[Goanet] Fwd: Saligao's Illegal Piggery Slaughter House-2: complaint+video prompt joint site inspection
Dear Netters, A combination of a complainthttp://anothergoa.blogspot.in/2013/04/saligaos-illegal-piggery-slaughter.html- signed by 240 residents of Donvaddo and Sonarbhatt - and the Video Volunteers filmhttp://anothergoa.blogspot.in/2013/04/saligaos-illegal-piggery-slaughter-house.htmlon the problem, led to a 3-way joint site inspection by the Health Officer, Primary Health Centre, Candolim; the Dept. of Animal Husbandry and the Sarpanch, VP Saligao. Copies of the film were given to the Health Officer, Sarpanch, VP Saligao and local MLA. The usual game of passing the buck stopped at the Sarpanch and it now rests with him to stop the illegal activity and implement the relevant laws and rules governing the keeping and slaughter of pigs in residential areas. He will also have to implement the law governing garbage dumps and the burning of garbage, especially plastics in a residential area. The Health Officer cannot escape the immediate removal of all the health hazards connected with this illegal activity and the burning of plastic garbage. The Pollution Control Board will have to stop the burning of plastic garbage with its resultant air pollution as well as the seepage into the underground water table of the infected, putrefying and stinking blood, that rots in a pool along with the the urine, dung and entrails of the slaughtered pigs. The communities of Donvaddo and Sonarbhatt have suffered enough. We hope that the 2 communities along with Sarpanch Eknath will work towards a win-win situation for them as well as the pig-rearing families. Warm regards and solidarity. MM. On 4 April 2013 11:26, murielmario another...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Netters, Remember Sulochana Pednekar the Community Correspondent from Video Volunteers who came in and did a short documentary on the illegal piggery and slaughter house in Donvaddo, Saligao? Her video is now up *here... http://www.anothergoa.blogspot.in/* More on the devastation caused by this dangerous community nuisance and health hazard as the community responds. Stay tuned... Warm regards and soldiarity. MM. On 21 March 2013 16:20, murielmario another...@gmail.com wrote: *Illegal Slaughter House Endangers Saligao Community* by Community Correspondent Sulochana Pednekar with Lara Chandni *(Saligao's sordid piggy story **unfolds as a grassroots community correspondent investigates the problem with her video camera...) ** * In Saligao village at Donvaddo, there is a drain alongside the road which lies clogged with the blood and entrails of slaughtered pigs. For many years now, the area’s local piggery has been a source of serious emotional and material distress to its neighbours. Aside from the insupportable stench of excreta, rotting offal and the flamboyant disregard for any considerations of hygiene, the squeals of dying pigs at odd hours during the day are traumatising the entire community. This is especially disturbing in light of the slaughterhouse’s proximity to a school. Situated only 100 metres away is Lourdes Convent, and everyday its 1,600 young students have to jeopardise their physical and mental wellbeing in order to attend class. Sulochana was shocked by the very experience of filming: “Even when I was moving around the area to record my video, the smell was unbearable. The owners themselves live in extremely unhygienic conditions. The drain is a breeding ground for mosquitoes; the organic waste used to feed the pigs attracts hoards of flies and cockroaches. Rodents also infest the area. To makes this worse, crows and eagles pick up rotting pig entrails and spread them all over the village, putting the whole community at risk.” Needless to say, this entire operation is illegal. The Goa Animal Preservation Act of 1995 lays down some very stringent regulations for the meatpacking industry. In section 4 of the Act it is stipulated that, no person shall slaughter or cause to be slaughtered any scheduled animal in any place in the state of Goa, unless he has obtained in respect of such animal, a certificate in writing from the competent authority that the animal is fit for slaughter. With its qualified staff and equipment, the Goa Meat Complex is the sole establishment which satisfies all requisites for the scientific and hygienic slaughter of animals. It charges private meat vendors a total of Rs. 400 for outsourcing their work. Notwithstanding, there are at least 20–30 illicit abattoirs to be found in the state. In January of this year, authorities intercepted a truck transporting 42 pigs from Belgaum to Goa, and 8–10 animals are killed daily at the slaughterhouse in Saligao. The number can rise to 25 on weekends. This routine massacre has exposed the entire neighbourhood to various health hazards. While the worst affected are women and children who stay home during the day or attend school at Lourdes Convent, the situation is bad enough to trouble even a passersby. Apart from
[Goanet] Article: Catholic school board, Government of Portugal formalize agreement. Why not Goa?
