John C Rodrigues, PhD. Wine-maker.

2006-06-20 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)


* G * O * A * N * E * T  C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S *

Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May
 There is no better, value for money, guest house.
  Confirm your bookings early or miss-out

  Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation.
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Please visit this photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/169462602/

John C Rodrigues, PhD. Wine-maker.

Just look at the wide range of products he's been
experimenting with. Dr Rodrigues is based at Casa Lourdes,
2nd Palvem, Chinchinim Goa 403715 Email johncdrr at
sancharnet.in



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*** Goanet News Bytes * June 18, 2006 * Restrictions on Zuari bridge heavy traffic from Monday

2006-06-18 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

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* Restrictions on traffic over Zuari bridge from Monday. (NT)
  Six ferry boats to be put into service.
  Facility will start after a week.
  Two wheelers can use free-of-cost ferry service.
  KTC to run more shuttle buses.
  16 minibuses to carry people free across bridge.
  
* Decision to close Zuari bridge for heavy vehicles is
  linked to commuters' safety, says PWD minister. (NT)
* Gomantak Times/Weekender castigates Goa government
  asking 'Who took this stupid decision (to halt
  heavy traffic on the Zuari bridge, fearing it to
  be unsafe)?'

 GROWING GUN CULTURE scares Goa police, reports the
 Herald. Guns from a .22 revolver, double barrel, single
 barrel, pistol to pen pistol are available at much lower
 prices in the black market, write Sukumar Shashtri. Guns
 were open used to shoot Assolda panch Mariano
 Mascarenhas in a bar at Xelvona-Curchorem. An
 unidentified suspect was involved Sources are quoted
 saying that Mati Dongor in Margao, Partagal and Avem in
 Cotigao, Dabal in Sanvordem, Netroli in Sanguem, Eddar
 and Chari wards in Poinguinim, and Khorlim in Mapusa are
 the places where one could search for illegal guns. 
 Earlier, guns originated from Germany, Italy, US and
 Spain but of late police sources say guns from the
 former Yugoslavia and Russia are also surfacing. (H)

* Rs 1.4 million drugs  seized at Tivim, 2 Nepalis held.(NT)
* Goa Revolution Day on Sunday; 22 freedomfighters honoured.
* Stray cattle create traffic hazard at Colva. (NT)

* Mormugao official investigates sewage release, seeks
  clarification from Public Works Department. (NT)
* Garbage problem still haunts Margao wards. (NT)

* Heavy Friday rains make water enter Mormugao municipality.
* Matanhy inaugurates new water pipeline at Sancoale. (NT)
* Margao night patrolling intensified to prevent thefts. (NT)
* James Electricals offers Euro designer lights. Panjim.
* Annual sangodd at Candolim-Orda on June 29. (NT)
* Govt plans dredging of Cortalim, in front of ferry ramp. 
* Migrants inflow raises concern at Benaulim. (H)
* Ban on plaster-of-paris Ganesh idols sought, mud favoured.(H)

* Sri Sri Inst of Mgt Studies opening up at Margao ssims.org
* Cyberage complaints? Contact 3294654 or 9850470608.
* Kamaxidevi Homeopathic College seeks PG courses. (NT)
* Indira Gandhi Natl Open Univ offers many courses. (NT)
* Founder's Day at Dhempe College, June 20. (NT)
* Edn dept may extend free mid-day meals to middle school(NT)
* Damodar College, Margao launches M.Com section.(NT)
* Also, Damodar offers Company Secretary entrance coaching.
* English introduction based on household survey: Luizinho.(H)
* Janata Party welcomes English in Standard I in Goa. (H)
* Goa Univ students visit Indo-China border. (GT/W)

 Diedre Fernandes, Aileen Gracias and Ana Fernandes
 (Juniors) and Rita Gonsalves, Vanessa Lobo and
 Gerson Nazareth (seniors) have won the Alliance
 Francaise de Goa essay writing contest. (NT)

IN FOCUS -- THE DE SOUZA BROTHERS OF MAPUSA: Nearly 16 years
back Norman de Souza was an employee in the sales and
marketing division of a five-star hotel and entered into
tourism activities, initially by engaging with the rent-back
business. He has since started his own hotels, tourist
handling agency for India and an international tour-operating
company in Engliand. Norman started his travel agency
Cinnamon Holiday, with a registered office in the UK. His
firm offers British tourists package tours to Egypt, Greece,
Spain, the Indian Ocean region and Turkey, besides handling
chartered tourists in Goa. (Umesh Mahambre in the NT)

EXACTLY THREE MONTHS after the sensational killing of
Macasana parish priest Fr Eusebio Ferrao, police filed an
over-100 page chargesheet against two alleged killers Amit
Shukla (21) and Manish Dhubey (20) of UP. (H)

 LIFESTYLE DISEASES ON THE RISE IN GOA: Goa is showing
 a rapid rising trend in the incidence of 
 non-communicable chronic diseases as well as in 
 injuries. As compared to the rest of the country, Goa
 has a higher incidence of these diseases, observes
 Dr V N Jindal, dean of the Goa Medical College. (NT)

GOAN MUSIC DIRECTOR, Dattaram, elderly and ailing at his home
in Maulinguem, Bicholim taluka, has been given some belated
recognition. He has been given the Dadasaheb Phalke award.
Apart from being one of the chief assistants of the legenday
Bollywood

[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * June 18, 2006 * Restrictions on Zuari bridge heavy traffic from Monday

2006-06-18 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

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* Restrictions on traffic over Zuari bridge from Monday. (NT)
  Six ferry boats to be put into service.
  Facility will start after a week.
  Two wheelers can use free-of-cost ferry service.
  KTC to run more shuttle buses.
  16 minibuses to carry people free across bridge.
  
* Decision to close Zuari bridge for heavy vehicles is
  linked to commuters' safety, says PWD minister. (NT)
* Gomantak Times/Weekender castigates Goa government
  asking 'Who took this stupid decision (to halt
  heavy traffic on the Zuari bridge, fearing it to
  be unsafe)?'

 GROWING GUN CULTURE scares Goa police, reports the
 Herald. Guns from a .22 revolver, double barrel, single
 barrel, pistol to pen pistol are available at much lower
 prices in the black market, write Sukumar Shashtri. Guns
 were open used to shoot Assolda panch Mariano
 Mascarenhas in a bar at Xelvona-Curchorem. An
 unidentified suspect was involved Sources are quoted
 saying that Mati Dongor in Margao, Partagal and Avem in
 Cotigao, Dabal in Sanvordem, Netroli in Sanguem, Eddar
 and Chari wards in Poinguinim, and Khorlim in Mapusa are
 the places where one could search for illegal guns. 
 Earlier, guns originated from Germany, Italy, US and
 Spain but of late police sources say guns from the
 former Yugoslavia and Russia are also surfacing. (H)

* Rs 1.4 million drugs  seized at Tivim, 2 Nepalis held.(NT)
* Goa Revolution Day on Sunday; 22 freedomfighters honoured.
* Stray cattle create traffic hazard at Colva. (NT)

* Mormugao official investigates sewage release, seeks
  clarification from Public Works Department. (NT)
* Garbage problem still haunts Margao wards. (NT)

* Heavy Friday rains make water enter Mormugao municipality.
* Matanhy inaugurates new water pipeline at Sancoale. (NT)
* Margao night patrolling intensified to prevent thefts. (NT)
* James Electricals offers Euro designer lights. Panjim.
* Annual sangodd at Candolim-Orda on June 29. (NT)
* Govt plans dredging of Cortalim, in front of ferry ramp. 
* Migrants inflow raises concern at Benaulim. (H)
* Ban on plaster-of-paris Ganesh idols sought, mud favoured.(H)

* Sri Sri Inst of Mgt Studies opening up at Margao ssims.org
* Cyberage complaints? Contact 3294654 or 9850470608.
* Kamaxidevi Homeopathic College seeks PG courses. (NT)
* Indira Gandhi Natl Open Univ offers many courses. (NT)
* Founder's Day at Dhempe College, June 20. (NT)
* Edn dept may extend free mid-day meals to middle school(NT)
* Damodar College, Margao launches M.Com section.(NT)
* Also, Damodar offers Company Secretary entrance coaching.
* English introduction based on household survey: Luizinho.(H)
* Janata Party welcomes English in Standard I in Goa. (H)
* Goa Univ students visit Indo-China border. (GT/W)

 Diedre Fernandes, Aileen Gracias and Ana Fernandes
 (Juniors) and Rita Gonsalves, Vanessa Lobo and
 Gerson Nazareth (seniors) have won the Alliance
 Francaise de Goa essay writing contest. (NT)

IN FOCUS -- THE DE SOUZA BROTHERS OF MAPUSA: Nearly 16 years
back Norman de Souza was an employee in the sales and
marketing division of a five-star hotel and entered into
tourism activities, initially by engaging with the rent-back
business. He has since started his own hotels, tourist
handling agency for India and an international tour-operating
company in Engliand. Norman started his travel agency
Cinnamon Holiday, with a registered office in the UK. His
firm offers British tourists package tours to Egypt, Greece,
Spain, the Indian Ocean region and Turkey, besides handling
chartered tourists in Goa. (Umesh Mahambre in the NT)

EXACTLY THREE MONTHS after the sensational killing of
Macasana parish priest Fr Eusebio Ferrao, police filed an
over-100 page chargesheet against two alleged killers Amit
Shukla (21) and Manish Dhubey (20) of UP. (H)

 LIFESTYLE DISEASES ON THE RISE IN GOA: Goa is showing
 a rapid rising trend in the incidence of 
 non-communicable chronic diseases as well as in 
 injuries. As compared to the rest of the country, Goa
 has a higher incidence of these diseases, observes
 Dr V N Jindal, dean of the Goa Medical College. (NT)

GOAN MUSIC DIRECTOR, Dattaram, elderly and ailing at his home
in Maulinguem, Bicholim taluka, has been given some belated
recognition. He has been given the Dadasaheb Phalke award.
Apart from being one of the chief assistants of the legenday
Bollywood

[Goanet] Assagao... in the news

Assagao (in Bardez) is making it on national TV news via the NDTV, over
the issue of foreign nationals buying houses and real estate without
following the legal procedures and requirements. A story was just up on
NDTV at 1820 pm today (June 16, 2006). FN
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[Goanet] Assagao... in the news

Assagao (in Bardez) is making it on national TV news via the NDTV, over
the issue of foreign nationals buying houses and real estate without
following the legal procedures and requirements. A story was just up on
NDTV at 1820 pm today (June 16, 2006). FN
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[Goanet] Two interesting ads...

Came across these two interesting adverts in The Examiner, a
community-centric magazine published from Mumbai:

The first was a free one-year course in printing technology, for men
below 22 years having a SSC/HSSC certificate. Last date for applying is
June 29, 2006. Contact: The Principal, St Paul's Press Training School,
58/23rd Road, TPS III, Bandra W, Mumbai 400050 or phone 9892 429815

Next was this advert from PIFA, the Premier India Football Academy. They
want coaches and aspiring coaches, below 35. Contact Fr Lawrence D'Souza
28192364 or Anjali Shah 9820 268365.

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[Goanet] Ten things that 'Goa' achieved with the block on Da Vinci Code...z

Ten things that 'Goa' achieved with the block on Da Vinci Code:

* Given back legitimacy to Churchill Alemao, together with
leadership of the Catholic community. Thanks also to our
media that has been alternatively been converting him from a
Konkani hero to the godfather general of goons to a
potential advertiser.

* Given groups like the BJP, RSS etc -- which have their own,
unabashed kind of votebank politics -- a chance to talk about
'pandering' of the minorities, when in reality, only the most
non-essential issues are ever tackled.

* Given the Congress a chance to score brownie points in its
hardly credible and definitely unhelpful continual attempts
at we-show-we-are-on-your-side votebank politics.

* Given a clear chance to ensure that the illiberal,
intolerant, paranoid voice within the Catholic community
comes to the top, by its more-popish-than-the-Pope kind of
politics.

* Pushed real issues on the backburner. So be happy with the
Da Vinci lollypop, and forget about concerns affecting the
community -- avenues for government employment, lopsided
police recruitment, hate-campaigns via sections of the media
against minorities in general, bottlenecking in terms of
permissing to open new educational institutions and courses.

* Made it easier for secularism to take a back-seat in Goa.
Da Vinci will be the benchmark in future, for all similar
controversies.

* Tightened conservative control over the Goa Church.

* Further cemented the unholy alliance of
religion-business-politics in building a winning
combination over this issue.

* Furthered the politics (and media- ) driven needless
polarisation of Goan society.

* Taken away attention from more this-worldly issues that Goa
suffers from: the lack of good governance, corruption,
accountability in public life, infrastructure, the decline in
public healthcare and failure of Goa to keep up with its
south Indian neighbours on the education front. 

Your comments, feedback and responses are welcome. FN
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[Goanet] [OFFTOPIC] One-Way Trip to Disaster (IPS, on Portugal and the environment)

2006-06-12 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=33495

One-Way Trip to Disaster
Mario de Queiroz 

LISBON, Jun 5 (IPS) - Portugal is facing catastrophe as it heads down a
path marked by rising emissions of greenhouse gases, wasteful use of
water, unbridled construction activity and coastal erosion,
environmentalists warn. 

While each successive government has promised to take urgent measures,
studies show that little progress has been made in curbing the ongoing
environmental damage. 

In a recent report, Quercus, a local environmental group, called for a
more rational ecological footprint - a measure of how much land and
water is needed to produce the resources consumed and to dispose of the
waste generated, in order to support a given lifestyle. 

In Portugal, the ecological footprint is 5.2 hectares per person per
year, and it is growing. But the available global capacity is only 1.8
hectares, which means that if everyone in the world lived like the
Portuguese, nearly three planets would be needed, Quercus said in the
study, which was released last month. 

These figures illustrate the high level of destruction of natural
resources and the large amount of waste produced in Portugal. 

Green party (PEV) Deputy Isabel de Castro told IPS that although
Portugal has some of the most advanced (environmental) laws in the
world, and the constitution itself, in an innovative manner, consecrates
the environment as a fundamental right, there is a huge gap between the
legislation and reality. 

Not only have public policies in defence of the environment been
abandoned, but the growing irresponsibility of the state, the
dismantling of oversight and monitoring mechanisms, the lack of
political will, and a climate of impunity favour attacks on the
environment and environmental degradation, de Castro maintained. 

The legislator stressed that even though the question of the environment
is a challenge for humanity that interferes with daily life and
compromises the future, in Portugal, a country of great ignorance, it is
an issue that is ignored by the political agenda and the media. 

De Castro did acknowledge, however, that there are reporters who make an
effort to awaken anesthetised consciences. 

According to the lawmaker, it is necessary to sound the alarm in the
face of the constant threat to our valuable irrecoverable natural,
environmental and cultural patrimony and to our landscape, which are
dying because of the complicity by omission of successive governments,
which has opened the door to their destruction in the name of fast and
easy profits. 

Among the most pressing environmental problems faced by Portugal are the
loss of biodiversity and the impoverishment of the soil. More than half
of the national territory of 92,000 sq km is threatened by
desertification, and one-third by severe erosion. 

In addition, the forest fires that swept Portugal from 2003 to 2005
destroyed 80 percent of the country's forests, which were replaced by
fast-growth exotic species like eucalyptus, that deplete the soil and
water resources, exacerbating erosion. 

De Castro said that to the threat of desertification must be added
attacks on the landscape, a lack of zoning and land use regulation, and
chaotic urban growth, with the ‘cement transformation' of the coast
under the pretext of ‘public interest'. 

She described that transformation as a feverish process of erosion of
around 80 percent of our coastline, caused by unauthorised construction,
building on dangerous areas like cliffs and hillsides, the destruction
of sand dunes, and the illegal extraction of sand. 

With respect to the country's rivers, she noted that more than half are
seriously polluted, including the Tajo estuary, one of the world's 10
largest wetland systems. 

There are also serious problems with the disposal of garbage, the
constant increase of which is a symptom of the absence of a strategy to
modify environmentally harmful patterns of behaviour and consumption
habits, said de Castro. 

These necessary modifications would constitute a revolution that has
been postponed, and that would require allies and innovative ideas on
how to reach people, she said. This same revolution is also needed in
terms of water use and to bring about a new culture that would put an
end to wasteful habits. 

De Castro further complained about the situation in the energy sector,
pointing out that the enormous growth in polluting emissions has driven
up the country's fuel bill, hurt human health, and led to incompliance
with the Kyoto (climate change) commitments. 

According to the European Union report presented at the December 2005
United Nations Climate Change Conference in Montreal, Portugal's
greenhouse gas emissions - which contribute to climate change, global
warming and the greenhouse effect - will have increased by 42 percent
between 2008 and 2012, making the country the most heavily polluting
member of the bloc. 

The negative projections for Portugal contrast with the

[Goanet] Portugal... or Angola?

2006-06-12 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

Wonder how many of you supported Portugal and how many rooted for Angola
in yesterday's match? Actually, I'm quite illiterate in all matters
sporting, but opted for the Angolans, simply as they were underdogs. FN


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[Goanet] Re: a taste of goa!

2006-06-10 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

Can someone please help Anjani [EMAIL PROTECTED]
FN

On Sat, 2006-06-03 at 04:51 +0530, Anjani Khanna wrote:
 Dear Fred,
  
 You will be surprised to hear from me... and the request is stranger.
 I have been invited to Spain to do a ceramics workshop and one of the
 Indian organisers who lives in Japan has asked me to carry a bottle of
 coconut feni! I have asked several wine shops in Mumbai but I
 understand that feni is not available outside of Goa. I would be
 grateful, if you could check with people in Goa if indeed it is
 available in Mumbai and if so, where?
  
 With many thanks!!
  
 Anjani


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[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes (In Brief) * June 10, 2006 * Goa looks on as biggest football party kicks off

2006-06-10 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

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-

WORLD NEWS: Biggest football party kicks offs. (Herald)
World War XVIII (Gomantak Times)
Spectacular opening for World Cup (Navhind Times)

o English in Standard I will check Goa's high dropout rate -Luizinho. H
  Parrikar blasts Luizinho for English in Std I, late arrival of
  textbooks.
o Overseas Employment Agency on anvil for Goa. (H)
o Sonsodo (Margao) garbage dumpyard gives officials a headache. (H)
o Rotary Club Vasco holds career info fair, Don Bosco's June 10-11.
o Goa govt earmarks Rs 500 million for biotech sector. (NT)

Around 50 plots bought by foreigners in Bardez: This purchase by
foreigners of non-Indian origin in Bardez has put a high pressure on
land and a shooting up of the prices along the coast. Mutations have
already been done of 49 cases based on sale deeds executed before the
sub-registrars. This information was furnished by the Office of the
Bardez Mamlatdar under the Right to Information Act to the Nationalist
Youth Congress president Rajan Ghate. (Herald) 

o Fields contaminated with sewage water at Bhate Bhatt Vasco. (H)
o Married woman, Rekha Poojary (35) succumbs to burn injuries. Cuncolim.
o Margao civic fathers elect panel members unopposed. (H)
o Navelim priest Fr Jose Antonio da Costa accorded sendoff. (H)
o British national Paul Reeder reported missing at Palolem. (H)
o Churchill warns against dredging of Rvier Zuari. (H)
o Babani Shaikh of Taleigao summoned: Chimbel murder. (NT)
o Programme in International Studies at Goa University. (NT)
o Raw deal for Hospicio morgue attendant. (H)

GREEN FINGERS: Seeds available at subsidised rates at the Canacona
Zonal Agri Office. Including lady finger (bhendi), ridge-gourd,
bitter-gourd, brinjal, long bean, val, etc. Rs 5 per packet. (H)

EDUARDO FALEIRO announces measures for NRI welfare: Degrees awarded by
Goa University are not recognised in Kuwait and Gulf, he noted. NRI
Commissioner has also taken measures for settlement of claims of Goan
victims of the Iraq-Kuwait war of 1990-91. (H)

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*** Goanet News Bytes * May 30, 2006 * Konkani becoming a minority education medium...

2006-05-30 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

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KONKANI BECOMING A MINORITY EDUCATION MEDIUM: The National
Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities, which was
on a two-day tour of the state, has concluded that the state
language, Konkani, was becoming a minority language, as
education through the language is declining... Commission
member Dr Tahir Mahmood told reporters that the
representatives of the Christian community had told the
commission about the problems that they had faced due to the
insistence of the authorites on minority-status certificates
before issuing them permission to open a school. Disclosing
that the insistence on the minority status certificate was
not necessary, as any community identity as a minority in any
state enjoyed priviledges enshrined in the Constitution, he
went on to add that perhaps this was a tactic for denying the
right to the minority community. The Christians did not have
other major grievances, he added. Muslims' major complaint
was the shortage of teachers in Urdu medium schools. (The
Navhind Times)

o Monsoon is here. Heavy rainfall likely in next 24 hours.(NT)
o Fishermen told not to venture out to sea. (NT)
o Storm looms over Goa. Fishermen warned boats could capsize.(H)
o Winds ground iron-ore barge off Miramar. (H)
o Margao keeps fingers crossed over flooding. (H)
o Now, Goa government teachers to retire at 60. (H)
o Goa asks Delhi for an ultra-mega power project. (H)
o BJP demands probe into death of Goa recruit at MP. (GT)

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WHAT THE OTHERS SAY: GOA-RESEARCH-NET
--

Livia de Abreu Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes on Goa
Research Net http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-research-net

 From what I remember from my childhood days, and we
 always had different kind of merenda each day for tea
 and even if nothing was made we would take left over
 rice from lunch mix it with coconut and sugar and a
 sprinkling of crushed cardammom and relish it, there
 were two kind of crepes prepared at home.  The ones
 called alle-belle were made with batter made of ground
 rice thinly spread on a saucer and steamed..  Mankeos
 (in Portuguese Elas-Velas-Vao because of the three
 turns one gives when rolling) made of maida and eggs and
 cooked as the normal crepes or pan-cakes. When I
 visualize the latter, made at my ancestral home, the
 aspect did appear to be that of squids specially as
 far as that light burnt colour and the texture is
 concerned. Now a days with the non-stick pans, it no
 longer has the same appearance.

SAYS GOA-RESEARCH-NET: «Research» is not bias-free, but we
can try to make it emotion-free! Avoid any derogatory
expression or tone that could hurt your readers. [Moderator]

--
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--

FRANCES PIRES WRITES IN FROM THE aegonusa.com IN THE US:

 Fred, I can't believe you are allowing Goanet to serve
 as a mouthpiece for this drivel. We count on this medium
 (Goanet) for news of amchim Gaon -- not for some
 blathering idiot to get a megaphone. I enjoy the pieces
 on our history and the debates on Roman script vs
 Devnagari, Goans in the diaspora etcbut this stuff
 below is just poorly written garbage replete with lousy
 arguments and enough big words and name drops to appear
 scholarly. Goans are intelligent and well read enough to
 make up our own minds on tough topics like this one.

BASIL DCUNHA COMMENTED (while also responding to Chhotebhai
Noronha's article): I agree with your views on Dan Brown (and
Da Vinci Code). I think it is one more opportunity for us to
know our Faith a little deeper. This article is an eye opener.

WRITES FRANCIS BORGES FROM BELGIUM: I want to congratulate
you (Chhotebhai Noronha) for your article and I had to reply
to this one. Dan Brown's The Da Vince code is a fictional
work he admits it but he hides behind real locations and
confuses the reader in believing that this is non-fictional
work in search of the truth. We know what advertisements are
all about -- we don't become Aishwarya Rai by using Lakme
soap or Shahrukh Khan by drinking Pepsi nor do we become
Amitabh Bachchan by eating Dabur's Chawpraysa. If our radical
mind can differentiate this why can't we see

[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * May 30, 2006 * Konkani becoming a minority education medium...

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KONKANI BECOMING A MINORITY EDUCATION MEDIUM: The National
Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities, which was
on a two-day tour of the state, has concluded that the state
language, Konkani, was becoming a minority language, as
education through the language is declining... Commission
member Dr Tahir Mahmood told reporters that the
representatives of the Christian community had told the
commission about the problems that they had faced due to the
insistence of the authorites on minority-status certificates
before issuing them permission to open a school. Disclosing
that the insistence on the minority status certificate was
not necessary, as any community identity as a minority in any
state enjoyed priviledges enshrined in the Constitution, he
went on to add that perhaps this was a tactic for denying the
right to the minority community. The Christians did not have
other major grievances, he added. Muslims' major complaint
was the shortage of teachers in Urdu medium schools. (The
Navhind Times)

o Monsoon is here. Heavy rainfall likely in next 24 hours.(NT)
o Fishermen told not to venture out to sea. (NT)
o Storm looms over Goa. Fishermen warned boats could capsize.(H)
o Winds ground iron-ore barge off Miramar. (H)
o Margao keeps fingers crossed over flooding. (H)
o Now, Goa government teachers to retire at 60. (H)
o Goa asks Delhi for an ultra-mega power project. (H)
o BJP demands probe into death of Goa recruit at MP. (GT)

--
WHAT THE OTHERS SAY: GOA-RESEARCH-NET
--

Livia de Abreu Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes on Goa
Research Net http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-research-net

 From what I remember from my childhood days, and we
 always had different kind of merenda each day for tea
 and even if nothing was made we would take left over
 rice from lunch mix it with coconut and sugar and a
 sprinkling of crushed cardammom and relish it, there
 were two kind of crepes prepared at home.  The ones
 called alle-belle were made with batter made of ground
 rice thinly spread on a saucer and steamed..  Mankeos
 (in Portuguese Elas-Velas-Vao because of the three
 turns one gives when rolling) made of maida and eggs and
 cooked as the normal crepes or pan-cakes. When I
 visualize the latter, made at my ancestral home, the
 aspect did appear to be that of squids specially as
 far as that light burnt colour and the texture is
 concerned. Now a days with the non-stick pans, it no
 longer has the same appearance.

SAYS GOA-RESEARCH-NET: «Research» is not bias-free, but we
can try to make it emotion-free! Avoid any derogatory
expression or tone that could hurt your readers. [Moderator]

--
FEEDBACK... BRICKBATS AND BOQUETS
--

FRANCES PIRES WRITES IN FROM THE aegonusa.com IN THE US:

 Fred, I can't believe you are allowing Goanet to serve
 as a mouthpiece for this drivel. We count on this medium
 (Goanet) for news of amchim Gaon -- not for some
 blathering idiot to get a megaphone. I enjoy the pieces
 on our history and the debates on Roman script vs
 Devnagari, Goans in the diaspora etcbut this stuff
 below is just poorly written garbage replete with lousy
 arguments and enough big words and name drops to appear
 scholarly. Goans are intelligent and well read enough to
 make up our own minds on tough topics like this one.

BASIL DCUNHA COMMENTED (while also responding to Chhotebhai
Noronha's article): I agree with your views on Dan Brown (and
Da Vinci Code). I think it is one more opportunity for us to
know our Faith a little deeper. This article is an eye opener.

WRITES FRANCIS BORGES FROM

[Goanet] More on East Timor... and former Portuguese colonies

2006-05-29 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

 From: On Behalf Of Rui Collaco
 Sent: 29 May 2006 00:10
 Subject: Forward Timor Leste or Is it Backward?
 Only the likes of this well-known rabid Lusophobe could produce this piece 
 of reflection. He obviously lacks rigour, perspective and knowledge when he 
 poses this kind of ridiculous question. But let me contribute to this 
 exercise in futility, just to demonstrate how his hate for Portugal has made
 him blind to the reality of the world in which we live. Here are some 
 questions for Mr. Noronha:

I don't have any hatred for Portuguese. What cheeses me off is you'll
guys who propound this colonialism-started-in-1961 theory, just because
you feel part of that tiny section of the Goan population that had it
good during (Portuguese) colonial rule.

 Q.1 Which other former Portuguese colonies are at present strongly polarised, 
 violent and almost futureless? There are 7 other countries, in case you are 
 not aware of it.

You know the history of Angola and Mozambique, the biggest ones that
matter for the most. That both opted for the armed struggle, and
subsequently got badly caught up in cold war politics, civil wars and
land-mines... apart from poverty in the midst of countries blessed with
natural resources... says something about the shape of Portuguese
colonialism. 

And don't think you can get away by blaming Salazar alone!

This was a great colonial empire at one time (even if we assume that
colonial empires are a good thing, when seen from the perspective of
the colonised!). See Wikipedia: From 1580 to 1640, the throne of
Portugal was held by the Habsburg kings of Spain resulting in the
biggest colonial empire until then (see Iberian Union).

All that I'm saying is that maybe they started off so early that by the
20th century, they were a spent, backward-looking, impotent force that
could neither improve the lot of their colonies nor quit them
gracefully. As the British (and to a lesser extent, the French) did.

 Q.2 In those ex-colonies where there were civil wars, did he care to
 investigate whether the roots of that violence were internal or
 external? Have you heard about the cold war and what were its effects
 in Africa, specially in Angola and Mozambique?

Your attempts to extricate Portugal from any form of blame is simply
mind-boggling. All that I've argued is that it is no coincidence that
the transition was much more smoother in the non-Portuguese colonies.

Isn't it a fact that in the wake of World War II, other European
nations began abandoning their colonies either voluntarily or
involuntarily. Portugal refused to enter this process voluntarily, and
was the last nation to retain its major colonies.

 Q.3 Do you know that none of those 7 countries has any conflict at
 present and almost all (except Guiné-Bissau) all are doing well or
 very well? Are you suggesting Brasil is futureless? Do you know that
 Angola is an international hotspot (economically speaking) and is
 expected to grow 25% this year? Have you heard that Mozambique is
 growing steadily and is a darling of the USA on  account of good
 Government? Are you aware that Cabo Verde has done so well that it is
 about to be upgraded from developing country to intermediate
 development country? (That's unique in Africa).

Angola faced disarray caused by a quarter century of war. On this base,
for it to become the fastest growing economy in Africa isn't much of
an achievement. Isn't its growth almost driven by rising oil
production? That's like saying Goa is going great guns in tourism, just
because its close competitors (Kashmir and Sri Lanka) have been in
disarray over the past two decades! Their recent growth is a result of
the peace divident signed in 2002. Of course, we wish them well. But
that doesn't mean colonialism was any less harsh for them. 

On Mozambique too, you've chosen your facts very selectively. Isn't it
true that at the end of the civil war in 1992, Mozambique ranked among
the poorest countries in the world? Doesn't it still ranks among the
least developed nations with very low socioeconomic indicators.
Admittedly, there has been a recovery in the last decade... 

 Q.4 Would you publicly defend that Goa's internal peace and communal
 harmony, as well as its level of development, has nothing to do with
 its Portuguese past? Please compare Goa with the ex-British colony, Mr.
 Noronha, and take some pictures too, to analyse on your return. You
 need not go far. Going to Belgaum will suffice.

Communal harmony? What are you talking about?

A large part of the Hindu hurt (being now nursed by parties like the
BJP and earlier the MGP) is based on the official discrimination
against this section of the population till 1910. Just because a
fascist government didn't allow for communal riots, can you call that
harmony?

