[Goanet] Civil courts must hear tenancy cases. Mamladar offices are a hotbed of corruption

2014-12-14 Thread Nisser Dias
By Nisser Dias 9th Dec 2014 *Civil courts must hear tenancy cases. Mamladar offices are a hotbed of corruption* For the last few weeks there has been a furore from various quarters – mostly from elected bodies and elected representatives and more so from those who have not been elected

[Goanet] BJP's poster boy Narendra Modi -- more of a street fighter than a prime ministerial candidate -- By Nisser Dias

2013-11-19 Thread Nisser Dias
*By Nisser Dias 19th Nov 2013* *BJP’s poster boy Narendra Modi – more of a street fighter than a prime ministerial candidate* In the run-up to the parliamentary election 2014 there is a pitched battle between the two main national parties – Congress and the BJP. While the saffron

[Goanet] Where is my Goa? Nigerians hold the state to ransom. -- By Nisser Dias

2013-11-05 Thread Nisser Dias
*By Nisser Dias 5th Nov 2013* *Where is my Goa?* *Nigerians hold the state to ransom* Last week Goa was outraged by rowdy and wild Nigerians and our police who are supposed to protect our lives and property were literally made to look like tin soldiers. They did not know what

[Goanet] Rahul Gandhi means business - By Nisser Dias

2013-10-09 Thread Nisser Dias
*By Nisser Dias 8th Oct 2013* *Rahul Gandhi means business* In the last fortnight a couple of positive aspects have happened for the betterment of the country and its political system. In both cases the Indian Supreme Court have come to the rescue of its citizens. First being

[Goanet] Public voice stifled by the Opposition Leader -- By Nisser Dias

2013-10-01 Thread Nisser Dias
*By Nisser Dias 1stOct 2013 * * * *Public voice stifled by the Opposition Leader* The only opposition to the BJP led government in the state seem to the same people that have voted it to power as the principal Opposition party namely the Congress has abdicated its responsibilities

[Goanet] New Breed of BJP MLAs. They speak their mind - By Nisser Dias

2013-09-29 Thread Nisser Dias
* By Nisser Dias 26th Sept 2013* * * *New breed of BJP MLAs. They speak their mind.* The outburst of the San Andre MLA Vishnu Wagh against his own government particularly targeting the chief minister Manohar Parrikar has cast serious doubts about the manner

[Goanet] Parrikar-Vijay bhai bhai? -- By Nisser Dias

2013-09-12 Thread Nisser Dias
*By Nisser Dias 12th Sept 2013* * * *Manohar Parrikar – Vijay Sadessai bhai bhai?* The recent political development of chief minister Manohar Parrikar swaying and leaning towards Fatorda MLA Vijay Sardessai has raised a lot of eyebrows simply because both the personalities

[Goanet] Journalists have to turn the mirror toward themselves -- By Nisser Dias

2013-09-06 Thread Nisser Dias
*By Nisser Dias 5thSept 2013 * *Journalists have to turn the mirror toward themselves* Last week news dailies in the state were abuzz with stories of an Uttar Pradesh MLA being arrested from a hotel in Miramar for being entertained by dance girls hired from various parts of India

[Goanet] Where have all the BJP protesting Mahilas disappeared -- By Nisser Dias

2013-08-22 Thread Nisser Dias
*By Nisser Dias 22nd Aug 2013* * * *Where have all the protesting BJP Mahilas disappeared?* It is almost a year and half since the BJP government has taken over the reins of the state but there seems to be no let-up on price rise of essential commodities. One of the main planks

[Goanet] Tiarists too are not paragon of virtues -- By Nisser Dias

2013-08-15 Thread Nisser Dias
*By Nisser Dias 15th August 2013* * * *Tiarists too are not paragon of virtues* Last week Nuvem MLA Mickky Pacheco was back in the eye of the storm because of the arrest of a famous tiarists Francis de Tuem upon the former’s complaint of defamation and extortion. The episode

