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Monday, October 31, 2016
Goans support Team FC GOA not the Casinos
FC GOA
under the guidance of legendary Zico has
been a team to reckoned with until
last season where they were the runners
up . With all the unexpected things that happened last year forcing the Goa's
business man Salgoankar and Dempo considered to be the greatest football lovers
of all time, giving up their ownership
rights of the team . The business minded ISL management roped in the Casino owners to take away the
ownership of the team without even offering any Goan football lover to bid for
the ownership of the team. The
dismal performance of the team in this season is heartbreaking, Mr. Zico has been optimistic of a semi final bid
even when we have been miserable in our last game against Delhi at Fatorda. A 17000 plus spectators had come from far and wide
distances to watch the game. All the cheering and shouting , waving of the
flags could not help our team win. A 0-2 score was the least expected from our
team, some diehard fans did get dejected but there were a many still hopping to
see the team come up the chart. I feel
the team plays more disciplined football although they were playing in front
of the home crowed they treated the visitors well , it was the visitors who
were showing more muscles. We missed many chances that if converted we would
have got the much required points to boost the morale of our team. secondly if
I go the spiritual way I feel the illegal casino money is the cause of our
teams bad luck.Mr Virat Kohli's presence
did get the spectators attention but not the required results. Anyways winning and losing is part of the
game. Our team lost because the other team played well -simple " We Goans support our team not support the casinos in
Goa"
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Friday, October 14, 2016
Beautiful Life
Real Life in a Virtual World.
God created the solar system and earth. Man was his best creation, believe its his own self. Man started to explore and in its crave for self sufficiency has destroyed the beautiful nature created by GOD. All the leaving creatures who are inhabitants of this beautiful earth along with human have the right on every inch of this soil , trees , mountains rivers and the sky. But greedy as we are have destroyed and are still destroying this beautiful world with our own hands. Natural beauty is being replaced by virtual reality. This has entraped us humans more then the other natural inhabitants of this world. As the less fortunate s have learned to live with the haves who have and are out to destroy this beautiful world and its resources. Like wise even the Gods other creatures have learned to live . An excellent example is this sparrow who built its nest on a artificial ficus indoor silk tree. and gave new life to these young sparrows. Gods of small things works great wonders
God created the solar system and earth. Man was his best creation, believe its his own self. Man started to explore and in its crave for self sufficiency has destroyed the beautiful nature created by GOD. All the leaving creatures who are inhabitants of this beautiful earth along with human have the right on every inch of this soil , trees , mountains rivers and the sky. But greedy as we are have destroyed and are still destroying this beautiful world with our own hands. Natural beauty is being replaced by virtual reality. This has entraped us humans more then the other natural inhabitants of this world. As the less fortunate s have learned to live with the haves who have and are out to destroy this beautiful world and its resources. Like wise even the Gods other creatures have learned to live . An excellent example is this sparrow who built its nest on a artificial ficus indoor silk tree. and gave new life to these young sparrows. Gods of small things works great wonders
Monday, September 26, 2016
a dangerous crater
A dangerous crater on Porvorim road, if not mended at the earliest
could spell doom to road users especially the motor bike riders.
This
road was in a total mess during the onset of monsoons, tourist and the locals
were suffering due to this. I being a daily motor bike traveler on this road
had a very bad experience of water logging and pot holes right from the super
market to the signal. Water logging opposite navtara would halt traffic. With
the efforts of the local MLA this road was repaired although not fully but at
least the number of speed halters were reduced. But the big crater opposite the
temple is so bad that just the other day a family of three on a two wheeler
almost lost balance after landing their front wheel in the pit and missed being
ran over by a four wheeler going towards calangute. It was a very frightening
site only if the child had fallen on to the road- Goa saved them. But someone
might not be that lucky. Hence I would request the kind MLA of this
constituency to write to the PWD or use your clot to get this road repaired
before any tourist or local meets with an accident at that spot.
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Monday, July 25, 2016
‘Sach’ is life when ‘ratnas’ are so pre-occupied- by Mr aakar Patel on Herald goa
‘Sach’ is life when ‘ratnas’ are so pre-occupied
By | 24 Jul, 2016, 07:29AM IST
Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian award. I think it is a mistake to give it to cricketers and Bollywood people merely for their fame and talent.
Doing so reduces the value of the award and there is also the potential that it is misused. I would say something similar has happened also in the case of those cricketers and Bollywood personalities nominated to the Rajya Sabha. Let me take two examples, Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar. Neither of them deserves the Bharat Ratna and both have misused their fame.
Sachin is in the news these days for taking his former business partner to the corridors of power to get the matter of a property sorted out. The issue was some commercial construction being carried out near a defence area. When news was leaked of this meeting, Sachin released a statement saying he had no personal business interest in the matter. Perhaps not. But is it the job of Bharat Ratnas to peddle business interests before ministers?
