[Goanet-News] Nuts with a Goan touch... David J Lobo's DeeJay coconuts
Deejay Sampoorna -- Hybrid Coconut Seedling The Deejay Sampoorna Hybrid is the result of more than 25 years of meticulous scientific expertise using the finest breeding stock from around the world. The high productivity of this hybrid is backed by thousands of satisfied customers all over south India. If you wish to produce large number of nuts per palm, sweet tender coconuts, high quality copra, high-yields of coconut oil, your only choice -- The Deejay Sampoorna Hybrid Coconut seedlings. Deejay Sampoorna - Features Ideal general purpose hybrid Early yielder - first flowering within 24 months after planting Large number of nuts - upto 250 nuts per annum per tree When harvested for tender coconuts, yield improves by approx 30% - 400 tender nuts per annum reported by some customers The tender coconut at 7 months contains 500ml of sweet coconut water Good kernel and copra content - approx. 200grams per nut Approx. 8,750 kgs of copra per annum per hectare Approx. 5 tonnes of coconut oil per hectare Note: Above results are possible under reasonably good management conditions For Enquiry Please Contact Tamil Nadu : 04543 293785/+91 94425 83785 or +91 94430 15536 Karnataka: 08387 220484/+91 94486 09964 or +91 94499 16255 Goa : +91 832 2991153 or 2991053 / +91 9604747559 http://www.deejayfarm.com/products.php?opt=1 Deejay Pushkala – Hybrid Coconut Seedling This Deejay Pushkala hybrid is the result of several years of field evaluation. These hybrid seedlings are specially produced for tender coconut purpose and will be the perfect answer for the ever growing tender coconut market needs. These seedlings will be the preferred choice to supply tender coconuts to the processing industries. If you wish to Produce large Coconuts for sweet tender coconut water, the Deejay Pushkala Hybrid is your first choice. Deejay Pushkala - Features Ideal hybrid for tender coconut water Early yielder - flowering within 26 months after planting Large number of nuts-350 tender nuts per annum reported by customers The tender coconut at 7 months contains more than 600ml of sweet coconut water Premium selling price for tender coconuts Note: Above results are possible under reasonably good management conditions http://www.deejayfarm.com/products.php?opt=2 Deejay Vishwas – Hybrid Coconut Seedling The Tall cultivar parent used in producing the Deejay Vishwas Hybrid coconut palm is one of the highest yielding Talls growing in sub-optimum conditions. If you wish to produce more nuts per palm, sweet tender coconut water, quality copra and oil, under less than optimum growing condition, the Deejay Vishwas is you choice. Deejay Vishwas - Features Excellent general purpose hybrid Early flowering and fruiting Very high yields of nuts per hectare Ideal Quantity of 300ml of tender coconut water High copra oil production http://www.deejayfarm.com/products.php?opt=3 After Sales Service Deejay provides after sales service to all its customers in guiding them with timely management practices and through personal visits to customers farms to identify shortfalls and to suggest corrective action. A Detailed Management Guide is being provided to all customers which will serve as a guide as well as an accurate record of performance. MORE DETAILS AT: http://www.deejayfarm.com On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deejay-Farm-Coconut-Seedling-Farm/137167996461059 FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Audio recordings (mostly from Goa): http://bit.ly/GoaRecordings Goa,1556 http://www.scribd.com/doc/76671049/Goa1556-Catalogue-Books-from-Goa
[Goanet] Nuts with a Goan touch... David J Lobo's DeeJay coconuts
Deejay Sampoorna -- Hybrid Coconut Seedling The Deejay Sampoorna Hybrid is the result of more than 25 years of meticulous scientific expertise using the finest breeding stock from around the world. The high productivity of this hybrid is backed by thousands of satisfied customers all over south India. If you wish to produce large number of nuts per palm, sweet tender coconuts, high quality copra, high-yields of coconut oil, your only choice -- The Deejay Sampoorna Hybrid Coconut seedlings. Deejay Sampoorna - Features Ideal general purpose hybrid Early yielder - first flowering within 24 months after planting Large number of nuts - upto 250 nuts per annum per tree When harvested for tender coconuts, yield improves by approx 30% - 400 tender nuts per annum reported by some customers The tender coconut at 7 months contains 500ml of sweet coconut water Good kernel and copra content - approx. 200grams per nut Approx. 8,750 kgs of copra per annum per hectare Approx. 5 tonnes of coconut oil per hectare Note: Above results are possible under reasonably good management conditions For Enquiry Please Contact Tamil Nadu : 04543 293785/+91 94425 83785 or +91 94430 15536 Karnataka: 08387 220484/+91 94486 09964 or +91 94499 16255 Goa : +91 832 2991153 or 2991053 / +91 9604747559 http://www.deejayfarm.com/products.php?opt=1 Deejay Pushkala – Hybrid Coconut Seedling This Deejay Pushkala hybrid is the result of several years of field evaluation. These hybrid seedlings are specially produced for tender coconut purpose and will be the perfect answer for the ever growing tender coconut market needs. These seedlings will be the preferred choice to supply tender coconuts to the processing industries. If you wish to Produce large Coconuts for sweet tender coconut water, the Deejay Pushkala Hybrid is your first choice. Deejay Pushkala - Features Ideal hybrid for tender coconut water Early yielder - flowering within 26 months after planting Large number of nuts-350 tender nuts per annum reported by customers The tender coconut at 7 months contains more than 600ml of sweet coconut water Premium selling price for tender coconuts Note: Above results are possible under reasonably good management conditions http://www.deejayfarm.com/products.php?opt=2 Deejay Vishwas – Hybrid Coconut Seedling