Happening in the in Mississauga the city next to Toronto, Canada. Question: Why has something like this not happened in Goa schools? The Japanese, www.japanfoundationcanada.org and Germans, www.goethe.de/ins/ca/tor/enindex.htm?wt_sc=toronto provide similar language support. Maybe many additional countries. I have not yet investigated. Centro de Língua Portuguesa/Instituto Camões does provide courses for adults and those 16 and over in Goa. See: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2012-June/91.html and www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhnl-UZa1jc Why not get them directly involved with much younger students and involved in school system directly? --- School board and Portugal sign deal http://www.mississauga.com/news/article/1601592--school-board-and-portugal-sign-deal It's official. Consul General of Portugal Julio Vilela (far left) was at the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board’s Mississauga headquarters recently, where he, Dufferin-Peel Board Education Director John Kostoff (centre) and Trustee Peter Ferreira took part in an official signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding that will see Portugal providing the Peel school board with support and resources for its International Languages program. The Catholic school board and the Government of Portugal have formalized an agreement that will help local students learning to speak Portuguese. The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and the Portuguese government recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see Portugal providing the Peel school board with support and resources for its International Languages program. The agreement with the board and Instituto Camoes, a Portuguese government agency responsible for planning and implementing the policy for disseminating and teaching the Portuguese language and culture abroad. Instituto Camoes has donated textbooks for use by students in the board’s Portuguese International Language program. Those classes are run on Saturdays by the Adult and Continuing Education Department for elementary and secondary students. Instituto Camoes is also offering to arrange the purchase of teachers’ resources at a discount as well as provide teacher training. Consul General of Portugal Julio Vilela was at the board’s Mississauga headquarters recently, where he and school board representatives took part in an official signing ceremony for the agreement. -- --- Albert Peres afpe...@3129.ca 416.660.0847
[Goanet] The Goa Project -Unbridled cross-pollination of ideas
Creative wonderland Unbridled cross-pollination of ideas... That's what happened over two days, 90 talks and 10 workshops at The Goa Project Over 300 creative professionals - entrepreneurs, filmmakers, performing and visual artists, designers, social workers, travellers, inventors, among others - made it to Goa for a rather unique social experiment and unconference called The Goa Project recently to bond and share ideas by the beach through 90 talks, 10 workshops and umpteen bottles of beer. I saw a lawyer master pinhole photography. I saw technologists become engaged with the art of smells and scents. I saw artists collaborate with politicians on urban design. The moments were all beautiful and stimulating. Because they were about more than ourselves, or the type of person we represent, as Caitlin Marinelli, one of the core group members of The Goa Project, sums up the success of the inter-disciplinary unconference that experimented with cross-pollination of ideas. LIFE STORIES The sessions were a mix of personal motivational stories and observations of public behaviour. As Vijay Nair, founder of Only Much Louder (the company that launched NH7), one of the keynote speakers on day one, said: Take stereotypes seriously. Because they are mostly true. South Bombay kids. If there's a concert in Pune, they would drive down. Goregaon, they don't show up. Or as John Kuruvilla, the innovator responsible for Air Deccan's launch and take-off, shared how he risked going to jail by almost flouting prescribed safety standards for aircrafts or for pizza kitchens at petrol bunks, to find ways to exploit opportunities in the unlikeliest of situations. From actor Seema Rahmani's deeply personal spiritual talk to entrepreneur's Shiladitya Bora's hilarious account of his journey to building a brand to traveller Mahesh Murthy's inspiring session on hacking global travel that instantly made everyone want to take an international holiday, the sessions opened up minds. Being at TGP was like spending time in creative wonderland. To discover so many talented individuals in such a gorgeous informal beach setting was exceptional and a first-of-a-kind experience, says Sandeep Makam, ad man and track manager of Visual Arts, who flaunted a name badge that read 'Already Drunk. Do Not Disturb'. PEOPLE FASCINATION It was also an opportunity to network with the dream merchants themselves. During his session, we had the producer of radical Tamil films, Sashikant from Y Not Studios, give out his email address in public, asking people to mail him concepts. We had a pitch session where people could quickly pitch their movie ideas and get feedback from experts, says Javeeth Ahmed, who managed the Film Track. For Udhay Shankar, from the core team behind The Goa Project, It was a way of continuing my lifelong fascination with collecting interesting people. Given both the breadth and depth of conversations on offer, the only thing in shortage was boredom. And sleep. The project was put together not by an organisation but by collective collaboration of 40 volunteers. Sumeet Anand, from the core team, said, I was sad not being able to attend any of the tracks, but the biggest gift from TGP was the relationships I made, some new, some evolved, some won! It was a meeting great minds, all wanting and chasing powerful dreams. And one of those dreams was the success of TGP itself. At the end of it, the hosts Vijay Anand and Preetham VV were in a daze. It changed us all, says Vijay. In the midst of a meeting of equals - all having goals, and insights and visions bigger than themselves, ego left the building, and opened up an opportunity to share, learn and embrace. As Seema Rahmani said, it's the union of the anomalies, the unreasonables through which come progress. http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/creative-wonderland/article4584683.ece ~Avelino
[Goanet] CAN WELFARE OF DOGS SUPERSEDE WELL BEING OF HUMANS?
