[Goanet] Goa-related books in Abu Dhabi...

Books will be available in STALL NO 8B40, TRBGOA, ABUDHABI INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR 2024, ADNEC. >From Apr 29 to May.5, 2024. FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT Email : fahim...@gmail.com Watsapp: 9860030339 -- FN * +91-9822122436 * 784 Saligao 403511 Bardez Goa

Re: [Goanet] Goa Welfare Association donates to vehicles to Street Providence

Please note GOAN WELFARE SOCIETY - KUWAIT DONATES TWO VEHICLES TO STREET PROVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF THE NOVLE CAUSE Sent from my Galaxy Original message From: Frederick Noronha Date: 04/12/2023 00:09 (GMT+05:30) To: Goanet Subject: [Goanet] Goa Welfare Association

[Goanet] Goa Economy... an interesting bird's eye view (2023)

QUOTE Committed expenditure: Committed expenditure of a state typically includes expenditure on payment of salaries, pensions, and interest. A larger proportion of budget allocated for committed expenditure items limits the state’s flexibility to decide on other expenditure priorities such as

[Goanet] Goa liberation day

Instead of Liberation it should be renamed as forced incorporation of Goa. Those who registered in Portugal are facing a tough time, not knowing their future. Portugal continues the registration because of the events of 1961, which many Goans do not know. If it was liberation Goans would not

[Goanet] Goa... salt pans, young suicides, pigs, Arvores e Plantas da Índia, Orlando da Costa, SFX images, the Lusophone Ismailis, ayurveda and hair loss, Oratorians, electroencephalography with India

SOME RECENT OPEN RESEARCH FROM GOA -- Dec 21, 2023 [Via the Goa-Research-Net] Bacterial diversity and community structure of salt pans from Goa, India Priti Gawas, Savita Kerkar https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1230929 Published in Frontiers in

[Goanet] Goa liberation day

Goa liberationday It was Dr. JACK SEQUEIRA ,whose vision and consumate dedication helped to maitain identity of Goa for posterity.Goans the world over cherish this unique distinctive, identity ,preserve it and are legitimately proud.It is in fitness of reality that those who revel with this

[Goanet] Goa-origin Scientists

Dr. Helekar is a co-inventor of the Transcranial Rotating Permanent Magnet Stimulator (TRPMS), a device used in clinical trials. His studies have demonstrated that bird song study gives clues to human stuttering.

[Goanet] Goa -origin Scientists

Alessandro Volta was a chemist and physicist who is best known for inventing one of the first electric batteries, the Voltaic Pile. Julio Fleming Dias has pushed the frontiers in electronics a lot farther. His inventions include patents on ultrasound imaging devices, invasive blood pressure

[Goanet] Goa Welfare Association donates to vehicles to Street Providence

https://t.ly/1jBd6 -- FN * +91-9822122436 * 784 Saligao 403511 Bardez Goa

[Goanet] Goa-origin Scientists

Adrian Afonso is credited with the discovery of the *cholesterol lowering drug Zetia**.*® His pioneering work for the process of the synthesis of penems is still used today. His research work is documented in 37 U.S. patents and several scientific publications, including a process for preparation

[Goanet] Goa > 2075 (Mayabhushan Nagvenkar)

Hi, I'm Mayabhushan. If you're curious to know about the universe in which my debut novel Goa > 2075 is set in, here are a few pointers which will help sort that out for you. First of all, Goa isn't Goa anymore. Goa has been re-branded as Go-aah by a Democratic Corporation

[Goanet] GOA AND KERALA HAVE SO MUCH IN SEMBLANCE

On a maiden visit to Kerala to attend the wedding of the son of my longtime lawyer colleague and dear friend from Mumbai, I was so happy to visit so many magnificent Temples, Mosques and Churches besides other historical sites and renowned vantage points. It was also a delight to partake in the

