[Goanet-News] Goa plans law on realty sector (TNN)
Goa plans law on realty sector TNN, May 22, 2010, 02.32am IST PANAJI: Just two days after public works department (PWD) minister Churchill Alemao advocated the formulation of a state policy on megahousing projects to ensure that the development of the state is not hampered owing to opposition from certain quarters on flimsy grounds, the law commission of Goa has asked citizens to submit suggestions and proposals for the formulation of a law that will make it compulsory for developers and real estate owners to administer the common interests of dwellers of flats or bungalows. The commission has said that it's in favour of enacting a new law on the ownership of apartments and flats (regulation of the promotion of construction, sale, management and transfer). The issue attracted the attention of the law commission after it noted that large-scale real estate activities, including the construction of housing complexes, condominiums, high-rise apartments, group houses, rent back tenements, etc are taking place in Goa. The commission noted, It has come to the notice of the law commission that flats, apartments and bungalows are sold along with an undivided share in the properties upon which they are built. A few unscrupulous developers do not take steps to organize cooperative housing societies, companies or associations of owners of flats, apartments, bungalows built on these areas. This leads to a number of problems regarding the management of common areas and common amenities like water, power supply, sewage, garbage disposal, parks, gardens and parking lots. Major metro cities like Delhi and Mumbai have specific statutory provisions controlling and regulating the promotion of construction, sale, management and transfer of flats and apartments having multiple dwelling units. The commission has also noted that the government of India has circulated a comprehensive model act called the Real Estate Management Bill which addresses real estate issues. The bill is expected to ensure greater accountability by real estate developers and builders who sometimes take buyers for a ride. The law commission has requested the public to convey their grievances and suggestions to the law commission on or before June 15 at its 3rd floor office at Paraiso de Goa, Porvorim. Suggestions can also be mailed to chairman-glc@nic.in or rdkha...@rediffmail.com. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/Goa-plans-law-on-realty-sector/articleshow/5960341.cms
[Goanet-News] NEWS: Catholic Forum Launches Nationwide Protest Against Anti-Christian Facebook Pages (SAR)
Catholic Forum Launches Nationwide Protest Against Anti-Christian Facebook Pages By SAR NEWS MUMBAI, Maharashtra (SAR NEWS) -- Catholic Secular Forum (CSF), a Mumbai-based national activist community non-governmental organization, has launched a countrywide protest against Facebook and called upon the government of India to ensure that blasphemous pages of any and all religions are taken off the website. In a press release here May 24, CSF general secretary Joseph Dias said a research by the forum had shown a number of pages on the social networking site Facebook, especially in the ‘F***’ series, were worse than the ‘Draw the Prophet’ pages, which were being protested by Muslims throughout the world. “These pages hurt the sensibilities of the followers of various faiths and must be taken off forthwith. CSF joins the protesting Muslims, especially since Jesus Christ is also considered a prophet in Islam and respect the desire of Muslims not to have a depiction of their prophet, as per the tenets of their faith,” Dias stated. Facebook has a number of venerable figures and religions ridiculed, saying religion is not above criticism. Links for these sites available with the CSF have been forwarded to the Union government for immediate action of getting the same removed from the website. “These web pages are highly offensive to religious sentiments and hence the call for action,” the CSF release said. The forum also called upon Facebook to tender an unconditional apology to the world for hurting the religious sentiments of millions of followers of different faiths. It urged Sonia Gandhi, the chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance that heads the government at the Centre, and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to resolve the issue by blocking the website. “CSF is not for banning Facebook or its related websites, as it would adversely affect the interests of millions, many of whom are dependent on the Internet for their living, business, networking, etc. Sites like this must, however, be held responsible for objectionable content to prevent the potential disastrous consequences of their actions,” the release said.
[Goanet-News] Goa news for June 4, 2010
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa Tourism Minister in murder controversy - NDTV.com TiIhOXAGoa min under scanner for woman's death http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.ndtv.com/news/cities/goa-tourism-minister-in-murder-controversy-29469.php?u=0807usg=AFQjCNEUjSgaNlfybfv0nbt9ADn_AsTw9Q *** Uninor launches GSM services in Maharashtra - India PRwire (press release) tandard.com/india/news/uninor-rolls-out-gsm-services-in-gujarat/396940/usg=AFQjCNGcUT_fcnXQ0Or6IlLtEbtAt2XoNAUninor rolls out GSM services in Gujarat http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/telecommunications/2010060252550.htmusg=AFQjCNEsjif1bF5FClj5XMfuPjBXr2Ku3Q *** MTS India Completes Expansion of CDMA Services in Goa and Konkan - TelecomTalk lecomTalkMTS India, the CDMA mobile service operator today announced that it has completed the launch of its services in the State of Goa and the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://telecomtalk.info/mts-india-completes-expansion-of-cdma-services-in-goa-and-konkan/29626/usg=AFQjCNHcY0ih1U3wXnut1mObqm1DAHtL4Q *** Taking the fast-growth road in infrastructure - Business Standard oa border to the Goa-Karnataka border. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/takingfast-growth-road-in-infrastructure/396885/usg=AFQjCNF3KXkrCkQw96D-32Rxlu64aNf3KA *** Police name journalists in drug mafia nexus - Sify olitician and drug-mafia nexus in Goa have told the Bombay High Court that several journalists were key players in the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://sify.com/news/police-name-journalists-in-drug-mafia-nexus-news-national-kgduEeahijb.htmlusg=AFQjCNGLzzMSMRpd6w5pdiKB9ifRCPjTQA *** Women activists want probe into Goa minister's partner's death (With Image) - Sify 4o2kAKamat taught about nuances of Ratol by women activists http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://sify.com/news/women-activists-want-probe-into-goa-minister-s-partner-s-death-with-image-news-national-kgctadejjbd.htmlusg=AFQjCNHfAibxdSvbKH5iRP3Z3huGNBLJ7g *** Action against Goa Minister demanded after woman's death - The Hindu ased women's organisation demanding a probe and action ... http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://beta.thehindu.com/news/article443939.eceusg=AFQjCNGrMtVL1lbyoR7mZ0cxFG3tZI4clQ *** Goa police cracked down on notorious 'Rs 10 gang' - digITal Goa gITal GoaJune 3,Panaji: Goa police cracked down on the notorious 'Rs 10 gang' and succeeded to arrest one main member identified as Jagan Krishnan Gawda of Bangalore ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.digitalgoa.com/ca_disp.php?id=1209usg=AFQjCNERM0n8ztAzggB5HOShu5kGlciWKA *** Goa BJP demands judicial probe into woman's death - Press Trust of India ear-old woman, in which a Goa minister's name has cropped up ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.ptinews.com/news/688677_Goa-BJP-demands-judicial-probe-into-woman-s-deathusg=AFQjCNF-2ecnWaypIY1NN7lEYnebQ8omEg *** Friends of GOA Dinner in Rochester for Patriots the Second Amendment - AmmoLand.com (press release) (Ammoland.com)- GOA Executive Director Larry Pratt will be the keynote speaker at a Friends of GOA Dinner in Rochester on Saturday, June 12. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.ammoland.com/2010/06/03/friends-of-goa-dinner/usg=AFQjCNF4kw8SDbJWKw47fnXmqmCTrQi4ZQ Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet-News] NEWS: Is the DGP in control any more? IPS officers sidelined in Goa police (Mayabhushan Nagvenkar, digitalgoa.com)
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, May 30 - Some months back, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer just back from his probation and started scouting around for an official car. His choice, turned out to be a robust Chevrolet Tavera, which was being used by a Goa Police service (GPS) Superintendent of Police (SP). Most GPS officers in Goa then were allotted the Toyota Qualis for official use. This state cadre officer however was an exception to the norm in those times and drove around in the Tavera, which he refused to part, so that the IPS officer could park his butt in it. The friction between these two officials reached epic proportions, until the GPS man was recently shunted away to maintain a discreet vigil on the shrubbery at Raj Bhavan. Point being made here, is that intense rivalry between IPS and GPS officials may yet be both, the best and the worst things to have happened to policing in Goa. The bad first. In course of covering the police head quarters in Panaji, reporters are often perplexed about the operational status of the director general of police Bhim Sain Bassi, allegedly (sic) the top cop in the state. Here's one incident of some time ago, which helps put the perplexity in context. Some time back, SP (CID) Atmaram Deshpande, who was appointed public relations officer of the police department, openly defied the orders of the DGP Bassi, when the latter asked him to address queries from the media. This could be accepted grudgingly as an all-in-a-days-work' philosophy at any public works division (PWD) office, but not in a disciplined force, when top-down orders are rarely disobeyed. Then there was another shocking instance, when a DySP ranked officer refused to raid the residence of his fellow state cadre SP's kin, despite explicit instructions from the deputy inspector general Ravinder Singh Yadav, resulting in the delay in the arrest of Atala and the subsequent busting of the police-drug mafia nexus. Such incidents raise grave doubts about the control of the IPS officers -- including the director general of police on the rest of the GPS officers, whose source of power appears to stem from politicians in power, rather than their uniformed superiors. So what's the silver lining on the horizon, hinted at earlier? The GPS-IPS rivalry has managed to upset several 'settings' (colloquially said) put in place by the GPS officers, who more or less are in charge of the most sensitive postings presently. Here's one illustration. The arrest of dreaded drug dealer Bhui -- who was close to a few GPS and several local police officers, by the ANC (headed by an IPS officer) was a sign that somewhere an established nexus between policemen and the drug dealers was shaken a bit. Local nexuses with politicians and the anti-social elements, honed to a nicety by the local GPS officers over a period of time is not the only issue. Absence of plain and simple professional policing quality is also a significant factor with most of the current set of GPS officers. Here's what BJP MP Shripad Naik has to say. They should post IPS officers in these posts (district SPs and Crime). Their experience will certainly help to tackle the issue. Day by day the crime situation in Goa is worsening, the former state BJP president said. Shripad Naik, who is also known for rather simplistic assessment of complex situations, is not the only one who has voiced concern about the issue of GPS officers serving in key positions like that of the district SP and SP (Crime), where IPS officers ought to serve conventionally. Super cop Julio Ribeiro in his report on the assessment of the Goa police some years back has categorically said that the direct induction of these DySPs (since promoted to SPs) had potential to create a lot of dissent in the hierarchy. Ribeiro had also slammed the Goa government for gross mismanagement of its cadre. Both the police top brass and the state administration have routinely denied allegations of a rift, when they were contacted for comment in the past. Srivastava however added a cryptic rejoinder. But I am not the government. The minister takes the final decision, Srivastava said. There are presently five AGMUT cadre IPS officers in Goa, and nearly a dozen GPS cadre SP (courtesy digitalgoa.com)