The Estado da India did have higher socio-economic developmental
indicators than the neighbouring districts of former British India. But
is that a fair comparison? What if Goa was compared to

*** BRIEfnCOUNTERS: A Legacy of Blood ... in Dhaka

Mas-ca-ren-has? queried a curious Chat Ramilo, obviously struggling
with the many syllabyles of the name, as I showed her the book cover.
Given the Philippines' Spanish colonial heritage, she might have found
the name faintly familiar. But, seeing it at Dhaka, Bangladesh obviously
caused the astonishment.

Actually, one wasn't personally surprised. Like Radharao Gracias, the
maverick legislator from South Goa, my hobby too has been (or should I
say had been?) to keep track of POGs (people of Goan descent) across the
globe, doing all kinds of odd and unusual things.

When I saw Anthony Mascarenhas' book Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood at
the Dhaka airport, I didn't think twice before picking it up. That I
wanted to get done with the few Taka left in my pocket, before leaving
back for home, further convinced me to take along a copy of the book. It
was priced at Taka 490, and the Taka-Rupee exchange rate is roughly
ten-to-seven favouring the rupee.

Quite unexpectedly, it didn't end up in my collection of unread books. 

Maybe one has long underestimated how fascinating contemporary history
(particularly that pertaining to living memory) can be to me myself.
Maybe one was just bored and had a lot of time to catch in between
journeys (thanks to the navy control of Dabolim and the few slots they
allow for incoming flights, in reality). Maybe it was just that Anthony
Mascarenhas writes so well, in a gripping almost-cinematographic format.

 As I waited through a four-hour delay for the Bangladesh Biman
 to Kolkata, while rushing to catch the last evening flight to
 Mumbai, and also while killing time till the 4:30 am check-in
 procedures start at the unearthly hour for the flight to Dabolim,
 one kept reading. This exciting story was another excuse to take
 a slow bus home, and avoid adding to the (already heavy) load of
 fossil fuel emissions. On reaching home, one was within 20 pages
 of finish!

Mascarenhas is a journalist of Goan origin, who was based in Pakistan,
went on a tour with the military, and was shocked by what was going on
in Bangladesh. He subsequently shifted to the UK, wrote for some major
papers there, and told the story of what was going on in then East
Pakistan. By some accounts (using this term because I'm not sure), he
was *the* journalist who broke the story about the genocide in East
Pakistan.

There are differing perspectives of how many people were killed in the
civil war that led (with some nudging by India, for its own
geo-political interests) to the break up of Pakistan and the formation
of Bangladesh. 

My colleague Partha Sarkar, who co-founded the crazy experiment called
BytesForAll almost seven years ago with me, drew attention to the
slaughter of Bangladeshi intellectuals just before the Pakistani army
moved out of that country. But whether it was three million killed in
East Pakistan/Bangladesh (seen by some as an exaggerated figure) or one
million, the figure is huge enough to warrant serious concern. If you
keep in mind the five million Jews figure of World War II, things fall
into context.

This book is about how, after the break-up from Pakistan, the
Bangladeshis themselves ruined things for themselves. It promises to
reveal issues like who killed Mujib (many who grew up in India in the
'seventies would find this a familiar name), who was responsible for the
jail killings, and how General Zia was assassinated. 

It is a shocking story of how Bangladesh went in for so many coups in
such a short period, the elected rulers ruined things and betrayed
aspirations, and how military men went in for coup after coup.

Mascarenhas writes in a fascinating style. This book (Hodder and
Stoughton, UKP 4.95 net in the UK, ISBN 0-340-39420-X, pp 186, first
published in 1986) is a follow-up to his 'The Rape of Bangladesh', which
I'm still waiting to read.

Says the cover: Anthony Mascarenhas, a veteran journalist, has been
closely associated with Bangladesh from the start of its freedom
struggle. In 1971, he left Pakistan to expose in The Sunday Times the
atrocities committed by the Pakistani army in the province which is now
Bangladesh. That article, and his subsequent book, The Rape of
Bangladesh, created a world-wide sensation. In 1972 he won Granada's
Geraldl Barry Award ('What the Papers Say'), and the International
Publishing company's Special Award for reporting the genocide in
Bangladesh. After serving 14 years on The Sunday Times, he is now a
freelance writer.

Anthony Mascarenhas' work about Bangladesh is linked to quite a few
pages in cyberspace. In my favourite collaboratively-crafted Wikipedia
itself, there are links to:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh:_A_Legacy_of_Blood
and other pages also offer references to his work, such as
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_coups_in_Bangladesh
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman

Mascarenhas writes in his preface to his book: This is a true story; in
many ways a text book of

[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes: Goa government's Rs 1 million football holiday

GOA GOVERNMENT'S RS 1 MILLION FOOTBALL HOLIDAY

By Marcus Mergulhao
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Herald, May 28, 2006

PANJIM, May 27: A State that drags its feet on the Campal
stadium, keeps salary of a boxing coach on hold for months,
and dilly-dallies on clearing organisational bills, has more
than enough in its kitty to fund an eight-member delegation
for the FIFA World Cup in Germany.

--
IN TODAY'S NEWS

* 2 teachers caught at tuition classes, Curchorem/Quepem.H
* Now read Bible in Konkani, release on June 4. (H)
* I'm not eyeing CM's post, says Ravi. (NT)
* Frequent power failures affect services at GMC (NT)
* Goa may have 4000-Mw coal-based power station. (NT)
* Pre-monsoon showers dampen 'purmentachem fest' (GT)
* Bailancho Saad suggests measures for riot victims. (GT)
--

The Goa government will spend close to Rs 1 million as the
Sports Authority of Goa funds an eight-member delegation,
including three ministers, on a royal German holiday.

The team comprises of Sports Minister Pandurang Madkaikar,
Power Minister Digambar Kamat, Panchayat Minister Subhash
Shirodkar, Loutolim MLA Aleixo Sequeira, SAG executive
director V M Prabhudesai, SAG treasurer Mario Pinto and
Arjuna award winners Brahamanand Shankwalkar and Bruno
Coutinho.

Except for Bruno and Brahmanand, the remainder of the
six members will leave for Germany on June 7, in time for the
opener between hosts Germany and Costa Rica at the World Cup
stadium in Munich.

The two Arjuna awardees, both Directors of Coaching, will
leave on June 9 and sample the excitement World Cup provides
when Italy and Ghana square up in Hanover.

While no financial details were being made available, Herald
understands that the junket could cost the exchequer Rs 1
million.

This would include airfares (approx Rs 32,000 each), internal
travel, accommodation (approx Rs 2,650 per day), and a daily
allowance of $75 (approx Rs 3500). 

The delegates have got tickets for only one or two matches at
the most, but the delegation will be soaking in the World Cup
atmosphere for almost a fortnight.

There is so much to do apart from just watching the matches.
We will be looking at the infrastructure, studying their
organizational capabilities and meeting officials. It will be
an experience of a lifetime, justifies Prabhudessai.

Besides, Prabhudessai claimed, they had contacts within the
German Football Federation who could provide for additional
tickets once they touched Germany.

--
EXPENDITURE DETAILS:

 Per person  Total for 8

Airfare  Rs 32,000   Rs 2,56,000
AccommodationRs  2,650   Rs 3,18,000
Daily allowance  Rs  3,500   Rs 4,20,000

--

That, however, seems a bit far-fetched as fans all around the
world are bidding thousands of euros for tickets online, even
though organisers have warned that they risk being turned
away at the stadiums.

For security reasons, tickets for the World Cup are
personalised with the buyer's name and are not transferable
except under special circumstances. (ENDS)



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[Goanet] BRIEfnCOUNTERS: A Legacy of Blood ... in Dhaka

Mas-ca-ren-has? queried a curious Chat Ramilo, obviously struggling
with the many syllabyles of the name, as I showed her the book cover.
Given the Philippines' Spanish colonial heritage, she might have found
the name faintly familiar. But, seeing it at Dhaka, Bangladesh obviously
caused the astonishment.

Actually, one wasn't personally surprised. Like Radharao Gracias, the
maverick legislator from South Goa, my hobby too has been (or should I
say had been?) to keep track of POGs (people of Goan descent) across the
globe, doing all kinds of odd and unusual things.

When I saw Anthony Mascarenhas' book Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood at
the Dhaka airport, I didn't think twice before picking it up. That I
wanted to get done with the few Taka left in my pocket, before leaving
back for home, further convinced me to take along a copy of the book. It
was priced at Taka 490, and the Taka-Rupee exchange rate is roughly
ten-to-seven favouring the rupee.

Quite unexpectedly, it didn't end up in my collection of unread books. 

Maybe one has long underestimated how fascinating contemporary history
(particularly that pertaining to living memory) can be to me myself.
Maybe one was just bored and had a lot of time to catch in between
journeys (thanks to the navy control of Dabolim and the few slots they
allow for incoming flights, in reality). Maybe it was just that Anthony
Mascarenhas writes so well, in a gripping almost-cinematographic format.

 As I waited through a four-hour delay for the Bangladesh Biman
 to Kolkata, while rushing to catch the last evening flight to
 Mumbai, and also while killing time till the 4:30 am check-in
 procedures start at the unearthly hour for the flight to Dabolim,
 one kept reading. This exciting story was another excuse to take
 a slow bus home, and avoid adding to the (already heavy) load of
 fossil fuel emissions. On reaching home, one was within 20 pages
 of finish!

Mascarenhas is a journalist of Goan origin, who was based in Pakistan,
went on a tour with the military, and was shocked by what was going on
in Bangladesh. He subsequently shifted to the UK, wrote for some major
papers there, and told the story of what was going on in then East
Pakistan. By some accounts (using this term because I'm not sure), he
was *the* journalist who broke the story about the genocide in East
Pakistan.

There are differing perspectives of how many people were killed in the
civil war that led (with some nudging by India, for its own
geo-political interests) to the break up of Pakistan and the formation
of Bangladesh. 

My colleague Partha Sarkar, who co-founded the crazy experiment called
BytesForAll almost seven years ago with me, drew attention to the
slaughter of Bangladeshi intellectuals just before the Pakistani army
moved out of that country. But whether it was three million killed in
East Pakistan/Bangladesh (seen by some as an exaggerated figure) or one
million, the figure is huge enough to warrant serious concern. If you
keep in mind the five million Jews figure of World War II, things fall
into context.

This book is about how, after the break-up from Pakistan, the
Bangladeshis themselves ruined things for themselves. It promises to
reveal issues like who killed Mujib (many who grew up in India in the
'seventies would find this a familiar name), who was responsible for the
jail killings, and how General Zia was assassinated. 

It is a shocking story of how Bangladesh went in for so many coups in
such a short period, the elected rulers ruined things and betrayed
aspirations, and how military men went in for coup after coup.

Mascarenhas writes in a fascinating style. This book (Hodder and
Stoughton, UKP 4.95 net in the UK, ISBN 0-340-39420-X, pp 186, first
published in 1986) is a follow-up to his 'The Rape of Bangladesh', which
I'm still waiting to read.

Says the cover: Anthony Mascarenhas, a veteran journalist, has been
closely associated with Bangladesh from the start of its freedom
struggle. In 1971, he left Pakistan to expose in The Sunday Times the
atrocities committed by the Pakistani army in the province which is now
Bangladesh. That article, and his subsequent book, The Rape of
Bangladesh, created a world-wide sensation. In 1972 he won Granada's
Geraldl Barry Award ('What the Papers Say'), and the International
Publishing company's Special Award for reporting the genocide in
Bangladesh. After serving 14 years on The Sunday Times, he is now a
freelance writer.

Anthony Mascarenhas' work about Bangladesh is linked to quite a few
pages in cyberspace. In my favourite collaboratively-crafted Wikipedia
itself, there are links to:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh:_A_Legacy_of_Blood
and other pages also offer references to his work, such as
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_coups_in_Bangladesh
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman

Mascarenhas writes in his preface to his book: This is a true story; in
many ways a text book of

[Goanet] It was lightening on Friday morning...

Barely sixty to ninety minutes after hitting the sack following an
as-usual late night, one hard lightening and thundering in the pre-dawn
hours of Friday. It was just past 5 am, time to get up, and unplug the
ADSL modem (yes, now some villages too have broadband in Goa) from the
power mains. One also had to delink the telephone line connected to it.

It's the time of the year when the monsoons are just setting in. The
pattern of the rain can be almost predictable. It heats up throughout
the day, and, almost unfailingly, precipitates by evening or at night.

On Saturday, after we finished our GNU/Linux meeting at the scenic Goa
Science Centre at Miramar, one had to rush home... the laptop should get
wet on the two-wheeler; what would we do for demos if it did?

Conveniently, it rained quite heavily as we spent some idle minutes (an
hour?) chatting at the Cafe Prakash. When it was time to move on (Cafe
Prakash is fairly unforgiving in its 8 pm closing time), the rain had
almost stoped. It will start again. Just see by the time you reach
Porvorim, Soter predicted. It turned out to be an accurate prediction.

It rained for maybe two or more hours on Saturday evening.

The weather here has cooled. Just before the rains, it had become almost
unbearaably hot and humid. The cool winds of much of April and May had
gone, and it was getting really sultry. Everyone writing out from Goa
was talking about the heat, it seemed.

Now the rains are here. Almost. 

Probably these are what the weatherman would term pre-monsoon showers.
Given the human condition, we are prone to grumbling. Earlier it was the
heat. Now it will be the floods, heavy rains, and breakdowns in the
power and telephone networks. Not to forget flooded urban areas of Goa.

Meanwhile, if you're reading this in Goa, don't forget that the
beginning of the monsoons (and it's end) is the time for lightening.
Which means you need to take care of your computer equipment and your
modem. (My monitor just wouldn't come on, complained Glen. And my
computer itself wouldn't start, said Soter, yesterday.) Humidity levels
are high. Try to use your equipment regularly.

But, when there's lightening striking, make sure your computer is off.
And also disconnect both your modem and computer (and also your TV) from
the power mains, as well as from the telephone line. A number of modems
have been lost to lightening... and apparently it can strike your
sensitive and costly equipment very easily if left connected (either to
power or phone) when there's lightening overhead. --FN
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[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * May 20, 2006 * Goan Konkani films... near the Niagra Falls * Vassalo Silva's cars rotting at St Inez

2006-05-20 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

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A GOAN KONKANI film, Mogachi Zor (Fountain of Love) is to be shot in
the US and distributed the world over. It will be marketed by James
Rebello, and its inaugural clap was sounded recently at the parish
centre of Navelim. Interestingly, 60% of the film will be done at the
Niagra Falls, USA and the remaining 40 per cent in Goa. 

  Portuguese Governor Vassalo Silva's Cadillac and Merc are
  rotting in the Fire Services garage. These cars were
  imported by Silva in 1959 and were in use till the time of
  the liberation of Goa. The sight of these cars fascinated
  people then. The vehicles were being looked after by the
  Raj Bhavan staff till a couple of years ago, when the then
  Governor decided that both the vehicles be shifted to the
  Goa state museum situated at Patto, Panjim. But instead,
  they have been kept at Sant Inez, due to a delay in building
  a shed adjacent to the museum. (Vithaldas Hegde in GT)

o Kala Academy annex to have film studio with editing facility. (NT)
o Goa exempts four offices from definition of 'office of profit' (NT)
o Congress wants MGP, NCP partners to mend their ways (NT)
o Congress decides to go it alone in next polls. CLP to decide on
  Willy, Dhavlikar. Babush confident of 30 seats. (H)
o Bombay high court refuses to stay release of Da Vinci Code. (NT)
o Consultant to look into Kadamba Transport's financial woes. (H)
o Officials act on Herald report on Dicarpale hillock. (H)
o Karnataka takes note of Goa firms dumping toxic wastes. (H)
o No showing of The Da Vinci Code at Inox-Panjim. (GT)

INSIDE PAGES

o Goans should take their films seriously: Adoor Gopalakrishnan. (NT)
o Rupesh Samant (PTI) elected general secretary of journo union GUJ.
o Mormugao magistrate gives directions over sale of water. (NT)
o Rane promises to solve Mayem evacuee property issue. (NT)
o Tough to check migrants due to staff shortage: Ponda cops. NT
o GPCC to commemorate 15th death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi. (NT)
o Janata Party irked over digging of roads. (NT)
o Mormugao chairperson issues show-cause notice to deputy. (NT)
o Four illegal structures demolished at Dicarpale. (NT)
o Akhilesh Prabhu Khope (15) of People's bags Bal Shree award. (NT)
o Prof Agnel Crasto's book on communication skills released. (NT)
o NIO scientist Dr Manguesh Gauns get scholarship to study at Bigelow.NT
o NIO researcher Dwijesh Ray gets French fellowship. (NT)
o Herald holds education, career expo, Kala Academy May 20/21. (NT)
o Rosa Mystica Convent, Aldona inaugurates new convent building. (NT)
o Bal Bhavan to complete 20 years in Goa. (NT)
o All India Mahila Cong dy chief Vandana Chavan visits Goa.(NT)
o Cong raises issue of BJP presence at NCP Fatorda office launch.
o Babush (Monserrate) to take 'some' MLAs to Delhi. (H)
o Vidyaprasarak Mandal Ponda to launch CCTV system in classrooms.NT
o Entrance of Cabo de Rama Fort needs urgent repairs. (GT)
o Former Rivona MLA Dilkush Desai on hunger strike for compensation.
  He was shot-at in 1984, underwent several operations, and is
  seeking compensation. (GT)

FINE PRINT

o Flat of Ms Sanjana Raj burgled at Caranzalem, Martins Enclave. She
  forgot to lock the door of the flat while going to the temple. (NT) 

FROM THE MARATHI, KONKANI PRESS

Half-page of the pro-BJP Goa Doot gets devoted to Congress politics,
infighting, the Ravi-Babush alliance, and the fact that the Congress is
upset with the behaviour of its NCP-MGP allies. 

Gomantak reports on the 'purument', the pre-monsoon fair in Panjim
which was in earlier times very important to stock up for the rainy
season. Gomantak also has a feature on the direction tourism in Goa is
taking. It cites Club Cubana's adverts, Wednesday Ladies' Nite, Friday
Bikini Party'. 

Sunaparant frontpages a report about worms being found in milk supplied
by the Goa Dairy. It also highlights the government promise of having
an animation park soon in Goa. The editorial focuses on Nepal's new
'secular' status. 

DEATHS, CONDOLENCES

* Joseph Joaquim Fernandes ex-Burham Shell, ex-Cee Jay Builders
CHANDOR, born 1927 * Leo 'Leao ' Fernandes of Chandleavaddo, ASSOLNA b
1936 * Menino M Vaz of TIVIM BODIUM b 1916 * Fr Freddy J da Costa,
remembered two years after his death. * Philomena Dias, b1935 of
Betalbatim, 24th day eucharistic celebration *

[Goanet] REVIEW: 'Twixt Ma And Religion (New FN Souza book)

2006-05-19 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20060522fname=Booksbsid=1

REVIEW
'Twixt Ma And Religion
With 200 colour and 60 black-and-white photographs, the book is a visual
treat. One only wishes it was better put together. Repetitive and badly
edited, it doesn't serve Souza's memory well.
MADHU JAIN

FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA: BRIDGING WESTERN AND INDIAN MODERN ART
by Aziz Kurtha
Mapin Publishing
212 pages Rs 2,000


Had bathrooms been peeping tom-proof for little boys, we may have had
fewer creative geniuses. Watching his mother bathe was probably F.N.
Souza’s most pungent childhood memory, triggering his enduring obsession
with sex, and the female body. As a child cineaste, Raj Kapoor often
bathed with his beautiful mother and said that seeing her nude left a
deep erotic impression on my mind. That image of water bouncing off a
young, nude female body no doubt inspired his sensual celluloid heroines
in wet, see-through
saris. For Souza, those early sexual stirrings were responsible for his,
as he put it, pronounced oedipal complex as a young small boy whose
father died prematurely young. Perhaps this explains his
quasi-pornographic drawings of female nudes and ill-assorted lovers. Sex
rather than sexuality defines the work of this powerful painter who is
getting his due posthumously with his paintings fetching stratospheric
prices in recent auctions. An exhibition of his paintings was also held
at the Tate Britain in London last December.

If it was not sex, it was religion, rather the hypocrisy of the Catholic
Church in Goa (where he grew up), that preoccupied the brutally frank
Souza.
The sacred and the profane cohabit, if a bit uneasily at times, the same
space in much of his oeuvre. In his lavishly illustrated book, Aziz
Kurtha explores this duality in the character and work of Souza,
dwelling considerably on the inner demons that tormented the painter,
and his savage tryst with religion. 

--
If it wasn’t sex, it was the hypocrisy of the Catholic church that
obsessed Souza. His Christ was scary: black and scrawny.
--  

Souza’s Christ is scary—black and scrawny with his eyes high up on his
forehead and huge teeth floating in two rows outside his mouth. He
upturned everything...including the benevolent, martyred image of Saint
Sebastian, writes Kurtha. Even more sinister is his canvas Death of the
Pope (1957) that points to the greed and duplicity of a seemingly
corrupt clergy gathered round the dead pope.

Kurtha’s portrait of Souza shows a troubled genius struggling with
alcoholism and melancholy, especially during his down-and-out days in
London and New York. Souza left India for London in 1949, barely two
years after he founded (and indeed whose intellectual muscle he was) of
the Progressive Artists Group, having yoked together M.F. Husain, S.H.
Raza, H.A. Gade and S.K. Bakre in a common cause to take Indian art down
the path of modernity laid out by European artists. Kurtha sets out to
place Souza in the context of the history of western art: he juxtaposes
his work with those who inspired him, even if at times he strains too
hard to find the similarities. 

With 200 colour and 60 black-and-white photographs, the book is a visual
treat. One only wishes it was better put together. Repetitive and badly
edited, it doesn’t serve Souza’s memory well. But there is a delightful
ironic twist to the tale. Kurtha was novelist-politician Jeffrey
Archer’s nemesis: he spotted him with a prostitute and informed News of
the World, leading eventually to the imprisonment of the former deputy
chairman of the Conservative party. Souza too, according to Kurtha, was
fascinated by the ladies of the night.


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[Goanet] Getting expertise... on rats

2006-05-19 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

Some time back one raised the query about how to deal with rats, via
this forum. It resulted in mostly light-hearted banter, and some real
attempts to answer the issue raised.

Actually, rats can be a serious problem. At least in rural Goa. Talk to
anyone who lived here, and you'll realise this is no joke.

Thanks to some help from friends, one is getting a bit of a deeper
insight into how to deal with rats. 

Some tips (and this is not the last word): Trying rat-poison can be
dangerous. We lost a cat to it, and rats usually die in the house (on
inaccessible places like roofs) and cause quite a stink!

Rat-traps work best.

But make sure you put in something attractive in the trap. 'Bhajjas' are
reputed to be really attractive to rats; maybe it's something to do with
the oily whiff they let out. My seven-year-old daughter Riza swears that
chikoos (the sapota fruit) works fine.

Rahul Alvares, the wildlife fan, has been giving us useful tips on how
to catch these pests, which not only run riot but also eat up all kinds
of plastic wires and make your appliances to cease working!

His tip: after one rat is caught in the trap, make sure you wash it with
hot water. This is the best way to ensure that the other rats don't stay
off it (because of the scent the trapped rat leaves behind).

Using some of these tips, we've managed to almost score a hat-trick. Two
rats in three days! And Rahul is every too willing to drop in, and take
the prized possession home... food for the pet snakes. --FN
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[Goanet] Re: of Goans and racism ...

2006-05-17 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

So what's your point, Preetam? Why rib Philip Thomas? In my
view, he does a damn fine job of keeping us abrest with
airport issues and Dabolim/Mopa. Someone who has an open mind
to face up to different aspects of reality -- there are many
shades of grey -- needs to be appreciated, not ridiculed.
And, fyi, Philip Thomas has been pretty consistent with his
stand on the airport, though some might try to discredit
those they don't see eye-to-eye with. FN

Preetam Raikar preetam_raikar1 at yahoo.com
Wed May 17 14:19:57 PDT 2006

 Phillip Thomas is unable to digest the article on Goans,
 wheter pro or anti foreigner, pro or anti Indian, just as
 we are unable to digest his articles on Mopa and Dabolim,
 one day he's pro Dabolim the next day anti Dabolim and the
 third NEUTRAL !! Cheers Preetam




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[Goanet] More on the Da Vinci brouhaha...

2006-05-17 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

 DigitalGoa.com reports: Demand of ban on Da Vincy (sic)
 Code is a political stunt by Goa cabinet says Parrikar.
 Says, book is anti-Christian and called for voluntary
 boycott rather than ban. Sent: 17-May-2006 13:13:35.

Yes, Parrikar is right. It is a stunt. 

Just as was his own (Parrikar's) carefully manoeuvered front-paging of a
photograph showing the (then) archbishop and auxiliary bishop greeting
him (that is, Parrikar) on his swearing-in in 2000. Or, another
(not-accidentally-frontpaged) photo showing him greeting the archbishop
on his birthday!

This is the kind of a controversy that everyone loves. It puts us all
into a frenzy. If you watched TV news on Wednesday evening, you would be
forgiven if you believed that India's fate hinged around a movie created
in the Christian West and about a religion whose adhereants form a two
per cent population in India as a whole.

If a novel can be anti-Christian, as Parrikar puts it, then so can a
film critiquing the treatment meted out to Hindu widows. Quite
convenient. And, we can all go in a tizzy over a nonagerian's alleged
paintings of Hindu deities in a disrespectful way. So let's go about
censoring everything we have even the slightest reservations about.

(Supercop Julio Ribeiro took a sensible stance on this issue, IMHO.)

Of course, anything that you don't like can always be termed hurtful to
sentiments. To add to this mix, cases like these are going to be
continually showcased as examples of pandering of the minorities.
Nevermind that it doesn't make an iota of a difference to the lives of
the people of this region, minorities or otherwise.

There are better ways to work on matters of faith, than pleading with
the State for bans!

For instance, the ban on Salman Rushdie's book was forever held out by
Hindutva apologists as an example of minoritism. So was the reversal
of the judgement in the Shaha Bano case. Ironically, the Shaha Bano case
only gave Muslim men the right to continue paying a pittance (Rs 500 per
month, if one recalls right) to their divorced wives ... One would have
thought that the women were Muslim too, so how is this pandering the
minorities? By keeping women in exploitation, are we pandering to
them?

Not just that, such issues conveniently allows all sides to play
politics with the issue.

The alacrity with which the Goa government responded to the Dan Brown-Da
Vinci Code made it seem as if this was the most burning issue Goa was
facing. Of course, it's a convenient issue -- it doesn't cost someone in
government (or Opposition) anything to take a stand!

What's more, someone like Parrikar can have his cake and eat it --
criticise the Congress minoritism and simultaneously claim the book is
anti-Christian. So when he comes out against more books that hurt
sentiments tomorrow, would that make him a true secularist?

It also has other implications.

While Parrikar kills two birds with one stone, the paper that he and his
intolerant saffron fringe set up just after their unexpected departure
from power -- the Gova Doot -- has the occasion for a screeming
eight-column headline 'Da Vinci Code var bandeechee Gova sarkarachee
magnee. Khristee dharmanishteenyacha dabavapuday mantrimandal zooklay.

Even the Sandesh Prabhudesai-edited Sunaparant has a five-column Page 1
lead with the story, titled Kristanvanee 'hai' mahanlyarooch 'Da Vinci
Code' film Bharatant. Goem sarkaran maglem, kendran dilem. (Only if
Christians agree will Da Vinci Code come to India. Goa government
requested, and the centre agreed.)

Instead of taking up such emotive which matter to the community and to
the wider society as a whole, a few hotheads and mis-advised religious
leaders seem to be barking up a tree, in a way which would probably be
used against them at a later date. 

It's not that there's any shortage of issues either that could make a
difference, both to the minorities and the wider society as a whole:
blatant anti-minority campaigns in newspapers published in languages or
scripts not traditionally read by them; their  disproportionately low
presence in government service and particular senior posts or the police
force (as laid out by the National Minorities Commission), or even
roadblocks in expanding educational institutions despite having the
capacity and track-record (or even studying in the medium of your
choice, on some specious argument).

Couldn't we steer clear of emotionalism for a change? FN




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[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * May 16, 2006 * NRI commissioner asks Gulf war victims to claim compensation

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FRONT PAGES

* Sanvordem riots: state government orders magisterial probe. (NT)

* Reservations: Goa medicos to protest attack on colleagues. (NT)
* GCET 2006, Goa Common Entrance Test, starts today. (NT)
* 3200 to answer GCET today. (H)
* Political clout keeps bullfights going in select places. (Herald)
* Fresh Babush move to head Goa PCC. (GT)
* Most MLAs have pledged support to me, says Monserrate. (GT)

INSIDE PAGES

* China is No 1 iron ore importer from Goa. (H)
* Book sellers seek compensation: free text books for students. (NT)
* Government secretaries reshuffled in Panjim. (H)
* Margao councillor seeks proper retaining wall, Ravindra Bhavan. (NT)
* Margao residents affected by shortage of water supply. (NT)
* Despite reservoir, govt quarter at Pajifond left without water. (H)
* 'Goenkaranchem Diaz' sets up Konkani library in Margao. (H)
* Adv Ignatius C Dias on Government counsel's panel. (H)
* Rachel Dalgado bags nutrition gold medal at Nagpur University. (H)
* Goa delegation leaves for Cannes. 2 officials, Francisco Martins. (NT)
* Sanjith Rodrigues for Cannes tomorrow. Anju Timblo part of team too.(NT)
* Round-the-clock control room at Ponda mamlatdar's office for monsoons.NT
* Four fatal mishaps in Goa: Porvorim, Chimbel, Verna, Sanvordem. (NT)
* Cabinet to discuss regulariing vocational teachers today. (NT)
* Internal road improvement works at Orulem, Mangor Hill. (NT)
* Konkani movie 'Mogachi Zor' (Fountain of Love) launched in Navelim. (NT)
* Painting exhibition by Hari Sirohi at Kala, May 16-19. (NT)
* TSKK Porvorim holds Konkani course from Apr 24 to May 10. (NT)
* Talk on Nepal: Options for India, May 16 Int'l Centre. (NT)
* 'Da Vinci' unites Indian Muslims and Christians. (NT)
* Narvekar praises GPYC for good work. (GT)
* Warship museum to be set up soon at Karwar. (GT)

* Goa launches issue of smart card driving license. Promises driving
  license will be granted within 30 minutes of completion of formalities.

FINE PRINT

State commissioner for non-resident Indian affairs Eduardo Faleiro has
urged 200 victims of the Iraq-Kuwait War of 1990-91, who have not
claimed the compensation awarded by the United Nations Compensation
Commission, to come forward and claim it before September this year,
before the commission is wound up. (NT) List of claimants is on the
site http://www.mea.gov.in under MEA links (Special Kuwait Cell). 

