[Goanet] Goa Calling -- Frank D'Souza (4-- more to follow)

Goa Calling (Taken from Frankly Speaking - Collected Writings of Prof. Frank D'Souza) Never was a rarer gem set in the Arabian sea. Goa has been described as a narrow strip precariously poised between the sun-kissed mountains and the blue sea. Of its scenic beauty a writer has said: ...Through

Re: [Goanet] Talking Photo: Where in Goa is this?

On Mon Mar 31 12:46:38 PDT 2008, JoeGoaUk wrote: Talking Photo: Where in Goa is this? RESPONSE: Don Bosco School, Panjim

Re: [Goanet] WHO ARE THESE GOANS IN - UAE receiving Leadership Awards?

Hi, I'm working in Dubai for the last 10 years. Myself my friends never heard of these names... Mr. Ramnath Arjuna Mavlingcar / Mr Rockson Rufus Rodrigues. These are unknown names. We want to know what they have done for the Goan community? Borgee

[Goanet] SAG axe falls on Roshanlal

SAG axe falls on Roshanlal(Herald) PANJIM, MARCH 31 – Roshanlal Nahar's days at the Indoor stadium, Campal are well and truly over. The Rajasthan-born coach has been at Campal since his arrival in Goa three decades ago fighting several odds along the way. However, on Monday, March 31 he lost

Re: [Goanet] MP and Panjim (was Why Manohar Parrikar is not CM today)

Mr V Gadgil said : All that Manohar Parrikar DID for Panjim whenhe was in power was to indulge in his usual megalomania andbluster. He wanted to convert Goa into Singapore (which,incidentally, is a totalitarian police state). He dropped aturd called INOX on Panjim -- and did it at

Re: [Goanet] MP and Panjim

To Goanet- Vidyadhar Gadgil wrote: A few days ago I happened to be browsing through some of the writings of that unfailing fount of wisdom, Gautama Buddha. Jayam ve mannati balo, vaccaya pharusam bhanam; jayancevassa tam hoti, ya tittikkha vijanato. My turn to quote: The devil can cite Scripture

[Goanet] GT Coverage: GBA misleading the public: PBC official

Report appearing on Sunday Weekender(GT) GBA misleading the public: PBC official By A Sports Reporter [EMAIL PROTECTED] PANJIM: Sandeep Heble of Panjim Badminton Club yesterday claimed the Goa Badminton Association (GBA) and Sports Authority of Goa (SAG) was misleading the public on the Rajiv

[Goanet] Alexio Lourenco scores over tourism minister -- GOA-SHJ Flight

Alexio Lourenco scores over tourism minister -- GOA-SHJ Flight Alexio Lourenco scored against Goa's tourism minister Mikey over the issue of the sudden stopping of the GOa sharjah direct Indian airlines flight. As usual another of Goa's tourism minister has been caught napping and with Mikey --

Re: [Goanet] MP and Panjim

--- anand virgincar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At present , the Goan people are struggling to find affordable housing , reasonably paid jobs...and in some cases their next meal . Work to solve these problems ,as Rajan is doing, rather than engage in MP and BJP bashing.

Re: [Goanet] Digambar Kamat sheds tears for lost investments

If the law is an ass, then we might start by saving tax payer's hard earned money in maintaining the Legislative Assembly. In fact if we all agree that the law is an ass, then we could also take a vote on scrapping laws altogether and learning to survive in an openly lawless society. We

Re: [Goanet] MP and Panjim (was Why Manohar Parrikar is not CM today)

Please provide the name of any other politician in Goa who has a better administrative sense of long term perspective ( with reasons why you feel so ). Dears, This MP to and fro stone throwing getting sicklier by the day. I think the best bet will be to wait it out for the next round

[Goanet] WALK the TALK !

