[Goanet-News] BEHIND THE NEWS: Verdict for change... (Pamela D'Mello, Frontline)
COVER STORY Verdict for change PAMELA D'MELLO dmello.pam...@gmail.com in Panaji The Congress suffers a crushing defeat, its worst performance since 1980. PHOTO: CHIEF MINISTER MANOHAR Parrikar (left) with Governor K. Sankaranarayanan after the swearing-in in Panaji on March 9. AS Goa's new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government settles down in office, it is easy to forget that a month ago the Congress seemed confident of returning to power in the State. The party is shell-shocked at its crushing defeat, its worst performance since 1980. The Congress won a mere nine seats, and, worse, eight of its Ministers lost the election. The party lost 11 seats, eight of them to the alliance between the BJP and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), two to independents and one to the newly revived Goa Vikas Party (GVP), floated by Francisco Pacheco, former Tourism Minister of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). The NCP, Congress's alliance partner, lost all of its three seats, two to the BJP and one to an independent. Independents, meanwhile, increased their seats from two in the previous Assembly to five. The BJP increased its tally from 14 in 2007 to a simple majority of 21 on its own and 24 in combination with its partner. Its alliance with the MGP is one of the many factors that scripted huge wins for the party. Ever since it rode piggyback on the MGP in 1994, the BJP has grown in the State at the cost of the MGP's soft Hindutva credentials. In the past few Assembly elections, the MGP, which is now reduced to being the hegemonic entity of two brothers, Sudhin and Deepak Dhavlikar, in Goa's interior Ponda taluk, contested on its own and entered into post-electoral alliances with the Congress for government formation. A regular split in the traditional vote bases of the BJP and the MGP gave the Congress an advantage in the past. This time, the MGP and the BJP found themselves on a common platform in opposing government grants to mainly Christian primary schools which wanted to shift from Konkani medium to English medium. This emotive plank helped the alliance consolidate traditional Hindu votes in some regions, to the detriment of the Congress. Sangh Parivar organisations such as the Hindu Janajagruti and their women's wings helped with a hushed campaign to vote for the lotus and even for the Christian candidates in their fold. The BJP contested 28 seats, left seven to the MGP and strategically supported five independents and other regional outfits such as the GVP in the Christian-dominated Salcete taluk. In a crucial departure from its earlier stance, the BJP sidestepped its own loyalists and picked winnable candidates who were new to the party but had the financial wherewithal to run a campaign. The strategy worked. Anti-incumbency and an anti-Congress wave decimated the Congress in this taluk, which in the past had given the Congress all its eight Assembly seats. This time, Salcete swung its votes in favour of three independents, two GVP candidates and one BJP candidate. The Congress won two seats. Swing in Catholic votes In another careful strategy, the BJP replicated a successful experiment in fielding Christian candidates. Over several terms, its Mapusa MLA Francis D'Souza had returned unerringly and with huge margins to the House, benefiting from both the BJP-MGP vote base and his own status in the community. This time the BJP gave at least six Christian nominees the ticket in constituencies with sizable Christian population. It kept away all hard-line Hindutva elements and agendas from the campaign and instead concentrated on corruption and development issues. All six of the alliance's Christian nominees won. There can be little doubt that the Church played a big role in the move away from the Congress, said hotelier Ralph de Souza. In its pre-election statements, the Council for Social Justice and Peace, the wing of the Church that comments on social matters, had advised people to vote wisely, for honest, non-corrupt candidates. And this time, it overtly downplayed its traditional anathema to communal politics. Voters here have long been uncomfortable with their back-against-the-wall plight of having to choose between Congress regimes that sank into corruption and real estate speculation (a bugbear with Christian voters) and the BJP-MGP's brand of communal politics. Voters seem to have been simply fed up with the arrogance and hubris of the Congress and the BJP. It was an anti-Congress wave, not a pro-BJP wave, and certainly not an endorsement of the Hindutva ideology, said Dr Oscar Rebello, a physician and an activist. According to the Citizen's Initiative for Communal Harmony, the anger generated by the Congress and its abysmal levels of corruption clouded the people's minds so much that they failed to see or overlooked the communal ideology of the BJP. The
[Goanet-News] NEWS: Caretaker, servants cannot claim ownership of property: SC
Caretaker, servants cannot claim ownership of property: SC PTI Mar 22, 2012, 08.15PM IST Supreme Court|real estate|Maria|Erasmo Jack de Sequeria|Deepak Verma NEW DELHI: One can not acquire title to a property only because he or she had been allowed to stay in the premises gratuitously for long, the Supreme Court has ruled, asking courts to deal firmly with those embroiling innocent owners in prolonged real estate litigations. A three-judge bench of justices Dalveer Bhandari, H L Dattu and Deepak Verma also laid fresh guidelines that caretakers, watchman or servants do not acquire any title to a property merely because of its possession by them for several years. No one acquires title to the property if he or she was allowed to stay in the premises gratuitously. Even by long possession of years or decades such person would not acquire any right or interest in the said property, the court said. False claims and defences are really serious problems with real estate litigation, predominantly because of ever escalating prices of the real estate. Litigation pertaining to valuable real estate properties is dragged on by unscrupulous litigants in the hope that the other party will tire out and ultimately would settle with them by paying a huge amount. This happens because of the enormous delay in adjudication of cases in our courts. If pragmatic approach is adopted, then this problem can be minimised to a large extent, said Justice Bhandari writing the judgement for the bench. The apex court passed the ruling while upholding an appeal of Maria Margarida Sequeria Fernandes who was embroiled in a two-decade-long legal battle with her brother and former Member of Parliament Erasmo Jack de Sequeria, whom she had appointed as a caretaker of her property in Goa. Caretaker, watchman or servant can never acquire interest in the property irrespective of his long possession. The caretaker or servant has to give (up) possession (of the property) forthwith on demand, the apex court said. -- Thanks to http://goanvoice.org.uk for the link See further details at: http://www.supremelaw.in/2012/03/maria-margarida-sequeria-fernandes-and.html --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet-News] Goa news for March 27, 2012
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa budget reduces VAT on petrol - Times of India 120756/Goa-Chief-Minister-Parrikar-turns-heat-mining-mafia.html?ito=feeds-newsxmlGoa Chief Minister Parrikar turns up heat on mining mafia http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGDSoOHI7ZYUczs1bzwRCmdA6V86Aurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-budget-reduces-VAT-on-petrol/articleshow/12421093.cms *** Goa midday meals lack nutrition: Comptroller and Auditor General - Times of India uction-loss-at-ktaka-over-rs-12000cr-says-uv-singh_685101.htmlCoal auction: Loss at K'taka over Rs 12000cr, says UV Singh http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFIuZzL1rpN95TQAEJerN_oemR_nQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-midday-meals-lack-nutrition-Comptroller-and-Auditor-General/articleshow/12408910.cms *** Goa govt set to launch major crackdown on illegal mining - IBNLive.com NLive.comPTI http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHhJWucu7Ach_Dvpm3sXaPutCTmlwurl=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/goa-govt-set-to-launch-major-crackdown-on-illegal-mining/979520.html *** Goa Music Festival to rock the state from 8 April - RadioandMusic.com dioandMusic.comMUMBAI: Showcasing different genres of music, the Goa Music Festival is set to rock the state from 8 April. The inaugural event of the fest will be held at Elephant Art Café, Anjuna beach. Spread over 52 days and 40 different venues, the fest will ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGHTkc13ueK0D97Ne8DI-4rHybZKwurl=http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/goa-music-festival-rock-state-8-april *** Showbitz #148; The Goa effect? - The Hindu e HinduWhether it was the effect of the chilled out vibe in Goa we don't know, but at the recent shoot for Rush in which Emraan Hashmi plays a controversial journalist, the actor was forced to use an Innova for a vanity van, and he didn't twitch an eyebrow!a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFQeZ5pGogDrRK8OrZI7rFV7B98BAurl=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3233146.ece *** Goa budget 2012 to be presented today - Zee News PCaGz-M http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHHkECFyPN6EYOWQoob2erokfEzWwurl=http://zeenews.india.com/news/goa/goa-budget-2012-to-be-presented-today_766157.html *** Goa: 16 arrested for illegal mining - Zee News e NewsPanaji: Goa police have arrested 16 people for illegal iron ore mining. Six persons were arrested at Morlem village, 40 km from Panaji, on Saturday, and 12 more were arrested yesterday. Police Inspector Siddhanth Shirodkar said the ore was stored at ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGpgctn00qqacRL2ERN-oBHAIYRawurl=http://zeenews.india.com/news/goa/goa-16-arrested-for-illegal-mining_766225.html *** Jazz in Goa - Times of India the reason why it is known worldwide. But a certain few have sworn to make Goa not just trance popular but include the whole music scene as well. Ekaterina Belyakova is one ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGBIZ1ga5t4H-bPnAr6brYeqH984Aurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/Jazz-in-Goa/articleshow/12414589.cms *** Anant Shet unanimously elected as dy speaker - Times of India mes of IndiaPORVORIM: Mayem Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Anant Shet on Monday was unanimously elected as the deputy speaker of the Goa state legislative assembly. Chief minister Manohar Parrikar and health minister Laximikant Parsekar moved the motion to elect Anant ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNF8A7QOGpiX2EmjXjlrhwk4friSAgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Anant-Shet-unanimously-elected-as-dy-speaker/articleshow/12420985.cms *** Tourism stakeholders happy with sops - Times of India mes of IndiaRalph De Souza, spokesperson, Travel and Tourism Association of Goa told TOI, I think it is a balanced Budget, given the time constraint. There are a lot of good things for the tourism sector such as the tourism promotion board.a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEvNEviQjJAeOCkjPf17LnyDrHfAQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Tourism-stakeholders-happy-with-sops/articleshow/12420957.cms Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Featured This Week: Trinidadian jazz guitarist Clifford Charles CD Songs From Deep Within
