[Goanet-News] Goa news for October 1, 2011
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa politicians part of thriving mining trade - Hindustan Times od9XGxv-t3rQ3owGDJlPtD9HQ http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEB8O9nY12LdbIGofWVf90Cg7U8Bwurl=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Goa-politicians-part-of-thriving-mining-trade/Article1-751769.aspx *** GMOEA opposed to capping of ore extraction - Zee News M4cJJpdCYNkumf9w http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHCzna5PyaCdBB2V27-DxpBcFxKiAurl=http://zeenews.india.com/news/goa/gmoea-opposed-to-capping-of-ore-extraction_734239.html *** Another BJP MLA in Goa resigns, to join Congress - Hindustan Times la-dayanand-sopte-quits-party-membership-of-goa-assembly/841207.htmlBJP MLA Dayanand Sopte quits party, membership of Goa Assembly http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGnCacLCIX7NlE4t4Eggpo22RSRAwurl=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Another-BJP-MLA-in-Goa-resigns-to-join-Congress/Article1-752004.aspx *** 'Leave beaches, embrace Goa culture' - Times of India mes of IndiaMove away from the beaches and embrace the indigenous culture of Goa, the Roman Catholic Church here on Friday advised tourists coming to the state. The Council of Social Justice and Peace (CSJP), a social platform of the Church in Goa which represents ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHcYNy-yEk0ZZwC9VIEciJubEpZSwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/10182857.cms *** Indian Equity Movers: Sesa Goa, Sterling, Sun TV, Tata Metaliks - BusinessWeek re exporter had its permit to Pirna mines canceled by the environment ministry, CNBC-TV18 television channel reported, without saying ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH-6-V0GhrBxTHjPw9yiQoOTL64_Aurl=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-09-29/indian-equity-movers-cinemax-jindal-sun-tv-tata-metaliks.html *** Output to fall by 4-5mt due to K'tka mining ban: Sesa Goa - Moneycontrol.com neycontrol.comAll the news surrounding the mining ban in Karnataka has increased fears of a similar ban in Goa as well, affecting companies like Sesa Goa which operate in the area. Because of the ban in Karnataka, we are seeing FY12 production target fall short by ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGv4nFck0AeCkeUQotpUBirkIhgtwurl=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/output-to-fall-by-4-5mt-due-to-k39tka-mining-ban-sesa-goa_592494.html *** Gokak-Goa gas pipeline catches villages unaware - Times of India oa gas pipeline passes through the Bicholim, Sattari, Ponda and Mormugao talukas. Menino D'Souza, director of panchayats, had sent a memorandum in June 2011 stating, Considering that the gas pipeline project is to be taken up on priority ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGXD_4Fg6z-pFoyL8yIS-jMdl16mQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Gokak-Goa-gas-pipeline-catches-villages-unaware/articleshow/10180085.cms *** Tulsian says exit DLF, Sesa Goa but hold SBI - Moneycontrol.com neycontrol.comCaller: I own 200 shares of Sesa Goa bought at a price of Rs320. Should I average or hold? I have a time horizon of six months. A: According to me, the investor is a trader. I don't think it is advisable move for traders. The investor should not have ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFgpbgaTKo9HTiUERrvX0c7zB9uugurl=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/market-outlook/tulsian-says-exit-dlf-sesa-goahold-sbi_592539.html *** Goa Luxury Resort Celebrates the Joy of Giving Week With Charitable Contributions - MarketWatch (press release) Goa Marriott Resort Spa is proud to announce their participation in the Joy of Giving Week (JGW 2011) on October 2nd through October 8th. With the aim to prove that nothing is more satisfying ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNF3MTGEsWURzkjm5jHetYeGn5kT7wurl=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/goa-luxury-resort-celebrates-the-joy-of-giving-week-with-charitable-contributions-2011-09-28 *** Goa govt likely to scrap licences of 19 iron ore mines - Hindustan Times m protected zones around wildlife sanctuaries. This follows a directive from the Union environment ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEL8gCleBX4BFMmk_xrWl0zX_-E0Qurl=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Goa-govt-likely-to-scrap-licences-of-19-iron-ore-mines/Article1-752164.aspx Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet-News] She cremated her hubby on her land to thwart Goa’s miners
She cremated her hubby on her land to thwart Goa’s miners Raman Kirpal Sep 28, 2011 Goa’s illegal miners have been challenged by scores of intrepid citizens. This is the story of Cheryl D’Souza, who has sustained a fight against illegal miners, including a minister in the Digambar Kamat government, for several years now. Cheryl is a 43-year-old widow in village Maina in south Goa. Eighteen years ago, when she was 25, she had bought a huge tract of land (seven lakh sq metres) to live a rural life. Married to Anthony Sanfrancisco (“Tony” to friends), they made their money in a furniture export business. They lived an ideal rural life till the politicians started coveting their iron-ore-rich land. As long as Tony was alive, the miners did not harass them, but in 2006 he was electrocuted in an accident. The harassment began soon after. “When Tony died, it just came full in my face. I had never seen people like these. When good words (to get me to sell the land) didn’t work, the threats started. Joaquim Alemao (Minister for Urban Development) bought two-lakh square metres of land bordering my land from a farmer at throwaway prices. And then he put pressure on me to buy my land.” But Cheryl refused and faced veiled threats. “When I refused, he turned around and told neighbours: ‘Is this woman mad? I don’t want to do anything to her. She is sitting there with the kid.’” Cheryl, who lives with her 85-year-old mother Dora and 11-year-old school-going daughter Aki, keeps dogs, including two Rottweilers, to defend her land from attack by the miners. But her strongest act was her decision to cremate her husband in 2006 close to their farmhouse! “They (Joaquim Alemao and other miners) did not expect that I would virtually sit (over my husband’s body) and say cremate. First, I am Catholic. Second, people are so scared of having this (cremation) done on their own ground. I had taken permission from the Bishop. I categorically asked Joaquim Alemao’s cronies: ‘My husband’s grave is here… My daughter is here… Do you want me to run away?’” So what did they say to that? “They promised that they would make a beautiful temple on my husband’s grave after I sell my farmhouse to them. And they offered Rs 40 crore for my land!” Cheryl was stunned by the price offer. But then hers is the last bit of green left in her village. “I got several calls threatening gang-rape of my daughter and to kill me. It’s easy for me to take Rs 40 crore and go, but I can’t take away this farmhouse from my daughter. She has associated her father with the farm. She was six when he died. You can’t take away her father and her home,” says Cheryl. When Joaquim Alemao began cutting down the trees nearby, Cheryl went from government office to office. Alemao had no permission to cut trees. She managed to stop him. Then came another miner – Tarcar. His mine is a stone’s throw from Cheryl’s house. She protested along with her mother. Both of them were put in jail on charges of carrying arms. They spent one day in jail. The judge, however, took one look at Cheryl’s 83-year-old mother (in 2008) and mockingly asked the police ‘what terrorist are you talking of?’ Cheryl’s furniture export business ended with her husband’s death. She is now into a private job. She doesn’t know how it is going to end. Her daughter is 11 and she may be pushed around for the rest of her life. “They (the miners) are greedy. They will never give up. But I don’t have a choice,” Cheryl says. She has constructed a 4.5 km long wall around her farmhouse. “These miners call this wall my folly. But I have conveyed to them that we do not sell out our `dead’ cheap,’’ says Cheryl. http://www.firstpost.com/business/she-cremated-her-hubby-on-her-land-to-thwart-goa%E2%80%99s-miners-94384.html#en
[Goanet-News] Goa news for October 2, 2011
