[Goanet] GFDO Press note

2017-03-25 Thread Edwin Pinto
March 25, 2017 GFDO PRESS STATEMENT The People of Goa have voted against Mopa Centric Development The 2017 election results have clearly demonstrated the people’s rejection of the development model promoted first by the Congress from 2007-2012 and subsequently by the BJP from 2012-2017. This

[Goanet] Regional Plan for Goa 2021

2016-04-12 Thread Edwin Pinto
REGIONAL PLAN FOR GOA 2021 What is a Regional Plan Land use planning is a fundamental tool utilised for managing our land and our resources. It decides what activities can be carried out and where, with the least damage to the environment. However, in the process of reaching out to fulfil the

[Goanet] Parrikar and NGOs

2016-04-09 Thread Edwin Pinto
I read with interest Defence Minister Parrikar’s strongly worded criticism of NGOs who “stall government projects by dragging them to courts or tribunals”. This exhibits a very a dismaying, undemocratic and fascist mindset that governments are omnipotent and above and beyond being questioned by

Re: [Goanet] First person account of incident at Porvorim Secretariat

2010-05-23 Thread Edwin Pinto
From: JoeGoaUk joego...@yahoo.co.uk To: goa...@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] First person account of events at Porvorim Secretariat on Monday, May 17th Message-ID: 81722.60513...@web25904.mail.ukl.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 ?I felt was a very crude and insulting manner, PI

Re: [Goanet] Press Note from Village Groups of Goa

2010-05-23 Thread Edwin Pinto
and irreversibly. For VILLAGE GROUPS OF GOA Edwin PInto

[Goanet] NH4A Realignment

2010-03-24 Thread Edwin Pinto
Chief Minister Digambar Kamat's assurance to Goans regarding demolitions along the NH4A, should certainly be understood for what it is - his trademark political practice of softening the blow while the State and Central governments together implement their own agenda even against the wishes