The Tall cultivar parent used in producing the Deejay Vishwas Hybrid coconut palm is one of the highest yielding Talls growing in sub-optimum conditions. If you wish to produce more nuts per palm, sweet tender coconut water, quality copra and oil, under less than optimum growing condition, the Deejay Vishwas is you choice. Deejay Vishwas - Features Excellent general purpose hybrid Early flowering and fruiting Very high yields of nuts per hectare Ideal Quantity of 300ml of tender coconut water High copra oil production http://www.deejayfarm.com/products.php?opt=3 After Sales Service Deejay provides after sales service to all its customers in guiding them with timely management practices and through personal visits to customers farms to identify shortfalls and to suggest corrective action. A Detailed Management Guide is being provided to all customers which will serve as a guide as well as an accurate record of performance. MORE DETAILS AT: http://www.deejayfarm.com On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deejay-Farm-Coconut-Seedling-Farm/137167996461059 FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Audio recordings (mostly from Goa): http://bit.ly/GoaRecordings Goa,1556 http://www.scribd.com/doc/76671049/Goa1556-Catalogue-Books-from-Goa
[Goanet] Controversial eco-tourism project proposed in Vanxim, Goa - Residents divided
An isle in dilemma SARITA BRARA Residents of the picturesque mangrove island of Vanxim in Goa are divided over a controversial eco-tourism project proposed there Vanxim is a tiny island on river Mandovi in Goa. One has to first go to Ribander jetty, take a ferry to Divar Island, then travel a distance of about six to eight km by road and take another ferry to reach this picturesque island. All along the way, migratory birds and mangroves greet the visitors. I meet Neves and her daughter Raita, who are going back to Divar after some shopping in Panjim. Earlier you could see paddy fields, now it is mangroves all the way, Neves says. They get down at Divar and I take the ferry for Vanxim. As one goes across the Naroa branching out of Mandovi, a Cross is visible in the midst of waters before approaching Vanxim. The Cross was constructed by the villagers in the memory of a doctor, Louis Cabral, who drowned at this point when his canoe capsized while he was on his way to see a patient in Vanxim Island. His grandson Mario Cabral, a writer and journalist, has written many articles about Vanxim. He says that once upon a time this island belonged to the Cathedral of Old Goa and about 30 to 40 Catholic families settled here. Poultry and paddy cultivation were the means of livelihood of their descendants. The inhabitants say that the fields have not been ploughed for more than three decades with many families leaving the island in search of employment. A church and a chapel built hundreds of years ago, a number of water bodies, a sea of mangroves, old Goan houses surrounded by papaya, coconut or jackfruit trees, is what this little island is all about though some houses have been constructed by new settlers. There are no medical facilities, no schools, not even shops. For every single need, Vanxin residents have to ferry across to Divar Island. In the past when there were no ferries, they used canoes. Vanxim has about 120 houses with a population of 500 to 600. Fishing is the only source of livelihood. In 2006, much of the 800,000 sq meter island was bought by a private dealer and sold to a builders' group that was eyeing this picturesque island to convert it into a resort. The residents are deeply divided over this controversial project and the issue has been hanging fire since then. A former panchayat member, Manuvel Furtado, says that they want firm assurances that the resort will be constructed on the barren land only and none of the houses and other structures will be affected and none will be evacuated. The group opposing the move argues that the deal is illegal because the water bodies cannot be bought and nor can the mangroves be cut. The developers have brought out a booklet wherein they quote a resolution of Sao Mathias Gram Panchayat, under which Vanxim comes, recommending an eco tourism project. The resort promoters have promised to develop infrastructure for basic needs, generate employment by tapping the local talent and has also assured that existing homes have not been acquired and no one will be evacuated. But there is an air of mistrust. In the nearby Divar Island, where the Divaaya resort hotel was constructed some years back, people say that the owners sold their land following an assurance that a spice garden and ponds for fishing would be developed there to generate employment for the local people. However, the promoters went back on their promise apart from employing some locals at the resort. Perhaps, Divar's experience has made Vanxim's residents edgy about the offer. Raita, who is a school teacher, says that Divar remains a quiet place away from the heat and dust of other towns and cities, even after the construction of the resort, because it is remotely situated and not many tourists come there. But, Vanxim's case is different because almost the entire island is being proposed to be converted into resort. Those opposing the project fear that no development will take place and the private group will make money at the cost of the island's ecology. But then there are people like Manoj who say that they would welcome the resort if adequate compensation is given and basic infrastructure is constructed. The promoters are already financially supporting a self-help group where women get training in making jute bags, tailoring, candle making and shell craft. http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/travel/an-isle-in-dilemma/article4660849.ece ~Avelino
[Goanet] Transporters blink first - strike deferred
