[Goanet] Rice planting machine
Bernardo Colaco wrote: "Probably the only sensible post by Barad. It is time that Goans support agriculture rather than concrete." The first sentence was really not necessary. U. G. Barad
[Goanet] SELECTION OF CIC & SIC SHOULD BE VERY FAIR AND TRANSPERANT
The recently appointed three member pre-selection committee appointed to scrutinize applications received for the post of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and State Information Commissioner(SIC) is a mere farce and an eyewash as all the three officers on the committee are known to be proven Yes men of the Chief Minister. The committee headed by Chief Secretary B. Vijayan comprises of PWD Secretary R.K.Verma and Information Secretary P.Krishnamurthy who is also Secretary to the Chief Minister. In order not to repeat the earlier skewed and failed selection fiasco of Pandurang Nadkarni and Pradeep Padwal, the pre-selection committee should now instead be headed by a retired High Court Judge and comprising of President of the RTI Forum, the Vice – Chancellor of the Goa University along with one reputed representative of civil society. All the candidates should be interviewed by the pre-selection committee in public view to give citizens and media an opportunity to hear the views and commitment of the candidates aspiring to be Information Commissioners. This committee could shortlist three names each for the post of Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioner, which should be made public along with the minutes of the meeting at which the short listing is done. The names of the short-listed candidates should be circulated in public domain so that people of Goa could have an opportunity to judge their to-be Information Commissioners. Citizens should also be allowed to give their feedback and views to the pre-selection committee. The pre-selection committee could then recommend to the Government these three names each for the post of Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioner and based on these inputs, the final decision to select the CIC and SIC could be taken by the committee mandated as per the RTI Act consisting of the Chief Minister, Leader of the Opposition and one other minister The post of Information Commissioners being distinguished positions are much sought for as retirement postings. The State Information Commission cannot be converted into a “Senior citizen club”. Information Commissioners cannot be selected for patronage and as a reward for the favours they have put earlier in towing the line of their political masters. Information Commissioners being very vital positions, only persons with eminence in public life have to be selected through a very fair, objective and extremely transparent process. As Information Commissioners have to oversee and ensure transparency in the working of the government, it would be appropriate not to appoint retired government bureaucrats who have served in the State of Goa. Only Goans should be selected to the posts of CIC and SIC. Information Commissioners cannot be arbitrarily picked up but the selection has to be through a proper laid down procedure. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372
[Goanet] Goa news for July 1, 2013
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa to have film city in two years: Wagh - Herald Publications ity-to-come-up-in-goa-in-1372622947">Film city to come up in Goa in next three years: Government http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHUyGPJ0zlhYIGKuNNUJnTLWH9D-w&url=http://oheraldo.in/News/Main%20Page%20News/Goa-to-have-film-city-in-two-years-Wagh/76359.html *** Goa awaits Rs 162 crore National Games grant - Times of India n-aid. The planning commission released grants to the tune of Rs 82 crore in three instalments over the past four years, but ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGmNujAU9lzs0SgzYB3vXt7dmNNVg&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Goa-awaits-Rs-162-crore-National-Games-grant/articleshow/20838658.cms *** Goa needs to attract new investment, says GCCI's president - Business Standard lected GCCI president Narayan Bandekar ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFRdo3JYPKpEGJ_zfmUf3uEXp-1Pg&url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/goa-needs-to-attract-new-investment-says-gcci-s-president-113063000636_1.html *** Politics over relief! Goa Congress says don't donate for Uttarakhand - India Today dILAIM&ned=us"> http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEDp_fNPgWgxddHNgWLHzDJq51ekg&url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/goa-congress-says-dont-donate-for-uttarakhand/1/286037.html *** Beautician from Gujarat goes missing from Goa - Times of India ear old woman GeetadeviJain, a resident of Kanchannagar, Vapi, Gujarat, has gone missing from Goa. Her husband, JayantilalJain has filed a missing person's report with the Colva police in that regard. Police sources informed that Geetadevi, ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHi5OXBUkFJgzurl6HKWAV6Me3unA&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Beautician-from-Gujarat-goes-missing-from-Goa/articleshow/20849499.cms *** Time limits for services fixed in Goa Public Services Act - Times of India ound delivery of public services) Act, 2013, the government has fixed between three to 30 days within which various government authorities have to provide citizens with the services they request.http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHhzyq3Tj8DaiFYbNXuM8pLj_j7Cg&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Time-limits-for-services-fixed-in-Goa-Public-Services-Act/articleshow/20823963.cms *** Goa's turtles versus tourism: Both losing out? - Zee News bIdCaM&ned=us">and more » http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGzAYlk0Ee57jvOytpTp0ksvKtTiw&url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/goa-s-turtles-versus-tourism-both-losing-out_858824.html *** BJP, Church bid to bring Pope to Goa raises hopes of new ties - The New Indian Express e New Indian ExpressThe church and the state are supposed to be natural opposites. However, the BJP's opposition to Catholic evangelism has not stopped its government in Goa from joining hands with Catholics to lobby with the Vatican to get Pope Francis to make a ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGsQJEY_psPM3s7TL07WDxaZIwTfQ&url=http://newindianexpress.com/nation/BJP-Church-bid-to-bring-Pope-to-Goa-raises-hopes-of-new-ties/2013/06/30/article1659977.ece *** Cancer cases highest in Salcete, stats reveal - Herald Publications rald PublicationsThe Goa Cancer Registry was brought about as a result of a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai and the Goa government. The Goa cancer registry's brief is to conduct official surveys, analyse the data and ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFFe468giIgXgsyMh-ccZLbqZtUOw&url=http://oheraldo.in/News/Main%20Page%20News/Cancer-cases-highest-in-Salcete-stats-reveal/76360.html *** Stop projects not in interest of Goa - Times of India ade tragedy caused by rampant construction and destruction of the environment. Goans must wake up and smell the coffee. Is Goa ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNECzxKLEE6USHvm3lah6UMPR1lUWA&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Stop-projects-not-in-interest-of-Goa/articleshow/20838361.cms Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] BRAZIL IN THE LEAD
Brazil is on the top with two exceptional goals by Fred (1.32 min)and Neymar (43.43 min) against world champions Spain in the Confederation cup during the first half of the pulsating finals. The games has been very exciting until half-time.
