[Goanet-News] Reprints of Goa-related books available from AES, Delhi (long)
THE CITY OF GOA is famed throughout the world: few men are ignorant of its name, its geographical situation, and its title of capital of the Portuguese Asia -- Denis L. Cottineau de Kloguen, in 'An Historical Sketch of Goa' (1835). -- See more details here: http://www.asianeds.com/ Akbar and the Jesuits By Pierre Du Jarric, Fr Monserrate ISBN : 8120610695 22cm, xcviii, 288p, 8 Plates. (Reprint London 1926 edn.) 1996 Status : Out of Print INR 745.00 Book currently out of print. [ Out of Print ] Albuquerque and the Early Portuguese Settlement in India By H Morse Stephens ISBN : 8120615247 19cm, 222p, 1 Map, Photo (Reprint Oxford 1892 edn.) 2000 Status : Available INR 465.00 Archivo Portuguez Oriental 6 Fasciculsos Em 10 Partes By J H Da Cunha Rivara ISBN : 8120607775 19cm (Reprint Goa 1877, 1865, 1861, 1862, 1857, 1866, 1876 edn.) 1992 Status : Available INR 9,995.00 Book of Duarte Barbosa - An Account of the Countries Bordering on the Indian Ocean, Coasts of East Africa - 2 Vols. By Duarte Barbosa, Mansel Longworth Dames ISBN : 8120604512 22cm, Vol. I: 324p, 2 Maps, Vol. II : 318p, 2 Maps (Reprint London 1918 edn.) 1989, 2002 Status : Available INR 1,745.00 Colleccao De Tratados E Concertos De Pazes Que O Estado Da India Portugueza Fez Com Os Reis E Senhores Com Quem Teve Relacoes Nas Partes Da Asia E Africa Oriental (14 Vols) By J F Biker, J F Judice Biker ISBN : 8120611195 22cm, Vol. 1: 348pVol. 2: x 298p Vol. 3: xx 372pVol. 4: x 310p Vol. 5: x 330pVol. 6: viii 372p Vol. 7: x 308pVol. 8: 280p Vol. 9: ii, 322pVol. 10 ii 316p Vol11:vii, 362pvol. 12: ii 314p Vol. 13: vi 306pVol. 14: 478p (Reprint Lisbon 1881 to 1887 edn.) 1995 Status : Available INR 13,795.00 Commentaries of the Great Afonso Dalboquerque (1500-1580) (4 Vols) By Walter De Gray Birch ISBN : 812061514X 22cm, 1432, Plans, 4 Maps (Reprint London 1875-84 edn.) 2000 Status : Available INR 3,900.00 Commentary of Father Monserrate on his Journey to the Court of Akbar in the year 1580 By Fr Monserrate ISBN : 8120608070 19cm, 304. (Reprint London 1922 edn.) 1993, 2003 Status : Available INR 615.00 Conjurcao De 1787 Em Goa By J H Da Cunha Rivara ISBN : 8120606043 22cm, 188p. (Reprint Nova-Goa 1875 edn.) 1990 Status : Available INR 495.00 Contribution to the Study of Indo- Portuguese Numismatics By J Gerson Da Cunha ISBN : 8120605888 22cm, 130p, 9 Plates, Map, Illus. (Reprint Bombay 1880 edn.) 1990, 1995 Status : Available INR 495.00 Diccionario Konkani Portuguese (Konkani - Portuguese Dictionary) By S R Dalgado ISBN : 8120600851 22 cm , 602 p (Reprint Bombay 1893 edn.) 1983 ,2003 Status : Out of Print English - Konkani Dictionary (Romanised) By A F X Maffei ISBN : 8120606264 22cm , 558p (Reprint Mangalore 1883 edn.) 1983 , 1990 ,2001 Status : Available INR 845.00 English - Konkani Pronouncing Pocket Dictionary (Romanised) By J M Pinto ISBN : 8120601726 17cm , 228p (Reprint edn.) 1988 ,2001 Status : Available INR 395.00 Ethiopia Oriental - Part II By Joao Dos Santos ISBN : 8120613279 19cm, 390p. (Reprint Lisboa 1891 edn.) 1998 Status : Available INR 845.00 Ethiopia Oriental - Part-I By Joao Dos Santos ISBN : 812060928X 19cm, 480p. (Reprint Lisboa 1891 edn.) 1995 Status : Available INR 845.00 Etnografia da India Portuguesa (2 Vols) By A B De Braganca Pereira ISBN : 812060640X 22cm, Vol. 1: As Civilizacoes da India Introducao 308p, 32Illus. Vol. 2: 340p, 147 Illus. (Reprint Portugal 1940 edn.) 1991 Status : Available INR 2,245.00 First Englishmen in India By J Courtenay Locke ISBN : 8120610350 22cm, xvi, 229p, 8 Plates, 3 Maps. (Reprint London 1930 edn.) 1995, 2001 Status : Available INR 745.00 Folklore Notes - 2 Vols. - Vol. I. - Folklore of Gujarat, Vol. II - Folklore of Konkan) By R E Enthoven ISBN : 8120604857 25 cm, Vol. 1; 179p, Folklore of Gujarat Vol. 2: 132p, Folklore of Konkan (Reprint Vol. 1: 1914Vol. 2:Reprint 1915) edn.) 1989 Status : Available INR 845.00 Four Pilgrims By William Boulting ISBN : 8120608054 22cm, 266p. (Reprint London edn.) 1992, 2001 Status : Available INR 465.00 Globe Trotter in India Two Hundred Years Ago By M Macmillan ISBN : 8120608658 19cm, xii, 214p. (Reprint London 1895 edn.) 1993 Status : Available INR 495.00 Goa and the Blue Mountains By Richard F Burton ISBN : 8120606795 19cm, viii, 368p, 4 Pl., 1 Map. (Reprint London 1851 edn.) 1991, 1998, 2004 Status : Available Great and Small Game of India, Burma and Tibet By R Lydekker ISBN : 8120611624 29cm, xviii, 416p, 9 Colour Plates, 62 Illustrations. (Reprint London 1900 edn.) 1996 Status : Available INR 1,745.00 Historia de Goa: Politica e Arqueologica - 2 Vols. By Gabriel De Saldanha ISBN : 812060590X 22cm, Vol. 1: 456p, 31 Illus. Vol. 2: 324p, 147 Illus. (Reprint Nova-Goa 1925 edn.) 1990, 2002 Status : Available INR 2,245.00 Historical
[Goanet-News] Goanet Reader: The 'Poilo Paus' man is back... (Oslando De Souza, interviewed by FN)
The 'Poilo Paus' man is back... From Colaba in Mumbai, Oslando has long been a beacon for promoting Goan traditional song and music. He describes himself as a Goan folklorist, singer-guitarist, composer, music arranger and conductor all rolled into one. In past decades, Goans would remember the nostalgia and pride with which the Saligaokar created popular songs like 'Poilo Paus' (The First Rains). Probably only when the heart yearns from afar for tiny Goa can such music pour forth. Recently, the multi-faceted artiste came out with a new book, titled 'The Christian Goan Konkani Folk and Art Songs: A New Perspective'. Below are excerpts of an interview with FREDERICK NORONHA: FN: Please tell us about the book? How would you describe it? The book consists of three parts. The first is an essay on what Christian Goan folk-music is all about. What you always wanted to know about the origins of the Dulpod, the Mando and the Dekhni, but didn't know whom to ask. All this is answered in this essay. Part 2 contains the music and lyrics of the most popular traditional folk and art songs, grouped under several ready to sing choicest selections of medleys. Part 3 includes the music and lyrics of original compositions of Goan music by me. The price of the book will be Rs. 500. For a big book of over 300 pages and containing over 100 songs, it is reasonably priced. FN: What prompted you to do it? What prompted the writing of this book was my aim to collect the results of my life-long passion to perform and study diverse genres of Goan folk music and convey the knowledge so gained to all music lovers. FN: Whom do you think would find the book most useful? This book will be most useful to all professional musicians as well as all amateur singers who enjoy folk music. The audience I have in mind is not just restricted to Goa and the rest of India but global wherever Goan diaspora is spread. FN: Does it fill an existing gap in the world of Goan music? This is the only book that addresses the problem of all singers of finding music in suitable keys for average range of voices and the big problem of finding ready to sing selection of songs that can be sung as a long medley. This book offers the singers several choice selections in an unique presentation never published before. FN: Please tell us a bit about your own earlier work in music. I fondly remember Poilo Paus... but there's obviously many gaps in my knowledge... My releases are: Poilo Paus (The First Rains) released by H M V (1971); New Konkani Hits released by H M V (1975); Soul OF Goa released by Oriental Melodies (1978); Goa Meu Amor released by VP Sinari Co. (1981); Boas Festas (Happy Feast) by VP Sinari Co. (1984); and Nostalgia by VP Sinari Co. (1991). In addition, I regularly participated in All India Radio broadcasts notably in All-India and All-Asia Folk Music Radio Festivals. Meanwhile I found time to produce and successfully release two English albums -- Family Fiesta (party songs for family occasions) and Christmas Fever (Christmas carols). FN: We have been missing your work for some years now. Why the long gaps between your creative output? Was there any special reason? The only long gap is between the the last recorded release and now. That is because with the last release I had already completed the full gamut of the best known folk-song tradition of Goa. FN: What are your future plans? I have put my lifetime knowledge and three-and-half years labour of love into this book. My future plans are just to relax and enjoy the fruits of my labour! FN: Who else was involved in this book project, and what was the most difficult part of putting it together? For this project I was ably supported by my two children. The most difficult part was to get music (with piano parts and choral arrangements) computerised for over 100 songs. --- Contacts: Oslando De Souza, Meherzin Bldg. Flat B/24, Wodehouse Road, (Opp.Bank of India), Colaba, Mumbai 45 India tel No.(022)22183027 Mobile: 9833552330 E-mail: oslandodeso...@hotmail.com First published in the Gomantak Times.
