Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Remembering a long-term Goanetter Valmiki Faleiro, journalist, author and more

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Saddened to hear the news of Valmiki's passing. May his soul rest in peace.
Goa has lost a very talented and accomplished writer.

Naguesh Bhatcar

-Original Message-
From: Goanet-News  On Behalf Of Frederick 
Noronha
Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2023 4:28 PM
To: Goanet 
Subject: [Goanet-News] Remembering a long-term Goanetter Valmiki Faleiro, 
journalist, author and more

Sorry to be the harbinger of bad news, one of our active members of Goanet for 
very many years -- Valmiki Faleiro -- passed away suddenly this afternoon 
(Thursday, Oct 5, 2023). This came about due to a massive heart attack. The 
news came as a shock here.
Valmiki was active in the world of journalism from the 1970s, and has been an 
author since 2010. His third book *Goa, 1961* was published in New Delhi 
recently and was getting widely noticed. Below is a tribute from the Goa Union 
of Journalists, which captures his career in some detail:

[Goanet] Worthless Degrees Are Creating an Unemployable Generation in India

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/worthless-degrees-creating-unemployable-generation-230006069.html
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Worthless Degrees Are Creating an Unemployable Generation in 
India<https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/worthless-degrees-creating-unemployable-generation-230006069.html>
(Bloomberg) -- Business is booming in India’s $117 billion education industry 
and new colleges are popping up at breakneck speed. Yet thousands of young 
Indians are finding themselves graduating with limited or no skills, 
undercutting the economy at a pivotal moment of growth.Most Read from 
BloombergWorthless Degrees Are Creating an Unemployable Generation in IndiaOne 
Tesla Deal Propels Little-Known Family to $800 Million FortuneApple, Goldman 
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www.yahoo.com
Naguesh Bhatcar

[Goanet] Happy New Year!

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

A Happy and Prosperous 2023 to all Goanetters across the world!

Naguesh Bhatcar
sgbhat...@hotmail.com

[Goanet] Merry Christmas!

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

A Merry Christmas to all the Goanetters across the world!

Naguesh Bhatcar
sgbhat...@hotmail.com

[Goanet] Private engineering colleges struggle to get students - The Navhind Times

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

https://www.navhindtimes.in/2022/07/28/goanews/private-engineering-colleges-struggle-to-get-students/
Private engineering colleges struggle to get students - The Navhind 
Times<https://www.navhindtimes.in/2022/07/28/goanews/private-engineering-colleges-struggle-to-get-students/>
Ramnath N. Pai Raikar Panaji Although Goa has a number of government as well as 
privately-run professional and undergraduate colleges, some of these 
privately-run colleges, especially engineering institutes, are found to be 
attracting fewer students as compared to the government institutions of higher 
education. The government has admitted that many of the undergraduate colleges 
in
www.navhindtimes.in

Naguesh Bhatcar
sgbhat...@hotmail.com

[Goanet] Merry Christmas!

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Wishing all Goanetters across the world, a Merry Christmas and a Happy and 
Prosperous 2022!

Best Regards,
Naguesh

Naguesh Bhatcar

[Goanet] Not receiving any mails from Goanet

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Have not received anything from Goanet in the past 5 days or so.

Naguesh Bhatcar

Re: [Goanet] Charlie Hebdo... again

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

What do you mean by inappropriate comparisons?  You have your views and I have 
mine! Simple as that.
Also, my views were more related to the cartoon in Charlie Hebdo and whether 
they portrayed the events in the West, the same way they were critical of 
Indian Gods.

To me, the coverage of the events in the West were definitely not the way 
events in India were covered. There was a definite bias.

It was nothing but vulture journalism. Have you seen all the news clips that I 
have seen? I don't think so.
BBC's Yogita Limaye went to some remote village in India and covered a hospital 
and then followed the family of a dead person to their home.
It was clear to me that she was eliciting responses from the hapless family. Do 
you know whether or not they were paid?
I wrote to the BBC about the coverage and never saw any response.
I have seen US reporters elicit responses from the family members that the 
reporters wanted to hear.
To me it was evident that they were approaching people at a vulnerable point in 
their lives, caring for the sick or cremating a person that has passed away.
Yes, some clips of Italians being treated on the streets were shown, but never 
in the scale and fanfare that was associated with the coverage in India.
It was a race among Western networks to show which of them could show more 
burning pyres. It was sickening.
Any unbiased coverage is welcome.

I am not condoning the inactions of any politicians. They all need to be held 
accountable and punished.

Naguesh Bhatcar

From: Goanet  on behalf of Roland Francis 

Sent: Friday, June 4, 2021 6:52 PM
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! 
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Charlie Hebdo... again

Inappropriate comparisons Naguesh.

Unclaimed bodies in the US in refrigerated trucks does not equal the indignity 
of bodies thrown furtively into a major river that supports the livelihood of 
many on its banks.

The people being interviewed wanted to talk in anger or disappointment. They 
were not coerced or bribed. The Indian media covered it more than their Western 
counterparts did. There was a story to be told and everyone who wanted to, 
could tell it.

I did not see only vulnerable Indians talking to the media in the midst of 
funeral pyres. I also saw affected family who were vulnerable too, in poorer 
sections of New York, Toronto and European cities sobbing outside hospitals 
where their kith and kin were gasping and dying with those scenes being shown 
on BBC, on CNN, on Al Jazeera, on AP and on Australian Broadcasting.

If the Indian press wanted to cover the “sad scenes” in the US, Italy and 
France, no one would stop them. They probably don’t do it either because they 
don’t have the resources, the international influence or because press with 
world reach covers it adequately.

If you saw people being treated on the streets in Italy and other ugly sights 
in rich countries, it was because those scenes were covered too.

It was not western versus Indian. It was uncaring and negligent rulers like 
Trump, Modi, Bolsonaro et al that exacerbated it versus others who tried their 
best but were overwhelmed. Not fighting a fire is the same as wanting it to 
spread and kill.

There’s no shame in western media exposing negligence in India. Would you 
rather they ignored it and those responsible escaped accountability.

The media does not create the facts or the news, it only photographs it, 
records it and writes about it. Would you prefer they be selective about who or 
what they reported.

Indians like Islamists seem to be touchy about what is said about them. One 
minute we want the light of a superpower, the next minute we want the darkness 
enveloping our deficiencies.

Roland.
Toronto.


> On Jun 4, 2021, at 5:41 PM, Naguesh Bhatcar  wrote:
>
> Many supporters for Charlie Hebdo have highlighted a "Freedom of Speech" 
> defense, when they were attacked after the original cartoon. And now as well.
>
> What happened with respect to the shortage of oxygen in India, is inexcusable.
> Wonder though whether this paper highlighted the plight of Italians, who were 
> being treated in the streets of their cities or the unclaimed bodies in the 
> US.
> This pandemic has put to test the health infrastructure of every country in 
> the world, including the rich ones.
> I saw a video today of Oxygen laden tankers that have no takers in India and 
> are being parked on the streets.
> In the same light there were 750 unclaimed bodies in refrigerated trucks in 
> New York, even after year.
> The Western press made hay, triumphantly walking through the burning pyres in 
> the crematoriums/crematoria, or on the banks of the Ganges. Or interviewing
> vulnerable Indians while the bodies of their loved ones were being cremated. 
> It was nothing sort of desecration.
> I don't believe anyone in the West would let a Press guy broadcast from their 
> g

Re: [Goanet] Charlie Hebdo... again

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Many supporters for Charlie Hebdo have highlighted a "Freedom of Speech" 
defense, when they were attacked after the original cartoon. And now as well.

What happened with respect to the shortage of oxygen in India, is inexcusable.
Wonder though whether this paper highlighted the plight of Italians, who were 
being treated in the streets of their cities or the unclaimed bodies in the US.
This pandemic has put to test the health infrastructure of every country in the 
world, including the rich ones.
I saw a video today of Oxygen laden tankers that have no takers in India and 
are being parked on the streets.
In the same light there were 750 unclaimed bodies in refrigerated trucks in New 
York, even after year.
The Western press made hay, triumphantly walking through the burning pyres in 
the crematoriums/crematoria, or on the banks of the Ganges. Or interviewing
vulnerable Indians while the bodies of their loved ones were being cremated. It 
was nothing sort of desecration.
I don't believe anyone in the West would let a Press guy broadcast from their 
graveyard/cemetery, while hundreds were being buried.
It was a sickening sight. I don't believe that the Indian press got anywhere 
close to telecasting the sad scenes in the US or in Italy or France.

It is perhaps easy to mock at India, and its people, with no fear of any 
retribution.

https://people.com/health/bodies-of-750-covid-victims-are-still-sitting-in-refrigerated-trucks-in-nyc-a-year-later/

Naguesh Bhatcar

From: Goanet  on behalf of Frederick Noronha 


True. Neither can the put some sense in these "funny" cartoonists heads!

On Fri, 28 May 2021 at 02:29, Roland Francis 
wrote:

> If all the gods between them cannot produce medical oxygen for their
> gasping devotees then what good are they?
>
> Roland.
>
> > On May 27, 2021, at 3:49 PM, Frederick Noronha <
> fredericknoron...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > What truth? That one expects the gods to produce oxygen? FN
> >
> > On Fri, 28 May 2021 at 00:19, Roland Francis 
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Bad taste or not, is there truth in it?
> >>
> >> Roland.
> >>
> >>> On May 27, 2021, at 6:03 AM, Frederick Noronha <
> >> fredericknoron...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Sounds rather tactless and misplaced to me. Not just because it makes
> fun
> >>> of someone else's beliefs, but as its definitely very badly timed too.
> >>> There should be a ban on people (cartoonists or whoever) mocking
> someone
> >>> else's beliefs:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> https://theprint.in/world/33-mn-gods-not-one-producing-oxygen-charlie-hebdo-releases-cartoon-on-indias-covid-crisis/657860/
> >>>
>

Re: [Goanet] The Natural Wine Maker from Parrak

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Fred,

Was a bit confused by your subject -- I assumed it must Parra and then thought 
maybe you were trying to say something about "Urrak"!

