[Goanet-News] Goa news for February 5, 2009

2009-02-04 Thread Goanet News Service
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[Goanet] Christians in Gujarat must be celebrating these days!

2009-02-04 Thread Dr. U. G. Barad
This message: 5, dated: Tue, 3 Feb 2009, from: Marshall Mendonza, on the subject: Christians in Gujarat must be celebrating these days! Marshall, I am not a politician, nor I belong to any party nor have intention to contest any election right from from Panchayat to MLA to MP position.

[Goanet] Press Release - CII-DIPP Nationwide Awareness Campaign on IPR

2009-02-04 Thread CII-Goa
Dear Sir, Confederation of Indian Industry [CII] in collaboration with DIPP under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) is organizing a nation wide Awareness Campaign on Intellectual Property Rights on 26

[Goanet] AN EXPENSIVE PIL

2009-02-04 Thread Aires Rodrigues
Was it the incompetence of Advocate General Subodh Kantak that prompted the Goa Government to engage the services of Senior counsel and former Advocate General Mr. Vijay B. Nadkarni at a whopping fee of Rs 75000/- per hearing to defend the two parliamentary secretaries Mr. Nilkanth Harlankar and

[Goanet] Foundation laid for the proposed new Church of St. Anthony of Padua in Ras Al Khaimah

2009-02-04 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994)      Foundation laid for the proposed new Church of St. Anthony of Padua in Ras Al Khaimah   The Vicar  Apostolic of Arabia Paul Hinder OFM Cap. laid the Foundation Stone of the proposed new St.Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church at

Re: [Goanet] Karnataka - the new bastion of Hindu intolerance.

2009-02-04 Thread Carvalho
Dear Marshall, Thank you for those news articles, which are chilling to the bone. In a perverse way, the Mangalore pub incident is good news, because now we know that no one is safe from Hindu extremism. That sooner or later some excuse will be found to attack the disadvantaged and

[Goanet] Off shore casinos not adhering to required norms: Opposition

2009-02-04 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Off shore casinos not adhering to required norms: Opposition Panaji, Feb 4 Goa opposition benches today cornered Digamber Kamat-led coalition government during the State Legislative Assembly on the issue of granting off shore casino licences without adhering to the required norms. Leader of

[Goanet] Sangh Parivar forces on the rise

2009-02-04 Thread cyril D'Souza
With reference to Marshalls' letter about the recent communal divide taking place in once peaceful Karnataka and also their show of strength at a rally held at Panjim I think all of us secular minded Goans should take heed and learn a lesson lest we too in a few years from now will have to

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Housing Mega Project in Agxi Fields?

2009-02-04 Thread JoeGoaUk
Housing Mega Project in Agxi Fields? http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk16/3252807119/sizes/l/ Very Close to NH17 (Cortalim-Panjim), near Agxi Market . Located: On the main road, half way between Agassaim market and Cota Mansion/Chinchekode. One can clearly see that there are fields on all 3

[Goanet] Maid from Bihar gangraped in Goa

2009-02-04 Thread Samir Kelekar
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Maid_from_Bihar_gangraped_in_Goa/articleshow/4077322.cms Isn't it high time for Digamber to resign? The law and order in Goa has gone to the dogs. regards, Samir

[Goanet] Preserve Goan variety of Mango 'Fernandin'

2009-02-04 Thread SHRIKANT BARVE
Preserve Goan Mango varities; Talwadkar Shri. Vijay A. Pai Khot told Govt in Assemply today that please preserve Goan varieties of Mango such as Maangelal, Fernandin, Musrat, Malges and Important of all ‘MANCURAD’ . Neelam aani Totapuri aamyachi kalama forest department je vaatata techekhatir

[Goanet] Hindu radicals vandalize Catholic school

2009-02-04 Thread Marshall Mendonza
This time it is violence in Jabalpur. Yet another BJP ruled state. http://www.ucanews.com/2009/02/03/hindu-radicals-vandalize-catholic-school/ Regards, Marshall

Re: [Goanet] Karnataka - the new bastion of Hindu intolerance.

2009-02-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
How worried do we have to be that sooner or later the majority of Indians in Goa and other states will want to assault girls in bars and kill Christians? Cheers, Santosh --- On Wed, 2/4/09, Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Goanet]

[Goanet] Sunday, Feb 22: Celebrate Goa at the ICC in Milpitas, California

2009-02-04 Thread George Pinto
Dear all To promote Goan culture in the larger community and in keeping with our 2009 theme YEAR OF THE YOUTH, Goa Sudharop is hosting a Goan event on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at the India Community Center in Milpitas, California. All invited. LOCATION: INDIA COMMUNITY CENTER,

[Goanet] Ambeak lagon folamni keslo mandlem

2009-02-04 Thread ignatius fernandes
Dear Freddy, Please could you give me a transalation of your Konkani poems of mangoes and the rest of your post in English. I understand about 75% of what you are saying and I am baffled by the rest. Don't get me wrong I do speak Konkani but not as fluently as you since I have not been

[Goanet] Who wants NGO accountability?

