tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65117837336202836992011-07-28T17:04:00.401-07:00Ganv Ghor Rakhonn Mancha growing solidarity of the determined citizens of ALL VILLAGES of GOA
who are fighting to protect their lives, livelihoods & environment in the villages.PRAVIN SABNIS (Goa,India)noreply@blogger.comBlogger451100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-35880189721256292312010-02-22T03:36:00.000-08:002010-02-22T03:37:41.454-08:00Manch alarmed over unabated degradation of environmentHERALD REPORTERManch alarmed over unabated degradation of environment HERALD REPORTERMARGAO, FEB 20 Ganv Ghar Rakhonn Manch has expressed alarm at the continuing unabated degradation of the Goan environment, with constructions that continue to get sanctioned and called upon village groups to be vigilant and not get distracted by promises that are made that are not strengthened legally by the GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-38725202963917351902009-09-02T04:37:00.000-07:002009-09-02T04:38:04.470-07:00Corrupt' projects upset Goa's peaceSimmering resentment against major developments in rural Goa - famous for its exotic beaches and idyllic rural countryside - has exploded in protests against allegedly corrupt local administrators.The former Portuguese enclave, which merged with the Indian Union in 1961, has a rich heritage, and its people have a term susegaad (take it easy) that typifies their laid-back culture.Attracted by the GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-36777604827063111682009-06-24T04:23:00.000-07:002009-06-24T04:25:21.614-07:00Transparency in departments: Modify legislations, public tells ad hoc panel14 Jun 2009, 0138 hrs IST, TNN MARGAO: Chairman of the ad hoc committee on law, MLA Francis D'Souza, accepted a suggestion that necessary modifications should be made to differentlegislations inorder to clear doubts about the functioning of various departments. The departments questioned included panchayats, town and country planning, as also "cases being heard by department superiors against GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-30229915307722675352009-04-11T07:46:00.000-07:002009-04-11T07:48:34.174-07:00We shall over come ,we shall over come some day !All MediaDate: 23 March 2009Contact: Geraldine Fernandes 9822146420 Kim Miranda 9422443855 GGRM holds protest rally in Panjim City parades effigy of principal actors of Goa’s misrule. Accompanied by a cross section of villagers from various parts of Goa, the Ganv Ghor Rakhon Manch (GGRM) today assembled outside the office of the Directorate of Panchayats to protest the systematic GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-14614690894825790072009-03-23T00:51:00.000-07:002009-03-23T01:22:01.559-07:00Protest meeting by GGRMVillagers from all over Goa joined the protest of Ganv Ghor Rakhon Manch on Monday the 23rd of March 2009 at 10 am outside the Junta House, Panaji, to make the un-negotiable demand for the withdrawal of Bill No. 4 of 2009 amending section 47 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act 1994.Besides the said Amendment, there are other legal irregularities committed by the Government like the Amendments to 16 & PRAVIN SABNIS (Goa,India)noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-75010622091301279852009-02-16T09:51:00.000-08:002009-02-16T09:53:09.717-08:00GGRM meet on Draft Regional plan 2021Dear All ,At the out set let me thank each and every one of you on behalf of GGRM for coming on 23rd Jan and contributing to the meeting held at T.B Chuna hall ,Panjim .If you coulde not make it we still look forward to your participation in the future .Kindly find the uplink whereby you can see some of the recordings /photographs that were made of the speakers .http://picasaweb.google.com/GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-30553964087529582772009-02-16T09:46:00.000-08:002009-02-16T09:47:33.159-08:00OPPOSE THE AMMENDMENTS TO PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT.If at all the Panchayat Raj Act in Goa needs any amendment, It should be only to give effect to the 73rd Constitutional Amendment and nothing else. During the mega projects opposition agitation the Goa Panchyat Raj minister shri Azgaonkar is on record speaking in favour of the builders lobby who have destroyed Goan villages by mindless concretization. The minister blemished the protestors as GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-67220299915582714412008-11-22T18:04:00.000-08:002008-11-22T18:14:53.743-08:00Goan Peoples' Film Festival beginsFor more pictures check out -http://picasaweb.google.com/dmellomiranda/GoanPeoplesFilmFestival22NovemberInnugrationCelebratingLifeAndLivelihood# PRAVIN SABNIS (Goa,India)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-11747346742903517752008-11-20T05:26:00.000-08:002008-11-20T05:36:50.208-08:00Goan Peoples' Film Festival Poster & Schedule Festival Schedule22nd November: 