Naguesh Bhatcar



From: Goanet  on behalf of Frederick Noronha 

Sent: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 2:14 PM
To: Goanet 
Subject: [Goanet] The Natural Wine Maker from Parrak

https://www.blurbgoa.com/post/the-natural-wine-maker-from-parra
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[Goanet] The face of the Perseverance landing was an Indian American woman

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/19/world/swati-mohan-nasa-perseverance-landing-scn-trnd/index.html
[https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210219123120-01-nasa-swati-mohan-0218-super-tease.jpg]<https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/19/world/swati-mohan-nasa-perseverance-landing-scn-trnd/index.html>
The face of the Perseverance landing was an Indian American woman - 
CNN<https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/19/world/swati-mohan-nasa-perseverance-landing-scn-trnd/index.html>
You might have seen her in the front row of the control room, bindi on her 
forehead, providing constant updates as mission commentator for the historic 
landing on Mars. Before that exciting moment ...
www.cnn.com
Naguesh Bhatcar

Re: [Goanet] India’s Coronavirus Puzzle

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Here is another one on COVID-19 and India.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/02/01/962821038/the-mystery-of-indias-plummeting-covid-19-cases
[https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2021/02/01/gettyimages-1230235182_wide-dfd06d017d545f02d405364f10e59395b80f0f51.jpg?s=1400]<https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/02/01/962821038/the-mystery-of-indias-plummeting-covid-19-cases>
Why Did COVID-19 Cases Dramatically Decline In India? : Goats and Soda : 
NPR<https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/02/01/962821038/the-mystery-of-indias-plummeting-covid-19-cases>
A mural in New Delhi is part of public health messaging in India. The country 
has seen a dramatic decline in new cases since the fall, but researchers aren't 
sure why.
www.npr.org

Naguesh Bhatcar




From: Goanet  on behalf of Roland Francis 



>From today’s Washington Post:

 Back in November, Ajeet Jain felt like he was living a nightmare. The large 
public hospital where he works in India's capital was full of covid-19 
patients, hundreds of them so ill they required intensive care. About 10 people 
were dying every day. Three months later, the situation is unrecognizable. The 
number of coronavirus patients at the hospital can be counted on one hand. Out 
of 200 ventilators, only two are in use. Hospitals treating covid-19 patients 
around the country report similar experiences. “It’s a big, big relief,” Jain 
said.
The apparent retreat of the coronavirus in India, the world’s second-most 
populous nation, is a mystery that is crucial to the future course of the 
pandemic.Just months ago, India was adding nearly 100,000 cases a day — more 
than any other country. On Tuesday, it reported only 8,635. That’s about the 
number recorded the same day by New York state, where the population is less 
than 2 percent of India’s. Epidemiologists in India say that there is only one 
likely explanation for the decrease in new cases: The virus is finding it 
harder to spread because a significant proportion of the population, at least 
in cities, already has been infected.

The decline is not related to a lack of opportunities for transmission. India 
has fully reopened its economy, with elementary schools being the only major 
exception. Restaurants, malls and markets are bustling. Masks are common in 
some indoor settings and mandatory in Delhi and Mumbai, but in many parts of 
the country, they’re scarcely seen on the streets. India has reported 10.8 
million coronavirus cases in total, although that is likely to be a vast 
undercount. The results of a nationwide antibody survey of 28,600 people by the 
government released on Thursday indicated that more than 1 in 5 Indians — about 
270 million people — had been exposed to the virus as of early January. — 
Joanna Slater and Niha Masih


Roland Francis
416-453-3371

Re: [Goanet] Goans in cricket (worldwide)

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Namdev  Phadte was one of the finest from Goa in recent memory. He certainly 
had the potential to play for India.
Here is his story
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/still-regret-choosing-life-in-abu-dhabi-over-indian-cricket-namdev-phadte/articleshow/65478577.cms


Naguesh Bhatcar


From: Goanet  on behalf of Frederick Noronha 

Sent: Friday, January 29, 2021 12:26 AM
To: Goanet 
Subject: [Goanet] Goans in cricket (worldwide)

If your interest is cricket, please help to improve this page:

Goans in cricket

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Contents

1Cricketers of Goan origin who have played Test cricket
2Cricketers of Goan origin who have played international cricket
3Goan cricketers for India in age-group tournaments
4Goa Ranji Cricket Team
5References

Cricketers of Goan origin who have played Test cricket[edit source]

Wallis Mathias for Pakistan in 1955
Antao D'Souza for Pakistan in 1959
Dilip Sardesai for India in 1961
Paras Mhambrey for India in 1996

Cricketers of Goan origin who have played international cricket[edit source]

Jack Britto for Malawi from 1954 onwards
Alban Fernandes for Tanzania
Armand "Chic" Saldanha for Tanzania (was the 12th man)
Michael D'Sa for Uganda
Peter D'Souza for East Africa
Charlie D'Souza for East Africa
Lawrence Fernandes for East Africa
John "Chuck" Sequeira for Uganda
Lawrence Barretto for Uganda
Lawrence Dias for Uganda
Blaise DaCunha for Kenya
Celly Dias for Uganda
Edwin Fonseca for Uganda

Goan cricketers for India in age-group tournaments[edit source]

Saurabh Bandekar - India U-19

Goa Ranji Cricket Team[edit source]

Goa cricket team

References[edit source]

Cricinfo
Sporty Goans
Cricket Archive

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goans_in_cricket
Thanks to an online discussion for pointing to this link. FN
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Re: [Goanet] Dinesh Dsouza podcast : interview with Parler ceo and Trump’s legacy

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Any particular reason why Dinesh D'Souza is being promoted here?
All he did is spread lies and conspiracies in the US. Pardoned by another crook.

Naguesh Bhatcar

[Goanet] Merry Christmas to all the Goanetters across the world!

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Wishing you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Safe and 
Prosperous 2021!

Best Regards,
Naguesh Bhatcar

Re: [Goanet] Anyone remembers drinking piyush in Goa?

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

The original Cafe Central near the Municipal garden, had a permanent board that 
said, "Piyush Taiyar Ahe" -"पियुष तैयार आहे"

Naguesh Bhatcar


From: Goanet  on behalf of Frederick Noronha 

Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 4:30 PM
To: Goanet 
Subject: [Goanet] Anyone remembers drinking piyush in Goa?

https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/piyush-recipe/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWvXj5Rg97M
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Re: [Goanet] What will President Joe Biden mean for South Asia? (Dhaka Tribune, 29/10/2020)

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

There has been no other unpredictable US President than Trump, in recent memory.
Many Indians in the US are supporting Trump, only because of his anti-Muslim 
stance. And Trump coddles up to the rich Saudis, as they have helped his 
business interests!
He has not said a word about the Khashoggi murder.

If we believe that he is forever going to support India, they are mistaken. All 
he wants is business opportunities in India for him and his family.
He is ready to bury anyone that does not help/support him, as can be seen from 
his vindictive actions against the likes of Jeff Sessions.
Jeff Sessions, the first Republican Senator to support him in 2016, refused to 
defend him as the Attorney General of the US and he unceremoniously booted him 
out.
And legally, no Attorney General can defend the President, like a private 
lawyer.

I have received WhatsApp messages and writeups, with concerns on how a 
Biden-Harris administration could be detrimental to India, just because they 
questioned some of the
happenings in India and more particularly related to Kashmir. It is as if the 
US is only focused on India!
In general, no US Administration has ever been anti-India, with perhaps Nixon 
being an exception. Indira Gandhi at times foolishly crossed swords with the 
US, in the
name of Non-Alignment and support of Muslim nations and her anti-Israel stance. 
And look at where India is now, with excellent relations with not just Israel, 
but even other
Muslim nations of the Middle East.

Shashi Tharoor's assertions/hopes about Biden-Harris raising the Kashmir and 
CAA issues, might simply be a dream.

NB


From: Goanet  on behalf of V M 

Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2020 9:44 AM
To: V M 
Subject: [Goanet] What will President Joe Biden mean for South Asia? (Dhaka 
Tribune, 29/10/2020)

https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/2020/10/29/op-ed-what-will-president-joe-biden-mean-for-south-asia

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[Goanet] Celebrities Who Have Died From the Coronavirus (Photos)

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

https://www.thewrap.com/floyd-cardoz-winner-of-top-chef-masters-season-3-dies-at-59-from-coronavirus-complications/



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Re: [Goanet] Proud to speak my Mother Tongue

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Goyan bhailey Hindi uloita. Sogley Goenkar "Inglez" uloita.

Everyone talks highly about preserving Goan culture and Konkani.
If a survey is taken of how many Goans in Goa, converse with their kids in 
Konkani, I am pretty sure, it will be a very low number!
English has become the language of choice in a majority of Goan household.

Naguesh Bhatcar


From: Goanet  on behalf of Bernado Colaco 

Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:27 PM
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org 
Subject: [Goanet] Proud to speak my Mother Tongue

Aij Goem novo lok hindi uloita. Tujem concani ghelem fondann. Portuges lokhah 
fokot ghali marit rauhat.
BC


PROUD TO SPEAK MY MOTHER TONGUE

*There was a time, especially during the colonial era in Goa*
*and other parts of India, when many of our Goans would not be*
*seen talking in their own mother tongue; not that these individuals*
*couldn't speak the language. For them,  speaking in a foreign*
*tongue gave them that air of superiority(at least so they thought!).*
*They felt important. Speaking in Konkani was considered below their*
*dignity.  SHAME ON THEM!*
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[Goanet] Interview with Dr Edwin Gomes

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Hats off to this great human being! 

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=722050461916444=1629648130611454


Naguesh Bhatcar

Re: [Goanet] Dear Brown People

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Indians are being held up as a model minority. That's not helping the Black 
Lives Matter movement.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/29/world/indians-migrant-minority-black-lives-matter-intl/index.html



Naguesh Bhatcar


From: Goanet  on behalf of Roland Francis 

Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 3:17 PM
To: goa...@goanet.org 
Subject: [Goanet] Dear Brown People

An article by Shree Paradkar, a columnist of Indian heritage at the Toronto 
Star.

Dear brown people: I’m about to wash some dirty linen in public. Consider this 
an overdue act of tough love.

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2020/06/28/dear-brown-people-im-about-to-wash-some-dirty-linen-in-public-consider-this-an-overdue-act-of-tough-love.html

Roland.
Toronto.

Re: [Goanet] Just A Theory Why Goan Women Do Not Contribute to Goanrt

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

They were virtually hounded out of the forum by some, with relentless criticism 
and ridicule.

Naguesh Bhatcar


From: Goanet  on behalf of Frederick Noronha 

Sent: Monday, June 29, 2020 12:07 PM
To: Goanet 
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Just A Theory Why Goan Women Do Not Contribute to Goanrt

My theory is that Goa is the most chauvinistic and patriarchal liberal
society around the universe. FN

Re: [Goanet] Trump Dumbf

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

This is a piece of satire, written by Andy Borowitz of the New Yorker.
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/trump-optimistic-about-winning-nobel-prize-in-medicine

Andy Borowitz<https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/andy-borowitz> is a Times 
best-selling author and a comedian who has written for The New Yorker since 
1998. He writes The Borowitz 
Report<https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report>, a satirical column on 
the news.


Naguesh Bhatcar




From: Goanet  on behalf of eric pinto 

Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 5:13 AM
Subject: [Goanet] Trump Dumbf



On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 9:19 PM JB Mistry  wrote:

Can't stop laughing!  He is totally deranged.  The Nobel Peace Prize, of 
course, is the one Obama won.  And he just can't get over it/  maybe he can 
bribe Ukraine's President to nominate him for the Nobel -- otherwise, he will 
hold up the aid.
Jangoo



___
>From The New Yorker today:

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Borowitz Report)—Calling it an “amazingaccomplishment,” 
Donald J. Trump said on Monday that he believes that he is the“clear favorite” 
to win this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine.


Trump said that he was a “lock”to win the Nobel because of his pioneering work 
in prescribing the drughydroxychloroquine.