[Goanet] GOA Picnic - Huntington Beach July 28, 2013 from 12 PM to 4 PM
Hello, Hope everyone is having a great summer so far. To kick it off, we are planning a get together at Huntington Beach on July 28, 2013. Come play volleyball, hang out, and bask in the sun. Please help in bringing games to play like balls, nets, kites etc.. The event is free. Bring your own food and drink! Please be self sufficient. We will be there from 12PM - 4PM We will be meeting at Huntington Beach at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway & Main Street! Please see attached image for parking and location information. When you arrive, look for us! We will try our best to setup close to the parking lot. Parking Note: You have to pay for parking at the state beach site. You can avoid this cost by parking in the residential areas nearby for free. Please be cautious of street regulations as these change from street to street. Please see the attached picture for a better idea of where you can park. Upcoming Events: Beach Day | July 28, 2013 USS Iowa | August 17, 2013 Camp Seely | September 13 to 15, 2013 Christmas Dance | December 14, 2013 If you know someone who isn't getting these messages from the GOA, please tell them to go to our website at www.goansofamerica.com and sign up on the left hand side! Also, check us out on FB Los Angeles GOA. Thanks and see you all there! Donovan Rodrigues GOA LA President
[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] 14th Sunday of the Year
27-Jun-2013 Dear Friend, We are reminded that the work of proclamation and salvation is a joint partnership with God. Each one of us called and invited to be sharers of the Good news. But while God chooses us, he does not depend on us to fulfill our mission on our own strength. He will not work without our consent nor is our fulfillment of our mission dependent on our capability. He is at work in us! Let's rejoice that we are called to be His peacemakers in today's world! Have a 'peace-filled, peace-sharing' weekend! Shalom! Fr. Jude Sunday Reflections: 14th Sunday of the Year: "Rejoice! His peace and love flow through you!!" 7-Jul-2013 Readings: Isaiah 66: 10-14Galatians 6: 14-18Luke 10: 1-12, 17-20 Today's first reading from the Book of Isaiah, was written after the Israelites had returned from exile, a very impoverished community, who had settled among the ruins of their former splendid homes, harassed by their powerful neighbours. Though they had got back their lands, they lived in constant fear of attack from their various enemies. There was no peace and now the prophet promises peace to these distressed people. This longing for peace was very deep in the centuries before Christ. Against this background of instability, upheaval, oppression and sin, the Jewish greeting of 'Shalom' peace, developed. But this peace was not the mere absence of strife but the deep inner peace which only God can give. Perfect peace was brought by the Messiah and he comes to us even now to bring us that deep inner peace. Starving in a food store Maria Janczuk was born in Poland and during World War II suffered privation, torture and hunger in a Nazi concentration camp. After the war, she lived in Leeds, England. On January 22, 1971 she was found dead of starvation in her house. She weighed only 41 pounds, and it was evident that she had been wasting her health. But her cupboards were full of eggs, butter, cheese and milk, which she hoarded. The policeman who investigated said, "It was like a food store." The horrors of life and hunger in the concentration camp had probably created a fear in her mind which probably remained with her through the rest of her life. She died of starvation, even though her kitchen shelves were stocked. There is an abundance of blessings, promises, assurances of peace, joy, strength, love, hope, salvation, eternal life and all that one needs in this life, in the Word of God. Do we believe and let God work through us and for us? Daniel Sunderaj in 'Manna for the Soul' In today's gospel Jesus reminds his followers that the kingdom of God is close at hand but the disciples did not understand what Jesus was saying to them. They wanted to see signs of the kingdom. They wanted some visible power and pomp, they were naively thrilled that they had experienced power in casting out demons but they could not see the kingdom beyond. They could not believe that the coming of the kingdom could be experienced in the values of the kingdom taking over their lives and changing the existing structures of society. While it is true that the kingdom of God was realized with the coming of Jesus into this world, we can and still pray: 'Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven'. It is in this spirit that Jesus sends out the seventy-two disciples, for the harvest is great. This group of followers, missionaries sent in his name, would experience opposition and rejection, but it was necessary that they persevere. Their essential mission is to give to others the peace of Christ, to preach the arrival of the kingdom of God. It is essential to note that the substance of their ministry is a healing one, 'to cure those who are sick.' Our mission today is the same. If ever there was a time when we needed peace, it is this day and age when we are confronted by violence, insecurity, terrorism and uncertainty of daily existence. Many experience a feeling of helplessness and numbness in the face of what is paralyzing society today. The Gospel challenges men and women of today to be people of peace, to be peacemakers amidst the violence and uncertainty that confronts us. The living Gospel There is a story of a chaplain who was serving on the battlefield. He came across a young man who was lying in a shell hole, seriously wounded. "Would you like me to read something from this book, the Bible?" he asked. "I'm so thirsty, I'd rather have a drink of water." The soldier said. Hurrying away, the chaplain soon brought the water. Then the wounded man said, "Could you put something under my head?" The chaplain took off his overcoat, rolled it up and gently placed it under the man's head for a pillow. "Now," said the suffering man, "if I just had something over me -I'm cold." The chaplain immediately removed his jacket and put it over the wounded man to keep him warm. Then the soldier looked the chaplain straight in the eye and said, "If there is anything in
Re: [Goanet] Parikar and an unprofessional Shekar Gupta