[Goanet] Just because we have lifeguards at the beach does not necessarily mean it's safe to venture into the sea
Just because we have lifeguards at the beach does not necessarily mean it's safe to venture into the sea There were lifeguards at Velsao beach too but two drowned just 2-3 days ago. Some youths from Zuarinagar/Sancoale came for a picnic and later on went for a swim or bath. Two died and two safe. Unconfirmed reports say that the youths had argument with the Lifeguards when they were told to stay off the sea. At Miramar beach, I remember trying to put some sense into a group of youths who were into the sea water when it was not safe.. They argued: ‘Itne Paani mein (water above the knee level) koi mora hai kya?’ When there is a ‘RED FLAG’ do not venture into the sea. This lifeguard House recently commissioned at Baina Beach, Vasco http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4661419359/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4662039550/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4661420685/sizes/l/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] Daily Grook #715
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[Goanet] Today's Pics: Vasco da Gama- Baina Beach, Ravindra Bhavan, Khariawada, TB Cunha etc
Today's Pics: Vasco da Gama- Baina Beach, Ravindra Bhavan, Khariawada, TB Cunha etc New Ravindra Bhavan getting ready soon http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4661386945/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4661390143/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4662012230/sizes/l/ kids playing in the drench in front http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4665576507/sizes/l/ from the beach side http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4662009864/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4662009040/sizes/l/ Some weeks ago, this was in the news Ceiling wall collapsed http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4661416551/sizes/l/ Day and night 24hours a day 7 days a week 365 days a year Very notorious Zone http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4662039784/sizes/l/ Waves http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4666203450/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4665578625/sizes/l/ Lifeguard at Baina Beach – Recently commissioned - Rpt http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4661419359/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4662039550/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4661420685/sizes/l/ Vasco City: Near fish Market. Look who’s having cold showers http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4665577303/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4665576561/ Dr. T B Cunha This is also at Kariawada (Near Trawlers jetty) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4666202174/sizes/l/ video clip - rpt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO9E9q-GA8Q joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] FINDING MATHS TOUGH? NOW YOU CAN OPT OUT..
For many students, mathematics or social science has always been ‘two’ much to handle. For them the coming academic year has an option. They have been provided with the luxury of leaving one of the subjects out, and instead, choosing vocational training. The directorate of education (DoE) issued circulars to all schools under its ambit last month informing them that they could choose to opt for a scheme under which they can provide students of standards IX and X the option of a vocational subject as replacement for either mathematics or social science. According to education officials, the scheme—jointly funded by the state and Centre—has been framed based on the guidelines for vocational education by the central government and is expected to arrest the dropout rate in higher classes. “Students mostly drop out in standards VIII, IX and X. Providing them the option of vocational education at this level as replacement for tougher subjects, will ensure that the students are retained in school. It will also act as a base for pursuing vocational education at the higher secondary level,” said deputy director of education G P Bhat, who is also officer on special duty to the education minister. From standard IX onwards, students will be able to choose from a string of vocational subjects if they find mathematics or social science syllabi tough. Household wiring, repairs of electrical appliances, electronics, tailoring, horticulture, floriculture, vegetable gardening, mushroom farming are some of the subjects students can choose as replacement. Bhat said schools have already been issued detailed guidelines along with the circular on how the vocational courses should be implemented. The necessary equipment for the courses will be provided by DoE while teachers will be appointed by the state on contract basis. In case of schools where the necessary infrastructure is not avail-able, two to three schools could be clubbed together and share the available infrastructure. For subjects like horticulture, for example, “on-field” training will be provided. Officials said that if more than one school in the vicinity has opted for a single vocational subject, one contract teacher will be shared by a maximum of three such schools. However, it is not clear by when the teachers will be appointed. The curriculum for the vocational courses has been prepared by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education and approved by the state. Technical education in schools already exists from standard VIII to X, but for most part it remains limited, imparting education in traditional courses like carpentry and electricals. According to official sources, 22 schools have written to the DoE thus far, making known their interest in providing their students the choice of a vocational subject as replacement. DoE is hoping that besides reducing the drop out rate the scheme will also help increase enrolment in vocational courses in higher secondary schools. The scheme was first mooted when Dayanand Narvekar was finance minister in the Digambar Kamat led government, but the sanctioned funds for vocational education were not utilized. _ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969
[Goanet] We have a boneless Chief Minster, says Parrikar
http://www.targetgoa.com/newsd-We-have-a-boneless-Chief-Minster-says-Parrikar-389 We have a boneless Chief Minster, says Parrikar 2010-06-04 Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar, also called for the handing over of the Nadia Torrado case to the CBI, or a judicial inquiry since the case dealt with the alleged involvement of a State Cabinet Minister. Parrikar with a dead pan face asked, What kind of a government is this with ministers involved in sex scandals, rape, murder, excise scams, illegal mining. We have a boneless chief minister, a man with no backbone. Meanwhile Mickky Pacheco announced that he had written a letter to the Chief Minister Digambar Kamat demanding a judicial inquiry, not only for his friend Nadia Torrado's death, but also the excise scam. The CM told reporters he had not received any letter from Mickky. A statement which he really should not have made, when he was shown the acknowledgement stamped on a copy of the letter. He tried recovering by saying that he was in and out of the Secreatriat and his office and did not have time to check all his correspondence. COMMENT: If the CM did not have time to check all his correspondence he should have replied accordingly, not in denial. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] If armed forces step in then Naxalites should
ARoy has taken the cudgels to fight for the poor. Camotim lives in Calapur where the Portuguese have left him with tudo bem. Can Camotim solve the problems for the wretched poor or is it just fake nationalism? BC
[Goanet] Nadia's divorce proceedings expose Mickky
http://www.targetgoa.com/newsd-Nadia-s-divorce-proceedings-expose-Mickky-388 Nadia's divorce proceedings expose Mickky 2010-06-04 A bombshell was dropped giving yet another twist to the already twisted tale of *The Minister and His Poisoned Paramour. *Both Auda Viegas of Bailancho Ekvott and Adv Aires Rodrigues grabbed media attention by reading excerpts from the written statement of Nadia's widower Winston Barreto in divorce proceedings initiated by Nadia last year. In his reply to her application for a divorce Aires Rodrigues read out, Barreto mentioned that she was entering into divorce proceedings at the behest of Mickky Pacheco. He spoke of how Mickky travelled to Dubai with Nadia and how he often stayed at her house in Loutolim. The statment mentioned that Mickky's liaison with Nadia found favour with her mother. Barreto's statement blames the Tourism Minister for the destruction of their marriage. COMMENT: Just a couple of days ago, the Minister stated that he didn't know why he was being harassed - that he was friendly with the Family including the estranged husband. This is on a video clip - now he will say he was misquoted, ah, that is all in a day in the life of a Goa politician! Now the Police will turn the screws on the wretched Winston and he will start to squeal and reveal all? -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
Re: [Goanet] World Cup sweepstake entries
marlon menezes wrote: My congrats to Elora and Milan for winning this competition :-) GERMANY - Elora Lobo; Milan Kojnok Only 7 countries have won the World Cup - Uruguay, Italy, West Germany, Brazil, England, Argentina and France. This year may be the 8th.