“I’ve been talking abouthydroxychloroquine so much that a lot of people think I 
invented it,” Trumpsaid. “You have to give the Nobel to someone who invents a 
major drug likethat.”

He dismissed any claim that hislack of medical credentials disqualifies him 
from winning the Nobel Prize inMedicine.
“Just the opposite,” he said. “The fact that I’m not a doctor makes my ability 
to prescribe drugs that much more impressive.
Trump said that he hoped theNobel committee would be a “hell of a lot more 
fair” about giving out the Nobelin Medicine than they were in bestowing the 
Nobel Peace Prize.
“I did peace, I did peacegreat, and I didn’t get the Peace Prize,” Trump said. 
“If I don’t get theMedicine Prize, then the whole Nobel business is rigged.”
He revealed that his medicaldiscoveries had “blown away” the doctors on the 
White House Coronavirus TaskForce. “When I tell Tony Fauci some ofthe stuff 
I’ve come up with, he just shakes his head,” Trump said.













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Re: [Goanet] DISCUSSION: Did India over react on Covid-19?

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

I agree that the expert spoke a bit too soon. Perhaps he would want to retract 
his article.

I would say, ask the Italians and the Spaniards and now the Governors of NY and 
NJ.
The virus is creating havoc in these states. Already over 9000 dead across the 
US.

Just take a look at this chart and click on the now button and yesterday to 
click previous day's numbers.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
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United States Coronavirus: 214,253 Cases and 4,841 Deaths - 
Worldometer<https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/>
Death of a 6-week-old newborn in Connecticut, in the Hartford area [] "This is 
a virus that attacks our most fragile without mercy. This also stresses the 
importance of staying home and limiting exposure to other people. Your life and 
the lives of others could literally depend on it” Governor Lamont said [] "Our 
country is in the midst of a great national trial, unlike any we have ever 
faced ...
www.worldometers.info

Naguesh Bhatcar


From: Goanet  on behalf of E DeSousa 

Frederick Noronha 

provides a link to the Covid 19write up in Scroll.



https://scroll.in/pulse/957883/did-india-overreact-covid-19-outbreak-isnt-following-the-trajectory-of-europe-and-china-so-far


Comment:


Now that this nasty virus hasreached Asia's largest slum- Dharavi in Mumbai 
home to over 1 million people living in close proximity,Dr. N Devadasan author 
of the subject article in Scroll.in  may think thathe spoke too soon.
A striking thing about thisvirus is what my doctor told me: Tests in her 
hospital indicated that of the 150 people who tested positive for the virus 
almost one third were asymptomatic.Infected people are asymptomatic but 
contagious while the virus is incubating,which could be a few days. And 
reportedly here are infected contagious people who exhibit no symptoms. So she 
advised me: Act like everyone you meet is contagious and stay away from any 
gatherings like Church services. Apparently most of her Covid 19 patients come 
from one church.

New York has been hit hard by thevirus. Governor Andrew Cuomo said the other 
day on National TV, New York wouldneed at least 30,000 ventilators and 
additional Hospital capacity.
So it isinteresting to read an article in the New Yorker about their views on 
whatcould be expected when the virus gets to India. This write up includes the 
views of Ramanan Laxminarayan, an epidemiologist and economist who directs the 
Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics, and Policy in Washington, D.C., and who 
is currently in New Delhi.

How COVID-19 Will Hit India














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[Goanet] From The Navhind Times : Farewell, Floyd Cardoz

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

http://epaper.navhindtimes.in/NewsDetail.aspx?storyid=37013=2020-04-04=1



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Re: [Goanet] NFF press note

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Can any one person or government be held responsible or blamed, for the Narmada 
Valley project?
It has been in the works since 1961!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardar_Sarovar_Dam

Naguesh Bhatcar
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From: Goanet  on behalf of Olencio Simoes 

Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 7:46 AM

Subject: [Goanet] NFF press note


National fishworkers forum(NFF) and Goenchea Ramponkarcho exvott(GRE) extend 
solidarity today at New Delhi on  Massive rally and protest in Barwani !
Olencio Simoes said vice chairperson of NFF said that Can anyone's ego be 
greater than the lives of millions? And Will it always be the People who will 
suffer due to mutual vengeance of political parties?
Benefits of development are reaped by one and the consequences of development 
are faced by another, do we have no objection to this model?
Will the People always have to struggle for their rights?
The people of Narmada Valley are struggling today amid all these questions! The 
entire culture of the Narmada Valley is drowning, hundreds of villages, 
animals, millions of trees and crops, thousands of temples and mosques! In such 
a situation, ignoring the sinking of the Narmada Valley by the Central 
Government raises the question whether the hunger and ego of power is greater 
than humanity!

Similarly, on 17 September 2017, the central government had put the model of 
such a catastrophe in the name of development, in front of this country, to 
commemorate Modi's birthday. On that day, Modi Ji inaugurated the Sardar 
Sarovar Dam celebrating the occasion of the height of the Dam reaching 138.68 
meters. This year, once again on 17th September Modi Ji will celebrate his 
birthday by drowning millions of people and an entire human civilization!

The water level in the dam has reached 138.34. There is an outcry in the 
valley, the valley is surrounded in a thick veil of sadness. These millions of 
people do not even remember how many days it has been since they have either 
slept or eaten properly. Due to such cruelty and arrogance of the government, 
the people of the valley are unable to understand that why the representatives 
they choose to uplift our country and society are instead drowning them today!
So far no orders have been issued by the government on the decisions taken in 
the full-day meeting between the Narmada Bachao Andolan and Madhya Pradesh 
administration on 9 September. Because of this, the officials and 
administration people coming to the affected area's are not able to take strong 
action on various issues. Also, Madhya Pradesh government is falling short in 
relief and rescue work. There are many villages where not even a single officer 
has reached yet.
The situation in the valley is extremely serious! But even then, if you reach 
the valley today you will find a whole different facet of humanity. You will 
see more people from the villages than from the administration coming out to 
help the people trapped in this devastating situation. People, regardless of 
the condition of their house, without even thinking of the water which has 
reached the door of their houses, have come out in large numbers to help out 
others. Looking at such a view may be your faith in humanity will be restored.
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Re: [Goanet] Sta Ines creek

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

I don't think that there is any water flowing into the St. Inez creek from the 
Mandovi river.
The mouth was pretty much blocked near GMC, when the land was reclaimed and 
casuarina trees planted.

Naguesh Bhatcar
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From: Goanet  on behalf of Bernado Colaco 

Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2019 1:46 AM
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org 
Subject: [Goanet] Sta Ines creek

.How can there be biodiversity in the polluted creek under the current indian 
regime. Must be a fake study Sr. Engenheiro Estavam?

BC
The government of Goa, together with those in authority at the GSPCB, would
do well to make the research findings of Dr. Sonak public so that the Goans
in particular are aware of the rich genetic biodiversity of our creeks, and
the St Inez Creek is appreciated and preserved for posterity. St. Inez
creek is a special natural ecosystem wherein regular tidal flushing taking
place. During the high tide the sea water ingresses into the city, bringing
home a rich genetic biodiversity from the estuarine Mandovi river and
during the low tide the inland waters. Due to tidal variations and the flow
of water during inter tidal periods, there is variety of fish like tigur
and other estuarine species, contributing to the food chain as well as
livelihoods of these harnessing bounties of mother nature. St. Inez creek
extends from the Nagali hills of Taleigao plateau to the Old GMC INOX
complex of today.

***

[Goanet] No takers for 548 seats in state engineering colleges -- From the Navhind Times

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

https://navhindtimes.in/no-takers-for-548-seats-in-state-engineering-colleges/

Panaji: As many as 548 seats in five engineering colleges in the state have no 
takers, just as the last round of admissions for the All India Council for 
Technical Education (AICTE) related courses in Goa, as conducted by the 
directorate of technical education ended on August 14.

The 25 per cent hike in the number of seats under the Economically Weaker 
Section (EWS) category, in all professional courses, as well as the fear 
psychosis spread among the students and their parents, due to the closure of 
some industries – especially in the automobile sector – are found to be the 
main reasons for this scenario.

Citing reason for almost 35 per cent of the engineering seats available in the 
five engineering colleges in Goa remaining vacant, deputy director of technical 
education Pradip Kusnur told ‘The Navhind Times’ that some seats in local 
engineering colleges were left vacant during the past few years. However, the 
number of seats that have remained unfilled is far more this year.

“The jump in this number is due to the 25 per cent rise in EWS category seats,” 
Kusnur added, pointing out that although the seats have increased, the 
population of the students as well as the number of candidates applying for 
these seats, is stable. “The total number of seats in the five local 
engineering institutes has gone up this year, from approximately 1,200 to 
1,600,” he added.

The Goa College of Engineering (GCE), Farmagudi; the Rayeshwar Institute of 
Engineering and Information Technology (RIEIT), Shiroda; the Don Bosco College 
of Engineering, Fatorda; the Padre Conceição College of Engineering (PCCE), 
Verna, and the Agnel Institute of Technology and Design, Assagao are the five 
engineering colleges for which admissions were conducted by the directorate of 
technical education.

The RIEIT has 202 seats vacant, the Fatorda-based engineering college has 136 
seats unclaimed, the PCCE has 120 unfilled seats, and the Agnel Institute has 
90 seats yet to be filled. The Goa College of Engineering, which is the 
state-run institute with subsidised fees, is the top favourite amongst 
students, with students admitted on all of its seats, this year.

The other three colleges, Indian Institute of Technology-Goa (IIT-Goa), the 
National Institute of Technology-Goa (NIT-Goa) and the Birla Institute of 
Technology and Science (BITS Pilani) Goa Campus are the other engineering 
colleges in Goa. They have their own admission system at all India level.

Meanwhile, principal of Goa College of Engineering Dr Krupashankar M S said 
that the reason for students moving away from engineering courses is the bold 
headlines on newspapers such as Tata Motors is closing, TVS is closing, and 
everybody is running short of orders.

“In fact, the parents are telling me that they are looking at alternative 
professions for their children, may be they want their children to pursue other 
professions than engineering,” The GEC principal informed this daily, pointing 
out, “Although there is no reason for panic, there is panic and we cannot 
convince the parents.”

Maintaining that the engineering-jobs related situation is not as bad as it is 
made out to be on the all India level, Dr Krupashankar said that the general 
perception as regards only 15 per cent of the engineering graduates being 
employable, is incorrect.

“Giving example of the GCE itself, I can tell you that last year, 224 job 
offers were made, while yesterday alone 38 civil engineering students were 
selected from the college, following their interview,” he informed, maintaining 
that there are engineering jobs available in certain sectors and in certain 
areas, and so we have to look at the sectors that are opening up and not get 
worried about only automobile sector or any other particular sector closing 
down.

Speaking further the GCE principal observed that so many opportunities are 
coming up for the engineering graduates. “The other day we had people coming 
from Accenture and they were saying that across India they are going to hire 
two lakh people,” he stated, adding that Accenture wanted to hire at least 
30-40 students from the GCE, under its Pan India hiring activity.

