[Goanet] Around the World in 365 days - 4

*Till death do us part* Do you not wish each time you read this column that Delhi was Belgaum and Mumbai was Anmod? That way Goa would have saved crores of your precious tax money because it would cost that much less to fly our new rulers, if Delhi and Mumbai were just around the corner. Perhaps

[Goanet] foreign property owners

Property clampdown is new cloud on horizon for Britons living Goan dream Foreign homeowners without proper sale deeds may lose everything Maseeh Rahman in Goa The Guardian, Thursday June 26, 2008 Article history The eerie quiet at Molly Malone's cannot be explained only by the early arrival of

[Goanet] Brestar-Podd'dea Fattlean - 14 Tiatristank Man Asa vo Na?

  BRESTAR - PODD'DEA FATTLEAN (14): Tiatristank Man Asa vo Na?   - Wilmix Wilson Mazarello   Mogall ixttano, tumi mhozo, fattlea sumanantlo, “Konkani Tiatro ek Industry”,ho lekh vachla zalear, tumkam jerul ho proxnn tantunt vachunk mell’la, “Kitem bodol’lam?”, ani thuinch, tea proxnnancho

[Goanet] Don't be over eager to emigrate to USA

With the high gas prices, the poor and other classes are having a difficult time in the USA.  I hope from the titles of your thread and your story-web-link, people do not emigrate to USA to be on food stamps.   Difficult situations make people innovative.  In our town, Good Hope that provides

[Goanet] Don't be over eager to emigrate to USA

Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:27:20 +0100 From: Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] It seems that the Middle class in the USA are really equivalent to 'the poor in Western Europe' Mario responds: I must thank Gabe for trying to help reduce immigrants to the US. Unfortunately, there are still hundreds

[Goanet] Goa of Our Dreams: Living Within a China Wall

This in reply to Message: 10, dated: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 from Philip Thomas Good analysis of income and expenditure of Goa - hope you will not be branded as pro-BJP!! I say this because Gujarat Chief Minister at a public meeting said almost the same thing reciting what Gujarat contributes and

[Goanet] Daily Haiku #146

DAILY HAIKU #146: ___ CORRUPTION ERUPTION ___ by FR dis and raat night and day, all over bharat smell of decay... _ http://2008goanconvention.com/inviter.php _

[Goanet] Goa of Our Dreams: Living Within a China Wall

I see we have a mining industry press release disguised as an article by an editor of a mining owned newspaperFrederick Noronha has aptly replied to Sinha's propaganda piece. No one who is aware of the current ground reality in Goa could have fallen for it.Regards,George This may be the sole

[Goanet] GOANS ARE OVERWEIGHT?

MSG TO GOANS - Someone is looking at handsome, beautiful, good goansso stay tunedBE SMART lookingoh..but how to stay fit, Dad, my son asked :- 1. Is there place to walk on beach? 2. Is there good sleep with mosquitoes singing all night long? 3. Is someone guiding

[Goanet] Tiny Goa seen to be such a literary place

Today's TOI has a thought for today which suggests a useful counter-view. Quoting Ezra Pound an American poet it says In our time, the curse is monetary illiteracy just as inability to read plain print was the curse of earlier centuries. Cheers.

Re: [Goanet] hAVE a nICE dAY

From: Dr. U. G. Barad [EMAIL PROTECTED] I WILL only say...KEEP IT UP Seb dc ...have a nice day. But before that read my next line Thanks. I will never write the way you conclude with your name (hAVE a nICE dAY !!!) I can only say to each his own.. Would you like to come out clean

[Goanet] Montri's Expenses

The figures given by Lionel Messias on the opulent indulgence of the Ministers by way of their food, drink and air fare bills are a constant source of amazement to me. Take for example : dinner for an ambassador (unnamed) Cidade de Goa Rs98,332. How much can one eat ? How much can one drink? Is

Re: [Goanet] GOANS ARE OVERWEIGHT?

2008/6/26 mario rodrigues [EMAIL PROTECTED]: MSG TO GOANS - Someone is looking at handsome, beautiful, good goansso stay tunedBE SMART lookingoh..but how to stay fit, Dad, my son asked :- 1. Is there place to walk on beach? 2. Is there good sleep with

Re: [Goanet] Anglo?

From: Frederick [FN] Noronha * [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Anglo? Is it true that cricket administrator A F de Melo was Anglo-Indian? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_de_Mello_%28cricket_administrator%29 In Ramachandra Guha's book on cricket, 'A

Re: [Goanet] Montri's Expenses

To Goanet - Tony de Sa wrote: The figures given by Lionel Messias on the opulent indulgence of the Ministers by way of their food, drink and air fare bills are a constant source of amazement to me. . . When there are people starving in India and even in Goa, when DSS does not reach the needy,

[Goanet] No Goans in the East End of London?

