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2008 Toronto International Goan Convention
Theme: Goan Identity And Networking Today.
http://2008goanconvention.com/index.php
Mario Miranda Festival, July 24-26, 2008 Old GMC Building
Dear sirs,
Kindly ensure I do not get more than 3 or 4 Digests per day.I am
getting around 10 daily plus Goa local News bulletins.I have already requested
to please discontinue so many; also Goa News bulletins since I read all the
local dailies and TV channels for Goa News. I got an
When Times Of India (TOI) was starting operations in Goa,our local Press
scared the readers with negative publicity like TOI would pursue the agenda
of builders, news for sale etc.Now we find TOI giving more balanced and
better copy on local issues. The local dailies are trying to copy format
Goa badly needs a school of journalism. Basics of good reporting are missing in
our local dailies. Like reporting a walk undertaken from Mangalore to Goa.No
mention of distance,route,stops etc,but ga ga about reception received at Goa.
Dailies dish out some statements of Ministers and those in
Chairman GCCI in his welcome address to the talk given by Vice-Chancellor Pune
Universuty has sarcastically (he continues belittling the woes of the aam
admi) stated that a new sector has been added to the goan economy,namely
AGITATION INDUSTRY !He appealed to all to fight THIS MENACE as
Whenever the Establishment authorities ask public for feedback, it appears to
be just eyewash/ to satisfy the procedures/rules.Generally there is no
acknowledgement leave alone reply and action taken Zilch, as it si too much
trouble,hampers their business as usual. Thy latest is Police Beat
I am VERY briefly quoting Karan Thapar article in Hindustan Times 31 Aug08
because he is a respected famous personality,Hindu, on this topic more
credible than me ; and I cant say it better ! Also because it must be said and
emphasized when the militant sections of the Sang Parivar are
I HAVE THE SAME ANNOYING THING HAPPEN TO MY POSTS. Someone in ADM please
rectify/take action.ThanksJEG
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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)
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)
Regarding Avarthanus DSouzas letter on SEZ, the part regarding different
Departments, one not knowing what the other is doing, is spot on.Seems to me
the main purpose is to avoid responsibility/accountability, make the
citizen run from pillar to post and is a handy instrument for blatent
I had posted a note on this subject a long time back,but I have not seen it
on Goanet. Anyway, IT MUST BE SAID that Rajan Parrikar, although very harsh,
is holding up a mirror.
The Goa Electoral Rolls are UNCLEAN! I was shocked at the little
information I could get under RTI, regarding HOW
The Law is not an Ass. Legislators make the Law for others it appears. It is we
who make the Law an Ass by applying it selectively/not applying it/requiring a
complaint to enforce it/bending it/ employing smart Ass lawyers who save
defaulters on Technical Grounds, and of course we the people,
Worth pondering over...HOW ABOUT BEING THE RIGHT HUSBAND?
During one of our seminars, a woman asked a common question. She said 'How do I
know if I married the right person?'
I noticed a large man sitting next to her so I said 'It depends. Is that your
husband?'
In all seriousness she
I'm being drowned by a whole lot of information about the British mother of
murdered teenager in Anjuna, indicted for murder when she was young and naive
and trusting, five different fathers of her children, her lifestyle and so on.
CCC-IBN and NDTV showed her caravans in UK and details of
The way the States assets and finances are being squandered, it appears we
are flush with our own funds. Greater borrowing and increasing deficit
financing is leading us dangerously into the red! Parrikars warning about
debt trap has fallen on deaf ears. It is reported that our debt for
Sir,
I went to the Bardez Mamlatdar office to inward a letter at 1015 AM. The
concerned clerk was absent.No one else was ready to substitute.So I approached
the Mamlatdar .He called someone and asked him to do the needful.I was directed
hither and thither and landed up before an annoyed
This fashion of Ministers/Politicians face staring at you out of pages and
pages of ads by his well wishers happens only in Goa. I had suggested to
Editors to please club them all in a supplement so not to revolt/disgust us
readers ,and the ( forced conversion?) admirers of the Birthday Boy
Have been reading and seeing the violence and action/reaction,sins of comission
and omission.Ive heard all the arguments and accusations. I wonder with a BJP
government, in power, what prevented the VHP/Bagrangdal from helping/bringing
up the Khandas likwise? Funds are no problem for them
“DIE HARD” AT MUMBAI
Those who have seen the movie “Die Hard” have a parallel in modus
operandi of the terrorists in Mumbai. It is highly unlikely we have the police
organization depicted, or the professional toughness of the super hero to
bring all the
The Chief Secretary is too busy to look after this small thing! Although his
main job is the Goa ADMINISTRATION which is in shambles for the aam admi!