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Navy sights suspicious boats off Goa - Times of India o-upgrade-sea-king-and-kamov-also-seeking-successor_1593974Navy to upgrade Sea-king and Kamov, also seeking successor http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNElgBdgeh3nswZRJ8nFlECRrzY8jwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Navy-sights-suspicious-boats-off-Goa/articleshow/10201550.cms *** Goa politicians part of thriving mining trade - Hindustan Times ovt-initiates-steps-to-clamp-illegal-mining_734057.htmlGoa govt initiates steps to clamp illegal mining http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEB8O9nY12LdbIGofWVf90Cg7U8Bwurl=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Goa-politicians-part-of-thriving-mining-trade/Article1-751769.aspx *** Goa illegal mining: Inquiry panel finds large-scale violations - NDTV.com cale violations according to preliminary impressions. The initial findings of the Shah Commission of ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHlDn_9aCcvRGDFeo1cX-nNWfdXMAurl=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/goa-illegal-mining-inquiry-panel-finds-large-scale-violations-137946 *** Another BJP MLA in Goa resigns, to join Congress - Hindustan Times ill-defeat-Sopte-Patnekar-at-elections/articleshow/10194687.cms'BJP will defeat Sopte, Patnekar at elections' http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGnCacLCIX7NlE4t4Eggpo22RSRAwurl=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Another-BJP-MLA-in-Goa-resigns-to-join-Congress/Article1-752004.aspx *** Goa woos tourists from New Zealand and Australia - IBNLive.com NLive.comPTI http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEVSZ2eqYemHPyU3cudKggfdNlEUgurl=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/goa-woos-tourists-from-new-zealand-and-australia/843038.html *** Goa police-drug nexus: CBI to quiz on video - Washington Bangla Radio EC8-A http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNE1I8kMV1uoJuP3kJk6BhtzAmqiCQurl=http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/103410711-goa-police-drug-nexus-cbi-quiz-video *** 'Leave beaches, embrace Goa culture' - Times of India mes of IndiaMove away from the beaches and embrace the indigenous culture of Goa, the Roman Catholic Church here on Friday advised tourists coming to the state. The Council of Social Justice and Peace (CSJP), a social platform of the Church in Goa which represents ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHcYNy-yEk0ZZwC9VIEciJubEpZSwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/10182857.cms *** Manipulation alleged by groups once again - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: Members of the students' wings of Congress and BJP on Friday held separate agitations within the Goa University's campus to protest the wrongful disqualification of student leaders as candidates for the varsity's annual student council polls. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHCpgclhb1i5CNz42Uv4kJkFT4YaQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Manipulation-alleged-by-groups-once-again/articleshow/10194764.cms *** Will 2012 see the political fiefdom fall? - Times of India erving MLAs in the country, ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFtncyjeAUs1UVstBklnUiUeKJLsgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Will-2012-see-the-political-fiefdom-fall/articleshow/10194706.cms *** Green Rating Assessment Scheme for Goa Demanded - Daijiworld.com riendly architecture. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFGfoksVR6ltVhGaZxU7uufOPd4lQurl=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=117689 Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Súgandafjörður
Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Súgandafjörður' Súgandafjörður in the Westfjords of Iceland is a narrow but exceedingly beautiful fjord. The images featured in this post were made on a moody afternoon with low clouds - just the kind of atmosphere I love most! I shall have more images from this area in the near future. Note: the 'g' in Súgandafjörður [...] You may view the latest post at http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2011/10/01/sugandafjordur/ Best regards, Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com
[Goanet] : DHOBHITALAO---MY BELOVED HOME --BOMBAY
In a certain generation not too long ago, if you said Dhobitalao, you meant Little Goa. In Toronto, Canada where I live, there is little Italy, little Greece, little Portugal, little India and even, just outside of Toronto, an entire suburb (officially called Brampton) known as Khalistan, where all the Sardars live. Brampton used to be a farming area populated by whites, until the Sardars moved in. Now it is a place which abounds in Punjabi samosas, sarson-ka-saag and 'lawyers' who 'help' you with settling personal injury car accident claims. But you will not find any little Goa. Now, to get back to Dhobitalao. That area of Bombay was home to a large dhobi migrant community from UP that worked from a pond that was originally built by the Parsis to supply their Agiaries. Over time, as the water got stagnated, they turned it over to the dhobis who needed exactly such a spot to base their trade in the city. Eventually, the pond was cemented over and the Parsis built residential buildings which they gave over as rentals to newcomers in Bombay. It was exactly in such a condition that the first Goans started moving in. Soon the area was overflowing with Goan migrants who chose to live together, God knows why, given the crab mentality for which the community is famed. Not only did they live in harmony, but also in relative peace, although a typical large family of seven or eight lived in one room no bigger than 300 to 500 sq feet. In that space they hatched, matched and were dispatched. Dhobitalao, as I knew it, was Goan enough to be known to the rest of Bombay and even outside and the Middle East, as the Goan hub outside Goa. Among well known features of the area were oasis of large rooms of about 1,500 sq feet or more in very old dilapidated buildings that became the homes of Goan Village Clubs about which much has been written. What I will add is, that the living conditions there were absolutely pathetic. But then, living in Portuguese Goa of the time was equally so, despite the large village spaces. If this description has put in your mind a decrepit neighborhood you would not be entirely wrong, but I have not yet made a reference to the vibrancy of the place. Dhobitalao was the Bronx of the 1930s. People hung out their washed clothing to dry and sat on their building terraces. The terraces were the community arenas where every social celebration took place. A birthday, a dance and even movie shows. Everyone was invited, both from the building and everywhere else. Prohibition was in force and Aunty's famous rotgut was served. On one occasion, while learning German from a Saligao resident of Indra Bhuvan , I was called to watch a movie on the terrace. The boys running the projector sat precariously with their equipment on a small patch on the roof, the white painted wall was the screen and the bar was lined along one side. There were all kinds of home cooked snacks on a table and everybody sat hunched on the floor in the dark of an 8 pm evening. I don't remember the name of the movie, but it was smuggled in by the Goan usher of the nearby Metro cinema. There was dancing after the movie but by then I had left as I had a long hike back home to Byculla. Dhobitalao's Main Street extended from the Sonapur Church (Dolours) to Crawford market, a distance of about 1 km. Along the way were butcher shops selling fresh pork, and the famous C D'Souza's and Vienna restaurants which were frequented by lonely sailors between trips. They served excellent Goan-Bombay fusion food at ridiculously low prices. In 1965, you could get a plate of sorpotel, a loaf of bread and Crumb Chops (pork chops fried with batter and bread crumbs) followed by a plate of rice with fish curry and a fried mackerel on the side. It was excellent value. On Dhobitalao streets, other restaurants abounded. Along Main Street were also a couple of wax candle shops. Thinking about it now, I wonder what kept them in business. Perhaps it was the yearly fairs at which body parts made of wax were sold. Main Street was the show-piece of Dhobitalao. Other side streets were not so clean nor as spacious. There were the Wellington Terraces, a group of four buildings within a rough stony compound that was a village all by itself. Everybody in Dhobitalao had a relative or villager in Wellington. Outside Wellington were all sorts of trades-people - tailors, darners, cobblers and others. All were excellent craftsmen and I remember my dad taking me to a cobbler there to custom make my leather shoes even though we lived in Byculla. Perhaps part of the reason might have been the opportunity to visit one of his friends where a glass of hooch was assured. Within Dhobitalao on the southern and eastern ends, were the Irani restaurants about which the Canadian-Goan writer Marcos Catao has recently written. Two of them