Excerpt: He pointed to the casting of the Ferreira family in EastEnders as an example. If you were to cast an Asian family in the East End, it should have been Bangladeshi. Instead we had a family of Goan descent, Shah said. Ends. For a full read please go to:-

Re: [Goanet] Montri's Expenses

Hi Tony I too have been staggered and disgusted at the size of hospiality expenses claimed by Ministers in Goa. But this may not be too different from substantial claims made by UK politicians for themselves while asking the public to economise on things like essential postage for official

[Goanet] Why GSCA dont want TCA to function

Reply of Goa State Chess Association to our letter given below... http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2609127505/ It has been resolved that that the registration of Taleigao Chess Academy will not be renewed until Shri shrikant Barve, their Secretary cleared of all charges by All India

[Goanet] I will not be called a liar

Selma said: I'm the only person on Goanet, with its readership of 9000+ people who have stood up and proclaimed to be a sudra, the product of a chardi mother and sudra father. My paternal grandfather ran a small feni distillery out of his house and employed one or two toddy-tapers. In today's

[Goanet] Pleading for survival

To Goanet - Letter in today's Herald - * Pleading for survival Dias, Canacona I am aggrieved to see that the forest of loliem (Vaturem and Tansi) is under severe threat of surviving . Land sharks from Delhi have already purchased large forest area and have started cutting and

Re: [Goanet] Montri's Expenses

To add to Tony's Cornel's posts, it may be also adviseable for the department who scrutinises the accounts receipts of the MPs to also delve a little deeper and question where the extra dosh comes from when there are Mining or Development interests .. which some MP's I am led to

Re: [Goanet] No Goans in the East End of London?

Hi Gabe Thanks for your excerpt. I agree with the views expressed, the gist of which emphasises the need for non-whites at executive level re the television media. However, I wonder if the fact that Greater London has some 10% of the population who are non white leads to their greater general

Re: [Goanet] Anthony de Mello

Maybe it is true that Anthony de Mello was Anglo-Indian though I and may thought he was Goan. Wikipeadia story stands till someone contradicts it. Remember Mellville de Mello, the radio commentator, who was known for his running commentary of Republic Day parades? He was Anglo-Indian. Karachi

[Goanet] Sesa Goa's illegal dumps in Pissurlem: No Action from Government

Even though Mamlatdar of Sattari Taluka ruled that mining dumps belonging to Sesa Goa mining company now owned by British multinational Vedanta way back on 24th June 2004 even after four years action to remove the same is yet to be taken. Here is the Text of the letter as it is addreesed to

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Politicos, hands off civil society (FN, Herald)

Politicos, hands off civil society By Frederick Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Herald, June 26, 2008] Short of running a matrimonial agency and a motorcycle-pilot taxi service, the BJP in Goa, it seems, wants to get into almost everything. Earlier in June 2008, newspaper reports announced that the

[Goanet] Yellow Journalism - by Soter D'Souza

To Goanet - *** Yellow Journalism by Soter D'Souza Creation of 500 NGOs in Goa by the saffron forces, as expected panic buttons pressed by Frederick Noronha in Herald today. This pronouncement has set this lefty-journalist into high alert mode. The SEZs, mega-housing projects, Food Parks,

[Goanet] DNAIndia.com : Hardline Hindu groups under security scanner

This message was sent to you by [EMAIL PROTECTED], as a service of dnaindia.com -- Comments from sender : Hi Goanet. Think about it; be alert and alarmed. A lot is written about this lately.They are all over the place;Mumbai,

[Goanet] Of Gated Communities and Middle-class aspirations

--- On Mon, 6/23/08, CORNEL DACOSTA wrote: Third, in the UK, the middle classes definitely do not huddle together. They can afford to stay in more affluent spaced-out areas and particularly well away from council house type of working class areas. The middle classes, and especially those

[Goanet] GOA'S POWER FAILURES

In selling Goa the politicians may have made a fast buck but erratic power supply, dry taps, congested roads and garbage all over are a direct fall out the common man has to live with due to Goa's unplanned development. Alexio Sequeira who has been Power Minister for the last year has candidly

[Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 783

FN, my colleague who is a banking analyst informs that the promoters of CBP got a good valuation and hence sold their 100% stake to HDFC Bank. However, since u were banking with them earlier on, now u may do so with HDFC Bank by virtue of this merger. Chris Fernandes Mandrem Message: 8 Date:

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Please identify these medicinal plants

Talking Photos: Please identify these medicinal plants http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2612470451/sizes/l/ Some clues: -To idendify or to remember, you will have to be at least 35 years of age and from goa. As a child.. below 7 - Benddak munj, Munjek taz ou hoddki ou pottli. -

[Goanet] the countdown begins

*Kuwait, June 25, 2008:* The countdown begins for the grand KIFF NITE to be held this Thursday, 26 June 2008 at Ramada Hotel (Riggai). The event is being organized by the Kuwait Indian Football Federation (KIFF) supported by 18 Indian football clubs and Associations affiliated to the