ALL the best to you Wendell ! . Yes we need to WALK the TALK. Wish you all the best rene barreto 0 WORLD ALLIANCE OF GOAN ASSOCIATIONS http://globalgoanassociations.blogspot.com/ WORLD GOA DAY -20.8.2008 -WORLD KONKANI DAY http://www.radiogoa.net/

[Goanet] MP and Panjim (was Why Manohar Parrikar is not CM today)

please, please, do not make baseless allegations about him . It makes one wonder as to the agenda of those making these allegations.[Anand Virgincar] My question to the author is: who originally concocted the subject line for this thread, one which, prima facie, is detrimental to the very person

[Goanet] The Goan Impasse -- NT Edit

The issues of land and Goan identity have been at the root of the recent campaign against the SEZs and industries. ... The government ought to counter popular opposition with convincing plans for industrial development. The development impasse is the biggest problem the state faces today. ...Of

Re: [Goanet] Abou ben Adaum (Abou ben Adam) in Konknni

Thank you Venantius, this was certainly a lovely parable and a preamble of many more translating transcribing for us who have no Konkani to guide us, though this tale can be told in any language. John Monteiro -

[Goanet] Search tomorrow's web today

Hey, Google's new technology helps search tomorrow's web today! Check it out at, http://www.google.com.au/intl/en/gday/index.html -- Truth Liberates, Nigel Britto http://amicusnaturae.blogspot.com

Re: [Goanet] My take on Goa and Goan identity [ Starting points ]

Some folk may say forget the past, some may say no, we need to know even if its too awful to contemplate, we must know. Let us set up a Truth Reconciliation programe to name shame those who lived through these times persecuted us. Some of us need to know for personal reasons, some of us

[Goanet] Postings on Goanet

Date: 31 Mar 2008 01:22:11 - From: Nicholas DSouza [EMAIL PROTECTED] I would withdraw from this Forum before other participants decide to post 20 or more page comments. Mario asks: Can you cite any examples of 20 page comments on Goanet? Nicholas wrote: I joined this forum to have a

[Goanet] MP and Panjim

Edward Desilva wrote : 1) I do not understand this logic, MP can stand any where he likes, it is the Christaum from Panjim who should use their better judgment, obviously they like him and their dirty Panjim, do you live in Panjim then don't vote for him. Response: It is simple logic but

Re: [Goanet] Goan identity or culture

Hi Antonio By way of a new comment (moderator, please note the word new), it intrigues me that those 'Catholic' Goans who insist that they are Catholic Brahmins and caste adherents choose not to wear the dhoti or maintain a well manicured xendi (tuft) at the back of the head. Perhaps the

[Goanet] Bicholim Food poisoning : Two family members discharged

-- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM APRIL 1: Two persons from the Velgaum family who were admitted to GMC Bambolim due to food poisoning were discharged from GMC even as one member is still recuperating. Eight persons including Laxmikant Anant Gobre (75), Shashikala A Gobre (60), Shalinin Laxmikant Gobre

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Re Goa news for March 28, 2008

And what about all the 791 mining leases operating in 11% of Goa's geography all illegal? That is biggest threat to the very sustainance of life in Goa - Water? We have to fight mining SUNAMI more urgently than anything else. By targetting migrant labour we only protect Goa's biggest ememy - the

[Goanet] Free Badminton Coaching Camp

Panjim Badminton Club in association with the Sports Authority of Goa will be conducting a free coaching camp for children from age group between 8 to 15 years. The camp will be conducted by Goa's State Badminton Champion Govind Navelkar and will be held from 3rd April to 28th April 2008, in the

[Goanet] A Brazilian in Goa

Thanks to Naresh Fernandes... www.opendemocracy.net/article/globalisation/institutions_government/goa_brazil_collide Under one roof: a Brazilian in Goa Arthur Ituassu A journey to India's ex-Portuguese colony, enriched by an interior dialogue with the economist Amartya Sen, opens new vistas

Re: [Goanet] MP and Panjim

Apologies in advance for a long mail, but Dr. Virgnicar has raised some very vital issues, and I have tried my best to address them. From: anand virgincar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] MP and Panjim You lived in UK during the rivers of blood days . I live here in a

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Please please, tell me which one/s you like

Talking Photos: Please please, tell me which one/s you like 1. Gaddi gheun hanv zatreko voitam Etai zaliear sang go maka mujbara vortam Etai zaliear sang go maka mujbara vortam (Remember Robin Vaz?) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2380466917/sizes/l/ 2. Vokol Mamagher porkundhunk

[Goanet] Consumer Forum action results in clearing of debris along NH17 at Cuncolim

-- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED --

[Goanet] Goa news for April 2, 2008

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Scarlett\'s mother flies home amid report of \'scam\' in Goa - Sify [Mar 31, 2008] London: Young Western women are being targeted in a terrifying scam on the beaches of Goa, a newspaper

[Goanet] Fwd: WHO ARE THESE GOANS IN - UAE receiving Leadership Awards?

