> GT: Law students move court for speed cut. HC seek state's reply. > [ AG: Your Lordship, The Goa government is actively contemplating promoting > of a SEZ in Goa in collaboration with foreign technology to mass > manufacture state of the art 'knees' and steel coated intestines, > ordinarily called 'guts'. The Convenors of GMAS and SVM have unanimously > agreed not to protest] > > > GT: Cries for 2/19 probe get louder. Photo inset -- Fr. Maverick Fernandes - > Spokesperson for Council for Social Peace and Justice. > GT: No comebacks - We run the danger of Goa turning red with the innocent > blood of our children - Editorial article Dr. Oscar Rebello. > [ Well appreciated on both counts. The church must realise that, in Dr. > Rebello's words, "there are no winners in this game, only losers", us, the > people of Goa. Only an impartial inquiry will bring respect to the state of > Goa. Fr. Maveric's suggestion that just 6 ministers are enough for Goa is > well appreciated. However, we have, in our Party's Constitution [Art. 34], > cut that number by one to make it permanently 5, plus we have gone one step > ahead to declare that MLAs who remain outside the cabinet shall not be > eligible to be appointed as chairpersons of Govt. Corporations/Institutions > [Art. 38]. Dr. Rebello's suggestion is unique - the formation of a panel of > 'Ombudsmen' to investigate and pin responsibility where it belongs. However > much appreciated this suggestion is, we have elaborated on this point in > our 'Roadmap for Goa' released in August 2005. > > "Civilian Services Boards" - [Chapter II(5) - General Policies. > All pucblic services shall be monitored by specially constituted Civilian > Services Boards comprising of non-elected, eminent members of the society > who what no known political affiliations, specially chosen for their concern > in the social front and possessing independence of thought process and > exemplary character. These boards shall be entrusted with the setting up of > a system of recruitment procedures and processes for selections for > Government jobs which shall be carried-out on non religious, non-caste and > non-political basis. Such Boards shall also be entrusted with the > responsibility to look into specific complaints from the members of the > public into the mis-behaviour or dereliction of duty by Government/Civil > servants including the 'POLICE' and advise the Government accordingly so > that corrective steps may be taken before things deteriorate. PS: this > input is by Ben Antao, Toronto, Canada ] > > GT: ALEXYZ - And the OSCAR goes to GOA'S Latest Shame'THE > BABUSH-COP-BASH-UP' - Caricature of Dr. Francisco Colaco making the > statement on TV. > [ We called Dr. Francisco Colaco to congratulate him on his very > 'photogenic' caricature by Alexyz] > > GT: Agonda Sarpanch seeks help to stop gambling. > [Power to this man, to Mr. Joby Fernandes. If we have 10 (sincere) persons > like these in Goa, we can make Goa the pearl we want it to be. But we fear > that single handedly Joby is bound to lose heart and go on nursing > frustrations like many before him. We would like all these fire-brands who > think for GOA to participate in our first in the series of 'CONVENTIONS' > titled ' TO GOA WITH LOVE' to be held in Margao in April, 2008. The theme > being 'LETS GET TOGETHER AND DO IT' . To do What??. 'Show that we love GOA > openly and unabashedly and that we can come together on this ONE agenda'. > > H: Rs. 860 cr to 'flow' into sewage lines. > [ My Gaw'd - the task ahead is a huge one ! That of spirited citizens to see > that there are no taps into this line that connect to minister's and MLA's > pockets.] > > NT: Vasco-Patna train introduced. > [This board is displayed on the inaugural train: 'Welcome to GOA Bihari > brothers and sisters. Our MLAs and Ministers are awaiting your arrival with > open arms to gift to you Goa's ration and voting cards] > > NT: Ministerial berth may elude Dhavalikar. > [Will someone please rush with a lot of ice packs for Dhavalikar's acutely > aching head?] > > NT: SC issues notice to Goa govt on RP-2011 - Petitioner: Vinayak Shree real > estate Pvt. Ltd. > [Purched properties worth 29 lacs? That your problem, Vinayak Shree? Or the > lacs you have paid Babush Monserrate for painting the map of Goa as > according to your wishes?? The case listings on the SC roster must be > alarmingly low [ :-)) ]. And you thought you could relax being the 'Indian > of the Year' just yet... Dr. Rebello??? - Will someone to me us a favour > to keep an eye if 'HARA' has started digging at 4-Pillars, Calapur-Santa > Cruz a-fresh??] > > H: SP, DySP, PI transfered - GNN secries unholy alliance against police.- > [Hurray! Goondagiri in GOA has triumphed] > > H: Panjim finally cleared of Garbage. > [ A very curious Panjimite: "Were any goondas found it it??] > > H: NCP empowers Willy to decide on party matters. > [Behold ! The raging 'bull' from Benaulim is hoofing dust already for a > bull fight] > > floriano > goasuraj > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > -- > GOA needs a 'REVOLUTION' if it is to see better days. > Goasuraj is that revolution. Support it. > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: www.goasu-raj.org > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > -- > GOA needs a 'REVOLUTION' if it is to see better days. > Goasuraj is that revolution. Support it. > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: www.goasu-raj.org >