Lawyer's bid to clean Augean stable
Devika Sequeira in Panaji
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Deccan Herald, August 24, 2008 Sunday Features
Pai Kir's complaint against the judge and the High Court's enquiry has
also brought to light the shocking complicity of the judge, a group of
lawyers and two ministers
DIVERSE ROOTS, VARIED CHALLENGES: THE GOAN DIASPORA IN THE U.K.
This essay is from the book 'Goa: Aparanta
-- Land Beyond the End', edited by
Victor Rangel Ribeiro [EMAIL PROTECTED],
and reflects Dr Eddie D'Sa's analysis of
Goans in Britain, and how their attitudes
towards Goa have changed
EVEN WITH THE WIND IN HIS SAILS, DEREK MENEZES CAN'T DREAM OF THE OLYMPICS
From Pamela D'Mello [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Asian Age
At yet another Olympics, the country is asking itself why? what did we
do wrong, what do we need to do right to do ourselves proud at the
international games. Yet,
DAILY GROOK #198
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WHITE FRIGHT
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by Francis Rodrigues
powdered face
just like a clown,
made dear grace
talc of the town!
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puns word-play of all kinds,
if you read between the lines!
_
To the people of Goa.
http://goachess.com/GSCA.doc
Prospectus of National B is available on above link.
Please read Eligibility criteria No 13.
Any player who donates Rs. 6,000/- (Ex. National A Players Rs. 4,200/-) All
special entries should come through the respective State Chess
Goa Home Minister clarifies comments on beggars
Panaji, Fri, 22 Aug 2008 NI Wire
A day after Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar condemning
undignified remarks sought apology from Goa's Home Miinster, Ravi
Naik, the latter came out saying he never called 'Biharis as beggars.'
I am surprised to
Dabolim Airport is still underconsideration apparently from Manmohan Singh and
the Union Civil Aviation Minister.
http://www.oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=8880cid=2 If we all rally together,
Dabolim Airport will emerge the winner. This was an excellent input, Marina. I
was thinking that as
1.I do not accept your statement of DabolimAND Mopa This is the position of
the Goa Government, ok? I am just following through on the logic, Marlon.
2.Your support for Mopa is for it to be a'regional airport', is intended to be
a compromisebetween the two conflicting parties (Dabolim and
Hi guys...
Here's a development in the Herald sexual harassment case guys...
Sources close to the Goa State Women's Commission claim that the
victim has now been sent a Rs 1 crore defamation notice by Manjunath,
through his lawyer.
Guys at the Herald tell us that the management is leaning in
Dear Goanetters,
We Indians are all aware of how social issues and religious issues are always
well-connected in India.
Goanet has always given everyone, irrespective of caste/religion/gender etc. to
express their views.
If Fr. Ivo wants to defend his faith - good.
If anyone else wishes to
Lawyer's bid to clean Augean stable
Devika Sequeira in Panaji
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Deccan Herald, August 24, 2008 Sunday Features
Pai Kir's complaint against the judge and the High Court's enquiry has
also brought to light the shocking complicity of the judge, a group of
lawyers and two ministers
Dear Fr. Ivo,
What the hell (no pun intended :) is
transubstantiation?
Transubstantiation is a very scientific sounding word
- perhaps a play on the scientific concept of the
transmutation of elements. Why are you attempting to
package your belief in magic/miracles/hexes/spells
with scientific
Dears,
There is a veritable Opinion Poll on retaining Goa's Dabolim
identity or e-merging at Mopa. Shout, scream or pull your hair out,
the MOPA airport will be known as GOA airport by the year 2020,
perhaps earlier. Its corporate name will be Goa International Airport
Ltd. [GIAL] like GMRs
GRAF Celebrates 'World Konkani Day 2008' in Spectacular Style
By Ancy Paladka
The Goan Review Art Foundation (GRAF) celebrated 'World Konkani Day 2008' in
the metro at the Goan Institute Hall, Thakurdwar, Dabul, on Saturday, August
23. GRAF is the cultural body of the Konkani-English
J. Colaco said:
Dear all,As a practising Roman Catholic and a believer in the occurence of
un-explained cures /recovery from what was previously believed to be
incurable ilnesses (i.e. miracles),
-
Reply:
So, you have not heard of unexplained miracles happening to people of other
R . Goes Said:
R. Goes saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you
should see it.
---
Reply,
Please do not overdose your body with aspirin.
Full research has not need been done yet, signs of benefit has been
established, caution is required.