He is busy going to Dubai to study Sports with the profiligate sports
minister delegation (which also included the TCP boss), enjoying 5 star
Since 1988 when I lost my teenaged son in a road accident,I tried
everything, PILs, call on CMs,DG Police,Traffic SPs, Collectors, RTOs, Chief
Secretaries, NGos . I found good suggestions cannot be implemented, cockeyed
political ideas prevail, and what we have now is madness on the roads.
How do we respond to the south Mumbai carnage, successfully tackle and end
Terrorism? It is obvious that the world requires drastic changes in the
Systems we have created, and logical thinking
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WHERE: Foodland Cafe - Miramar Residency - Miramar, Goa
WHEN: December 21, 2006 @ 4:00pm
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5th Annual Konkan Fruit Fest
Promenade, D B Bandodkar Road,
I read some rave reviews about authentic Goa fish curry rice at Godinho in
Panaji(Near National Theatre). So I ordered a veg soup(Rs20/-) and the said
rice dish (Rs 50/-) comes with fried fish and some red bajji (Veg).I thought
it was a disgrace as authentic etc. The only two places upto
Its not only broadband, but the whole BSNL is down! I hope not and OUT. The
Goa office has shifted to Pune since I understand a circle can have only one
Head Office. Result, no one understands concani or knows Goa at the Xchange.
To find a number in Dhuler, their auto change says number
I read only today (4 Jun), a BSNL notice in the newspaper stating that this
Government of India Enterprise informs public that sample copy of New landline
Telephone Directory 2008, are available at Customer Service Centres and
Telephone Exchanges. We have to verify entries by EXTENDED DATE
When I go for my daily walks using the inner roads,I have to sidestep garbage
strewn all along the roads and now spread along vast areas due the heavy winds
and rain.Hold my nose and close my eyes at the stench at open dumps along the
way and stray animals and migrant children
It was expected that THE EMPIRE will strike back.They will try the Courts,
The Centre, and every means fair or foul.They will wine and dine, bribe and
cajole , use the GCCI, CII, Media, power and pelf, and WE THE PEOPLE will
have to stay together, back each other, stand firm, SACRIFICE, have
Hill cutting and other activities goans do not want reportedly continue. We
see huge Casino boats in the crowded and polluted Mandovi river,and Government
wants FIVE of them! Ferries are suddenly stopped without notice (At Betim just
one Ferry generally goes up and down whilst at the
I agree with FN .I learnt this sort of writing when I was working for the
government. I agree with...howeverand then say what you want
to push through after negating everything you conned the reader with in the
first part.The mainstay of our economy that have made
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International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet
Panaji, Goa, September 2-5,
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VACATION
To make the Consumer Protection Act more dynamic to take on the emerging
challenges of a liberated economy and E-Business,a working group was set up
in Jan04. The Department of Consumer Affairs is now reported to have
framed the following:
1)E-Commerce- a)Service Providers will be bound to
POLUTING INDUSTRIES/FACTORIES CLOSED DOWN
I was surprised to see an Advertisement in the local dailies by the
people of Cuncolim Three Cheers to some Ministers and the Municipal
Council for shutting down three
polluting factories. These factories did not come up overnight. There
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Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May
IT SERVICE ETHICS LACKING
Goa wants to project itself as an IT State, but lacks the basics. The
government and Banks boasts of Sites which are generally not updated and if the
Site works I can rarely get a reply, leave alone an acknowledgement, specially
from the government . BSNL services
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House for Sale: Recently restored and renovated 350 sq. mtr
Antique
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Goa Sudharop Annual Awards on November 20, 2006 @ Mandovi Hotel @ 4:30pm
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WHERE: Foodland Cafe - Miramar Residency - Miramar, Goa
