[Goanet-News] ‘Pink Chaddi’ and ‘Pub B haro’ campaigns against moral policing gather mo mentum

2009-02-11 Thread Goanet News
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[Goanet] CIVIL CODE OF 1867 -bi-lingual version

2009-02-11 Thread godfrey gonsalves
Even after Goa coming under the regime of Union of India from 19/12/1961 after 451 years of erstwhile Portuguese rule, several legislations of the erstwhile regime were continued for the sake of good administrative order by an Act of Parliament . One such piece of legislation was the Portuguese

[Goanet] Cops catch drug peddler in the act

2009-02-11 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Cops catch drug peddler in the act 11 Feb 2009, 0609 hrs IST, TNN PANAJI: Cops of the anti-narcotics cell arrested a person from Rajasthan trying to sell 1.10 kgs of brown sugar to a foreigner at Mala, Panaji on Tuesday. Depending on its purity, the seized narcotic is valued at

[Goanet] PLS HELP BERNADETTE PIMENTA

2009-02-11 Thread jane gillian rodrigues
PRISON MINISTRY - MUMBAI 2009 My dear Friends, Please forward Please help Ms. Bernadette Pimenta, a friend of mine, who is actively involved in the Prison Ministry, right here in Mumbai. She is doing some really great, amazing work with prisoners, especially women and children lodged in

[Goanet] Fw: Birthday Greetings - Dayanand Narvekar

2009-02-11 Thread floriano
- Original Message - From: floriano To: Gomantak Times, Herald, Navhind Times Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 4:23 PM Subject: Re: Birthday Greetings - Dayanand Narvekar February 11, 2009 Sir, This has reference to the display of faithfulness shown by select sworn eminent

[Goanet] PIL on Panjim - volunteers sought (URGENT!)

2009-02-11 Thread JoeGoaUk
I know I am late ... (I was out whole day, only back late evening) This was was taken only yesterday noon 10/2/09 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim2/3272629686/sizes/l/ and most of these are taken this evening 11.2.09

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Do you remember eating these (fruits)?

2009-02-11 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: Do you remember eating these (fruits)? Recently, there was an article in one of the local English dailies by Miguel Braganza. May also known as jujube http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk17/3272477342/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk17/3271656739/sizes/l/ This

[Goanet] What!....Catholics are intolerant!!

2009-02-11 Thread Dr. U. G. Barad
Catholics intolerant, Goa mission congress told February 10, 2009 http://www.ucanews.com/2009/02/10/catholics-intolerant-goa-mission-congress- told/ Best regards, Dr. U. G. Barad PILAR, India (UCAN) -- Catholics are intolerant and exclusivist, representatives of other religions complained at

[Goanet] Sari in return for a chaddi.

2009-02-11 Thread Nelson Rodrigues
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1229628   Sari in return for a chaddi PK Surendran Wednesday, February 11, 2009 2:51 IST   Bangalore: A sari in return for a chaddi. That's going to be the embattled Sri Rama Sene's strategy to fight the Pink Chaddi campaign. The outfit has started buying

[Goanet] ‘Pink Chaddi’ and ‘Pub Bhar o’ campaigns against moral policing gather momen tum

2009-02-11 Thread Goanet News
'Pink Chaddi' and 'Pub Bharo' campaigns against moral policing gather momentum People are being urged to fill pubs and send pink underwear to the Sri Ram Sena chief on Valentine's Day to show their anger and disapproval at the recent violence unleashed by the fundamentalist group against women in

[Goanet] Feb. 14 does not become a Dry day.

2009-02-11 Thread SHRIKANT BARVE
Vijay Mallays idea has worked. He is happy with ground work done by Mutalic. Nisha Susan from Delhi has taken the thread exactly in right direction. Reason is simple. 50% of ours who stayed away from Pub will Zoom inside Pub’s all over Bangalur and Mangalore on Saturday 14th. Most of these are

[Goanet] Smoking Apples (and the Mac)

2009-02-11 Thread Frederick FN Noronha
Milind in Goa is the young editor of this online magazine about the Apple Mac. Download your free copy: http://smokingapples.com/smoking-apples/smoking-apples-magazine-issue-3/ -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://twitter.com/fn On Facebook:

[Goanet] PLS HELP BERNADETTE PIMENTA

2009-02-11 Thread jane gillian rodrigues
PRISON MINISTRY - MUMBAI 2009 My dear Friends, Please help Ms. Bernadette Pimenta, a friend of mine, who is actively involved in the Prison Ministry, right here in Mumbai. She is doing some really great, amazing work with prisoners, especially women and children lodged in our jails, right

[Goanet] New weekend only 'Super Fast Train' Goa-Bom-Goa

2009-02-11 Thread JoeGoaUk
New weekend only Super Fast Train Goa-Bom-Goa - It will start on trial basis (Likely to be permanent) - Train Nos: 105/107 ex Bom VT (CST) and 106/108 ex Madgaon (MAO) - To start from 14th Feb 2009. Till March - Dep Margao Sat. 0845 and arrive CST/VT 1735hrs same day Dep MArgao Sun 1910 and

Re: [Goanet] Fanatic Christian Principal

2009-02-11 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Fr. Ivo C da Souza icso...@... wrote: ***I cannot answer for you, since there is no religion for you. God is a figment of mind. Let each one search and find out. Dialogue will help us to find out the answer. Aren't you discriminating against me by refusing to answer my

