goanet-digest Thursday, August 29 2002 Volume 01 : Number 4244
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In this issue:
[Goanet] Goanet will be out of service for up to 12 hours
[Goanet] FOOTBALL LEAGUE MATCHES
[Goanet] Ex-Sal-Sem
[Goanet] FW: Welcome... from Goa
[Goanet] NEWS Princess of Mandovi under threat
[Goanet] 29 AUG: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
[Goanet] LETTER TO THE EDITOR By; AVERTHANUS D'SOUZA , PRESIDENT OF GOA
ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION
Re: [Goanet] NEWS Princess of Mandovi under threat
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:42:01 -0700
From: "Marlon Menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] Goanet will be out of service for up to 12 hours
Just want to inform you all that Goanet and its related lists hosted on GOACOM will be
down for a few hours within the next 48 hours. We are in the process of doing some
pre-planned server and software upgrades.
Marlon
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Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 00:35:00 +0500
From: "Joel D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] FOOTBALL LEAGUE MATCHES
Hi Goanetters.
After receiving all those adulatory messages from so many of you, we get
the feeling that Goan sports are still liked and cherished so far away from
Goa. Hence we have posted another small pictorial on the GFA Professional
Football league matches which were played in Goa on August 28. Hope you
will like it.
Please check it at
http://www.goacom.com/news/clippings/football/football28.html
Cheers.
Joel.
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 21:46:28 +0530
From: "Richard Cabral" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] Ex-Sal-Sem
The ex-students of Saligao Seminary have on the occasion of its golden
jubilee decided to form an ex-students association. This association has
been christened as Ex-Sal-Sem meaning ex-saligao seminarians.
All the ex-students are invited to join this association as a mark of
gratitude to their alma mater. They may contact either the rector at the
email address [EMAIL PROTECTED] or to Richard Cabral email address
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks a lot friend.
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 22:53:15 -0500
From: "Menezes, Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] FW: Welcome... from Goa
Dear Frederick Noronha and co.,
It's a great pleasure to be in Goanet, and more encouraging is the fact that
it has completed 7 years of network. I personally congrats the founder
members of this group and all the members who have put in lot of efforts to
make this information available to our Goans worldwide.Well let me introduce
you'll. I am Thomas Menezes, from Vasco da gama, born on 3rd July.I was a
member of Vasco Parish Youth and also member of Parish Council.I enjoy doing
something good which will benefit our youngsters like creating opportunities
to expose the talents and developing them.
Wishing you'll all the best in this service and may our almighty bless
you'll in carrying it for a long time.It really helps us to be aware of
happenings in Goa.
Love and Regards
Thomas
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From: Frederick Noronha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 10:27 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Welcome... from Goa
Dear T Menezes,
Welcome to GoaNet, a seven-year old network that links some 4000 Goans
worldwide. We hope you will find it useful. Please send us your
feedback. We also invite you to send in a brief self-introduction to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(This introductory note is very important for expanding the network, and
ensuring that members get to know one another... thanks in advance.)
Greetings from Goa, and do check out some of my photos and links at the
sites below. Frederick in Saligao.
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Frederick Noronha * Freelance Journalist * Goa * India 832.409490 / 409783
GOAPIX in.photos.yahoo.com/fredericknoronha * GOANEWS www.goacom.com/news/
Please visit http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 23:44:59 -0600 (MDT)
From: Vicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] NEWS Princess of Mandovi under threat
DECCAN HERALD=20
Thursday, August 29, 2002 =20
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Princess of Mandovi under threat
Devika Sequeira
DH News Service=20
PANAJI, Aug 28=20
Citizens are enraged; the Opposition believes the move is politically motiv=
ated; and historians say it would be the final nail in the coffin of a grac=
eful, picturesque and compact capital city being effaced of character.
The BJP government's sudden and unexpected decision to convert the Panjim M=
unicipal Council (PMC) into a corporation, and extend its geographical limi=
ts to far-flung panchayats (in another taluka) has triggered protests, bund=
hs, morchas and rasta rokos here these past two days.=20
The government managed to bulldoze the City of Panaji Corporation Bill 2002=
through in the Goa House late on Monday night. But it is unlikely that the=
bill's notification will see a facile passage, going by the host of protes=
ts from affected panchayats.
