[Goanet-News] Goa news for September 18, 2012
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** CBI raids in Karnataka, Goa over illlegal iron ore export - Livemint aids-Anil-Salgaocars-offices-in-Goa-in-connection-with-Bellary-mining-case/articleshow/16415876.cmsCBI raids Anil Salgaocar's offices in Goa in connection with Bellary mining case http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH4F5Fl4Th3JMntphA-n7z_9hFZegurl=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/ZXmCeeDQhAS7BQm3813rYJ/CBI-raids-in-Karnataka-Goa-over-illlegal-iron-ore-export.html *** India's Goa halts iron ore mining; Sesa, Sterlite shares hit - Reuters ndustry * Iron ore exports seen falling if ban stays for long * Sesa Goa, Sterlite fall more than 5 pct after move (Adds quotes, details, analyst ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEcKZyavFMeUoK4uIiOJTxfZcrE5wurl=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/11/markets-india-ironore-idUSL3E8KB1XT20120911 *** Goa Chief Minister's flipflop over bomb explosion threat - New York Daily News oa-police-go-red-in-the-face/articleshow/16404400.cms'Alert' Goa police go red in the face' http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHDh8m03mZQeC0s3qnMAtLa_32tpgurl=http://india.nydailynews.com/politicsarticle/41392a5358f4b5400592f1bcfe929e83/goa-chief-minister-s-flipflop-over-bomb-explosion-threat *** Goa: Politics of Iron-gate - NDTV ut political row in Goa has erupted after the official report of the Shah Commission of Inquiry found large scale violations in Goa's mining sector. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar suspended all mining following ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHXrQe0ZXWSq7FXNh7clIEr1iG1oAurl=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/goa-politics-of-iron-gate-268066 *** Goa mining freeze puts barge owners in jeopardy - Hindu Business Line tandard.com/generalnews/news/bleak-futuresuspensionmining-in-goa-barge-owners/57104/Bleak future with suspension of mining in Goa: Barge owners http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHONx555pii_qbPubNjOwnMNJ8-YAurl=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/article3904434.ece *** Goa iron ore scam may have a gold lining: Congress spokesman - New York Daily News w York Daily NewsDeshprabhu, who was arrested last year for illegal mining, said mining companies operating in Goa have been exporting ore with traces of gold for decades. He added that the yellow metal was one of the reasons why China was hungry for ore from the state. http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGuUwVkwueSSgIcq1rwWUkXkf62vwurl=http://india.nydailynews.com/newsarticle/5051e885c3d4ca3d4308/goa-iron-ore-scam-may-have-a-gold-lining-congress-spokesman *** Goa steps up effort to develop 170 villages - New York Daily News w York Daily NewsPanaji, Sep 17 #148; Goa has stepped up efforts to develop its 170 villages down to the remotest hamlet over the next few years to bring them at par with urban hubs of the state, an official said Monday. Datta Kholkar, deputy chairman of the state ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFq3fHUjDSKGu00V0SxmTjT_KTBewurl=http://india.nydailynews.com/business/d33d2f5acdd8157c5b569f35601508b4/goa-steps-up-effort-to-develop-170-villages *** Goa government cozying up to 5-star hotel lobby: Shack operators - New York Daily News w York Daily NewsThe Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA), on recommendations of the Goa water resources department (WRD), had issued directions delaying the setting up of shacks on beaches in order to protect the coastline from getting eroded.a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGnl2tIIkGURkOEzGRhrqDmob87nAurl=http://india.nydailynews.com/business/f0d998a489374870c90e335b0b23c8d7/goa-government-cozying-up-to-5-star-hotel-lobby-shack-operators *** Goa Govt Announces Subsidy on Domestic LPG Cylinders - Outlook tlookThe Goa government today announced a subsidy on domestic LPG cylinders for people blow an annual average income of Rs 3 lakh. The state civil supplies minister Dayanand Mandrekar told PTI that families below an annual average income of Rs 3 lakh ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFJxy1DQCXWl3HS3fzpMlFHJnGRKAurl=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=775526 *** CRISIL ratings for Indian debt instruments-Aug 17 - Reuters CMand more » http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEDx7c8gLPlKQMoPyepxLR6XRwcmAurl=http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/09/17/crisil-ratings-idINL3E8KH3BG20120917 Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet-News] Goa news for September 19, 2012