- Original Message - From: U. G. Barad > > However, in his latest message, Santosh is actually giving two figures – > 2000 killed and 1200 killed. I do grant that my earlier figure of 1100 > could well be wrong. But then given the final quote in his message, surely > I am nearer the correct figure than Santosh is. > Just a small correction. The two figures I gave are "2000" killed and "more than 1200", not just "1200". In terms of accuracy, I believe that 2000 is indeed "more than" 1200. Cheers, Santosh
[Goanet] Use of Weedicides in rice fields
Dear All, Just a disturbing observation - I have noticed that the farmers in the communidade fields are using weedicides now to kill the weeds in the rice fields. Fields seem to be turning yellow with the dying weeds. This will undoubtedly damage the ecosystem further. Our water bodies are getting more polluted with chemicals and poison. It wont be long before more farmers in the villages adopt these methods as a quick fix solution. Attached are some photographs. Arjun Rebelo Verna - Goa
Re: [Goanet] Goans should oppose the Mopa land scam
Dear Diana: Thank you for your note. re: your views on the situation in Goa. Let us agree to disagree. Peace Tim de Mello > From: alfredtava...@hotmail.com > To: mervynal...@yahoo.ca; goanet@lists.goanet.org > Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 22:07:08 +0200 > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goans should oppose the Mopa land scam > > Merwyn, my boy > > What ...a whole lot it says is...She's a Lady... > > Alfred Chacha, > An avid appreciator of Old World ---now alas far too elusive--- courtesy. > > > >> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:23:41 -0700 >> From: mervynal...@yahoo.ca >> To: goanet@lists.goanet.org >> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goans should oppose the Mopa land scam >> >> Diana Pinto wrote: >>> Yes Mervyn, I agree with you, except that I think both you and Tim deserve >>> an apology. The personal remarks I made were totally uncalled for. Please >>> accept my sincere apologies. But what I said about the situation in Goa I >>> stand by. >> >> >> Diana, >> There are only a handful of people who are confident enough to realise that >> they may be incorrect. > Your prompt reply says a lot as to the kind of person you are. >> > > >
[Goanet] Parikar and an unprofessional Shekar Gupta
Santosh Helekar had earlier written: I have no obligation to accept what U. G. Barad claims to be the official estimate. There are many "official" estimates, each one different from the other and from Barad's "official" estimate. I for one is using the estimate of Human Rights Watch given in the following quote from 2012. I do not wish to thrust the estimates made by the Government of India and Government of Gujarat on anyone. Simultaneously I presume that Santosh does not wish to thrust the estimates of the Human Rights Watch on anyone. Now he says: But he seems to be continuing to insist by various means that his estimate is somehow more accurate than mine... However, in his latest message, Santosh is actually giving two figures 2000 killed and 1200 killed. I do grant that my earlier figure of 1100 could well be wrong. But then given the final quote in his message, surely I am nearer the correct figure than Santosh is. Irrespective of the figure, let me put forward a perspective. The victims of the riots have been given financial assistance to try and reduce the impact on their families. The government figures are based on the number of people to whom this assistance has been given. If we are to accept the HRW figures, then obviously a large number (around 800) of families of the victims have not received the assistance. Should not organizations like HRW devote their boundless energies of taking up their cases with the government and ensure that at least some justice is done to them? I find the behaviour of organizations like HRW to be very strange. Regarding Narendra Modis culpability. Perhaps Santosh would like to read these two articles: http://www.manushi.in/articles.php?articleId=1685&ptype=&pgno=1 http://www.manushi.in/articles.php?articleId=1688&ptype=
Re: [Goanet] BOUNCERS ALL AROUND
Dear Aires, What you have written is impossible. For, if it was so, there would have been Morchas, Chintaks, Baitaks, Gheraos, Poster Competitions and young student (with or without parent consent) protest parades. To add icing to the cake, there would also been the Two Anna circus. So please, do not spread misinformation. From the Hututu stadium where Basketball is being 'played' I am jc On Jun 29, 2013, at 5:57 AM, Aires Rodrigues wrote: > After having tripped off that High Court bus, is the flashy Advocate > General now mutely plotting his elevation as a Judge of the Supreme Court? > > It will be the darkest ever day in India’s Judiciary. The temple of justice > will become a den of fixers. The noble legal profession would be in the > domain of thugs. God forbid. It goes without saying that a judicial tsunami > will follow. Amassing of wealth with such rapid speed, is highly > questionable, more so, when the State's coffers are being depleted by the > official loot and plunder. Pujas at temples and prostrations before Swamis > besides trips to temples with justices, are all preludes to great > expectations! Stay tuned. > Our friend Dr. Oscar Rebello was manhandled by bouncers near INOX. Sadly > this bouncer culture is by now well ingrained in our once civilized and > tranquil Goa. We even have that flamboyant bouncer in the High Court with > all the legal tricks mastered under his sleeve. An ace manipulator. Need > not travel to Bangkok to find him. > > Aires Rodrigues > T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat > Ribandar - Goa - 403006 > Mobile: 9822684372
Re: [Goanet] A VIP son takes away Dabolim parking land a commoner loses all - source: thegoan.net
Dear Camillo What you have written is impossible. For, if it was so, there would have been Morchas, Chintaks, Baitaks, Gheraos, Poster Competitions and young student (with or without parent consent) protest parades. To add icing to the cake, there would also been the Two Anna circus. So please, do not spread misinformation. >From the Hututu stadium where Basketball is being 'played' I am jc Tongue-in-Chik nagar Sta. Ines On 29 June 2013 01:40, Camillo Fernandes wrote: Domingo Vales fights 15 years for compensation for lost land, blue eyed boy Bernard Costa gets back land for airport parking which he sells to builder. No such luck for Domingo, who did get an audience with various Chief Ministers from Pratapsingh Rane, Digambar Kamat to Manohar Parrikar (in both his terms), but no solution to his problems.
