[Goanet] Father Agnelo de Souza

[Osborn Viegas]

Dear Goanetters,


Would any one on the mailing list have a picture of Father Agnelo's mother - 
Maria Sinforosa Perpetua Magalhaes? If so I would be most grateful for a copy.

Many thanks


Professor Osborn Viegas 

MBChB, MD(BIRM), FRCOG, FRANZCOG, DA

Singapore








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Re: [Goanet] BISMARQUE CASE: SAMMY ROPED IN TO ASSIST CRIME BRANCH PROBE- NT.- COMMENTS

[Venantius J Pinto]

One may also comfortably presume that DySP Sammy Tavares is being brought
it for his dispassionate analytical chops, and forthrightness; not merely
his language skills. Not to continue and assist with the "pochpochitt" and
bamtte-giri. At this stage in the overall deterioration amidst the sordidly
on tap, one needs a whole higher set of acuities. I earnestly hope that
DySP looks at similar cases in other places and seeks research far and
wide.

I also wish he pens notes which could be parlay towards a book in the near
future. Goa deserves just that.

Venantius J Pinto


On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 12:33 AM, Florian Lobo  wrote:

> *BISMARQUE CASE: SAMMY ROPED IN TO ASSIST CRIME BRANCH PROBE- NT.*
> *
> http://epaper.navhindtimes.in/NewsDetail.aspx?storyid=10180=2015-11-26=1*
> <
> http://epaper.navhindtimes.in/NewsDetail.aspx?storyid=10180=2015-11-26=1
> >
>
> COMMENTS:
> The GOA SU-RAJ PARTY is happy to note that the down to earth and
> reliable Police officer of this State has been ropped in to assist the
> Crime Branch in Fr. Bismarque Dias' tragic death case. We are sure that
> justice will be done and the investigation which has been half-hazardly
> and lethargically conducted shall get the right impetus and the drive to
> unearth the factors that lead to the tragic demise of the HERO OF SAVE GOA
> CAMPAIGN which has demoralized the entire world of activism in this State
> of Goa.
>
> 9890470896
> www.goasu-raj.org
> goasura...@gmail.com
> Fb@GOA SU-RAJ PARTY-GSRP 
> Twitter@flory29/goasuraj
> *http://www.goasu-raj.com/gen/news/3647.asp
> *

[Goanet] In Contempt of Goan Decency, and Indian Democracy (Times of India)

[V M]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/In-contempt-of-Goan-decency-and-Indian-democracy/articleshow/49954563.cms

Instead of celebrating one of the best weeks of India's culture
calendar, the tolerant and peaceful state of Goa is forced to mourn a
vicious attack on democratic values by its own elected officials.
Instead of showcasing this unique culture's admirable bedrock
principles of accepting diversity of opinion, and embracing the free
expression of ideas, Goa's government has instead demonstrated
extraordinary cowardice, persecuted and imprisoned both young and the
elderly, and disgraced the state in a manner it will take a long time
to recover from.

Ironies abound in this situation. On one hand, the 46th International
Film Festival of India (Iffi) has perhaps its best and most profound
line-up of movies in its recent history. From early morning to very
late at night, full houses of avid cinephiles from around India and
the world -almost 3,000 from Goa among them - enjoy an extraordinary
banquet of films, including 26 nominated by their countries for this
year's Academy Awards. An added bonus is none of the foreign films had
to pass India's censor board, whose Pahlaj Nihalani has become an
international laughing stock for cutting a James Bond kissing scene by
20 seconds, comparing it to "sex in your house with your door open".

But the positive effects of this very welcome degree of artistic
freedom at Iffi 2015 are cancelled by the preposterous overreaction to
a negligible (actually closer to non-existent) threat posed to the
festival's success by a few students from the Film and Television
Institute of India (FTII), and the grieving cordon of demonstrators
who gathered far down the waterfront on November 21, to press the
authorities to probe the death of activist priest Bismarque Dias. An
FTII student was expelled from the festival campus, and detained by
the police, simply for wearing a badge that expressed solidarity with
his classmates. Far worse, hundreds were abused, jostled and arrested
on the 21st: grannies, college professors, the exceedingly gentle
violinist and physician Dr Luis Dias.

Justifying this extraordinary abuse of state machinery to disrupt
peaceful expressions of disagreement and dissent, chief minister
Laxmikant Parsekar said, "I am not willing to accept that protesting
is their right. We are the organizers, and anything that happens at
Iffi will reflect on the state and the functioning of the government."

But what his administration engineered definitely reflects extremely
badly on the state, and the functioning of his government, and all the
delegates who attended the festival from abroad will now return home
with an unavoidable impression that India is deeply intolerant, and
that Goa's government will readily unleash police against its own
citizens without the slightest pretext.

One highlight of Iffi 2015 is Chaitanya Tamhane's masterpiece, Court
(2014), India's official entry for this year's Academy Awards which
has already earned endless accolades and prizes including high honours
at the Venice, Mumbai, Vienna, Antalya and Singapore film festivals,
and Best Feature Film at the National Film Awards. It is an
unflinching, unhurried movie. Tamhane's wide-angle lens inexorably
records all the detail, pathos and casual tyranny of judicial
procedure in India, as an obviously innocent Dalit folk singer is
unwaveringly bulldozed by the state on trumped-up charges, based on
vaguely phrased or archaic laws (which nonetheless remain on the
books).

Cruel irony that the movie ran at Iffi 2015, even as the colonial
era-derived Section 144 has been enforced in Panjim because of the
festival. Bengali actor Dhritiman Chatterjee spoke for very many when
he said, "Section 144 is in force. I have never seen such a surreal
situation when a district magistrate says Section 144 is imposed
because a celebration of cinema is going on." In fact the law about
"unlawful assembly" was first applied in India in 1861 under the
British Raj, with the express purpose of preventing Indian
nationalists and patriots from overthrowing the unjust colonial
regime. The offence doesn't exist in Britain itself, for good reason.
As played out in front of the cameras on November 21 in Goa, it is
only ever used by weak governments to try and silence its critics.

If this BJP-led government wants to strictly apply laws to spread the
right impression about Goa to Iffi delegates, it should consider
enforcing its own special amendment to the Goa Public Gambling
(Prevention) Act, that barred visitors to casinos under the age of 21.
Every day, every person who enters the multiplex walks past a giant
billboard advertising a casino backed by a staunch administration
supporter, that flaunts this message 'Special Entertainment for Kids'.

Re: [Goanet] Will Military Establishments Be Shunted Out From Panjim By Parrikar By Parrikar Before His Birthday ?

[Floriano Lobo]

With Goa's Own High Command in Goa under the leadership of Go Su-Raj
Party-GSRP, both these installations will move. This assurance is a
permanent assurance and GSRP's raison d'etre stands on these two assurances.