To put this in perspective, we should know that Sachin spent three years in the Rajya Sabha before asking his first question. And when I say 'spent three years in the Rajya Sabha' I mean mostly outside it. A report in December, 2015 revealed that Sachin had 6% attendance in the Rajya Sabha and had not participated in a single debate. But he has time to take his friends and business partners to the defence minister to push their deals? I find it unacceptable that such a person has been given the Bharat Ratna.
After getting the Bharat Ratna Sachin continues to endorse brands like BMW. Does it suit public figures, especially ones as rich as Sachin, to do this? It's quite shameful and degrades the award.
When we give the Bharat Ratna to such people we are essentially rewarding their talent. We are not recognising their service, which is the true purpose of civilian awards. Sachin has a long history of misusing his position. When he got a Ferrari as a gift he asked the government to waive its import duty. Why should the taxpayer fund this spoilt billionaire's toys? Ultimately a court had to force him to pay. When he built a mansion in Bandra, he asked the government to make an exception for him so that he could build above the limit. Why should that be granted to him? It is selfish for him to ask when none of the rest of us ask, or get, such favours.
On June 13 this year, newspapers carried the headline 'Sachin Tendulkar donates Rs 76 lakh to Bengal school'. I was interested by the story, because it did not follow the selfish pattern of Sachin's life. It revealed that it was not his money that Sachin was 'donating'. The school was being given money from his Rajya Sabha fund, meaning it was the nation's money. This is hardly 'donating'. And he does nobody a favour in doing this.
Sachin is nothing like Muhammad Ali, a sportsman who was given civilian awards for his consistent and brave positions against injustice and racism. And Ali was willing to go to jail for his beliefs. Ever heard Sachin say anything meaningful on the issues that are so troubling in our time? No. His time is better occupied by selling us stuff.
Lata Mangeshkar was given the Bharat Ratna in 2001. A few years later she said she would move to Dubai if a flyover was built opposite her house on Pedder Road in Mumbai. She and her sister Asha Bhosle opposed it so effectively that it has still not been built. A report in April 2012 said Lata Mangeshkar had the worst attendance record in the Rajya Sabha where she had been for many years. It shows her and Tendulkar's total disinterest and I would say disregard for this nation.
Is this how a Bharat Ratna is supposed to behave? To put their individual need and selfishness above the needs of the many? It's ridiculous that such people are, as I said, rewarded for their talent and not their service.
And so far as their talent goes, haven't they been rewarded enough? They have made themselves very, very wealthy. And that is fine and right. It is how it should be. They have earned their money and their fame. They could have earned our respect by behaving in more public spirited fashion but they have chosen instead to be unconcerned on that count. They cannot even be bothered to show up in parliament. (How many times has Sachin missed a match or endorsement shoot?)
The government of the time is often seduced by fame and feels obliged to reward such people (and often there is very heavy lobbying from them) to be given these awards. This should stop. We should separate the talent of people from their service. It is only the latter that must be rewarded through national awards.
(Aakar Patel is a writer and columnist. 'Why I write', his translation of Saadat Hasan Manto's non-fiction is published by Tranquebar)
Saturday, July 16, 2016
My letter published on Herald Goa dated 16.07.2016
Welfare schemes of the BJP in Goa
letters to the editor
16 Jul, 2016, 07:11AM IST
Welfare schemes
Government spending on the population by way of welfare schemes are treated by political parties as if they are spending from their party coffers. A number of schemes floated by the BJP in Goa keeping in mind the elections are funded by the tax payers and not by the MLAs. But the party workers are made to work and do the paper work as if to show that the money spent is going from the MLAs pocket and the receiver has to be in debt to the local MLA and his ruling party.
The hype created by the BJP in Goa about the Ujala LED bulb distribution is one such a last ditch effort by one and all from top order to the last BJP party worker to project the central Government funded scheme to be their freebies to the people of Goa keeping in view of the 2017 assembly elections. The way all the top brass of the BJP is leaving important assignments and are busy distributing the lamps as if they have spent their hard earned money to buy the lamps is comical.
They must have not heard about the 13-year-old US-born Meera Vashisht who has distributed free LED bulbs worth 2000 USD to the slum dwellers in Delhi after raising funds. This is yeomen service without any expectation. It looks like the top brass of the BJP are out of ideas to woo Goan people to vote for them in the coming 2017 elections.
All the schemes of the BJP are number based to count the number of people registered for a scheme and print the figures on the newspapers like the Medi-claim scheme where 57 k applicants are recorded but how many have taken the health card after paying Rs 300 and agreeing for a ECS of like amount to be debited from their bank yearly is the question...