[Goanet] Gram sabhas or Sunday entertainment for villagers -- By Nisser Dias

2013-08-09 Thread Nisser Dias
*By Nisser Dias 8th Aug 2013* * * *Panchayat gram sabhas have become Sunday entertainment for villagers* Over the years now panchayat gram sabhas seems to have become sparring arenas for those wanting to object to developmental project coming in the villages. Over period of time

[Goanet] Sinister design to pitch Goans against each other -- By Nisser Dias

2013-08-02 Thread Nisser Dias
*By Nisser Dias 1st Aug 2013* * * *Sinister design to pitch Goans against each other* Since the formation of this government a disturbing trend is evolving which if analysed does not seem healthy for Goa. There is distinct design to create a divide between the people on the basis

[Goanet] Mid-day meals no longer safe -- By Nisser Dias

2013-07-24 Thread Nisser Dias
*By Nisser Dias 25th July 2013* * * *Mid-day meals no longer safe* The circle seems to be complete – In India children do not die just of mal nutrition but also after the government has fed them. And the individuals that are responsible are none other than politicians. Be it from

[Goanet] Step-motherly treatment to health care in Goa -- By Nisser Dias

2013-07-18 Thread Nisser Dias
*By Nisser Dias 18th July 2013* * * *Step-motherly treatment to health care in Goa* Decades back the basic needs of a human being was ‘roti, kapda aur makhan’, today with the evolution of time and modernity two more basic needs have been added to that list. And that is education

[Goanet] Politicians are not above the law -- By Nisser Dias

2013-07-13 Thread Nisser Dias
*By Nisser Dias 11th July 2013* *Politicians are not above the law* It was rather shameful to read in the news dailies last week that a minister in the present cabinet led a morcha to forcefully stop the sewerage treatment plant at Sirvodem just because the Margao Municipal

[Goanet] Not an inch more of Goa's land to the Navy or other defence forces -- By Nisser Dias

2013-06-08 Thread Nisser Dias
*By Nisser Dias 6thJune 2013 * * * *Not an inch more of Goa’s land to the Navy or other defence forces* Till date it was perceived that only lawyers used the ploy to confuse if they could not convince the judges while presenting their case, but today it seems that the chief

[Goanet] COLUMN: MOI: Parents finally get to choose

2012-07-18 Thread Nisser Dias
MOI: Parents finally get to choose By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Chief minister Manohar Parrikar have cleaned bowled the Congress party with tact that has left Opposition wide mouth over the Medium of Instruction issue. At the same time he has endeared himself

[Goanet] COLUMN: Responsible government should not support a bandh

2012-07-16 Thread Nisser Dias
Responsible government should not support a bandh By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 This week we seem to be reading the on-going tug-of-war between chief minister Manohar Parrikar and Union Home minister P. Chidambaram over appointments of IAS, IPS, IRS officers

[Goanet] COLUMN: Lopsided priorities of CM Parrikar

2012-07-15 Thread Nisser Dias
Lopsided priorities of CM Parrikar By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 It has been two and half months since Manohar Parrikar has been sworn in as the chief minister of Goa. People of this small state had very high expectation of this man as he did a pretty good job

[Goanet] COLUMN: UGDP - Churchill Alemao:- Marriage of convenience

2012-07-10 Thread Nisser Dias
UGDP - Churchill Alemao:- Marriage of convenience By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 In the recently concluded 2012 general assembly election in the state the people of the state had stamped their verdict. Besides reducing the Congress party to a single digit

[Goanet] COLUMN: CM Parrikar is obsessed with airport at Mopa

2012-07-09 Thread Nisser Dias
CM Parrikar is obsessed with airport at Mopa By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Chief minister Manohar Parrikar seems to be at it once again, he wants to go ahead with the construction of the international airport at Mopa brushing aside all the opposition thereby

[Goanet] COLUMN: Education director is not an asset to the department

2012-07-05 Thread Nisser Dias
Education director is not an asset to the department By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Last week there was some turbulence in the education department regarding the controversial circular issued by the directorate of education (DoE) to the government and aided schools

[Goanet] COLUMN: Sardinha out of hibernation

2012-06-30 Thread Nisser Dias
Sardinha out of hibernation By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 The Goa Congress Committee working president and Member of Parliament Francisco Sardinha seems to be waking up from his deep slumber since parliamentary elections are slated to be held in 2014. Of course he