WHEN: December 21, 2006 @ 4:00pm
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This month's Goanet operations sponsored by an Anonymous Donor
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CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD
Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at:
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The results clearly show that besides Valpoi (61.35%),
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The courts are as fed up as the people, and the Politicians seem not to have
got it as yet!There wpould have been no need for PILs and COURT if the
governmentand the Executive did not exploit the
I have been writing about this for the last 2 years ,and it
seemed I was the only nut having these views of our Lemming Syndrome and
urgent need for Changing the System. My article in Goa Today Magazine December
issue says precisely what Averthanus has pointed out.I am not
Mea Culpa. Surely if the subject is inadverdently missed/not put, it was there
in the text headline ? I do not understand! Is there some technical reason?Am
re-sending bounced submissionJEG
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Indians in India are regrettably undisciplined and generally have scant
respect for the rules and law. IT MUST BE SAID:This culture is encouraged by
the corrupt administration and behaviour of most of the political class who
consider themselves like the police above the law.The Mumbai
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For all your Goa-based media
THE ILLS IN THIS GRASSROOTS ORGANISATION HAVE TO BE ROOTED OUT .EVERY
VOTER
MUST ACT. OBTAIN THE QUESTIONNAIRE FOR RP 2021 FORCE GOVERNMENT TO WALK THE
TALK AND
NOT TREAT US LIKE PAKISTAN IS TREATING INDIAS INVESTIGATION INTO THE MUMBAI
TERRORIST ATTACK!
70, Defence Colony,
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goanet-requ...@lists.goanet.org wrote:
From: goanet-requ...@lists.goanet.org goanet-requ...@lists.goanet.org
Subject: Goanet Digest, Vol 4, Issue 163
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Date: Friday, 20 February, 2009, 8:02 PM
I too miss the
I must congratulate the organisers for organising and bringing in just the
right speakers to guide us in these turbulent times. Very briefly, Rajdeep(
CNN-IBN) cautioned on excessive government control and manipulation of the
Media ,Nandan (Infosys) scrupously avoided mentioning politicians and
After searching Google info about God, and witnessing all that is hapenning in
Goa, India and with man and womankind, the answer to the existance of God as
preached and perceived.all powerful,wise, knowing,compassionate, caring
etc, the answer to Why do bad things happen to good people,
I was perturbed when I read about Electricity Departments going to supply 2
CFls free of cost to economically backward consumers for which the
government reportedly sanctioned 40,000 CFL bulbs be purchased. As was done
for CFL street lights, the same reason of saving consumption is given .
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Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL
Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art
Toilet facilities in Government offices/public buildings are IMPORTANT Aam Admi
facilities, specially for senior citizens ,being made to run from pillar to
post, waiting for government servant to have his tea and sandwich break, come
back to his seat from wherever he has disappeared etc. There
It is reported that the CEC has convened a high level Meeting of all State Poll
chiefs in Goa on 7 Feb 08,for ensuring free and fair elections.To quote Mr.
Gopalaswami, the focus should be on correct electoral rolls where Eligible
persons should not be deleted from the list, whilst illegal ones
I THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA.The Maldives government cabinet held a meeting
under water to show their urgency in recognising and tackling climate change
and global warming.The Nepal Government is holding a cabinet meeting on a
Himalayan mountain range.I understand they will be dropped there by
Whilst we in Porvorim were getting a trickle of water after 3-4 days at any
strange timings,One of the residents of Devashri Gardens Porvorim, was shocked
when I mentioned this ,since they had a well maintained swimming pool and
water 24x7.Sign of things to come?