Re: [Goanet] Reply
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- On the dot this. Goa cannot afford to waste tax-payer's money through NGOs when the government can very well shed it's fat paunch on its own and get into improving things by streamlining the RTO system of working. RTO happens to be one of the most corrupt departments because the politicians are milking it to the hilt. [Remember I have gone on record previously to say that the current GPCC head when he was the Transport Minister, his take home every day was 1 lac of rupees. In the bargain the RTO collect more than one and kept it.] Selma will do well to take note of things before giving a bad certificates to questioning voices. Let Gurunath Kelekar remove Digu-bab as the head of MARG and we shall see. As it is Goa has lost faith in its freedom fighters because they are responsible for the mess Goa is in today. And Gurunath Kelekar is a freedom fighter. On top of it we Goans do not want to entertain paems sung of these guys. Let them come clean and let them question the government for the lapses and not play flootsy to them Period. Educating and making people aware will not work and has never worked. Crack the whip and everything is in perspective. All that is being done in Goa ( and the same cheered by gullible Goans) is the 'beating around the bush' Cheers floriano goasuraj PS: NGOs are supposed to be the extending arm of the government where it does not reach. But those Goa's NGOs who are playing footsy with the government are on commission based. Take it from me. GOA does not only need HONEST persons to contest elections. Goa does not only need HONEST voters to elect honest persons. GOA urgently needs an 'HONEST SYSTEM of GOVERNANCE'. Wherein, even a dishonest person is forced to be honest or to QUIT. Such HONEST SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE is knocking at GOA's portals. GOA SU-RAJ IS THE 'PRECIOUS GIFT' to GOA GOANS by committed GOANS. A 'GIFT HORSE' that must not be looked in the mouth. PPS=PEOPLE for POLITICAL SANITY Display the 'PPS' sticker on your vehicle today, to reject political madness tomorrow. [Note: PPS stickers are available at CHAMPS Sports Shops - Mapusa-Panjim-Margao] - Original Message - From: Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 12:30 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Reply To Goanet - Alfred de Tavares wrote: I can unequivocally attest to Gurunath Kelekar's near-ascetic frugality and very principled ways of life. So who is going to give YOU a character certificate? There are character certificates issued all the time in Goa - Digu will have a whole room full of them. Daya Narvekar also has reams of certificates attesting to his probity. So does Churchill-bab. Any NGO or organization that receives PUBLIC FUNDS must be called to account publicly, for everything - the monies it receives, the services it has delivered, and so on. It is entirely appropriate - indeed it is their duty as responsible citizens - for members of the tax-paying public to ask critical questions of an organization that has received public funding and that has a current head of the government, known for being utterly venal, on its leadership roster. Note that nobody here on Goanet has (yet) made any allegations of personal wrongdoing on the part of the MARG founder. Also, all the talk about asceticism etc is irrelevant. I couldn't care less how a person lives his private life so long as (and if) he or she is a force for public good. Regards, r
[Goanet] GOLD FOR INDIA
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- India started off on a high note in the Commonwealth Shooting Championship with Gagan Narang and PT Raghunath winning the gold medal for the country on the first day of the Championship at the Dr Karni Singh shooting range on Friday. They won gold in the 10m Air Rifle pairs with the scores of 599 (Narang) and 594 (Raghunath) respectively. National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) named a 43-member Indian squad for the eighth edition of the Championship, which will see top shooters from 12 nations vie for honours. Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra will miss the 11 day event as he had been ruled out of the Championship for not attending the trials. _ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969
[Goanet] Article
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- *By Nisser Dias 18th Feb 2010* *Strikes – Holding people to ransom.* Strikes or bandhs seems to have become a common feature in the state and any entity be it the bus drivers – (government or private), bus and truck owners, shop owners, be it teachers, doctors, bank officials and government officials abuse this democratic right to protest with impunity. And in some cases, a notice of 24 hours for a bandh is even not issued and then it is termed as flash strike. Of course there are some cases when some are forced to join in a bandh otherwise they are targeted or their establishment ransacked by hooligans. But this sort of unlawful activities disrupt public life, derails government functioning, causing huge loss of revenue to the exchequer and more importantly causes discontentment among the general public and instead of garnering support for a particular cause, generates resentment. Last week for instance, bus owners, drivers and conductors on the Margao-Canacona route refused to ply their buses, because one constable allegedly slapped a conductor. Question here is why were the public at large punished for a rash act on the part of the constable. On the same day some activists from Sanguem to Quepem called for a bandh to demand a by-pass, traffic movement was stopped and shops and establishments were forced to down their shutters. Again the aam admi was troubled, if the request was made to the PWD minister, he would be overjoyed to construct the by-pass because it is rare that people give such an opportunity. Again on the same day doctors at Goa Medical College resorted to a strike to demand their sixth pay arrears and the outcome of it was the poor, sick and the destitute had to suffer and bear the brunt of this high handedness of the medical doctors. Question is why should be general public or the tax payer have to pay the price for government inefficiency, we pay our taxes, with which the government is supposed to run the administration and affairs of the state and also manage the finances, but it does not happen, over and above the general public is put to hardship for mismanagement by the government that we have elected. There are yet other examples of holding the public to ransom to make the government take notice of the problems; recently Schedule Tribe community blocked the Mandovi bridges to make the government give in to the demand. For more then two hours, traffic on both sides of the bridges was paralyzed causing immense hardship to the public. Result of which the sick and ailing be it young, old and even infants had to suffer, working class of people especially the women were put to great inconvenience. How can the public who is made to suffer be expected to render support to the cause of the ST community. Then comes the nationalized bank officials, who can bring the entire economic activity of the country to a grinding halt, when they call for a strike, of course in recent times with the introduction of private banks and ATM facilities the impact is not much, infact with private banks entry into the scene the sting of nationalized bank officials calling for country wide bandh is vastly reduced, but still there is huge population that still depend on nationalized banks for their pensions, loans and other banking activity and by calling for indefinite bandhs great injustice is caused to the very people who bank with them. Teachers in government schools are the worse lot, they have no qualms absolutely while calling for a bandh and they time it so well that it coincides with the exams of the school children. The panic and the trauma the parents and students have to undergo is just tremendous thinking of the loss of the year. Government officials have devised a new method of strike and it is called, ‘pen down strike’. It means the government servants attend official work sign the master roll showing their presence but refuse to do any service. Over and above, they get paid for the day, but no service has been carried out. After putting the general public to hardship and inconvenience, do doctors, teachers, bankers, traders, truck and bus owners solve their issues once and for all is a question, because at the end of the strike they accept the assurances of the ministers and resume duty only to strike work some months later over the same issue. Why do these affected employees not approach the courts to solve the impasse between them and the government once and for all, instead of adopting irresponsible methods that harm the economy of the country and put its citizens to hardship.
Re: [Goanet] Colonial East Africa... in maps
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Frederick, They are definitely copyright-free, and quite detailed, but they are in a massive atlas that weighs a ton! Victor --- On Sat, 2/20/10, Frederick Noronha fredericknoro...@gmail.com wrote: From: Frederick Noronha fredericknoro...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Goanet] Colonial East Africa... in maps To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010, 2:23 AM --- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Hi Victor, Might be worth building an archive of that... specially if they are copyright-unencumbered. I got a 1750 map of Old Goa from the Net, at US$5, and it's copyright free too. Hi-res. Should be somewhere on my comp! FN On 19 February 2010 17:45, Victor Rangel-Ribeiro vrangel...@yahoo.com wrote: Dear Frederick, I have East African colonial maps from around 1899. Check this out, a 1959 Caltex map of East African cities: eastafrica-caltex-colonialmap1 http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/4368808016/sizes/l/ eastafrica-caltex-colonialmap2-mombasa http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/4368809272/ eastafrica-caltex-colonialmap3-zanzibar http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/4368811828/ eastafrica-caltex-colonialmap4-nairobi http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/4368065567/ eastafrica-caltex-colonialmap5-kampala http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/4368814990/ eastafrica-caltex-colonialmap6-entebbe http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/4368816138/ eastafrica-caltex-colonialmap7-daressalaam http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/4368069099/ -- Frederick Noronha Columnist :: journalism :: editing :: alt.publishing :: photography :: blogging P +91-832-2409490 M +91-9822122436 A:784 Saligao 403511 Goa India
[Goanet] Talking Photo: King of Mangoes Rs.1500 for 12
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- King of Mangoes Rs.1500 for 12 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4371792189/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4372543644/sizes/l/ *permission taken of the person photographed 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 Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. Get it NOW! http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/
[Goanet] Prophecies, old legends/curses of Goa
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Jason, If it is too difficult for you, let me explain. Indians from any state outside Goa do find the Goa culture unique, some unseen in rest of India, because the Portuguese Legacy still lives on. However, all Indian citizens including persons born in the state of Goa have to obtain Indian travel Document. If you are an exception, good for you. As long as the Portuguese legacy lives on, I feel SFX's prophecy will be valid. Regards MD. Message: 3 As long as Goa is different from rest of India, then SFX's saying is correct.(Rest of Indians themselves feel the difference) Dear MD, Rest of Indians? hah hah! then we are already Indianperhaps you mean, the Indians themselves... Saude!
Re: [Goanet] Traffic issues - from the archives.
