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They say ‘honesty is the best
policy’ but these days it invites trouble. This is exactly what happened to
Anjuna-Caisua Panchayat Secretary, Laxman Parsekar, who became a soft target
due to political pressure, but people’s support is what saved him. For details
please read the following
There is something seriously wrong with our legal system.The Kassab case
dragging on is a prime example.I fail to understand why it is difficult to
finalise open and shut cases! Why do we make the law an Ass .Here is a
government vehicle used for unauthorised purposes. This is rampant.
VIGARACHO SERMANV
Fattlea Aitarak, Misar Padri Vigaran sangil’lo sermanv aiz meren mhojea kana
velean poddsadd (echo) zait asa. Bhov thoddeank soddun, her padribabank
provochon korchelem ek kherit dennem Sorg Bapan dilam. Thoddea padribabanche
sermanv
In walls it would have a mortar effect when it interacts with lime. Perhaps
preventing/limiting vauteo. From what I have heard it was mud, lime (almost
always from ground shells, including even egg shells), jaggery (as in,
maddachem godd) and grass too. There was also some extract dropped in
Filomeno Diogo Jacinto da Silva wrote:
In the presence of the Bishop, the Governor and the Secretary inside the
closed Basilica, the force of 100 soldiers was not sufficient to lift the
casket containing the immortal body of St Francis Xavier.
Filomeno Diogo Jacinto da Silva,
Perhaps the
From: Gabe Menezes gabe.mene...@gmail.com
U. G. Barad dr.udayba...@gmail.com wrote:
Gabe Menezes question (refer: Message: 2, Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010): Does
it
mean that to bring about a complete reversal, Catholics will have to
revert
to Hindu names and also renounce their Religion?
My
Frederick Noronha fredericknoro...@gmail.com wrote:
Just for the sake of discussion, isn't it entirely possible that
someone from some other State could replace the word Navsagar (new
ocean) with say, Feni, above?
.. but they would be quite spirited in the evening courtesy ...Feni...
the awful
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Show:
Ice Gola, Budika Bal (Sugar Candy), Biryani, Tandoori etc
slide show:
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Day 6 - 27/11/10
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cow eats grass
over and over,
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lawn...moo'er!
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http://www.timescrest.com/search-results/goa
A glory called GoaAlexandre Moniz Barbosa | November 20, 2010
It's been half a century since Goa was liberated from Portuguese occupation.
Even though some relics of the colonial past are being traded for new
acquisitions, the imprint of almost five
Source: GoanVoice UK
Text:
I ponder on this, ever since members of the Goa Government told us a few months
ago that Goan society is indeed very conservative. Is the Goan a liberal or a
conservative? Of course, every human heart is a dichotomy of the liberal
interspersed with the conservative.
Zonvarank Passun Ginyean Assam
Lahan ponnar saun kasak vochpachi (hunting) ani goroupachi (fishing) maka
ekdomuch ahvod asli, varreachem pistolan dekun (airgun) mojo tir (aim)
sompeponnim chukom naslo, sumar tis vorsamchi ghozal hi, poile amchea gavant
zaite render astale ani katamdor (black
Abba - Elaine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIVniziQVts
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DEV BOREM KORUM
Gabe Menezes.
Don't take the D-train
The following information appeared in the NT, Friday 26
According to Mr Prashant Shinde of Shinde Packaging in Verna Industrial
Estate: The best part of the Regional Plan is setting up micro industrial
zones in villages, which would help generate employment in the
Dear GoanettersA few handful citizens called freedom fighters cannot rule goa.
Infact they as freedom fighters have done nothing to liberate Goa from the
hands of portuguese and hence all other goans not included in the list of
freedom fighters should come together and fight to stop the
Stung by tape, Tata may move SCDhananjay Mahapatra, TNN, Nov 28, 2010, 02.18am
IST
NEW DELHI: Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata group of companies, may move Supreme
Court on Monday against the publication of intercepts of his conversation with
Niira Radia, who handles corporate communication for the
What a great line to sum up 'creation' in organized religion!
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/faith/hitchens-defeats-blair-in-canadian-religion-debate-2145268.html
Here is the transcript of the debate,
--
Samir Umarye
MAPUSA: The only on e of its kind in Bardez and perhaps the only
self-contained bus stand in the entire state, the Assonora bus stand, is all
set for inauguration within the next one month.
This project is the brainchild of Tourism Minister, Mr Nilkhanth Halarnkar,
who is also
During the hearings at the PDA, Mala ,Panjim on the controversial PR-2011,
Goasuraj has made this state to the body lending its ears to the public
grievances which included the present day Chief Town Planner Mr. Morad
Ahmed.
And as the President of the Goa Su-Raj Party, I had this to say and
The Ashok Chakra of the Mauryan empire symbolizes power. Unfortunately in Goa
it
has all the wrong meaning, the denigration of Goan society since 1961 is
evident
along these 50 years of an impotent and communal rule. The stone was illegaly
placed by the illegal government of MGP in the late
--
Samir Umarye
BICHOLIM NOV 27: A 45 year old woman from Dingne Surla today died after she
got drowned in a well.