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** CPI wants buffer zones around sanctuaries - Times of India ews/ban-mining-near-wildlife-sanctuaries-in-goa-greens_800396.htmlBan mining near wildlife sanctuaries in Goa: Greens http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNErefi7tPev-7mSNGgIOpfr9fi8WQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/CPI-wants-buffer-zones-around-sanctuaries/articleshow/16457732.cms *** Goa's mining prowess a matter of pride: Parrikar - New York Daily News 9-18/indian-mines-ministry-seeks-lower-iron-ore-tax-to-clear-stocksIndian Mines Ministry Seeks Lower Iron Ore Tax to Clear Stocks http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNG394TdxLf03XYbNcg2STqE2XgyMgurl=http://india.nydailynews.com/business/47174a3c2889ad39c71ec729038fa139/goa-s-mining-prowess-a-matter-of-pride-parrikar *** Auction illegal mines: Goa Congress - New York Daily News ed state government and the Congress-led central ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFPdmFqHThT_8BsNPxzYUS7QVE1agurl=http://india.nydailynews.com/politicsarticle/19d18a6018d99f33b73629c949fc13c7/auction-illegal-mines-goa-congress *** Goa government cozying up to 5-star hotel lobby: Shack operators - New York Daily News hyhm_U08NW_goMmBmH9I3tQ http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGnl2tIIkGURkOEzGRhrqDmob87nAurl=http://india.nydailynews.com/business/f0d998a489374870c90e335b0b23c8d7/goa-government-cozying-up-to-5-star-hotel-lobby-shack-operators *** Goa steps up effort to develop 170 villages - New York Daily News w York Daily NewsPanaji, Sep 17 #148; Goa has stepped up efforts to develop its 170 villages down to the remotest hamlet over the next few years to bring them at par with urban hubs of the state, an official said Monday. Datta Kholkar, deputy chairman of the state ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFq3fHUjDSKGu00V0SxmTjT_KTBewurl=http://india.nydailynews.com/business/d33d2f5acdd8157c5b569f35601508b4/goa-steps-up-effort-to-develop-170-villages *** Kendriya Vidyalayas in Goa postpones Sept 20 exam - Times of India 2 examination scheduled for September 20 to September 24 on account of the proposed Bharat bandh. As such, all the Kendriya Vidyalayas in Goa will conduct the SA-1 examinations ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHc8t44xjtVVZ7nxAa2ge0_2x_Mqgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Kendriya-Vidyalayas-in-Goa-postpones-Sept-20-exam/articleshow/16443210.cms *** Buses will run in Goa despite bandh - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: The Bharat bandh called on Thursday is not expected to cause any impact on Ganesh Chaturthi festivities in the state as buses will run as usual. A BJP leader conceded that the party's rank and file in Goa will be busy soaking in the joy and ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGwBTM-DQQYBgCdegaVdmhRdQFdvgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Buses-will-run-in-Goa-despite-bandh/articleshow/16457743.cms *** Water all around but not a drop to drink - Times of India M http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGMU7yllK17YGrcnt7yoavKuU3apAurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Water-all-around-but-not-a-drop-to-drink/articleshow/16457681.cms *** Goa board approves Calculators for Class XII a/c exam - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: The academic and executive council of the Goa board of secondary and higher secondary education has approved a proposal made by the Goa accounting teachers' association to allow use of simple calculators during book keeping and ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGFLRtGDoz7eExx_wTqeB8lN6mWAwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Goa-board-approves-Calculators-for-Class-XII-a/c-exam/articleshow/16457811.cms *** KTC bonanza to daily commuters and students - Times of India mes of IndiaKTC ferries around 80,000 passengers daily on about 286 routes in Goa. The monthly pass schemes are expected to add at least 40% new passengers to KTC's passenger base. Netto said KTC earns around 15 lakh daily, so the increase in passengers is ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNERZRFhBWy9KfXW41G6yCLb8d6YpQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/KTC-bonanza-to-daily-commuters-and-students/articleshow/16457756.cms Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] Fwd: Song for the day
The Last Time I Saw Paris Joni James http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNaTNHhe5j0 g -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] . Re: Cyprian Fernandes against Selma Carvalho
Since goanet didn't get the orginal post from Cyprian, can we have it so that some of us understand this latest thorny issue? Eugene
[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Ganesh Chaturthi 2012
Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Ganesh Chaturthi 2012' Greetings to all on the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. It is one of the major festivals in Goa and this year the celebrations fall on September 18 and 19. The heavily forested taluka of Sattari in Goa's northeast holds some of the most remarkable surprises. This ancient image of Ganesha, embraced by [...] You may view the latest post at http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2012/09/18/ganesh-chaturthi-2012/ Best regards, Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com