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- [Goanet]Support Floriano Lobo to defeat Monserrate graceful at vsnl.net graceful at vsnl.net Sat May 21 14:55:43 PDT 2005 a.. Previous message: [Goanet]Goanet News Bytes * May 20, 2005 * Tiatrists in Benaulim poll b.. Next message: [Goanet]Re: Floriano Lobo c.. Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] I read in Goan Observer that Floriano is taking on the muscle power man, sex-scandalist, money power man Monserrate from Taleigaon. This deserves all the support. All Goa netters who care about Goa should dip into their pockets and support Floriano. If there is one need in Goa today, it is to defeat the mercenary Monserrate. I am committing a sum of Rs. 5000/-. As also, I am planning to visit Goa coming weekend to campaign for Floriano. Let us ensure Floriano wins. Jai Hind! samir To Goanet - Samir Kelekar wrote to Floriano Lobo: You have given your shot at the elections. I campaigned for you not just once but twice. We all know what the results were. People prefered both Narvekar and Fermina by overwhelming margin against you, in the last elections. Did you even dispassionately analyze the results, and decide to fix the cause? A dispassionate analysis has revealed that the cause of his defeat lies with the fact that you campaigned for him, not once but twice. So the rational thing for Floriano to do in the next election is to pay you not to campaign for him. r
[Goanet] Proud to be Susegad
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Soter D'Souza in his recent letter raises some food for thought, on the Susegad character of Goans. Whilst the Susegad Attitude used to its negative extreme is not desirable, this attitude used in its right perspective, can teach the world how to have a work/life balance and live life better. Today the developed world, after realising the negative effects of a hectic pace of life are now moving in some measure, to more Susegad attitude; so why do use this attitude to our advantage. I am an overseas goan working in an extremely competitive environment and by using this susegad attitude in the right measure, I have actually gained a strong advantage!! Arwin Mesquita,UAE
[Goanet] The Pioneer Online Edition : Honeybees face towering threat from mobiles
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- If bees die with this threat... there will be no pollination and no crops. Cell phones could be responsible?? Read more.. C http://www.dailypioneer.com/203392/Honeybees-face-towering-threat-from-mobiles.html
Re: [Goanet] Samir and his problems
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- To Goanet - Dr. Anil Desai wrote: Dear Selma, It is not shame on us all, it is just shame on you for trying to poison peoples' minds with such writing. I suggest to you that you have no answers for the legitimate questions that Rajan, JColaco,and I have asked of Samir and Soter, Rajan and I have raised about Oscar Rebello that you have resorted to this cheap stunt. This ranks ahead of the other post of yours where you expressed fear on behalf of catholics of Goa that 'Hindus were trained to hate Goa'. . . Let me clarify some things for you now. I have been associated with a few legitimate struggles in Goa. It is my considered opinion that Oscar Rebello is one of the biggest fraud perpetrated on the people of Goa (Probably by Kangress symapthisers within the church hierarchy). GBA was right in getting rid of him as its convenor and I for one fully support their current drive to bring all smaller organisations under their umbrella and fight the menace of land misappropriation for megaprojects and mining together. I am happy to elaborate on my reasons for calling Oscar a fraud if you wish to start this debate. . . So, when you wish to write vitriolic posts again, be brave. Do not hide behind the protective shield of Saffron. Rem acu tetigisti. Dr. Desai, quite the apostle of rectitude Selma Carvalho has turned out to be now that the shoe is on the other foot. The author of a whole generation of Hindus in Goa are being brought up to hate Catholics (my paraphrase) has discovered the virtues of not smearing people on the same day that Tiger Woods has discovered the virtues of celibacy. As for Samir Kelekar, it is time to stop engaging him seriously now that he has himself admitted what some of us knew all along: that he is utterly insignificant and irrelevant in Goa. His own admission in his response to Floriano yesterday reads: I campaigned for you not just once but twice. We all know what the results were. People prefered (sic) both Narvekar and Fermina by overwhelming margin against you, in the last elections. In others words, nobody in Goa gives a flying duck to him. Anil-bab, may I ask you to join me in applauding Samir Kelekar for this rare and bravura display of candour? It takes guts for a man to do a brutal self-examination and confess that nobody gives a rat's behind to what he says or thinks, and Kelekar has shown us all that he indeed has guts. Regards, r
[Goanet] Women and modesty
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Per kind favour of Dr Basilio Monterio. http://www.oheraldo.in/newpage.php?month=2day=18year=2010catid=14 Best, Selma
[Goanet] Our Resident Frank Bryant and other issue
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- If Rajan and Anil have questions for the GBA, MARG and (just about everyone who they don't like) then march into their offices with proof and demand a formal inquiry. Instead what they do is blab and blab and blab on internets and ruin people's lives. Let me also remind everyone that Rajan has attacked Gadgil, Venita Coelho, Frederick Noronha, Jason Keith Fernandes, Miguel Braganza, Sandeep Heble, Samir Kelekar, the list goes on and on. Not to mention, a few days ago, I had mysteriously morphed into one Praxy Fernandes and started writing to the Herald according to Rajan. So the truth is the only two men of utmost honesty are Rajan and Anil. And one more thing Rajan, stop asking your nonsensical question, what have you done for Goa? A lot of us have spent our own time, money and energy and done something for Goa, including me. It's just that not all of us feel the compulsive need to tom-tom about it on public forums, nor put down other people just to highlight our own achievement. What are you in kindergarten? Next you'll be saying teacher teacher Samir and Oscar threw paper balls me. Take a chill-pill and grow up man! Instead of spending money on educating others, Anil Desai should spend some of it on educating himself. Lesson number 1) Who can get Government funds ? Rajan claims that he has spent *his* own money for his documentary, while others in Goa go with begging bowls to the CM of Goa. Let us see where Rajan worked for years. Loral space communications gets huge amount of US govt. money. By Rajan's (and even Bosco's) logic, govt. money is dole, and using that logic, Rajan is living off dole indeed. Or is it that when a US organization gets US govt money it is not dole, while when a Goan organization gets Goan govt. money it is dole ? Indeed the US defense money is meant to suck the blood of others, as we see in Iraq and Afghanistan and throughout history. The UK where Anil Desai works has looted India for years as a colonial power. I can go on; these people have to be first taught what self-esteeem means. Riding off the loot of others, these people are trying to teach us what to do and what not to do. Spreading hatred is not going to work, certainly not in Goa. samir
[Goanet] Fwd: press note from GGRM
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- VOICE OF 'AAM GOAN AADMI and AURAT IGNORED !! Ganv Ghar Rakhonn Manch has expressed alarm at the continuing unabated degradation of the Goan environment, with constructions that continue to get sanctioned, and commercial buildings that continue to climb toward the sky, deface the environment and mar people’s livelihood options, completely disregarding the basic infrastructure and the topography of the area. It has reiterated its demand as made in its various memoranda to the Chief Minister, for a total freeze on the processing of all commercial construction licenses in Village Panchayat areas, and the commencement or continuation of construction on the basis of such licenses and permissions until the Regional Plan 2021 is approved, while stating that there can be no ban on licenses for constructions undertaken for domestic purposes such as renovation, repair or extension to existing houses or the construction of single-dwelling units for personal residence. GGRM has further stated that successive Government have only been paying lip-service to participatory democracy and have not legislated on legal procedures for the same, thereby enabling them to back track on their commitments. GGRM has pointed out that there has been no legal change to the Town and Country Planning Act, and other related legislation and neither a withdrawal of legislation or policies which deny the people a voice in the say of areas otherwise within their village. GGRM has also remarked that there has also not been any effective empowerment of the panchayats, to ensure that they would be capable of formulating Village Development Plans (which includes spatial planning), which would contribute to a renewed Regional Plan 2021. There have been no positive signals by the Government indicating its respect for the various resolutions of Gram Sabhas in the State, in so far as they are not violative of fundamental rights under the Constitution of India, GGRM has observed. GGRM has warned that any Regional Plan that does not give realization to the vision of the 73rd and the 74th amendments of bottom-up planning will be actively resisted by the people and that similar will be the case with any building regulations, or any other regulations, if imposed on the Village Panchayats unless they are sufficiently discussed in the Gram Sabhas of the State. It has reiterated its demand that the onus for eliciting public response must fall on the State, and toward this end it must at the earliest spell out a procedure through which it will be possible for Gram Sabhas to obtain from a competent resource person, sufficient information regarding any proposed changes to the law, to facilitate informed debate in the Gram Sabhas. GGRM will leave no stone unturned to expose the connivance of the government with the powerful anti people lobby .GGRM calls all village groups to be vigilante and not to be distracted by promises that are made that are not strengthened legally by the Government S/d Geraldine Fernandes Ctc9822146420 -- check ou www.ganvghor.blogspot.com GANV GHOR RAKHONN MANCH is an increasing collective of all village groups who are fighting to protect lives, livelihoods and environment in their villages
Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 5, Issue 205
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Dear Antonio, Bernardo's obsessions apart, there is a good amount of literature, that suggests that caste is not part of Hindu dharma, but is a part of the subcontinents system of hierarchy, linked to society, rather than religion. You might want to read the VERY interesting introduction written by Rowena Robinson to the book *Christians of India* (Sage publications, 2003). Or works by David Mosse, who has studied the Tamil Christians and their observance of caste. Finally, it is not just brahmins who are stuck up on caste, its the Chardos (as a 'high' ranking caste group) and other caste groups as well. regards J -- Message: 8 Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:53:22 +0530 From: Antonio Menezes ac.mene...@gmail.com To: goanet goa...@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Prophecies and Legends Message-ID: fe8f3ede1002191623m36f3bc10p68eed8cf809cd...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear Senhor Bernardo Colaco, Even after Portugal's political power was vacated from Goa about 50 years ago, their influences like their Civil Laws and culture like Carnival still exist in Goa , and hence according to you, they have never left Goa or rather Goa cannot be detached from Portugal. . Good! Even during the 451 years of the Portuguese administration , the highest votaries of the Catholic Church believed in the caste system (or to be more precise believed themselves to be brahmins by caste) which is purely a part and parcel of the Hindu Dharma. So India had never really vacated Goa even if the Portuguese came, stayed and finally went home. -- - Read my thoughts at www.dervishnotes.blogspot.com
Re: [Goanet] Traffic issues...
