[Goanet] SANDESH PRABHUDESSAI’S APPOINTMENT AS SIC IS HIGHLY OBJECTIONABLE
The politically high-handed and manipulated selection of Sandesh Prabhudessai for the post of Goa’s State Information Commissioner (SIC) has to be strongly objected. Sandesh Prabhudessai has himself not even applied for the post. The recommendation letter sent by Dr Oscar Rebello with the biodata is surprisingly silent on Sandesh Prabhudessai’s educational qualifications. The advertisement issued on 4th May being for the post of Chief Information Commissioner and only one State Information Commissioner. The government cannot now travel beyond in trying to high handedly appoint one extra SIC and that too with a vested interest. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar in the last session of the Goa Legislative Assembly had called upon thick skinned people to apply for the post of SIC. Sandesh Prabhudessai’s illegal and malafied selection will not stand the test of law. Last week the Advocate General of Goa Atmaram Nadkarni had rightly argued in the High Court, that with any advertisement for one post, two appointments could not be made and that such an exercise was a fraud. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is unnecessarily seeking to appoint an extra State Information Commissioner to accommodate Sandesh Prabhudessai in a plumb post at the cost of the State exchequer. The Goa State Information Commission is currently officially notified as comprising on Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and one State Information Commissioner (SIC). A post for an extra State Information Commissioner has to be duly notified after following the due process of law. Information Commission of big states like Maharashtra and Karnataka have only four and five State Information commissioners respectively. The Goa State Information Commission can be ably managed with a CIC and one SIC, while the backlog of pending cases could be cleared in about three months. It is an irony that this government after having allowed the State Information Commission to be dysfunctional for over a year was now eagerly wanting to appoint one extra Information Commissioner. The salary and benefits of the State Information Commissioner are on par with the Chief Secretary. By appointing an additional Information Commissioner the government would unnecessary incur a huge financial burden for five years as the process to remove an Information Commissioner is very cumbersome. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372
[Goanet] Vedanta hopes to complete Sesa Goa - Sterlite merger - NDTV
Vedanta hopes to complete Sesa Goa, Sterlite merger in a month Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:37 AM PDT After securing approval of the Madras High Court, Vedanta Resources is now hoping to complete the much-delayed merger of Sesa Goa and Sterlite Industries within a month after getting a favourable verdict from the Bombay High Court as well, a senior company official said. The merger was first announced in February 2012, and now final hurdle is to be crossed as a Sesa Goa shareholder has challenged the order of the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court approving exercise before division bench of the same court. Hearings at the division bench has already been completed and the company is expecting announcement of the court order in next two weeks, the Vedanta official said. The company is hopeful of completing the merger process within one or two weeks of the court order. “Hearings are already over, just the order has to be announced, which we expect in the next one or two weeks (and in our favour). Thereafter, the scheme can be implemented because now we have the order from Madras High Court. “Once court process is over, within a week or so, we will be announcing a record date and completing the share swap as well,” he said. As per the group simplification exercise, Vedanta’s two leading subsidiaries, Sesa Goa and Sterlite Industries, would merge to create a new entity, Sesa Sterlite. Accordingly, Vedanta will become the holding company of Sesa Sterlite, with 58.3 per cent stake, and Konkola Copper. All other group entities will get controlled by Sesa Sterlite. Except Bombay High Court at Goa, the merger scheme has been approved by all other the regulatory authorities, including FIPB, the Competition Commission of India, BSE and NSE. Shareholders and creditors of Sterlite and Sesa Goa have already given their approval in June, 2012. The merger is aimed at creating a mega Indian natural resources giant on the likes of BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, Vedanta had said while announcing the simplification exercise. Sesa Sterlite, after