Cheers
GSRP

On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Antonio Menezes 
wrote:

> The Naval Air Base is in Dabolim next door to Vasco city and the 2 Signal
> Training Centre  Hq. is in the middle of Panjim city.
>
> All great military powers have their installations  as far away as possible
> from the heavily populated areas.The reason behind this is that military
> strategists have the safely of the civilian population in mind and do not
> wish to subject innocent citizens to collateral damage and destruction
> in case  hostilities break out.
>
> Hence in the U.S. the defense headquarters called Pentagon is not in
> Washington D.C. but far away in the State of Virginia. Their Navy too is
> far away from the New York harbour.
>
> But no matter how much we raise our standards of living , we do not seem
> to give up our tenancy rights , come what may.
>

Re: [Goanet] NO GRAND ALLIANCE FOR GOA POLL 2017 - OPINION- NT - COMMENTS

[Floriano Lobo]

Thank you Goanet for publishing these comments by GSRP
Appreciated.
Admin gsrp

On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 10:01 AM, Florian Lobo  wrote:

> *NO GRAND ALLIANCE FOR GOA POLL 2017 - OPINION- NT*
> *
> http://epaper.navhindtimes.in/NewsDetail.aspx?storyid=8979=2015-11-26=1*
> <
> http://epaper.navhindtimes.in/NewsDetail.aspx?storyid=8979=2015-11-26=1
> >
>
> COMMENTS:
>
> In deed a realistic analysis of  things to come,  especially when the
> editorial says:
> " NON-BJP POLITICAL PARTIES SHOULD COME OUT WITH VISIONARY IDEAS AND
> CONCRETE PLANS TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF GOANS FOR THE BETTER AND NOT JUST TO
> DEFEAT A POLITICAL RIVAL TO  TAKE OVER POWER."
>
> But when the editorial says this:
> "AS MULTI-CORNERED CONTESTS ARE QUITE LIKELY,  VOTERS WOULD HAVE A TOUGH
> TASK ON THEIR HANDS TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT CANDIDATE AND ENSURE  THAT GOA IS
> NOT PLUNGED INTO A POLITICAL TURMOIL  ONCE AGAIN",
>
> GSRP would like to say it differently by substituting the word 'THE RIGHT
> POLITICAL PARTY'  for  the word 'CANDIDATE', because, by himself or herself
> the Candidate cannot do anything or change anything. Any candidate
> belonging to such and ideoloty  of the PARTY , CAN.
>
> Therefore, our advice to the Goan people is that ' LOOK NOT  FOR  THE
> CHARISMA OF THE CANDIDATE BUT INSTEAD LOOK FOR  WHAT THE PARTY HE BELONGS
> TO HAS UNDER ITS BELT AND WHETHER THAT BELT IS TIGHTLY STRAPPED OR LOOSELY
> WORN FOR EXTENDED SELF GROWTH.
>
> And we fully agree when the editorial says:
> "GOA NEEDS A STABLE, DYNAMIC AND CORRUPTION-FREE GOVERNMENT",   and would
> want to add " THAT HAS THE ROADMAP TO MATCH  WITH THOSE HONOURABLE
>  INTENTIONS"
>
>
> 9890470896
> www.goasu-raj.org for ROADMAP download.
> goasura...@gmail.com
> Fb@GOA SU-RAJ PARTY-GSRP 
> Twitter@flory29/goasuraj
> http://www.goasu-raj.com/gen/news/3648.asp
>

[Goanet] Easy listening selection....The Crystals

[Con Menezes]

  Doo doo Ron ron  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRYWlFMmhMc

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Re: [Goanet] MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT MUST DECONGEST PANJIM FOR A SMART CITY

[Stephen Dias]

Dear Sam,

Thank You for the concern for unrecognized civilians.
Kind regards

stephen dias


-


On 27 November 2015 at 11:14, Sam Furtado  wrote:

>
> One must salute the supreme selfless sacrifice of soldiers, who leave
> behind their entire family to suffer.
> Onkar S. Chauhan
> Regards,
>
> WHAT ABOUT THE WATCHMAN DOES HE NOT DESERVE BETTER COMFORTS, SALARY AND
> PERKS ET AL, WHY ONLY INDIAN SOLDIERS, JUST BECAUSE THEY GUARD THE BORDER??
>
> IS THE WATCHMAN NOT GUARDING YOUR HOUSE, SAY IF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
> A ROBBER OR A GANG OF THIEVES FORCEFULLY ENTERS YOUR HOUSE AND WAYLAY YOU
> AND YOUR FAMILY EVEN KILL ALL OF YOU, THEN WHAT HAPPENS?  IS THE WATCHMAN
> NOT SACRIFICING HIS LIFE TO SAVE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?
>
> DOES THE WATCH MAN NOT PLAY A IMPORTANT ROLE IN PROTECTING HUMAN BEING
> EVEN AT THE COST OF HIS LIFE AND SOUL
>
> SO WHY THIS BIG TALK ON INDIAN SOLDIERS, LAND AND PATRIOTISM ...IN
> THE EVENT OF REAL WAR THE INDIAN SOLDIERS COULD GET CONFUSED MISFIRING ON
> TARGETS JUST AS THEY DID IN 1971 WAR BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN FIRING ON
> POOR CIVILIANS RATHER THAN ON REAL TARGETS..
>
> SO IS THE WATCHMAN A POOR COUSIN OF THE SOLDIER WHO GUARDS YOUR HOUSE AND
> PROPERTY DAY AND NIGHT.  DOES HE NOT DESERVE A BETTER DEAL, WHY ONLY INDIAN
> SOLDIER..
>
> AND WHAT ABOUT THE CIVIL SOCIETY WHO TOO ARE PLAYING A MAJOR ROLE FOR
> QUEST OF SAFE LIFE..ALL THIS CRAPS OF YOURS BLOWING IN THE WIND... IS
> ALL BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.PULLING WOOL OVER OTHERS...
>
> THREE CHEERS TO STEVEN AND COMPANY AND OTHERS WHO HAVE PENNED THE LETTERS
> APPROPRIATELY AND BEFITTING YOUR CONTEMPT, WHICH HOLDS NO PLACE IN TODAY'S
> MODERN SOCIETY.
>
> Sam Furtado
> '
>
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 2:06 PM, Dr. Onkar S. Chauhan 
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Dias,
>>
>>
>>
>> I normally avoid your irrational messages sent to me unsolicited.  The
>> trailing message is one among these.  In reply to your message, may I
>> respectfully remind you that I am a citizen of India, and  alike you I have
>> been conferred full rights to employment throughout India, which I have
>> earned through fair and open  competition. Further, I pay taxes  in the
>> form of house taxes, excise duty, road tax and all other state taxes in Goa
>> similar to you. Living  in Goa for past over 31 years  I am proud to be
>> Goan  Indian. Are you not an Indian?
>>
>>
>>
>> Your letter is a burning example of hate speech, and it does not
>> undermine the role people like us are playing for the development of Goa
>> and our India. Please be advised that I am the team who has helped the
>> Govt. of Goa  for CRZ demarcation, Mondovi Bride etc.  What is your
>> contribution to the development  and progress of Goa. You were employed in
>> a central govt Institution, and your full salary was born by the Govt. of
>> India.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am amazed to learn that after paying all these taxes, I am still been
>> able to transfer 95% percent at my salary to Delhi. Such comments are
>> deplorable
>>
>>
>>
>> I am sorry that I entered in a debate.  I did so because you marked the
>> said mail to me.
>>
>>
>>
>> Please refrain from sending any mail to me in the future, because if  one
>> is not tolerant to the opinion of others, he has no right to send them any
>> unsolicited mail.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Onkar S. Chauhan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> __
>>
>> Disclaimer: This communication is confidential and is not an unsolicited
>> commercial communication or spam. If you are not the intended recipient (or
>> have received this communication in error) please notify the sender
>> immediately and destroy the same. Any unauthorized disclosure; copying,
>> distribution or use of this message is strictly prohibited, and if done,
>> will result in strict legal action. This message is not guaranteed to be
>> complete or error free. No liability is assumed for any errors and/or
>> omissions in the contents of this message.
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Stephen Dias [mailto:steve.dia...@gmail.com]
>> Sent: 26 November 2015 08:05
>> To: Goanet; Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!
>> Cc: edi...@nizgoenkar.org; Sidharth Kuncalienker; Laxmikant Parsekar;
>> manoharparrikar; mridula sinha; chief secretary goa; commissioner; Onkar
>> Chauhan
>> Subject: MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT MUST DECONGEST PANJIM FOR A SMART CITY
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -
>>
>> DEAR CHAUHAN
>>
>>
>>
>> Your letter created rift among people in the internet/GOANET. What myself
>> and Sidharth, the present MLA of Panjim, were talking is just about the
>> Smart City for Panjim development.
>>
>>  My worry was that these 