Aspirin thins the blood therefore it may not
*
Condolences
The Managing Committee and members of Goan Welfare Society- Kuwait extend
our heartfelt sympathy to Socorro De Melo and his family on the passing away
of his mother VIRGINIA DE MELO
May the Lord Almighty give courage and comfort to the bereaved family to
bear this irreparable
DABOLIM AIRPORT SUFFERS SETBACK
To be fooled once is understandable, twice is also okay but over and over again
is totally idiotic. By nature we Goans are peaceful and accommodating and
usually accept or believe what we are told, but the times have changed and the
present scenario and
-- Forwarded message --
From: Avita Gonsalves [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Language forms a part of once identity when it was time for us to
decide a topic for our dissertation for MA sociology of Goa
University.I began thinking why people in goa hesitate to speak
konkani.we say konkani is
In support of :
Message: 3
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:04:16 +0530
From: Aires Rodrigues [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Goanet] PWD IS TO BE BLAMED
My dear Goa netters, like the three monkeys, see no evil, hear no evil and speak
no evil, our politicians can see nothing evil in all the evil that
That's the title of a nice review by Dr Teotonio R de Souza in the
latest (August 16, 2008) issue of the Economic and Political Weekly.
[http://www.epw.in] But it might not be online just yet. It's on
Rochelle Pinto's OUP 2007 (pp 209 Rs 645) book *Between Empires: Print
and Politics in Goa*.
All India Christian Council
A-8, Mahavir Enclave, New Delhi 110045,
Telefax: 011 28042194, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], www.indianchristians.in
For Immediate Release
Christians condemn violence, killing of VHP leader; Hope peace will be
maintained in Orissa
New Delhi, August 24, 2008 (All
The goal should be to restore Dabolim as a full-time civilian airport which
will more than serve the aviation needs of Goa, The land scam Mopa is not
needed and no one should promote land scams in Goa. The Indian navy can move
to bases outside Goa.Regards,George
To achieve the goal Dabolim needs
like Mopa v/sDabolim;everyone can debate BUT only a few will decide
...based onfinancial feasibility. It is all about money, honey.Mog
asundi.Miguel
It may be better to debate and go in with eyes wide open than get
collectively screwed in a blissful state of ignorance. Sure it is about
money.
Lawyer's bid to clean Augean stable
Devika Sequeira in Panaji
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Deccan Herald, August 24, 2008 Sunday Features
Reference to the above article:
What a shame A cocktail of the Health Education Ministry with a dash of
Law, whow !! Explosive.
Reading the above
EVEN WITH THE WIND IN HIS SAILS, DEREK MENEZES CAN'T DREAM OF THE OLYMPICS
From Pamela D'Mello [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Asian Age
At yet another Olympics, the country is asking itself why? what did we
do wrong, what do we need to do right to do ourselves proud at the
international games. Yet,
W.O.A International to launch Australian rockers Risemann in India.
W.O.A International through its Artist Management division signs on
Australian band Risemann to a 3 Year management deal.
Goa, India - August 24, 2008 - W.O.A International proudly announces the
signing of Australian
(a) In response to this from me:
As a practising Roman Catholic and a believer in the occurence of
un-explained cures /recovery from what was previously believed to be
incurable ilnesses (i.e. miracles),
(b) edward desilva responded thus:
So, you have not heard of unexplained miracles happening
Dr. Nandakumar Kamat brings up details on Goa University being proposed to
be converted into Central University on Navhind Times today. To read this
please click the below link.
http://www.navhindtimes.com/story.php?story=2008082530
For those who have problem with internet, this is what Dr.
I would like to CONGRATULATE Fr. Simon DIniz who has recently been awarded the
PhD Degree by Karnataka University, Dharwad, for his thesis titled, A
Comparative Study of College Students under Parents and Guardians in Relation
to their Self-Concept, Adjustment, Social Competence and Achievement
For a scientist Santosh, you have written a particularly unscientific reply.
Unless you are a Saldanha apologist, there was no need to drag Lisette
Saldanha, the Goan Convention, and settling of scores into this thread
at all.
In what was a Faith thread, all I said was that faith was worn as a
Dear Members Friends,
Attached is the Goa Day Flyer.
This is our final reminder, please purchase your tickets ASAP, we are closinf
on Thursday 28th August 2008
Tickets are available from the Executive committee members or you can book by
emailing me.
NOTE. NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE
Catholic nun burnt alive in Orissa
Hindu mobs attacked churches and vehicles in several parts of Orissa Monday as
a statewide shutdown called by the VHP to protest the killing of a leader of
the organisation came into effect
Bargarh (Orissa): A Catholic nun was burnt alive by agitators in
*Hi,
I hope this is not a political issue to malign the image of Mr.Sameer
Salgaocar.