[Goanet] COLUMN: Chief Minister adopts a different approach

2012-06-08 Thread Nisser Dias
Chief Minister adopts a different approach By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Election 2012 over, votes counted, Congress reduced to non-entity with just nine members in the 40 member house. The sun shone over the BJP and catapulted it to power with clear majority

[Goanet] COLUMN: Mathany – you left us at the crucial hour

2012-03-25 Thread Nisser Dias
Mathany – you left us at the crucial hour By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Yesterday was indeed a sad day for Goa and Goans as we woke up to here the ill-timed death of one of the greatest sons of this state and its people. A true statesman, who feared no one when

[Goanet] COLUMN: Parrikar's zero tolerance corruption – myth or reality?

2012-03-16 Thread Nisser Dias
Parrikar’s zero tolerance corruption – myth or reality? By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 From the time Manohar Parrikar was sworn in as the chief minister of the state he seems to be on a roll. He gave appropriate sound bytes to the media. The result of which, our

[Goanet] COLUMN: Goan brethren – Goa’s fate lies in your hands

2012-03-01 Thread Nisser Dias
Goan brethren – Goa’s fate lies in your hands By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Within 48 hours we will be deciding the fate of Goa. We will be speaking through the ballot and handing over the destiny of our state and the future of our generation to come to 40

[Goanet] COLUMN: Of polls and unfulfilled manifestos

2012-02-18 Thread Nisser Dias
Of polls and unfulfilled manifestos By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Elections and party manifestoes seem to have become akin to stuck-records, which are played again and again. The only difference is poll stuck-record is played every four years, unless the governor

[Goanet] COLUMN: Congress party somersaults on its resolution

2012-02-10 Thread Nisser Dias
Congress party somersaults on its resolution By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Trust the Congress party to betray its loyalists, supporters, citizens and the nation as a whole. It seems that the party has lost all its integrity to rule the nation for a simple reason

[Goanet] COLUMN: Should the Church or priest dabble in politics?

2011-12-07 Thread Nisser Dias
Should the Church or priest dabble in politics? By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 We are on the threshold of state assembly elections 2012, sitting MLAs and aspiring candidates have already kicked off their campaigns in their respective constituencies. One can see

[Goanet] COLUMN: People living in glass houses should not throw stones at others

2011-11-28 Thread Nisser Dias
People living in glass houses should not throw stones at others By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 As recently as last week newly appointed, inexperienced Congress party Goa unit spokesperson and a greenhorn in politics Valanka Alemao tried to make a show of grand

[Goanet] COLUMN: Digambar Kamat government does not have the moral right to celebrate 50 years of Goa’s Liberation

2011-11-09 Thread Nisser Dias
does not have the moral right to celebrate 50 years of Goa’s Liberation By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 We are on the threshold of celebrating 50 years of Goa’s liberation from the erstwhile Portuguese rulers in 1961, but the question that comes to my mind is; do Goa

[Goanet] COLUMN: Joke played on us by the Election Commission

2011-11-06 Thread Nisser Dias
Joke played on us by the Election Commission By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 This week the Election Commission of India seems to have played a cruel joke on the people of this country by raising the election expenditure limit of the candidate from Rs. 5 lakhs to Rs. 8

[Goanet] COLUMN: Is Team-Anna going the GBA way?

2011-10-30 Thread Nisser Dias
Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- Is Team-Anna going the GBA way? By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 In the current week we are hearing

[Goanet] COLUMN: Churchill Alemao and Vijay Sardessai are two sides of the same coin

2011-10-18 Thread Nisser Dias
Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- Churchill Alemao and Vijay Sardessai are two sides of the same coin By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 The recent

[Goanet] COLUMN: What is the Congress party waiting for? Dump all those involved in illegal mining in Goa

2011-10-11 Thread Nisser Dias
Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- What is the Congress party waiting for? Dump all those involved in illegal mining in Goa By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS

[Goanet] COLUMN: Does Gandhigir, Annagiri inspire dadagiri and goondagiri?