Re: [Goanet] BISMARQUE CASE: SAMMY ROPED IN TO ASSIST CRIME BRANCH PROBE- NT.- COMMENTS

[Floriano Lobo]

I, along with one of Bismarque's favourite musical warrior had a long
sitting with DySP Sammy Tavares to appraise him of all details that needs
to be taken care of in this investigation. He has given us a patient
hearing. Hoping that the investigation turns around to fix the culpability
on the definate murder.

On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 10:59 PM, Venantius J Pinto <
venantius.pi...@gmail.com> wrote:

> One may also comfortably presume that DySP Sammy Tavares is being brought
> it for his dispassionate analytical chops, and forthrightness; not merely
> his language skills. Not to continue and assist with the "pochpochitt" and
> bamtte-giri. At this stage in the overall deterioration amidst the sordidly
> on tap, one needs a whole higher set of acuities. I earnestly hope that
> DySP looks at similar cases in other places and seeks research far and
> wide.
>
> I also wish he pens notes which could be parlay towards a book in the near
> future. Goa deserves just that.
>
> Venantius J Pinto
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 12:33 AM, Florian Lobo 
> wrote:
>
> > *BISMARQUE CASE: SAMMY ROPED IN TO ASSIST CRIME BRANCH PROBE- NT.*
> > *
> >
> http://epaper.navhindtimes.in/NewsDetail.aspx?storyid=10180=2015-11-26=1*
> > <
> >
> http://epaper.navhindtimes.in/NewsDetail.aspx?storyid=10180=2015-11-26=1
> > >
> >
> > COMMENTS:
> > The GOA SU-RAJ PARTY is happy to note that the down to earth and
> > reliable Police officer of this State has been ropped in to assist the
> > Crime Branch in Fr. Bismarque Dias' tragic death case. We are sure that
> > justice will be done and the investigation which has been half-hazardly
> > and lethargically conducted shall get the right impetus and the drive to
> > unearth the factors that lead to the tragic demise of the HERO OF SAVE
> GOA
> > CAMPAIGN which has demoralized the entire world of activism in this State
> > of Goa.
> >
> > 9890470896
> > www.goasu-raj.org
> > goasura...@gmail.com
> > Fb@GOA SU-RAJ PARTY-GSRP 
> > Twitter@flory29/goasuraj
> > *http://www.goasu-raj.com/gen/news/3647.asp
> > *
>

[Goanet] Goa news for November 28, 2015

[Goanet News Service]

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.

*** Goa, NorthEast share spoils - The Hindu
 draw at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday evening.
The visitors took the lead shortly after the commencement of the
second half from a Victor ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t=R=us=AFQjCNH0BUX_W68lo4ctQiVjThvgcfpNZw=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331=52778997680974=jPVYVrjzC4XV3gHksLiABw=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/goa-northeast-share-spoils/article7916660.ece

*** Sax symbol: Goa set to get its jazz on - Times of India
merican musicians dropped into the ballrooms of five-star
resorts. These soulful improvisations soon caught the attention
of Goan musicians in ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t=R=us=AFQjCNFSNBqc0_a2CStObh4tCmMhJF2acw=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331=52778999432206=jPVYVrjzC4XV3gHksLiABw=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/Sax-symbol-Goa-set-to-get-its-jazz-on/articleshow/49941464.cms

*** N Goa taxi panel gives 8-day ultimatum to remove bouncers -
The Navhind Times
wners-hold-Dabolim-airport-to-ransom-for-close-to-an-hour/articleshow/49954532.cms">Taxi
owners hold Dabolim airport to ransom for close to an hour
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t=R=us=AFQjCNFC_DjazNgFUhCyRsPM8M5jRBwQ7Q=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331=52778999887762=jPVYVrjzC4XV3gHksLiABw=http://www.navhindtimes.in/n-goa-taxi-panel-gives-8-day-ultimatum-to-remove-bouncers/

*** Goa iron ore exports resume at snail's pace amidst high
taxes - Daijiworld.com
ijiworld.comGoa, Nov 27: Goa's mining belt refuses to get back
to normalcy despite iron ore exports resuming after a gap of
three years. The mining companies feel that they need a "crutch
to hold on after falling flat." After Supreme Court lifting the
ban and ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t=R=us=AFQjCNHw_DGOVEtYDgw7VOvSr8uXRd6suA=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331=jPVYVrjzC4XV3gHksLiABw=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=370167