Suspicions have been roused over Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's real mot=
ives in springing the bill in the backhanded manner it was done. Mr Parrika=
r argues that with the growth of urban agglomerates around Panjim, a counci=
l lacked the teeth to provide civic services. "A corporation has a lot of p=
owers and can deliver." The bill, fashioned on the London Burrough Council =
Act, would make the system more efficient, he says, and promises that "genu=
ine" objections will be considered.
What has annoyed the Opposition though, is that the new Bill seeks to appro=
priate panchayats from Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) consti=
tuencies into the corporation (four Congress and one NCP MLA would be affec=
ted), even as it attempts to reconvert existing Panjim municipal areas to a=
panchayat to appease the BJP's ally the United Goans Democratic Party (UGD=
P).
"This is nothing short of political vendetta and has been done to undermine=
the population of the village panchayats. Where was the need to bring the =
Bill through in such a hurry? Neither the panchayats concerned or the PMC h=
ave moved a resolution asking for this," says Congress spokesman Jitendra D=
eshprabhu.
Deputy CLP leader Dayanand Narvekar sees a design far more sinister in the =
BJP move. He alleges that Mr Parrikar, who is the MLA for Panjim, would be =
keen to add the 8,000-odd voters from the Porvorim-Succor area to the Panji=
m constituency, because a sizeable chunk of them are RSS supporters. These =
voters are at present in Mr Narvekar's Aldona constituency.
Senior government officials also confirm that the process of framing munici=
pal wards is already on. They agree that restructuring the wards at this po=
int would give the ruling party a distinct advantage at the next civic elec=
tion.
Quite apart from the political arguments, conservationists in Goa too are m=
ounting their defences against the move to convert Panjim into a large corp=
oration, which would increase real estate prices (with increased FAR) and t=
hreaten the city's character. "Dislocating Panjim to Porvorim would be disa=
strous," says heirtage historian Percival Noronha.
"Progress is inevitable. Few would cavil at the improvements in the lives o=
f the majority that recent developments have brought. But only the most ins=
ensitive philistine could fail to hope that in the future, enough of the ol=
d charm of Panjim will remain to enable posterity to recapture the essence =
of her 1000 years of history." The Princess of Mandovi is under threat, he =
says.
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Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 11:23:25 +0500
From: "Joel D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] 29 AUG: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
August 29, 2002
CM IGNORED EC ORDER, SAYS WILLY: The City of Panaji Corporation Bill 2002,
passed by the Goa Assembly on August 26, is violative of the directions
issued to the State government by the Delimitation Commission on 19 August
2002, charged NCP MLA Dr Wilfred de Souza. (GT)
INDUSTRY'S SUPPORT SOUGHT TO SAVE MHADEI: Industrialist and social thinker,
Mr Datta Damodar Naik, has appealed to the industrialists to come forward
in support of the movement to 'save Mhadei', Goa's lifeline. Mr Naik said
that Goa's industrialists have utilised river Mandovi to transport or while
several industries have also prospered due to Mandovi. "Now is the time to
oblige the river by supporting the movement and save our lifeline," he said
at a function of Asmitai Jyot. (NT)
NOT AT THE COST OF PUBLIC: Reacting to the passing of the Corporation Bill,
Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Nitin Kunkolienkar said, "We
have to look at the broader sense. From an economic point of view, the
formation of the Panaji Municipal Corporation is welcome because the city
cannot grow anymore, and Porvorim has to be developed as a satellite town."
