[Goanet-News] Goa news for April 6, 2008

2008-04-06 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Royal Orchid acquires Goa property - HospitalityBizIndia [Apr 4, 2008] By HBI Staff

[Goanet] Condolences

2008-04-06 Thread Francis Furtado
The Management and players of AVC - Kuwait express sincere condolences to our Sports Secretary Mr. Russel D'Silva on the sad demise of his father in law Mr. Zito Almeida in Goa. May the Lord grant courage to the bereaved family to bear this loss and may the Lord grant eternal rest to the

Re: [Goanet] Enough is enough!

2008-04-06 Thread Santosh Helekar
We in IRC will not remain quiet if a foreigner or insurgent like you attacks our citizens and tells them to get out of our country. We will surge against you. Our surge is working. Our painter will take your photo when you are doing dirty things in public. What business are you doing on the

Re: [Goanet] PARRIKAR v/s PARRIKAR

2008-04-06 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 05/04/2008, Valmiki Faleiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: .. Despite a so-called 100 MBPS broadband connection (BSNL's), I could not view the interview online. QUESTION: Are you sure Goa has 100 MBPS Broadband ? That is lightening quick, Depending on how far we are from

[Goanet] Churches and temples in the UAE

2008-04-06 Thread borg costa
By Bassma Al Jandaly, Gulf News Reporter Dubai: UAE is known for its tolerance and respect for other religions and residents can freely pray at a Hindu temple, a Christian Church or a Sikh Gurudwara. Most non-Muslim worshippers hold their main mass or services on Fridays. Non-Muslims can

[Goanet] If you can't afford food , we will give it to you at a higher price : Goa Congress

2008-04-06 Thread anand virgincar
Dear Goanetters, Look at this economic policy of the Goa Congress below. It would be almost humorous , but for the fact that some Goans are struggling to find two square meals a day. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=04066 sincerely, anand

Re: [Goanet] Indians do it differently

2008-04-06 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Rajan lets his 'patriotism' (chauvinism?) get the better of him and ducks the point: How is it that Indians are so fastidiously clean, but India is so incredibly dirty? That others bathe less frequently than us is irrelevant... as offtopic as this post :-) --FN Valmiki-bab, Very quickly - I

Re: [Goanet] Goa for sale... (Herald Mirror)

2008-04-06 Thread neil rangel
From Neil Rangel That article is another reminder of the sorry state of Goa and the bleak future of Goans in their own land. Anyone will have had a bad experience of tring to find reasonably priced land in Goa and the search very disheartening. One Goan landlady wrote back to me suggesting

Re: [Goanet] Goa Board for secondary and higher secondary Schools

2008-04-06 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 05/04/2008, Albert Desouza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear friends Goans have brought laurels all over the world. ...Have you heard about a wire in electricity called Liver wire ? Albert RESPONSE: Yeah maan, that happens if one drinks too much Caju Feni

[Goanet] GOA'S CROREPATI ADVOCATE GENERAL

2008-04-06 Thread airesrod
The Goa Government may be cash strapped to disburse old age pension to the Dayanand Social Security beneficiaries but Goa’s Advocate General Mr. Subodh Kantak, who was paid Rs 2 crores 55 lakhs 97,012 rupees by way of fees for June 05 to August 07, is the highest paid Advocate General in the

[Goanet] The Suraj and the Lotus Merge

2008-04-06 Thread cedrico dacosta
-The Suraj and the Lotus Merge... Well Floriano...you last post clearly shows the depths of Goasuraj...i had predicted long long ago that your party is going the UGDP way... and with all that religious reasoning...i wont be surprised to see in the comming days...a saffron suraj... surely...Goa

[Goanet] Goa vis-a-vis Maharashtra

2008-04-06 Thread Amol Navelkar
Dear All Goans, I am receiving emails and calls about migration and some said to me whether i am trying to be like Raj Thakre and his MNS. let me give u all my view points on that Mumbai is just a tip on Maharashtra map,Mumbai is not equall to Maharashtra, inspite of that

[Goanet] Interview with Mr Digamber Kamat

2008-04-06 Thread Sandeep Heble
Now that's better and vindicates my earlier postures. I don't think anybody should have problems with this as you have clearly stated now that this is your own project! This should silence the mouths of a few others who were not correctly comprehending what I was trying to suggest in my earlier

Re: [Goanet] The Benaulim Green Book...