-- Forwarded message -- From: Anthony C. L. Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 11:46 AM Subject: WHO ARE THESE GOANS IN - UAE receiving Leadership Awards? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Cynthia Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sir,

[Goanet] FRONTLINERS - 10th Year Celebrations on 11th April 2008

FRONTLINERS 10th Year Celebrations on 11th April 2008 FRONTLINERS is organizing Musical Talent Show on Friday 11TH April 2008 – from 6:00 p.m. at Kuwait Fencing Hall Dai’ah on the 2nd Ring. This year’s function is all the more festive as it marks 10th Anniversary

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (2Apr08)

At the Martyrs Memorial: Carmona stops the invasion of Big Builders They're our new Freedom Fighters! Other Villages should follow! To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

[Goanet] Three cheers to the people of Carmona

Dear Goanetters, It looks as if the common man ( Aam Goan aadmi) has finally woken up to stem the sale of precious Goan land to unscrupulous builders. Let us congratulate the activists who succefully passed athe resolution opposing the building mega-project at Carmona. I hope people from other

Re: [Goanet] MP and Panjim

Rajan P. Parrikar wrote: My turn to quote: The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose (that's the Bard of Avon). What are we in for next? A seminar on the virtues of burkha by Rakhi Sawant? r, Since you bring up the devil, how about this quote? These scum should be kicked out of Goa.

Re: [Goanet] New tourist attraction: Ghatis in open-air sexual acts in Panjim

Let's stop fighting poverty. We should simply fight the poor. And be unabashed and unapologetic about it. FN Jeevan R wrote: These are poor INDIAN human beings who earn a living by selling balloons and such stuff in INDIA, their own homeland. They are at least not like the Goan politicians,

[Goanet] Here they are: The NRI Leadership Award Winners

Here they are: The NRI Leadership Award Winners -by gasper crasto / Kuwait Supposed to be one of the most prestigious awards given to Goan NRIs, reading views on the net about the credibility of the winners (especially by Dubaikars) is a bit baffling. It’s always a shame when a prize

[Goanet] For kind favour of publication: Grafting Course at St. Xavier's College

Dear Sir, I will be grateful if you publish the enclosed in your issue and oblige. With many thanks and kind regards, Yours sincerely, Prof. Newman Fernandes PRINCIPAL St. Xavier's College of Arts, Science Commerce, Xaviernagar, Mapusa - Goa - 403507 - INDIA. Grafting Course at St.

Re: [Goanet] Alexio Lourenco scores over tourism minister -- GOA-SHJ Flight

On 01/04/2008, cedrico dacosta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alexio Lourenco scores over tourism minister --. I bet as the sudden stopage of the flight effects a large section of Goans working in the UAE. Kind regards Cedric da Costa Dubai QUESTION: This is one of my pet hates;

[Goanet] LIMERICK FOR THE DAY 56 - CASINOS FOR GOA

Goa off-shore is soon to be the magnificent locale Of a mega project called extravagantly Casino Royale. I do not wish at all the waters to muddy, By asking if there's been a serious study, Analysing its cost-benefits for Goa and its rationale. - Shanti Dhoot

[Goanet] Using search engines and reading archives

From: anand virgincar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] MP and Panjim (was Why Manohar Parrikar is not CM today) My comments : As I said , the days of flinging accusations at MP on Goanet without providing factual proof are long gone. I will answer some of the

[Goanet] MP and Panjim

1.India Today in its survey of Best and Worst Indian states in Year 2003had declared Goa to be the best-administered state in India. Goa neverachieved this position in overall development anytime during Congressregime. This Magazine on the two separate occasions, declared thatManohar Parrikar is