Let me be clear that I am Chairman of Maharashtra Chess Association and do
not poke my nose into the politics of Goa Chess Association. However being
coach of both Ivana and Bhakti, i cannot but help to comment
The Goa Su-Raj Party is intrigued by two reports appearing in the newspapers
concurrently with the following headlines:
1. NCP convention asks govt to implement Sachar report (on Minorities).
2. Parrikar urges minorities to return BJP back to power.
First, the NCP is part of the UPA
There is a systematic campaign of disinformation, defamation and violence,
against the Christian minority community in India, by right-wing fundamentalist
extremist groups. The following news has not been published by any Indian
newspaper or website till date. Please email this report to
Mario wrote:
Without the appropriate buildings and teachers and
modern equipment even the talent may become duds:-
)) Like a broken clock even politicians like
Digambar and Monserrate can be right sometimes:-))
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:39:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Samir Kelekar [EMAIL
To Goanet -
First of all, kudos to Sudha.
This begs a few questions -
1) Was this major scandal published in any of the local
dailies? If not, why not?
2) What are all the activists going to do now? These
are grounds for an all-Goa agitation to demand resignation
of the 2 ministers and
Yes, back on GN after 7 days of self imposed exile in protest against GN for
not going by it’s ground rules...
Thanks to those who wrote to me privately
Check this out..
Watch Dog (Not from the failed CCP)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2793180789/sizes/l/
OK, what you may have
DIVERSE ROOTS, VARIED CHALLENGES: THE GOAN DIASPORA IN THE U.K.
This essay is from the book 'Goa: Aparanta
-- Land Beyond the End', edited by
Victor Rangel Ribeiro [EMAIL PROTECTED],
and reflects Dr Eddie D'Sa's analysis of
Goans in Britain, and how their attitudes
towards Goa have changed
When I turned fourteen, I knew that I was a person in my own right quite apart
from my parents. I knew from there on, I would have to chart my own course and
I had a very strong sense of my own destiny. I suspect Goanet has had to
undergo the same process of maturation in the last year.
Discussion on Official Language Act 1987 in the Goa Assembly
On Monday, 25 August 2008, in Goa Legislative Assembly during ‘Demands’ 8
members Including the Chief Minister Digambar Kamat spoke on the Official
Language Act 1987. The demand for discussion of this topic was laid before the
Very happy to see that finally the script issue is being discussed in
the parliment. Konkani can servive only if Roman, Devnagiri and
Kannada scripts are given due respect. In Goa Roman and Devnagiri both
scripts should get equal status. People should be given allowed to
choose the script they
In Orissa, three VHP leaders were killed. They were sent a threat letter; they
duely
filed an FIR. Police did nothing. Two days later, they were killed.
Today, there was a bandh in Orissa, and what do you think the Hindu
fundamentalists
did ?
They burnt a nun alive; razed 12 churches to the
Dear Philip,
My point is simply this: MOPA is going to happen, like it or lump it.
It is there in the Interim Report of the Task Force on RPG 2021 at
page 72. What we need to debate is what model of an airport we want
there.
There is no point in fighting like the Konkan Railway Realignment
Dears,
After 21 years of the Official Language Act, 1987, the readers and writers of
Konkani in the Roman script are NOT dead ...they are increasing! Some of those
who wanted to give facilities to the Roman script writers of the language for
twenty years are dead or within handshaking
Barve's fears are without any rhyme or reason. I met Sameer Salgaocar
during the finals of a Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament held on
Sunday and contrary to what Barve may feel, while discussing the State
Chess championships that are underway in Porvorim, the GSCA
President had a positive
--- On Mon, 8/25/08, Freddy Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Let's talk about the Navy, one good question, what is it, that the Navy
is doing, in Goa that cannot be done from the Seabird at
Karwar ? Any guesses ? Do we really need the Navy at Dabolim ?
The navy is not needed in Dabolim
Origin of words
Vidyadhar Gadgil says..
Quite right, Joe, such posts need to be condemned, and I join with
you in registering protest.
But why be selective about it? I have yet to hear you protest
about Rajan's numerous vituperative and abusive posts.
JoeGoaUK replies:
Thank you V Gadgil for
Amdar-Montreancheo 'fottaxeo' ken'na meren chalu asteleo kai? Amkam
nikall zai, nhoi bhaxona..
Tumche,
Lino Dourado
(Utodd'dekar)
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to avoid delays in your message getting circulated!]