* Plight of overseas Goans in focus. NRI Commission moots employment
  agency. Recruiting agents to come under scanner. (Herald)

Unknown persons broke five 'khadappa' crosses mounted on the compound
wall of the chapel of Our Lady of Augustus at Golna, Pomburpa last
week. (NT)

Solarizer, solar water heater. Rainbow Electronics Panjim 2438350/51 or
4544498 Margao 9822103550. 

Churchill Alemao turns 57 today, and there are large full-paged
newspaper adverts to remind you of that. In the advert, there's a
special section on the MPLAD (member of parliament local area
development scheme, the cause for Churchill to get caught in an alleged
bribery bait. A photo shows his family with arms around each other --
daughters Anna, Valanka, son Savio, wife Fatima, Wanda, Sharon, Sara
and grandson Aditi. Celebrations: Mass at 6 pm at Varca, felicitation
function at the hands of Governor S C Jamir at the Varca Church
Square. All are cordially invited. Convenors are Farrel Furtado,
former MLA and Albert Leitao.

Some 110 members of the Jesuit community from the Goa province have
converged at the Bom Jesus Basilica at Old Goa. Their three-day
conference, which began on Sunday, will deliberate on various issues in
view of the 500th birth anniversary celebrations of St Francis Xavier.
(H)

Catholic Bishops Conference of India deputy secretary general Fr Donal
de Souza has condemned the reported call given by Nicholas Almeida, a
former corporator of Mumbai in early May, where Almeida reportedly
announced a reward of Rs 11 lakh for anyone who brings the author (Dan
Brown of the novel Da Vinci Code) dead or alive before him. (ICNS)

SPORTS

* AFC directive keeps Mahindra in hunt, at the AFC cup: Fatorda.(NT)
* Dempo to look for maiden win (a nice way for the Dempo-owned  
  Navhind Times to say the team hasn't won yet in the AFC cup). NT
* Don Bosco Oratory advance 2-1 over St Cruz Cavelossim, Colva match.
* Velsao Pale thrash Salcete FC 10-0 in GFA U14. (NT)
* Vasco SC maul Chicalim SC

*** Goanet News Bytes * May 15, 2006 * Goa Medical College archives focuses on heart disease in urban Goa

2006-05-15 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)


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* Archives of the Goa Medical College 2005 comes out with new issue.
  Study on heart disease in urban Goa. This study calls for a dual
  approach of screening and intervening in coronary disease cases
  of relatively high risk, and fostering population-wide preventive
  activities through health education and lifestyle changes. (Herald)

FRONT PAGES

* Tributes paid to Mahajan at Panjim condolence meet. (NT)
* MGP not to align with any part for coming polls: Dhavalikar. (NT)
* NCP's claim for Fatorda seat upsets Congress. (GT)
* Reading between the lines of The Da Vinci Code. (GT)
* Misuse of old GMC stopped, following Sunaparant report. (Sunaparant)
* Accidents figure grow in Goa. (GovaDoot)
* Fire staff demo on fighting fire Shankarwadi Taleigao. (GovaDoot)

INSIDE PAGES

* Cansaulim joggers' park proposal draws criticism. (H)
* Matanhy threatens stir on Expressway: ecological damage. (GT)
* Egg prices yet to pick up: Natl Egg Coord Committee. (H)
* Four acquitted in Curchorem dowry death case. (H)
* Relocate waste composting station, say residents of Patto, Panjim.(H)
* Canacona councillor calls for probe: access through municipal property.
* No breakthrough yet in Varca murder case of 56-year-old woman. (NT)
* Mahadev P desai new president of Kindlem-Pansulem Canacona school.NT
* All goa folk dance contest by Shenai Goembab Seva Kendra. (NT)
* Rosary Church feast held at Fatorda. (NT)
* Dance Illusions, academy on American style-ballroom launched in Vasco.(NT)
* Panjim is ill-prepared for the monsoons: Dr Nandkumar Kamat in NT
* Devidas Surlikar elected sarpanch of Penha de Franca village. (H)
* Goa likely to export cashew for Himachal apple. (H)
* Reservations perpetuate caste system, says Dr Francisco Colaco, IMA chief.
* Radharao Gracias elected president, South Goa Advocates Association. (H)
* Restructured pension for aided school teachers by June 10 promised. (H)
* GHRSSDC handicrafts workers want MD Santosh Borkar removed. (H)
* Power bikes burn Goa's roads -- jet, set, go. (Amanda Alphonso in Herald)
* Zuari Industries earns net sales of 1521.7 crores, year ended Dec 2005.
* Police yet to make headway in Manjula Gawde's death. (GT)
* Margao councillor Piedade Noronha crazy for publicity, say councillors.(GT)
* BP, HP promise home delivery for gas consumers. (GT)
* Morjim MLA assleep; not a single project undertaken. --Shripad Naik. (Sunap)
* Buddha's middle-path, Datta Naik (ph 273 6846) of Comba in Sunaparant.
* Goa's healthcare needs improvement. (Sunaparant)
* Bringing Goa BJP back to power is best tribute to Mahajan: Salkar.(Sunap)
* Margao of my dreams will take on different shape: Trivikram Raiturkar (Sunap)

SPORTS

* East Bengal hunts for new coach: Madeira, Chukwama on shortlist.(H)
* Goa women top at baseball nationals in Margao. (NT)
* Dempo Cricket Club defeated Gomeco by 20 runs at Tiswadi GCA. (NT)
* No chance for Mahindra to advance to AFC quarters. (NT)
* Goa United Sports Academy Calangute trounce YB Tonca 4-0 GFA U16.
* PVC Parra wins 2-1 over Friends XI Vaddem Kanekar soccer, Sanquelim.
* Saligao Sporting downs Sao Miguel Taleigao 5-2. Lakhanpal. (NT)
* PYA Divar out, defeated by Maina SC 9-8: Frank Pires soccer, Siridao.
* Maina SC edges past Nagoa SC 4-2 semis of Ramakant Pande, Saligao.NT
* Merces to hold vollyeball tournament on May 17. (NT)

FINE PRINT

School for mentally challenged to get new bulding: The Medha Parrikar
Rugna Seva Kendra Mapusa will soon build a Rs 65 lakh worth new school
for mentally challenged children at Bicholim, the replace the present
house. Ms Medha Parrikar is the (late) wife of former chief minister
Manohar Parrikar. (NT)

Advert in Herald: The family of late Carmo Dias, Alleamvaddo,
Chinchinim, would like to express their deepest appreciation to Mr
Churchill Alemao, Hon Member of Parliament, for spending lot

[Goanet] [OFFTOPIC] Portugal Opens Doors to East European Workers

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While offtopic for Goanet, this would certainly have relevance to the
Goans queueing up for their Portuguese passports (if they plan to stay
on in Portugal, that is). FN

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=33065

Portugal Opens Doors to East European Workers
Mario de Queiroz 

LISBON, Apr 28 (IPS) - Along with Spain and Finland, Portugal will open
up its borders on May 1 to workers from the eight central and East
European countries that joined the European Union (EU) two years ago. 

As of Monday, International Labour day, citizens from the Czech
Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and
Slovenia will be able to freely enter and work in Finland, Portugal and
Spain, which decided to lift the barriers imposed in the Apr. 16, 2003
EU Accession Treaty, which has been in effect since May 1, 2004. 

Cyprus and Malta also joined the bloc at that time, but were never
subject to the mobility restrictions. 

At that time, 12 of the 15 EU member states expressed concern over the
possible flood of cheap labour, which they said would inevitably drive
up unemployment. 

The exceptions were Ireland, Sweden and the UK, which granted free
access to people from the new EU member states immediately upon
enlargement on May 1, 2004. 

The rest of the old members decided to continue employment restrictions
for nationals from the eight central and East European countries. 

Two years of experience in those countries disproved the prophecies of
disaster, demonstrating that unemployment did not rise and that
employment indicators in Ireland, Sweden and the UK were relatively
healthy in comparison to the other 12 pre-enlargement members. 

To a large extent, the governments of Finland, Portugal and Spain took
into account the experiences of the three countries that threw their
borders open immediately, states an article published by the
Lisbon-based Diario Económico this week. 

Nine countries will keep the barriers in place: Austria, Belgium,
Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
The last possible deadline for lifting them is May 1, 2011. 

Portuguese Minister of Social Welfare and Labour, José Vieira da Silva,
explained that the government would like to contribute, in a modest
way, to the process of building Europe, allowing the citizens of these
eight countries to make use of one of their most important rights. 

The official stressed that there was no negative impact on the
countries that opened up their borders, while unemployment did rise in
several that have not done so. 

The experience since enlargement has shown that there are no valid
reasons for keeping the restrictions in place, according to Portugal's
Secretary of State for European Affairs Fernando Neves. 

At a press conference with a small group of foreign correspondents on
Thursday, Neves underlined that the three countries that opened their
borders two years ago benefited much more than those that did not. 

He remarked that there have never been significant numbers of
immigrants from these (eight) countries entering Portugal, which
instead feels a certain pressure with regard to immigration from
outside of the EU, particularly the former Portuguese colonies of
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and Sao Tome and
Principe. 

The deputy minister stressed that the government's decision had the
full support of the trade unions, which are sensitive to the fact the
free circulation of persons is perhaps one of the most important
essential freedoms of the European integration process. 

Neves condemned the frequent use of the term new countries to refer to
the ten countries that joined the bloc as part of the most recent
enlargement of the EU. 

We always talk about the new member states. This is wrong. There are
only member states. We are all members, with the same rights and
duties, he emphasised. 

The Portuguese government does not believe that more people will arrive
than is foreseeable and desirable within the framework of the European
integration process, because unfortunately, the Portuguese economy is
growing at a very slow pace, and I do not believe we will attract large
numbers of workers from these countries at first. 

Neves concurs with analysts who predict that there will be no threat
posed to the country's labour market, since there are other more
rapidly growing economies, with better employment opportunities in the
EU. 

Moreover,

[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * May 15, 2006 * Goa Medical College archives focuses on heart disease in urban Goa

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* Archives of the Goa Medical College 2005 comes out with new issue.
  Study on heart disease in urban Goa. This study calls for a dual
  approach of screening and intervening in coronary disease cases
  of relatively high risk, and fostering population-wide preventive
  activities through health education and lifestyle changes. (Herald)

FRONT PAGES

* Tributes paid to Mahajan at Panjim condolence meet. (NT)
* MGP not to align with any part for coming polls: Dhavalikar. (NT)
* NCP's claim for Fatorda seat upsets Congress. (GT)
* Reading between the lines of The Da Vinci Code. (GT)
* Misuse of old GMC stopped, following Sunaparant report. (Sunaparant)
* Accidents figure grow in Goa. (GovaDoot)
* Fire staff demo on fighting fire Shankarwadi Taleigao. (GovaDoot)

INSIDE PAGES

* Cansaulim joggers' park proposal draws criticism. (H)
* Matanhy threatens stir on Expressway: ecological damage. (GT)
* Egg prices yet to pick up: Natl Egg Coord Committee. (H)
* Four acquitted in Curchorem dowry death case. (H)
* Relocate waste composting station, say residents of Patto, Panjim.(H)
* Canacona councillor calls for probe: access through municipal property.
* No breakthrough yet in Varca murder case of 56-year-old woman. (NT)
* Mahadev P desai new president of Kindlem-Pansulem Canacona school.NT
* All goa folk dance contest by Shenai Goembab Seva Kendra. (NT)
* Rosary Church feast held at Fatorda. (NT)
* Dance Illusions, academy on American style-ballroom launched in Vasco.(NT)
* Panjim is ill-prepared for the monsoons: Dr Nandkumar Kamat in NT
* Devidas Surlikar elected sarpanch of Penha de Franca village. (H)
* Goa likely to export cashew for Himachal apple. (H)
* Reservations perpetuate caste system, says Dr Francisco Colaco, IMA chief.
* Radharao Gracias elected president, South Goa Advocates Association. (H)
* Restructured pension for aided school teachers by June 10 promised. (H)
* GHRSSDC handicrafts workers want MD Santosh Borkar removed. (H)
* Power bikes burn Goa's roads -- jet, set, go. (Amanda Alphonso in Herald)
* Zuari Industries earns net sales of 1521.7 crores, year ended Dec 2005.
* Police yet to make headway in Manjula Gawde's death. (GT)
* Margao councillor Piedade Noronha crazy for publicity, say councillors.(GT)
* BP, HP promise home delivery for gas consumers. (GT)
* Morjim MLA assleep; not a single project undertaken. --Shripad Naik. (Sunap)
* Buddha's middle-path, Datta Naik (ph 273 6846) of Comba in Sunaparant.
* Goa's healthcare needs improvement. (Sunaparant)
* Bringing Goa BJP back to power is best tribute to Mahajan: Salkar.(Sunap)
* Margao of my dreams will take on different shape: Trivikram Raiturkar (Sunap)

SPORTS

* East Bengal hunts for new coach: Madeira, Chukwama on shortlist.(H)
* Goa women top at baseball nationals in Margao. (NT)
* Dempo Cricket Club defeated Gomeco by 20 runs at Tiswadi GCA. (NT)
* No chance for Mahindra to advance to AFC quarters. (NT)
* Goa United Sports Academy Calangute trounce YB Tonca 4-0 GFA U16.
* PVC Parra wins 2-1 over Friends XI Vaddem Kanekar soccer, Sanquelim.
* Saligao Sporting downs Sao Miguel Taleigao 5-2. Lakhanpal. (NT)
* PYA Divar out, defeated by Maina SC 9-8: Frank Pires soccer, Siridao.
* Maina SC edges past Nagoa SC 4-2 semis of Ramakant Pande, Saligao.NT
* Merces to hold vollyeball tournament on May 17. (NT)

FINE PRINT

School for mentally challenged to get new bulding: The Medha Parrikar
Rugna Seva Kendra Mapusa will soon build a Rs 65 lakh worth new school
for mentally challenged children at Bicholim, the replace the present
house. Ms Medha Parrikar is the (late) wife of former chief minister
Manohar Parrikar. (NT)

Advert in Herald: The family of late Carmo Dias, Alleamvaddo,
Chinchinim, would like to express their deepest appreciation to Mr
Churchill Alemao, Hon Member of Parliament, for spending lot

[Goanet] Saligao's consumer and civic network: plenty issues, fewer volunteers

2006-05-14 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)


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SALIGAO, May 14: Saligao Civic and Consumers Forum is struggling to get
volunteers and energies to keep it going, but it obviously has tonnes of
issues to take up. This emerged at the monthly meeting of the
volunteer-group, registered as a society in Goa, at the village today.

From rainwater drains and 'vaus' (tiny streams) filled with garbage, to
a decent Saligao-via-Porvorim-to-Panjim bus service to Panjim, the
functioning of local self-government, and  the plastic-waste boom...
these and a large number of other issues are crying for attention.

Our 'vaus' (drains) are filled with rubbish, complained Nicholas
Sequeira, while stressing the need for greater village participation to
make the collaborative endeavour work. SCCF meets on the second Sunday
of each month at Lourdes Convent, the village school.

There were plans for launching a collection scheme for villagers'
garbage, but this had been placed on the back-burner following feared
official objections about government money to citizens' groups.

Said Joseph, We first would like to think of the end-point for such a
scheme, i.e. where the dumping grounds are going to be.

It may be recalled that Saligao hillock and its surroundings, perched
atop the village, itself has been the controversial dumping site mainly
for garbage from the neighbouring areas, including the Calangute tourism
belt.

Youth raised concern about the growth in plastics in parts of the
village, including around parts of Donvaddo. It was felt that local
panch members be called upon to work towards a solution to this issue.

Some argued for sports facilities for the village, but others noted that
building a mini-stadium in the village monsoonal wetlands -- the
'tollem' area -- would be inadvisable.

Former sarpanch Joaquim Monteiro pointed out that the village lacked a
suitable land, lying in north-south direction (to avoid the direct glare
on the players) for building a permanent football ground. As of now,
there are two half-year grounds, where football is played in alternation
with the paddy crops which take up the monsoon season.

Some members present pointed to the possibility of planning for the same
on the Sangolda end of the village, along a barren hilltop.

Plans for renovation of the fairly ramshackled Saligao market were also
taken up. It was announced that the post office was likely to shift to
the local 'shalla' (school), which has been seeing a decline in its
student population. But one view was that the comunidade building on the
venue should not be interferred with.

Lawrence pointed to the different telephone schemes which allow phone
subscribers to reduce their monthly billings. There are a number of
different schemes, tailormade for heavy-duty phone users and those
wanting only incoming calls, with names like Plan150, India Plan 1 Rs,
Plan 1490, Plan 990, Plan-490 (no rent), Plan 240, etc. But one needs to
be aware of these plans and apply for the same to take advantage.

Issues that came up included getting a listing of all timings of buses
passing through the village, stopping of dumping of mud in local
fields, and usage of the Right to Information law to ferret out
information of importance to villagers. See
http://egov.goa.nic.in/rtipublic

It was also thought important to download electoral rolls of Saligao,
now available in cyberspace along with those of other villages and
towns in Goa. 

Non-issuing of receipts by vendors (to dodge on tax payments), the
proliferating plastic use in shops and outlets, and the growth of the
discarded plastic (PET) bottle menace in the village was also discussed.

Issues like the panchayat budget and illegal constructions in the
village -- including the building of 'rooms' to rent out to migrant
workers without any toilet facilities -- were among the matters raised.

Lack of cooperation from some quarters in the panchayat, the dumping of
garbage and waste in local drains, and a recent explosion in a local
unit of some LPG gas cylinders was also noted. (ENDS)


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[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * May 14, 2006 * Centre agrees to international flights from Dabolim, claims Willy

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FRONT PAGES

* Centre agrees to Goa government proposal for direct scheduled
  flights from Dabolim to Europe and the Gulf. (Herald)
* Dabolim to be international airport. (Gomantak, Marathi)
* Problems to Dabolim airport expansion sorted out: Willy (NT)
* Churchill flies high after Dabolim expansion. (GT/Weekender)
* Goa's biggest social problem of the future will be aging.(GT)
* Statue of Mary of Fatima, taken in process in Portugal: photo.

INSIDE PAGES

* Land for Dabolim expansion is a one-way agreement: Dr Willy.(GT)
* Willy contradicts report that Goa will barter land with navy.(GT)
* Constable killed at Colva; 4-wheeler rammed into their 2-wheeler.(GT)
* Aviation Minister promised funds for upgrading Dabolim airport: Churchill.
* Sonsodo to have solid waste management facility: Joaquim. (H)
* Velsao panchayat again in grip of instability. (H)
* Grape Escapade 06 promotes Goa as lifestyle destination. (NT)
* Natl Youth Cong against property purchases by foreigners in Goa. (NT)
* Feast of Our Lady of Rosary, Fatorda, on May 14. (NT)
* Conference on 'financial sector reforms' held by Dempo College.(NT)
* Ravi Naik on yatra to highlight achievements of Goa, Centre (NT)
* Rane inaugurates community health centre at Canacona. (NT)
* Three held for outraging modesty of woman, 59, of Dabolim. (NT)
* Noronha of Agnel Polytec visits USA on UN mission. (NT)
* Two week Portuguese language course, Fundacao Oriente, May 15-24. (NT)
* Pilar Music Academy holds concert. (NT)
* Sonsoddo plant: tender formalities complete. (NT)
* Goan artisans to take part in national 'craft bazaars'. (GT/W)
* Shawn D'Souza, bar executive at Cidade de Goa, talks of his Sundays. (GT/W)
* Workshop held for tiatr artistes. (GT/W)
* Master craftsman awards: more time given to submit entries. (GT/W)
* Government to stop recruiting doctors through GSCP: Rane (GT)
* Feature on Chicky Chocky, run by Desmond Lobo at Panjim. (GT)
* Steaks and sizzlers are our forte now. -- Desmond Lobo, Chicky CHocky.
* Youngsters lend colour to Sunaparant foundation day event. (Sunaparant)
* Old Goa Medical College falling sick. (Sunaparant)
* Artist Hari Sirohi's photo exhibition from Tues. Kala Academy.(GovaDoot)
* Govt Polytechnic fashional show, Prism 2006, May 18, 6.30 pm.
* Mahajan's blessings will bring BJP back to power: Prakash Velip(GDoot)
* Gova Doot raises issue of safety of Poriem bridge over Valvanti river.
* Anil Hoble, Merces politician, turns 50 today. (Gova Doot)
* Special award for Dr MB Prabhu, accupunturist. (Gova Doot)
* Selaulim water pipeline's cracked future. (Gomantak Marathi)

SPORTS

* Salgaocar in big trouble. Shivalkar goal sinks Goan side. (NT)
* Army Yatching Node's PJ Thomas tops windsurfing nationals. (NT)
* Remy Fernandes of Goa stood second at Boardsailing Nationals, Goa.
* SAG executive dir Teles inspects Fatorda swimming pool. Solves
  tiles problems. 30 staffers incl 2 officers found absent. (NT)
* Goa starts with crushing wins, 3day Fedn Cup baseball at Margao.NT
* Navelim Sporting defeats United Dando Colva 3-2 in Areal Cup.NT
* Friends XI Vaddem downs Candolim SC 2-0 at Moira grounds. (NT)
* Vailankanni Morjim thrash PVC Parra 5-0 in Lakhanpal Gold, Candolim
* Ambelim SC wins 4-2 over Siolim Sodiem SC: Baga Joveniano.
* Ave Maria held 1-1 by Raia FC in GFA Under 16 league, Raia. (NT)
* Sai Anjuna beat Adarsh Yuvak Sangh 4-2 at Saligao grounds. (NT)
* Goa Cricket Assn to give scholarships of upto Rs 12000 to teens.NT
* Softball coaching camp at Mayem planned. (NT)
* Tie-breaker palnned on May 14 at Pomburpa. (NT)

* England on course for Lord's win. (Agencies)
* Italy withdraws World Cup referee. (Reuters)
* FIFA denies Angola's bid to use Portuguese stars. (Reuters)
* India to persist with five-bowler theory. (Agencies)

OFFBEAT

Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotra Pathan Samiti, West Coast,

*** Goanet News Bytes * May 13, 2006 * Navy agrees to provide land for Dabolim airport expansion

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FRONT PAGES

* Navy agrees to provide land for Dabolim airport expansion: Willy. (NT)
* Dabolim expansion okayed. (Herald)
* Goa government vows to upgrade healthcare facilities. (NT)
* As usual, girls outsmart boys at HSSC exams. Over 76% pass. (GT)
* 8469 students pass HSSC (Std XII) exams in Goa. (NT)
* Shacks banned on Morjim and Galjibag beaches. (NT)
* When will travelling by KTC buses be a pleasure ride? (GT)
* Shun Da Vinci Code: Archbiship Ferrao. (H)
* CRZ violations come under scanner. (H)
* Canacona community health centre upgraded by GSIDC. (Advt)

INSIDE PAGES

* Stop registering sale deeds of foreigners: Nationalist YC. (H)
* Cuncolim resident, Marconi Rodrigues, remanded on rape charge.(H)
* Tussle over garbage disposal takes new turn in Bardez. (NT)
* Desilting work of Ponda nullah yet to begin. (NT)
* BJP leaders pay tribute to Mahajan at Margao meet. (NT)
* Quepem councillor demands appointment of accountant. (NT)
* IMA's Mormugao branch forms new committee. (NT)
* Seminar on 'careers in travel, tourism' held. (NT)
* Workshop for diabetic patients on May 20 at Kamakshi Arogyadham.NT
* Booth presidents backbone of Congress, says Vishnu Vagh at Curtorim.
* Nelly Rodrigues represents Goa at Mahila Shakti inaugural. (NT)
* Fisheries training course at Old Goa. (NT)
* Two IAS officers to arrive in Goa today to take charge. (NT)
* Co-optation of two members into Panjim corporation a fraud: NCP.
* Rane greets Sonia Gandhi on Rae Bareli win. (H)
* Davorlim locals to enjoy LPG home delivery. (H)
* Fruit fest provides platform to Konkan fruits. (H)
* National award for Goan acupuncturist Dr M B Prabhu. (H)
* Rane tells nurses to develop better rappport with patients. (GT)
* Trained nurses will get jobs: Narvekar. (H)
* Foundation stone for nursing institute laid at Bambolim. (H)
* CM disburses Rs 2.35 crores to ten educational institutions. (GT)
* Governor Jamir inaugurates 'Grape Escape'. (GT)
* Shirodkar asks mahila mandals to take benefit of RDA schemes. (GT)
* Pernem fire station -- modest but efficient. (GT)
* Bandhara without water at Gaondongirim-Canacona, money down drain? GT
* 40 families affected due to four-lane road: panel. (GT)
* Pre-monsoon work in canacona begins. (GT)
* Illegal mine ore dumping in Curchorem: residents want quick action.GT 
* Goa wisening up to children's rights. (GT)
* Focus on: Assagao parish church. (GT)

SPORTS

* Boardsailing National Championships underway at Dona Paula (Hawaii).
* Paes and Bhupathi beaten in Rome Masters. (UNI)
* Dempo Cricket Club in Tiswadi GCA semis. (NT)
* Indian Airlines pip Indian Oil 2-1 at Don Bosco exhibition hockey.(NT)
* PY Nyvem beats Margao SC in Areal Villagers Cup. (NT)
* Sangolda Lightning defeats AA de Moira 301 in Sanquelim soccer. (NT)
* Goa Velha SC enters quarters of Sousa Memorial Soccer, Baga. (NT)
* Arpora Sporting down Candolim SC in Lakhanpal Novino Gold. (NT)
* Morjim SC gets walkover over Quitula SC, GFA's under 14. (NT)
* Benny XI Mapusa edges out Saligao SC 7-5 at Saligao. (NT)
* Goa starts favourites in Federation Cup baseball. (NT)
* Taleigao Chess School to hold all-Goa under-7 tourney.(NT)

DEATHS AND REMEMBRANCES

* Caetano Roque Fernandes of MUNGUL, MARGAO * Socorro D'Costa of
Unchobhatt, MACASANA b 1964 * Martinha Jorge e Afonso of CHICALIM *
Bento Xaiver F Rodrigues ex-BKME-KUWAIT and of Consua VERNA b 1931. 

* 12th day remembrance of Dattaram Krishna Gawas, Shiroda, KERI SATTARI
* First death anniversary of Salvador Agustino Fernandes of Bollo
CANACONA * Month's mind of Jose (Pipin) Milagres D'Costa of VADDEM in
Sanguem born 1978 *

FROM THE AD WORLD

MasalaWorld, London's leading Indian restaurant company, requires an
outstanding cook in Goan cuisine commis/CDP for its Chutney Mary
Restaurant. Good salary, career prospects and bachelor accomodation
provided. Among the world's best restaurants for real Indian food, style
and

[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * May 13, 2006 * Navy agrees to provide land for Dabolim airport expansion

2006-05-13 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

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---   GOANET NEWS HEADLINES * MAY 13, 2006 * DATELINE GOA 


FRONT PAGES

* Navy agrees to provide land for Dabolim airport expansion: Willy. (NT)
* Dabolim expansion okayed. (Herald)
* Goa government vows to upgrade healthcare facilities. (NT)
* As usual, girls outsmart boys at HSSC exams. Over 76% pass. (GT)
* 8469 students pass HSSC (Std XII) exams in Goa. (NT)
* Shacks banned on Morjim and Galjibag beaches. (NT)
* When will travelling by KTC buses be a pleasure ride? (GT)
* Shun Da Vinci Code: Archbiship Ferrao. (H)
* CRZ violations come under scanner. (H)
* Canacona community health centre upgraded by GSIDC. (Advt)

INSIDE PAGES

* Stop registering sale deeds of foreigners: Nationalist YC. (H)
* Cuncolim resident, Marconi Rodrigues, remanded on rape charge.(H)
* Tussle over garbage disposal takes new turn in Bardez. (NT)
* Desilting work of Ponda nullah yet to begin. (NT)
* BJP leaders pay tribute to Mahajan at Margao meet. (NT)
* Quepem councillor demands appointment of accountant. (NT)
* IMA's Mormugao branch forms new committee. (NT)
* Seminar on 'careers in travel, tourism' held. (NT)
* Workshop for diabetic patients on May 20 at Kamakshi Arogyadham.NT
* Booth presidents backbone of Congress, says Vishnu Vagh at Curtorim.
* Nelly Rodrigues represents Goa at Mahila Shakti inaugural. (NT)
* Fisheries training course at Old Goa. (NT)
* Two IAS officers to arrive in Goa today to take charge. (NT)
* Co-optation of two members into Panjim corporation a fraud: NCP.
* Rane greets Sonia Gandhi on Rae Bareli win. (H)
* Davorlim locals to enjoy LPG home delivery. (H)
* Fruit fest provides platform to Konkan fruits. (H)
* National award for Goan acupuncturist Dr M B Prabhu. (H)
* Rane tells nurses to develop better rappport with patients. (GT)
* Trained nurses will get jobs: Narvekar. (H)
* Foundation stone for nursing institute laid at Bambolim. (H)
* CM disburses Rs 2.35 crores to ten educational institutions. (GT)
* Governor Jamir inaugurates 'Grape Escape'. (GT)
* Shirodkar asks mahila mandals to take benefit of RDA schemes. (GT)
* Pernem fire station -- modest but efficient. (GT)
* Bandhara without water at Gaondongirim-Canacona, money down drain? GT
* 40 families affected due to four-lane road: panel. (GT)
* Pre-monsoon work in canacona begins. (GT)
* Illegal mine ore dumping in Curchorem: residents want quick action.GT 
* Goa wisening up to children's rights. (GT)
* Focus on: Assagao parish church. (GT)

SPORTS

* Boardsailing National Championships underway at Dona Paula (Hawaii).
* Paes and Bhupathi beaten in Rome Masters. (UNI)
* Dempo Cricket Club in Tiswadi GCA semis. (NT)
* Indian Airlines pip Indian Oil 2-1 at Don Bosco exhibition hockey.(NT)
* PY Nyvem beats Margao SC in Areal Villagers Cup. (NT)
* Sangolda Lightning defeats AA de Moira 301 in Sanquelim soccer. (NT)
* Goa Velha SC enters quarters of Sousa Memorial Soccer, Baga. (NT)
* Arpora Sporting down Candolim SC in Lakhanpal Novino Gold. (NT)
* Morjim SC gets walkover over Quitula SC, GFA's under 14. (NT)
* Benny XI Mapusa edges out Saligao SC 7-5 at Saligao. (NT)
* Goa starts favourites in Federation Cup baseball. (NT)
* Taleigao Chess School to hold all-Goa under-7 tourney.(NT)

DEATHS AND REMEMBRANCES

* Caetano Roque Fernandes of MUNGUL, MARGAO * Socorro D'Costa of
Unchobhatt, MACASANA b 1964 * Martinha Jorge e Afonso of CHICALIM *
Bento Xaiver F Rodrigues ex-BKME-KUWAIT and of Consua VERNA b 1931. 

