[Goanet] Reply to Bosco.

once again i can not help it if my posts appear totally off track or one track for you..i can not help it in fact you might have noted that Gadgil has refused to answer questions that i asked..regards b --- Hi, Quite rightly so. That is because you are a waste of space. Now that Bosco

[Goanet] India-Lebanon match shifted to Goa on Tuesday

India-Lebanon match shifted to Goa on Tuesday NT Sports Reporters Panaji/Margao, Oct 28 The India-Lebanon World Cup 2010 qualifying football match has been shifted to Nehru stadium, Fatorda (Goa) on October 30 after inclement weather due to deep depression forced the postponement of the

[Goanet] Parrikar

I respected Manohar Parrikar when he was the Chief Minister. I thought that he was a doer. He ran rough shod over everyone but got things done. We need people like him sometimes. However, when he started to play the communal card by releasing a VCD which would lead the common person to

[Goanet] Congress tries to win back MGP?s support

Such type of happenings makes me most disillusioned with politics. I wonder what other members on the list have to say. Based on the petition to disqualify the two MGP MLAs, the Speaker had not allowed them to vote on the motion of no confidence. Asking for the withdrawal of the

[Goanet] Padre Pio

Dear Edward What you have written about Padre Pio is all rubbish. You said that Padre Pio used carbolic acid to show stigmata. As far as I know Padre Pio got these stigmata over decades. One can use carbolic acid once or twice but not for nearly more than twenty years. Secondly while saying

[Goanet] Parrikar seeks Vasco residents’ support for electing bjp candidate

Parrikar seeks Vasco residents’ support for electing bjp candidate NT News Service Vasco, Oct 28 The former chief minister and Leader of the Opposition, Mr Manohar Parrikar today said that the time has come to teach lessons to the state Congress leaders by electing the Bharatiya Janata

[Goanet] Congress winds up campaign with show of strength

Congress winds up campaign with show of strength BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 28 — The Congress wound up its fortnight long electioneering with a colourful show of strength at the Lohia Maidan here on Sunday, as a galaxy of party leaders putting up an united front in support of Francisco

[Goanet] Scrap SEZs if against interest of Goans, Eduardo tells govt

Scrap SEZs if against interest of Goans, Eduardo tells govt BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 28 — Former MP Eduardo and NRI Commissioner Eduardo Faleiro has asked the Goa government to carefully weigh the pros and cons of SEZ and favoured scrapping of the SEZs if it goes against the interests

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (29OCT07)

Dr. Oscar offers his 2021 Tonic Patricia, Ritu...Take a spoon full before ev'ry Task Force meeting...It'll help to keep DiGGU Co. on their Toes. To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

[Goanet] Sleepy British village shocked as Goan sailor is killed

Sleepy British village shocked as Goan sailor is killed Published on October 29, 2007 by IANSViewed 4 times Residents of a village in Hampshire are shocked and ashamed at the racially-motivated death of an Indian sailor from Goa who was attacked by a gang last week, and held an emotional

[Goanet] GLOBAL WARMING.. Innozzie A. Dias.

GLOBAL WARMING. ( Innozzie A. Dias, Jakarta, Indonesia.) Let's wake up to 'Global warming' call to face the fact that every individual breathing on this universe is directly or indirectly responsible for the high rise in Co2. Yes, Global warming is a complex phenomenon and it is difficult

Re: [Goanet] Manohar Parrikar - to Floriano and Vinay

Dears, Manohar Parrikar is NOT the Right man in the wrong party. He is the wrong man for Goa's CM, irrespective of which party he may belong to. The choice of political parties in Goa is similar to the choice of Carnival parties on Sabado Gordo or Mardi Gras or anytime in between. They all have

[Goanet] Bhamonponn on the decline...Thank you Cornel

Bhamonponn on the decline... Thanks very much Cornel...really appreciated your mail. I am glad you will go to my home town Margao very soon...well will give you an exact update...and you will be surprised there are some shuddh bamons that even write on this forum. My dad was from margao and

Re: [Goanet] At home or school children remain equally vulnerable

This report made me physically vomit ... and these are based only on the REPORTED crimes, it is unfortunate its only the tip of the iceberg. John Monteiro 29.10.07.08.39hrs -- A study by Shakti Vahini, an NGO working on

[Goanet] Churchill’s absence raises suspicion

Churchill’s absence raises suspicion BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 28 - Save Goa Front supremo Churchill Alemao has finally stayed away from the Congress meeting at Lohia Maidan held here on Sunday, raising suspicions amongst Congressmen over Alemao’s support to the candidature of Congress

[Goanet] Indpendence in 1961?

Hi JM, Since when is Goa independent? I choose not to respond to your post because it is only elongated dribble! You sound to be from sad Slough! BC You are however right in calling me Joao, because that is what my birth certificate says, it also says much more, which I will not go into but

[Goanet] CRYcket 2007 - 9th Nov. 2007 - Organizers: FOCC-Kuwait

CRYcket 2007 Registration closed for Under 12 teams. Registration for Under 14 will close on 31/10/2007. The meeting for Team Managers/ Coaches/ Captains as well as Parents of participating children at 6.30pm on 3rd November at Gulf Indian School, Fahaheel for taking the draws and to

[Goanet] Responce to letter written by Floriano

Dear Editor, This is in responce to the letter by Mr. Floriano of Goa Suraj Party in responce to Ms. Anamika's letter. I would like to pose following before Mr. Floriano : 1. You have casted doubts on good administering qualities of Mr. Manohar Parrikar. But I hope you recall that during

[Goanet] Why the silence M. Parrikar?