Over the years crores have been spent on the stray dog menace but the situation is just getting worse. The stray dog menace has gone beyond control. The so called sterilisation programme is just not working. Sterilization alone can never be the only solution to this grave and alarming crisis of stray dogs. We have the stray dog population multiplying in every nook and corner of Goa. Every road in our cities and every corner of the villages are infested, with the stray dogs even messing up Goa’s beaches. The situation is disturbing. The nuisance of dogs becomes more and more serious because of their reproductive capacity. Animal welfare organizations have been making tall claims about their successes in controlling the stray dog population. However, the general public remains unimpressed as the stray dog population grows relentlessly. Apart from the reported cases of dog bites many go unreported, particularly when children are the victims because of their fear of the consequences, of having to take those injections. In 2001 through a public interest litigation, directions were sought to the Goa Government, Municipalities and Panchayats to free the streets of Goa from stray animals particularly the dogs. The High Court by an order on January 7th 2003 directed that the matter be placed before the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court to constitute a larger bench to consider whether in the circumstances and seriousness of the problem due to the danger posed by the stray dog menace, if their killing has still to be totally prohibited or could be permitted. The larger bench by an order dated 19th December 2008 ruled that the stray dogs which were a nuisance to the public could be destroyed and eliminated. That Judgment has been challenged by Animal lovers and the matter is now still pending before the Supreme Court. The anguish and distress faced by a victim of a dog bite is only to be experienced or seen. A dog bite can be fatal. One would prefer a natural death than undergoing the trauma of being bitten by a dog with rabies. The victim becomes and behaves like a dog with a strong impulse to bite any one coming in his way. Even the loved ones dread of going close to or approaching such a victim. There being no cure at that stage the patient has to be confined till he breathes his last. The agony of those luckily not bitten by a rabies affected dog is no less having to undergo a treatment of 6 injections which was earlier 14. Rabies is not the only disease that is gifted by dogs to man. In fact there are other serious diseases which can be spread by the dogs and particularly the stray ones. Pet animals are an asset to the society. It is also true that animals are required to be protected from unnecessary pain and suffering. It is also a fact that love and compassion for animals is growing. However, when it comes to choosing between the suffering of human beings due to a dog bite, obviously the weight age will have to be given to the suffering of humans. There is a need and necessity to consider the seriousness of the stray dog menace in a very dispassionate manner not being influenced by any emotional issues. But for Goa’s Aam Aadmi the choices are limited. They are at the mercy of the stray dogs and also the rabid corrupt politicians who keep mauling and crippling the state Exchequer. Unlike dogs the mating season for politicians is now throughout the year! Ironically despite the battalions of stray dogs patrolling every street the number of thefts and burglaries in Goa are surprisingly on the rise with the thieves having a field day. Maybe canines are too busy feasting on strewn garbage everywhere with no time to be Watch dogs. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372
[Goanet] Lizards out of reach, goats may salvage Goa's ghumat
Lizards out of reach, goats may salvage Goa's ghumat Panaji, April 7 (IANS) Stringent wildlife laws are hammering long, legal nails into the coffin of one of Goa's very few indigenous musical instruments, the ghumat. Could goats be an alternative to the monitor lizard, whose tough treated skin is stretched taut across the mouth of the ghumat, which is actually a unqiuely designed clay-pot? While monitor lizards, once hunted frequently across the state's forested hillsides, are now protected under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act and their hides are rare and very expensive contraband, taking the ghumat - Goa's answer to the dholak and the tabla - to the brink of extinction. But help could be at hand. There is no point ruing about anything. We switched to goat skin after monitor lizard skins became rare, said Vinayak Akhadkar, 62, a leading ghumat player in Goa who has a troupe that plays at several competitions as well as Ganesh Chaturthi ceremonies, during which a 'ghumat arti' has a special significance. According to Rohan Khaunte, an independent member of the Goa assembly, we should accord it official recognition as a traditional state instrument and then find ways to salvage it or we will lose it forever. Khuante had moved a private member's bill during the budget session of the Goa assembly last month to safeguard the fading thump of the ghumat. What Goa's lawmakers agreed during the discussions to salvage the ghumat was that the instrument perhaps needed to adapt to survive in a world which was keen to value its wildlife, at least when it comes to public commitments. Chief minister Manohar Parrikar summed it up in one line. You have to change with the times. We have to find out substitutes for monitor skin, he said. Apart from goats, there could be other alternatives. Vishnu Wagh, a versatile artiste and also a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator claims that synthetic material could also be developed to ensure that the legacy of the ghumat survives. It's a matter of getting the sound right. The pores and scales on the monitor lizard creates that special ghumat sound. Synthetic material could be developed to calibrate the same sound effect, he said. (Mayabhushan Nagvenkar can be contacted at mayabhusha...@ians.inmailto:mayabhusha...@ians.in) http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/04/07/93--Lizards-out-of-reach-goats-may-salvage-Goa-s-ghumat-.html ~Avelino
[Goanet] 'Worried' Brit gives Keri's dirty sands a clean-up - source:goanvoice.org.uk
KERI: In a bid to do his bit for a cleaner Goa, British tourist, John Harris, recently undertook the cleaning of the beach and picnic site at Keri with the help of local school students.Local residents say Harris, a regular for some years to Goa and who stayed this time for four months, did a similar clean-up exercise during this trip last year as well. The famous, once quiet and clean beach, with its tall casuarina trees, has turned into a dump over recent years, as picnickers leave behind their trash. In the absence of garbage bins, the plastic and other wastes litterthe sands.Harris, worried about the deterioration of Keri's beautiful shoreline, approached the local community and the New English High School, and got some hands to help him spruce things up late last month. The effort, for about a week, saw several bags of waste collected and handed over to the waste-collecting contractor every day. Keri beach is both beautiful and popular with tourists and there should be signboards to discourage littering and to educate visitors about waste issues. But there aren't any signboards, Harris said.In recent years the number of desi-visitor footfalls on the beach have increased. Pointing out that irresponsible picnickers discard their garbage on the beach, Harris said plastic wastes, beer bottles, tetra packs, tins and all sorts of other trash pollute the shore. Local fisherman Santosh Tari agreed, The beer and liquor bottles are broken and scattered on the beach making it very dangerous for us fishermen who often get back from a fishing trip only at night and walk around barefoot. Local Siddesh Parab added, We want to enjoy a clean beach when we go to relax on the shore, instead we are forced to sit in dirty sands. Worse still, we suffer the threat of getting injured by the broken glass lying about.The government can take up a cleanliness drive to clean up the entire beach. It should also install big dustbins to take care of the trash, said Tari. Harris concluded, I started a clean up, but it will be effective only if the government or the local governing body continues the effort.
[Goanet] IS PANAJI’S NEW MAYOR ALSO INFECTED WITH THE U TURN VIRUS?