2008-04-06 Thread Zelia Breda
Dear Frederick, Thanks for sharing this document with us. I know Clinton for sometime now, I've seen some of his work and he really deserves our appreciation for the good job he has done. As promised, I am sending you a better map to replace the other one in the paper about tourism in Goa.

Re: [Goanet] PARRIKAR v/s PARRIKAR

2008-04-06 Thread Valmiki Faleiro
I second Vidyadhar's suggestion. The print media still rules the local roost. This is a good idea, even if the story is being shown on local cable TV and might be telecast, as one hears, by national news channels. Despite a so-called 100 MBPS broadband connection (BSNL's), I could not view the

Re: [Goanet] WHO ARE THESE GOANS IN - UAE receiving Leadership

2008-04-06 Thread Joaquim D'souza
I would like to know who are this people who have received this awards from our so called leader (Eduardo Falerio) who so far has not shown what he has dobe to the NRI's but is giving awards to people in UAE and what is the good work they have done for the so called Goans in UAE. Or Is this

[Goanet] Migrant Policy - Goa.

2008-04-06 Thread Arwin Mesquita
*Subject: Migrant Policy - Goa.* * * Migrant Labourers/Vendors in Goa are seen as (A) Necessity for development (B) Demographic Threat, (C) Political Vote Bank etc. *Firstly I will state that Migrants have to be respected **treated well with basic human dignity.* But let's debate/address this

Re: [Goanet] HELP

2008-04-06 Thread Yogesh Desai
Dainikgomanatak.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 2:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] HELP Can you help me to find out WEBSITE for Gomantak.? When I try the official site, It

[Goanet] CONDOLENCES - ZITO ALMEIDA (Banda - Assolna)

2008-04-06 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
CONDOLENCES The management and players of AVC – Kuwait express sincere condolences to our Sports Secretary Russel D'Silva on the sad demise of his father-in-law ZITO ALMEIDA in Goa. May the Lord grant courage to the bereaved family to bear this loss. Eternal Peace grant Unto

[Goanet] Ave Maria win Amigos Super Cup (Muscat - Oman)

2008-04-06 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
Ave Maria win Amigos Super Cup MUSCAT – Ave Maria SC, Muscat claimed the Amigos Super Cup with a 3-0 win over FC Siolim, Muscat in the final of the 2008 Amigos Super Cup one-day soccer tournament played at the Al Khuwair ground on the week- end. The winners led 2-0

Re: [Goanet] [Gulf Goans] Zito Almeida - A voice of Konkani no more / Condolences

2008-04-06 Thread Goan Cultural Centre
CONDOLENCES On behalf of the president, managing committee and members, we wish to convey to the family of late ZITO ALMEIDA, our heartfelt condolences. Our prayers to the Almighty to grant his soul eternal rest. We have lost a great contributor of Konkani. Carmo Santos Chairman Goan

[Goanet] hi any goan for a accounts job in sharjah dhs 3000 please let me know

2008-04-06 Thread edwardingoa
*hi any goan for a accounts job in sharjah dhs 3000 please let me know * *ed.* [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet] TILAMOL TENSE BUT UNDER CONTROL - Police sources.

2008-04-06 Thread Sachin Phadte
In his detailed report of the assault on the priest, towards the end, Godfrey Gonsalves says: This is the third such incident heaping humiliation on the Catholic community... This gives the impression that the priest was assaulted because he was a Catholic. Is this correct? Sachin Phadte

Re: [Goanet] Direct Dubai/Goa Flights Stopped

2008-04-06 Thread Jacko
Hi Cynthia way to go. I wud like the so called LEADERS action this tru their NRG cell. Even a flight from Goa to Kuwait cud do, either via Doha or Dubai. wot say? j

[Goanet] Res Gestae : Dark Clouds on Goa's Silver Lining

2008-04-06 Thread rajiv desai
rajiv desai has sent you a link to a blog: please publish Blog: Res Gestae Post: Dark Clouds on Goa's Silver Lining Link: http://rajivndesai.blogspot.com/2008/03/dark-clouds-on-goas-silver-lining.html -- Powered by Blogger http://www.blogger.com/

[Goanet] Job openings available.