* 12th day remembrance of Dattaram Krishna Gawas, Shiroda, KERI SATTARI
* First death anniversary of Salvador Agustino Fernandes of Bollo
CANACONA * Month's mind of Jose (Pipin) Milagres D'Costa of VADDEM in
Sanguem born 1978 *

FROM THE AD WORLD

MasalaWorld, London's leading Indian restaurant company, requires an
outstanding cook in Goan cuisine commis/CDP for its Chutney Mary
Restaurant. Good salary, career prospects and bachelor accomodation
provided. Among the world's best restaurants for real Indian food, style
and professional management. Go to http://www.realindianfood.com for
details.

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[Goanet] OFFTOPIC: For those with young kids...

2006-05-11 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

This has nothing to do with Goa. But for those with young kids, here's a
useful site through which to keep up with the changes taking place (and
landmarks) in your young one's life: http://www.babycentre.co.uk/


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[Goanet] GUJ... a site for a trade union and professional body

2006-05-11 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

Hi all:

How do media issues work themselves out in Goa? Want one perspective?
Read on... We've just built a modest site about the Goa Union of
Journalists, which is available here: http://guj.goa-india.org/

To give mediapersons and others too a good reason (actually, two
reasons) to go there, we've made available a couple of very neat guides
to journalists via this page -- Caught in the Net? A new guide for
journos... The Net for Journalists: A practical guide to the Internet
for journalists in developing countries. 2006. And, 'Covering Labour: A
Manual for (the) Reporter'.

We're trying to compile the reports of the past general secretaries of
the Goa Union of Journalists over the years. Only a few are currently
available. There are some interesting photographs in the 'GUJ down the
years' section (right hand, fourth from top). Some date back to the
'sixties.

Henry Scholberg's interesting article on the history of the historic
media in tiny Goa, across the decades and centuries, is also on the
site. URL: http://guj.goa-india.org 

FN
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[Goanet] The SEZ debate....

2006-05-11 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

S NARAYAN:GOING OVERBOARD ON TAX CONCESSIONS (SEZ)

Source: The Financial Express

The SEZ Act of 2005, notified in February 2006, looked very much like a
one-upmanship game between the finance and the commerce ministries, with
the latter claiming victory after a series of meetings at the PMO. The
issues related to tax concessions and, in particular, treatment of
taxation within the SEZ zones. The new SEZ Act provides for stability in
taxation regime in that even the Finance Bills cannot take away the
concessions provided. The commerce ministry's arguments that a
predictable, transparent regime is necessary to encourage investments,
scored over the fears of the finance ministry about erosion of autonomy
(..)


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[Goanet] Goa's handicrafts...

2006-05-08 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

Dear Director, I believe the old secretariat could play the role of a
centre specialising in handicrafts from Goa. While excessive
commercialisation needs to be avoided, local talent can be showcased
and given a boost. We saw a great number of examples of this at the
recently-concluded Konkan Fruit Fest, where talent which we didn't know
existed, got a chance to come to the surface (for example, talent in
making wines from tropical fruits). Likewise, when I visited Uganda
recently, I was pleasantly surprised to see an artisan village near the
National Theatre offering tourists and visitors a whole set of local products.

As things stand, the current situation is that artisans fail to get
their market, while tourists simply can't find interesting products
they might be willing to buy and take home. FN

Goa government is appealing to citizens to suggest
an apt use for the Palacio Ialcao (the old secretariat
building, Panjim) as a vibrant centre of arts and
crafts. Send suggestions by May 14 to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or Director, Directorate of
Arts and Culture, 1st Floor, Old Secretariat, Panjim.
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[Goanet] Fruits, Goa... and having an online presence

2006-05-07 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

This afternoon, it was a hot but enlightening walk along the Mandovi
riverfront, where Miguel Braganza and team have their Konkan Fruit
Festival in full bloom. One felt guilt to see URLs pointing to
bsggoa.swiki.net (a site which takes you nowever, after the Swiki.net
free server from the Georgia Tech University closed its service.

Anyway, the good news is that the Botanical Society of Goa now has its
very own news-site going at http://bsg.goa-india.org; Here's wishing
this venture all the best.
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[Goanet] FeLLini's, Arambol and Choppie...

2006-05-03 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)


* G * O * A * N * E * T  C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S *

Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May
 There is no better, value for money, guest house.
  Confirm your bookings early or miss-out

  Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation.
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Check out FeLLini's, my friend and long-time colleague Francis
'Choppie' Ribeiro told us, as the kids showed signs of getting
increasingly impatient on the sands of Arambol (Harmal) beach in Pernem.

Choppie has been a beach-comber for years, and knows the Goa coast like
the back of his palm. Which makes one wonder why he doesn't write a book
on this little-understood much-hyped subject.

 A wade in the water later, we made it to the place mentioned.
 It is tucked away from the shore, in a location you would
 surely miss if you didn't know where it exist.

Arambol or Harmal is a tacky little chaotic place, which still retains
its charm to the 'alternate traveller' (rather than the cog in the
modern mass tourism wheel) ... precisely because it is tacky and chaotic
and probably more 'authentic'.

It's because of the (backpacker) foreigners that Arambol is what it
is, an elderly sari-clad lady with what seemed to be a scapular in her
told us later. Now we have nothing (at this time of the year). It's
only the locals coming in.

There are still typically-Goan fairly-large black-hued canoes parked
along the Arambol coastline. Many former fishermen, who obviously prefer
to escape the ingomy of working in a low-status, low-compensation,
low-caste occuption, have opted for a life in tourism. While the
middle-classes have mixed (or criticial) feelings about the impact of
tourism, and the business/political/bureaucratic class looks forward to
it with unadulterated glee, the sub-altern Goan sometimes sees it as an
escape from an inequitious, hard-to-transcend social reality.

But back to where we were headed

FeLLini's calls itself an Italian restaurant and pizzeria. It was
launched by an Italian, but the 'proprietor' is Moses Fernandes.
(Contacts 0091.832.2242278 mobile 9822149942). Email
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

We're otherwise crowded at this time (during the season), said a local
youth, talking even while busy flipping large-sized pizzas that covered
a plate the size of a thali (Indian-sized meal plate). While a Goan
staff kept busy at the work, the team managed to churn out some of the
best value-for-money pizzas and spagetti that one has eaten along the
Goa coast. Maybe others could share with us the places which they were
impressed by.

Food in Goa, specially in the touristy area, tends to be either
overpriced or hardly tasty. This seemed neither, thank goodness. Of
course, we paid for our meal. And, contrary to what Cecil Pinto writes
off-list, this has nothing to do with writing reams about 'commercial'
enterprises ... who give generous discounts or freebies. It's just
about making a point on what seems to be a to-be-appreciated restaurant
in Goa.

Of course, often in today's Goa, food writing here does tend to be about
freebies. But there are exceptions too. While doing some work for the
Lonely Planet, one was impressed by the way in which that
fairly-highly-priced guide retained its credibility by visiting eateries
totally icognito, without the hint of being even remotely linked to the
media. If they treat us well, we write about it. If they treat us
badly, we mention that too, was the explanation from the Lonely
Planet's Douglas and Bryn Thomas.

This of course doesn't always work in a small place where (almost)
everyone knows (almost) everyone else. At the Biryani Palace in
Porvorim, which offers interesting take-home food, the other day, one
was accousted by a Where do you live? In Patrakar (Journalist) Colony?
query.

A negative reply lead to an even more direct Which paper do you write
for? query. When asked what made the questioner 'suspect' my
profession, he simply pointed to the beard and specs... 
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*** Goanet News Bytes * May 2, 2006 * Goa emerges cash-rich... but is all this money being used wisely?

2006-05-02 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)


| Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of |
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---   GOANET NEWS HEADLINES * MAY 01, 2006 * DATELINE GOA 

MAY 2, 2006
---

GOA EMERGES CASH-RICH: Total deposits in various scheduled
commercial banks in Goa is more than Rs 17,000 crore. Of
this, the total amount in term (fixed) deposits itself is
more than Rs 13,000 crore. An important characteristic of
high deposits in Goa is the significant contribution from
non-resident emigrants (NREs) through remittances, which
accounts for around 33 per cent of the deposits, according to
an official document released recently. Taluka-level
mobilisation of documents reveal that three coastal talukas
-- Salcete, Bardez and Tiswadi -- account for more than
three-fourths of the total despots. During the last two
decades, the number of banking offices has increased by over
77 per cent. Currently, scheduled commercial banks have 451
branches in Goa and the population covered per bank office is
3070 persons. (Herald, May 2, 2006)

o Two killed in separate accidents in Goa. (NT)
o Lairai zatra, with firewalking, at Shirigao, May 2.(NT)
o HCL offers Leaptop notebook for Rs 27990.Conditions apply!
o Regional Plan 2011 is a farce, says Matanhy. (H)
o Doctors fear improper use of anti-retroviral drugs. (H)
o YouthCong chief Girish Chodankar serving lobbies: Churchill H
o Milagres feast at Mapusa celebrated with traditional pomp.H
o Nine file papers for Goa Union of Journalists posts. (H)
o Goa, a home to several species of orchids. Daniel D'Souza H
o Did Goa police allow Dawood's nephew to slip out? (GT)
o Hospicio stinks, feature in GT.
o Poor kids get a cruise out on the Santa Monica. (GT)
o Dabolim action panel flays move to acquire land. (GT)
o Potable water for Canacona soon. (GT)
o 'Fire at Berger Paints factory due to spark while filling oil'
o Labour laws not implemented in true spirit -- Sirsat. (GT)

 DISCOVERY OF CHAMBER BURIAL CAVES IN GOA: The
 discovery of chamber burials, a megalith site at
 Volant and at Chicalim in Mormugao taluka of 
 South Goa district, has once again confirmed the
 existence of human habitation on the west coast
 in Goa since prehistoric times. (M S Deshpande
 in Navhind Times, May 2, 2006).

 NIO'S HELP SOUGHT TO CONSERVE HORSESHOE CRAB:
 The Defence Research and Development Organisation
 has sought the help of scientists at the
 National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) Goa to
 protect and research the endangered horseshoe
 crab spotted on the Orissa coast. (NT)

 KONKANI BHAS, SAHITYA ANI SANSKRITAI, a book by Prof
 Shyam Verenkar, Kamlakar Mhalshi and Madhavi
 Sardesai, was released. It includes 40 articles on
 themes such as language, literature and culture
 written by Ravindra Kelekar, Nagesh Karmali,
 Manoharrai Sardesai,Chandrakant Keni, Tanaji
 Halarnkar, Pundalik Naik, Damodar Mauzo, Shridhar
 Kamat Bambolkar, Jayanti Naik and Shyam Verenkar,
 among others. (NT) 

MAY 01, 2006


o Prime Minister to visit Goa this week. (NT)
o All India Trade Unions' Congress rally in Mapusa. (NT)
o Musical show in memory of Alfred Rose, Margao May 4. (NT)
o Final publications of electoral rolls. (NT)
o Book on welfare schemes published by Dept of Info. (NT)

 OUR LADY OF Miracles venerated by all: For the
 entire taluka of Mapusa, Nossa Senhora de Milagres,
 popularly known as Milagrichem Fest, is a major
 event. (NT)

o Labourers (sic) should work unitedly to obtain rights,
  says Archbishop. (NT)
o Bring comunidade land under mango cultivation: NCP (NT)
o Goan surgeon, Dr Manoj Agni, part of Mahajan's medical team
o GPCY flays Churchill. (H)
o Chicalim locals oppose shipyard. (H)
o Foundation stone for community hall, Bapsora, Velim. (H)
o Dhangars seek tribal status. (H)
o Concern raised over senior citizens' woes. (H)
o Vigilance secretary Ashwani Kumar IAS transferred. (H)
o Goafest, advertising seminar, opened in South Goa. (H)
o Water supply in Porvorim improves. (H)
o Reminiscing the Parsis. Comment by Dr Joe D'Souza. (H)
o Stop anti-party activities, GPYC tells Churchill. (GT)

[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * May 2, 2006 * Goa emerges cash-rich... but is all this money being used wisely?

2006-05-02 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

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---   GOANET NEWS HEADLINES * MAY 01, 2006 * DATELINE GOA 

MAY 2, 2006
---

GOA EMERGES CASH-RICH: Total deposits in various scheduled
commercial banks in Goa is more than Rs 17,000 crore. Of
this, the total amount in term (fixed) deposits itself is
more than Rs 13,000 crore. An important characteristic of
high deposits in Goa is the significant contribution from
non-resident emigrants (NREs) through remittances, which
accounts for around 33 per cent of the deposits, according to
an official document released recently. Taluka-level
mobilisation of documents reveal that three coastal talukas
-- Salcete, Bardez and Tiswadi -- account for more than
three-fourths of the total despots. During the last two
decades, the number of banking offices has increased by over
77 per cent. Currently, scheduled commercial banks have 451
branches in Goa and the population covered per bank office is
3070 persons. (Herald, May 2, 2006)

o Two killed in separate accidents in Goa. (NT)
o Lairai zatra, with firewalking, at Shirigao, May 2.(NT)
o HCL offers Leaptop notebook for Rs 27990.Conditions apply!
o Regional Plan 2011 is a farce, says Matanhy. (H)
o Doctors fear improper use of anti-retroviral drugs. (H)
o YouthCong chief Girish Chodankar serving lobbies: Churchill H
o Milagres feast at Mapusa celebrated with traditional pomp.H
o Nine file papers for Goa Union of Journalists posts. (H)
o Goa, a home to several species of orchids. Daniel D'Souza H
o Did Goa police allow Dawood's nephew to slip out? (GT)
o Hospicio stinks, feature in GT.
o Poor kids get a cruise out on the Santa Monica. (GT)
o Dabolim action panel flays move to acquire land. (GT)
o Potable water for Canacona soon. (GT)
o 'Fire at Berger Paints factory due to spark while filling oil'
o Labour laws not implemented in true spirit -- Sirsat. (GT)

 DISCOVERY OF CHAMBER BURIAL CAVES IN GOA: The
 discovery of chamber burials, a megalith site at
 Volant and at Chicalim in Mormugao taluka of 
 South Goa district, has once again confirmed the
 existence of human habitation on the west coast
 in Goa since prehistoric times. (M S Deshpande
 in Navhind Times, May 2, 2006).

 NIO'S HELP SOUGHT TO CONSERVE HORSESHOE CRAB:
 The Defence Research and Development Organisation
 has sought the help of scientists at the
 National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) Goa to
 protect and research the endangered horseshoe
 crab spotted on the Orissa coast. (NT)

 KONKANI BHAS, SAHITYA ANI SANSKRITAI, a book by Prof
 Shyam Verenkar, Kamlakar Mhalshi and Madhavi
 Sardesai, was released. It includes 40 articles on
 themes such as language, literature and culture
 written by Ravindra Kelekar, Nagesh Karmali,
 Manoharrai Sardesai,Chandrakant Keni, Tanaji
 Halarnkar, Pundalik Naik, Damodar Mauzo, Shridhar
 Kamat Bambolkar, Jayanti Naik and Shyam Verenkar,
 among others. (NT) 

MAY 01, 2006


o Prime Minister to visit Goa this week. (NT)
o All India Trade Unions' Congress rally in Mapusa. (NT)
o Musical show in memory of Alfred Rose, Margao May 4. (NT)
o Final publications of electoral rolls. (NT)
o Book on welfare schemes published by Dept of Info. (NT)

 OUR LADY OF Miracles venerated by all: For the
 entire taluka of Mapusa, Nossa Senhora de Milagres,
 popularly known as Milagrichem Fest, is a major
 event. (NT)

o Labourers (sic) should work unitedly to obtain rights,
  says Archbishop. (NT)
o Bring comunidade land under mango cultivation: NCP (NT)
o Goan surgeon, Dr Manoj Agni, part of Mahajan's medical team
o GPCY flays Churchill. (H)
o Chicalim locals oppose shipyard. (H)
o Foundation stone for community hall, Bapsora, Velim. (H)
o Dhangars seek tribal status. (H)
o Concern raised over senior citizens' woes. (H)
o Vigilance secretary Ashwani Kumar IAS transferred. (H)
o Goafest, advertising seminar, opened in South Goa. (H)
o Water supply in Porvorim improves. (H)
o Reminiscing the Parsis. Comment by Dr Joe D'Souza. (H)
o Stop anti-party activities, GPYC tells Churchill. (GT)

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o Mormugao villagers warn of road blockade over water. Bogmalo.(NT)
o Chicalim villagers fear possible move to allow shipyard.GT

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---   GOANET NEWS HEADLINES * APRIL 30, 2006 * DATELINE GOA 

o Survey for six-lane expressway to be held soon. (NT)
o Oceanarium: Goa invites expressions of interest. 

o In Goa, about 550 families have been uprooted more than
  two decades ago from their homes in idyllic villages and
  planted in an alien environment. GT/Weekender focuses on
  the dam-oustees, and has a photo of a woman from Curpem
  who was shifted to Vaddem. Villagers were displaced from
  the villages of Vichundrem (18 families), Curpem (104),
  Naiquinim (18), Pottem (74), Curdi (344), Undorna (21),
  Xelpem (25), Selaulim (34) and Uguem (5). They were
  uprooted for the Salaulim dam, Goa's first major
  post-1961 irrigation project. (GT/Weekender)

 PROVORIM's HIGHWAY OF FEAR: no dividers from Porvorim to
 Guirim. Heavy traffic to Mumbai and Karwar (via this
 highway). Rampant overtaking from the left side. Lack of
 traffic signals, writes Ayesha Pereira describing the
 situation in the Herald.

 HEALING TOUCH FOR HOSPICIO: Finally, health minister
 Dayanand Narvekar made his presence felt at the 
 neglected Hospicio Hospital in Margao, and sought 
 three months time to put the ailing hospital in order.
 He promised a state-of-the-art ambulance. Deadline to
 plug leaking roofs. Adequate supply of medicines. An
 end to manpower shortage, and a hike for diet budget.(H)

o Oil sparked Berger Paints factory fire at Kundaim, say police.(H)
o HIV awareness programme to be implemented in schools. (H)
o 13-year-old charged with unnatural sex offence at Britona(H)
o Congress leaders are hypocrites, says Churchill. (H)
o Navelim does not need Churchill, says block Congress. (H)
o Plans in offing to amend Town  Country Planning Act. (H)
o Velim to launch community hall at Bapsora on Apr 30. (H)
o 300=bedded district hospital in Margao in 2 yrs: Narvekar.H
o Work on Poinguinim substation from May 1: Digambar Kamat.(H)
o Delhi trying to ensure return of body of Carmo Dias (32)
  who died in the Cayman Islands on March 8. (H)ks
o Foxes nite to be held at Saligao on May 7. (H)
o Interlan cybercafe opens at Comba, Margao. (H)
o World Veterinary Day celebrated in Panjim. (NT)
o Ingo Grill withdraws suit against Gomantak Times. (GT/W)
o Dr Jaime Rangel talks about his memories of Bastora. GT/W
o Cuncolim citizens condemn withdrawal of garbage bins. GT/W
o Verna Fun Fete to be held from May 5, football grounds. GT/W
o Debate on premarital HIV tests on May 11, Fidalgo. 4 pm.

o Bollywood Masti on May 6 at 5 pm onwards, Pnj Gym Campal.
o Leonoras Twist Night, Apr 30 from 7 pm onwards. 
  Savour Portuguese delicacies. Entry free. 
o Counter of food, ice-creams and gift items called
  Celebration Corner opened in Agassaim market. (H)
o Chinchinim assistant parish priest Fr Joaquim Fernandes
  has released a book 'Hattricks', of poems, priced Rs 30.
o Prabha Mohanty, NIFT, FIT, New York will conduct a 
  workshop on terra-cotta organised by the Handicrafts
  Development Commissioner (GoI) and GHRSSIDC during
  May and June 2006 at Common Facility Centre, Bicholim.H
o Launching in Goa: Campal Clinic and Criticare Children's
  Hospital Opposite Parade Grounds. Ph 2421575.

 WILL PRE-MARITAL HIV TESTS SERVE GOA'S OBJECTIVE?  A
 group of NGOs concnered with HIV/AIDS awareness says it
 could instead by counterproductive. The Lawyers'
 Collective HIV/AIDS Unit and Positive People (Goa) are
 currently organising a nationwide campaign against the
 mandatory testing of HIV/AIDS.  NGOs say mandatory
 testing would create an illusion and give a false
 security that the prospective bride and wife would be
 protected. Instead of making it mandatory and spending
 huge amounts on testing facilities, focus should be laid
 on empowering women by educating them and informing them
 about HIV/AIDS so that women can say 'no' to unsafe sex,
 whether it is pre-marital or not, said lawyer Anand
 Grover. Also, in Goa, there is no evidence to suggest
 that women are predominantly infected

[Goanet] Goafest: Expression of masculinity changing among Asian men

http://www.agencyfaqs.com/news/stories/2006/05/01/14885.html

Goafest: Expression of masculinity changing among Asian men 

GOA, May 1: For all these years, Marlboro represented the image of
masculinity. However, the Marlboro man is no longer held up as the
ultimate masculine ideal in the US and Europe. Asian men too are
following suit with a differing perception of masculinity.

The new age Asian man, today, has a different name in different markets.
While in some markets he is called metrosexual, in others he is referred
to as retrosexual. Other tags given to him include ubersexual, new age
sensitive man or even vital sexual. 

During her talk on ‘Asia’s Mister Oversimplified’, Michelle Kristula
Green, regional president, Leo Burnett, Asia Pacific, revealed that
today technology has become the expression for masculinity among Asian
men. A survey reveals that 92 per cent of Indian men feel that they are
incomplete without technology.

Similarly, it’s no longer considered taboo to portray men as emotional.
Green cited the example of the Raymond ads, which has rightly portrayed
today’s new age sensitive man.

Likewise, Asian men are also considered to be under pressure to change
their personality. They feel the constant need to look good, because
their girlfriends or wives want that. This is probably why men’s
skincare products account for almost 25 per cent of the overall skincare
market today.

Other research reports suggest that 84 per cent of Thai men are trying
to look good, while 85 per cent of Korean men actually carry a personal
grooming kit. 

According to Green, the irony is that advertising agencies across Asia
are not doing enough to reach out to these men. Women and kids are still
their top priority. As Green said, “The Asian men are fast changing and
agencies need to think according to these changes.”

She cited a very interesting example. If you search on Amazon.com for
marketing to women, the result will throw up around 679 links, and
almost 80 results are on the same phrase – ‘Marketing to women’. But if
you do the same search for men, the result is only three links.

Green continued, “Just because enough is not being done to market to
men, Asian men are fast getting disconnected towards ads.”

She mentioned a proprietary research done by Leo Burnett, which
indicates that 66 per cent of Indian men feel that ads use the same
repetitive message, concept and standard formulas, so they don’t watch
ads.”

Green suggests that men need to go up on the priority for marketers. 

Asian men are also more important because the average Asian man earns
more than a woman in the region, unlike his counterpart in the US.
Another survey reveals that Asian men possess one expensive brand which
they could have done without, and the figure among Indian men is a
whopping 58 per cent.

Green says that the traditional gender roles in Asia are blurring. While
50 per cent of the Chinese men are ready to share parental duties, 60
per cent of Indian men are also ready to do so.

The change is also evident from the fact that Asian men, who
traditionally have been the authoritative figure in the family, are
trying to be ‘cool daddies’. And interestingly, 63 per cent of India men
feel the need to be friendly dad.

The other important change that has been seen among Asian men is that
while earlier they expected others to follow them, today they are ready
to adapt from their future generation. This has also led to a situation
that dads are no longer considered to be a role model for their son.

Green pointed out that the reason behind this could be that today’s
younger generation men are earning much more than what their dads had
ever dreamt of.

Incidentally, most of the Asian fathers feel that their teenage son
knows more about technology than they do. 

Green advises that marketers need to follow this transition of Asian
men, failing which they may be left behind in the race.

She also suggested that new touch points are needed to be created to
reach out to these metrosexual men as they spend more time outside home
and travelling.

She concluded with the example of the latest Air Deccan ad, which
through using innovative media and invitational viewing, created an
impact of $ 1.5 million with a media spend of only $30 million.

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[Goanet] Goafest: Consumer generated content is the way ahead

http://www.agencyfaqs.com/news/stories/2006/05/01/14884.html

Goafest: Consumer generated content is the way ahead 

agencyfaqs!
GOA, May 1

At a seminar at the Goafest, Paul Kemp Robertson, managing editor,
Contagious magazine shed new light on ‘Consumer generated content’ and
how it is gaining in importance. Kemp described how it is consumers who
are now creating content for brands through blogs, websites, podcasts,
videocasts, contests, and so on. “Consumers have gone from passive,
voiceless to active and creative in the blink of an eye,” he said.

For instance, he quoted the Mastercard example where the card company
organised a copywriting contest for its ‘priceless’ theme, promising
that the winner’s copy would be used in an actual advertisement.

Another example of using consumer generated content (CGC) in retail
space is the Spanish shoe brand, Camper, whose store in London allows
customers to write messages, quotes, or anything they like on the blank
white walls of the store.

In the media as well, CGC has been adopted. OhMy News, an online news
website in South Korea, allows citizen reporters to send in stories and
pictures on latest happenings. The website has around 7 lakh visitors
daily and approximately 26,000 citizen reporters, who account for 80 per
cent of all the content on the site. CNN too allows citizen journalists
to report for it.

Robertson is of the opinion that CGC has largely been fuelled by the
trend towards social networks, file sharing and peer-to-peer engagement
on the Internet. He feels that 2005 was a breakout year for citizen
media and CGC, and consumers took control of the Internet thanks to the
proliferation of technology that changed how they could find share tag
and create content on the Net.

Examples of using CGC in packaging are quite a few internationally.
McDonald’s for instance, is running an online casting competition
currently, where anyone in the world can submit a picture and a story to
earn the chance to be featured on the company’s packaging from August
onwards.

Similarly, Sprite’s Urban Creations was a contest where winning designs
from young artists were printed on Sprite cans.

Robertson is certain that now that people have been allowed to
participate and collaborate with brands they consume, they won’t
tolerate advertisers shouting at them from a distance.

Robertson also quoted the CEO of Reuters, Tom Glocer as saying, “Our
audiences have already moved on -- now they are consuming, creating,
sharing and publishing. The consumer wants not only to run the printing
press but to set the linotype as well.”

So if consumers are the ones generating content, then where do
advertising agencies come in and what role do they play? “They have to
act as a conductor, they receive all this information and content from
consumers, but it is up to them how they use and channelise this
content. Collaboration is the way ahead,” believes Robertson.

He also pointed out that the explosion of consumer generated multimedia
such as YouTube, Sharkle, Google Video, etc, that allow sharing of
personally created videos, has led to business being altered in favour
of consumer generated content.

In fact, a Google survey pointed out that wherever broadband penetration
is widespread those under 25 spend more time on the Internet than
watching TV. Coke, PG, Unilever have all started to reduce the amount
of money allocated to TV, diverting on an average 25 per cent instead to
Internet, branded entertainment, sponsorship and direct response
advertising. In the UK, beer brand Heineken has walked away from TVCs.

Robertson shared that Roisin Donnelly, head of PG’s marketing effort
believes that a teenager would trust a stranger in a chat room more than
a TV commercial.

“The benefit of CGC,” Robertson said, “is that it is highly measurable,
allowing advertisers to gauge brand equity, reputation, and message
effectiveness in real time.”

Also, the new era of blogs, podcasts, and videocasts have massive
implications for the future status and shape of traditional media.

‘Tell me and I will forget, show me and I will remember, involve me and
I will understand.’ This old adage, Robertson believes, gives an insight
into the future of marketing communications. “The future will be about
customisation and targeting, conversations and invitations,” he
concluded.

© 2006 agencyfaqs!


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[Goanet] Vasco da Gama yacht rally... from Turkey

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/sailors-party-before-last-leg-of-rally/8680-8.html

Sailors party before last leg of rally
Anish Basu
CNN-IBN

Posted Monday , April 24, 2006 at 15:40

Mumbai: As part of the Vasco Da Gama Yacht Rally, 35
international yachts started sailing from Turkey in October
last year.

The rally, which is now in its last phase, will culminate at
Vasco Da Gama city in Goa.

But before it's curtains down for the sailors, they attended
the brunch party that was organised in their honour, at the
Salt Water Grill in Marine Drive, Mumbai.

Apart from the culinary delights, the venue also had a nice
ambience.

What’s interesting is that it wasn’t just the sailors who
were a part of the rally.

Their four – legged best friends accompanied them too. We
bring him always with us. And that's a little problem. Debbie
(her dog) can pee and all those on board, says a sailor,
Elizabeth.

Another sailor, Lowe, couldn’t help but gush about his dog:
He's my third dog. He's a Welish Terrier. And I'm now
sailing for almost 15 years always with these types of dogs.

As the dogs and their masters were busy having a ball at the
Salt Water Grill, Bollywood actor Sunil Shetty arrived at the
party. Sunil was there to flag off the yachts for their
remaining journey to Goa.

And Sunil seemed eager to promote this sport in Maharashtra.
It's always about Goa or the Kerala backwaters, not
realising that Maharashtra has equally good waters, says
Sunil.

After brunch, it was time for the customary farewell to the
ancient mariners.

As they strapped on their life jackets and took on the
motor-boat ride to the deep seas, Sunil Shetty flagged of
their journey.


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[Goanet] Internet, tech skills growing quietly in Goa...

INTERNET, TECH SKILLS GROWING QUIETLY IN GOA

PANJIM, April 30: Goa's BSNL internet service provider is
already providing some 3000 broadband connections in the
state, and roughly another 24,000 people dial-up to get
access the Net using this central government-run service.

These figures emerged during an informal discussion at the
monthly meeting of the India Linux Users Group (Goa), a
network promoting Free Software and Open Source in the state.

ILUG-Goa, which holds its meetings usually on the fourth
Saturday of each month at the Goa Science Centre at Miramar,
sees a range of tech issues -- usually directly related to
Free Software and Open Source in Goa.

During it's meet on April 29, a range of issues came up for
discussion, from how to partition your hard-disk (to install
GNU/Linux side-by-side with Windows), to software tools to
ehance productivity, and various internet and broadband
options available to users in diverse parts of Goa.

For instance, there are some useful Free Software tools to
monitor your bandwidth usage on BSNL's broadband. One such
tool is available for free download at
http://tinyurl.com/qgu9p

Called the Data One Broadband Statistics, this is a
screen-scraper written using Perl to download usage
statistics of BSNL's Data One
(www.bsnl.co.in/service/dataone.htm) broadband service and
total it.

Generally, BSNL (www.bsnl.co.in) allows only the
Microsoft-based IE and has no monthly total. But trust Indian
software talent to find a work-around. This solution comes
from the Free Software/Open Source network in Chennai.

Meanwhile, the Goa free software network stays connected and
announces its event via http://iluggoaannounce.notlong.com
There are no fees for joining, all are welcome, and
encouraged to form parallel user-groups in diverse parts of
the state.