Transporters blink first Team GS Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has definitely won round one in the tussle with transporters from Maharashtra and Karnataka over the entry tax, which came into force at the two borders on April 15. Over the last ten days, Goa's supply of vegetables and other essential goods suffered shortages and prices were hiked (though prices do shoot up this time of the year) while Parrikar and the transporters were involved in an eyeball to eyeball confrontation while the Congress and United Goans Democratic Party looked on gleefully. It looked as if an impasse had been reached because Parrikar stuck to his guns, even lamenting that Goa's opposition parties were not solidly behind him in revenue generation and expressing outrage that a bunch of transporters were dictating economic policy to his government. Sensing his obstinacy, transporters and even some chambers of commerce in the neighbouring states backed off making flimsy excuses. The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) now says it has deferred the strike, which it began on April 20, till May 8 when the counting for the May 5 Karnataka Assembly elections begins. Trucks loaded with essential commodities have already started crossing into Goa. As face savers go, the Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCI) from Karnataka and Maharashtra, which met Parrikar on Tuesday, had a better and in fact, even a placatory one. Agreeing that it was Goa's right to impose an entry tax on National Highway 17 and 17B and 4A, they however pleaded for a concession. Parrikar was in turn generous saying, We have assured them (the chambers) that we will give the transporters a concession. We will work it out within seven days. Whether he will acquiesce to their proposals; that passes be issued to vehicles entering Goa regularly; that the concession should be 75 per cent for trucks carrying essentials and 50 per cent for trucks carrying industrial raw material; that they should have a separate lane to avoid delays and also that the current time frame of four hours (to enter exit Goa) be increased to six; remains to be seen. Cashing in on the measure Trucks have to pay Rs 500, cars and other four wheelers Rs 250, autorickshaws Rs 100 and heavy vehicles have to pay Rs 1000 to enter Goa. Parrikar said that the collection at the toll booths in the first five days was on an average Rs 8,00,000 a day. Significantly, this did not include entry tax on vehicles from the neighbouring districts of Kolhapur, Belgaum, Sindhudurg and Karwar which were exempted from the tax; he pointed out to emphasize that the issue was being blown out of proportion by vested interests. Congress MLAs had urged him in the ongoing Goa Assembly to roll back the tax. He shot back, The decision of the government to impose entry tax was clearly mentioned in last year's budget as it was meant to be a measure to recover money that was lost after the Rs 11 per litre reduction in the price of petrol. He also said, As far as Goa is concerned, the decision is constitutionally legal and my government has taken it only after taking proper legal advice. It had become a prickly issue with Parrikar because the widely-held perception was that Goa was dependent on neighbouring states for its essential goods. He indicated that a tit for tat approach was not beyond him when he said neighbouring states, should not forget that vehicles carrying fuels to these states pass through Goa. In fact the official memo referred to the touchy subject but only to mollify, While Goa depends on neighbouring districts for almost all of its essential commodities,we also need the business from Goa for our survival. It added, We have shared a long, cordial and mutually beneficial relationship with each other and we should do all that is possible to keep this relationship intact, acknowledging that it was a symbiotic relationship between Goa on the one hand and Karnataka and Maharastra on the other. While Parrikar won this bout on the governance parameter, victory was his even on the political front. In response to Congress MLAs urging withdrawal of the entry tax, South Goa district BJP president and Sanguem MLA Subhash Phaldesai had this to say, It is not right for some Congress MLAs to oppose the tax. The entry tax is not going to the BJP. It is going to the state. Full story at: http://www.goanspirit.com/index.php/lion-roars/105-hotnews/260-transporters-blink-first ~Avelino
[Goanet] Major-General Eustace D'Souza
The late army man didn't back from expressing his views. Met him a couple of times at the hockey grounds when he national hockey selector. He fell out of the hockey powers-that-be when he spoke against some Sikh hockey players for dominating the selection process. What he said was not wrong but not politically correct in hockey circles. His remarks hinged on communalism. His team, Maratha Light Infantry, was my favourite and goalkeeper Shankar Laxman one of my idols. Loved the way he stood in goal and brought off great saves. Laxman was the man was helped India win the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. An astute man who bore no nonsense from any quarters. Such men rarely last in Indian sports which is as mired in muck as it was then. RIP, dear Eustace for making us Goans proud. Eugene Correia
[Goanet] ARREST THE CAPTAIN OF COAST GUARD VESSEL
