[Goanet] Police stations to be networked by year end
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com http://www.navhindtimes.in/news/goa-news/2717-police-stations-to-be-networked-by-year-end-deshpande GBBN seems to be coming soon. I hear it is something like 5 GB connectivity? I would like to know more details about this, if available. For instance, can consumers/ businesses avail of this? Also, what is this software that will be used by police stations? Specifically, who has developed this? If successful, we are going to be in for some good times!!! samir
[Goanet] Be Careful of Agents propogating the Hidden Agenda on GOANET
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com Be Careful of Agents propogating the Hidden Agenda on GOANET I have been off Goanet for a while now. I feel the frontbenchers out there have literally created a holiganised approach and shout down any good point being raised, and so also good writers – God help the voice if it tries to expose hidden agendas of several vested interests that have infiltrated into the system and are trying to divide Goa. However, Goanet has had the privilege of having some real sensible writers…who make a point unbiased. But as is the case mostly, there are several empty vessels who try to label them as the biggest fools and bigots, thereby exposing the hollowness of their own minds. One such source (who is a master of fake ids and all fake propaganda, and is a champion of ‘crying wolf’) even links ids of people and labels the original as fake writers only to try and run them down in unprintable language – which largely shows the integrity of such a source, his background and his core group which he is associated with. In the recent past eminent personalities like Dr Oscar Rebello, Selma Carvalho, Fredrick Noronha, Alfred Tavares… and the list is endless… have been targeted and maligned. The Goans in Goa and in the diaspora are well aware of who is behind such fanaticism. Then there is a group who retorts to writing derogatory mails and clandestinely picks up ids from Goanet and mails them such thrash. There have also been attempts to push viruses in my mailbox through various fake ids, dummy writers claiming to be from Goa trying to coax me to write against the establishment and also various so called intellectuals trying to guide one to promote the hidden agenda. On closer scrutiny, it was established that such persons never existed, raising a big doubt about the man cowardly hiding behind the mask. Recently, several friends of mine forwarded me mails form one source that appeared on Goanet. And I was neither shocked nor surprised; in fact I was happy – very early in life I had learnt that one can’t expect mangoes from a coconut tree. Those who lie down with the dogs, wake up with fleas on them. Before making such prejudiced judgments, I wish the empty source should have the guts to write to the people how he has offered himself (for a price or free of cost) to be used to push the hidden agenda, how he has tried to pour trash in people’s ids (including mine), how he has been exposed by me all through and that has provoked his ageing anger and I had the gall to byline all those posts. I have been open in my writings – from a leader of opposition to the chief minister – I as a journalist and a brave Goan son of the soil, has had what it takes to write my name against any mail, in praise of or critical of the system. So any creature belonging to the human fraternity would use a little of his or her brains (if it has any) and know the answer to the recent accusation. But I understand the pangs of being exposed and bravely countered can be fatal on any such creatures. It can burn them! This is not a clarification, I don’t owe any to anyone, but trying to let all my friends on Goanet and in Goa, UAE and the world over that such attempts to malign someone who have been doing his bit for Goa do not effect me, nonetheless they make people like me more bold and brave to encounter these Johny-come-latelies. Thanks to all fellow Goans who wrote back to me. I am glad I have such good friends in you all. Dev Borem Korum, Cedric Da Costa
[Goanet] Goanet] Goa Electricity Dept responsible for the death of Joaquim 55 and his Son 20?
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com Jeevan R. writes: It is a criminal act of the Electricity Department and the Minister and the staff responsible for this inhuman act should resign or be kicked out immediately. To add insult to the injury, the govt. has decided to compensate the two lives by paying the family a sum of 4 lacs, combined! Shame on you Digamber and Alex Sequeira. I wonder if there is a legal recourse here. In India, deaths due to negligence abound. Right from the Upahaar cinema fire tragedy, to a child getting crushed in a Delhi airport escalator, to things like this, people hardly bother. It would be good if we can set a precedent here and book the Electricity Dept. regards, Samir
[Goanet] Daily Grook #505
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[Goanet] Electricity department responsible for the deaths of Joaquim and son.
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com Indeed, it is a wonder that more people dont get electrocuted. Actually, I suspect that many do, but it is seldom if ever reported. I feel sorry for the poor lineman who has to carry out repairs wearing only chappals and no protective gear or gloves, especially during the rains. I still see the lineman pushing his bicycle with a bamboo ladder attached to repair street lights. Since I live off the beaten path, when he comes to repair the street light near my house, he asks to borrow my bamboo ladder. . Especially in the rains, one sees sodden tree branches brushing against live electrical lines sometimes resulting in sparks. Who do we blame ? The poor electrical linemen, his bosses or the politicians who control the pursestrings ? One questions whether India will ever reach the status of a world power when for decades there are no improvements at the local level.
Re: [Goanet] Goa Electricity Dept responsible for the death ofJoaquim 55 and his Son 20?
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com This is exactly what I have been saying: In Goa, human life has zero value (err ... in this case, the equivalent of $4,000 each or about ONE month's income for an average American family). And some of them, have a nerve to go around asking people to save frogs !!! Jim F New York. -- Original message -- From: Jeevan R jeevan...@gmail.com It is a criminal act of the Electricity Department and the Minister and the staff responsible for this inhuman act should resign or be kicked out immediately. To add insult to the injury, the govt. has decided to compensate the two lives by paying the family a sum of 4 lacs, combined! Shame on you Digamber and Alex Sequeira. In another related incident, a few buffaloes belonging to a lady in Mapusa were electrocuted due to the negligence of this same Department, of course such things happen all the time in Goa . Now the poor lady has lost the only source of her income. But this is Goa- the land of Mafias- and who cares! jr ... ...
[Goanet] Cancer Decisions® - Simoncini's Bic arbonate Treatment For Cancer
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[Goanet] Father-Son dies of electrocution - A video with message to Govt.