2011-09-26 Thread Nisser Dias
Does Gandhigir, Annagiri inspire dadagiri and goondagiri? By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 In recent times or to be more specific since April Indians (minus politicians) of all hues came together as one to support 74 year old Anna Hazare in his fight against corruption

[Goanet] COLUMN: Lokayukta is required to weed out the rot in the most corrupt government in Goa

2011-09-24 Thread Nisser Dias
Lokayukta is required to weed out the rot in the most corrupt government in Goa By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Prime minister Manmohan Singh led UPA government has finally relented to the demands of 74 year old Gandhian Anna Hazare and his team to draft the Jan

[Goanet] COLUMN: Police stations in Goa are unsafe for women

2011-09-10 Thread Nisser Dias
Police stations in Goa are unsafe for women By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 The police department has to hang its head in shame for bringing disrepute to Goa and Goans once again by molesting and sexually exploiting a 22 year old vulnerable girl at the Mapusa police

[Goanet] A strong Jan Lokpal Bill is the only way to fight corruption in this country

2011-08-28 Thread Nisser Dias
A strong Jan Lokpal Bill is the only way to fight corruption in this country By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 The countrymen led by Anna Hazare and his team are up in arms against the UPA government for drafting what they termed a weak Jan Lokpal Bill – a weapon

[Goanet] COLUMN: Does Churchill Alemao have an uphill task against Luizinho and Avertano in the forthcoming elections?

2011-08-25 Thread Nisser Dias
Does Churchill Alemao have an uphill task against Luizinho and Avertano in the forthcoming elections? By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 With the elections to the general assembly in Goa fast approaching politicians – rejected or otherwise are not only preparing grounds

[Goanet] COLUMN: State of lawlessness. Digambar Kamat has not taken any hard decisions

2011-08-18 Thread Nisser Dias
State of lawlessness. Digambar Kamat has not taken any hard decisions By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Chief minister Digambar Kamat seems to be getting into combative mood to face the upcoming assembly election next year. His statement to the media that he

[Goanet] COLUMN: Road safety week is a farce

2011-08-09 Thread Nisser Dias
Road safety week is a farce By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Goa government in association with a NGO is currently organizing road safety week in the state. This exercise is nothing new as the very first fortnight of the year is dedicated to road safety. Ironically

[Goanet] COLUMN: Will the voters of Benaulim constituency elect a disqualified candidate?

2011-07-29 Thread Nisser Dias
COLUMN: Will the voters of Benaulim constituency elect a disqualified candidate? Will the voters of Benaulim constituency elect a disqualified candidate? By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Last week the Congress party showed some spine by disqualifying Valanka Alemao

[Goanet] COLUMN: Goan! Don’t allow state politics to be a family affair

2011-07-16 Thread Nisser Dias
Goan! Don’t allow state politics to be a family affair By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Benaulim MLA and former Tourism minister Mickky Pacheco last week spelt out his plans for the forth coming assembly election slated for 2012. His disclosure of fielding candidates

[Goanet] COLUMN: Goonda raj still exists in Goa

2011-07-09 Thread Nisser Dias
Goonda raj still exists in Goa By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 The recent assault on the junior engineer (JE) attached to the Electricity department by two youth both allegedly related to PWD minister and Navelim MLA Churchill Alemao are an indication of things

[Goanet] COLUMN: PI Jivba Dalvi is a cancer to the police department. Demand for his dismissal is very much justified

2011-07-06 Thread Nisser Dias
PI Jivba Dalvi is a cancer to the police department. Demand for his dismissal is very much justified By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Villagers of Cansaulim-Arrossim-Cuelim displayed unusual unity when they raised their voice in unison and demanded the dismissal

[Goanet] COLUMN: Mid-day meal or poison? Is the Education, Health departments and FDA not equally responsible?

