[Goanet] Goa Buildings (lease, Rent and Eviction) control amendment Act
Recently the Goa Buildings (lease, Rent and Eviction) control amendment Act was passed by the Goa Legislative assembly. Curious to know how many cases have been filed in Courts under the Act and if any, how fast where the aggrieved parties able to get back their rented or lease properties which they needed for their use or for the use of their family members.
[Goanet] Global Goans convention in Oman a waste of public money
Regarding Goan conventions (I am not bothered about where its organised, badly or goodly, unsuccessfully or successfully) I would appreciate if you can put some light on the ACHIEVEMENTS in organising such conventions, or is it just partying business with Eduardo Faleiro and co. with drinks and dances ? What is NRI commission and their achievements. You ask Eduardo anything about whats happening in Goa, his reply, I am not in politics any more,,, says BM Viegas kuwait
[Goanet] fast track promotion for Goan Community of Oman
About the Goan Community of Oman[image: PDF]http://www.goansinoman.com/index2.php?option=com_contentdo_pdf=1id=17[image: Print]http://www.goansinoman.com/index2.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=17pop=1page=0Itemid=42 [image: flynn.jpg]The Goan Community of Oman (GCO) is an informal organization under the auspices of the Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Ruwi. It’s membership is open to all Goans in Oman who belong to the Catholic Church parishes at Ruwi, Ghala, Sohar and Salalah. In keeping with the secular nature of Catholic organizations world over, the GCO welcomes non-Catholic Goans too to participate in its activities. To promote the objectives http://www.goansinoman.com/objectives.htm of the GCO, an ad-hoc Committee http://www.goansinoman.com/managing_committee.htmwas initially established in January 2008. This Committee set up the draft Constitution, which was formally adopted at the first General Body Meeting held on 5th December 2008 and approved by Fr. Raul Ramos, Parish Priest of Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Ruwi. The Spiritual Director of the GCO is Fr. Albert D'Silva, Asst. Parish Priest. At this first GBM, the GCO members also elected the current Managing Committeehttp://www.goansinoman.com/managing_committee.htm, which will hold Office till 31st December 2009. In order to encourage all Goans in Oman to join the GCO, no membership fee is currently levied. However, if your register on this website, you will receive communications on the GCO and its activities, and on issues relevant to NRGs. Please check up the members list periodically and advise those who have not yet registered to do so. We especially need your help to enlist Goans who are residing in the interior, and if they are unable to register online, please send their particulars by email to goans.o...@gmail.com or phone the Committee Members whose mobile numbers are listed in the website. We invite your advice and suggestions on how the GCO should function. Please also feel free to contact the Managing Committee members if you need any assistance from the GCO, if you wish to share any news about yourself or your family, if you have any information of interest to other fellow-Goans in Oman, or if you can contribute in any way towards promoting the GCO objectives. ** *FLYNN DE LIMA **President*, *Goan Community of Oman* Dated: 27th March 2009
[Goanet] Goans in Oman, do not know about Bruno Coutinho
http://www.goansinoman.com/sports.htmHello my Goan brothers and football lovers how can i forgot about bruno when i mentions about the Arjuna Award, when the Goans in Oman have mentioned brahamanand, they have conveniently forgotten yet another favorite Goan son, hopefully they do justice to him on their website. Sports---[image: PDF]http://www.goansinoman.com/index2.php?option=com_contentdo_pdf=1id=56[image: Print]http://www.goansinoman.com/index2.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=56pop=1page=0Itemid=96 Today sports brings communities, states, countries together. Every emerging country believes that sports can contribute a lot in building friendship, harmony, peace and understanding among nations. This is more true of Goa, for sports runs in every Goan’s blood. People around the globe acknowledge Goans as fun loving and peaceful people and that comes from their natural love for sports. Even though Goa is a small state, it is held in high esteem with regard to football, hockey, swimming, athletics, windsurfing and many other games. Especially football. Any discussion on Indian football cannot leave out the Goan equation. With four Goan clubs – Dempo SC, Churchill Bros SC, Clube De Sporting and Vasco SC featuring in the 12 team Indian I – league, the success of Goan clubs on the national scene bears testimony to the love and passion Goans have for this game in particular. Mr Brahmanand SK Shankhwalker is Goa’s first recipient of the Arjuna Award, which is India’s most prestigious sports award. Mr Brahmanand rose to be one of finest goalkeepers in Indian football. We the Sports Sub-committee at GCO have committed ourself to giving the Goan sports talent in Oman a platform to perform, exhibit and share sporting events amongst fellow Goans and others. We are happy to inform you of two major sports activities planned for this year: First, a 11 a side football tournament, and second, a Sport day for all Goans. We have planned the Swift Connection Cup Football Tournament on Friday, 7th of November 2008 at Al-Khuwair Oman Club grounds. A total of 12 to 14 teams will be participating in this tournament. We are expecting a crowd of around 1250 the day. Besides the league style matches, which will culminate in the semi-finals and finals, there will be spot prizes and gifts for all. A ladies football shoot-out competition will be held in the evening. Adding spice to the day, we shall have a live band in attendance. We have approached Mr Ali Al Habsi (Oman National football team Goal keeper) to be the chief guest for the finals. We request all our sports lovers to spread the news of this event so that a maximum number of Goans may utilize this opportunity to meet and interact with each other on this day. We are also planning a Sports Day / Day Out for all Goans . It will be a full day event with games, food and music. The venue, date and other details will be will be announced shortly. We encourage many more members to join us to build a strong team in order to organize more sporting events in the days to come. We also welcome any suggestions and ideas for the success of Sport Committee of GCO. The Sports committee team members incude: Mr. Anthony Lourence, Coordinator (99232150) Mr. Luis Gomes (99346722) Mr. Glorio Almeida (95145108) Mr. Agnelo Fernandes (99373481 ) Mr. Noel Rodrigues (99889027) Mr. E. Perry ( 99676472) Mr. George Fernandes Mr. Bonny Vas (99008931) Mr. Rocky Gomes Mr. Julius Fernandes Mr. Peter Rebello Mr. Filomeno D'Silva Mr. Succour Sequiera (99036270) Mr. Anthony Mascarenhas Mr. Agnelo Castro Mr. Menino Figueiredo (99025494) Mr. Ambrose Lobo Mr. Francis Lobo Mr. Lucian D Souza Mrs.Celina Rodrigues Mrs.Ezmy Fernandes
[Goanet] Devnagiri Konkani supporters heading for Oman for Global Goan convention
Hello my NRI brothers please check the list of participants at the Vishwa Konkani Sammelan to he held on the side lines of the Global Goan convention in Oman this week, all are sympathizers of Konkani in Devanagari script. While politicians from Salcete and Jumping Frogs with two legs, who jump where the grass is greener have been claiming to be supporters of Konkani Mai they are rendering slow death to Konknai mai in Roman script. and the majority of people fro the Oman delegation for the Global Goan convention are all Devanagari supporters and back stabber of Konkani in Roman script. Here are some of the politcally weel connected literary heroes from Goa. Mr. Yusuf A. Sheikh, Mr. Vincy Quadros, Shri. Ashok Chodankar and Mr. Tomazinho Cardozo. “Konkani does not have a script, isn’t it,” thundered, my Kerala-born photojournalist friend. I shot back saying: “the problem for the Konkani language is not having a script, but scripts? In your state Kerala people write in Malayalam script, in Karnataka they write in Kanada script, in some places in Urdu script and in Goa, the Goans are divided over the Roman and Devanagri scripts.” What is in a script some would argue, after all, the spoken word is understood by the masses. But, the script fight in Goa has threatened to divide the Goans on religious lines. Roman script is used by the catholic population in the church ceremonies and it is upper crust Hindu Brahmins who are identified in promoting the cause of Konkani in Devnagiri script in Goa. Each of the areas in Kerala, Maharashtra and Karnataka have adopted a number of words from the local language into Konkani, like Portuguese in Goa, Tulu in Mangalore, Malayalam in Kerala, Marathi in Maharashtra. As a result it sometimes become difficult for a person from one area to fully understand the language. This has been creating a major stumbling block which has hit the Konkani-speaking people for many years or even decades. But not in Qatar, in the Persian Gulf. As the battle of scripts rages on in Goa, a Goenkar priest Gasper Fernandes has brought together people from the entire Konkani speaking region based in Qatar under one banner for church activities. Kudos to him. But teetering problems continue, which happens, as and when, people as diverse as from the entire region, with different scripts come together for a common good of the Konkani language. A truce is on, as one does not want to ruffle the steady boat. A ship which has been steadied by the people in it, who, are committed to developing and cementing new bonds of friendship in the name of religion. Some may not understand some of the Konkani words ready out by a Mangalorean reader in church services conducted by the so-called “Konkani-speaking group of Qatar” but they bear the pain in the name of God. If in Goa my friend Minguel Braganza has raised objections to the church afflicted associations using the medium of wine to attract crowds to raise funds for church development , in Persian Gulf countries the dine and dance programme has raked in huge donations for the church. But the churches in GCC countries conducting religious activities in Konkani have another problem. Call it a generation problem. The threat to Konkani in GCC countries arise from the Roman script supporters. The younger generation are all shunning away from speaking or learning the language, and here, the threat of the real danger lies. And the lack of interest in konkani is not confined to the Gulf but also in Canada as veteran journalist Eugene Correia writing on www.radiogoa.net says: “Canadian Goans, especially the first generation, have done extremely well in keeping the culture alive through organizing festivals, events and through participation in mainstream functions. The effort of the Goan Overseas Association (GOA) to have Konkani classes proved a failure in its first attempt. The government funds had to be returned for not meeting the required number of attendants at the classes. Though I am not sure if the second attempt was through GOA but, I believe, a handful of Goans, mostly adults, attended the few classes held. An enthusiastic initiative by a Goan teacher of first running some mandatory Konkani classes for Goan children with the ultimate aim to include the language into the Toronto Catholic school system met with no success.” “The lessons learnt from these experiments were that the youth, young adults and children are content with what they are in Canada. They have successfully assimilated into the mainstream society. For them, doing the folk dances at events is more than enough.” I came across this suggestion on the Goanet regarding Konkani: “In modern times we must particularly pay attention to the youth. Now-a-days, the youths have become computer-savvy. We must use the computer and the internet to propagate our language. One simple method is to post difficult words one by one, giving details along with it, like
[Goanet] Two arrested for planting bomb at Sancoale in Goa
*Panaji, Oct 31 (PTI)* Two persons were today arrested in connection with the recovery of a live bomb from Sancoale on October 16 when the Margao blast took place, killing two members of a right-wing Hindu group. Vinayak Patil (27) and Vinay Talekar (30) were allegedly involved in planting a bomb, which was defused before it went off, at 20 km away from Margao, police said. The bomb at Sancoale was in series with Margao explosives, which triggered pre-maturely killing two Sanatan Saunstha activists Malgonda Patil and Yogesh Naik -- who were allegedly ferrying explosives on the scooter. Both the accused were arrested by the SIT in Margao where they were called for the interrogation, Deputy Inspector General of Police Ravindra Yadav told reporters here. Yadav confirmed that both were residents of Ponda town, which has Sanatan Saunstha's ashram and have their roots in Karnataka Two more Sanatan Sanstha associates, including an MBA, were arrested in Goa on Saturday in connection with the Diwali eve blast in Margao in which two members of the Hindu group were killed while carrying a bomb, police said. Police did not rule out the possibility of more arrests and the involvement of a mastermind behind the Goa blast Oct 16. Halloween special http://sify.com/news/specials/halloween/ TED India: The future beckonshttp://sify.com/news/tedindia/ Hot Topics http://sify.com/news/events/ Hot vacation destinations http://sify.com/news/imagegallery/galleryDetail.php?id=jkxoIzbedhhti%0A%0Atle=2009_Vacation_Destinations_of_the_Forbes_400 STREE http://sify.com/news/women/ Follow us on Twitterhttp://twitter.com/sifydotcom Those arrested have been identified as Vinay Talekar, 30 and Vinayak Patil, 27 -- originally from Karwar and Belgaum in Karnataka respectively -- Superintendent of Police (criminal investigation department) Atmaram Deshpande told reporters here. With their arrest the pace of investigation into the Goa blast will definitely quicken. At this stage we are not ruling out further arrests, he said. There is a very high possibility that a mastermind is involved behind the blast. A mastermind will not come out in the open like this, Deshpande said, when asked about the role Malgonda Patil, one of the two SS members who died while handling the improvised explosive device (IED) on in Margao, 35 km from here. With the two arrests, the number of SS associates booked in the Goa blast case has increased to four, including the SS duo of Patil and Yogesh Naik, who were killed in the explosion. Asked if the arrest of two more SS associates now meant that the role of the Sanstha was becoming more evident in the blast case, Deshpande said: I will leave it to you to decide. He said that Talekar was a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Goa university, while Atil worked as a driver at the Park Hyatt hotel in South Goa. They were being called for questioning for the last few days. They finally broke down early today (Saturday) morning, after which the FIR was registered, Deshpande said, adding that the duo was good friends with the deceased Patil. They have been arrested under several sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Unlawful Activities Act and the Explosive Substances act, Deputy Inspector General of Police R.S. Yadav earlier said. The arrests were conducted at 12:40 a.m. by members of the Special Investigation Team which has been formed to probe the blast
[Goanet] Migration cannot end by beating up peop le’
‘Migration cannot end by beating up people’October 30th, 2009 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS [image: Tell a Friend]http://www.freetellafriend.com/tell/?option=manualu=4395- Panaji, Oct 30 (IANS) Migration is a global reality which needs to be handled with maturity and not by beating up migrants, state commissioner for Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Affairs Eduardo Faleiro said. Pressing for an academic approach to the issue of migration within the country and abroad, Faleiro also took a dig at Raj Thackeray’s Maharashra Navanirman Sena (MNS) for its migrant-oriented partisan politics. “The migrant issue is a problem in Mumbai. But the best way out of it is not to beat up people. No one has the right to beat migrants, because they also benefit the host city,” Faleiro told reporters Friday. Faleiro was pushing for a centre of diaspora studies in Goa, a state which has seen out-migration to Britain, Africa and especially to the Gulf countries. “Goa was the second state in the country after Kerala to carry out a scientific study on migration. But it has to be a continuous process,” Faleiro said. The former union minister of state for external affairs said he had discussed the issue of setting up a centre of diaspora studies in Goa, with the union Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal. “The Indian diaspora has significant communities worldwide, but none of our universities have facilities for focused research or teaching in this area,” Faleiro said. “Goa is an ideal location since over centuries a major chunk of our population migrated to other parts of India and abroad, also there in-migration into our state from other parts of the country,” he said. To back up his argument, Faleiro said the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in its 2009 human development report has identified migration as a prominent feature of domestic and international debate. “This year’s UNDP report, called Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development, deals exclusively with migration,” Faleiro said. The veteran Congressman also called for a head count of the Goan and Indian diaspora abroad, stating that without a system in place, it was virtually impossible to figure out how many Indians had migrated abroad for sake of employment Read more: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/migration-cannot-end-by-beating-up-people_100267729.html#ixzz0VQiE1AL0
[Goanet] Indian execs eye new business
*Indian execs eye new business http://www.the-news.net/cgi-bin/google.pl?id=1034-47 *31/10/2009 *A delegation from the Indian state of Goa is in Portugal to evaluate new business opportunities, an official said. Cesar Menezes, chairman of the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told Lusa the dozen executives will sound out Portuguese counterparts over investment openings in Goa in the construction, ship repair, pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. * The Goans have already visited shipyards at Setubal, south of Lisbon, and Peniche, north of the capital. They also participated in a business seminar jointly promoted by the Portugal-India Chamber of Commerce and the Lisbon Commercial Association.
