The green fields of Agassaim make the backdrop for some interviews here:
http://in.youtube.com/user/fredericknoronha
Whom you'll see:
* Pravin Sabnis of SEZs
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=S7NAjP-c040
* Miguel Braganza, on his Green Thumb column
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=o04wvDDNNOY
*
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Goa: IAS officer booked for cheating - Times of India
[Sep 2, 2008] Pal, who was promoted into the IAS cadre from
Goa civil services a few years ago, was relieved from Goa
I think we are intelligent enough to acknowledge that migrant labour is
required. Its controls on influx and restrictions on voting that has to be
addressed.
Arwin
The green fields of Agassaim make the backdrop for some interviews here:
http://in.youtube.com/user/fredericknoronha
Whom you'll see:
* Pravin Sabnis of SEZs
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=S7NAjP-c040
* Miguel Braganza, on his Green Thumb column
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=o04wvDDNNOY
*
From: Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fr. Ivo wrote:
Your scientific method cannot be used, as you only admit. Even now I
cannot understand your method for such cases. About your scientific
method, it is the method to be used for common clinical cases.
The barrage of posts that Fr. Ivo has
Herald, Panjim, 3 September 2008
Editorial
Crocodile tears?
Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik says recurring communal violence
has tarnished the image of his state. In an interview with Indian
Express, Patnaik yesterday said: The attack on the ashram, as well as
what happened thereafter, I
Goemkars !
A video of GOA Toronto's WGD celebrations online.
http://www.goatoronto.com/news/videos/world-goa-day-picnic-video.html
regards,
Kevin D Costa
http://web.mac.com/noelgama/wdd08/WDD08_Theme.html
Subject: Re: [Goanet] violence in Orissa --- what were the cops
doing?
Root cause of the communal riots in India is the
tendency...? Gee, which alternative universe did you grow up
in?
The above outburst and the rest of the material spewed in the above
post indicates that my remarks
Hi Cornel ani Londonkars,
Doing some research on early tarvottis from Goa that would have sailed in the
1800s, I came across the name of a hospital where Indian seamen were
hospitalised. The Asiatic Hospital in London, was referred to in a letter I
found at the national archives. Unfortunately,
Hi Ivo,
Thanks for your words of encouragement. I am sure you know all what I have
written, in your study about the history of the early Church.
I am amazed how many people went ga... ga about Da Vinci Code. As human, we
are always intrigued by something new or the latest. We then overlook,
Maha airport project gets ministry nod
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Maha-airport-project-gets-ministry-nod/
356996/
A proposal to set up a Greenfield airport in Sindhudurg in Maharashtra was
accorded 'in-principle' approval by the civil aviation ministry on
Wednesday.
The Maharashtra
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/SC_tells_Orissa_govt_to_protect_people/articleshow/3441990.cms
Orissa govt. is flatly denying that more communal incidents have taken place.
It is time it is dismissed.
regards,
Samir
The recent incident in Margao where Bajrang Dal had a public meeting and
some fundamentalist Muslims came out with swords just shows that Goa too
can be a communal caldron. While the trigger will be done by fundamentalists
on either side, the people who suffer will be lay folk of either religion.
A friend of mine sent me a link to a video on Ganesha, a Film by
Prashant Kadkol. I always maintained that liberally depicting the Gods
and Goddesses was central to the practices in Hinduism and that
Hussein was being unfairly targeted by radical groups. This video
hammers this point even further.
Selma,
You knowingly or un-knowingly like to spread false propaganda/information.
My sole objective is the interests of Goa Goans; irrespective of who or
what party is involved. I have never ever declared support for any polticial
party but rather its all issue based.
Arwin
Keith Vaz MP - Leicester UK
**
More well known local , national and International companies
have joined as sponsors of the Leicester India Fooball Link.
It is Their contribution which will allow a Football team to travel
to Goa , India to compete in the Spice Jet Cup.
Hi Cecil,
Bretheren does not necessarily and automatically exclude sisteren, although
simplistic arguments have been made from a feminist framework. Note, that
this is no way implies that feminism is anything to be scoffed at. There is
something to be said though of the singular use of bretheren,
The Seven Wonders of Goa
Posted on 2008-08-30 - The Navhind Times
Letter to the Editor
NDTV has come up with a novel idea to make Indians and of course those
who visit our great country know more about it by starting an all
India exercise to name the seven wonders of the country. Just as there
Utt Goenkara has today given Mr. Atanasio Monserrate a deadline till Sunday
September 7th to resign as Goa's Education Minister for having falsely filed
an affidavit that he had passed his S.S.C knowing well that he had not even
completed the 8th standard.
If Mr. Monserartte does not resign or
DAILY GROOK #208
_
FIRE TIER
_
by Francis Rodrigues
the hindu pyre
shows for real,
that all men are
cremated equal!