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Bosco, I shall be very brief, to the point. Answer to your Response #1: Source of funding ?--- your money ( meaning the tax-payer's money) - Get it? All governments splurge of tax-payer's money... Innit? BTW your question is not redundant. It is in a way STUPID. I am talking of a government's agenda here. Someone today told me that some vernacular paper has brought out a report on the money spent on victuals for the elected persons. Rs. 30 lacs per month. ..Tax payer's money and these guys are growing paunches???. Answer to your Response #2: Conclusion? Parameters?: Has the chaotic scene on Goa's Roads reduced a wee bit? Are young people not dying every day? Buses trucks, delivery vans over-turning - killing - maiming people? Rajesh has described the road traffic scene. Did you read that post? Corjuem bridge?? Rupees 24 crores instead of Rs less than 5 crores?? Today, that damned bridge does not sport have a single light and it has not been given a coat of paint since it was installed. It is rusting. People are yearning for the ferry back again. But the heavy trucks making their way to Bicholim onwards are the actual end-users. And where is the approach road. The existing Aldona Market road cannot take that kind of traffic. -Why not other NGOs?? Are other NGOs a topic on the forum? That is why. Dear dear Bosco, You must realiaze that you are asking questions of a guy who has founded a political party to decapitate all these political and NGO jokers. I have qualified from a NGO into politics. Therefore, you must tread carefully when you ask questions, because you will get the answers which you were not expecting.. Somebody asked me a question the other day: If your party is all about this, why is it not progressing? My answer was: It will progress when you and people like you start reducing the 'shit' packed in your brains. No offence meant. :-)) Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org GOA does not only need HONEST persons to contest elections. Goa does not only need HONEST voters to elect honest persons. GOA urgently needs an 'HONEST SYSTEM of GOVERNANCE'. Wherein, even a dishonest person is forced to be honest or to QUIT. Such HONEST SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE is knocking at GOA's portals. GOA SU-RAJ IS THE 'PRECIOUS GIFT' to GOA GOANS by committed GOANS. A 'GIFT HORSE' that must not be looked in the mouth. PPS=PEOPLE for POLITICAL SANITY Display the 'PPS' sticker on your vehicle today, to reject political madness tomorrow. [Note: PPS stickers are available at CHAMPS Sports Shops - Mapusa-Panjim-Margao] -Original Message- From: floriano The Chapter on Public Transport RTO in the said Road Map for Goa lists (1) Standardization of vehicle number plates (2) Road Markings (3) Automatic Traffice signals (4) Speed Breakers (5) Road Safety (6) Vehicular Pollution (7) Horns Uses (8) Silence Zones (9) Road Marshals (10) Public Parking RESPONSE: What are the sources of funding for all these initiatives? Does the said Road Map for Goa identify the same? My apologies if my question is redundant. Its been (perhaps) 5 years since I read the said Road Map for Goa at http://www.goasu-raj.org/ MARG for all I care ( I ... meaning the whole weight of the organization called Goa Su-Raj) is a wasted exercise to keep its promoters self-satisfied that they are doing something, and ofcourse, with a lot of money down the drain. RESPONSE: How was the conclusion drawn - wasted exercise and a lot of money down the drain ?? What tangible parameters were used to come to this conclusion?? Was it a waste of money to build the Corjuem bridge?? I don’t think so. But please do not raise the issue of graft. Everybody knows that it thrives exceedingly well in Goa right from our own neighbourhoods to the pinnacles of power. And why pick on MARG?? Don't other NGOs in Goa depend on dole from the Govt to carry on their work?? - B
[Goanet] Strikes – Holding people to ransom
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Strikes – Holding people to ransom By Nisser Dias Strikes or bandhs seems to have become a common feature in the state and any entity be it the bus drivers – (government or private), bus and truck owners, shop owners, be it teachers, doctors, bank officials and government officials abuse this democratic right to protest with impunity. And in some cases, a notice of 24 hours for a bandh is even not issued and then it is termed as flash strike. Of course there are some cases when some are forced to join in a bandh otherwise they are targeted or their establishment ransacked by hooligans. But this sort of unlawful activities disrupt public life, derails government functioning, causing huge loss of revenue to the exchequer and more importantly causes discontentment among the general public and instead of garnering support for a particular cause, generates resentment. Last week for instance, bus owners, drivers and conductors on the Margao-Canacona route refused to ply their buses, because one constable allegedly slapped a conductor. Question here is why were the public at large punished for a rash act on the part of the constable. On the same day some activists from Sanguem to Quepem called for a bandh to demand a by-pass, traffic movement was stopped and shops and establishments were forced to down their shutters. Again the aam admi was troubled, if the request was made to the PWD minister, he would be overjoyed to construct the by-pass because it is rare that people give such an opportunity. Again on the same day doctors at Goa Medical College resorted to a strike to demand their sixth pay arrears and the outcome of it was the poor, sick and the destitute had to suffer and bear the brunt of this high handedness of the medical doctors. Question is why should be general public or the tax payer have to pay the price for government inefficiency, we pay our taxes, with which the government is supposed to run the administration and affairs of the state and also manage the finances, but it does not happen, over and above the general public is put to hardship for mismanagement by the government that we have elected. There are yet other examples of holding the public to ransom to make the government take notice of the problems; recently Schedule Tribe community blocked the Mandovi bridges to make the government give in to the demand. For more then two hours, traffic on both sides of the bridges was paralyzed causing immense hardship to the public. Result of which the sick and ailing be it young, old and even infants had to suffer, working class of people especially the women were put to great inconvenience. How can the public who is made to suffer be expected to render support to the cause of the ST community. Then comes the nationalized bank officials, who can bring the entire economic activity of the country to a grinding halt, when they call for a strike, of course in recent times with the introduction of private banks and ATM facilities the impact is not much, infact with private banks entry into the scene the sting of nationalized bank officials calling for country wide bandh is vastly reduced, but still there is huge population that still depend on nationalized banks for their pensions, loans and other banking activity and by calling for indefinite bandhs great injustice is caused to the very people who bank with them. Teachers in government schools are the worse lot, they have no qualms absolutely while calling for a bandh and they time it so well that it coincides with the exams of the school children. The panic and the trauma the parents and students have to undergo is just tremendous thinking of the loss of the year. Government officials have devised a new method of strike and it is called, ‘pen down strike’. It means the government servants attend official work sign the master roll showing their presence but refuse to do any service. Over and above, they get paid for the day, but no service has been carried out. After putting the general public to hardship and inconvenience, do doctors, teachers, bankers, traders, truck and bus owners solve their issues once and for all is a question, because at the end of the strike they accept the assurances of the ministers and resume duty only to strike work some months later over the same issue. Why do these affected employees not approach the courts to solve the impasse between them and the government once and for all, instead of adopting irresponsible methods that harm the economy of the country and put its citizens to hardship. Ineffective governing or administration has emboldened even small time traders. To give an example in
[Goanet] Talking Photos: Nature/Wildlife - Birds, flying fish, boats etc
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Talking Photos: Nature/Wildlife - Birds, flying fish, boats etc Sunset over pyramids? No, is over Reis Magos Fort (new development) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk24/4343865580/sizes/l/ Another boat/nearby http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk24/4343866274/sizes/l/ It’s dogs day out at sunset http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk24/4337715491/sizes/l/ The 4 passengers on this boat require no life jackets. Why? http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4319453797/sizes/l/ What’s he doing? Crab hunting http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4320188414/sizes/l/ This little fellow’s tail is bigger than him http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4320233056/sizes/l/ The cotton tree has two nests http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4322249917/sizes/l/ Ever seen flying fish? This one flies at night http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4372542398/sizes/l/ They are the residents of Carambolim Lake http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4370311274/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4369562211/sizes/l/ This is an Indian almond tree. There is a nest in it. And a bird seen in the nest http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4372542826/sizes/l/ Kaz or Caju apple soon after the click, I ate it (well ripped, at a touch, it came into my hand) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk24/4369163898/sizes/l/ Mother and her 11 babies http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk24/4343131637/ A typical village life (missed earlier) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk24/4346051063/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 Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. Get it NOW! http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/
[Goanet] Aam aadmi v/s High Profile – Govt tre atment, Media coverage etc
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Aam aadmi v/s High Profile – Govt treatment, Media coverage etc I am referring to the untimely death of Wing Cdr who died in MIG-27 Crash in West Bangal on Feb.16, 2010. Late Cmdr Oswald’s funeral took place in Goa on 19th Feb at St. Inez Cemetery. Earlier, his mortal remains were kept for public viewing at their cottage/Bungalow ‘Oceanview’ at Betim waterfront. He was 39.. Our CM was quick to announce a special package including a grant of ex-gratia of Rs.7 lakhs ro to the next of kin of the deceased family of Indian Arm Force linked to Goa. I am sure, Navy or Central Govt has it’s own package/scheme to cover such cases. As fro the Press media, there was a good coverage too. E.g. on the next day of the funeral, photos were published on the front page along with the news coverage on all the English dailies. Whereas, Herald and Navhind had 5 photos each So, besides being a Goan, what else one must fulfill to get a good Govt. Compensation and wide media coverage? - One has to be in the Indian Armed force? - Study in Don Bosco or Dempe College in Panjim? - The person should come from a well do to family - Friends and relatives of ministers/politicians? - Has to be a resident of big cities? In other words, aam aadmi gets less than the rich? Or aam aadmi gets less or no attention at all? At Morjim, Goa, Father-Son (55/20) died of electrocution (due to Goa Electricity Dpt. Negligence) on 2nd Sept 2009 After some days, Govt. announced Rs. 2 lacs each (and they did not get it even after one month and still not known if they got it by now). Press media gave no coverage at all on the funeral that took place on 5th Sept 2009 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextras/3888991013/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextras/3888992021/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextras/3889783718/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextras/3889782846/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextras/3889782156/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextras/3889781606/ Video clip- Funeral http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI_gWiDZMkk further reading http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-September/182782.html Funeral Repot http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-September/182807.html http://www.mail-archive.com/goan-...@yahoogroups.co.in/msg07773.html 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 Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. Get it NOW! http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/
[Goanet] Second Konknni Romi Lipi Sahitya Sonskruti Sommelon gets underway