(http://photobucket.com/images/gold%20divider) (http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/cliffordcharles2) Whenever you ask what's his passion, Trinidadian jazz guitarist Clifford Charles with eyes glinting declares: it's music or nothing. This definitely shows as scores of fans of his home grown brand of silky smooth jazz music is convinced that Clifford is set to take on the world. He performed at some of the flagship music festivals such as Jazz Artist On The Greens, We Beat Jazz, Jazz Point, Tobago Jazz Festival. He has shared the stage with Randy Crawford, Joe Sample, and the Drifters.Clifford is by no means resting on his laurels not by a long shot. He has a new CD entitled Songs From Deep Within which was recorded and produced by the artiste himself. Clifford says that the creative process for this CD came from a good feeling that he had from within himself based on all the positives that surrounded him. So what can Caribbean and international music audiences expect from Clifford Charles? Nothing less than a tapestry of smooth jazz expression, created from the very soul of the artiste! “It's an honor to be featured on The Jazz Network Worldwide among such talented artists. The music from this project is featured to a community that will appreciate it and therefore to me it feels like home. The whole creative process for this CD came from a great feeling that I had within myself based on all the positives that surrounded me” says Charles. The goal of this new project is that it brings wider acceptance among the international jazz community which includes jazz radio, jazz festivals in the USA and Europe, jazz fans, jazz promoters, distribution and a possible record deal. (http://photobucket.com/images/gold%20divider) (http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/cliffordcharles2) Visit Official Website Of Clifford Charles (http://www.cliffordcharles.com) Visit THE JAZZ NETWORK WORLDWIDE A GREAT PLACE TO HANG at: http://www.thejazznetworkworldwide.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network To control which emails you receive on THE JAZZ NETWORK WORLDWIDE A GREAT PLACE TO HANG, or to opt-out, go to: http://www.thejazznetworkworldwide.com/profiles/profile/emailSettings?xg_source=msg_mes_network --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] Congress government harassing Christians
BTW, I forgot to mention that I have in my possession a list of 77 NGOs that are prohibited from receiving foreign funds either unconditionally or without prior permission. The vast majority of them (i.e. 78% or 60 out of 77) have nothing to do with the Christian religion or the Church. The list is obviously too long to be posted in a Goanet post. Cheers, Santosh - Original Message - From: Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Cc: Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 5:06 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Congress government harassing Christians First let me correct myself with due apology. The Indian government is not probing 77 NGOs. It has merely provided a watch list of 77 NGOs to its missions abroad for visa scrutiny. This list is not available on the internet. None of the NGOs on this list has been reported to have anything to do with the Christian religion or the Church. They simply have relationships with donor groups from the U.S. and Europe. They have also been reported to be minor charities. As far as NGOs being probed are concerned, a list of 12 such NGOs has been published by some news outlets in India. I have already provided a partial list of these NGOs. A majority i.e. 8 out of 12 of these NGOs have nothing to do with the Christian religion or the Church. You can obtain the entire list in the following news report in India Today: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/home-ministry-asks-cbi-to-probe-ngos-for-fcra-violation/1/176302.html Regarding the four NGOs that have already been sanctioned, I have provided the names of three, i.e. majority, that do not have anything to do with the Christian religion or the Church. Cheers, Santosh --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] The sore losers
To Goanet - Aires posted this link - http://www.frontline.in/stories/20120406290602500.htm Let's summarize Pamela D'Mello's 'analysis': - BJP won because of covert back-room activists who went to bat for it and pulled the wool over all you zombie Catholics. I won't name these cloak-and-dagger batsmen. (Pssst, they include saffronites Dr. Anil Desai, Dr. Anand Virgincar, and Rajan Parrikar.) - BJP won because a multi-crore NGO campaign zapped Goan minds. Shantaram Naik (of the Manohar Parrikar is Hitler fame) has questioned the crores spent, an amount unimaginable to his honest Kangress party. - BJP won because Catholics were marginalized through delimitation. - BJP won because saffron was wrapped in purple foil and secretly mixed with sorpotel. - BJP won because oooh my pea brain hurts now so I'll stop making up more stuff. Is Pamela D'Mello an 'independent' journalist, too? r --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] Matanhy - some more memories
To Goanet - Matanhy at the SEZ site in Keri-Bhutkhamb, Nov 2007 (Ajay Pereira, Dr. N. Dumo and Floriano are also seen) - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/matanhy-keri.jpg Matanhy speaking to the national media about the SEZ scam in Panjim, Nov 2007 - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/matanhy-media.jpg Matanhy at the Goa People's Assembly organized by Soter and I, June 2008 - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/matanhy-gpa.jpg r From: Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com To: goa...@goanet.org goa...@goanet.org Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 11:29 AM Subject: Matanhy - some more memories (was Re: Jaag Goenkara) To Goanet - All images from 2008. Telling it like it is to dirtbag Babu Kavalekar who wanted a Food Park in Quitol-Betul, a land grab - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/matanhy-with-kavalekar.jpg Pleading with former CM Digambar Kamat that SEZs should be thrown out of Goa - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/matanhy-with-digu.jpg Welcomed at an anti-SEZ rally in Mapusa by saffron/Hindutva/BJP women - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/matanhy-welcome.jpg r From: Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com To: goa...@goanet.org goa...@goanet.org Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:13 PM Subject: Jaag Goenkara To Goanet - Matanhy addressing an anti-SEZ rally in Valpoi in Dec 2007 - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/matanhy-valpoi.jpg r --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] The sore losers
Let me see. BJP won because every single person wanted THE KANGRESS OUT Except the Kangress' paid chamchas. :-) floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org www.gragoa.com - Original Message - From: Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 7:57 AM Subject: [Goanet] The sore losers To Goanet - Aires posted this link - http://www.frontline.in/stories/20120406290602500.htm --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Congress government harassing Christians
Santosh claims: A majority i.e. 8 out of 12 of these NGOs have nothing to do with the Christian religion or the Church. You can obtain the entire list in the following news report in India Today: Comment: How does Santosh jump to the conclusion that 8 out of 12 NGOs being probed are not connected with the Church. Is it the mere absence of the words diocesan, protestant, evangelical, ..? Please do not play cat and mouse Santosh bab. Your motives are very clear. - Soter --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] BEHIND THE NEWS: Verdict for change... (Pamela D'Mello, Frontline)