2009-02-04 Thread soter
Who wants NGO accountability? My attention was drawn to an article Who's Holding NGOs accountable? that appeared in a weekly tabloid of February 2009 and which was authored by one Shridhar who purportedly claims to be a social activist and a civil engineer by profession. He quotes a statement

[Goanet] Builders and we -wake up goans wake up

2009-02-04 Thread Albert Desouza
Albert writes:- The builders have taken most of us for a ride. A Rosy picture with a scenic view is shown to everyone who wants to buy a flat with a nice garden and lot of space. But the moment you book the same you find that what was shown in the brochure does not exist. At the time of

[Goanet] Daily Grook #313

2009-02-04 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #313 __ ROB MOB __ by Francis Rodrigues ghettos i've heard breed crime, dude, for many a jailbird 'tis a robin 'hood'! _ puns word-play of all kinds, c'mon read between the lines! _

[Goanet] Goa news for February 5, 2009

2009-02-04 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** English face-saving begins in Kingston before hammer comes down in Goa - guardian.co.uk [Feb 3, 2009] ... Kingston on Friday morning, their thoughts will be with the Indian Premier League

[Goanet] VOA News - Sonia Gandhi Warns of 'Befitting Reply' to Attempts to Destroy Indian Unity

2009-02-04 Thread Ruby Goes
Goanetters, Election fever. What a strange bunch of politicians you have! Don't forget to vote anyway; Long Live Democracy! http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-02-04-voa19.cfm Jai Hind, rubygoes

Re: [Goanet] Careful of Rane tricks on Regional plan

2009-02-04 Thread augusto pinto
I do not exactly know what Barwe is saying but my experience is that when he says something critical then he has picked on, something important. Goanetters please try and translate this. Be careful of Rane tricks http://www.navhindtimes.com/story.php?story=2009020424 ?If someone points out to the

Re: [Goanet] Why the West's luck has run out

2009-02-04 Thread Mervyn Lobo
marlon menezes wrote: China may blame the US for the current crisis and there is no doubt that there is significant truth to it but as they say, it takes two to tango. China has artificially kept the value of its currency suppressed by becoming the largest purchaser of US debt.

[Goanet] Getting bullish about India

2009-02-04 Thread Tim de Mello
Afghan road gives India a boost $1.2 billion investment in Afghanistan projects seen as 'nightmare' for neighbouring Pakistanis From: http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/581970 Last month, India celebrated a road-building triumph that went unnoticed in much of the world. The new

[Goanet] Wanted: Farmer's Market

2009-02-04 Thread Joao Barros-Pereira
Wanted: Farmer's Market Goa's agriculture deserves more than a shot in the arm to survive; nothing less than a through transfusion is necessary. Giving small subsidies to farmers, Minister Rane of Health and Agriculture, please note, is a little like trying to apply a band-aid on a

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (4Feb09)

2009-02-04 Thread alexyz fernandes
I've never seen so many Crows in Goa That's because there's never ever been so much Garbage To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

[Goanet] 'No party wants to displease the Hindus' - interview of Archbishop Cheenath

2009-02-04 Thread Marshall Mendonza
'No party wants to displease the Hindus' February 2, 2009 http://specials.rediff.com/news/2009/feb/02sld1-orissa-archbishop-speaks-against-kandhamal-violence.htm Interview: Aziz Haniffa Archbishop Raphael Cheenath, head of the Catholic Church in Orissa, has predicted that Christians who fled

[Goanet] Why clauda Alvares is not responsible

2009-02-04 Thread SHRIKANT BARVE
Mr. Rane Ask Urban Development Minister, Why Goa foundation and Advisor Clauda alvares is not responsible? This is going in Assembly now? Why people suffer, Shri. Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco Differences between Cm Kamat and Almemao are reason for creating further mess. Shrikant Vinayak Barve

[Goanet] Goa's Assembly Sessions

2009-02-04 Thread Freddy Fernandes
Goa's Assembly Sessions Just read a report that says, that this year the Goa Assembly has conducted business for just 20 days that just 5.48%, I am confused and lost for words, what are our MLA's and Ministers doing, during the rest of the 345 days or 94.52% of the time, if not business ?

Re: [Goanet] Karnataka - the new bastion of Hindu

2009-02-04 Thread Dr. Jen Lewis
Very worried, I must say. Any goon under some pretext is able to indulge in violence/wrongdoing and many amongst us support him. The very fact that some of our colleagues and acquaintances are able to justify these violent acts is a matter of concern. Jen === From: Santosh Helekar

[Goanet] Goa-na

2009-02-04 Thread Antonio Menezes
This apocryphal story needs to be told and retold. In Benaulim village , there was this high class as well as high caste beatin ( in Portuguese - Beata ) who was a devout Catholic. She attended mass regularly said her prayers faithfully including innumerable recitation of rosaries, followed all