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- At an impressive function this evening the two day Second Konknni Romi Lipi Sahitya Sonskruti Sommelon organised by the Dalgado Konknni Akademi (DKA) got underway at the Frank Fernand nagar - Ravindra Bhavan indoor auditorium at Curchorem today at 4.44 p.m The function began with an impressive orchestra directed by Fr Nixon D Silva followed by another musical beat group, a comedy skit by the Bacchan brothers, another musical rendition by Quepechem Kirnna . Earlier the Chief Minister Mr Digamber Kamat who was expected to inaugurate the function did not turn up as he was away in New Delhi.In his absence the Curchorem MLA Mr.Shyam Satardekar lit the traditional lamp in tow with the MLA Quepem Mr Chandrakant (Babu) Kavlekar both guests of Honour on the ocassion Besides the two MLA's the others present on the dais were Mr. Bonaventure D' Pietro, Mr Tomazinho Cardozo, President, Tiatr Akademi of Goa, also the Working President of the Conference Mr Premanand Lotlikar President DKA Mr Willy Goes Fr. Manuel Gomes, Reception Committee Chairman. Fr. Manuel Gomes in his welcome address impressed upon the gathering the need to promote and feel proud of the Konknni language. He narrated the trials and tribulation faced by Konkani right from the time Count of Alvor decreed in 1684 that the natives should not speak in Konknni. He specifically spelt out the role Monsignor Sebastiao RudolfoDalgado who brought out the first Konknni Portuguese dictionary in 1893 and Vaman Ragunath Xennoi Varde Valaulikar who wrote 11 books in Konknni Roman script and 21 books in Konknni devanagari script. Summing up he emphasised that there ought to be recognition for all scripts . Given the fact that the New testament in Konknni Roman script had a huge readership there is need to recognise this script too along with others. The emphasis was to ensure that there was no discrimination owing to usage of scripts. Later cash awards of Rs.5000/- a shawl and a momento were presented tothose who contributed to the literary and cultural works in Konknni Roman script. Most of them hail from the Quepem Sanguem talukas. Mr Mateus Antonio Pereira Mr Antonio Menezes (literature ) Ms Assumption Martina Rodrigues e Pereira Mr.Abdonio Rodrigues (music ) Fr Nixon D Silva ( Music ) Dr Ms Jayanti Naik (folklore ) Fr Planton Faria ( writer ) Mr Luciano Dias ( stage actor ) Rs 1000/- each upcoming youth in lierary and cultural fields Ms Merlin Rosario Fernandes Mr Milton Rodrigues Ms Venatia Fernandes Mr Vincy Quadros Vice President Goa Konknni Akademy waa also felicitated for his literary works. Explaining the reason for naming the venue an organisor who spoke to this writer at the venue informed that Fernand was a pioneer in the field of Konknni cinema a native of Sanvordem . He is credited with films like Amchem Noxib Nirmonn etc The stage for the ocassion has been named after another veteran tiatrist late Albert Carvalho who rendered yeoman service to the field of tiatr and a native of Sanvordem. The stage was tastefully decorated and the brass band music at the entrance was led by noted musician MrAbdonio Rodrigues provided an excellent environment for the audience which had jam packed the auditorium. A souvenir Yadostik was released by Mr Chandrakant (Babu ) Kavlekar which has feature writings poems and song by Fr Manuel Gomes, Tomazinho Cardozo Bonaventura D Peitro Premanand Lotlikar Mr Pandharinath Lotlikar Cyril Fernandes Clinton Gonsalves Isisdore Dantas Willy Goes Reena Borkar Lino B Dourado Selza Lopes Fr Ave Maria Afonso Benicio V Pereira Brenda Menezes Yusuf A Sheik Venisha Fernandes Fatima D Souza Elvis Goes. There were several buyers for books in Roman script forsale at the venue written by prominent writers and tiatrists also CD of Bachaan brothers. A tiatr Zayat Zage by Prince Jacob was slated for late evening. Todays function was graced by several prominent person like Dr Francisco Colaco, Director of Information and Publicity Mr Menino Peres, several tiatrist and others. The second day deliberation begins at 10.00 a.m on 21st February, 2010. from the Frank Fernand venue -- Ravindra Bhavan Curchorem GODFREY J. I. GONSALVES, BORDA, MARGAO, 403 602, GOA. (INDIA) +91 98221 58584 (24 HRS) gonsalvesgodfre...@yahoo.co.in The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/
Re: [Goanet] Article
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Hello Nisser, Your article is well received. In the absence of what you have said above, Goa has not seen worthwhile legislations in a long long time. You must have heard of Goa Su-Raj Party at sometime or the other. It has come out with its ROAD MAP FOR GOA in 2005 which is the party's permanent manifesto, though the party was founded in 2000. I am abstracting the relevant section of the said Road Map (on Bandhs) for your kind information. Chapter II General Policies [pg. 26] Item: 12 Bandhs This Party believes that calling for a 'Bandh' and paralyzing the normal routine of life cannot be clained as a 'RIGHT' by any one in a democracy or that it has any role to play in a civilized society. Such bandhs often serve the purpose of providing the opportunity to the unruly elementsto intimidade and coerce the public into towing their line even though one may not agree with the rationale for the 'babdh'. Hence 'bandhs' shall be banned and those in the leadership responsible for calling for such bands shall be dealt with under the law. Pls note: 'shall be dealt with under the law' meaning their backs will be broken. cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org [constitution and Road Map available on home page for download] - Original Message - From: Nisser Dias nisserd...@gmail.com To: goa...@goanet.org; goanetrea...@gmail.com; JoeGoaUk joego...@yahoo.co.uk Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 1:32 PM Subject: [Goanet] Article *By Nisser Dias 18th Feb 2010* *Strikes – Holding people to ransom.* And given the fact that our literacy rate is quite low in our cabinet, I do not think that our ministers can discuss and arrive at solutions that dog different fraternities. Our ministers and MLAs or rather the legislators are more interested in doing the duties of the panchayat and zilla members like constructions of roads, bridges and drains or inaugurals of bus stands, transformers and toilets or seeing their names on foundation stones instead of legislating. Hence till the government seriously starts applying its mind in putting its house in order through proper legislations, administration and applications of law, the common man will be at the receiving end of strikes and bandhs called by teachers, bankers, doctors and even vegetable vendors and truck drivers. *Send your comments/reactions to nisserd...@gmail.com or SMS 9422437029)* Thanks and Regards Nisser
[Goanet] Rajan Parrikar The Migrant Issue
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Like him or hate him, Rajan Parrikar has a valid point; on the issue of un-controlled migrant influx into Goa. I just cannot understand, how some people can understate such a serious issue; which will sink Goa due to its limited carrying capacity. Surely we understand the unnecessary pressure on land resources, with more and more people coming into Goa. Do we allow the constitution which was never accepted by Goans, to destroy Goa; its land Identity? Also, many Goans in Goa have serious reservations, about the lack of controls on migrants coming into Goa; does this serious issue become a non-issue just because an Overseas Goan is also speaking out,against the same? Arwin Mesquita,UAE
[Goanet] WILL THE JUDGE GET JUSTICE
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- With Justice Anil Dave taking over as the new Chief Justice of Bombay High Court it is hoped that he will investigate as a priority, the grave injustice inflicted on Goa’s distinguished judge, Anuja Prabhudesai. It will not suffice if the wrong done to her is remedied. Rather, it is vital for the credibility of the judicial system that the conspirators in this most foul plot against her be exposed and punished. Since her appointment as a judge in 1991, Anuja Prabhudesai has displayed extremely high levels of dedication and integrity and her character has remained unblemished during her entire tenure. With all her humility and gentleness she did not deserve to be treated so shabbily. The ruthless treatment meted out to Anuja Prabhudesai has put the entire judicial system to shame. With the callous suspension of Judge Anuja Prabhudesai it has been established that the wheels of justice too can be manipulated. It will now be very difficult to reinstate the Aam Aadmi’s faith in a system that has failed a very senior, intelligent and bright judge. Unlike the Legislature and Executive which has gone to the dogs, the Judiciary has been till now left largely intact and we cannot allow the independence, sanctity and transparency of the Judiciary to be eroded. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372
[Goanet] 26th February FRIDAY BALCAO: State, Society and the Marginalised.
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- -- Welcome to the *FRIDAY BALCAO* the fortnightly discussion event since 1999 --- Dear Cybergaonkars on Goanet, We continue with *FRIDAY BALCAO* on 26th February from 4pm. to 6pm. at Goa Desc Resource Centre No.11, Liberty Apartments, Feira Alta, Mapusa. TOPIC: ''State, Society and the Marginalised'' SPEAKER: Ishwar Singh, Lecturer, Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Goa University. We invite you to express your viewpoint by attending the *FRIDAY BALCAO* If you cannot attend, then please send your views and action plan suggestions by email to goad...@gmail.com best wishes, Roland Martins --- Don't miss out on the discussion. Information is power, Share it equitably. Lets make things happen in Goa !! --- GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mail to: goad...@gmail.com
[Goanet] The Seqciest Goan Quizzers
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Dears The following are the names of the contestants of the Mastermind of Goa quiz conducted by the SEQC club - Abhishek Jha, Amit Shet and Vidyadhar Gadgil. I was mildly amused by the names of the finalists - (even assuming that the Shet is a Goan daivajna). Hmm ... are Arwin Mesquita and Rajan Parrikar reading this? If it is any consolation to anyone, the quizzes are apparantly conducted by Rajiv D'Silva and Harshvardhan Budkuley and the prizes will be given away by Mensa member Victor Rangel-Ribeiro. BTW isn't SEQC cute as in - alpha q cos u r2 seq c. Cheers Augusto http://seqc.blogspot.com/2010/02/seqc-mastermind-enters-final-stage.html It all began in October, with 27 contenders. These were whittled down to nine semi-finalists, who battled it out in December. And now, there are three -- three knights of the quizzing realm, who will fight for the right to be called champion. The SEQC Mastermind competition for 2009-10 enters its culminating phase, with the finals slated for February 28. The championship battle will be fought in the sublime setting of the Divli lawns at the International Centre Goa. The three finalists are Abhishek Jha, Amit Shet and Vidyadhar Gadgil. Venerable Goan litterateur, musicologist and Mensa member Victor Rangel-Ribeiro will be present to give away the Mastermind trophies. The opening attraction of the evening will be a Grand Slam quiz, conducted by Rajiv D'Silva, which is open to all. Planned with a special format that will be revealed on the day by Rajiv, this quiz should be an exciting precursor to the main event. The Grand Slam quiz will commence at 5pm, and should be over by 7pm. The Mastermind finals are slated to run from 7pm to 8pm. This is going to be the big evening of this year's SEQC calendar. Mark it on yours now! -- 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] Fwd: press note from GGRM
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Dear Geraldine, It is disheartening to see that after all that has been done, a lot of vocal chords gone hoarse, lot of disruptive Gram Sabhas, a hell lot of public meetings, agitations and representations to various authorities, that you have now sent out a call for the people in general to be cautious and vigilant. Cautious and vigilant for how long? Can you ensure that the village groups will be able to disband themselves from this chore and go about doing what they have to do to earn their living, that Goa is safe in the hand of the LEGISLATORS that you have sent into the Goa Legislative Assembly??? Will you be able to promise the village groups that come next elections, the same guys who are giving you the headache and the heartache will not be there, that you, Goa, will be sending your own people in the Goa Legislative Assembly to enact laws, rules and regulations, that have never been enacted to save your environment and your Goa, instead of the same batch of mongrels who know nothing about enacting legislations that will save Goa but who are bent on pulling mud on their own graves so to say, filling their own pockets with tax-payer's money At the end of it all, will you prefer to remain APOLITICAL, to carry on the fight with renewed vigour? Or will you come out as a 'PPS' who wants to take the helm in your own hands for Goa's sake? If not, will you see that you drag others who will, and support them for your and your Goa's sake? to go into the legislative assembly and change things for you and for your GOA? I, would really like to know these answers from you. Patiently awaiting, Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org GOA does not only need HONEST persons to contest elections. Goa does not only need HONEST voters to elect honest persons. GOA urgently needs an 'HONEST SYSTEM of GOVERNANCE'. Wherein, even a dishonest person is forced to be honest or to QUIT. Such HONEST SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE is knocking at GOA's portals. GOA SU-RAJ IS THE 'PRECIOUS GIFT' to GOA GOANS by committed GOANS. A 'GIFT HORSE' that must not be looked in the mouth. PPS=PEOPLE for POLITICAL SANITY Display the 'PPS' sticker on your vehicle today, to reject political madness tomorrow. [Note: PPS stickers are available at CHAMPS Sports Shops - Mapusa-Panjim-Margao] - Original Message - From: Ganv Ghor ganvg...@gmail.com To: Geraldine Fernandes patxaguestho...@hotmail.com Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 5:19 PM Subject: [Goanet] Fwd: press note from GGRM VOICE OF 'AAM GOAN AADMI and AURAT IGNORED !! GGRM will leave no stone unturned to expose the connivance of the government with the powerful anti people lobby .GGRM calls all village groups to be vigilante and not to be distracted by promises that are made that are not strengthened legally by the Government S/d Geraldine Fernandes Ctc9822146420 -- check ou www.ganvghor.blogspot.com GANV GHOR RAKHONN MANCH is an increasing collective of all village groups who are fighting to protect lives, livelihoods and environment in their villages
[Goanet] Goa to Tripura
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Wanted to go to Tripura's Capital from Goa for a short visit. (Tripura, Indian state, closer to Bangladesh) Any tips or advice as to how to go from here? Looks like no direct flights from Goa and Bombay. Train travel is fine (cheaper). Or combination of rail air may also considered. Thanks. 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 Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. Get it NOW! http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/
Re: [Goanet] Colonial East Africa... in maps
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Here's the map of Goa, 1750: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/3520672902/sizes/o/ On 20 February 2010 14:55, Victor Rangel-Ribeiro vrangel...@yahoo.com wrote: They are definitely copyright-free, and quite detailed, but they are in a massive atlas that weighs a ton! Victor -- Frederick Noronha Columnist :: journalism :: editing :: alt.publishing :: photography :: blogging P +91-832-2409490 M +91-9822122436 A:784 Saligao 403511 Goa India Please add a 'signature' below your email. Makes it easy when someone wants to contact you!