COVER STORY Verdict for change PAMELA D'MELLO dmello.pam...@gmail.com in Panaji The Congress suffers a crushing defeat, its worst performance since 1980. PHOTO: CHIEF MINISTER MANOHAR Parrikar (left) with Governor K. Sankaranarayanan after the swearing-in in Panaji on March 9. AS Goa's new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government settles down in office, it is easy to forget that a month ago the Congress seemed confident of returning to power in the State. The party is shell-shocked at its crushing defeat, its worst performance since 1980. The Congress won a mere nine seats, and, worse, eight of its Ministers lost the election. The party lost 11 seats, eight of them to the alliance between the BJP and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), two to independents and one to the newly revived Goa Vikas Party (GVP), floated by Francisco Pacheco, former Tourism Minister of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). The NCP, Congress's alliance partner, lost all of its three seats, two to the BJP and one to an independent. Independents, meanwhile, increased their seats from two in the previous Assembly to five. The BJP increased its tally from 14 in 2007 to a simple majority of 21 on its own and 24 in combination with its partner. Its alliance with the MGP is one of the many factors that scripted huge wins for the party. Ever since it rode piggyback on the MGP in 1994, the BJP has grown in the State at the cost of the MGP's soft Hindutva credentials. In the past few Assembly elections, the MGP, which is now reduced to being the hegemonic entity of two brothers, Sudhin and Deepak Dhavlikar, in Goa's interior Ponda taluk, contested on its own and entered into post-electoral alliances with the Congress for government formation. A regular split in the traditional vote bases of the BJP and the MGP gave the Congress an advantage in the past. This time, the MGP and the BJP found themselves on a common platform in opposing government grants to mainly Christian primary schools which wanted to shift from Konkani medium to English medium. This emotive plank helped the alliance consolidate traditional Hindu votes in some regions, to the detriment of the Congress. Sangh Parivar organisations such as the Hindu Janajagruti and their women's wings helped with a hushed campaign to vote for the lotus and even for the Christian candidates in their fold. The BJP contested 28 seats, left seven to the MGP and strategically supported five independents and other regional outfits such as the GVP in the Christian-dominated Salcete taluk. In a crucial departure from its earlier stance, the BJP sidestepped its own loyalists and picked winnable candidates who were new to the party but had the financial wherewithal to run a campaign. The strategy worked. Anti-incumbency and an anti-Congress wave decimated the Congress in this taluk, which in the past had given the Congress all its eight Assembly seats. This time, Salcete swung its votes in favour of three independents, two GVP candidates and one BJP candidate. The Congress won two seats. Swing in Catholic votes In another careful strategy, the BJP replicated a successful experiment in fielding Christian candidates. Over several terms, its Mapusa MLA Francis D'Souza had returned unerringly and with huge margins to the House, benefiting from both the BJP-MGP vote base and his own status in the community. This time the BJP gave at least six Christian nominees the ticket in constituencies with sizable Christian population. It kept away all hard-line Hindutva elements and agendas from the campaign and instead concentrated on corruption and development issues. All six of the alliance's Christian nominees won. There can be little doubt that the Church played a big role in the move away from the Congress, said hotelier Ralph de Souza. In its pre-election statements, the Council for Social Justice and Peace, the wing of the Church that comments on social matters, had advised people to vote wisely, for honest, non-corrupt candidates. And this time, it overtly downplayed its traditional anathema to communal politics. Voters here have long been uncomfortable with their back-against-the-wall plight of having to choose between Congress regimes that sank into corruption and real estate speculation (a bugbear with Christian voters) and the BJP-MGP's brand of communal politics. Voters seem to have been simply fed up with the arrogance and hubris of the Congress and the BJP. It was an anti-Congress wave, not a pro-BJP wave, and certainly not an endorsement of the Hindutva ideology, said Dr Oscar Rebello, a physician and an activist. According to the Citizen's Initiative for Communal Harmony, the anger generated by the Congress and its abysmal levels of corruption clouded the people's minds so much that they failed to see or overlooked the communal ideology of the BJP. The
Re: [Goanet] The sore losers
Oh! 'r' Parrikar, Of course Pamela D'Mello's analysis is right; I would add that the loss was also due to selfish politicians who railroaded themselves into the Congress, then blackmailed and finally managed to bring the Party down along with them. It was a Vote for change; anti incumbent politicions' Vote, it is; not a vote for anti minority Fascists as such! To be an 'independent journalist' does not mean that she has to side with the saffron fascists. Looks like it has touched a 'raw nerve' in you and your likes. Hope it helps 'open your mind'! The core principles and thrust in the BJP/RSS constitution has not changed; has it? Why then were these 'guiding stratergies' towards Fascism and 'anti minorities' stance in the very being of the BJP/RSS not advertised to the electorate openly?? You can fool some people some times; but you cannot fool all the people all the time. Down with saffron Casteism, Rascism, Segregation, Apartheid, and Hindutva Fascism In India. Let there be 'Equality, Liberty and Fraternity' all over India. For this to happen, These groups/parties like BJP/RSS etc have TO DISMANTLE NOW; Else the country is Doomed in the Long Run! Nascy Caldeira From: Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com To: goa...@goanet.org goa...@goanet.org Sent: Monday, 26 March 2012 1:27 PM Subject: [Goanet] The sore losers To Goanet - Aires posted this link - http://www.frontline.in/stories/20120406290602500.htm Let's summarize Pamela D'Mello's 'analysis': - BJP won because of covert back-room activists who went to bat for it and pulled the wool over all you zombie Catholics. I won't name these cloak-and-dagger batsmen. (Pssst, they include saffronites Dr. Anil Desai, Dr. Anand Virgincar, and Rajan Parrikar.) - BJP won because a multi-crore NGO campaign zapped Goan minds. Shantaram Naik (of the Manohar Parrikar is Hitler fame) has questioned the crores spent, an amount unimaginable to his honest Kangress party. - BJP won because Catholics were marginalized through delimitation. - BJP won because saffron was wrapped in purple foil and secretly mixed with sorpotel. - BJP won because oooh my pea brain hurts now so I'll stop making up more stuff. Is Pamela D'Mello an 'independent' journalist, too? r --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] May His Spirit And Legacy Live Forever
May His Spirit And Legacy Live Forever Man thou are dust and unto dust thou shall return, were the words that were rung in the ears of most Catholics in Goa on the 22nd of February this year, the symbolism of Ash Wednesday reminds us that we are indeed mere insignificant mortals, alive today gone the next. We do not know nor can we foretell the longevity of our existence. But we can be sure of one thing, sooner or later we will get the call which we will not be able to re-route nor will we be allowed an extension, so we will have to go, we come with nothing and we go with nothing but when we go, we do leave behind a trail, a trail that will reflect our existence. I am sure Mr Mathany Saldanha nor any one else must have thought that the significance of Ash Wednesday would be a reality four weeks into lent. On that fateful day and at that fateful time he was called and he had to leave, as everyone else he may have taken nothing with him but with the trail that he has left behind, he has left us a legacy, a bountiful reflection of his existence, like any of us a mere mortal he may have been but what he has left behind is his immortal legacy. Since his sudden and untimely demise, platitudes have been pouring in from all sides far and near, from friends and foes alike. Someone has even called him the father of activism in Goa. Yes, he was a born activist, a sublime orator and ofcourse a crowd puller, he was blessed with charisma that could turn any lateral movement into a tsunami of mass participation and I had seen this blitzing effect during the language and SEZ movements. These have been two gold stars among the many on his never ending silver lined resume. Goa has indeed lost a dedicated and honest fighter of the Goans causes. He excelled in his fight for the rights of besieged fishermen and for the protection of our fragile environment. He had a vision of a corruption free and a greener Goa. Now with his untimely demise, it's only appropriate that his friends and colleagues in the Goa administration keep alive his vision and his dreams of a better and a greener Goa in sync with his legacy. It is very disheartening to note that Goan politics has stooped so low that even before the mortal remains of beloved Mathany Saldanha were buried there was a buzz about candidates for the by-election and a few even sighed a sigh of relief fancying their chances. It does show our shallow or hollow reverence and lack of respect for a man who gave so much to Goa and Goans without expecting much in return. A by-election will surely be on the cards but as a mark of respect for the departed Soul, it should have been left till an appropriate time. In the last few days going through the writings on Mathany Saldanha in the print and electronic media I have realized that it is indeed true that, the worth of a person of the caliber of Mathany Saldanha is only know after his death or can anyone explain why a good person like Mathany won an election in Goa for just the second time whereas imbeciles, crooks and scamsters have been winning elections for the last 15 to 30 or even more years ? We all know that Mathany Saldanha was a good person but it is not enough to say he was good, what we need to do is, promote and elect good and honest people only then we will get good governance in return. I surely hope the many aspiring to be politicians will take honest and dedicated Mathany Saldanha as their role model and try to walk in his footsteps and work for the greater glory of Goa and Goans like he did. May his spirit and legacy live forever and may we Goans elect good and honest politicians in future. # The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. # --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] Goan Oral Histories Project - Interview with Mervyn Maciel (by Rose Fernandes)