When a new Mayor is elected, for that customary first visit to the Chief Minister he is always accompanied by his Deputy and the supporting team of Corporators. But surprisingly this did not happen when Surendra Furtado solely called on Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. Was it a wrong start by the Mayor? When the March 20th elections to the Mayor’s and Deputy Mayor’s post were abruptly postponed at the behest of the Chief Minister there was rightly outrage all over. The issue was not just about Surendra Furtado but the very high – handed trampling orchestrated by the Chief Minister over the democratic principles and procedures. Surendra Furtado over the last two weeks has harped all sorts of allegations against Manohar Parrikar. Some of which truly only exposed his immaturity, though he would like us to believe that he is a seasoned Corporator and the other 29 are “bachas”. After meeting and embracing the Chief Minister while referring to the events of the last fortnight, Surendra Furtado now says he has forgotten it all. But it is easier said than done. There could not have been a more unprincipled and devious stand by the person who is now the Mayor of Goa’s capital. Surendra Furtado would have to learn to carry his team along otherwise the outspoken like Kabir Makhija, Yatin Parekh and Rudresh Chodankar may not take it lying down. Over the years while in the Opposition Surendra Furtado raised various so called scams, scandals and irregularities at the Corporation of City of Panaji. Will he now also turn a Nelson’s eye to bury those past allegations? Will the Judas explain the behind the scene games which were played in the one-to-one tête-à-tête? And for how long this bonhomie will last, is just a matter of time. I have always said that the tail of a dog can never be straightened. Only time will tell who will draw blood first and have the last laugh. One is reminded of the words of Ronald Reagan Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372
[Goanet] Beer country Goa, battles over water - source : goanvoice.org.uk
FirstpostIndiaBeer country Goa, battles over waterApr 6, 2013 By Mayabhushan NagvenkarPanaji: Draught beer may run riot here, but in this tropical Eden called Goa, water is fast becoming a contentious commodity, thanks to decades of rampant and indiscriminate open cast mining.Over a 100 open cast mines streaked with iron and manganese deposits, most of which have already pierced through the state’s water table at nearly 60 mts, have not only resulted in an increased content of manganese in the several rivers and lakes which are located within the state’s mining belt, but has also triggered a water shortage.Now Gauns has accused Parrikar of misguiding people by positively linking mining activity to ground water recharge. AFPOnly while the Chief MinisterManohar Parrikar is victim to a bizarre belief that the cause of the water shortage is the ban on mining, his Public Works Department minister Ramkrishna Dhavalikar does a cake-eating Marie Antoinette when asked why the water in the state’s reservoirs was being increasingly laced with manganese.“Having little manganese in drinking water is good,” he told the Goa legislative assembly this week.And how little is little?According to tests conducted by Dhavalikar’s own department this week, while the permissible level of manganese in potable water is 0.7 mg per litre, levels of the mineral in the Selaulim dam has reached 1.2 mg per litre. Located in South Goa and ringed by several mining pits, the dam caters to over half of Goa’s 15 lakh million population.Sources, however, said that that the levels of manganese also scaled to 3 mg several times in the few months, before the mining ban came into force in October, 2012. According to noted green activist Ramesh Gauns mining has played havoc with the state’s water table.“This issue of sudden groundwater depletion is a very vital and is being dealt with very casually and very irresponsibly. This government is fooling the people of Goa. Mining has played havoc with the ground water scenario here,” Gauns told Firstpost. Gauns is not the only person who makes that charge.The Supreme Court’s central empowered committee (CEC) was assigned to inspect Goa’s mining areas by the apex court, which is hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) on the illegal mining issue, filed by noted lawyer Prashant Bhushan. After inspecting several mining sites and villages near by the mining belt, these are the findings they came up with.“There are a large number of mining leases wherein the extraction of mineral below the ground water table has been permitted/is being undertaken. During the site visit the CEC received a number of representations that the mining below the ground level is adversely affecting the water availability in the nearby areas and such mining is damaging the aquifers and consequently the charging of the ground water is adversely affected. It has also been represented that such mining is resulting in increased salinity of the ground water and that the silt deposition from the mining overburden has degraded the soil fertility in the adjoining agricultural fields. Almost all the dug wells have dried up”.The logic presented by the state government in the recent past to explain why water levels in the state’s rivers have depleted is loaded with irony. Chief minister Manohar Parrikar claims that the ban on mining, has in fact shrunk water levels to such an extent that he had to release millions of cubic tons of water from the mining pits to recharge it.“Because they (mining cos) were unable to pump out the water, the water level is down now,” said Parrikar last month.Parrikar wasn’t the first to come up with this googly.Mining magnate Avdhoot Timblo, who is known for his proximity to the chief minister in recent times, came up with another ‘jewel’ recently when he said that mining pits actually help conserve water.“Mining activity near the Selaulim reservoir had resulted in 70 lakes, which store water,” Timblo said, adding that if the state’s capital Panaji, had to rid itself of its water shortage woes, it should start a mining pit in its vicinity too.Goa’s open cast mining requires mine operators to drill the earth in a circular cavernous pit form. The pit is gradually ringed by a huge, almost volcanic wall of rejects which are piled around the deepening mining put. The drilling cuts through several underground water sources, resulting in hundreds of thousands of tons of ground water accumulating in the same pitsalong with rain water. The water is ritually pumped out by the mining companies before starting operations post monsoon. Now Gauns has accused Parrikar of misguiding people by positively linking mining activity to ground water recharge.“The water which is being pumped out of the mines is ground water, which is trapped in these pits . If the mining activity hadn’t descended below the water table, there would be no need to pump it out at all,” he