Re: [Goanet] World Cup sweepstake entries - Horse trading
On 4 June 2010 02:52, Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca wrote: marlon menezes wrote: My congrats to Elora and Milan for winning this competition :-) GERMANY - Elora Lobo; Milan Kojnok Marlon Menezes, I am in a position to trade you the German raffle ticket for one ticket of Serbia plus $80.00 How does this sound to you? After the first German match, I am willing to trade again. I also have one ticket of the DPR of Korea that I am willing to sell for $2.00 or best offer. Mervyn1206Lobo COMMENT: Germany to win and top scorer Germany Mario Gomezhttp://www.betting-offers.co.uk/betting%7Eplay%7Ebet365%7EWorld-Cup-2010%7E117440777%7E100-1100/1http://www.betting-offers.co.uk/betting%7Eplay%7Ebet365%7EWorld-Cup-2010%7E117440777%7E100-1; whereas Spain to win and top scorer David Villa will give you only 18/1; Argentina and Lionel Messi odds are at 20/1. There are also sorts of odds given, including individual games, total number of Goals in the tournament - you can bet either lower or higher and so forth and so on. Check out World Cup bets on Google, or this site @ http://www.betting-offers.co.uk/betting~event~World-Cup-2010~footballWorldCup . Thank you all those who bought a team; I believe that anything is possible in this tournament and I think it will be a good World Cup. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] RG's vs NRG's
It is very troubling to me to observe the animosity that the RG's seem to have against the NRG's. Considering that we are all Goans and our origins emanate from the same small spot on the map that we call Goa. This land that we both hold near and dear to our hearts and wish to protect and preserve and look to as the roots of our heritage. Among other things, Goans are famous for separating themselves into groups either using the Caste System, Professions and Trades, Regions ( Provinces,Talukas) even Villages and Religion. These divisions have caused immeasurable damage to the community which would have seen even greater prosperity had we not indulged in these petty differences but emerged as one people ( Goan) The RG's are adding another dimension to this already fractured society classifying those who migrated into another entity of discrimination NRG's. Where will this lead us? No wonder the Goans are so very easy too manipulate and our corrupt and dishonest Politicians are using our gullibility and narrow-mindedness in adhering to these differences to sway opinions and elections in their favor. The RG's seem to consider the NRG's as not Goan. This is an unjust and improper assumption as The NRG's do have ties to Goa by virtue of their origin and are also Goans, and they too have a stake in ensuring that our heritage, way of life and culture are preserved. RG's have the greatest burden to ensure that future generations of Goans will be able to claim this unique culture be they RG's or NRG's. To this end I must appeal to all the RG's to carefully consider their vital role in safeguarding this sacred mission entrusted to them so that our uniqueness and way of life can flourish and grow into a stable and enviable State of Goa. Unity is an important aspect and must be the cornerstone of our approach. Some RG's state that they are tired with our constant posts offering advise. If this is so, then we apologize but please remember that the advise is given in good faith in order to motivate and keep alive the spirit of our unique and enviable culture. Jealousy should not cloud our minds as our only goal should be to ensure that Goa's unique mix of Eastern and Western culture remains in tact and that there is a Goa left for these unique people called Goans, be they RG's or NRG's, to be proud of. Jealousy should not enter the sway as it is rare that Goans who are resident abroad and have laid their roots in foreign lands will ever come back in large numbers to resettle in Goa. Most NRG's will however come and spend some of their vacations in Goa going back to their roots This contributes to the economy of Goa. RG's please do not look upon them as outsiders looking to flash their money for in these foreign countries, Goods and Services come at a set price, there is hardly any haggling about price and please also consider that although salaries and wages are higher, the relative costs of Goods is higher too. For NRG's travelling to Goa Fish for instance which costs $ 4 to $5 a pound when converted into rupees in Goa would appear to be a bargain because the NRG's would feel it a bargain because they did not haggle enough or paid the price asked which is the standard practice in these countries. So RG's what I am begging you to do is to register to vote one and all of voting age and on election day, turn out in force and vote out corrupt and dishonest politicians and vote in honest and trustworthy people who have the welfare of Goa and Goans at heart and who will deliver the type of Government that we all RG's and NRG's deserve and long for. RG's the future of Goa is in your hands. Please guard it and preserve it for posterity. Manuel ( Eddie) Tavares
[Goanet] When 'watchdogs' get high on grass! (Mayabhushan Nagvenkar, DigitalGoa.com)
When 'watchdogs' get high on grass! By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Journalists have been called (very often mistakenly) the watchdogs of society. This attribute may fit the profession like a glove theoretically, in practice however, a journalist today is best described by the behavioral traits of these three animals. Snarling 'wolves' when chasing a story where the subject is of no consequence, startled 'mice' when chasing a story where the subject is either powerful or has links to their media house's management and scared ostriches burying their heads in the sand, when the subject of the story is one of their own tribe and on the receiving end. The mention of Vilas (in every likelihood Vilas Mahadick, a senior crime reporter from Marathi Daily Dainik Gomantak) in the custodial interrogation report (CIR) of the anti narcotics police, as being on the payroll of Israeli drug dealer Dudu, has surprised few journalists covering the police head quarters beat. Vilas's name tumbled out into the open after the police submitted the CIR to the High court and the latter mentioned excerpts from it (including the passage where the role of Vilas and other unnamed journalists who were on the payroll of Dudu), in the bail order of police inspector Ashish Shirodkar, who had been earlier arrested for his links to the drugs mafia. While, Vilas may have been 'unfortunate' enough to merit a mention, with the help of facts stated in the CIR (quoted by Justice N A Britto's in his illuminating and educative order), we at Digital Goa can help our reader and colleagues from the media track down a few more journos, who could have been on Dudu's take and freeloading off the Israeli's long running gravy train. While the stray mention of several journalists being on the payroll of Dudu, puts an unfair question on the host of reporters, who cover the crime beat, the CIR clearly states that the hafta or protection money was either paid to the journos who were close to either Vilas or Ashish Shirodkar. So the laser beam instantly swings in the face of those journalists who were in the constant company of the journo-cop duo. There's another significant indicator which can help pinpoint these payroll journalists. The CIR quoting Dudu mentions that in the year 2005-2006, some journalists of newspapers started writing against me. Incidentally, if memory serves right, this was also around the time when a local English newspaper started a loud 'campaign' against drugs in the coastal belt of Goa and also around the time when one of the journalists even received a purported death threat from the drug mafia. While the death threat could never be officially corroborated, the campaign also ended suddenly and inexplicably with a whimper. This can sure enough be verified if one makes a quick trip to the Central Library in Panaji and checks the archives of this local English newspaper with a relatively small circulation. The bylines of the reporters (and the editor), possibly close friends of Vilas who filed these stories should help solve part of the mystery. Journalists as deal makers for the drug mafia has been a long standing affair. Even back in 1999/2000, a set of journalists were used by a local drug dealer, a PA of a former transport minister and an indigenous rave party organiser, to take on the might of Jehangir Wadia, (son of tycoon Nusli Wadia), who wanted to hold the biggest rave of his own in recent times at Anjuna. But will the police act name the other journalists involved and act against them? The large sums of money which Vilas received were proceeds from the sale of drugs. Will the police department try to track down the assets purchased by the journo with the drug money? Will the police also try and track down the other journalists, including the former editor of an English language daily, who was on Dudu's payroll? And finally will the fourth estate stop frothing about committing the government to giving them interest free laptops and computers and do some rigorous soul searching? It is time such questions are at least asked. Answers, if any can hopefully follow later. ENDS http://www.digitalgoa.com
[Goanet] Offtopic: Uganda Asians link
Might interest Uganda Asians Tycoon who gave Tories £200k nominated for a peerage by David Cameron http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1281690/Tycoon-gave-Tories-200k-nominated-peerage-David-Cameron.html Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490
[Goanet] O Mickey!