[Goanet] Living among dacoits
50 years there was one Libia Lobo Sardessai squirting leaflets from a bharati helicopter that contained information that Goa was 'liberated'. Today Goa is infiltrated with dacoits who murder and pillage at will since the events of 61. Our puppets can not do anything but sympathise with the deceased. Like many unsolved murders there is no clue about the Old Goa dacoity. Our large and small communities are still sleeping with the 'liberation'. Will Goans ever wake up? BC
Re: [Goanet] . Re: Cyprian Fernandes against Selma Carvalho
On 18 September 2012 08:02, Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com wrote: Since goanet didn't get the orginal post from Cyprian, can we have it so that some of us understand this latest thorny issue? Eugene COMMENT: Okay here goes, let's hope the Moderators believe in being equitable! Subject: Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:25:05 +1030 The final chapter in the East African Goan Dodderer story. Thanks very much to the many of you who have stood up for an ageing dodderer like me. Here are some of your responses: Hi Eddie, I would just like to make the following observations ( without prejudice!), regarding Ms.Carvalho's comments about the recent London Goan meet, and the ensuing imbroglio. Personally, I found her musings about the recent Goan arrivals (P.P.F.) 'with jangly gold bracelets' and the 'aging' and 'doddery' East African Goan somewhat cynical and tasteless. Cyprian Fernandes, in my view, correctly took issue with her. Her rhetorical statement about being unaware that it was a crime to age, deliberately misses the point entirely. It is no crime to age, but it is almost criminal to randomly use the term 'aging' to try and mischievously diminish a segment of the Goan diaspora. Referencing the 'quasi' English accent is equally provocative, disingenuous and certainly designed to ridicule and raise one's ire. Perhaps Mr. Fernandes has a point when he blames the controversy on an editorial lapse, citing a failure at the 'risk analysis' stage. I must admit though, that your attempted defense of Ms. Carvalho is weak at best. To even suggest 'parody' elevates her article to a level of 'Byronic brilliance. You surely can't be serious! Now I hear that Ms. Carvalho has bowed out of Goanet, claiming, amongst other things, vitriolic attacks. Perhaps she underestimated the sensibilities of the 'doddery' East African Goan, and presumed she could scribble with impunity, without fear of recrimination. I would suggest that she is of a different mindset now, thanks to journalists like Cyprian Fernandes who dare to stand up and be counted! Regards, Raymond de Mello Oakville, Ontario, CANADA Oakville, Ontario, CANADA Dear Mr Raymond, You have a right to your opinion. That Mr Cyprian Fernandes is a journalist is also a matter of opinion. Best, Selma Carvalho On 23 August 2012 05:19, Selma Carvalho wrote: I'm happy to see Cyprian's mail shot into cyberspace with Goanet reader titled in bold, CONTROVERSY. Nothing sells like controversy even in Goan cyberspace. Those who write controversial stuff must be writhing in pain knowing their articles seldom get so much mileage. It is true that I referred to the East African Goan as aging and doddery (as in trembling with age). I had no idea at the time that referring to a community as aging would cause such a brou ha ha. I certainly didn't mean to hurt anyone. After all, I wasn't writing something particularly contentious, libel, accusatory, inflamatory or derogatory about this community. I had no idea, it was indeed a crime to age. Anyone who knows my writing for the past seven years knows that I don't do sensationalism. Gabe Menezes: RESPONSE: Come off it, please! You had to ditch the stuff about the alleged double agent on threat of legal action. That I am, at the core a quiet writer preferring to mull over things. That I have managed to write for the past seven years, more prominently for the past five, without causing hurt or calls for libel and defamation suits, I hold to my credit. It is however impossible to be a writer and not err occasionally. To cause hurt without meaning too. No writer, worth his salt, has not erred occassionally, or not used words that are in hindsight inappropriate. And if I have caused hurt, unintended as it was, I apologise. RESPONSE: At long last, an apology but why did it have to take so long? like pulling teeth. However, what is particularly hurtful to me, is that instead of remembering a record of four years of service to the East African Goan community of London, which has resulted in countless GoanVoice UK columns praising them, one book drawing their ethnographies, securing funds to record their oral histories, partnering with institutions to archive them, travelling on foot, car, train and bus carrying lumbersom equipment until I was physically sick, to record them, working day and night to transcribe them, producing a documentary and currently working on a publication to preserve these stories, I am pilloried without redemption. Writing should elicit a rebuttal. That is the main purpose of writing. It shouldn't however elicit a crusade -mostly led by people who have an axe to grind. That a short and fragile memory is also a Goan thing, is sad. As my mother always reminds me - today is a sad day, don't worry my darling, something better will happen tomorrow. COMMENT: Something better does not always happen tomorrow - I have lost a ton trading and the next day was worse! I commend you on doing the right