2011-06-25 Thread Nisser Dias
Mid-day meal or poison? Is the Education, Health departments and FDA not equally responsible? By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Last week as many as 52 students from Murgao High School had to hospitalized after consuming free mid-day meal dished out to them, which

[Goanet] COLUMN: Remo’s wishful thinking

2011-06-22 Thread Nisser Dias
Remo’s wishful thinking By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 As recent as last week internationally acclaimed pop star Goa’s own Remo Fernandes was quoted in the section of the press, “The garbage problem is very simple to solve – it is mainly plastic. All it requires

[Goanet] COLUMN: Parents defeated the bandh by accompanying children to school

2011-06-19 Thread Nisser Dias
Parents defeated the bandh by accompanying children to school By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 The all Goa bandh called by the Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch (BBSM) to coincide with the re-opening of the academic year 2011-2012 to protest the government’s decision

[Goanet] COLUMN: Does Churchill Alemao deserve the credit for MOI

2011-06-10 Thread Nisser Dias
Does Churchill Alemao deserve the credit for MOI By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Last week the newspapers were splashed with self inserted advertisements of MLAs and ministers, each trying to steal credit from deserving parents for including English as medium

[Goanet] COLUMN: Does this government lack legal eagles to interpret law?

2011-06-02 Thread Nisser Dias
Does this government lack legal eagles to interpret law? By Nisser Dias nisserd...@gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 The government specially some of the Congress legislators, members of the adhoc committee of FORCE and parents are optimistic that their demand for English as one of the medium

[Goanet] COLUMN: Director of Education – height of inefficiency

2011-06-01 Thread Nisser Dias
Director of Education – height of inefficiency By Nisser Dias nisserd...@gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Goa Headmasters association (GHA) and Goa Schools Management Association (GSMA) are up in arms against the ‘No Detention’ circular issued by the Director of Education Dr. Celsa Pinto after

[Goanet] COLUMN: Let the past be history

2011-05-19 Thread Nisser Dias
Let the past be history By Nisser Dias nisserd...@gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Last week some so called freedom fighters (FF) upped their ante because of the Ambassador of Portugal to India Roza de Oliveira’s statement that he does not understand what the FF want from Portugal when Goans have

[Goanet] COLUMN: Sports Authority of Goa is more interested in generating revenue than boosting sportsmen

2011-05-18 Thread Nisser Dias
Sports Authority of Goa is more interested in generating revenue than boosting sportsmen By Nisser Dias nisserd...@gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 At the recently concluded assembly session Congress legislators in the absence of the BJP MLAs (boycotted - demanding dropping of Education minister

[Goanet] COLUMN: FORCE – Is it headed in the right direction?

2011-05-14 Thread Nisser Dias
FORCE – Is it headed in the right direction? By Nisser Dias nisserd...@gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Last week the frustration over inaction by the members of the FORCE to compel the government to commit - including English as medium of instruction spilled over with villagers from the coastal

[Goanet] COLUMN: Anna Hazare – the only way forward

2011-04-13 Thread Nisser Dias
Anna Hazare – the only way forward By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Last few days of the week millions of Indians especially the youth were glued either to their television sets or taking hour to hour account of the biggest crusade undertaken by an elderly statesman

[Goanet] COLUMN: ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE - Those opposing English MOI have a chequered background

2011-04-03 Thread Nisser Dias
ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE Those opposing English MOI have a chequered background By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 The Congress legislative party in Goa did it once again, it has done what it is best at – dashed the hopes of its voters by doing a volte facie on the ‘Medium

[Goanet] COLUMN: Those opposing English medium of instruction should not be given the responsibility of developing Konkani

2011-03-24 Thread Nisser Dias
Those opposing English medium of instruction should not be given the responsibility of developing Konkani By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 The week began with tens of thousands parents from all over the state converging at the historical Azad Maidan to vouch

[Goanet] COLUMN: The right to choose medium of instruction should be left with the parents

2011-03-12 Thread Nisser Dias
The right to choose medium of instruction should be left with the parents By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 The light seems to have started to glow at the end of the tunnel with some parents summing up the courage to demand change of medium of instructions

[Goanet] COLUMN: Fried rice, chicken biryani and jail breaks

2011-03-03 Thread Nisser Dias
Fried rice, chicken biryani and jail breaks By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Last week we read about a stream of news items of under-trials either escaping from under the noses of the policemen on escorting duty or minors housed at Apna Ghar for being in conflict

[Goanet] COLUMN: Festival of Ideas should be translated into reality

2011-02-17 Thread Nisser Dias
Festival of Ideas should be translated into reality By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Recently great living Indians and others put forth their visions and thoughts for the betterment of this country at the DD Kosambi Festival of Ideas. Their speeches and lectures were

[Goanet] COLUMN: Unreliable cable operators. Are they in cahoots with corrupt ministers?