The INTERNET now
The national and international media has seen our Ministers do the
following:a)Fransisco Sardinha try to legislate the sport of Bull fighting b)
Our CM and Shantaram Naik blame foreign tourists being raped for loose morals
whilst our Tourism Minister openly disagrees, stuttering and
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goanet-requ...@lists.goanet.org wrote:
From: goanet-requ...@lists.goanet.org goanet-requ...@lists.goanet.org
Subject: Goanet Digest, Vol 4, Issue 1349
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Date: Wednesday, 23 December, 2009, 4:26 PM
I have been
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Happy New Year Twenty-Ten
Whilst I do not subscribe to RPs bombastic language and diatribes,I agree with
Arwin Mesquita. Another person like that is Soter. We need all the help we can
get and getting together is only a beginning.Staying together is crucial. I
myself am so frustrated with our government,that I feel like
WHO ARE THE IDIOTS?
The Shiv Sena has called Sharuk and Amir Khan (Pun on his movie Three
Idiots) two idiots citing their sensible pronouncements on the IPL and auction
selection of cricketers whilst leaving out Pakistani players.The RSS has
slammed the Shiv Sena and MNS targeting north
Hi FN,
Can I attend as convenient for my own knowledge/help community
building, and perhaps I may be able to give some input or usefully
spread something positive.I will probably not need boarding and
certainly not lodging lodging...JEG
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The Mafia ruling Goa are claiming by book release and propaganda, that it is
Golden Glow they are providing us! They will surely turn Goa into a concrete
jungle where jungle law will prevail. They control the vote banks, much of the
No,this is not about the Bhopal gas leak, but what is still going on elsewhere
in our country.Almost a third of the 10,000 people in three villages Kokkada,
Nidle and Patrame in south Karnataka have abnormal health ranging from skin
diseases,blindness,physical deformities,mental
PRAY EXACTLY WHERE IN SALVADOR DO MUNDO?.
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From: Frederick Noronha
Traditional Eco-Friendly Sao Joao to be held at Salvador do Mundo.
I thank Vivian D'Souza for his kind info on S-d-M ,but I am still in tha
dark,as he has guessed it is near the Church.I only wanted to know exact
location so I do not have to ask around perhaps in the rain.Also giving info on
the net,perhaps these minor details could have been included
Democracy means making Truth powerful and power truthful.But we see every
position of power has conspired to manipulate,suppress, disguise or bury the
truth! We are witness to the IPL saga and Bhopal gas tragedy now playing out.
In Goa the police personnel involved in the drugs nexus are out on
Kerala is touted as God's own country and a tourist paradise. It also has the
highest literacy and quality of life indices in India. What comes with it is
the highest suicide rate and highest liquor consumption rate with besides men,
local women and children taking to it in a big way. A
Nandkumar Kamat wanted to know if Human Rights could be used against mining for
people displacement and other endemic problems.There are too many NGOs
piecemeal doing the same thing and consultation/coordination between them will
bring better results. A Laser cuts better than ordinary light! I
It is reported that Patidar demanded 10% which worked out to 2 lakhs.He agreed
to accept it in installments, hence only Rs15,000/-., which was supposed to be
the first instalments. Bosco George from ACB is reported to have said when
asked We have not arrested him as the amount is small.
Our national emblem has engraved Satye Mavye Jayathae, but everyone seems to be
hiding,manipulating,suppressing or burying the truth! This is openly done when
Minutes are wrongly recorded and as evident in the ruckus at the recent
Benaulim Gramsabha over Affidavit on Garbage, a serious problem
In Rome , do as Romans do! In these days of terrorists and required
security identification, seeing only the eyes of a person in not
permitted uniform/dress is OK?; and not stretching liberty to ridiculous
heights? Permits all sorts of anonymous irregularities/fraudulent clandestine
We would request our honourable members in this monsoon session to please note:
1)The Legislative Assembly is a sacred democratic institution.Do not desecrate
it by unparliamentary actions and behaviour.