According to the Bicholim police one Ujwala Vaman Ghadi (45) from Dingne
Surla went to the nearby well to draw water in the morning at about 9.15 am.
As the well had no fences
http://www.timescrest.com/society/portuguese-blood-indian-roots-4064
Meet Maria Margarida Noronha e Tavora, a 13th generation descendent of Vasco da
Gama, who now lives in Raia and runs a restaurant.
The night Spain's David Villa slotted the ball into the Portugal goal and ended
the latter's
What About Venkaiah Naidu speaikin in parliament on budget instead of Arun
Shourie
as maipulated by Nira Radia
any comments
Cleo
On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 3:35 AM, Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.comwrote:a
To Goanet -
More on the Kangress lobbyists Burqa Dutt and Vir Sanghvi.
For any
Ratan Tata talks about a smoke screen created by the media that shields the
real scam. Is the same happening with the RP2021 taluka level plans? An
editorial in Navhind Times mocking the Panchayats and hailing the government is
followed by an editorial in Herald on the next day with a similar
Maria's restaurant serves the most delicious food at the back of her quaint old
Portuguese-Goana sytled house. Before, her now late husband used to run the
place. Maria is the patron of yore. She'll come to your table personally no
matter how crowded the place is, and ask if everything is
-Original Message-
From: Bernado Colaco
The Ashok Chakra of the Mauryan empire symbolizes power.
Unfortunately in Goa it
has all the wrong meaning, the denigration of Goan society since 1961
is evident
along these 50 years of an impotent and communal rule.
The stone was illegaly
Dear Albert,
Thank you for bringing the debate on Anti-Portuguese resolutions back on
track.
This debate has nothing to do with Catholics and Hindus and for that matter
Portuguese any more.
This debate is whether the so called handful of RSS/BJP indoctrinated
zombies who call themselves
GLOBAL GOANS CONVENTION 2010 - A FABULOUS SUCCESS
Photos at:
http://bit.ly/GoanConventionKuwait2010
Prominent Goan personalities from the four corners of the globe
converged in the oil rich emirate of Kuwait for the 5th Global Goans
Convention. The two day convention was celebrated at the
ShaMaz Films (Goa)
(Film Makers)
Margao, Goa
REF: SF/ Press/ 102
DATE: 26.11.2010
Sharon to perform live at the First World Konkani Cultural Convention.
Sharon , popularly known as the “Voice of Goa “ and the ‘Leading lady’
of the recent New Konkani 35 mm Celluloid Film “TUM KITEM
Linschoten did this in 1584-1587 from the Arch-Bishop's house; despite the
existence of the Inquisition since 1560. Yes, that took a lot of nerve. Or
likely Linschoten knew the Goa Inquisition was a paper-tiger; despite what
Richard Zimmer and his cohorts say about the Goa Inquisition. It
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I too am dismayed by this attitude of turning every issue into a
BJP-versus-Congress debate. Or rather, targetting the Congress, when we know
that our politicians -- as a class -- are pretty much similar and prone to
being very antipeople, despite the different shirts they wear! (In Goa,
they all
[1] Bernado Colaco wrote: The stone was illegaly placed by the illegal
government of MGP in the late 60's.
[2] Bosco D'Mello wrote:RESPONSE: What stone is being referred to
here?? Is there a 'Ashok Chakra of the Mauryan empire' stone located
in Goa?? Or is this another euphemism??
JC's
Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote: Although I never knew she
was a descendant of Vasca da Gama, it's easy to see, she is a mestico.
jc COMMENT: A descendant is not necessarily a mestiço, esp if he/she
is a 'descendente'.
The term 'mestiço' or mestizo (Spanish), I believe, denotes of mixed
On 29 November 2010 00:01, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote:
Does Fred or any goanetter know the author(s) of the Goa Inquisition
article on
Wikipedia. Surely some have their suspicions.:=))
Doc, Every Wikipedia page that is edited has its own history. See, for
instance
Nestor, Zimonjic win London in last match together
Ticker - Sunday, November 28, 2010
In their last match as a team, Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic win the
ATP World Finals with a 7-6 (6), 6-4 victory over Mahesh Bhupathi and
Max Mirnyi. It was the seventh title of the year for the duo,
The indictment by the Supreme Court that there was something very rotten
about the Allahabad High Court is yet another slap to the already badly
bruised and battered judiciary. The suggestion to transfer the rotten apples
elsewhere is no solution to the malaise. Any judge with the slightest taint
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Dear all,
Our ancestors did not know the value of History then.But the invaders of
this part of rich land started the process.If these writers try to find their
ancestral names,they will realize who they were and that they are just wasting
their precious time of Living Life.Dear all,it
Congratulations to Romulus Pereira, a long-time donor/supporter of Goa
Sudharop, on his product LOOXCIE (http://www.looxcie.com/) being chosen as one
of the TOP 50 inventions of 2010 by TIME magazine.