3:00 -4:00 pm: Inauguration5:30 pm: Inaugural Film: India Untouched -Stories of a People Apart Discussion with privileged comment by Dadu Mandrekar, Goan Dalits rights activist.23rd November: Assault on Tribal Livelihoods & Challenges to Mining10:00 am – 01:00 pm: Tribal Livelihoods4:00 pm – 8.00 pm: Challenges to Mining5 :PRAVIN SABNIS (Goa,India)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-77519433154383707692008-11-19T19:21:00.000-08:002008-11-20T05:26:26.055-08:00Goan Peoples' Film FestivalGanv Ghor Rakhon Manch will be hosting the Goan Peoples' Film Festival from the 22nd to the 29th of November 2008. The theme of the festival will be "Celebrating Life and Livelihoods". The festival would begin at Nossa Senhora de Piedade complex next to State bank of India at Panjim.From the 25th of November the Festival will initate a workshop on video blogging and online for citizens. The GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-18004168347270760452008-10-26T19:53:00.000-07:002008-10-26T19:58:18.721-07:00The murder of democracy in MoiraWHY I WAS PICKED UP BY THE POLICE AND HELD FOR THREE HOURSBy Venita CoelhoWe no longer live in a democracy.This is the sad truth I have been forced to look in the eye.The Moira Gram Sabha was held this morning. At the previous Gram Sabha, I and two other members had not been allowed to speak because we were not on the electoral. Not only that, rowdies had taken over the Sabha and shouted down PRAVIN SABNIS (Goa,India)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-30624088584732440962008-10-20T17:58:00.000-07:002008-10-20T18:03:24.407-07:00Orlim Meeting of Sunday, 19 October 2008Press release by Kim MirandaCo- Convenor & Spokes person, Orlim Gaum Rakhon ManchOrlim Gaum Rakhon Manch first Public awareness meeting held on 19th Oct 2008The meeting organized by OGRM had a good turn out of villagers from Orlim and neighbouring Fatrade Carmona and Benaulim also attending. Among the many present on the dais including Orlando D'silva from Carmona and Savia Viages from Carmona. GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-37956263488182375322008-10-14T10:14:00.000-07:002008-10-14T10:15:56.054-07:00from Orlimgaum rakhonn manch14th Oct 2008Ida CoutinhoConvener Orlim villagers and farmers were in for a shock when they found some workers under instructions from the PWD dumping mud in the paddy fields to widen the road in Palcutt ward . The fields on either side of the road are being cultivated imagine the plight of the farmers when they noticed red mud being put in their paddy fields .the owners of the concerned fieldsGGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-44552722640343832122008-10-14T10:05:00.000-07:002008-10-20T18:04:07.135-07:00GGRM condemns violent assault on activistsThe Ganv Ghor Rakhon Manch (GGRM) strongly condemns the violent and cowardly attack mounted on activists Aires Rodrigues and Prajal Sakhardande on the night of 0ctoer 13 2008.The GGRM would like to draw to the attention of the Goan people and media that this attack has brought the attacks on Goan activists to a new low. GGRM has pointed out that there have been attacks on activists for a while PRAVIN SABNIS (Goa,India)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-77513525813394439482008-10-06T21:32:00.000-07:002008-10-06T21:34:27.956-07:00GGRM memorandum to CM,CTP, minister & Director of Panchayats,6th October 2008To,Mr. Digambar Kamat,The Chief Minister,Goa.CC: The Minister for Panchayats, Govt. of Goa. The Chief Town Planner, Town and Country Planning Department, Govt. of Goa. The Director, Directorate of Panchayats, Govt. of Goa.Memorandum to the Government of GoaDear Sir,The Ganv Ghor Rakhon Manch (GGRM) is a federation of various village-level, and other civil society GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-79598004406691214502008-10-06T20:48:00.000-07:002008-10-06T21:31:51.745-07:00GGRM rally of 6 October 2008GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-70059226972237176452008-09-26T18:14:00.000-07:002008-09-26T18:18:03.212-07:00update by GGRM Secretary, KimIt's been an eventful week since the 21st when we met at Holy Spirit Church Margao . Geraldine Fernandes has taken the first step by extending support under GGRM to the Nuvem anti mega project cause .This has however not gone very well with the Sarpanch of Nuvem who had made a complaint to the police that she trespassed at the Panchaat used the Panchayat phone to threaten him. A case has since PRAVIN SABNIS (Goa,India)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-22704956200556682682008-09-17T23:27:00.001-07:002008-09-17T23:38:11.335-07:00Mob violence in Benaulim:BVAC denies involvementHERALD REPORTER, Margao, Sept 17 – The Benaulim Villagers Action Committee (BVAC) – spearheading the anti-mega housing stir – has vehemently denied the involvement of any of its activists or any villager in the attack on the houses of Benaulim Sarpanch Carmelina