Clarence Alvares, Saligao
letter to the deitor 15.07.2016
Letter
to the editor
Sir,
Govt spending on the
population by way of welfare schemes are treated by political parties as if
they are spending from their party coffers. A number of schemes floated by the
BJP in Goa keeping in mind the elections are
funded by the tax payers and not by the MLA’s. But the party workers are
made to work and do the paper work as if to show that the the money spent is
going from the MLAs pocket and the receiver has to be in debt to the local MLA
and his ruling party. The hype created by the BJP in Goa about the Ujalla led
bulb distribution is one such a last ditch effort by one and all from top order
to the last BJP party worker to project the central Govt funded scheme to be their
freebies to the people of Goa keeping in view of the 2017 assembly elections.
The way all the top brass of the BJP leaving important assignments are busy
distributing the lamps as if they have spent their hard earned money to buy the
lamps is comical. They must have not heard about the 13year old US born Meera
Vashisht who has distributed free led
bulbs worth 2000 USD to the slum dwellers in Delhi after raising funds. This is
yeomen service without any expectation. It looks like the top brass of the BJP
are out of ideas to woo Goan people to vote for them in the coming 2017
elections. All the schemes of the BJP are number based count the number of
people registered for a scheme and print the figures on the newspapers like the
Medi-claim scheme where 57 k applicants are recorded but how many have taken
the health card after paying Rs 300/- and agreeing for a ECS of like amount to
be debited from their bank yearly is the question...
Clarence Alvares
Sangolda/ Saligao
9822103221
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
swimming the Mandovi river 15.05.2016
Sigmund and others swimming the Mandovi river on 19th of May2016 reported on Herald Newspaer on the 30th of May 2016
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Revival of Congress Party
Now that the age old party has finally agreed for a major surgery and the party is all set for the infusion of fresh air and ideas that will get the old party a young self to keep going.As stated by a prominent journalist that mr Modi is our PM because of the TINA factor (there is no alternative).but in 2014 if only the wise men in the congress had projected priyanka gandhi as the congress prime ministerial candidate things would have been different for the party. Now that she has decided to get active in politics it should boost the moral of the party workers. Here in goa too they are yet to come out and boost the moral of the party workers its high time the grandfathers give the grandsons and the granddaughters their dues give the reins to young people and see the party's revival. Getting together with the other regional parties and fighting the 2017 is the only way to see them in the command not to loot again but to correct what they have done wrong during their misrule of Goa.
Clarence alvares
Sangolda
9822103221
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Golden GOa -dream of BJP???
03.05.2016
Letter to the editor
Will Goa ever be free from the
clutches of greedy high-handed politicians who feel that once elected they are
the kings of the state and that they can do anything under the sun to this once
golden Goa of ours . In a democracy there cannot be kings and queens or even
princess and princesses the elected are the servants of the people and are put in that seat of command to fulfill
the wishes of the populace and not override them to secure the future of them
and their families. All politician in
public service needs to first and foremost see the betterment of the people who
have voted him or her to power. Goa was known as "Golden Goa" much
before may be even before the introduction of BJP in the Goan or Indian politics.
As years progressed Golden Goa was looted and plundered by the corrupt Politician's
and now the remaining is been ruined continuously by the present Govt. in the
name of development. Once
"Golden Goa- Rome of the East" is turning into concrete jungle, rampant hill cutting , destruction of forest cover , Polluted Rivers, CRZ violations and anti social activities are encouraged by the present govt. favoring builders, big business houses as if there is no tomorrow. Giving away of precious comminidade lands to migrants, to secure vote banks is favored by these politicians in the run-up to the 2017 elections. I fail to understand how BJP can dream of Golden Goa by concretization and destroying the scenic beauty of Goa which is the main attraction of tourist local and international.
"Golden Goa- Rome of the East" is turning into concrete jungle, rampant hill cutting , destruction of forest cover , Polluted Rivers, CRZ violations and anti social activities are encouraged by the present govt. favoring builders, big business houses as if there is no tomorrow. Giving away of precious comminidade lands to migrants, to secure vote banks is favored by these politicians in the run-up to the 2017 elections. I fail to understand how BJP can dream of Golden Goa by concretization and destroying the scenic beauty of Goa which is the main attraction of tourist local and international.
Clarence Alvares Sangolda
Saligao
9822103221
Will Goa ever be free from the
clutches of greedy high-handed politicians who feel that once elected they are
the kings of the state and that they can do anything under the sun to this once
golden Goa of ours . In a democracy there cannot be kings and queens or even
princess and princesses the elected are the servants of the people and are put in that seat of command to
fulfill the wishes of the populace and not override them to secure the future
of them and their families. A prince too
has his own rights and decision making authority only problem is he is answerable to the King
and his counsel (RSS). Could be the King is not happy with the prince's adventures of
visiting his roots every weekend and hence planning to handover the very
important portfolio to the very incumbent Delhi man (always available) at
present handling the I&B ministry Mr
Jaitely who is more precise with his figures then our ex CM who has the habit
of playing to the galleries with his I know all attitude. and when it comes to
punishing the culprit it is just the book fiqures and noting more comes out .
take the case of the much hyped mining scam . According to the honuorable
defense minister like the Mining scam of Rs 35000/- crores the Agusta chopper deal is 36000/-
crores but Mr Parrikar is the defence
minister now and not the king CM of Goa and
he just cannot come our with figures and not any proofs of the actual scam
against the Gandhi's. 4th of May will be very important day when the honuorable
Defense minister places the report of chronology of events pertaining to the
Augusta deal in the parliament wherein
he will have to place proofs of kick backs if any and order CBI inquiry.