Dears, Fortunately or unfortunately, I have never met, spoken or otherwise corresponded with Mr Pacheco. On the other hand, I have met, spoken and corresponded with Aires Rodrigues. At this moment: I have no reason to like any of the above individuals. I hear calls for Mr. Pacheco's removal as a Minister of Government following what I call the tragic Nadia-affair. May I ask, the Constitutional grounds for his removal at this point and time? If not the Constitutional grounds, are Moral grounds being argued? If so: should the Moral grounds not be applicable to ALL Ministers every time On youtube I see Manohar Parrikar having his 'sacrosant' say. Ah 2001! http://www.colaco.net/1/guess.htm ps: A word to women and their organisations: While understanding that relationships/marriages break up and infatuation/attraction to another man/woman occurs, PLEASE stay away from married folks. Unless you are being forced into a relationship, YOU will be the primary cause of the sure mess that will follow.
[Goanet] New Jersey: Violin Concert
Renowed violinist, Milind Raikar presently on tour of the United States will perform at a Violin Concert of Hindusthani Classical Music. Date/Time: June 6, 2010 @ 4:30pm Location: 3 Kean court, Princeton, New Jersey, USA Milind has trained under Pt D.K. Datar and Padma Vibhushan Smt Kishori Amonkar Milind Raikar holds degrees of Sangeet Visharad and Alankar and has won Gold medal at All India Radio Competition. He has released solo CDs and Casettes and has accompanied Smt Kishori Amonkar in many Concerts, CDs and VCDs. He has provided music and sung in a documentary 'In Search of Truth. He is Founder of Raikar Academy of Violin. He has performed at Concerts all over India and other parts of the world. He has provided accompaniment to Kishori Amonkar in different parts of India, Paris, London, Muscat, Tanzania, Mauritius, Seychelles. 'Gunjan' FM Radio will broadcast Milind's Violin Recital on June 5, 2010 @ 6.30 pm and some tracks can be heard on Saturdays from 9am to 12noon. Gunjan can be found at: http://www.wuml.org http://www.wuml.org/schedule.php * Some information above sourced from Sulekha.com Goanet A-C-E! Arts ~ Culture ~ Entertainment
Re: [Goanet] If armed forces step in then Naxalites should nominateArundhati Roy for Nobel peace prize-2010-11
I really do hope and pray that AR is not, and never will stoop so low as to be like the 'aslekars' of this world ' who go about licking everything in sight to covet the awards and more that Nandkumar is talking about, of course, with few, good, exceptions, of whom we are really really proud of. :-)) Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org - Original Message - From: Dr.Nandkumar Kamat nandka...@gmail.com To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 6:58 PM Subject: [Goanet] If armed forces step in then Naxalites should nominateArundhati Roy for Nobel peace prize-2010-11 The Indian state which she hates would never consider her for Padma award or a Bharatratna. But I would not be surprised if she is decorated with nishan a pakistan; or Honour of yellow river... Dr. Nandkumar Kamat, GOA
[Goanet] NEWS: Is the DGP in control any more? IPS officers sidelined in Goa police (Mayabhushan Nagvenkar, digitalgoa.com)
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, May 30 - Some months back, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer just back from his probation and started scouting around for an official car. His choice, turned out to be a robust Chevrolet Tavera, which was being used by a Goa Police service (GPS) Superintendent of Police (SP). Most GPS officers in Goa then were allotted the Toyota Qualis for official use. This state cadre officer however was an exception to the norm in those times and drove around in the Tavera, which he refused to part, so that the IPS officer could park his butt in it. The friction between these two officials reached epic proportions, until the GPS man was recently shunted away to maintain a discreet vigil on the shrubbery at Raj Bhavan. Point being made here, is that intense rivalry between IPS and GPS officials may yet be both, the best and the worst things to have happened to policing in Goa. The bad first. In course of covering the police head quarters in Panaji, reporters are often perplexed about the operational status of the director general of police Bhim Sain Bassi, allegedly (sic) the top cop in the state. Here's one incident of some time ago, which helps put the perplexity in context. Some time back, SP (CID) Atmaram Deshpande, who was appointed public relations officer of the police department, openly defied the orders of the DGP Bassi, when the latter asked him to address queries from the media. This could be accepted grudgingly as an all-in-a-days-work' philosophy at any public works division (PWD) office, but not in a disciplined force, when top-down orders are rarely disobeyed. Then there was another shocking instance, when a DySP ranked officer refused to raid the residence of his fellow state cadre SP's kin, despite explicit instructions from the deputy inspector general Ravinder Singh Yadav, resulting in the delay in the arrest of Atala and the subsequent busting of the police-drug mafia nexus. Such incidents raise grave doubts about the control of the IPS officers -- including the director general of police on the rest of the GPS officers, whose source of power appears to stem from politicians in power, rather than their uniformed superiors. So what's the silver lining on the horizon, hinted at earlier? The GPS-IPS rivalry has managed to upset several 'settings' (colloquially said) put in place by the GPS officers, who more or less are in charge of the most sensitive postings presently. Here's one illustration. The arrest of dreaded drug dealer Bhui -- who was close to a few GPS and several local police officers, by the ANC (headed by an IPS officer) was a sign that somewhere an established nexus between policemen and the drug dealers was shaken a bit. Local nexuses with politicians and the anti-social elements, honed to a nicety by the local GPS officers over a period of time is not the only issue. Absence of plain and simple professional policing quality is also a significant factor with most of the current set of GPS officers. Here's what BJP MP Shripad Naik has to say. They should post IPS officers in these posts (district SPs and Crime). Their experience will certainly help to tackle the issue. Day by day the crime situation in Goa is worsening, the former state BJP president said. Shripad Naik, who is also known for rather simplistic assessment of complex situations, is not the only one who has voiced concern about the issue of GPS officers serving in key positions like that of the district SP and SP (Crime), where IPS officers ought to serve conventionally. Super cop Julio Ribeiro in his report on the assessment of the Goa police some years back has categorically said that the direct induction of these DySPs (since promoted to SPs) had potential to create a lot of dissent in the hierarchy. Ribeiro had also slammed the Goa government for gross mismanagement of its cadre. Both the police top brass and the state administration have routinely denied allegations of a rift, when they were contacted for comment in the past. Srivastava however added a cryptic rejoinder. But I am not the government. The minister takes the final decision, Srivastava said. There are presently five AGMUT cadre IPS officers in Goa, and nearly a dozen GPS cadre SP (courtesy digitalgoa.com)
[Goanet] RG's vs NRG's
Dear Manuel, Do not perturb yourself with what is said on Goanet. It takes some practice but after a while you will learn to ignore what is written on Goanet. Every full moon, this controversy of resident Goans versus non-resident Goans is resurrected. Sometimes by people who themselves are non-residents, sometimes by people who go back after a long-term exile and suddenly feel they are asli or as the Jews would say kosher Goans. If only we were a bit more like the Jews, who welcome Jews back from all over the world and vigorously keep in touch with their Diaspora. Even African-Jews are welcome back to the fold, if they can prove some link to Abraham or an equally vague tribe of Israel. I bet even I can prove that I am more Jewish than I am Goan. We Goans on the other hand, have learnt to classify our people. Bardezkar, Xastticar, Africar, Gulfkar, Bhatcar, Gaunkar, tarvotti, cusiner, Mussalman, Konkno, botcar, Bamon, Chardo, Sudhir, NRG, RG, bhailo, bitorlo, there is always some reason or the other, to exclude people; never a reason to include people in our realm of understanding. A society which continually seeks to exclude becomes smaller and smaller in their way of thinking. Finally they become such an exclusive group, forgotten by the world, fading into obscurity and inevitably into extinction. Best, selma
[Goanet] Synopsis 'Tarvotteanchim bondolam'