*** Goa most favoured to usher in New Year: Skyscanner -
Voyagers World
8uiM=0=us">
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t=R=us=AFQjCNH1O7oaRPS2x_dkVX_oomI6cYhlbg=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331=jPVYVrjzC4XV3gHksLiABw=http://www.voyagersworld.in/article/goa-most-favoured-usher-new-year-skyscanner

*** Goa set to enthral with International Jazz Festival - The
Indian Express
e Indian ExpressOrganised by Art Escape's The Live Music
Project, Gatecrash and Jazz in India, this aims at creating an
enriching collective experience for music lovers, especially
jazz fiends, for three days, from November 27 to 29, at Stone
Water Eco Resort in Goa.http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t=R=us=AFQjCNGSZqz5zYhDd_XrNt3DjAnODVUbTw=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331=52778998601311=jPVYVrjzC4XV3gHksLiABw=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/bringing-back-the-groove/

*** Goa church defies government, backs agitating students -
ucanews
anewsGoa Archdiocese has backed students struggling against
political appointments in India's premier film school by
organizing a parallel film festival during the ongoing
International Film Festival of India. Film and Television
Institute of India students ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t=R=us=AFQjCNHpRYoIzt1pU0DcuKKZXuF_9UH_8Q=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331=52778999552630=jPVYVrjzC4XV3gHksLiABw=http://www.ucanews.com/news/goa-church-defies-government-backs-agitating-students/74689

*** Goa rates highest in TDS collection - Times of India
ax (TDS), Karnataka and Goa, Bengaluru on Friday. Wodeyar was
speaking ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t=R=us=AFQjCNH99rUwzwHtTlMMMnkrggtRJax7lA=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331=jPVYVrjzC4XV3gHksLiABw=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-rates-highest-in-TDS-collection/articleshow/49954530.cms

*** A slice of Australia right here in Goa - The Navhind Times
e Navhind TimesGoa is already turning into a melting pot of
global cuisines coming together, but if there's one thing
missing so far it is modern Australian cuisine. And it is now
available at The Verandah, one of the finest dining rooms at the
Grand Hyatt Goa, Bambolim.http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t=R=us=AFQjCNGsGPtI2wGIgZweS2buqzsuzMKqHQ=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331=jPVYVrjzC4XV3gHksLiABw=http://www.navhindtimes.in/a-slice-of-australia-right-here-in-goa/

*** Majority should rule, minority can appeal in courts: Goa
Deputy CM - Zee News
e NewsPanaji: Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a pitch
for rule by consensus over majority in Parliament, Goa`s Deputy
Chief Minister Francis D`Souza on Friday said in a democratic
set up, a government in majority should brook no stoppages.http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t=R=us=AFQjCNGMpm4ZT_H9SEaZC1PSg-8cmF1zng=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331=52778999784192=jPVYVrjzC4XV3gHksLiABw=http://zeenews.india.com/news/goa/majority-should-rule-minority-can-appeal-in-courts-goa-deputy-cm_1827412.html


Compiled by Goanet News Service

Re: [Goanet] [GOABOOKCLUB] Peacock supports FTII students at IFFI

[augusto pinto]

While the fact that an official organ of the IFFI, the Peacock  was
subverted to promote an avowedly non-official cause is praiseworthy, there
is a larger issue involved which is disquieting.

Such subversive activities happen essentially in regimes where repressive
measures are already in place. There was need for this during the Emergency
for instance. In the case of India, we are not some totalitarian state (as
yet officially) but we are a democracy and a republic and not (as yet) a
fascist dictatorship.

We are also not a capitalist state like the USA where people have
internalized a state of mind where repression over other countries and
peoples is so natural they don't even realize they are doing this. In such
states the citizens  pretend that 'all is well'. with themselves although
on the odd occasion (as in the case of a Snowden or a Julian Assange or
when some poor minority try to demonstrate) will the full force of the
repression be evident.

What I'm struggling to say is: we all must be prepared to answer the
question: Quo vadis?

Augusto



On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 9:53 PM, V M  wrote:

> Thanks, Augusto.
>
> The entire essay/review 'The Peacock @ Court' is here:
> http://iffigoa.org/the-peacock-court (also attached below for ease of
> reading).
>
> In other Peacock articles (available via the same link) you will find
> lots of discussion about the Indian censor board, and censorship in
> other countries. It is (understandably) a hot topic at IFFI 2015, as
> is the FTII students situation, which this interviewee encapsulates
> nicely:
> http://iffigoa.org/permission-to-shoot-heer-ganjwala-speaks-out-on-ftii
>
> Plus, of course, lots of reviews, interviews, conversations with
> directors, and even this feature on the first-ever IFFI bookstore:
> http://iffigoa.org/first-ever-iffi-bookstore. Viva!
>
> Warm regards,
>
> VM
>
>
> The Peacock @ Court
>
> Have some pity for The Peacock editors! While the rest of you feast
> deeply from the prodigious banquet of cinema laid out at the 46th
> International Film Festival of India, we spend every waking hour
> hunkered deep in our spartan bunker poring over reams of text, sifting
> through piles of photographs, laying out page after page late into the
> night.
>
> But on the 24th, we grabbed a chance. Egged on by an ace cinephile on
> our team (like most of them, Suyash Kamat is so young it would only
> embarrass him to list his age), my colleagues Amol Kamat, José
> Lourenço and I trooped over to the multiplex for the sole IFFI 2015
> screening of ‘Court’ (2014), the highly praised debut film by
> 28-year-old director Chaitanya Tamhane, which has recently been named
> India’s official entry for the Best Foreign Film award at this year’s
> Academy Awards.
>
> Most delegates at IFFI are likely familiar with ‘Court’. Widely
> heralded as a masterpiece, it debuted at the Venice International Film
> Festival where it won Best Film in the Horizons category, and Tamhane
> was awarded the Lion of the Future award. More prizes have come in a
> torrent: honours at Mumbai, Vienna, Antalya and Singapore film
> festivals, and Best Feature Film at the National Film Awards. The
> Hollywood Reporter crowned Tamhane “one of the world’s most
> accomplished and promising film-makers under 30.”
>
> At the IFFI 2015 screening, Amol, Jose and I quietly watched Tamhane’s
> unflinching wide-angle lens steadily absorb all the details, pathos
> and casual tyranny of judicial procedure in India, then similarly
> unhurriedly follow the characters out of the courtroom and back into
> the routines of their daily lives. The sheer, arresting quiet that
> distinguishes the movie, as well as the court proceedings, stands in
> stark contrast to the high drama of what is at stake: an obviously
> innocent man is being cruelly hounded by the state on patently false
> charges, and further afflicted by an absurd and out-of-date system of
> laws, wielded bluntly by policemen with no regard for procedure, and a
> deeply cynical prosecutor.
>
> Was it worth Amol, Jose and I missing two hours of crucial work time
> in the middle of our day (which resulted in our having to edit The
> Peacock till midnight) to see ‘Court’? Undoubtedly yes, because the
> movie resonates so strongly with the commentary and opinions that
> filters through every day to our desks at The Peacock. When the folk
> singer at the centre of the movie is dragged back in front of a judge
> yet again (on the verge of being found not guilty of previous charges)
> it is for  “conspiracy to commit terrorism … by any means of whatever
> nature.” In other words, as the prosecutor says, “anything!”
>
> Similarly, over the past week, very many people interviewed by us at
> IFFI  expressed grave concern and dismay about random and arbitrary
> application of serious charges, and  routine misuse of the machinery
> of the state, to silence diversity in the arts. Almost everyone we
> talked to wanted to publicly express 

