[Goanet] One more horrible project
http://www.property-report.com/aprarchives.php?id=880date=07 DSR unveils massive Goa project by Robert Carry Advertisement International property development company David Stanley Redfern has launched it´s latest Asian project, the sprawling Peace Valley in Goa. The township covers 55,125 square metres at Sirvoi, Quepem and consists of 23 villas and 174 apartments. The units range from one to five rooms and are set in a guarded communal neighbourhood with swimming pools, golf course, tennis court, running track and horse stables. The landscaped development also features a children’s playground and a club house with gym and sauna. Plans are also in place for a Peace Valley flying club which will give residents a facility for the use of micro and ultra-light aircrafts. Peace valley is 50 minutes from Goa´s capital, Panjim, 40 minutes from Dabolim Airport and 20 minutes from the beaches of Colva and Cavaassim. The overseas property specialists, who have developments in over forty countries worldwide, are offering units in the development from US$39,485 for a one-room apartment. -- Question everything -- Karl Marx
[Goanet] Corruption in Government Offices in Goa...to JoeGoaUK
Corruption in Govt Offices in Goa...To Joe GOA UK Mogall JoeGOAUK i must say you are lucky to get off so easily...by saying this i am not trying to rub salt to your wounds...i understand your plight totally. High level corruption exists all over Goa in most of the Government offices, many in Goa are feeling dejected with the way the government offices are functioning and are asking bribes openly. Today the way the government functions..it is much easy for an immigrant to get his work done than a NIZ GOENKAR cause the immigrant will have some political patronage and if the constituency is Margao...the patron saint of the immigrants will ensure that he bends backwards to appease them. In high level states all over the world including Dubai, the authorities will pay a surprise visit and put to task on the spot erring officials...in Goa the government officials are either politicians chamchas or some ministers bacho and meuno and kumar and kumparso we cant expect much. I am personally aware of high scale corruption at Margao at the RTO, collectors and MMC offfices...and the attitude of the government servants, specialy those who have benefited from the sc st seats leaves much to be desired as they have no PR or simple basic mannerism to handle a client. I was once asked RS 100.- by a top clerk at the MMC to issue a birth certificatevarious excuses were given like white ants ate your book of records, i have to make a new one etci waited patiently for a week, for a job that takes less than an hour...finally when i met the then CO of MMC he also tried to take me for a jolly good ride...finally out of sheer desperation I mentioned to him that I was a journalist and i wish to carry this incident in the dailies... My job was done in less than 15 minutes flat...but what of the aam aadmi who is not a journalist? Most of us at Margao who know the true colours of the parrot that chants aam aadmi know what is going on...there is no justice for the common man...and besides the very own person who was responsible for harrassing minorities and using official government machinery to haress innocent and senior citizens of his own constituency can do nothing better than lie to the people and fool them using the aam aadmi tactic which is hollow and transparent and most people in goa have started seeing through it...and more tamasha in the name of the aam aadmi is yet to come. I was on holiday in Goa in dec 2006...my friend had built his new house at Nuvem...till the eve of the new house the electricity meter ws not allocated...trips after trips went wasted...dejected he tried to explain to me the situation...at all the levels in the electricity dept, the employees tried to tell him...patrao saibak kitem dhi...foreign kai adunkna? and lo! when my friend sent him some imported chocolates, the meter arrived with much fanfare to the opening of imported scotch which the engineer on duty greedily gulped and then drove off in his official jeep...the minister for power then, was our todays CM. Regards Cedric da Costa Dubai __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [Goanet] Flash ....Banana ratna, Bal Thackeray of Goa etc
On 10/11/2007, Bhandare [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Goanet moderation is indeed a thankless task and inspite of a few disagreements and a lot of ideological differences i must say that Bosco and others are doing this job fantastically i was amused at the gall of a particular poster to volunteer for this position...this same poster had previously 'volunteered to be on Regional plan committee.. hilarious!!! RESPONSE: The only hilarious thing on Goanet is Bhandare; a laughing stock, with unlimited potential for stupidity, as well trying to get into 'good books' after all the recent hammering taken. This is once again a poster shooting off, without knowing the facts. The matter is, that I was approached by the owner of this site requesting that I volunteer my services. I don't think there is anyone disputing the work input by the moderators. We definitely need a moderator in Goa and one perhaps in Europe. Frederick inferred that Viviana is not pulling her weight, either that or he forgot to mention that she too was doing sterling work ! -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Mundkar Law can be ammended if the tenant is a supporter of a Politician, at least in Margao it did
Mundkar Law can be ammended if the tenant is a supporter of a Politician, at least it did in Margao Many tenants in Margao, particularly supporters of a political party and of the patron of the immigrants in Margao benefit when the mundkar law is ammended (ghostly) to benefit the tenants who have taken the bhatkcar of the landowners to court saying they were mundcars and have lived over 20 plus years in that land. I personally have been a victim of such actions, the modus operandhi is simple, these tenants, mostly immigrants go and subscribe to a certain political party, then the chief patron of the immigrants at margao will send his henchmen in the municipality, formerly in our case former MMC chief officer Ashok Naik, now awarded by his mentor to the post of collector of margao, played the perfect henchmen in my case wherein he even threatened to send MMC trucks to clear our house and garden and threatening to use government machinery to threaten my family to give in to the demand of the tenants. Further, things are manupulated at the mamlatdar level and also Margao police is used to threaten and haress your family to give in to the tenants demand. All along the authorities clearly say that the tenants have the hand of the parton of Ghantis on their head and you will not win against him. this is the ground reality of how the mundcar law works and at least in margao. Regards Cedric da Costa Dubai __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet] Radio Goa for Konkani music
A new website www.radiogoa.net offer a very wide selection of Konkani Manglorean music 24/7. The website is in the testing stage now and will be officially open from December 1. It is based in Dubai. Warm regards, Michael Ali Karachi, Pakistan
[Goanet] Demand dismissal of Goa government
Dear Rajan, Well put, in no uncertain terms. I do not know what repercussions there will be if one Party X1 topples, and Party X2 comes in. It looks like it will be the same until people wake up. It also means that all parties have similar agendas. Your point about the activists factoring all issues including deals -- the negating of which may cost the politicos their lives, as well an a clear party-blind statement, is very evocative of how far the stakes have risen OR perhaps have to be dug. Sort of like killing Dracula! venantius Rajan P. Parrikar wrote (excepted): You try to screw us, we the people will bury you alive. Mile high reams of cash have exchanged hands, and the lives of politicians are on the line if they fail to deliver on the nefarious promises made to the builders' mafia. To preempt charges that the GBA is targeting Party A or Party B, it should come out clearly with a statement that it is party-blind, that every govt in power will be put under the GBA lens. __
Re: [Goanet] Foreigners Only need be White............
There are very good posts on this subject, some light in flavour (Cecil Selma below), others rather dark in their demeanor (no names, you know who you are), but all the same, there is much to be said in favour, and against. Overall, I think we all agree there are many facets to this foreigners only debate, much depends on your taste for a fight over it, if its a personal choice, for a woman in her 40's who has probably had some very disappointing partner(s) who were of either her parents choosing or a broken heart / bank balance etc, for her maybe its time to make a quick get-away from Goa, and try her luck in another country. That is why she is choosing a foreigner? If a matrimonial request for a foreigner is anything to go by, then this may well be the case, she may be a business woman, with own house etc, but it does not mean she is intent to staying on, or maybe she is, but would prefer to choose a foreigner (she does not specify if its to be a Japanese sushi maker or a Swiss banker but I can hazard a guess its not to be a dalit, but guess which she may choose), but we know nothing of this lady's past, or her present situation but I am guessing her future lies elsewhere and is not really what we are discussing here. She has a choice of whom she wishes to spend the rest of her days with, good luck to her, may she find her happiness in cooking rice, slicing raw fish for her sushi-making husband - its totally her choice who chooses as her mate, alternatively she may be in her counting house, counting all her money, cerainly not picking up human excrement with her hands! Its HER choice, our feeling of discrimination against the Goan is totally different here, we are concerned at the rape of Goa, the undebated SEZ, housing employment needs, local parks beaches where Poo, Piss Panjim are debated generally to why Goans have to put up with anti-Goan discrimination, be it treatment on public transport, or just bad service. Goa is not a small field with a few metres of sparse land around it, its a rich and diverse place, much is going on in all areas, but we cannot just leave areas fallow, to rot be forgotten. Some areas DO need some life-giving employment a reason to go on living. laughing working. We cannot just sit back and say we should NOT build AT ALL. Housing IS needed, but its HOW WHERE the planners developers are taking this that is the issue. Some of Joe's Fred's links have brought much to light over the past few days, shocking things going on, much of it under the table very quick, no discussion or public notification. Any of this in the newspapers in advance? The declarations we have seen on these links, under the publics right to information, were any of these plans put to the public, for a public meeting in a local authority building where all the developments etc were put to discussion. Where there any protests on the planning applications? Is there such a thing as a protest against a developer the planners who wish to purchase land and build upon it, or is it all rubber-stamped at Central Office, in Delhi or Mumbai? No need to spoil and destroy forested or tranquil areas that are beneficial to man beast, there are ways of coping with the need for housing AND the environment. I am against building new apartment blocks in rural areas while there are plenty of brown-field sites that need regeneration, that is the key to it, build where once it was built but left to decay (not the historic old relics in the countryside, they are needed for the coming generations to enjoy, its the old rotting buildings that have been left by their owners, so to enhance in value only for them, left to decay for decades that need to be pulled down turned into affordable housing). Maybe its just me, getting a bit grouchy in my old age, also probably too late in years yearning for things to return to how they used to be (silly old man). Of course its also foolish if we stand still just day-dream, we need a shot of reality every now then, to make us turn around and throw stones yes, cast aspersions on those who foul the gardens, the beaches public areas, shout from (and in) the buses when insulted or discriminated against, giving disapproving looks to those vendors who sell bad food, and those who do not have licenses to do so, in the first place. Its not just a Goan problem, but here on Goanet, it is very much a Goan problem. What happens elsewhere usually happens eventually in Goa, as in England we watch what is happening in the USA, its guaranteed that within months or certainly within a year, it will either be available in England or is already happening here. Goa has a long way to go, it seems everyone knows this and is taking advantages of Goan hospitality, time to show a bit of Goan hostility for a change? Not used to it? Not much time, you have learn quickly! John
[Goanet] Sad Demis of Our Dear Cuncolkar Sunny De Quepen-9th Nov
The President, Managing Committee and the Cuncolim- Goa Committee of The Cuncolim Welfare Trust deeply mourns the demise of our Dear Cuncolkar Mr Sunny de Quepem in Kuwait. May the Almighty Give strength and guidance to the his family to overcome this great loss Eternal rest grant to him OH Lord and let perpetual light shine on him, May his soul Rest in Peace Amen. With deep Sympathy. Nassim DeSouza-President Cuncolim Welfare Trust
[Goanet] Good Bye Sanny
Dear Goanetters Its very sad to wish our dear Sanny good bye. If he was born in 1951 and studied at Monte de Guirim surely he was with me in school at Monte de Guirim. God had His plans when He created Sanny and wanted him to be in this world only for 56 years. It must have been quite hard on the mother, wife and children to wish him adieu never to see again. Such is our life. Goanetter has lost a good friend, tiatrist and tiatr polloinar have lost an eminent artist and his family has lost a member. Words cannot console the grief of the heart of those who loved him. A friend has gone, a light has been extinguished. May God be with him. Good bye Sanny we will never see you again, we will never read your postings on the goanet again. albert _ Call friends with PC-to-PC calling -- FREE http://get.live.com/messenger/overview
[Goanet] Again its for Mr. Eduardo Faleiro for Goa Govt. jobs..for Goan origins..