[Goanet] 450º Aniversário dos Colóquios dos Simples e Drogas da Índia
Caros Amigos, Tenho o prazer de informá~los que o Departamento de Português, em colaboraçâo com o Departamento de Botânica da Universidade, e o apoio do Consulado Geral de Portugal em Goa e o CLP/Camões em Pangim, organizam uma conferência no próximo dia 10 de abril de 2013, na Biblioteca Central de Goa, às 18:00 horas, assinalando o 450º aniversário da publicação dos «Colóquios» de Garcia da Orta em Goa. A principal comunicação intitulada Garcia da Ortã - a Gateway to the knowledge on medicinal plants estará a cargo do Prof.Dr. M.K.Janarthanam. O Vice-chancellor da Universidade de Goa, Dr. Satish Shetye e o Cônsul General de Portugal em Goa, Dr.António Sabido Costa serão os convidados de honra. O convite segue em anexo. Com os mais cordiais cumnprimentos. -- Delfim Correia da Silva Leitor do Camões, I.P. Responsável pelo CLP/Camões, I.P.- Goa Agva House, 9/32 Dr. Dada Vaidya Road Panaji 403 001 Goa - India 0091 832 6647737 0091 832 2422237
[Goanet] Roland Francis: Atrocities against Women - Stray Thoughts of a Toronto Goan
Title: Atrocities against Women - Stray Thoughts of a Toronto Goan By: Roland Francis Source: Goan Voice UK Daily Newsletter 7 April 2013 Full Text: Nothing is more nauseating than picking up any Goan or Indian newspaper and reading the various items either on the front page or tucked away inside relating to physical violence against women. A young bride burned by her husband with the connivance of his family for insufficient dowry, a minor raped by a family member, a teen sexually assaulted in school, another surgically dismembered in Goa's main hospital, a woman forced into satisfying drunken friends of an alcoholic husband, an innocent tourist's intentions twisted into acts of extreme lust, a child not yet three molested by a neighbor who was entrusted with temporary care, a woman taken as wife when the man is still married and driven to suicide by harassment. The list is unending and the rate of such crime increasing. Goa has come a long way, in the worse possible sense, from the early banning of 'sati' by the Portuguese, (the wife throwing herself into the burning funeral pyre of her dead husband), a measure of social progress much sooner into their rule than the British with the rest of India. It is not Indian law that is lacking, it is the hydra-headed monster of police corruption, political interference and the snail's pace of justice in India which is responsible for the violence against women. That and the culture of a country that till today in most of the land gives undue importance to the male at the cost of the female, treating the latter mainly as family chattel. While the Indian will pride himself in the way he treats his women compared to, say the Arabs, the truth tells a different story. Arab culture may on the one hand deny basic rights to their women based on some false interpretations of their desert religion, but Arab males treat all females in the most exemplary fashion not just their own, with perhaps the exception of their domestic help who they see as slaves. When they vacation in Europe, some of them will debauch themselves, but in their country, all women are safe. Another type of sexual violence becoming increasingly prevalent in Indian cities and even in Goa, is blatant groping. While foreign women tourists will come forward and describe in no uncertain terms how they were molested when they found themselves suddenly in the middle of a crowd of Indian males, Goan women will out of a perceived sense of shame, avoid reporting it. I can picture the titters of even the police recording the complaint as if it is some joke. What is it about Indian males that make them play out their hidden lusts in so brazen and public a manner? It is not that prostitution is rare or that Indian women are frigid (see the 1.2 billion number, no less), so what could arouse such shameful behaviour? It could be a lazy police force such as in Goa, one that demands money not only from the victim but also from the perpetrator. After taking money from both, it becomes easier to not to pursue the matter, since doing so means gathering evidence, recording statements, going to court and the various other things the police are supposed to do. Even in Bombay where the police force though less corrupt is at least a symbol of decisive action thanks to the young IPS Deputy Commissioners who seek to make a name for themselves for career advancement, I have seen lethargy in domestic disputes. The poor slum-dwelling wife goes to complain to the local police station about an abusive husband who grabs her day's earnings to get drunk and then beats her while accusing her of infidelity. The constable confronting the husband, threatens him against repeating the incident, but no record is made. Same incident in Toronto. A male and female constable goes to the house, each questioning their gender counterpart and if there is a mere hint of the male having raised a finger, he is handcuffed and jailed for the night. Then he enters the court system, one that will definitely give him second thoughts on account of consequences, if he is tempted to repeat the travesty. God counts a woman's tears. Despite all the cards stacked against her, or perhaps because of it, Goan women especially of the poorer and depressed economic classes are becoming more forceful, militant and socially active. Allelujah! Here is a video link thanks to Victor D'Cunha and JoeGoaUK to the narration by her sister straight from the heart, of the story a 15 year old girl in Goa who entered the medical care system with an inflamed appendix and came out dead due to causes that are not one bit short of murder. Pity the family, but power and justice to them. Hope you understand Konkani. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li8De6lgIro ==