2011-02-16 Thread Nisser Dias
Unreliable cable operators. Are they in cahoots with corrupt ministers? By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 In the recently concluded assembly session not only the Opposition but also members of the coalition partner and disgruntled Congress party members floored

[Goanet] COLUMN: Reach out to Chaka Chak Goa campaign

2011-02-03 Thread Nisser Dias
Reach out to “Chaka Chak Goa” campaign By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 The day has finally dawned with sincere efforts being made to maintain cleanliness in the state but more importantly to educate our civic-senseless public how to treat their waste and not to chuck

[Goanet] COLUMN: Education for sale

2011-01-21 Thread Nisser Dias
Education for sale Pseudo educationists develop new methods to exploit parents By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 As the current academic year is coming to a close, government approved private unaided schools run by businessmen are at it again with the same old

[Goanet] COLUMN: Why is PSI Sunil Gudlar not arrested?

2011-01-14 Thread Nisser Dias
Why is PSI Sunil Gudlar not arrested? Is the police department giving him time to cover his tracks? By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Last week the guardians of law came under scanner for impropriety, lack of integrity, corruption and bribery. It could be act of handful

[Goanet] COLUMN: The times our legislators insulted Goans in 2010

2011-01-07 Thread Nisser Dias
The times our legislators insulted Goans in 2010 By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 As I reminded the readers in my last article of the chief minister Digambar Kamat’s words to niz Goenkars, “I don’t depend on your votes, go ahead and do whatever you want”. But he

[Goanet] COLUMN: Controversies hogged Mickky Pacheco for most of the year

2010-12-30 Thread Nisser Dias
) DELHI: Ritana (24617278) ONLINE (worldwide delivery): http://www.ritanabooks.com, http://goa1556.goa-india.org --- Controversies hogged Mickky Pacheco for most of the year By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS

[Goanet] COLUMN: Is choosing and dropping mini sters still CM’s prerogative?

2010-12-28 Thread Nisser Dias
) DELHI: Ritana (24617278) ONLINE (worldwide delivery): http://www.ritanabooks.com, http://goa1556.goa-india.org --- Is choosing and dropping ministers still CM’s prerogative? By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS

[Goanet] COLUMN: Land losers are not living in fool’s paradise Mr. Chief Minister

2010-12-20 Thread Nisser Dias
Land losers are not living in fool’s paradise Mr. Chief Minister By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Very recently chief minister of Goa Digambar Kamat made some grand announcement that his government would pay land losers compensation at the market rate. For politicians

[Goanet] COLUMN: Mahanand Naik used made scapegoat?

2010-12-12 Thread Nisser Dias
Mahanand Naik used made scapegoat? Did Goa police off-load all their unsolved cases on him? By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Last week I opened the news dailies just to read that Mahanand Naik was acquitted of yet another two murder charges alleged committed by him

[Goanet] COLUMN: High Court verdict on SEZ boosts activists

2010-12-04 Thread Nisser Dias
High Court verdict on SEZ boosts activists If govt is sincere, then it should initiate CBI probe into the matter By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 The recent judgement by the Goa Bench of Bombay High Court in petition against the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) has reposed

[Goanet] National Geography report is a wake-up call for the govt

2010-11-24 Thread Nisser Dias
National Geography report is a wake-up call for the govt By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 The recent assessment and report of the National Geographic Society’s centre for Sustainable Destinations -- rating Goa among the world’s 10 worst beaches should ring a warning

[Goanet] Local news daily has hammered the last nail in Goa’s coffin

2010-11-21 Thread Nisser Dias
Local news daily has hammered the last nail in Goa’s coffin By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Last week one of the highest selling news daily in Goa created ripples not only in Goa but all over the world with irresponsible, inaccurate caption that 45 percent of Goans