[Goanet] Goa Government surrender Agricultural land to mining interests

It is saddening to note that Goa Government even though is preparing agriculture policy it has sabotaged Goa's farming interests through surrender to mining aggressions. Goa Legislative Assembly has not only committed blunder of the century but has also reduced themselves as merely executive

[Goanet] Goa Fisheries Department facilitates loot and plunder in Zuari river

Mafia strikes Zuari river Fisheries Fisheries Department supports loot and plunder Today August 30, 2023 from 6.00 am onwards there are over 50 cannoes carrying on illegal purse seine fishing in Zuari river. Fisheries Control room is inaccessible. It looks to be deliberately disabled to avoid

[Goanet] Goa University to start Annual D.D.Kosambi Memorial Lecture Series

Dear Sir/Madam, We would like to give the following as a Press note to be carried in tomorrow's edition of your newspaper/portal Press Note *Goa University to start Annual D.D.Kosambi Memorial Lecture Series* Goa University is instituting an Annual Lecture series in the memory of Late Damodar

[Goanet] GOA, THIS SWEET LAND OF OURS

Over the last few years, the government has been claiming that I am not an Indian but a Portuguese national. I was born on 24th May 1960 which was before Goa’s Liberation. So technically I was born Portuguese. As I had never applied for Portuguese nationality and in order to lay this issue to

[Goanet] Goa Water Stories 2023 - Open Call

Dear All, The Centre for Public Policy and Governance at the Goa Institute of Management (CPPG-GIM)and the Living Waters Museum (LWM) invite students, researchers, academics, writers and artists living in Goa to apply through this 'call to contribute'. This fellowship grant aims to facilitate

[Goanet] Goa CM's Rs 32.68-Crore (Rs 326.8 million) Advertising Largesse Ensures He's in Firm Control of Media (Devika Sequeira, The Wire)

Pramod Sawant's bloated budget has helped sugar-coat media coverage around his person and leadership. Recently, the Goa edition of Lokmat ran over 14 pages of his birthday ads Goa CM's Rs 32.68-Crore Advertising Largesse Ensures He's in Firm Control of Media Pramod Sawant. Photo:

[Goanet] Goa has the potential... for bombast? (FN)

Goa has the potential... for bombast? -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Frederick Noronha in The Goan -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. My friend Emil shared a WhatsApp message the other day. It didn't say much. It just contained a long list of (what looked like) newspaper headings. Each one said something nice about

[Goanet] Goa- Road Accidents/Urbanisation

The below article by Dr. de Mello epitomizes the utter chaotic rule after 1961. Goans have no voices today they have been relegated to Washroom status.  BC - Hi Everyone, Here's a link to something I put out recently.

[Goanet] Goa- Road Accidents/Urbanisation

Hi Everyone, Here's a link to something I put out recently. https://goajournal.in/goas-rising-road-accident-graph/ Regards Pamela -- Pamela D'Mello Cell 9850 461649

[Goanet] GOA IN THE EARLY 1900S: The art of making shining, jet-black ink (BaDa Satoskar, translated by Milind Kamat)

GOA IN THE EARLY 1900S: The art of making shining, jet-black ink Circa 1915, Marcela, Goa Nadkarni teacher (respectfully called as Master or Guruji) started teaching us elementary subjects like Maths and Marathi. In those days, such 'resident' teachers were employed by some well-to-do Hindu

[Goanet] GOA HEADING FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER

Given the current grim state of the basic infrastructure in Goa, it would be prudent for the Government not to allow the construction of any further residential complexes. Lack of proper planning with the mushrooming of environmentally incompatible new constructions all over without the much

[Goanet] GOA GOVERNOR PILLAI NEEDS TO DO SOME SOUL-SEARCHING

It is appalling that Goa Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai chose to grab that so-called Honoris Causa PH.D degree from an unrecognized and little known Logos University International which is an unaccredited private university in Florida founded only in 2006. It was incumbent for Governor Pillai to