Incidentally, some parents told this daily that the private engineering 
colleges in Goa, running with nonsubsidised fees, have made them rethink on 
sending their children to such institutes. “After investing so heavily, up to 
Rs 1.5 lakh per year, for four to five years, we have no guarantee that our 
children will get a suitable job,” they maintained.

===
Naguesh Bhatcar

Re: [Goanet] Minister of Art and Culture: Save Kala Academy

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Kala Academy was built on reclaimed land. I remember the time Charles Correa 
was admiring his piece of art, during the inauguration of the complex.
If I remember correctly, there was seepage of underground sea water into the 
auditorium, from the beginning and it could not be used for major events for a 
long time.
That was 30+ years ago. The salty water might have compromised the strength of 
the structure.
The question now boils down to whether or not that structure is strong enough 
or will have to be torn down and rebuilt.

Sadly, reclaiming the land on this side of Mandovi river led to the erosion of 
two beautiful beaches in our village of Verem/Reis Magos and Keg de Vel.

Naguesh Bhatcar


From: Goanet  on behalf of 
atanasiofl...@gmail.com 
Sent: Friday, August 9, 2019 1:34 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Minister of Art and Culture: Save Kala Academy

Hey,

I just signed the petition "Minister of Art and Culture: Save Kala Academy"
and wanted to see if you could help by adding your name.

Our goal is to reach 15,000 signatures and we need more support. You can
read more and sign the petition here:

http://chng.it/TDn925XMb5

Thanks!
Atanasio

Re: [Goanet] Mahua Moitra- A Clever Indian

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Please read this as well.

https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/opinion-plagiarism-of-mahua-moitra-s-words-for-west-bengal-s-benefit-1562509833121.html



Naguesh Bhatcar




From: Goanet  on behalf of Roland Francis 

Sent: Friday, July 5, 2019 8:14 PM
To: goa...@goanet.org
Subject: [Goanet] Mahua Moitra- A Clever Indian

Her recent speech in Parliament was acclaimed by many people and it has gone 
viral since.

She is fluent, although speaks a little bit too fast than I would like, but 
what she says has both meaning and substance.

This Bengali MP is a credit to her sorority and if India had more like her, it 
would do the country enormous good.

UpFront With Karan Thapar, July 02 |  Interview With TMC MP Mahua Moitra
https://youtu.be/9LlkpDi80Q8

Roland.
Toronto.

Re: [Goanet] Fwd: confirm 6e8c6b7d616e1b26a44b898173415e6cbe6d50cf

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

This has happened to me many times. Quite a common occurrence.

Naguesh Bhatcar



From: Goanet  on behalf of Nelson Lopes 

Sent: Friday, June 7, 2019 12:50 PM
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Subject: [Goanet] Fwd: confirm 6e8c6b7d616e1b26a44b898173415e6cbe6d50cf

Pls do the needful. Kindly say why there is bouncing cannot understand it
Thanks

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Re: [Goanet] Britain Today

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Probably they are better off tossing a coin and saying "Heads we win, tails you 
lose!"
Of course, they will have to first decide what exactly they want! Brexit or 
NoBrexit!!

Naguesh Bhatcar




From: Goanet  on behalf of Frederick Noronha 

Sent: Monday, April 1, 2019 6:10 PM
To: Goanet
Subject: [Goanet] Britain Today

"Everybody voting against every proposition..."?
FN

[Goanet] Merry Christmas!

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Wishing all Goanetters a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous 2019!


Naguesh Bhatcar

Re: [Goanet] Footpath parking menace in smart city

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Wonder how many cars and two-wheelers come on Goan roads, on a daily basis.
Over the years, not a single Municipality or Government in Goa has been keen on 
arranging any parking, all across Goa!
I am not sure the Police can do much about the indiscipline of the people 
either.

Naguesh Bhatcar



From: Goanet  on behalf of JoeGoaUk 

Sent: Friday, December 21, 2018 1:35 PM
To: Goanet
Subject: [Goanet] Footpath parking menace in smart city


Vehicles parked on footpath and pedestrians walk on the busy D B Road
Our Police also not taking it seriously, sometimes, it happens right under 
their noses.

Near Panjim Gymkhana
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/45659259694/in/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/45659278504/in/photostream/

At Kala Academy
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/31443092217/in/dateposted-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/32510326888/in/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/45659273744/in/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/45659274944/in/photostream/

[Goanet] Looking for Konkani songs by Goan born artist Ashalata Wabgaonkar

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Ashalata Wabgaonkar sang some Konkani songs, that have been very hard to find.
These songs were popular in the 70s and 80s but are not available on CDs or on 
the web.
I would greatly appreciate if anyone on Goanet, can share them if they do have 
an old copy.
The songs are "Vaat sopunk raat asa, ani matso raav" and "Mogan pishein jalaan 
koshein".

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Re: [Goanet] J.A KENY WAS A GUARDIAN OF HUMAN RIGHTS

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

J.A. Keny, was more popular as Datta Keny, to all his friends.
In his passing, I have lost a childhood friend from our days at People's High 
School.
The news of his being unwell surfaced within the last couple of weeks.
No one knew his end was this near.
He was always on the move and ever ready to help others. We will all miss him.

May his soul rest in peace.

Naguesh Bhatcar


From: Goanet  on behalf of Aires Rodrigues 

Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2018 11:24 PM
To: goanet
Subject: [Goanet] J.A KENY WAS A GUARDIAN OF HUMAN RIGHTS

The sudden and very untimely death this morning of Goa Human Rights
Commission member Mr. J.A Keny comes as a major setback to the struggle for
ensuring Human Rights in the now lawless State of Goa.

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Re: [Goanet] Dalai Lama's controversial reference to Nehru

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Sandeep,

The Dalai Lama is always known to speak his mind!
He did not unilaterally come and speak about Nehru. He responded when asked a 
question...
A lot has been said about Nehru being desperate to become the PM...

Naguesh Bhatcar


From: Goanet  on behalf of Sandeep Heble 


Subject: [Goanet] Dalai Lama's controversial reference to Nehru

I don't think it was right on Dalai Lama's part to come to Goa and make a
few controversial references on some historical events. Was there a need
for him to call India's first Prime Minister  "self centred" just because
Nehru did not agree to make Jinnah the Prime Minister? Did Jinnah really
command the kind of support within the Congress that Nehru did?

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
everyone makes mistakes. I agree with him on this. The controversial
reference was Dalai Lama's mistake and given his stature and spirituality,
we can pardon him for that.

regards,
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Re: [Goanet] Iran Before 1979

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Unfortunately, the people of Iran have suffered under both, the Shah and since 
1979, the Ayatollahs. They say
"The people get the Government they deserve".. I don't believe it is 
realistically true. More so in this case.
Iranians are some of the nicest people around
The Shah was imposed on the Iranians by the West
Perhaps, when they supported the Mullahs, they did not know as to what they 
were getting into. They have
all the resources to be rich and prosperous, but both the Shah and the 
Ayatollahs have been using them to advance their agendas! Sad really
In general, all of the Middle East is a mess...



Naguesh Bhatcar
---
From: Goanet  on behalf of Gilbert Lawrence 

Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 6:03 PM
To: Goanet Org
Subject: [Goanet] Iran Before 1979

From: Roland Francis

Wonder what Iran would look today if:  The Shah was more sensitive to his 
people?s needs than to western demands.
Savak was not let loose on political rebels and dissidents with torture and 
killing behind the scenes.

The 2500th anniversary of Cyrus The Great was not celebrated in Persepolis a 
city in the desert with royals and chiefs of States from 80 countries that cost 
680 million in 1975 dollars.

--
GL responds:
If the 680 million was spent in the country, the money became part of the local 
economy and the ripple effect made its way to the common folks.
That expenditure is better than spending the same on 2 F-10 jet fighters.
Regards, GL

Re: [Goanet] Malcurad/Mancurad

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Well, there is Ilar or Mang-ilar, which is as good a Mancurad, but comes later 
on in the season and is bit prone to having bugs inside.
Most Goans must have tasted  other varieties like Xavier, Monserrate(muserad), 
Colaco -- and the pronunciations may differ on how the vendors utter them!
Then there are those "ghotan", often used to make 'sansanv'


Naguesh Bhatcar
sgbhat...@hotmail.com


From: Goanet <goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org> on behalf of Roland Francis 
<roland.fran...@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 5:42 PM
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Malcurad/Mancurad

Both words are used depending on the users location. Apparently the 
Chorao-grown variety are the best.

My next best choice is Mussarat which is a very sweet fibrous mango which some 
people don’t like to eat and instead make mangado (jam) from it.

People from Coastal West India will be hard pressed to decide between the Goa 
Mancurad and the Ratnagiri Alphonso for the best-mango vote. I am among the 
undecideds.

Alphonsos are currently being sold for C$30 per doz in Toronto’s Indian stores. 
You can get the mussarat-like (as large and as sweet) Hayden mangoes from 
Mexico, a delicious fruit for just $10 a case of 14.

My personal likes include guava cheese (misnomer) which you get here in nicely 
packed tins from Chile and Ecuador which however you cannot spread like the 
Goa-made kind and Satam, a dried and pressed papad-like shaped item made from 
the soft jackfruit variety.

Roland Francis
Toronto.


> On May 17, 2018, at 3:40 PM, Venantius J Pinto <venantius.pi...@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
> If I am not mistaken it’s Mancurad.
> —Venantius J Pinto
>
>

Re: [Goanet] Tips to look after your husbands

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

>> Mervyn I wholeheartedly support your idea. Unfortunately there is no woman 
>> active on Goanet except perhaps Bernice Pereira who might take up your 
>> challenge.

Most of the women who were bold enough to contribute and discuss on Goanet, 
were almost hounded out!

Naguesh Bhatcar


From: Goanet <goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org> on behalf of Roland Francis 
<roland.fran...@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 4:15 PM
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Tips to look after your husbands

Mervyn I wholeheartedly support your idea. Unfortunately there is no woman 
active on Goanet except perhaps Bernice Pereira who might take up your 
challenge.

<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Roland Francis
Toronto.

Re: [Goanet] Carlos Cordeiro

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Mari,


I guess you are new to Goanet...

Nobody on this forum would consider this a case of Racism...

Ever since Goanet was launched, everyone on this forum has taken pride in 
pointing out every famous Goan across the world...

This case was no different...

We have only been debating whether or on Mr. Carlos Cordeiro has Goan roots

Naguesh Bhatcar


From: Goanet <goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org> on behalf of Mari Silva 
<marilac.cha...@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 7:55 AM
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Subject: [Goanet] Carlos Cordeiro

Please don't create confusion. We need to teach our children our proper
history. It only shows how brainwashed generation we are.

Everyone born in Goa before 1961 is a portuguese.

But yes if you are a genealogy/ethnicity expertAs a Matter of
professional curiosity you could delve into his DNA and see if his
ancestors has white, black or blue skin. Or of course if you are a
shameless Racist.

Cheers
Mari


Message: 2
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2018 18:41:37 +
From: Gabe Menezes <gabe.mene...@gmail.com>
To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!"
<goanet@lists.goanet.org>
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Carlos Cordeiro
Message-ID:

Re: [Goanet] Vicky Gounder wanted to escape to Goa:cops

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

While we want Goa to be that ideal state, we would be kidding ourselves to be 
believing that we might be completely crime free!...