Joaquim Fernadnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: Joaquim Fernadnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] From:Joaquim Fernadnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:31:13 -0800 (PST) Subject: RE: [Gulf Goans] Eduardo Faliero and team to meet Goans joaquim fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: joaquim fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Gulf Goans] Eduardo Faliero and team to meet Goans Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:34:14 +0530 Can anyone tell me if they have promised anything in concrete for Goan community in Kuwait? or its all party time out here. joaquim To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:49:15 -0800 Subject: Fwd: RE: [Gulf Goans] Eduardo Faliero and team to meet Goans Srvs Dlvry.- QA- Maria Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: RE: [Gulf Goans] Eduardo Faliero and team to meet Goans Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 08:57:41 +0400 From: Srvs Dlvry.- QA- Maria Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], gulfgoans [EMAIL PROTECTED], goan-nri [EMAIL PROTECTED], Goan-Music [EMAIL PROTECTED], goanet [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey! I absolutely agree with you. They just come to Gulf for a good vacation. Thank you for bringing it up - it is indeed a very grave issue. But can we do something about it? The politicians in Goa have to do something for the people in Goa - Look at the low salary a Goan executive gets. It is sometimes lower then a housemaid in Gulf . But if a non-Goan or European is employed in Goa, he will get a salary 20 times higher and lots of allowances. The salaries in the private sector in Goa have to be screened by the Government so that there is an end to exploitation of Goan private sector employees. My maid is qualified up till - HSSC a beauticians She was working as a sales girl for a while then she was a beautician. But, she came here to work here as a maid, though she had a job in Goa, her salary was less then half of what I pay her here. This is just one small example. There are so many Goans lost here like her - just because the Government does not look at the private sector employees. The private Employer in Goa will keep sucking their employees till this issue is taken up by some one. The corporate guys in goa like Salgaonkar / Dempo / CMM / chowgule - have the best comforts at the cost of these poor people - who need to get something better in return for their sweat. There is a good scale only for Government Sector. Due to the Rane's rule for more than 15 years, every government office / institution you go - you will see only people from Sattari / Sanguem / Valpoi. When I go to Goa - it is a sad sight to see well qualified people either jobless or working for peanuts - as there is no scale set for private sector jobs. We should talk about the living conditions of our people then politics and language. I never see the issue of private sector wages / wage scale raised. Can somebody do something about this issue through this forum so that we can help our people back in Goa? I hope someone in this group will find this issue worth an excavation followed by a serious thought. MARIA - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of W.F. Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 7:18 PM To: gulfgoans; goan-nri; Goan-Music; goanet Subject: [Gulf Goans] Eduardo Faliero and team to meet Goans in Doha on 10th November 2007 Dear All, Reading this below msg. from Qatar - Goans I have a comment Will Mr. Eduardo Faleiro.do something for the goans here in Gulf...Will he give us Goa Govt. jobs..with good salaries in Goa...? so that all Goans will be in Goaand give more support to Konkani Mother tongue and the Konkani Roman Script Language.? Our old Goan Traditional Carnaval..than those Rajasthani dances for the Carnival parade.. I hope so... Does anyone reading this agree with me. Mrs. Fernandes Dubai johndesa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: johndesa [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:01:54 - Subject: [qatar-goans] Eduardo Faliero and team to meet Goans in Doha on 10th November 2007 Dear Goan Bretheren, Mr Eduardo Faleiro, Commissioner for NRI Affairs, Government of Goa is visiting Qatar on November 10, 2007. His entourage includes his office colleagues, Vice Admiral (Retd) Mr. John C. D'Silva, Chairman, Overseas Employment Agency of Goa and Mr. Ulhas D. Kamat, Director for NRI Affairs of Goa and Sabina Martins of Bailancho Saad. Mr. Faleiro along with his team shall listen to Qatar Goans' grieviances, problems / suggestions on Saturday 10th November at 7pm at Shalimar Hotel, near Crazy Signals (Beside Kebab King). All Goans are coordially invited to attend the
Re: [Goanet] response for Vinay natekar
On 11/11/2007, Bhandare [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Vinay: I would advise you not to get caught up in meaningless discussions with people like gadgil ...this particular person has little regards for truth and is brazenly dishonest in the domain of public discourse... he spreads these biased reports written by dubious characters ( and i am not grudging him that right) and when any clarification is sought he adopts a holier than thou postion usually supplemented with a good dose of righteous indignation and neatly sidesteps the issue. giving his types to much attention only emboldens them and gives their hate filled ideology more currency... i wold suggest that you network more with people whose views and opinions match with yours and thus we can get something constructive done. regards b RESPONSE: Why don't you set up your own network, to accommodate yourself and people who think like minded. Then take the whole lot and vacate. -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Hill Cutting at Bambolim...where are the NGO's
Hill Cutting at Bambolim -- where are the NGO's I am given to understand that there goes rampant hill cutting in Goa specially at Bambolim and also by several mine owners... i am sure that our elected representatives have eyes and ears... i also wonder where the NGOs of Goa are specially the group called LOKSHAKTi...i understand they went up to Baina to protest...at one time... can we see them rush to the various places to stop the illegal destroying of goa... Regards Cedric da Costa Dubai __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [Goanet] Konknni Talkies: The Tom Bhembre Show
Mogall Miguel bab, You wrote: .writer, author and reader of Konkani written in Romi script [NOT Romi Konkani as some want tomisrepresent it now a days.] My comment: Is this a belated realization on your part? Dhomprantlem koplant pavonk itlo vell laglo? And why blame others for your own sins? You and your CAMP has been using the expression Romi Konknni to mean variously:(1) Konkani written in Roman script, (2) Konkani spoken by the Roman Catholics in Goa, (3) the Bardexi dialect of Konkani, (4) the Konkani used in the Roman Catholic Church litturgy in Goa. Some of you (e.g. Fr. Conceicao DSilva)have even been claiming to be SPEAKING IN Romi Konknni. A couple of editorials in English dailies said much the same thing. Two years ago,I gave a talk in Konkani about Msgr. Dalgado at Menezes Braganza Hall,Panjim. And Godfrey Gonsalves (you too?) reported that, though my speech was distributed in Devanagari, what I SPOKE was in Romi! But none in your CAMP thought of correcting this; so, why now? And further, has this revised attitude of yours to the term Romi Konkani been ratified by your CAMP? I doubt it, because I find Tomazinho Cardozo (the originator of the controversy and the General of your CAMP) still using the same term (see e.g. yesterdays NT Panorama p. 2). Or is Tomazinho also misrepresenting it? You wrote: .both, you and your sleeping stalwart, are members of the GKA Executive Committee. Why do you not ask this question there? All the members are expected to exercise due diligence and have due accountability ...and perhaps even paid sitting fees... to do this work My comment: I did not ask you any question. I only gave you an instance of how the accusing / complaining side too did not help matters. He did undertake this perfectly VOLUNTARY activity. But he is a busy person and has his own priorities. He is not saying that he will not complete it. Some work has been completed and the rest is being attended to. HE HAS NOT TAKEN ANY ADVANCE FROM GKA FOR THAT PURPOSE. Therefore, the Akademi cannot compel him to complete it; they can only coax him. But the same cannot be said about another leader of your CAMP (a past Secretary of Dalgado Konkani Akademi, nothing less, and 'publisher' of a Romi Konkani Monthly too!)who has TAKEN AN ADVANCE of Rs. Thirty thousand only for a research project on Mando. He failed to submit the Report for over a year beyond the stipulated and agreed time schedule for completion. During this period, he was sent several reminders and warnings. Finally he went to GKA office and left a CD on the President's table (in the latter's absence), without even a covering letter. All that the CD contains is THREE TYPED PAGES OF TEXT. This matter came up during a meeting of the Executive. Tomazinho rang him up from there itself. He was told that everything was there in the CD except for the performance which is also a part of the contract. Tomazinho requested him to come over to the GKA ofice some time and help open the CD. But, FOUR MONTHS down the line, he has not found the time to do so. In fact, he did come there at least twice; but always in a hurry, as he had to distribute invitations! And the same scoundrel berates the GKA from the platform as well as in the press. (You must have attended the publication function of the Biography of M. Boyer on October 11 last at Kala Akademi, and also read GT of the days preceding and following the event.) Such people are real assets for your movement which has always THRIVED ON BLATANT LIES. You wrote: . I worked long enough in Government and semi-government autonomous bodies to know how the system works. In the PWD, if one does not wish a particular contractor to bid there are some simple solutions 1. Disqualify his class [as for Romi writers] 2. Do not accept his application for tender form [concept of book] 3. Accept the application but not the completed tender [manuscript]. After that one can, WITH ALL HONESTY, say that the particular tender was never rejected because it was NEVER RECEIVED in the first place! I believe that the Goa Konkani Akademi is a semi-Government autonomous body manned by full-time government servants from the member-Secretary downwards. My comment: Just because you indulged in some dishonest acts while working in Government or semi-Government autonomous organizations or because such acts are quite common in such offices, you cannot presume that GKA did likewise; you have to provide proof. And it better be fool-proof; too many members of your CAMP have been exposed as LIARS. You wrote: The two of you have worked together on some book projects of GKA, too. So he is part of YOUR CAMP,too. Or do you want to deny it now? My response: Jointly working with sleeping stalwart on some projects does not necessarily make me amember of his/your CAMP. So the question of denying NOW or EVER just does not arise. You seem to conveniently forget when it suits you. Don't
Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Sanny de Quepem - Goanet will miss you!!
