[Goanet] Congress Sardinha wins LS bypoll from Goa

2007-11-03 Thread Sanny de Quepem
Congress Sardinha wins LS bypoll from Goa Panaji, Nov 03: Congress candidate Fransisco Sardinha won Mormugao constituency Lok Sabha bypoll by 40,000 votes on Saturday. He defeated his close rival Wilfred Mesquita of BJP. The counting for the October 31 Mormugao constituency Lok Sabha bypoll

[Goanet] Bjp shown the door --

2007-11-03 Thread cedrico dacosta
BJP shown the door Well written reply to Vinay Natekar from Minguel deserves Kudos I am totally disappointed that GOASURAJ has stooped so low to say may BJP wins. Thant congres is bad is anybody's guess, but wishing the comunial cancer like BJP to resurface is disastrous. I am happy, not

[Goanet] Sonia congratulates Kamat on Mormugao victory

2007-11-03 Thread Sanny de Quepem
Sonia congratulates Kamat on Mormugao victory Press Trust Of India Panaji, November 03, 2007 Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Panaji called Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat to congratulate him for the party's victory in Mormugao Lok Sabha bypoll. Just now I got a call from Sonia

[Goanet] In support of Dr Wilfred Mesquita's call for a hunger strike ton Nov 4

2007-11-03 Thread J. Colaço jc
Mesquita to go on hunger strike tomorrow MARGAO, Nov 2: BJP candidate Dr Wilfred Mesquita has informed that he would go on a day's hunger strike at the Lohia Maidan on November 4 to atone for the sins of the enemies of Mother Goa, who have supported the Special Economic Zone. He asked all the

[Goanet] Remo Fernandes to be conferred with ICONGO award

2007-11-03 Thread Sanny de Quepem
Remo Fernandes to be conferred with ICONGO award Press Trust Of India November 03, 2007 Noted pop singer Remo Fernandes has been chosen for the coveted `Karamveer Puraskar' this year conferred by ICONGO. ICONGO, a Delhi-based confederation of NGOs, will be honouring the singer under the

[Goanet] GOAN POLITICAL ISSUES

2007-11-03 Thread Sanny de Quepem
GOAN POLITICAL ISSUES Mesquita to go on hunger strike tomorrow BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, NOV 2 — BJP candidate Dr Wilfred Mesquita has informed that he would go on a day’s hunger strike at the Lohia Maidan on November 4 to atone for the sins of the enemies of Mother Goa, who have

[Goanet] Sardinha wins bye-elections

2007-11-03 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
SARDINHA WINS BYE-ELECTIONS Francisco Sardinha of Congress wins the South Goa Mormugao Constituency bye-elections according to information reaching www.goa-world.com team in Kuwait Releated observations: It was an election with a difference. Perhaps for the first

[Goanet] BJP defeated in Mormugoa LS, Lanji assembly constituencies

2007-11-03 Thread Sanny de Quepem
BJP defeated in Mormugoa LS, Lanji assembly constituencies Panaji/Bhopal, Nov 3 (UNI) The BJP today suffered defeat in October 31 byelections to Mormugoa Lok Sabha constituency in south Goa and Lanji assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district. Goa Pradesh Congress

[Goanet] Malaria risk in Jamaica and Goa

2007-11-03 Thread Sanny de Quepem
Malaria risk in Jamaica and Goa (02 November 2007) The National Travel Health Network and Centre has reported an increased risk of malaria in Jamaica and Goa. An outbreak involving 370 cases was reported in Kingston, Jamaica, in December 2006 but was believed to have subsided. However, two

[Goanet] BJP HUMILATED AT LS bye polls

2007-11-03 Thread godfrey gonsalves
PONDA TALUKA Ponda 1483 Priol (-) 1665 Marcaim (-) 846 Shiroda 633 MORMUGAO TALUKA Mormugao 567 Vasco-da-Gama 333 Cortalim 3255 SALCETE TALUKA Loutolim 3982 Benaulim 4395 Fatorda 1708 Margao 3370 Curtorim 6725 Navelim 2899 Velim 4470 Cuncolim 3255 SANGUEM TALUKA Sanvordem 1356

[Goanet] David vs Goliath (Selma)

2007-11-03 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Selma, Unless you can create the WHOLE universe, then perhaps giving advice to God, isn't such a good idea. After you have answered your dilemmas below, perhaps you can tackle the following. It is difficult to understand GOD. He makes such beautiful things as women, and then he turns them

Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath

2007-11-03 Thread Carvalho
--- Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hitchens' response doesn't cut it because it accepts the false premise of his opponent that the only God that counts as the real God is the particular one that he worships. -- Santosh, I think you are mixing up

[Goanet] Rajan Parrikar;s Photo Exhibition in Panjim

2007-11-03 Thread Vivian A. DSouza
Wow ! What a spectacular exchibition of photographs taken all over Goa by Rajan Parrikar. He is not a professional photographer, at least that is what I believe, but the photographs are excellent, in composition, subject, background etc. His love for Goa shows in his comprehensive

[Goanet] Good Old Bosco!