[Goanet] Feliz Ganesh Chaturthi
Dear All, We convey our greetings on the auspicious Ganesh Chaturthi. We take this opportunity to inform you that the CLP/IC will be closed from 19 to 21 September. Warm regards. Caros Amigos, O Centro de Língua Portuguesa/Instituto Camões deseja a todos um Feliz Ganesh Chaturthi. Aproveitamos esta oportunidade para informar que estaremos encerrados durante nos dias 19, 20 e 21 de setembro. Saudações muito cordiais. -- Delfim Correia da Silva Director Centro de Língua Portuguesa/Instituto Camões Agva House, 9/32 Dr.Dada Vaidya Road Panaji 403 001 Goa - India 0091 832 6647737 0091 832 2422237
[Goanet] CONGRATULATIONS TO FRANCIS FERNANDES
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[Goanet] Temporary solution, permanent jam-CSE News Bulletin Sept 18, 2012
=== Fortnightly News Bulletin (September 18, 2012) This fortnight, Sunita Narain's editorial on our penchant for opting for short-term solutions to clear the traffic logjam in our cities comes against the backdrop of a court order which puts the Delhi BRT (bus rapid transit) back on its track for the moment. Soundly reviled and railed against -- mostly by users of private cars -- the BRT had recently suffered a serious setback in law courts. Just scroll down for the editorial and a Down To Earth web special... Among the other things that we bring you in this issue, there is our campaign against junk food, which will be taking another giant stride -- this time with a 'Junk the Junk Food' Quarterthon, being organised in Delhi on October 14, 2012. To join in the run, do check our website for details... === To subscribe to this newsletter, or any of our other newsletters, please click on http://cseindia.my2.in/cseindia/?p=subscribe To unsubscribe from this newsletter, just click http://www.cseindia.org/content/please-enter-your-email-id-unsubscribe-cse-newsletter If you have any questions or concerns about newsletter subscription, please contact Vikas Khanna at vi...@cseindia.org == EDITORIAL: Temporary solution, permanent jam by Sunita Narain == I write this stuck in traffic. Nothing unusual. But my location makes me realise, once again, how our highway route to progress is going nowhere. The road I am using is newly commissioned and expensive. It is the 28-km Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, which was built just a few years ago to take care of the explosion of traffic between the two cities. It is access-controlled, with a 32-lane toll plaza, and was to provide easy access and a fun ride. The concessionaire—built as it is under the famous public private partnership model—took all steps to keep it prized for cars. “Slow-moving” traffic like motorcycles, bicycles and even three-wheelers were banned on it. It did not last long. Soon traffic snarled up at the toll plaza became an everyday event; commuters decried the daily nightmare and the courts stepped in to fix it. Last month, the Punjab and Haryana High Court banned the collection of toll charges for 15 days, saying it was not satisfied that all efforts were being made to make travel easier. Cars could now speed past and not wait to pay toll. But all is not well. Cars speed past the toll and then come to a dead halt at the next junction—this is where I am stuck on my way back to office from the airport. And then it hits you how this highway is going nowhere. Every time a new expressway or a flyover is built, the point of traffic congestion just shifts; it does not disappear. Roads become a parking lot. How do we move ahead then? In this case government agencies still think they will crawl out of the traffic mess by doing more of the same. Pushed by the judiciary, they are considering adding toll lanes to accommodate more cars. But they do not stop to think that this will not work. In 2008, when the expressway was commissioned, roughly 0.1 million vehicles crossed the toll plaza. In just four years the number doubled. Now 0.2 million vehicles pass through the toll gates each day. More toll gates are built and more roads and flyovers commissioned. The solution is temporary but the jams are permanent. This is the point we miss. In Delhi, an experiment for the future options has gone horribly wrong because the city failed to understand its imperative. The bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor was conceived to provide fast movement to public transport vehicles. The idea was that bus transportation needed reliability, and this needed fast track corridors