‘Tarvotteanchim bondolam’ off late has taken so much space on the Goan Netter’s forum, I could not hold on with my views to eternity. ‘Tarvotteanchim bondolam’ to my knowledge was something like ‘a joke’ or may be even ‘Konkani Vopar’. I remember one more catch phrase ‘Padri-cho sermao unneak nohi’ (Priest sermon not meant for Sister-in-law) I wander if the priest’s have ever taken it as an offence? But they are men of God. Aren’t they? My father was a tarvotti, but not ‘bondolkar’. He worked hard first to get his three younger sisters married and then he got married late by 10-15 years. The salary that he earned was just enough to make the family ends meet. He was on the ship for 9-11 months and then lay-off for next 5-6 months. He was not a ‘bondolkar’ but he did shed some light on the ‘Tarvotteanchim bondolam’ of his days, years after his retirement as I was old enough to understand his tarvotti life. If a honest tarvotti had to narrate their European, American or Japanese voyage experience to fellow Goan they used to poke fun ‘Tarvotteanchim bondolam’ as it was too good to hear. Back then (50s – 70s eras) the Goans were not exposed to the Print and Television Media as they are today. I wonder what would have been the Goan folk’s reaction if Tarvotti had to talk about Internet being used in West. If Present day tarvotti talks about his life experience people do believe him as we are not living in ‘Timbuktu’. We do hear some ‘Tarvotteanchim bondolam’ in regards to work situation such as ‘kitchen helper’ trying to project as a ‘cook’. I guess these are harmless ‘bondolam’ because our society gives importance to position rather than the work you do. We, as a part of the society have encouraged these bondolam by refusing to give dignity to low paid work. Now, we as a part of society have to be the catalyst to change the way we look at work and the worker. Longer we take to acknowledge ‘dignity’ in cleaning the toilet is as good as being an office manager or Chief Cook on the ship; we will continue to have these bondlolam and off-course migration. Our refusal to give dignity to work is one reason why our fertile agriculture land is now turning into a waste land, because no one likes being called a ‘Xetkamti’. The ills of Goa are not because of the Tarvotti or Gulf-ies as some try to project on this forum. We all have a right to express our viewpoint, not to condemn. We, as a Goan civil society are collectively responsible for good or bad of the current situation in Goa. Is it Tarvotti or Gulf-ie who elect the people to come in power? Is it Tarvotti or Gulf-ie who sell’s the ancestral land to the highest price to the builder? Is Tarvotti or Gulf-ie who buys fish paying extra few rupees is bigger problem than Hotel’s in Goa feeding millions of tourist coming to Goa? Are food shortages or price rise because of Tarvottis or Gulfies as they only booze and hog when they come down to Goa? Who is ready to sell anything and everything (Check the costal belt) including our sons and daughters to anyone and everyone but a Goan or for that matter Tarvotti or Gulf-ie? Who are okay to share our houses with an unknown person for he/she pays good money but not own brother or sister and parents (we have new invention ‘home for the aged’). I am neither a writer nor a thinker, or a teacher, or an orator and definitely not a politician. I am humble son of a tarvotti, now a gulf-ie, who for a living, work for the tarvotties has equal measure of respect and concern for a Captain or an AB (able bodied person). But above all, I am a Proud Goykar who seeks salvation not condemnation of Goykar, irrespective of his profession, caste or creed. Many hands make work lighter; so let us join together as a Tarvotti, Gulf-ie and NRG does not matter if you are a Goan from Goa or Bombay, Kenya or Tanzania, Canada or Australia and USA or Africa. Utt Goykara! Viva Goa! Agnelo Pinheiro Raia/Dubai
Re: [Goanet] Rechristening of Goa (Andrew Pereira, ToI)
Commendable observations, Andrew, and perhaps an implied clarion call for Goans to fight this insidious trend towards ghastly un-Goan toponymy. Incidentally, it might have been more sensitive and politic to title the article differently, i.e., with something other than the expression Rechristening, as it is redolent of religious connotations in a universe that is secular, or, at least, not as Christian! I acknowledge that christening has a more innocent synonymity but isn't it predominantly so in the English-speaking Western world? Alvito Peres da Costa Read all Goanet messages at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/
Re: [Goanet] Konkani Romi vo devanagri?
Why do we continue to talk about Konkani in Devnagri or Romi?? As you are aware our Muslim friends in Goa and southwards write Konkani in the Urdu script -- our Mangalorean friends write Konkani in the Tulu script -- and we are all speaking KONKANI? Maybe Konkani is also written in the Malayali script in Kasaragod and south. Why do we not accept that Konkani is such a universal language that it is written in so many different scripts and yet we are all speaking the same language, with some minor diffences in accents?? I think there is here reason for joy rather than dissension !!! Let us take pride that our language, Konkani, is written in Devnagiri, Romi, Urdu, Tulu and any other scripts and thus there is a very much larger section of population who call Konkani their mother tongue. Cheers Aloysius D'Souza
Re: [Goanet] Nadia's divorce proceedings expose Mickky
Dear Gabe, The minister's friendship with the family did not begin with Nadia. It had started with her mother. A very sad and unfortunate tale and the less we talk, the better. Regards, v On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Gabe Menezes gabe.mene...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.targetgoa.com/newsd-Nadia-s-divorce-proceedings-expose-Mickky-388 Nadia's divorce proceedings expose Mickky 2010-06-04 A bombshell was dropped giving yet another twist to the already twisted tale of *The Minister and His Poisoned Paramour. *Both Auda Viegas of Bailancho Ekvott and Adv Aires Rodrigues grabbed media attention by reading excerpts from the written statement of Nadia's widower Winston Barreto in divorce proceedings initiated by Nadia last year. In his reply to her application for a divorce Aires Rodrigues read out, Barreto mentioned that she was entering into divorce proceedings at the behest of Mickky Pacheco. He spoke of how Mickky travelled to Dubai with Nadia and how he often stayed at her house in Loutolim. The statment mentioned that Mickky's liaison with Nadia found favour with her mother. Barreto's statement blames the Tourism Minister for the destruction of their marriage. COMMENT: Just a couple of days ago, the Minister stated that he didn't know why he was being harassed - that he was friendly with the Family including the estranged husband. This is on a video clip - now he will say he was misquoted, ah, that is all in a day in the life of a Goa politician! Now the Police will turn the screws on the wretched Winston and he will start to squeal and reveal all? -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
Re: [Goanet] Usage of 'double rhyming' words in Konkani
Dear Venantius, To my mind, 'Utor' would be equally correct. For dictionary we say 'xobdkox' and for vocabulary we say 'utravoll'. But why add 'ghodop'? I have heard this word 'ghoddop' (the O being open) used for rhyme. I do not get the import of 'double rhyming' in the subject line. Doesn't rhyme mean two DIFFERENT words with similar ending? But here we have the same element being repeated. And we do have 'double rhyming' Konkani words in which the second part just rhymes with the first but does not mean anything on its own. Like pustokam-bistokam (books and the like). But one technical question: Does 'onomatopoiea' refer to only nouns which describe things with which then sound is associated? Or could it also be used for others like adverbs, adjectives and verbs. Also, does it have to be an imitation of a sound or would just any reduplicative qualify to be an onomatopoiea? Examples: Ghosghoso' is waterfall (a noun), 'ghoso ghoso vhanvta' (an adverb), 'virvirit = slender and 'zhogzhogit' = gaudy (adjectives), furfurta' = gets enthusiatic (a verb). Are 'onomatopoeia' and 'reduplicative' synonymous? Sebastian Borges On 3 Jun 2010 Venantius J Pinto venantius.pi...@gmail.com wrote: True. I mentioned onomatopoeia while mentioning Vicente Correira Afonso (not sure ofs pelling). Then from Anyway... I went to point out the double rhyming words post by *Dr. Manjeshwar Ganesha Kamath, *on the Save My Language site. Two different topics, but a lead-in in the sense that I saw Dr. Kamat's piece and also remembered VCA's two-sheet on Konakani Onomatopoeia. This is how I remember things and make connections, even with disparate ideas. Thanks for Onukoronn xobd' as also 'dunnavnni.' Could it also be utor, or should it never be so. How about Onukoronn xobd/utor ghodop. Btw, years ago I put up a piece on Goanet, Konkani Onomatopoeia_errant thoughts http://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@lists.goanet.org/msg19141.html More on language later, including allusions, rhyming, etc, etc. venantius j pinto Sebastian Borges
Re: [Goanet] New Jersey: Violin Concert
Thank you Yours Musically, Milind Raikar Mob: 9892582671 From: Goanet A-C-E! goa...@goanet.org To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Fri, 4 June, 2010 8:31:54 AM Subject: New Jersey: Violin Concert Renowed violinist, Milind Raikar presently on tour of the United States will perform at a Violin Concert of Hindusthani Classical Music. Date/Time: June 6, 2010 @ 4:30pm Location: 3 Kean court, Princeton, New Jersey, USA Milind has trained under Pt D.K. Datar and Padma Vibhushan Smt Kishori Amonkar Milind Raikar holds degrees of Sangeet Visharad and Alankar and has won Gold medal at All India Radio Competition. He has released solo CDs and Casettes and has accompanied Smt Kishori Amonkar in many Concerts, CDs and VCDs. He has provided music and sung in a documentary 'In Search of Truth. He is Founder of Raikar Academy of Violin. He has performed at Concerts all over India and other parts of the world. He has provided accompaniment to Kishori Amonkar in different parts of India, Paris, London, Muscat, Tanzania, Mauritius, Seychelles. 'Gunjan' FM Radio will broadcast Milind's Violin Recital on June 5, 2010 @ 6.30 pm and some tracks can be heard on Saturdays from 9am to 12noon. Gunjan can be found at: http://www.wuml.org http://www.wuml.org/schedule.php * Some information above sourced from Sulekha.com Goanet A-C-E! Arts ~ Culture ~ Entertainment