SHANTARAM NAIK M.P 28th April, 2013 602, BRAHMAPUTRA, Dr B.D.Marg, New Delhi 011-23766505 9868181344 09422439990 *ARREST THE CAPTAIN OF COAST GUARD VESSEL SHANTARAM WRITES TO ANTONY* FOR THE FAVOUR OF PUBLICATION Mr Shantaram Naik M.P. in a letter addressed by him today to Shri A.K. Anthony ,Union Minister of Defence has demanded immediate suspension from service of the Captain of the vessel ‘ICGS Vaibhav, belonging to Indian Coast Guard and cause his arrest. Incident occurred of Goa coast last week in which in the early hours of morning a vessel belonging to Indian Coast Guard collided with fishing trawler off Goa coast. There were 29 fishermen on the trawler , out of 23 were rescued one died and five fishermen are missing. Indian Navy , Coast Guard and other agencies are engaged in search operations. Mr Naik said that Mr Martin Fernandes , owner of the fishing trawler Sea Messah, is justified in demanding the arrest of the captain for causing loss of lives and confiscation of the vessel. Five out of six fishermen who got drowned in the sea are still missing. Mr Naik said that it is learnt that jurisdiction to investigate and inquire the criminal case falls under Yellow Gate Police Station , Mumbai, considering that the incident occurred beyond 12 autical miles off Goa Coast. Mr Naik said that Deputy Commissioner of Police of Mumbai Mr Ghatge, has reached Goa, and , and he had a telephonic talk with him this morning while he was on his way to Cuncolim Police Station , which falls on south west coast of Goa, in whose jurisdiction the offence was committed considering sea coast. Most likely, he may take over the investigation as the jurisdiction lies with Yellow Gate Police Station, Mr Naik said. The Cuncolim Police Station in Charge has booked the navigator under section 280 of the IPC for rash and negligent navigation endangering human lives; 427 for causing damage to the fishing vessel; 337 for rash and negligent act causing injuries and section 304 of the IPC for rash and negligent act causing death. Although Coast Guard is holding Departmental inquiry, captain should have been put under immediate suspension considering the negligent conduct of the Captain and his act of fleeing from the scene of offene, Mr Naik said. It should be noted ,Mr Naik said that since 23 fishermen out of 29 , all of whom were from Orissa, the apprehension of the* *owners of fishing trawlers* * the mid-sea mishap would send a wrong signal to the migrant labour hailing from the States of Jharkhand, Bihar and Orissa, cannot be brushed aside. The 90-metre class offshore patrol vessel, built by Goa Shipyard Ltd, was handed over to the Coast Guard on March 31, ahead of its commissioning, which was scheduled was to take place in presence of Union Defence Minister Shri A.K. Anthony. The Coast Guard vessel , it is learnt, is equipped with advanced state-of-the-art navigational and communication equipment, sensors and machineries. Special features of the vessel include an Integrated Bridge System (IBS), Integrated Machinery Control System (IMCS), Power Management System (PMS), High Powered External Fire Fighting System (ABS Fi-Fi Class -1) and an indigenous Close Range Naval (CRN) 91 gun along with fire control system. Mr Naik said the vessel is designed to carry a helicopter and five high-speed boats for search and rescue operations, law enforcement and maritime patrol. It is also capable of carrying pollution response equipment to combat oil spill at sea. It is further learnt that the ship is fitted with Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), making it an apt platform to carry out search and rescue operations in Indian Search and Rescue Region (ISRR). The vessel has an endurance of 4,500 nautical miles and attains a maximum speed of 26 knots and further, it also can stay at the sea for 15 days without replenishment. It is in national interest that such an ultra modern vessel should not remain unused , Mr Naik, but person who has caused deaths by their acts should not go scot free, Mr Naik added *RELEASED THROUGH THE OFFICE OF* *SHRI SHANTARAM NAIK M.P*
[Goanet] Roland Francis: Life Notes - Stray Thoughts of a Toronto Goan
Roland Francis: Life Notes - Stray Thoughts of a Toronto Goan Source: Goan Voice daily newsletter, 28 Apr. 2013 at www.goanvoice.org.uk Some things take getting used to and other things, you never get used to at all. Such experiences are common with Goans settled in this part of the world although they may vary slightly depending on their origin. Start with the weather. In the East no one talks about the weather simply because there is nothing to talk about. Imagine a conversation starting like this: Isn't it such pleasant sunshine today (and tomorrow and every day after). In Toronto not only does daily weather change, it changes several times during a day sometimes by as much as 20 degrees C in winter. This is especially tricky when you have to decide what to wear when leaving home. Bright sunshine in Toronto does not translate into how warm or cold you are going to feel. When one arrives here, you have to quickly decide that reading a map is one of your first priorities, even if you perchance don't drive. I have met people who after living for several years still talk of left and right directions. GPS instruments are alien to them. They get themselves quite confused when left and right becomes relative to the direction from which they are coming. Talking of driving, I notice an inordinate number of our women don't drive and I am not talking of the older ones. This is all the more puzzling because road designs, lanes and signals are well laid out, the city is largely on a grid pattern and traffic follows the rules. The police make sure of that. In the Gulf, the more you argue with police who have stopped you, the better your chances of being let off. In India of course, all you have to do is slip the green stuff in the constable's palms. But experience does not always teach. Take me for example. When stopped for doing 110 in an 80 zone, I told the officer that I was late for a relative's funeral mass. This was the truth and I expected against my better judgment to be let off. Instead I was told that I needed to have left home earlier and not likely endanger my fellow drivers. He then proceeded to ticket me, as he should. The honor system that Toronto once followed has been slowly buried. The influx of immigrants over the years for whom trying to beat the system has been key, is responsible for it. When I arrived, any statement you made was taken at face value and no proof was required. It's not like that anymore. I try to avoid doing business with new immigrants especially from certain parts of Asia, Africa and the Far East. They have their own agenda