2007-11-03 Thread cedrico dacosta
Dear Bosco, RESPONSE: Arre Cedrico, ye kitem..good old Bosco. It didn't take much for the moderators to straighten your lame 'shempdi'. Nevertheless you should be proud of yourself - not only did you learn what is 'PLAIN TEXT' but you also learnt quickly that alongwith your right to write

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (3NOV07)

2007-11-03 Thread alexyz fernandes
CM Kamat: Govt to review SEZ Electorate: GOOD Or GOANS will Review you and your Govt. To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese TV soap codenamed Imperius to be filmed in Goa.

2007-11-03 Thread Joao Botelho Gomes
Pelo que li da sua autoria e porque graças a si aprendi algo que ignorava e me levava a expressar opiniões erradas, julgava-o mais auto-confiante. Quando falei em publicitar, óbviamente não implicava que o fazia por qualquer tipo de interesse comercial. Pretendi tão sómente que não fosse mais

Re: [Goanet] URGENT NEED OF CHURCH AND A PRIESTS HOUSE IN ANDAMANS REMOTE HILLY AREA

2007-11-03 Thread peu De
Hi Mr.A Fernandes ! Definitely besides Patience;Silence is definitely golden!And I do believe in it and will stop here. I will stop here about this topic and wait patiently till the proper address details arrive.I am in no way related to Pilar nor or am I a father or a brother or a nun

[Goanet] GOA NEWS: GENERAL

2007-11-03 Thread Sanny de Quepem
GOA NEWS: GENERAL Kundaim voter can now heave a sigh of relief BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, NOV 2 — The lone voter in Kundaim polling booth, Hemant Fadte should be a relieved man now. For, the Election Commission has ruled that his vote should be taken up for counting only if the margin

[Goanet] Goa Government: No change in Cabinet says CM.

2007-11-03 Thread Miguel Braganza
Report in THE HIUNDU on the Net of 03 November, 2007 based on PTI report Regional Kamat rules out Goa cabinet reshuffle Panaji (PTI): Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat on Friday ruled out a reshuffle in the state cabinet rejecting speculation about the same. There are rumours being spread by

Re: [Goanet] Kudos to Floriano

2007-11-03 Thread Vidyadhar Gadgil
From: Bhandare [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Kudos to Floriano now that you have declared him patriot no 1 please raise your voice against the likes of gadgil and sabnis who seem to have taken up cudgels against Rajan simply because of his politcs This is a typical comment from

[Goanet] Why did Willy Lose ?

2007-11-03 Thread Carmo DCruz
Hi Manohar, I am wondering why Wilfred Mesquitta lost the Election. There may be a few possible reasons: 1. He may not be a Holier Than Thou Candidate - Did you check if he had any extra maritial affairs in heavly Catholic Goa ? Apparently Not - and No Bill Clinton-like Hanky Panky here -

Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath (Selma)

2007-11-03 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Hi Selma, The cat is out of the bag. Now we know who you were thinking about (Kevin Saldanha) when you were watching this debate.:=)) Likely others have seen the debate on You-Tube, now that the link has been posted on Goanet and elsewhere. I especially liked Dinesh's argument towards the

Re: [Goanet] BJP or Congress

2007-11-03 Thread George Pinto
Although Congress has since won the South Goa Lok Sabha seat, some have expressed surprise at Floriano's statement that he hoped the BJP won. This is like arguing over what colour lip-stick to put on the corpse. While Goa was looted over the last two decades and she was on life-support few came

Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath

2007-11-03 Thread Santosh Helekar
Hi Selma, How come Gilbert donates blood for consumption by others? Doesn't he follow the moral precepts of Leviticus and Deuteronomy? Your most recent point regarding Hitchens is well taken. Now as far as cannibalism is concerned, the evolutionary and archeological records show that while it

[Goanet] Squabbling Goan Style Should Stop !