Fernandes and Panch member Xavier Pereira.BVAC Chairperson Geraldine Fernandes told Herald that she and other activists had dropped allGGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-85354434968562352352008-09-17T23:27:00.000-07:002008-09-17T23:35:13.071-07:00PI Edwin Colaco apologises BUT does not accept blamePI says sorry as Benaulim still simmers 18 Sep 2008, 0050 hrs IST,TNN... Meanwhile, Colva police inspector Edwin Colaco on Wednesday evening tendered an apology to the parish priest of the Holy Trinity Church Benaulim, Fr Anthony Vaz, for any inconvenience that might have been caused to the parishioners on account of police action on Monday. On Tuesday evening, PI Colaco and his men had stopped GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-44774313479105228182008-09-17T02:32:00.001-07:002008-09-17T02:34:24.853-07:00Futile bid by police to intercept Benaulim villagersNT NETWORKMARGAO-Benaulim remained tense late on Tuesday evening following an attempt by the Colva police to arrest Benaulim villagers by intercepting them near Zuari bridge as they were returning from the protest meeting to condemn the violence against Christians in various parts of the country, following complaints from the sarpanch, Ms Carmelin Fernandes and a panch member, Mr Xavier Pereira GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-29637692353016316942008-09-17T02:32:00.000-07:002008-09-17T02:34:21.358-07:00Futile bid by police to intercept Benaulim villagersNT NETWORKMARGAO-Benaulim remained tense late on Tuesday evening following an attempt by the Colva police to arrest Benaulim villagers by intercepting them near Zuari bridge as they were returning from the protest meeting to condemn the violence against Christians in various parts of the country, following complaints from the sarpanch, Ms Carmelin Fernandes and a panch member, Mr Xavier Pereira GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-90717805483974863372008-09-17T02:25:00.000-07:002008-09-17T02:26:54.274-07:00Tension runs high at Colva police stationBY HERALD REPORTERMARGAO, SEPT 16 –Tension prevailed at the Colva police station on Tuesday night when a mob of over 500 angry villagers marched to the police station in protest against the arrest of two activists and stoppage of buses by the police at Cortalim.The protestors gathered at Maria hall, Benaulim at around 9.30 pm and later marched to the Colva police station, demanding the immediate GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-81719729422174077332008-09-17T02:21:00.000-07:002008-09-17T02:32:11.389-07:00Police take passengers for a rideHERALD CORRESPONDENTMORMUGAO, SEPT 16 –Hundreds of villagers from Benaulim were in for a rude shock when six buses transporting them back from a meeting in Panjim were stopped at the Cortalim junction by Colva PI Edwin Colaco.The villagers had gone to attend to a public meeting against communal violence at the Azad Maidan on Tuesday afternoon. A strong police force and an Indian Reserve BattalionGGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-19978545455979392022008-09-03T21:11:00.000-07:002008-09-03T21:24:37.985-07:00Sunderlal Bahuguna meets GGRM activistsreport compiled by Miguel BraganzaInternationally renowned environmental activist and leader of the"Chipko" movement for the preservation of forests in the Himalayas, Sunderlal Bahuguna, addressed a large gathering organised by the GanvGhor Rakhonn Manch [GGRM] in association with the Centre for Panchayati Raj [CPR-PS] on 3rd September 2008, at Dando ground, Benaulim. He was accompanied by his PRAVIN SABNIS (Goa,India)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-8481042538199793252008-07-29T21:26:00.000-07:002008-07-29T21:28:38.826-07:00Benaulim locals want criminal cases against activists withdrawnHERALD REPORTERMARGAO, JULY 29 –Strongly condemning police atrocities on innocent Benaulim villagers protesting against the nefarious housing projects, the Benaulim Villagers Action Committee has demanded total withdrawal of all the criminal cases filed against anti-mega housing activists of Benaulim and disclosed plans to approach the Judiciary to take the ongoing battle to the logical GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-46731626824110141692008-07-26T08:58:00.000-07:002008-07-26T09:00:54.564-07:00RP first, then housing units: Benaulim meetHERALD REPORTERMARGAO, JULY 25 –A public meeting held by the anti-mega housing projects in Benaulim on Friday evening demanded a total ban on multi-dwelling housing units pending the finalization of the Regional Plan 2011 and have called for the resignation of village Sarpanch Carmelina Fernandes for filing a “false” case against the activists.The impressive public meeting – convened to condemn GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-34313164541951186152008-07-26T08:49:00.000-07:002008-07-29T07:46:53.080-07:00Benaulim shuts shop over arrestsHERALD REPORTERAnti-housing activists