to move people, not vehicles. The plan was to build 14 corridors adding up to some 200 km to make the bus transportation network a real option for commuters. This combined with the metro train system would give Delhi a scaled up alternative for mobility. But from the very start the corridor ran into trouble. Car owners hated it. They said space had been reduced for their travel. The road space left for buses was envied. Once again, the judiciary came to the defence of the powerful. In this case, the Delhi High Court passed interim orders, destroying the corridor by allowing cars to move into spaces reserved for bicycles and buses. The report of the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI)—commissioned specially for the court—added to the frenzy against the bus corridor. More importantly, it showed just how blinkered the view of premier road planners is in the country. The institution can see roads, but not people. In the study, CRRI spoke to car owners to establish that speeds were down and concluded that the corridor was not working. It needed to go. But what it glossed over was its
Re: [Goanet] Inciting muslims
- Original Message - From: Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com Where are all those 'liberal' Indians who were vocal about defending MF Hussain against Hindu fundies? The silence is deafening. There is no equivalency between M. F. Husain and the right-wing Christian extremists Nakoula Basseley Nakoula and Terry Jones. The latter are actually equivalent to Hindu extremists who abused Husain and the Muslim extremists who are rioting at the present time. Cheers, Santosh
[Goanet] Modak
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Re: [Goanet] Inciting muslims
To Goanet - Santosh Helekar wrote: There is no equivalency between M. F. Husain and the right-wing Christian extremists Nakoula Basseley Nakoula and Terry Jones. The latter are actually equivalent to Hindu extremists who abused Husain and the Muslim extremists who are rioting at the present time. Nobody is positing the equivalence you cite. The Indian 'liberals' were vociferous about M.F. Hussain's rights to artistic freedom and condemned (rightly, I might add) attempts to intimidate him. The makers of this film deserve similar freedoms but have been intimidated and threatened by the Islamists all around the globe for exercising those very rights that the Indian 'liberals' wanted for M.F. Hussain. These 'liberals' have now curiously gone into mute mode. There's a word for it. (Hint: begins with the letter 'h' and ends in 'y'.) r
Re: [Goanet] Adrift but not lost (Response to Gabe Menezes by Rose Fernandes)
On 15 September 2012 22:45, Melvyn Fernandes mel...@orange.net wrote: Dear Gabe There is another mystery that needs to be solved, . Can we presume she has forgotten about the organisation she continually sings songs of praises about, The Goan Association UK, an organisation in existence for over 45 years, it has a Welfare Director and part of its mission statement reads: We also endeavor to provide limited welfare assistance to our community and our aim to increase the scope of this service in the future. According to Melvyn (a lapsed member for a few years), who has been involved with over 35 years as an honorary volunteer and office bearer with the organisation, he feels the current school of thought is more with bricks and mortar rather than investing in people. Wonder if welfare matters on the once good ship GOA UK are now hanging on drift wood.adrift and soon may be lost? Rose Fernandes Thornton Heath, Surrey, United Kingdom 15 September 2012 RESPONSE: Dear, dear Rose, Well put, here is my in put The G.O.A. (U.K.) Ltd is already embarking on an all inclusive policy although the progression will take at the very least another 15 - 20 years to be all encompassing. The once a year jolly to the seaside - this year it was to Hastings, accommodates all Goans whether Members or not, ostensibly there are not enough members to fill a coach! It will only be a matter of time when the functions will not have a price differential between Members and non members! Besides, who is the current welfare Director, not meaning to be disrespectful, is he/she a sprightly young thing that can take care of the needs of our new sprung relatives? I think that after a period of time our new found relations will be able to take care of themselves and it should be this way. God for all, every man/woman for themselves; if one waits for the G.O.A. (U.K.) Ltd to help they will be in dire straits! -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Goa news for September 19, 2012