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com Father-Son dies of electrocution - A message to Govt. Kitem re Digu? Meliant tim Gorvam ou Munxam re? Focot don lak? Tumi ani tumche ministr toxech amdar dor eka mhuineant kitle bitor galtat re? Mela tea munxeak apli bhail ani don vaddlolio Dhuvo asat sumar 18 ani 22 vorsamchio. Avoik aplo zoddkar Ghou nam zalo, dhuvamk Bapui na zalo. Avoik ekloch morgad put nam zalo ani bhoinnak aple apurbaiecho ektoch bhau nam zalo. Don-don mornam, eka ghorant, hem soglem konna passot zalem gai? Hancho konn zababdari kai? Goemt sodanch oxench choltolem gai? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI_gWiDZMkk joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] When the Cure Is Worse Than the Disea se by Bill Sardi
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[Goanet] G'bye Goa - Goans worldwide: HERALD(Goa), Sept 6, 2009
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com G'BYE GOA: GOANS WORLDWIDE By Valmiki Faleiro The August 23 column on Goan emigration worldwide elicited, expectedly, many responses. I'll share as many as this space provides, before we turn over to the story of in-migration into Goa. Fernando do Rego of Panjim, retired Dy. Director of Agriculture, often rejoins with off- beat comment. To my tongue-in-cheek line, there would be no place on earth where a Goan didn't piss, he joined in: Where is God? He is everywhere. But before him, a Goan was already there! Rego told of his friend touring Iceland. Seated in his hotel lounge sipping a drink, a lady approached and, after courtesies, sat next to him. After some drinks, she got cozy and offered him her services. He casually asked her from where she was. Her reply: Goa. Imagine a Goan prostitute warming up in a land of ice! Fernandobab also pointed out I had forgotten Goans in Trinidad and Tobago (TT), where our Banalcar poet, Berardo Pinto Pereira lived and his family still does. An unintended omission. Berardo's widow, Dr. Lexley Pinto Pereira, teaches at a medical university in St. Augustine-Trinidad and lives there with her family. Thanks to another friend, Merwyn Lobo in Canada, Mabel de Souza Pooran who lives in Port of Spain wrote, Hey, I am Goan to the bone, and I've lived in TT since 1979! There is a scattering of Goans here. Austin Trinidade born in Kenya was until recently Chief Medical Officer of San Fernando Hospital in Trinidad. Anjuna-rooted, Pune-bred Placido D'Souza, a career diplomat, now retired in the USA, was India's Ambassador in two dozen countries or more. Wrote he, An update on Valmiki's article which I read with interest. As India's High Commissioner to TT, concurrently accredited to eight countries and three territories in the Caribbean, I presented credentials in Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts Nevis, Saint Lucia, Dominica Antigua and Barbuda (apart from TT), and Letters of Credence in the British territories of Anguilla, Montserrat and Turks Caicos Islands. The only country to which I did not present credentials was Grenada, for reasons that we need not go into. In TT, I ran into a Goan Menezes family; in Saint Lucia, the head of Health Services was a D'Souza; in Turks Caicos Islands, the British governor's wife was a Goan from Dar-es-Salaam. As Ambassador to Zaire, also accredited to Congo (Brazzaville), Central African Republic, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, I met Goans all over. Don't know how, but I also missed Switzerland. Wrote Bernardo de Sousa from Geneva, There are Goans in Switzerland, so your list now increases to 92. (Actually 93, dear Bernardo, after TT!) Ethiopia was included, and Gabriel de Figueiredo now settled in Australia (son of the famed 20th century Goan music Maestro, Antonio de Figueiredo), added at Goanet (www.goanet.org): One of my colleagues from the Brazilian Naval Commission in Europe, now living in Sao Paulo, once told me that her great-grandfather was a Goan from Ethiopia... Vivian DSouza, a banker who retired in the USA but returned to his native Socorro said, Must tell you there are several Goans still living in Zanzibar including the illustrious Wolfango Dourado who at one time was Attorney General of Zanzibar. I returned last month from Zanzibar and spoke to several Goans who live there. In TT, there is a Goan girl married to a Trinidadian of Indian origin, Mabel de Souza, now Pooran. Don't know of any Goans still in Somalia, but while it was still British Somalia, P.P. Mascarenhas worked for Barclays Bank in Mogadishu. I later worked under him in Tanzania and often heard his stories about times in Mogadishu. I met a Goan named Frances DeSales, now in the USA, who once lived in Kabul and worked for the American Embassy there. At Goanet again, Wilson Soares sought details of any Goan in Panama. Roney Viegas sought to know if the largest expatriate Goan community was in Mississauga. Alfred de Tavares in Stockholm told him he believed the densest conglomeration of Goans (with all relevant derivatives of Goaness) was in Portugal. Steve Pereira met some Goans working in Shenzhen (mainland China), and one from Pilerne in Tanggu-Tianjin. Bernado Colaco in Macau (ok, baba, now China) said he found a Goan in Guangdong, making Sarapatel/Sorpotel! (ENDS) The above article appeared in the Herald, Goa, edition of September 6, 2009
Re: [Goanet] [Fwd: Portuguese words]
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com Dear Isidor Dantas, Harpa Goesa could be translated as The Goan Harp. As Horas Vagas = The Empty [Idle] Hours Farpas could be Spearhead, or (more likely, since it is a paper) could mean Mordant Criticism. Hope that helps. Victor --- On Sat, 9/5/09, Frederick Noronha f...@goa-india.org wrote: From: Frederick Noronha f...@goa-india.org Subject: [Goanet] [Fwd: Portuguese words] To: admin goa...@goanet.org Date: Saturday, September 5, 2009, 11:51 AM * G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com Query from a friend... Please help if possible. FN Original Message Subject: Portuguese words Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 21:22:09 -0700 (PDT) From: isidore dantas isidordan...@yahoo.co.in To: Frederick Noronha f...@goa-india.org Sir,Will someone help me in providing meaning to these Portuguese words which are the names of journals As Horas Vagas=Farpas=Harpa Goesa= I . DANTAS
[Goanet] Antioxidant content of fruit more than previously thought?