Dear Bosco, I am very greatful to you to send this email to me, as Late Sanny Vas was very dear friend of mine from our village Kepem. I know him personally as we grew up together, played football and acted all the dramas staged in Kepem by Mr. Jess Fernandes, Felix Perrira and Raul Perrira together. I left for Saudi Arabia in 1976 and he joined later but different company and reign You rightly said that he was gr8 composer. I am thankful to you and your team. May his Soul Rest in Peace On Nov 11, 2007 9:18 AM, Bosco - Goanet Volunteer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * GARCA BRANCA VACATION ACCOMMODATION LOUTULIM, SOUTH GOA. For RR; modern/clean amenities; serene, healthy and wholesome location Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. It was with shock and sadness that we learnt of the passing of Goanetter, Sanny de Quepem in Kuwait on November 9, 2007. He was a thorough Goenkar - born and bred in Goa. Living in Kuwait did not diminish his love for everything Goan. He promoted Konkani, Konkani Music and the tiatr. While very talented Sanny was a very humble and down-to-earth person. Tragically Sanny passed away the day before the Goan community in Kuwait had set out to celebrate GOA DAY 2007. In early 2006 Sanny released his first Music CD titled Saibinnicho Tisro Segred. A review of the CD by Silviano Barbosa who himself produced a Konkani CD titled Classic Goa can be found at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2006-February/039309.html A few months ago Sanny released his second music CD titled NRI - a tribute to Non Resident Indian Goans. Once again the CD was reviewed by Silviano Barbosa last month and can be found at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-October/062796.html For an image of the CD cover: http://www.goanet.org/images/topics/Konkani/Music/Titles/NRI.jpg To hear Sanny de Quepem's melodious voice on the title track of the CD, NRI: http://www.goanet.org/images/topics/Konkani/Music/Titles/NRI.mp3 A profile of Sanny de Quepem by Gaspar Almedia can be found at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2005-August/033237.html Sanny de Quepem will forever have a place in the galaxy of Goan stars of the Konkani stage and music world. We will miss him here at Goanet. So long our friend..Adeus tuca korta!! Bosco D'Mello http://www.goanet.org Where Goans Connect -- Wilson Daniel Managing Partner WILSON TOURS TRAVELS Human Resources Consultants ASHOK VIHAR E-02 GROUND FLOOR OFF MILITARY ROAD MAROL ANDHERI EAST, MUMBAI 400 072 Tel. 00 91 22 2920 7044 cell 00 91 9819308240 Reliance Cell 09324212393 Fax 00 91 22 2920 1033 Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED];[EMAIL PROTECTED] Website : www.wilsontourstravels.com
Re: [Goanet] Flash ....Banana ratna, Bal Thackeray of Goa etc
Gabe, is there some way you could keep your strong opinions in abeyance while you were moderator? There was a time when I too would open up the Goanet Info Page and log-in the first thing I got up. You can infer what you wish from my coded messages above. When in Berlin, I lived in Nollendorfplatz (at a time when it's airport was smaller than Dabolim's, with some element of exaggeration). FN On 12/11/2007, Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/11/2007, Bhandare [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Goanet moderation is indeed a thankless task and inspite of a few disagreements and a lot of ideological differences i must say that Bosco and others are doing this job fantastically i was amused at the gall of a particular poster to volunteer for this position...this same poster had previously 'volunteered to be on Regional plan committee.. hilarious!!! RESPONSE: The only hilarious thing on Goanet is Bhandare; a laughing stock, with unlimited potential for stupidity, as well trying to get into 'good books' after all the recent hammering taken. This is once again a poster shooting off, without knowing the facts. The matter is, that I was approached by the owner of this site requesting that I volunteer my services. I don't think there is anyone disputing the work input by the moderators. We definitely need a moderator in Goa and one perhaps in Europe. Frederick inferred that Viviana is not pulling her weight, either that or he forgot to mention that she too was doing sterling work ! -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org Ph 0091-832-2409490 12000+ downloadable, sharable hi-res photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/
Re: [Goanet] Radio Goa for Konkani music
From: Michael Ali [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Radio Goa for Konkani music A new website www.radiogoa.net offer a very wide selection of Konkani Manglorean music 24/7. Also try http://radioverve.com/konkani. Radioverve is an Indie Indian Music Radio Site. -- Question everything -- Karl Marx
[Goanet] VHP goons allegedly beat up 25 priests in Maharashtra
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/vhp-goons-allegedly-beat-up-25-priests-in-maharashtra/52089-3.html?xml VHP goons allegedly beat up 25 priests in Maharashtra Kanhaiya Singh / CNN-IBN Sunday , November 11, 2007 at 15:25 Mumbai: With broken ribs and a fractured leg, Father Victor Pareira is just one of the 25 victims, who were brutally beaten up allegedly by members of Vanvasi Kalyan Parishad, an oraganisation affiliated to the VHP. “My rib is fractured and my leg is broken. I am undergoing a lot of pain,” Pareira said. What is even more shocking is that the injured priest had to travel over 30 kilometers to meet the Director General of Police to demand justice as the local police station failed to act on his complaint. “They (victims) have complained that the police did not take enough action. Therefore, I have instructed them to submit a report to me,” Director General of Police, Maharashtra, PS Pasricha said. But this contingent of victims, which is led by the Vice-Chairman of the State Minorities Commission Abrahim Mathai raises a much bigger issue. In the last one month there has been five such instances. All of them in Thane rural areas adjoining the Gujarat border, which include the tribal areas of Wada, Manor, Vikramgarh and Mokhada. “People from Gujarat come frequently to this part of Maharashtra and create problem in these tribal areas,” Mathai said. However, this is a charge the VHP leaders deny, but they are also quick to raise the contentious conversion issue, which clearly is an attempt to defend the culprits. “It was done by the village sarpanch (head) and the people. VHP has nothing to do with it,” VHP Secretary Arun Handa said. But even as these tribals walk out of the office of the Director General of Police with an assurance that they will not be attacked, the fear of being harassed is etched on their faces. -- Question everything -- Karl Marx
[Goanet] A Tribute to Sanny de Quepem
A Tribute to Cruz Sanny Vaz A voice that was so mild and melodious is silenced forever In a shocking revelation, the news of the passing away of a renowned personality, Sanny de Quepem, who left us so suddenly, on the 9th of November, 2007, has griped not only his family members but also all those who knew him closely. In his passing away, Goa has lost a worthy son, who toiled, all his life, for the greater glory of Goa and Goans. Undoubtedly, he has left an indelible mark on the sands of time and will be long remembered for the wonderful work he had undertaken to serve his fellow Goans. It is indeed sad that, due to his untimely death, he had to leave his work unfinished. He has gone but his memory will linger on and on. It was my privilege to know him personally and also to talk to him in the morning on 9th November, during the celebrations of Goa Day 2007. His last performance on the Konkani stage was around 8.00 p.m., where he enthralled the audience with his beautiful voice while rendering a meaningful konkani song, his own composition. I was in shock when I learnt of his sad demise, which occurred after he went home later that night, due to a severe cardiac attack. Let us all pray for the repose of his soul in his heavenly abode and pray God grants enough courage and strength to his wife, children and other loved ones, to bear the irreparable loss that has befallen the family. May his soul rest in peace. Yours in sorrow, Rabindra Pimenta Kuwait. _ Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct
Re: [Goanet] [Secular Goa] VHP goons allegedly beat up 25 priests in Maharashtra
On 12/11/2007, Vidyadhar Gadgil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.ibnlive.com/news/vhp-goons-allegedly-beat-up-25-priests-in-maharashtra/52089-3.html?xml VHP goons allegedly beat up 25 priests in Maharashtra COMMENT: Now this is what the VHP and their family organisations do; not the propaganda perpetrated here, of rescuing 80 priests on their way to a wedding ! -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
Re: [Goanet] Konknni Talkies : the Tom Bhembre Show - a correction
Mogall Miguel bab, Proffuse apologies for the error which cropped in my earlier post. The article in NT Panorama to which I referred in a bracket was by Mario Cabral e Sa and NOT by Tomazinho Cardozo. The bracket may please be expunged and me excused. But for this and the comment thereon, the post is free of error. When I typed the matter, I did not have the NT at hand. But after leaving the Cyber, I visited a friend in Margao where I had an opportunity to check and realise my error. Extremely sorry for the gaffe. Mog asum. S. M. Borges __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet] Go peacefully friend, you've (more than) done your part
Dears, It is always good to celebrate life and the living! What is the use of wreaths and awards on the grave?? Four cities in which Homer begged; Fight for the pride of Homer dead! Dom Martin's Vicente Xavier Verodiano specifically acknowledges individuals and associations who have not been as yet acknowledged by any other organisation. It is not like a Padma Shree being awarded a low-value State award ...and getting greater mileage by refusing it. The GBA will be able to do more things with the VXV Award's cash component ...as must have been the case of Jan Ugahi a few years ago. The Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr, Porvorim, is one institution that believes in celebrating life. No awards are given posthumously. The only posthumous acknowledgement of great contributions is by naming the award after the person, like Fr. Antonio Pereira sj Puroskar or the Floriano Vaz Puroskar. The receipients must be alive, though often at the fag end of their life . because there are so many persons in Goa whose life and works have gone unacknowledged. Did anyone honour Sanny de Quepem in Goa? The Dalgado Konkani Academy has followed suit. Between TSKK and DKA, they have managed to acknowledge the contributions of many. At age 87 years, an author of 23 books in Konkani since 1945 who learnt Devanagri in the sunset years of his life to write books which have since been printed, a person who walked the streets of Mumbai [then Bombay] to sell books by other Goan authors and to popularise them ... Bernardino Evaristo Mendes has received the TSKK's Antonio Pereira puroskar last month. Yesterday's Ph.D. students like Dr. Jayanti Nayak have received Kala Academy's SAHITYA PUROSKAR ...but not Bernardine Mendes, even though he has written Konkani in Devanagri script as per their standards. Did his 21st, 22nd or 23rd book not deserve an award because he wrote the first 20 in Roman script? Or is he unsuitable for an award because he is a Catholic? We will know shortly. His name is being recommended for the Life Time Award or Gomant Sharada Puroskar that is given for literature in any language and in any script. It would be nice to document the lives of such unacknowledged greats for the future generations to draw inspiration form them. Archives of Netgroups and Google are just not enough for that. Michael Gracias' documentation of M.Boyer is a step in the right direction. Who has documented Ulhas Buyao or Dr.Manohar Rai Sardesai? Mog asundi. Miguel Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:15:10 +0530 From: Frederick [FN] Noronha * ??? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Go peacefully friend, you've (more than) done your job I didn't know the name of Sanny de Quepem till very recently, which reflects more on my own ignorance than Sanny's significant contribution via the world of the Konkani stage, the Gulf-based expat network, writing, cyberinitiatives and more. In my twelve years on Goanet, I don't recall many who have been so persistent (more so, sitting as he did in the Gulf) in keeping track of Goa-related news and sharing it with the others. Excepting maybe JoeGoaUK, Uly and Gaspar, Eddie Fernandes, Joel, Gabe Menezes, my classmate Avelino and a handful of others. (This is not to suggest that others don't contribute in their own way, or add to the discussions.) Sanny de Quepem did his best, and I was very much taken up by his determination to share all the Goa-related news he came across. In these fading days of community-spirted individuals, Sanny was a welcome difference. For someone like me, who believes in celebrating -- when possible -- people while they are around (not lamenting after they're gone), Sanny's was a full life. He went quick, but he did a lot! He shared (what he knew), he posted, he linked up, and he made a difference to many of us in terms of what we read. Sanny may have died early, but I'm sure he will be remembered by many of us on Goanet and other networks. FN -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
[Goanet] response for Vinay natekar
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Re: [Goanet] First Ever Goan Narkasur in America_burnin love
Dear Venantius, Thanks very much. Good to have a creation critiqued by a real creator. The outfit reflects a fusion with Halloween. Note the orange, black and green. I have not yet come up with a good justification for the polka dot underpants. Made the little kids less scared of him though. Perhaps, it was a stroke of McInsight! Cheers, Santosh --- Venantius Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Santosh, I can see that your creation was inbued with a terrific Narkasurain spirit. Very appealing color schema. What I found funny was that for a throughly flammable Narkasur, he/it was attired in a fire retardant skirt. Also, reminded me of the Mawale outfit. Cool. Really terrific. The kids must be terribly thrilled to have you as the Doctor Creator in their midst. venantius
[Goanet] Poignant words; at today's Funeral.