[Goanet] Air pollution is stunting India's monsoon - environment - 30 September 2011 - New Scientist
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[Goanet] INJUSTICE TO THE YOUTH
The Government for vested and petty political gains raised the retirement age of government servants from 58 to 60. It has been a grave injustice to the unemployed aspiring to join the government service and to those officers awaiting promotion. The indiscriminate extensions in service and contract appointments to the retired must also stop. There are many officers who just cannot retire and live without government perks. The Director of NRI Affairs, Mr. Ulhas Kamat continues to remain unsatisfied having made merry with so many extensions. Ironically he continues to be clinging to a post which has yet to be officially created. The Director of Prosecution Mrs. Shobha Dhumaskar is due to retire in April 2012. It is hoped that the authorities will take steps in time to appoint a successor. In the guise of the ensuing assembly elections she should not be given an extension. Goa cannot afford to live with any more of her controversial tailor-made legal opinions. It is hoped that the government as a matter of rule will not give any further extensions to anyone and will take steps well in advance to replace the retiring officer. In fact at the coming Assembly elections the youth of Goa should demand that the retirement age be reverted to 58 if not 55. All good things need to come to an end. And there is something known as “retirement life” which many government servants unfortunately cannot come to terms with. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372
[Goanet] Vanxekars want development
Dear Goenkars near and Far, The below article is an eyeopener where you see a lot of plastic surgery being done be it Panjim , Margao, Vasco and other cities be it for poliltical interest/vote bank , for the self glorifications of the politicians and so forth . Divar and Vanxim have a lot to offer and we should come up with an investment plan be it tourism , infrastructure , sports centre , this will also attract tourism in a big way. A great topic to share ideas and views and find ways to do something . Regards Vivek Vanxekars want Development Published on: October 1, 2011 - 01:45 More in: Goa News BY GLENN COSTA | NT Divar and Vanxim islands are two picturesque islands just a few kilometers and a ferry ride off the capital. A ferry connects Panaji to Divar and from there another ferry connects Divar to Vanxim. In the news for the recent clash between two groups – one opposing and the other in favour of a tourism project by Bangalore-based group, Vanxim, the last ward of the St Mathias panchayat, is crying for development; it is like a place where time stopped a couple of decades ago — a place from the past. “We don’t have a place to go for tea and if an unannounced guest comes, there is no shop here even to buy a soft drink,” says Anthony, a villager, who has lived his whole life in Vanxim. Accessibility is a big problem in this laidback village, home to some 70- 80 houses situated on some 92,000-odd square kms of land. However, half of them are in a dilapidated state and many are closed with families moving to neighbouring areas due to the lack of facilities. The almost one km road is only broad enough for one car and lined by fields on both sides, a forest of green that stretches as far as the eye can see. The village is bordered by the river and has only a dilapidated bund - not repaired for at least 3 decades – that has allowed saline water to seep to almost the level of the road. Villagers say that at times, the level of the water and the road is almost the same. “We need development in the village. We also want jobs,” says the local panch, Mr Manuel Furtado, adding that it would be convenient if some project comes up in the village so that the locals would not have to travel far in search of employment. “People from Divar and and Malar too would benefit,” he optimistically says. However, there are those who want development, but disagree on the job issue, saying that most villagers have got jobs, and those unemployed can always look towards pisciculture business to earn a livelihood, given the rising demand for fish. “I want development. We need a bridge very urgently. We also do not have a health centre and a doctor. In case anything happens in the night we have a problem,” says Mr Jose D’ Mello, another resident, who is not in favour of any project like a hotel. “We need a new transformer, and for such a large place two would be ideal. We need a doctor and a football ground as well as our own 108,” says Mr Reginald Pinto, recounting the times they have taken some sick person on their shoulders till the ferry. The village does not have its own pharmacy, its own medical service and not even its own provision store, with the government oft- repeated and vaunted development seeming to have passed by this island. Says Francis, recently returned from a ship trip: “I want a better condition of life for us in this village,” while senior citizen, Mr Baltzar Pereira chimes up, “We also need a bridge, roads, football ground.” Villagers say that the main road is narrow and the internal roads are very badly maintained, virtually non existent. The high tension electricity line to Chorao, a neighbouring island and passing through the village is in a pathetic condition and is almost touching the roofs of the houses in its path, pointing to the overhead wires that look as if they are going to fall at any moment. This village is represented by Cumbharjua MLA, Mr Pandurang Madkaikar, who has been in power for three terms. Surprisingly, when panchayat officials were asked the reasons for the lack of development, they attributed it to the opposition to development by a few individuals, thus abdicating their responsibility to push for works to be done for the village. It may be recalled that the Diocesan Centre of Social Communications Media, Goa had issued a statement informing that the Archdiocese entered into an agreement of sale with Mr Mahendra Gaunekar in April 1999 and, after fulfilling the conditions of the agreement, on February 11, 2006, the unemcumbered (non-tenanted) area was sold to Mr Gaunekar through a deed of sale for Rs 37,02,500. On the same day (that is, on February 11, 2006), the encumbered (tenanted) area was also transferred to Mr Gaunekar, through a “Deed of Transfer of Ownership and Assignments of Rights,” for Rs 18,01,650. It is to be noted that, through this particular deed, the tenant’s right to use the land as well as to
[Goanet] Streets of Mumbai - YouTube
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[Goanet] Learning what BJP never tells you
Understanding the politics behind the Medium of Instruction issue in Goa. http://www.cathnewsindia.com/2011/06/29/church-schools-complain-of-harassment/
[Goanet] Millstone Around Our Necks
1.Creating government jobs- The Parrikar period pre employment training scheme people were jobless after training! As it is,the army of bureaucrats need to be drastically pruned. High salaries,perks and pensions, not to mention strikes and unnecessary creation of work increases corruption and red tape, besides being permanent drain on the exchequer!In August 1,200 jobs were created (352 posts in Dte of Arts and Culture under CM). Now additional 1,130 posts created. Laxmikant Parsekar mentions unheard of posts like patient attendants (Health), bull attendants (Agricultural dept) etc .The politicians people (created vote banks) are generally recruited and no one can thereafter make those recruits accountable.What will happen after the 7th pay commission! 2.Aadhaar- The planning commission objected to simply very massive expenditure and duplication with NPR also in progress. I understand now both are being done simultaneously as the same vendor has been contracted.Before there were two different organisations, and different departments responsible!.These exercises have bordered on harassment,specially for the uneducated/poor who are not guided properly.With Census taking exercise recently concluded,same uncoordinated exercises for Epic,then ration card APL/BPL and people have to go and spend some more money and time for passport,Driving License smart card etc. With a corrupt and incompetent administration supervising, how accurate will all this be?(And now they will increase control and LPG prices and taxes. Expensive security plates for vehicles is next). RBI says banks have to verify address, Nandan Neilkani says no! Migrant labour keep changing address,sometimes have none,so how are banks and others to trust old data? When will they show more coordination, accountability and efficiency and stop adding to the millstone already around our necks that we have been democratically tolerating!