The best of cities across the world are infested by mafia, gangs and gang 
wars

The Police across the world are constantly fighting to get ahead of the 
criminals and to get rid of them...

We are not living in a cocoon and will definitely be exposed to all sorts of 
crimes and criminals...

Naguesh Bhatcar


From: Goanet <goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org> on behalf of Roland Francis 
<roland.fran...@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 10:40 AM
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Vicky Gounder wanted to escape to Goa:cops

Goa has arrived.

Now deadly gangsters believe that Goa is their refuge.

Congratulations to the present and past Goa governments for giving Goa a scam 
and crime reputation.

Roland Francis
Toronto.


> On Jan 29, 2018, at 9:39 PM, Frederick Noronha <fredericknoron...@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
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[Goanet] Merry Christmas!

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Wishing all Goanetters across the world, a Merry Christmas!


Best Regards
Naguesh

Re: [Goanet] Adios Comrade Bob!

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Well, Mr. Mnangawa was Robert Mugabe's right hand for a long time and was 
considered to be responsible for the Gukurahundi massacres...

Hopefully he is the better of the two evils and is able to bring prosperity 
back to Zimbabwe...

After their freedom struggle from White minority rule, it looked like Zimbabwe 
was in good hands with the likes of Bishop Abel Muzorewa...

Once Mugabe seized power, things changed drastically... He turned the country 
from a prosperous one into a 3rd world country...

Hope better things are are in store ahead for the hapless Zimbabweans...


Naguesh Bhatcar



From: Goanet <goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org> on behalf of Mervyn Maciel 
<mervynels.watuwasha...@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 5:23 AM
To: Estb. 1994! Goa's Premiere Mailing List
Subject: [Goanet] Adios Comrade Bob!

What a relief for the people of Zimbabwe now that the
evil dictator has finally quit.
   Ordinary Zimbabweans have suffered far too much at the
hands of this man and one can only hope that the
new man at the helm will work to restore the good name
of a country with great potential and work to uplift the lot
of the common man.
   Here's wishing Zimbabwe and its people a very happy
and prosperous future.


Mervyn Maciel

Re: [Goanet] Radio Broadcasting in Portuguese Goa

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

I am not aware of the role played by Ms Libia Lobo Sardessai and her late 
husband.


I had also heard that the "beeps" broadcast every hour by AIR Delhi, similar to 
the  BBC beeps/pips (Greenwich Mean Time signal), had also previously belonged 
to Emissora de Goa!

NagueshBhatcar

From: Goanet <goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org> on behalf of Frederick Noronha 
<fredericknoron...@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 2:20 PM
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Radio Broadcasting in Portuguese Goa

Actually, no. Libia and Vaman Sardessai (later ambassador to Angola and
also editor of Goa Today for awhile) play an active role in running the
India-supported 'clandestine' radio station out of near Castle Rock on the
India-side of the then border.

To my knowledge they were not involved with the Panjim radio station,
though Mrs Lobo-Sardessai has somewhere (if I recall right) spoken about
her role in announcing via hlicopter and calling for peace and calm after
the Indian troops moved in.

FN

On Sep 11, 2017 10:46 PM, "Dan Driscoll" <driscoll@gmail.com> wrote:

> And you may know that at least one of the persons who did that is still
> happily living in 'Pius Xth Bldg' on Church Square in Panaji. Libya Lobo
> Sardessai & late Spouse 'Vaman' were the ones who got it going, if my
> information is correct. I had the good fortune to have known both of them,
> personally.
>
> On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 10:07 AM, Naguesh Bhatcar <sgbhat...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >  >During the year 1961 a 50 kW. shortwave transmitter was installed, and
> > this
> > >unit made test broadcasts on three different channels, beamed towards
> > >Africa, the Persian Gulf, and the Far East.
> >
> > >With the changing winds of fortune, Emissora de Goa finally left the air
> > >and closed down forever at 8:00 am on December 18, 1961.  Less than two
> > >months later, All India Radio came on the air from the same studios,
> > though
> > >with only one transmitter, the 5 kw. mediumwave unit on 880 kHz.
> >
> >
> > It was believed that the more powerful transmitter from the Portuguese
> > Emissora de Goa was dismantled and carted away to Delhi, shortly after
> > Liberation of Goa.
> >
> > Naguesh Bhatcar
> > 
>

Re: [Goanet] Radio Broadcasting in Portuguese Goa

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

 >During the year 1961 a 50 kW. shortwave transmitter was installed, and this
>unit made test broadcasts on three different channels, beamed towards
>Africa, the Persian Gulf, and the Far East.

>With the changing winds of fortune, Emissora de Goa finally left the air
>and closed down forever at 8:00 am on December 18, 1961.  Less than two
>months later, All India Radio came on the air from the same studios, though
>with only one transmitter, the 5 kw. mediumwave unit on 880 kHz.


It was believed that the more powerful transmitter from the Portuguese Emissora 
de Goa was dismantled and carted away to Delhi, shortly after Liberation of Goa.

Naguesh Bhatcar

From: Goanet <goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org> on behalf of Frederick Noronha 
<fredericknoro...@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2017 4:06 PM
To: goamusic...@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Goanet] Radio Broadcasting in Portuguese Goa

*http://www.ontheshortwaves.com/Wavescan/wavescan301.html
<http://www.ontheshortwaves.com/Wavescan/wavescan301.html>*

Re: [Goanet] Woman as the first defence Minister of India

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Guess you are forgetting the fact that India was only the 2nd country in the 
world, to have a woman as Prime Minister, in Indira Gandhi!!!

The two others during the same time frame were Sirimao Bandaranaike (1960) and 
Golda Meir (1969).

Having a woman PM in 1966 was more of pride for India, than having a rather 
inept person in the form of Pratibha Patil, as President of India!

Installation of a woman as Defence Minister now, should not be anything 
exceptional.


Naguesh Bhatcar



From: Goanet <goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org> on behalf of Nelson Lopes 
<nellope...@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 3, 2017 12:38 PM
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!
Subject: [Goanet] Woman as the first defence Minister of India

woman as India`s First Defence Minsiter
The message of women empowerment in actions is loud and clear after "beti
bachao beti padao" male. She is breaking into main male domain as far as
India is concerned.
It was Sonia Gandhi who made the first woman speaker of Lokh Sabha and then
installed woman President with great fanfare. The BJP had to do something
similar, spectacular to be seen in the same mould ,if not diffeferent
There are women defence Ministers in Germany, Italy, France, Norway
Denmark, sweeden, Croatia,Ecuador, Philiphines, Australia, Brazil. Canada,
Columbia, etc So our Indian defence Minsiter will have comfortable company
outside It does matter in male dominated Indian culture, how woman defence
Minister will be accepted with hurt pride of men It is argued that Indian
defence Ministry is micromanaged by PMO and Finance Minsitry We have seen
recently that many defence decisions are taken by PMO without even the
defece Minister accompanying as a part of delegation

Re: [Goanet] Heavy rains in Mumbai

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

It is true that India is not good at providing or improving a proper 
infrastructure, more due to corruption...

After New Orleans was flooded during Katrina in 2005, a lot of money went into 
improving the infrastructure...

They built new pumping stations and improved the levees However, just a 
couple of week's ago, many of these pumps failed during a

major storm and New Orleans was flooded again And they are yet to be 
fixed!...

And with heavy rains expected due to Harvey, the city will face similar 
flooding


When 2 major cities in the US can hardly handle the wrath of nature,  it is not 
surprising that a city like Mumbai, with such a large population and a poor 
infrastructure, is impacted

Of course, the Mumbaikars and India deserve better.


Naguesh Bhatcar


From: Goanet <goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org> on behalf of Eugene Correia 
<eugene.corr...@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 5:50 PM
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Heavy rains in Mumbai

I remember that it was the rains and flooding in 2005 that a friend walked
home through knee-deep water and got pneumonia. He was an asthmatic and
having pneumonia made it worse. He died a few days later.
Seeing the images on TV makes me both sad and angry. The lessons of 2005
were not learnt. Promoting Mumbai as India's financial city and a great
metropolis is of no use when the basic infrastructure is week and
vulnerable to such floods. No doubt, Houston also underwent chaos and death
due to Hurricane Harvey. I believe natural disasters happen.
But I must say that Mumbai sewage system is outdated. In my young days,
heavy rains had the low-lying areas all flooded. But now even South Mumbai
is not spared. The municipality is not keeping up with the rising
population. A disaster such as the one that happened could strike one day,
and it happened with devastating result.
Yeah, TV news harped on "Maximum City", the book which profiled Mumbai. I
read the book,which is tittled Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found, by
Suketu Mehta, when it came out. The US-based Mehta painted Bombay in all
its colours, having stayed in the city for sometime to do the book.
Bombay Meri Hai.. whatever happens to the city, the city will live on.

Eugene

Re: [Goanet] Goan Voters

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

I do not believe that Girish Chodankar got any votes due to any of his proven 
abilities

Those were mostly anti-Parrikar votes...How many people from Panjim know Girish 
Chodankar??...

He was more like a sacrificial lamb, as no frontline Congressman wanted to 
oppose Parrikar

Even a guy like Babush Monserrate, with all his money power, lost in Panjim to 
Sidharth Kuncalienkar.


Naguesh Bhatcar


From: Goanet <goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org> on behalf of Eugene Correia 
<eugene.corr...@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 5:19 PM
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goan Voters

To call Parrikar a 'joker" is like hitting him below the belt. In politics,
winning is everything. How one wins can be debatable and can be said to be
wrongly done or not. Just like the BJP pulled the rug from under the feet
of the Congress. It formed a coalition with Goa Forward. This is the age of
coalition politics.
In Canada too when a party less the required votes to have absolutely
majority, it goes for support  by the other parties such as New Democratic
Party (NDP), Bloc or, as it happened be its main rival party,
Conservatives.
Parrikar is shrewd, perhaps one can go to the extreme and say he's cunning.
He knows to make deals, as can be seen how he got Goa Forward on board by
offering ministerships to those elected on GF party.
If Parrikar had lost in Panaji, it would be a miracle. No doubt, Girish
gave him a good fight and we should congratulate him for that. If Parrikar
has failed Panaji, as some have pointed out, I wouldn't expect him to win.
Maybe, Panaji has BJP supporters. See Rane, who had won on Congress ticket
and now on BJP ticket. Personal equations matter.

Eugene

Re: [Goanet] NOW RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN TO ALSO BE A BJP DEN

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Eddie,


Please list any President of India, after Dr. Zakir Hussain, that was not the 
puppet of the party in power in New Delhi.

Perhaps N Sanjiva Reddy and Dr. Abdul Kalam were the exceptions.


NagueshBhatcar





From: Goanet  on behalf of BT Yahoo Mail 

"Ideally, a President should be a philosopher-statesman, an intellectual of 
standing, one who can formulate an integral vision. [Think of Lee Kwan Yu of 
Singapore or Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam.]"

