AVC - Kuwait have won the KIFF 2011-2012 season opener 7 a side Football tournament for the Willy Gomes Rolling Trophy held on 2nd September 2011 at the Digital Grounds in Kuwait City. In the finals AVC - Kuwait beat SkyNet to lift the Rolling trophy.
AVC's coach and ace professional goalkeeper Alvaro Dias was awarded the " Man of the Finals'' Award. AVC - Kuwait comprised Alvaro Dias, Francis Rodrigues, Custodio Almeida, Anthony Fernandes, Liston Raju, Savio, Nicholas Fernandes, Molvito Mascarenhas, Ignatuis, Ronny, Vincy,Luciano D'Souza, Braulio Fernandes and Melvy Fernandes.
The tournament was held under the afilliation of Kuwait Indian Football Federation.
Xavier Furtado.
September 13, 2011
ADV. AIRES RODRIGUES DEMANDS TO BRING ADVOCATE GENERAL WITHIN LOKAYUKTA.
Adv. Aires Rodrigues has today demanded that the Advocate General of Goa be brought within the ambit of the proposed Goa Lokayukta legislation.
Adv. Rodrigues has stated that within Goa’s context it is important that this is done inview of the grave financial and other irregularities witnessed over the last five years in the office of the Advocate General.
Pointing out that besides the excessive and double billing Advocate General Mr. Subodh Kantak had also employed his own family members in the Advocate General’s office, Adv. Rodrigues has stated that Mr. Kantak had also conveniently appointed his close friend Mr. Ramnath Pai, a clerk at the Corporation of City Of Panaji as his Personal Secretary on a gazetted officer’s pay scale.
Adv. Rodrigues has also stated that the manner of allotment of cases by Advocate General Mr. Subodh Kantak to the Government Advocates and Additional Govt Advocates was highly questionable in as much as it raised serious and valid suspicions as to the motives.
Alleging that the status and sanctity of the high constitutional post of Advocate General had been completely degenerated, Adv Rodrigues has stated that it was public knowledge that anyone wanting to file a petition against the Goa Government had to first meet and negotiate with Advocate General Subodh Kantak.
Adv. Rodrigues has further stated that Mr. Subodh Kantak would himself then advise the private litigant which advocate from amongst his coterie of lawyers should be engaged to ensure that a stage managed friendly legal battle followed.
Lamenting that the office of the Advocate General should not have been converted into a commercial venture to drain out the State's exchequer, Adv Rodrigues has stated that the payments being made to the Advocate General of Goa Mr. Subodh Kantak by the Goa Government could never have been more than that of the President of India and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Adv. Rodrigues has stated that within Goa’s context it is important that this is done inview of the grave financial and other irregularities witnessed over the last five years in the office of the Advocate General.
Pointing out that besides the excessive and double billing Advocate General Mr. Subodh Kantak had also employed his own family members in the Advocate General’s office, Adv. Rodrigues has stated that Mr. Kantak had also conveniently appointed his close friend Mr. Ramnath Pai, a clerk at the Corporation of City Of Panaji as his Personal Secretary on a gazetted officer’s pay scale.
Adv. Rodrigues has also stated that the manner of allotment of cases by Advocate General Mr. Subodh Kantak to the Government Advocates and Additional Govt Advocates was highly questionable in as much as it raised serious and valid suspicions as to the motives.
Alleging that the status and sanctity of the high constitutional post of Advocate General had been completely degenerated, Adv Rodrigues has stated that it was public knowledge that anyone wanting to file a petition against the Goa Government had to first meet and negotiate with Advocate General Subodh Kantak.
Adv. Rodrigues has further stated that Mr. Subodh Kantak would himself then advise the private litigant which advocate from amongst his coterie of lawyers should be engaged to ensure that a stage managed friendly legal battle followed.
Lamenting that the office of the Advocate General should not have been converted into a commercial venture to drain out the State's exchequer, Adv Rodrigues has stated that the payments being made to the Advocate General of Goa Mr. Subodh Kantak by the Goa Government could never have been more than that of the President of India and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
September 12, 2011
VIOLENCE AND POLITICAL PATRONAGE.
Violence And Political Patronage
Incessant violence from the streets of Miramar to the ghettos of Monti Dongor, Kharebandh and Chimbel, is a reality that we Goans will have to live with, may be for the rest of our lives. In the last decade or so anti-social elements and anti-social activities have thrived and flourished under the political patronage of our politicians, violence has erupted time and again obliterating the peace and tranquility that we Goans were once used to, unfortunately because of their political patronage, no firm actions is taken against the perpetrators of violence, as a result of which law and order in Goa has ebbed into anarchy and shambles.