Re: [Goanet] : DHOBHITALAO---MY BELOVED HOME --BOMBAY
On 30 September 2011 15:21, eric pinto ericpin...@yahoo.com wrote: In a certain generation not too long ago, if you said Dhobitalao, you meant Little Goa. In Toronto, Canada where I live, there is little Italy, little Greece, little Portugal, little India and even, just outside of Toronto, an entire suburb (officially called Brampton) known as Khalistan, where all the Sardars live. Brampton used to be a farming area populated by whites, until the Sardars moved in. Now it is a place which abounds in Punjabi samosas, sarson-ka-saag and 'lawyers' who 'help' you with settling personal injury car accident claims. But you will not find any little Goa. COMMENT: There is a little Portugal in London around Stockwell: Little Portugal in Great Britain *by Rita Guerreiro* http://www.europe.org.uk/index/-/id/296/ There is a little Goa in Swindon Town, England. Like the Portuguese, Goans are all over the World despite both having small populations. Increasingly there are many Goan cooks working in London. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Ancestral land
I agree with Soter about Goans selling their ancestral properties. When one does that, one is cutting his ties to his ancestral land, and makes it easier for Bhaille mostly rootless Delhi-wallahs to take up residence in Goa. Unless one is desperate for a few pieces of silver, it would be better to retain title to those properties for posterity. Who knows if one's progeny may have an interest in their ancestral land ? I have seen Goans selling out their ancestral property to builders who build multi-story apartment buildings in its place. Sometimes the deal includes getting a poky prison-like apartment in the new building. I know at least one Goan who bemoans his decision. Too late.
[Goanet] Song for the day
All of me (with lyrics) michael buble http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCyLX0CSrYE -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Desiderata
I am sure that most of our Goanetters have come across Desiderata For othersread below.
[Goanet] Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! from MARY POPPINS on Broadway - YouTube
Week-end Entertainment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkHV6THFoDs
[Goanet] To MD
This is in repsose to MD's mail on Goanet. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2011-September/213910.html Hope you MD is the same as Maurice D'Mello of Toronto. Whose email ID was mmdme...@yahoo.ca because I could not find any post in my Archive under MD You were with our group Goan-Nri since Jan 2006 You were removed in May 2009 You were not removed for spamming or for your your ‘copy and paste’ postings but for something you said in one of your reply to a post – You said in in your manglorean Konkani (idiom) which I thought was very insulting and hurting to the group owner. Hence, I wrote to you to explain what you meant by that? But you did not reply to it and continued sending your post to the group. I send you another reminder to explain but you decided not to respond. You kept on sending your posts. At this time I blocked /removed you for spamming as well. Then you continue sending pvt mail asking why your post coming back undelivered and whether you are blacklisted. See all mails quoted below My last mail in reply to your above was on May 8, 2009 Quote: yes Your most recent postings seems insulting or hurting the owner of the group. you were give a chance to explain what you mean.. unquote: and you call it ‘Nasty’ response? Removing or blocking some one from a group is Nasty? At least you were given chance to explain Another example of ‘Jealous mind’? looks like Goanet has now become a scrap yard, like JoeGoaUk, everybody else dumping their crap here. Goanet please take note. Or else, anybody will accuse anyone just like that i was not expecting it at least at this time of the hour. Quote: your last reply was (dated 9th May 2009 see quoted below) This was with reference to Band ‘Purple Rain’ Clip in yourtube which had a copyright claim by the band owner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBNxOes3zzY You also copied this to me and the group TO:goan-...@yahoogroups.co.in Monday, 20 April 2009 7:59 AM Orlando Fernandes This is what I call free loading. I know how much effort it takes to put up a show and how easy for a critique to give his adverse opinion. Due credit should be given where ever it is applicable or not, unless one in involved. This is what we call 'meza voilem keLem daDn pilyad ZoDchem' in other words, take (fukat) credit just be cause one owns a video camera!!! Maurice D'Mello My reply: 25 April 2009 Looks like, this was wrongly came to this group as it appears that it was only meant to OF. Well, I did not receive many feedbacks on subj except two Pvtly and this is the only one in public. it's like 'fuddlean fulam mavop and fattlean mutti zokop'. fyi, on all my video clips due credit was given or mentioned the source (if known) along with the place and date. Ok, when it says '.. take credit just because one has video camera' How would you like this? If I say.. Just because I have video camera I capture it and put it up there (youtube) And just beacuse I put it up there you watch it (for free). Just think about it, because. like everybody else, JoeGoaUk too has heart and feelings. === Your mail: 8/5/2009 Dear Joe, My messages sent thru mmdme...@yahoo.ca are being returned undelivered. have u black listed me? Please advise. Maurice D'Mello Toronto From:JoeGoaUk joego...@yahoo.co.uk To: M.D'MELLO mmdme...@yahoo.ca Sent: Friday, May 8, 2009 4:19:20 PM Subject: Re: unable to send message yes Your most recent postings seems insulting or hurting the owner of the group. you were give a chance to explain what you mean.. = 9th May 2009 – your Last mail It is okay some times truth hurts. Good bye. md