[Goanet] Goa related info and links for Goanet 06 Mar 2023

1) Stories from Goan Wards & Vaddos | Ground Report | One of the last salt farmers of Batim, Tulsidas Naik worries about the future of his heritage profession Link:

[Goanet] GOA NOW WITHOUT GHRC

With the term of the Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) headed by Justice UV Bakre having ended the Government must diligently take immediate steps in expediting the process of constituting the new GHRC. In fact the government should have prepared the groundwork in good time knowing well in

[Goanet] GOA POLICE MUST BE FREED FROM THE POLITICAL ROT

The political interference in the working of the Goa Police has reached its very hilt. During this carnival it has been all so very blatant. We have seen how permissions were being given or rejected on political diktats. The rule of law went for a toss when the police failed to use a uniform

Re: [Goanet] Goa related info and links for Goanet

ubject: [Goanet] Goa related info and links for Goanet 1) 'Bread & Belonging', by Sonia Filinto <https://www.facebook.com/soniafilinto?__cft__[0]=AZXtSkbPBdMn2QjydYrrnRegUltA4GGvv6_0vDc_gdaF7DUOhfDMr3Zjb_hVQhaZ9IxRulDUAK0eye5832pAahZj0BuSn2v

[Goanet] Goa related info and links for Goanet

1) 'Bread & Belonging', by Sonia Filinto is an excellent

[Goanet] : GOA ON 15th AUGUST 1947

Pretty Panjim mansion. From: Murad Ali Baig     Murad's father was the nawab of a small kingdom near Delhi. The Hindu elite of  Panjim also speak Portuguese and he told me he felt like an outsider. He owns an apartment in Miramar.

[Goanet] GOA EVOLVING AS NATION’S CRIME CAPITAL

With burglars having dared to step into the Temple of Justice at Panaji, they have ventured into their last possible destination of crime. Afterall, the burglars never opt for the Secretariat or Legislative Assembly to commit a theft as some of their partners in Crime are at those citadels of

[Goanet] GOA GOVERNOR MUST RISE ON MHADEI

There have been blatant lies and sheer deceit by the BJP in hoodwinking Goa and Goans on Mhadei. The Central and State Government are both responsible for having fooled Goans on this very crucial Mhadei issue. It was a very big blow to our State on New Year’s Eve. Our fight on Mhadei has to be a

[Goanet] GOA AND GOANS TAKEN FOR A RIDE ON MHADEI

That Goa and Goans have been fooled on the very crucial Mhadei issue comes as no surprise. The expected politrik has dawned. In this political chicanery, for the BJP its party’s interests in Karnataka has overridden Goa’s welfare. It is absolutely shameful to witness the manner in which the

[Goanet] GOA CAN LEAD IN RIDDING CORRUPTION

The prevalent deep rooted Corruption is the one single major impediment to Goa’s progress and prosperity. The rise from Rags to Riches by most of our politicians says it all. The evil of corruption stems out from the Panchayat level through the Municipalities cruising to the Zilla Panchayats and

[Goanet] GOA IN A LIMBO

Instead of focusing on issues concerning the people on a priority, the Goa Government is desperately trying to keep us distracted and entertained with festivals, fests and exhibitions galore while our financially bankrupt State is sinking by the day with the economy in doldrums. The BJP government

[Goanet] Goa, just as the backdrop

Re:  Goa, just as the backdrop Frederick Noronha It's that time of the year when the rest of India (and parts of the globe too) hop down to Goa.  Everyone, and their uncle and their dog, wants to visit the place.  Long-lost friends remember those based in Goa.  At sometimes, there can be

[Goanet] Goa, just as the backdrop (FN)

Goa, just as the backdrop Frederick Noronha It's that time of the year when the rest of India (and parts of the globe too) hop down to Goa. Everyone, and their uncle and their dog, wants to visit the place. Long-lost friends remember those based in Goa. At sometimes, there can be frantic

Re: [Goanet] GOA RUN BY THUGS?