creation, will have total assets worth $36 billion (Rs. 1,95,000 crore), net income of $1.9 billion (Rs. 10,000 crore) and cash and liquid investments of $ 7.7 billion (Rs. 42,000 crore). However, it will also inherit nearly 87 per cent of Vedanta’s debt, which was $16.593 billion as of March, 2013, as loans taken to fund Cairn India acquisition would get transferred to Sesa Sterlite. Accordingly, Sesa Sterlite will have a debt of $14.399 billion. It will result in Rs. 1,000 crore cost saving for Vedanta a year as its debt servicing cost would go down significantly. As per the scheme of arrangements, Sterlite shareholders would get three shares of Sesa Goa for every five shares held according to the swap ratio. Cairn India, Hindustan Zinc, Balco, Vedanta Aluminium, Madras Aluminium, Western Clusters in Liberia, Talwandi Sabo Power and Australian Copper Mines will become subsidiaries of Sesa Sterlite after the restructuring. Courtesy : NDTV
[Goanet] Crowd of more than 15, 000 for Goan Festival 2013 at Cranford, Hounslow - Part 1 - www.nizgoenkar.org
Video clip http://nizgoenkar.org/videoDetails.php?id=450
[Goanet] dances of goa: review
'Further problems emerge because this documentary tries to understand Goa’s traditional practices through a nationalistic lens where one origin is sought and where Christianity is understood and is brushed aside as an historical accident. Take for instance the comments of Pandurang Phaldesai, (then) Member Secretary, Kala Academy, Goa: “Our ancestors have the same roots. Same culture. Due to historical accidents (itihasik apghat) two religions emerged. But our culture remained the same. Our heritage is the harmony that we have maintained.”' Read more @ http://daleluismenezes.blogspot.in/2013/07/dancing-to-same-old-tune.html Dale Luis Menezes Find my writings @ www.daleluismenezes.blogspot.com --- Push thought to extremes -Louis Althusser ---
[Goanet] Jinnah -.Interesting tit bit from history!
sorry about the format ! AN AMAZING HISTORICAL FACT, PROBABLY KNOWN TO VERY FEWRoots of Muhammed Ali Jinnah Here are some interesting facts on the Lohana roots of Mohammad Ali Jinnah the founding father of Pakistan.He is the grandson of Premjibhai Thakkar (Gondal), a Lohana, who, to support his family, entered into the trading of fish in the coastal town of Veraval. His business, however, clashed with the strong (vegetarian) moral ethics of the Lohanas and as a result he was ostracised from the community.He made enough money in this trade and attempted to rejoin the community. He also discontinued the fishing business. However, the Lohana leaders did not accept his request to rejoin the community. Think about the course of history, if they had not had inflated egos and had allowed him to come back! Premjibhai's son Punjalal Thakkar (Jinnah's father) was enraged at his father's humiliation and reacted like any other Lohana - with equal and opposite force. He adopted Islam and changed the names of all his four sons. However, he continued to use his Gujarati nickname: Zino (pronounced Jinno in old fashioned Gujarati) which means 'skinny.' Jinno`s son - Mohammad Ali - changed his family name to Jinnah - the nickname of his converted father. Jinnah's first marriage in 1892 was the result of his mother urging him to marry his cousin Emibai before he left for England to pursue higher studies. However, Emibai died a few months later. His second marriage took place in 1918 to Rattanbai Petit, a Parsi lady who was 24 years his junior. Rattanbai converted to Islam when she married Jinnah and took on the name Maryam Jinnah. In 1919, she gave birth to their only daughter, Dina Wadia. Dina was born to Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Maryam Jinnah in London in 1919 - shortly after midnight on August 15, 1919. As Stanley Wolpert's Jinnah of Pakistan records: Oddly enough, precisely twenty-eight years to the day and hour before the birth of Jinnah's other offspring, Pakistan. Dina had a rift with her father when she expressed her desire to marry a Parsi-born Indian, Neville Wadia. According to M C Chagla in Roses in December, Jinnah, a Muslim, disowned his daughter after trying to dissuade her from marrying Neville. Dina Wadia is the only direct living link to Jinnah and the nation of Pakistan which claims her father as ‘Father of the Nation’. Dina's descendants, including her son Nusli Wadia, who runs Bombay Dyeing, are part of the Wadia family and reside in India as she married and stayed in India after the partition of India. So, here is the fact. Gandhiji, who spearheded the movement for independent India, is aptly regarded as ‘Father of India’. Gandhi and Jinnah (father of Pakistan), are both sons of Saurashtra, (old Kathiavad) Gujarat.