Dear Rose, How nice of you to make the time to comment on my interview. Much appreciated. I 've been so encouraged by the many positive messages I've received ever since the interview went 'public'. Contrary to what you observe, I do not, in any way, consider my posting to that hell on earth unfortunate. In fact, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise,partly because I am a nomad at heart, and also because I love the African people, especially those from the former N.F.D.(Northern Frontier District). As a young(20-year old) bachelor at the time, it was quite an adventure and a fascinating experience to be out in the wilds miles away from civilisation! I got to love the Turkana tribe and learnt a lot from their simple lifestyle. As a former colonial District Commissioner once observed, The Turkana are certainly the most primitive in East Africa; no other people could survive with so few material possessions. And yet, they seemed so contended. Compared to today's generation, I don't think that the East African Goans(esp. those in the Civil Service), faced major hardships except, perhaps, during the war. Think of the perks - a virtually stress-free office life, lunch and 'siesta' breaks, paid local and overseas leave, including an 8-10 day luxurious cruise (except for those who chose to travel deck class). Ours was truly a Life of Riley'! Racial segregation or the 'colour bar' did exist in Kenya, but then, didn't we Goans discriminate against our own? Since most of my service was in the wilds of East Africa, I had no problem mixing about with Europeans or Africans for that matter and had many friends among both races. Admittedly, our salaries were structured on a racial basis, but that was the status quo then -things changed for the better much later. Looking back, I feel we were truly 'privileged' to enjoy such a wonderful life in Kenya, but my one regret is that some of us chose to treat the African as an 'inferior' being. That was truly shameful. Mervyn Maciel On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 11:13 PM, Melvyn Fernandes mel...@orange.net wrote: Dear Mervyn Thank you for sharing your experiences of your time in Kenya with us through a link on goanet. It has been some time since the phrase hell on earth has been heard by me. As only one-tenth of Kenya is fertile, it was indeed unfortunate that your work station happened to be in the part that was desert and that you had to endure the heat of the sun while working for the British Colonial Administration. Your interview has brought home to me how fortunate I was to have lived in Mombasa on the coast of Kenya. My happy and positive experiences are largely due to my parents who lived their life very much interacting in the social environment prevailing at that time amongst our community. There can be no doubt they faced challenges and a hard working life but, on analysis, these were no more or less challenging than those being faced today where jobs are scarce, competition fierce and working hours, especially for our young people, getting longer and longer. Those joining the workforce are also faced with final salary pensions being closed down leaving them with little hope of a well funded retirement combined with the state pension retirement age in the UK increasing day by day. Contrast this with what my father (and many of his generation) whose working life was 8am to12 o'clock, two hours for lunch and siesta, returning to work from 2pm to 4pm. After tea and cake, he headed for the waterhole of the Mombasa Institute to socialise with his friends there and catch-up on the day's gossip while keeping an eye on our community children playing in the grounds and on badminton courts. All expenses paid holidays were three weeks every year, with three months every fourth year (to go to Goa). On retirement, my father received a decent pension he enjoyed for years and which my mother still enjoys to this day. In agreement with Roland Francis, it would have been good to have seen the entire recording of your interview. Also interesting to know whether you felt subjected to any discrimination during this period of time and, if so, were able to do anything about it? The reason for my question is, as a community, we are nomadic. Our forefathers had skills and the courage to leave their sheltered life in Goa to earn their livelihood in East Africa while supporting family in Goa at the same time. These skills will have been passed down to us and if we were unhappy during our time in East Africa, (remembering most of us lived there for 20 years plus) I feel sure we would not have suffered in silence and would have moved on earlier to another country. Therefore, for the record, it will be good to see more of our people interviewed recount their positive experiences here. Today, it is no longer extraordinary to hear of a person from our community, for example, spending his childhood
[Goanet] Football Tournament to welcome allocation of funds for rebuilding the Historic Campal Football Stadium
Clubs from the capital city of Panaji, namely Panjim Sports Festival Committee, Young Boys of Campal, Kaddint Boys and JCI St. Inez have welcomed the decision taken by the BJP led Government to declare Football as a State Sport and have expressed their thanks to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar for allocating funds to build a state-of-the-art Football stadium at Campal and for thus fulfilling the long standing demands of the residents of Panjim and other Football lovers. To celebrate this decision; the clubs in joint association with the Sports Authority of Goa have announced a Football Tournament at the historic Dayanand Bandodkar Campal Grounds, which will be held from 15th April, 2012. A managing committee has been formed to organize the championship with members as follows: President - Brahmanad Shankwalkar; Vice-Presidents - Dr Rufino Monteiro and Surendra Furtado Secretary - Sandeep Heble, Jt. Secretary - Michael Ribeiro, Treasurer - Chetan Kavlekar, Jt. Treasurer - Raymond Fernandes Members - Shekhar Degvekar, Dr Deepak Mayenkar, Parag Chauhan, Sarfraz Sheikh, Hilary Fernandes, Leslie Roncon, Joaquim Teles and Angelo Albuquerque. Entry for the Championship, which has been named as ‘Panjim Gold Cup’, will be open to Clubs, Schools, colleges and other Institutions. The championship is being held with an ambitious aim to revive club culture and to promote football in the capital city, particularly amongst the youngsters. Attractive Cash Prizes and Trophies will be on offer. Entry forms will be available at Angley's Sports, Panaji. Further details on the Football Championship may be obtained from Organizing Secretary Sandeep Heble (9326129171). yours sincerely Sandeep Heble Organizing Secretary Panjim Gold Cup Tournament organizing Committee 9326129171 --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Goa Budget 2012 What's in it 4 You, you, yes you the Phew who'll B in a beef stew ?
I have gone through the Goa Budget 2012. [Thanks to Joseph Rebello] And I must say that Manohar Parrikar has been working on this budget speech for all the years he was anxiously waiting for occupy the CHAIR. AND, from the first, superficial reading of the Budget 2012, I have a feeling of EUPHORIA. All this while I was un-selfish. From now on I want to be selfish for a change. And I am certainly going to claim Rs. 1000/- per month housewife allowance for Mrs. Lobo and Rs. 2500/m for Mr. Lobo as a retired SEAMEN allowance. I have already dished out my CDC from the antique collection. I am happy that Goa Su-Raj Party's Road Map figures in this budget to the extent of bridges and river transport. I would have wanted 'hydrofoil' ferry services between Aldona/Calvim to Panjim to be revived since it's stoppage immediately after 1961. Hopefully, the Dona Paula - Vasco ferry service will be hydrofoil based ( like Venice to Lido in Italy and elsewhere in Russia etc.) I am particularly enthused about the Truck terminuses and Parking lots in Cities and Towns and motor cycle/bicycle tracks too. The idea of the Exhibition cum Conference hall is wonderful. This can be used to exhibit all new projects like bridges, etc by various builders/firms so that people can vote for one they like. More votes, you get what you want. I would have been happy if an autonomous TENDERING CELL was created so that all TENDERS emanate from this CELL ( WITH NO COMMISSIONS TO MINISTERS ETC). Sadly, flyovers are missing. We need one at O'Coqueiro and Mapusa/Bastora junction badly. I have not seen any mention of GICA sewerage for Margao, Calangute belt and Mapusa. Maybe this so because is it paid for by the Japanese Government.No mention of CBI and ED to get permanent residences in Goa. If these cells are put to good use, people of Goa will have nothing but meals made out of CURRENCY NOTES which are salting in Minister's and Ex-Minister's godowns and underneath their tiled floors in secret cavities. I shall be reading the budget speech of Manohar Parrikar more closely in time to come and will want to comment more on the positive aspects of his very encouraging budget. I would want him to set up a corpus for the RTO to regularly air the TRAFFIC RULES on cable TV as advertisements with visuals. Give the public upto 3 months to be familiar with the new Traffic Code and to be guided through warnings only and no talaos. After three month, upwards of Rs. 500/- for any traffic offence and cancellation of driving/riding licenses for life for drunken driving causing serious accidents. This will save a lot of lives who will want to live to enjoy the new budget. Am very happy about enhanced agriculture in the State. And last but not the least, I am not at all happy with Manohar Parrikar adopting Robert Frost's quote to say: I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep. Miles to go before I sleep... We have already seen one dynamic person who would never want to sleep going for the eternal sleep. My sincere advice to Manohar Parrikar is to RELAX, keep office timings, decentralize, hold people accountable, enjoy a popaya juice once in a while ( and a cigarette too in moderation ) at Mapusa Alankar whether Tara Narayan likes it or not. :-)) Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org www.gragoa.com PS: I have already got the taste of Manohar Parrikar's will to tighten-up the governance and also make it simple. I had a couple of POAs from UK to be endorsed by the Additional Collector. And I had expected to make one or more trips after delivering the documents. But surprise! surprise!, My documents got processed right away and though I was late to pay the Rs.10/- fees ( the cash closes at 12 sharp), a little chat with the department head got me my receipt. 'Hello' and 'most obliged' for signing the documents to Mr. Sawant ( Add. Col) and I drove home a very very happy man. - Original Message - From: Joseph Rebello To: Joaquim Nolasco Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 6:51 PM Subject: Goa Budget 2012 What's in it 4 You, you, yes you the Phew who'll B in a beef stew ? With acknowledgement to Navhind Times of Goa GVUK wide Goan Community Newz. Goa Budget 2012 26 Mar: Navhind Times. Some Highlights: Target 15% growth. Mechanism to protect NRI Goans property in Goa. Tourism Master Plan for Goa. Subsidy for pilgrimages to Vailankini etc. Low cost housing for Goans. New Zuari bridge within 36 months. World class exhibtion and convention centre to be set up. 24 hour water supply. Tax on alcohol cigarettes increased. Petrol will be cheaper by nearly Rs11 per litre. All junk food to be taxed at 20% … Luxury cars to cost more… more details.. --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at:
[Goanet] Height of disgusting journalism - Herald
Below is the disgusting editorial in one of Goa's popular newspaper. The editorial appeals for no political party to field candidates against the BJP in the Cortalim by-polls. Is the BJP or any political party in this country known to restrain themselves from contesting a by-poll after the demise of a Congress MLA or MP? Are we Goans being considered as morons? No party should contest against BJP in the Cortalim by polls The outpouring of grief over Matanhy Saldhana's death shows no signs of abating. Absolute strangers have been calling and breaking down on the phone. Some are fisher folk, many are his former students, now lawyers, doctors, teachers and businessmen. They are all men and women of repute and standing. Yet, as one, they bare their hearts and cry as if there's no tomorrow. As a news organisation where reporting deaths and tragedies are a part of our daily existence, the evocative and heartfelt response to Matanhy's death by all in Goa was a huge eye opener. Everyone who knew and loved Matanhy, has been surprised at the extent of the sadness over his death because for each, the love for Matanhy was personal. In his death, there is a fresh realisation that it was universal. It's difficult to figure if Matanhy followed agitations or agitations followed Matanhy. But what is not difficult to figure is why Matanhy and agitations were natural bedfellows, in a seamless embrace. Each agitation was a fight to protect Goa's, land, water, resources and above all Goa's identity. These agitations touched hearts and strengthened minds. And mind you every agitation may not have been huge in terms of scale, though most were. Some were simple demonstrations of protest. A couple of years ago, on a very hot summer afternoon Matanhy called journalists saying that a fisherman's boat and his fishing nets were burnt by someone and if reporters could come to Velsao where it happened. Journalists took their time and at four o clock two of them turned up to see Matanhy standing by the burnt boat, with four others. He had waited in the sun for three hours without lunch, to be on the side of that fisherman waiting for some reporters to come and see the damage. He had no election to fight, he had no deal to strike and he had no agenda. He just stood there on that afternoon like a brother and promised to find those who burnt his boat. When he contested elections this time, he did not have to go and plead or promise or give any incentives. He simply gave himself yet again and people believed him. Every boatman in Velsao and Cansaulim, would have voted for Matanhy as a brother would. In death, Matanhy has put a stamp on the greatness on his life and he has joined a very long list of decent, simple and dedicated leaders who have died young. When you see doddering 85 plus year old leaders contesting elections aiming for high offices, it is a consolation that Matanhy had energy and vigour till his last day. All this brings us to an issue which will play out immediately after his funeral. Who will step into Matanhy's shoes in Cortalim. The ugly side of Goa's politics is already visible. One of the candidates who lost to Matanhy actually called someone in the BJP, asking if the party would field him/her in the byelections. If we are true Goans, let us pause, close our eyes and ask if it is fair for the Congress or any other party to field a candidate against the BJP in Cortalim in the July by elections. The greatest tribute to Matanhy would be to have a historic election in Cortalim where there is one BJP candidate and none other. If anything, it will help Goa get a piece of its dignity, pride and honour of rising above party politics for a change. http://heraldingoa.blogspot.in/p/edit.html --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] Interview with Mervyn Maciel
On 25 March 2012 21:01, Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi Roland, Thank you for your encouraging words. We have collected hours and hours of oral history covering every sort of topic from discrimination at work to segregated living to caste in East Africa. Unfortunately I will not be making any of that public right now. It will come into the public domain when it is lodged with the British Library. The reason being, as you may have noticed, our Goans are incapable of handling the least amount of introspection of their historical past. It is an unwritten rule almost that we must all believe our lives have been fantastical, ethical and almost mythical and any threat to that notion of ourselves comes under assault. So for now, only the most benign aspects of the interview will be made public. Take care, selma RESPONSE: I don't quite get what you are trying to impart here. That I/some others have questioned the veracity of a story? If so your best, so far interviewee, was of the same opinion! Wings clipped by the handlers, maybe? No more tit bits to whet our appetite? if so this is draconian, don't you think so? When time comes, we shall be given the whole caboodle, many will not bother. P.S. Tullow Oil, has just discovered oil in Turkana land and Moi is going gaga! In 1963, did someone in the House of Lords, push for the Northern Half to be given away to Somalia...a link that I had posted here! P.S. Just back from Catalunya, brought the Sunshine backhopefully song for a day will resume tom. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Goa Herald 20th Mar 2012 : Birth Anniversary of 'Father of Goan Democracy' observed
Panjim: In the light of recently concluded elections, Goans from all walks of life commemorated the 84th birth anniversary of the “Father of Goan Democracy” late Roque Santana at his home, in Velim the place where Goan vision of Democracy was born in June of 1962 and today where his mortal remains rest . Echoing his words ‘ not to use Democracy to loot people’, they recollected how this youth of Velim spearheaded a mighty revolution that brought in Democracy and Election in Goa in Dec 1963 and established a new way of life for Goans. 20th March 2012, Herald http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/epapermain.aspx?queryed=9eddate=3%2f20%2f2012 Phd/ref/x --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] Congress government harassing Christians
I have concluded that 8 out of the 12 NGOs being probed are not connected with the Church because I have read about their activities, and know from their descriptions that they are neither affiliated with the Church nor involved in Christian religious services. Of the 8, Calcutta Urban Service was formed by private citizens for the purpose of emergency relief, poverty alleviation, urban development, etc. Harpawat Charitable Trust in Udaipur appears to be a charity established by a private business. Rural Uplift Centre in Kanyakumari is a privately run social welfare charity. Bharatiya Cattle Resource Development Foundation promotes Indian breeds of cattle. Dhe Chen Chokhor Kagyupa Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Dehradun. IGEP Foundation is an organization run under an Indo-German export promotion project. Samast Muslim Khalifa Sumatwal Janat is a Muslim charity. Heritage Foundation in Varanasi is associated with a corporate hospital, and runs health awareness camps, etc. As far as my motives are concerned, they should be clear to any objective person on Goanet, but not to Soter. My motive in this thread is to expose the fact that the claim made in the original post by Soter and in the title of this thread, namely that the Congress government is targeting and harassing Christians in India is a lie. To me exposing divisive falsehoods propagated in secular public forums is not a game. I do not consider Soter to be a cat or a mouse. He is a human being like me. Cheers, Santosh - Original Message - From: SOTER so...@bsnl.in To: goa...@goanet.org Cc: Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 9:35 PM Subject: [Goanet] Congress government harassing Christians Comment: How does Santosh jump to the conclusion that 8 out of 12 NGOs being probed are not connected with the Church. Is it the mere absence of the words diocesan, protestant, evangelical, ..? Please do not play cat and mouse Santosh bab. Your motives are very clear. - Soter --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Parrikar: Church's Most Venerable Patron