which often is different from the one that was set, and it is usually hidden. What is asked upfront though, is always the question: What government benefits can I get. The talk about bettering themselves comes much later, if at all. The whole Roman Catholic Church hierarchy in this city it seems to me, treat their vocations more in the nature of a job than a calling. That is not so when one goes more inland where the priests still have a strong missionary zeal. There are exceptions of course, but as far as I am concerned, those exceptions only reinforce my observation. That was not the case as I recall, of the priests in Bombay city. They were more imbued with the enthusiasm and involvement in serving their parishioners and therefore more visibly active. On the subject of the religious world, I recently talked to my high school colleague who serves the Society of Jesus in Bombay in senior educational positions. When asked about the Jesuit Pope, he seemed to think that Francis will be boxed in by the crusty Vatican hierarchy in matters of progress. He also commented that the dogmatic Benedict took the Catholic world back by at least 25 years. Didn't ask him how, since that was what I thought too. Post secondary tuition costs are quite high and increasing at an education inflation of 7% or more, though Canada is still much cheaper (and has always been) than the United States with standards higher than them except in their Ivy Leagues. It makes me feel ridiculous considering the penny-ante costs of similar education in India in the day. It was probably heavily subsidized by the Indian Government through grants-in-aid that virtually paid off all lecturer and professor salaries. And we repaid that country by taking overseas those skills l learned without any regard to reimbursement. Of course some alumni tried to do what they could for their old institutions but that debt could never be repaid, in my case to the Jesuits. Enjoy the sunshine and until next week.
[Goanet] ON THE BEEF BAN IN GOA
On the current Beef imbroglio Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has blatantly misled the Goa Legislative Assembly. The Chief Minister told the house this week that the beef ban order was a Suo motu action by the High Court and that the government had not even been served a copy of the petition. This is totally misleading and grossly false. It was not a Suo motu action by the High Court and the Goa Government was very much on notice of the petition filed. This has been recorded in the order passed by the High Court so the Chief Minister has been caught red handed lying and that too to the Goa Legislative Assembly. The Advocate General was also very much present in the Court on 22nd April when the interim ban order was passed and surprisingly as he otherwise always does, did not roar. Such instances of the Government playing ball with certain petitioners for its own hidden agenda, is becoming a rule of the day. Infact the Chief Minister in the Legislative Assembly paid rich laurels to that petitioner who had sought this beef ban and even vouched for his credentials. Only the Chief Minister and God would know the real nexus if any between him and that petitioner. But the Chief Minister should not try these gimmicks of fooling the people of Goa. Goans have wizened up. Actions of banning beef in other BJP ruled states, is well known and the attempt to bring about the prohibition in Goa, by placing blame on the judiciary is symptomatic. The least said, the better. After the Beef, will it be Mutton followed by Pork and topped by the Chicken. Does Manohar Parrikar expect Goans to live on fresh air which soon will be clouded and again polluted by the Mining dust, he is so keen to re start? Does anyone think the Goans will continue to be fooled by quoting verses from the Bible? Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372
[Goanet] Women claims Inclusiveness as well as Exclusiveness as deemed fit!
Bowing down to women demand for Exclusive women special bus Goa government announced in ongoing legislative assembly of starting such women special busses on four major routes in Goa! The demand of special busses may be correct but when it comes to pay structure and other related packages the very same women demand same package as that of men stressing that they are Inclusive with men in the society! What a zigzag logic! In this context read the following logics extended by notable women. 1) Election Commission on Saturday (27/4/13) found Rs. 1 lakh in cash from BSP chief Mayawati's bag as she arrived in Karnataka for 2 days campaign. At this point she hit out at EC officials saying, Have you checked Sonia Gandhi and Sushma Swaraj's car when they came for campaigning? You're searching me because I'm Dalit woman. 2) Interestingly, EC officials had also checked Sushma Swaraj's car on the same day when she reacted differently saying, Just landed in Hubli, EC officials checked helicopter and baggage. I welcome this. If one reads between lines, one can easily forecast what would be Soni's reaction, if EC officials happen to check her. She might say, Are you checking me because I'm born in minority community or because I was born non-Indian. Above factual, proves rightness of the Chinese proverb which goes like this, I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me.
[Goanet] 'Tiatristanchim Kestanvam'
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[Goanet] life without bread
I know best what it is to be poor. We were six children , grandparents and parents take makes ten. My father was the only bread earner .We had fields that gave us food but could not afford to eat fish, meat etc. My mom used to get fish and put everything in the curry. Cost of the fish was just one rupee and two. We never ate fried fupeeish because oil was expensive for the person who earned only 390 rupees. But today what hurts me most is christians pour oil on statue of mother Mary. that oil if given to poor people would make them happy.