[Goanet] Goan writing in Portuguese
Would just like to introduce anyone interested in this field to Dr Paulo Castro e Melo: My current research concerns Goan literature in Portuguese, partly in relation to other Lusophone post-colonial literatures and to post-colonial theory more generally http://www.leeds.ac.uk/spanport/staff/paul_melo_e_castro.htm Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490
Re: [Goanet] Just because we have lifeguards at the beach does not necessarily mean it's safe to venture into the sea
Thanks to Joe for once again providing some good videos and pictures and dwelling on this subject. Tourists from other states of India, simply go berserk when they see the Goan seas and don't realise how dangerous these waters are. Many of us from Panjim, used to regularly swim at the Dona Paula beaches. We never ever went for a swim into the seas near Miramar beach. I think these waters at Miramar have always been considered dangerous. Also, prior to the onset of the monsoons, the seas used to be choppy and dangerous and we collectively stopped venturing into the seas then. Somehow, we seemed to have that basic sense to respect nature. When I see the high waves in these photos and videos and the tourists still in these waters, I am shocked that they can even get that close. I don't know what the statistics of drowning deaths in Goan waters are, but I believe that most are tourists from the rest of India; at least the newspaper reports seem to indicate that. I wish there was some way of stopping these people from getting close to these rough seas. As it is, many drown during the non-monsoon seasons, but venturing into the waters now, is nothing but committing harakiri! Naguesh Bhatcar sgbhat...@hotmail.com Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 06:21:57 + From: joego...@yahoo.co.uk To: goa...@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Just because we have lifeguards at the beach does not necessarily mean it's safe to venture into the sea Just because we have lifeguards at the beach does not necessarily mean it's safe to venture into the sea There were lifeguards at Velsao beach too but two drowned just 2-3 days ago. Some youths from Zuarinagar/Sancoale came for a picnic and later on went for a swim or bath. Two died and two safe. Unconfirmed reports say that the youths had argument with the Lifeguards when they were told to stay off the sea. At Miramar beach, I remember trying to put some sense into a group of youths who were into the sea water when it was not safe.. They argued: ‘Itne Paani mein (water above the knee level) koi mora hai kya?’ When there is a ‘RED FLAG’ do not venture into the sea. This lifeguard House recently commissioned at Baina Beach, Vasco http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4661419359/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4662039550/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4661420685/sizes/l/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk
Re: [Goanet] RG's vs NRG's
Dear Manuel, I laud you for saying what you say in this post. And I have zeroed down to the most sensitive point you are making viz. . vote out corrupt and dishonest politicians and vote in honest and trustworthy people who have the welfare of Goa and Goans at heart and who will deliver the type of Government that we all RG's and NRG's deserve and long for. But with due respect to your sentiments and love for Goa, your stated proposal will fail miserably multiplied by 2 You mean to say that all our past and present politicians were and are corrupt and dishonest? I beg to differ with you on this. It would be insulting to most of them. If at all they have become corrupt and dishonest, it is because we, the people of Goa have allowed them, licensed them, urged them, driven them to be so because we wanted to benefit from that corruption and dishonesty. We are the the ones who have voted them in without they spelling out to us the SYSTEM under which they will operate and serve us. We have not only not sought to know what SYSTEM they have ( Political Parties) but we have failed to ask them for anything at all and therefore they have taken us for granted. We have simply gone and voted for them. So why should they be non-corrupt and honest when they have paid lacs of rupees if not crores to the very same people who voted for them? As I have said many times, and I will say again, every person in his own right is a good person. There are so such persons as bad persons. If you ask the man at the gallows if he now realises that he is a bad person, his response, most likely than not, will be I have always been a good person. I have been framed Therefore, electing people (whether they are good or bad) without a SYSTEM is going to fail, again and again until you elect the same set of good and bad people under a very strict - non-dilutable SYSTEM. Two things will happen: 1. The good persons will, naturally, be happy to serve under the system because they can remain ram-rod straight like they want to remain. 2. The bad people will, somehow, learn to adapt themselves to the SYSTEM which makes them straight ( if not ram-rod straight) Or opt out on their own which is good riddance to bad rubbish. But, in the end, it is left to the people how, on what basis, they will choose and settle for a SYSTEM which they will vote in. Goa Su-Raj Party has put this SYSTEM on the road in its ROAD MAP FOR GOA. Let any other Party compete with it. I can challenge you here and now that there will be NONE. You ask the Congress or the BJP or the NCP to put down a SYSTEM of governance for you to study it and perhaps vote for it. They will run away one hundred miles, and fall back on their experience in governing for such a long time. BUT NO SYSTEM they will give you because they work on ad-hoc basis. You get me elected and I will do what you want You insist on the SYSTEM and they will fall flat on their faces. To get the people together to ask for the preview of the SYSTEM of GOVERNANCE each and every political party may have, we have designed the PPS movement, not in our interest (we don't need it) , but in the interest of the people of Goa and Goa itself. Under PPS, the people of Goa can make sure that all, I repeat, all political parties put their foot into the 2012 election ring with a convincing SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE - not to tolerate the hodge podge of promises galore, soon to be forgotten to revert back to square one the moment they are elected. What we are saying is that the people of Goa should be smart for once to call off the bluff of these National Parties which use Goa only as their watering hole for all of their appetites with no consideration of you, you , me and our GOA. I am soryy to have relapsed into this tirade, of which I am beginning to tire. What I am saying is this: IF WE SMART GOANS FAIL TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN HOW WE VOTE IN THE 2012 ELCTIONS, WE WILL HAVE FORFEITED ALL OUR RIGHTS TO CRIB THAT WE ARE GETTING 40 ALIBABAS - NO MATTER WHAT WE DO. As said above ONLY PPS - PEOPLE FOR POLITICAL SANITY can save the day for GOA and GOANs in 2012 ELECTIONS. More than the baxhaans on the internet, print media et all to say HOW TO SAVE GOA, committed ACTION is the need of the hour. Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org PS: Glad to make an announcement that PPS has a current account running in the INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK, Mapusa, initiated with a check for Rs. 10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand) from a good Goan samaritan who is the first one to foresee the devastating effect this movement will have on the renegade poltical dispensations who have been taking advantage of the gullibility of the Goan voter. Simply stating, this movement is a movement for belongingness. Once this belongingness is solidified into a multitude, its very existence will send cold shivers down the spine of these renegades of long, who will
Re: [Goanet] Rechristening of Goa (Andrew Pereira, ToI)
Haven't Goan places been re-Christined time and again at different points of history? (Candolim might have possibly been Kand-halli, with the Kannada suffix for village. Penha da Franca is as Goan as they come, I guess!) With the arrivals of the early inhabitants, the Dravidians, the Indo-Aryans, the early Hindu empires, the Muslim rulers, our Portuguese rulers, cultures using the Hallakannada, Devanagari, and other scripts, and even the British friendly intrustions into Goa possibly? FN Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490 On 4 June 2010 19:33, Alvaro Peres da Costa alvaro_...@hotmail.com wrote: Commendable observations, Andrew, and perhaps an implied clarion call for Goans to fight this insidious trend towards ghastly un-Goan toponymy. Incidentally, it might have been more sensitive and politic to title the article differently, i.e., with something other than the expression Rechristening, as it is redolent of religious connotations in a universe that is secular, or, at least, not as Christian! I acknowledge that christening has a more innocent synonymity but isn't it predominantly so in the English-speaking Western world?