[Goanet] : agragrain reforms
Agragrain Reforms The much talked about the fallow rice fields of tenants to be leased in salcette are still in the process of finalisations, Accordingly the tenants will not lose their tenancy for subletting them The acute labour shortage, lifestyle changes and costs of final products makes cultivation expensive proposition The income, expenditure computation certainly do not make rice cultivation an attractive activity. Moreover the vagaries of nature are a hindrance to the cultivators in spite of insurance Unplanned and unexpected the Velips, Danghars, and other tribal s from Canacona have plunged into rice cultivation in Salcette in a big way on the tenanted fields They have thus far not laid any claims as tenants and they have no written leases either The tribal Minister must be a happy person to know about the facts, that unaided or supported by the Govt these tribals are engaged in a worthy operation adding to the output of rice in a substantial way , thus decreasing the import to some extent.The world over agriculture activity is highly subsidised. The subsidy in any form, seeds, fertilizers, harvesters, tillers must be distributed to the cultivator irrespective and without distinctions, whether one is a real tenant cultivator or otherwise The promotion is of agriculture without the emphasis on tenants or lessee The rice is also no more staple food of Goans even now a days The migrants making up a huge floating populations is not addicted to rice consumption, but vegetables. The rising costs of vegetable are mostly due to the consumption patterns of migrants Nevertheless the huge subsidies in agriculture are cornered by farmers, the rich politicians, for whom it becomes easy to credit as non taxable income and also to debit loses There is a need to denote agriculture as an industry to give a fillip to its growth and encouragement Govt is spending huge amounts in distributing, subsidised vegetables In stead crop rotation should also be facilitated In the past onions ,chillies,sweet potatoes, water melons, brinzals raddish were common crops in Goa Subsidies to industry and agriculture must be ballanced as it is the agriculture that feeds the people in industry Animal husbandry piggery, poultry, Pisci culture, floriculture, bee keeping can add to the income of the farmers, Facility for storage, marketing, export can go a long way to augment the income The slogan JAI KISSAN JAI jAWAN needs to be reinvented Nelson Lopes Chinchinim
[Goanet] Chief Minister of Maharashtra (India): Release Ferreira, he's innocent!
Hey, I just signed the petition Chief Minister of Maharashtra (India): Release Ferreira, he's innocent! and wanted to see if you could help by adding your name. Our goal is to reach 1,000 signatures and we need more support. You can read more and sign the petition here: http://www.change.org/petitions/chief-minister-of-maharashtra-india-release-ferreira-hes-innocent?utm_medium=emailutm_source=share_petition Thanks! Reggie
[Goanet] Desiderata
My sincere apologies.internet gremlins put a spanner in the workds of .Desiderata. Here it is now http://www.healtalk.com/dl/desiderata.pdf
[Goanet] Salgaocar down East Bengal to win Federation Cup - goanvoice.org.uk
Salgaocar down East Bengal to win Federation Cup September 29, 2011 21:03 IST Salgaocar Goa dashed East Bengal's hopes of a hat-trick of titles with a 3-1 victory in the final of the 33rd Federation Cup football tournament in Kolkata on Thursday. Edeh Chidi (fifth minute) and Francis Fernandes (19th) gave Salgaocar an early lead before substitute Ryuji Sueoka (66th minute) put the issue beyond doubt with a third goal to help Salgaocar regain the Federation Cup after a gap of 14 years. Cheered on by a boisterous crowd, Alan Gow reduced Salgaocar's lead in the 25th minute, scoring from the 'spot'. But, without their inspirational midfielder Mehtab Hussain, who lasted less than five minutes, they could not match the reigning I-League champions. If it was a complete tactical failure for East Bengal coach Trevor James Morgan, for his counterpart, Karim Bencherifa, the triumph was really special, as the Moroccan tasted a 'double', having won the I-League and Federation Cup in the same calendar year. Bencherifa, who coached Mohun Bagan to the title three years ago, thus guided Salgaocar to their fourth Federation Cup title after a gap of 14 years. It was against the same side, and at the same venue, that Salgaocar, who were crowned champions in 1988 and 1989, had won the national knockout title in 1997.
[Goanet] MIistry wins award
Nice to learn that Toronto-based writer Rohinton Mistry has won the 2012 Neustadt International Prize for Literature. The Bombay-born, St. Xavier's college-educated writer has some Christian characters (assuming Goans as Mistry was familiar with them) in his books. His first novel, Such A Long Journey, was made into a movie. I haven't read his latest novel, Scream. The book, Such A Long Journey, landed him in trouble with the Shiv Sena as he has a character who resembles Bal Thackeray. Indian origin writers in North America are doing very well. Some new India-based writers are making a mark on the international scene and I hope they will also win global awards, just like Arundhati Roy. Eugene
Re: [Goanet] Happy Birthday George.