2007-11-03 Thread Carmo DCruz
Hey Guys, Cut this Crap ! Its hogging precious bandwidth and getting us Goenkars mad at each other. What say Cedric Pereira, Vece Paes, John Zuzic Correia ? We had a way to deal with such guys at NIS Patiala in the mid 70s. We would Dhap the guys with Rajinder or Surjit's heavy hockey sticks

[Goanet] Goa news for November 4, 2007

2007-11-03 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Fingers crossed as evms decode verdict in S Goa - Herald Publications [20 hours ago] BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, NOV 2 #148; Will the Mormugao Parliamentary bye-election verdict go in

[Goanet] Who's Sins Dr Mesquita?

2007-11-03 Thread cedrico dacosta
Who's Sins Dr Mesquita? If Dr Mesquita has any morality in his character, or if he has any sanity left in him he should atone for his sins for being a constant party hopper... I guess this defeat or rather drubbing at the hands of Sardinha should ensure that political chemeleons like Mesquita

Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath (Elephant)

2007-11-03 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Santosh Helekar wrote: Gilbert Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think this is a good point. In the western world there is no shortage of voluntary / free kidney donors from total strangers. While in India there is no shortage of kidney donors ... but for a price. It appears that the

[Goanet] Tribute to a true Goan: HERALD(Goa), Nov 4, 2007

2007-11-03 Thread Valmiki Faleiro
TRIBUTE TO A TRUE GOAN By Valmiki Faleiro Hoary Hospicio, South Goa’s major public hospital, opened on December 13, 1867, in a thatched hut. Yes, a single thatched hut. A saintly Catholic priest, Antonio Joao Miranda, a Margaoite who lived on the same street as I am now privileged to,

[Goanet] ...........Who is to blame ????????

2007-11-03 Thread renebarreto
Dear Goemkars ! I am taking the liberty of sharing with you a post which was made on GOA NRI - I thought I d share it with as many of our Goans - as i possibly can. We all seem to be fired up to do something GOOD ? but ...many of us are not prepared to stand up against the injustice that

[Goanet] B-grade falsehoods

2007-11-03 Thread Pravin Sabnis
B writes to Floriano: now that you have declared him (Rajan parrikar) patriot no 1 please raise your voice against the likes of gadgil and SABNIS who seem to have taken up cudgels against Rajan simply because of his politcs There you go Chinmay Bhandare with your WHITE LIES once again... I

Re: [Goanet] Macacas !

2007-11-03 Thread Mervyn Lobo
CORNEL DACOSTA wrote: I too visited Cuba and found much to commend about it---but then, I am a left-winger. But I also believe in criticising things too. For example, I was genuinly surprised that there was so little public transport by way of bus provision across the main cities and people

[Goanet] David vs Goliath (Cannibalism)

2007-11-03 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
-- Santosh Helekar wrote I submit that the only thing that prevents you from doing it is the instinctive disgust you feel in your stomach. (about cannibalism) GL responds: If cannibalism causes the instinctive disgust you feel in your stomach, then certainly

[Goanet] HOUSES BY THE SEA

2007-11-03 Thread Vidyadhar Gadgil
Looks like the builders are going to be creating even more havoc. One interesting statement herein: Over 40 per cent of our bookings until now have been made by Goans. I wonder how much truth there is in this or is it just a claim by the builders to blunt opposition? - Indian Express,

Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath

2007-11-03 Thread Vidyadhar Gadgil
From: Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath The Fijians would ultimately stop using human flesh as canapes before dinner, even without the help of interventionist missionaries. Anthropological and ecological research has indicated that cannibalism may be a

[Goanet] Kudos to Floriano - minor correction

2007-11-03 Thread Bhandare
Floriano: Pravin Sabnis has NOT taken up cudgels against Rajan I am sorry his name inadvertently sliped through The error is regretted and so is the inconvenence caused to pravin.. regards B __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the

[Goanet] Aitaracheo Katkutleo: Mhozo ganv, Kudaim ganvkaram bhoxen keddna zatlo kai?

2007-11-03 Thread lino dourado
  Mhozo ganv, Kudaim ganvkaram bhoxen keddna zatlo kai?   Kudaimkarank xebaski dita titlich toddi zatli, Fonddem vattarant Kudaim ganvchea lokan Otumbrache 31ver Lok Sobheche pott-vechnnukecher bohixkar (boycott) ghalun ek itihas rochlo. Ekvottachim pallam ghott asot zalear konnemnuch tim

[Goanet] Sit Right Backside Arrangements

2007-11-03 Thread Cecil Pinto
Sit Right Backside Arrangements Where you are seated, and who you are sitting with By Cecil Pinto Many moons back I had written about my entrepreneur friend Michael D'Costa whose latest unconventional business, at the time, was Mood Guests on Call, which basically consisted of sending specific