(GT)
COUNCILLORS SILENT: The Panaji municipal councilors are observing a stoic
silence over the formation of the Panaji City Municipal Corporation. The
city fathers say that they have not read the Panaji City Corporation Bill,
which was passed on Monday. (NT)
MISCREANTS DESECRATE TEMPLE IN BICHOLIM: In the second incident barely over
a month, miscreants desecrated the Mashnadevi temple in Narve-Bicholim
early Wednesday morning by setting it ablaze. Bicholim police arrested
Bharat Uttam Amonkar (38), along with his brothers Anand (30) and Rajesh
(25), on grounds of suspicion. "Locals believe that a spirit entered their
bodies, prompting them to commit such an act," informed PI Chodankar. (H)
ONLY SUSPECT, NO CLUES: A day after the body of Nelroy Gomes was found in a
pond in Navelim, police have zeroed in on a suspect-12-year-old Shriram
Manne-even though hard clues have continued to evade the cops. (GT)
ELECTRICITY OFFICIALS SUSPENDED: In a sudden move, as many as 12 highly
placed officials of an electrical appliances manufacturing unit at Bethora
Industrials Estate in Ponda have been suspended, after their alleged
involvement in misappropriation of goods worth nearly Rs.5 crore. (H)
AMENDMENTS IN PF ACT: The proposed amendments to the Provident Fund Act
could spell some relief for millions covered by the Act, in the form of
unemployment allowance, filing returns-on-line or even the liberty to opt
for pension or provident fund. (H)
DEATH KNELL FOR SARPANCHAS: While seeking to usurp prime areas, which
belong to the six panchayats of Penha da Franca, Pilerne,
Salvador-do-Mundo, Socorro, Reis Magos and Sangolda in Bardez taluka, the
City of Panaji Corporation Bill 2002 will signal the death sentence of the
Penha da Franca panchayat, besides threatening to reduce the neighbouring
Salvador-do-Mundo panchayat to a state of bankruptcy. (H)
PMC CHAIRPERSON LIKELY TO RESIGN: Ashok Naik, Panaji Municipal Council's
chairperson, who is known for his upright nature, is apparently on his way
out. Though he belongs to the ruling party, the pulls and pressures,
according to sources, have been tremendous for a sincere, US-returned
businessmen like Mr Naik to handle. (H)
"HARD CORE" PROJECTS FOR PANJIM: The "hard core" infrastructure development
projects finalized by the Project Identification Committee for Panjim,
include re-designing of the Kadamba Transport Corporation bus stand,
comprehensive sewerage system, parallel bridge from EDC to MLA which also
includes a bypass to Bhatlem, Taleigao and beyond, construction of
four-lane road between Campal and Miramar and feasibility for having two
lanes on the new Patto bridge. (H)
FOREIGN STUDENTS: Foreign students, studying at Goa University, have urged
the university to ease admission formalities so as to encourage more
foreign students to come and study in Goa. They also have suggested to the
university to launch a web site, providing comprehensive information about
the administrative and academic modalities. (H)
CRIMES IN ORLIM: Some villagers of Orlim on Wednesday urged the
Superintendent of Police, to intervene to curb anti-social activities in
the village on the eve of bye-elections to Ward No.1 of the village
panchayat. Domnick Xavier Lima, Menino D'Silva and Nelson Dias are in the
fray. (H)
KING COBRA BACK IN THE WILD: The majestic 11-foot king cobra that made
headlines last week was yesterday released in a jungle. Amrut Singh, who
had trapped the deadly reptile, stated that he had to take the decision
since the Forest department could not adhere to the conditions he had laid
down for handing over the cobra. (GT Goa Skyline)
MATANHY'S SUPPORTERS VIE FOR ZP SEAT: Three former sarpanchas are among
seven candidates contesting the bye-elections in Cortalim Zilla Parishad
constituency to be held on 1 September. The vacancy was caused after
Matanhy Saldanha resigned on being elected as Cortalim MLA. Agnelo Dias,
Agnelo Menino Fernandes, Joel Jose Fernandes, Jose Arsenio Fernandes,
Nelson Fernandes, Tome Carvalho and Vassudev Verenkar are vying for the
seat. (GT Goa Skyline)
MOTOR-CYCLE THEFT: A brand new Hero Honda motorcycle belonging to Caitan
Afonso of Durgawadi-Taeligao was lifted from Miramar yesterday. (NT)