[Goanet] hetem
Hello Joe if you are in Salcete and if you are going to velim specifically Carxetta on the left hand side as you enter Carxetta from margao side i saw a Hetem tied up to a chain, in front of a house with no compound wall. i did not carry my camera along with me, that was in mid Sept but some locals whom i visited told me that the Hetem menace have been pestering them for some two years. Some villagers told me that they were earlier found inthe hillocks of Baradi and Velim but now have found a new home in Carxetta. animal actvisits would cry foul over the caging and tying up of the Hetem but you feel the plight of the women folk from Carxetta Velim who have been traumatized by the Hetem encounters.
[Goanet] Parrikar clarifies he is not sympathiser of Sanatan
http://www.ptinews.com/news/353420_Parrikar-clarifies-he-is-not-sympathiser-of-Sanatan - Parrikar clarifies he is not sympathiser of Sanatan -- - *Panaji, Oct 29 (PTI)* BJP leader and former Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar today clarified that he neither sympathised with Sanatan Saunstha nor did he agree with many of its view points. I am neither a member nor sympathiser of Sanatan Saunstha. In fact, I do not agree with many of their ideological view points, Parrikar told PTI. The leader of opposition in Goa assembly was reacting to Sanatan's statement claiming sympathy from BJP leaders, including Parrikar post-Margao blast. Sanatan Saunstha in their press conference yesterday had named Parrikar along with BJP Goa unit chief Sripad Naik and legislator Dayanand Mandrekar as their sympathisers. Contending that he does not agree with all the view points of the Saunstha, Parrikar said he does not consider that Sanatan's philosophy is totally correct. They harbour feeling of hatred towards certain sections and I don't agree with that, he adde
[Goanet] revised programmme of GLOBAL GOAN CONVENTION 2009 Nov 5 and 6 in Oman
* GLOBAL GOAN CONVENTION 2009 Thursday, 5th November 2009 * * From * * To * * Item * * Details * * Person * * Minutes * 9.00 am 10.00 pm Meet other Goans over Coffee 10.00 am 12.15 pm Session I * Inaugural Ceremony * Call to Order Ms. Jocelle Fernandes 5 Welcome Song by Children 10 Invocation Song by Youth 10 Welcome by the GCO President Mr. Flynn de Lima 10 Lamp Lighting and Release of the Convention Souvenir 10 Convention Theme: The Gulf Goan Dr. Mario de Souza 15 Address by President, Goan Association of Qatar Mr. Simon D’Silva 10 Address by the President, Indian Social Club Dr. Satish Nambiar 10 Address by Member of the Legislative Assembly Chairman EDC Shri. Agnelo Fernandes 10 Address by H.E. the Ambassador of India to Oman HE Mr. Anil Wadhwa 15 Address by the Hon’ble Commissioner for NRI Affairs, Government of Goa HE Mr. Eduardo Faleiro 20 Vote of Thanks Mr. Alan D’Costa 5 12.15 pm 1.00 pm Lunch 1.00 pm 3.00 pm Session II * Amchi Goa * Moderator’s introduction Dr. Santosh D. Lad 5 History and Heritage of Goa Mr. Prajal Sakhardande 20 The Eco-Cultural Heritage of Goa with reference to recent environmental issues Mr. Rajendra Kerkar 20 The Future of Goa Dr. Oscar Rebelo 20 Preserving Goa Its Unique Identity Mr. Arwin Mesquita 10 Goa Yesterday, Goa Today, will there be Goa Tomorrow? Mr. Freddy Agnelo Fernandes 10 Goa, Going, Gone? Mr. John De Sa 10 RadioGoa Project Mr. Benedict Lobo 10 Discussion 15 3.00 pm 3.30 pm Tea and Close 7.30 pm 11.30 pm * Dinner and Dance * * Friday, 6th November 2009 * * From * * To * * Item * * Details * * Person * * Minutes * 10.00 am 11.30 am Session III * Employment Issues in Goa and Abroad * Moderator’s Introduction Mr. Navneet Kasbekar 5 Self-Employment Opportunities for Expatriate Goans Mr. Nitin Kuncolienkar 30 Investment in IT and Education UAE Labour Law and the difficulties faced by Goans Mr. Ramnata Mavlingcar 15 Migration Non-Resident Goans Mr. Ulhas D. Kamat 20 Discussion 15 11.30 am 12.00 am Coffee Break 12.00 am 1.15 pm Session IV * Open House for Domestic and Industrial Workers * Moderator’s Introduction Mr. Boney Vas 5 Representation of Grievances to the Hon’ble Commissioner for NRI Affairs and to HE The Ambassador of India to Oman Goan Domestic and Industrial Workers 60 1.15 pm 2.00 pm Lunch 2.00 pm 4.00 pm Session V * Vishwa Konkani Sammelan * Moderator’s Introduction Mr. Celso Fernandes 10 Video presentation on Goa images and background songs of unity Mr. Yusuf A. Sheikh and Shri. Ashok Chodankar 20 Presentation of Konkani poems on Goan Identity Mr. Yusuf A. Sheikh Mr. Vincy Quadros Shri. Ashok Chodankar Mr. Tomazinho Cardozo 30 Goan Literary March Mr. Vincy Quadros 15 Goan Culture Mr. Tomazinho Cardozo 15 Situation of Konkani language in Mangalore Mr. Clarence Pinto 15 Interaction 15 4.00 pm 4.30 pm Tea Break 4.30 pm 6.00 pm Session VI * Cultural Program * Vote of Thanks Mr. Anthony Lourence
[Goanet] Expats set up shop here to beat the blues at home
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Then, on a visit to Varanasi, he realised that the city didn’t have good
restaurants serving continental cuisine and saw an opportunity to set up one
that would cater to the large number of foreign visitors that throng India’s
religious capital all year round.
When many of his friends in the US were losing jobs or money during the
recession, ‘Bread of Life’ became in reality what it meant. It was helping
Sullivan earn a good living during tough economic times and make plans for
the future.
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Sullivan is among the hundreds of expats who have found that the severe
economic crisis in rich nations can be turned into an opportunity in India.
Compared to the US or Europe, where there are products and services in every
segment, even niches, India is a big market, with few or no players, that
remains untapped in many ways.
“When you fall on hard times, you tend to prove you are tougher than
others,” says John Howard, who makes solar-powered LED lights for sale in
rural India. After he graduated from the California Institute of Technology
in 2006, he worked for a while but always wanted to be an entrepreneur. And
rural India was a big market for solar-powered LED lamps.
“When I came here, I found rural India, especially in northern India, has
severe power cuts. I knew solar-powered LED lights could be a solution. He
trudged through remote villages in UP, using an interpreter, and managed to
find distributors.
Since November 2008, he launched his business with investments by angel
investors in the US.
“India is now the new land of opportunity and thousands of expats are making
a beeline to Indian cities to nurture their dream of setting up their
business, says Neill Brownstein, owner of Footprint Ventures, which funds
startups by expats as well as Indians.
A majority of the estimated 50,000 expat workers in India live in Bangalore
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enterprising ones, however, have set up their own small businesses.
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cut production. A resident of the Philippines, she eventually launched a
spa, S2, about a year ago and is already the talk of the town. “While the
world saw a slump in spending, surprisingly Bangaloreans continued to spend
on luxury,” she says.
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planning to expand to other cities like Mumbai and Delhi. Across town,
Italian master chef Paolo Nonino, a co-owner of Via Milano, one of the most
popular and highest rated Italian restaurants in Bangalore, is also planning
to go national. So is Chris Baker, a British national, who started a
recommendation-based directory service to smoothen
[Goanet] Journalists under police scanner in Goa blast case
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[Goanet] Milestone reached by Colva residents in St David’s Church fund-raising appeal
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[Goanet] Expats hail direct QA flight to Goa
Joseph Varghese DOHA It's a dream come true for the Goan community in Qatar. Qatar Airways, the national carrier of Qatar, is starting direct Doha-Goa flights from Sunday. http://www.qatar-tribune.com/data/20091025/content.asp?section=Exclusive1_1 The coastal state is one of the top tourist destinations in the subcontinent. The flight, available on four days a week, will be a great relief for the Goan expatriates in Qatar as well as from other GCC countries. With very few direct flights from the GCC countries to Goa, people are forced to travel via Mumbai or Mangalore. Speaking to Qatar Tribune, President of Goa Welfare Association, Simon D'Silva, said that it would mean fulfilment of one of their long-felt needs. We are happy that the QA has started direct flights to Goa. Earlier, there were only two direct flights to Goa from the GCC countries, one from Kuwait and the other from Sharjah. This will immensely benefit not only the people from Goa but also the natives of neighbouring places like Karwar who have been using the Mangalore airport. At present, there are about 10,000 people from Goa staying in Qatar, he said, adding it would benefit the entire GCC populace. Since Qatar Airways flies to all the GCC countries, it will be beneficial for all the Goans in the region. I have come to know that all the flights on this route are fully booked till mid-January, he added. Another Goa resident Martin Mascharanez said, We thank the Qatar Airways for such a gift. Even the timing is very convenient as the flight arrives in Doha in the morning. It will make it possible for us to rejoin our duty the same day. Allen D'Souza, another Goan said, This is really good news. It will save a lot of time and inconvenience as earlier we had to break our journey to catch another flight. I believe this will add up to tourist traffic to Goa. I have been staying here for more than 10 years and found travelling to Goa very inconvenient. Now that we have a direct flight, we will be saved a lot of hardships. The Goan city of Panaji is the permanent venue of the Indian Film Festival which attracts thousands of people from around the world. Therefore, the direct QA flights could boost tourism in a big way.