[Goanet] The Forgotten Legacy of a different Gandhi!
The Forgotten Legacy Over 50 years ago, an elegant Parsi in the Lok Sabha spoke , better to say roared. He was exposing the first scam though he belonged to the ruling party. His father in law, Nehru was hearing his thundering words. Nothing prevented Feroze Gandhi from exposing corruption. The most extraordinary aspect of Feroze Gandhi�s work was the forensic precision with which he collected facts and the manner in which he marshaled his arguments. He exposed the scam on the Life Insurance Corporation by Haridas Mundhra. Feroze exposed how Mundhra manipulated the LIC to purchase shares in his little known companies. Bowing to pressure, the Government appointed a commission of inquiry headed by Chief Justice MC Chagla who upheld Feroze 's contentions and said that the Finance Minister should take responsibility . TTK resigned, Finance Secretary was sacked and Mundhra jailed.. Feroze exposed corruption by Dalmia- Jain in the take over of Bennett and Colman by siphoning the funds of public money in Gwalior Bank and Bharat Insurance. They were the directors of these banking and insurance companies and transferred the money intotheir own company, which led to the immediate collapse of these public institutions. Feroze exposed Birlas, Goenka (not the one running a newspaper). Such was his impact that within two months the insurance industry was nationalised. When some alleged that Feroze was doing all th isfor Tata 's, as both are Parsis, next came one against Tata. Feroze exposed Telco for charging more than double for an engine to the railways, which led to the exit of Tata and formation of locomotive workshops in the public sector. Mahatma Gandhi is said to have told Feroze�s mother Rattimai in Allahabad in 1931: �If I get seven persons like him, India would be free in seven days�. Feroze the greatest campaigner against corruption passed away in 1960 at the age of 48. Seeing the huge crowd assembled for his cremation, Nehru said : I did not know that Feroze was so popular The Forgotten Legacy Son-in-law of one Prime Minister, husband of another and father of a third,its unfortunate that his daughter-in-law and grandson have forgotten his great legacy. Her Government splurged Rs 7.25 crore on the birth anniversaries of Indira and Rajiv, but nothing on Feroze 's birth centenary. Can you believe this?
Re: [Goanet] UK Goan Festival 28 Jul. 2013: reports
For whatever reasons, the report on the Goan festival on Niz Goenkar has been taken down. Is it because of the adverse comments, one directed at GoanVoice? I Gobor said that GoanVoice must be named Ghantti Voice. I know who this Gobor is and I am surprised that an educated man could write such stuff. Here is the comment: GOBOR -- FOR US, THOSE IN GOA THESE ARE SIMPLY CHOURIS-PAU FESTIVALS. THE ONLY THING MISSING FROM THE MENU WAS GOA. EDDIE CAN NOW CHANGE HIS SITE'SNAME TO GHANTTI VOICE. --- If anyone can decipher what it means, please post it on this forum. Eugene
Re: [Goanet] CM PARRIKAR SAYS SPECIAL STATUS FOR GOA, BUT WELCOMES ONE MORE MIGRANT
Hello JC: I was just going on the basis of Aires' post. 2: where and when this post was advertised? 3: if there was an interview? Aires: Her selection was a foregone conclusion and that mere formality by the Selection committee . . . There appears to have been a selection - implying other candidates - and then a selection committee. 4: if a fairly good knowledge of Goa and Goans was part of the required knowledge base? 5: if any Goans had applied? 6: why they were not selected? I think that is best asked of the selection committee. I assume they know. 7: what specific part of her CV made her the best candidate? I did not say this. I just asked if Goa should not be selecting the best from all of India for senior positions. 8: if this is the process of appointments in other places in which you have lived and worked? 9: would a non-French speaking person like me would be appointed Information Commissioner in Quebec? Some government appointments are patronage appointments. We have many cases of these type of appointments in Canada and Britain. 