WORKSHOP ON KONKANI TRANSLATION: A week-long translation workshop,
organised by the Sahitya Akademi in collaboration with the Goa Konkani
Akademi, began its deliberations from August 26 at Panaji. The workshop
will see the translation of selected Konkani short stories into Marathi and
later the Sahitya Akademi will publish an anthology of the same. (NT)
MAHARASHTRA ON CHOPPING BLOCK: It is feared that after Gujarat, the next
state on the chopping block of the BJP is Maharashtra and yet the Left
Parties here (in Mumbai) appear casual and disunited as ever before and the
Congress-led coalition apathetic. (Pratap Thorat in NT)
=85BUT THIS IS SINDHUDURG: Sindhudurg, the long sandy stretch along the
southern Maharashtra coast, is keen to pick up where Goa left off. It's now
trying hard to build itself as a tourist destination though it may lack the
quaint history of this state and the east-west mix of Portugal's former
colony. (Frederick Noronha in Herald)
AWARDS FOR 2 GOANS: Ian Karl Alvares and Isabel Bruto da Costa are two
young Goans, who have been awarded the De Souza Trust Goa Scholarship,
administered by the British Council, for the year 2002. The scholarship is
given to students of Goan origin to help young Goans contribute their might
to the state of Goa. (H)
S P O R T S
PRO LEAGUE RESULTS: Salgaocar SC defeated Fransa FC 3-1 at Fatorda,
Arlem-sponsored Vasco Sports scored a 3-1 victory over St Anthony's Club,
Colva, in Vasco, while Dempo Sports Club had to share the spoils with
Cabral Sports Club 1-1 at Duler, in the Kingfisher Professional League
matches played yesterday. See Goacom's GOANOW FOOTBALL Pictorial at:
http://www.goacom.com/news/clippings/football/football28.html
D E A T H S
28 Aug: Calangute: ROSA PAULINA FERNANDES, wife of Gregorio, mother of
Anacleto, Rosy, Lazarine, Peter.
28 Aug: Vasco: ERMINA DELFINA CALDEIRA, relict of Benedict, mother of
Richard/Eda (Canada), Diana/Francis (Canada), Breda/Victor, Leslie/Berlinda.
27 Aug: Sto Estevam: REMEDIOS FERNANDES, husband of Maria Santelina,
father of Noel/Lena, Wilson (Saudi Arabia), Elisa/Basil (Dubai), Jessie and
Br Lawrence (sfx).
25 Aug: Caranzalem: CAETANO ESTROCIO (COVDO), husband of Assucena Xavier
(Doha Qatar), father of Joao Batista, Assucena, grandfather of Hyson (Doha
Qatar), Anthony (UK), Santana Miranda (Doha Qatar), Narima D'Costa (UK).
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 24.0 deg C (75.2 deg F) at Assagao at 7.30 am today.
Max temp: 30.3 deg C, Humidity: 79%, Rainfall 1981.7 mm (Yesterday)
Weather: There was no rain yesterday. Though the sky looks cloudy this
morning in Goa, we may still have another rainless day.
Courtesy: H=3DHerald, NT=3DThe Navhind Times, GT=3DGomantak Times
Daily Goacom News Clippings also at: http://www.goacom.com/news
Website: http://www.goacom.com
Webzine: http://www.goacom.com/goanow
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Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 13:26:23 +0530
From: "goasuraj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] LETTER TO THE EDITOR By; AVERTHANUS D'SOUZA , PRESIDENT OF GOA
ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION
August 28th., 2002.
The Editor,
Herald,
Panjim, Goa 403 001.
Dear Sir,
Re: Dictatorial governance by Manohar Parrikar.
The citizens of Goa are beginning to get a foretaste of the dictatorial
style of governance by Mr. Manohar Parrikar. The undue haste with which
the Panaji Municipal Corporation legislation was bulldozed through the
Legislative Assembly in spite of vociferous opposition to the idea by many
legislators and almost all the Panchayats which are sought to be brought
under the jurisdiction of the Panaji Municipal Corporation, is a clear
indicator that Parrikar has no respect for public opinion.
In a sensitive issue such as this, the Government should have consulted all
the parties which will be affected by the legislation. It is a glaring
omission that the Panjim Municipal Council, which is the most directly
affected Local Body, was not consulted about the move to upgrade it to the
status of a Municipal Corporation. Such an imposition on a duly elected
Municipal Council is a slap in the face of all the citizens of Panjim.