[Goanet] Dr. J Colaco

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

I was saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Colaco. May his soul rest in peace.


He was very active on Goanet in the mid and late 90s and crossed swords with a 
lot of Goanetters, me included!

I did not always agree with his views and that led to some contentious back and 
forth.

Not all of his tactics were pleasant, but he had a unique style of driving his 
point home!


Naguesh Bhatcar

[Goanet] Youtube video by HCN

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

I read about the passing of Satish Sonak, yesterday and on googling his name , 
came across this HCN video on Youtube

I believe it is in poor taste, as they have displayed his uncovered body being 
wheeled around GMC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1Z1i44J890


Naguesh Bhatcar

[Goanet] Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Wishing all the Goanetters a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous 2017!


Best Regards,
Naguesh
Naguesh Bhatcar

[Goanet] Goa: Couple beat wheel-chair bound writer for not standing up during national anthem

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/201016/goa-couple-beat-wheel-chair-bound-writer-for-not-standing-up-during-national-anthem.html

Naguesh Bhatcar

Re: [Goanet] Boris Johnson & Brexit

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Mervyn,
Are your referring to the Japanese term of 'committing harakiri'?
Here is another twist to the Brexit story.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage stands 
down.http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36702468
  Who is next? The Labour leader??
Naguesh Bhatcar


> From: mervyn1...@gmail.com
> Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 02:11:09 -0500
> To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Boris Johnson & Brexit
> 

> Gabe Menezes,
> Looks like the British Parliament is going to closely resemble the
> Tanzanian Parliament in the sense that they will have to *rubber stamp* any
> bill that is brought forward to the house. Or is there a possibility that a
> British MP actually has the incompetence to vote AGAINST the way
> his/her constituents haveÉ  The Japanese have a term to describe such
> actions. I just cannot recollect the description of that term.
> 
> Mervyn
  

Re: [Goanet] Johnson pulls out of Tory leader race.

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

All I can say is that Boris Johnson "chickened out"!Knows in his heart that 
it is a hopeless task!

 Naguesh Bhatcar

> From: cmene...@tpg.com.au
> To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2016 21:14:38 +1000
> Subject: [Goanet] Johnson  pulls out of Tory leader race.
> 
> http://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-politics-36570120#%22
> 
> ---
> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
> https://www.avast.com/antivirus
  

Re: [Goanet] Why Brexit came about.........by an observer.

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

The British could not digest 40 years of a "loose" Union with Europe and felt 
the need to bolt from the EEU.The ancestors of these British, went out and 
captured the world and imposed their will on millions, across the 
worldChurchill wanted a united Europe but did not want to give India its 
freedom 
Talking about the UK companies run by non-British, many were bailed out by 
foreign companies... Why did the British give them up in the first place?... 
Tatas did not loot the pension funds of its British employees. The Leave 
campaign spread a lot of canards..
UKIP's Nigel Farage's arrogance was quite evident in yesterday's speech at the 
European Parliament.He should consider himself lucky to be even allowed to 
speak there.It now appears that neither Nigel Farage nor Boris Johnson have 
the guts to tell David Cameron or the Parliament to invoke Article 50, right 
away!... They now want to have the best of both the worlds... You cannot have 
the cake and eat it too...Sad for those who wanted to continue within the EEU...
Perhaps, the misery has just begun  
Naguesh Bhatcar


> From: cmene...@tpg.com.au
> To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
> Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2016 21:37:19 +1000
> Subject: [Goanet] Why Brexit came about.by an observer.
> 
>  
> 
> Why Britons were justified in leaving the European Union.
> 

> Find something that's gone the other way, I've looked and I just can't.
> 
> Still want to stay? Well it must be some consolation that you have 
> Cameron to negotiate in Europe on your behalf.
> 
> And of course, the real deal-breaker  Democracy, transparency and 
> independence.  We can vote out our MPs - BUT the European Commission who 
> dictate 55% of UK laws, which are legally binding, are . guess what, 
> untouchable, unelected and hidden from view.



  

[Goanet] Merry Christmas!

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Wishing all  Goanetters around the world, a Merry Christmas and a Happy and 
Prosperous 2016!

 Naguesh

Naguesh Bhatcar
sgbhat...@hotmail.com

  

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Re: [Goanet] Doubts mount over India’s claims of destroying ‘terror boat’ from Pakistan

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Where are we headed with this 'doubt' theory now?

Naguesh Bhatcar

 Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 14:39:15 +0530
 From: news.goa...@gmail.com
 To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
 Subject: [Goanet] Doubts mount over India’s claims of destroying ‘terror 
 boat’ from Pakistan
 
 Doubts mount over India’s claims of destroying ‘terror boat’ from Pakistan
 
 An aerial view of the fishing boat carrying explosives before being
 intercepted by Indian Coast Guard approximately 365 km off Porbander
 in Gujarat, on Wednesday. The boat eventually drowned after being set
 on fire by crew members. (Source: PTI Photo)
 

  

[Goanet] Four Indian cities in Asian Top 10 destinations list

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Whether Panaji figuring in that list is good or bad, is debatable... Surely, 
the cost of living for locals, will go 
uphttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Four-Indian-cities-in-Asian-Top-10-destinations-list/articleshow/43081206.cms

MUMBAI: Four Indian cities — Agra, Ahmedabad, Kochi and Panaji — feature among 
the Asian Top 10 list of a global survey, when it comes to last-minute bookings 
for luxury destinations, which are also affordable.

Naguesh Bhatcar


  

[Goanet] Passengers need to act similarly with Air India!

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Pakistan Rehman Malik: Passengers force ex-minister off 
planehttp://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29218939
 
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x260xj5_rehman-malik-thrown-off-flight-by-passengers-keeping-it-delayed_fun

Naguesh Bhatcar
  

Re: [Goanet] Clube Nacional that was in the news recently - part of Roof Collapsed

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

I believe that many of these older structures in that area, belong to the 
Mhamai Kamat family. I don't know as to who owns the Clube Nacional 
building...These have been occupied by their tenants for decades, from the 
Portuguese times!!... The rents have never increased and hence no money for 
maintenanceUnfortunately, none of the tenants are ready to pay a fair rent 
to the owners... One property owner told me, that he used to collect his rent, 
once a year!Many have been sublet at premium prices by the original tenants...
 
Naguesh Bhatcar


 Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:13:51 +0100
 From: joego...@yahoo.co.uk
 To: goa...@goanet.org
 Subject: [Goanet] Clube Nacional that was in the news recently - part of  
 Roof Collapsed
 
   
 
  Clube Nacional that was in the news recently - part of Roof Collapsed
 
 Over 100 years old ‘Vaglo Building’ that house
 Clube Nacional (Estd. 1912), Loja grande, Grande Delhi, Kiran Lodge, Latest 
 Tailors (Alfantaria Ultima Moda) , Dangue, Peter England, Armazens Vaglo, 
 Narandas Popatlal, Goa Minerals Ore Exporters Association, Skylincs Aviation 
 Services, Royal Holidays (india), Fernandes e Fils
 Part of roof / floor above Loja Grande collapsed on 14thSept 2014 around 2pm.
 No casualty. Luckily it was Sunday and during lunch break.
 

  

[Goanet] Searching for email addresses of Ministers in Delhi

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Can anyone on Goanet, please point me to any website that lists the email 
addresses of Central Ministers or their ministries?

 
Naguesh Bhatcar

  

[Goanet] RTOs will be scrapped soon, says Gadkari!

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

What will happen to all those poor (rich) RTO officers in Goa? Guess every 
visitor to the RTO, has to be ready to cough up a little more, in the near 
future!

 
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/RTOs-will-be-scrapped-soon-says-Gadkari/articleshow/40383360.cms

Naguesh Bhatcar

  

Re: [Goanet] (no subject)

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Mayabhushan,
Just a simple question. Were you present at the event or did you 
transcribe/interpret somebody else's report?

Naguesh Bhatcar

 Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2014 20:34:59 +0530
 From: mayabhus...@gmail.com
 To: goa...@goanet.org
 Subject: [Goanet] (no subject)
 
 Hello,
 
 Some days back I posted a story chief minister Manohar Parrikar and his
 remarks on rape.
 
 I was one of the many journalists to err in transcribing his comments. The
 admission of the inadvertant error was posted, by the newswire service I
 wrote the story for, in a story which was released to its subscribers twice
 on Wednesday.
 
 http://
 http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20140702/2417878.html
 news.webindia123
 http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20140702/2417878.html
 .com/news/Articles/India/20140702/2417878.
 http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20140702/2417878.htmlhtml
 http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20140702/2417878.html
 

 best regards
 
 Mayabhushan
  

Re: [Goanet] Received from Target.Goa News report

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Would it not be a sight to behold, to see Vishnu Wagh in a kashti? 

Naguesh Bhatcar


 Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2014 21:39:07 +0530
 From: steve.dia...@gmail.com

 Vishnu to make the grand gesture, teach Sudin about culture by wearing
 dhoti to Assembly
 
 03, Jul 2014
 
tually, Vishnu Wagh is a little off in his choice of traditional garment.
 The garb of the common man was the loincloth (kashti) and nothing else. If
 he wants to really make waves, he should wear the traditional loincloth.
 
 *ATTN CULTURE VULTURES Take notes from Ancestral Goa, Loutolim. This is our
 traditional dress for men*
  

Re: [Goanet] Heard od Vandana Shiva -- The Ecologist?

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

She has been even on American TV and fighting Monsanto, for a number of 
years.Here is one of her interviews on NPR, with Bill Moyers
http://billmoyers.com/segment/vandana-shiva-on-the-problem-with-genetically-modified-seeds/

 Naguesh Bhatcar
 From: cmene...@tpg.com.au
 To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
 Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2014 11:10:49 +1000
 Subject: [Goanet] Heard od Vandana Shiva  -- The Ecologist?
 
   
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9K0cZGQgHA
 
 ---

  

[Goanet] Explosion in Goa's Madgaon, 1 killed and 4 injured

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Explosion in Goa's Madgaon, 1 killed and 4 injured

 
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Explosion-in-Goas-Madgaon-1-killed-and-4-injured/articleshow/34841916.cms

Naguesh Bhatcar

  

Re: [Goanet] Innovative stick a shot in the arm for Asian style of hocke

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

I don't believe that frequent sacking of coaches alone, has harmed hockey in 
the subcontinent...Apart from political interference, to a great extent, the 
use of artificial surfaces and a drastic change in rules, has contributed to 
itTake for example the 'sticks' infringement Previously, no player was 
allowed to raise his stick above his shoulder to strike the ballNow when 
one watches hockey, the tall, burly players from Europe and Australia raise the 
stick and strike the ball with such force, that it is hard to watch!The 
goalkeepers of today, need protection like goaltenders of Ice Hockey!... Many 
times, it appears that the players are dragging the ball alonginstead of the 
beautiful dribbling, that we used to marvel atIt is now all about power 
hockey, instead of the finesse associated with Indianand Pakistani 
playersIndian and Pakistani hockey officials remained silent spectators to 
the change of rules by the FIH, while they were busy feudingamong themselves or 
swindling the money!!!.
I once met 2 Dutch badminton coaches, at the Campal Indoor stadium. They told 
me that the kids in the Netherlands, always played badminton on Hova courtsand 
their hockey on astroturf!!!... As for the Indian badminton players, the Hova 
courts were laid for them, only when they practiced for international events 
and forhockey, we had 1 and a half fields of astroturf, in the entire 
country Now there might be more...Playing regularly on these artificial 
surfaces meant that your leg muscles developed differently, as compared to the 
wooden/cement surfaces for badminton and natural grass for hockey...All Indian 
investments have been in cricket and football is starting to get some 
investment...It remains to be seen whether this new stick helps the players 
from the subcontinent or the Europeans!
Naguesh
 Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 18:55:09 +0300

 Innovative stick a shot in the arm for Asian style of hockey
 By Armstrong Vaz
 
 Eindhoven, Holland:  Indian and Pakistan hockey was always about
 skills but frequent sacking of coaches has done more harm than good
 for the sub-continent teams. The two can regain their lost glory if
 they move with a dedicated approach.
 