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (11Feb09)

2009-02-11 Thread alexyz fernandes
*** Sports City *** What Games at the Sports City? Chasing Farmers...Cutting Trees...Elite Golf Club... NO WAYSports Min! To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

[Goanet] The depths of Goa's despair

2009-02-11 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - In today's Times of India (Goa Edition) there is a paid supplement on the occasion of Dayanand Narvekar's birthday. Among the several paeans to the man is one written by Suresh Gundu Amonkar with the sub-header Narvekar - Man of Integrity. A more shameless piece of schlock would be

[Goanet] Goa news for February 12, 2009

2009-02-11 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** e-Governance meet to start tomorrow at Goa - Press Trust of India [9 hours ago] The event will be inaugurated by the Governor of Goa, Shivinder Singh Sidhu. Others participants include

Re: [Goanet] What!....Catholics are intolerant!!

2009-02-11 Thread Frederick FN Noronha
Nice report. Reminds us that we all need reform and improvement in our approaches. It was good of UCAN (a Jesuit-run agency) to carry such a report, without getting unduly defensive. The idea of tuning in to other's perception also needs to be appreciated. I'm sure the Church would have not

[Goanet] Konkanni Kovita

2009-02-11 Thread Freddy Fernandes
Undir-Mazrachi Apa-lipa Sukhi ghorant ek ghorvali ani mazor ravta, Mazrache ghorvallik ekdomuch avodd asta Chodd-so vell mazor tichea ghoppant khellta Mazor aplim davkhulam lenvott xempdi halloita Sukhest ghorabeant ek odruxtt bhitor sorta Xanttichea ghorant ek undir apli boska gheta,

Re: [Goanet] PIL on Panjim - volunteers sought (URGENT!)

2009-02-11 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - Dear JoeGoaUk, Thank you for providing the photographs. Your effort is deeply appreciated. I shall make prints and hand them over to my Amicus Curiae. It is a measure of how degraded and debauched we are as a society that to get the basic laws of the city enforced we have to

[Goanet] Indian solution to US problems

2009-02-11 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Folks, An interesting article from the New York times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/opinion/11friedman.html   Here is a paragraph: “All you need to do is grant visas to two million Indians, Chinese and Koreans,” said Shekhar Gupta, editor of The Indian Express newspaper. “We will buy up

[Goanet] RP2021 opens back door for builders in Porvorim

2009-02-11 Thread Goanet News Service
RP2021 opens back door for builders in Porvorim HERALD REPORTER FAR cry for Salvador-do-Mundo, Socorro PANJIM, FEB 10 If there is a necessity for setting up a municipality in Porvorim, why should adjacent villages like Salvador-do-Mundo, Socorro and others suffer? And on what basis is the

[Goanet] RP 2021 is a fraud

2009-02-11 Thread soter
HERALD - OPINIONATED 12/02/2009 RP 2021 is a fraud There appears to be a systematic campaign launched by politicians and land sharks. The new mantra chanted persistently is that people should not be negative'. People of Goa are even accused of givng excuses to buy more time on the

[Goanet] Fomento case: HC pulls up govt

2009-02-11 Thread Goanet News Service
Fomento case: HC pulls up govt 12 Feb 2009, 0009 hrs IST, TNN PANAJI: The high court of Bombay at Goa on Wednesday pulled up the additional director of panchayats U V Mashelkar for failing to comply with earlier orders of the court and directed him to remain present in court on the next date

[Goanet] Fund Raiser Film Show of Delh-6 for Hamara Scool

2009-02-11 Thread Ana Maria de souza-Goswami
There will be 2 shows of Delhi-6 on the 20th of February at the Inox, 18.30 and 20.00 hrs., donation passes are Rs 300.- and Rs.500.- The proceeds go to Hamara School, an NGO operating a day center and hostel for poor and neglected children. Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Waheeda

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (12Feb09)

2009-02-11 Thread alexyz fernandes
*** Two Goan Politicians hanging on a Tree *** Today is Charles Darwin's Birth Centenary...He claimed Man evolved from Monkeys... So where did WE come from ? God Knows To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

[Goanet] Quoting Tom Friedman approvingly

2009-02-11 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - I just peeped into Goanet after a long time and saw one Merwyn someone quote the doofus Tom Friedman who in turn is quoting the Indian doofus Shekhar Gupta. Some years ago we had Friedman take an inane, trite quote of Nandan Nilekani and parlay it into a book. That has made

[Goanet] Mangalore Assaults...

2009-02-11 Thread hartman.desouza
With all the panties flying around, it is sometimes easy to lost sight of the real issue at hand. Please see Sumi Krishna's excellent article below: http://www.sacw.net/article642.html

[Goanet] Tiatr Academy of Goa opens on Monday

2009-02-11 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994)   Tiatr Academy opens on Monday   Herald News desk/Feb. 11, 2009 www.oheraldo.in   Tiatr Academy of Goa will be inaugurated by Master Vaz, an eminent tiatrist and recipient of Goa State Cultural Award, in the presence of Chief Minister

[Goanet] Daily Grook #320

2009-02-11 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #320 __ DURESS CONFESS __ by Francis Rodrigues to pirate brother - note from baghdad, 'forgive me father for i've sind'bad!' _ puns word-play of all kinds, hey...read between the lines! _