[Goanet] Goa news for February 21, 2010
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Sorry for sonic booms that scared state, says Antony - Times of India ike ... http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Sorry-for-sonic-booms-that-scared-state-says-Antony/articleshow/5595330.cmsusg=AFQjCNGHna9SQwFy6yrLq5630XQSl-muXA *** Increase in Russian mafia activity can affect tourism in Goa - Daily News Analysis apeusg=AFQjCNEQ__3EzNxRj5BoRcuPAbll4XrF6gOpinion: Goa is no rape capital http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_increase-in-russian-mafia-activity-can-affect-tourism-in-goa_1350130usg=AFQjCNFP6QhhfJF5qD0drOlPPnoDzalrAQ *** Goa victim Scarlett's body release delay 'outrageous' - BBC News C NewsTwo years after a Devon teenager was raped and killed in the Indian state of Goa, her mother is still waiting for the body to be released. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/8521618.stmusg=AFQjCNF-xtPjs631n05O1fcd5dSqHo-pYQ *** Piaa Ecstatic About Goa - Bollywood Spice urly locks, is ecstatic over the success of Goa, ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.bollyspice.com/view.php/4441-piaa-ecstatic-about-goa.htmlusg=AFQjCNGrXp6PAZSKHlf3lEOaDBVRFajytA *** Pristine South Goa can still surprise you, says Bhavya Thimmaiah - Bangalore Mirror M http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/81/2010022020100220210144524a13e1cf/Tropical-Xanadu.htmlusg=AFQjCNHYc1q1sutvfCcl4YHj0kOJ3JUZaw *** Workshop to train hotels to manage waste - Times of India ay seminar in association with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Workshop-to-train-hotels-to-manage-waste/articleshow/5598134.cmsusg=AFQjCNFWhttHLBZKimIimpc3gzkU3My2WA *** 35% small industrial units in state shut shop - Times of India mes of IndiaClosure of 35% of the MSMEs in Goa is really worrying. You need to change that as now we are globally interconnected, said HS Meena, joint development ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/35-small-industrial-units-in-state-shut-shop/articleshow/5598124.cmsusg=AFQjCNE1KKl7kuFLpKJUqlpLZv4V54NaBg *** Goa's first woman MLA passes away - Herald Publications rald PublicationsUrminda Da Lima Leitao, the first woman member of the legislative assembly (MLA) in the State, passed away in a hospital at Vasco on Saturday afternoon at ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://oheraldo.in/news/Main%20Page%20News/Goa-rsquo-s-first-woman-MLA-passes-away/33793.htmlusg=AFQjCNFUIAsB0JPxAVN9fIaBTHyWRosBTw *** IIJS Goa - small show but witnessed buyers flocking - Diamond World Magazine amond World MagazineIIJS Signature Goa, currently in its third year of showcasing, has kicked off on February 19 2010, presenting around 50 exhibiting Indian companies. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://diamondworld.net/contentview.aspx?item=4679usg=AFQjCNHQPKaGB7kWeFqF0CBzHb-oFU1caA *** Heidelberg to present on color management at GOA - American Printer Magazine erican Printer MagazineHeidelberg (Kennesaw, GA) color specialist Chuck Koehler will lead a seminar on Print Color Management for Profit at Graphics of the Americas (GOA) in ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://americanprinter.com/work-flow/news/0219-heidelberg-color-mgmt-presentation-goa/usg=AFQjCNEZNrvhpW9JXpU6ritX9rTvnNdnHw Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] India's Criminalisation Of Politics
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- India’s Criminalisation Of Politics http://www.navhindtimes.in/news/goa-news/8825-politicos-not-terrorist-responsible-for-destroying-country-saigal Major General (ret) Vinod Saigal at ‘Global Terrorism and Global Co-operation’ at the International Centre, said “It is not the terrorists who are destroying the country, but our political class, and it is politics that is overriding national security. If this blast from a mortar does not shake us up, what will ? MG Vinod highlighted the failure to curb terrorism as a direct result of India’s criminalization of politics rather than intelligence failure, he also stressed on the fact that 153 of our MP’s have criminal backgrounds, some even with heinous crimes and they are the law makers, MG Vinod further stated that The ratio in some state legislators is almost 50 per cent. There are even some ministers who are having suspected links with the ISI. Vote bank politics is another factor that hampers action against criminals and terrorists, all this coming for the mouth of a senior and a respected Army Officer. How many of our MLA’s in Goa have criminal backgrounds and suspected links to the underworld, the problem is everyone knows but we do nothing ? Oh I am sorry, sitting in Toledo I shouldn’t be telling RG’s what to do. My sincere apologies sir, but none the less, I have to regrettably say that when it comes to electing good, able and clean candidates, we Goans fall way way short. I would have loved to record the reaction of our politicos present at the function where MG Vinod fired the salvo at our inapt and corrupt politicians, but more than that, I feel ashamed of myself that we prefer criminals to run our states as well as our Nation. I say Indian democracy Jai Ho and Viva to Goa’s criminal raj ! Freddy Agnelo Fernandes The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __
[Goanet] Indian Navy inducts ‘lethal’ M iG-29K
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- http://www.zeenews.com/news605304.html Indian Navy inducts ‘lethal’ MiG-29K Dabolin: The sophisticated Russian-made MiG-29K maritime fighter aircraft, which will be based on under-construction aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, were on Friday formally inducted into the Navy by Defence Minister AK Antony. Four MiG 29Ks of the 'Black Panthers' squadron were inducted at a ceremony that was also attended by Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma. India had placed orders for 16 MiG-29K in 2004 along with Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier from Russia, four of which landed in India on December 4 last year. After induction, the fighter jets would be operated for around two years from the under-development shore-based testing facility (SBTF) at INS Hansa till the actual delivery of Gorshkov, rechristened as INS Vikramaditya, slated for 2012, a senior naval officer said. He said pilots will have to undergo training at the Intensive Flying and Testing Unit and a syllabus has been evolved for all future pilots, who would fly the aircraft. For operating the fleet of MiG 29Ks, India had sent 10 pilots for training to Russia and also to the US for deck landing training and on board a French aircraft carrier for operations training, he said. India has only one aircraft carrier INS Virat but the MiG 29Ks can't be operated from it as they are too big to take off or land at the around 28,000-tonne warship. The officer said more pilots will go to Russia four-and-half months before Gorshkov is inducted into the Navy and train for arrested landing and take-off from the aircraft carrier itself. Till then, they will train at the new SBTF and the simulator facility coming up at the air base. Of the 16 jets ordered from Russia, he said 12 are single-seater fighter planes and the rest four are MiG-29KUB twin-seater trainers and there was a likelihood of signing an agreement with Russia for 29 more MiG 29Ks. Of the remaining 12 aircraft, two have arrived in India but they are yet to be readied for induction. The rest will come in different batches in future, he said. Three hangars have been constructed to house the 16 MiG 29Ks at the base. Comparing the MiG 29K with the MiG 29Bs of the Air Force, Commanding Officer of the Black Panther's squadron Commander AD Theophilis said the maritime aircraft were more capable than their IAF counterparts as they were packed with more advanced avionics, better multi-radars and capability of operating in all weather conditions. PTI
[Goanet] Goa politician booked in Russian rape case
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Goa politician booked in Russian rape case IANS, Feb 16, 2010, 07.21pm IST PANAJI: The crime branch on Tuesday formally charged Goa politician John Fernandes with raping and assaulting a 25-year-old Russian woman in December last year, police said. Deputy inspector general of police Ravindra Singh Yadav said the chargesheet was filed on Tuesday before a local judicial magistrate, but would be admitted to the sessions court Feb 23. FOrty-year-old Fernandes has been charged under sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 376 (punishment for rape) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Yadav said. John Fernandes is presently in judicial custody. The alleged rape of the 25-year-old Russian woman on Dec 2 by Fernandes at Colva, a popular resort village in south Goa 35 km from here, had hit national spotlight, with the girl alleging that the police not only harassed her by not allowing her to register the complaint but they also ensured that the accused avoided arrest. Echoes of the Russian's rape were even heard in parliament when Goa's lone Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik (Congress) blamed the foreign national for hanging out with strangers till late in the night. Even chief minister Digambar Kamat and public works department minister Churchill Alemao had publicly blamed the victim for hanging out in the public areas till late in night after the complaint was filed. Fernandes had contested the last assembly polls on a regional party ticket and came close to toppling Goa tourism minister Mickky Pachecho in the contest for the Benaulim seat. The Russian consulate had to intervene and serve a stern rejoinder to the state government to investigate the rape case in earnest. Goa attracts nearly two million tourists annually - almost twice its population - and 4.5 lakh of the tourists are foreign nationals. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-politician-booked-in-Russian-rape-case-/articleshow/5580911.cms
Re: [Goanet] The Migrant Issue