  

[Goanet] Supreme Court allows iron ore mining in Goa with upper limit of 20 million tonnes

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Supreme-Court-allows-iron-ore-mining-in-Goa-with-upper-limit-of-20-million-tonnes/articleshow/34049463.cms
 

Naguesh Bhatcar


  

Re: [Goanet] Demand for Judicial Probe in Goa's Paid News nexus

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Paid news: EC wants it to be made electoral 
offencehttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Paid-news-EC-wants-it-to-be-made-electoral-offence/articleshow/31469349.cms

 
Naguesh Bhatcar

 From: mayabhus...@gmail.com
 Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 15:43:52 +0530
 To: mayabhus...@gmail.com
 Subject: [Goanet] Demand for Judicial Probe in Goa's Paid News nexus
 
 Letter to Goa Union of Journalists sent today at 2:27 pm

  

Re: [Goanet] Demand for Judicial Probe in Goa's Paid News nexus

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Mr. Nagvenkar,
How can a Government initiate a judicial probe, in an event involving two 
private individuals/entities -- in this case, a private newspaper and a citizen 
of Goa?
Will you not be playing into the hands of the Government and the very 
politicians, you are supposed to keep a tab on???.
If GUJ and your fellow newsmen, cannot keep tabs on one your own fraternity, 
how will you be patrolling the misdeeds of these politicians?...A judicial 
probe could set precedents that might be detrimental to Press freedom, as it 
happened during the days of Emergency, in the 1970s.

Naguesh Bhatcar



 From: mayabhus...@gmail.com
 Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 15:30:07 +0530
 To: mayabhus...@gmail.com
 Subject: [Goanet] Demand for Judicial Probe in Goa's Paid News nexus
 
 Letter to Goa Union of Journalists sent today at 2:27 pm

 The letter to Mr. Parrikar was accompanied by email transcripts between
 former Herald editor and the newspaper's general manager Michael Pereira,
 which clearly indicates that paid news was commonly practiced by the
 Herald. This was perhaps the first time that a paid news-related paper
 trail has surfaced.

 Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
  

[Goanet] Merry Christmas A Happy New Year!

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Wishing all Goanetters A Merry Christmas and A Happy and Prosperous 2014!

 Naguesh Bhatcar
  

[Goanet] Arundhati Roy's reaction to the Tejpal saga

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Came across this interesting Q  A on the BBC website.
QA: Arundhati Roy on India editor 'sex case'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-25211239

 

Naguesh Bhatcar

  

Re: [Goanet] Francisco Sardinha tosses bouquet - firstpost.com

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

What a petty-minded guy! I guess even if he was presented with one flower, he 
should have accepted it with grace.
 

Naguesh Bhatcar

 From: camillofernan...@hotmail.com
 Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 13:02:16 +0530
 To: 
 Subject: [Goanet] Francisco Sardinha tosses bouquet - firstpost.com
 
 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/goa-mp-tosses-bouquet-at-function-says-he-deserves-bigger-one-1252739.html
 
 
  

[Goanet] Out of fuel GOCE satellite to crash-land on Earth Sunday afternoon

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

A satellite GOCE, is hurtling back to Earth and should be re-entering today... 
The Scientist don't expect it to cause any harm...
Here is a website to track the progress of this and any other satellite/space 
station in orbit..
http://www.n2yo.com/
 
Naguesh Bhatcar

  

[Goanet] India's ruling party seeks opinion poll curbs after gloomy ratings

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

This from Reuters and Yahoo News:
http://news.yahoo.com/indias-ruling-party-seeks-opinion-poll-curbs-gloomy-122854430--business.html

 
Naguesh Bhatcar

  

[Goanet] Wallet drop: World's least honest cities

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

The results are a bit shocking! Mumbai came in 2nd in the Honesty chart, after 
Helsinki!!
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/24/travel/least-honest-cities/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

 
Naguesh Bhatcar

  

Re: [Goanet] Link to Bombay old photos

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Is this the correct link?http://raskalov-vit.livejournal.com/130686.html

The link in the e-mail does not work.
 

Naguesh Bhatcar


 From: camillofernan...@hotmail.com
 To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
 Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 22:31:04 +0530
 Subject: [Goanet] Link to Bombay old photos
 

 Below is the link to the old Bombay photos.  Hope you are able to open it.
 
 
 A collection of excellent photographs of MUMBAI taken by some Russian 
 tourists.
 The city certainly looks quite stunning, ultra-modern and impressive, as long 
 as their vantage points are high above, but as soon as they descend on terra 
 firma at ground level the stark reality hits you like a bombshell. What a 
 startling contrast.
 
 However, kudos to the photographer.
 Click on the link below.
 
 Urban Exploration 2013: Mumbairaskalov-vit.livejournal.com
 
 
 
 sus
   
   
 
  

Re: [Goanet] Trip To UK Turns Bad

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Fred,
Isnt't this someone hacking into Nascy's e-mail, rather than his really getting 
mugged?...I am sure he would find some friend to call in England and not send 
us an e-mail on Goanet
I have received similar mails from friends, whose e-mails were hacked!!

 Naguesh Bhatcar




 From: fredericknoro...@gmail.com
 Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 17:42:59 +0530
 To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
 Subject: Re: [Goanet] Trip To UK Turns Bad
 
 Not you, Nascy! How could you fall for the guiles of this trickster? FN
 
 On 16 September 2013 12:27, Nascy Caldeira nascy...@yahoo.com.au wrote:
 
   This message may be coming to you as a surprise but I need your help. Few
  days back I made an unannounced vacation trip to United Kingdom.
  Everything was going fine until last night when I got mugged on my way back
  to the hotel. They stole all my cash, credit cards and cell phone but thank
  God I still have my life and passport.
 
 
 
 FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org

  

[Goanet] Afghans shock India to win first international football trophy

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Perhaps a new low for Indian football. I was shocked to see the highlights on 
BBC Sports
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24053018
Afghanistan has won its first international football trophy, beating India 2-0 
in the South Asian Football Federation Championship final.
 

Naguesh Bhatcar


  

[Goanet] Gas-guzzling government talks austerity, burns crores: From The TOI

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Gas-guzzling-government-talks-austerity-burns-crores/articleshow/22308729.cms

 NEW DELHI: While ministers toy with all kindsof ideas to curb consumption of 
oil, including bizarre ones such as shutting down petrol pumps at night, it 
might help if they looked inwards. For, the biggest and most profligate oil 
consumer in the country is the government itself



  

Re: [Goanet] INDIAN NAVY HAS TRANSFERRED 34.446 ACRES OF LAND TO AIRPORT AUTHORITY IN GOA

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Fred,
Do you really expect a response from Mr. Shantaram Naik?... All we see here, 
are rather irrelevant press releases from his office, in 1st Person 
terminology!
Hopefully, the next one will be, Mr. Shantaram Naik, MP, responds to Mr. 
Frederick Noronha's concerns.

Naguesh Bhatcar


 From: fredericknoro...@gmail.com

 Subject: Re: [Goanet] INDIAN NAVY HAS TRANSFERRED 34.446 ACRES OF LAND TO 
 AIRPORT AUTHORITY IN GOA
 
 On 7 August 2013 14:43, SHANTARAM NAIK shantaram...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  Divulging of detailed information regarding survey number, area and use of
  each parcel of land is not recommended in view of national security
  concerns, Minister said.
 
 
 Dear Mr Naik, It is very disappointing if you accept the minister's answer
 on this, and the claim that land taken over needs to be shrouded by the
 argument of national security concerns.
 
 This seems like an attempt to evade giving out information using a
 well-known ruse.
 
 When we were doing a story on the crashes of the Sea Harrier planes in and
 around Goa (each costing a few hundred crores!) the navy sought to block
 the release of information, stating national security! However, with some
 persistence, the answers were procured, and the story was shocking:
 http://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/oHZHXQRBbbI7zt9AKOF4UM/The-Indian-Navy8217s-deadly-aircraft.html
 
 I hope you will persue this issue in parliament and elsewhere (if
 necessary, using the RTI too) to find out the truth. Regards, FN
 
 FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org

  

Re: [Goanet] : Herald online edition is no longer free!

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Eugene,
You are right. I too was able to get to the e-paper, this morning.
 
Naguesh Bhatcar




 Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2013 14:07:10 +0400
 From: eugene.corr...@gmail.com
 To: goa...@goanet.org
 Subject: Re: [Goanet] : Herald online edition is no longer free!
 
 At  first the registeration page came up but I didn't register. The second
 time I was successful.
 
 Written to epa...@herald-goa.com for clarification whether the management
 has put a paywall or it just needs registration.
 
 Eugene
  

[Goanet] Herald online edition is no longer free!

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

I have been reading the Herald online edition, for years. While trying to 
access it today, I realized that it now requires a subscription.A bit 
disappointed that I will now have to pay a fee, to read all the Goan news.

Naguesh Bhatcar


  

Re: [Goanet] Donating Engineering Textbooks from Canada to Goa

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Mervyn,
It is just great that you are making these books available to the Engineering 
students in Goa!I remember having my mother copy text from American books, as 
we used to havea limited availability of crucial books at the GEC library, 
during my Engineering days!!
We had no access to photocopying and even if available, the costs were 
exorbitant. University of Bombay used to prescribe most of the Engineering 
books by American authors,without ascertaining if any of those books were even 
available in India!These books became available only after we had graduated, 
when Tata McGraw-Hill started publishing them in India.
Your posting says, 
The Don Bosco College of Engineering, located in Fatorda,
Goa, was established in 1971 and is administered by the Salesians of Don Bosco.
Was this a full-fledged Engineering college, during the 70s?I believe Goa 
Engineering College, was the only Engineering college in Goa, till the 90sand 
Govt. Polytechnic was the other Engineering studies related institute.
Naguesh Bhatcar


 Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:31:04 -0700
 From: mervynal...@yahoo.ca

 Subject: [Goanet] Donating Engineering Textbooks from Canada to Goa
 
 Donating Engineering Textbooks from Canada to Goa
 An International Goan Organization (Ontario) Pilot Project
 

 
 The Don Bosco College of Engineering, located in Fatorda,
 Goa, was established in 1971 and is administered by the Salesians of Don 
 Bosco.