[Goanet] Goa news for June 5, 2010
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Cyclone Phet delays rains - Herald Publications hreat-looming-on-Western-coast-of-India-28738-3-1.htmlusg=AFQjCNE0rezd_yOHimfkHyhMRnCkI2DD8gPhet threat looming on Western coast of India http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://oheraldo.in/news/Main%20Page%20News/Cyclone-Phet-delays-rains/37509.htmlusg=AFQjCNG4TDroWT7QltbJ2Mm643ZzSDGOcQ *** Goa Minister questioned for nine hours - The Hindu inister-questioned-by-crime-branch-news-national-kgeqafgbhjj.htmlusg=AFQjCNHxN0nQTjdjOPyC_rkiJ-EBPQctnwGoa minister questioned by Crime Branch http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article446634.eceusg=AFQjCNEhAbqBp-ov8OjGqHdOf7CoNBKPBw *** 'Partying Goa cop's bills paid by a drug dealer' - Hindustan Times hides-Goa-police-on-failure-to-get-model-s-statementusg=AFQjCNG8-jz3nzg95pOX5OXh61KgKH4yzQHC chides Goa police on failure to get model's statement http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Partying-Goa-cop-s-bills-paid-by-a-drug-dealer/Article1-552955.aspxusg=AFQjCNHKGtk0q9twwhjD8zeDuB-mUrTAKw *** Interview: How a Swedish model exposed Goa's drug dealing cops - The Local e LocalThe Swedish fashion model has just turned 32 and is relieved to be back in Stockholm, far from her new home in Goa, India's tainted tourist paradise. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.thelocal.se/27020/20100603/usg=AFQjCNGlueg9AlgLbdh2MBRs4L9jSjrBiw *** The big Goan jamboree - Daily News Analysis ily News AnalysisMumbai: DJ Ryan along with Dj Ajit, Ivan, Tuhin, Whosane, Luke Brancaccio and Rebel Royal created a blast when they last played at the Goa's Final Wave at ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_the-big-goan-jamboree_1391775usg=AFQjCNE85oj0zUzomZCXIBQuliKmulFCfw *** Goa Diploma Examination Results 2010 Out - CineGoer.com esults/board-of-technical-education-goa-result-2010/usg=AFQjCNFHmWjmwYZHrkKqDx44ByRR6PRMhABoard of Technical Education GOA Result-2010 http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.cinegoer.com/telugu-cinema/news-archives/june-2010/goa-diploma-examination-results-2010-out-040610.htmlusg=AFQjCNFIP12hpWiGvvPQyiBbKWojBIXyug *** Goa scribes shocked after links with drug mafia surface - Sify imes.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2item_no=365937version=1template_id=40parent_id=22usg=AFQjCNHLrIlMM1BeM8qkSgGII8kltBMCsQGoa journalists' links to drug mafia revealed http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://sify.com/news/goa-scribes-shocked-after-links-with-drug-mafia-surface-news-national-kgesEdfjdbi.htmlusg=AFQjCNFz3KJluHVlHR-4S8R_LPiCzedNbg *** Unforgettable Goa Holidays Spots - World Wide Posts (blog) rld Wide Posts (blog)Welcome to Goa, the Beach Capital of India, globally famous for its astounding beauty of beaches, rich flora and fauna, trance or rave activities, ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.world-wide-posts.com/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=570:unforgettable-goa-holidays-spotscatid=13:featured-newsusg=AFQjCNHa-BtLWbvHRI8k7iBm9OvCoB8Y8w *** E-governance can stem corruption, says Goa CM - Financial Express nancial ExpressSpeaking on the occasion, Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat said, the common man needs to be empowered so that he could get his work done without leaving ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/E-governance-can-stem-corruption--says-Goa-CM/629638/usg=AFQjCNGFUF9oZ89mAPKmBp4D1RbxXOjJNQ *** Crippled neck to toe, he still loves life - Daily News Analysis ily News AnalysisMumbai: A freak accident in Goa 10 years ago left him paralysed from neck to toe. But it did not stop Girish Gogia from living life to the hilt. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_crippled-neck-to-toe-he-still-loves-life_1392102usg=AFQjCNGdBFpzMBTF2kCNGMvWUDdroVic_A Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] : RG's vs NRG's
Dear Floriano, Thanks for your comments on my post. I am in total agreement that without a true system of Governance, no material change can be effected in Goa. I am Glad that at least some Goans have woken up and are working towards this end in the form of the Goa Su-Raj Party and the PPS movement. I would however like your opinion on how successful these organizations will be in shaping the future of Goa.and how diverse they are. There must be action at the grass roots in every region of Goa for there to be a light at the end of the tunnel. As I have continually been harping upon, we need to revitalize the electorate and motivate and educate them into what lies ahead if there is no change in the system of Governance and accountability. There has to be transparency in all fields of public service in order for there to be any significant change. Manuel ( Eddie) Tavares.
[Goanet] Religiosity growing... on all sides in India!
According to a recent study by the National Council for Applied Economic Research, “religious trips account for more than 50 per cent of all package tours, much higher than leisure tour packages at 28 per cent.” The most recent figures show that in 2004, more than 23 million people visited the Lord Balaji temple at Tirpuati, while 17.25 million trekked to the mountain shrine of Vaishno Devi. Here I will focus on Hindus, who make up nearly 85 per cent of India’s population. But they are not the only ones who are becoming more religious: indicators of popular religiosity are rising among Indian Muslims, Christians and Sikhs as well. http://newhumanist.org.uk/1731/rush-hour-of-the-gods Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490
[Goanet] Synopsis 'Tarvotteanchim bondolam'
Agnelo Pinheiro, I wish there were many,many more Goynkars like you who consider themselves Goans first and RG's NRG's Tarvotis,Gulfies, Bamons, Bardescars or any other division after. We Goans have fragmented our society to such a degreed by these superfluous divisions that our in fighting in itself is enough to destroy us, We have no sense of unity we tend to form classifications even where there is none. Like Gulfies for instance. These are Goans who went abroad in order to earn a living and support their families not too long ago. Now some Goynkars on their return perhaps due to Jealousy did not waste time and classified them as Gulfies. Where is our unity? Are we Goans or Goo haans. Manuel ( Eddie) Tavares.