Hi George, So sorry if I am late at the party. Belated birthday greetings. The broad band in these hyar parts has gone on a blink for the last two days and no solution in sight over the week end. Hope you had a great day and an even brighter future 364 days ahead. -- Tony de Sa tonydesa at gmail dot com
Re: [Goanet] Just Matata* - Sin, Saints and Settlers
Hi Braz, We are not acquainted, but met at the Curtorim-Raia-Loutulim social recently when you came on the table, told all of us you were the author of Just Matata, gave us a synopsis of your novel and quickly left without giving me a chance to introduce myself and ask you more about the book. I am not an author or anything, but I could have reviewed your book on Goanet in an interesting way (assuming it was interesting) for the average reader and thus done my bit to have possibly helped with the sales. You were billed as going to release your book at the social on that day and I was looking to buy a copy. I would have made my table buy another five. Wishful thinking. I didn't see any for sale. Let that pass. Please tell us what motivated you to write it, something about yourself now that you are in the public domain and perhaps an interesting experience you had in Africa and might want to tell us about it. Sorry if it looks like I am hauling you over the coals. You seemed a nice guy when wise-cracking at the bar. Roland in Toronto. Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell. -Original Message- From: B MENEZES bmene...@sympatico.ca Sender: goanet-bounces@lists.goanet.orgDate: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:30:37 To: reply.goanet.n...@gmail.com; goanet@lists.goanet.org Reply-To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Just Matata* - Sin, Saints and Settlers Hello Frederick and fellow colleagues of this very active book club. I am please to announce that my first novel has now been released. Matata* means 'trouble' in Swahili. Please see attachment. Of course it is my wish that as many members (and others) read this, but it may be awhile before I can get the book printed in Goa. So for the moment, I suggest all Goa members who wish to have a copy, can gently hint, hint, hint, to their friends and relatives living in Toronto, that they would love to receive a gift of this book. The annual migration of Toronto Goans to the homeland is just starting. To help this process, I am offering the book at the bulk rate price of $17.50 (Can/US) per book. When I was told that publishing a book was like having a baby, nobody mentioned that self-publishing had one drawback: you have to dispose of the baby - hence this new role (temporary, I hope)! with warm personal regards, Braz Menezes Author, Just Matata, Sin, Saints and Settlers. www.matatatrilogy.com Tel: 416 363 9757 Mail: 2512/55 Harbour Square, Toronto, ON, M5J2L1, Canada From: fredericknoro...@gmail.com Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:10:26 +0530 To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet-News] For those who couldn't make it to the Goa2011 seminar today... at Alto Porvorim Dear all: Exclusive audio from the Goa2011 Seminar. The next best thing to actually being there! Today's presentations dealt with the themes of: civil social movements in contemporary Goa; the student movement in Goa in the 1980s; identity politics in post-colonial Goa; the media in Goa; the life of the little-noticed pastoral Goulys of Goa; Goan (Cuncolim) women's experience of male migration, Goa's archives and research being done on it; and a discussion on linking regional research (in Goa) with wider perspectives besides other issues. HEAR IT AT http://www.archive.org/details/Goa2011Seminar Detailed programme of the event at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-research-net/message/7769 Share information and knowledge... it might benefit you too one day! FN PS: Some files are in the process of being uploaded, and should be in the next few hours. Frederick Noronha Publishing Goa... not by accident. Goa,1556 books now available via Flipkart: http://bit.ly/rqah4t +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 Latest tweet: FNtracks is out! http://t.co/jEc7VruL Top stories today via @fredaraffeal123 @dreammagnifique Follow @fn
[Goanet] Goa news for October 2, 2011
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Navy sights suspicious boats off Goa - Times of India o-upgrade-sea-king-and-kamov-also-seeking-successor_1593974Navy to upgrade Sea-king and Kamov, also seeking successor http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNElgBdgeh3nswZRJ8nFlECRrzY8jwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Navy-sights-suspicious-boats-off-Goa/articleshow/10201550.cms *** Goa politicians part of thriving mining trade - Hindustan Times ovt-initiates-steps-to-clamp-illegal-mining_734057.htmlGoa govt initiates steps to clamp illegal mining http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEB8O9nY12LdbIGofWVf90Cg7U8Bwurl=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Goa-politicians-part-of-thriving-mining-trade/Article1-751769.aspx *** Goa illegal mining: Inquiry panel finds large-scale violations - NDTV.com cale violations according to preliminary impressions. The initial findings of the Shah Commission of ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHlDn_9aCcvRGDFeo1cX-nNWfdXMAurl=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/goa-illegal-mining-inquiry-panel-finds-large-scale-violations-137946 *** Another BJP MLA in Goa resigns, to join Congress - Hindustan Times ill-defeat-Sopte-Patnekar-at-elections/articleshow/10194687.cms'BJP will defeat Sopte, Patnekar at elections' http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGnCacLCIX7NlE4t4Eggpo22RSRAwurl=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Another-BJP-MLA-in-Goa-resigns-to-join-Congress/Article1-752004.aspx *** Goa woos tourists from New Zealand and Australia - IBNLive.com NLive.comPTI http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEVSZ2eqYemHPyU3cudKggfdNlEUgurl=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/goa-woos-tourists-from-new-zealand-and-australia/843038.html *** Goa police-drug nexus: CBI to quiz on video - Washington Bangla Radio EC8-A http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNE1I8kMV1uoJuP3kJk6BhtzAmqiCQurl=http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/103410711-goa-police-drug-nexus-cbi-quiz-video *** 'Leave beaches, embrace Goa culture' - Times of India mes of IndiaMove away from the beaches and embrace the indigenous culture of Goa, the Roman Catholic Church here on Friday advised tourists coming to the state. The Council of Social Justice and Peace (CSJP), a social platform of the Church in Goa which represents ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHcYNy-yEk0ZZwC9VIEciJubEpZSwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/10182857.cms *** Manipulation alleged by groups once again - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: Members of the students' wings of Congress and BJP on Friday held separate agitations within the Goa University's campus to protest the wrongful disqualification of student leaders as candidates for the varsity's annual student council polls. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHCpgclhb1i5CNz42Uv4kJkFT4YaQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Manipulation-alleged-by-groups-once-again/articleshow/10194764.cms *** Will 2012 see the political fiefdom fall? - Times of India erving MLAs in the country, ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFtncyjeAUs1UVstBklnUiUeKJLsgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Will-2012-see-the-political-fiefdom-fall/articleshow/10194706.cms *** Green Rating Assessment Scheme for Goa Demanded - Daijiworld.com riendly architecture. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFGfoksVR6ltVhGaZxU7uufOPd4lQurl=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=117689 Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] Song for the day
Be my baby - The Ronetteshttp://www.youtube.com/artist/The_Ronettes?feature=watch_video_title http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzhbGaCwBzsNR=1 -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] COLUMN: Coast with the most