10: is Konkani the official language of Goa? Is she fluent in Konkani? Yes Konkani is. But the Official Languages Act also says Marathi shall be used for all or any of the official purposes. 11: Is Goa already part of Maharashtra? 12: WHAT ? ? ! Not waiting for MOPA? ? Om Shanti Tim de Mello CC: timdemel...@hotmail.com From: cola...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Goanet] CM PARRIKAR SAYS SPECIAL STATUS FOR GOA, BUT WELCOMES ONE MORE MIGRANT Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 16:11:20 -0400 To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Tim de Mello timdemel...@hotmail.commailto:timdemel...@hotmail.com wrote I had a quick scan of Smt. Leena Mehendale's resume (http://www.cgat.gov.in/leenamehendale.pdf). Looks very impressive. Do we not want the best candidates for our top jobs? Who would Aires suggest fill that post? COMMENT: Dear Tim, You asked some interesting questions ( possibly)of Aires. So please allow me to ask a few questions of you on this matter: 1: if you are confident that Mrs. Mehendale is the 'best candidate for the post', please advise your basis for coming to that conclusion. Would you know: 2: where and when this post was advertised? 3: if there was an interview? 4: if a fairly good knowledge of Goa and Goans was part of the required knowledge base? 5: if any Goans had applied? 6: why they were not selected? 7: what specific part of her CV made her the best candidate? 8: if this is the process of appointments in other places in which you have lived and worked? 9: would a non-French speaking person like me would be appointed Information Commissioner in Quebec? 10: is Konkani the official language of Goa? Is she fluent in Konkani? 11: Is Goa already part of Maharashtra? 12: WHAT ? ? ! Not waiting for MOPA? jc On Jul 29, 2013, at 2:18 PM, Tim de Mello timdemel...@hotmail.commailto:timdemel...@hotmail.com wrote:
[Goanet] SEQC Road Trip 2013
Hi all, Details for the SEQC Road Trip 2013 have been firmed up, please see below. Please register yourselves, since seats are limited. Also , spread the word among people who you think may be interested in coming. Date: 11th August 2013 Destination: Atreya Vedic Spice Farm, Mollem. Route: Panjim-Margao-Chandor-Curchorem-Mollem. This is about 80km. On our way back we'll do Mollem-Ponda-Margao-Panjim. Pickup points: In Panjim, at the Mary Immaculate Church steps at 7.30 am. In Margao, at Mabai Hotel at 8:45 am. Vasco people can be picked up at Cortalim at 8:15 am. Anybody wants to be picked up at other places along the route, call the number below. Cost: Rs 600/per head. This is inclusive of transport, lunch tea. Children of the age of 11 and below will be charged at Rs 400/head, children of 5 and below are free. QMs: We need about 10 QMs to set 12 questions each. We will not have projection equipment at our disposal, so questions will have to be of the simple text variety, but it is up to the QMs if they want to use laptops/tablets/books/props or other visual aids. Those wanting to set questions please mail rajivdsi...@gmail.com. Registration: Please mail the above address to confirm your participation, mentioning how many seats and of what ages (in case there are children of 11 and below). Also mention your food preference, whether veg or non-veg. We can only accommodate 35 people, so seats will be allotted on a first come first serve basis. Call 9890141715 for any other clarifications. Registrations close at midnight on the 9th of August. Regards, Rajiv
Re: [Goanet] Goan bags 11 gold medals
REPLY: Congratulations to Jagdish, his doting parents and his uncle Valmiki! On 30 July 2013 04:18, Valmiki Faleiro valmi...