[Goanet] Goa news for April 28, 2013
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Mid-sea mishap: Goa offers aid to injured fishermen - DaijiWorld.com - Daijiworld.com of whom five are missing and one is dead -- involved in a mid-sea collision with an Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNE8zcjnZl7fs9R_kVXhNYGj6tofIgurl=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=171822 *** Go Goa Gone: Saif Ali Khan entertained his co-stars - Hindustan Times ndustan TimesThe days were gruelling, shooting in the remote locations of Goa. But the nights were just perfect for actors Kunal Khemu, Vir Das and Anand Tiwary to let their inner creativity loose almost daily. Watching the boys bond, it was hard to tell that it ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFYUu5Pl1AW587owL749a2WP03AZwurl=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Go-Goa-Gone-Saif-Ali-Khan-entertained-his-co-stars/Article1-1050801.aspx *** Nagpur youngsters say boo to Goa - Times of India ither spell on them, which is ah-so-difficult to resist.The free flow of beer and feni on its dreamy beaches, plus that tantalising packaged exotica served on a platter, and you had a ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEUVVDEFav1SKZFGn0hwIWLYGi2vwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/Nagpur-youngsters-say-boo-to-Goa/articleshow/19755828.cms *** Plea to auction mining leases - Herald Publications rald PublicationsThe petitioner also alleged that the iron ore is of Goan origin transported by Prime Minerals¦ from an operating mine at Advalpal/Bicholim in Goa bearing TC no 89/52 of M/s Lithiferro mine and which is presently being operated¦.. He alleged that the ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHq5DoiRIIlAq2OwwpXsS4kai3uuwurl=http://oheraldo.in/News/Main%20Page%20News/Plea-to-auction-mining-leases/73757.html *** BJP not communal, say Goa MLAs - Deccan Herald - Deccan Herald ccan HeraldSpeaking to presspersons along with other three MLAs from Goa Glen D'Souza Ticolo (Aldano), Carlos Almeida (Vasco), Nilesh Cabral (Curchorem), Goa BJP working Committee member Juinho D'Souza and vice president Datta Prasad Kholkar, Lobo said ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGsFtCnjMdPHPTjAdbw6bqXyVKoIgurl=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/328921/bjp-not-communal-say-goa.html *** Amend Goa education rules to be able to attain 190 instructional days: School ... - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: With chief minister and education minister Manohar Parrikar making it mandatory for Goa schools to complete 190 instructional days before declaring the academic year to have ended, school heads have called on the state government to make the ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGGV5sXXtz1GUbVsuvoy6PLiGPK6gurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Amend-Goa-education-rules-to-be-able-to-attain-190-instructional-days-School-heads/articleshow/19754914.cms *** Furore over chess elections in Goa - Times of India fficio president of Sports Authority of Goa (SAG), Sandeep Heble, a member of Tiswadi Taluka Chess Association, has alleged that there has been gross rigging, systematic manipulations and several ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNG43vVj53KMeNMMq1uG5-GPiHBjCgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/chess/Furore-over-chess-elections-in-Goa/articleshow/19756296.cms *** Transporters to discuss key issues at Goa convention - Times of India pLEMned=us http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFxFOeU63lgyXpQt_age497rH_RXQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Transporters-to-discuss-key-issues-at-Goa-convention/articleshow/19755394.cms *** Sesa Goa Q4 net down 74% at Rs 297.51 cr - Hindu Business Line vWsqd3VMned=usand more » http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEmPOU_LX25ct3TclecqvjZTQRacwurl=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/sesa-goa-q4-net-down-74-at-rs-29751-cr/article4660833.ece *** Goa bans drinking on beaches - Deccan Chronicle ccan ChronicleThe Department of Tourism in Goa has banned drinking and carrying of liquor bottles on beaches in the state. Goa's image has taken a beating recently, largely due to a spate of crimes against foreign tourists, rising prices and its overcrowded beaches.a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNE7OjsnaxfDr0hwqxQYgQ0IvonCQgurl=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130427/lifestyle-travel/article/goa-bans-drinking-beaches Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] THE QUEENY | South Goa
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[Goanet] Konkani Skit- Panddu Havaldar- in Toronto (Mississauga) May 28, 2013
For Goanetters in Toronto/ Mississauga (GTA) Another Konkani Skit - Panddu Havaldar- is going to be presented for the Seniors of 55PGA West on Tuesday May 28th , 2013 at 6:00 p.m. at Cawthra Seniors Centre, at 1389 Cawthra Rd., Mississauga, Ontario. Starring Serah Barbosa, Yolanda Gracias, Agnelo Gracias Samson Santimano Marshal Fernandes. Tickets : $15.00 (includes Show, Food, Bingo , 50/50) Produced By: Samson Santimano Directed by: Agnelo Gracias For tickets: Call: Ruth Remedios Tel 905-795-8975 Hurry! The last Konkani skit was sold-out For further details, Check out: http://55plusga.blogspot.ca/2013/04/konkani-concert-may-28th-2013-at-6pm.html
[Goanet] Fwd: Song for the day...