_
puns word-play of all kinds,
if you read between the lines!
_
Rajan P. Parrikar in his message No: 12, dated: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 on above
topic brought out the truth involved by appending his original post:
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/067140.htm
l
And Selma's falsehoods:
www.goa-world. com Quality. Precision. Professional.
Live Konkani Music at
http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?autostart=konkani
BRESTAR - PODD'DEA FATTLEAN: (24)
- Wilmix Wilson Mazarello
AMCHO
Goan Education Policy Vision
By Mr. Plastino D'Costa
Long time ago, a new Education Policy was promised by the Chief Minister, the
draft of which was to be released on January 8th 2008. However, the promise
keeps getting deferred and now it seems that the Chief Minister has been
avoiding
The post appended below is full of mind-numbing contradictions. For example,
here are two sentences that contradict each other:
Theology works together with modern sciences, empirical, social, historical,
archaeological.
...Fr. Ivo
Science cannot have a say on supernatural, by the simple fact
The new runway atDelhi is 14,534 feet long - the longest in Asia. But there
is a catch. **Thefirst 4,800 feet is not available for landing because of
the Shiv Murthistatue, which was installed 25 years after the parallel
runway concept wasinitiated.** The longest runway, therefore, gets
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Goa/States_NRI_cell_a_costly_affair_/articleshow/3438744.cms
Well done Utt Goenkara!!!
You are right Mr. Aires, how can an un-educated Minister can be a Education
Minister?
what a shame? Mr. Monserrate (Monster-Rat) should resign before the deadline.
The Students parents should also demand the resignation of Mr. Monserrate
otherwise the future of
State's NRI cell a costly affair
3 Sep 2008, 0455 hrs IST, Gauree Malkarnekar,TNN
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Goa/States_NRI_cell_a_costly_affair_/articleshow/3438744.cms
PANAJI: Expenditure incurred by the state commissionerate for NRI affairs
Dear Aires,
Its heartenning to see you are voicing and demanding TRUTH to surface. And that
spade is called a spade, wrong should not be kept under a carpet and that
ministers of any department should first have the capacities and knowledge to
run the respective ministry. We sincerely
CORNEL DACOSTA said:
Hi Selma
And yes, I have heard about a Goan school fine
for speaking Konkani, but try as I may, I have no hard
evidence about this.
-
Reply:
We were fined for speaking konkani at Monte Guirim, in the same token we were
NOT allowed to keep any pocket money, we were beaten
This is shocking to hear that in Goa itself one was fined for speaking in
Konkani. It's very difficult to save a language when one gets a lashing for
speaking it.
selma
--- On Thu, 9/4/08, edward desilva [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Reply:
We were fined for speaking konkani at Monte Guirim, in
Utt Goenkara has made a serious allegation about the Educational
Qualifications or rather the Non-Qualification of the Hon. Education
Minister. I think it is incumbent upon a party which is apparently dedicated
to the welfare of Goans to validate these allegations by publishing the
evidence with
Konkani Devnagiri Script Supporters should Act Immediately
In the recently concluded Goa State Legislative Assembly, the Leader
of the Opposition Mr Manohar Parrikar raised the issue of the
grievances by Marathi group and supporters of Roman script for Konkani
group. He said that the Govt.
... And recently some were putting the entire blame for neglected Konkani on
the Portuguese ...
--- On Thu, 4/9/08, edward desilva [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: edward desilva [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Goanet] Fined for speaking Konkani
To: goanet [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Received: Thursday, 4
Times of India
NEW DELHI : Crew on an Air India passenger jet discovered a snake coiled up
under a seat and were unable to catch it as it slithered around the plane, the
airline said on Thursday.
The snake was disturbed during a routine check on the Air India A319 aircraft,
which had landed
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BUSINESS / WORLD BUSINESS | September 3, 2008
Thomas Bata, 'Shoemaker to the World,' Dies at 93
By IAN AUSTEN
Mr. Bata made the company founded by his father so pervasive that it became a
GOANS ARE ARTISTIC BY NATURE: HAZEL GOMES
For complex historical -- and perhaps unexplained -- reasons
you would be hard-pressed to find a Christian goldsmith in
Goa. But a lady has been doing the region proud by taking her
skills across the globe, and excelling at it.
Says UK-based Hazel Gomes,
Hi,
I have been a regular reader of goanet forums for the last 6 months. I love
the Mario's, RP, Arwins, Selmas and Barads of this forum and the ferocity in
which each side make their opinions. With some trust i would like to put a
personnel questions to all the goanet forum readers.
Here is a
Yes, this is a Good campaign by Utt Goenkara.
Babush Monseratte should resign on this other issues e.g. Issue of Illegal
Land Sales at Canacona.
We need to start cleaning Goan Politics.