Coast with the most By Vivek Menezes Dive right in Ajey Patil’s love affair with the ocean began when he first ventured underseas, back in 1992. An experienced, PADI-certified diving instructor, Patil spent several years in the Andamans before returning to Goa, where he and his sister Amruta – the graphic novelist – grew up. Here the self-described “marine engineer, naturalist, and raconteur” set up his friendly, family-run dive shop and training centre in 2007. Over the years, Patil has distinguished himself as a patient, diligent diving instructor, who is particularly good with first-timers and younger students. People now fly into the state just to train with him. If you’ve already got your licence, we highly recommend Dive Goa’s overnight stay trips to tiny Netrani, or Pigeon Island, about 220km from Goa, off the coast of the pilgrim-site of Murudeshwar in Karnataka. Besides Lakshwadeep and the Andamans, Netrani offers the best underwater visibility on the coastline of India – and its coral reefs teem with barracuda, triggerfish, eels, groupers, wrasses and other gloriously-coloured creatures you usually see on the Discovery Channel. Dive Goa has options to suit all levels of interest, from advanced certification courses to an excellent one-day session called Discover Scuba Diving, which takes newbies (even non-swimmers!) via a thorough briefing to a pool trial, and then straight into the ocean for Rs. 3,000 per head. Dive Goa, O’Pescador Resort, Dona Paula (www.divegoa.com, 93250-30110, 93250-30109). Go-kartography Goa is about life in the slow lane, right? Well, there’s excitement for speed demons at a go-karting track that sprawls over 482 metres of South Goan countryside in Nuvem, near Margao. Racing enthusiasts can’t get enough: the track has hosted national championships for the past five years – even Narain Karthikeyan showed up to take a spin. The Nuvem track is the brainchild of Christopher Moraes, who has loved cars and racing since childhood. He’s turned out a real labour of love, which includes all kinds of professional detailing, such as designated pit lanes and cambered turns. Go-karting may be Formula 1 in miniature – smaller race cars whizzing around smaller tracks – but there’s nothing pint-sized about the thrills. These cars burn rubber, handle really well, and average more than 70kph on the tracks. Moraes has also kept the prices on the low side: the basic ten-lap package costs just Rs.180. He supplies hygiene caps and helmets as well as the vehicles, but you need to bring your own gloves if you want to go the full Schumacher. Go-Kart Racing, Nuvem, behind Tata Motors Showroom, off NH17 (0832- 275-7899). Ten laps Rs. 180. Crocodile hunters Among Goa’s most outstanding features is its sheer biodiversity. From the coastline up innumer-able waterways to the thick jungles that spill over its borders with Maharashtra and Karnataka, the state provides natural habitats for wild birds, animals and plants that have managed to elude the relentless march of mining, tourism and the real estate industry. One of the richest of these habitats is called the Cumbharjua canal, which connects the backwaters of the Zuari and Mandovi rivers along the eastern limits of Tiswadi, the ancient island that is capped by the state capital Panjim at its other end. Even though the waterway is easily accessible, from boats, using the Cortalim jetty just below the Zuari, tourists never seem to venture here. That’s a pity, because the Cumbharjua canal teems with amazing birdlife – you can spot 50 species in an afternoon including the rare Collared Kingfisher – and is also home to a large population of crocodiles, including the Indian Mugger. On a fine afternoon, take a boat up with Pankaj Lad, the bright and energetic young naturalist behind Canopy, an eco-tourism company that also offers other nature-related tours into the Goan hinterland. Canopy (www.canopygoa.com, 97642-61711, 97640-52225). Boat safari Rs. 1,000 per person. Snakes Alive! Since childhood, Rahul Alvares has had a special affinity with snakes. After he graduated from school, the son of environmental activists Norma and Claude Alvares trained at the Madras Crocodile Bank and soon emerged as one of Goa’s leading snake rescuers. Over the years, he’s captured, handled, and safely released hundreds of pythons, cobras, vipers and other snakes that proliferate in the lush countryside and very often cross into human terrain. Alvares is a multi-talented guy. He’s a top personal trainer, has written two books (the second, Call of the Snake, consists of stories about snake-catching), and also leads popular bird-watching trips all over the state. Most unusual, however is his Snake Watch, a herpetology orientation course. Alvares introduces his students to a variety of wild snakes and covers basic snake-handling, first-aid techniques, and a host of other “snake-y
[Goanet] Rebuttal
Dear M.D. It has indeed come as shock that you have been threatened; I always maintain there are two sides to the story, so I await the rebuttal. I do not believe the saying that what goes around comes around...happens infrequently, if at all. If it were true, we would not have a multitude of people asking: why have you forsaken me O God? -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. Gabe, I said 'what goes round...' I received a personal and nassty that too, as I contribute to another web site as does Joe. Mog asondi MD Bramprton Toronto
[Goanet] Which of these foods have you tasted?
Hyderabadi Rayalseema Sarkari (Andhra Pradesh) Konkani Malvani Saoji Saraswat Varadi Punjabi Mughlai Awadhi Lucknowi Himachali Mithila Magadhi Bhojpuri Kumauni Gharwali Chennai Chettinad South TN (Madurai, Tirnelveli) Kerala Mangalorian Coorgi Udipi Rajasthani Gujarati Jain Kachchi Sindhi Goan East Bengali West Bengali Odia Chattisgarhi Assamese Meghalayan Mizoram Naga Sikkim Tripuri Indian Chinese Anglo-Indian Indian fast-food Indian fusion cuisine Parsi Other (please specify)
Re: [Goanet] Ancestral land
On Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:39:02 -0700, Vivian A. DSouza wrote: I agree with Soter about Goans selling their ancestral properties. When one does that, one is cutting his ties to his ancestral land, and makes it easier for Bhaille mostly rootless Delhi-wallahs to take up residence in Goa. Unless one is desperate for a few pieces of silver, it would be better to retain title to those properties for posterity. Who knows if one's progeny may have an interest in their ancestral land ? I have seen Goans selling out their ancestral property to builders who build multi-story apartment buildings in its place. Sometimes the deal includes getting a poky prison-like apartment in the new building. I know at least one Goan who bemoans his decision. Too late. COMMENT : I beg to differ with these views. A Judgement of the Bombay High Court (Goa Bench) started thus; Quote: “1. Generosity, kindness of heart and charity not always sow the seeds of goodwill and gratitude and not so seldom as desired but more often than expected, brook ingratitude and bring up the base sentiments in a human being. These thoughts come to mind as here is an eloquent and unfortunate example of it, a case where a fine humanitarian Act, dictated perhaps by those noble teachings to give shelter to those who have no roof under which to live or to give food to those who are hungry, is answered by utmost ingratitude. The petitioners indeed having given shelter to respondent No. 1 and his family in their hour of need, find now themselves in a strange situation of being deprived, due to the acts of the latter, of their ancestral house. The old story of the camel and the kind hearted Arab, who is driven out of his tent, is thus repeated. The petitioners, therefore, approched this Court with this writ petition seeking redress to their grievance.” Unquote. http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/614857/ There are innumerable numbers of land owners who have and still are facing this same situation. Their forefathers sacrificed and saved money to buy land for posterity. But then, there were others who enjoyed their lives drinking and gambling away their earnings without thinking of their future generation. All sacrifices the forefathers of these landowners are now being enjoyed by the generations of these irresponsible and unconsciencious people, due to vote bank Laws enacted, like the Mundkar Act and Land Tenancy Act. What we see now in Goa is that ‘muscle money power’ and ‘political clout’ usurp land from the rightful owners. What does one expect from landowners facing this situation? What would you do if your forefathers sacrificed and kept something for posterity and the same is being usurped by faulty Laws? Would you not sell the same to some outsiders so that they teach these uneducated, unconscientious, corrupt, and arrogant breed to learn what is civilisation? Our ire here is mis-directed. If the Laws of the land were just, all would fall in place. The need of the hour is to have JUST people who enact JUST Laws, and not blame people who face injustice. We are not deplete of such people. There are many who have conscientiously given up hold of other’s land, and have bought their own, being grateful for the interim help provided. But a majority, although their children are abroad earning, own two or three cars, own flats bungalows; still stick to landowner’s properties. Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão.