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- To Goanet - Arwin Mesquita wrote: Like him or hate him, Rajan Parrikar has a valid point; on the issue of un-controlled migrant influx into Goa. I just cannot understand, how some people can understate such a serious issue; which will sink Goa due to its limited carrying capacity. Surely we understand the unnecessary pressure on land resources, with more and more people coming into Goa. Do we allow the constitution which was never accepted by Goans, to destroy Goa; its land Identity? Also, many Goans in Goa have serious reservations, about the lack of controls on migrants coming into Goa; does this serious issue become a non-issue just because an Overseas Goan is also speaking out,against the same? Dear Arwin-bab, There is no need whatsoever to justify all this anymore. The message has now well and truly seeped into the overwhelming number of Goan households and into the Goan imagination. All you have to do is to talk to ordinary Goans. One measure of how effective we have been in bringing the migrant issue to the forefront is the squealing you see from trivial number of triflers on Goanet who are of no consequence at all (finally they have admitted this themselves). So my recommendation to you is to stop justifying (y)our position. The real questions are: Where do we go from here? What are Goans going to do? Are Goans going to let Goa turn into another urban Indian gutter? Regards, r
[Goanet] Ribandar+A Reuest
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Hi JoeGoaUK, Rajan P. Parrikar, and People of Ribandar/Raibandar, When time and inclination permits would you be kind enough post an image of the model ship at the Ribandar Church, which is dragged in procession for the Feast. Pdr Alvaro Lodovico Figueiredo of Batim, my Pdr Tio (Priest Uncle(grand)) was one of Ribandar's Parish priests. venantius j pinto
[Goanet] Minority Schemes
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- URGENT PRESS STATEMENT. Minorities Offered Re-Imbursement Of Fees/ Scholarships by the Minorities Welfare Dept, Government of Maharashtra. The Ministry of Minority Development , Govt of Maharashtra is offering Reimbursement of Fees / Scholarships for various professional, vocational and non-professional courses for the economically weaker and meritorious Students belonging to the Christians, Muslims, Buddhist, Sikh, Parsi and Jain Minority Community. The Bombay Catholic Sabha along with Muslims for Secular Democracy and several other NGO's has partnered with the Maharashtra Minorities Welfare Department in motivating the minorities to apply and avail of these schemes. The Minority Schemes cover the following : 1. Fee Reimbursement Scheme for Employment Oriented Training Programmes. The maximum amount under this scheme is Rs 4000 per course. 2. Scholarships for post-SSC, post-HSC. Professional Diploma/Degree/Post Graduate Courses. The maximum amount is Rs 25,000. 3. Scholarships for BA/BSc/BCom courses. The maximum amount is Rs 5000. The essential requirements and documents to be submitted are as follows: a) Annual Income of parent/guardian of student: The annual income of the family should not exceed more than Rs. 2,50,000/- ( Two Lakhs Fifty Thousand) per annum. In case of self-employment a declaration on a non-judicial stamp paper or on plain paper affixing Rs 10 court fee or franked with Rs.10/- stamp, detailing the annual income from all sources. In case of those employed, a salary certificate from the employer or True Copy of Income Tax Returns. b) Documents which need be enclosed with application: i. Attested certificates of educational qualifications. ii. Proof of religion: If not stated in your School Leaving Certificate , then a declaration confirming your religious status. iii. Proof of permanent address: Please attach any one of the documents: Domicile certificate/ Ration Card/ Driving Licence/ Electricty Bill/ Indian Passport/ Election ID card etc.. Photocopy of the same should be attached, signed by the applicant/student to affirm that the same is a ‘True Copy’. Declaration of religion (if not mentioned in the Leaving Certificate) and annual income can be combined in a single declaration. Declaration Formats are available on the website. c) Verification by Head of Institution/College: Students are required to fill the prescribed form, attach supporting documents and submit it to their institution/college at the earliest. The institutions, in turn, are required to submit the same directly to the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) by February 25th. The Department has also requested the NGOs to help in publicising the scheme, making the forms available to students, guide/help them in filling the forms and submitting the same on behalf of the students with the DTE. The Bombay Catholic Sabha and other NGO’s who have been interacting with concerned officials in the last two weeks are keen on following this route as we will be able to track and pursue the matter with the authorities until the sanction decision is taken. BCS has also offered to volunteer this service to students free of charge. BCS is happy to help and has set up a help desk For guidance, telephonic enquiries, location of our various help desks in Mumbai, application forms, help in filling the application forms and submissions: Contact us at the Sabha Head Office at St Michael's Church, L.J.Road, Mahim. Phone Nos. 24463853 / 24446632 Time: Mondays to Fridays between 6.00 p.m to - 8.00 p.m. Interested students / parents can also visit the following websites: www.mfsd.org or www.dte.org.in for more details and forms. We must not miss this opportunity to ensure that every needy student avails of such facilities to pursue their studies. Dolphy D’souza President THE BOMBAY CATHOLIC SABHA 9820226227
[Goanet] songs with mog
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- hi guys here are some songs for all with mog from jjandson konkani song (goan summer festival 2009) swindon- joaquim Fernandes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym2L-Rw9l54 Konkani Song : Corat Upkar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9fNcpN-ob0 Konkani Song : Bencdaita Paihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbKS5E2jp-Y Konkani Song : Io Mog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw9BHR4rVO8 Konkani Song : Mogan Kor Kantar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPYCDSJrSwg Konkani Song : Ugdass http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff1g35Uo6IA Konkani Song : Mando Goincho http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg7V5WW9zCY Konkani Song : Uloilelim Utram http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqerYr0Vrrw Konkani Song : Khoro Mog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U_0APc8tV8 Konkani Song : Marialina http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFJeiNbGVE8 Konkani Song : Mog Tuzo Kitlo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onb0iSK1gWE
[Goanet] Urminda Mascarenhas e Lima Leitao expired
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- VASCO LOOSES ITS FIRST MLA Urminda Mascarenhas e Lima Leitao passed away on 20/2/2010 at Vasco da Gama at Dr.Baban's Nursing Home. Urminda Mascarenhas e Lima Leitao, B.Sc, B.T (Bombay University), passed away on 20/2/2010 at Vasco da Gama at age 84 after a prolonged illness. 1.Principal of Almeida School , Ponda 1948-1952 2.She was a Founder Member of the United Goans Party along with her husband Marcelino Da Lima Leitao. 3.First and only woman MLA of Goa elected to the First Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory of Goa, Damao and Diu from Vasco Constituency .She was known for her no nonsense attitude and her firebrand speeches in the Legislative Assembly of Goa. 4. Urminda and her spouse Marcelino fought alongside other colleagues in the United Goans against the merger of Goa . Her efforts to inform and educate fellow goans as to their political rights and duties paid off and placed Goa on the political map of India .The Opinion Poll that was held on the 16 of January ,1965 ( incidentally her 39th birthday ) decided that Goa, Damao and Diu would continue as an Union Territory . 5. Urminda gave up active politics to join her beloved husband in business in 1968.Marcelino passed away suddenly in August of 1972. as did her son Noel at Calcutta last September( 2009 ) . She is survived by 5 children, 2 daughters-in-law and 10 grand-children. 6. Her mentors in politics were C.Rajagopalachari of Swatantra Party, Nijalingappa C.M of Karnataka and Rajmohan Gandhi to mention a few. Ana Maria de Souza-Goswami -- next part -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2700 - Release Date: 02/20/10 19:34:00
Re: [Goanet] Your address
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Hello Samir, Referring to your private message to me, I am not too happy with giving out my postal address simply because I do not want that to ever get out. I am a very private person and would like to keep it so. Knowing my background, I hope you will understand my reasons. Coming to the present debate on Goanet, I would like you to know that I have nothing personally against you or your father. However, the fact remains that one can try all one wants to put a nail into a block of wood with ones fist, and will not succeed. However, a few correctly aimed shots with a hammer does the job! MARG is a great initiative. But I dissagree with the means and methods the NGO uses. What Goa needs at the moment, is weeding out of corruption, that has sunk deep into almost every level of governance. That will be the proper start to improving not just roads and travel infrastructure, but every area of governance. Everyone knows about the level of corruption in offices like that of the RTO. I recollect reading on Goanet or some other forum, sometime this week that the transport minister takes home 1 lac rupees daily! Why should this happen? and how much do the director, asst directors, mvi's, clerks and peons take? This is just ridiculous, and with such a scenario, there is no way we are going to see improvements. I challenge MARG to put a stop to those corrupt practices first, and believe me, I will then give them a big hand, both financial and personal in their quest for road safety. This message is also marked to the readers of Goanet as a response to your latest posting to a list of Goans, asking if any one knows me. Two persons on that list sent me a copy today. I am optimistic that the few who do know me will respect my privacy, thank you. Samir, please send me the MARG newsletter by email. Regards, Raj Rajesh Dessai On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 5:03 AM, Samir Kelekar samir_kele...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi Rajesh Where are you located? Can you give me your postal address? I want to send you a newsletter of MARG that will give you more idea about MARG. Thanks, Samir
[Goanet] Shivaji Jayanti Celebrations in Panaji - Photographs
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Dear all, Photographs of the Shivaji Jayanti cebrations in Panaji are available at: http://tinyurl.com/yaxm6b3 warm regards Sandeep
[Goanet] Cuncolim Consumer Forum to draft Citizens Manifesto for forthcoming Municipal Elections.