[Goanet] 2009 Global Goan Convention
2009 Global Goan Convention what the organisers say In order to promote Goan art, culture and social interaction, and also to provide an emotional link and platform for all the Goan diaspora to unite, the Government of Goa has been periodically holding Global Goan Conventions. These have been held previously in Goa, Portugal and Canada. The Goan Community of Oman (GCO) has been requested to host the 2009 Global Goan Convention. It is being organized under the patronage of The Hon’ble Commissioner for NRI Affairs, Government of Goa and His Excellency the Ambassador of India to Oman. The Convention will be held at the Indian Embassy, Muscat on Thursday-Friday, 5-6 November 2009, from 9 am to 5 pm. About 250 Goans from all over the world, and more particularly those residing in GCC countries, are expected to attend. The theme of the 2009 Global Goan Convention is dedicated to The Gulf Goan. Revolving around this theme, there will be presentations on various topics including Overseas Goan Groups; Employment Opportunities and Conditions abroad; Preserving and Promoting Goan Identity and Culture; Family Issues' Education, Communication, Travel, Housing, Entertainment; Investment Opportunities in Goa and Relocating back to Goa. Besides speakers from various Goan groups in the Gulf, the eminent Speakers those who have agreed to address the Convention include H.E. Mr. Eduardo Faleiro, The Hon'ble Commissioner for NRI Affairs ; H.E. Mr. Anil Wadhwa, The Ambassador of India to Oman ; Mr. S K Srivastva, Chief Secretary, Government of Goa ; Mr. Ulhas Kamat, Director, NRI Affairs, Government of Goa; Dr. Satish Nambiar, President, Indian Social Club; Dr. Oscar Rebello, Physician and Social Activist; Dr. Prajal Sakhardande, Prof. of History and Heritage, Dhempe College; Dr. Rajendra Kerkar, Noted Environmentalist; and Adv. S.V. Pikale, Advocate and Industrialist. The program for the Convention has been displayed on the GCO website www.goansinoman.com An Open House for Domestic and Industrial Workers will be held on Friday, 6th November, from 11 am to 1 pm. This special session will provide an opportunity to Goan workers to voice their grievances, concerns and suggestions for follow-up action by the Government of India, the Indian Missions and the State Government, depending upon the issues involved. Goans who cannot attend the Convention but wish to attend this session only should phone 99008931. As part of this Convention, there will be an exclusive Global Konkani session on Friday, 6th November, from 2 pm to 4 pm. The following Konkani experts will expound on the relevance and concerns of Konkani in today's world: Mr. Tomazinho Cardoso, former Speaker Goa Legislative Assembly, President of the Dalgado Konkani Academy, and well known Tiatrist * Mr. Vincy Quadros, Vice President, Goa Konkani Academy, and respected Konkani Literary Activist Mr. Yusuf Abdulla Sheikh, former Station Director, Doordarshan, Konkani Poet and Lyricist, Freelance Writer and Journalist Shri. Ashok Chodankar, Editor and Publisher of ‘Konkonn Divo’ Konkani Periodical and Freelance Writer This session is open to all Konkani speaking people, including non-Goans from Mangalore, Mumbai, Karwar and Kerala. Those who have not registered for the Convention but wish to attend this session should phone 99338011. Entrance for the Global Goan Convention, Open House and Konkani Convention will be strictly on the basis of Invitations, which will be issued only to those who register/phone no later than 25th October 2009. The discussion sessions are restricted to adults, while children too are welcome for the cultural program which will be held on Friday, 6th November, from 4.30 pm to 6 pm. The Convention affords an unique opportunity for all Goans to meet, interact and celebrate. We therefore hope that Goans in Oman and in the rest of the Gulf will make it a point to attend this two day Convention
[Goanet] 2009 Global Goan Convention
2009 Global Goan Convention CONVENTION PROGRAMME Thursday, 5th November 2009: Day 1 From To Item Item Details Speaker 7.30 am 9.00 am Registration 09.00 am 10.00 am Session I Inaugural Ceremony Welcome Song Lamp Lighting Welcome by the GCO President Mr. Flynn de Lima Address by the President, Indian Social Club Dr. Satish Nambiar Address by H.E. the Ambassador of India to Oman HE Mr. Anil Wadhwa Address by the Hon’ble Commissioner for NRI Affairs, Govt. of Goa Mr. Eduardo Faleiro Vote of Thanks Mr. Celso Fernandes 10.00 am 10.30 am Coffee Break 10.30 am 12.30 pm Session II Non-Resident Goans The Gulf Goan Dr. Mario de Souza Overseas Goan Group in Qatar Mr. Simon D’Silva Overseas Goan Groups in UAE Mr. Ramnata Mavlingcar What NRI Office is doing for NRGs Mr. Ulhas Kamat What does Goa expect from Non-resident Goans (NRGs)? Dr. Oscar Rebello 12.30 pm 1.30 pm Lunch 1.30 pm 3.30 pm Session III Amchi Goa History and Heritage of Goa Prajal Sakhardande The Eco-Cultural Heritage of Goa with reference to recent environmental issues Rajendra Kerkar Preserving Goa Its Unique Identity Mr. Arwin Mesquita Goa yesterday, Goa Today, will there be Goa tomorrow? Freddy Agnelo Fernandes Discussion 3.30 pm 4.00 pm Tea Break 7.30 pm 11.30 pm Dinner and Dance Friday, 6th November 2009: Day 2 9.00 am 10.30 am Session IV Investment Opportunities in Goa Expectations of Gulf Goans Mr. Navneet Kasbekar Investment in IT and Education Mr. Ramnata Mavlingcar Adv. S.V. Pikale Discussion 10.30 am 11.00 am Coffee Break 11.00 am 1.00 pm Session V Open House for Domestic and Industrial Workers Moderator’s Introduction Mr. Boney Vas Speech by HE The Ambassador of India to Oman HE Mr. Anil Wadhwa Speech by The Hon’ble Commissioner for NRI Affairs HE Mr. Eduardo Faleiro Representation of Grievances to the Hon’ble Commissioner for NRI Affairs and to HE The Ambassador of India to Oman Domestic and Industrial Workers 1.00 pm 1.45 pm Lunch 2.00 pm 4.00 pm Session VI Global Konkani Session Moderator’s Introduction Mr. Celso Fernandes Mr. Tomazinho Cardoso Mr.Vincy Quadros Mr. Yusuf Abdulla Sheikh Shri. Ashok Chodankar Discussion 4.00 pm 4.30 pm Tea Break 4.30 pm 6.00 pm Session VII Cultural Program Vote of Thanks Mr. Anthony Lourence
[Goanet] A charming colonial pad
http://www.theage.com.au/travel/accommodation-reviews/a-charming-colonial-pad-20091023-hd2u.html
[Goanet] Martyrs of Cuncolim beg for attention
http://www.villagetinto.in/article/martyrs-cuncolim-beg-attention-555
[Goanet] Global Goans convention in Oman a waste of public money
Global Goans convention in Oman a waste of public money Is dual citizenship allowed under Indian laws Former Federal minister of state for foreign affairs Eduardo Faleiro’s entourage will dock in Oman for two days for the Global Goans convention in the first week of next month. It is one of the GCC countries which have the least number of Goans. Kuwait has the largest contingent, followed by UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia in that order. But politics and political reasoning defy ground realties and Eduardo’s core group decision to hold the convention is Oman cannot be faulted on that count. The Non-resident India (NRI) Goa cell commissioner is carrying with him a huge entourage, Doctor Oscar Rebello, Professor Prajal, Vincy Quadors and many others, know and unknown faces, from Goa, all the cost of public money. Is the Global Goans convention spending a justified move, in the time when many retrenched Goans are suffering and fighting a battle of their own, is a debatable issue. And is the NRI Goa cell really reaching out to the NRI Goans in the true sense of the term? My interaction with the cell more on a personal level has been disappointing. Two years back, I had sent a email to the commissioner inquiring about the legal position vis-à-vis, regarding buying or holding Indian property in India for a Goan-born Indian who acquires Portuguese citizenship. I also had mentioned in my letter, as to the what was the legal position regarding existing properties held by such Goans who have acquired Portuguese citizenship and whether they will become evacuee property at any time in the near future if there are no heirs of that particular person or if he has not made a will. I am still awaiting a reply from the honorable Eduardo Bab. The legal point came to the fore recently in some business related dispute at a forum among the NRI’s. Are such Portuguese citizens allowed to do business in India, that was the question, and whether you can hold dual citizenship. The condition for acquiring Portuguese passport is that you have surrender your Indian passport and collect the Portuguese passport, Indians are not allowed to hold dual citizenship. But, some Indians have held on to both the passports, thereby contravening the provisions of the Passport Act. Is it legally acceptable is question of law, which can be best answered by the Indian passport authorities. But some Goans including some of my friends and relatives have tries to beat the law by acquiring the Portuguese citizenship while their wives have retained Indian citizenship, and some of them have been conducting business in the name of their wife’s, perfectly justified and a good business acumen, I will say. But is the business of holding a convention and flying a host of speakers at Government expense to Oman a prudent decision, certainly not, and mind you Eduardo and his NRI cell has been splurging money left and right on the foreign jaunts, a fact well documented by senior journalist Lionel Messais in on his blog— http://freebirdingoa.blogspot.com/ Eduardo and the ageing set of politicians having had a taste of flying regularly on foreign jaunts feel the pangs of not regularly flying to different lands. The conventions and tours are ostensibly to enjoy the red carpet thrown by Goans in different parts of the world and also from the local governments. I dare challenge Eduardo bab to prove me wrong. First I will like to question him, what has been the follow up of the last three conventions held in Goa, Portugal, and Canada in that order and the major decision that have been implemented. I am skeptical that the Oman convention is certainly going to go the same way, drain of money and no fruitful plan of action, like the earlier ones. I read that at the last convention in Canada someone moved a resolution of every Goan donating one dollar for Goa’s cause. Passing resolutions and making speeches is a different thing and actual implementation is a difficult proposition taking into account the different homogenous mass differences that Goans carry with them from Goa throughout the world. Eduardo bab may it be clear to you and to your core group you do not need conventions, you do not need a global melas—like your loan meals of the old of your good old days as fertilizers minister, who do not have to travel to foreign lands if you want sincerely to implement and execute a policy for NRI Goans, it can be done from home. The only need needed is sincerity of effort and a lot of home work, which sadly is lacking among the Goan retired bureaucrats who part of your entourage. You need young minds and not the rusted brains of the old government bureaucrats whose time can come to pack the bags and go home. We do not need sermons from someone like Oscar Rebello to tell us what Goa needs from the NRI Gaons. With due respect to the doctor, who has won many a hearts with his oratory, Goans in Goa need more of you than the NRI Goans. And mind you the
[Goanet] Sharon Clarke Sequeira--Sanatan Sanstha inmate
http://www.tehelka.com/story_main43.asp?filename=Ne311009deceptive_piety.asp Sharon Clarke Sequeira Sharon Clarke Sequeria, a former model spoke to Suma Varughese I moved into spirituality via modeling and motherhood, says Sharon Clarke Sequeria, 28. Perhaps not a route prescribed by the shastras or ancient texts, but given the extremity of artifice in modelling, definitely a pressure-cooker path to the Truth. Not that spirituality was an unknown quantity in her life. Indeed, her rapid ascent up the glamor world in Mumbai, India, via the Navy Queen and Miss India First Runner Up 1985, titles that made her a top ramp and photography model, as well as a Lakme face, in the early 1990s, ran parallel to an intense spiritual quest awakened when she was just 14. The occasion was a retreat organized for Catholic students by her school, Fort Convent, in Mumbai. She found herself grappling with the question: Who is Jesus? Suddenly, feeling a gentle arm on the shoulder, she wheeled around to find the personage under dispute himself, telling her: Don't look for me outside, Sharon, I'm within you. For a Christian accustomed to a Heavenly Father, this was a revelation. Perhaps, not coincidentally, this was the beginning of a path that lay in synthesizing Christian thought and Indian spiritual practice. Her guide in the quest is Dr Jayant Balaji Athawale, an autohypnosis expert and founder of the Sanatana Bharatiya Sanskruti Sanstha, which approaches spirituality scientifically and mathematically. Spiritual levels are calibrated in percentages, as are the merits and demerits of various spiritual practices like breathing, meditation, or the organization's starting point, chanting. Chanting Hail Mary for two years (members of different religious groups are encouraged to use the name of their individual God), yielded Sharon dramatic dividends. Today, few events or people upset her: anger seldom arises, and she has transcended her extended love affair with food that sent her weight soaring from 58 kg during her modeling days, to 95 kg. She is now down to 68 kg. Her threshold to bear grief and pain has risen. Even her pulse rate is an incredibly low 46. All this through a love for God that grows more intoxicating by the day. Sharon's quest for the indwelling God moved her away early from Catholicism. She recalls attending a retreat when she was 20 that struck her as being a spiritual kindergarten. When invited to surrender their most precious belongings to God, many cried, I couldn't understand it. Everything I had came from God in any case, so why should surrendering anything be a big deal?” God was the final authority. She finalized her marriage with photographer Denzil Sequeira only after receiving divine sanction. While praying at the Blessed Sacrament Church, I was told that we were already married. Another time, I saw a ring suspended in a shaft of light. She even withheld kissing Sequeira until she had got the divine nod. Such an uncompromising moral code led to conflicts in modeling, where her refusal to bare often met with vigorous opposition. Through her spiritual initiation by Dr Athawale, her material desires, such as becoming India's No 1 model, became sub-limited by a growing love of God. Motherhood temporarily dampened her fervent progress, but after plumbing the depths, she came back with a vengeance two years ago, buoyed by Dr Athawale's prescription to further her growth through teaching others. Her most cherished spiritual milestone occurred in 1994, while attending Guru Purnima, an auspicious day, at the ashram of Bhaktaraj Maharaj, Athawale's guru, in Dhule, Maharashtra, India. She recalls the guru darting a look at her akin to the look of God, brighter than a thousand suns. I knew then that I would be dancing only to God's tune and not that of others, she says rapturously.
Re: [Goanet] NEED FORIGNERS RESIDING INDIA LEARNING SANSKRIT, DANCE, MUSIC, YOGA ETC.
Hello may be you will find someone in Goa please post on goanet take care On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 9:23 AM, smriti garach wrote: Hello everyone there! I am working on a documentary on foreigners residing in India learning Sanskrit, dance, music or something like that. I need these foreigners who are residing in India to mail me something about their experience of learning their learning and share with me. Need the matter asap. Thank you, Smriti 9819242246
[Goanet] Portuguese ID
Portuguese Consulate had processed a large number of Goan applicants for the Portuguese ID. But is it legal to have such an ID when I hold an Indian passport
[Goanet] week article-- Goan police with weak knees
The call details of Evita’s cellphone, which was found near her dead body, were a shocker. Apparently, Talwar made numerous calls from the phone on the day of the murder to many politicians and police officers--- http://week.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/theWeekContent.do?sectionName=Current+EventscontentId=6142751programId=1073754900pageTypeId=1073754893contentType=EDITORIAL
[Goanet] Heroes Contest Winner Announced from goa
ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA - The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour announced Suniti Marathe as the grand prize winner for the 2009 Heroes Among Us program. Marathe, who has taught high school for more than 20 years, receives this honor for her leadership and commitment to serving as a role model and mentor to young people in her community of Goa, India. Fans selected Marathe out of five finalists in an online vote, which took place on the Tour's official website between September 28 and October 5, 2009. As the winner of the Heroes Among Us program, Marathe will receive a prize package for two to attend the Sony Ericsson Championships - Doha 2009, including tickets to the final, roundtrip airline tickets, accommodation, transportation, behind-the-scenes access at the tournament and tickets to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Year-End Party in Doha, Qatar. Marathe's son, Ajit, nominated his mother because of her commitment to educating youth in local villages. She has gotten many kids in our area to read good books, said Ajit. If books are not available in her library, she personally takes the kids to bigger libraries. Every person in our area recognizes her not only as a good teacher but as a good person. Marathe, who runs a library and teaches out of her home, also travels to neighboring villages to teach and to distribute books and uniforms to children who are in need. According to Ajit, Marathe believes that reading not only improves knowledge, but helps improve awareness. The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour is very proud to honor Marathe, whose commitment to bettering the lives of youth in her community is deserving of recognition, said Stacey Allaster, CEO of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. As a female leader and role model, Marathe emulates the values by which Billie Jean King founded the Tour. She is helping to develop future leaders and role models by creating an environment where children have the opportunity to learn and grow. The Heroes Among Us program follows in the footsteps of the Tour's landmark global partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to raise awareness of gender equality issues and create leadership opportunities for women. Venus Williams, along with fellow Tour players Vera Zvonareva, Tatiana Golovin and Zheng Jie, and Tour Founder and tennis legend King, serve as UNESCO Promoters of Gender Equality to help raise awareness about issues of importance to women worldwide, and to create leadership opportunities for women through the funding of programs in Cameroon, Liberia, Dominican Republic, China, Jordan and the United States. The Tour has promoted gender equality for more than three decades. As the world's leading professional sport for women with more than 2,200 players representing 96 nations competing in 51 tournaments and four Grand Slams in 31 countries, the Tour has not only provided the opportunity for women to excel at the highest level of sport, but inspired millions of girls worldwide who dream big.