[Goanet] GOA: What Newspapers say [7Apr13] - Comments
On this Bright SUNDAY morning, GREETING GOA. This exclusive comes to you from the Desk of the GSRP. Now, to the business at hand: NT: 75 DAY BAN ON FISHING NOT PRACTICAL, says GRE Comments: 'Not Practical' for who? The fish or the fishermen? GSRP will ensure that 75 days is sealed if not increase the ban period, as also the 'mesh' of the fishing nets strictly standardized so that juvenile fish has a full life. This is a promise to 'fish-loving' GOA. NT: DON'T BE APOLOGETIC FOR AYODHYA MOVEMENT, ADVANI TELLS PARTYMEN Comments: This guy Advani wants to remain out of Tihar Jail where he belongs, so he can yet sit on the PM's Chair?? If there was any sense of justice in the country called INDIA, Advani, Murli Mahohar Joshi and Uma Bharti should be languishing in the Tihar Jail. It is a pity that his country is ruled by political pawns. Hello Lal Bahadur Shastri-ji ! NT: LACK OF GOOD GOVERNANCE ROBS CITIZENS OF THEIR SECURITY: PRESIDENT Comments: We are happy that 'India's esteemed President' started getting 'VISIONS' of GOOD GOVERNANCE only after he has had the chance to enjoy the Rashtrapati Bhavan's expansive gardens and the pampering which goes together with residing in this exotic ambience. For us in GOA, we are bogged-down in everyday life with a thought of SU-RAJ and as to when it will appear on the horizons of GOA. Presently this vision of GOO-GOVERNANCE has taken an U_TURN to be the state's DOLE-GOVERNANCE limited to a few house-holds which are lucky to have the BJP stickers pasted on their front doors by none else than GOA's most distinguished and brightest of IIT'an sons, Manohar Parrikar. TOI: AFFIDAVIT BEFORE NOD TO PLAYBOY CAFE: GOVT Comments: After all, we must see who is setting-up the Playboy Cafe. Agnelo Fernandes, the Ex-MLA of Calangute still rules. The Playboy Cafe is the newest addition to his empire of DISCOS and NIGHT-clubs which drives the people in the neighbourhood 'raving mad' with LOUD MUSIC NOISE POLLUTION which no power in the world can tackle, despite laws, rules, regulations, ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT, 1984 and most specifically, the HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA. Again, we must see MLAs are all powerful in front of the law-implementing agencies like the Police, Collectors et al. Just imagine, there was not a single COP on the route from Margao to Porvorim to give a challan to our 'Helmetless MLA riders' on their showy machines, but everywhere for us PETTY PEOPLE to extract Rs. 100/- and pocket it too. In the case of this Playboy Cafe, the powers that be will yet define what is vulgarity. In Brazil, mere tape-patching the 'nipples' and covering the triangle with a piece of cloth is not 'vulgar'. Isn't GOA and BRAZIL sharing CAJU and MANGCURAD ??? We do hope that Agnelo's place is big enough to hold entire INDIA's oggly eyes, as if what is here at rave parties is not enough. Cheers TOI: WE ARE NOT CHEATS DON'T BRING BAD NAME TO GOA' - Cabbies Slam MLAs, Say they're Cheats and Looters COMMENTS: There is lots of truth in what the CABBIES say. Practically, every MLA has turned out to be a CHEAT and a LOOTER, basically, with those MLAs belonging to PARTIES having no ROAD MAP worth it's salt, excuse the INDEPENDENT MAFIAS. When they are not MLAs, they conduct Rave Parties at their many Clubs and Restaurants by bribing the Police and Collectors, to hell with the frustrated and shouting public who is disturbs to their wits end. But when they become MLAs, they cheat the Collectors and the very Police they used to bribe, through this new found 'POWER', the ticket to CHEAT or do anything under the sun. When they were not MLAs, they tinkered with their petrol pump meters to Cheat the general public of hard earned cash. God only know what is happening when they are MLAs. If cabbies and the general public, specially GOANS want respite from the day-light robbery MODUS OPERANDI which is going on and which has been IMPORTED into GOA from a country called INDIA, through GOA'S ILLEGAL OCCUPATION SINCE 1961, then they must think of GSRP for GOA's continued well-being and its future. Just imaging, there is not a single question asked in the on-going Budget Assembly Session on the CONDUCT OF RAVE PARTIES IN GOA's coastal belt, specially in Anjuna, where the RAVES are rotating on every-day basis between CURLIES, HIPPIES; UV BAR, LILIPUT and SHIVA VALLEY, not to speak of TITO'S and Agnelo Fernande's and Michael Lobo's Discos; Bars and Restaurants. Cheers floriano lobo Gen. Secretary/Spokesperson Goa SU-RAJ Party [ GSRP ] H.O: 383A Pirazona Moira Bardez Goa. Phone: 0832-2470223 Mobile: 9890470896 Website: www.goasu-raj.org Email: floriano.l...@gmail.com Twitter@flory29 f...@floriano.lobo Note: IF YOU LOVE YOUR GOA, SAY 'NO' to MOPA AIRPORT SAY 'YES' to DR. JACK DE SEQUEIRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - DABOLIM-GOA. SAY 'NAVY TO GET'
[Goanet] Tony Correia Afonso... a long-time Goanetter
Hear felt sympathies to the Correia family. I knew Antonio Correia via GN. Although at different ends of the rope, me for Goa and Antonio for bharat, at the end they were mere discussions. May his soul rest in peace! BC
[Goanet] Goa news for April 7, 2013