[Goanet] Goa news for November 27, 2015

[Goanet News Service]

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.

*** Ranji Trophy: J draw against Goa - Zee News
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*** Goa, NorthEast share spoils - The Hindu
 draw at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday evening.
The visitors took the lead shortly after the commencement of the
second half from a Victor ...
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*** Khalap congratulates new Portugal PM who has Goa connection
- Business Standard
rigin leader, as the Prime Minister of Portugal, former Union
Law Minister Ramakant Khalap today said it was "destiny's
revenge" as Goa was once ruled by the European country. "Destiny
perhaps has ...
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*** Goa ground reality same as Bihar: Sardesai - Times of India
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*** Food trail: When in Goa, don't neglect Goan food or
alternative cuisine for ... - India Today
dia TodayAlthough tourism has knocked Goan food off its deserved
position in favour of what's not even regional, traditional
recipes still assert their importance if you know where to find
them. A few contemporary restaurants and cafes also serve
unorthodox ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t=R=us=AFQjCNHZmcqiskK-iRRx39355Mh601_FuQ=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331=DKRXVpCwCtHJ3gGd1rXgDg=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/food-trail-when-in-goa-dont-neglect-goan-food-or-alternative-cuisine-for-shack-grub/1/531437.html

*** Mandar Dessai and Romeo Fernandes: FC Goa's terrorising
wingers are like two ... - Firstpost
rstpostAs Leo Moura, Lucio and Jonatan Lucca trickled into the
Tilak Maidan on 15 November for Indian Super League side FC
Goa's training session in Vasco, the club's developmental side
players reacted with careful pointing and whispers. But as soon
as Romeo ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t=R=us=AFQjCNGyWBR30b26c2cHxmy8g0KYfzV7jQ=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331=DKRXVpCwCtHJ3gGd1rXgDg=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-indian-super-league-mandar-and-romeo-fc-goas-terrorising-wingers-are-like-two-sides-of-the-same-coin-2514762.html

*** Goa set to enthral with International Jazz Festival - The
Indian Express
e Indian ExpressOrganised by Art Escape's The Live Music
Project, Gatecrash and Jazz in India, this aims at creating an
enriching collective experience for music lovers, especially
jazz fiends, for three days, from November 27 to 29, at Stone
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*** Home minister should be dismissed: Goa MP Shantaram Naik -
Economic Times
onomic TimesPANAJI: Congress MP Shantaram Naik today alleged
that the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh had violated the oath
of office with his remark that "secularism" was the "most
misused" term and said he should be dismissed. "Singh has no
right to remain in ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t=R=us=AFQjCNHroeCy24MQQOLHM2Ajyjt6nKgatQ=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331=52778999244382=DKRXVpCwCtHJ3gGd1rXgDg=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/home-minister-should-be-dismissed-goa-mp-shantaram-naik/articleshow/49940691.cms

*** Brazilian award for Goa Chitra, others - Times of India
racias Arte e cultura, the Rio De Janario based art institute
will confer the 2015 Felga-Gracias Award on Sunday to Goa Chitra
Museum for its pioneering work in the preservation of art and
culture. Renowned artist Felga De ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t=R=us=AFQjCNF2Zsb2zM5KcIfSz4OVOyjoI2SY-w=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331=DKRXVpCwCtHJ3gGd1rXgDg=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Brazilian-award-for-Goa-Chitra-others/articleshow/49927551.cms

*** Delegation to meet Goa, Maharashtra CMs - Times of India
evel ministerial 

[Goanet] Here's why the Russians will be coming to Goa!

[Gabe Menezes]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-26/turkey-without-russian-tourists-strikes-economy-where-it-s-weak

-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] movement for justice to Fr .growing louder by the day

[Nelson Lopes]

MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE TO FR BISMARQUE

The determination of friends to seek justice for Fr is getting bolder,
stronger and wide spread, It is a sign that the truth is concealed
intentionally, knowingly, willfully by authorities concerned There has been
stinging response to Hema deliberately trying to mislead the cause for
justice and truth. A section of the press appears to be  under obligation ,
pressure to malign Fr by planting news favourable to the murderers,
attempting to derail,mislead the case. Heraldo on 27 11-2015 has devoted a
full page to the views on Fr Bismarque. Many more could not be accommodated
as there was deluge of response  and the daily apologized ,promising  to
carry more in regular daily columns, The 3 questions posed by the daily(
I-)--Can I buy Justice from the market ? ( II)…..When you challenge the
 police, what can they do? Police only put protestors in van and took them
to some other place(Anjuna, Porvorim). ( III)…….There is no unanimity among
people agitating on the issue.   Heraldo poser……..Do you agree with the
C.M?Do you feel what he  is saying is right

THE movement is not showing any fatigue and slow down, Agitation and
meetings are now spreading everywhere GOMANTAK TIMES 27-11-2015 “SHIV SENA
DEMANDS JUSTICE FOR FR BISMARQUE” It wants Chief Secretary Director General
of police to direct FIR to be filed. Appoint SIT under retired High Court
Judge. Stern, stringent  action against those using excessive force on
peaceful demonstrators It emphasized that Fr was a religious persons with
high morals and discipline.He fought against builders, and for
environmental protection. Shiv Sena alleges that investigation was not free
and fair .Dog squad was not  also not pressed THAT Govt is under tremendous
pressure from certain quarters to silence the case

Nelson Lopes Chinchinim

[Goanet] Ek Kovita : MOG ZATANAM...