[Goanet] colva fama on demotix
http://www.demotix.com/news/menino-jesus-festival
[Goanet] Vas family in Colombo Sri Lanka
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Planning to get married in Goa? www.weddingsetcgoa.com Making your 'dream wedding' possible Are any Goans left in Colombo Sri Lanka many decades back my grand father Jose Xavier (JX) Vas and his three brothers Jack Pideade (JP) Vas, Constancio Vas and HP, sons of Manuel Vas and Querobina Baretto from Sanvorcotto Cuncolim Salcete Goa, were having their own business venture in Colombo, Until they the three of them JX, JP and Constancio migrated back to Goa. Wish to connect to the family members of HP Vas, who were based in Colombo. looking forward to help from goanet mailing group members
[Goanet] A house donated to Roman Catholic church collapses out of neglect in my neighbourhood
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Planning to get married in Goa? www.weddingsetcgoa.com Making your 'dream wedding' possible A house donated to Roman Catholic church collapses out of neglect in my neighbourhood --pics http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/album.php?aid=147317id=544531336ref=nf
[Goanet] Political patronage for industrial pollution in Goa
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Planning to get married in Goa? www.weddingsetcgoa.com Making your 'dream wedding' possible Political patronage for industrial pollution in Goa Migration is always a difficult task for the first generation migrants, says my Belgium-based Goa born friend Francis Jawahar Borges. He is one of the many Goans who have migrated to different parts of the world in search of greener pastures. The question that immediately springs up is why successive governments in Goa have not been able to keep the large number of young migrating population tied to the land. Goa’s strength lies in its human resources, but successive government have failed to come up with a plan to tap the talent. Instead, the Goan politicians have brought in polluting and energy sucking industries like the Iron ingots melting companies which dot several industrial estates in Goa including my own village Cuncolim. No guess on who pocketed the money bags from the industry owners. The Industry ministry, the chief minister and power minister all were happy when they got money laden suitcases in the early 90’s. But now if you visit Cuncolim industrial estate and its surrounding areas the destruction is clear, you do not need microscope to see it, it is vivid to the naked eye. The ministers I hear (reliable source who is related to the former chief minister), have stacked up some of the money in Swiss bank but Cuncolkars continue to suffer. Two years back I read that the High Court of Mumbai Goa bench had directed the Goa Pollution board to conduct a survey and find out the extend of pollution in Cuncolim. What is the fate of the inquiry and what is the current state of the water pollution levels in and around the industrial estate, no one knows. The activists in Cuncolim which includes United Goans Democratic party leader Jerson Fernandes, has suddenly blown hot and cold over the pollution issue. He raised the bogey of pollution on the eve of the assembly election but having lost in the race to get to the hot seat of the Goa assembly, he has not followed with the pollution case. This is one of the fallacies of the Goan politics, take up issues on the eve of elections and when people do not support you, leave the agitating masses without a leader. Jerson has been in the forefront now in opposing the football academy in Cuncolim, but as a true and disciplined social worker the urgent need of the hour is to go in to issues beyond the surface and find out what ails the polluting industries in Cuncolim. It is common knowledge that recently the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Cuncolim demanded one crore from a polluting industry which was shut after the death of three persons. The ground situation in Cuncolim is that many residents of the village staying in a radius of five kilometers have closed the well. But it is not only the drinking water which is affected by the pollutants sipping into the ground water level but the pollutants finding its way into irrigation cnal which has raised concerns. It is time that activists from Goa and Cuncolim in particular get their act together and push the pollution board against the wall, but for that they need to do their homework. Lest the pitfall of the case falling fall in the highest court – the Supreme Court – does not befall again.
[Goanet] Shack names in Goa
INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION: Alternative Publishing - Is it viable to traditional publishing? WHERE: Art Lounge - Sunaparanta, Near Lar de Estudantes, Altinho, Panaji WHEN: September 30, 2009 - 5:30pm http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.phpeid=146588805806mid=12a68daG1df3c3d3G2ac936fG7 have you noticed the shack names in Goa, dotting the Goa coast line during the tourism season Titanic, Downing Street, Seven Horses, Sea Horse, Trafalgar square besides the usual saint names and will the saint names and religious linked names allowed on shacks this season, after government recommended that religion-linked names should not be given to Liquor Bars operating in the state.
[Goanet] Levy additional taxes on foreign nationals owning houses in Goa
Levy additional taxes on foreign nationals owning houses in Goa Leakage of revenue of house renting business need to be plugged Goa: Ambelim a fishing village on the banks of River Sal in Salcete taluka has sought to impose migrant tax on all migrants staying in the village. How far the panchayat move has served to be practical remains to be seen, in a village where hordes and hordes of migrant workers descend during the fishing season. Migrants’ issues have blown hot and cold over the years in Goa, but, the sea side tourist paradise state has yet another seasonal issue of foreign migrants who are long-time residents of the state to deal with, how about, taxing the foreign residents who reside in the state. Yes, foreign nationals who reside for most of the part of the year in Goa (except for the rainy season when they dash off to their native countries) should be brought under the taxman ambit. Why tax the foreign nationals. A foreign national who owns a house in Goa legally or illegally (that is subject of a hot debate in cyber space and in the newspapers published in England) is duty bound to pay only taxes to the local council (panchayat or the municipality), he is not covered under any taxman’s scheme. So far so good for him. The facilities and services he avails off in the state come to him at a subsidized rates, he or she uses the petroleum products, water and electricity for nine months of the year, all which is provided to Indian citizens at a cheaper subsidized rate by the government. Indians are taxed at multiple levels and the taxes provide funds for the roads, water, electricity, petroleum products and other services and also serve as a pie for the development of the country. While the average Indian is burdened by the bogey of different taxes why the foreign nationals who spend most of the time in India should be left scot free from the taxman’s loop, is a question which has been troubling me for a long time. Another grey area on taxation front is the issue of foreigners lending houses for hire. As it amounts to a commercial activity, the Taxman noose should tighten on such foreigners in the state. Mind you, it a big industry which operates on the net, and is mostly dominated by foreign nationals based outside India. Sadly, there are not much Goans who have applied their minds in renovating old houses in Goa, and giving them on hire. It is a business opportunity which is knocking on our doors. A void which has been filled in by the foreign nationals who have a spend a fortune in Indian terms but peanuts in terms of Pound and Dollar value to buy and then renovate old Goan houses and give them on hire. Here is a sample of an advertisement which I found on the Internet about a house in my village Cuncolim. “The house is a large old Portuguese style house called XANTI [which means PEACE in Portuguese]. It sits on approximately 1 acre of land surrounded with coconut, mangoes, cashews, bananas, pineapples and all varieties of fruit trees. We also have our own vegetable patch. It is fully furnished with 3 AC bedrooms. One large master bedroom with TV. with ensuite bathroom that can accommodate 3 people, and the other two bedrooms can accommodate 2 persons each .. with common bathroom. There is an additional detached cottage, with 2 very large AC bedrooms with attached bathrooms. The cottage has its own kitchen..With gas ..stove.. micro oven fridge electric kettle toaster. The cottage has its own entrance. There is ample parking space on the premises. The cottage is surrounded by a very large garden. The house is located approximately 45 minutes south of Dabolim airport, and 20 minutes south of Margao railway station. A taxi or auto rickshaw can be arranged to pick you up at either terminal. The house is an ideal place for those looking for a quite, peaceful getaway, tried of travelling..and need a beautiful clean serene place to just unwind..in the hammock under the trees..or in our beautiful verandahs.” All the bookings and payments are online. In some cases it is mutual trust which works for the parties lending and hiring the house. So that makes the Taxman’s job difficult. But, the taxation department needs to do their home work and for that they will need constant inputs from the Police department. The police department is privy to information regarding foreigners staying in the state. The Taxation department, if they are serious in bringing the house lending business of foreigners under the taxman’s preview needs to work out a mechanism. A system, which should not be one which is exploited by the officials and the foreigners are harassed. Care should be taken on that count. And in a situation where doubts about the intentions of Goa government ordinance directing Registrars not to register sale deeds of foreigners , creating lot of hatred towards the state government, the administration should be threading on a safe course. It’s time to stop the leakage of revenue in the house lending
[Goanet] Part of the historic house in Cuncolim collapses
Part of the historic house in Cuncolim collapses House served as a Portuguese language school CUNCOLIM: Heta Pandit’s book, Hidden Hands-Masterbuilders of Goa gives an insight into the lives of the artisans-carpenters, masons, stonecutters, roofers, basketweavers, potters, painters and gardeners- that have made the houses of Goa look and feel the way they do. The contribution of each of these artisans, their relationship with the house owners, the tools they used, the methods of construction they employed, their remuneration and their lifestyle have all been described vividly and sympathetically. A dream home is reflective of the owners' attachment to his or her own unique piece of architecture. But, what we see today with sadness is that many old houses are crumbling under its weight on account of neglect. Houses in and around my locality of Sanvorcotto in Cuncolim village are on the verge of being forever lost if not remedial steps are taken to protect them. The house of Portuguese language teacher Babu Fernandes is one such structure which needs immediate attention. The place not only holds a strong architectural value but a part of the history of the village will be lost and forever buried in its debris, if the remaining part of the crumbling house is not salvaged in time. The house was a centre of teaching during the Portuguese rule. And many a student’s remember the place for the corporal punishment that the late Professor gave them. Not many from that generation are alive to recollect their favouritie stories of school time, revolving around the house, including my late father. But, a few who are around are saddened by the current state of affairs. The place was of special significance during the Portuguese rule and its importance faded with liberation. It was primary school where students got their elementary Portuguese language lessons. Portion of the house which once served as a kitchen and store room has collapsed in the last two rainy season and the only structure which stands now is the front side of the house which includes two big rooms. But, that is threatened if the monsoon fury continues to extend itself. As for me, i grew up every morning watching the impressive structure from the backyard of our house, but the same structure with the passage of time is crumbling. If it caves in then the aesthetic beauty that the structure gave to the entire locality will be lost forever. If the house goes down, then another piece of local history goes down with it. The house suffered neglect not from the heirs of professor Babu Fernandes but people who were gifted to look and maintain the property. Babu’s niece Filu must be regretting the day she made the decision to gift the property to catholic priests. The gift deed was executed in favour of the religious body with a pre-condition they maintain the house and provide a room for Filu to stay in the house till her death. But, sadly the priests plans of renovating and giving the property a new look were some were caught in at the state’s highest hierarchy of the Roman Catholic faith. Plans were drawn and submitted to the Cuncolim Municipal council informed neighbors, but the permission from the highest authority at the Bishop house were not forthcoming. Thus, the neighbors informed the place has been every year passing into ruins. It is high time the people of the locality organize themselves and protect what is left of the crumbling legacy of professor Babu’s house. Leaving legal issues of ownership apart, the local municipal council needs to exercise their powers and protect the crumbling façade of the house. The art and culture department should be romped to make funds available to rebuild and protect the house. It is time Cuncolim MLA Joaquim Alemao is made aware of the historic and architectural value of protecting the house for further generations. And as a community, concerned as we are about keep our culture and heritage alive from a thousand miles away, we need to have a corpus fund to maintain falling structures which the individual, local self-governing bodies and government fail to protect.
[Goanet] goa to doha
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[Goanet] Goa Pro League sailing in choppy waters
August 25, 2009 - Goanet's 15th Anniversary GOA Goa Pro League sailing in choppy waters http://www.indianfootball.com/[image: SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend] http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1540 The hurricane threat over Bermuda Island has withered away, a popular tourist destination and home to many a Goan plying their trades in the tourism industry. But, miles away a man-made hurricane is set to derail the football in the western Indian state of Goa. A court case filed up a Goan club, Velsao Pale Sports Club, has meant that the upcoming Goa Professional League is on its hinges. The club, which takes its names from one of the Goan village in South Goa, close to Goa's only international airport in Dabolim, has challenged their relegation to the First Division League from the elite eight-team Goa Professional League. Goa has a four-tier system starting from the Professional League followed by the First, Second and Third Division leagues. Around 160 odd clubs every year renew their registration with Goa Football Association by taking part in the age-group tournaments or any of the division leagues. Goa which was liberated after more than 450 years of Portuguese rule in 1961 has in recent years emerged as a power house of Indian football. The tourist-resort state won the national-level Santosh Trophy this year in Chennai beating West Bengal; while Churchill Brothers SC, a family-level managed Goan club won the Indian National League, dubbed as the I-League on lines with the highly successful Japan's J-League. In the upcoming I-League four Goan clubs, Churchill Brothers SC, Salgaocar SC, Sporting Clube de Goa and Dempo SC will be seen in action in the 14-team league. The four will also feature in the Goan Pro League along with four other teams – Sesa Football Academy, Vasco Sports Club , Raia Sporting Club and newly promoted Goa Velha SC, yet another village-affiliated club from North Goa. But Raia Sporting Club's very stay in the elite league has been challenged by Velsao Pale Sports Club through a law suit. Velsao Pale SC, having exhausted all the legal options available to them within the frame work of the GFA constitution – Jury of Appeal and Arbitration - have approached the court in the lookout for justice. Velsao Pale's are contesting the decision wherein Raia SC have been awarded last year's league match against Churchill Brothers, with the additional advantage of getting three points and a three-goal advantage. The Goa league and I-League holders were penalized for fielding an extra foreigner beyond the prescribed limit of two, allowed in the local Goan league, after Velsao Pale filed a complaint against Churchill Brothers with the GFA. The state football governing body is headed by Churchill Brothers chief Joaquim Alemao as president and Savio Messias as secretary. Velsao Pale are contesting that it was not Raia Sporting who had lodged the protest and thus are not entitled to the three-goal and three-point advantage. GFA secretary Messias has said: The matter is posted for hearing on August 25 and I am sure GFA will come out with a solution and the league will commence as scheduled on August 29, according to a Navhind Times report. All eyes are now on the court case at the Judicial Magistrate First Class in Panjim where the first hearing of the case will take place (today) August 25.