@gmail.com wrote: GOAN BAGS 11 GOLD MEDALS AT NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL Goan-origin law graduate Jagdish Menezes bagged 11 gold medals at the 11th annual convocation of the B.A., LL.B (Hons) 5-year degree course at the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) University of Law held at Hyderabad on Saturday, July 27. Chief Justice of India, Justice P. Sathasivan presented the medals in the presence of N. Kiran Kumar, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh at a function presided over by the Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court, Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta. It may be recalled that Jagdish led a 3-member NALSAR team that won the 19th Willem C. Vis Moot Court Competition, the world's largest, over 289 teams from leading law schools, in Vienna, Austria in 2012. Securing admission at Cambridge and Oxford Universities, Jagdish is set for masters in the UK. He has been awarded a full tuitions scholarship by the Goa Education Trust, funded by Goa's Dempo-Fomento groups and administered by the British Council. He has also secured the Hirani Foundation scholarship, covering part of his living expenses during the course. HOWEVER, Jagdish is not eligible to apply for the Goa government's *Goa Scholars Scheme* under existing rules, which stipulate birth and/or 15-year domicile in Goa, irrespective of the regional origin. (In other words, he is Goan under the Dempo-Fomento scheme but he is not Goan under the Goa government scheme!) Born in Mumbai to Glenroy Menezes of Batora-Curtorim and Anjinha Faleiro of Povoacao-Margao, 22-year old Jagdish schooled at Campion High School and St. Xavier's College, both in Mumbai, before ranking in the top percentile at the all-India Common Law Admission Test in 2008. Jagdish has interned with Justice SK Kathawalla of the Bombay High Court, Adv. Darius J. Khambata, then Addl. Solicitor General of India, Adv. Anand Grover, UN Special Rapportueur for Health, besides law firms like MK Ambalal Co., Amarchand Mangaldas Shroff Co., Bharucha Partners, Jyoti Sagar Associates. He has also worked internationally with Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (London) and with the Singapore International Arbitration Center. He was on the NALSAR winning team at Surana Surana Trial Advocacy moot (Cochin, 2009), Herbert Smith-NUJS Corporate Law moot (Kolkata, 2010) and the runners-up team at Manfred Lachs Space Law moot (Jakarta, 2011) before winning the Vis Vienna India Pre-Moots followed by the big event in Austria. He has won several other awards in all-India debating and essay-writing competitions. He has a dozen publications in leading law journals in India and abroad. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Request to publish by Goanet
A meeting of State Level Steering Comiitee under JNNURM was held at the Secretariat, Porvorim on 26th July , 2013 under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and the a detailed Project Report (DPR)) on Solid Waste Management for Panaji City costing about Rs.10 Lacks and The Review of Project approved under JNNURM on Heritage Conservation (CCP) and 24 x 7 water supply Project for Panaji City (PWD) was discussed . Also another issues were taken up during the discussion was Development of St Ines Creek which is costing 2500/- Lacks, The comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) for 2011-2031 for Panaji City costing about 750 crores and the Basic Services for Urban Poor under JNNURM (BSUP) presented by Dr. Nandkumar Kamat costing Rs 10 crores was also taken up by the committee for discussions. The DPR presented and approved by the Steering Committee of the last JNNURM committee was shelved by GSIDC and a new plant of German Technology costing about 100 crores instead of 35 crores Solid waste Management facility proposed by the DPR of Tetra Tech was kept aside. My observation is that NNURM would not accept this proposal as it involves huge maintenance, running and production costs Definitely JNNURM , New Delhi would not accept this proposal which is a white elephant and disastrous to the residents of Panaji in lieu of the Tetra Tech proposal. The proposal submitted with German Technology will surely fail which is impossible to run by the Goan unskilled man power, which invites huge funding. Another issue was proposed by the subcommittee for consideration of SLSC for Basic Services for urban Poor by the Chairman Dr. Nandkumar Kamat where a list of beneficiaries under BSUP within CCP is submitted for consideration costing Rs 10 crores. It is strange that such a expenditure is being proposed and hopefully it may be kept aside at the moment, when we have 90% of Goa population contracted with the Diabetics disease and not been taken care of, so far in a proper way. The same amount could have been utilized for the manufacturing of Insulin Plant in Goa, which will serve many Goan patients of Diabetic disease. All these additional unwarranted proposals at the moment should be kept at the back burner. I suggest that the public should go through these proposals taken up by the Committee in order to avoid wrong implementation and thus it could be a failure of availing funds under JNNURM project on account of huge cost expenditure. Stephen Dias