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com Antioxidant content of fruit more than previously thought? Keep reading... Con http://www.foodnavigator.com/Publications/Food-Beverage-Nutrition/NutraIngredients.com/Research/Antioxidant-content-of-fruit-more-than-previously-thought/?c=KlYnp4hkqTBEvUX1%2Bc9ncQ%3D%3Dutm_source=newsletter_dailyutm_medium=emailutm_campaign=Newsletter%2BDaily
[Goanet] Talking Photos: Some Goa Pics
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com Talking Photos: Some Goa Pics Rain rain go away, come again on another day http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3761300858/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3760501813/sizes/l/ Over 200 new passport issued here per month http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk21/3866248162/sizes/l/ Casino Pride’s permanent Station here? Aug 2009http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk21/3793091832/sizes/l/ May 2009http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk18/3498934394/sizes/l/ May 2008http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2536657045/sizes/l/ This is DoE http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk21/3836775497/sizes/l/ Road under bridge? No, It’s road under bridges http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk21/3837567428/sizes/l/ The only access to my house Sorry, its not OAPs or SCs or Handicapped friendly http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk21/3843802711/sizes/l/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] THE FORGOTTEN TRIBE – MHAR – Part 2
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com THE FORGOTTEN TRIBE – MHAR – Part 2 Generally, human nature is “bodmas” (ungrateful). We usually tend to forget the good done to us by fellow humans. The Mhar community has done a lot for which we should be grateful. Here are some of their services without which life in those days would be difficult. KURPONN Today, we have stainless steel strainers to strain rice but in the days of yore almost everyone strained rice with the help of a “kurponn” (a round bamboo-woven plate used to support the buddkulo while straining rice water.) Once the rice was cooked, the xitacho buddkulo (rice pot) was tilted and “nis” (rice water) removed. A kurponn was placed on a “mandd” (a round flat wooden lid with a small handle) and then both these were placed on the opening of the buddkulo with the kurponn on the inside. The buddkulo was then tilted and placed in a slanting position on a “konnfo” (a 4-legged rectangular wooden stand), thus enabling the remaining nis to fall into a poop-shaped earthen container, also known as konnfo; sometimes a small kodem (earthen basin) was also used to catch the falling nis. Do you remember the good old saying “Tempa pormonnem mathear kurponnem?” (Keeping pace with the times?) The last word is derived from the word “kurponn”, which was available in different sizes. Were these not intelligent people? I thank the Mhar community for giving us the kurponn to strain rice. DALI Today, we sleep on a single, double, king and queen size beds and use soft/hard mattresses and also use different size quilts. In the past, most Goans, except, of course, most bhattkars, slept on a cow dung floor on a ‘dali’ (bamboo-woven mat), which was fabricated by none other than our Mhar community. Just like a mattress, a dali came in different sizes – single, double, large and extra large. People mostly slept on it directly but some spread a cloth sheet to minimize the discomfort from its roughness. When we woke up in the morning, a dali was rolled up and kept in a corner of the house. If several “dalieo” (mats) were used, they were placed on each other and bundled up into a roll; a “sumbacho kuddko” (piece of coir rope) was tied in the middle of the roll to prevent the “dalieo” from unwrapping. Whenever a big occasion like a bhikareanchem jevonn or a wedding took place, the randpinni (female cooks) made use of a dali. Rice was cooked in an anddo or caldron and it was emptied with the help of a large brass ladle which had holes. With every scoop, rice got strained. Strained rice was emptied on a dobrad-dali (bamboo-mat meant for two people) until a heap was formed. Per tradition, the randpinni then planted a crucifix on the peak of the rice heap. According to a Goan custom, prior to a newly wedded couple’s entrance in the groom’s/bride’s house, a dali is spread out below the orator or altar in the home and it is covered with a bed sheet and two cushions are placed on it. “Novreachi maim” (groom’s mother) leads the couple straight to the dali and makes them kneel on cushions. The village mestir then sings the ‘Tedeum Laudamus’ accompanied by the band. This formality is called “vor bhitor kaddop” (bride groom’s entrance in the new house.) In the olden days, people celebrated their honeymoons at home on a dali. If in the feat of excitement, the couple forgot to place a cloth sheet on the dali, after the honeymoon was over, with profuse sweating, the groom felt a burning sensation on his knees. The next day, when people noticed bruises on his knees, they couldn’t resist asking him: “Kitem re Pedru, rati dimbieo zorovn kam’ korchem poddlem?” What Pedru, did you have to work hard on your knees last night?) The word ‘honeymoon’ was hardly heard of then. It’s not only common now but the honeymoon itself has become very cheap. When a person dies, his/her body is now kept on a table. In the past, a dead person’s body was placed on the floor on a dali in the entrance of a house. Spreading out of a dali is called “dali antrunk.” There is an old Konkani saying: “Anturna pormonnem paem soddche.” (Stretch yourself according to [the size of] bedding.) In the past, the main bedding was a dali; hence, it was applicable to dali. Dalieo used on a daily basis were washed with soap and water every 3-4 months and dried in the sun, except during the monsoon season. Don’t you think we should be grateful to the Mhar community
Re: [Goanet] THE FORGOTTEN TRIBE – MHAR – Part 1
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com I, too, hold with Jeevan. The coconut-country derivation. Margao-region being so near the beach belt has sandy sub-ideal for coconut growing and is, indeed, surrounded by thick, luscious orchards of coconuts... If derived from the 'mhar' theory, it begs the question why this people would conglomerate in that area at all. These ittinerant suppliers of everyday needed household items tend to move where their services are required and manufacture the commissioned articles in situ... The area that became Margao of latter times was then, relatively far away from nearest setteld communities thus hardly a lokely place for the workers in bamboo, leather materials and carry them six-ten miles... BTW Domnic, was the Cyril de Sousa mentioned in your grand book, your grand opus, the same as worked for years, in a very respected position, for Air India at Frankfurt. If so we became great friends, introduced to him his great pal Cumpar, Mariano Pereira, by Willy, in the eighties...Is he no more with us? We lost contact since some years back, though Mariano I have resumed it recently. Alfred de Tavares Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 17:12:56 -0600 From: jeevan...@gmail.com To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: Re: [Goanet] THE FORGOTTEN TRIBE – MHAR – Part 1 It could be from two words 'Maad' (Coconut) and 'Ganv' (village) i.e. village of coconuts from 'Madgaon', as I guess 'Margaon' is of recent origin. jr On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 4:41 PM, Jim Fernandesamigo...@att.net wrote: I always wondered whether the name 'Margao' comes from two words 'Mhar' and 'Ganv' - meaning place belonging to Mhar's. Jim F New York. -- Original message -- From: Domnic Fernandes domval...@hotmail.com ... ... Today, I begin a new series, ‘The forgotten Tribe - MHAR.’ I have tried to encompass as much as I know and recollect about the Mhars. It is more than likely there are some aspects that may have escaped my attention. This series will be posted weekly for the next 3 months. If anyone has additional information on the subject, please send your input directly to me or post it here on Goanet. Thank you. Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna, Goa Mob: 9420979201 ... ... _ With Windows Live, you can organize, edit, and share your photos. http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/windows/windowslive/products/photo-gallery-edit.aspx
[Goanet] forest officials at Colomba gheraod.