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** CPI wants buffer zones around sanctuaries - Times of India ews/ban-mining-near-wildlife-sanctuaries-in-goa-greens_800396.htmlBan mining near wildlife sanctuaries in Goa: Greens http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNErefi7tPev-7mSNGgIOpfr9fi8WQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/CPI-wants-buffer-zones-around-sanctuaries/articleshow/16457732.cms *** Goa's mining prowess a matter of pride: Parrikar - New York Daily News 9-18/indian-mines-ministry-seeks-lower-iron-ore-tax-to-clear-stocksIndian Mines Ministry Seeks Lower Iron Ore Tax to Clear Stocks http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNG394TdxLf03XYbNcg2STqE2XgyMgurl=http://india.nydailynews.com/business/47174a3c2889ad39c71ec729038fa139/goa-s-mining-prowess-a-matter-of-pride-parrikar *** Auction illegal mines: Goa Congress - New York Daily News ed state government and the Congress-led central ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFPdmFqHThT_8BsNPxzYUS7QVE1agurl=http://india.nydailynews.com/politicsarticle/19d18a6018d99f33b73629c949fc13c7/auction-illegal-mines-goa-congress *** Goa government cozying up to 5-star hotel lobby: Shack operators - New York Daily News hyhm_U08NW_goMmBmH9I3tQ http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGnl2tIIkGURkOEzGRhrqDmob87nAurl=http://india.nydailynews.com/business/f0d998a489374870c90e335b0b23c8d7/goa-government-cozying-up-to-5-star-hotel-lobby-shack-operators *** Goa steps up effort to develop 170 villages - New York Daily News w York Daily NewsPanaji, Sep 17 #148; Goa has stepped up efforts to develop its 170 villages down to the remotest hamlet over the next few years to bring them at par with urban hubs of the state, an official said Monday. Datta Kholkar, deputy chairman of the state ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFq3fHUjDSKGu00V0SxmTjT_KTBewurl=http://india.nydailynews.com/business/d33d2f5acdd8157c5b569f35601508b4/goa-steps-up-effort-to-develop-170-villages *** Kendriya Vidyalayas in Goa postpones Sept 20 exam - Times of India 2 examination scheduled for September 20 to September 24 on account of the proposed Bharat bandh. As such, all the Kendriya Vidyalayas in Goa will conduct the SA-1 examinations ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHc8t44xjtVVZ7nxAa2ge0_2x_Mqgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Kendriya-Vidyalayas-in-Goa-postpones-Sept-20-exam/articleshow/16443210.cms *** Buses will run in Goa despite bandh - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: The Bharat bandh called on Thursday is not expected to cause any impact on Ganesh Chaturthi festivities in the state as buses will run as usual. A BJP leader conceded that the party's rank and file in Goa will be busy soaking in the joy and ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGwBTM-DQQYBgCdegaVdmhRdQFdvgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Buses-will-run-in-Goa-despite-bandh/articleshow/16457743.cms *** Water all around but not a drop to drink - Times of India M http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGMU7yllK17YGrcnt7yoavKuU3apAurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Water-all-around-but-not-a-drop-to-drink/articleshow/16457681.cms *** Goa board approves Calculators for Class XII a/c exam - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: The academic and executive council of the Goa board of secondary and higher secondary education has approved a proposal made by the Goa accounting teachers' association to allow use of simple calculators during book keeping and ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGFLRtGDoz7eExx_wTqeB8lN6mWAwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Goa-board-approves-Calculators-for-Class-XII-a/c-exam/articleshow/16457811.cms *** KTC bonanza to daily commuters and students - Times of India mes of IndiaKTC ferries around 80,000 passengers daily on about 286 routes in Goa. The monthly pass schemes are expected to add at least 40% new passengers to KTC's passenger base. Netto said KTC earns around 15 lakh daily, so the increase in passengers is ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNERZRFhBWy9KfXW41G6yCLb8d6YpQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/KTC-bonanza-to-daily-commuters-and-students/articleshow/16457756.cms Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
Re: [Goanet] SMILE........................... IT'S WEEKEND (13/09/2012)
condolence tomr cajetan unitedgoanskuwait nall members wesymphatiesto u n families on the death ofyourbeloved mother, may heavenly God give courageto you yrfamilymembersto bear this great loss. may her soul rest inpeace. U . G. C. kwi. maria/tony. Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:34:59 -0700 From: cajde...@yahoo.com To: goa...@goanet.org CC: bo...@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] SMILE... IT'S WEEKEND (13/09/2012) BECAUSE WE A man Milagres runs to a doctor’s dispensary and pleads to the doctor (Dr. Leitao):- Milagres: Doctor please help me, it’s an emergency. Dr. Leitao: What happened? Milagres: Doctor! My Son swallowed a key. Dr. Leitao: When? Milagres: 3 Months Ago. Dr. Leitao: What? And where were you? Milagres: At home! Dr. Leitao: I mean, what were you doing till now? Milagres: We were using duplicate key. Dr. Leitao: So why did you come to me today? Milagres: Because we lost the duplicate key!!! Cajetan de Sanvordem Kuwait.