[lino dourado]

  MogZatanam...Mog jikhonk Kitem korchem?Hea vicharak, Tinnem sangil’lemMollbar 
asull’llea Nokhetram mezop kor.Mhatarom zalomAz  meren  meztam
 
Lino B. Dourado

(Utodd’ddekar)  http://aitaracheokaskuleo.blogspot.com/

[Goanet] Goacom Newsclips on 27 November 2015

[goacom newsclips]

Goacom Newsclips

Poor food arrangement for cops on IFFI duty 
Safety and security at the IFFI venues may be compromised as hundreds…
Click here to read more...  http://bit.ly/1QKkDMo

Villagers ask Arlekar to hold off Aronda jetty 
Villagers of three villages, under the banner of 'Keri Tiracol Palye gram 
bachao samiti'…
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FTII 'overwhelmed' by support for 'students' film festival' 
The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) has stated that it was…
Click here to read more...  http://bit.ly/1Nxj83U

Aeration of St Inez creek begins 
Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has begun with a nine-month long 
pilot...
Click here to read more...  http://bit.ly/1LCOWgb

Panaji’s growing city limits attracting developers
Decades ago, if one had to suggest that that St Cruz and Penha de Franca...
Click here to read more... http://bit.ly/1IdD0qz

Sunburn will be stopped if it is not eco-friendly: biodiversity panel chief 
Claiming that a lot of destruction was done to land and surroundings during the 
EDM...
Click here to read more...  http://bit.ly/1Th7EjR

Click below link to read more articles
http://bit.ly/1UH2EGq

[Goanet] Study of 80 year old smokers.

[Con Menezes]

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22830413-500-why-i-study-80-year-old-smokers/

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[Goanet] Viewing traumatic experiences

[Con Menezes]

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28555-the-surprising-value-of-viewing-traumatic-experiences/

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[Goanet] IMAGES: FTII students protests in Goa as the IFFI goes on nearby

[Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا]

'We shall fight, we shall win'
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/23350082695/in/dateposted/

Signing on the solidarity wall
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/23324010126/in/dateposted/

A prof speaks, performs, and sings
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Who's afraid of ideas?
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Cameras capture the action
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/22982315169/in/dateposted/

'Save FTII'
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/23350482315/in/dateposted/
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Sebastian M. Hongray and Nandita Haksar, Supreme Court lawyer and human
rights campaigner
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Giving out the beat
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The gathering
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Nilankur and family
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Apurva shares a paper momento
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Re: [Goanet] MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT MUST DECONGEST PANJIM FOR A SMART CITY

[Sam Furtado]

One must salute the supreme selfless sacrifice of soldiers, who leave
behind their entire family to suffer.
Onkar S. Chauhan
Regards,

WHAT ABOUT THE WATCHMAN DOES HE NOT DESERVE BETTER COMFORTS, SALARY AND
PERKS ET AL, WHY ONLY INDIAN SOLDIERS, JUST BECAUSE THEY GUARD THE BORDER??

IS THE WATCHMAN NOT GUARDING YOUR HOUSE, SAY IF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
A ROBBER OR A GANG OF THIEVES FORCEFULLY ENTERS YOUR HOUSE AND WAYLAY YOU
AND YOUR FAMILY EVEN KILL ALL OF YOU, THEN WHAT HAPPENS?  IS THE WATCHMAN
NOT SACRIFICING HIS LIFE TO SAVE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?

DOES THE WATCH MAN NOT PLAY A IMPORTANT ROLE IN PROTECTING HUMAN BEING EVEN
AT THE COST OF HIS LIFE AND SOUL

SO WHY THIS BIG TALK ON INDIAN SOLDIERS, LAND AND PATRIOTISM ...IN
THE EVENT OF REAL WAR THE INDIAN SOLDIERS COULD GET CONFUSED MISFIRING ON
TARGETS JUST AS THEY DID IN 1971 WAR BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN FIRING ON
POOR CIVILIANS RATHER THAN ON REAL TARGETS..

SO IS THE WATCHMAN A POOR COUSIN OF THE SOLDIER WHO GUARDS YOUR HOUSE AND
PROPERTY DAY AND NIGHT.  DOES HE NOT DESERVE A BETTER DEAL, WHY ONLY INDIAN
SOLDIER..

AND WHAT ABOUT THE CIVIL SOCIETY WHO TOO ARE PLAYING A MAJOR ROLE FOR QUEST
OF SAFE LIFE..ALL THIS CRAPS OF YOURS BLOWING IN THE WIND... IS ALL
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.PULLING WOOL OVER OTHERS...

THREE CHEERS TO STEVEN AND COMPANY AND OTHERS WHO HAVE PENNED THE LETTERS
APPROPRIATELY AND BEFITTING YOUR CONTEMPT, WHICH HOLDS NO PLACE IN TODAY'S
MODERN SOCIETY.

Sam Furtado
'



On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 2:06 PM, Dr. Onkar S. Chauhan  wrote:

> Dear Dias,
>
>
>
> I normally avoid your irrational messages sent to me unsolicited.  The
> trailing message is one among these.  In reply to your message, may I
> respectfully remind you that I am a citizen of India, and  alike you I have
> been conferred full rights to employment throughout India, which I have
> earned through fair and open  competition. Further, I pay taxes  in the
> form of house taxes, excise duty, road tax and all other state taxes in Goa
> similar to you. Living  in Goa for past over 31 years  I am proud to be
> Goan  Indian. Are you not an Indian?
>
>
>
> Your letter is a burning example of hate speech, and it does not undermine
> the role people like us are playing for the development of Goa and our
> India. Please be advised that I am the team who has helped the Govt. of
> Goa  for CRZ demarcation, Mondovi Bride etc.  What is your contribution to
> the development  and progress of Goa. You were employed in a central govt
> Institution, and your full salary was born by the Govt. of India.
>
>
>
> I am amazed to learn that after paying all these taxes, I am still been
> able to transfer 95% percent at my salary to Delhi. Such comments are
> deplorable
>
>
>
> I am sorry that I entered in a debate.  I did so because you marked the
> said mail to me.
>
>
>
> Please refrain from sending any mail to me in the future, because if  one
> is not tolerant to the opinion of others, he has no right to send them any
> unsolicited mail.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Onkar S. Chauhan
>
>
>
>
> __
>
> Disclaimer: This communication is confidential and is not an unsolicited
> commercial communication or spam. If you are not the intended recipient (or
> have received this communication in error) please notify the sender
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> will result in strict legal action. This message is not guaranteed to be
> complete or error free. No liability is assumed for any errors and/or
> omissions in the contents of this message.
>
>
>
> From: Stephen Dias [mailto:steve.dia...@gmail.com]
> Sent: 26 November 2015 08:05
> To: Goanet; Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!
> Cc: edi...@nizgoenkar.org; Sidharth Kuncalienker; Laxmikant Parsekar;
> manoharparrikar; mridula sinha; chief secretary goa; commissioner; Onkar
> Chauhan
> Subject: MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT MUST DECONGEST PANJIM FOR A SMART CITY
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -
>
> DEAR CHAUHAN
>
>
>
> Your letter created rift among people in the internet/GOANET. What myself
> and Sidharth, the present MLA of Panjim, were talking is just about the
> Smart City for Panjim development.
>
>  My worry was that these defence establishment are creating problem for
> Panjim as well as to Goans  and not  for migrants who come to Goa like you
> who enjoy our hospitality. Do not border about the inconveniences cause to
> us,  your salary 95%  is perhaps transferred to Delhi  where you come
> from,  poor Goans  have to pay through their nose, for your comforts with
> higher taxes for us on account of  migrants menace.  Only problem became
> when Sidharth deviated and gave support on military 