Bobby Veehttp://www.youtube.com/artist/bobby-vee?feature=watch_video_title Run to Him American Bandstand 1965 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUqMNIsYI4w -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Aitaracheo Katkutleo: Ask One, Get Two
ASK ONE, GET TWO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/message/40720
[Goanet] Filling of Paddy Field at Calangute Junction- Midway between Hotel Palmarina n St. Alex Chruch Junction - A Report
I made a trip to Candolim this morning to return the Decibel meter to my colleague in the HC constituted Noise Pollution Committee for North Goa, which I had borrowed to nail down U.V. Bar at Anjuna a month or so earlier. On my way, I saw what you see in the photographs, enough for me to stop and take a few pictures. This could be anything, from making a road for access into the paddy fields in this stretch for the farm machinery such as harvesters, tractors, etc to starting a construction project. Earlier in the day when I was settling the week's labour wages with my 'migrant' contractor ( who btw is with me since early 90's and who was the contractor to build my house) @ Rs. 620/day per shuttering/steel tying carpenter and @Rs.420/day per ordinary male helper, when questioned on this exorbitant rates were raised, what he told me is an eye-opener for our politicians who run this state to it's doom. According to the contractor, it is difficult to get even a reasonably skilled mason, nowadays. Pseudo masons who spot charge Rs. 750 per day do not even know how to plaster the walls. Female helpers, he said, are asking for Rs. 400/day and sit down and yap most of the day and open their palms for the payment at 5.00 p.m. You cannot even ask them to do an honest bit of work, he said because there is no one to regulate them. A PWD contractors ( a Goan), I am told, has built 50 rooms in his paddy field at Canca and has rented them out to the migrants @2500/-month. It is believed that this PWD contractor is in the process of building more rooms in his paddy fields. He even boasts, it is believed, that applying for PWD contracts is no longer viable as Ministers and MLAs siphon more than half of the profits, and that this is the best business with 100 per cent returns. More people are into building rooms to rent to the migrants, he says. The migrants, according to him, no longer are willing to be put-up at building sites. Goans, he said, have built make-shift rooms to rent to the migrants with just tarpaulin and charge Rs. 1500/month as rent. These cubicles, he says, are shared by 6 or 8 persons, so that the exorbitant rent is beaten down. And this is very very important what he tells me. The authorities, he says, must clamp down on Goans giving rentals to the migrants in the manner explained above. Then and only then, he says, things will look better for Goa. Now, we must see here, who is talking. A Goan or a non-Goan, and who we call a GANTHIE. 'HELLO' GSRP. Hopefully you will address these issues come 2017 and restore our paddy fields back to the GOA'S COMUNIDADES they belonged to. 'HELLO' BAHUSAID BANDODKAR Hope you are turning in your grave. Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org Twitter@flory29 f...@floriano.lobo Skype@florydada ONLY DABOLIM - WITH NAVY OUT SPECIAL STATUS FOR GOA IS A MUST VIVA GOA Amchem Goem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PHvEkxLCmc
[Goanet] Friday Brunch in Dubai....
...a must try. http://dubaidays.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/dubai-friday-brunch-3-al-qasr.html, eat and drink as much champagne as you can between 12.30 to 4 p.m. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Manual Scavenging in India: A disgrace - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7EOv6yAw2E
[Goanet] Cataract removal linked to fewer hip fractures - Harvard Health Publications
http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/cataract-removal-linked-to-fewer-hip-fractures-201208015101
[Goanet] WILL THERE NOW BE A FINANCIAL PACKAGE FOR THE BEEF DEPENDANTS?