Hi Aires, Your email was quite a revelation. It seems a bunch of thugs & criminals are running Goa. And nobody dares do a thing to stop them. The usual internet news & noise makers won't comment. The Christian & Hindu religious leaders have gone dumb. Is everyone scared? And Modi too has

[Goanet] GOA TOURISM INDUSTRY IN A SUPER MESS

The Government over the last many years has been needlessly squandering crores of rupees on organizing road shows across the world and within the country to promote Goa as a Tourist destination. It has been a misconceived waste of public funds and a free junket for the Tourism Minister and his

[Goanet] Goa now parasite state?

Just heard the incumbent saying that Goa after Liberation has become a famous parasite state. I guess these are the effects of all those brutal Portuguese. BC

[Goanet] Goa Diary, November 13, 2022 - Sjáumst

A few observations as I head back to Iceland. 1) I am among the less-than-handful of Goans extremely fortunate to have been able to maintain a frequent and significant physical presence in Goa despite having a primary residence abroad. This arrangement of having my feet firmly planted

[Goanet] Goa Diary, November 11, 2022: Soter, Bhates, & Prakash

Yesterday I went to Caritas in Panjim to see my old friend Soter D'Souza. They don't make men like Soter anymore: scrupulous to a fault, gentle, and with the constitution of a yogi. And very, very Goan. If you seriously want to probe the roots of the current disaster that Goa has become, then you

[Goanet] Goa Diary, November 08, 2022: "Festival of Filth" not happening

I never thought there would come a day when I agreed with a decision of the Goa government but today was that day. The govt. cancelled (or postponed) the "Festival of Ideas." You have to concede points to the local Leftist anti-Hindu brigade for sheer chutzpah. They were hoping to sneak in a

[Goanet] Goa Diary, November 07, 2022: Tambdi Bhaji and other matters

Well-prepared Goan tambdi bhaji is one of life's great pleasures. It is the only constant on my daily lunch plate when I'm in Goa. See this link for more on this wonder food - https://blog.parrikar.com/2019/02/21/tambdi-bhaji/ While the basic template in preparing tambdi bhaji is well

Re: [Goanet] Goa Diary, November 06, 2022: The Naming of Mopa

Addendum: If the choice comes down to Dayanand Bandodkar and Jack De Sequeira, and if I had a vote, it would go to De Sequeira. (1) As a Goan nationalist I am deeply indebted to Dr. De Sequeira for obvious reasons. (2) As a rightwing Hindu and Hindutvadi, I am enjoined to deploy my viveka,

[Goanet] Goa Diary, November 06, 2022: The Naming of Mopa

10 years ago I had written "The Case Against Mopa." It can be accessed in the Goanet archives here. I would not change a word were I to write it today. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2012-April/135035.html Today the monstrous project is a fait accompli. The buzz is now about

[Goanet] Goa Diary, November 03, 2022

Is there anything good at all to say about the Goa of today? My answer: Only that it is more tolerable than any other urbanised sprawl in India. That remains our only boast. To any Goan over 50 years old who grew up with the kind of life we once took for granted, current-day Goa is a disaster on

[Goanet] Goa Diary, November 02, 2022: Another plug for The Goan Ladoo

1) Over 2 weeks ago I wrote about the marvelous new food outlet The Goan Ladoo - http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2022-October/198662.html We have been regulars there all these days and I am pleased to report that the quality and service remain of a very high standard. Try it

[Goanet] Goa Diary, November 01, 2022: The Facebook Man

A couple of separate but related observations of the times we live in. 1) The "Science Guy" This specimen is now found all over the world, and is almost wholly of the Leftwing/Woke/progressive persuasion, a devotee of the retarded teen Greta Thunberg. He or she hectors you about "climate change"