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com The villagers of Colomba on Saturday gheraod the official of forest department when they along the with officials of the mine owner came to inspect the forest land at Colomba to divert the same for mining purpose. That soon after getting the news that officials from forest department headed by Conservator of Forest Delhi Cadet Shri Yogesh , South Goa Deputy Conservator of forest M.K. Shambu, Range Forest Officer Raghunath Mashelker, Deputy Conservator of Forest mining shri Carvalho , other forest survey officials along with mine owner officials are inspecting forest land under survey No.12 to divert the same for mining purpose a large number of villagers headed by Rama Velip gathered at the site. The villagers stopped the officials from inspecting the site and did not allow them to proceed but only when they got the assurance from the officials that they have not come to divert the forest land to mining purpose . Earlier the villagers accused the officials of forest department particularly the officials from Delhi Cadete of being part to sell the government forest land to mining company for a price. The villagers brought to the notice of the officials the assurance given by central Forest and Environment Minister Shri Jairam Ramesh when he visited Goa that no forest land will be diverted for mining purpose. It is learnt that the officials of the forest department are planning to divert 60 hectors of rich government forestland under survey No.12 of Colomba village in favour of mine owner V.G. Mehta who claims of having mining lease under No.41/53 in the said survey holding . The villagers informed herald that that more than 50 houses and large track of agricultural, Kulagers land comes with the said mining lease under number 41/53 and if the forest is diverted and mining is started than their entire village will be wipe out . Villagers Rama Velip informed the forest officials from Delhi Cadet that because of forest on the top of the hill there is water at the low lying are and because of water they are residing over there. All the villagers forcefully brought to the notice of the officials including the official from Delhi cadet that the forest trees existing in the forest area are not maintained by them and even if the forest department gave permission to the mining company to cut trees any of the tree and for that purpose they will do whatever they can. Speaking to herald Rama Velip one of the main activist from the village informed that the main aim of Goa government in delaying the implementation of Forest Right Act 2006 is to deprive the tribals and other forest dwellers of the forest right so as to get it a free hand to divert forest land to mining companies for kickback. The villagers informed that, so far their agitation against mining are peaceful, but now the way the thing of diverting forest land to mining purpose and thus endanger the very existence of their life time has come to be aggressive. Love Cricket? Check out live scores, photos, video highlights and more. Click here http://cricket.yahoo.com
[Goanet] http://www.christianaggression.org/item_display.php?type=articlesid=1111142225
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[Goanet] http://www.christianaggression.orgitem_display.php?type=articlesid=1111142225
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com This is a clarification regarding my earlier post where I wrote Whilst reading Tony D'Souza's 'The Konkans' I came across in the acknowledgements by the author, an article of Dr. * *T. R. de Souza entitled, Details of the Goa Inquisition http://www.christianaggression.orgitem_display.php?type=articlesid=142225http://www.christianaggression.orgitem_display.php/?type=articlesid=142225 I thought the article was quite interesting. Tony D'Souza has written an entertaining novel and one sort of expects that the research is accurate in a book published by a reputed publisher. But not so as can be seen in articles like http://lotusreads.blogspot.com/2008/03/konkans-by-tony-dsouza.html Others who also swallowed this spurious research includes: http://www.blogs.ivarta.com/Inquisition-Goa-Atrocities-Hindus-missionaries/blog-179.htm However I should have but did not remember the correspondence in http://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@lists.goanet.org/msg22932.html Dr, Teotonio De Souza reminded me. It is not so east to remember someone else's concerns. Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal, Moira, Bardez, Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com or ypinto...@yahoo.co.in P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350 -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal, Moira, Bardez, Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com or ypinto...@yahoo.co.in P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350
Re: [Goanet] Lion Roars
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com Well, well. I had a similar experience, only that, being an Australian citizen I need a visa everytime I want to travel to Goa. Last time, they gave me visa with my wife's name on my visa. When I gave it for correction to the third-part visa services (which the Indian authrorites have now engaged in many parts of the world), the passport was mislaid, and then found when I personally went to the consulate after some email correspondence. The lady there denied having made a mistake, and when pointed out, proceeded to issue a new visa, but still insisted it wasn't her fault. At the time I did not discuss the issue further as there was no point, but I wonder who signed the document in the first place without checking the details ... Gabriel. - Original Message From: Lionel Messias lionroars@gmail.com To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Wednesday, 2 September, 2009 6:05:59 PM Subject: [Goanet] Lion Roars **Wasted Effort* My point is Indian embassies are as a rule uncooperative and not accommodating. And for this, I can vouch. When I lost my passport in Bejing in August 2007, I discovered to my everlasting disappointment that the Chinese police, authorities and my travel guide were overeager to help, but not the Indian embassy, then headed by Nirupama Rao, now India’s foreign secretary. The attitude I encountered was typically *desi*, every Indian at the embassy felt (and showed it) they were doing me a huge favour in issuing me a duplicate passport. In contrast a female Chinese police officer spent more time trying to explain to me the procedures in China, the job that should have been done by someone in the embassy. Fed up, I called up every senior journalist friend I knew in Delhi. Hey presto, it finally worked, and my passport was ready, but not before the laminating machine was purposely made to malfunction because my calling up ‘friends’ made me the most hated Indian in Beijing. In fact, when I went across to say thank you, one graceless official said –“Whatever.” __ Find local businesses and services in your area with Yahoo!7 Local. Get started: http://local.yahoo.com.au
[Goanet] Goa Chillout Zone Volume 2 Hits The No.2 Slot On The Album Charts In India
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The W.O.A Records album Goa Chillout Zone Vol. 2 comes in at No. 2 on the album charts in India overtaking Daughtry and Rob Thomas' new albums. Goa, India - 6 Sep, 2009 - The new W.O.A Records compilation album Goa Chillout Zone Vol.2 which is part of the Goa Chillout Zone series of albums released by W.O.A International has hit the No. 2 position on the Album Charts in India. The album, which has been a featured and top seller on various sites, stores and topper on radio shows has notched yet another feather in its cap by reaching the No. 2 slot on the Indian album charts. The Goa Chillout Zone is a compilation CD we started off last year and it immediately caught the interest of various top Industry insiders, media and fans due to the concept of the compilation and the fantastic artists we have on this album series, says W.O.A International Executive Vice President, Wanda Alvares. Last year the Vol.1 was a top seller on itunes and Amazon with various tracks being picked up by other labels like Universal and others for inclusion on their own compilations. This year the Goa Chillout Zone Volume 2 has already sold record numbers and now with the album hitting No.2 on the album charts in India we believe this is just the start of the journey for these wonderful accomplished artists on this album and for this series of albums we call the Goa Chillout Zone The Goa Chillout Zone aside from bringing together over 26 International artists together for every volume that is released, it also donates 10% of the sales to animal welfare. This is a cause that the W.O.A International Group believes