I attended a funeral today and some poignant words: The tragedy is not in dying - but in not having really lived. The hurt is not in that there has to be a limit to our days. The hurt is the terrible waste of the days we have, while we still have them. Call forth the knowledge that no good deed ever really disappears. Just as energy never evaporates into nothingness in the physical world, so acts of kindness are transformed into memories in the spiritual world. Ends. I have been blessed in having lived a fulfilled life, I hope that you have too ! I forgive those b'#5a4ds, who have sinned against me and ask for forgiveness if I have offended any b'#5a4ds ! 'In God we trust' the official moto of the USA and don't anyone tell you the USA is not a Christian Nation. Everyone knows this and those who believe otherwise are on a 'smoking' trip. The rest are happy to pick up the 'mighty' US dollar. -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Good-bye my friend, Sanny
I couldn’t believe my eyes when I opened my email today and read that our mogacho Sanny de Quepem was no more. Although I never met Sanny, we exchanged a couple of messages and he had agreed to meet with me in Goa on his next vacation, but alas that will never happen now. Sanny’s death is a great loss to the Goan community all over the world, as he kept us informed of the day-to-day happenings in Goa through his continuous postings. Sanny’s image and his outstanding work will remain with us for a long time. My family and I extend our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. May Sanny’s soul rest in eternal peace. Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna, Bardez, Goa _ Get the new Windows Live Messenger! http://get.live.com/messenger/overview
[Goanet] NRI Goan Seminar in Kuwait
Seminar on NRI Goan Issues - A Report The NRI delegation from Goa, headed by Honorable Commissioner for NRI Affairs, Government of Goa , Shri Eduardo Faleiro, attended along with other members of the visiting delegation, Vice Admiral John C. D'Silva, Chairman, Overseas Employment Agency of Goa, Shri Ullas D. Kamat, Director of NRI Affairs and Ms. Sabina Martins, President of the 'Bailancho Saad' organization of Goa, the Seminar on NRI Goan issues, which was held at Carlton Towers Hotel on 6th November, 2007 between 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm. H.E. the Ambassador of India to Kuwait, M. Ganapathi, and other dignitaries from the Embassy of India, Kuwait also graced the occasion by their distinguished presence amidts a fairly large gathering of Goans. The proceeding of the Seminar were conducted by Mr. Wilson Coelho, President of the Goan Welfare Society - Kuwait, on behalf of the organising committee, comprising of other Goan Clubs/organizations. He introduced each of the dignitaties on the dais and highlighted their crede ntials. Shri Eduardo Faleiro, Commissioner for NRI Affairs, Goa, spoke of the achievements of the Commission, from the time of its establishment and till date. He also highlighted the various NRI Issues that were addressed from time to time for the benefit of the NRI Goans and the results that emerged consequent to the work of the Commission. He urged the Goans present at this seminar to present their issues, preferable in writing, so that he could study the same and take appropriate steps for redressal of the isssues raised, on his return to Goa. H.E. the Ambassador of India, M. Ganapathi, in his address welcomed Shri Faleiro and the delegation to Kuwait and stated that Shri Faleiro, whom he knew well when the later was a Union Minister in the Government of India, for several years. He went on to state that Shri Faleiro was a committed leader and was passionate about serving his people with utmost devotion and dedication and that the Goans were fortunate to have such a leader at the helm of affairs to address the NRI Goan issues. He praised the manner in which he was welcomed and was pleased at the way the seminar was conducted. Stressing on the need to stay united, while in a foreign country, he said much could be achieved unitedly and encouraged all Goans to forge unity at all times. The Director of NRI Affairs, Goa, Shri Ullas D. Kamat, presented a detailed report of activities taken up by the Commissioner's office and their achievements. He also distributed Report of the Global Goans Covention held between 3-5 January, 2007 in Goa along with a CD on Goan music entitled 'DAIZ', a collection of authentic Goan music. In his address he has welcomed all NRI Goans to send their issues to the Commissioner's office and assured that he would personally ensure that each of the issues will get due attention from his end. Mr. John C. D'Silva, Chairman of the Overseas Employment Agency of Goa, spoke about the purpose of establishing this Agency for the benefit of Goan Youth who seek jobs abroad. He said that the Agency also conducts training and gives guidance in line with their policy. He contented that Goans abroad, who are in a position to help fellow Goans back home, in finding suitable jobs should recommend the Employment Agency of Goa and that from his side he would provide the required candidates, wherever possible. Thereafter, Ms. Sabina Martins, President of 'Bailancho Saad', spoke about the purpose of her visit to Kuwait and explained how her organisation works for the protection of the rights of women worldwide. She highlighted the work undertaken by their organization for the alleviation of the hardships faced by women due to various social causes. She has appealed to Goon organizations to help her in her cause by registering as volunteers. Several questions on varied Goon issues were put forward to the Commissioner of NRI Affairs and he has assured that he would look into each case and try to find suitable solutions and communicate with them the status after taking up the matters with the concerned authorities. Towards the end there was a musical performance by Aggie - The One Man Band, backed up by sound system provided by Rupert D'Costa, together they entertained the delegates while refreshments and snacks were served. The Seminar on NRI Goan Issues was sponsored by WESTERN UNION Money Transfer, who incidentally are also the sponsors of Goa Day 2007 to be held on 9th November, 2007 at the India Community School, Salmiya, Kuwait. _ Explore the seven wonders of the world http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=7+wonders+worldmkt=en-USform=QBRE
[Goanet] Goa news for November 13, 2007
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Roque Dias apprises CM about SAI schemes for Goa - Navhind Times [21 hours ago] Mr Dias pointed out that all states and uts under his jurisdiction, had availed maximum financial benefit from SAI after signing an mou and that only Goa ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=11129cid=1123494093ei=C_A4R6f-OIz2qgPgws3ZDQ *** Strong Professional League needed: Houghton - Navhind Times [4 hours ago] The seminar was attended by representatives from Air-India (Mumbai), Churchill Brothers (Goa), Dempo Sports Club (Goa), JCT Phagwara (Punjab), ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=111325cid=1123529216ei=C_A4R6f-OIz2qgPgws3ZDQ *** 2-yr old raped in South Goa - Navhind Times [21 hours ago] The victim has been sent for a medical examination to the Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim and the report is awaited. http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=11123cid=1123529429ei=C_A4R6f-OIz2qgPgws3ZDQ *** Goa\'s complete online news edition - Monday, November 12, 2007 - Herald Publications [20 hours ago] Crew of Jonathan mckee and Guillermo Altadill of Estrella Damm is pictured, on Sunday in Barcelona, during the start of Barcelona World Race, non-stop round ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=4092cid=1cid=0ei=C_A4R6f-OIz2qgPgws3ZDQ *** Goa set for Sunburn - inthemix [1 hour ago] [more] Sunburn is looking to be one of the most wanted parties in Asia this summer, happening on the beaches of Candolim, Goa, in India. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/intl/34969/Goa_set_for_the_Sunburn_Festivalcid=0ei=C_A4R6f-OIz2qgPgws3ZDQ *** AI to deploy wide-body aircraft on Kozhikode-Sharjah route - Economic Times [8 hours ago] The 279-seater A330-200 aircraft would operate four times a week on Mumbai-Kozhikode-Kochi-Sharjah route, thrice a week on Mumbai-Goa-Kozhikode-Sharjah and ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/AI_to_deploy_wide-body_aircraft_on_Kozhikode-Sharjah_route/articleshow/2536488.cmscid=0ei=C_A4R6f-OIz2qgPgws3ZDQ *** DSR unveils massive Goa project - Asia Property Report [19 hours ago] by Robert Carry International property development company David Stanley Redfern has launched it´s latest Asian project, the sprawling Peace Valley in Goa. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.property-report.com/aprarchives.php?id=880date=07cid=0ei=C_A4R6f-OIz2qgPgws3ZDQ *** Blackie swaps Goa for Warsop - Mansfield Chad [11 hours ago] She and her husband Bob fell for the pooch during one of their several trips to Goa where they go to carry out charity work with local youngsters. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.chad.co.uk/news/Blackie-swaps-Goa-for-Warsop.3479129.jpcid=0ei=C_A4R6f-OIz2qgPgws3ZDQ *** Goa U-19 girls blank Bihar 5-0 - Navhind Times [4 hours ago] Margao, Nov 12 Goa U-19 girls football team got off to a winning start to their 53rd National School Games campaign scoring a comfortable 5-0 victory over ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=111324cid=0ei=C_A4R6f-OIz2qgPgws3ZDQ *** Hidden cost of mining in Goa - NDTV.com [7 hours ago] Few are awarethat Goa is one of the biggest exporters of iron ore in the country. And while this has been an economic triggerfor the state it's come at a ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/processarchive.aspx?id=NEWEN20070032611ch=11/12/2007%209:51:00%20PMcid=0ei=C_A4R6f-OIz2qgPgws3ZDQ Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] GOACAN to observe Children's Road Safety Traffic Management Awareness Fortnight
Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED GOACAN to observe Children's Road Safety Traffic Management Awareness Fortnight from 14th to 27th November The Goa Civic and Consumer Action Network (GOACAN) through its Young Civic and Consumer Movement (YCM) will organise a Children's Road Safety Traffic Management Awareness Fortnight from 14th to 27th November. Starting on Children's Day 14th November GOACAN through the village based Consumer Forums and the campus based Consumer Clubs Cells will highlight the importance of providing children information on road safety traffic management, protecting them from harassment danger during travel and ensuring their right to complain their right to redressal of their grievances. During the fortnight Consumer Forum volunteers will interact with various authorities like the Director of Transport, Superintendent of Traffic Police, Director of Education, Director of Women Child Development, Chairperson of Bal Bhavan Chief Engineer Public Works Department (PWD), District Collectors, Chairpersons of Regional Transport Authority (RTA) and the Goa State Commission for Children (GSCC). During the fortnight special emphasis will be placed on the dangers of driving without a licence over-speeding and the importance of wearing helmets seatbelts during travel, implementation of the 50% bus concession to all students and an end to the harassment meted out to them by certain bus conductors operators. Volunteers will also review signages conditions of infrastructure like bus stops, foot paths, speed breakers rumblers, zebra crossings, subways parking facilities near educational institutions. Consumers are requested to send copies of their complaints/suggestions on Children's Road Safety Traffic Management by post to GOACAN, Post Box 187, Margao Goa 403 601 or by email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] during this fortnight. --- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK --- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa --- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- __._,_.___