Dear all So much has been written by so many writers, for and against Manohar Parrikar, yet not a single word from the great man himself. You mean he does not read the goanet or is does not care a damn of what people say? He wants to be the leader for Goans, Goans of all caste, religion and

[Goanet] MMC’s clean Margao still a distant drea m

MMC’s clean Margao still a distant dream BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 28 – Just three days to go for the present Margao Municipal Council to complete its two years, but the Civic body has nothing much to boast about. Avowed plans to make the City clean and garbage-free has remained a

Re: [Goanet] Parrikar

On 29/10/2007, Vivian A. DSouza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I respected Manohar Parrikar when he was the Chief Minister. I thought that he was a doer. He ran rough shod over everyone but got things done. We need people like him sometimes. However, when he started to play the communal

[Goanet] Dhirios attract more crowd than political meetings!

Dhirios attract more crowd than political meetings! BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 28 - Political parties may have complained of poor attendance at the campaign meetings of the Congress and BJP candidates in Salcete taluka, one may say. But, the traditional “dhirios” seems to be drawing

Re: [Goanet] Six Lanes to Hell

Someone asked me today why Goa shouldn't follow the China model for development and infrastructure. China's development has come at a terrible price with staggering damage to the environment. There is so much information available in the public domain and on the Internet on this subject that I

[Goanet] Goa goes broadband in hi-tech drive for foreign investment

From The Times October 29, 2007 Goa goes broadband in hi-tech drive for foreign investment Ashling O’Connor, Goa In Goa’s capital city of Panjim, Deepak Surlakar has just spent a minute completing a task that used to take him more than a week. Emerging from the Mahiti Ghar (citizen

Re: [Goanet] Bishop/Diocese.

Hi Bosco Firstly, to respectfully correct you, the two padres did not express an opinion about the question Is Consensual Sex OK? Nor did I. What both padres did however, was to pooh pooh the question and effectively opted out of offering a view that, as moral guardians to the faithful they

Re: [Goanet] Sleepy British village shocked as Goan sailor is killed

A BBC news article with a photo of Gregory Fernandes (32) can be found here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7066261.stm We hope that the murderers can be brought to justice. British police is analysing CCTV footage. Best Paulo. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Goanet] Vindalho!

The Portuguese brought Vindalho. It was the racist brits who brought vindaloo where ever! BC Vindaloo was brought by the Portuguese to Goa ___ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now.

Re: [Goanet] Goa's Independence in Dec 1961 a State of India in Aug 1987

Goa sought Independence in 1961, as far as I recall. There was a lot of tooing and froing between the Portuguese goverment the Indian Government for quite some time but the but the Portuguese would not relinquish their hold on Goa. Nehru sent in the troops around mid-Dec 1961 liberated Goa.

[Goanet] DFF AND GOA GOVERNMENT SIGN MoU ON IFFI-2007

DFF AND GOA GOVERNMENT SIGN MoU ON IFFI-2007 PIB, Oct 26, New Delhi: The Directorate of Film Festivals, (DFF), M/o IB and the Goa Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on IFFI-2007. The MoU outlines the role and responsibilities between the DFF and the Goa State

[Goanet] Bernardino Mendes Awarded Antonio Pereira Konkani Puroskar

Bernardino Mendes Awarded Antonio Pereira Konkani Puroskar Daijiworld Media Network Goa (SM) Goa, Oct 29: Bernardino Evaristo Mendes was awarded Antonio Pereira Konkani Puroskar for his contribution to Konkani literature, for the last sixty-two years. The award was conferred to him at a

[Goanet] First anniversary Mass- Arthur Azavedo

Dear Members and Friends, There will be a First anniversary Mass for ARTHUR AZAVEDO On Wednesday, 31st October 2007 at 6.30pm At St. Francis Xavier's Church, Parklands, Nairobi for and on behalf of the family, GWS

[Goanet] MoU to promote Chess as learning tool

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING between The International Centre, Goa and Taleigaon Chess Academy Sports Club This memorandum is between The International Centre, Goa (ICG), and Taleigaon Chess Academy (TCA). The ICG and TCA share a common objective in promoting an interest among the public

Re: [Goanet] Our very own B. Colaco in action...

Arre Gabru irmao, Which one is OUR HERO? AdeT Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:06:02 + From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Our very own B. Colaco in action... Check it out ! front man in action, how strong ? http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=3491cid=1

[Goanet] Divorce and Remarriage - Indian-Style

More surprising, perhaps, is just how rare divorce still is in India. Only about one in 100 marriages here ends in divorce compared with much higher percentages in the U.S. and in western European countries such as France and Germany. But the divorce rate is now rising in this country. In urban

[Goanet] Goa news for October 30, 2007

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** WC qualifier to be held in Goa today - Hindu [3 hours ago] CHENNAI: With both the Indian and Lebanese teams having left the city for Goa, it is now official that the first round World Cup

Re: [Goanet] Paan, Piss, Panji

To Goanet - There has been a fresh drive against the city paanwallahs and encroachers. Councillor Surendra Furtado has been admirable in his efforts to enforce the law. However, the paanwallahs and other city law-breakers are said to have a patron in one of the CCP councillors. That is,

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (30OCT07)

Believe It or Not - By Adv Aires Rodrigues According to RTI, the Advocate General of Goa, S.S. Kantak earns 33 times more than the Chief Justice of India. Is this Justice? You be the Judge! To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

[Goanet] Memorandum to Chief Minister from People's Movement Against SEZs

October 29, 2007 MEMORANDUM TO CHIEF MINISTER, GOVERNMENT OF GOA IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWAL OF SEZ POLICY We write to draw your attention to the news item appearing in the Economic Times, Saturday, October 27, 2007, entitled NO SEZ IF LOCALS DON'T WANT IT: NATH (copy enclosed for your