[Goanet] Pigs Fly at Mopa in Goa

[V M]

http://www.outlookindia.com/article/a-flight-of-the-piggish/295991

One of former US president Bill Clinton’s favourite quotes is: “You
can put wings on a pig, but that doesn't make it an eagle.” The
pun­chline, though, doesn’t seem to apply to successive governme­nts
drawn from Goa’s tight-knit political elite, who continue to bulldoze
through an astonishingly ill-conceived billion-dollar “second airport”
project in the north of India’s smallest state. Despite the fact that
outrageous scandals emerge every time the project is submitted to any
kind of scrutiny, Mopa continues to rumble to take-off.

The latest head-shaking moment came last week when the state’s
undersecretary (finance expenditure), Sushma Kamat, rai­sed red flags
of alarm when CM Lax­mi­kant Parsekar’s cabinet sent her Mopa’s draft
terms of agreement for approval. It turned out that the winning
concessionaire would get 232 acres of prime land (out of the project’s
total 2,271 acres) “for unrestr­icted use for commercial development”,
which could be und­e­r­ta­ken without any prior approval of the town
and country planning board.

According to the cabinet-approved terms of agreement, if the project
is cancelled for any reason, all that land—mostly seized from
reluctant farmers and small landowners—would remain with the
concessionaire, along with the license to build without approvals. If
the project is delayed—as all projects in Goa always are—the
government pays the concessiona­ire a hefty Rs 3.6 lakh per day until
resolution.

Stating her case admirably mildly, Ms Kamat noted that “unrestricted
land use may be used for commercial activities which may not be
beneficial to the state and its people. Handing over such a land mass
to a private entity who may develop it for whatever purpose may create
third-party rights without adequate compensation to the state
government”. But her complaints were ignored, and the Goa cabinet
passed the terms of agreement anyway.

The logic for Mopa has always been strained. In order to get the
initial go-ahead, the state government had to persuade the Centre to
relax its informal rule that no airport would come up less than 150 km
from another. Its propone­nts have never been able to explain why
North Goa simply can’t use the brand-new greenfield airport nea­ring
completion at Sindhudurg, just 100 km from Goa’s border. Now, there
will ostensibly be three international airports lined up in a row
close to each other.

In 2007, the state sou­ght the expert opinion of the UN’s
spe­cia­lised agency, the International Civil Avia­tion Organization
(ICAO), on the matter. The findings were unequivocal: Mopa and Dabolim
aren’t viable together. Unhappy with the UN aviation arm’s disapproval
of its pet billion-dollar project, the state's political elite turned
to their  favourite crony consultant, the Louis Berger Group. This is
the same notorious concern which earlier this year admitted in a US
court to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by paying
approximately $9,76,630 in cash to ex-Goa CMs Digamber Kamat and
Churchill Alemao to take control of a Rs 1,000-crore water-supply and
sewage project funded by the Japan International Co-operation Agency
(JICA).

The same James McClung of Louis Berger, who confessed to paying bribes
in Goa, became the direct overseer of the Mopa airport project. What
the ICAO analysis had found strictly unviable now became viable, at
least on paper. The Goa government has paid Louis Berger at least Rs
14 crore so far (despite its tainted legal record, the group remained
the Mopa consultant) to push the project closer to development.

There are still some hurdles to be crossed before the first scheduled
flights take off from what is still a pastoral, wooded plateau at
Mopa, where scores of species of birds can easily be spotted in a
single morning. There are petitions before the National Green Tribunal
contesting the hasty env­ironmental impact assessment rep­o­rts
submitted by the government, and other permissions still to be
granted.

But Goa’s people find themselves fighting a growing demographic
imbalance, and a rapacious construction lobby advancing fast on
several fronts at the same time. Mopa is backed by the state’s
politicians as well as the directorate of civil aviation. As proven
last week with the egregiously flawed Terms of Agreement, that
combination is powerful enough to get its way.

[Goanet] ‘SACK POLICE PERSONNEL FOR CONTEMPT IN ARRESTING GOAN PEACEFUL PROTESTERS’

[Sam Furtado]

*Nov 27, 2015*

*‘SACK POLICE PERSONNEL FOR CONTEMPT IN ARRESTING GOAN PEACEFUL PROTESTERS’*

GSHRC notice to CS, DGP on police brutality

Panaji: Taking cognizance of a petition filed by social activist Adv Aires
Rodrigues, based on an extensive report on Herald, Goa State Human Rights
Commission has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and Director General
of Police in connection with Saturday’s police brutality against “peaceful
protesters” demanding justice for Fr Bismarque Dias.

The Commission, comprising chairperson Justice P K Misra and members A D
Salkar and J A Keny, has directed the Chief Secretary and DGP to be present
in person or through advocate on January 13, next year,


Rodrigues has alleged that Goa police personnel very high-handedly abused
their powers, used excessive criminal force and manhandled the protesters,
without provocation. He said that the peaceful protest by citizens was held
demanding a free, fair and impartial probe into the mysterious death of
priest-turned-social activist Fr Bismarque.

Police arrested around 105 protesters for violating section 144 of Cr PC
which has been imposed in the city in view of ongoing International Film
Festival of India (IFFI).

“Innocent bystanders including senior citizens and women came to be ruffled
and arrested,” Rodrigues said. The petition has attached a copy of Herald’s
November 22 report, along with photos of police brutality.
http://bit.ly/1jkPEbh

Advocate Aires Rodrigues has rightly Taking cognizance of a petition filed
by social activist Adv Aires Rodrigues, based on an extensive report on
Herald, Goa State Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the


Shame on GOA Police personnel for rough treatment on Peaceful Goan
protesters who had gathered at the Jetty peacefully to raise their voice of
contempt over the mysterious death of Fr. Bismarque Dias and were demanding
justice by waving Black Flag on 21.11.2015 in Protest and police using
brutal force to march them like herd of cattle brought to slaughter in to
their waiting vans must be condemned by all right thinking citizens and the
entire Indian Society.  Such repulsive force has no place in today’s
society the responsible personnel should be booked and punished.