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. Cuncolim Civic Consumer Forum meeting --- The Cuncolim Civic and Consumer Forum (CCCF) will have its monthly general meeting of consumers on Sunday 21st Feb at 10.30am at Our Lady of Health High School, Cuncolim. Among the issues to be discussed are Preparation of Citizens Manifesto for forthcoming Municipal Elections, World Consumer Rights Day theme, Road Safety Traffic Management at KTC Bus Stand, International Womens Day theme, violations of Packaged Commodites Rules and World Water Day theme. Various service related issues like Post Office, PWD Water Supply, Goa Dairy Milk, Ration Kerosene supply, Home Delivery of LPG cylinders, Banking, BSNL Telephones Cable TV will also be discussed. Consumers of Cuncolim are invited to attend the meeting and participate in the deliberations. -- Press Release from Cuncolim Civic and Consumer Forum cuncolimcconsumerfo...@gmail.com - -- 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...@gmail.com Visit: http://goacan.blogspot.com --
Re: [Goanet] Our Resident Frank Bryant and other issue
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- --- On Sat, 2/20/10, Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote: Anil Desai accuses me of hating Hindus. On has only to read Goenchinxapotan to know who wears communal hats and how pointy some of these hats are. From my interactions with both Anil and Selma, I can affirm that neither of them is communal-minded. However, people from opposite ideological camps have tried to portray them that way. Also, Selma is wrong if she tried to suggest that Anil has worn a communal hat on GoenchimXapotam. Anil Desai has never been a member of that forum, and only members can post there. Cheers, Santosh
[Goanet] Second Konknni Romi Lipi Sahitya Sonskruti Sommelon gets underway
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Who is Venatia? What does she do/has done in Konknni? Venatia, if you are reading this say Hi. venantius From: godfrey gonsalves gonsalvesgodfre...@yahoo.co.in To: goa...@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Second Konknni Romi Lipi Sahitya Sonskruti Sommelon gets underway At an impressive function this evening the two day Second Konknni Romi Lipi? Sahitya Sonskruti Sommelon???organised by the Dalgado Konknni Akademi (DKA) got underway at the Frank Fernand nagar - Ravindra Bhavan indoor auditorium at Curchorem today at 4.44 p.m? (del) Rs 1000/- each upcoming youth in lierary and cultural fields (del Ms Venatia Fernandes
[Goanet] An agenda for Rajan Parrikar
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Samir seems to have the attitude that only he and those living in Goa (RG's) knows how to correct the ills of Goa. It is precisely due to the attitude of people like Samir that Goa is in the state it is in today. If people like him had the foresight and the willingness to follow good advice that is posted on the net by well intentioned GOANS be they RG's or NRG's,and take the necessary steps to ensure that corrupt leaders and corruption are routed out, then we would have nothing but praise to post. He says that we will not understand what is involved. Pray brother Samir, do show us what we are missing or explain to us so that we may understand otherwise, please refrain from salacious slander that you are posting on the net. The Herald is a well known publication which is in the pockets of those very same corrupt politicians who are sucking the blood out of Goa and who Samir seems to be aligning himself with so do not quote Herald as a bible, it does not have the credibility t o be quoted as an auththority. If we follow the route prescribed by Samir, then we can make ready the funeral pyre on which we can cremate our beloved Goa, because he would like the present corrupt politicians and officials to continue in office indefinitely. May be he too or some of his relatives are in co huts with these scoundrels or has a vested interest therein. Manuel (Eddie) Tavares.
[Goanet] Rajan Parrikar and the migrant issue
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Arwin writes: I just cannot understand, how some people can understate such a serious issue; which will sink Goa due to its limited carrying capacity. Hi Arwin: No one denies the importance of the migrant issue. The problem is what is the right solution. Perhaps, a solution is to force the employers (those who employ migrants) to bear the cost of their accomodation, and clear the slums in a phased manner in a few years. However, public opinion has to be built on this. And secondly, from the point of Goa getting sunk, which problem do you think is more serious ? Mining or migrants ? The indiscriminate taking away of Goan land in the name of mining (estimates say that there are abour 5000 trucks operating a day to take Goan soil abroad) is going to finish not just Goa but the Western Ghats too. The environmental impact will be fatal. Add to the fact, that Goans are involved in this business. Every other Goa in the mining belt is buying a truck to carry the soil. The latest is that mining is to begin in the lush green fields of Panchwadi. The village --- of only Goans --- is vertically split between mining and anti-mining groups. Finally, what do you think is the importance of creating sustainable jobs for Goans ? regards, Samir
[Goanet] Aam aadmi v/s High Profile ? Govt treatment, Media coverage etc
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- JoeGoa wrote as follows. Aam aadmi v/s High Profile ?? Govt treatment, Media coverage etc ? I am referring to the untimely death of? Wing Cdr who died in? MIG-27 Crash in West Bangal on Feb.16, 2010.? Late? Cmdr Oswald?s funeral took place in Goa on 19th Feb at St. Inez Cemetery. Earlier, his mortal remains were kept for public viewing at their cottage/Bungalow? ?Oceanview? at Betim waterfront. He was 39.. Our CM was quick to announce a special package? including a grant of ?ex-gratia of Rs.7 lakhs ro to the next of kin of the deceased family of Indian Arm Force linked to Goa. I am sure, Navy or Central Govt has it?s own package/scheme to cover such cases. As fro the Press media, there was a good coverage too. ?E.g. on the next day of the funeral, photos were published on the front page along with the news coverage on all the English dailies. ?Whereas, Herald and Navhind had 5 photos each ? So, besides being a Goan, what else one must fulfill to? get a good Govt. Compensation and wide media coverage? - One has to be in the Indian Armed force? - Study in Don Bosco or Dempe College in Panjim? - The person should come from a well do to family - Friends and relatives of ministers/politicians? - Has to be a resident of big cities? In other words, aam aadmi gets less than the rich? Or aam aadmi gets less or no attention at all? ? At Morjim, Goa, Father-Son (55/20) died of electrocution (due to Goa Electricity Dpt. Negligence) on 2nd Sept 2009 After some days, Govt. announced Rs. 2 lacs each (and they did not get it even after one month and still not known if they got it by now). Press media gave no coverage at all on the funeral that took place on 5th Sept 2009 MY COMMENTS. Mr Joe has hit the nail square on its head. It is very true and correct. The government does not really care about aam aadmi. Not at all. All the government wants is to make a big show that they support those who face tragedy. Knowing very well that there would be good coverage to the news about Wing Commander Abreu's death, they even forgot the very merits of giving away a government grant. Government grants are for the poor and needy first. The Government of India, the Air Force and other bodies will surely take care of Abreu's family, but who is really going to take care of the family who lost not one, but two breadwinners in one swift act of negligence by the electricity department? And what is the basis of offering 7 lacs for the wing commander's family, and two lacs each for the poor victims of the electricity department? Where is the justice? Somebody please enlighten me. Raj Rajesh Dessai
[Goanet] Hartman, Carmen's work and save the western ghats conference
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Hi Folks I had the pleasure of meeting Hartman, Carmen and a couple of young Goans working to educate people about environmental consciousness. This included Clinton Vaz, Terrance, Andrea(?) etc. Along with them I had also the opportunity to address about 100 students of Damodar College Margao. Carmen is organizing a save the western ghats conference in Ooty, which is going on right now. Environmental Minister Jairam Ramesh along with activists from all over the Western Ghats are meeting there. Carmen believes in talking to all stake holders including mining companies and bringing them together to one table. She claims to be a world citizen and I think she deserves it. She worked for the opinion poll in goa in the sixties and has been active in the environmental movement worldwide. She is certainly not a hypocrite who applies one rule to Goa while saluting the white man when in the West! regards, Samir
[Goanet] Goan Fraud #1
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- -- Santosh Helekar wrote: The fabricated phallic columns do not hold together under their own weight. The columns are so floppy that no amount of concrete enhancement or reinforcement would help. A full report of the company's activities will be published in Herald in the humor section in a timely manner. ... No more free feni for Falsy Fraud! The popot will pay. --- GL responds: Instead of concrete enhancement or reinforcement, what is needed during the fabrication process of the phallic columns is viagra. I guess amchi bangarachem Goem is running out of the vital ingredient. What can you expect when the RGs (young and old; men and women) keep using the precious (imported) commodity in their tea? This, so that the toast, biscuit, ani kalchi chappati, when dipped in their tea does not go too soft. Clearly there appears to be a shortage of Viagra. IMO, it appears the popot it already paying. Chuchuree Saiba!!! Regards, GL
[Goanet] As in Goa_‘Police Are On The Side O f The Enemy’
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- *‘Police Are On The Side Of The Enemy’* http://www.tehelka.com/story_main43.asp?filename=Ne270210police_are.asp It is not thoughtlessly that I post the above link. My father if he was a police officer, besides being around at this time would agree with my thoughts. venantius j pinto A son among moons
Re: [Goanet] Goa politician booked in Russian rape case
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Recently a correspondent on this forum observed, on noticing a politician in UP being booked by the CBI of having wealth far disproportionate to his income, how many of of our goan politicians are equally from, appearances of the cars they drive and the grand villas they have built after entry into political life. just as guilty.. ...have escaped any such enquiries just goes to show the nexus of the Ant-corruption Bureau (if they operate)and the politicians themselves !! Just observe how long ( 2 months ) it took the Goa Police to finally charge a wanna-be- politician with rape...it was reported in the press that his accuser was pressured to drop any complaint as he was a powerful man who could cause her a lot of pain !! One wonders what our other goan politicians must be getting away with ? - Original Message - From: Mauricio Pereira mpqa...@hotmail.com To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 8:00 PM Subject: [Goanet] Goa politician booked in Russian rape case --- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Goa politician booked in Russian rape case IANS, Feb 16, 2010, 07.21pm IST PANAJI: The crime branch on Tuesday formally charged Goa politician John Fernandes with raping and assaulting a 25-year-old Russian woman in December last year, police said. Deputy inspector general of police Ravindra Singh Yadav said the chargesheet was filed on Tuesday before a local judicial magistrate, but would be admitted to the sessions court Feb 23. FOrty-year-old Fernandes has been charged under sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 376 (punishment for rape) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Yadav said. John Fernandes is presently in judicial custody. The alleged rape of the 25-year-old Russian woman on Dec 2 by Fernandes at Colva, a popular resort village in south Goa 35 km from here, had hit national spotlight, with the girl alleging that the police not only harassed her by not allowing her to register the complaint but they also ensured that the accused avoided arrest. Echoes of the Russian's rape were even heard in parliament when Goa's lone Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik (Congress) blamed the foreign national for hanging out with strangers till late in the night. Even chief minister Digambar Kamat and public works department minister Churchill Alemao had publicly blamed the victim for hanging out in the public areas till late in night after the complaint was filed. Fernandes had contested the last assembly polls on a regional party ticket and came close to toppling Goa tourism minister Mickky Pachecho in the contest for the Benaulim seat. The Russian consulate had to intervene and serve a stern rejoinder to the state government to investigate the rape case in earnest. Goa attracts nearly two million tourists annually - almost twice its population - and 4.5 lakh of the tourists are foreign nationals. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-politician-booked-in-Russian-rape-case-/articleshow/5580911.cms
