Dear Fred, thank you very much for your support. You have never failed me. Deeply appreciated.
Warm wishes Sonia On Wed, 5 Feb 2020 at 02:33, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Goanet mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Goanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Budget Game Change for NRIs (Roland Francis) > 2. Bebimca!! (Sonia Gomes) > 3. OUR RIBANDAR?S ACACIO TAVARES HAS DONE US ALL PROUD > (Aires Rodrigues) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2020 17:05:34 -0500 > From: Roland Francis <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Goanet] Budget Game Change for NRIs > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > The latest budget has used NRIs as a source of revenue, ending a long span > of a free lunch given to them. > > In its utmost simplicity, the proposed budget requires Non-Resident > Indians (Indian passport holders resident abroad for more than 182 days, > now proposed at 240 days) to pay Indian income taxes if they are resident > in countries that don?t tax them. > > Why, you would ask, would the Indian Govt do this given the fact that NRIs > send their savings to India anyway. The probable answer to that is less > NRIs are sending such money to India, given the state of the banking system > and the Govt?s fiscal fickle-mindedness. > > Perhaps smart NRIs can take the Govt to court on this issue of paying > taxes but not getting the same benefits as residents do. > > More and more well-heeled NRIs in the Gulf countries are likely to flee to > countries that tax them but give them good value. Unless of course the Gulf > Country governments come up with their own form of advantageous taxation by > which Indian citizens will not be required to pay Indian income taxes. > > My thoughts only. > > Roland. > Toronto. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2020 12:23:45 +0530 > From: Sonia Gomes <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], [email protected], navin jha > <[email protected]>, [email protected], Avertino Miranda > <[email protected]>, [email protected], Vithaldas Hegde > <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Subject: [Goanet] Bebimca!! > Message-ID: > <CAG_LhYPu=deiKoFXk8FBQd+AzciK7+M2u= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Milagrin amim borem ?kh Bebimk khoria gh?, tum ani anv... Milagrin let's > prepare a dazzling Bebimca... > > The Wedding season is upon us, I hear wedding marches and the Birdie dance. > > The pride of the Buffet must surely be the Bebimca with its beautiful > layers. > > My take on how the Bebimca came to be way back in a Cloistered Convent. > > > > @ > > zorotmorotgoesmyvillage.blogspot.com/2020/01/milagrin-amim-borem-ekh-bebimk-khoria.html > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 06:15:31 +0530 > From: Aires Rodrigues <[email protected]> > To: goanet <[email protected]> > Subject: [Goanet] OUR RIBANDAR?S ACACIO TAVARES HAS DONE US ALL PROUD > Message-ID: > < > cahriwmiobs9mmdp59ax7lue3rtheygysa8wpf9ohgke45yu...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Last evening while our Ribandar?s great son, the so multi-talented Acacio > Tavares was being conferred the Goa State Cultural Award in Western Music > at Kala Academy it was a extremely proud moment for every Ribandarite. > > For Acacio what began as a hobby during leisure time strumming his guitar > later on turned to be his profession with a passion. Acacio first stumbled > upon an opportunity to play for a band ?Moody Blues? in 1971. He later > played for ?Planets? ?Chain Reactions, ?Diffusions? and ?Modulators?. > > In 1985 everything changed for the better with Acacio setting up the > ?Purple Rain? with his fellow Ribandar musicians. ?Purple Rain? has been > reigning the music arena for over three long decades enchanting the > audience all over. Besides playing across the nook and corner of Goa, the > ?Purple Rain? has performed at Kolhapur, Manipal, Hyderabad, Cochin, > Bangalore, Bombay, Indore and Calcutta. At the International level they > have performed in Abu Dhabi for the ?Manglorean Day?, in Kuwait for ?Goa > Day? and on four occasions in Dubai for ?Goa Carnival?. > > Purple Rain? led by Acacio besides playing for Dances, live shows has the > distinction of playing for weddings of parents and their children too. The > ?Purple Rain? has played at State sponsored Cultural and Food festivals, > the famed ?Bonderam? in Divar besides the New Year celebrations at Vasco > for the last 25 years. > > Acacio?s varied talents knew no bounds. Besides playing for the band, > Acacio was a part of the cultural troupe ?Alegria? which performed on > Government and private boat cruises besides performing at the 5 star Hotels > and in various States in India and abroad. The troupe ?Alegria? has the > distinction of playing for the VIPs during their visits to Goa. Being part > of the troupe Acacio had the privilege of performing before the > distinguished international dignitaries like the then Pope John Paul II, > King Hussein of Jordan, this country?s dignitaries the then President of > India Zail Singh, then Vice President of India Shri Venkataraman, then > Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and Cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma. > > In addition to being a very talented musician that he is, Acacio has been > an avid football enthusiast and organized the once very famous ?Bala Bala > Football Tournament? for the villagers of Ribandar from 1982 to 1995. > > Acacio has never missed on taking part in the Ribandar?s local festivities, > during the village carnival of yesteryears dressed in various costumes > during the 3day carnival with his friends and would go around the village > in disguise entertaining the villagers. He would play his guitar while the > folk would join in singing during the ?Passoi? held on the last day of > Carnival. > > With his heart and soul fully immersed for Ribandar, Acacio though not a > professional actor has since 1985 been taking part in our traditional > Ribandar Tiatr held every January near the Fondvem Chapel. > > In his entire journey his wife Lalita and daughters Wanda & Eunice have > been his strongest support system. Let us wish our one and only talented > Acacio Tavares all the very best.. Bala Bala Music? If music be the food of > love then long may Acacio play on. And our multi-talented Ribandar will > live on. > > Aires Rodrigues > > Advocate High Court > > C/G-2, Shopping Complex > > Ribandar Retreat, > > Ribandar ? Goa ? 403006 > > Mobile No: 9822684372 > > Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 > > Email: [email protected] > > Or > > [email protected] > > You can also reach me on > > Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues > > Twitter@rodrigues_aires > > > www.airesrodrigues.com > > > End of Goanet Digest, Vol 15, Issue 40 > ************************************** >