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Akali Dal-BJP 'Chintan Shivir' begins in Goa Sunday - Newstrack India haratiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance are headed for the beaches of Goa for their 'Chintan Shivir (introspection camp)' ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHAdaskYmnJUsFiC5nvfl3PFNrfkAurl=http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/04/06/305--Akali-Dal-BJP-Chintan-Shivir-begins-in-Goa-Sunday-.html *** Kunal Khemu promotes Go Goa Gone, Saif shoots elsewhere? - Indian Express oa-gone-where-has-saif-ali-khan-gone/71596Go Goa Gone: Where Has Saif Ali Khan Gone? http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGVTr50PK7Y697q8gd_-tRYgruo_Aurl=http://www.indianexpress.com/picture-gallery/kunal-khemu-promotes-go-goa-gone-where-was-saif--/2450-1.html *** Kunal, Pooja and Vir Das promote Go Goa Gone - India Today dia TodayPhoto Gallery. IPL 6 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNG-psIXApAcpJeNCN4FOvg965A9nwurl=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/go-goa-gone-promotion-pics/1/9005.html *** I-League: Sporting Clube de Goa look to maintain unbeaten run against Mohun ... - NDTV orm Sporting Clube de Goa will be looking to keep their unbeaten run going when they take on Mohun Bagan on Sunday in the 23rd round of I-League at Duler Stadium, Mapusa. Sporting, who have a good record at Duler Stadium, will be missing ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNG0XP-sGANbY4RSYBKJhw_aOdSngwurl=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/205914-i-league-sporting-clube-de-goa-look-to-maintain-unbeaten-run-against-mohun-bagan *** Thieves, burglars, dacoits make hay in Goa - Times of India ountry-goa-battles-over-water-688831.htmlBeer country Goa, battles over water http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEfVNWCme4WObsJOXZd92shMsDfDAurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Thieves-burglars-dacoits-make-hay-in-Goa/articleshow/19421588.cms *** North Goa bus owners to charge new rates from April 8 - Times of India mes of IndiaNorth Goa Stage Carriage Bus Owners Association has demanded that the bus fare hike be implemented at the earliest. Addressing the press conference in Mapusa on the members of the association said that the increasing cost of the resources needed for ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGnPb_9vqsNLs76jzuhzixoFJHNoQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/North-Goa-bus-owners-to-charge-new-rates-from-April-8/articleshow/19416508.cms *** Goa madrassas face 100% fund cut in 2013-14 - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: Uncertainty is staring Goa's madrassas in the eye. The restructuring of funds by the Union human resource development (HRD) ministry in light of the Right to Education Act has meant the residential schools for Muslim children may not receive ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGKU90jtLSvTGPmEI7hcUmOKoiNXgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Goa-madrassas-face-100-fund-cut-in-2013-14/articleshow/19408149.cms *** 'We are not cheats don't bring bad name to Goa' - Times of India mes of IndiaCALANGUTE: The North Goa Tourist Taxi Owners Association has strongly condemned the statements recently made by four MLAs in the Goa Assembly describing taxi drivers as cheats and looters who bring a bad reputation to the tourism industry in Goa.a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGJXSlseAmRRDNArw3VQHgUhgP3Mgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/We-are-not-cheats-dont-bring-bad-name-to-Goa/articleshow/19421578.cms *** Goa government orders evaluation of social welfare scheme - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: The Goa government has ordered an evaluation study of the popular Dayanand social security (DSS) scheme under which the government gives monthly doles of Rs 2000 to senior citizens, widows, disabled, etc. This follows reports that quite a ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEQnwBV1EDrGtQQjyvcxdTLPK3Wxwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-government-orders-evaluation-of-social-welfare-scheme/articleshow/19414343.cms *** Govt will not prepare new RP 2021: Parrikar - Herald Publications rald PublicationsPANJIM: Contrary to the widely held belief, the Regional Plan 2021 is neither in abeyance nor is it scrapped and the government does not intend to prepare a 'new' Regional Plan for Goa but only desires to make corrections to the existing plans, replies ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEBQCK4nG_2B7ox5qeH6cojUtjX0Qurl=http://oheraldo.in/News/Main%20Page%20News/Govt-will-not-prepare-new-RP-2021-Parrikar/72913.html Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] SON’VARACHIM SUNGTTAM: Nak Khuim Ani Adolli khuim!
www.goa-world. com GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994)® www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/ Tumcam Maie-mogacho ieukar. Stay tuned to Gulf Goans e-Newsletter - everyday someone, somewhere learns a little. ___ SON’VARACHIM SUNGTTAM: Nak Khuim Ani Adolli khuim! -Jose Salvador Fernandes Bharotiya Janata Pokxachea (BJP) 33vea sthapnnechea disa nimitan, rajyachea karbharant kendrantlea ‘United Progressive Alliance’ (UPA) sorkarakjea-jea mollancher opes ailam, tem pokxache torfen hat-potrokam vanttun soglleankkollit korunk, her rajyam vangdda Gõyant-ui BJP kherit prochar korcho asa. Rayantlea 1612 zageancher hi karyavoll azzaunchi asa. BJP-chea sthapnnechea disa nimitan zavpi he ‘zagrutayek’ zorui khas rajki rong dila, torui tornnateank toxench novea motdarank kendrantlea UPA sorkarachea tuttintchi mahiti diun, eka farak don bokim marpacho ho tea pokxacho yotn asa. Lok Sobhechi vinchnnuk anik eka vorsan zaunchi asa, torui ti atanch zaunchi mhonn BJP lall gholloyta. Dekunuch, UPA-chi kutam kaddun nhoikari rupachi zagrutay korunk hea pokxan pavlam ubarleant. UPA sorkaran Gõy rajyacher duddvanche nodrentlean onit kelea, kerosinachem promann unnem kelam, tache kodde mhargayecher tabo dovrunk ghoddunk nam, Gõyant bond asloleo minachea khonnincho prosn suttounk nam, kendrant nokri divpant rajyacher onit kelea heo soglleo gozali az Gõyant sangpachi tanchi yevzonn asa. Hea xivay, aichea disa tanchi anik ek karyavoll asa. BJP-che vavurpi ghora-ghoramni vochun hat-potram ani ‘sticker’-ui vanttpache asat! Hea voilea gozalincher niyall korit zalear, BJP-k khorpota ek kodden, ani to pokx khorpita boltech kodden hem soroll kollun yeta. BJP-cho sthapnnecho dis khuim ani UPA-chi gozal sangop khuim! Konknni mhonn’nniecho vapor korun sangtolo zalear, nak khuim ani adolli