Will Goa ever be free from the
clutches of greedy high-handed politicians who feel that once elected they are
the kings of the state and that they can do anything under the sun to this once
golden Goa of ours . In a democracy there cannot be kings and queens or even
princess and princesses the elected are the servants of the people and are put in that seat of command to
fulfill the wishes of the populace and not override them to secure the future
of them and their families. A prince too
has his own rights and decision making authority only problem is he is answerable to the King
and his counsel (RSS). Could be the King
is not happy with the prince's adventures of visiting his roots every
weekend and hence planning to handover the very important portfolio to the very
incumbent Delhi man (always available) at present handling the I&B ministry. Right from the
time of Mr Parrikar promotion as the defense minister of the country it was a
known fact that a parallel govt is being run in Goa the present CM was given a
free hand to take all the anti people decisions and then finally the Man who
knows all will come back to Goa with solutions to all the issues in the
capacity a King CM. It would have been a different case if deputy CM was elevated to the CMs post after
Mr Parrikars Exit.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
letters to the editor ated 11/11/2015
letters to the editorTuesday, March 15, 2016
letters to the editor
letters
to the editor
letters to the editor
Regional outfit a must for 2017
The recent wipe out of the BJP and its allies in the Bihar
Elections must have given shivers to the party leadership. A local party is
always more understanding to the needs of the people and no one can deny that.
The Prime Minister who is the PM for all Indians jumped into the
mudslinging in Bihar and almost got all his taunting speeches backfired.
The intolerance on religious issues since the BJP has taken the helm of affairs
in India has reach at the height of heights. All local issues are better
understood and sorted out by a regional party than a central Party. This is
more evident in the voting pattern in Bihar. Elections are not far in Goa, a
strong dispensation led by the very vocal on Goan issues Mr Vijay and
others will be the only option for Goans to look upon to address, which the BJP
is trying to bulldoze with their hardheadedness favoring the business
class at the cost of the environment. Although late Mathany showed more trust
in his friend the then leader of opposition in attaining special status for Goa
and did not join hands with the regional outfits who were ready to fight the
2014 election on a common platform I hope Mrs Saldahna would favor a strong
Regional outfit to counter forces that are out to destroy our beautiful Goa. As
the situation is turning worse day by day, I strongly feel Mr Parrikar will be
the projected Chief Ministerial candidate for BJP in 2017.
Clarence Alvares, Saligao
letters
to the editor
13 Nov, 2015, 06:58AM IST
Regional party need
of the hour
This is with reference to the letter to the editor titled
“Regional outfit a must for 2017 dated 11/11/2015 by Clarence Alvares. I fully
agree with Clarence Alvares, that only a strong local dispensation can
understand and deliver the needs of the state and its people. This need was
felt not only now but way back in the eighties by Matanhy Saldanha who found
the Gomant Lok Pokx in the year 1983 with the sole goal of saving the people of
Goa and protecting its land and environment. Mind you GLP also had leaders like
late Erasmo Sequeira in its fold. The GLP went to the polls several times but
the people of Goa did not vote because all were blinded by the belief that only
a national party could govern Goa.
Time and again late Matanhy Saldanha reached out to the people
especially as the Congress, with every passing year proved to be corrupt to the
core. But the Goans were both blind and deaf to the reality. Late Matanhy
Saldanha started his campaign for special status for Goa way back in 2008 and
the doors of GMFSS have always been and are open to whoever wished to join it.
He firmly believed every Goan has the right to make his contribution to the
cause and unity was important to achieve the goal. But how many came forward
then?
After UGDP, a regional party literally sold its soul for a price
by getting Matanhy Saldanha disqualified, the only option left to Matanhy was
to join hands with Manohar Parrikar who had done well for Goa during the 2002
tenure and promised to be able and trustworthy administrator. Unfortunately
fate decided to spare Matanhy the heartache of seeing his so-called friend
betraying him by forgetting the conditions late Matanhy had placed before the
BJP, with respect to Goa and its people, conditions that were accepted by the
BJP. Every dog has its day and the BJP will pay its price for betrayal. However
right now a regional party with definite goals is the need of the hour.
David Rocha, Panjim
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