storm Colva police stationMARGAO, JULY 25 — Incensed over the late night arrests of two of its members, anti-mega housing activists from Benaulim took to the streets on Friday morning, enforcing a bandh before marching to the Colva police station to demand the immediate release of the arrested persons. The activists demanded the immediate resignation of GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-73111502717278268862008-07-25T18:31:00.000-07:002008-07-25T18:35:18.135-07:00Agitated villagers lay siege on Colva police station26 Jul 2008, 0443 hrs IST,TNNSome 500 Benaulim residents laid siege to Colva police station early on Friday demanding the release of two villagers who had been arrested late on Thursday night. On learning that the two activists who had been at the forefront of the anti-mega project agitation had spent the previous night in police custody, residents led by activists of Benaulim Villagers Action GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-19157561398867178052008-07-25T18:29:00.000-07:002008-07-25T18:31:24.006-07:00public meeting 0n 20 julyBenaulim meet urges Goans to oppose issues affecting StateHERALD REPORTERMARGAO, JULY 20 –A public meeting held at Benaulim on Sunday called upon Goans to join hands and unitedly fight the battle on all major issues affecting Goa, be it mega housing project, mining, SEZ, tourism et al. Social activist, Ramesh Gauns cautioned that Goa would be doomed within five years if mining activities GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-87455588084256294022008-06-24T21:43:00.000-07:002008-06-24T21:47:45.532-07:00Benaulim locals threaten to take to streetsBY HERALD REPORTERMARGAO, JUNE 24 –Agitated Benaulim villagers under the banner of Benaulim Villagers Action Committee warned of taking to the streets if the panchayat fails to address the genuine grievances of the villagers on the mega projects. The activists called on the acting Sarpanch Stanley and other panchayat officials on Tuesday morning to find out whether the stop work order notices GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-12756604193745502282008-06-24T21:36:00.000-07:002008-06-24T21:43:24.818-07:00text of GGRM memorandumGGRM/2008/0123 June, 2008MemorandumThe Ganv Ghor Rakhonn Manch, a Collective of Village-level movements in Goa to protect the rights of the people to a clean environment and socially just development of their villages, strongly protests the ex parte stay granted bythe Directorate of Panchayats, Government of Goa, to various Developers ofprojects without affording even the Sarpanch or GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-54013582132278010422008-06-23T16:06:00.000-07:002008-06-23T16:13:54.835-07:00GGRM protests against Director of Panchayat check for more pics at http://picasaweb.google.com/pravinsabnis/GGRMDirOfPanchayats23jun08PRAVIN SABNIS (Goa,India)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-77906872903237440812008-06-12T18:25:00.000-07:002008-06-12T18:38:50.380-07:00GGRM has mailDear all, As any passionate Goan who cares for Goa, its people & our future & its merry culture, I would like to commend the valiant efforts of Ganv Ghor Rakhonn Manch for putting up a brave front that the majority now feels is in working. It is really truly heartening to see the number of people who are seeing the light and understand that the system can be changed and they have in it to change GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-80741753069211857822008-06-03T17:02:00.000-07:002008-06-03T17:18:43.857-07:00Constitutional Theft of the Powers of Panchayatsan article by Jason Keith Fernandes, GT, 28 May 2008 The Constitution of India, ladies and gentlemen, has been stolen. It was stolen perhaps right from the very moment it was adopted, but being the all-encompassing document that it is, it has been stolen again. It was stolen on the 13th of May 2008 by the Cabinetof the Government of Goa, speaking through the Chief Minister and the Minister for PRAVIN SABNIS (Goa,India)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-90138708777125706152008-06-02T18:50:00.000-07:002008-06-02T18:54:10.492-07:00marathon Benaulim gramsabhaBenaulim vigilant over mega projects2 Jun 2008, 0420 hrs IST,Govind Kamat Maad,TNNIn what could perhaps be the longest gram sabha held in recent times, the gram sabha of the Benaulim village panchayat concluded on Sunday after being adjourned on two occasions. The gram sabha was held over three marathon sessions with each session lasting for nearly four hours.The concluding session of the PRAVIN SABNIS (Goa,India)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-25848593515231386402008-05-25T17:01:00.000-07:002008-05-25T17:34:13.040-07:00Now - Calangute gives wake up call a report by Godfrey GonsalvesA surprisingly high turnout of men, women and children gathered at the St Alex Church square Calangute on Sunday evening at 5.00 p,m to the call of the Calangute Front