in passionately and does its best to bring awareness to the public and help animals through all its projects and events. The Goa Chillout Zone is one such W.O.A project which was conceptualized with peace and love in mind, where artists that write songs relating to these topics come together and is just one of the ways W.O.A International and its artists help this worthy cause and bring joy to the listeners of lounge, easy listening and chill out music. With the Goa Chillout Zone Vol.1 and Vol. 2 capturing the hearts of music lovers worldwide the Goa Chillout Zone Vol. 3 is already in pre production and boasts of some of the worlds best International artists coming together for the 3rd edition of the Goa Chillout Zone Vol. 3 in early 2010. Stay tuned to this site for the latest on W.O.A International and the Goa Chillout Zone. ABOUT W.O.A INTERNATIONAL W.O.A Records is an international record label, and it is part of the W.O.A International media group. Formed in 1998 by World Music star Oliver Sean, W.O.A International is a global entertainment company that continues to lead the way when it comes to how music should be promoted. They are pioneering international music in India and Asia and are now synonymous with the region. Their enviable reputation at opening up new possibilities means that they are the go-to company for independent artists wishing a truly international presence. For additional information, please contact: Irene Sequeira W.O.A International +91 9326126670 +91-832-6512569 i...@woarecords.com Further details about the W.O.A Records India Tour 2009 are available at www.woarecords.com Upcoming Shows/Events: 10/30/2009 - Panaji, Goa - Panjim - More info: http://fburls.com/15-blkLZibx 10/31/2009 - Goa, Panaji - W.O.A Music Festival,... - More info: http://fburls.com/14-FUDfZeZE 11/01/2009 - Karnataka, Bangalore - W.O.A Music Festival ,... - More info: http://fburls.com/75-wW473BtJ 11/02/2009 - Maharashtra, Mumbai - JBTB, Mumbai - 2nd Nov... - More info: http://fburls.com/80-xaj0obCG 11/03/2009 - Pune, Maharashtra - JBTB, Pune - 3rd Nov '09 - More info: http://fburls.com/90-CmScKuPR Full show/event calendar: http://fburls.com/1-EUxezMil W.O.A International sent this email to goa...@goanet.org Questions? Contact i...@woarecords.com or W.O.A International, B7, Shangri La, St. Marys, Miramar, Panjim, Goa, India Update Your Information - http://fburls.com/3-exmRZp2z Forward to a friend - http://fburls.com/58-kbiccRlP Unsubscribe - http://fburls.com/94-sKOXmSep Privacy Policy - http://www.FanBridge.com/learn/privacy.php This email message is powered by FanBridge: http://www.FanBridge.com/b.php?id=13075 Free Email and Mobile fan list management for bands.
[Goanet] Strict Mediterranean diet offers big health boost | Health | Reuters
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[Goanet] Sunday evening at Seraulim: GRAMSABHA ZAGRUT ZA - GOACAN Awareness Campaign.
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. - GRAMSABHA ZAGRUT ZA - GOACAN Awareness Campaign on Sunday evening at Seraulim. The GOACAN awareness campaign GRAMSABHA ZAGRUT ZA which will focus on the need to make democracy work for Goa, its people and ecology will continue at Seraulim on Sunday 6th September evening. The campaign to highlight the importance of people's right to participate in the decision making process will continue at the monthly meeting of the Seraulim Civic and Consumer Forum at 4.30pm at the Church Hall in Seraulim. The meeting will discuss various important civic and consumer issues affecting the villages and Goan Society. Residents of Seraulim, Per Seraulim and surrounding areas are invited to attend the meeting and benefit from information disseminated. Press Release from Christina Rebello Convenor - Seraulim Civic Consumer Forum --- -- 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: goa...@bsnl.in ---
[Goanet] Doctors_blood pouring from eyes
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[Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the Bleep cares about Civil Servants and unlikely heroes?
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com Title: Who the Bleep cares about Civil Servants and unlikely heroes? By: Selma Carvalho Source: Goan Voice Newsletter 7 Sept. 2009. 44. Who the Bleep cares about Civil Servants and unlikely heroes? John Francis Fernandez was one of those heroes on par with Rosa Parks of the Civil Rights movement in the United States. Much as Rosa Park's refusal to give up her bus seat in deference to a White passenger heralded the Civil Rights movement, Fernandez' little known and equally uncelebrated actions challenged the inherent racial inequity prevalent in Uganda's colonial Civil Services. He was a Mangalorean but I'm willing to appropriate this unlikely hero for us Goans, for his courage challenged commonly held notions about race and the competency of the predominantly Goan Civil Servants in British East Africa. John was one of those adventurers that set out to discover life on the plains of East Africa, arriving in Uganda in 1901 to work for the Railways as a clerk, later taking up positions in various other parts of East Africa. In a letter to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, he leaves behind a haunting image of Africa in those early days of life for those clerks, most of whom were Goan, posted to remote areas such as Kisumu and the Northern Frontier District, where neither man nor beast could escape the swarms of mosquito and tsetse flies. Of Kisumu in Kenya, he recalls: evening meals eaten sitting cross-legged on my bed in order not only to prevent mosquito bites but to prevent the myriads of lake flies getting into my plate of soup. Fernandez' illustrious career continued unfazed, joining Sir Arthur Geoffrey on his expedition into Marsabit and assisting him greatly in the triangulation of the Northern Frontier District. Geoffrey Archer went on to become Governor of Somaliland and then Uganda in 1922, while John was decorated with the General Services Medal and the Nandi Clasp, but his position continued to be that of Book-keeper. Towards the end of his service in 1932, he took up cudgels on his own behalf and challenged the notion that tacitly upheld racial inequality within the Uganda Civil Services. Among other things he wanted his designation to be changed from Book-keeper to that of Accountant and the adjective Asiatic which qualified his position, to be dropped, for he felt strongly that in Uganda it had the same significance as nigger. The mettle of the man can be seen when in an interview with Sir George Tomlinson, Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Colonial Office, he refused a medal of honour which he was offered instead of the requested promotion, saying he had asked for bread and they were giving him metal. The composite, organic and often conflicting nature not just of colonial Africa but of human societies is played out in the unfolding drama of this case, where on the one hand were men determined to uphold an inequitable status quo and other men stoked by their conscience wanted to move the moral zeitgeist of the times ahead. It would be incorrect of me to portray this story as the villainous pitted against the virtuous, but rather of players trapped within the limitation of Empire. Fernandez was an outstanding employee and because of his stellar performance, he had garnered the support of people in powerful positions, without which his case would not have lingered in the upper echelons of power to be debated for two long years before being rejected. Amidst allegations of blatant racism and counter justifications of just following due process, Sir Bernard Bourdillon, Governor of Uganda, denied that Asians were withheld from promotion merely because of their race and insisted that the: the Asiatic branch of service have not displayed the capacity, nor submitted applications, for such advancement and that the Asiatic staff has not been able to produce men of sufficiently outstanding qualifications. It would take another twenty-five years and the Lidbury Commission, headed by Sir David Lidbury to finally acknowledge the racial barriers that existed in the British Civil Services of East Africa and to strip these away layer by layer. Once this was done, Alvaro Collaco rose to the position of Acting Head of the Budget Department, Ministry of Finance. Ferdinand Rodrigues in 1972 became Under Secretary, President's Office as well as decorated as Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great. Armando Rodrigues, who had started out as a clerk in 1947 became the C.E.O of the Uganda government's largest Ministry. Life had indeed
[Goanet] THE FORGOTTEN TRIBE ? MHAR ? Part 2
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[Goanet] Goa’s Identity Movement holds Meeting in Dubai - UAE.