See
Ah, finally GoaNet is getting some interesting discussion going.
Wonder if mud-houses are being built in Goa- I understand in Pednem
and Canacona and the interiors have the traditional houses built out
of mud and brick.
Still remember going to the state exhibition in the 70s (I cannot
remember
QUOTING Selma:
...Because for 4 centuries, one way or another the lives
of Catholic Goans have been entwined with that of the Portuguese.
To pretend otherwise is ridiculous. And while I do understand that
the history of Hindu Goans has been divergent, and we have to mindful
of that, they
Ratan Tata may talk big things and try to look like he is the saviour of the
world.
But he has defaced Goa's once scenic and beautiful Betim hill in collusion with
Pratapsing Raoji Rane with his eyesore Tata Estate which is a blot on the
greenery.
Does he want to shed a tear or two on this??
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Goa among World's 10 Worst Beaches
National Geography Mag Rating
No More... says CM Diggu and Tourism Min Nilkant
Good because Goa will soon be an International Garbage Bin!!!
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I agree with Fr Ivo when he says: Let us not judge them with our modern
eyes... They saw things in a different light.
However, when people today imply that there was nothing wrong about those
actions, there is a problem. At the same time, it is necessary to remember
those incidents, so that the
The report from Goaworld is sketchy. Not much is explained on the plans that
would benefit the NRIs. It is often better than an independent observer
reports on such events. I know goanetters would point out to my own reports
on the Toronto convention as biased, etc. Whatever they think is another
MONDAY MUSE (29 November 2010)
BARREN?
Recently, a researcher was surveying responses to proposed amendments to the
draconian Land Acquisition Act. In the village of Keri in Goa, Ramkrishna
Jhalmi was asked whether he felt it was okay for the Government to acquire
barren land. His response
Hearty congratulations to editor Goa net.This article by shri Nissar Dias is
really worth going across the media in all the languages. It is our bad luck
that innocent and ignorant populace of our nation (not only the state of
Goa)should be made aware of this status of our cultivable and rich
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I am not clear on Churchill Alemao’s push for a Greater Goa. For instance
to support the same, he argues that Goans will also gain from more land, but
on the other hand he supports Non-Goan builders like Raheja's, to get scarce
Goan land in Carmona. Please can I get a clarification from
Casa da Moeda Festival 2010
The second Casa da Moeda festival was held between November 19-21 at the
historic building near the Panjim Head Post Office. This heritage home
was Goa's Mint in the mid-1800s.
This year, the festival had a literary focus with a dash of music. The
talks included
Goa not good for international film festival: Chopra
Panaji, Nov 22 (IANS)
Veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra blasted the Goa government for not doing
enough to promote the state as a destination for film festivals of
international standards.
Chopra, speaking at the inauguration ceremony in the
Sleeping with the light-on may lead to changes in brain similar to depression:
Please direct any comments on this study to the authors of the study.
http://psychcentral.com/news/2010/11/23/light-at-night-creates-changes-in-brain-related-to-depression/21080.html
Regards, GL
After 49 years of this so called
“liberation”, everyone in Goa, India and overseas are very much aware of the
indiscipline that has taken a hold over Goa. A fallout of the “Liberation”
syndrome. And that corruption, frauds, extortions, thefts, rapes, murders,
etc.; are all tentacles of the
28-Nov-2010
Dear Friend,
All of us have a fair sense of justice. We know that each one should be given
their dues. We also know that there are times when people deal unjustly with us
and we raise a hue and cry when we don’t get our dues. While we fight for our
rights and dues do we deal
Goanet appears to be evenly balanced between pro-Portuguese, anti-Portuguese,
pro-India and anti-India sentiments. As far as religion is concerned, however,
it is a little bit more anti-Hindu, anti-Muslim and anti-secular than
anti-Christian and anti-atheistic.
Cheers,
Santosh
--- On Sun,
India's rich have been cheating country of billions, for six decades
By migrat...@dc.com
Created 18 Nov 2010 - 00:00
India has lost hundreds of billions of dollars over the past six decades
as companies and the rich stashed cash overseas to avoid taxes and hide
ill-gotten gains, widening
Charudatt Prabhudesai char-...@hotmail.com wrote: I do not expect a great
many gawde's and kundbies - although they may be Catholics - to share this
pro-Portuguese sentiment.
jc COMMENT:
Unless I conducted a valid survey, I would not venture to speculate beyond
the proverbial '45%'. .
Incidentally Kerala's alternative house construction industry is
developed and though their houses are a wee kitschthey have some
unique flooring concoctions. Example, they mix powdered coconut shell,
with charcoal, some flower juice to give the flooring a nice shine and
keep the home cool.
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