[Goanet] Goanet Reader: The Indian Navy in Goa: Understanding the Finer Points (Rahul Basu)
The Indian Navy in Goa: Understanding the Finer Points By Rahul Basu rahulba...@gmail.com There is some confusion surrounding the Indian Navy's operations at Dabolim. A careful analysis of the Navy's present operations and its stated plans show that the Navy plans to vacate most of Dabolim airport within a decade at most. What may be left are the IL-38 maritime reconnaissance aircraft. History of the Navy at Dabolim The actual Naval Air Base at Dabolim is called INS Hansa. INS Hansa was set up in 1964. Let's look at the context for INS Hansa. INS Vikrant was commissioned in 1961. It is clear that after the China debacle in 1962, defence spending was stepped up considerably. The Mumbai airport, which was then being used for naval fighter training, was also seeing a rise in passenger flights. Dabolim airport was set up in 1955. Until Liberation, there were flights from Portugal by TAIP and TAP. However, the flights were not very frequent, at best once a day. Post Liberation, in 1964, there was exactly one civilian flight into Dabolim, a Dakota from Mumbai. Dabolim airport was used once a day, situated on the coast and at a superb natural harbour (Mormugao). It was a natural choice for setting up a new base, not too far from Mumbai (where the Vikrant was stationed). It is not clear whether the paperwork was done properly, etc., but the rationale at a national level is clear. It is easy to look back from 2013 to say that it was a not the right decision, but in 1964, it is hard to justify not using a good airport for the Navy when only one flight was landing each day. Present operations of the Navy at Dabolim >From a national security standpoint, Dabolim is currently a poor choice for a naval air base. There are thousands of foreigners flying in and out of the airport. That itself creates a significant risk of foreign surveillance, potentially even on foreign aircraft landing at Dabolim. Further, the large foreign population resident in Goa creates a situation where Naval officers can be lured into honeypot situations to give away national secrets. At INS Hansa, the Navy currently operates 8 squadrons. You can read about each of these squadrons in great detail here: http://indiannavy.nic.in/print/222 http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Aviation/Squadrons.html Squadron Aircraft Role INAS 551 "Phantoms" Kiran Mk1 /2 / Hawk AJT Jet trainers INAS 552 "Braves"Sea Harrier Trainer Fighter trainer aircraft INAS 300 "White Tigers" Sea Harrier Fighter aircraft INAS 303 "Black Panthers" MiG-29K /KUB Fighter aircraft INAS 310 "Cobras"Dornier 228 - 201 IWMaritime patrol, electronic warfare INAS 321 "Angels"Chetak helicopters Search-and-Rescue INAS 339 "Falcons" Kamov 31AEW helicopters Airborne early warning INAS 315 "Winged Stallions" IL 38Maritime reconnaissance, anti-submarine warfare New Naval Air Stations near Goa * Karwar Airport is currently planned to be a small facility of 52 hectares (128 acres) with an airstrip serving helicopters and Dornier-228. This would require a runway of at most 1,000 mtrs. Since this is an integral part of Project Seabird, it has a high probability of fructifying. * Less well publicised is the fact that the Indian Navy has a very significant participation in the expansion of Sambra Airport at Belgaum. The plan includes the acquisition by the Indian Navy of 420 acres (Dabolim civil enclave is only 35 acres) and basing the MiG-29s (for INS Vikramaditya) at Belgaum for training purposes. If we look at the Navy's plans, we can see the following: * The Sea Harriers are scheduled for de-commissioning somewhere between 2015 and 2023. * MiG-29K will move to Belgaum. * It is reasonable to assume that the jet trainers, viz, the Hawk AJTs, will also move to Belgaum, along with the MiG29K. * The Dornier 228s will move to Karwar. * The helicopters (Chetaks and Kamow 31 AEW) will move to Karwar. It is clear that the only aircraft that may still operate at Dabolim is the IL-38 (and possibly its replacement, the Boeing P-8i Neptune). This would imply that most of the Navy's space at Dabolim will get freed up for Civil operations. * It is likely that since Belgaum will be able to handle B-737s/A-320s, it will be able to handle IL-38/Boeing P8is (the Boeing P8is are built on a B-737 frame). However, I have not been able to find out the runway length needed for these aircraft. This analysis is based on a few scanty pieces of information. However, it seems quite logical from a national security perspective. However, for security reasons, I don't think the Navy will confirm this publicly a
[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Goanet Reader: Exploiting disasters, and the disaster of exploitation (Radharao Gracias)
EXPLOITING DISASTERS, AND THE DISASTER OF EXPLOITATION Radharao F.Gracias graciasradha...@gmail.com India dominated world hockey for about three and a half decades either side of independence. Today, we struggle even to qualify for major tournaments. Teams we used to rout in our glory days are now doing the same thing to us. Some years ago, a group of people -- mostly Indians in Britain -- were discussing the reasons for the decline. After hearing the various opinions, an Englishman who was part of the group disagreeing with them said, "Not at all. It is easy to see the reason, behind India's hockey decline". "What is that?" interjected another member of the group. "Oh" said the Englishman, "you see, when the Indians are awarded a corner, they convert it into a kiosk!" He was alluding to the tendency of immigrant Indians to set up kiosks in every conceivable corner of England. Ironically, two centuries earlier Napoleon Bonaparte had called Britain a nation of shopkeepers. But then Napoleon had not heard of the Banias. Right now, all attention is focussed on the catastrophe caused by unsettling weather conditions in the young north Indian state of Uttarakhand. News reports coming from survivors are disturbing. Those who are in need of urgent food and care are being exploited, by cynical local people. A bowl of rice, is sold at Rs600, a chapatti at Rs180 and a litre of water at Rs100 which in the words of Samuel Taylor Coleridge would be a case of "water, water everywhere... and not a drop to drink". We have not lost our shopkeeper mentality, even in the worst of human disasters. The situation seems to say, "Give Indians a disaster and they will convert it into a kiosk!" Compassion, mercy and charity (although not always adhered to) is the basis of every religion. I had learnt in school that the Shankaracharya had travelled all over the country in the ninth century to revive Hinduism and he set up mutts at Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri (I have been there) and Badrinath. The latter along with Kedarnath, is the epicentre of the present disaster. The area is holy and it is mostly pilgrims and local residents who were the victims. I am left wondering how in such a place there could be such complete lack of piety, compassion, charity and mercy, the bulwarks of all religion. Is this all that we see for the Shankaracharya's efforts, all those long years ago? There has been no report of any of the "nationalist and patriotic" organisation in the rescue efforts at least in the early days. Where