[Goanet] Goa Diary, October 31, 2022: An early morning drive

A pre-sunrise drive took me through the villages of Bardez all the way to Siolim and then to Morjim. Before I even got out of Miramar, it was shocking to see the beach and the road taken over by Biharis for their chhat puja. Who gave the mandate for this demographic transformation of Goa? Is this

[Goanet] Goa Diary, October 30, 2022

1) I must have said something very important because it stirred Shri Frederick Noronha from his slumber. Alas, my participation on Goanet is sporadic. When I am in Goa I tend to follow it. When I’m away, other than quickly scanning the archived headlines I seldom click through the entries. I

Re: [Goanet] Goa Diary: Oct 28, 2022

Frederick Noronha wrote: >But then, isn't Hinduism just a "way of life"? FN No, it most certainly is not "just a way of life." That is a kindergarten-level understanding of Hindu Dharma. To some gambling in the casinos in the Mandovi is a "way of life." To Osama bin Laden and his fellow jihadis,

Re: [Goanet] Goa Diary: Oct 28, 2022

But then, isn't Hinduism just a "way of life"? FN [Goanet] Goa Diary: Oct 28, 2022 Yesterday I was asked by someone who is aware of my nativist feelings for Goa what I thought of Rishi Sunak’s elevation to the PMship of the UK and if I was proud of a Hindu ascending to the post. M

[Goanet] Goa Diary, October 29, 2022: On "Saving Goa"

What does “saving Goa” mean any more? The whole idea is absurd. Right now the best that can be done is, you “save” your own vaddo from yet another hotel or construction project. That is, if your vaddo is not already under the control of Mr. Singh or Mr. Bansal from Delhi. Your larger village has

Re: [Goanet] Goa Diary: Oct 28, 2022

Mervyn-bab: Thank you for the counterpoint. I very much hew to the traditional view of what a country is. The goal of the elected leadership of a country should be first and foremost the protection and furtherance of the interests of its own citizens, not to be globalists working for some

Re: [Goanet] Goa Diary: Oct 28, 2022

Rajan,In the year 2022 people have to realize that no one can work solely for their own benefit or for the benefit of their country.  We are on this planet - without borders - together. As an example, Mexico cannot produce excessive amounts of carbon dioxide - when it drifts northwards and

[Goanet] Goa Diary: Oct 28, 2022

Yesterday I was asked by someone who is aware of my nativist feelings for Goa what I thought of Rishi Sunak’s elevation to the PMship of the UK and if I was proud of a Hindu ascending to the post. My response - if I were a Niz Britonkar, I wouldn’t like it. Internal consistency in this matter is

[Goanet] Goa Diary: October 27, 2022

A quick scan of the Goanet archives (which is how I access the group) reveals an advanced stage of dormancy. Is Goanet dying or even dead? The entries have reduced to a trickle. Goa-related commentary almost wholly issues from Vivek-bab. What happened to the others? His opinions are

[Goanet] Goa Diary, Oct 19, 2022: Panjim, Candolim, Kokum Curry

I finally skimmed through Vivek-bab’s “Adeus, Panjim?” and came away perplexed. I mean, what exactly is the “news” here? When I made the documentary “The Rape of Goa” in 2008, Frederick (recipient of a recent puff piece by Vivek-bab) and his cohort claimed that I was exaggerating, that my zoom

[Goanet] Goa Diary, Oct 17, 2022: The Goan Ladoo

The news from Goa is dismal. I wish I could bring good tidings during this Deepavali festival season. This isn’t just my view. Comparing notes with some of my confrères - a few of them fervent ‘bhakts’ - reveals a thoroughly dispirited Goan. But today I want to share something much more pleasant.