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Re: [Goanet] Goanet] Goa Electricity Dept responsible for the death of Joaquim 55 and his Son 20?
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com Samir, Booking the Electricity Department will not help. As I had mentioned in one of my previous posts, the person who will get suspended will either be the poor lineman or the Junior Engineer, in charge of that area. We need accountability at the political level. When the power line snapped and hit the ground, the safety devices should have tripped. However, all these circuit breakers must have been bypassed to see that there is no interruption in supply! In many cases because the fuses keep on blowing, thick wire is used, so much so that you can see red hot fuses in the open fuse boxes, below the transformers! India in general pays scant attention to the infrastructure that is necessary to build a nation. Goa is no different. There is no planning, substandard equipment is acquired and there is inadequate training for the staff. All the Ministers and the Chairmen of corporations need to have that latest car with the red light on it, whereas the Electricity Department will not get the vehicles or the equipment required to attend to faults. Politicians go and promote all these schemes to provide electricity to all. However, they don't ascertain if there is adequate supply available. Transformers are overloaded and there is fair amount of pilfering, not only to households but to industrial units, in connivance with the powers that be! Whatever infrastructure projects that are launched, only lead to lining the pockets of politicians. The factor of safety is compromised to allow the politicians to make more money. One must commend BEST and the city of Bombay for providing interrupted power supply to such a large city. Can we ever expect that to happen in Goa? I had heard recently, that Birlas offered to build power plants in Goa, using garbage that is generated. When the politicians asked for their cut, they withdrew. Naguesh Bhatcar sgbhat...@hotmail.com Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 23:40:46 -0700 From: samir_kele...@yahoo.com I wonder if there is a legal recourse here. In India, deaths due to negligence abound. Right from the Upahaar cinema fire tragedy, to a child getting crushed in a Delhi airport escalator, to things like this, people hardly bother. It would be good if we can set a precedent here and book the Electricity Dept. regards, Samir
[Goanet] Human appendix proves useful - WorldHealth.net
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[Goanet] Subject: Father-Son dies of electrocution - A video with
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com Very very sad to read this. I am extremely sorry and shocked and pray for the family. But, which other prayers to say? How many more rosaries to recite? How to pray? What to ask ? The innocent have died because of deliberate and long negligence of someone who were/are/will never care for human lives. They are busy dancing to the LIVE music in Casinos and on the other side here is a family and friends who are crying because of the LIVE wires that hang around us to give us death. An untimely death. Not 1 but 2. Same family. If, and if ever such things were to happen to one of the government/ministers/rich family , there would have been probably a BANDH in Goa, entire Electricity department would have been fired or transferred, police cells would have been filled with all responsible and not responsible, with proofs or without proofs. Such is the administration and infrastructure of Goa. The time to complain is GONE and OVER. Its a coincidence to read the below link article in Times of India questionning 'What will happen to Goa and Goans identity,Culture, language. Its not what will happen, it has already happenned. Goa and Goans are dying. http://www.google.ae/search?hl=ensource=hpq=Goa+is+undergoing+drastic+demographic+changesmeta=aq=foq= I urge and appeal to Goans, do not be ashamed anymore. Treat GOA as our own house. Lets take up the broom and clean our backyard first, lets not feel ashamed to work IN GOA as per our qualifications , be it electrical, plumbing, gardening, agriculture, farming, fishing, bakery(be rich Poders), painting, carpenty, grow and sell vegetables fruits. Lets speak often and everywhere in konkanni, demand and force ourselves to work in public offices. Lets start our own business however small it may be. Dont just think only alcohol sells in Goa. Dont just think Australia/NZ/Canada/USA/UK/GULF you can make money, sorry those days are gone, we can actually make more money right there in Goa, not black money or money through corruption, but hard earned money. IN SHORT, DONT DEPEND ON OTHERS, LETS TRY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO DO “ THE JOB” OURSELVES IN GOA FOR GOA AND US GOANS. IF WE LEAVE OUR LIVES IN OTHERS HANDS, THE ANSWER IS THEY WILL LEAVE LIVE WIRES SO LONG THAT ENTIRE GOA AND GOANS WILL BE FINISHED. THIS IS WHAT THEIR WAY OF WORKING DID TO 'JOAQUIM AND DOMINGO'. Goans can make the best of floats, can decorate the best of halls, can design the best of fruit carvings, can dress in style, can talk pleasingly, can sing melodiously, are in demand in hospitality service industry, be it chefs, waiters, managers. What is it that is stopping Goans to do what outsiders are doing in Goa. Cant Goans fix a tubelight? - If Goans lived using kerosene lamps(petromas) ponti, what is this tubelight. But the will should be there, now. Cant Goans paint a house - Who used to paint the Badkars our own houses before? So, Goans can even now paint beautifully, especially the villas with no boundaries(to meet and greet neighbours), because in it Goans used to live. True Goans do not live in Flats(stuffy ). But the will should be there, now Cant Goans do construction, plumbing, carpentery - Well well just peep into 1970s Goan houses and see the furniture(is there any white ants?), construction with a no-leak plumbing 'the well' inside the houses. But the will should be there now Cant Goans sell fish/rice/vegetables/fruits - Again, what a silly question, Goans know when and where and what time to fish, can grow the best of rice(tambde tandum), vegetables and fruits not just in fields but in their own backyards. Some Goans do it even now. But the will should be there, now to continue. Cant Goans work in govt. offices. Again, Goans do not step in govt. offices because Goans are quite straight forward and do not like the sloppy and slow work and piling of papers. These are done by outsiders. So Goans stayed away. But, but the will should be there to step in and throw out the outsiders, now Cant Goans pluck their own coconuts - Ask the badkars who saw many tender coconuts before taking afternoon and after he woke up tender coconuts were missing. Don't see the negative side, see the skills of those who plucked them. Who were they? outsiders? No. But the will should be there, now. Cant Goans do gardening, cleaning backyard. - Did you ever see the earlier days 'porshum' and how well it was maintained with fencing and gate. But the will should be there, now. IN SHORT, GOANS
Re: [Goanet] THE FORGOTTEN TRIBE – MHAR – Part 1