Will Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar now also come up with a financial package to aid and compensate those affected by the current beef ban? I do not know whether Manohar Parrikar is a pure vegetarian. If he has not already in the company of late Matanhy Saldanha, he could now savor a beef sizzler along with a tongue roast or a sumptuous Sorpotel. He will definitely devour it. It may even stimulate him to take Goa forward. To insulate himself and rule out any food poisoning he could enjoy it safely at his choiced venue, the renowned Hotel Mandovi in Panaji and share with us that awesome experience. You will just love it, Mr. Chief Minister. Bon appetit. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372
[Goanet] Bharat Mukti Morcha condemns censorship at Sao Mathias Gram Sabha
http://bharatmukti.blogspot.in/2013/04/bharat-mukti-morcha-condemns-censorship.html Bharat Mukti Morcha strongly condemns censorship at the Sao Mathias village Panchayat Gram Sabha today 28th April 2013. A certain critical issues relating to the control of the Panchayat by the elements outside jurisdiction of the Panchayat was sought to be discussed today by Maggie Silveira, President of Ilha de Vanxim Association at Gram Sabha meeting. The Sarpanch Gurudas Bhomkar told Maggie three times to shut up without giving any reasons and then ordered sound system in the Hall to be switched off abruptly. The issue under discussion was that of Vanxim Island that is clandestinely sold without informing Vanxim people by Goa Archbishop Felipe Neri Ferrao, a Bamon to Mahendra Gaunekar, another Bamon on February 11, 2006 by violating canon law for around 54 lakh rupees on record besides of course underhand dealings running into crores. Or what are the reasons Vanxim is sold so cheaply for Rs.6/- and Rs.20/- per square meter? Mahendra Gaunekar again sold this island to Ozone Corporate group for 35 crores on record. Ozone corporate has shattered dream to take over entire island, its houses, land and paddy field and turn the island for the purpose of luxury tourism like casinos, private marinas, recreation clubs, villas, helipad, water sports. Ever since this fact came to the knowledge of the villagers in early 2010 agitation against this sale has spread in Vanxim and beyond. A month back the ruling panel of the Sao Mathias Panchayat was called to Panjim at Ozone corporate office in Miramar and asked to compromise on the issue. Each member of the ruling panel was asked to put up their demands for personal gratification and aggrandizement. Mahendra Gaunekar himself was present at this meeting. According to the available reliable information Sao Mathias Sarpanch Gurudas Bhomkar said that he was shocked at the way Sao Mathias Gram Sabha meeting was manipulated with the presence of such a huge police force and voting on the project without proposal on 6th November 2011. He said that even though he was not the elected member of the Pachayat then but was present at the Gram Sabha. Mahendra Gaunekar apologized to the Sarpanch three times. This meant that the Mahendra Gaunekar was directly involved in Manipulating the Gram Sabha of 6th November 2011. Otherwise what was the need to apologize? Maggie Silveira shared this information with public at Gram Sabha and Sarpanch did not deny it. Public was stunned to know this. Further Maggie also shared the information that earlier Mahendra Gaunekar and MLA Pandurang Madkaikar were controlling the Panchayat and now there is one more addition this list. His name she disclosed as Abhay Raikar, Goa Architecture college drop out and classmate of Mahendra Gaunekar, from Divar and has nothing to do with Malar Panchayat yet he is throwing around his weight as the Cumbharjua Constituency President of BJP. Maggie Silveira publicly questioned the Sarpanch Gurudas Bhomkar as to under what provisions of Goa Panchayat Raj Act Abhay Raikar is dictating and directing terms to the Malar Panchayat. To this Sarpanch responded by suspending the Constitution of India that guarantees freedom of speech and expression under the article 19(1)(a) to every citizen of India. He asked Maggie to shut up and when she continued to speak he ordered sound system in hall to be switched off. Before this Constitution was marshaled marvelously by Babasaheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar only Brahmins had right to speech under Manusmriti. Shudras had no rights as Manusmriti , the Constitution of Brahmins considers shudras, ati-shudras as slaves without freedom of speech and expression, freedom to own property, freedom to acquire education, freedom to own weapons. Their only freedom is to serve Brahmins. Malar Sarpanch Gurudas Bhomkar even though he is a mulnivasi is truly a slave of Bamon Raj to such an extend that he cannot even tolerate anyone speaking and exposing how Bamon Raj is functioning in the Panchayat affairs. Maggie did not stop speaking even after the sound system was ordered to be switched off by the Sarpanch Gurudas Bhomkar. She went on speaking in her loud voice till she completed what she had to say on this matter. Sarpanch went on saying “don’t discuss the name of Gaunekar in the Gram Sabha.” His heart was so much bleeding for Gaunekar for unknown reason left for the art and science of guessing. Maggie retaliated saying “we have come to Gram Sabha only because of Gaunekar has put our Vanxim in trouble and we cannot help but discuss Gaunekar’s name in the Gram Sabha.” Maggie further spoke that for the past three Gram Sabha resolutions are remaining without being implemented and it looks that people’s time at Gram Sabha is wasted by Sarpanch. She pointed out that the pot-holes at Divar-Sao Pedro ferry ramp are still the same. People who come for the occasions like
[Goanet] Konkani Skit - Maka Vatt Dakhoi in Toronto (Scarborough) on Saturday May 11, 2013?
For Goanetters in Toronto After a sold-out successful first show in Mississauga, A Konkani Skit - Maka Vatt Dakhoi- is going to be staged again -By Public Demand- on Saturday May 11, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. for TEGSA (Toronto East Goan Seniors Association) at Francis Liebermann High School, 4640 Finch Avenue East, Scarborough, Toronto. Starring Serah Barbosa, Yolanda Gracias, Agnelo Gracias Samson Santimano. Tickets : $5.00 (members) $10.00 (non-members) (includes the Show and a snack plate) Produced By: Samson Santimano Directed by: Agnelo Gracias For tickets: Call: Phil Anklesaria Tel: 905-472-4278: Phil D'Souza Tel: 416-497-3537 Dora Noronha Tel: 416-291-1408 For further details, Check out: http://www.tegsa.ca/Flyer%20May%2011,%202013.jpg Toronto