Parrikar: Church’s Most Venerable Patron Eugene Correia The Church has made Manohar Parrikar its Most Venerable Patron by its covert support to the BJP. The Church has forgiven him his past sins and redeemed him in the eyes of the laity. Many Catholics should rightly be feeling uncomfortable despite Parrikar's mea culpa, perhaps a hollow one. Like most politicians, Parrikar can be many things to different people. This election, he over-reached himself to touch and heal the Catholic community that held an uneasy disposition towards him. At a gesture akin to falling on his knees, Parrikar asked for mercy for his mistakes of cancelling the feast of St. Francis Xavier and Good Friday holidays. If Parrikar hadn't shown regret, he may have been crucified at the ballot box. He probably learnt that the Catholics believe in forgiveness, following what the crucified Jesus asked them to be. A merciful Jesus should save him from political pitfalls that may lie ahead. Parrikar’s is carrying a heavy cross as he tries for the third time to govern a state that seems to have recoiling further and further into a moral, political and economic morass. How he will try to stem the rot or pull the state from stagnation and take it on a progressive path by crossing over roadblocks such as corruption and nepotism without creating pockets of resistance from within the party and the big industries is to be watched. Parrikar delivered a masterstroke in selecting five new candidates, besides his seasoned Catholic home guard, Francisco D'Souza, to contest on the BJP tickets. He netted the kingfish, Matanhy Saldanha, and after that it became easy for him to fish the mullets from the small ponds where the candidates were fielded. Now that Matanhy is not there to be his sounding board as well his trusted friend and adviser besides his shield if Matanhy had taken on the might of the mining barons and those politicians, both within the BJP and the MGP and outside these two alliance partners, who enjoy the benefits of illegal mining. The story of the success of the five, taking for granted that Francisco would carry Mapusa with him as he has done in the past, was what tilted d the scales in Parrikar's favour. That the BJP alliance partner, the MGP, could deliver just three was enough to show him that the MGP is a spent force. The current MGP is not the same as the old MGP under Dayanand Bandodkar, as a couple of Catholics were its strong members and also held ministerial posts in the Bandodkar rule. The Church looked with disdain the antics of the Congress government and some of its Catholic ministers who paid scant respect to Church authorities. The Congress leaders turned a deaf year to the Congress voice. It forgot that the Church can sway lot of votes in Salcette. The IT raids on the Velim priest, Fr. Romano Gonsalves, have been alleged to be the dirty tricks job of those who want to fuel the anti-Congress fire across the land or specifically targeted against sitting MLA Felipe Neri Rodrigues, who could not survive. The victor, Benjamin Silva, an independent candidate, enjoyed the BJP support, though getting him to run on the BJP ticket in the Catholic belt may not have worked. Felipe Neri blamed Fr. Consalves, just as the other Congress loser, Churchill Alemao, has blamed the Church and, in particular, some unnamed priests for his mighty downfall. Churchill's grouse against the Church is a cry of anguish. His nemesis, Avertano Furtado, too was supported by the BJP. Both, Benjamin and Avertano, are now the poster boys of BJP’s “other” face. The IITian that he is, Parrikar melded Catholics to his rightist party, an engineering feat that helped the BJP juggernaut to ride to victory. Kudos to Parrikar for making the communal BJP appear secular to the Catholics. With the mixing of the Hindu sanatan dharma with Christian universality (Muslim affiliation was missing), the BJP projected a two-dimensional face of Goa. Tokenism worked well to catapult Parrikar back into the chief minister's seat. The new relationship between the Church and the new government augurs well for Goa, most so for its Catholic population. Granted that the Church is perched on a high moral ground and no doubt a power by itself, the Church has gone forth into the public arena on many issues and drawn the attention of the government. It shouldn’t stop playing that role but also not be a clapper boy for the government. Even as the Deputy Chief Minister, Francisco D’Souza, has vowed to look after the interests of the Catholics, the Church must weigh its powers to force the government to keep to its promises. Parrikar may appear “saintly” now but there’s no guarantee he won’t revert back to being his old self. Politics is a strange game and uncertainty is its prime virtue. In the final analysis, Manohar Parrikar, the devout Hindu and a tagged RSS man, strolled into the Catholics hearts that were heartened by the circling gloom in the form of nepotism, corruption,
[Goanet] Church humour- Hymns for driving
For those who love driving, here is some Church humour- at 45 mph - God will take care of you at 65 mph - Nearer my God to Thee at 85 mph - This World is not my Home at 95 mph - Lord, I'm coming Home at 100 mph - Take my hand, Precious Lord at 120 mph - Beyond the Sunset at 150 mph - The Master has called (Source: The Examiner) Regards, Marshall --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Goa budget
A cursory glance at the budget highlights, as reported in Navhind times, is unbelievably good. It seems too good to be true. But a budget can be presented as a grandiose plan but there's a gap between what is proposed and what can be achieved. The timeframes for some of the outlined projects seems unrealistic given the way things move in Goa, no matter how much the CM will push. Let the CM kickstart some of the projects and by the time for next year's budget Goans will know how much has been accomplished. No doubt the budget is populist in nature but how far populism will cost the state exchequer has to be seen. It looks like the debt load will increase. Who cares, just like the US where government debt is so ridiculously high and keeps on growing. A balanced budget is a mirage. Parrikar the benevolent has provided a platter of goodies for one and all. Goans in Goa and, to some extent, NRI Goans must cheer. For many NRI Goans who lost their property to caretakers or squatters, the new plan may be too late. I don't think any legislation or amendment to the Mundkar or any other tenancy act would make it retroactive for those losers are old laws. Parrikar has left a lot for Goans to think about. The tavernas and tintos will be buzzing, though feni will cost a little more. Goans will says cheers, anyway because they will be compensated by the benefits in other ways. Parrikar has answered your prayers -- at least on paper for now. Eugene --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] Goa budget
From: Eugene Correia For many NRI Goans who lost their property to caretakers or squatters, the new plan may be too late. I don't think any legislation or amendment to the Mundkar or any other tenancy act would make it retroactive for those losers are old laws. From Goan Voice UK, 24 March 2012 at www.goanvoiceorg.uk Caretaker, servants cannot claim ownership of property: Supreme Court 22 Mar: PTI. One cannot acquire title to a property only because he or she had been allowed to stay in the premises gratuitously for long, the Supreme Court has ruled, asking courts to deal firmly with those embroiling innocent owners in prolonged real estate litigations. The apex court passed the ruling while upholding an appeal of Maria Margarida Sequeira Fernandes who was embroiled in a two-decade-long legal battle with her brother and former Member of Parliament Erasmo Jack de Sequeira, whom she had appointed as a caretaker of her property in Goa. 366 words. Full Text at http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-03-22/news/31225170_1_care taker-real-estate-property JUDGEMENT . Full Text: 50 pages 21 Mar: Supreme Court of India. Civil Appeal No. 2968 of 2012. Maria Margarida Sequeira Fernandes and Others .Appellants Versus Erasmo Jack de Sequeira (Dead) through L.Rs. .Respondents. JUDGEMENT . Full Text at http://bit.ly/GMdM0W Eddie Fernandes --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] NEWS: Caretaker, servants cannot claim ownership of property: SC
Caretaker, servants cannot claim ownership of property: SC PTI Mar 22, 2012, 08.15PM IST Supreme Court|real estate|Maria|Erasmo Jack de Sequeria|Deepak Verma NEW DELHI: One can not acquire title to a property only because he or she had been allowed to stay in the premises gratuitously for long, the Supreme Court has ruled, asking courts to deal firmly with those embroiling innocent owners in prolonged real estate litigations. A three-judge bench of justices Dalveer Bhandari, H L Dattu and Deepak Verma also laid fresh guidelines that caretakers, watchman or servants do not acquire any title to a property merely because of its possession by them for several years. No one acquires title to the property if he or she was allowed to stay in the premises gratuitously. Even by long possession of years or decades such person would not acquire any right or interest in the said property, the court said. False claims and defences are really serious problems with real estate litigation, predominantly because of ever escalating prices of the real estate. Litigation pertaining to valuable real estate properties is dragged on by unscrupulous litigants in the hope that the other party will tire out and ultimately would settle with them by paying a huge amount. This happens because of the enormous delay in adjudication of cases in our courts. If pragmatic approach is adopted, then this problem can be minimised to a large extent, said Justice Bhandari writing the judgement for the bench. The apex court passed the ruling while upholding an appeal of Maria Margarida Sequeria Fernandes who was embroiled in a two-decade-long legal battle with her brother and former Member of Parliament Erasmo Jack de Sequeria, whom she had appointed as a caretaker of her property in Goa. Caretaker, watchman or servant can never acquire interest in the property irrespective of his long possession. The caretaker or servant has to give (up) possession (of the property) forthwith on demand, the apex court said. -- Thanks to http://goanvoice.org.uk for the link See further details at: http://www.supremelaw.in/2012/03/maria-margarida-sequeria-fernandes-and.html --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Xit-Koddi - Bahrain Goans Newsletter - March 2012
New Look And New Features, In The 2nd Year Of Its Publication. Xit-Koddi Newsletter for the Goans - by the Goans - of the Goans in Bahrain March 2012 Issue Is Now Available Online. Click on the link below, bookmark and read at your leisure. https://sites.google.com/site/bahraingoans/xit-koddi---mar-2012 Kindly circulate among your contacts G.R.Crasto --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] Goa budget