[Goanet] Goa diary: 'Lee-gussy' overload

The one thing that hits you in the face as you enter Panjim are the large ad cut-outs for casino companies on every electric pole lining the streets. It is the stamp of the lowbrow, vulgar culture that has descended on this once-great town. It is also an emphatic statement that Panjim is now for

[Goanet] GOA NEEDS GOOD AND SWIFT GOVERNANCE

The circular issued by the Goa Government that all departments should dispose every file, cases and proposals within three days is a step in the right direction. But the proof of this pudding will be in its implementation. We can only pray and hope that this will not be another decorative circular

[Goanet] GOA GOVT MUST FIND DOGS ISLANDS FOR STRAY DOGS MENACE

SC asks Kerala Govt to find solution to stray dog menace, NGO suggests 'dog islands' http://dhunt.in/Bmqb8?s=a=0x0c8129cd3989c5a2=wsp Source : "CNBCTV18" via Dailyhunt

[Goanet] Goa Drivers Ignorant Of Safety

Most drivers in Goa are both stubborn and ignorant of the safety provided by both front and rear seat belt use, even for the shortest distances (where statistically most accidents occur). There could be more than one reason for it. 1. Laissez faire susegad attitude. 2. Ignorance of the issue

[Goanet] GOA MUST SEE DETERRENT ACTION AGAINST LAND GRABBING

The decision of the Goa Government to appoint a retired High Court Judge to oversee the current probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) into land grabbing is a move in the right direction. But one wonders why Pramod Sawant had to look for a Judge all the way in Aurangabad when there are so

[Goanet] GOA' FIRST CARDINAL -- MOMENT OF JOY & PRIDE FOR GOANS

It was a very proud moment for Goa and Goans, that our dear Archbishop, the Most Rev. Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao, Metropolitan of Goa and Daman and President of the CCBI and Patriarch ‘’ad honorem’’ of the East Indies was elevated to the eminence of Cardinal by Pope Francis. He is one of the 21

[Goanet] Goa is Fracturing (O Heraldo, 28/8/2022)

https://www.heraldgoa.in/Edit/By-invitation/Goa-is-fracturing/193393 An unusual interview with Damodar Mauzo in the latest issue of *Outlook Magazine* is yet another warning sign that Goans are drifting apart in fundamental ways, with dreadful implications for the future. Speaking to Mayabhushan

[Goanet] Goa In Disrepute Again

Most Chilling Details from Sonali Phogat's Murder https://youtu.be/FJcE0hR3Otw Roland. Toronto.

[Goanet] GOA DAY...

https://www.thegoan.net/global-goenkar/%EF%BB%BFweekend-bonanza-for-goans-in-london/88189.html

[Goanet] Goa bar has links to Smriti Irani's family: Report

Check out this link https://www.deccanherald.com/national/goa-bar-has-links-to-smriti-iranis-family-report-1132385.html

[Goanet] Goa music-related groups

Goa music-related groups * BiG-Bands in Goa (mostly musicians) Contact Cosmos Sallu; Allen Francis Fernandes; Alister; or FN 9822122436 to join. * BiG2-Bands in Goa (open to all) https://chat.whatsapp.com/DQdMrtQVuJNI7caVJdaW3n * Brazil-Goa Music

[Goanet] Goa Sudharop launches Goan traditional Kunbi dress weaving loom machine at Orlim. (Facebook)

Prudent Media Goa Sudharop launches Goan traditional Kunbi dress weaving loom machine at Orlim. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=594862095509232 -- - Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa | Frederick Noronha. 784 Saligao 403511 Goa

[Goanet] Goa in the monsoon: kayak up the river | Condé Nast Traveller India

https://www.cntraveller.in/story/goa-things-to-do-in-the-monsoon-rains-kayak-chapora/ Sent from my iPhone

[Goanet] Goa: A majority government's dubious artifice :: Had it gone through, the split would have further shaken citizen faith in the electoral process and demoralised Congress for the LS polls (Pam

Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/goa-a-majority-governments-dubious-artifice-1126543.html [image: Mailtrack]

[Goanet] GOA GOVERNMENT GETS A DOUBLE SLAP FROM THE JUDICIARY

The Pramod Sawant Government has deviously made an utter mockery of the entire election process for these Panchayat elections. The High Court and later the Supreme Court has seen through the deceitful agenda of this government and has rightly cracked the whip to reinforce the message that enough