Meanwhile, the Fedora Core 5 Free Software distribution has
just become available on DVD in Goa. Number of foreign
magazines are also available. Members of ILUG-Goa such as
engineer Bijon Shaha and software pro Arvind Yadav gave
diverse views on techies-only distros like 'Gentoo'.

Debopriyo 'DP' Sarkar pointed to a 'mindmap' of various Free
Software distributions or 'distros' available, which was
illustrated at linuxhelp.blogspot.com 

Earlier, there was a brief presentation on FreeMind.

FreeMind is a premier free mind-mapping software written in
Java. It has the potential of playing the role of a high
productivity tool. Operation and navigation of FreeMind is
faster because of one-click fold/unfold and follow link
operations.

Other members raised a range of issues -- from how to get
started in GNU/Linux, to playing around with tools like
StumbleUpon, and how to encourage Free Software usage in
schools and educational institutions.

Remy Furtado of Rosary College, Navelim expressed an interest
in working on the Free Software tool Moodle, ideal for
distance education, as the Goa University moves to a pattern
of semisterisation. Goa Engineering College's Prof George
Easaw has done work on this platform, as have others.

Reacting unofficially, BSNL officials said Goa now had six
STMS 155 MBps connectivity, which was resulting in a speedy
expansion of broadband to many parts of the state.

But for broadband facilities to become available in village
areas, at least 60 subscribers were needed to make operations
viable.

So far, broadband from BSNL is available in a growing number
of areas in Goa: Panjim, Vasco (except Cortalim, but
including Sada, Mangor, Bogmalo, Sancoale and other areas),
Ponda, Bambolim, Merces, Dona Paula, Porvorim, Mapusa town,
Calangute-Candolim, and Saligao, among others.

Equipment has already been installed in Aldona exchange, and
broadband facilities are expected to go functional 



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---   GOANET NEWS HEADLINES * APRIL 30, 2006 * DATELINE GOA 

o Survey for six-lane expressway to be held soon. (NT)
o Oceanarium: Goa invites expressions of interest. 

o In Goa, about 550 families have been uprooted more than
  two decades ago from their homes in idyllic villages and
  planted in an alien environment. GT/Weekender focuses on
  the dam-oustees, and has a photo of a woman from Curpem
  who was shifted to Vaddem. Villagers were displaced from
  the villages of Vichundrem (18 families), Curpem (104),
  Naiquinim (18), Pottem (74), Curdi (344), Undorna (21),
  Xelpem (25), Selaulim (34) and Uguem (5). They were
  uprooted for the Salaulim dam, Goa's first major
  post-1961 irrigation project. (GT/Weekender)

 PROVORIM's HIGHWAY OF FEAR: no dividers from Porvorim to
 Guirim. Heavy traffic to Mumbai and Karwar (via this
 highway). Rampant overtaking from the left side. Lack of
 traffic signals, writes Ayesha Pereira describing the
 situation in the Herald.

 HEALING TOUCH FOR HOSPICIO: Finally, health minister
 Dayanand Narvekar made his presence felt at the 
 neglected Hospicio Hospital in Margao, and sought 
 three months time to put the ailing hospital in order.
 He promised a state-of-the-art ambulance. Deadline to
 plug leaking roofs. Adequate supply of medicines. An
 end to manpower shortage, and a hike for diet budget.(H)

o Oil sparked Berger Paints factory fire at Kundaim, say police.(H)
o HIV awareness programme to be implemented in schools. (H)
o 13-year-old charged with unnatural sex offence at Britona(H)
o Congress leaders are hypocrites, says Churchill. (H)
o Navelim does not need Churchill, says block Congress. (H)
o Plans in offing to amend Town  Country Planning Act. (H)
o Velim to launch community hall at Bapsora on Apr 30. (H)
o 300=bedded district hospital in Margao in 2 yrs: Narvekar.H
o Work on Poinguinim substation from May 1: Digambar Kamat.(H)
o Delhi trying to ensure return of body of Carmo Dias (32)
  who died in the Cayman Islands on March 8. (H)ks
o Foxes nite to be held at Saligao on May 7. (H)
o Interlan cybercafe opens at Comba, Margao. (H)
o World Veterinary Day celebrated in Panjim. (NT)
o Ingo Grill withdraws suit against Gomantak Times. (GT/W)
o Dr Jaime Rangel talks about his memories of Bastora. GT/W
o Cuncolim citizens condemn withdrawal of garbage bins. GT/W
o Verna Fun Fete to be held from May 5, football grounds. GT/W
o Debate on premarital HIV tests on May 11, Fidalgo. 4 pm.

o Bollywood Masti on May 6 at 5 pm onwards, Pnj Gym Campal.
o Leonoras Twist Night, Apr 30 from 7 pm onwards. 
  Savour Portuguese delicacies. Entry free. 
o Counter of food, ice-creams and gift items called
  Celebration Corner opened in Agassaim market. (H)
o Chinchinim assistant parish priest Fr Joaquim Fernandes
  has released a book 'Hattricks', of poems, priced Rs 30.
o Prabha Mohanty, NIFT, FIT, New York will conduct a 
  workshop on terra-cotta organised by the Handicrafts
  Development Commissioner (GoI) and GHRSSIDC during
  May and June 2006 at Common Facility Centre, Bicholim.H
o Launching in Goa: Campal Clinic and Criticare Children's
  Hospital Opposite Parade Grounds. Ph 2421575.

 WILL PRE-MARITAL HIV TESTS SERVE GOA'S OBJECTIVE?  A
 group of NGOs concnered with HIV/AIDS awareness says it
 could instead by counterproductive. The Lawyers'
 Collective HIV/AIDS Unit and Positive People (Goa) are
 currently organising a nationwide campaign against the
 mandatory testing of HIV/AIDS.  NGOs say mandatory
 testing would create an illusion and give a false
 security that the prospective bride and wife would be
 protected. Instead of making it mandatory and spending
 huge amounts on testing facilities, focus should be laid
 on empowering women by educating them and informing them
 about HIV/AIDS so that women can say 'no' to unsafe sex,
 whether it is pre-marital or not, said lawyer Anand
 Grover. Also, in Goa, there is no evidence to suggest
 that women are predominantly infected during marriage,
 said Grover. (Herald)

SEXTA AS SEIS: Consulate General of Portugal in Goa is to
host 'Sexta as Seis' (Fridays, at Six) where every Friday,
during the month of May, cultural events will be hosted at
the cultural space of the consulate in Altinho-Panjim. The
aim: to promote creative projects and boost intercultural
exchanges. (Herald)

GOA'S ROAD CARNAGE, MORE VIEWS: Valmiki Faleiro continues his

*** Goanet News Bytes * April 29, 2006 * Goa's Regional Plan approved... but will this only fuel the land-speculation market in Goa and further corruption?

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---   GOANET NEWS HEADLINES * APRIL 29, 2006 * DATELINE GOA 

SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2006:

o Goa's Regional Plan approved. Land conversions banned.
  Ban to hit builders the most, says Herald. 
o TCP Board approves Regional Plan 2011. (NT)

o India, Pakistan Coast Guard to set up hotline. (NT)
o Fast-patrol vessel ICGS Savitri Bai Phule launched at Vasco.
o Sanquelim panchayat becomes a municipality. (NT)
o Demolition of eight illegal structures in Vasco. (NT)
o Car, cash stolen at Ayurvedic Centre, Saligao. (NT)
o No breakthrough in Prakash Talaunekar (42) murder in Pernem.
o Disclose findings on Curchorem riots, citizens tell govt.(GT)
o Use comunidade land for mango cultivation, says NCP. (GT)
o New slum mushrooming near Electricity Dept Bambolim. (GT)
o Get-together of Saraswats, Apr 30 evening, Kakoda farm.(GT)
o Archbishop releases book on Blessed Joseph Vaz. (GT)
o Digambar presents Konkani 'Gnyaneshwari' to Maharashtra CM.
o TB Sanatorium in Margao awaits fresh breath of life. (GT)
o GT feature focuses on Mae de Deus parish in Saligao.
o GT (Arti Das) writes on Int'l Animal Rescue at Arpora.(GT)
o Workshop on terra-cotta, May/June 2006 at Bicholim.

o Property worth crores of rupees gutted at Kundaim. (NT)
o Berger Paints factory engulfed in flames at Kundaim.(GT)

o Land acquired for Mopa could be used for other project-Alemao.
o 'Pro-Dabolim' Luizinho had given take-off signal to Mopa.GT


 What does 'knowledge is power' mean in a Goan
 context? Simply giving 29 TV sets with
 direct-to-home attachments to panchayats in
 Bardez and elsewhere! 

 'Night soil' tankers are available for clearning
 septic tanks, on user charges, from various
 municipalities in Goa. (Advt, NT)

 Goa government is appealing to citizens to suggest
 an apt use for the Palacio Ialcao (the old secretariat
 building, Panjim) as a vibrant centre of arts and
 crafts. Send suggestions by May 14 to 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] or Director, Directorate of
 Arts and Culture, 1st Floor, Old Secretariat, Panjim.

FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006:::

o 7-man squad to keep tabs on fair price shops grains. (NT)
o Sanquelim panchayat polls on April 30. (NT)
o Pernem man, Prakash Talaunekar, done brutally to death.NT
o Bag full of undelivered letters found. (NT)
o GT looks at promises made by political parties and the
  plight of Dhangars, whose struggle continues for inclusion
  in the Central Scheduled Tribe list. (GT)
o Barges flouting navigation rules. (GT)
o Selaulim pipeline bursts again; field day for Margao
  water contractors. (H)
o Goa to divert Madei water for Vridi dam. (H)
o Garbage has Salcete coastal villages in a fix. (H)
o Seraulim panchayat razes illegal hutments. (H)
o Promote readership, librarians told. (H)
o Porvorim man victim of three burglaries in a year.(H)
o Ministry of Culture, National Archives of India GoI
  is offering financial assistance under the scheme
  for preserving rare books and manuscripts. (H, advt)

THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006:::

 Goa State Pollution Control Board to hold a meet with
 chief officers of all 13 municipalities on the solid
 waste management issue soon. (NT)

o Shortage of students to hit Std V this year. (H)
o Mad rush for change in land use. Regional Plan set
  to take shape. (H)
o Goa polls should have been on delimitation lines. (H)
o Colva hotel caught dumping garbage in Margao bin. (H)
o Work on Bicholim market complex to begin in May. (H)
o Government yut to approve GoaUniv restructured courses.H

--
EDUCATION, ETC
--

7th CAREER INFORMATION FAIR: June 10-11, 2006: To be
organised by the Rotary Club of Vasco-da-Gama, at Don Bosco
Oratory, Panaji on the 10th  11th June 2006 (Saturday 
Sunday) from 2.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. on Saturday and 10.00 am
to 7.00 pm on Sunday. See http://www.vascowheel.com

THE DE SOUZA TRUST, GOA SCHOLARSHIP:

*** Goanet News Bytes * April 25, 2006 * Views sought for voting rights to NRIs... send in yours!

2006-04-29 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)


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---   GOANET NEWS HEADLINES * APRIL 25, 2006 * DATELINE GOA 

  SEEKING YOUR VIEWS, RIGHT TO VOTE FOR NRIs: The Represen-
  tation of the People (Amendment) Bill 2006, introduced on
  Feb 27, 2006, has been introduced with a limited purpose to
  give the right to vote to non-resident Indians. Says an
  official ad: The Government feels that conferring such (a)
  right will enable them to participate in the democratic
  process of elections in their motherland and will also
  boost their involvement in nation building. Indian
  citizens living abroad due to employment, aeduation or
  other reason, will be able to get their names registered in
  the electoral rolls of their constituency of ordinary
  residence in India, had they been in India. They *may* also
  be able to contest elections. A committee has been set up
  under E.M.Sudarsana Natchiappan, MP to examine the issue
  and report on it. Those interested in submitting memoranda
  may send two copies (in English or Hindi) to R B Gupta,
  Deputy Secretary, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Room 005, Ground
  Floor, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi 110001 (tel
  0091.11.23034056 and fax 0091.11.23794328 email
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] State if you would like to give oral
  evidence. All submissions will be treated as confidential. 
  The bill can be downloaded from the website
  http://rajyasabha.nic.in -- see under Bills with the
  Committee.

o RANE COMMITTEE SEEKS six-month extention, to look into
  all the aspects related to the construction of a new
  airport at Mopa. (GT)

  GREEN SIGNAL FOR NEW traffic plan for Panjim. The
  current arrangement for entering and exiting Panjim
  around Pato has caused inconvenience to commuters. 
  CCP commissioner Sanjit Rodrigues said the old
  Patto bridge would be used to exit from Panjim and
  the two new Patto bridges will be used to enter and
  exit the city. (GT)

  GOA TO STRIKE DEAL for waste disposal: In an
  interesting development, Goa and Maharashtra have
  entered into a trans-border agreement for the
  disposal of hazardous industrial waste at a
  site identified in Southern Maharashtra. Goa
  State Pollution Control Board says the state
  generates 9972 metric tonnes of hazardous
  industrial wastes per annum. (H)

  STATE'S FIRST FOUR-LANE BRIDGE TURNS TOP KILLER:
  They jostled to cut the ribbons and went public
  to claim credit for Goa's first four-lane bridge
  at RAwanfond. A year later, the Rawanfond Bridge
  appears no longer in the scheme of things of
  politicians of all hues, as the bridge has 
  virtually turned into a death-trap and a traffic
  bottleneck. (H)

o Manoj Keni elected Ponda municipal chairman.(DigitalGoa.com)
o Six-lane expressway highway consultants to be named soon.
o Seminar on gender sensitive and rights-based media
  reporting begins in Goa on Monday. (GT)
o New premises of Goa Handicrafts Rural  SSI DC at Neoginagar.
o Ministers, GPCC core committee to meet at least once a month.
o Chief minister Rane, Ravi Naik to work together. (GT)
o Sanquelim panchayat poll on April 30. (GT)
o Margao firemen demoed fire-fighting at Pimpalkatta.(GT)
o Cortalim-Quelossim gram sabha on Apr 30 at 9.15 am.GT
o 3 staff suspended for Sada jailbreak. (NT)
o Government offers subsidy to Konkani/Marathi film producers.NT
o Yashaswini scheme for self-help groups launched. (NT)
o Camorlim (Salcete) plagued by hassles for birth certificates.
o Legal notices (NT) dispute ownership of M/s Anderson Marine.
o People won't allow food park,golf course: Naqueri sarpanchH
o Goa opposes Ingo Grill's plea to inspect deportation file
o Five Portuguese movies to be screened from April 25. (H)
o Menino Afonso photography courses to be held in May. (H)

  Family of late Ulo Raghu Kunkokar has made a
  mundkar (homestead tenant) applicant against
  unknown legal heirs of Dr Alberto Pedro Afonso
  and Maria Jubeda Afonso

[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * April 29, 2006 * Goa's Regional Plan approved... but will this only fuel the land-speculation market in Goa and further corruption?

2006-04-29 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

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---   GOANET NEWS HEADLINES * APRIL 29, 2006 * DATELINE GOA 

SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2006:

o Goa's Regional Plan approved. Land conversions banned.
  Ban to hit builders the most, says Herald. 
o TCP Board approves Regional Plan 2011. (NT)

o India, Pakistan Coast Guard to set up hotline. (NT)
o Fast-patrol vessel ICGS Savitri Bai Phule launched at Vasco.
o Sanquelim panchayat becomes a municipality. (NT)
o Demolition of eight illegal structures in Vasco. (NT)
o Car, cash stolen at Ayurvedic Centre, Saligao. (NT)
o No breakthrough in Prakash Talaunekar (42) murder in Pernem.
o Disclose findings on Curchorem riots, citizens tell govt.(GT)
o Use comunidade land for mango cultivation, says NCP. (GT)
o New slum mushrooming near Electricity Dept Bambolim. (GT)
o Get-together of Saraswats, Apr 30 evening, Kakoda farm.(GT)
o Archbishop releases book on Blessed Joseph Vaz. (GT)
o Digambar presents Konkani 'Gnyaneshwari' to Maharashtra CM.
o TB Sanatorium in Margao awaits fresh breath of life. (GT)
o GT feature focuses on Mae de Deus parish in Saligao.
o GT (Arti Das) writes on Int'l Animal Rescue at Arpora.(GT)
o Workshop on terra-cotta, May/June 2006 at Bicholim.

o Property worth crores of rupees gutted at Kundaim. (NT)
o Berger Paints factory engulfed in flames at Kundaim.(GT)

o Land acquired for Mopa could be used for other project-Alemao.
o 'Pro-Dabolim' Luizinho had given take-off signal to Mopa.GT


 What does 'knowledge is power' mean in a Goan
 context? Simply giving 29 TV sets with
 direct-to-home attachments to panchayats in
 Bardez and elsewhere! 

 'Night soil' tankers are available for clearning
 septic tanks, on user charges, from various
 municipalities in Goa. (Advt, NT)

 Goa government is appealing to citizens to suggest
 an apt use for the Palacio Ialcao (the old secretariat
 building, Panjim) as a vibrant centre of arts and
 crafts. Send suggestions by May 14 to 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] or Director, Directorate of
 Arts and Culture, 1st Floor, Old Secretariat, Panjim.

FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006:::

o 7-man squad to keep tabs on fair price shops grains. (NT)
o Sanquelim panchayat polls on April 30. (NT)
o Pernem man, Prakash Talaunekar, done brutally to death.NT
o Bag full of undelivered letters found. (NT)
o GT looks at promises made by political parties and the
  plight of Dhangars, whose struggle continues for inclusion
  in the Central Scheduled Tribe list. (GT)
o Barges flouting navigation rules. (GT)
o Selaulim pipeline bursts again; field day for Margao
  water contractors. (H)
o Goa to divert Madei water for Vridi dam. (H)
o Garbage has Salcete coastal villages in a fix. (H)
o Seraulim panchayat razes illegal hutments. (H)
o Promote readership, librarians told. (H)
o Porvorim man victim of three burglaries in a year.(H)
o Ministry of Culture, National Archives of India GoI
  is offering financial assistance under the scheme
  for preserving rare books and manuscripts. (H, advt)

THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006:::

 Goa State Pollution Control Board to hold a meet with
 chief officers of all 13 municipalities on the solid
 waste management issue soon. (NT)

o Shortage of students to hit Std V this year. (H)
o Mad rush for change in land use. Regional Plan set
  to take shape. (H)
o Goa polls should have been on delimitation lines. (H)
o Colva hotel caught dumping garbage in Margao bin. (H)
o Work on Bicholim market complex to begin in May. (H)
o Government yut to approve GoaUniv restructured courses.H

--
EDUCATION, ETC
--

7th CAREER INFORMATION FAIR: June 10-11, 2006: To be
organised by the Rotary Club of Vasco-da-Gama, at Don Bosco
Oratory, Panaji on the 10th  11th June 2006 (Saturday 
Sunday) from 2.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. on Saturday and 10.00 am
to 7.00 pm on Sunday. See http://www.vascowheel.com

THE DE SOUZA TRUST, GOA SCHOLARSHIP: This Scholarship aims to
provide opportunities for self-motivated young men and women
of Goan origin who have demonstrated academic excellence and
extra-curricular achievements to study or train in the UK.
Applications are invited from, Indian nationals, domiciled
and resident in, or born of, Goan parents Not more than 35
years of age. With a track record of excellence in academics
or extra curricula achievement

[Goanet] Signatures... and an occasional post

2006-04-26 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

A request to Goanetters: Please make it a habit to include your
signature file below your posts. It will make it easier for people
wanting to contact you, know your address etc.

It's easy to set a fixed (or variable) signature file to go out with
your email messages. In Evolution, the email client I use, this can be
done via: Tools  Settings  Composer Preferences  Signatures

Other software would have somewhat different but parallel settings.

Also, here's a request to all our silent Goanetters. Please be so kind
as to make at least a once-a-month post, so that this network gets
enrichened by a diversity of voices. Thank you! FN
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[Goanet] Can you identify this Goanetter...

2006-04-26 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

o He plays saxophone with passion, and played in several dance bands.
o He co-founded the International Society for Teacher Education.
o In the heat of the Cold War, he drove down to Red Square.
o He's currently working on the biography of another Goan great.
o His qualifications: CertEd BSc(Soc) MSc PhD DipIntAff

If the answer is obvious to you, please give someone else a try!
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[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * April 25, 2006 * Views sought for voting rights to NRIs... send in yours!

2006-04-25 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

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---   GOANET NEWS HEADLINES * APRIL 25, 2006 * DATELINE GOA 

  SEEKING YOUR VIEWS, RIGHT TO VOTE FOR NRIs: The Represen-
  tation of the People (Amendment) Bill 2006, introduced on
  Feb 27, 2006, has been introduced with a limited purpose to
  give the right to vote to non-resident Indians. Says an
  official ad: The Government feels that conferring such (a)
  right will enable them to participate in the democratic
  process of elections in their motherland and will also
  boost their involvement in nation building. Indian
  citizens living abroad due to employment, aeduation or
  other reason, will be able to get their names registered in
  the electoral rolls of their constituency of ordinary
  residence in India, had they been in India. They *may* also
  be able to contest elections. A committee has been set up
  under E.M.Sudarsana Natchiappan, MP to examine the issue
  and report on it. Those interested in submitting memoranda
  may send two copies (in English or Hindi) to R B Gupta,
  Deputy Secretary, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Room 005, Ground
  Floor, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi 110001 (tel
  0091.11.23034056 and fax 0091.11.23794328 email
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] State if you would like to give oral
  evidence. All submissions will be treated as confidential. 
  The bill can be downloaded from the website
  http://rajyasabha.nic.in -- see under Bills with the
  Committee.

o RANE COMMITTEE SEEKS six-month extention, to look into
  all the aspects related to the construction of a new
  airport at Mopa. (GT)

  GREEN SIGNAL FOR NEW traffic plan for Panjim. The
  current arrangement for entering and exiting Panjim
  around Pato has caused inconvenience to commuters. 
  CCP commissioner Sanjit Rodrigues said the old
  Patto bridge would be used to exit from Panjim and
  the two new Patto bridges will be used to enter and
  exit the city. (GT)

  GOA TO STRIKE DEAL for waste disposal: In an
  interesting development, Goa and Maharashtra have
  entered into a trans-border agreement for the
  disposal of hazardous industrial waste at a
  site identified in Southern Maharashtra. Goa
  State Pollution Control Board says the state
  generates 9972 metric tonnes of hazardous
  industrial wastes per annum. (H)

  STATE'S FIRST FOUR-LANE BRIDGE TURNS TOP KILLER:
  They jostled to cut the ribbons and went public
  to claim credit for Goa's first four-lane bridge
  at RAwanfond. A year later, the Rawanfond Bridge
  appears no longer in the scheme of things of
  politicians of all hues, as the bridge has 
  virtually turned into a death-trap and a traffic
  bottleneck. (H)

o Manoj Keni elected Ponda municipal chairman.(DigitalGoa.com)
o Six-lane expressway highway consultants to be named soon.
o Seminar on gender sensitive and rights-based media
  reporting begins in Goa on Monday. (GT)
o New premises of Goa Handicrafts Rural  SSI DC at Neoginagar.
o Ministers, GPCC core committee to meet at least once a month.
o Chief minister Rane, Ravi Naik to work together. (GT)
o Sanquelim panchayat poll on April 30. (GT)
o Margao firemen demoed fire-fighting at Pimpalkatta.(GT)
o Cortalim-Quelossim gram sabha on Apr 30 at 9.15 am.GT
o 3 staff suspended for Sada jailbreak. (NT)
o Government offers subsidy to Konkani/Marathi film producers.NT
o Yashaswini scheme for self-help groups launched. (NT)
o Camorlim (Salcete) plagued by hassles for birth certificates.
o Legal notices (NT) dispute ownership of M/s Anderson Marine.
o People won't allow food park,golf course: Naqueri sarpanchH
o Goa opposes Ingo Grill's plea to inspect deportation file
o Five Portuguese movies to be screened from April 25. (H)
o Menino Afonso photography courses to be held in May. (H)

  Family of late Ulo Raghu Kunkokar has made a
  mundkar (homestead tenant) applicant against
  unknown legal heirs of Dr Alberto Pedro Afonso
  and Maria Jubeda Afonso of Amarai, Taleigao. Case
  to be heard on May 10, at 10.30am in their absence
  in default of appearance. (GT)

o Integrated disease surveillance project launched in Goa.GT
o Blood donation camp, Old Goa panchayat Apr 30 morning. GT

o World Book Day at Central Library, Apr 27, 10.30 am. (NT)
o Sadanand Shirgaonkar, a graduate in his 40s, gets
  paid only Rs 400 per month as temporary librarian
  at

[Goanet] Bubbling with ideas...

2006-04-25 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

Mario Fernandes is always bubbling with ideas and energy. My only regret
is that this guy isn't into email for some reason, so we can never
communicate speedily. We last met when Rene went visiting. Then there
were some occasional, hurried run-ins at Panjim.

But at a more unhurried pace, with nothing to do but kill time, we ran
into each other recently at the Konkan Railway ticket booking counter at
Panjim. (Being crowded in the holiday season, it's a great place to
catch up with others! Anyway, why don't they simply add on another
computer or two?) He was talking about how he visited Bambolim beach,
and was very shocked indeed to see the environmental devastation
underway there. Thanks to a giant project coming up in the area. It's
probably time to put up in cyberspace a prominently placed list of
Enemies of the Goan Environment.

He also mentioned plans for promoting football in Goa, including among
the diaspora. Here's hoping to hear more ont his later.

Just yesterday, we again meet up at the ultra-reasonably priced Sarovar
vegetarian restaurant in Sant Inez (Rs 24-for-a-tasty-rice-plate with
four kinds of curries, curd, a sweet-dish and buttermilk, besides two
parathas, rice and a papad... and no, I don't get paid for advertising!)

Mario spelt out his ideas about replicating in other villages the
fascinating work they've been doing in Pilar to spread musical talent.
There they have a music class, held in coordination with the Pilar Music
School and Fr Peter Cardozo.

Mario mentioned that Eduardo Faleiro, the newly-appointed NRI
Commissioner for Goa, was planning a meet at the Kala Academy today,
Tuesday, April 25. One hears that Mr Faleiro has been busy network with
expats and understanding their issues; one only wishes that the channels
for feedback and participation had been kept more open to those actually
affected by this issue, the expats themselves.

In case you were wondering who Mario is, he's an expat who left England
in his thirties, set up home in Divar, and has been keeping busy to
contribute and make Goa a better place. Formerly based in Kenya, his
family takes pride in keeping in touch with their roots, speaking
Konkani even while based abroad.

Mario's family was in the news, in a sad way, some time back: his
brother Edgar was found murdered in Egypt, by someone who wanted to
steal his passport!

His Malawi-born wife is of Gujarati descent, Sheila. Their son Ashley is
into music and much more, while their daughter takes part in Konkani
tiatr with fluency that would surprise almost anyone! Who said kids
aren't the more flexible in what they learn!

Usually wearing a simple short-pants-and-chappals saratorial choice,
Mario is a one-idea-per-minute kind of guy. He pulled out from his
pocket a 1987 (if one recalls right) poster when the 'Red Ken' (Ken
Livingston)-controlled Greater London Council had offered some support
to fly in Rita and Alfred Rose and team, to put up a cultural show for
Goans, and promote diversity, keep cultures etc.

As I saw the curry stains on my own hands, and struggled amidst the
thali to note down the phone number of Goanetter Dr Cornel DaCosta,
who's currently in South Goa, we discussed plans of building a
copylefted archive of Goan photographs online. Plans, or dreams? Why
don't you scan this and put it online, before it's lost to history, I
preached. And don't forget to make it copylefted

Anyway, meeting up with Mario is always fun. The bad news about Bambolim
notwithstanding. (If your dollar, pound or other foreign currency can
help to accelerate the ecological destruction of this scenic spot on the
planet, think twice before any decision you make.) --FN
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*** Goanet News Bytes * April 24, 2006 * Navy anchors ships near sunken patrol vessel

2006-04-24 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)


| Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of |
|   Mapusa of the 1950s|
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---   GOANET NEWS HEADLINES * APRIL 24, 2006 * DATELINE GOA 

o Indian Navy has anchored two ships near its ill-fated
  ship, Prahar, which sank off the Goa coast, after a
  collision about 20 nautical miles west of the Goa
  harbour. It has also put up warning signals for other 
  vessels using the route. M V Rajiv Gandhi, a container
  ship that collided against the naval patrol vessel,
  suffered minimal damage, and has left for Mumbai. (GT)

o Four inmates escape from Sada jail, Vasco. (GT)
o Meet to discuss Mopa airport issue today. (GT)
o Ex-minister Dominic Fernandes' house burgled at Quepem.(GT)
o JK Seeds Jalgao held their company sales reps' conf in Goa.(GT)
o Government briefs centre on status of Dhangars. (H)
o Tributes paid to Dr Ambedkar on his 115th birth anniversary.

o Government to buy 14 ambulances at 15 million for health centres.
o Foundation stone for Aronda-Kiranpani bridge laid in N Goa.NT

 Konkani Cinema Day to be observed today. A function is
 being held at 5 pm on April 24 at the Kala Academy
 black box, organised by the Dalgado Konkani Academi. On
 this day in 1950, the first Konkani film 'Mogacho
 Anvddo' -- directed by Al Jerry Braganza was screened.
 Braganza, from Mapusa, produced the film under the
 banner of Etica Picture (Exchange Talkies of India,
 China and Africa). It was based on Dioginho D'Mello's
 novel of the same name. (Navhind Times)

o Goa Univ workshop on time series analysis using econometric 
  software, April 29 to May 3. 
o Government School Vaddem-Nagar, Vasco has cracks on roof
  and walls. (GT)
o Education fair planned at Varca in May. (GT)
o Pernem schools standard V starved of students. This is due
  to the government policy to raise admission age in
  Std I from 5 years to five-and-half, and then six since
  2002-03. (GT)
o Efforts on to declare SSC results by third week of May,
  says Goa Board chairman L.M.T.Fernandes. (NT)
o Lecture on parents' role in sdevelopment of children,
  Vasco Salkar Hall on April 28. (NT) 
o Two MBBS doctors cry foul over GMC merit list. (H)

QUOTE... UNQUOTE: The Portuguese introduced the printing
press in Goa, but at the same time they destroyed the
heritage of rich local manuscripts. -- Nandkumar Kamat, in
the Navhind Times. 

--
DEATHS AND REMEMBRANCES
--

 Jennis Vincent Dias, 14, originally from Mumbai and
 presently residing at Santa Cruz, drowned, while her
 mother and sister were saved by lifeguards at Miramar on
 Sunday. Their four-member family had gone for a swim at
 Miramar in the evening.