On 26 March 2012 20:32, Eddie Fernandes eddie.fernan...@gmail.com wrote: From: Eugene Correia For many NRI Goans who lost their property to caretakers or squatters, the new plan may be too late. I don't think any legislation or amendment to the Mundkar or any other tenancy act would make it retroactive for those losers are old laws. From Goan Voice UK, 24 March 2012 at www.goanvoiceorg.uk Caretaker, servants cannot claim ownership of property: Supreme Court 22 Mar: PTI. One cannot acquire title to a property only because he or she had been allowed to stay in the premises gratuitously for long, the Supreme Court has ruled, asking courts to deal firmly with those embroiling innocent owners in prolonged real estate litigations. The apex court passed the ruling while upholding an appeal of Maria Margarida Sequeira Fernandes who was embroiled in a two-decade-long legal battle with her brother and former Member of Parliament Erasmo Jack de Sequeira, whom she had appointed as a caretaker of her property in Goa. 366 words. Full Text at http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-03-22/news/31225170_1_care taker-real-estate-property JUDGEMENT . Full Text: 50 pages 21 Mar: Supreme Court of India. Civil Appeal No. 2968 of 2012. Maria Margarida Sequeira Fernandes and Others .Appellants Versus Erasmo Jack de Sequeira (Dead) through L.Rs. .Respondents. JUDGEMENT . Full Text at http://bit.ly/GMdM0W Eddie Fernandes RESPONSE: I saw that on my return, this afternoon...was this the same Jack Sequeira that Goans are/were waxing lyrical about? His grand-daughter must be worth millions as head of an U.S. Investment Bank in Bombay. I am simply amazed at this callousness of Goans towards their relations, forget the outsiders! It is now time for those who have tasted the bitter pill, to engage once again and cite precedence and surely win? -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] Goa budget
While presenting the budget, arrikar said he has fulfilled the promises made in the manifesto. Dear Parrikar, a promise is fulfilled only after the end result. Shifting the promises from the manifesto into the budget is NO fulfillment; it is just a logistical move. The Robert Frost quote has become hackneyed. What Parrikar has done is followed Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru whose favourite quote it was. Goan forests are indeed lovely and deep but they have big pits from mining. Frost stopped by the woods (forest) one snowy evening and that inspired him to write the poem. Parrikar need to stop by the declining beauty of Goan hills one sunny morning and check the tress are missing, cut by developers. Would he able to replace the houses on these hills by fresh trees? Let me remind Parrikar that Frost also wrote, The Road Not Taken. In case you don't fulfill your promises, you may want to quote from this poem. Eugene Correia --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] GOA BUDGET 2012
1.I have been able to carefully peruse the Goa Budget Proposals on the website of the Goa Legislature.Kindly permit me to applaud CM Manohar Parrikar for his Budget 2012 which is a PROMISE to the Goan Electorate of the state of Affairs to come.His statement of intent as evidenced in his Budget Proposals needs to be wholeheartedly supported. 2.My only fear for Goa is that fellow citizens of India resident in other States of India would sorely want to legititimately register on the Electoral Rolls of the State of Goa, India, whilst some Goans across India are wanting to accquire other Nationalities. Unless the BJP as a POLITICAL PARTY replicates this Budget in neighbouring Karnataka, and the POLITICAL combination of Cong- NCP replicates it in Mahaashtra, Goans would be swamped by DEMOGRAPHIC DESTABILISATION . Goans would perhaps become STRANGERS in their own land. Neighbouring States are a bare minimum , Leave alone the Hordes from across the world! BANGARACHEM GOA WHICH IN THE FIRST PLACE BROUGHT OUR SUBJUGATION!! IS THERE NEED FOR A MORE NUANCED APPROACH? 3. Nonetheless a great effort. A budget with MATANHY written all over it. IS IT A STRATEGIC BLUNDER Too much of a good thing? A PLAN IS A TRAP TO CAPTURE THE FUTURE. METHINKS , ITS BETTER TO TAKE ONE SIP AT A TIME! Regards, Gerry --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Razor clams...
...are they available in Goa? Had this most delicious dish in Barca also Bacalao which was just pure delight - beats all that I have ever tasted in Portugal! -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] Is Kingfisher Airlines busting?
On 22 March 2012 21:45, JoeGoaUk joego...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Is Kingfisher Airlines busting? Almost everyday, the airline making ‘not so good’ news. Just two days ago, I read ‘all international flights are cancelled effective 25th March 2012. Next day, I checked it’s booking site, trying to book a return ticket form 29th March, seats were available as normal. A friend of mine also leaving Goa on 28th March but he has his return sector okayed or confirmed just two day ago with just an a/c changes at Bombay (to Delhi) Going by the news reports, it looks like the airline will be soon winding up it’s operations unless some miracles happen. I thought this airline was doing so well that it even booked 5 A380 double Decker some 3-4 years ago with option of booking 5 more. any updates on this airline welcome joego...@yahoo.co.uk COMMENT: You asked so here it is:- from T.O.I. AAI to Kingfisher: Pay first take off http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/AAI-to-Kingfisher-Pay-first-take-off/articleshow/12336164.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/AAI-to-Kingfisher-Pay-first-take-off/pmarticleshow/12336164.cms?prtpage=1 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/AAI-to-Kingfisher-Pay-first-take-off/articleshow/12336164.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/AAI-to-Kingfisher-Pay-first-take-off/articleshow/12336164.cms [image: kingfisher.jpg] Kingfisher’s operating licence and flights could face a serious trouble from Tuesday unless airline chairman Vijay Mallya is able to get some working capital soon. Saurabh Sinhahttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toireporter/author-Saurabh-Sinha.cms, TNN | Mar 20, 2012, 04.24AM IST NEW DELHI: Kingfisher's operating licence and flights could face a serious trouble from Tuesday unless airline chairman Vijay Mallyahttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Vijay-Mallya is able to get some working capital soon. State-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) has decided to allow Kingfisherhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Kingfisher to operate only those flights for which the airline has paid from Monday midnight to Tuesday midnight. Private airports may follow suit. While this move may cripple the airline's operations unless it is able to pay up, the bigger blow could come from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The regulator's financial audit recently concluded that reasonable case exists for withdrawal of their (Kingfisher's) airline operator permit as their financial stress is likely to impinge on safety. DGCA chief Bharat Bhushanhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/DGCA-chief-Bharat-Bhushan has called Mallya for a meeting on Tuesday. Based on this meeting, the regulator is likely to send a report to the ministry as a decision like suspending the licence of a big airline like Kingfisher would require a nod from the government. Kingfisher did not offer comment on whether its operations would be hit by AAI's move. Mallya has been promising for months - in vain - that he would infuse equity into the airline and then pay the airports, oil companies, employees, aircraft leasors and vendors. Our idea is to ensure that Kingfisher has adequate resources to maintain its schedule and operate flights safely. While our constant checks are ensuring aircraft safety, their (Kingfisher's) ability to maintain a schedule needs to be checked now as all assurances have proven to be empty till now and the reverse is happening, said sources. Now, there are indications that the aviation ministry has run out of patience with Mallya's promises as the airline is showing no improvement, something that became clear with AAIhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/AAI being asked to act on its cash-and-carry. Whenever AAI asked for payment, it was told that the airline had no money and would have to shut down if asked to cough up money. Kingfisher's dues are Rs 265 crore and the last daily cash-and-carry amount they paid was Rs 50 lakh. Now their operations have dropped and the daily payment would be under Rs 50 lakh, said sources. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] IMPORTANT: VENUE CHANGE, OPEN CITIZENS' FORUM, Mar 31, 4pm
Dear all, Based on questions received, here are some clarifications: 1. OPEN MIKE means OPEN MIKE - Any Goa related topic is welcome and no Goa related topic is off the table. 2. If you want to attend the meeting and OPTIONAL dinner, you must RSVP in advance, no walk-ins permitted. 3. You can attend only the meeting and do not have to stay for dinner, that is why it is OPTIONAL dinner. When you RSVP, let Ajit know if you are attending 1. only the meeting or 2. meeting and dinner. 4. You cannot come ONLY for the dinner. To attend the dinner, you must have attended the meeting. --- IMPORTANT - CHANGE OF VENUE- SEE BELOW To better accommodate the larger than expected crowd, we have changed the venue. We are pleased that a Goan Business (Caffe California in Walnut Creek) will now host this Goan Citizens' Forum (meeting and OPTIONAL dinner) on Saturday, March 31, 4pm. Additionally, the last date to RSVP for the free dinner for students differently-abled people has been extended to March 26 (Monday) to allow families to decide their plans over this weekend. With current changes in Goa, Goa Sudharop will hold an Open Citizens Forum on Goa's Future in the San Francisco Bay Area on Saturday, March 31 from 4-6pm, followed by an OPTIONAL dinner from 6pm onwards. All invited (Goans, non-Goans). No membership required. There is no cost to attend except for the OPTIONAL dinner. Come and express YOUR thoughts on getting from HERE (corruption, illegal mining, illegal development, drug scene, migrant issues, inertia from Non-resident Goans) to THERE (eliminate Corruption in Goa, viability of Goa Vision Statement, future of sustainable development in Goa, etc). Following the meeting we will have dinner (OPTIONAL) and some Goan music. Place: Caffe California , 100 Pringle Avenue, Walnut Creek, California, 94596. http://www.caffecalifornia.com/ Parking is available on the street by the restaurant at $0.25 every 30 minutes. Free after 6pm. Please note there is a BART station right next to the restaurant. Date Time of meeting: Saturday, March 31, 2012, from 4-6pm (tea and Ghiradelli Chocolate Chip cookies will be served at no charge) Optional Dinner starting at 6pm is $10 per head. If you are a student or differently-abled person AND you attend the meeting from 4-6pm AND you RSVP to Ajit by March 26, 2012 at ajitbde...