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com From: Jeevan R jeevan...@gmail.com It could be from two words 'Maad' (Coconut) and 'Ganv' (village) i.e. village of coconuts from 'Madgaon', as I guess 'Margaon' is of recent origin. I always wondered whether the name 'Margao' comes from two words 'Mhar' and 'Ganv' - meaning place belonging to Mhar's. Jim F New York. From: Domnic Fernandes domval...@hotmail.com Today, I begin a new series, ‘The forgotten Tribe - MHAR.’ I have tried to encompass as much as I know and recollect about the Mhars. It is more than likely there are some aspects that may have escaped my attention. ***The word Margao is a lusitanized form of Maddganv, probably from Matth-graham, or Matthganv, the village with a monastery (Mutt), which was at the Monte-Maddganv, which was abandoned because of omen, and on the spot the Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Piedade was built. There is Maddel ward, which can be associated with madd, coconout grove. The form Mar-ganv was subsequently linked to Mhar, farazes, and also to Maruncho ganv, the village of spirits. More investigation is needed. Regards. Fr.Ivo
[Goanet] Village Tinto Bugle, Sep 6
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com Having trouble reading this email? View the Tinto Bugle in your browser http://www.villagetinto.in/villagebugle/index.php . 06 september, 2009 Fr Maverick Fernandes | A Girl Child is a Precious Gift of God The Church in Goa has called upon all persons to affirm the birth of every girl child as a precious gift from God by upholding all her rights. September 8 is celebrated as 'Girl Child Day' in India. Read More http://www.villagetinto.in/news/girl-child-precious-gift-god-418 Back to top http://www.villagetinto.in/tintobugle/newsletter/#top Gasper D'Souza | Reexamine the Exam System in India In making Class X exams optional, the HRD Minister has taken us a step in the right direction. But a lot more is needed, especially in Goa. We need the school system itself examined. Read More http://www.villagetinto.in/blogs/reexamine-exam-system-india-410 Back to top http://www.villagetinto.in/tintobugle/newsletter/#top Teachers refuse flowers from students on Teachers Day In what can only be a blot on teacher-student relationships, protesting teachers of a Margao school refused to accept flowers and gifts from their students.Read More http://www.villagetinto.in/news/teachers-refuse-flowers-students-teachers-day-417 Back to top http://www.villagetinto.in/tintobugle/newsletter/#top Inacia Rodrigues | Reading the Past - A Sailors Church A Sunday stroll is always a good thing. Somewhere green and beautiful or somewhere of historical interest and a picnic, and that�s your day complete. My last weekend was a stroll somewhere of a historical interest. Read More http://www.villagetinto.in/blogs/reading-past-sailors-church-399 Back to top http://www.villagetinto.in/tintobugle/newsletter/#top MULTIMEDIA **Coming Down in Sheets http://www.villagetinto.in/media/coming-down-sheets-409 ** http://www.villagetinto.in/media/coming-down-sheets-409 While it comes as a relief after a long dry spell, concerns have been raised about the effect it could have on crops. The on the other hand dams have reached their capacity and the total deficit could be wiped out for this year. (Pic: Gasper DSouza) **Singing is hard work, but fun: Patricia Rozario http://www.villagetinto.in/news/singing-hard-work-fun-patricia-rozario-375 ** http://www.villagetinto.in/news/singing-hard-work-fun-patricia-rozario-375 Internationally renowned soprano, Patricia Rozario was in Goa and conducted auditions to scout talent to nurture. During a meeting with the press she emphasised the need to not strain children too early by beginning formal vocal training at a very young age. Watch the video. VILLAGE TINTO The Village Tinto is a community media initiative where diverse and divergent voices can come together on a single platform. Moulded on the format of a traditional Goan village tinto, it is open to all sections of the community - no distinctions - Left, Right or Center, any language. The Tinto is about news and current affairs, opinions, culture, art, literature, photography, video... Like the traditional tinto, visitors are free to talk about and listen to what they love. **The Power of One** It is easy for individual voices to be drowned in cyberspace, never to be heard. But when voices come together, we achieve greater amplification of individual messages - the Power of One. **Join the Community** We invite you to be a part of the community and share news from your perspective, features, opinions and multi-media content in your language. The platform would especially benefit grassroots movements, activists and bloggers to extend the reach of their message. To join the community please head to theVillage Tinto http://www.villagetinto.in/users . Village Tinto Goa. All content on this site are published under the Creative Commons Attribution License W: www.villagetinto.in | E: thed...@villagetinto.in -- If you do not want to receive any more newsletters click http://www.villagetinto.in/tintobugle/?p=unsubscribeuid=1b7748b75382f6b9da44278e97760c39 To update your preferences visit http://www.villagetinto.in/tintobugle/?p=preferencesuid=1b7748b75382f6b9da44278e97760c39 Forward this message to someone, click http://www.villagetinto.in/tintobugle/?p=forwarduid=1b7748b75382f6b9da44278e97760c39mid=20 -- Powered by PHPlist, www.phplist.com --
[Goanet] Parrikar tops Sangh list
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090906/jsp/nation/story_11457376.jsp Parrikar tops Sangh list RADHIKA RAMASESHAN New Delhi, Sept. 5: Attempts have started to build a consensus on Manohar Parrikar as the next BJP president once Rajnath Singh’s term ends in December. BJP and RSS sources confirmed that at a three-day meeting the Sangh brass had from September 1 in a hermitage off Hardwar, three names were shortlisted: Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Narendra Modi and Parrikar. Parrikar, a former chief minister of Goa, is understood to have emerged as the first choice. Chauhan apparently is reluctant to move out of Madhya Pradesh where he is serving a second term as chief minister, although he was rated the “most competent” organisational hand and team leader. Modi came out top on the ideology quotient, but doubts were voiced on his ability to carry his colleagues along at this “most critical juncture” when it is imperative for the BJP to leave its factional wars behind. By a process of elimination, Parrikar emerged as the Sangh’s candidate, although nobody who took his name was sure if he would be backed by those who “mattered” in the BJP. If elected, Parrikar, 54, is expected to carry forward the process of “generational change” the Sangh had ushered in when it endorsed the names of Arun Jaitley as the leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Sushma Swaraj as the deputy leader in the Lok Sabha. Parrikar fulfils the RSS wishlist for Rajnath’s successor — strong on ideology, committed to its “work culture” and a person who combines “integrity with dynamism”. However, sources said, a major reason for picking someone from outside the current crop of central leaders was to ensure that the nominee did not come with a “larger-than-life” persona that made him a first among equals in the BJP and derailed the methodology of collective decision-making and decentralisation. Sources recalled that the RSS had made sure that the president of the Jana Sangh was mostly a notional head who would not craft policies and take decisions autonomously without consulting his team. The general secretary in charge of the organisation was more powerful than the president because he was the bridge between the party and the RSS in an era when the latter’s authority was unquestioned. With the emergence of L.K. Advani, the power centre shifted towards the president. As the Sangh’s sway over the BJP diminished, the organising secretary’s post became virtually irrelevant. It is believed that in choosing someone like Parrikar, the Sangh wants to reassert its supremacy over the BJP and revive the importance of the organising secretary.