Re: [Goanet] Waiting for change in Goa
Rajan P. Parrikar wrote: One fellow writes pompously that things don't remain static, that we have to accept change. This is a hackneyed truism. Mervyn Lobo responded thus to Rajan: 1: You are clearly afraid to debate anyone of Goanet. In fact, you are scared enough not to mention the person you are referring to. Given this condition of yours, I wonder how on earth you are going to challenge those that you disagree with. 2: The Indian Govt is also paying for the maintenance of historical buildings in Goa. The situation in Goa today is the way it is because of the GOAN politicians GOANS have elected. == jc's response My dear Mervyn, I doubt that Rajan is afraid of debating anyone ON GoaNet. My view is that he does not care to do so. Individuals who know that they alone are right, do not need to debate. They make pronouncements. After that it is My Way or Highway. Having said that, let me hasten to say this ...I believe that Rajan Parrikar is quite right in many of his statements. It's his solutions that (I believe) are out of whack. Rajan Parrikar has written that the Chougulos (oops Chowgules) are involved in the Paithona environmental destruction. Are these the same Chowgules to whom Ashok Chowgule belongs? Yes ...Ashok Chowgule who heads the Mumbai chapter of the VHP (cousin of BJP) and ex-prominent Goanetter who spouted the same talking points one sometimes reads from Rajan and Bhandare? And what, if I may ask, will happen to this project IF the BJP take over in Goa? It appears that Rajan's heart is in the right place, but not his head - unless the primary or collateral intent is to encourage the Goan populace to bring down THIS government so that a BJP led coalition can take over in Goa! Be cautious Goans for what you wish your wishes may actually be fulfilled. Please engage your brains before you carry yourselves (as mesmerized pawns to do the bidding for others) on to the roads. Mervyn, I also suggest that you may be ONLY partially correct about # 2 (above) Please advise us wrt following: Accepting that some politicians are using these slums et al as voting banks, What exactly can anybody do to stop (say for example) the entire population of Bihar from migrating to Goa? I invite you to visit the city centre in Margao and Dharavi 2 in Zuari nagar. Ask yourself - How did this debacle happen? Is there any method of preventing it from wosening? I submit that it is impossible for Goan to be legally able to withstand the inevitable. just my view jc BTW: re Waiting for change in Goa .Change of what? ...Government? !! Hummmh!!
[Goanet] Goa's Regional Plan GBA's long term strategy
This is Miguel's response to my post yesterday. I will respond in the near future. Miguel is with the GBA movement and is actively working to SAVE GOA. He has integrity and honesty, traits Goan politicians are allergic to. George Pinto --- Miguel Braganza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear George, The GBA has consciously decided to be apolitical ...although its members are drawn from many political hues. It is like the white light made of a rainbow of colours ...from Violet to Green to Saffron! As per the latest reports the co-Convenor of GBA, Shridhar Kamat, has begun showing his true colours ;-( I hope the above reports are unfounded and we are not seeing the KPA experience unfold once more in the GBA. Substituting the Portugal domination with the Partagal domination is no solution to Goa's many issues that concern Goa's masses. The Aam Admi is not the Mango Man ...and, in any case, it is not the mango season yet! Money is the root of all evil. The GBA was necessary because of the money inflows. If GBA's coffers start bursting one will need another movement to put it in place. Right now the GBA has Rs.1,00,000/- received as the cash component of the Vicente Xavier Verodiano Award instituted by Dom Martin. Most of the people who attend the GBA meetings do it at their own expense. If I remember correctly, only one group asked for money to pay for the buses they allegedly hired. The KPA record apparently reveals that only Adv. Uday Bhembre claimed Rs.1000/- as petrol reimbursement. The rest worked as if it was an honoris causa. So there! I know you offered to raise money way back in January, 2007 and had even sent you the Bank account number of the GBA for local deposits. We will look at overseas funding when we need it. Right now what is needed most is HONEST, DEDICATED PEOPLE IN GOA to fight for the cause. Those overseas can raise the issue with the NRI Commissioner, Eduardo Faleiro, who is now on a Arabian Gulf Tour, or send representations to the Nodal Officer of the TASK FORCE on Regional Plan [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ]. Mr. S.T. Putturaju, the Senior Town Planner [STP] in the hotseat is a nice man ...perhaps better than our own Babush Godinho [also a STP] who has allegedly signed two DIFFERENT construction plans with the TCP stamp for the ALDEIA DE GOA project ...AND IS UNABLE TO SAY WHICH ONE IS RIGHT! If NRIs feel strogly about Escola Medica or Old GMC Hospital at Dayanand Bandodkar Road on the Mandovi Riverfront, Panaji, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] The CEO of Entertainment Society of Goa, Ms. Nandini Paliwal, thinks the Goans fighting to preserve their heritage are a bunch of jokers not half as entertaining as a shopping mall at the Escoal Medica heritage building. If NRGs think differently, it is better to write to her. She does not understan Konkani or Portuguese. I guess she understands English. Our own Anju Timblo is on record saying there is no such thing called ILLEGAL when one is building in one's own property because hold your breath. THE LAW SPECIFIACLLLY PROVIDES FOR REGULARIZATION !! Religion, region, emigrant, immigrant are all relative terms ...relative to the amount of money being pumped in. I am not making any allegations. Why should anyone allege a truth? Mog asundi. Miguel
[Goanet] Summary of meetings with Digambar Kamat
To Goanet - I was present today, in the morning and in the afternoon, at the meetings Digambar Kamat, the Chief Minister of Goa, had with two separate groups, one representing the Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA), the other representing the Goan Movement Against SEZs (GMAS). My impressions are summarized below. I want to state that I am not a member of, or beholden to, any political party, group, or clique, and I have no axe to grind, personal or otherwise, with any of these fine folks who give of their time for the good cause. My opinions and prejudices are all my own. In the morning meeting with GBA, Patricia Pinto and Ritu Kumar forcefully demanded answers from the Chief Minister as well as the Chief Town Planner, Ahmed Morad, about the recent regularizing of the hill cutting carried out by Aldeia de Goa in Bambolim. The bureaucratic rat Morad tried - unsuccessfully - to hide behind a wall of obfuscation, but Patricia had done her homework well. Morad cut a sorry figure, reminding me of Sinclair's memorable observation: It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it. Digu feigned ignorance of the details of the Aldeia de Goa project and said he needed to study the chronology. This is, of course, pure bullshit. It is inconceivable that Digu, a builder himself, wouldn't know of the machinations of Aldeia de Goa, the biggest real estate project in Goa, and the recent volte face by his own government. When it was pointed out that the TCP dept had violated its own laws, neither Morad nor Digu accepted responsibility for the infractions. What we witnessed was a farce. I can well imagine Digu and Morad having a laugh later at lunch, ribbing one another about how they put up a fine schtick, almost a scene out of Yes, Minister. Patricia Pinto was the only one who asked the tough questions and wanted to get to the bottom of it all. The rest of the core GBA reps seemed content with banalities. Digu has agreed to issue a stop-order on the hill cutting. But the root of the issue remains untouched unaddressed. Are we going to go through this same exercise ad infinitum? With the current GBA approach I'm afraid the answer is Yes. Digu himself inadvertently provided a clue when he said that what happened under the previous regimes was none of his business, that he didn't want to go digging into past violations. You can rest assured that the next crook to occupy the CM's chair will reprise this line apropos of violations undertaken during he current regime. The politicians have figured out that the GBA fellows can be taken for procedural wonks and that they can buy time. What we need to give the politicos is an earthquake, instead the GBA is content with tap dances. The afternoon meeting was led by Matanhy Saldanha who crisply told Digu that SEZs are a no-go in Goa, that he has to cancel all the pending SEZ applications, and revoke the 2 licenses already approved. Digu says he won't approve the pending applications for now. Apropos of the latter, Digu has promised to study them before issuing his verdict. Digu didn't want any deadlines set but GMAS told him that he needs to turn in his homework assignment by Nov 20. Aires Rodrigues also chipped in forcefully. After being witness to both the meetings, I asked myself the following question - Is the current government of Goa on the side of the Goan people or on the side of those seeking to wreck it? Looking at Digu, his body language, the lack of urgency, and his overall demeanour, I have my answer. Digu's refrain about him not doing anything to harm the interests of the Goan people is prima facie counterfeit. All the actions of his govt are calculated to aid the builders, not to save Goa. Photographs of the two sessions are at the following links - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/digu-GBA.jpg http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/digu-SEZ.jpg Joke of the day: Digu saying that he isn't hungry to occupy the CM's chair. But Digu has in the past 4 months entered more temples and churches than many swamis and priests do in their entire lifetime, has had himself weighed against ladoos at Shirdi, taken a pilgrimage to Tirupati, and successfully cracked open coconuts for a zillion Satyanarayan poojas. Not to be outdone, the fervour of Digu's wife's fasts to insure stability of Digu's chair would leave Jenny Craig green with envy. Warm regards, r ps: Puzzle of the day: whose side is Sridhar Kamat on? Digu's or GBA's?