Arwin
--
Message: 8
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 00:45:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: borg
R. Goes saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you
should see it.
** Message **
Good Morning Goanet.
English-Finglish very funny language! School Master Tony D this one's for you.
rubygoes
Cheers,
rubygoes
** 20 examples of grammar misuse **
Grammar just ain't what is used to be, it
The allegation against Goa's Education Minister Mr. Atanasio Monseratte of
having lied about his educational qualifications is very serious.
Utt Goenkara takes full responsibility as we have as always taken up this
very serious issue only after an in-depth verification of all the facts and
after
PANAJI: Antarnad, a film in Konkani language, produced and directed by
Goan filmmaker Rajendra Talak, has bagged five national film awards.
The film awards were announced on Tuesday.
The film is about the present generation, which expects and demands
instant glory and fame.
The story revolves
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Left urges Prez to ban VHP, Dal
A delegation led by Brinda Karat urges the government to put the outfits at
least under 'serious monitoring' if it could not ban them
New Delhi: The Left parties on Thursday knocked at the doors of Rashtrapati
Bhavan requesting
I had to do impositions a hundred times each time the class teacher caught
me speaking Konkani during my school days
I shall not speak in Konkani in the classroom I shall not. on and
on.
Inspite of that when I went to college, I hardly could speak a full sentence
in English at a time.
And all the non educated elite in Taleigao voted 10,000 plus for Babush in
2005 by-elections but we now know that there were only 207 EDUCATED ELITE in
the entire Taleigao constituency who voted for me.
That is something to celebrate.
cheers
floriano
goasuraj
- Original Message -
Condolences to Hema and specially Sunila (Muzawar), who has been an
active Goanetter in the past. Wasn't Dr Kashinath an opthalmalogist?
We met briefly once when I dropped in to say a hi to Sunila when she
was visiting the family home, very close to the Boca-de-Vaca temple in
Panjim. Everyone knew
Remy, this is an intensely personal decision that you and your wife
have to make together and while you have told us how you feel about
Goa, you have not told us how your wife feels about this at all.
The experience will be like someone winning a moderate amount like 50
thousand pounds in a
Hello Edward De Silva who wrote on Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 1129
We were fined for speaking Konkani at Monte Guirim, in the same token
we were NOT allowed to keep any pocket money, we were beaten if we
had any money on us.
How did we pay the fine? some more beating :-(.
Your post to
Does anyone have a pointer to recipies of typical Ganesh Chaturthi foodstuff
and snacks? For instance, neuris and modaks? Rgds, FN
--
FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org
Blog: http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com
Tech links from South Asia: http://twitter.com/fn
I add my condolences to the family of Dr. Kashinath. Even though he
was very much my senior and hence much more knowledgeable, he never
showed it.
With Dr. Kashinath's passing, goes another of those gentlemanly Escola
(Portuguese course) doctors who once provided superb and courteous
care for
Rico, dear boy,
Dr. Arlindo de Sousa is/was not from Moira.
Quítula, Aldona was, remains, his cherished sod.
His wife, Emília, hails from Nachinolá.
A regretted loss to Moira, but that can't be helped. ,
they have enough luminaries of their owm: contemporary
and late, however much,
We were the only family in our circle of friends in Dubai, who spoke Konkani in
the house. We were the butt of jokes and snide remarks but for some reason Mum
stuck to her guns and made us speak Konkani. Despite this, I repeatedly topped
the class in English, while those Goans who spoke
For years I have been a fan of this intelligent, quiet, unassuming man. But
while it is one thing to hold the finance portfolio of a country, it is quite
another to head a pluralistic country of 1.2 billion people.
Not for one moment can I imagine a member of the Nehru family, sitting in their
A kind and gentle soul. An exemplary and noble human being. Doyen of a model
Goan and model Indian family in a multi-faith home.
I have also had the opportunity to feel the magic of Dr. Sardesai's healing
touch.
We have our memories to cherish as we grieve along with his near and dear ones
he
Really, Manmohan is no leader. Not once has he addressed the nation on TV
even though umpteen times, there have been serious communal incidents or
times when the country needs to be addressed.
True, he acts more like a bureucrat than a leader. He has shown lack of
toughness in dealing with
jane gillian rodrigues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As per e-mails below, only Chrsitians are secular, true citizens of Indians,
who open their doors to people of all communities,
irrespective of caste and creed.
The above assertion reveals an attitude that is clearly not very secular. If
--- On Thu, 9/4/08, Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The underlying rage and hatred will not be diminished by this enforcement of
law order, but surely the bloodshed mayhem will be kept to a minimum.
I was trying to point out that it is this underlying hatred that is the root
cause
Selma Bai..this is all politics..I dont think Manmohan is so bad...but its
the politics my dear...the congress is just telling us...see this is what
BJP is all about.u get to know them well before the next elections.