Re: [Goanet] Electricity department responsible for the deaths of Joaquim and son.
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com Dear Sir BLAME HIS boss the politicians who control the purse strings Ashley D' Silva -Original Message- From: goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org [mailto:goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org] On Behalf Of Vivian A. DSouza Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 8:03 AM To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Electricity department responsible for the deaths of Joaquim and son. * G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com Indeed, it is a wonder that more people dont get electrocuted. Actually, I suspect that many do, but it is seldom if ever reported. I feel sorry for the poor lineman who has to carry out repairs wearing only chappals and no protective gear or gloves, especially during the rains. I still see the lineman pushing his bicycle with a bamboo ladder attached to repair street lights. Since I live off the beaten path, when he comes to repair the street light near my house, he asks to borrow my bamboo ladder. . Especially in the rains, one sees sodden tree branches brushing against live electrical lines sometimes resulting in sparks. Who do we blame ? The poor electrical linemen, his bosses or the politicians who control the pursestrings ? One questions whether India will ever reach the status of a world power when for decades there are no improvements at the local level.
[Goanet] Dangers of Mold
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com Dangers of Mildew in your home or office Info. here Con http://www.healthiertalk.com/dangers-mold-mildew-your-home-or-office-0834
[Goanet] Choose your role model??
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com Subject: WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL! Something fun to do. FIND OUT WHO TRULY IS YOUR ROLE MODEL. DON'T SCROLL DOWN YET. DO THE SIMPLE MATH BELOW, THEN SCROLL DOWN TO FIND YOUR HERO. It's CRAZY how accurate this is! NO PEEKING! 1) Pick your favorite number between 1-9 2) Multiply by 3 then 3) Add 3 4) Then again Multiply by 3 (I'll wait while you get the calculator) 5) You'll get a 2 or 3 digit number 6) Add the digits together Now Scroll down . With that number, see who your ROLE MODEL is from the list below: 1. Einstein 2. Oprah Winfrey 3. Ronald Reagan 4. Bill Clinton 5. Bill Gates 6. Gandhi 7. Brad Pitt 8. Babe Ruth 9. Floriano Lobo, The Pisso Moidekar 10. JFK I know, I knowI just have that effect on people. One day, you too can be like me. Why are you laughing??? P.S. Stop picking different numbers!!! I AM YOUR ROLE MODEL . JUST DEAL WITH IT!! NOW CLICK FORWARD, PUT YOUR NAME IN NO. 9 AND SEND IT ON FOR A GOOD LAUGH!!
[Goanet] Natural Cancer Therapy and Prevention
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com Twenty Cancer symptoms women likely to ignore. Con http://www.healthiertalk.com/20-cancer-symptoms-women-are-most-likely-ignore-0699
Re: [Goanet] Goanet] Goa Electricity Dept responsible for the death of Joaquim 55 and his Son 20?
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com The question on who is to blame is an interesting question. The electricity department, the politicians? I say it is society in general. The lackadaisical attitude to safety is evident in many levels of society - road safety, hygiene, general maintenance, the environment etc. It is not only public infrastructure that is poorly maintained. For many, the sense of responsibility, hygiene and cleanliness seems to end at one's front door. Who elects the incompetent politicians? May one hazard to say that it is the generally ignorant and communal Goan population? The only long term solution for this is good quality education for the masses. Marlon - Original Message From: Naguesh Bhatcar sgbhat...@hotmail.com Samir, Booking the Electricity Department will not help. As I had mentioned in one of my previous posts, the person who will get suspended will either be the poor lineman or the Junior Engineer, in charge of that area. We need accountability at the political level. When the power line snapped and hit the ground, the safety devices should have tripped. However, all these circuit breakers must have been bypassed to see that there is no interruption in supply! In many cases because the fuses keep on blowing, thick wire is used, so much so that you can see red hot fuses in the open fuse boxes, below the transformers! India in general pays scant attention to the infrastructure that is necessary to build a nation. Goa is no different. There is no planning, substandard equipment is acquired and there is inadequate training for the staff. All the Ministers and the Chairmen of corporations need to have that latest car with the red light on it, whereas the Electricity Department will not get the vehicles or the equipment required to attend to faults. Politicians go and promote all these schemes to provide electricity to all. However, they don't ascertain if there is adequate supply available. Transformers are overloaded and there is fair amount of pilfering, not only to households but to industrial units, in connivance with the powers that be! Whatever infrastructure projects that are launched, only lead to lining the pockets of politicians. The factor of safety is compromised to allow the politicians to make more money. One must commend BEST and the city of Bombay for providing interrupted power supply to such a large city. Can we ever expect that to happen in Goa? I had heard recently, that Birlas offered to build power plants in Goa, using garbage that is generated. When the politicians asked for their cut, they withdrew. Naguesh Bhatcar sgbhat...@hotmail.com