[Goanet] Interview: How a Swedish model exposed Goa's drug dealing cops (The Local, Sweden)
Interview: How a Swedish model exposed Goa's drug dealing cops Published: 4 Jun 10 15:00 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/27020/20100604/ Swedish model Lucky Mångårda Amori went to Bollywood to act, but first she directed a real-life Indian crime drama. Paul O’Mahony meets the former reality TV show contestant who trained a camera on the police and captured corruption on an epic scale. * Indian police seek spycam Swedish model: report (9 May 10) A single click of the mouse will expose the cops as robbers. Lucky Mångårda Amori knows that she could be seconds away from sabotaging her marriage and potentially putting her life in danger. It’s March 2008. The Swedish fashion model has just turned 32 and is relieved to be back in Stockholm, far from her new home in Goa, India’s tainted tourist paradise. She surfs the internet for the latest news on Scarlett Keeling, the British teenager found raped and murdered three weeks earlier on a beach at Anjuna, the same resort where Lucky first met her husband a year before. She finds a clip of an Indian television news report and watches with disgust as Goa’s moralizing home minister heaps abuse on the dead girl’s mother. The minister’s outburst is inexcusable. Lucky sees it as a ploy to deflect attention from a deliberately botched police investigation. By the time the clip is over she has made up her mind. Hooked up to her computer is a hard disk primed with explosive video material. She reaches for the mouse and pushes the button. “I uploaded the first video. The footage, filmed at my house, provided proof that police officers in Goa were selling confiscated narcotics back onto the drug market. The video was removed from YouTube three days after I posted it but it had been up for long enough to cause a stir,” she tells The Local. In the days and weeks that followed she continued discharging copies of her recordings onto the internet, making sure to replace any that were deleted. When local media outlets latched on to the videos, a police force mired in vice was left with little option but to take action. An internal probe was launched that eventually led to the arrests this spring of seven members of the Goan police force’s Anti-Narcotics Cell. Lucky’s husband, Yaniv ‘Atala’ Benaim Amori, was whisked off to a regional remand centre where he is still being held. The case has not yet led to any criminal convictions. While Lucky was uploading her incriminating material, Scarlett Keeling’s mother, Fiona MacKeown, was conducting her own investigations. She wrote to Lucky thanking her for helping expose the Goan police. Lucky knew that police officials had initially attempted to classify the 15-year-old’s murder as an accidental drowning. “Fiona was convinced that the Goan police had deliberately hampered the investigation into the murder of her daughter in order to protect their own interests. I had seen enough to know that she was probably right.” Days after receiving her first piece of UK correspondence, Lucky was contacted by the family of Stephen Bennett. In December 2006, the body of the 40-year-old Briton was found hanging from a mango tree in a remote Goan village. The police claimed Bennett had committed suicide but a post-mortem examination showed he had been badly beaten and strangled. “I knew nothing about the Stephen Bennett murder before putting up the videos. But when I looked into it I saw that the people whose names kept cropping up in both cases – the son of a top politician and his gang of dirty cops – were the very same people I was having to avoid in my own home.” Lucky is itching to fill in more gaps for Indian police investigators but says she is still awaiting a formal request to provide them with a statement. “The police claim they want to speak to me but I’m sure they’d rather I disappeared. My husband has threatened to kill me. But I can assure them both that I’m still very much alive. Everyone in Goa knows how the police operate; I just wish more people were brave enough to do something about it.” Nursing a pot of tea in a Stockholm café, she looks every bit the returned traveller. Her long floral skirt, silver sandals and pink nail varnish add a splash of tropical colour to a rainy day in the Swedish capital. Lucky recalls how she left Goa for good shortly after lighting the fuse. She had her fill of venomous phone calls (“presumably from the police”) and watching over a husband in freefall. She moved to Mumbai, a city she loves. Embracing the ever-present chaos, She spends her work days posing for ad shoots or filling minor roles in Bollywood blockbusters. But she’s at her most passionate behind the viewfinder, a fact the Goan police discovered too late. When the last scenes have been shot and her acting colleagues melt back into the city, the brown-eyed Swede prefers to stick around and document life behind the scenes. “Photography is something I’d like to work with more in the future. I can’t stay modelling forever
Re: [Goanet] : RG's vs NRG's
At least some Goans... woken up .. don't blame Brother Tony Martins if he wakes up to interprete this as a patronising NRI statement, now :-) Or maybe the some Goans included expats too? FN On 5 June 2010 03:22, manuel tavares duk...@bell.net wrote: Dear Floriano, Thanks for your comments on my post. I am in total agreement that without a true system of Governance, no material change can be effected in Goa. I am Glad that at least some Goans have woken up and are working towards this end in the form of the Goa Su-Raj Party and the PPS movement.
[Goanet] Police name journalists in drug mafia nexus
Police name journalists in drug mafia nexus 2010-06-03 20:40:00 Officials investigating the police-politician and drug-mafia nexus in Goa have told the Bombay High Court that several journalists were key players in the nexus and collected 'hafta' (extortion money) to block adverse stories against an Israeli drug dealer. Police have also said that the several journalists, including a crime reporter, in Goa were also on the payrolls of drug dealer David Driham alias Dudu, who was operating in the state for nearly a decade. In a custodial interrogation report submitted to the Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court, the Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) sleuths have said that Dudu used to pay 'hafta' to police constable Sandeep Parab alias Kamin and journalist Vilas -- referring to Vilas Mahadik, a crime reporter working with a leading local Marathi newspaper Gomantak. 'In the years 2005-2006, some journalists of newspapers started writing against me. This caused a lot of irritation and trouble for me for continuing to stay in Goa. At that time I sought help of Sandeep Parab alias Kamin (a policeman arrested for links to the drugs mafia). He got in touch with a news reporter by name Vilas. They contacted some journalists and told me that they had taken care of the matter and no more news item would appear in the newspapers about me,' states Dudu's interrogation report submitted to the high court, excerpts of which are available on the official website of the Bombay High Court. 'I had paid a large sum of money to Kamin and his friend Vilas. Later, the media reports about me reduced appearing in the newspapers. From that time onwards I maintained good relations with some journalists by paying them protection money regularly,' the report compiled by police sub-inspector Sunil Gudlar states, adding that Vilas would also come directly to his house to collect the protection money. PSI Gudlar also said that according to Dudu's interrogation report, Ashish Shirodkar, a police inspector who was arrested for his links to the drugs mafia, 'also used to pay money on my behalf to some newspaper reporters. He had promised me that he would take care about the news reporters and keep them quiet about me'. When contacted for comment, Gomantak editor Suresh Naik said: 'We are taking due cognizance of the high court order.' http://sify.com/news/police-name-journalists-in-drug-mafia-nexus-news-national-kgduEeahijb.html
[Goanet] Besormay soddun diyat
Ixttamno, Hi mhoji chitt 5/6/2010 tarkhechea V.IXTTar uzvaddailea. Romi Konknni boroinnaramni besormay soddun diunchi Aplea Amche Konknni boroinnar ani kolakar hea lekhant (V.IXTT, 22/05/10) Tomazinho baban eka gombhir oxea sotacher bott dovorlam. Apli borpavoll chhapun haddunk jeo sovloti uplobdh asat tancho lav gheunk amche Romi Konknni boroinnar fattsar urtat. Tankam provrut't korunk monnbhor tel launchem poddtta. Punn hi besormay novi mat nhoi. Sabar vorsanchea kallant Goa Konknni Akademin (GKA) ekui Romi Konknni pustok uzvaddaunk na. Tedna, ailolim hatborpam GKA bhair marta mhunn arop zalo. Romi sahit'ya ani Nagri sahit'ya hanche khatir kitle duddu GKAn moddleat, oso prosn kelo. Romi ani Nagri sahityam khatir 50:50 promannan khorch vanttun ghalcho mhunn suchovnni aili. Favo titlim hatborpam apnnak mell'lim zalear, apunn ho khorch 60:40 hea promannar legun korunk toyar asam mhunn tednachea GKA Odheokxan sanglem. Punn hatborpam ailinch nant. Uprant jim ailim tim boroinnaramni dhaddunk nant punn chollvolliamni (activist) ektthaim korun haddlolim. Chhappachem onudan legun, boroinnarachi te vixim orz haddun, chollvolliamnich aplea nanvar cheque kaddun vhelem. Aizui tich poristhiti vosta mhunn spoxtt dista. Punn Tomazinho babachea lekha vorvim ek mat zalam. GKA-cher je arop zal’le, tosle faleam konnui Dalgado Konknni Akademicher zaum Tiatr Akademicher korunk xokcho na. Ani hache vorvim zor boroinnaram modem zagrutay nirmann zaun poristhiti sudhorli, zalear tem dudant sakor mhonnchench poddttolem. Anik ek besormay urta. Ek hatborop pustok rupant vachpeachea hatant poddtta mhonnsor taka sabar zonnancho hatbhar lagta. Zoxe type-setter, proof-reader, printer, publisher, distributor bi. Him soglim kamam korunk konnuch fuddem sorona dekhun tim ektteakoch korchim poddttat. Velean Sekretarponnachem vojem! Bhuzam kitlim-i mozbut asum, hem cheponn marekaroch. Tor heramni fuddem sorun, tem lhou korpachi goroz asa. Xivai him karyam funkott nhoi, tantunt il'lo poiso-i asa. Heai vixim zagrutay nirmann korche khatir anik ek khoddegantt lekh borounk Tomazinho babak mhoji nomr vinonti. Sebastian Borges