[Goanet] Under 14 Chess Tournament at Taleigoa on Sunday 29th June

Under 14 Chess Tournament at Taleigoa Taleigao Chess Academy is organizing Under 14 chess tournament on Sunday June 29 from 9.00am to 4.00 pm at Shri Tulsimata Pandurang Temple, Odlembhat, Taleigao Goa. Maximum 60 entries will be accepted on first cum first basis. Participant will be grouped in

[Goanet] Mental Challenges and Tomato Plants

The mindlessness of successive American Governments has never ceased to amaze me. But now I am even more amazed to see that such disconnected mental thought processes has permeated not only to the American people but to some of those of Goan origin also. My God ! Encouraging mentally handicapped

[Goanet] A Community of Wealth - by Wendell Rodricks

A COMMUNITY OF WEALTH By Wendell Rodricks In 222 Goan villages, during the month of May, small lines crawl at the Comunidade offices. Goan men, meekly like sheep to slaughter, awaiting their jono. Some years, this distribution, the wealth of the land, is merely a hundred rupees. It's not about

[Goanet] The Telegraph: Indian authorities clamp down on foreigners living in Goa

Source: The Daily Telegraph (UK). 26 June 2008 at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/asia/india/goaandsouth/2199466/Indian-auth orities-clamp-down-on-foreigners-living-in-Goa.html Title: Indian authorities clamp down on foreigners living in Goa By Rahul Bedi in New Delhi Scores of British

Re: [Goanet] Mental Challenges and Tomato Plants

[1] Gilbert Lawrence wrote: Likely these people (mostly unemployed and mentally handicapped) have all the time on their hands to take good care to make a productive tomato plant. [2] Roland Francis replied: Encouraging mentally handicapped and unemployed people to grow tomatoes in order to hone

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 783

Chris Fernandes wrote: FN, my colleague who is a banking analyst informs that the promoters of CBP got a good valuation and hence sold their 100% stake to HDFC Bank.  However, since u were banking with them earlier on, now u may do so with HDFC Bank by virtue of this merger.     Folks, I

[Goanet] Contaminated water in Panjim Taps

Contaminated water in Panjim TapsSorry state of affairs in Panjim...the capitol city...having three dailies published from there and a weekly and being the home to Goa's mighty...Imagine getting limited water supply and the very little you get is contiminated...there is definately a health

[Goanet] Who Speaks about Unity? - by Soter D'Souza

Dears, I will only respond to the accusation made by Soter D'Souza against his former classmate, one Miguel Braganza, who worked with Soter in the GBA [from which Soter claims to have resigned ...but was present for the two meetings earlier this month and even made a presentation on 09 June,

[Goanet] South Asian Film Festival opens in Goa on Friday (June 27, 2008)

June 27 - 30, 2008 south asian film festival SOUTH ASIA FOUNDATION presents .dissolving boundaries South Asian Film Festival in collaboration with ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY OF GOA FRIDAY June 27, 2008 Kala Academy 5.00 pm Inaugural Function 7.00 pm Osama/ Afghanistan/ Dir. Siddiq Barmak/ Dur. 83

[Goanet] Fw: Death of Caesar Azavedo

Dear Members and Friends We regret to announce the death of: Caesar Azavedo which occurred at 5.30 pm on Wednesday 25th June 2008 in Nairobi. Husband of Bertha Azavedo Father of Allan, Errol Darrel Father-in-law of Stella, Jenipet and Nikki Grandfather of Cassandra, Stephanie, Alicia,

[Goanet] EURO 2008 DRAW, proceeds to benefit Goa Sudharop

An update - Spain remains unbeaten and moves into Sunday's final to take on Germany. Should be a good game. 2 teams, 2 people left in the pool. SpainAidan Pinto Germany Gabe Menezes May the best team win. George Pinto *** *** *** *** *** South Asian Film Festival in Goa from

[Goanet] Goa news for June 27, 2008

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Plane soars past destination as pilots doze: report - AFP [10 hours ago] NEW DELHI (AFP) #148; An Air India flight headed for Mumbai overshot its destination and was halfway to Goa before

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (27Jun08)

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[Goanet] Fw: Pleading for survival

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[Goanet] Goan Hardliners support for Hema Sardessai

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Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Anglo Indians, Cotton Mary ... and the Bombay of those days (by Roland Francis)

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[Goanet] GGRM shakes Dir. of Panchayats from its slumber

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Re: [Goanet] The weather in Goa... (official version... predictions not always reliable)

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Re: [Goanet] Tiny Goa seen to be such a literary place

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[Goanet] Response to Arun Sinha's article : Goa of Our Dreams Living Within a China Wall

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[Goanet] State govt backtracks on SEZs

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