Dear Goanetters,
Another year has flown by and today is Goanet's 14th anniversary. I'd like
to thank each and every one of you for your continued support in making
this possible.
We owe a great deal of thanks to our dedicated volunteers who put in a lot
of work behind the scenes. They are:
JoeGoaUk wrte:
Yes, back on GN after 7 days of self imposed exile in protest against GN for
not going by it’s ground rules...
JoeGoaUk,
Nothing has changed.
Its no use gong on a hunger strike if it is not going to make a change.
Mervyn3.0
The History Of The Goan Overseas Association
By John Nazareth* (Published March 1995)
Goans have traditionally been a highly socialized community, forming
socio-cultural clubs wherever we go. Our roots are social, emanating
from our traditional village system of government (or communidades)
in Goa
--- On Mon, 8/25/08, Roland Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Unless you are a Saldanha apologist, there was no need to
drag Lisette Saldanha, the Goan Convention, and settling of scores into
this thread at all.
I would like to remind Roland that it is he who injected the Saldanhas in this
Cecil Pinto cecilpinto at gmail.com
Fri Aug 22 04:28:59 PDT 2008
I bumped into Mukesh Mehta after a long time. A decent
sort of chap. I had first encountered Mukesh some nine
years back when he purchased a row house in Dona Paula
and was setting up a branch of his family's
garment
--- On Sun, 8/24/08, edward desilva [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does Santosh aspect the Devil to work miracles? Again as the saying goes: if
your god is good my devil is not bad, is that what you are saying Santosh?
I am saying that I do not care why people believe in miracles. They are free to
The following essay by Indian humorist Melvin Durai is
funny and yet exposes India's chronic inability to
develop world class athletes - except in cricket -
from among over a billion people, whereas tiny and
relatively poor countries like Jamaica, the Bahamas,
Trinidad Tobago, Kenya, Cuba, and
From: Marlon Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear Fr. Ivo,
What the hell (no pun intended :) is
transubstantiation?
Transubstantiation is a very scientific sounding word
- perhaps a play on the scientific concept of the
transmutation of elements. Why are you attempting to
package your belief in
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Kamat demands special status for Goa - Hindu
[Aug 24, 2008] Panaji (PTI): Demanding special status to Goa,
Chief Minister Digamber Kamat on Sunday said he will soon lead
an all party
From: raju gonsalves [EMAIL PROTECTED]
There seems to be quite a hue and cry about the miracles.
***Precisely because they happen, but are being denied by some scientists.
SEEK N YOU SHALL FIND...
I am seeing that the revelations by our lady of fatima, are happening, may
be I sought - so why
From: Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I think that Fr.Ivo and others would do well to heed the following
excerpts from
the authoritative 1998 decree of the concerned Archbishop regarding the
fraudulent miracles of this mystic called Julia Kim:
***I have quoted Roman Danylak, titular bishop
Notes From Chapter 2 of Cracking Da Vinci's Code by GJ
False statements of DB in the Da Vinci Code:
1. The sexual union between man and woman in the only way to achieve 'gnosis' -
the knowledge of the divine (pg 308)
2. Church through the ages recasts sex between man and woman as a 'shameful
-- Forwarded message --
From: Arwin Mesquita [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2008/8/26
Subject: Letter to the Editor
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL
Most readers understood my message except you because you are obsessed with
1961 and the previous regime! What the Portuguese could not do for us in 451
years, we Goans have achieved in the last 47 years, especially education and
freedom. Did you ever write anything positive about Goa or
From: J. Colaco jc [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I do understand that there is a scientific committee and a process
for these miracles - BUT if any process is going to be accepted, the
process has to be open and transparent. I suggest that IF we really
want to investigate ANY matter - we should invite
From: ralph rau [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Last time I heard Goanet was a forum for discussing social issues of
concern to Goans and not debating matters of faith.
***Which are social issues of concern to Goans? We are hearing a lot about
them. We can hear them being debated in the Legislative Assembly
Mario Goveia wrote:
BTW, the facts and my private email inform me that I
make more sense overall and disemminate more correct
and logical information under the influence than
you do sober:-))
Fri Aug 22 12:55:59 PDT 2008
Mervyn Lobo mervynalobo at yahoo.ca
Oh Mario!
The last person who
TOI Aug 26,'08: State administration is ultimate authority on airport
issue: CM. Some of the jarring notes: 1)Kamat categorically assured that
the Dabolim airport would be retained even IF the government pursued the
Mopa airport project. It should have been when. 2) The government ...
has decided
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