[Goanet] Goa football striker call times at age 28
Former East Bengal nad Salgaocar SC striker calls time at age 28 Cuncolim village based striker Fredy Mascarenhas was the toast of the handful of Goa supporters at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at Kochi in Kerala, when the state won the Santosh trophy in 2005 defeating Maharashtra in the final. Four years later, Fredy again featured in the Goa Santosh trophy winning squad at Chennai, but, had limited success. Football lovers from Goa and the rest of the country has effectively seen the last of the promising but inconsistent striker on the big stage. The tournament in Chennai which Goa won defeating West Bengal has now turned out to be his last national championship, as the 28-year-old former India striker has quit football and has since migrated to Bermuda. The six-foot plus striker made his India debut in 2006, as one of the players drafted into the Indian team by English coach Bob Houghton for the Toronto trip, as the coach then, was on the lookout for tall players to play for the national team. Current Mohan Bagan player Micky Fernandes was the other player who got a nod from Houghton for the Toronto trip on account of the height consideration. The striker was twice earlier called to the Indian team camp by Coach Stephen Constantine, the Cyprus-born coach but could not make his way into the team. First spotted by Levino Dias in the village level under-12 programs conceived and launched by Salcete Football Club under the guidance of the present All India Football Federation Secretary Alberto Colaco, he first played for Cuncolim Union under-15 team and later on for Salgaocar SC under-19 team under the present Pune Football Club coach Derrick Pereira. A family tragedy, in the death of his mother through a road accident and family pressure almost made him quit football and plan for his migration. But fate had another thing for him in store. St Anthony Club Colva, the Colva-based club which was then patronized by current Tourism minister Francisco (Mickky) Pacheco convinced him to sign on the dotted line. The next two seasons he signed for Salgaocar Sports Club, but a road accident during the pre-season training meant he spend the entire first season recuperating from his injuries. He went on to don colours for Churchill bros, East Bengal and Sporting Clube de Goa. He never lived up to the exceptional promise he showed as a young striker playing for his school team, Our lady of Health when the Cuncolim school won the state level Subroto Mukerjee tournament, but he was the only one to graduate from school football to club and ultimately play for the country. Fredy follows in the steps of yet another promising yet temperamental former Goa under-19 striker Wesley Coutinho hailing from Cuncolim in migrating overseas. Wesley played for two seasons for Raia Sporting Club as a Under-20 player, and won a couple of man-of-match awards in his first season in the Goa Professional league in 2005-06, but quit professional football in 2007 and is now working for P O Cruises, all at the age of 21. Wesley was yet another striker who gave a torrid time for defenders in the aerial battle, Wesley also turned out as a loan player for now disbanded Fransa Pax Football Club in the National Football League now rechristened as the I-League. The Betalbatim village based commercial club of Pacheco which was disbanded by the patron midway into the league. Last year at the start of the new season yet another striker Drupesh Dessai from Cuncolim was forever lost to football on account of road accident. Drupesh who had excelled for two seasons for Churchill Bros as a Under-20 player, had signed for Salgaocar Sports Club, but met with an accident which drastically changed his life and took him away from football. If Cuncolim Municpal town tucked away thirteen kilometers away for the commercial capital of Goa, Margao has been producing a handful of quality players in the last five to six years it has been the fruits of the Youth Development Programmes which were funded by Cuncolim Association Mumbai and implemented by a dedicated bunch of individuals like Philip Coutinho, Levino Dias, Zephyrus Mascarenhas and Dinesh Naik, as they have been missing the backing and enthusiasm of a few dedicated individuals who have moved away from Cuncolim football for varied reasons . Sad to say, there has not been continuity in the Youth Development Programmes in Cuncolim and thus Mahesh Gawli now remains the only Cuncolim-based player who will be seen in action in the I-League this season. Hopefully, Kennan Alemida, one of the players who made the trip to Manchester United along with a bunch of players from Goa steps up the gas to make the higher grade
[Goanet] seamen's account
- Goanetter Francis Rodrigues (Vasco/Toronto) book launch in London, England @ the World Goa Day festivities on 15 Aug at 7pm Details http://www.konkanisongbook.com - Truly a global citizen, life on the high seas, a seamen’s account Salle Travasso does sound a typical Brazilian name. He loves his football; he readily breaks into a dance when the occasion presents itself. He sips an occasional beer pint or a peg of whisky. No, certainly, he is not a Brazilian but, an Indian hailing from another former Portuguese colony in western India, Goa. His only link to Portuguese is the few greetings he has mastered. He is a global citizen. A citizen, constantly on the move. Hopping from one country to another. Marveling the wonders of different places as his ship anchors itself. Yes right! Salle is a sailor. A sailor, who enjoys his time at the sea. The sea is a home for nine months. A sailor, for the last ten years, Salle like all Goans loved his football. He played for his college football team Chowgule College Margao Goa, while completing his bachelors degree. His brother Tony played for another college team Damodar College, Margao Goa and graduated to play for one of the leading club in India Salgaocar sports club. Salle beginning and end in football all happened at the Chowgule College. No further than that. The next stop on completion of college was practical hands on training at one of numerous five star restaurants on the coast of Goa. After two years of job cum training, Sale for ready for the challenge. It was time to say good bye to his Goan dreams and set up his base in Mumbai. Mumbai has turned many a dreams of Indians into reality, but for Salle it was his temporary abode. His village KUD (club) where his other villagers also stayed in Mumbai, scanning for jobs in the shipping industry and in the gulf was his home in the metropolis. Finally after many a try, Salle cleared his interview with P O cruises. That was the start of his journey. His sailing trip which have taken him to 96 countries- vow that is astronomical figure. The P O, Cruising trips which started from the home ports of England. The world cruises lasted for three months and would start from Jan to April. Cruise makers eager to escape the harsh winter of Europe during the period. The world cruise is what Salle relishes; it throws up an opportunity to visit a new country on every alternate day. “I never had the pleasure to go to Japan. And I am waiting for the opportunity to go there. Indeed as devout catholic and having hear and read a lot about Jerusalem it was a dream come true for me to visit the place. I savored every moment of it while at the place. Jerusalem visit is my most memorable place I have visited so far. Bethlehem, the birth place of Jesus Christ has a calming effect on my mind and certainly I could connect to some spiritual power. An experience which I will remain etched in memory throughout my life.” The other favourite spot for Salle has been the Dead Sea. Italian city of Venice is one city which he dubs as a romantic city. A glimpse of the city soothes his mind. Then his visiting Medeira in Canary island took his experiences to a new level. Like all Goans his minds rewinded to his native Goa. Indeed many a Goan sailors, Medeira is like you are back to their home state- Goa . Then his other favourite places are cape town south Africa , and the canals - Panama, Suez and the Kiel canal in Germany. Salle has been enjoying his life board the cruise ship as he works as a bar steward. For a start life was difficult when I first joined my first ship- Canberra. The traditional Goan club (kud) life was still existing...but it slowly diminished with new young boys joining the newer ships. crew parties once in two weeks and the best part was talented Goans boys will once in a while pull out a guitar and drums to hop in a Goan band. So it was fun and frolic. Football is an integral part of the Goans and no matter where ever they go they carry their football along with them. Goans would arrange football matches against locals wherever they visited any port and give a tough fight, as some of the former players from Goa who shone in India were now working in the cruising industry for P O company Salle’s worst nightmares when the sea got rough and he used to get affected by the sea sickness but still have to carry on work and so did other staff in various departments. The Goans did not forget their religious obligations while working and frocking. They had occasions to have a Christian mass on board once in a while. ””but the Canberra was diffv used to have - Our lady of Milagrosa - around and in a nine months contract used to visit in a cabin three times. Most of the Goan boys worked in catering department and the deck was manned by the Pakistanis and
[Goanet] games
Taking a page from Guangzhou book—planning for 2011 National Games in Goa Lessons for Goa from Guangzhou, the Chinese port city Goa will host the 2011 National Games, a multi-sport activity involving athletes from different Indian states, the event which cannot match the magnitude and prestige of the Asian Games. The Goa government helped by the central government outlay is keen on hosting the Games to utilize the 500 crores, to build new sports infrastructure and the Games Village. Instead in neighboring China, Guangzhou, which will host the 2010 Asian Games is quietly going about its task of building new infrastructure in the form of roads, rail and metro lines besides repairing old stadia’s and adding new ones. The city has a lot to offer to the foreign tourist visiting the place for business. The nerve-centre of the Chinese economy, which produces one-third of the total goods manufactured from China. The authorities are working overtime to keep the city clean and also keep the pollution levels in check, lessons which can been successfully applied in Goa too. “Life in Dubai Sports City has been designed with people in mind. An authentic city environment, all aspects of day to day life have been incorporated, including a dynamic business community that includes commercial office towers and a strong retail sector, which presents residents with the opportunity to live, play, learn, work and shop, all in one destination creating a unique business experience.” “The Dubai Sports City’s trade area will encompass a population of approximately 800,000 people by 2011 given central location in the overall Dubai master plan; with an exciting calendar of international exhibitions, sporting events and concerts in store for the coming years, tenants are in a prime position to benefit from strong brand exposure and growing visitor traffic,” reads the message on the Dubai Sports City’s internet site. Goa which is battling to keep the monsters in the form of Mega housing projects in different villages across stat is it ready to welcome the National Games village in Neura village. Goans ought to know what model Games Village will be adopting to build the infrastructure for the Games. Will the Games turn out to be yet another mega housing project , wherein the village game houses are sold for the highest bidder, turning out to be another land-scam in the making or whether the Games infrastructure will turn out to be yet another white elephant. Preparation to create a model infrastructure for the Games in Goa has started. Last month Goa Sports Minister Manohar (Babu) Azgaonkar’s entourage of dozen odd sports and planning officials, attached to the Goa government visited the twin cities of Dubai in UAE and Doha in Qatar to get familiarize with the existing sports infrastructure in the city. They visited the under-construction Dubai Sports City and the Aspire Academy in Qatar - both projects which have been built by investing billions of dollars. The search for a perfect infrastructure master piece has taken the planners to the twin cities of Dubai in UAE and Doha in Qatar. Azgaonkar’s entourage of dozen odd officials and their wife’s visited the sin-city’s Dubai’s Sports City. Dubai Sports City is the world’s first purpose-built sports city on 50 million square feet of land and is in the process of construction which is likely to be completed by 2010. The cost an astonishing $3.2 billion is likely to scale higher. Dubai Sports City will feature four magnificent stadia: a 60,000 seat multi-purpose outdoor stadium, a 25,000 capacity cricket stadium, a 10,000 seat multi-purpose indoor arena, and a field hockey venue for 5,000 spectators. And except for the Cricket stadium everything is at a construction stage. The City will be the venue for Ernie Els’ first golf course design in the Middle East: an 18-hole championship course named The Dunes which will be the centre piece of a luxury golf residential community called Victory Heights. Dubai Sports City is home to a range of world-class sporting academies which will offer customized training programmes to participants of all ages and abilities. Manchester United Soccer Schools, ICC Global Cricket Academy, David Lloyd Tennis Academy, Butch Harmon School of Golf and World Hockey Academy are some the academies which have started functioning and some which are in the process of setting up their base at the Dubai sports City In Doha, the minister and his delegation visited the Aspire Academy, the multi-purpose sport infrastructure built at the cost of and inaugurated in November 2005. In sharp contrast the athlete’s village of the Asian Games is lying idle and has since turned into a white elephant- a peril which looms large for the purpose build Goa infrastructure. Instead in neighboring China, Guangzhou, which will host the 2010 Asian Games is quietly going about its task of building new infrastructure in the form of roads, rail and metro lines besides
[Goanet] The perils of conversion to christanity for a Muslim woman in India
* G * O * A * N * E * T *** C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Sangath, www.sangath.com, is looking to build a centre for services, training and research and seeks to buy approx 1500 to 2000 sq mtrs land betweeen Mapusa and Bambolim and surrounding rural areas. Please contact: contac...@sangath.com or yvo...@sangath.com or ph+91-9881499458 http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/180028.html The perils of conversion to christanity for a Muslim woman in India Armstrong Augusto Vaz I fear for the safety of my step-brother and my father, said Qatar-based Sara in a trembling tone to her friend speaking at the other end of the telephone line from Mumbai. She was conveying her terrible news that she had feared for a long time - the elopement of his brother Bashir with his Hindu girl friend Sunita. The dangerous fallouts of the Hindu-Muslim love affairs in the highly volatile communal sensitive city of Mumbai are well documented in the several religious related riots that the city has witnessed in recent years. If Sara had concerns over the safety of her family in Mumbai , she was perfectly justified in having them. She had valid reasons for that as the entire locality in which Bashir and his family lived were Muslims while Sunita who lived a few meters away in another pre-dominant Hindu locality. The Hindu locality where burning with fire as the elopement of the Hindu girl with a Muslim boy. Sara herself went through the cycle of nearly creating a communal riot through her love affair with Christopher Columbkar Vas seven years back. Her escape route from Mumbai to Dubai was planned to perfection by her husband's family. Sara had a huge task to accomplish when she married Christopher Columbkar Vas. Theirs was a mixed religion marriage, a union involving not just union of two individuals from diverse backgrounds, class difference but from two different religions. English and Hindi language was the unifying common factor. Making their families to accept their union and to bless them in walking and taking the first steps down the aisle was a difficult job which bogged them. The opposition came not from the girl's family but from the boy's side. A few factors weighted down the mind of the groom family- the age difference between the two of them- 13 years, her Muslim religion, the social status of her family- they were slum dwellers and a few more irritants needed to be set aside. Instead of allowing the tempers to blow hot and cold over their love affair, they took the flight from Mumbai to Dubai and it is in the sin-city that their love bloomed. Christopher Columbkar Vas was bowled over by the smile of this shy teenage girl everything time he was returning from church on Sundays. The casual smiles were pushed to the back burner, as the two starting exchanging notes in Hindi. So they met for their first date. Christopher Columbkar Vas overlooked the fact that when he kissed her on their first date her protruding front teeth were certainly an irritant and a disturbing factor for him, a person for whom kissing was a seasonal game, which he had played with many partners over the years. But as he was turning into his late thirties, finding a life partner for him from his Mangalorean Christian community based in Mumbai and Karantaka was a difficult proposition for his family and friends. His family scanned for good educated girls for him in their community but without success. So Christopher Columbkar Vas the love affair was a blessing in disguise who had by now given up hopes of getting married. So every time Sara smiled her face will take one to a scene from an English horror movie. But it was her glowing skin colour and her tender age for which Christopher Columbkar Vas fell for. But the biggest obstacle for Christopher Columbkar Vas's family was Sara's religion. Majority of the Muslims in India are looked down upon in society, only a few ones have broken and fraught off the dogged system, come out through the poverty which have followed them for generations. Only a minute number of Muslims have reached the upper echelons of Indian society and are enjoying the fruits of its economic growth. Most of the lower lefts over jobs are taken up by the poor Muslims in big cities like Mumbai. Sara's family migrated somewhere from Bangladesh and stayed in a tin-roof structure in Mumbai. As illegal migrants into India, they easily assimilated into the Indian crowds and now into their third generation had by now become legal Indian citizens thanks to the vote bank politics of India. But the tin roof structure in which they lived was constantly at the mercy of the Municipal authorities, like