exactly are the RSS, VHP, Bajrang Dal or the Ram Sene? I suppose this disaster called for their efforts. I would not be surprised, if all these organisations make an appearance now, claiming post facto heroism. We have been witnesses to such dubious heroism by our "freedom fighters", many of whom were collaborators with the Portuguese but became freedom fighters after the Portuguese were dislodged. In the bargain it is the genuine freedom fighters who have languished and the frauds prospered. Perhaps, the Hindutuva brigade would have been fully active, if somehow the disaster was linked to the 'Jihadis'! We have witnessed on TV, the untiring efforts of our armed forces in rescuing the victims, under great peril to their own lives. Seeing the self-sacrifices being made by these brave-hearts, we are assured that our defences are in safe hands. Several of the defence personnel have died in the rescue missions but they have continued, undaunted. That is what patriotism, courage and valour is all about. And now, enter Narendra Modi. He rescues fifteen thousand Gujaratis, in forty eight hours! A world record perhaps! And by this dubious claim the man tipped to be the next Prime Minister has demeaned and undone the herculean efforts of our armed forces, under overwhelming odds. There is only one message from Narendra Modi, and that is: before he came on the scene, the armed forces were simply inefficient and incompetent and therefore the fifteen thousand Gujaratis had remained trapped! Is there any other interpretation possible? I was not unhappy when Narendra Modi was anointed the prospective PM by the BJP, here in Goa. The man appeared to be focussed and we certainly do not need another five years, of remote control by the Mambo Italiano. But then, within no time Narendra Modi has shown that Godhra was no aberration. In fact, the Godhra Albatross now hangs heavily around his neck. Consider; a man projected as the next Prime Minister goes in the disaster area and selectively rescues only Gujaratis. Does he not know that in matters of rescue, all that matters is humanity and there are no racial or regional identifications? After Godhra it was massacre the Muslims and protect the Hindus. In Uttrakhand, it is save the Gujaratis, ignore
Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Hope is not a strategy: The demand for Mopa (Rahul Basu)
Well, first of all I need to congratulate Rahul as this is the first time I have seen a Goan debate anything without bringing up the past. My experience has been that withing ten minutes into any debate, 1961 is brought up. All Goa's woes, all its problems are pinned on to 1961. With Mopa it becomes even funnier. The contention is that the Portuguese gifted Dabolim to Goa and that Dabolim should remain Goa's treasure forever. Since I have just a few minutes, let me point out the following: 1) Cargo: It is extremely difficult to get cargo space on domestic flights in India. I found out that even during the peak tourist season, cargo space in and out of Goa is almost non-existent. 2) International airlines are gung ho on increasing their scheduled flights to Goa. I met the Toronto manager of an Arab airline at a function and he told me that the demand was such that they could send in five flights a day to Goa. The problem was that they could not get landing slots. You just cannot have an international airport at a facility that is controlled by the air force. 3) A six lane highway will be a blessing to Goa. I find it amazing that you need to spend three plus hours to travel the 100 miles that is the length of Goa. 4) I did not get the point of the expanding Belgaum and Huble airports. All this does is forces the better educated Goan to go seek employment/business outside Goa. 5) Last week, a major (western) consultancy firm sent out a note to financiers requesting interest in Mopa. Mopa can be developed at no cost to the Goan treasury. If it is not profitable, private capital will bear the losses. If it is not commercially feasible, it will never be built. India badly needs infrastructure. Unlike yesterdecade, the private sector is willing to finance this infrastructure. Take a moment to look all around you folks. The economic prosperity of any region mirrors its infrastructure. Mervyn Currently on a long weekend camping trip in Moby, Ontario.
[Goanet] UAE: Spark Dubai emerges winner in talent contest 'Kordeleche Kalakar'
www.goa-world. comGULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994) >>http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/ http://www.colaco.net/ >>http://www.live365.com/index.live >>Tumcam Maie-mogacho ieukar. Stay tuned to Gulf Goans e-Newsletter - everyday >>someone, somewhere learns a >>little. >>http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=178310 >> >>This article courtesy: www.daijiworld.com[A portal linking West coast of >>India and the World] >> >> >> >> >>News -- UAE: Spark Dubai emerges winner in talent contest >> >>Pics: Deepak D'Silva and Sonu Bantwal >>Daijiworld Media Network - Dubai >>Dubai, Jun 29: In a keenly contested Konkani variety entertainment >>competition, a spirited 'Spark Dubai' emerged winners beating five other >>teams on Friday June 28. The event was held at JSS School Jumairah. >>Manglore Konkans Dubai organised the event as part of their silver jubilee >>celebrations. >>Karaval Milan Dubai bagged the first runner-up spot, while 'Kordeleche >>Kalakar' won the second runner-up title. >>Ronald Nazareth Baindoor of Karaval Milan was adjudged the best MC of the >>competition. Alphonse Dsouza of Spark Dubai declared best actor >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>The event that started at around 4.30 pm also included entertainment by 'Gulf >>Voice of Mangalore' Dubai singers who rendered their voices to hit Konkani >>numbers during regular intervals. Asha Fernandes, Anil Mascarenhas, Preeth >>Noronha, Sabitha D'Souza, Jeevan Vas entertained the audience with their >>melodious singing. Pradeep Barboza, Deepak D'Silva and Assumpta Pereira >>presented comedy skits. >>Roshan D'Silva compered the entire event. Deepak Machado conducted quiz as >>fillers during the evening. >>Konkan Bells, Kordelche Kalakar, USWAS Shirva, Karaval Milan, Spark Dubai and >>Mogachi Lahran were the six teams that participated in the events. >>Importance was given to the theme, stage setting, dance and compering skills >>in each group. Spark Dubai which came out with the theme of 'corruption in >>India' through a hilarious skit 'Ek Chai' and splendid patriotic dance to a >>Konkani song by young girls not only impressed the judges but also inspired >>the packed audience present in the hall. >>Karaval Milan and Kordelche Kalakar also presented a social message and >>spectacular dance performances to to bag the second and third positions >>respectively. >>Cajetan Pereira from Kuwait, Oswald D'Souza from Abu Dhabi, Shama Rani, Dr >>Marina Goveas and Averyl Rodrigues from Dubai did a fair job as judges and >>were later felicitated by the organisers. >>Herman Lewis, Joseph Mathias, Santosh Nazareth, and Rony D'Cunha were called >>on stage for the presentation ceremony. >> * More pictures..Click Here >> >>Subscribe FREE Weekly Mangalore News Bulletin : Click Here THOUGHT FOR THE >>DAY: You must speak straight so that your words may go as sunlight to our >>hearts.