2008-04-06 Thread edwardingoa
Hi All, we have the following job openings in our organization. interested people can forward their CV's to me so that i can forward them to our HR. i will just be acting as a postman...as i am also relatively new to the organization and am not in a position to push things... The company is

[Goanet] Goa: Paradise Lost

2008-04-06 Thread rahul singh
Goa: Paradise Lost By Rahul Singh Think of a place with beautiful pristine beaches, clear blue waters, swaying coconut palm trees and the friendliest, easiest-going people on earth - and you think of Goa. Think again of a place full of corrupt cops and politicians, a land full of crime,

[Goanet] MP interview

2008-04-06 Thread edward desilva
Hi, Do Catholics HAVE to read every CD and pamphlets that are circulated by the BJP? There was a time when we were not even allowed to read the bible, old habits die hard. Was Porrikar Demonised or his BJP? (distorted version? by who at this very moment?) The locals who go

[Goanet] The Saffron beast

2008-04-06 Thread cedrico dacosta
Dear Porikar Fan Club Members... the individual may be ok but the communial beast he unlishes once in power can be fatal... if Bandodkar tried to merge Goa into MaharashtraPorrikar tried to make a Gujarat out of Goa... the few christao's who are singing hossanas of Porrikar are only used

[Goanet] Fwd: Buddy can you spare a Billion_A pespective on other peoples woes

2008-04-06 Thread Venantius Pinto
This one on CEO Alan Schwartz of Bear Stearns, current US welfare recipient. http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/040408F.shtml by Dana Milbank Hopefully, this will not become a common reality too soon in India. venantius

[Goanet] Daily Haiku #65

2008-04-06 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY HAIKU #65: _ ALI BABA _ the hour is late as goa sleeps, bled to death by forty creeps. http://2008goanconvention.com/blog/index.php http://2008goanconvention.com/registration.php _

Re: [Goanet] LIMERICK FOR THE DAY 58 - CASTE AND THE CHURCH

2008-04-06 Thread CORNEL DACOSTA
Hi Anand Virgincar and Gilbert Lawrence among others. Further to Anand's statement below, I am rather intrigued that among my respondents, several 'Catholic' Goans have expressed firmer adherence to caste, and as apologists, than our Hindu Goanetters who have contacted me on this issue. Of

Re: [Goanet] The Suraj and the Lotus Merge

2008-04-06 Thread goasuraj
your last post clearly shows the depths of Goasuraj.. ((:- No Cedrico, not in the least bit will you be able to gauge the depth of goasuraj... and BTW , you must be quite somebody with predictions, uh ?-:)) In fact goasuraj is deep like a tunnel or a rather bore-well, straight and

[Goanet] The Mechanics of Feni Pricing

2008-04-06 Thread Roland Francis
Frederick has written the following article in the Herald: http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=2153cid=2 Now what I can't understand is this: Why is the producer complaining that he has to sell his cashew feni kolso (is that 6, 12 or 18 bottles?) at Rs 550 and at that price it is not

[Goanet] Light at end of tunnel?

2008-04-06 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
Light at end of tunnel? As predicted, the Indian government made a last minute U-turn on plans to recommend a minimum wage of BD100 for unskilled Indian labourers working in Bahrain. The latest excuse the government has invented is that the new minimum wage was an official

[Goanet] Indians do it differently

2008-04-06 Thread Mario Goveia
Rajan Parrikar wrote: The Western standards of personal hygiene and civic cleanliness are relatively recent. Up until the mid-nineteenth century, Europe was a filthy sty. Personal habits were abysmal - the number of times King Louis XIV bathed in his entire life is said to be less than 10.

[Goanet] PARRIKAR v/s PARRIKAR

2008-04-06 Thread edward desilva
Hi All, If one has seen the interview (kindly posted by Joegoa) Manohar clearly says; - what I have been saying all along. Manohar says he did not write the script, who did? Manohar said as soon as he saw that the Catholics were offended he withdrew the CD. Manohar also said that it

[Goanet] Good news for All Goan Students of the Gulf from Mrs. Fernandes

2008-04-06 Thread edwardingoa
Dear All Goan Students of the Gulf, I had been to the GETEX Exhibition...in Dubai at Zabeel Hall...just yesterday. It was very good...Its specially for the students who have answered their 12th Std. Exams. in Gulf . There are many colleges in India where you can get a UK Degree Certificate

[Goanet] New technology could rid Dubai of wast, including plastic bags, forever.