[Goanet] goa football
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Renew your wedding vows in Goa, or gift a Ceremony Package to a close couple Multiple options to make your day extra special! http://www.renewalsetc.com http://dohastadiumplus.com/content/view/1167/67/ Football: Viva Goa! The Intra-Gulf Goan tournament in Doha provides lovers of the game from the Indian state with plenty of nostalgic moments, writes Kumar Ravi. IT WAS a nostalgic evening at the Al Ahli Sports Club, last Friday, for football lovers from India living in Qatar. More so for those who belong to the Indian state of Goa. The occasion was the Intra-Gulf Goan tournament, organised by the Goan Welfare Association, Qatar. Sun, sand and soccer is the USP of Goa, which is gradually becoming the No.1 football centre in India, with as many as four teams featuring in the I-League. The Goans' love for football is as old as the sun-kissed beaches of Colva and Calangute. People from this former Portuguese colony love and play the game with a rare passion and flair, often seen in Europe and Latin America, so much so that the sport is part of their daily life. For the tens and thousands of Goans living in the GCC countries too, it is no exception. Eight outstation teams - Goa Veterans, Bahrain Goans, SBCB Bahrain, Santos United (Kuwait), Navelim Youth Centre (Kuwait), Vanxim Divar (Dubai), ABC Benaulim (Dubai), Aldona United (Dubai) - flew in to Qatar to join two teams from the hosts (Goan Welfare Association Red and Blue) for the 'Goan Mini World Cup'. For the record, Vanxim Divar defeated Santos United in tie-breaker to emerge champions in this one-day tournament, where the eventual finalists ended up playing six matches of shortened durations. It was not just the footballers who travelled to Qatar, but many of them flew in with their family members to renew their friendships and strengthen their social networking. The patronage from the local Goan community was amazing as many of them vied for vantage positions right from the morning. Jassim Ali Mohamed Ibrahim, former Qatari national player, was the special guest for the evening. Goa Football Association General Secretary Savio Messias was the chief guest while Marcus Pacheco, who is the goalkeepers' coach for the Indian national team, was the guest of honour. It was the Goan Veterans team that hogged the limelight. The Veterans team included five former internationals - ex-India captain Bruno Coutinho, Savio Madeira, Lawrence Gomes, Camillo Gonsalves and goalkeeper Chandrakant Naik. While Bruno, Savio and Lawrence were the mainstays in Salgaocar Sports Club's golden days during the late 1980s and early '90s, Camillo and Chandrakant donned the Dempo colours, and all of them were regular members of the Goan state as well as Indian team. With most of them into the late 40s and some of them even into 50s, no one expected them to reproduce their magic of the old, but the veterans proved that age has not let them down badly as they won two games. They narrowly missed out on a semifinal berth, losing their fourth match on penalties. The quality of play seen in the tournament is yet another testimony to the Goans' love for soccer as most of the players were in good nick and some of the goals were of high class. The Goan Welfare Association, Qatar, deserves a pat on their back for organising such a memorable event. GWA President Simon D'Silva, Vice-President for Sport Martin Mascarenhas, Chief Co-ordinator Jerson Sequeira and a bunch of dedicated volunteers worked tirelessly to make the event a grand success. Organising an event of this magnitude wasn't easy. There were a lot of logistics involved. Nearly 300 people from the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain travelled to Qatar. I'm happy that it was a huge success, said D'Silva. It was mainly due to the hard work done by our association members and volunteers that we've been able to do it successfully, he added. The GWA president also expressed thanks to the Qatar Football Association, referees, sponsors and media for their support. Stylish, steady Savio-ur PIEDADE Savio Madeira, popularly known by his middle name, was one of the most stylish and consistent midfielders India have ever had. His ability to send pinpoint passes to seemingly unseen team-mates, his stunning long-rangers and to control the pace of the game in the middle always made him stand out among his peers. Savio was in Doha to take part in the Goan tournament. He is presently working as an assistant coach, under Englishman Bob Houghton, with the Indian national team. Savio spoke at length to Doha Stadium Plus, about Indian football, its present state of affairs and his vision for further
[Goanet] New citizen wire site - cuncolim pollution
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[Goanet] Obituary - Augusto Lauriano Vaz
Augusto Lauriano Vaz alias Menino Vaz Husband of Zenon Viegas son of late Jose Xavier Vaz and Querobina Dias of Sanvorcotto Cuncolim Salcete Goa father/father-in-law of Advocate Rina Vaz e Menezes/Roy Menezes (Chorao), Armstrong Vaz (Sub-Editor, The Peninsula, Qatar)/Jenny Coutinho e Vaz grandfather of Rosanna and Ralph brother of Late Cruzinha, Palmira, late Celina. brother-in-law of late Antoneta/Egidio, late Bassario/Ozie, Adv Lazarus/Jenita Afra. Interred April 14, 2008 at Our Lady of Health Church, Cuncolim, Goa
[Goanet] Clarification
Hello Fredrick i read a comment on pen pricks saying ---
Both Armstrong Vaz and the Herald have taken the story from a Korean
website. The only difference is, Herald has partially rewritten the story,
while Mr Vaz has lifted it lock, stock and barrel.
And look who's complaing...
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Here is an article which i wrote for the korean site and it is no the first
one for them
here is the link to the other articles of mine for the korean website --
http://english.ohmynews.com/english/article_list.asp
Leisure Boating Business Set for a Boom in India Construction of marinas to
give boost to big-spending tourists
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Published 2008-03-12 11:20 (KST)
Queen Mary 2 set sail on its 23-night cruising journey from Sydney to
Dubai, on Feb. 26 and will be visiting Yokohama, Hong Kong, Bangkok,
Singapore and Goa with a night's stay in Dubai.
The fare pegged at US$7,899 per person twin-share is a figure well above the
reach of the rich Indian a few years ago. But things are changing in India,
with a booming economy, Indians keen in splurging their extra fads of cash
have varied options in the holiday market and cruising is one of them.
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For many Indians, owning a luxury yacht is one dream they cherish.
Jeriton Dias, an Indian from western state of Goa is one of them. He is
sailing on Queen Mary 2. He has not bought a cruising holiday but he is one
of the 1,200 odd staff. For him the cruising holiday does not entice him and
his family anymore. He is looking to own a yacht, both for leisure and
business option and park it in Goa and explore more of the rural Goa.
Owning a luxury yacht and parking it in a designated marina in Indian waters
is a dream most Indians look forward to. Now question arises whether India
has sufficient marinas? Optimistic Indians have dreams for leisure boating
in India.
But is India ready for a leisure boating boom? Can a country, which does not
have any marinas along its coast, rival to overtake up market destinations
like French Riviera?
In the absence of marinas, parking can be a nightmare for yacht owners in
India and Goa is one of them.
But, the leisure boating industry is set to change if entrepreneur's plans
to set up marinas in Goa and on the Konkan coast get the mandatory
environmental green signals from the government.
One of them is a business tycoon from Goa and a keen water sports lover,
Umaji V Chowgule, MD, Goa Yacht Haven Pvt Ltd. Chowgule, whose family
business interests range from mining to brewing the popular Arlem beer in
Goa, is planning to build a 300-boat marina in Sancoale village, in Mormugao
Taluka, at the mouth of the Zuari river in Goa with an investment of Rs 100
crore (US$2.5 million).
The construction of the marina is set to give Goa's aim to get high-spending
foreign tourists a shot in the arm, which the tourism authorities and
ministers have trying to push albeit unsuccessfully over the last few years.
Goa, as of now, as a tourist destination, has been a favourite haunt for
back packers and low and middle budget foreign tourists.
The berthing facility for marinas is also likely to create around 1,000 to
2,000 jobs directly or indirectly related to industry.
A marina is a berth's facility where boats are
[Goanet] Russian raped in goa - baseless edit
http://www.centralchronicle.com/20080119/1901304.htm *State Pulse: Goa: India world's rape capital? * Two more rape cases of foreign tourists has forced all the States and Union Territories to sit up and apply stringent measures, including increased policing to curb this most heinous of crimes. Especially against the backdrop of India that is Bharat fast gaining notoriety as the world's rape capita! Two women, one British and the *other Russian, were raped in just under a week in the lush tourist paradise of Goa. At the rate matters are deteriorating, the State will fast lose its title from a popular tourist country to a forbidding rape centre.* In Rajasthan, it was bad enough for the State having to come to terms with the scandalous spectacle of a senior Orissa police Officer, BB Mohanty, surrendering for his son's rape of a German tourist. Now the Government finds itself rocked by the news of another heinous rape of a Japanese tourist in the holy city of Pushkar and of a British woman in Udaipur. According to the latest crime statistics released by the Union Home Ministry's National Crime Bureau, 53 women become victims of rape daily. Shockingly, Delhi topped the list with 4,134 cases (nearly one-fifth of the total crime against women) followed by cyber city Hyderabad with 1,755 cases in 2006. Among the States, Andhra Pradesh had the highest number of 'fair sex' crimes--21,484 cases or over 13 per cent of the total cases, with Uttar Pradesh a close second with 9.9 per cent. To Madhya Pradesh went the ignominious honour of the highest number of rape and molestation cases (2,900). Distressingly, over 7,618 women became victims of dowry deaths of which UP recorded the highest number at 1,798, with Bihar at 1,188. Clearly, this has shredded the last vestige of the UPA Government's tall claims of being the leading champion for women. Notwithstanding Renuka Chowdhary assertion that she would personally monitor the probe into the Mumbai New Year day molestation of an NRI woman incident!
[Goanet] post on http://goa-kranti.blogspot.com/ -- goan footballers plight in kuwait
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Convenor of Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) Dr Oscar Rebello has been nominated for CNN-IBN's Indian of the Year Award 2007 in public service category Vote for him at: http://www.cnnibnindianoftheyear.com/publicservice_voting_new.php --- January 11, 2008 DHL Kuwait disgrace in hurting Kuwait Goanshttp://goa-kranti.blogspot.com/2008/01/dhl-kuwait-disgrace-in-hurting-kuwait.html In 1979 under the leadership of United Goans Football Centre, Goans in particular and other Indians in general started their first ever competitive soccer tournament at Sour Ground, in Kuwait. After so many years of playing competitive soccer at Sour Ground, this year it is stopped there because some construction work is undergoing there. Hence, from this year our soccer activities are shifted to a place called Salmiya. During the football matches injuries are bound to happen and they actually happen. In 1980 ace Goan forward Cosme from Arpora, while playing for G.O.A. Maroons at Sour grounds was purposely injured by his opponent. Because of this injury, Cosme had to sleep in the Hospital for some time and then at home with total bedrest, his leg was plastered. In this position he remained out of work for about 2 months but fortunately for Cosme, his manager in the company where he was working was one of the committee members of G.O.A. Maroons Mr. Peter D'Souza (Bosh) whose contribution for the promotion of our soccer was enormous. His name should remain imprinted with golden letters in the history of Goans in Kuwait for providing many jobs for Goan footballers. Good that Cosme was working under Peter otherwise his services would be terminated and he would be out of the job. We are employed in Kuwait not because of our companies and no company is having its soccer team officially like what we have in Goa, e.g. Dempo, Salgaocars etc. Our soccer and playing foot-ball is purely a personal matter between the player and the team that the player is playing. Our employers have nothing to do with our foot-ball. All teams are not taking care of their players when they are injured. A few years back, while playing for Rising Stars, one of their star forwards was injured and could not even walk properly, he had to make use of crutches to walk. Secondly, good his immediate superiors were sympathetic for closing their eyes for this injury regarding his job. But, unfortunately, none of the Rising Stars Team management personnel came even for a minute to see their injured star at home and enquire about him. It is unfortunate that some teams make use of their players only to promote their teams and team personnel who are hungry for prominence because in Goa, in Bombay, in Mangalore and in other parts of India they never tasted prominence. Back at home in their States they were idiots and these idiots are ruling our affairs in Kuwait. For this reason, in Kuwait we don't get people of caliber to do things of caliber. On Friday, 11th of this month, while playing for Kuwait Goan Association in the 18the 18th NYC Rolling Trophy Football tournament organized by Navelim Youth Centre, one of the star players of KGA was injured by their opponents DHL. The injury was so severe that the injured player's one leg is totally become unfit to play further. He was immediately admitted to Hospital where an emergency operation was conducted to heal his injury. His bone is broken as per the firsthand information. This injured player was a star player in Goa representing Dempo Sports Club. He was a new comer to Kuwait having no very firm job. Because of his injury his all round situation is become precarious. Because of this injury he may be out of job for over 3 months. His employers are not responsible for this injury and hence his job position in danger. Who will support him now? Who will provide him with a new job? If his residence is finished or cancelled, who will help him? Will the DHL player responsible for the disaster of KGA player do something for the injured player? Will DHL top management come to the rescue of the inured player? It is a lesson for the Team Managements and for the players too. We are come here in Kuwait to work and earn our livelihood. Foot-ball is secondary. *According to one source, the KGA player was injured with the intention to finish him by one of their desperate, frustrated players whose earlier record was not very palatable. If this is the case then thorough investigation should be conducted and if necessary Police Case should be filed otherwise KGA management must inform the Hospital sources accordingly and Hospital may call the police for thorough investigation.* Our football field should not be converted into a battlefield to massacre innocent
[Goanet] Cuncolim newsletter
*The Times - They are Changing* The Old gives way to the New The Good gets Better The Indoor becomes Outdoor For the first time You can vent your good wishes and say cheers In an open air ambience The Cuncolim Welfare trust will be celebrating Its much awaited Gala Social gathering On the 'Lawns of the Duruelo High School Convent' 24 TPS III Behind St Paul's Society Bldg,Next to Tava restaurant Bandra (W) Mumbai 400 050 Date: 9th February 2008 Mass: On the Lawn: 5.45pm sharp Reception: 7 00 pm sharp – On the Lawns Music: Mumbai's foremost DJ to enchant the crowd Catering: Mouth watering snacks and dinner Master of ceremony: Mr Joe Coutinho Gifts for all Children Fancy dress competition Mr and Mrs Cuncolim All famous Novelty Dance Loads of prizes – Lots of Surprises So please come early. You will be rewarded All the excitement – All the fun. All the Excitement and the fun for Just your generosity of Rs 100/-per person Children under 10 years free you need not contribute So more the merrier. P.S. Our request for your generosity was in response to all the Cuncolkars' persistent demand that they wished to demonstrate their support and co-operation by contributing* *for the pleasure. * * Please come with the entire family and grace the occasion and shower your good wishes to all other Cuncolkars. Please invite other Cuncokars who may not have received this invitation * Your presence would be a blessing* RSVP: Nassim :9867939153 Joe Martins :9892450636 Rony Almeida : 9821882657 Benes Coutinho : 25218320 Tony Coutinho : 9833561459 *** * * * * *Goa** Events * *Art Competition – 12th August 2007* To commemorate 60 years of India's Independence, a drawing competition was held at Our Lady of Health High School,Cuncolim on 12th Aug. 2007 under the guidance of David Fernandes for all the students of the various schools of Cuncolim. Present at the competition were the Mumbai committee members – Raphael, Nassim, Clifton and Ronnie alongwith the Goa committee members – Filonio Vaz, Niraj, Manny,Oscar Gracious, Dinesh, Jeffries, Levino, Biku Desai. There was much excitement among the students as all were eager to participate in the competiton. The principals, parents and students appreciated the competition where children get an opportunity to display their skill and chanellize their energy productively. The students were divided into 3 categories and each category was given different topics. *Details as given below :* *Sub -Juniors - Std. I to IV* – 'My favourite Toy' or ' My Favourite Cartoon / Pet' *Juniors - Std. V to VII* – 'A Rainy Day or Indian Goan Festival' *Seniors - Std. VIII – X* – 'Folk Dance – Indian or Goan' The judges of the art competition were David Fernandes – Art Director and Neeraj Aguiar(Goa) both Cuncolkars. Winners in each category were – *Sub Juniors (Std. I to IV)* 1st Prize Shreya S. Acharya of the Std. IV B (Maria Bambina High School) 2nd Prize Ankush Sawant Std. IV (Sharda Bal Mandir High School) 3rd Prize Shruti S. Dessai of Std. IV B (Maria Bambina High School) *Juniors (V-VII)* 1st Prize Pearl Silva Lobo of Std. VII A (Maria Bambina High School) 2nd Prize Seaira Furtado of Std. VII B (Maria Bambina High School) 3rd Prize Bellito Pereira of Std. VII A (Our Lady of Health High School) *Seniors (VII – X)* * * 1st Prize Anuja N. Dessai of Std. X* *(Maria Bambina High School) 2nd Prize Amardeep Naik of Std. X (Infant Jesus High School) 3rd Prize Wilander Fernandes of Std. VIII B (Our Lady of Health High School) 3rd Prize Julroy Pereira of Std. IXA (Our Lady of Health High School) Cash prizes were awarded to the winners and certificates to all the participants * * *Flat Hoisting Ceremony and Distribution of Scholarships / Freeships / Sponsorship* *15th Aug. 2007* – A flag hoisting ceremony was held at all the 5 schools in Cuncolim. Members of the Mumbai and Goa committee visited each school to distribute the freeships, scholarships and sponsorship. The sponsorship was the brain child of Mr Filonio Vaz – Chairman Goa committee instituted in the year 2005. Mr Filonio and Mr Evans were the main fund raisers for the sponsorship. Mr Raphael and Mr Filonio Vaz addressed the students/teachers/parents at Our Lady of Health High School. In his speech Mr Raphael highlighted the efforts and future plans of the Trust and made a special mention on the efforts made by Mr Filonio Vaz in bringing in sponsorships. Mr Evans and Mr Phillip Coutinho addressed the teaching/ admistrative staff and students of Maria Bambina Convent high school. Rony and Dinoo Naik visted Cuncolim united high school, Mr Clifton and Jefferies visited H R Kenkre High School The Management, head mistress and parents thanked and appreciated the good work and help given by the Trust. __ * * * * * * * * *Mumbai