 In a collison between a motorcycle, and a pick-up
 33-year-old Benedito Fernandes, resident of Macazana
 died at the Novo Bazar. (NT)

 In the death of Rev Msgr Carmo da Silva on April 7,
 Goa has lost one of its distinguished sons, and
 our ARchdiocese a noteworthy priest. He was born
 in Nairobi, Kenya, and his parents were late Camilo
 da Silva and late Chagarina Pereira Silva.  He studied
 in Cansaulim, Rachol Seminary, and being a brilliant
 student was sent to Rome, where he did a doctorate
 in theology in the Gregorian University, defending his
 thesis on 'Doctrine of Justification in Cardinal
 Newman'. -- Zito Almeida in Navhind Times

ALTO PORVORIM: Maria Lidia Desa e Souza. 
ASSOLNA: Ana Joaquina D'Costa e Fernandes of Orel
ASSOLNA: Ignez da Silva of Bainaqui, b 1933. 
CALANGUTE: Mrs Catherine da Costa Pereira, Naikavaddo b 45.
CURTORIM: Antonio J Fernandes of Muxiwaddo, b 1963. Died
under tragic circumstances while saving the lives of four
children at Poinguinim. 
MACAZANA: Bendito Domnic Fernandes, of Sorla. (See above)
PONDA: Prabhakar Shankar Dalvi, after brief illness.
SANGOLDA: Martha Rosa Rodrigues, b 1918
SIOLIM/QATAR: Joaquim Antonio Fernandes, b 1951, Gaunsavaddo
UCASAIM/MARGAO: Antoneita do Rosario Colaco e Gonsalves.
Mrs Kim Pereira, director Alpha HOlidays. 

CORTALIM: Dr Vilma Vaz e

[Goanet] Church Dedicated To Mother Teresa Inaugurated

2006-04-24 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

Church Dedicated To Mother Teresa Inaugurated
By SAR NEWS

NEW DELHI (SAR NEWS) -- A church dedicated to Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
was inaugurated by Archbishop Vincent Concessao of Delhi at Parparganj,
New Delhi, April 22.

Speaking after the inauguration, Archbishop Concessao said, Blessed
Teresa of Calcutta has become a symbol of God’s compassion for the
poorest of the poor and I am very glad that she has been chosen to be
the patron of the new church in Parparganj.

Recognising the church as a symbol of unity, Auxiliary Bishop of Delhi,
Anil Couto said, The new church building may be a worthy instrument in
the hands of God to bind the people of God together as one fellowship in
Christ and help them to witness to their Christian faith.

According to CBCI’s web site, the foundation for the Blessed Teresa
Church was laid October 19, 2004, and the entire team of Indraprastha
Extension Parish mobilised the resources under the leadership of the
parish priest, Father Victor D'Souza.

We are delighted to have the church dedicated to a saint whom we had
seen and met, than to some unknown to us, said Father D’Souza.

Secretary of Indraprasta Extension Christian Association, N.J. Sebastian
said, We are indebted to Father Victor D’Souza for leading the entire
parish community as one, involving us in every stage of decision-making
and ensuring our contribution.


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---   GOANET NEWS HEADLINES * APRIL 24, 2006 * DATELINE GOA 

o Indian Navy has anchored two ships near its ill-fated
  ship, Prahar, which sank off the Goa coast, after a
  collision about 20 nautical miles west of the Goa
  harbour. It has also put up warning signals for other 
  vessels using the route. M V Rajiv Gandhi, a container
  ship that collided against the naval patrol vessel,
  suffered minimal damage, and has left for Mumbai. (GT)

o Four inmates escape from Sada jail, Vasco. (GT)
o Meet to discuss Mopa airport issue today. (GT)
o Ex-minister Dominic Fernandes' house burgled at Quepem.(GT)
o JK Seeds Jalgao held their company sales reps' conf in Goa.(GT)
o Government briefs centre on status of Dhangars. (H)
o Tributes paid to Dr Ambedkar on his 115th birth anniversary.

o Government to buy 14 ambulances at 15 million for health centres.
o Foundation stone for Aronda-Kiranpani bridge laid in N Goa.NT

 Konkani Cinema Day to be observed today. A function is
 being held at 5 pm on April 24 at the Kala Academy
 black box, organised by the Dalgado Konkani Academi. On
 this day in 1950, the first Konkani film 'Mogacho
 Anvddo' -- directed by Al Jerry Braganza was screened.
 Braganza, from Mapusa, produced the film under the
 banner of Etica Picture (Exchange Talkies of India,
 China and Africa). It was based on Dioginho D'Mello's
 novel of the same name. (Navhind Times)

o Goa Univ workshop on time series analysis using econometric 
  software, April 29 to May 3. 
o Government School Vaddem-Nagar, Vasco has cracks on roof
  and walls. (GT)
o Education fair planned at Varca in May. (GT)
o Pernem schools standard V starved of students. This is due
  to the government policy to raise admission age in
  Std I from 5 years to five-and-half, and then six since
  2002-03. (GT)
o Efforts on to declare SSC results by third week of May,
  says Goa Board chairman L.M.T.Fernandes. (NT)
o Lecture on parents' role in sdevelopment of children,
  Vasco Salkar Hall on April 28. (NT) 
o Two MBBS doctors cry foul over GMC merit list. (H)

QUOTE... UNQUOTE: The Portuguese introduced the printing
press in Goa, but at the same time they destroyed the
heritage of rich local manuscripts. -- Nandkumar Kamat, in
the Navhind Times. 

--
DEATHS AND REMEMBRANCES
--

 Jennis Vincent Dias, 14, originally from Mumbai and
 presently residing at Santa Cruz, drowned, while her
 mother and sister were saved by lifeguards at Miramar on
 Sunday. Their four-member family had gone for a swim at
 Miramar in the evening.

 In a collison between a motorcycle, and a pick-up
 33-year-old Benedito Fernandes, resident of Macazana
 died at the Novo Bazar. (NT)

 In the death of Rev Msgr Carmo da Silva on April 7,
 Goa has lost one of its distinguished sons, and
 our ARchdiocese a noteworthy priest. He was born
 in Nairobi, Kenya, and his parents were late Camilo
 da Silva and late Chagarina Pereira Silva.  He studied
 in Cansaulim, Rachol Seminary, and being a brilliant
 student was sent to Rome, where he did a doctorate
 in theology in the Gregorian University, defending his
 thesis on 'Doctrine of Justification in Cardinal
 Newman'. -- Zito Almeida in Navhind Times

ALTO PORVORIM: Maria Lidia Desa e Souza. 
ASSOLNA: Ana Joaquina D'Costa e Fernandes of Orel
ASSOLNA: Ignez da Silva of Bainaqui, b 1933. 
CALANGUTE: Mrs Catherine da Costa Pereira, Naikavaddo b 45.
CURTORIM: Antonio J Fernandes of Muxiwaddo, b 1963. Died
under tragic circumstances while saving the lives of four
children at Poinguinim. 
MACAZANA: Bendito Domnic Fernandes, of Sorla. (See above)
PONDA: Prabhakar Shankar Dalvi, after brief illness.
SANGOLDA: Martha Rosa Rodrigues, b 1918
SIOLIM/QATAR: Joaquim Antonio Fernandes, b 1951, Gaunsavaddo
UCASAIM/MARGAO: Antoneita do Rosario Colaco e Gonsalves.
Mrs Kim Pereira, director Alpha HOlidays. 

CORTALIM: Dr Vilma Vaz e Tavares, 1st anniversary.
CUELIM-CANSAULIM: Joaquim Lauzerio Fernandes, 
MUMBAI/QUEPEM: Martha Magdalena Dias, 1sst anniversary
SANTA CRUZ: Isabel de Araujo (Jablin) of Corte Real,3rd
Kum. Varsha Datta Naik of Mardol, third anniversary. 
Maria Magdalena Fernandes e Costa, 10th anniversary.

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[Goanet] Broadband... and not a byte going thru?

2006-04-16 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

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   to virtually any part of the world.

http://www.goanfoods.com
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Broadband access is growing in Goa. When it works, it works fine.
Sometimes it doesn't. 

Before you start wondering what's wrong, check by a process of
elimination. Don't start changing your computer's setting. The problem
could be elsewhere

This evening, after my young techie friend Derek Cordeiro came over to
help with rsyncing (copying) files from the desktop to a laptop, the
internet suddenly became very slow. That was after his departure, and it
left me to wonder whether any settings had been changed

Needed to get some files across urgently, and it was too late to phone
anyone. Anway, a call to 197 (general telecom enquiries, they've left us
without a phone directory for four years!) saw me being redirected to
1957 (internet help desk).

Was anything the problem, I asked.

He, in turn, asked me if the D-Link ADSL router's lights were blinking.
Yes, I said. Power, ADSL and ethernet were steady, while the status
light kept blinking. And I mentioned that even pings to www.google.es
(supposedly a fast site) were not working.

After a moment or two later, and a please-hold-on, the pings started
going through speedily, even as the person on the other end asked me
some further queries. Something reset somewhere?

  Moral of the story: next time the interent doesn't
  work, please ring 1957 and check if there's a problem
  at there end. We all could get a more efficient service
  if we are more prompt at bringing faults to the notice
  of those looking after them. Thanks! FN

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---   GOANET NEWS HEADLINES * APRIL 14, 2006 * DATELINE GOA 

o Maundy Thursday celebrated in Goa. (NT)
o Willy seeks suspension of Arpora panchayat over illegalities.(NT)
o Recovered statues yet to be claimed: police. (NT)
o Keshav Seva Sadhana plans school for special children 
  at Vanthadev-Sarvan, Bicholim. (NT)
o Vividha Pariwar, Navelim-Bicholim to open a pre-primary
  and primary English school. (NT)
o Rane promises to construct martyrs' memorial. (NT)
o Congress leaders fail to visit party office. (GT)
o Anti-Mopa ministers should be dropped, says Shripad Naik.GT

NATIONAL NEWS: Indian envoy to New Zealand refuses to accept
recall order.

MAKING MONEY OUT OF LAND: A virtual jackpot for EDC indeed!
Economic Development Corporation has virtually hit a jackpot.
Its prime plot at Patto Plaza, Panjim reserved for commercial
purposes like a shopping mall, entertainment centre, etc is
quoted for Rs 50,000 per square metre. Its 18,120 sq mts plot
is to fetch it a little more than Rs 90 crore (Rs 900
million), reports the Herald. 

RETURN OF BODY SOUGHT: Family members of deceased Carmo Dias
-- who had died on the Cayman Islands in the Carribean over a
month ago -- have appealed to British MP of Asian origin,
Keith Vaz, to use his good offices and ensure that the
Government of the Cayman Islands sends Carmo's mortal remains
to Goa for last rites. (Herald)

--
WEATHER FORECASTS FOR GOA
--

Forecast for Goa/Panjim, India

10-Day Forecast  High / Low (°C) Precip. %

Apr 15 Partly Cloudy   26deg20%
Apr 16 Partly Cloudy   31/2520%
Apr 17 Isolated Storms 32/2530%
Apr 18 Mostly Sunny32/2420%
Apr 19 Mostly Sunny32/2420%
Apr 20 Mostly Sunny32/2510%
Apr 21 Partly Cloudy   32/2620%
Apr 22 Partly Cloudy   32/2610%
Apr 23 Partly Cloudy   32/2620%
Apr 24 Partly Cloudy   33/2610%

http://www.weather.com/weather/print/INXX0169

--
RECENT ITEMS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST ON GOANET. BY CORNEL DACOSTA
--

The Goan traveller-poet Brian Mendonca will soon launch his
debut volume of poems titled Last Bus to Vasco: Poems from
Goa. This volume is a collection of 50 poems written on Goa
in Goa. The poems represent a poetic history of Goa spanning
20 years from 1986 to 2005. Attached to the book will be a CD
in the poet's own voice with rustic sounds of Goa in the
background.

  Searching questions have been posed on Goanet on
  the ownership and management of the mining industry
  in Goa. In turn, there have been some in-depth
  answers to the question which shed much light on
  this little known lucrative industry.

For an unusual account of the walk on water by Jesus Christ,
Goan Voice (UK) readers will find a fascinating explanation
provided by a Florida University professor. His claim is that
Christ could have walked on a floating piece of ice. This
less than miraculous explanation from his study found an
unusual combination of water and atmospheric conditions which
could have led to ice formation on the Sea of Galilee. The
ice would have been largely invisible to onlookers.

Discover the unusual story of how Jaffna, in Sri Lanka,
became Catholic en masse overnight and why it reverted to
Hinduism with equal alacrity when the Dutch replaced the
Portuguese in 1658. This is a historical account by Prof T
Abeyasinghe in his book Jaffna under the Portuguese first
published in 1986.

  The only way to save Goa is to fight the politics
  of fear and speak out against all those who are
  responsible for trying to turn Goa into another
  Gujarat. These are the alarming words following a
  report Broken Peace: A Fact Finding Report on the
  Communal Violence in Goa in March 2006. The
  excellent report is by Nandita Haksar, a Supreme
  Court lawyer. Find out from

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---   GOANET NEWS HEADLINES * APRIL 15, 2006 * DATELINE GOA 

PILAR SCHOLAR REJECTS NatGeo 'gospel' claims: Vatican-based
Fr Teodore Mascarenhas, belonging to the Society of Pilar and
currenly heading the Pontifical Council for Culture Asia Desk
said via the internet that the hullabaloo lead by the
National Geographic Society, is actually an old document
discarded by the early Church, which is now being discarded.
(Bosco de Souza Eremita in Herald)  

o Usgao road blockade awakens authorities to traffic
  congestion, sound and dust pollution at the Usgao bridge.H
o Police in Mapusa positve that a 15-year-old boy's death,
  Orvil Pereira's, was due to a suicide. (H)
o Pomburpa spring needs attention. (H)
o Barrier-free facilitation counter for disabled and senior
  citizens opened at Santa Casa building of Social Welf Dept.
o St Xavier's to hold course on nature farming, horticulture
  at Mapusa April 19 from 10 am to 1 pm. (H)

SENIOR CITIZENS CHOIR formed in Panjim, to perform twice a
year at the Kala Academy, in classical, Western music, Goan
folk songs, Portuguese music, Italian Neopolitan song and
Arias from various operas including Hindi and Sanskrit
invocantations to god. Choir will sing for weddings,
funerals, musical evenings etc free of cost with regular
monthly visits to the home for the aged. Contact Agnel
Crasto, Pinto Chambers, Block A, 2nd Floor or telephone
0091.832.2435838.

THE NRI GOA FACILITATION CENTRE which was constituted by the
(BJP Goa) government four years back has wound up its
activities, following the appointment of the State
Commissioner for NRIs. A notification has been issued to the
NRI Facilitation Centre to wind up its activities. Set up in
2002, its purpose was formulating, processing and
administering the services relating to Goa NRIs. It was based
at the EDC House in Panjim and had nine executive members
headed by Chandrakant Keni. There were five members in its
monitoring committee. Keni, when contacted, said the
activities of the Centre are at a standstill as he has not
received any directive from the Government about the Centre.
But he said he was expecting a directive any moment. 

o Garbage has Ponda in its stink. (H)
o Exclude panchayats from TCP Dept, says Narvekar. (H)
o Utorda beach to play host to Goafest from April 29. (H)
o St Bridget's Aldona expo-cum-sale on Apr 29/30.(H)
o Lynx to perform at Qatar May Queen Ball, May 11, Diplo Club.
o All Goa Priests Day Celebrated at Usgao, Ponda. Some 300
  priests, 225 nuns and 1500 faithful participated. (H)
o Easter sales of hot cross buns hit a high. (GT)
o Villagers at Arlem stone police, after the caught a thief.GT
o Old Ourem Creek PWD building in abysmal shape. (GT)
o Sanguem taluka being totally neglected? (GT)
o Cuncolim website launched www.cuncolim.net
o Loliem church to be dedicated to the people.(GT)
o No toilets, Vasco slumdwellers forced to use seashore.(GT)
o Kurt Gidwani writes on St Anne's Church at Parra. (GT)
o Goa to introduce NCERT syllabus in schools. (GT)

GOVERNMENT MOVE to acquire land of 1325 square metres --
currently being used as a crematorium -- and use it for the
proposed Rajiv Gandhi IT Habitat, agitates villagers of
Aivao, Odxel, Oitem and surrounding areas. (GT)

MASK OF LEGALITY covers illegal Dona Paula construction.
Minister-backed controversial building project passed off as
'house repair'. Land records do not indicate any
construction. (Gomantak Times)

--
DEATHS AND REMEMBRANCES
--

BOGMALO: Francisco Xavier Rodrigues, Vasco. Rodricks House.
CANAGUINIM/Durga, CHINCHINIM: Avelino Abilio Ozario F'des

BAMBOLIM: Mariano JVS de Souza, 3rd anniversary.
ORLIM: Minguel Rosario Pimenta, 1st anniversary
SAO JOSE DE AREAL: Josefina Fernandes e D'Silva, b 1949. 

--
QUOTE OF THE DAY
--

Goa needs a CEO. I had mentioned a few years back that Goa is
a beautiful place, and

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---   GOANET NEWS HEADLINES * APRIL 15, 2006 * DATELINE GOA 

PILAR SCHOLAR REJECTS NatGeo 'gospel' claims: Vatican-based
Fr Teodore Mascarenhas, belonging to the Society of Pilar and
currenly heading the Pontifical Council for Culture Asia Desk
said via the internet that the hullabaloo lead by the
National Geographic Society, is actually an old document
discarded by the early Church, which is now being discarded.
(Bosco de Souza Eremita in Herald)  

o Usgao road blockade awakens authorities to traffic
  congestion, sound and dust pollution at the Usgao bridge.H
o Police in Mapusa positve that a 15-year-old boy's death,
  Orvil Pereira's, was due to a suicide. (H)
o Pomburpa spring needs attention. (H)
o Barrier-free facilitation counter for disabled and senior
  citizens opened at Santa Casa building of Social Welf Dept.
o St Xavier's to hold course on nature farming, horticulture
  at Mapusa April 19 from 10 am to 1 pm. (H)

SENIOR CITIZENS CHOIR formed in Panjim, to perform twice a
year at the Kala Academy, in classical, Western music, Goan
folk songs, Portuguese music, Italian Neopolitan song and
Arias from various operas including Hindi and Sanskrit
invocantations to god. Choir will sing for weddings,
funerals, musical evenings etc free of cost with regular
monthly visits to the home for the aged. Contact Agnel
Crasto, Pinto Chambers, Block A, 2nd Floor or telephone
0091.832.2435838.

THE NRI GOA FACILITATION CENTRE which was constituted by the
(BJP Goa) government four years back has wound up its
activities, following the appointment of the State
Commissioner for NRIs. A notification has been issued to the
NRI Facilitation Centre to wind up its activities. Set up in
2002, its purpose was formulating, processing and
administering the services relating to Goa NRIs. It was based
at the EDC House in Panjim and had nine executive members
headed by Chandrakant Keni. There were five members in its
monitoring committee. Keni, when contacted, said the
activities of the Centre are at a standstill as he has not
received any directive from the Government about the Centre.
But he said he was expecting a directive any moment. 

o Garbage has Ponda in its stink. (H)
o Exclude panchayats from TCP Dept, says Narvekar. (H)
o Utorda beach to play host to Goafest from April 29. (H)
o St Bridget's Aldona expo-cum-sale on Apr 29/30.(H)
o Lynx to perform at Qatar May Queen Ball, May 11, Diplo Club.
o All Goa Priests Day Celebrated at Usgao, Ponda. Some 300
  priests, 225 nuns and 1500 faithful participated. (H)
o Easter sales of hot cross buns hit a high. (GT)
o Villagers at Arlem stone police, after the caught a thief.GT
o Old Ourem Creek PWD building in abysmal shape. (GT)
o Sanguem taluka being totally neglected? (GT)
o Cuncolim website launched www.cuncolim.net
o Loliem church to be dedicated to the people.(GT)
o No toilets, Vasco slumdwellers forced to use seashore.(GT)
o Kurt Gidwani writes on St Anne's Church at Parra. (GT)
o Goa to introduce NCERT syllabus in schools. (GT)

GOVERNMENT MOVE to acquire land of 1325 square metres --
currently being used as a crematorium -- and use it for the
proposed Rajiv Gandhi IT Habitat, agitates villagers of
Aivao, Odxel, Oitem and surrounding areas. (GT)

MASK OF LEGALITY covers illegal Dona Paula construction.
Minister-backed controversial building project passed off as
'house repair'. Land records do not indicate any
construction. (Gomantak Times)

--
DEATHS AND REMEMBRANCES
--

BOGMALO: Francisco Xavier Rodrigues, Vasco. Rodricks House.
CANAGUINIM/Durga, CHINCHINIM: Avelino Abilio Ozario F'des

BAMBOLIM: Mariano JVS de Souza, 3rd anniversary.
ORLIM: Minguel Rosario Pimenta, 1st anniversary
SAO JOSE DE AREAL: Josefina Fernandes e D'Silva, b 1949. 

--
QUOTE OF THE DAY
--

Goa needs a CEO. I had mentioned a few

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---   GOANET NEWS HEADLINES * APRIL 14, 2006 * DATELINE GOA 

o Maundy Thursday celebrated in Goa. (NT)
o Willy seeks suspension of Arpora panchayat over illegalities.(NT)
o Recovered statues yet to be claimed: police. (NT)
o Keshav Seva Sadhana plans school for special children 
  at Vanthadev-Sarvan, Bicholim. (NT)
o Vividha Pariwar, Navelim-Bicholim to open a pre-primary
  and primary English school. (NT)
o Rane promises to construct martyrs' memorial. (NT)
o Congress leaders fail to visit party office. (GT)
o Anti-Mopa ministers should be dropped, says Shripad Naik.GT

NATIONAL NEWS: Indian envoy to New Zealand refuses to accept
recall order.

MAKING MONEY OUT OF LAND: A virtual jackpot for EDC indeed!
Economic Development Corporation has virtually hit a jackpot.
Its prime plot at Patto Plaza, Panjim reserved for commercial
purposes like a shopping mall, entertainment centre, etc is
quoted for Rs 50,000 per square metre. Its 18,120 sq mts plot
is to fetch it a little more than Rs 90 crore (Rs 900
million), reports the Herald. 

RETURN OF BODY SOUGHT: Family members of deceased Carmo Dias
-- who had died on the Cayman Islands in the Carribean over a
month ago -- have appealed to British MP of Asian origin,
Keith Vaz, to use his good offices and ensure that the
Government of the Cayman Islands sends Carmo's mortal remains
to Goa for last rites. (Herald)

--
WEATHER FORECASTS FOR GOA
--

Forecast for Goa/Panjim, India

10-Day Forecast  High / Low (°C) Precip. %

Apr 15 Partly Cloudy   26deg20%
Apr 16 Partly Cloudy   31/2520%
Apr 17 Isolated Storms 32/2530%
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RECENT ITEMS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST ON GOANET. BY CORNEL DACOSTA
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The Goan traveller-poet Brian Mendonca will soon launch his
debut volume of poems titled Last Bus to Vasco: Poems from
Goa. This volume is a collection of 50 poems written on Goa
in Goa. The poems represent a poetic history of Goa spanning
20 years from 1986 to 2005. Attached to the book will be a CD
in the poet's own voice with rustic sounds of Goa in the
background.

  Searching questions have been posed on Goanet on
  the ownership and management of the mining industry
  in Goa. In turn, there have been some in-depth
  answers to the question which shed much light on
  this little known lucrative industry.

For an unusual account of the walk on water by Jesus Christ,
Goan Voice (UK) readers will find a fascinating explanation
provided by a Florida University professor. His claim is that
Christ could have walked on a floating piece of ice. This
less than miraculous explanation from his study found an
unusual combination of water and atmospheric conditions which
could have led to ice formation on the Sea of Galilee. The
ice would have been largely invisible to onlookers.

Discover the unusual story of how Jaffna, in Sri Lanka,
became Catholic en masse overnight and why it reverted to
Hinduism with equal alacrity when the Dutch replaced the
Portuguese in 1658. This is a historical account by Prof T
Abeyasinghe in his book Jaffna under the Portuguese first
published in 1986.

  The only way to save Goa is to fight the politics
  of fear and speak out against all those who are
  responsible for trying to turn Goa into another
  Gujarat. These are the alarming words following a
  report Broken Peace: A Fact Finding Report on the
  Communal Violence in Goa in March 2006. The
  excellent report is by Nandita Haksar, a

*** Goanet News Bytes * April 13, 2006 * Centre pushes Goa to help its panchayats get working ...

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---   GOANET NEWS BYTES * APRIL 13, 2006 * DATELINE GOA 

o Union minister for panchayati raj Mani Shankar Aiyar, Rane
  sign MoU on powers to panchayats. (NT) Aiyar suggested
  activity mapping, rural business hubs, disaster management
  plans. (Herald)
o Govt's apathy makes District Planning Committees defunct.(H)
o Action against illegal structures in Margao demanded. (H)
o Mapusa Urban gets profit of Rs 20.6 million. (H)
  
  Parrikar intervenes, prevents demolition of BJP
  Panjim youth leader Praveen Sopte's house. Alleges
  that this was being done by the Corporation of the
  City of Panjim at the behest of a minister. (H)

o Fishing equipment worth Rs 10 million lost in Bogmalo fire.NT
o Panjim hoteliers oppose hike in garbage collection fees. (H)
o Charas worth half-million rupees seized in Anjuna. (H)

o Give us water, say Chinchinim locals. (H)
o Tiswadi, Ponda may face acute water shortage. (H)
o Save water, enjoy summer... says a PWD quarter-page ad.(H)

o Change traffic set-up in Panjim, says BJP. (H)
o Canacona residents divided over PI's transfer to Margao.H
o Bishop Ferrao to bless Loliem church.(H)
o Swimming classes at Campal; Konkani course at St Xavier's.

o Goanetter Dr Brian Mendonca releases his book 'Last Bus to
  Vasco: Poems from Goa' on Apr 16 at La Paz Gardens, 5 pm.

o I won't tolerate any illegal action from government
  officials in my constituency, says Parrikar. (NT)
o NIO, Dhempe College sign MoU to provide training to 
  students at National Institute of Oceanography. (NT)
o NAAC peer team visits Carmel college. (NT)
o Margao municipality approves Rs 116.4 million budget.(NT)
o Workshop on 'hazardous waste disposal, management' held.NT
o Youth Congress to launch Abhivaadan. (NT)
o Legal literacy camp at Siddi Vinayak Devastan, Bicholim.NT

o Goa government to Inox: Let the show go on. Tendering
  or no tendering, it won't be curtains down for the
  multiplex. (Gomantak Times)

o Disgruntled Congress MLAs sitting on BJP fence. At least
  4-5 Congress MLAs in Goa are learnt to have kept their
  channels open with the Bharatiya Janata Party. (GT)
  Names mentioned: Harish Zantye, Victoria Fernandes,
  Ravi Naik, Alex Sequeira. 

ODD-AD: English-speaking female baby sitters required on-call
basis for a luxury resourt in South Goa. Should be above the
age of 20 years. Need to have own transportation. Preference
will be given to laides having experience in child care.
Excellent remuneration. Contact 272 1275/6/7.

NATIONAL NEWS * Nandgad Cross in Belgaum district attracting
thousands during Lent. (Herald) * Bombay Stock Exchnage
crashes by a whopping 306 points in a single-day. It was
rising strongly in the past (PTI) * High court strikes down
act banning dance bars in Mumbai. (PTI)

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THE GOOD NEWS
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EDUARDO FOR EMIGRANTS' OFFICE IN GOA (The Navhind Times): The
Commissioner for NRI Affairs, Mr Eduardo Faleiro, has written
to the Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, Mr Valayar
Ravi to consider exempting maids, drivers and other workers
of the lower income group who seek employment abroad from
appracohing the officer of the Protector of Emigrants, at
Mumbai, to obtain the emigration clearance.

Presently, teachers, doctors, nurses and those holding a
diploma or a university degree are exempted from emigration
clearance.

Addressing a press conference at the ministers' block in the
secretariat today, Mr Faleiro informed that he would also
vist some states like Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and Rajasthan
to study the emigration pattern for the persons from these
states who emigrate to foreign lands.

I would have liked to visit Kerala, immediately, but the
election process in this state has made me change my mind,
he added.

Due to low literacy and other factors, such persons need the
services of intermediaries and they are harassed and fleeced
and often they are also victims of criminal

[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * April 13, 2006 * Centre pushes Goa to help its panchayats get working ...

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---   GOANET NEWS BYTES * APRIL 13, 2006 * DATELINE GOA 

o Union minister for panchayati raj Mani Shankar Aiyar, Rane
  sign MoU on powers to panchayats. (NT) Aiyar suggested
  activity mapping, rural business hubs, disaster management
  plans. (Herald)
o Govt's apathy makes District Planning Committees defunct.(H)
o Action against illegal structures in Margao demanded. (H)
o Mapusa Urban gets profit of Rs 20.6 million. (H)
  
  Parrikar intervenes, prevents demolition of BJP
  Panjim youth leader Praveen Sopte's house. Alleges
  that this was being done by the Corporation of the
  City of Panjim at the behest of a minister. (H)

o Fishing equipment worth Rs 10 million lost in Bogmalo fire.NT
o Panjim hoteliers oppose hike in garbage collection fees. (H)
o Charas worth half-million rupees seized in Anjuna. (H)

o Give us water, say Chinchinim locals. (H)
o Tiswadi, Ponda may face acute water shortage. (H)
o Save water, enjoy summer... says a PWD quarter-page ad.(H)

o Change traffic set-up in Panjim, says BJP. (H)
o Canacona residents divided over PI's transfer to Margao.H
o Bishop Ferrao to bless Loliem church.(H)
o Swimming classes at Campal; Konkani course at St Xavier's.

o Goanetter Dr Brian Mendonca releases his book 'Last Bus to
  Vasco: Poems from Goa' on Apr 16 at La Paz Gardens, 5 pm.

o I won't tolerate any illegal action from government
  officials in my constituency, says Parrikar. (NT)
o NIO, Dhempe College sign MoU to provide training to 
  students at National Institute of Oceanography. (NT)
o NAAC peer team visits Carmel college. (NT)
o Margao municipality approves Rs 116.4 million budget.(NT)
o Workshop on 'hazardous waste disposal, management' held.NT
o Youth Congress to launch Abhivaadan. (NT)
o Legal literacy camp at Siddi Vinayak Devastan, Bicholim.NT

o Goa government to Inox: Let the show go on. Tendering
  or no tendering, it won't be curtains down for the
  multiplex. (Gomantak Times)

o Disgruntled Congress MLAs sitting on BJP fence. At least
  4-5 Congress MLAs in Goa are learnt to have kept their
  channels open with the Bharatiya Janata Party. (GT)
  Names mentioned: Harish Zantye, Victoria Fernandes,
  Ravi Naik, Alex Sequeira. 

ODD-AD: English-speaking female baby sitters required on-call
basis for a luxury resourt in South Goa. Should be above the
age of 20 years. Need to have own transportation. Preference
will be given to laides having experience in child care.
Excellent remuneration. Contact 272 1275/6/7.