for Responsible Tourism (CFRT) whose convenor Anthony D Souza of Calangute painstakingly organized.Geraldine Fernandes Chairperson of the Benaulim Citizens Action Committee appealed to the people of GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-24435341118932885042008-05-25T16:43:00.000-07:002008-05-25T17:00:55.717-07:00Colva Gram Sabha (25 May)COLVA GRAM SABHA TURNS TABLES AGAINST PANCHASA report by Godfrey GonsalvesA marathon Gram Sabha today 25th May, 2008 near the Village Panchayat of Sernabatim Vanelim Colva and Gandaulim witnessed an adjourned unconcluded agenda following a spirited disussion between the Chairman (Deputy Sarpanch Mama who took charge of the proceedings in the absence of the Sarpanch who proceeded on a months leaveGGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-7033899529250877042008-05-25T16:40:00.000-07:002008-05-25T16:43:15.399-07:00Moira follows the Chandor inspirationVenita Coelho gets the villagers of Moirato script their collective destinyMOIRA ACTION COMMITEEfollows the Chandor exampleand starts the creation of a village development planwith a hugely attended Awareness MeetingGGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-20997119541976067462008-05-25T16:18:00.000-07:002008-05-25T16:40:20.509-07:00Building a Better Goa Goa Sudharop&Council for Social Justice & Peacehad organised a symposium'Building a Better Goa"on 24 May 2008 at Seminar Hall of Caritas Holiday HomeGGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-72972853674369017642008-05-24T22:19:00.000-07:002008-05-24T22:31:39.740-07:00Carmona Village: Power of collective willFaced with rampant, mindless development in Goa, a citizens' forum strikes back - Savia ViegasFUELLED BY a tourism-driven image of Bacchnalian Haven and with 'new money' chasing to acquire a piece of paradise, northern Goa stands denuded of its rich cultural ambience by the imposing walls of apartment complexes.The real estate developers have now been pushing down towards the southern parts of PRAVIN SABNIS (Goa,India)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-85223802540654276202008-05-23T21:15:00.000-07:002008-05-23T22:28:46.464-07:00reports of GGRM press conference of 23 mayphoto: GGRM press conference on 23 May 2008Anti-realty drive set to move north (Times of India)After connecting with the people in the coastal belt of south Goa, the Ganv Ghor Rakhonn Manch (GGRM) has decided to move north. The GGRM plans to bring uprisings taking place in several villages under one banner, inorder to 'drive the forces out that are bent on destroying Goa'. Besides, they are also GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-16972745677340774472008-05-22T17:51:00.000-07:002008-05-23T22:56:33.002-07:00Rahul Goswami on the Chandor planAmcho ganv, amcho jiv, salvar koria - by Rahul Goswami (march2007)The community of Chandor has made and delivered an emphatic statement. The ‘Five Year People’s Plan for the Sustainable Development of Chandor (2007-2012)’ is a document whose importance cannot be overstated for Goa. A work-in-progress, for that is what it is, it contains the spirit and confidence of a community in itself, GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-36332309246742872742008-05-22T17:21:00.000-07:002008-05-22T17:34:43.089-07:0012 May Benaulim meeting photos by Rajan ParrikarThe villagers of coastal Salcette held a meeting this evening at the Dando ground in Benaulim to kick off their campaign to opposethe large construction projects mushrooming all around their villagesFor more on the "Devastation at Benaulim," referto my earlier post archived at -http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-May/073237.htmlWarm regards,rGGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-24359237327982058662008-05-22T17:12:00.000-07:002008-05-22T18:15:36.082-07:00BENAULIM-DANDO meeting 12 May, 2008; Godfrey's reportAn impressive gathering of villagers, well meaning citizens ofvillagers of Cavelossim, Carmona, Orlim, Varca, Benaulim, Colva, Betalbatim, Majorda and other villages bordering these areas attended the solidarity meet held today 12 May, 2008 from 5 .00 p.m to 8.00 p.m at the Dando Grounds at Benaulim Salcete, to warn the Government to desist from hobnobbing with real estate agents to promote mega GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511783733620283699.post-36472623887011744382008-05-22T17:11:00.000-07:002008-05-23T22:50:01.408-07:00Ganv Ghor Rakhonn ManchGANV GHOR RAKHONN MANCH (GGRM)is a growing collective of the determined citizens of Cavelossim, Carmona, Orlim, Varca, Benaulim, Colva, Betalbatim, Majorda and all villages of Goa who are fightingMEGA-PROJECTS, MINING, SEZs & attacks on the lives, livelihoods & environment of Goan villages.The GGRM seeks to connect the solidarity with all peoples' movements in Goan villages against GREED-based GGRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11746734439999654592noreply@blogger.com0