[Goanet] Art Exhibition: HARSHADA KERKAR
Kerkar Art Complex Presents An exhibition of charcoal drawings by HARSHADA KERKAR 14th - 20th November 2007 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Kerkar Art Complex, Holiday Street, Gaurawaddo, Calangute, Goa - 403516. Tel: 0832 - 2276017 www.subodhkerkar.com
[Goanet] Bambolim construction project: CM agrees to issue stop work orders
Bambolim construction project: CM agrees to issue stop work orders Panaji, Nov 12 Conceding to demand of the Goa Bachao Abhiyan, the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat today agreed to immediately issue stop work orders against the massive construction project coming up on the Bambolim plateau that involved hill cutting. Earlier during the day, the GBA activists demonstrated near the Chief Minister's residence demanding stoppage of the construction work and scrapping of the SEZs in Goa. Speaking to 'The Navhind Times', the GBA convenor, Dr Oscar Rebello, who led a delegation of the GBA and others before the Chief Minister today, said that Mr Kamat gave them a patient hearing and agreed to issue stop work orders against the Bambolim project immediately. While the Chief Minister studies the matter, the GBA will have to keep a watch on this, Dr Rebello said. In a letter to the Chief Minister, the GBA expressed shock that the chief town planner, Mr Morad Ahmed, did not place the proper facts before the Chief Minister when referring the said file to the government for regularisation. We are also surprised that the chief town planner relied only on the explanation from the developers of the property to justify the hill cutting carried out by them. The complainants should also have been heard by the chief town planner before arriving at any decision, the letter said. The Bambolim project was stopped in December 2006 after the government issued a stop work order following complaints of hill cutting by the GBA. In May 2007, the town and country planning department also filed a FIR in the Agacaim police station against the developers for illegal hill cutting. So the GBA was shocked when on November 2, 2007, the town and country planning department wrote to the developers that the matter had been referred to the government and that the government had agreed to withdraw not only the stop work order but also the FIR. Based on this letter, the additional collector withdrew the stop work order and the developer restarted work. The developers also issued front-page newspaper advertisements for plots, apartments and villas on the Bambolim plateau. During today's meeting with the Chief Minister, the chief town planner was also present. Reportedly, he explained that the developer in an affidavit justified the hill cutting saying that his plan was dated 2006 and was before the Section 17-A (permission for hill cutting) was inserted into the Town and Country Planning Act. But the contention of the GBA is that in 1993, the developer was permitted change in land use subsequent to the Regional Plan 2001 to the extent of the area within permissible gradient. Also in 1996, the construction plan was approved and NOC given with the condition that in areas having gradient between 15 to 25 per cent, excavation is strictly prohibited and as the land is sloppy, care should be taken so that minimum cutting of hill is resorted to specially within 35 and 50 contour lines. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=111317
[Goanet] Holidays - response for cedrico
Dear cedrico: i think you are completely missing the point as usual. Parrikar merely made the holidays restricted so that those who wish to go to the Fest can take a holiday and enjoy while others would work..ditto for the hindu fstival of mahashivratri. please understand the situation before you writ something...no one was stopped from going t the feast b __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet] Bold CO of MMC...Political patronage to Immigrant daily wage workers!
Dear Goanetters... Please read the below attached news clip that appeared in the NT I salute the CO of MMC for standing up to the political inteference... A lot of immigrants have been employed in the MMC and like i mentioned in my past mails...they enjoy more powers than NIZ GOENKARS... Hope more and more Goenkars and Madgaonkars wake up to the actual scnario at MArgao...and expose the political patron of migrants... Regards Cedric da Costa Dubai Unpaid wages of 35 contract workers, thorny issue at MMC NT News Service Margao, Nov 12 Will the issue of unpaid wages of 35 contract workers cost the Margao municipal council chief officer, Mr N D Agrawal his job? The chief officer was apparently summoned to the Chief Minister’s residence, on Monday, to thrash out the issue of unpaid wages of 35 contract workers. But much to the dismay of the contract workers, the chief officer, refused to pay their wages, a source disclosed. According to the source, the chief officer made it very clear that he would not be a party to an illegal act, as the council had no record of the contract workers’ claim, the source added. But a politician backing the contract workers reportedly kept on demanding that the wages be paid and the issue resolved, immediately. The chief officer, known for his toughness, stuck to his stand and told his political bosses that he would not mind if he was relieved from the job, the source disclosed. The chief officer, however, denied having any discussion on the contract workers issue. “I did go to meet the Chief Minister and we discussed issues on the development front. But there was no discussion on the contract workers,” Mr Agrawal said. However, the chief officer received strong backing of the MMC chairperson, Mr Johnson Fernandes and vice chairperson, Mr Narayan Fondekar. “If required I will move a resolution in the Council so that the chief officer is retained in Margao,” the chairperson said. The vice chairperson also criticised the powers that be for trying to shift upright officers, who were carrying out their duties conscientiously. It may be recalled that the chief officer who had joined in mid-August had taken up development works with gusto. He had also managed to shake up the civic officials in an attempt to make the administration transparent and efficient. His recent drive against encroachments also received the backing of NGOs and citizens in Margao __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (13NOV07)
The Murder of Bambolim Hillby Congress. Now Showing Goans All Over To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org
[Goanet] Currency values
Mervyn Lobo mervynalobo at yahoo.ca Sat Nov 10 19:59:47 PST 2007 wrote: Inflation in the US is running at 5.1%. As you know, the US has an unique method of measuring inflation. It does not take into account the cost of food and petrol. Maybe this is because US residents are not concerned about those two components. Pensioners living in the US are faced with the prospect of losing half the purchasing power of their pensions if they live over ten years. Mario responds: I was surprised to read this as I did not recognize two of the assertions made therein: a) that inflation in the US is running at 5.1%, and b) that the US excludes the cost of food and gasoline (petrol) in calculating US inflation. Shown below are two URLs that address these issues: a) Historical Inflation data from 1914 to the present: http://www.inflationdata.com/inflation/Inflation_Rate/HistoricalInflation.aspx The report's opening paragraph reads as follows: The following table provides all the Inflation data from 1914 to the Present. For the current inflation rate data just since the year 2000, see Inflation page. The Inflation rate is calculated from the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) which is compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and is based upon a 1982 Base of 100. To view the actual Consumer Price Index data that this inflation data is calculated from, go to the Historical CPI table. Comment: The table shown in the URL indicates that US inflation has been well below 5.1% for quite sometime. b) What goods and services does the US CPI include? Frequently asked questions from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics about how the US consumer price index is calculated: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpifaq.htm#Question_7 The CPI represents all goods and services purchased for consumption by the reference population (U or W) BLS has classified all expenditure items into more than 200 categories, arranged into eight major groups. Major groups and examples of categories in each are as follows: FOOD AND BEVERAGES (breakfast cereal, milk, coffee, chicken, wine, service meals and snacks) HOUSING (rent of primary residence, owners' equivalent rent, fuel oil, bedroom furniture) APPAREL (men's shirts and sweaters, women's dresses, jewelry) TRANSPORTATION (new vehicles, airline fares, gasoline, motor vehicle insurance) MEDICAL CARE (prescription drugs and medical supplies, physicians' services, eyeglasses and eye care, hospital services) RECREATION (televisions, pets and pet products, sports equipment, admissions); EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION (college tuition, postage, telephone services, computer software and accessories); OTHER GOODS AND SERVICES (tobacco and smoking products, haircuts and other personal services, funeral expenses). Comment: Food and gasoline (petrol) are specifically mentioned as included by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the official US Government agency that is responsible for this data.