[Goanet] The Histories of British Goans Project - The Documentary (Response to Eddie Fernandes by Rose Fernandes)
Dear Eddie Your explanation to us on goanet that led you to write again on the Cyprian/Selma matter is noted. Glad you jogged my memory to watch the Histories of British Goans Project - The Documentary recently released, which I have done, here are my comments: Thanks to the valued contributions from Sir John Johnson, Former British High Commissioner, Kenya and Peter Fullerton, Former District Commissioner, Kenya, this project is now beginning to ride on familiar road tracks to put our community in East Africa on the map of achievers before being filed in the archives of the British Library. Both these gentlemen spoke of our community not just the way they saw us but the way we actually were. Although the area in which I lived in Mombasa was largely populated by our community, there was also a sizable number from the Indian Sub-Continent. Our community did not live in exclusion from them, we were all united and I certainly remember the wonderful exchange of presents and sweets at Christmas and Diwali between us. As a child, this was all magic to my eyes and tastebuds. The excellent social activities centred around our clubhouses, first started in East Africa, and when we left, we carried this example to other parts of the world. It was a pleasure to hear what Edna Pereira from Mombasa said about domestic help in minute 8.49 who were very loyal and stayed with us for years and years, almost accepted as a member of our family. She has reiterated my recollections, if you recall I have written about this in previous goanet positings. There was a gentleman I recognised in a photograph in Minute 1.50, he was one of my late father's close friend, their friendship spanned many years in Kenya and continued in the United Kingdom. As a child, my parents treated us to an extensive tour of East Africa, including a cruise around Lake Victoria where the biggest prawns ever seen were served. Zanzibar was my favourite place. Fortunately, none of my immediate or extended family experienced the troubles that eventually took place in Zanzibar nor the expulsions from Uganda and Malawi so I am not able to comment on these parts of the video. Finally, Sir John Johnson's excellent observation in Minute 8.14 is noteworthy Don't think Goans ever complained. He was right, there was little for us to complain about, we had a wonderful time, enjoyed ourselves to the full and much of this zest for life has stayed with us to this day. Thanks to Goan Voice UK and yourself as editor, the academic success stories of the next generation, whose parents once lived in East Africa, are continually being reported for worldwide reading, rather than being hidden under a bushel. Having worked on large scale projects, I have inside knowledge of just how much work is involved and appreciate the initiative taken to get this project up and running. It will be good to see something worthwhile being catalogued for future interested generations in what is left of our community from East Africa especially its rich heritage and culture. Rose Fernandes Thornton Heath, Surrey, United Kingdom 18 September 2012
Re: [Goanet] Inciting muslims
Rajan P. Parrikar wrote: The Indian 'liberals' were vociferous about M.F. Hussain's rights to artistic freedom and condemned (rightly, I might add) attempts to intimidate him. The makers of this film deserve similar freedoms but have been intimidated and threatened by the Islamists all around the globe for exercising those very rights that the Indian 'liberals' wanted for M.F. Hussain. -- r, The makers of this film would have won the Oscar, if there was an Oscar category for Best inciting picture. The film was made for one purpose only. The subject matter above, says it all. ML102 1847EST
[Goanet] : Living among dacoits
Bernard Colaco writes: 50 years there was one Libia Lobo Sardessai squirting leaflets from a bharati helicopter that contained information that Goa was 'liberated'. Today Goa is infiltrated with dacoits who murder and pillage at will since the events of 61. Our puppets can not do anything but sympathise with the deceased. Like many unsolved murders there is no clue about the Old Goa dacoity. Our large and small communities are still sleeping with the 'liberation'. Will Goans ever wake up? My thoughts. The majority of Goans never asked for nor condoned the Liberation. For the few who did condone this action by Jawaharlal Neru, done to prop up his image after a sound defeat in the north by China, has this liberation become an aberration ? The majority do not appreciate the influx of these teaming hoards coming across the Ghats (Ghantis) bringing with them all sorts of unpleasant traits like bribery, decoitry, corruption, and many social evils not known to Goans before the so called Liberation. Graham Green the travel author who visited Goa before the liberation said that of all the places in India he had visited, Goa was the cleanest and most hygienic. He mentioned our primitive toilets and the toilet cleaners ( Pigs) but he claimed that there were no feces in undesirable places and that primitive