[Goanet] GOA NEEDS GOOD GOVERNANCE

There is a need to ensure that in every government office in our tiny State all the staff from the Peon to the Director is very and extremely punctual in reporting for work. Even in the Secretariat at Porvorim we very sadly see staff merrily walking in past 10.30 if not later. This is

[Goanet] Goa police to transfer cases of land irregularities to SIT: DGP

https://theprint.in/india/goa-police-to-transfer-cases-of-land-irregularities-to-sit-dgp/1009978/

[Goanet] Goa is getting a new airport in Mopa: here’s what we know so far | Condé Nast Traveller India

https://www.cntraveller.in/story/goa-is-getting-a-new-airport-in-mopa-heres-what-we-know-so-far/ Sent from my iPhone

[Goanet] GOA AT CROSSROADS

Mahatma Gandhi had said “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed”. It is precisely on account of this never ending greediness of those in Power that Goa finds itself in the very sorry state that it has plummeted to. This all round degradation and devastation

[Goanet] Goa Chief Minister Felicitates Mine Owners!

Some of the activists are disgruntled because Chief Minister Sawant felicitated the so-called mine owners who have had their leases cancelled making mining a shut down business for now, and the foreseeable future. The miners have supported this government and others in the past. The Chief

[Goanet] GOA IS NOW A CRIME DESTINATION

Whilst we are being kept distracted by needless issues which are only fragmenting our Society, Goa has been witnessing a huge spurt in assorted serious crimes, sadly not sparing even little children. Quite a lot of these crimes are related to the sprawling Casino culture that the BJP is now

[Goanet] GOA WAS BETTER OFF AS A UNION TERRITORY

On 30th May 1987 Goa attained Statehood. But after 35 years the debate still rages whether our Goa has benefited after becoming India’s 25th State. There has been nothing to cheer about having achieved Statehood. Goans now realize the trap they got into by craving for statehood. An illusion gone

[Goanet] GOA GOVT’S MISPLACED PRIORITIES

Last year Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had solemnly promised that all the roads in Goa would be free of potholes by 1st November 2021. But it was just another of Pramod Sawant’s failed assurances. After being re-elected and assuming office on March 28th it would reasonably be expected that he

[Goanet] Goa government set to hammer final nail in Goa's coffin

They could have left the last few wilderness areas wild and unmolested, but no. Does anyone have Vishwajit's email address? It is worth a try to convince the fellow, however remote the chances of success.

[Goanet] GOA NO LONGER A PREFERRED TOURIST DESTINATION

The Goa government over the years has been needlessly squandering crores of rupees on organizing road shows across the world to promote Goa as a tourist destination. Instead, if the government had cared to improve the crumbling infrastructure, Goa would have sold by itself. In the current sordid

[Goanet] Goa Fisheries: Action Alert I

Please email this to Goa Fisheries Department with or without your additional comments at email : dir-fish@nic.in Why illegal purse seine fishing in Zuari shot up when Nilkhant Halarnkar took over as Fisheries Minister? Why Secretary (Fisheries) and Director of Fisheries failed to end

Re: [Goanet] GOA CM MUST UNIFY PEOPLE NOT DIVIDE THEM

> On Apr 21, 2022, at 3:42 PM, George Pinto wrote: > > BJP = Communalism + Corruption > Congress = Corruption > > And yet the "smartest" voters in the world (Goans) picked BJP. > > > Goa, RIP > > > On Thursday, April 21, 2022, 12:35:41 PM PDT, Aires Rodrigues > wrote: > > Pramod

[Goanet] GOA CM MUST UNIFY PEOPLE NOT DIVIDE THEM

After his dreadful three year term as Chief Minister, nothing much can ever be expected from Pramod Sawant’s second innings. He has already started with horrific statements that smack of communal disharmony with a divide and rule policy. Pramod Sawant should realize that Goa has lived and thrived