Re: [Goanet] Konknni Talkies: The Tom Bhembre Show
Mogall Sebastiao-bab, You wrote: Godfrey Gonsalves (you too?) reported that, though my speech was distributed in Devanagari, what I SPOKE was in Romi! But none in your CAMP thought of correcting this; so, why now? A couple of editorials in English dailies said much the same thing. Comment: I speak Konkani [written as Konknni in Romi lipi, phonetically and not fanatically]. The spoken form has no script or lipi. If the Editor of the oHERALDo or Godfrey writes about speaking in a script, I hold no brief for them. What is wrong is wrong, even if the error is not yours. However, do not add me to the ranks of people who do not know the difference between a language, a dialect and a script. I may not have a Ph.D. ...but I am not a dud like the veneral Dr.Tanaji Halarnkar, former Editor of the G.U.'s Konkani Encyclopaedia, who calls dialects as facets ...and fools no one except himself! The only CAMPs I know are the camps I attended during my days in Boy Scouts and NCC. Unlike the President of USA, I have no Camp David type of holiday ranch. You wrote: Tomazinho Cardozo (the originator of the controversy and the General of your CAMP) still using the same term (see e.g. yesterday?s NT Panorama p. 2). Or is Tomazinho also misrepresenting it? Comment: You have subsequently corrected yourself on this count and accepted that it was Mario Cabral e Sa who wrote it in the NT Panaorama. I have accepted that. To err is human. the error and the retraction only reinforces my firm belief that you are human and the goodness is not lost to the Devanagri cause as in the case of some others from Margao whom I know only too well by now. You wrote: Just because you indulged in some dishonest acts while working in Government or semi-Government autonomous organizations or because such acts are quite common in such offices, you cannot presume that GKA did likewise; you have to provide proof. And it better be fool-proof; too many members of your CAMP have been exposed as LIARS. Comment: If you are accusing me of being dishonest, you better be careful. I have an impeccable record for honesty and dedication to work, where ever I have served. I have been brought up on the basis of When honour is lost, it is a relief to die. I do not excuse such allegations against my character on the grounds of age, education or senility of the accuser. You know what I said about Fr. Moreno de Souza sj while he was alive after the Catholics for Devanagri meeting in the Art Gallery of IMB, Panaji. It is good for one to maintain his own respect. I hope I do not need to remind you of that. The record of what has not been entered in the books cannot be produced now. How much the GKA wants the Romi lipi writers to use its schemes is answered by its latest CITIZEN'S CHARTER published in Konkani in Devanagri script and English in Roman script! So what happens to applicants who write Konkani in Romi lipi as per GKA's own orthography co-authored by you? In response to a GT question on whether the Goa Government's proposed Tiatr Academy should have its research in Roman script Serafin-bab of your very own Konkani Ekvot replied in the afirmative thus, YES. It should be writen in English Such are the devious ways of your companions and fellow Ekvot,ek samaj, ek lipi votaries. The duplicity of your other Ekvoter, Shridhar Kamat is exposed by the Goa 365 channel this evening. The Trojan horse of the Digu-bab lobby in the GBA is not as smart as the Rane's Uday of the KPA. The GKA office has not been able to give a complete answer to a RTI application on books subsidized by it. If you can fill in the gaps, I would be obliged. The Guard File copy will be accessible to you as an Executive member of the GKA, I presume ...or else, I can make a photo copy of the reply available to you. When the proof is available to you in-house, why ask me to produce it to you. Mog asundi. Miguel Message: 12 Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:47:19 -0800 (PST) From: Sebastian Borges [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] Konknni Talkies: The Tom Bhembre Show Mogall Miguel bab, You wrote: .writer, author and reader of Konkani written in Romi script [NOT Romi Konkani as some want tomisrepresent it now a days.] My comment: Is this a belated realization on your part? Dhomprantlem koplant pavonk itlo vell laglo? And why blame others for your own sins? You and your CAMP has been using the expression Romi Konknni to mean variously:(1) Konkani written in Roman script, (2) Konkani spoken by the Roman Catholics in Goa, (3) the Bardexi dialect of Konkani, (4) the Konkani used in the Roman Catholic Church litturgy in Goa. Some of you (e.g. Fr. Conceicao D?Silva)have even been claiming to be SPEAKING IN Romi Konknni. A couple of editorials in English dailies said much the same thing. Two years ago,I gave a talk in Konkani about Msgr. Dalgado at Menezes Braganza Hall,Panjim. And Godfrey Gonsalves (you too?) reported that, though my speech was distributed in Devanagari, what
Re: [Goanet] VHP goons allegedly beat up 25 priests (Vidyaghar)
On 12/11/2007, Vidyadhar Gadgil [EMAIL PROTECTED] posted the following: VHP goons allegedly beat up 25 priests in Maharashtra Kanhaiya Singh / CNN-IBN Mumbai: With broken ribs and a fractured leg, Father Victor Pareira is just one of the 25 victims, who were brutally beaten up allegedly by members of Vanvasi Kalyan Parishad, an oraganisation affiliated to the VHP. The injured priest had to travel over 30 kilometers to meet the Director General of Police to demand justice as the local police station failed to act on his complaint. ... a charge the VHP leaders deny It was done by the village sarpanch (head) and the people. VHP has nothing to do with it, VHP Secretary Arun Handa said. jc's comment: I fail to fathom Vidyaghar's primary purpose of reposting the above quoted item - that too, without even bothering to analyse the story. I do not believe that there were 25 priests in one village in Maharashtra at one time - unless they were there for a convention. Without prejudice, I ask ... Why were these 25 individuals there? Were they trespassing on anybody's land? What were the antecedants to this incident? This is NOT to say that the VHP is known for their peace or for accepting responsibility for the actions of those who are affiliated to it. It is absolutely wrong for anyone to take law into his/her own hands. It is equally daft for someone to show up at a strange place and not expect trouble. IMHO many of Vidyaghar's postings on GoaNet are as unreasonably and unnecessarily biased as Bhandare and Rajan's. jc Vidyaghar: Question everything -- Karl Marx JC: and yet, the Marxists are NOT very well known for providing true answers - IF at all!
Re: [Goanet] Waiting for change in Goa
J. Colaço wrote: I doubt that Rajan is afraid of debating anyone ON GoaNet. My view is that he does not care to do so. Individuals who know that they alone are right, do not need to debate. They make pronouncements. After that it is My Way or Highway. jc, I guess my semantics were not on the dot. The afraid I was talking about is the fear of being shown that one is not correct. Mervyn, I also suggest that you may be ONLY partially correct about # 2 (above) Please advise us wrt following: Accepting that some politicians are using these slums et al as voting banks, What exactly can anybody do to stop (say for example) the entire population of Bihar from migrating to Goa? There are lots of methods: 1) You can have a resident card. A resident being one who pays taxes in the state. 2) You can have a head tax i.e. taxes for the services you receive by virtue of living in the state. I invite you to visit the city centre in Margao and Dharavi 2 in Zuari nagar. Ask yourself - How did this debacle happen? Is there any method of preventing it from wosening? One does not need to go there to see whats happening. After living in the west for so long, I have become hyper sensitive to poverty. In Bardez you can see hundreds of families living by the side of the highways. Entire families living in hessian cloth shelters. No one seems to give a damn to their situation. I submit that it is impossible for Goan to be legally able to withstand the inevitable. We were addressed by a Mumbai based Goan a few months ago. He had interesting ideas on how to tackle the situation. I am waiting for him to come out with a concrete plan. Mervyn3.0 Get a sneak peak at messages with a handy reading pane with All new Yahoo! Mail: http://mail.yahoo.ca
[Goanet] 25 FRAMES'07 features again at IFFI
25 FRAMES'07 features again at IFFI * Annual Short Film Making Competition to be held during IFFI 2007. After an overwhelming response to the short film making competition held last year as part of the 37th International Film Festival of India, Goa, 2006, this time the Department of Art and Culture, Govt. of Goa is organising this competition on a national scale, intending to discover and promote budding talent in the field of film-making. This competition is being collectively organised by the Department of Art Culture, Govt. of Goa and Vinsan Graphics Production, in association with the Entertainment Society of Goa. Details/Criteria of the Competition 1. The Competition will be held from 24th November to 28th November 2007. 2. The Theme of the film will be IMMORTAL 3. The competition is for Indian Filmmakers only. 4. There is No Entry Fee. 5. The Director of the film should submit a proposal with the script. 6. The Proposal with Selected Script will be entitled for the competition. 7. The film can be either in Hindi, English or could be a Silent Film. 8. A panel of three judges will select the script. 9. The director of the film will head the team and the Team will be known by the Director. 10. Total 16 no. of selected Entries will be entitled to participate in the competition. 11. The Film will be shot in 3 CCD/ Mini DV Format 12. The Film duration should be from Minimum of three minutes to a maximum of Six minutes. 13. No age bar for the Director. 14. The Organisers will provide the movie camera and editing system. 15. Participating groups will have to arrange for their own Mini DV Tapes required for film making. 16. Participants will have to make their own arrangement for background music. 17. The participating group can arrange their own cameraman/editor. However organizers will provide them with cameraman/editor, if required. 18. In case of Special Effects and Animation, the Competing group will have to arrange for the expert. However the organizers, on advance request, can provide software for 3D Animation and Special Effects. 19. Each day four groups will participate with the following schedule. First day 9.00 A.M to 9.00 P.M - Shooting Second day 9.00 A.M to 9.00 P.M - Editing 20. Panel of three Judges from the field of Film will judge the Competing Films. 21. Prizes for the wining Films 1st Prize Rs. 15,000/-. 2nd Prize Rs. 10,000/-. 3rd Prize Rs. 8,000/-. 22. The COPYRIGHT of the Films will remain with the Director of the Film. However, Department of Art Culture, Goa will posses a copy of each Film made under this Competition and will have the right to screen the same as and when required. 23. The last date to submit the entries with the script is 20th November 2007. 24. The proposal should include the following: 1. Duly Completed Entry form. 2. Directors Profile. 3. Script. PLEASE NOTE THAT ENTRY FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT www.iffigoa.org and at the Department of Art Culture, 5th floor, Shrama Shakti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji. Completed forms can be submitted to the Dept of Art Culture or to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Goanet] 'The whole of the BJP is debased’ : Interview with Swami Agnivesh