It’s no secret that the Monti Dongor and Kharebandh entities have been protected by the political patronage of Margao who has on a number of occasions audaciously claimed that they are his supporters and well wishers and it is these elements that espouse terror and violence in and around Margao without a worry of the law machinery. The infamous swords case is a classic example as it is still accumulating dust in some deserted cabinet.
In central Goa too we know of two powerful gangs under the political patronage of the two powerful politicians, one a minister and the other a political aspirant from the outskirts of Panjim, spreading a reign of terror, and it is believed that the violence that erupted a few weeks ago at Miramar was between these two gangs in which an innocent bystander nearly lost her life. Even though most of these attacks are carried out in broad day light and in public places our security services still find it difficult to convict these criminals, exposing the lack of commitment of our security services and the raw underbelly of our lax system.
It is also common knowledge that most of our politicians have their own pack of dogs that they let loose on people with uncompromising principles, in south Goa, these dogs have been let loose on people fighting against mega housing, those fighting against mining and against those people who are not ready to sell their lands, the poor victims subjected to mental torture and blackmail often succumb to the powers that be and the few who fight back are harassed by the police.
A few decades ago it’s was the MLA from Quepem who was the then Don of the Goa Assembly, who neither followed procedures nor cared for the law nor respected it, he was later shot in the head, that ended his political career. It is true that violence begets violence, as we have seen in history violent men have met violent ends, let it be a lesson to our politicians who profess violence and protect the perpetrators of violence that history is bound to catch up with them; the hand that feeds the dogs is someday bound to get bitten by the same dogs.
In Goa what we miss is the ethics, both political and social which has led to the arrogance and apathy, of our politicians and our people. We Goans do not like to get involved in issues till we become the issue and it is this apathy that is responsible for the pathetic state of affairs in Goa. It’s me for myself and God for others attitude that has led us to this appalling eventuality and if we do not change our perception and our attitude now and take corrective actions Goa will be lost forever. Beware and be wise Goans, Goa’s future is in our hands !
Freddy Agnelo Fernandes.
Incessant violence from the streets of Miramar to the ghettos of Monti Dongor, Kharebandh and Chimbel, is a reality that we Goans will have to live with, may be for the rest of our lives. In the last decade or so anti-social elements and anti-social activities have thrived and flourished under the political patronage of our politicians, violence has erupted time and again obliterating the peace and tranquility that we Goans were once used to, unfortunately because of their political patronage, no firm actions is taken against the perpetrators of violence, as a result of which law and order in Goa has ebbed into anarchy and shambles.
It’s no secret that the Monti Dongor and Kharebandh entities have been protected by the political patronage of Margao who has on a number of occasions audaciously claimed that they are his supporters and well wishers and it is these elements that espouse terror and violence in and around Margao without a worry of the law machinery. The infamous swords case is a classic example as it is still accumulating dust in some deserted cabinet.
In central Goa too we know of two powerful gangs under the political patronage of the two powerful politicians, one a minister and the other a political aspirant from the outskirts of Panjim, spreading a reign of terror, and it is believed that the violence that erupted a few weeks ago at Miramar was between these two gangs in which an innocent bystander nearly lost her life. Even though most of these attacks are carried out in broad day light and in public places our security services still find it difficult to convict these criminals, exposing the lack of commitment of our security services and the raw underbelly of our lax system.
It is also common knowledge that most of our politicians have their own pack of dogs that they let loose on people with uncompromising principles, in south Goa, these dogs have been let loose on people fighting against mega housing, those fighting against mining and against those people who are not ready to sell their lands, the poor victims subjected to mental torture and blackmail often succumb to the powers that be and the few who fight back are harassed by the police.
A few decades ago it’s was the MLA from Quepem who was the then Don of the Goa Assembly, who neither followed procedures nor cared for the law nor respected it, he was later shot in the head, that ended his political career. It is true that violence begets violence, as we have seen in history violent men have met violent ends, let it be a lesson to our politicians who profess violence and protect the perpetrators of violence that history is bound to catch up with them; the hand that feeds the dogs is someday bound to get bitten by the same dogs.
In Goa what we miss is the ethics, both political and social which has led to the arrogance and apathy, of our politicians and our people. We Goans do not like to get involved in issues till we become the issue and it is this apathy that is responsible for the pathetic state of affairs in Goa. It’s me for myself and God for others attitude that has led us to this appalling eventuality and if we do not change our perception and our attitude now and take corrective actions Goa will be lost forever. Beware and be wise Goans, Goa’s future is in our hands !
Freddy Agnelo Fernandes.
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