@aol.com, then there is NO charge for the dinner. If you are a student or differently-abled person and you RSVP after March 26, 2012, then you pay $10 per head if over age 12, $5 per head for ages 5-12. Under 5 is Priceless. Please pay by cash only at the door. Optional Dinner Menu: Chicken Temperado, Cumin infused Basmati rice, 3 bean Lentil with lime and cilantro, Raita, Kachumber (Indian salad), Pickle, Fountain Soda/drink, Dessert. If you are vegetarian, please let us know and we will substitute the Chicken Temperado for you with a vegetarian dish (to be determined). There is no cost to attend the meeting from 4-6pm and you can leave after the meeting is over and skip the Optional dinner. The Optional dinner following the meeting is no-host (pay individually at the door). To attend the Optional dinner you must have attended the meeting. We will begin with a presentation on Goa's beauty and problem spots by San Francisco's Bay Area's own Rajan Parrikar.and then move on to others to present. OPEN MIKE for anyone who wants to speak and express an opinion on Goa's state, its future, the new government and realistic expectations of might or might not change, what has been going on in Goa, and what we would like to see happening in Goa. Can Goans solve the problems/challenges which will confront them? Will Goans get a larger slice of the Goan economic pie? Can illegal mining be eliminated? What about legal mining? Can large-scale mega-projects and land conversions be controlled? Can communal harmony exist in Goa? Migration issues Any other topic, this is an OPEN MIKE meeting. Bring Yourself, Your Family and Friends - Please RSVP to Ajit Desai who has kindly agreed to organize this Open Forum on Goa. When you RSVP, please let Ajit know if you are coming to the meeting only or meeting and dinner (you cannot attend only the dinner). Also let him know if you are vegetarian. RSVP: Email to ajitbde...@aol.com. If you cannot attend, you can email your comment(s) to Ajit and they will be read at the meeting. --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] Mango grafts... in Goa (Rs 150 each, GoaGardeners)
rico, thanks, this is of use to me. --- On Fri, 23/3/12, Frederick Noronha wrote: This is from the GoaGardeners list and I thought it might interest some of you, so just sharing (without permission): http://groups.google.com/group/goagardeners Further details from: Noel D'Silva leon3...@yahoo.com Read all Goanet messages at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/ --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (27Mar12)
...Going to Congratulate the CM on his Super Budget...since Petrol is down...we're visiting Friends Relatives all over Goa... To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] News from Goa
Dear friends, Lotus Film continues to work on documentaries and now also fiction. Contacto Goa is back in Goa on Prudent Media channel. To catch up with our work visit: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lotus-Film/126853864101969 Cheers! Nalini Elvino de Sousa --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] Goa Speaks on Facebook
Thanks Fred. We at Goa Speaks are committed to working towards building a better Goa. I urge Goans worldwide to join our facebook group and contribute constructively to make Goa better. Ruben Quadros. Administrator - Goa Speaks. On 26-Mar-2012 4:26 AM, Frederick Noronha wrote: In the last two days, two persons mentioned the *Goa Speaks* network on Facebook to me: http://www.facebook.com/groups/bettergoa/ Meanwhile, thanks to all those volunteering to help build the (far smaller) Goanet network on Facebook too: http://www.facebook.com/groups/2417909530/ Read all Goanet messages at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/ --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Seminar on Panchayati Raj
Press release The Department for Governance, Council for Social Justice and Peace is organizing a seminar on the topic “Effective Citizenship in Local Self-Governance” on Saturday, 31st March 2012 at Clergy Home, Margao and on Monday, 2nd April 2012 at the Institute Piedade Hall, Panjim. The timing for the seminar on both the days is at 3.30 p.m. The seminar will impart valuable information on local self-governance to citizens in view of the forthcoming election for constituting new Village Panchayat Bodies. The seminar is open to public. Those desiring to participate in the seminar may register their names with the Council for Social Justice and Peace by phoning 2422821 during office hours or via e-mail to csjp...@gmail.com. --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Diaspora, citizenship and the right to vote
Diaspora, citizenship and the right to vote: If there is an emerging consensus to enfranchise the diaspora, then it must result in some substantive discussion about exactly who gets to vote, how they get to vote and what they get to vote for, writes Swarna Rajagopalan http://infochangeindia.org/governance/small-world/diaspora-citizenship-and-the-right-to-vote.html Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 Twitter @fn http://twitter.com/fn --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] Mango grafts... in Goa (Rs 150 each, GoaGardeners)
Hi Federick, Please keep a Mango graft for me. I am out of Goa right now, will call you when I get back on April 4th. Love God Bless Lourdes Kapoor (Tony/Edna Fernandes Sister) parra, Mapuca Read all Goanet messages at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/ --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Mango grafts... in Goa (Rs 150 each, GoaGardeners)- rice
Since this post talks of of rare varieties of mangoes, wondering if you know of some rare varieties of rice. Recently heard from someone in the Mandur area that in the old days, they grew rice which was dark (in colour) and grew around the marshes (imagine of the Zuari river). The person who posted the Mango grafts for sale does not respond unfortunately, Reards --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] Naresh Fernandes, Jazz... and India ... (Community Audio)
Good Job Naresh on your run down of jazz in mumbai.Atleast someone brought back those lovely memories, Gerry Coutinho Ny/Nj/ Pa. On , Frederick Noronha wrote: Naresh Fernandes, Jazz... and India http://archive.org/details/NareshFernandesJazz...AndIndia Read all Goanet messages at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/ --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] NEWS: Caretaker, servants cannot claim ownership of property: SC
WOW... who said Indian law is against property owners!!. Good decision, for those that truly suffered loss of ancestral homes because of unscrupulous caretakers. - Original Message - From: Goanet News Caretaker, servants cannot claim ownership of property: SC PTI Mar 22, 2012, 08.15PM IST Supreme Court|real estate|Maria|Erasmo Jack de Sequeria|Deepak Verma NEW DELHI: One can not acquire title to a property only because he or she had been allowed to stay in the premises gratuitously for long, the Supreme Court has ruled, asking courts to deal firmly with those embroiling innocent owners in prolonged real estate litigations. --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Santamchem Pursanv - Saints procession 2012
Goa-Velha, Monday the 26th March 2012 Looks like the processio n started late this year. It was 7.35pm at Sojikode (Merces Road juction) and the last one must at arrived back to the Church square after 8pm Following are some night time pics and video or check it out here http://joegoauk.blogspot.in/2012/03/procession-of-saints-goa-velha.html 11. St. Izabel de Rainha de Urgria (Hungary) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk52/7019183019/in/photostream 12. Sant Antonio http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk52/6873078678/in/photostream/ 13. Cardinal Sam Pedro Damiao http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk52/6873079884/in/photostream/ 15. S. Luis Reis de France http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk52/7019186673/in/photostream/ 16. Sam Filipe http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk52/7019187799/in/photostream/ 17. St. Inez de Assisi http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk52/6873083398/in/photostream/ 18. S. Rosa de Lima http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk52/7019190447/in/photostream/ 19. Encorno Domingos http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk52/7019191671/in/photostream/ 20. Immaculada Franciscan http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk52/7019193039/in/photostream/ 21. Acce Homo http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk52/7019194457/in/photostream/ 22. St. Francisco Abracado Pelo Crucificado http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk52/7019195533/in/photostream/ 23. St. Joao Evangelisto http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk52/7019196917/in/photostream/ 24. Maria Magdalena http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk52/7019198359/in/photostream/ 25. Maria Santissima http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk52/7019199623/in/photostream/ 26. St.Angela Mericia http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk52/6873094902/in/photostream/ 27. St. Andrew (New added 1981) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk52/7019202209/in/photostream/ 28. St. Francis Xavier (New 1984) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk52/6873097696/in/photostream/ 29. St. Peter (new 1985) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk52/7019204843/in/photostream/ 30. Blessed Jose Vas (New 2009) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk52/7019252775/in/photostream/ 31. St. Francis de Chagas http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk52/687318/in/photostream/ video - night time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7YtZIk4ZSo blog http://joegoauk.blogspot.in/2012/03/procession-of-saints-goa-velha.html joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