khuim! Pokxache sthapnnecho dis monouncho asa zalear, pokxachi dignidad samballunuch to monounk zai nhoi? Tantumdusreacheo chuki kiteak aspaun, aplea pokxacho man kiteak khala denvouncho? ‘UPA sorkaran Gõy rajyacher duddvanche nodrentlean onit kelea, kerosinachem promann unnem kelam, tache kodde mhargayecher tabo dovrunk ghoddunk nam, Gõyant bond asloleo minachea khonnincho prosn suttounk nam’ hachi turturi Gõychea BJP fanttean vazoun ani gazoun foskache kaddie itlo-i orth ani faido nam. Gõykaramni BJP-k nivddun haddla to kendr sorkarcher adarun vo kendr sorkarak BJP-cho faido zatolo oxem somzun nhoi. Hea pokxak gõykaramni Gõyam khatir nivddun kaddla, mhonntoch Gõyche udorgoticher tannem bhor diun, vevosthit ritin raj cholunchi goroz asa. Jem kitem kendr sorkara koddchean mellonam tacher aplo vell ibaddunk hea pokxak gõykaramni sot’ter haddunk nam. UPA sorkarachim unneponnam hat-potrachea rupan lokak diun aplo vell ogddaunk nhoi. Gõy rajyantlea dor ghoracher ‘sticker’ chittkaunchea orth naslolea kama khatir tor nhoich nhoi! Toxem polleunk gelear, 2014 vorsa Lok Sobhechi vinchnnuk zaunchi asa tacher dollo dovrun BJP-n suru kelolim him karosthanam! Fuddle khepek kendrant BJP sot’ter yeunche khatir, BJP-n choloylolim him xokticho ani vellacho ibadd korpachim, orth naslolim kamam. Dusrea utramni, rajkaronn. Mhonnche, som’bond nasloleo don gozali koxeo-koxeo korun zoddta takach aichea kallar rajkaronn mhonntat. Ghunvun-firun thoinch yevop! Hachem khoreponn amkam, BJP-chea sthapnnechea disa ho pokx kendrantlea UPA sorkaracheo tutti dakouncheo karyavolli ghoddoun haddta tantuntlean disun yeta. Gõyantlea gõykarank BJP koddchean bomble sokoilea gozalinchi opekxa nam. Te bodlek, gõykar BJP koddchean itlo kall Gõyant vikas zaunk nam to polleunk anvddetat. Gõyant itlo kall khubxea mollancher add nodor zaun mar boslolo, tea mollancher khori ani bori udorgot zaloli Gõyche gõykar polleunk otrekta. Fattlim sabar vorsam veg-vegllea angamni kusun poddlolem ani vidrup zalolem Gõy sogllea angamni sundor zaunchem mhonn gõykar kallzantlean axetat. Hantuntlem khub kitem kelem zalearuch, BJP-n heram poros vegllem kitem kelam oxem gõykarank bhogtolem. Taka lagun Gõyant BJP-chea surokxit fuddaracho ‘graph’-ui choddunk xokta. Ani Lok Sobheche vinchnnukecho kall yetoch, hea ani tea pokxachea khandar ubo ravun vo tankam khala ghalun-chepun apunn zoitivont zaunchi-i palli BJP-cher yeunchi nam. Kiteak gõykaramni hache poilim pokxam koddchean asvasonnam khub aikoleant, punn tim chalik lagunk nant tim tannim laginchean polleleant. BJP-n to itihas porot ghoddouncho nhoi! Son'var, 6-04-2013 www.goa-world.com Posted by Goa-World.COM ___ The First Online Konkani Music Station - Started on March 14, 2000 by Ulysses Menezes Gaspar Almeida, http://www.live365.com/stations/61664 Email: goaworldto...@yahoo.com Konkani Video on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/uly334 http://goablog100.blogspot.com/ http://www.targetgoa.com/ http://www.konkanfruitfest.com/ http://www.tiatracademygoa.com/
[Goanet] Goa church to invite pope for St. Francis’ exposition
www.goa-world. com GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994)® www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/ Tumcam Maie-mogacho ieukar. Stay tuned to Gulf Goans e-Newsletter - everyday someone, somewhere learns a little. ___ Goa church to invite pope for St. Francis’ exposition It plans to invite him for the 2014 exposition of pioneering Jesuit St. Francis Xavier. Goa, April 02, 2013: The Goa Catholic Church is planning to invite Pope Francis for the 2014 exposition of pioneering Jesuit St. Francis Xavier. “The chances of the first Jesuit pontiff arriving in the beach tourism oriented state are healthy,” said Fr. Savio Barretto, rector of the Basilica of Bom Jesus wehre the mortal remains of the saint are kept. He said that they have received many enquiries to call His Holiness for the event. “We will be calling him (pope) and request the central government to formally make a request to the Vatican city also,” he said. The event, which is known as the exposition, is due in November 2014. “The chances of Pope Francis coming for the exposition look good because he may not even need an invitation to visit the resting place of his fellow Jesuit brother,” the priest said. St. Francis Xavier, who hailed from Navarra in the Basque region of Spain, heralded Christianity in Goa in the early 1500s. After his death in 1552 in Shangchuan, China, his body was first ferried to Malacca, which is a city in Malaysia, and later stored in 1553 in the grand Basilica of Bom Jesus. Believers regard it as a miracle that the body has survived for nearly 500 years, while skeptics have historically argued that the mortal remains of the saint have been embalmed to ensure its survival. Every year, more than a million believers throng the church complex in Old Goa, located a short distance from here. Once in a decade, the church arranges for the devotees to see the saint’s remains in a glass-topped silver casket. Catholics account for nearly 25 percent of the state’s population of 1.4 million. - oneindia - Forwarded by gaspar almeida, http://www.goa-world.com/ ___ The First Online Konkani Music Station - Started on March 14, 2000 by Ulysses Menezes Gaspar Almeida, http://www.live365.com/stations/61664 Email: goaworldto...@yahoo.com Konkani Video on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/uly334 http://goablog100.blogspot.com/ http://www.targetgoa.com/ http://www.konkanfruitfest.com/ http://www.tiatracademygoa.com/ www.goa-world.com/expressions/ http://www.oheraldo.in/ http://www.q8india.com/ http://www.mangalorean.com/
[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Our Lady of the Sea
Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Our Lady of the Sea' An old church in a beautiful setting. The Church of Our Lady of the Sea in the village of Oxel, Goa was established in 1661; the present structure was built in 1899. I explored this lovely setting over multiple visits. You may view the latest post at http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2013/04/07/our-lady-of-the-sea/ Best regards, Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com