[Goanet] Councillors are paupers in the hands of politicians

2010-11-12 Thread Nisser Dias
Councillors are paupers in the hands of politicians By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 In the just concluded elections to the eleven municipalities in Goa, majority of new faces or rather personalities have been voted to oversee various aspects like the cleanliness

[Goanet] Legislators endorse distribution of money during polls

2010-11-07 Thread Nisser Dias
Legislators endorse distribution of money during polls By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 The recent fisticuffs between two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) members and legislators of the Goa Assembly namely Jose Philip D’souza and Mickky Pacheco let the cat out

[Goanet] Indian athletes did us proud

2010-10-28 Thread Nisser Dias
Indian athletes did us proud Now the government should provide for them By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 At the recent concluded Common Wealth Games in Delhi, Indian athletes in various disciplines brought laurels to the country by winning almost 100 medals

[Goanet] Goan migration is an unhealthy trend

2010-10-28 Thread Nisser Dias
Goan migration is an unhealthy trend By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Last week a local news daily carried an item about Goans acquiring Portuguese citizenship and migrating to European countries for better quality of life there. It is said that the pasture is greener

[Goanet] Democracy attains a new low in India

2010-10-15 Thread Nisser Dias
Democracy attains a new low in India By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 The recent development over toppling games of BJP led Karnataka government has its fall-out on democracy and sadly our democratically elected politicians irrespective of political party they belong

[Goanet] COLUMN: Greater Goa not at the cost of Goan Identity

2010-10-08 Thread Nisser Dias
Greater Goa not at the cost of Goan Identity By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 For the past few weeks the issue of greater Goa has resurfaced, it has not only ruffled some feathers but has also roused some emotions in the hearts of Goans all over the world. The very

[Goanet] COLUMN: Indians should hang their heads in shame

2010-10-03 Thread Nisser Dias
Indians should hang their heads in shame By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 The disgraceful controversy surrounding the organizing of the prestigious Common Wealth Games in our country has left each and every citizen of this great country wherever on the globe feeling

[Goanet] COLUMN: The M V River Princess saga

2010-10-01 Thread Nisser Dias
The M V River Princess saga By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 For the last few weeks Goans especially those from the coastal belt of Candolim- Sinquerim, Calangute and Baga are keenly following the decade old mystery of attempts to remove the grounded M V River Princess

[Goanet] COLUMN: Does Goa have the infrastructure for night Courts?

2010-09-30 Thread Nisser Dias
Does Goa have the infrastructure for night Courts? By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Last week there was a buzz again in the government circles of conducting night courts in the state to tide over the mounting cases. The rationale behind it is to speedily dispose cases

[Goanet] COLUMN: Congress still in a turmoil

2010-09-26 Thread Nisser Dias
Congress still in a turmoil By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Last week Indian National Congress party members (INC) were in a celebrative mood as Sonia Gandhi was unanimously elected president of the India’s oldest political party for the fourth consecutive term. Yes

[Goanet] COLUMN: Has the Home ministry facilit ated drug dealer Atala’s disappearance?

2010-09-11 Thread Nisser Dias
--- Has the Home ministry facilitated drug dealer Atala’s disappearance? By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 For months now different organizations including coalition partners of the government have been demanding

[Goanet] COLUMN: Time to boot politicians heading sporting bodies and events

2010-08-27 Thread Nisser Dias
Time to boot politicians heading sporting bodies and events By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 At this very moment our country is reeling under a mess conceived and executed by a senior congress Member of Parliament Suresh Kalmadi who got himself nominated as the head

[Goanet] COLUMN: Dr. Oscar Rebello! Goa needs you

2010-08-26 Thread Nisser Dias
Dr. Oscar Rebello! Goa needs you By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Last week the people of Goa or rather the niz Goenkar woke up to a rude shock, no it was not a dream; infact I pinched myself to make sure that I was not dreaming while reading the morning newspaper

[Goanet] COLUMN: Rumour also have an ounce of truth, Mr. Home Minister

2010-08-12 Thread Nisser Dias
Rumour also have an ounce of truth, Mr. Home Minister By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 The recent statement of the Home minister Ravi Naik, that some politicians are frustrated as they are not getting hafta (commission) from drug dealers because he cracked down on sale

[Goanet] COLUMN: Political vendetta in Mickky case?