[Goanet] A VIP son takes away Dabolim parking land a commoner loses all - source: thegoan.net
Aam aadmi Domingo Vales fights 15 years for compensation for lost land, blue eyed boy Bernard Costa gets back land for airport parking which he sells to builderThere are sons and there are sons of the soil. While one has singlehandedly, made the government surrender his land for Dabolim’s parking, after acquiring it, the other, whose land was taken for the expansion of the national highway, is losing his restaurant to government bulldozers.’Domingo Vales does not talk anymore. He does not fight, does not demand and has resigned himself into the hands of fate. Two heart bypass surgery and hundreds of treks to the Chief Minister, Revenue Minister, local MLA, Collector and just about any and every officer did not get him what was due to him for losing his land. He was not as lucky as fellow villager Bernard Costa who sat with the revenue minister, Deputy Speaker, the Chief Secretary, Law Secretary and Revenue Secretary to get back his acquired land from the government.Vales, who was running a successful open air restaurant at Alto Dabolim near the then Varunapuri – Verna road, had to forego almost 8000 square metres of his land for the newly constructed four lane National Highway 17B as early as 1998. Along with the land he lost a three storeyed restaurant building, equipment worth lakhs of rupees as the bulldozers moved in before the compensation as per Land Acquisition Act 1894.All efforts by The Goan to talk Domingo Vales or his family members failed as they refused to be put on record citing that they have full faith in the government. But governments since 1998 have neither been fair nor faithful to Vales. He was offered a measly sum which was not only disproportional to the actual value of land but was not even compensated for losses incurred in the restaurant business. Vales’s ordeal continued despite the fact that his then MLA Mauvin Godinho was Revenue Minister months after he lost the land.Years later Vales also approached Jose Philip D’Souza, a two term Revenue Minister from nearby Vasco but with not much luck. What is interesting is Messrs D’Souza and Godinho had played a very important role in getting an exclusive audience for another son of the soil Bernard Costa in a high level Valentine day government meeting in 2011, where Costa spelt out what he wanted and the government did his bidding.No such luck for Domingo, who did get an audience with various Chief Ministers from Pratapsingh Rane, Digambar Kamat to Manohar Parrikar (in both his terms), but no solution to his problems. While ‘son of the soil’ Bernard Costa got the land of his choice which denied the airport its much needed parking area, the government failed to even provide an alternate piece of land of the same size as Vales has lost.The Goan investigations reveal that Domingo Vales’s case file was misplaced and not prioritised for reasons unknown. However in recent times, a report from South Goa Collector has been ready over a year and a half, yet the Government has failed to give him the land that he lost. Unlike Bernard Costa, Domingo Vales was not a foreign returned son of the soil, aided by well-fed politicians. Domingo Vales is a resident son of the soil, a true blue Goenkar who still believes that the government will give him the justice he deserves.
[Goanet] Sounds of Young Goa...
Funky house * Zaros * Ashley Fernandes https://soundcloud.com/zarosmusic/on-the-rocks-orginal-mix FROM THE WIKIPEDIA: Funky house is a sub-genre of house music that uses funk samples, a funk-inspired bass line or a strong soul influence, combined with drum breaks that draw inspiration from 1970s and 1980s funk records. Like most variants of house, the genre follows a traditional four to the floor house beat, and makes heavy use of synthesizers, samples and soulful vocals, although unlike in more electronically bent Chicago and deep house, presence of acoustic instrumentation is much more common -- FN Land +91-832-240-9490 Cell +91-982-212-2436 f...@goa-india.org\
[Goanet] Fwd: Song for the day....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRpMCG5Wjck -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Roland Francis: Random Observations and Stray Thoughts of a Toronto Goan
Stray Thoughts of a Toronto Goan. By Roland Francis. Source: Goan Voice UK Newsletter of 30 June 2013 at www.goanvoice.org.uk Goa like the rest of India is a land of unfathomable contrasts. Dirty, overcrowded, unplanned, corrupt and almost lawless, it continues to draw tourists who call it heaven and it earns rave ratings in global travel rags. With its beauty denuding however, how long this will last is anybody's guess. People in Goa have by and large transformed from simple and trusting to cynical and conniving. Don't know whether 52 years of Indian rule is responsible or whether it's just a sign of the times. Hospitality however has remained a redeeming feature but violence is a new one. Britain's course of action in requiring visitors from 'high risk' countries to post a 3,000 pound deposit is an unfair and ineffective method of preventing overstaying. Those who mean to illegally immigrate will be unfazed and those who mean to return (the majority) will be unfairly penalized. Somewhat similar to the United States giving the governments of South American countries a hard time, accusing them of being implicit in exporting drugs. Uncle Sam would do better to restrict their own population from consuming them. Global warming and its changing weather patterns causing extensive havoc is here to stay. We can expect it more frequently. The recent heavy rains and landslides in North India and flooding of Calgary, Canmore and the surrounding towns in the Banff resort area of Alberta showed how nature in an instant can make mice out of men. Nothing demonstrates it better than the melting of huge bergs and frozen tundra, increasing water levels in the seas and oceans, continents away. Two multi-storied buildings came crashing down in Bombay's suburbs. While that is nothing new for Bombay, it used to be restricted to 150 year old buildings with poor maintenance. Now it is happening to buildings recently but illegally built with shoddy materials and no supervision. How such construction can come up within the jurisdiction of one of the largest municipalities in Asia with a budget greater than many developing countries will indicate the kind of corruption that puts no value on human life. The authorities are not the only ones to blame. When notices of evacuation due to impending danger are given, residents routinely ignore them. It won't be long before Goa follows this sorry state of affairs. Toronto's mayor is in a way like New York's Teflon Don, the famous John Gotti of Mafia fame. The more the accusations flung at him by the media, the less they seem to stick on him. In fact people feel he is being unfairly and excessively targeted and sympathize with him. His popularly in opinion polls is increasing rather than decreasing with every new expose. Talking of oily skins, Narendra Modi the recently elected-in- Goa president of one of the two largest parties in India also seems to have a duck's back. Several major criminal charges originating from a mass killing incident which he is alleged to have condoned or even caused, seem to have amounted to nothing. A tramp steamer loaded with heavy armament, small arms and ammunition sent by the US to rebels in Syria fighting the almost unbeatable (with Russian help) Assad regime, has broken up off the coast of Goa. Ex KGB Russians, vacationing Israeli soldiers, Al Qaida agents, handsome Kashmiri refugees marrying lonely older British women - I thought we had them all. It took this ship to remind that CIA financed arms smugglers were missing. It is amazing to read the achievements of Goans throughout the world as recorded in Eddie Fernandes' Goan Voice. With a magical sweep of the world's press, he brings to our table news of industry moguls, famous chefs, airline czars, software geniuses, crusty generals and everything in-between - as long as they are Goan or Goan connected. We even read of our very own Mata Hari, a special agent once operating in Italy who outsmarted her own employer, the CIA. Eddie is tight lipped about how he does it, but takes pride in the fact that he doesn't originate anything. To people who like to keep in touch with Diaspora news, people and milestones, GVUK is required reading.
Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Goanet Reader: Hope is not a strategy: The demand for Mopa (Rahul Basu)? (Joao Paulo Cota)
An excellent article. Spot on with the issues and projections that are pie-in-the-sky for most of the ministers and supporters of MOPA. Goa can not sustain a huge increase of visitors! And before it happens, many will see the result and elect to go elsewhere making it even more difficult to attract foreign visitors. With the increase in costs and lack of infrastructure to support the already overloaded beaches in the North of Goa many are already seeking alternative venues. And South Goa will be even further away with MOPA as the hub, with huge bills for transportation as well as long journeys for incoming and outgoing tourists. In my view it just does not make sense. Dabolim is being expanded and it is high time that the Goan government told the Indian Navy to move their operation to a more suitable airport, giving free reign for tourism to expand to a balanced level over time. Goa is rapidly losing its shine for travellers for many reasons, not least of all, costs! The tourist board needs to do something quickly to turn things around and encourage a better quality tourism based on culture, the arts, music, nature, environment and not the sun, sea, sand and partying that they only portray at present. Nothing will change unless the mindset of the Goan people changes and they voice their opinions just like Jack Sequiera did when it was needed. Otherwise, Goa will be gobbled up and forgotten in time by the tourism set to start up in the state of Maharashtra afforded by the MOPA developement. Anne Ketteringham
Re: [Goanet] Goa's first "Swedish Referendum"
-- From: Alfred de Tavares May the good Lord help us dear Diana. You make it sound.very eerily so, that a raj, similar to that of Papa Doc's, may he cinder in hell, Toton Macoutes prevails in Goa A worried Chacha... Well, things aren't as good as we hoped, but not to worry dear Chacha, everything will work out if we but hold the faith - Diana
[Goanet] OBITUARY AND LAST FAREWELL - MIGUEL FRANCIS D’SOUZA
www.goa-world. comGULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994) >>http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/ http://www.colaco.net/ >>http://www.live365.com/index.live >>Tumcam Maie-mogacho ieukar. Stay tuned to Gulf Goans e-Newsletter - everyday >>someone, somewhere learns a >>little.O >> B I T U A R Y >>MIGUEL FRANCIS D’SOUZA >>Born: 1-2-1961 Died: 27-6-2013 >> >>Miguel Francis D’Souza, son of Late Francis & Clarina D’Souza, working at >>the Bayan Palace, Kuwait, hailing from New Bandeli Haliyal, Karwar >>(Karnataka), India, died on 27th June 2013. >>His mortal remains can be viewed on Monday, 1st June 2013, at 9:00 a.m. at >>the Al-Sabah Hospital Mortuary-Shuwaikh, and later flown to India for the >>final rites,to be held on Tuesday, 2nd July 2013 in Karwar. >>Friends and relatives, kindly take this as the only initimation. >> >> >>(Sharma & his colleagues/friends) >>daya_7...@yahoo.co.in >> >>(SD/KGA) >_THOUGHT > FOR THE DAY: For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to >eternity. ~William Penn . >_
[Goanet] JUST FOR THE SAKE OF THE RED BEACON
The Supreme Court has already given the Central and State governments time till the second week of July to take remedial measures to drastically reduce the number of constitutional authorities who can use the red beacon on their official vehicle. Now, with the Supreme Court having shown the red card on use of the red beacon, we may soon see a very trimmed list of those entitled to this privilege in the State of Goa. Many officials can now hope to see their red beacon washed away with the Supreme Court cracking the whip. Besides the authorized, those high handedly flashing the red beacon unauthorisedly and illegally include the Chairman of the Goa Law Commission Narendra Savaikar, NRI Commissioner Wilfred Mesquita and the Goa Zilla Parishad Chairpersons amongst others. The North and South Goa Zilla Parishad have over the years been demanding more powers. To apparently calm down frailed tempers, the Chief Minister Mr. Manohar Parrikar last week has promised to legalise that red beacon for the Zilla Chairpersons which over the years they have been illegally using. What a pacifier? Keeping in mind that the Lok Sabha elections are nearing and the political class has to be kept content and pleased. Does the Chief Minister realize that his move to grant two more red beacons runs contrary to what the Supreme Court is contemplating on the issue? Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372
[Goanet] Rice planting machine
Probably the only sensible post by Barad. It is time that Goans support agriculture rather than concrete. BC I thought this machine may have a productive application in Goa.? I am not a farmer, nor do I know much about such machines.? Perhaps someone else can comment. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=529908990408302&set=vb.251166708285603&; type=2&theater Best regards,
[Goanet] Bispamni kunvor nhoi, gonvlli zaunk zai: Francis Pap Saib / Bishops must be pastors not princes, says Pope Francis
www.goa-world. comGULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994) >>http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/ http://www.colaco.net/ >>http://www.live365.com/index.live >>Tumcam Maie-mogacho ieukar. Stay tuned to Gulf Goans e-Newsletter - everyday >>someone, somewhere learns a >>little. >> >Bispamni kunvor nhoi, gonvlli zaunk zai: Francis Pap Saib >Bishops must be pastors not princes, says Pope Francis > > >Vatikan: Francis Pap Saiban Junhache 21ver sogllea Apostolik Nuncio hankam >ulovop kelem ani diosezimni bhavarteanche bore gonvlli ani sevok zatole bisp >mellunk odik mhotv divunk zai mhon bhar ghalo. > >Papal Nuncio zaun asat Vatikanache rajdutik protinidhi. Diosezint Bisp >zavpachea umedvarachi puri vollokh ghevpak tanchem mukhel karya asa, tacher >Francis Pap Saiban odik lokx ghalem. Je umedvar bisp zavpache astat te >lokache avddiche gonvlli zanvk zai, bapayponnachem ani bhavponnachem natem >tankam asunk zai mhonn Pap Saiban sanglem. > > >Te sonvsari axeche zanvche nhoi mhonn chotray dhorat ani te bisp zavpache >axeche zaunk favona mhonnlem, Bisp zavpacheo umedvar kallza-monan gorib asunk >zai mhonn sangtana, "kunvram porim zavpachem mon asunk favona mhonn sanglem. > >Tanchea jivtant sonvsari mon asunk favona, Sonvsari mon dhorun Devachea >onodhak vavurchem soddun te svarthi monan vavrunk pavtat. Ani vhoddponnachem >mon ani jivit apnnavun te sust jivitak lobdunk pavum yeta mhonn Pap Saiban >sanglem. > > >CATHOLIC CULTURE >THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: You >must speak straight so that your words may go as sunlight to our hearts. >__ > > > > > http://sonvarchimsungttam.blogspot.com/ > > >LUCAS DENIZ-ACHEO KONKANI KOVITA http://marianolucasdeniz.blogspot.com/ > >TIATRACHEA 'Podd'dea Fattlean' http://brestarpodddeafattlean.blogspot.com/ > > > > >Vach > >
[Goanet] Lets Change The Game - Part-1