2) Debate and pointed brief Questions and relevant Answers should be the
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goanet-requ...@lists.goanet.org
Dangerous trends with most minority community people keeping quiet, being
scared with goonda tactics of self proclaimed religious groups enforcing their
writ. A stupid government playing dirty politics and
Who deleted most of my submission?Re submitting
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From: John Gomes johnericgo...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Goanet Digest, Vol 5, Issue 795 (Nudism..Dr Kamat)
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Date: Friday, 30 July, 2010, 1:30 PM
I think the depiction of the common man in the center with all those who have
become fat taking the bread off his table, is a brilliant satire! It is also
Art and creativuty. This brings me to the underlying topic of hurting
sentiments.There are Muslim and Hindu radicals and also christian
Government has spent lakhs on consultants,tenders etc, whilst the owner of the
vessel has got scot free of any punishment, moral or financial liabilities .
Our beaches are permanently damaged, States finances in the RED. Now we see big
advertisement in all the dailies by the owner stating
I have asked a simple question,since all whom I ask cannot fathom what is
going on.!
1)Illegal entry into Port 2)By-passing all rules3)Ran aground as result thereof
and enquiry held4)No one indicted or brought to justice5)Matter even gone to
High Court 6)Madgaonkars could have easily removed
No,this is not about the Bhopal gas leak, but what is still going on elsewhere
in our country.Almost a third of the 10,000 people in three villages Kokkada,
Nidle and Patrame in south Karnataka have abnormal health ranging from skin
diseases,blindness,physical deformities,mental
There is a vast difference between material and spiritual progress. I see today
on TV an adivasi family whose son is forced to steal food grains because his
old parents and family who are illiterate just cannot get jobs and are
starving!.They never heard of right to 100 days labour and the old
MPs SALARY HIKE
It is reported that the cabinet has decided to defer the unanimously approved
Parliamentary Bill seeking to hike their own salary from Rs 16,000/- to Rs
80,000/- and also the allowances!This behaviour cutting across party lines
starkly shows all that is wrong with our honourable
We are fortunate to have with us the old tradition of cancani Theatros, and
with someone like Tomazinho Cardozo and a whole family of talented
actors,singers,script writers and directors,I have no doubt that our English
plays by Kala Mogi will eventually surpass the Mumbai plays we had to
The simple and healthy joy of walking has also become hazardous in Goa. Besides
the air pollution, there is mortal fear of being hit by a vehicle.One has to
watch out for potholes, stray cattle/dogs and cowdung/poop.Where there are
footpaths, they are littered with garbage,overgrown weed ,
I am surprised no one commented upon the pages of advertisement the previous
day by the Youth Congress,,Big photos pages write ups etc next day in all the
newspapers, his achievements and so onwhen the High Command is vigorously
pushing Austerity Drive. Remember their two ministers were 5
I suggest this is sent to Secretary(Administrative Reforms),
GOG,Secretariat,Porvorim.The Chief Secretary is working on Administrative
Reforms for Goa and I have even received a letter that my suggestions for
reforms to improve general admin efforts will be made to act upon the same so
that
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WHEN: September 30, 2009 - 5:30pm
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DANGEROUS TRENDS
Like Mayawati, successfully brainwashing the dalits to back her as their
champion through every excess and accumulation of wealth, we have Madhu Khoda
cocking a snoot at the enforcement agencies and campaigning in Jharkhand with
two fingers in victory at huge rallies of his
ADV AIRES RODRIGUS MAY HAVE HIS FAULTS, but he is forging the needed new
frontier where most people fear to go.Yes, and inspiteof risk to his life.
Kiran Bedi has recently clearly stated that the politicians have rendered the
police force SPINELESS. Same goes for the bureaucrats by
The Goa police has lost public confidence and their bosses live in denial of
the ground realities.Of late it is reported that there is a ROBIN motorbike
patrol ( supplied mostly reconditioned old bikes)supoposed to make themselves
felt , keeping Centralised Command in Police HQ informed with
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Sangath, www.sangath.com, is one of Goa's leading NGOs.
Sangath is looking to
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Sangath, www.sangath.com, is looking to build a centre for services, training
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