NATIONAL NEWS * Nandgad Cross in Belgaum district attracting
thousands during Lent. (Herald) * Bombay Stock Exchnage
crashes by a whopping 306 points in a single-day. It was
rising strongly in the past (PTI) * High court strikes down
act banning dance bars in Mumbai. (PTI)

--
THE GOOD NEWS
--

EDUARDO FOR EMIGRANTS' OFFICE IN GOA (The Navhind Times): The
Commissioner for NRI Affairs, Mr Eduardo Faleiro, has written
to the Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, Mr Valayar
Ravi to consider exempting maids, drivers and other workers
of the lower income group who seek employment abroad from
appracohing the officer of the Protector of Emigrants, at
Mumbai, to obtain the emigration clearance.

Presently, teachers, doctors, nurses and those holding a
diploma or a university degree are exempted from emigration
clearance.

Addressing a press conference at the ministers' block in the
secretariat today, Mr Faleiro informed that he would also
vist some states like Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and Rajasthan
to study the emigration pattern for the persons from these
states who emigrate to foreign lands.

I would have liked to visit Kerala, immediately, but the
election process in this state has made me change my mind,
he added.

Due to low literacy and other factors, such persons need the
services of intermediaries and they are harassed and fleeced
and

*** Goanet News Bytes * Apr 11, 2006 * Dempo, Salgaocar join hands to launch major new trans-shipper for iron ore

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-   GOANET NEWS BYTES * APRIL 11, 2006 * DATELINE GOA --

o Three engineering students among four that drown off
  Calangute. They were from Kerala and vacationing at
  the Konkan Railway Guest House. The fourth who died
  on Monday at the same beach was Canadian national
  Mathew Monteiro (68). Navhind Times comments: Today's 
  four casualties, particularly the students, add to
  Goa's burgeoning tally of beach drownings and
  highlights the state's poor record in beach safety.(NT)

  Goa government has allotted 200,000 square
  metres of land at Sancoale to M/s Morarjee
  Realities of the Peninsula Group for 
  establishing a Special Economic Zone for
  research and development facilities, mainly
  in pharmaceuticals. CM Pratapsing Rane handed
  over the allotment letter for the land to
  J.M.Mody of Morarjee Realities Ltd.(H)

  TWO MAJOR MINING HOUSES in Goa, VM Salgaocar and
  VS Dempo have joined hands to launch a new
  transshipper (these play a key role in the ore
  export trade) and it has been called M V Goan Pride.
  Large newspaper adverts, particularly in the mining
  linked section of the Goa media, congratulate
  both firms on the launch of the transshipper by
  chief minister Pratapsing Rane on Tuesday. 
  Yesterday's papers highlighted the visits by
  teams from Japan, South Korea and China -- all
  major iron-ore importers from Goa. Navhind says the
  state-of-art technology was used to create the
  new-generation transshipper with a storage 
  capacity of 123,000 tonnes in her holds and a
  loading capacity of about 75,000 tonnes per day.
  It has the the capacity to load Panamax vessels
  in one day and larger-sized cape vessles of upto
  300,000 DWT in three to four days, brining Goa
  at par with the loading facilities of leading
  iron ore exporting countries like Australia and
  Brazil. (Navhind Times)

o Babush (controversial town and country planning miniser
  Atanasio Monteiro) has overnight become a vocal
  protagonist of the 'No Mopa, only Dabolim' airport
  campaign. (H)

o New water connection ban planned in Mormugao: With entire
  Mormugao in general and Vasco in particular facing an acute
  water shortage, the district authorities have favoured a
  ban on issuing new water connections in the taluka. (H)

o CM rules out cash crunch in Goa. (H)
o Jamir, Rane extend Id greetings. (H)
o Cuncolkars block approach road to garbage dumpyard. (H)
o Passenger RK Krishnan held with catridges before flight.H
o Migrants leave Aquem, Khareband slums with the axe looming
  large over illegal shanties in Margao. (H)
o Mumbai consultant employed at Sirvodem sewage plant. (H)
o Malim firecracker mishap victims still critical. (H)
o Seizure of statues: Mumbai local Dhirendra Jha held.
  Sleuths are now looking at busting a bigger and
  organised racket. (H)
o Components of comunidades to meet on Apr 11, Holy Spirit
  Church Hall, Margao, 11 am in view of recent developments.H
o Churchill vows to save Dabolim airport for posterity. (H)
o Vishwesh Acharya unanimously elected sarpanch of Loliem-Polem.
o Navy's new J-24 boats set to create history. (H)
o With Goa get bitten by OBC (other backward classes) quota
  bug? There's nothing on paper to suggest that, but if
  politics dictates this, then the Rane government will have
  no choice but to toe the line and bite the quota bullet.(GT)
o Porvorim residents flay leasing of land for commercial use.GT

  GOANETTER and writer Victor Rangel-Ribeiro
  is featured in a Gomantak Times column 
  called 'Writer's Bloc' by Arti Das. (GT)

  THE SINGING TALENT of the Cottas and the Colacos
  is featured in an article by Nicole Suares in GT.

--
THE GOOD NEWS

[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * Apr 11, 2006 * Dempo, Salgaocar join hands to launch major new trans-shipper for iron ore

2006-04-11 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

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-   GOANET NEWS BYTES * APRIL 11, 2006 * DATELINE GOA --

o Three engineering students among four that drown off
  Calangute. They were from Kerala and vacationing at
  the Konkan Railway Guest House. The fourth who died
  on Monday at the same beach was Canadian national
  Mathew Monteiro (68). Navhind Times comments: Today's 
  four casualties, particularly the students, add to
  Goa's burgeoning tally of beach drownings and
  highlights the state's poor record in beach safety.(NT)

  Goa government has allotted 200,000 square
  metres of land at Sancoale to M/s Morarjee
  Realities of the Peninsula Group for 
  establishing a Special Economic Zone for
  research and development facilities, mainly
  in pharmaceuticals. CM Pratapsing Rane handed
  over the allotment letter for the land to
  J.M.Mody of Morarjee Realities Ltd.(H)

  TWO MAJOR MINING HOUSES in Goa, VM Salgaocar and
  VS Dempo have joined hands to launch a new
  transshipper (these play a key role in the ore
  export trade) and it has been called M V Goan Pride.
  Large newspaper adverts, particularly in the mining
  linked section of the Goa media, congratulate
  both firms on the launch of the transshipper by
  chief minister Pratapsing Rane on Tuesday. 
  Yesterday's papers highlighted the visits by
  teams from Japan, South Korea and China -- all
  major iron-ore importers from Goa. Navhind says the
  state-of-art technology was used to create the
  new-generation transshipper with a storage 
  capacity of 123,000 tonnes in her holds and a
  loading capacity of about 75,000 tonnes per day.
  It has the the capacity to load Panamax vessels
  in one day and larger-sized cape vessles of upto
  300,000 DWT in three to four days, brining Goa
  at par with the loading facilities of leading
  iron ore exporting countries like Australia and
  Brazil. (Navhind Times)

o Babush (controversial town and country planning miniser
  Atanasio Monteiro) has overnight become a vocal
  protagonist of the 'No Mopa, only Dabolim' airport
  campaign. (H)

o New water connection ban planned in Mormugao: With entire
  Mormugao in general and Vasco in particular facing an acute
  water shortage, the district authorities have favoured a
  ban on issuing new water connections in the taluka. (H)

o CM rules out cash crunch in Goa. (H)
o Jamir, Rane extend Id greetings. (H)
o Cuncolkars block approach road to garbage dumpyard. (H)
o Passenger RK Krishnan held with catridges before flight.H
o Migrants leave Aquem, Khareband slums with the axe looming
  large over illegal shanties in Margao. (H)
o Mumbai consultant employed at Sirvodem sewage plant. (H)
o Malim firecracker mishap victims still critical. (H)
o Seizure of statues: Mumbai local Dhirendra Jha held.
  Sleuths are now looking at busting a bigger and
  organised racket. (H)
o Components of comunidades to meet on Apr 11, Holy Spirit
  Church Hall, Margao, 11 am in view of recent developments.H
o Churchill vows to save Dabolim airport for posterity. (H)
o Vishwesh Acharya unanimously elected sarpanch of Loliem-Polem.
o Navy's new J-24 boats set to create history. (H)
o With Goa get bitten by OBC (other backward classes) quota
  bug? There's nothing on paper to suggest that, but if
  politics dictates this, then the Rane government will have
  no choice but to toe the line and bite the quota bullet.(GT)
o Porvorim residents flay leasing of land for commercial use.GT

  GOANETTER and writer Victor Rangel-Ribeiro
  is featured in a Gomantak Times column 
  called 'Writer's Bloc' by Arti Das. (GT)

  THE SINGING TALENT of the Cottas and the Colacos
  is featured in an article by Nicole Suares in GT.

--
THE GOOD NEWS

*** Goanet News Bytes * April 10, 2006 * Cracker-laden car goes up in flames at Betim, kills two

2006-04-10 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)


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-   GOANET NEWS BYTES * APRIL 10, 2006 * DATELINE GOA --

  STATE BANK OF INDIA's week-long strike has
  been called off. This bank stir had affected
  clearing of cheques and government transactions
  in many parts of India, including Goa. 

  A MAN CLEANS A WELL in Navelim on Sunday. The
  Navhind Times caption says, The state has been
  facing water security (problems) and people
  are resorting to traditional methods to meet
  their water demands. (NT)

o CRACKER LADEN CAR goes up in flames at Malim. Two brothers
  fatally burnt. The car was trailing a 'palki' procession
  of Vitthal Rakhumai at Malim-Betim in Bardez, with the
  passengers in the process of throwing out fire-crackers
  from the ill-fated car. Porvorim police disclosed that
  due to the wind, the sparks of the crackers that the
  passengers were lighting entered the vehicle which was
  laden with crackers and ignited the other boxes. (Herald)

o SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Shreya Naik of Udupi, Karnataka, died on the
  sport after their jeep collided with an oncoming pick-up
  at Canacona this evening. (Herald)

o Anti-Mopa meet at Pernem fails to take off. Pernem MLA
  Babu Azgaonkar and Mopa activists from Pernem were seen
  geared up to thwart any move to hold an anti-Mopa meet at
  Dhargal. Divisional magistrate Mahesh Khorjuvenkar
  refused permission to hold the proposed meet at Dhargal
  due to 'law and order problem'. (Herald)

o Government Registrar of Co-operative Societies is housed 
  in a two-storey house at Mala-Fontainhas, and is one of
  the stuffiest government offices with 50-odd staff.
  Visitors have to struggle through tables, chairs and
  cupboards that occupy most of the space.

  POLIO VACCINES were administered to nearly
  122,000 children below the age of five on
  Sunday. (H) The government and its staff
  seems to have invested a lot of energies into
  making sure all kids got these drops, in a
  battle to fight polio.

  DR MIGUEL CORREA MONTEIRO'S book Saint Francis
  Xavier, A Man for Others, was released in
  Panjim, to commemorate the quincenteneary of the
  birth anniversary of Xavier. It was brought out
  by CIT Correios de Portugal, the Portuguese
  post office. This is the latest of over a
  hundred titles published (with postage stamps
  inside) by the Portuguese post office, many of
  them now completely sold out and already much
  valued in the secondary markets. (NT)ks

o Palm Sunday observed in Goa. (NT)
o Dearth of health workers highlighted at World Health Day.H
o Save Dabolim Airport Action Ctee formed under Adv Greg Barros
o Councillors fail to turn up at Aquem meet. (H)
o Maddel residents demand government return land to farmers.
  It was acquired for a truck terminus, that was scrapped.(H)
o Electrification of Mungul bridge gets green signal. (H)
o Motorcycle pilot Ajay Bhike arrested for armed robbery.
o After 5 yrs, govt struggling to acquire 250 sq.m.of land
  for road widening near Guirdolim church. (H)
o Hospicio panel seeks Government aid to frame laws. (H)
o Goa's deadly cocktail: mix of religion and politics. (H)
o Posco (South Korean) team in Goa to naugurate transshipper
  mv Goan Pride. Welcomed by V M Salgaocar  Bro Pvt Ltd.
  Another advert welcomes a team from Qingdao Iron and Steel
  (obviously from China), with the ad from the Dempo Group.
  Other guests welcomed in large newspaper adverts are from
  the Nippon Steel Corporation (Japan).
o Goa Carbon Limited is issuing 46,00,000 equity shares of
  Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 70. This Dempo-promoted
  company was in the news over pollution issues at St Jose
  de Areal. 
o Kokoy 'John Gomes' to receive Fr Freddy Award today.GT
o Four injured in mishap at Bogmalo. (NT)

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o Crackers set car ablaze,

[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * April 10, 2006 * Cracker-laden car goes up in flames at Betim, kills two

2006-04-10 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

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  STATE BANK OF INDIA's week-long strike has
  been called off. This bank stir had affected
  clearing of cheques and government transactions
  in many parts of India, including Goa. 

  A MAN CLEANS A WELL in Navelim on Sunday. The
  Navhind Times caption says, The state has been
  facing water security (problems) and people
  are resorting to traditional methods to meet
  their water demands. (NT)

o CRACKER LADEN CAR goes up in flames at Malim. Two brothers
  fatally burnt. The car was trailing a 'palki' procession
  of Vitthal Rakhumai at Malim-Betim in Bardez, with the
  passengers in the process of throwing out fire-crackers
  from the ill-fated car. Porvorim police disclosed that
  due to the wind, the sparks of the crackers that the
  passengers were lighting entered the vehicle which was
  laden with crackers and ignited the other boxes. (Herald)

o SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Shreya Naik of Udupi, Karnataka, died on the
  sport after their jeep collided with an oncoming pick-up
  at Canacona this evening. (Herald)

o Anti-Mopa meet at Pernem fails to take off. Pernem MLA
  Babu Azgaonkar and Mopa activists from Pernem were seen
  geared up to thwart any move to hold an anti-Mopa meet at
  Dhargal. Divisional magistrate Mahesh Khorjuvenkar
  refused permission to hold the proposed meet at Dhargal
  due to 'law and order problem'. (Herald)

o Government Registrar of Co-operative Societies is housed 
  in a two-storey house at Mala-Fontainhas, and is one of
  the stuffiest government offices with 50-odd staff.
  Visitors have to struggle through tables, chairs and
  cupboards that occupy most of the space.

  POLIO VACCINES were administered to nearly
  122,000 children below the age of five on
  Sunday. (H) The government and its staff
  seems to have invested a lot of energies into
  making sure all kids got these drops, in a
  battle to fight polio.

  DR MIGUEL CORREA MONTEIRO'S book Saint Francis
  Xavier, A Man for Others, was released in
  Panjim, to commemorate the quincenteneary of the
  birth anniversary of Xavier. It was brought out
  by CIT Correios de Portugal, the Portuguese
  post office. This is the latest of over a
  hundred titles published (with postage stamps
  inside) by the Portuguese post office, many of
  them now completely sold out and already much
  valued in the secondary markets. (NT)ks

o Palm Sunday observed in Goa. (NT)
o Dearth of health workers highlighted at World Health Day.H
o Save Dabolim Airport Action Ctee formed under Adv Greg Barros
o Councillors fail to turn up at Aquem meet. (H)
o Maddel residents demand government return land to farmers.
  It was acquired for a truck terminus, that was scrapped.(H)
o Electrification of Mungul bridge gets green signal. (H)
o Motorcycle pilot Ajay Bhike arrested for armed robbery.
o After 5 yrs, govt struggling to acquire 250 sq.m.of land
  for road widening near Guirdolim church. (H)
o Hospicio panel seeks Government aid to frame laws. (H)
o Goa's deadly cocktail: mix of religion and politics. (H)
o Posco (South Korean) team in Goa to naugurate transshipper
  mv Goan Pride. Welcomed by V M Salgaocar  Bro Pvt Ltd.
  Another advert welcomes a team from Qingdao Iron and Steel
  (obviously from China), with the ad from the Dempo Group.
  Other guests welcomed in large newspaper adverts are from
  the Nippon Steel Corporation (Japan).
o Goa Carbon Limited is issuing 46,00,000 equity shares of
  Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 70. This Dempo-promoted
  company was in the news over pollution issues at St Jose
  de Areal. 
o Kokoy 'John Gomes' to receive Fr Freddy Award today.GT
o Four injured in mishap at Bogmalo. (NT)

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o Crackers set car ablaze, two youth killed. (Gomantak)
o Just one meet held so far to decide fate of Goa's
  airport by the Rane

[Goanet] Re: nri meet afterthoughts

2006-04-07 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

--
 Domnic Fernandes continues (Part II) his reminiscence of 
   Mapusa of the 1950s
  
  http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsamp;file=articleamp;sid=426  
--
Domnic, That wasn't an error. It was Bernardo's style ;-) FN

 [Goanet] nri meet afterthoughts
 domnic fernandes jyodom at hotmail.com 
 Fri Apr 7 00:01:03 PDT 2006 

 The name of the coach was REDENTO - not Red Ant.

 Moi-mogan,
 Domnic Fernandes
 Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA


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[Goanet] Saligao mourns the death of a kind soul: Alfie...

2006-04-05 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

--
 Domnic Fernandes continues (Part II) his reminiscence of 
   Mapusa of the 1950s
  
  http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsamp;file=articleamp;sid=426  
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On April 5, 2006 news trickled in of the sad and untimely death of a
smiling face and a kind soul, who was part of our village for two score
years and more.

Alfred Vincent de Souza (or, just Alfie to most) played with us, worked
for the village, was active in following Saligaonet and often giving his
quiet feedback on issues raised on it. He dreamt of a better village
that held out a pleasant childhood for all our kids.

Below are some of the tributes paid to this helpful young man, snatched
away in the prime of his life, who never ran short of a smile on his
lips and a good word for whomever he came across. The favourites of the
gods, they say, die young! ...  http://saligao.goa-india.org/alfred

Alfred was an RO (radio officer) at the ONGC offshore, and a former
Britto boy. Please see some of the tributes paid to another victim of a
heart-attack. FN
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[Goanet] Re: Goa's appalling road sense is not going to change

2006-04-04 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

Eddie, The sign should actually read Horn OK please?

Now, don't make the mistake of trying to comprehend what this means,
since it is in *Indian English* and not the Queen's version of the
lingo. As, post-1947, after the sun rose of Indian English, we have been
marching ahead and eagerly look forward to shortly become the country
with the largest number of English-language speakers in the world.

Maybe by then, we will be able to define *some* rules. Or, is it a case
that the minority will always rule?

Goan English has nuances of its own. Chak'upcer is slang for
shock-absorber. Vicer is a washer (of the mech kind). K'linder is the
driver's assistant (cleaner?). I never understood why a girlfriend gets
abbreviated to handbag in Konklish, a language which one of the few
experts is my journo-friend Valentino Fernandes (recently retired from
Gomantak Times, and doing well with his self-published book 'How To Be
An Instant Goan').

Please add to this list

I once had this friend from Papua New Guinea (who went on to become the
Press Secretary to the Prime Minister) who was explaining the finer
nuances of the PGN lingo called Tok Pidgin. Someone asked him, So is it
just badly-spoken English? He shot back: If that's the case, you could
call English badly-spoken German.

So c'mon guys, let's embark on this huge process of legitimising the
role of Konklish (and Indian English) in the English speaking world.
Just think of the benefits. No one will be able to point fingers at how
poorly English is spoken here.

Talking about English, why are Konkani speakers so often laughing at
each other's variants, dialects, vocabulary and pronounciation? And I'm
not talking about expats who have only a nodding acquaintance with the
language, but also long-time residents, who speak one or the other
variant of the language well enough for all their purposes, but still
get laughed at. FN

 Eddie Fernandes eddie at fernandes.u-net.com 
 Tue Apr 4 14:16:22 PDT 2006 

 The sign behind every truck, is in fact, HORN OK?  
 The use of the question mark has often intrigued me

 One year, only after about a week,  I  realised that the horn of the
 car I had rented was not working.  I had it seen to just in case. In my
 experience there is much less use of the horn in the last two years.
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*** Goanet Reader: Bye-bye, ta-ta and don't forget to cry (Rahul Goswami)

2006-04-02 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

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|  Goa's appalling road sense - 1|
|http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsamp;file=articleamp;sidA8  |
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Bye-bye, ta-ta and don't forget to cry
Rahul Goswami

It is not yet passe to be charged with misrepresenting Goa.
For a very long time, generations even, sensualists and
mythicists of India and abroad have done so. Some have been
feted for their efforts, others have been barracked and
ridiculed, and most have been inspired by any number of
colourful precedents.

Chronicling Asia, and therefore India, has always been an
irresistible temptation for the West -- and now the reverse
is proving true for Asian writers and intrepid
correspondents, practitioners of the art of advancing the
footprint of the Great Indian Diaspora.

Whether Asian or firanghi, the incredible, the bizarre and
the fascinating make for gripping tales. The writer, the
interpreter of cultures, is expected to have something
remarkable to relate. But to do so engagingly -- even if by
employing embellishment and poetic licence -- one must be
something of a historian, be able to zero in on the curious
minutiae of human nature, and most of all one must immerse
oneself in the land.

In doing so, there are dilemmas to be confronted, in Goa as
much as elsewhere. None of these is as deadly, and as
alluring, as the idea of Goan identity and its expression in
the cultures of the day. It is given voice, gesture and
intent in a variety of ways, in a variety of settings, though
rarely in one as picturesque as a ferry running late because
of powerful river currents and lashed by a ferocious monsoon.

  We Goans are, an extremely agitated man informed
  me on the deck, a bunch of bloody baizonns. We
  will stand on this bloody ferryboat and wait,
  getting wetter than wet, for the bloody dukkors up
  there -- and he indicated the wheelhouse with a
  jerk of his bristly jaw -- to finish their tiffin
  and move the boat. If this was Bihar or Bengal this
  ferryboat would have been set on fire. But this is
  Goa, we are Goenkars, so we hear and watch and
  tolerate like bandarrs, and say nothing.

This apoplectic outburst was met by the embarrassed smiles of
several nearby Goenkars, one of whom mildly observed that the
reason people come here to live, instead of Bihar and Bengal,
may be the subject of this man's rage, the anti-chronometric
pursuit of a life worth living. It was Rousseau, I think, who
advised that the more time citizens spend thinking about
public matters and the less about their own private affairs,
the better a society is.

  He  may have been nonplussed by contemporary Goa,
  whose citizens old and new, 'niz' Goenkars and
  tolerated 'bhaile', seem equipped to tackle both
  private and public affairs with equal aplomb. In
  the seafront villas and wooded 'vaddos' of Goa
  however such social dexterity does little to help
  an understanding of the slippery substance of
  identity, and its comrade-in-arms, culture.

Imaging Goa is never going to be easy for you, I had been
told by a bureaucrat who believed he was doing me a kindly
turn, an age-and-a-half ago, when I first arrived to live in
Goa, It wasn't for me. Soon after, I was again welcomed, to
the original Peyton Place, by a wry gentleman who laced his
orange juice with feni when his nurse wasn't looking.

Understanding the effects and consequences of colonisation,
independence/liberation and identity has always been a
formidably difficult task in Goa. There are many more layers
now that exist -- new cultural, old cultural, new tourism,
old tourism, insensate tourism, labour migrants, economic
abracadabras, 'new Goans', Hindu and Catholic, Muslim and
tribal, the politics of defection -- and to live in Goa,
whether part-time or all year-round, demands that any or all
these must be engaged with at least part of the time.

  Among the legion of scholar-writers who have
  grappled with Goa as an idea is Robert S Newman. 
  There is no such a thing as the 'Goan mind', he
  wrote. There is no unanimity amongst Goans as to
  what constitutes a 'Goan' or 'Goan-ness', nor among
  social scientists as to why nationalism (or
  political identity) takes the form it does in
  particular places.

Others have found the idea jejune of 'Goa Dourada' as a
verdant paradise lapped by sparkling seas, swept by cooling
winds and showers; Goa the Golden clinging like a limpet to
the edge of a hot, tropical hinterland. And it is the
elegiac observation of

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-   GOANET NEWS BYTES * MARCH 30, 2006 * DATELINE GOA --

o Babush eyeing Goa Pradesh Congress committee chair.
  High Command summons Rane, Ravi. (H)
  Congress high command summons Rane, Ravi to Delhi. (H)
  Ravi Naik on topple-Rane mode; CM, Babush, Willy, Sudin
  Neri close ranks. (GT)

o Suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba activist, claiming to be a
  resident of Goa, has been arrested, police officials
  said in Gulbarga, Karnataka. (PTI)

o Six persons were feared drowned in a trawler mishap, after
  the fishing vessel capsized off the Vengurla coast of
  southern Maharashtra. Two members of the crew had been
  floating on a wooden plank for almost 24 hours, and
  were rescued by another fishing trawler. (PTI)

o Cabinet slashes import pass fee for beer entering Goa.(H)
o Travelling by bus to be costlier from today.(H)
o Tragic end to dinner cruise in Bahrain (see below). PTI
o Educating cops on work stress is need of the hour. (H)
o Baga to have new bridge in place of box-type bridge.(H)
o Rev Peter Machado installed new Belgaum bishop. (H)
o VAT regime a success in Goa, says addl commissioner.(NT)
o Government acquiring 19,528 sq.m.of  land to expand the
  Kundaim industrial estate at Adcolna in Ponda. (H)
o Bank of India opens branch at Navelim. (NT)
o Chief minister Rane presented financial assistance
  under the Goa Scheme of Financial Assistance for Films
  to Rajendra Talak at Altinho. Film producer Sanjiv
  Prabhudesai was also present. (NT)
o Law for including tenants' names in Form I  XIV.GT
o Stamp duty on property dealings reduced. (GT)
o Church with a heart for everyone: Navelim. By Nicole
  Suares, the 12th in the series. (GT)
o Volvoi sarpanch Snehal Bhosale ousted. (GT)

  CCP PLANS COMPOSTING STATION: People residing at
  and around the entry point of Panjim as well as
  those arriving in the capital city will have to
  bear with the stench prevailing in the area
  under the Mandovi bridge till the State Urban
  Development Agency comes out with a full-proof plan
  to set up a large composting station, away from
  the bustling locality. (NT)

  GOA SOFTENS STAND ON HIV TESTS: Goa government's
  earlier decision to make it compulsory for brides
  and grooms to undergo HIV tests may have to be
  amended due to UN AIDS programme stand on it. Rane
  said in case the boy and girl getting married sign
  that they are not in favour of the test, it will
  be waived for them. (Herald)

o Fr Eusebio alleged killers' clothes recovered. Photo in 
  the Herald shows photos of Amit Shukla and Manish Dubhey.
o DTH TV sets distribution in Bardez taluka postponed. (H)
o Margao council sanctioned Rs 10 million development grant,
  and approval for 50 daily wage labourers. (H)
o Roadwork frenzy in Benaulim: Churchill, Mickky scramble
  for sapce. (H)
o Mapusa muncipal council Ujwala Kandolkar was ousted by 
  9-6 in a no-confidence motion.Those who backed the
  motion included vice-chairperson Ryan Braganza, who will
  officiate as the acting chairman. (H)
o South Goa Zilla Panchayat does volte-face on Mopa, asks
  government to scrap the proposed airport. Anti-Mopa
  meet at Cortalim today. (H)
o Romi-script Konkani writer John Gomes 'Kokoy' has been
  awarded the Fr Freddy J Da Costa Journalist Award 2005.
o 2000 jobs in IT will be created annually: Narvekar.(H)
o Quepem shigmo enthralls spectators. (H)
o Chicken vendors hit hard by bird-flu pandemic. (NT)
o Bus engine catches fire near Agnel Ashram, Verna. (NT)

  PHONE IN FOR COURT DETAILS: Goa State Legal
  Services Authority has launched an interactive
  voice resonse system to find the case status
  of high court cases through the phone. Keep
  your case-number on hand and phone 
  0091.832.2421794 or 2421795. Status of cases
  filed since 1997 wil be available, 24 hours.

o Jyotiba Shende of Kolhapur, working as a waiter in a
  Panjim hotel arrested in

[Goanet] Bahrain tragedy... Goans too

TV channels are quoting official statements from New Delhi that there
were some 22 Indians among those in the Bahrain boat tragedy. Goa is one
of the states mentioned, from where the affected come. Does anyone have
a list of identities? Any names published in the Gulf papers? FN
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-   GOANET NEWS BYTES * MARCH 30, 2006 * DATELINE GOA --

o Babush eyeing Goa Pradesh Congress committee chair.
  High Command summons Rane, Ravi. (H)
  Congress high command summons Rane, Ravi to Delhi. (H)
  Ravi Naik on topple-Rane mode; CM, Babush, Willy, Sudin
  Neri close ranks. (GT)

o Suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba activist, claiming to be a
  resident of Goa, has been arrested, police officials
  said in Gulbarga, Karnataka. (PTI)

o Six persons were feared drowned in a trawler mishap, after
  the fishing vessel capsized off the Vengurla coast of
  southern Maharashtra. Two members of the crew had been
  floating on a wooden plank for almost 24 hours, and
  were rescued by another fishing trawler. (PTI)

o Cabinet slashes import pass fee for beer entering Goa.(H)
o Travelling by bus to be costlier from today.(H)
o Tragic end to dinner cruise in Bahrain (see below). PTI
o Educating cops on work stress is need of the hour. (H)
o Baga to have new bridge in place of box-type bridge.(H)
o Rev Peter Machado installed new Belgaum bishop. (H)
o VAT regime a success in Goa, says addl commissioner.(NT)
o Government acquiring 19,528 sq.m.of  land to expand the
  Kundaim industrial estate at Adcolna in Ponda. (H)
o Bank of India opens branch at Navelim. (NT)
o Chief minister Rane presented financial assistance
  under the Goa Scheme of Financial Assistance for Films
  to Rajendra Talak at Altinho. Film producer Sanjiv
  Prabhudesai was also present. (NT)
o Law for including tenants' names in Form I  XIV.GT
o Stamp duty on property dealings reduced. (GT)
o Church with a heart for everyone: Navelim. By Nicole
  Suares, the 12th in the series. (GT)
o Volvoi sarpanch Snehal Bhosale ousted. (GT)

  CCP PLANS COMPOSTING STATION: People residing at
  and around the entry point of Panjim as well as
  those arriving in the capital city will have to
  bear with the stench prevailing in the area
  under the Mandovi bridge till the State Urban
  Development Agency comes out with a full-proof plan
  to set up a large composting station, away from
  the bustling locality. (NT)

  GOA SOFTENS STAND ON HIV TESTS: Goa government's
  earlier decision to make it compulsory for brides
  and grooms to undergo HIV tests may have to be
  amended due to UN AIDS programme stand on it. Rane
  said in case the boy and girl getting married sign
  that they are not in favour of the test, it will
  be waived for them. (Herald)

o Fr Eusebio alleged killers' clothes recovered. Photo in 
  the Herald shows photos of Amit Shukla and Manish Dubhey.
o DTH TV sets distribution in Bardez taluka postponed. (H)
o Margao council sanctioned Rs 10 million development grant,
  and approval for 50 daily wage labourers. (H)
o Roadwork frenzy in Benaulim: Churchill, Mickky scramble
  for sapce. (H)
o Mapusa muncipal council Ujwala Kandolkar was ousted by 
  9-6 in a no-confidence motion.Those who backed the
  motion included vice-chairperson Ryan Braganza, who will
  officiate as the acting chairman. (H)
o South Goa Zilla Panchayat does volte-face on Mopa, asks
  government to scrap the proposed airport. Anti-Mopa
  meet at Cortalim today. (H)
o Romi-script Konkani writer John Gomes 'Kokoy' has been
  awarded the Fr Freddy J Da Costa Journalist Award 2005.
o 2000 jobs in IT will be created annually: Narvekar.(H)
o Quepem shigmo enthralls spectators. (H)
o Chicken vendors hit hard by bird-flu pandemic. (NT)
o Bus engine catches fire near Agnel Ashram, Verna. (NT)

  PHONE IN FOR COURT DETAILS: Goa State Legal
  Services Authority has launched an interactive
  voice resonse system to find the case status
  of high court cases through the phone. Keep
  your case-number on hand and phone 
  0091.832.2421794 or 2421795. Status of cases
  filed since 1997 wil be available, 24 hours.

o Jyotiba Shende of Kolhapur, working as a waiter in a
  Panjim hotel arrested in October 2004 for the rape of a
  15-year-old Orissa girl at a police officer's home, was
  acquitted. Medical examination confirmed the victim had
  been raped, but the court acquitted the accused on
  technical grounds as the victim girl did not appear in
  court for deposition. (H)

  EDC PLAN FOR SHOPPING MALL CRITIQUED: Matanhy
  Saldanha said it was shocking to read a small
  advert in the local papers on March 29, which

[Goanet] Church sex abuse costs tripled in 2005

Church sex abuse costs tripled in 2005
DPA

Washington, April 1 (DPA) The Roman Catholic Church in
America spent $399 million in 2005 on settlements with sex
abuse victims, triple the amount of the year before,
according to reports.