[Goanet] GOA NEEDS MINIMUM GOVERNMENT AND MAXIMUM GOOD GOVERNANCE

Goa is a very small State, infact India’s smallest State. We already have two districts which are extremely small compared to our neighboring States of Maharashtra and Karnataka. As every decision of the government has to be for people’s welfare, the creation of a new District cannot be pursued

[Goanet] GOA CM PRAMOD SAWANT DESPERATELY WANTS TO SAFEGUARD HIS CHAIR

In 2005, the then Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had the courage to strip Babush Monserrate of the Town and Country Planning (TCP) portfolio due to that enormous corruption with regards to the then Regional Plan. That in the bargain Manohar Parrikar had to lose his Chair is another issue. Pramod

[Goanet] Goa Foundation: DMG encouraging illegal mining transport

Dear Alvares and Your Team Regardinhg the contents of Message-ID: > Without sounding patronizing I am impressed Subject: [Goanet] Goa Foundation: DMG encouraging illegal mining transport. There are three reasons why I am reaching out: First, more than three decades ago one of these min

[Goanet] Goa Foundation: DMG encouraging illegal mining transport

DMG encouraging illegal mining transport The Goa Foundation today accused the Directorate of Mines & Geology of continuing to patronize and support open theft and illegal transport of mineral ores at the expense of the state exchequer and welfare of citizens in the state. Protests of villagers at

[Goanet] GOA RAJ BHAVAN

*GSIC issues notice to Goa Raj Bhavan officials over failure to furnish info sought under RTI* https://goanewshub.com/gsic-issues-notice-to-goa-raj-bhavan-officials-over-failure-to-furnish-info-sought-under-rti/

[Goanet] GOA RAJ BHAVAN

*GSIC moved against Raj Bhavan’s failure to furnish info sought under RTI* https://goanewshub.com/gsic-moved-against-raj-bhavans-failure-to-furnish-info-sought-under-rti/

[Goanet] GOA

*RTI reveals that Lifetime Cabinet Status for Pratapsingh Rane was also approved within 24 hours* https://goanewshub.com/rti-rev/

[Goanet] GOA DESERVES CLEAN MINISTERS

The new Goa Legislative Assembly has been constituted but the delayed government is yet to arrive. The new Chief Minister could start on a right and high note by not inducting as Ministers those MLAs having criminal cases pending against them. In a landmark Judgment the Supreme Court in 2014 had

Re: [Goanet] GOA-ANALYSIS: Advantage BJP as RGP splits anti-incumbency vote with over 9% of the pie (Vrinda Gopinath)

If the Congress had merit with the voters, it should have won the seats on its own without counting on a unified opposition to the BJP. What’s to say that a seat sharing agreement could be arrived at by the opposition. Each party however minor would feel they would definitely win. That’s

[Goanet] GOA-ANALYSIS: Advantage BJP as RGP splits anti-incumbency vote with over 9% of the pie (Vrinda Gopinath)

https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/03/11/goa-advantage-bjp-as-rgp-splits-anti-incumbency-vote-with-over-9-of-the-pie ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2022 Goa: Advantage BJP as RGP splits anti-incumbency vote with over 9% of the pie While results point to lack of opposition unity, those who questioned RGP are

[Goanet] Goa election results: Assembly 2022

FINAL TALLY BJP20 INC-GF 12 MGP-TMC 02 AAP 02 RG 01 IND03 TOTAL 40 Goa-Aldona Result Status O.S.N. Candidate Party EVM Votes Postal Votes Total Votes % of Votes 1 CARLOS ALVARES FERREIRA Indian National Congress 9074 246 9320 41.43 2 GLENN

[Goanet] Goa Carnival from the black-and-white days | Condé Nast Traveller India

https://www.cntraveller.in/story/goa-carnival-2020-story-festival-king-momo-parade/ Sent from my iPhone

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