This is an arbitrary and totally unacceptable decision .
The Concerned Citizens for Democratic Governance demands that a transparent
and truly democratic procedure should be followed in introducing
legislation in the Assembly. The draft of the proposed legislation should
be made available to the citizens at least two months before being
introduced in the Assembly. The opinions of the citizens should receive the
attention of the drafters of the legislation. Open meetings should be
encouraged so that the opinions of citizens are taken into consideration
by the Government.
The Parrikar Government wrongly assumes that it represents the people of
the State of Goa and that it can introduce legislation without the consent
of the people. The citizens of Goa will not tolerate this infringement on
their democratic rights.
Yours truly,
Sd/-
Averthanus D'Souza.
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Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 10:51:48 +0300
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Goanet] NEWS Princess of Mandovi under threat
Hi folks!
People of Goa have given mandate to BJP Govt to=20=
govern Goa=2EThey are doing their utmost best=2E=20=
They have done lot of development and still doing=2E=20=
Give them a chance=2E
Why you people come on the road to shout=2E
Tomorrow if elections take place, you, the people
who come on the road will be the first to vote for BJP,
no matter they do good or bad for the state and
for the peple=2E
People coming on the road to shout are to be blamed
first and not BJP=2E BJP follow their manifesto which they
had placed before the voters before election=2E
Give them a chance=2E =20=
Goa is vey small, some parts of Maharashtra
specially the border states will join Goa and
that Goa Govt will see that these borders=20=
states are well developed=2E And more to see=2E
Regards,
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
PC:vicki@goatelecom=2Ecom on 08/29/2002 09:27:33 AM
To: goanet@goacom=2Ecom @ INTERNET=20=
cc: (bcc: SAECO HO/Rezayat)
Subject: [Goanet] NEWS Princess of Mandovi under threat=20=
Citizens are enraged; the Opposition believes the move is politically motiv=3D
ated; and historians say it would be the final nail in the coffin of a grac=3D
eful, picturesque and compact capital city being effaced of character=2E
The BJP government's sudden and unexpected decision to convert the Panjim M=3D
unicipal Council (PMC) into a corporation, and extend its geographical limi=3D
ts to far-flung panchayats (in another taluka) has triggered protests, bund=3D
hs, morchas and rasta rokos here these past two days=2E=3D20
The government managed to bulldoze the City of Panaji Corporation Bill 2002=3D
through in the Goa House late on Monday night=2E But it is unlikely that the=3D
bill's notification will see a facile passage, going by the host of protes=3D
ts from affected panchayats=2E
Suspicions have been roused over Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's real mot=3D
ives in springing the bill in the backhanded manner it was done=2E Mr Parrika=3D
r argues that with the growth of urban agglomerates around Panjim, a counci=3D
l lacked the teeth to provide civic services=2E "A corporation has a lot of p=3D
owers and can deliver=2E" The bill, fashioned on the London Burrough Council =3D
Act, would make the system more efficient, he says, and promises that "genu=3D
ine" objections will be considered=2E
What has annoyed the Opposition though, is that the new Bill seeks to appro=3D
priate panchayats from Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) consti=3D
tuencies into the corporation (four Congress and one NCP MLA would be affec=3D
ted), even as it attempts to reconvert existing Panjim municipal areas to a=3D
panchayat to appease the BJP's ally the United Goans Democratic Party (UGDP)=2E
"This is nothing short of political vendetta and has been done to undermine=3D
the population of the village panchayats=2E Where was the need to bring the =3D
Bill through in such a hurry? Neither the panchayats concerned or the PMC h=3D
ave moved a resolution asking for this," says Congress spokesman Jitendra=20=
Deshprabhu=2E
Deputy CLP leader Dayanand Narvekar sees a design far more sinister in the =3D
BJP move=2E He alleges that Mr Parrikar, who is the MLA for Panjim, would be =3D
keen to add the 8,000-odd voters from the Porvorim-Succor area to the Panji=3D
m constituency, because a sizeable chunk of them are RSS supporters=2E These =3D
voters are at present in Mr Narvekar's Aldona constituency=2E
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