Folks, I would like to inform you that the most recent post got a few more private emails back to me. That is a positive sign. Obviously, it gives me great hope that there are at least a few Goans out there, that may be willing to do a bit more than just fart on GoaNet. It also gives me an indication that some of you may be willing to provide help without publicity. Therefore, if you do have ideas on how to generate public support to help make a better Goa and possibly help raise funding, I encourage you to please revert back to me privately. A bit about myself: --- I was born, grew up and educated in Goa. I am in my forties and I have spent about half my life in the US - designing, developing and transforming complex algorithms into computer software programs. I am a US citizen and I cannot run for any political office in Goa. I would like to think I have done quite well for my family and myself - and I am not interested in any fame, political favors or financial gain by involving myself in this proposed movement in Goa. In fact, all I would like to do is to help jump start the movement and slowly fade into the background. Why I Believe Goa Is Going Down-hill: - I am realizing that just a few Goan political elite and their financial backers are powering the greed to become ever more wealthy on the backs of hard working Goans. There are no checks and balances, which makes it fairly easy for them to take Goans for suckers. To be fair, we cannot cast the blame entirely on the 40 MLA's who run the show in Goa. We have ourselves to blame for at least part of the mess. How come? Well, I had the misfortune of running into a cabinet member of a certain political party in Goa. I had known him a long time ago when I was a teenager in Goa and he was a nobody. Anyway, during our casual conversation, I asked him point blank how he was able to acquire immense wealth that was obviously dis-proportionate to his known sources of income. He told me laughingly - he has only Goans to thank for it. Basically, he went on to explain that at the time of running for elections, virtually every Sarpanch and their deputies, demanded bribes in exchange for political support in their respective wards and villages. To make matters worse, many Goans from his constituency demanded cash, motor bikes, cars, refrigerators and other such goodies for their support. He said, he took out personal loans besides getting the funding from his political bosses and other financiers to help pay for these demands. Eventually when he did get elected and with his good fortune - got inducted in the Goa cabinet, he promptly began the process to recoup the money he had spent and some more. In his opinion, it is not just the politicians that are corrupt - it is the entire society in Goa that is corrupt! And here we are - bitching and complaining about the ministers and their so called puppets for inaction to people's demands. Even though I do not live in Goa anymore, I am fully aware where many of the problems lie. But what can we do to change the game? Stay tuned for Part-2 of this thread. Jim Fernandes. New York.
[Goanet] Sangodd, Assolna - Video clip
Video clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnqRJ_M9RvU Pics of Assolna and Candolim Sangodd etc http://joegoauk.blogspot.in/2013/06/traditional-sangodd-2013-at-assolna-and.html joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] Goa news for June 30, 2013
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa changes gear from beach bumming to river rafting - Newstrack India inute rafting ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNENu_de-aPOJJgGwvFN-X30GNl9Mg&url=http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/06/29/171--Goa-changes-gear-from-beach-bumming-to-river-rafting-.html *** Goa government resorts to market borrowings - Times of India ear Goa government stock (securities). http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH8zZ9ufhnXC8ImseHVyDYL8O89DQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-government-resorts-to-market-borrowings/articleshow/20821739.cms *** Politics over relief! Goa Congress says don't donate for Uttarakhand - India Today ttarakhand-flood-donation-collection-is-a-scam-Goa-Congress/articleshow/20838295.cms">BJP's Uttarakhand flood donation collection is a scam: Goa Congress http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEDp_fNPgWgxddHNgWLHzDJq51ekg&url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/goa-congress-says-dont-donate-for-uttarakhand/1/286037.html *** Coast Guard on alert for floating containers off Goa coast - IBNLive onkan coast after falling off from a wrecked ship off Goa coast. MV MOL Comfort, a container carrier owned by M/s Mitsui Osaka Lines, Japan, laden with 4,268 ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEGkcVkL2KWdfM1GezIc0fuEnliyg&url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/coast-guard-on-alert-for-floating-containers-off-goa-coast/402774-3-253.html *** Goan police say Denyse died from drugs - Derby Telegraph ouble their efforts to discover whether there was any foul play involved. ‹ Denyse. Sisters Marion Sweeney and Maureen Sweeney of Denyse Sweeney, ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHi2FTKmHty4KcoDmOQb9-E3_0sIw&url=http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Goan-police-say-Denyse-died-drugs/story-19420817-detail/story.html *** Time limits for services fixed in Goa Public Services Act - Times of India ound delivery of public services) Act, 2013, the government has fixed between three to 30 days within which various government authorities have to provide citizens with the services they request.http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHhzyq3Tj8DaiFYbNXuM8pLj_j7Cg&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Time-limits-for-services-fixed-in-Goa-Public-Services-Act/articleshow/20823963.cms *** Digging of roads prohibited in South Goa - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: South Goa district magistrate ND Agrawal has issued an order prohibiting digging of roads or shoulders of roads in the jurisdiction of South Goa district by any agency/organization without the written permission of the district collector. "All ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGIaSyTjNsJNGq-0jmaEzV4Qezf3A&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Digging-of-roads-prohibited-in-South-Goa/articleshow/20824101.cms *** Goa's new industrial policy will put state on fast track to prosperity ... - Times of India mes of IndiaMARGAO: Industries minister, Mahadev Naik stated that the task force constituted for the purpose of formulating the state's investment and industrial policy was holding meetings regularly and that the draft of the policy would be submitted by it to the ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG-qksV9bhzaCerJHOiaYoiGi5nbA&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goas-new-industrial-policy-will-put-state-on-fast-track-to-prosperity-Mahadev-Naik/articleshow/20835906.cms *** Pratibha Pande to complete survey of Goa sanctuaries - Times of India the ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFv-HdQHoUcebNHSlcw7egpfuT-zQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Pratibha-Pande-to-complete-survey-of-Goa-sanctuaries/articleshow/20823809.cms *** Will Digvijaya be able to stem the rot in Goa Congress? - Times of India rofile leader like former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh as AICC general secretary in charge of the Goa desk is a signal from Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi to have a Gen Next team to fight the election.http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEWmJGjYevDTat1E10c8LpWemDc5w&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Will-Digvijaya-be-able-to-stem-the-rot-in-Goa-Congress/articleshow/20838057.cms Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