  

[Goanet] IPL to discuss addition of tenth franchise

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Just read that IPL was to discuss an addition of the tenth franchise.How about 
a Goan franchise? -- Goan Sunbathers. :-) Any takers?
Before the advent of IPL, there was once a discussion on 
soc.culture.indiawherein, there was a lively discussion on how Indian sporting 
teams could be named.The names that came forth then - Kerala Simplies , 
Bhagalpur Blinders.
Naguesh Bhatcar


  

[Goanet] Rs 7 lakh worth smoke detectors stolen from Central Library

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

http://www.navhindtimes.in/goa-news/rs-7-lakh-worth-smoke-detectors-stolen-central-library
Rs 7 lakh worth smoke detectors stolen from Central LibraryPublished on: 
February 9, 2013 - 01:55   
More in: Goa NewsStory Summary: Two unidentified culprits, who masqueraded as 
maintenance technicians, have committed a theft of 194 smoke detectors – valued 
at `7 lakh -- from the Central Library at Patto-Plaza, informed police 
official, Mr Anant Gaonkar.PANAJI: Two unidentified culprits, who masqueraded 
as maintenance technicians, have committed a theft of 194 smoke detectors – 
valued at Rs 7 lakh -- from the Central Library at Patto-Plaza, informed police 
official, Mr Anant Gaonkar.Mr Carlos M Fernandes, the curator for Krishnadas 
Shama Goa State Central Library, lodged a complaint with the Panaji town police 
alleging that the two thieves entered the library on February 2, 2013 posing as 
maintenance technicians. With the help of library workers they removed all 
smoke detectors by keeping outer covers intact.It is alleged that the 
‘maintenance technicians’ worked in the Central Library from 12 p.m. to l 5.30 
p.m. on that day and removed all the devices, which were carefully wrapped in 
plastic bags, from installation points. They decamped with
`7 lakh worth booty under the nose of security personnel and library 
officials.The library officials came to know about the theft on February 8 when 
a smoke detector failed to function after a person was found smoking in the 
library. 

  

[Goanet] Incorruptible Indian bureaucrat hounded out of office for fighting graft – 43 times

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Incorruptible Indian bureaucrat hounded out of office for fighting graft – 43 
times
 By Simon Denyer, Published: October 22
CHANDIGARH, India — Ashok Khemka is a troublemaker.A senior career bureaucrat, 
he simply cannot tolerate corruption, and so, in every job he takes, he does 
his best to put a stop to it.Not surprisingly, that does not always go down 
very well with his bosses.In 21 years as a government worker in the northern 
state of Haryana, Khemka’s determination to follow the rules has seen him 
transferred out of his job 43 times — or moved to another department every six 
months on average.
Read the full article 
at:http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/indian-bureaucrat-hounded-out-of-office-43-times-for-fighting-graft/2012/10/22/b2f61884-1949-11e2-aa6f-3b636fecb829_story.html?hpid=z5
Naguesh Bhatcar

  

[Goanet] UK teen of Goan roots 'beats' Einstein's IQ

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/UK-teen-of-Goan-roots-beats-Einsteins-IQ/articleshow/16802782.cms
 

Naguesh Bhatcar


  

[Goanet] Herald epaper headline : HYDERABAD ON THE EDGE

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Wonder if today's newspaper editors put their drafts through spell-checkers 
onlyThe headline on the front page of the Herald, caught my eye...It reads 
HYDERABAD ON THE EDGE -- I believe it should have been HYDERABAD ON EDGE --

Somehow, of late, I see a lot such headline errors, even at The Times of 
India...


Naguesh Bhatcar

  

[Goanet] Marathi edition of Herald online

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

http://www.dainikherald.com/


Naguesh Bhatcar


  

Re: [Goanet] Taxi models.

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

The Goans hardly ever called it Poojoe.. It was 'P-JOT' to all!The Goa 
taxis were generally 403s ...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_403 
Naguesh Bhatcar
 Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 03:54:07 -0700
 From: ericpin...@yahoo.com

Credit goes to the workshops, they could work miracles
 refitting imports with improvised local kits.
   The 'Poojoe' 303 was a Goan mainstay in E. Africa. The company pulled out 
 of N. America 
 in the 80's.
The Brit version of the Ambassador was the Morris Oxford: I saw a
 survivor from the fifties in Goa, in the late sixties.
Naguesh - Pearson, mellow and reassuaring, left one feeling India had won,
 even when we had lost.  eric.

  

Re: [Goanet] Britain pats Shah panel for unearthing illegal Goa mining

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Since when did Britain and its politicians become so 'concerned', about what is 
going on in India?...After all, they themselves looted the wealth of many a 
nation!
Naguesh Bhatcar

 Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2012 18:40:00 +0100
 From: gabe.mene...@gmail.com
 To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
 Subject: [Goanet] Britain pats Shah panel for unearthing illegal Goa mining
 
 Britain pats Shah panel for unearthing illegal Goa miningSaturday,
 September 15th 2012, 08:05 AM
 
 Panaji, Sep 15 — Britain's political parties have hailed Justice M.B. Shah,
 whose probe has unearthed a Rs.35,000 crore worth illegal mining in Goa.
 

 in Goa's state legislative assembly, whose members had claimed that a
 foreign nation taking up the issue of illegal mining here amounted to
 interference in the sovereign matters of India.
 
 IANS
 

 
 -- 
 DEV BOREM KORUM
 
 Gabe Menezes.
  

[Goanet] From the Herald: Panjim wastes 12, 000 cubic meters of of water daily!

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

http://www.oheraldo.in/News/Main%20Page%20News/Panjim-wastes-12-000m3-water-daily/64003.htmlPanjim
 wastes 12,000m3 water dailySeptember 4, 2012
JULIAN D’CRUZjulian@herald-goa.comPANJIM: At a time when every single drop of 
water has been termed as precious by the state government, which aims to 
provide 24x7 supply, up to 12,000 cubic meters (or 12 MLD) of water treated at 
the sewerage plant at Tonca is flushed out into River Mandovi every single 
day.The water is so clean that just one tertiary unit more of treatment at the 
plant would make it fit to drink by even Singapore standards. But as it is, the 
water is waiting to be used at least for gardening, washing and other such 
purposes. Except that the authorities prefer to, literally, just flush it down 
the river. Never mind, that the world over, empirical evidence and highly 
credible reports from even the United Nations speak of impending ‘water wars’ 
because of the increasing scarcity of this most vital of natural resources — 
bureaucratic nitpicking in these parts combined with a lack of will to work out 
a scheme that would facilitate sale of this water and revenue generation is 
resulting in a colossal waste of water. So good is the quality of the treated 
water that the plant, which began operations way back in 2005, initially used 
to drain the treated water into the nearby St Inez rivulet to dilute bacteria 
contamination in it.The plant is now running to its full capacity of 12.5 MLD 
and at times an overload of 18 MLD and discharges the treated water into the 
river through a special line laid for the purpose between St Inez and Campal. 
“This is a waste of water,” admits a top Public Works Department (PWD) official 
who told Herald that utilization of this water for gardening and household 
chores-- at the very least by domestic consumers, hotels and industries-- would 
definitely save the state’s drinking water which gets diverted for these 
auxiliary purposes at present.It was pointed out that at least 20 per cent of 
the water supplied through the existing distribution lines would be saved 
daily. if treated water from the sewer treatment plant was provided to 
consumers. “We do give some of this water to the Corporation of the City of 
Panaji (CCP) and the Forest Department for its gardens but this is a negligible 
quantum,” says Assistant Engineer Tulsidas Shirodkar who handles operations at 
the plant.In fact, Superintending Engineer of PWD KS Srikant, who used to 
handle operations at the plant earlier, asserted, “One more unit of tertiary 
treatment and this water will be fit for drinking.” “The quality of water 
treated at the plant would match the quality of that produced by an STP (sewer 
treatment plant) in Singapore and consumed by its locals there. The technology 
used at the Tonca plant is one that gives high-quality treated water by using 
the sequential batch reactor treatment technique.”Herald has learnt that the 
PWD has been thinking of ‘approaching industries’ to sell its treated water but 
all that has happened till now is that files have been tossed from one table to 
another. There is another plant at Patto, of 0.5 MLD capacity, and the treated 
water from there too is discharged into the river. PWD has now finalized plans 
for another sewer treatment plant, also at Tonca of 15 MLD capacity, that will 
be using the same treatment technology to process waste water from Dona Paula 
and Taleigao.But again, unless the treated water is supplied to households, 
industries, hotels and gardens, there would be no other option but to flush 
12-13 MLD of treated water into the river, said an official.
  

[Goanet] Interesting article : India Wants in on the Mars Craze

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

 http://news.yahoo.com/india-wants-mars-craze-115939103.html 
The Curiosity rover has barely settled into its new home, but may be getting 
some company soon as India now says it want to get intothe Mars exploration 
business. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced today that the country is 
planning to send an unmanned probe into orbit around the red planet with a 
launch scheduled for next year. The country sent a similar spacecraft to the 
moon in 2008 and Singh also suggested it might send it's own lunar roverthere 
as well...Some might question whether a 4.5 billon rupee 
(around $82 million) space launch makes sense for a country that can barely 
keep its own lights on, though Singh also addressed the power issue in 
Wednesday's speech. He announced a target to have electricty in every Indian 
household with in five years and to beef up the nation's electric grid, which 
failed spectuarly just two weeks ago, knocking out power to more than 600 
million people. But as Americans are well aware, politicians love making bold 
plans (especially in outer space) and talking about the future rarely hurts 
anyone. Today is the 65th anniversary of India's independence from Britain, 
which explains the dream big theme of Singh's big speech.

  

[Goanet] Commentary: How the U.S. can avoid a blackout like India's (CNN article)

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

http://money.cnn.com/2012/08/08/news/economy/blackout-india/index.htm?iid=HP_LNhpt=hp_t3
 

 

Naguesh Bhatcar
sgbhat...@hotmail.com

  

[Goanet] Five low intensity explosions reported in Pune

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Five-low-intensity-explosions-reported-in-Pune/articleshow/15315968.cms
 

 

Naguesh Bhatcar
sgbhat...@hotmail.com

  

[Goanet] Two Sao Joao revellers drown

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

It saddens me to read each year, about these deaths during this feast...
http://www.navhindtimes.in/goa-news/two-sao-joao-revellers-drown 
Wonder if there are any means of preventing such drownings...Many of the 
participants are too drunk, to comprehend the dangers of jumping into these 
wells, which are at very high levels at this time of the year...It might be a 
tall task for the likes of the Police and Fire Brigade to cover, but presence 
of lifeguards at such events, could be considered...I don't know if each Goan 
village organizes this event, but a collective effort at the village level with 
all necessary precautions, might help... 
Naguesh Bhatcar

  

[Goanet] Euro2012 Football schedule

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/tournament-calendar/index.html 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2012_schedule 
 

Naguesh Bhatcar