2008-04-06 Thread borg costa
New German technology could rid Dubai of waste By Kevin Scott, Gulf News Reporter Dubai: A team of German scientists say they have developed the technology to rid Dubai of waste, including plastic bags, forever. The city has been targeted as an ideal strategic location for Ecocycling, a

[Goanet] Goan Tolerance

2008-04-06 Thread Arwin Mesquita
There is currently a lot of talk about the tolerance of Goans, particularly because Goans are in increasing numbers, starting to speak out against the fast deterioration of Goan Culture Identity; mainly with the rapid influx of Non-Goans/Migrants and hence the fast changing demographics. While I

[Goanet] Konkan Curry: Unity in Adversity

2008-04-06 Thread Miguel Braganza
Unity in Adversity KAMKAZ, Kolomb, dope and hope in Goa! By Miguel Braganza On Republic Day earlier this year, 43 groups of 30-plus members each sang non-stop for 40 hours to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. The lilting lyrics of one of the songs said it all, Konkani Amchi Mai,

[Goanet] (Muscat - Oman)- I need to connect with you

2008-04-06 Thread Chandrakantha n.s
I am Chandrakanth, I am partly from Goa (Siolim), I want to connect with people from Goa and people from Siolim. Currently working Muscat, Oman in a company as Asst. Admin HR Manager. My number is + 968 9950 2434-- would be pleased to here from you all from Goa in Muscat. Please do call.

Re: [Goanet] Don't sell our mai Goa for fake coins reply

2008-04-06 Thread Stephen Fernandes
Dear my blood Goans if u c any our blood goans sell the our mai goa Goans cut their hand n give to then who come to buy our mai goa, if police come then cut their legs n give to police hand, why you people spoil our Peace mind of Goa, no come can throw non goans from Goa why. it

[Goanet] Goa news for April 7, 2008

2008-04-06 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa Govt decides to seek CBI probe - Hindustan Times [Apr 5, 2008] Goa court grants bail to Placido Carvalho due to lack of prima facie evidence against him. Press Trust Of India Under

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Please identify this 'Landmark'

2008-04-06 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: Please identify this 'Landmark' Waht is this? where is this? http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2395070028/sizes/l/ Ok take these clues.. Inside of it http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2394236571/sizes/l/ if you come out of it .. from the main entrance This is to

Re: [Goanet] The Saffron beast

2008-04-06 Thread Floriano_Gmail
Cedrico, you have said it right. And I have been saying this all along. We are Goans, Manohar Parrikar is a Goan. That is fine. But the national parties are run not by Goans. There is something called the HIGH COMMANDS: For the Congress it is Sonia and Ahmed Patel and Goa Desc in charge.

[Goanet] DARE TO WALK A DIFFERENT ROAD

2008-04-06 Thread Vidyadhar Gadgil
Herald, Panjim, 4 April 2008 DARE TO WALK A DIFFERENT ROAD - The Bigger Picture Let us remember that all is not lost. In Goa we are uniquely placed to tread a different path, and give the lead to others. We still have a relatively

Re: [Goanet] MP Interview

2008-04-06 Thread KAMALAKSH CHARI
Anesimo Fernandes said: In one of my earlier posts I said that this interview is important for all Goans and specially the Catholics.We have been fed with completely distorted image about Manohar Parrikar. In fact, I have never seen one man being so much viliified.The press which is controlled

Re: [Goanet] Goan Identity or Culture (GIC)

2008-04-06 Thread CORNEL DACOSTA
Hi Santosh I too found the definition from Gilbert, attributed to Schein on Identity OR Culture higly questionable. Minimally, the concepts of identity and of culture are not the same by any stretch of the imagination. Further, to lump them together as a collective element is sheer nonsense in my

[Goanet] Journalism...what journalism ?

2008-04-06 Thread anand virgincar
Dear Goanetters, I can understand the Goan mainstream media missing the wood for the treesthey are economically controlled by the Goan political and business interests. I can even understand the British press, which is under huge pressure from the intense competetion

[Goanet] INC Ignores GOA

2008-04-06 Thread cedrico dacosta
INC ignores Goa... the slogan once read...if it is a govt in Goa, it has to be the congress or none... tall claims of a foolhardy senior congressman... i feel sorry for Francisco Sardinha who was so sure that Manmohan uncle and Sonia didi would be generous to him and throw some crumbs on

[Goanet] sad to know this message

2008-04-06 Thread ondine almeida
dear sir /madam my name is ondine almeida i am a cousin of mr zito almeida i know my cousin zito when i was in goa as well as my father dr j.c, almeida as my mother and my rest of my family but my father and mother are in goa but i am in canada it is really sad to know that my cousin pass