[Goanet] sting operations
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[Goanet] Toe my line otherwise I trample on your foot
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Toe my line otherwise I trample on your foot Subtle message to journalist By Armstrong Augusto Vaz On one hand our politicians talk about lack of interest in farming and the paddy fields lying barren in Goa. They talk about plans of reviving agriculture and making farming more economical, but without any concrete results. But the next moment they are off the public platform, the same politicians will stoop to such low levels as to harass true blooded Goenkar farmers who are cultivating his paddy field to part away with his land. Strange it may seem. But this is true story, and it is happening not in the distant past but has been unfolding in last few weeks. And yes we have not travelled far from our land to find them, politicians who indulge in double talk. They are a stone's throw away. Politicians invariably have two faces - one for public viewing and the other the private. The public face involves giving fiery speeches pledging to protect the environment and sundry stuff while privately the same politician who had pledged support to save the environment is plotting the means in raping the environment; quick to lap up on an opportunity to strike a deal ready with their money bags. And most politicians in the state have become land sharks and if you don't bend to their whims and fancies, they try to brownbeat you at their game. And that is what our journalist friend cum ardent die-hard agriculturist Vithal Sukhdkar is experiencing in Navelim village. Our friend, who is cultivating his paddy field just behind the Navelim church for last several decades is at a point where his paddy field is to be snatched from him. AS the government wants to acquire his paddy field for a public purpose. What is the public purpose for his paddy field acquisition is not known, but the verdict is out. The Chief Minister who also happens to be the Agriculture Minister and Margao MLA has selectively chosen Vithal's paddy field for acquisition. And for more on Vithal and his affiliation to farming, the Sukhdkar's family is the only one who have carried on the challenges of cultivating the paddy fields in the face of modernization taking place all around them. The paddy fields surrounding them and the ones opposite to their property have all been lapped up by the monsters of construction. Yet they have carried on farming with dignity and have been an inspiration for many to have a second look at their barren paddy fields. Coming back to the selective victimization of Vithal, the journalist in Vithal is in serious conflict with Digamber the politician. Both are voters from the Margao constituency. The two have enjoyed a love-hate relationship in the last few years. Vithal's reports have not been taken in the spirit of constructive criticism by the Margao MLA. And earlier as Power Minister, Kamat had complained to the management of the paper that Vithal works for about the reports which Vithal had fielded from Margao and specifically in the ones which Kamat figured. The bye-election wherein Kamat resigned from BJP and also the membership of the party and joined Congress party saw a few fireworks from both sides. Then the fodder for the smoking gun was provided by the municipal elections. But in the last assembly election of June 2007, a truce was struck albeit for a short period. Vithal who only had a Power Minister's might to take on in his earlier writings, was now challenging the might of the Chief Minister. And if sending a quiet word through the management failed to cool the ruffle feathers, there were more sinister plans in store for Vithal to checkmate him and in the game of cat and mouse his paddy field has come handy for the Chief Minister. The story of Vithal is more a case-history lesson for others. Toe our line, otherwise face consequences at your peril. And if politicians can do to people who wield the pen and one arm of democracy what will be the fate of the ordinary citizens who have no one to turn to. And if journalists are subjected to submission, who will be the voice of the people suppressed by the powerful. A journalist brings the wrong-doing to the surface and lends the weak and the timid a voice of their own. In recent times we have seen a dearth of good journalists coming through the line and if regular journalists who carry out their beat duty are harassed, it is a sad reflection on the way things are moving in our society, press included. And if watching Rajan Parrikar's Death of Goa, a photo essay on the destruction
[Goanet] Sorrowing lies my land: A cry of anguish from Goan miles away from his land
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * GARCA BRANCA VACATION ACCOMMODATION LOUTULIM, SOUTH GOA. For RR; modern/clean amenities; serene, healthy and wholesome location Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Sorrowing lies my land A cry of anguish from Goan miles away from his land By Armstrong Augusto Vaz Doha Sept 20, 2007: Why are we being repeatedly forced to come to the streets with our problems, does a Government function in the state, were some of the rhetoric the speakers spearheading the Save River Sal Front posed to the people attending a massive rally. A movement which is trying to stop the proposed move of dredging the River Sal and stop the Casino boat from operating from the River Sal. Yes indeed, questions have been raised over the sincerity and integrity of the power-hungry politicians of Goa. Sorrowing lies my land a title by Goa's liberation movement leader and former journalist Lambert Mascarenhas felt the pulse of the changing times in Goa some forty years down the line. On 19th December, Goa celebrates its liberation day. On this day in 1961, the small state on western coast of India was liberated from the Portuguese colonial rule. A colonial rule, which extended for nearly 450 years. A rule, which left a lasting legacy on the various facades of Goan life. The influences, which extend from the magnificent churches, the way of dressing and a host of other things. But the present generations of youngsters have no inkling of the hardships and the toil their forefathers went through to fight for the much sought of freedom from the colonial rule. But then Lambert's Goa liberation colleagues are dis-heartened at the events which are unfolding in one of the beautiful state of Goa, a major tourist hub from October to March every year. Goa's first and foremost best advertisers through out the world were the Hippies or the flower power generation children. The Goan beaches of north Goa, specifically Anjuna, Vagator were the hotpots for the flower generation chillium smoking games. The hippies of the 60's and 70's who came here when they were in the early 20's still visit the place to revive nostalgic memories of the place. But then they too are saddened by the pace of development. A rapid concrete monster boom is threatening to change the face of the beach front of Goa and render its aesthetic beauty to a naught. In current times, another set of foreign tourists have set to made Goa there holiday destination have been saddened by the turnoff events in May last year. A cold winter breeze blowing across the beach front in Goa is nothing compared to the harsh winter the foreign tourists face in their home countries. So Goa, is an escape route for the many foreign tourists and also a destination to tan their bodies in the sun, sipping beer, wine or any other alcoholic drinks, along with the choicest of Goan sea food. The new residents of Goa were on tender hooks, a gleam prospect is haunting them. They are part of some of the 5000 foreign residents who have purchased either an apartment, and ancestral Portuguese architect style house or land. The land deals which are not in conformity with the law pertaining to foreigners buying property in India - FEMA regulations. There is truce on the foreigners property front, a government which does not want to ruffle the builders lobby and also the foreigners. And the probe into violations continue and the follow up action is awaited in typical slow moving Indian style on the deals which did not confirm to the regulations. The state government also does not want to send wrong signals to the foreign tourists that they are not wanted in the state and confiscation of foreigners property which is an option for the government bought by foreign nationals would not be evoked. So the foreign tourists can sigh a temporary relief on that front. The issue of foreigners and large people from outside the state buying property has ruffled not only the politicians but also the man on the streets. Indian states like Kashmir, Sikkim and a few others have legislations where in Indians are not allowed to buy land leave aside foreigners. So if Goan liberation freedom fighters and the breed of honest leaders who took over after Goa's annexation to the Indian union have not envisaged in the Indian constitution a rule banning sale of land to non-goans, a new generation is demanding that the wrong done many years back be rectified. A generation, which were born just before liberation or who where in their teens are unhappy with the state
[Goanet] Maria Rebello: A Role Model for Indian Girls
http://www.GOANET.org TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing Registration at The International Centre Goa Ph: +91 (832) 2452805 to 10 Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org A Role Model for Indian Girls FIFA referee Maria Rebello By Armstrong Augusto Vaz Panaji Sept 12, 2007: Maria Rebello, from the western state of Goa, is one of three women FIFA referees from India. A former international player, Rebello wanted to take her association with the game to the next level -- refereeing. In her new role -- she officiated her first match in April -- she has become a role model for young girls around the country. Maria has come a long way -- from watching football action at her village playground to playing with boys at a young age and, years later, catapulting to a place on the state women's squad. She is now enjoying the fruit of her hard-earned labor -- the pinnacle of her sporting career -- a FIFA referee's badge. Her journey to the football field started as a toddler, catching the hand of her father she would cry to go to the football matches in Curtorim village with him. When she was six, Maria would kick the ball around with the village boys. In conservative India few girls take up sports and fewer still carry on in the sporting tradition what with the lack of opportunities and hurdles in a girl's path. For Maria the initial fire in her for the game was started by her selection to the state junior squad in bizarre circumstances. Destiny has something in store for us, we plan something but destiny takes a different route, says Maria of her first big break. In 1987, she was coaxed by her neighbor and friend Sarita to have a go at the selection trials for the state girls' junior team. Maria got the selector's nod while her friend could not. Maria recalls that at the time she did not know what position in football meant and when coach Alexinho Fernandes asked her which position she would like to play she had replied, I want to score goals and goals. But coach Alexinho suggested that she play in the midfielder's role as she had good ball control. From there she steady progressed from the state junior squad to the senior squads of both Goa and Maharashtra and, ultimately, to the India squad. Maria represented the country on six occasions and captained the squad once. For added inspiration, two of her brothers played for the top clubs in Mumbai and Goa. Asked, whether she has any more goals after getting her FIFA badge, Maria shot back, human beings' goals are unlimited, and then added that as of now she would take the challenges as they come. Maria became the first Goan woman referee in Mumbai in 1999. Subsequently, she was appointment as a referee in Goa then was elevated to a class II referee in her home state. I paid more attention to the job with the help and encouragement from my parents and Mumbai-based referees -- S. S. Shetty, M. Suvarna, Antonio Pinto, assistant FIFA referee Walter Pereira, Maria said. It was the elite WIFA Mumbai league that exposed her to the competitive arena of refereeing. The matches helped me a lot in many ways. I learned the finer points of officiating and also about the levels of fitness required. I became very serious about the job, Maria said. For six years prior to becoming a FIFA referee, she officiated men's matches assisted by two assistant referees. When asked about the difference officiating men's and women's matches Maria said that as men's football moves are more organized it is easier for the referees but women's football sometimes takes a hit and run format, which is quite a challenge for the referees. Her advice for Indian women is to take up sports to keep fit and healthy as sports activity gives one a younger look. Taking the rough with the smooth is something every football official learns along the way. Maria has had her share of flak over the years. But she has made it a point to learn from her mistakes and move along, not allowing the setbacks to pull her down. (ENDS) The Armstrong Augusto Vaz column can be found at: http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsfile=articlesid=919 ==
[Goanet] sky bus
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * GARCA BRANCA VACATION ACCOMMODATION LOUTULIM, SOUTH GOA. For RR; modern/clean amenities; serene, healthy and wholesome location Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. - ** - *Sky Bus: A solution to transport problems* - *New indigenously-developed technology awaits law maker's nod * *By Armstrong Vaz, Qatar* *Doha August 20: *On one hand the progress chart of India has been hailed but the benefits have not percolated to the lower strata of society. The Sky bus project which is path breaking indigenously-developed technology is one example of the slow pace things move in the Indian democracy. Indian infrastructure is facing the problems which any surging economy faces in its transitional phase. With rapid growth on the economic front, Indian transport system is trying to have grip over the situation, what with crammed roads, overcrowded trains and buses, being a usual scene in the metros and the major cities of the country. The Sky Bus transport was taunted as one of the solution to ease the load on the congested traffic lines of the Indian metros. That was almost three years back when the railway minister dedicated the modern rail transport system technology to the world when federal Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav dedicated the Sky bus project to the nation on October 15 2004 in the western Indian state of Goa. But in the intervening period, since October 2004 the project has been caught in a dilemma with the indigenously-developed Sky Bus technology awaiting a nod from federal law makers on whether it should be introduced in India. My biggest problem is that the railway ministry has not been able to decide whether the skybus is a train or a bus. In fact, the skybus is ready for commercial use but for policy constraints, B Rajaram, the former managing director of Konkan Railway Corporation (KRC), had said before his retirement in Jan. 2005. Sky Bus transport- what is that - is that is the immediate question which shoots up. The Sky bus is essentially a fusion of a bus and a train. Its carriage looks like a bus, but it runs like a train, and instead of the compartments running on rails, they hang below the rails and slide 10 metres above the regular road traffic. The new technology innovation is Rajaram's baby and he holds patent rights for it in the US. A second, KRC Managing Director Dr K K Gokhale retired recently and he had these to say about the pending sky bus project which is awaiting the light of the day. The Union Cabinet has informally cleared a proposal to bring in legislation. But, the Bill is yet to be placed before Parliament to make it a law, he has said last month. Contrary to the views of its managing directors, the Konkan railway website mentions that - Sky Bus metro falls under tramway category, under Art 366(20) of Constitution of India, since it operates along existing roadways and within municipal limits, hence excluded from Indian railway act. The former MD of KRC Rajaram has been vocal in propagating sky bus as the one of the solution to decongesting the cities. At Rs.50 crore per kilometre, it will provide the same services at one-fourth the cost of the Delhi metro. Unlike the metro, the skybus follows existing roads, thus reaching into the very heart of the city while decongesting the roads. Moreover, it can be implemented and commissioned within two years, he says. The two-coach Skybus has a capacity for 300 passengers on a single trip and depending on the number of coaches, it is expected to handle 18,000 to one lakh passengers per hour. But concerns over safety issue have been the major fears of the railway ministry on this untested technology and not so keen attitude to push things and they fear a black lash from the public if something goes wrong. And the testing of the technology has come at the cost of human life and that's where the concerns of safety have been raised. On September 25, 2004 during a test run, the sky bus over sped and hit a pole- one died and two others were injured. The accident most likely occurred because the bogey was heading at a higher speed than it should have. Also it oscillated to a higher degree than we had expected, KRC MD B Rajaram reported at that time. The Skybus does not really need a driver or an operator. When the Skybus approaches a station, it is supposed to slow down by itself and stop. The brake is only for emergency usage. In this case, the Skybus did not slow down, and the Control room threw the emergency brake which resulted in the accident. The accident happened on the 1.5 km test track in Goa.