'The whole of the BJP is debased’: Interview with Swami Agnivesh Tehelka Magazine, Vol 4, Issue 44, Dated Nov 17, 2007 Shailendra Pandey Swami Agnivesh tells S. ANAND about Gujarat during the riots, and about Hindutva’s assault on Hinduism. Swami Agnivesh, who has been called ‘a Marxist in ochre robes’, is the president of the World Council of Arya Samaj. He pioneered the liberation of bonded labourers through the Bandhua Mukti Morcha, an organisation he established. You worked in Gujarat after the 2002 pogrom. There seems to be a lack of outrage over a genocide of such magnitude. To an extent, I witnessed this genocide. I visited Gujarat between April 1 and 5, 2002 as part of a group. Rear Admiral Ramdas, Nirmala Deshpande, Valson Thampu, Father Dominic Immanuel, the Maulanas of Jamait-e-Islami and Jamait-e- Ulema-e-Hind, and others were part of the group. We were on a healing mission. On the second day, we were to stay for the night at a place called Eshwar Bhavan in the Ahmedabad’s Navrangpura area. There, we were accosted by a group of well-dressed Hindu fundamentalists. They told us, point blank, that we were most welcome to stay in the Bhavan but our Muslim colleagues must go stay in a masjid. We said, “We are all together, we are here just to ask everyone to stop this madness.” They simply insisted that Muslims must be separated from the rest. When we said this was not acceptable, they warned us that if the Muslims stayed they would blast bombs at the site. Which Hindutva outfit did they represent? They seemed to be from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. After they left — it was about 9 in the evening — we decided to go to Gandhi’s Sabarmati Asharm on the outskirts of the city. On reaching there, we realised the goons had followed us in their cars. They reiterated their demand. They said, “Don’t think you will be spared because you take shelter in Gandhi’s ashram. We will detonate bombs here and unleash terror as long as these Muslims are with you.” Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was to arrive the next day, and so we reasoned with them that such violence would be send an inappropriate message. Their reply was, “This has nothing to do with Vajpayee or Modi. This is dharma yudh and we do not want Muslims around.” Ramdas and Nirmala then contacted the Army in Gandhinagar and they gave us protection. The state machinery was paralysed. TEHELKA offered proof of this. What I saw on TV and read in TEHELKA gave me goose bumps. A man is boasting how he slit a pregnant woman’s womb; men are talking about hoisting a dead pig atop a mosque. And these men are roaming free. This genocide, and the state’s total complicity… we had sensed all this. But still there was reason to give [them] the benefit of doubt. But after the TEHELKA report, I am beginning to feel that Godhra itself was staged. TEHELKA’s dissection of Godhra and the fire in Sabarmati Express, does raise some disturbing questions. About the same time, along with Inder Gujral, Harsh Mander and others, I met Vajpayee at Panchvati. I requested Vajpayee for a white paper on Godhra. I said, find out exactly who was responsible for Godhra. The PM just laughed and said the inquiry was on. Early in April, when the rioting was at its peak, Vajpayee had expressed regret over the carnage, and had famously wondered how he would face the world. He had admonished Modi in this speech and reminded him of his raj dharma (duty as the chief minister). Our esteem for Vajpayee went up. We thought he was one truthful person. We thought he would remove Modi from the chief ministership. Nothing happened. Later, in Goa, Vajpayee took a U-turn, and began to praise Modi. After that statement he was totally exposed. But Vajpayee has always maintained he was a Sanghi. After the 2002 election and Modi’s victory, Vajpayee was once asked by a reporter if they would repeat the Gujarat experiment in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan which were going to the polls. Vajpayee’s reply was dangerous and irresponsible. As PM, he asked, “Will Godhra be repeated?” No prime minister has made such a dirty statement. Without waiting for what the inquiry said, he had made up his mind on who was behind Godhra and justified the genocide. That’s when we realised this entire party is debased. On our return to Delhi, Nirmala Deshpande, Nafisa Ali and I filed a case in the High Court seeking BJP’s de-recognition as a political party under the Representation of the People (PR) Act. Our contention was that the RSS, VHP, Ba-.jrang Dal and BJP are all one. These different names and different leaders are just for show; their identity is one. If all of them are violent, communal and have participated in genocide, the BJP as the political wing of the Sangh Parivar should necessarily be de-recognised under the RP Act. The judgment on the case is not yet out. But what is the alternative to the BJP? The Congress behaves like its B-team. Take their role in the 1984 pogrom. What is the alternative in Gujarat? We
[Goanet] joe goa uk's photo
seems like joegoa uk's photo has done the trick... we now have the self styled humanists and proponents of economic equalities and human dignity calling fellow human beings filth and all... rather than do the kumabaaya with the ghantis they are suggesting innovative methods to solve the problem.. the moral zeitgeist has indeed shifted :-) Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/sports;_ylt=At9_qDKvtAbMuh1G1SQtBI7ntAcJ
[Goanet] Monserrate holding Panjim hostage
To Goanet - The CCP has conducted several raids on the encroachers and unauthorized vendors in Panjim in the past few weeks but the illegal hawkers/squatters magically re-appear with their wares unscathed and resume operations. I decided to investigate this seeming immortality of the violators of Panjim's city laws. The spoor lead me to an unusually candid top official who gave me all the dirt. In one sentence: Whatever good the CCP does, Monserrate undoes. Monserrate and his coterie of about 4 corporators are responsible for Panjim going to the dogs. They shelter ghatis and provide them protection. Ghatis are a rich source of haftas and pliant votes. I was told that the CCP can clean up the mess in the entire city within a space of a couple of days if only Monserrate and his thugs would let it do its job. This is an outrage and I wonder why the citizens of Panjim are taking it lying down. Monserrate Co are allowing ghatis to take over the city, and it doesn't seem to bother anyone. It also raises another question: why hasn't Manohar Parrikar, the MLA of Panjim, not addressed this issue? I have penciled in an appointment with him and will follow it up. I was also told of the extent of bullying done by the outsiders. A top Bengali official in the Goa govt has thrown his weight around the CCP demanding that Bengali fisherfolk be given the rights to do business under the Mandovi bridge. Can any Goan even dream of an obverse scenario in ANY other Indian state? The Goan will be cut up into pieces and fed to the wolves. But anyone can today walk into Goa and screw you, the Goan. Dear Panjimites - sleep now at your own peril. Your children will soon have to dodge ghati cycles and turds at every city corner. Warm regards, r
[Goanet] Clever Selma
Selma's idea of getting rid of the turd is clever. But there is something missing in the process. The plastic bags will strewn around by the durds and will have more mess. Therefore may I suggest that Digu invests in a Turd collection point and export the stuff to G. Bush in the US to get some vital FE for India. BC Now, a similar law has to be instituted in Goa. Anyone defecating in public will have to carry their own turds back home in a plastic bag, whereupon he can place it wherever he wishes. Perhaps his own doorstep would be a good place for him to put it. ___ Want ideas for reducing your carbon footprint? Visit Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/environment.html
[Goanet] Petition on Nandigram violence
http://www.petitiononline.com/rspcpifb/petition.html Below is the start of the text of the petition To: The General Secretaries of Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), Communist Party of India (CPI), All India Forward Block (AIFB) Respected friends, We are horrified by the barbaric attack on the people of Nandigram by a veritable army of CPI(M) cadres and anti-social elements. In a clearly pre-planned move, co-ordinated with the West Bengal government, the CPI(M) is out to recapture what it identifies as lost territory, and to teach the people of Nandigram a lesson for originally resisting the acquisition of their lands for establishment of an SEZ. ... snip -- Question everything -- Karl Marx
[Goanet] TCP exposed on hill cutting
TCP exposed on hill cutting PANJIM, NOV 12 - The Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department was today thoroughly exposed by the Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) over the project at Bambolim when at a meeting it came to light that the TCP department succumbed to pressure from project developers for withdrawing stop work orders and the police complaint. During a meeting on Monday between the chief minister and the GBA, the chief town planner Morad Ahmad revealed that the stop work orders issued on the project last year were withdrawn on the grounds that the orders could not be in force indefinitely and a decision has to be taken as a year had almost lapsed. The CTP disclosed that the orders were withdrawn, as the project developers had furnished affidavits certifying that it had undertaken excavations of the Bambolim hill slopes on survey number 95/1 and 96/1 prior to 1997 and therefore did not violate section 17-A of the TCP Act. However, Ahmad's explanation for the withdrawal of the stop work orders and the police complaint received flak from the GBA over TCP's unilateral decision favouring the land developers and not consulting the GBA who were the main complainants in the matter. Ahmad was unable to answer queries pertaining to the police complaint filed at the Agassaim police where it also came to light that during the last ten months no investigation has been carried out into the violations of section 17-A of the TCP Act by the real estate developers. The GBA informed the chief minister that the police were instead protecting the developers and harassing the locals residing in the area. The GBA also furnished documents to the chief minister highlighting rules and regulations prescribed in the TCP Act pertaining to hill slopes and that of the Regional Plan 2001 protecting hill slopes with gradient upto 25 per cent. In a very amusing moment during the meeting, Ahmad himself raised a query as to how the TCP permitted the construction within the prescribed protected gradient. The chief minister was also shown two-three different plans of the Bambolim project approved by the TCP department. The GBA urged Kamat to direct Ahmad to put in order all files pertaining to the housing project, which are presently missing. http://www.oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=4133cid=10
[Goanet] Hidden cost of mining in Goa
Hidden cost of mining in Goa Priyanka Kakodkar Monday, November 12, 2007 (Goa) Few are aware that Goa is one of the biggest exporters of iron ore in the country. And while this has been an economic trigger for the state it's come at a cost to Goa's ecology and local residents. Nearly 70 mines that stretch across the state work overtime to dig up half a country's iron ore exports. The boom in Chinese demand has seen extraction doubling in just five years - from16 million tones in 2001 to 30 million tones in 2006. Goa's mining leases are set for renewal this month. But as we drive through the mining belt there's little sign of regulation to control the fallout of the surge in mining. Like the old mining pit in Sangeum taluka abandoned after the ore was taken out and scores of craters across the state once lush hills now reduced to waste land. Even though the law says they must be refilled and replanted. ''Mining leases in Goa are being operated without following a single environmental norm. Every year 60,000 tonnes of mud, silt and iron ore goes into the two main rivers in Goa,'' said Claude Alvares, Director, the Goa Foundation. Flouting rules At the forest in Sangeum a mine is at work and the government is flouting its own rules by clearing mining leases not just in the forest but also in wildlife sanctuaries. It was only after a supreme court order in 2003 that mining in wildlife sanctuaries was halted. ''These leases were the legacy of the Portuguese, but the ministry of environment and forests has become very stringent when it comes to the renewal of leases,'' said J P Singh, Chief Secretary. However, there's little sign of regulation at the Khandepar River which has turned red with mining waste. People are now weighing the jobs generated by mining against the costs of living around the mines. http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070032611ch=1 1/12/2007%209:51:00%20PM ~(^^)~ Avelino