Read: Joe Goa’s short brief and photo pics;

 Can Police arrest you for using camera at public meet, protest meet etc?
Today, at Fr. Bismark Protest meet Panaji,  I was arrested by  Dy Sp or SP
Umesh Gaonkar.. He says only Media people are allowed..

I took this pic after I was released - he is seen in the middle
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/22805969429/

The Indian Police who think no end of themselves and at times acts worst
than thugs should be punished. Law is applicable for all and no one should
be spared even if it is police or people in Judiciary and Government.  The
Goa Chief Secretary and DGP be made responsible and if they have acted on
the behest of the vested interest then they too should be booked and
forthwith sacked from the posts.

Advocate Aires Rodrigues as an activist has done right thing by rightly
taking cognizance and filing petition based on an extensive report on
Herald, Goa State Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Chief
Secretary and Director General of Police in connection with Saturday’s
police brutality against peaceful protesters demanding Justice for Fr.
Bismarque Dias.

No one should rest till the police culprits are booked and punished.

We need people like Advocate Aires Rodrigues.  3 Cheers to him.

Hail the People of Goa!

Sam Furtado

Re: [Goanet] THE STUPIDITY OF MAKING PANJIM A SMART CITY

[Stephen Dias]

Why you guys ( committee members)  from the Smart City ICLEI consultants
 do not send intimation well in advance. This is not the first time such
intimation are sent. You expect stake holders to be ready within few hours?
I just  received in my mail box this intimation of meeting on 27th at 9AM
 to 1 PM   at Fidalgo Hotel

Please see it does not repeat in future, and this is not correct. It only
gives us a doubt that this meetings/seminar/worshops are  being adjusted or
manipulated  as per the needs of the organizers.

Thanks

Stephen Dias
Mob: 9422443110

-


On 26 November 2015 at 12:20, Smart City Panaji 
wrote:

> Dear Collegues,
>
> Panaji City authorities have been actively involved in working towards
> developing the smart city proposal for panaji city.
>
> The city of panaji is now fully prepared to enter the smart city challenge
> and the proposal for the same has been consolidated. The financing and
> implementation mechanisms for the same are also being worked out.
>
> It is in this regard, third and final Stakeholder consultation has been
> convened on *27th November, 2015* from *9:00 am to 1.00 pm *at the Great
> Hall, Hotel Fidalgo, Panaji, Goa to discuss the final proposal and all the
> related aspects.
>
> Agenda has been enclosed for your reference.
>
> We hereby request you to participate in this meeting and give your inputs
> and suggestions.
>
> Regards,
>
> Smart City, Panaji
>
> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 12:27 AM, Stephen Dias 
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> -
>> The hottest topic for Panjimites these days is Panaji becoming a Smart
>> City. However, nothing seems to be going right for the proponents. Their
>> awareness meetings leave people wondering whether to laugh or cry. It's
>> like watching a backward tribe that's struggling to use safety matches
>> trying to convince you they can send space rockets to the moon.
>>
>> The stupidity started right from the first when MLA Siddharth
>> Kunkolienkar and others decided to build awareness for a SMART CITY by
>> conducting a cycle race in Panaji, Is Panaji a race course? It's hardly
>> in a fit state for people to walk.
>> The cycle race was conducted from Divya circle at Patto to Gaspar Dias
>> though actually Panaji roads are in deplorable condition. Luckily the
>> cycles reached upto Miramar. They could not go further as the Dona Paula
>> roads were completely damaged.  Perhaps they should have had a 'hike'
>> through Panjim rather than a cycle race.
>>
>> Another important thing against the proponents is the abysmal record they
>> have on promised projects. They are unable to create basic systems for
>> sewage.  Crores have already been spent on the sewage pipes and work.
>> Tenders have been awarded.  Roads have been destroyed. And yet, the
>> sewage stays in the soak pits. And the money lines someone's pockets.
>>
>> Forget the creation of new systems. Old existing systems are being
>> destroyed with nothing to replace them.  Underground electrical cabling was
>> supposed to improve our electrical supply. Unfortunately the opposite seems
>> to have happened. I haven't had a day without power cuts for so long I
>> don't remember the last time.  Until some time back Goa had enough power.
>> Now, we have 'load shedding'. We had better electricity 20-30 yrs back.
>> Perhaps soon we'll go back to the dark ages and be grateful for a few hours
>> of electricity per day. Already I attended a lecture in Fidalgo Hotel on
>> 3rd Nov, 2015 where Mr. Kunkolienkar told the audience to be grateful
>> that things are better than they were in Portuguese times. Was that a joke?
>>
>> Look at the garbage everywhere. Look at the new arrival of the MV Lexicon
>> casino luxury floatel vessel having capacity of 1500 people. Once this
>> vessel is in operation there will be a number of weddings, parties, dances,
>> cabarets and carnivals entertainment etc. There are chances of Goa turning
>> into Las Vegas with abundance of drugs and drinks and striptease dances.  
>> There
>> are already other casinos in Mandovi river which are polluting our rivers,
>> without proper parking and sanitation facilities at the Captain of Ports
>> jetty.  Anyone can take a look at the traffic chaos all around with
>> haphazard parking with a large number of vehicles parked and their drivers
>> found urinating, defecating and vomiting when their bosses are gambling in
>> the Casinos.
>>
>> Goans, before greedily dreaming of a smart city, are you even aware that
>> the Central Government will give a 100 crores and that the
>> State Government has to come up with another 100 crores each year?
>>
>> 100 crores.
>>
>> Goans, do you realise that the Central 

[Goanet-News] IMAGES: FTII students protests in Goa as the IFFI goes on nearby

[Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا]

'We shall fight, we shall win'
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Signing on the solidarity wall
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A prof speaks, performs, and sings
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Who's afraid of ideas?
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Cameras capture the action
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/22982315169/in/dateposted/

'Save FTII'
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/23268470011/in/dateposted/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/23351072825/in/dateposted/

Sebastian M. Hongray and Nandita Haksar, Supreme Court lawyer and human
rights campaigner
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/22724038493/in/dateposted/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/22724272143/in/dateposted/

Giving out the beat
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/22723224653/in/dateposted/

The gathering
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Nilankur and family
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Apurva shares a paper momento
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educational purposes. For other purposes, contact fn at goa-india.org or
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[Goanet] Easy listening selection.......Mandy Barnett

[Con Menezes]

  Beautiful Dreamer 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoCpTOjAUuY

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[Goanet] Fwd: Song for the day...

[Gabe Menezes]

Manuel & The Music of the Mountains - Till [1969]



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocGmfUW_Bf4

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