[Goanet] savio
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * GARCA BRANCA VACATION ACCOMMODATION LOUTULIM, SOUTH GOA. For RR; modern/clean amenities; serene, healthy and wholesome location Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. *August 29: *Goa football association has elected its news executive committee headed by President Joaquim Alemao for a four-year term. Savio Messias has again returned as secretary by the elected executive committee, after having served in the same post in the last four years. The former goalkeeper answered a number of questions by Armstrong Vaz relating to Goa football ranging from increased emphasis laid by clubs and GFA on youth development programme and the difficulties in its implementation, inter-village clubs, moves to amend the constitution to give representations to all talukas of the state and the reformatted National football league rechristened as I-league, besides listing out the major achievements during his the last four years. *Excerpts from the interview:* *Q:* As you look back at your tenure as secretary of GFA what do you think were the major achievements by theassociation and the state football teams during the last four years. *Savio:* The achievements have been many; it is difficult for me to distinguish which are major as it depends on how each person views it. I will list few of them: Simplification and computerization of players cards, introduction of players insurance scheme, compulsory fielding of Under 20 players in the Professional league and first division league, introduction of new age group tournaments under new formats, MOU with Portugal, introduction of D-license course, Completion of Duler stadium and getting additional land from government for the ground, winning the Santosh trophy and Under 21 nationals, sending our (GOA) teams to participate in the Lusofonia games and the visit of the under 15 team to Portugal, It was a tenure during which all previous legal cases were settled and no new cases came up as well as a tenure without any financial problems, third division received a great boost with the introduction of prize money. *Q:* Do you agree with the fact that football has become too concentrated in semi urban areas and has not spread in the far flung areas of the state. During your tenure you tried to spread out the game to the far flung talukas of Pernem and canacona by supporting and encouraging the clubs. How has it been successful. *Savio:* Our future plans are to consolidate on what we have started and we intend to intensify our efforts towards Youth development. I may agree with you that football is concentrated in semi - urban areas but it is because some villages have too many clubs and finally these clubs end up competing with each other but not in the right direction. We should have one club in one village. We will also concentrate on spreading the game to areas where football is not very popular. We have succeeded in Canacona district but need to spread out to other areas. We did not succeed in Pernem but will keep trying. *Q:* What are the difficulties that smaller clubs in the villages face? *Savio:* The smaller village clubs need to concentrate on training youth at the age of 8 to 12 years. The main problem with village clubs is that they first have to identify their priorities and need to change their outlook. We would also want to sit down with these village clubs and discuss their problems and help them find solutions. Some villages complain they have no decent ground but I know many villages which have a ground but do no youth development and the grounds are idle. Some of the best African countries in the world have hardly any grounds. *Q:* Do you feel that conducting and playing in inter village tournaments have been money spinners for inter village clubs who do not play any heed to youth development. *Savio:* Clubs require to raise money to carry out their activities. Inter village tournaments keep the interest alive at the village levels and should continue, but clubs should also realize that they do have an obligation and responsibility towards Youth Development and the GFA needs to convince them about the importance of laying stress in this area. We shall soon convince them to organize inter ward youth festivals and coaching camps. *Q:* In the 2005 general body meeting a committee was formed to revamp the functioning of the inter village football and it was to submit a report, why was the report not implemented and now what are the major changes which have been envisaged in the inter village functioning. *Savio:* The committee met on a couple of occasions
[Goanet] Teacher's Day - School and physical education teachers
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * GARCA BRANCA VACATION ACCOMMODATION LOUTULIM, SOUTH GOA. For RR; modern/clean amenities; serene, healthy and wholesome location Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. School and physical education teachers - the fountain head for a sporting culture Armstrong Augusto Vaz Fading photographs of school days remind me of the fading memories of school as we go down the memory lane. A trip where one delves deep into the brain cells to get memories on paper. School musing are sweet musings. An institution, which prepares for an entire life ahead. Going back nostalgically to the school days is the best bet one can lay hands on. School teachers in my school days were fortunately affectionate to a batch of students who at best could be described as good in studies, punctual and epithet of discipline. In school sports- games and sports - took a back seat thanks to our physical education teacher. A teacher who lectured us on the rules of the games, which we were both mentally and physically not prepared for. Mind you it was not just football but a half a dozen rules of different games, which we never played in our life, were thrust upon us. That was the start of the academic year when we had to stay indoors. So naturally in the rainy season PT period was the worst period. Thus a mental block had developed. But two things which clearly ring in my mind is his advice, to be physically tough on the field and not to get frightened of the opponents looking at the size of the opponent's body and to lose the battle, even before it is won. Unfortunately, he was too immersed in his own world, that he hardly took interest in fielding the school team in inter school competitions. Thus his mental toughness theory remained at the back of our minds, but with no chance to implement the same for us on the play field. Sunny days saw us back to the school ground besides the church now covered with a tar surface, where the boys still play football, cricket unmindful of the serious damage they will be doing to the knee joints, playing on the hard turf surface. The volley ball court had escaped the sword of the so called development fad. Sports was not certainly PE teacher's cup of tea. He said he was pole vaulter a la Sergei Bukka, but alas, he could not give tips or glimpses of the shade of brilliance he had in him in his younger days, dangling the pole vault. Thus we ended up a big zero on the pole vault front. In football his apt repeated word came ringing back to my mind kick the ball high up in the air. In spite of him hailing from God's own country, he did precious little to encourage football or for that matter any other sport, among his students. We till date regret missing the nitty-gritty of the sports and the basic training in football, cricket and volleyball, which we got latter in life at the College level. Thanks to very cooperative physical education teachers. Teachers who were at a more personal level friends to us and still dangled the stick of discipline before us. We never knew what is warm up and cool down, the advantages of warming and cooling before any game. Those were alien words in school and playing for the college cricket team was a big learning graph. The experiences which we are carrying gamily in our everyday life and implementing on the sports field time and again. Some of friends had to bear the brunt of the attack of the school PT teacher for not being able to do the exercises of the mass physical exercises to perfection. Thus physical exercises were thrust open the young lads. There was no choice. The advent of television in Goa in the 1982 Asian games did not make a defiant change in the out look of the PT teacher. The cricket fever just got a grip voer my schoolmates and the school bunch themselves saw that they arranged cricket matches with the neighboring schools. A generation which grew up idolizing Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Imran Khan, Zaheer Abbas, G R Vishwanath, had many opportunities to display the talent. We got a chance to play on turf wickets only when we turned out to play for in the inter collegiate tournaments. Having played on matting wickets and unprepared pitches with uneven bounce and having made to dance to the music with pace. It was different lesson bowling on the well prepared pitches. Tennis ball cricket is the emergence of the early 90's.As a generation of the mid 80's we faced hostile bowling on unprepared pitches without any helmet with no fear in the mind in the Diwali and summer school holidays
[Goanet] Goans in America - Seeking the American Dream
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Goans in America - Seeking the American Dream Armstrong Augusto Vaz Aug 23, 2007 Washington : Derick De Silva is returning to Goa after a gap of nine years. His family is ecstatic and so is he. Another Goan Roland Almeida has not seen his daughter in flesh and blood eversince she was born thirteen years back - he has seen her only through the webcam. He too is returning for the first time after his stint in the US. Derick and Roland are the two peculiar examples of Goans, who have stayed for years in the Unites States to work and save for a rainy day. The duo come under increasingly eager Goans who jumped ship, a verbiage used commonly among seamen community, to find work in US. Jumped ship, a term which implies a seamen having a valid C 1D seamen visa for US, either not reporting from any of the US port where his ship is anchored or traveling from India to US armed with documents provided by his Indian agent, to prove that he is joining a ship at one of the ports in US. Goans who have jumped ship and are working in US have mostly gone through the second route, from India. An agent's help is sought who charges fees ranging from Rs.2-3 lakhs. And if you do not have an US visa, he arranges for one, with the total fees hovering anywhere in the region between Rs 4 to 5 lacs. Goan seamen take the assistance of agents as it ensures smooth transition of all formalities. Invariably the immigration officers at the main airports of New York, New Jersey, Chicago or in Miami, when presented with travel entry documents, then to make sure will call the 'Company's Office' to verify whether the said company is a fictitious one or not. In case any discrepancies is noticed and if there is no one at the other end to answer the call than it means real trouble. Measures would include options such as deporting the concerned person after cross checking the facts. But Felix Fernandes, a Goan based in New Jersey says in recent years as far as his knowledge goes, there has been only two cases of Goan seamen deported from US back to India. In my five years in USA I cannnot remember anyone deported on first time entry, most of them have been deported for a later entry. I remember one guy was deported as he had an outstanding payment for blockbuster videos of $30 in his previous stay here and was deported. And another one deported already had a valid US driving licence. Felix informed. Both came back with fresh passports and new US Visa's but the computer data caught them napping with the same name and other details which matched with their earlier passport, hence they were caught and deported back to India . In the US one can get a driving license only in Texas state with a C 1D Visa (ship visa). After getting through the immigration clearance and after calming butterflies in their stomach, it is time for some serious business for the nest few days for the Goans, who have long term plans of working in the US. The next step is applying for a work permit and contacting the Goan network of friends who are spread far and wide since the past five years, in almost all parts of US, informs Sao Jose De Areal-born, former P O employee Sally Travasso. For the Goans the first job in the US is working at a Gas station (petrol pump) or in a motel, for emergency purposes until a 'gaubhau' (village brother) can find a job within a month, says Travasso. Job at the gas station is a cashier job, because in USA unlike in India a customer has to pump his own gas (petrol), once he finishes paying to cashier inside the store. A store is like a mini store and some of them even have a mini restaurant or a deli as they call it here, he adds. And the gas stations in USA, almost 70 per cent are owned by Indians or Bangladeshi, he further informs. The boys working in the gas stations have an eye on quick money and they have set their sights on returning home, only after working for a couple of years. And for this purpose, the Gas station workers are prepared and stay in cramped accommodations with about 6 to 8 boys staying in tiny single bedroom apartments. The owners employ illegal workers as one does not have to give over time wages along with the benefits, where (in US) legally one is entitled for over time after completing 40 hours per week, while in the gas stations some boys work for about 70 to 80 hours per week. informs one Goan from Cuncolim who does not wish to be quoted. And mind you, not all guys staying put
[Goanet] journalists from Cuncolim
WWW.GOANET.ORG *** A N N O U N C E M E N T Launching Goanet-sports - Dedicated to Sports in Goa and Goans in Sports Get your free subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org Members of the two Pillars of democracy from Cuncolim PRESS Msgr Graciano Moraes - Veroda - served as editor of Konkani magazine Vavraddeancho Ixitt for 22 years. Tomas J Coutinho - Bencleanvaddo - served as Chief Reporter, Times of India in Mumbai. Also worked for Bombay Chronicle. Shree Gomes Kulvaddo, daughter of David and Sita Gomes. Presently working for Times of India, Mumbai. Arnstrong Augusto Vaz, son of Augusto Lauriano Vaz alias Menino Vaz and Zenon Julieta Filozona Viegas. Started his journalism career with Gomantak Times in 1989. Worked as Sports reporter for Herald and Navhind Times. Senior sports reporter of Gomantak Times. Presently works as sub-editor for The Peninsula Qatar since April 2006 Was Chairman of Students Council of Chowgule College, Margao and Govind Ramnath Kare college of Law. Founder Chairman of Junior Jaycee wing of Cuncolim Jaycees. Guilherme Almeida - Dandora - son of Late Satiro Almeida and Reny Almedia. Presently works as Senior Reporter for Herald and is based in Margao. Fr Planton Faria - Kulvaddo - worked for SAR news, ICPA news agencies, besides UCAN, was editor of Goenchim Kirnnam.
[Goanet] wedding planner
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