though our sanitary system was, it served its purpose and contributed to a cleaner and healthier environment than any other place in India, where the world is a toilet. Unfortunately, these undesirables have not spared Goa and have even transported their habit of sleeping and shitting and in fact living on the footpaths and bridges. Unfortunately we Goans, being a conquered meek and humble people can do little to rid ourselves of our conquerors. Unlike the Nagas, we lack the gumption, the courage,the fortitude, and the force necessary for such an action. Therefore, the only options we have are either stick with the status quo, or through the legislative process ensure that laws are passed and enforced, restricting the uncontrolled flow of immigrants into Goa and also restricting opportunities for these immigrants from taking jobs in Goa which rightly should be held and done by Goans. For this to take place, we need a strong legislative Assembly, Not the empty paperweights ( POKELE) who currently hold the reigns of power and lack the desire, fortitude and foresight to do the right thing. When this happens, then we can have control of our own affairs and shape our own destiny this has to happen fairly soon before we are overrun by the hoards and loose control to them. Manuel ( Eddie) Tavares
[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (19Sep12)
~ At the Maternity Hospital ~ Miners, Sex, Drugs...Land Mafia...Outlaws on the Rampage...What Goa are we introducing our Kids to? To Be or Not to Be... Bogos Saina To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org
[Goanet] Verodiano Award 2012 for 'Goa 1556'
Verodiano Award 2012 for ‘Goa 1556’ The 2012 Vincent Xavier Verodiano Award has been conferred on Goa 1556 in recognition of its pioneering commitment to record Goa’s variegated past, project its kaleidoscopic present, and accentuate its pendulous future. Goa 1556 is an alternative publishing venture, founded by veteran journalist Frederick Noronha. The company name was inspired by the arrival of the Gutenberg printing press to Goa in the year 1556 – the first of it’s kind in all of Asia. As Mr. Noronha succinctly put it, the primary goal of his publishing company is to “democratise the production of knowledge”. The company, states Mr. Noronha, “doesn’t seek profits but exists because today, more than ever, Goa needs a voice to articulate its own priorities.” The editorial modulation of Goa 1556 is non-fiction writing related to Goa, with emphasis on books which “shed interesting new light on various aspects that help better understand the complex region called Goa.” As of August 2012, Goa 1556 has amassed an assortment of 45 titles to its credentials. Instituted in 1989 by Dom Martin, the objective of the Vincent Xavier Verodiano Award is to promote the well being of mankind through individual advancement in the field of art, music, literature, science, medicine or humanities. It strives to recognize individuals who may not have been relatively well known but whose works needs recognition. The award was founded by Dom Martin, in memory of his late father, Vincent Xavier Verodiano. The winner is announced on the 20th day of September, and the award is conferred on the 5th day of November. Goanet A-C-E! goanet at goanet.org
[Goanet] SHANTARAM NAIK ADDRESSES VISHWAKARMA SAMMELAN IN BENGALURU
SHANTARAM NAIK TO RAISE VISHWAKARMA COMMUNITY ISSUES IN RAJYA SABHA Mr Shantaram Naik M P and Secretary AICC said in Bengalaru on Monday that he will raise the problems of vishwakarma community which consists of carpenters, blacksmiths, sculptors, jewellers ,masons etc., in the Rajya Sabha in the winter session. Mr Naik , who addressed a conference of Vishwakarma community in Bengalaru on behalf of All India Congress Committee, said that it is the historical monuments and temples constructed by the hard labour of this community that India looks what it looks today. Mr Naik said that it is said that Manu, one of the sons of Vishwakarma, was born as a blacksmith ,who wrote Rigveda , and that his other four sons wrote yajur veda, samveda, atharv veda and pranab veda, respectively. Mr Naik said that India has more than 5000 castes and yet, the country is woven into a united force within the intricacies of caste system. Mr Naik said that Government of India has a number of schemes to give financial assistance and training to various types of craftsmen , and that, the new generation of craftsmen should take benefit of the same. Mr Naik said that there is a opinion in the country that the Vishwakarma community always remained with leftist forces like CPI and CPM , and therefore, they could not make their progress, however, Mr Naik said that irrespective of the fact whether this was a fact or not, things are changing for better for this community. Earlier Dr Parmeswar , President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee inaugurated the conference. A number of sadhus representing the community were present at the conference. Some prominent persons of the community were felicitated at the hands of Shri Naik on the occasion. RELEASED FROM THE OFFICE OF SHRI SHANTARAM NAIK shantaramgoa at gmail.com