An additional $68 million was spent on lawyer's fees,
psychological counselling and other expenses, The Washington
Post reported Friday.

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops released its annual
report on efforts to protect minors from sexual abuse by
priests, a scandal that has been unfolding in the US since
2002.

After dozens of court cases and convictions, the church has
paid out nearly $1.5 billion to victims. More than 12,500
victims have come forward and 5,000 US priests have been
accused.

Those numbers have gone up since the bishops' 2004 report,
which said that 4,000 priests - or four percent of the
Catholic clergy - had been accused from 1950 to 2002, and
10,000 children, mostly boys between the age of 11 and 17,
had allegedly been victimised.

The Bishops conference has taken the lead in tackling the
scandal, holding hearings and releasing several reports since
2002. They also engaged the John Jay College of Criminal
Justice to research the criminal side.

These experts, however, found a sharp decline in the number
of cases since the early 1990s.

Decades of lax response by higher-ranking clergy to abuse
cases ended in 2002, with the first criminal prosecution of a
priest in the Boston Area. The Boston archdiocese has been
nearly bankrupted and forced to close parishes to pay out
settlements, and high ranking church officials have stepped
down across the country in the wake of similar trials
elsewhere.

The US scandal followed more than a decade of revelations
about similar abuse around the world, including Ireland,
where the government had to pay settlements to victims
because it had engaged the Catholic church to run its
orphanages, where much abuse had occurred.

New York's John Jay College of Criminal Justice was
commissioned by the US bishops in 2002 to conduct the
unprecedented statistical survey of child sexual abuse in the
US church.

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[Goanet] Gaitonde sets record of $1.5 mn at Christie's

2006-03-31 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

Another Goan great. Wasn't he a contemporary of FN Souza? FN

Gaitonde sets record of $1.5 mn at Christie's   
By Indo Asian News Service

New York, March 31 (IANS) Painter Vasudeo S. Gaitonde's large abstract
oil came under the hammer for $1.472 million at Christie's Asia Week
here as record-breaking times continued for Indian art.

Zen master Gaitonde's Untitled, 1975 (estimate: $600,000-800,000) work
led the way for the world to see at Thursday night's sales of Indian and
Southeast Asian Art and Modern and Contemporary Indian Art.

The sale was a world auction record for Gaitonde, who died in 2000.

It was followed by the inimitable F.N. Souza whose Untitled (Seated
Nude) of 1962 went for a brilliant $800,000, from an estimate of
$300,000-400,000.

Then came Syed Haider Raza's 'Tarangh', a 1975 work that went for
$744,000 from an estimate of $180,000-220,000.

Only on Wednesday, Raza's 'Tapovan' fetched an astounding $1.472 million
at Sotheby's spring sale here, while compatriot Tyeb Mehta's 'Falling
Figure with Bird' fetched a close $1.24 million.

On Thursday night at Christie's, Raza was again followed by Mehta whose
'Blue Torso', an impassioned work of 1973, went for a hammer price of
$632,000 after being estimated for $500,000-700,000.

Maqbool Fida Husain's 'Sita Hanuman', a work done in 1979, went for
$576,000, which is just a wee bit above the $300,000-500,000 estimate.

Ram Kumar's Untitled (Benares), a work of 1967, went for $452,800 from
an estimated amount of $100,000-150,000.

In terms of records being set, the day shone in Souza's favour because
another Untitled work (night landscape with flowering trees), a
mesmerising work of 1956, went for $486,400,from an original estimate of
$150,000-200,000 while his Untitled (blue cityscape), a work belonging
to 1961, went down to the hammer for $374,400 after having been
estimated at $100,000-150,000.

'The record-breaking result reinforces Christie's position as the market
leader in the field of Contemporary Indian Art. The sky seems to be the
limit for this collecting category,' said Christie's.

'With Christie's leading the way into the million-dollar universe last
season, when Tyeb Mehta's 'Mahisasura' sold for nearly $1.6 million,
this collecting area has grown at an outstanding rate.

'The top prices of the sale were still reserved for the well-known and
extremely publicised Progressive Movement artists such as Gaitonde,
Souza, Raza, Husain and Ram Kumar, but at the same time we did see a
strong surge in both interest and price for next generation contemporary
artists such as Subodh Gupta, Rameshwar Broota and Ravinder Reddy who in
their own right have changed artistic border.'

'This sales total of $15,627,080 ($15.627 million) is a record for the
field of Modern and Contemporary Indian Art,' said Christie's.

The great interest in the morning session generated much excitement for
the following sale of Modern and Contemporary Indian Art, which was 99
percent sold by value and 94 percent by lot.

'The total result for our seven sales of Asian Art this week is
$46,218,400,($46.218 million) the highest ever for Christie's Asia Week
in New York,' said Christie's. Its global Asian Art sales in 2005
totalled $336 million, and for the moment Indian art looks red hot.

Indo-Asian News Service





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*** Goanet News Bytes * March 30, 2006 * Tanker with sulphuric acid overturns at Canacona

2006-03-30 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

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-   GOANET NEWS BYTES * MARCH 30, 2006 * DATELINE GOA --

TANKER CARRYING hazardous sulpheric acid overturned at Padi,
Canacona draining all 30 tonnes of chemical into a stream,
contaminating the spring further down. (Niraj Naik's
DigitalGoa.com SMS news updates March 30, 2006 12:17 IST

  Architect Charles Correa, of Goan origin, has
  received the Padma Vibhushan award from the
  President of India. (NT)

GET SET FOR POLLS, SONIA TELLS RAVI NAIK: All India Congress
Committee president Sonia Gandhi has asked Goa Pradesh
Congress Committee chief Ravi Naik to get the party
organisation in Goa galvanised in preparation for the next
assembly elections in the state. (Herald)

o English to be taught as subject from Std I in Goa now.GT
o Bus fares hiked from Saturday. Minimum Rs 4 for 3 kms.
o Illegal liquor distillery unearthed at Menezes Bhat in
  Sao Jose de Areal, on the outskirts of Margao. (H)
o Ill-equipped Margao cops feel the heat. Additional 
  manpower used for night patrolling withdrawen. Police
  Control Room vans rendered redundant for want of
  repairs. Motorcycle patrolling curbed with the
  motorcycles lying out of order. (H)
o Gudi Padva, which marks the Hindu new year, is being 
  celebrated in Goa on Thursday. (H)
o Plaint in Taleigao against illegal constructions. (GT)
o Cops to probe Cynthia Rodrigues (34) murder again. She was
  brutally killed in October 2002 at Miramar's Swapna Resid.

o Clean up or face action, five iron-plants directed by
  Goa Pollution Control Board. They have been asked to clear
  the 700-odd bags of coal dust from the Mollem wildlife
  sanctuary within three days. (H)

o Rift within Forest Department. (H)
o Ambaji residents block road: protest against heavy vehicles.
o Underground works to be taken up in Panjim. (H)

o Witness identifies priest's alleged murderers. Mess boy
  Sunil Rodrigues identified Amit Shukla and Manish Dubhey.
  Out of eight persons, including Amit and Manish, paraded
  before the executive magistrate, sources said the mess
  boy confidently identified the two alleged killers of the
  priest. Sunil is learnt to have not only pointed fingers
  at the accused persons, but physically touched the duo to
  confirm their identity. (H)  

o Saleli riots accused commits suicide: Bablo Z Gaonkar (43)
  of Bondenwada in Saleli, an accused in the recent Saleli
  riots, committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree
  in the village. (Herald)

o Goa should focus on promoting planned medical tourism,
  according to professionals in the tourism and health
  sector. Demerg Systems India, a company offering web
  based solutions, organised a convention in Panjim
  titled 'New avenues for tourism in Goa'. Nitin D'Mello
  is managing director, which plans to organise a
  conference on health tourism in April 2007. It has set
  up a web portal www.healthtourismgoa.com 

o Margao municipality to follow carpet area evaluation system.NT
o Don't allow illegal constructions, CM tells sarpanchas NT
o Salcete residents demand check on vehicular traffic. (NT)
o Foundation stone laid for KRC's highest rail bridge. (NT)
o CM distributes 15 DTH sets for Bicholim, Sattari. (NT)
o Chowgule's Loutolim yard gets repeat Euro order for 6 vessles.NT
o Kinetic launches Blaze two-wheeler in Goa, Italian collaboration.

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MORMUGAO MUSINGS
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o Arlekar for construction of reservoir at INS Gomantak.NT
o Baina fishermen object to water sports.(NT)
o Calangute resident booked for rash driving, airport jn.NT
o For detailed discussions on Vasco check out
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VascokarsUnited/

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WORLD OF ART
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o Laxman Pai's exhibition started on March 24 at Dhoomimal
  Gallery: G-42 Connaught Circus, Delhi, informs Goanet
  volunteer-correspondent Avelino D'Souza in KOCKW.

[Goanet] Re: Re: Fred's bluff

2006-03-30 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

 Forwarded Message 
From: Frederick Noronha (FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: goanet@goanet.org
Subject: Re: Re: Fred's bluff
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 02:28:43 +0530
Gabriel de Figueiredo gdefigueiredo at yahoo.com.au  wrote: 

 I am indeed guilty of changing the suject line (and
 that too inappropriately), but that was because I was
 addressing your PS. If that caused grief to you by any
 unintended insinuations, I truly apologise.  I neither

Not at all, Gabriel. I just commented on that to draw attention to some
who have made a fine art out of midway switching subjectlines. I do
appreciate your sincere debate and genuine way of putting across issues
you honestly believe in, while we all go about debating our differing
perspectives.

 simply draw your attention that there are more than just the Indian
 Supreme Court who do recognise that Goa was indeed invaded.

What you say is true. I was taking up one, very narrow issue, mainly to
challenge the trend of debating complex issues by raising an emotive
misleading shorthand-argument. For instance,
Goans-were-never-consulted-in-1961 or
you-know-who-brought-corruption-into-Goa or, in this case,
it-was-the-Supreme-Court-of-India-that-said-India-was-invaded.

My submission is that such emotive arguments try to push the argument
to one side, without even giving the chance to appreciate the subtle
nuances and complexities involved.

 Although we cannot [do] much about the invasion (as it is a
 fait acompli), one has to call a spade a spade. The

This isn't true or logical. If the situation is indeed atrocious, then
we *have* to do something about it. Nothing is a fait accompli. 

My point is that the end of European colonialism in Asia and Africa in
the 20th century was a development that actually benefitted far more
people than the few it adversely affected.

Those who take recourse to the we cannot do much about it argument
are simply hiding from the view that they have very little support for
their point of view which, in effect, is one about protecting
priviledges of a few. 

While saying this, let me also concede that Asian and African
post-colonial societies are still very complex places, with a number of
unsorted problems. Relations between different sections of the
population can sometimes be tough. Corruption (as the critics of our
afflicted societies never cease to point out, even if they got a hugely
subsidised education at the cost of this country ... and corruption
comes in different forms like Swiss bank accounts, or the colonial
appropriation of Third World resources) is a big concern here.
Illiteracy and poverty among large sections of the population are still
unvanquished enemies. Giving different regions, classes, and other
groupings a fair share of the benefits of 'development' is an issue
still to be sorted out 

All this, of course, doesn't mean that Portuguese colonialism was a
preferrable option, or even that Goa would have done better if it had
to be an independent country. Presumably lead by its own corrupt, very
local, authentic son-of-the-soil politicians (whose character flaws
ranging from an acute lack of vision to unimaginable selfishness are
more than visible, regardless of which party they are affiliated to).

To shift to a personal note: on December 19, 1961 my mother was a
patient at a maternity ward in Brazil. Your home is free, an Italian
doctor told her, in a part of the world where it was still December 18.

  My parents later came back to Goa of the 'sixties, kerosene
  lamps, underdevelopment and limited opportunities ... with a
  lot of optimism. They obviously had a tough time adjusting.
  (Their idea of Goa were 20 years old, and had changed
  substantially meanwhile.) But like many the vast majority of
  the migrants out of Bardez, they were part of a Catholic
  non-elite that had to scour the world for jobs ... even if
  they didn't quite eat grass in Goa.

Today, many of my contemporaries (specially, though not only, kids who
returned from Africa in the 'seventies) prefer to migrate overseas. The
recently-discovered love for the Portuguese passport has more to do
with the entry of Lisbon into the EU, and the sudden decline of the
rupee which makes it even more luring to migrate. But they do it with a
choice. They now too don't have to eat grass -- a query that has come
up repeatedly on Goanet. They're in Goa which is transforming fast; but
given our blinkered perspectives and negative approaches, we can see
only the negatives here. What's worse, our negativism disallows us
from spending time to see how our societies can better cope with the
future, and not miss the train yet again.

Goanetters like Miguel Braganza, Soter D'Souza and myself have opted to
stay on in Goa, and have no regrets for that. There are many more; even
though Goa's Catholic society at the early 21st century is once again
showing signs

[Goanet] ILUG-Goa: Tech writing, software for libraries...

2006-03-29 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

March 25 saw an interesting user-group meet, with a full-house in the
small Goa Science Centre board-room.

Suhag Shirodkar, recently re-settled back from the US, explained all
about technical writing and what it offered to youth wanting a career in
it. She mentioned they had opened a 'brand new' India office at
Caranzalem (Goa) and were looking for writers with the required skills.

Though this is not a GNU/Linux subject, it obviously would be of
interest to many of our younger members. GNU/Linux also needs to build
its own technical writing skills.

Suhag said they had three lines of work -- writing for the hardware and
software industry, science writing (grant proposals, white papers,
abstracts), and business writing (web content, white-papers, etc).

Edgar D'Souza, ILUG-Goa's long time member, shared his own experiences
in technical writing.Suhag stressed that what was needed was good
grammer, a knowledge of sentence structures, the use of thought and
logic inone's work.

Technical writing is not about giving an opinion, or having a slant and
angle. It's about figuring out who is the user (of your writing) and
what they need to know. It's not about us and what we want, but it's
about what other people want, she added.

  She stressed that the fundamental building blocks of
  good technical included good knowledge of the subject,
  some domain knowledge (either in coding, or having worked
  as a physicist, biotechnologist, chemist).

There are many things thrown on our plate that we know nothing about.
Our job is to grasp the fundamentals quickly, talk to the experts and
get the knowledge, she added. It's not rocket science.

* * * * * * * * * * 

After a brief QA, Bijon Shaha took up the challenge of presenting ideas
he had encountered minutes earlier. He shared with all a presentation
titled Introduction to Open Source Library Management Systems. This talk
is by Edward M. Corrado of Rider University Libraries and 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] You could probably find a copy on the
internet, or ask me for one which ia 1.8MB file.

A very interesting subject. It covers software such as Koha, the
made-in-Finland Emilda (www.emilda.org), PhPMyLibrary from the
Philippines, phpmybibli (from FRance), OpenBiblio (which works on
GNU/Linux as well as Windows), AvantiMicroLCS (an easy-to-install tool
with a small footprint) and more.

The screenshots are very interesting and instructive.

After sharing time with the 15 people present, we broke and look forward
to the meet on April 22, 2006. Do send in your suggestions on what you
can talk about then... FN
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*** Goanet News Bytes * March 27, 2006 * Salesians to mark diamond jubilee of presence in Goa

2006-03-27 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

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SALESIANS to celebrate their diamond jubilee presence in
Goa in early April. On the night of April 4, 1946, 
Fr V Scuderi landed in Goa. Freed from the post-war time
concentration camp, he was to be deported to Italy. He chose
to work in then 'Portuguese India' instead. The celebrations
will be marked with a cycle-torch rally culminating at
Panjim on April 4 (Thursday), novenas to St John Bosco,
a mando on Don Bosco (by S Cota, prepared in 1988), a seminar
on Don Bosco's educative method, a youth fest, an
audio-visual programme on the early Salesians in Goa, a play
in Konkani, a sports fest, mela for the marginalised. There
are also suggestions for a jubilee project -- training for
civic and political leadership for youth (specially in
villages and women), starting a community radio station to
reach the youth, counselling services in Panjim, and a corpus
fund for the education of deserving youth.  

o Congress-backed Ghanashyam Shirodkar to be Margao civic chief.GT

  JAANATA RAJA ENDS IN COMPLAINT: A complaint filed
  by law minister Dayanand Narvekar into the alleged
  misappropriation of funds by some BJP functionaries
  regarding the holding of the 'Jaanta Raja' drama
  at Mapusa has been forwarded to the director
  general of police for action. (GT)

o North Goa MP Shripad Naik is among the 28 BJP MPs whose
  names figure in the list of those occupying an
  'office of profit' according to the news in a national
  daily. Naik is a member of the National Shipping Board.GT
  This issue caused a major controversy in Parliament,
  leading to the resignation (as MP) of Sonia Gandhi,
  as it is argued that such posts cause a conflict in the
  ideal separation of judiciary, executive and legislature.

o Sports Authority of Goa is spending an estimated Rs 30
  million to get the Nehru Stadium at Fatorda in shape
  for the One Day International between India and England
  on April 3, reports the Herald. The paper's headline
  says: Spending Rs 3 crore (Rs 30 million) to earn
  Rs 25 lakh (Rs 2.5 million). 

o Mopa tenants meet Churchill. Express concern over losing
  the prime agricultural land for the proposed airport.
  Alemao promises to take up the cause of some 50 tenants.H

o Water Hyacinth, the fastest growing aquatic weed, is back
  in the River Sal after a gap of two years, covering a
  vast stretch of the river from the Khareband bridge and
  upstream towards Mungul. (H)

  BROADBAND-BASED state wide area network: Goa
  government has called for 'expressions of
  interest' in its plans to establish a high
  bandwidth broadband network throughout the
  State with Optic Fibre Cable connectivity
  coupled with wireless connectivity, as
  may be needed, throughout the length and
  breadth of the State within a year. For a
  region which has been struggling to give its
  residents transport, telephones and water,
  your guess is as good on how soon such goals
  will become a reality. Advert, Herald March 27.

o Government of India is inviting suggestions for a 
  new police act. The current police act dates back
  to 1861! [Advert in Herald]
o Margao revellers witness Shigmo floats. (NT)
o Communist Party of India Goa secretary Christopher
  Fonseca on a goodwill visit to China. (NT)
o World TB Day observed in Goa. (NT)
o Arrangements made for SSC exams in Goa. (NT)
o We are forced to travel more than a kilometre to
  collect water, villagers tell GT.
o Government move to refer Comunidade land bill to
  select panel draws flak. (GT)
o Seminar on performance appraisal inaugurated at Xavier's.
o Ramakant Khalap thanks government for Tillari project,
  IT resort plan at Mandrem. Urges state to take a quick
  decision on Mopa airport issue. (GT)
o Toddy-tapping on the verge of extinction at Pernem.(GT)
o Commuters upset over hike in bus fares. (GT)

  Mock court provides good

[Goanet] Re: Re:Portuguese Passports

2006-03-27 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)

Tony CA wrote: 

 that these compulsions are largely economic and there is no need for
 them to trumpet their loyalty to Portugal and to denigrate India and
 things Indian in order to justify their actions.

But is the issue Portugal? I thought most were using the Portuguese
passport as a ticket to head to more affluent lifestyles in the West.
Including to the EU. FN





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-   GOANET NEWS BYTES * MARCH 27, 2006 * DATELINE GOA --

SALESIANS to celebrate their diamond jubilee presence in
Goa in early April. On the night of April 4, 1946, 
Fr V Scuderi landed in Goa. Freed from the post-war time
concentration camp, he was to be deported to Italy. He chose
to work in then 'Portuguese India' instead. The celebrations
will be marked with a cycle-torch rally culminating at
Panjim on April 4 (Thursday), novenas to St John Bosco,
a mando on Don Bosco (by S Cota, prepared in 1988), a seminar
on Don Bosco's educative method, a youth fest, an
audio-visual programme on the early Salesians in Goa, a play
in Konkani, a sports fest, mela for the marginalised. There
are also suggestions for a jubilee project -- training for
civic and political leadership for youth (specially in
villages and women), starting a community radio station to
reach the youth, counselling services in Panjim, and a corpus
fund for the education of deserving youth.  

o Congress-backed Ghanashyam Shirodkar to be Margao civic chief.GT

  JAANATA RAJA ENDS IN COMPLAINT: A complaint filed
  by law minister Dayanand Narvekar into the alleged
  misappropriation of funds by some BJP functionaries
  regarding the holding of the 'Jaanta Raja' drama
  at Mapusa has been forwarded to the director
  general of police for action. (GT)

o North Goa MP Shripad Naik is among the 28 BJP MPs whose
  names figure in the list of those occupying an
  'office of profit' according to the news in a national
  daily. Naik is a member of the National Shipping Board.GT
  This issue caused a major controversy in Parliament,
  leading to the resignation (as MP) of Sonia Gandhi,
  as it is argued that such posts cause a conflict in the
  ideal separation of judiciary, executive and legislature.

o Sports Authority of Goa is spending an estimated Rs 30
  million to get the Nehru Stadium at Fatorda in shape
  for the One Day International between India and England
  on April 3, reports the Herald. The paper's headline
  says: Spending Rs 3 crore (Rs 30 million) to earn
  Rs 25 lakh (Rs 2.5 million). 

o Mopa tenants meet Churchill. Express concern over losing
  the prime agricultural land for the proposed airport.
  Alemao promises to take up the cause of some 50 tenants.H

o Water Hyacinth, the fastest growing aquatic weed, is back
  in the River Sal after a gap of two years, covering a
  vast stretch of the river from the Khareband bridge and
  upstream towards Mungul. (H)

  BROADBAND-BASED state wide area network: Goa
  government has called for 'expressions of
  interest' in its plans to establish a high
  bandwidth broadband network throughout the
  State with Optic Fibre Cable connectivity
  coupled with wireless connectivity, as
  may be needed, throughout the length and
  breadth of the State within a year. For a
  region which has been struggling to give its
  residents transport, telephones and water,
  your guess is as good on how soon such goals
  will become a reality. Advert, Herald March 27.

o Government of India is inviting suggestions for a 
  new police act. The current police act dates back
  to 1861! [Advert in Herald]
o Margao revellers witness Shigmo floats. (NT)
o Communist Party of India Goa secretary Christopher
  Fonseca on a goodwill visit to China. (NT)
o World TB Day observed in Goa. (NT)
o Arrangements made for SSC exams in Goa. (NT)
o We are forced to travel more than a kilometre to
  collect water, villagers tell GT.
o Government move to refer Comunidade land bill to
  select panel draws flak. (GT)
o Seminar on performance appraisal inaugurated at Xavier's.
o Ramakant Khalap thanks government for Tillari project,
  IT resort plan at Mandrem. Urges state to take a quick
  decision on Mopa airport issue. (GT)
o Toddy-tapping on the verge of extinction at Pernem.(GT)
o Commuters upset over hike in bus fares. (GT)

  Mock court provides good entertainment to Panjim
  crowd: UGDP supremo Radharao Gracias was very
  prompt in giving witty answers to every 'charge'
  that was leveled against him and he was adjudged
  the 'best humourous politician' at the event held
  on the occaison of the Shigmo celebrations in Goa. 
  Replying to the 'charge' that it was his autocratic
  rule which was responsible for the downfall of the
  BJP

[Goanet] Re: Domnic Fernandes' articles and upcoming book

I don't agree with the suggestion that don't-share-or-it-won't-sell is
the only model that works. Take a look at creativecommons.org for other
possible models.

Over the years, I have shared a lot of my writing and over 2000
photographs on Goa. At the end of the day, I've gained maybe a
hundredfold myself! Of course, the goal of sharing is not to gain
oneself; but that is one of the consequences that comes along.

Domnic does a great job in writing down his memories. He's a good
narrator too. But his work got all the more noticed because it was
widely circulated through the internet in general, and via Goanet in
particular. Sharing is both good and rewarding. These are the lessons I
learnt from the Free Software movement. --FN

 [Goanet] Domnic Fernandes' articles and upcoming book
 Cecil Pinto cpinto at sancharnet.in 
 Sat Mar 25 03:56:45 PST 2006 
 
 Another bothersome development is that many websites and printed 
 publications are hosting/printing Domnic's articles without even asking his 
 permission - leave alone proffering any payment. This is blatantly 
 unethical -besides being illegal
 
 I can understand someone appreciating an article of Domnic's and forwarding 
 it to his friends, saying You must read this! Great stuff, but to host or 
 print it, specially on a commercial website/publication is unfair

[Goanet] Re: SHAME -- SHIGMOTSAV CANCELLED AT CURCHOREM ?

This might sound like a secular argument... but shouldn't politicians
focus on more pressing issues rather than religion? Isn't this some way
of just distracting the masses? Politicians who focus on religion-based
strife in a country where people need food, clothing and education are
surely taking us back to the 16th century... if not worse. FN

Godfrey Gonsalves wrote: 

 While the Chief Minister who is also the Home Minister feared the
 recurrence of icidents affecting the law and order situation following
 the 3rd March, 2006 riots the Opposition were in no mood to take this
 lying down.

[Goanet] Re: Re: Heinous crimes, Freedom Fighters Missing Something .

Floriano Lobo wrote: 

 I can prove to you that at least one person who had been lodged in
 Aguada jail for mis-appropriating the neighbour's property came out to
 declared himself  a freedom fighter.

That's fine. I don't doubt that. Freedom fighters have themselves been
saying that (some) people who don't deserve the label have been
included in their ranks. The case of the RSS members being packed in by
the recent BJP government is a case in point too. That's political. 

But what I see as questionable is the attempt to by crypto-colonialists
to support Portuguese rule by delegitimising ideas of freedom or
pouring scorn on the entire class of freedom fighters (as if there was
no idealism among them). This is what some are aiming at.

 This is just that you know that when I say 'most'  it remains 'most and does
 not become 'all' .

Most? You are citing one case and then moving to most. Is there some
reason or evidence to make such a statement. Is it just your feeling?
Could you cite some numbers? Or is this just an opposition politician
shooting from the hip (as Manohar Parrikar also tends to do these
days... and even did while he was in power!)

 BTW if I was tht General Candeth at the time of Goa's so called liberation
 (which is not), I would have set up a judicial bench to identify criminals
 from freedom fighters before I threw open the prison gates. That would be
 the responsibility of the liberating forces. This has not happened and
 therefore I consider that Goa was not liberated but INVADED. If you,
 however, ever get a hangover over this statement of mine, please let me
 know. Then, in that case we shall  have to refer to the  order of the
 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA may have  stated just what   I have stated re the
 liberation of Goa.

I think you are getting carried away by your rhetoric.

The intent of the Goa-was-invaded-because-the-Supreme-Court-said-so
argument is clear the moment one looks where it is coming from. It is
the Lusostalgic class that has either never reconciled themselves to a
perceived (and possibly real) loss of colonial priviledge, or it comes
from those bleeding hearts who live thousands of kilometres away from
Goa and need some rationale to explain why they are so far from that
spot of earth they claim to love so much.

Also the Goa-was-invaded-because-the-Supreme-Court-said-so argument has
been repeated ad nauseam and needs to be challenged. (Just like the
Goa-missed-two-Five-Year-Plans-and-hence-deserves-more-aid rubbish.)

Don't mix legal phraseology with the terminology of political science.

In the famous Chico Monteiro case (where a Catholic priest opted for
Portuguese citizenship after 1961 and then sought the right to stay on
in Goa, without any regulation by the government) the issue was neatly
framed, should we say, by a Queen's Counsel Edward Gardner, Q.C., who
was interestingly made available by the Salazar regime to the priest.

In the 20th century global context of decolonisation -- specially in
Asia and Africa -- a large number of colonial powers simply accepted
that the sun had indeed set on their empires, and went home. But the
Portuguese were an exception.

Gardner QC and the battery of lawyers for Fr Monteiro -- A. Bruto Da
Costa, M. Bruto Da Costa, P.C. Bhartari, A.K. Varma and J.B. Dadachanji
-- sought to make the case that the Occupying Power is bound by
certain articles of the Geneva Convention! Quite a twist to what could
have been a not-so-unhappy ending of the sojourn of the first European
colonial power in Asia of this millennium.

Are the words being cited properly? The Supreme Court of India uses the
word annexation in a legalistic sense, shorn of the connotations it
would have in say Political Science. 

It also said in the 'Chico' Monteiro case: In the Hague Regulations to
which the Geneva Conventions were supplementary the definition of
occupation shows that a territory is considered as occupied when it
finds itself in fact placed under the authority of a hostile army. This
means that occupation is by military authorities i.e. belligerent
occupation.

If you want to know how legal and technical the arguments were, just
read this (the judges quoting the Queen's Counsel): He concedes that
the war of liberation of Goa and the annexation were lawful but he
contends that annexation does not deprive protected persons of the
protection.

Or, Annexation may sometimes be peaceful, as for example, Texas and
Hawaiian Islands were peacefully annexed by the United States, or after
war, as the annexation of South Africa and Orange Free State by Britain.

[Thanks to the Internet, the ruling is available online at
http://tinyurl.com/zunvu See it for yourself.]

By taking words out of context, a handful seem to be keen to start a
quarrel where none exists. It is odd to see someone like Floriano
accept this logic. Had he won a seat, I am sure he would have been more
than willing to swear to uphold the soverignity and integrity of
India, and stand

[Goanet] Goan elites... and the 1961 divide