Although am not a CA, I asked a few of my CA friends in Mumbai..who
Selma Carvalho writes: Not for one moment can I imagine a member of
the Nehru family, sitting in their offices writing memos and
contemplating on deplorable situations. No, they would be in the thick
of it, walking the streets, talking to people and risking the bullet
if need be. Nehru himself
A TRIBUTE TO D D KOSAMBI
Historian And Partisan Of The Oppressed
- Irfan Habib
31 JULY this year would have been Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi's 100th
birthday; his birth centenary is, therefore, a fitting occasion to recall
his great contributions to Marxist historiography. D D Kosambi's
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Goa: IAS officer booked for cheating - Times of India
[Sep 2, 2008] Pal, who was promoted into the IAS cadre from
Goa civil services a few years ago, was relieved from Goa
Bess, old girl..
Try Lloyd's lists.
They are said to have the most elaborate records of all aspects of
maritime affairs for the last millenium or so...
Your old chacha, Alfred... Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 18:06:46 -0700 From: [EMAIL
PROTECTED] To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet]
Remy,
'Home is where the Heart is'
We always feel and visualise that the Grass is always greener on the other
side. We try the same, if it works out fine if not ...?
I too have been in a similar situation as yours. However I have searched my
Heart (emotion) and reasoned wth my mind. I am still
FR. AGNEL PILAR DOWN MORGIM SPORTS CLUB DUBAI
MORGIM DOMINATED THE FIRST HALF BUT FAILED SEVERAL CHANCES THROUGH ASHOK AND
NICKLOS, BUT STRONG FLIGHT CREATING BOYS PILAR GOT BETTER OF IN THE SECOND HALF
WITH 2 GOALS IN THE SUPER LEGA OF GOAN INTER VILLAGE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT PLAYED
ON
Albert writes:- My parents have left me a very rich legacy. It is honesty and
uprightness. My father has come from a poor home. My mother too have come from
a very poor home. Both of them came up through hard work. My father taught me
to be satisfied with what ever one has .He retired at a
Remy de Almeida is 32 years old - a babe - too young clearly to be making major
decisions in life without the aid of goanet.
Can we have our cake of family, friends and the familiarity of Goa and also eat
or should we say partake of the font of ready to drink tap water in London? But
then
Remy de Almeida wrote:
Am i being a fool or deluded to go back to goa as some people tell me or
is this normal to some people to go back. This is a big decision for us
as family.
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 08:49:28 -0400
From: Roland Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It's just one of those things that
--- On Thu, 9/4/08, Sandeep Heble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We always knew that Public memory is short but now we know
that
Selma's memory is even shorter!
Or maybe this is just one more of her off-days :-)
---
Dear Sandeep,
I think all of us see the Nehru
DAILY GROOK #209
_
GRIEF CHIEF
_
by Francis Rodrigues
i like fidel,
mao chairman,
dictators all
self mad-men!
_
puns word-play of all kinds,
if you read between the lines!
_
I hope those people who made snide remarks about Selma's family speaking in
English are reading this on Goanet. If, their remarks continued even after
being aware that she were a topped in her English classes -- then that says
even more about how we have been colonizing our own minds. This problem
Paes completes career mixed doubles Slam with US Open title
9 hours ago
NEW YORK (AFP) — India's Leander Paes completed a career mixed doubles Grand
Slam on Thursday, joining Zimbabwe's Cara Black to beat Britain's Jamie Murray
and American Liezel Huber 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 in the US Open final.
The
Dear Goanet Members,
Please click the link provided here below on the issue as is mentioned in
the subject.
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=RVRNLzIwMDgvMDEvMDgjQXI
wMDkwMw==Mode=HTMLLocale=english-skin-custom
For those who have problem with internet I append the article
Selma,
One must realise that the most important qualification one requires to lead
a State or a Nation is to have b***s. Both, men and women qualify. Example
of women with real b's were Indira Gandhi, Margaret Thatcher, Golda Meyer,
Benazir Bhutto to name a few.
My superstar man with b's
When I was studying in Loyola High School in Margao we were compelled to
speak in English all the time. But during Hindi period we were explained and
compelled to speak in Hindi. While during Konkani class we were asked to
speak and also we were enlightened in Konkani.
I feel that was the very
Selma wrote:
This is shocking to hear that in Goa itself one was fined for speaking in
Konkani. It's very difficult to save a language when one gets a lashing for
speaking it.
Comment: It is too farfetched to believe that the decline of a language is due
to its being banned from being spoken
Hats off to Aires Rodrigues for taking on Babush.
It is really time we clean up Goan politics.
It is not about the fact that Babush didnt pass SSC but the fact that he has
committed a fraud by lying about his educational qualifications.
Why did he have to lie ? I guess no amount of money and
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