2010-08-04 Thread Nisser Dias
Political vendetta in Mickky case? By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 The alleged involvement of the former Tourism minister and Benaulim MLA in the death of a 27 year old lady has caught the attention of Goans worldwide and different opinions have been voiced by many

[Goanet] COLUMN: Caught in a web of sex, lies and cover-ups

2010-07-27 Thread Nisser Dias
Caught in a web of sex, lies and cover-ups By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 It is exactly two months today, since the Torrado family from Lotoulim were drawn into a saga of misery and grief with young girl Nadia Torrado consuming poison to end her life for reasons

[Goanet] COLUMN: BJP’s Bharat Bandh. More for publicity then the cause

2010-07-08 Thread Nisser Dias
BJP’s Bharat Bandh. More for publicity then the cause By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 On Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) caused a huge loss to the country, besides inconveniencing millions of countrymen and others, by calling for a nation wide strike

[Goanet] COLUMN: There are no Congressmen left in the Congress Party, only traitors and turncoats?

2010-07-01 Thread Nisser Dias
There are no Congressmen left in the Congress Party, only traitors and turncoats? By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 “I am a congressman”, “I have always been a congressman at heart”, “I have been brought up in the congress culture”, “my soul have always been

[Goanet] COLUMN: Congress backstabs its youth

2010-06-29 Thread Nisser Dias
Congress backstabs its youth By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 This Monday, while the High Court strengthened the faith of the general public in the judiciary by denying bail to disgraced MLA and former Tourism minister Mickky Pacheco and his sidekick Lyndon Monteiro

[Goanet] COLUMN: Political responsibility and public morality

2010-06-28 Thread Nisser Dias
Political responsibility and public morality By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Former Tourism minister’s alleged involvement in the death of 28 year old girl from Lotoulim, has thrown up questions of public morality of the political morality and the role

[Goanet] COLUMN: Of Sex, Assault, Deceit and Mickky

2010-06-16 Thread Nisser Dias
Of Sex, Assault, Deceit and Mickky By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 For more then a fortnight now, the state of Goa is abuzz with the suicidal death of a young girl Nadia Joelle Torrado, who is allegedly said to have had intimate relationship with high profile former

[Goanet] COLUMN: Report Card of the Digambar Kamat led Government

2010-06-05 Thread Nisser Dias
Report Card of the Digambar Kamat led Government By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Coalition government in Goa under the leadership of Digambar Kamat will complete three long years in power next week. Kamat faced many a storm and has been resurrected unscattered

[Goanet] COLUMN: Do our Politicians love Goa and Goans?

2010-06-03 Thread Nisser Dias
Do our Politicians love Goa and Goans? By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Last week has been a very eventful one, not because something good has happened for Goa and Goans but because the same people that we have elected to shape the future of state made their intentions

[Goanet] COLUMN: The missing link of Goa’s d rug trade chain

2010-05-21 Thread Nisser Dias
The missing link of Goa’s drug trade chain By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 From the beginning of this year, the police displayed some spine in going after some of the big drug dealers in the state, whatever their intention may have been either to clear the field

[Goanet] COLUMN: Trial by Media – Fact or Fi ction?

2010-05-03 Thread Nisser Dias
Trial by Media – Fact or Fiction? By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 The country in the last couple of weeks is rife with Indian Premier League news about financial irregularities, use of black money and money laundering, allegations of rigging of tenders, tax evasion

[Goanet] Congress party should adopt one yardstick to all its partymen

2010-05-01 Thread Nisser Dias
Congress party should adopt one yardstick to all its partymen By Nisser Dias nisserdias at gmail.com SMS to 9422437029 Indian Premier League more popularly known as the IPL have been surrounded engulfed in a controversy of financial irregularities like money laundering, betting, tax evasion

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