[Goanet] AADHAAR your permanent proof of Identity - Have your applied yet?
joego...@yahoo.co.uk Passport, PANcard, Ration Card, Election Card, Driving License, Photo Bank ATM or CreditCard, ?Recognised School ID card, Goverment Photo ID card etc etc (truncated) Proof of ID containing you Name and Address (BB)? Any one from this list: Passport, Ration Card, Driving Licence, Election Card, Bank Statement/Pass book, Water or Electricity or Landline Phone bill not older than 3 months,credit card statement, Goverment Photo ID card etc etc With all due respect to Nandan Nilekaani the Project Manager for the AADHAR card, I would submit IMHO that I wouldn't jump into the frying pan and make the card for the following reasons : a. The card uses an RFID chip and the inhouse experts at Goanet will gladly and freely give you gratis advise on how dangerous this technology is as it is prone to hacking. There are numerous online videos available to the interested to prove my claim to those who are interested. b. The bio metrics relied upon, primarily the finger prints have their own problems. viz with technologies available nowadays, finger prints can easily be duplicated. Moreover, certain classes of people, who by the nature of their occupations have their prints worn off are in for a whole load of problems. c. The card is supposed to facilitate the distribution of rations and provide ease for the 'aam aadmi' to avail of Government facilities. Does one see the Government installing expensive access to the main database and iris scanners and fingerprint scanners at all points where the beneficiary is supposed to prove his identity for availing of facilities? I have doubts. d. One of the main problems that I foresee is the level of security for the enrolled populace. In a land where ATM pins are sold by lowly clerks and where every third Amar, Akbar and Anthony is corrupt, can one safely entrust ones personal data to someone who wouldn't think twice about selling it down the river? e. Where Nilekaani perhaps can be faulted is for the sample size of the trials. It is too frightening to conceive how a billion plus people can entrust their data on the basis of a relatively minuscule sample size. f. It appears that the Government has prematurely embarked on this project. Let us not forget like all the great motivators in India, what talks is the cash at stake. This has the makings of a killing that could rival some of the modern scams. And for those who have their bank accounts to hide, this could be the beginning of the end of their privacy. I shall be happy to hear from the more enlightened Goanetters if they wish to express their views on this issue. Confucius he say, A fool rush in where them angels fear to tread Big brother is coming. -- Tony de Sa tonydesa at gmail dot com
[Goanet] Aitaracheo Katkutleo: Aksidentank Kharan Dinakat
Aksidentank Kharan Dinakat http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/message/35837 Ticho ghorkar eka sumanachi 'emergency leave' ghevn Gõyam ghel’lo to, aiz portean Kuveitt panvcho aslo. Gaddi spidir dhanvtali. Ghaddi choloytana tika mobile fonar ulovnk zai aslem. Fonar uloitam-uloitam keddnam vimantololachea parkingan pavli ti, tikach khobor nasli. Gõyam thavn yevpi viman vellar pavlelem. Samon gaddien bhorlem. Ghorkarak, 'passenger seat'-ar bosoylo. Gaddieche 'steering wheel' eka hatant zalear, dusrea hatan mobile fon ubarlo. Ghorkar bore bhaxen Kuveitt pavlo mhunn, tigele avoyk kollit korchem aslem. Mobilar ankdde damptana, tichea hatantlo fone zobordosten ghorkaran kaddun ghetlo. Tika matxi tiddok aili. Fone porot dinvk magtana tichea ghorkaran mhonnlem. “Vachunk nam tunvem etea disti poddta tea d'isplay board'-ar. DRIVE NOW TALK LATER. Ghora pavtoch susegadin tuje avoy thaim uloi”, mobilacher uloitana obseaganche ek mottem kharan Kuveittancha rosteancher asa mhunn to zanna aslo. Gaddi sodanch rostear 'defensive' cholounk zai ani nhoi 'offensive'. Khubdam tika ugddas kortalo. Gaddi choloytana tichi ek vaitt sonvoim mhonllear mobile fonar ulovpachi. Ghelea mhoynean ticheach offisan kam’ korteli ek ixttin oxech toren mobilar ulovtana marrekar obseag zaun molbavelea kumpantlean gaddi ghevn sorgachea darvontear pavleli. Ticho ugddas korit tin dis tinnem gaddi choloytana fonar ulovpachem bond kel’lem. Punn, zal’leachi sonvoim melea viret vhota? Borea utramni fon magun ghetlolo zalear tika rag yevncho naslo. Bhurgeanchea hatantlo fon oddun kaddta te toren tannem kelem. Sondhi mellta teddna 'tit for tat' ditelem oxem tichea monan niyalltana tika kitem tori haddkolunk laglem. Ani tinnem ghorkarak mhonnlem “I am driving honey” “Zannam hanv” “Zannam zalear nennar zainaka” “Atth dis zale….” “Hem kam’ ghorakodden susegadin korunk zata” “Itli addkolay kiteak?” “Vachunk nam tunvem etea disti poddta tea display board-ar? DO NOT test WHILE DRIVING. Dekun, mhojea zangddar tuzo hat asa to vegim kuxin kadd” Lino B. Dourado
[Goanet] BBSM to support BJP morcha - What does it tell you?
A news report in the Herald mentions that BBSM will particpate in the BJP morcha to protest against corruption in education. Just like 'the term 'caste discrimination' has to be linked to any issue to gain sympathy, now affixing the term 'corruption' to every problem has becomne a convenient tool to camouflage the hidden divisive agendas. So what do the all-yours secular minds on goanet have to say about the latest developments, like arrest of whistle blower Sanjiv Bhatt IPS in Gujarat? Soter D'souza Socorro, N. Goa 9890056616
Re: [Goanet] Which of these foods have you tasted?
In a Goan slum today, a little homeless street girl said she only has eaten chappati and dal in her life, and that too occasionally, sometimes not at the same time. She said she cannot relate to Frederick's list of middle and upper-class food values and categories below. So her category would be the last one (Other) as specified. Her specific question was are these the issues cyber-Goans care about when we are starving to death?. --- On Sat, 10/1/11, Frederick FN Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com wrote: Hyderabadi Rayalseema Sarkari (Andhra Pradesh) Konkani Malvani Saoji Saraswat Varadi Punjabi Mughlai Awadhi Lucknowi Himachali Mithila Magadhi Bhojpuri Kumauni Gharwali Chennai Chettinad South TN (Madurai, Tirnelveli) Kerala Mangalorian Coorgi Udipi Rajasthani Gujarati Jain Kachchi Sindhi Goan East Bengali West Bengali Odia Chattisgarhi Assamese Meghalayan Mizoram Naga Sikkim Tripuri Indian Chinese Anglo-Indian Indian fast-food Indian fusion cuisine Parsi Other (please specify)
[Goanet] Hakuna Matata(English) - YouTube
Matata ? Hakuna Matata! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejEVczA8PLU