[Goanet] Latest on goanspirit.com
NEW If you receive this more than once, please bear with me. I am understaffed and underpaid, that’s why. July 29-August 4, 2013 *SHACK ATTACK: Following the script -1* http://goanspirit.com/index.php/lead/337-shack-attack-following-the-script-1 *Children of a Lesser God* ….Their story could be described as David versus Goliath but in a brawl for space on Goa’s beaches, unlike the mythical battle when David could slay Goliath with a slingshot. Because of their comparative sizes the description suits both sides - the 5-star hotels imaginatively made out by the industry and government to be the modern day giant warrior, carrying all of Goa’s tourism industry on its broad shoulders; therefore deserving respect and much latitude to break the law. David, the perennial thorn in the flesh that somehow must be tolerated but strictly denied any liberties. The Centre for Responsible Tourism (CRT), under the Council for Social Justice and Peace, and SOWS say: “It is our belief and understanding that the small, medium hotels and guesthouses put back 90 per cent of their revenues into the local economy; not the 5-star hotels whose contribution to the local economy is only ten per cent. And yet, the yardstick for everybody, not only the media, is that shacks, taxi drivers, the small, medium hotels and guesthouses are there to be trashed, and it does not merit an excuse.”…….. Full story: http://goanspirit.com/index.php/lead/337-shack-attack-following-the-script-1 *Michal Lobo, Nilesh Cabral earn their wings* July 29-August 4, 2013 *Lionroars - 16* It’s been tried, tested and fine tuned to perfection by the Congress legislators but only fell short of the sham being patented otherwise, we would have been spared the boredom of the Calangute legislator Michael Lobo and St. Andre legislator Vishnu Wagh’s repeat of their litany of grouses till Santa Claus (chief minister) gave them what they wanted for Christmas. So, Michael Lobo is off to Deutschland (pronounced Doysh-lant) to gawk at the same garbage treatment plant in Frankfurt, Parrikar, a trained engineer, has already inspected and approved. Additionally, Lobo will have the opportunity to market his own hotels rooms and Wagh whose boyhood dream was to go to Parliament as a MP will now change his mind, and view the working of Parliament from the VIP gallery. That will be his return gift to Parrikar as they do in parties these days. Wagh who was gifted the chairmanship of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) can now relive all his earlier dreams he dreamt as ESG vice-chairman, the post he currently enjoys. Full story: http://goanspirit.com/index.php/travel/336-a-nook-tucked-inside-a-cul-de-sac July 29-August 4, 2013 *A nook tucked inside a cul-de-sac* “The house was in good nick,” says Charlotte Hayward, as she hands a carefully-preserved photo album, about how *Vivenda dos Palhaços* (House of Clowns), now a boutique hotel, then a Portuguese house, in Costa Vaddo, on a quiet lane in Majorda, looked like back when Goa was one big sleepy village and not the trendy destination it has become today. Neither Charlotte nor sibling, Simon, a high-flying advertising executive who worked in Hong Kong, New Zealand and Mumbai and is now the hotel’s owner, who bought this nearly 100-year-old home, and threw it open to guests in December 2006, complain about how much work went into restoring it into an Indo-Portuguese* *mansion, built in 1929. Simon decided to buy property at the time of the Goa boom and everyone and his aunt were buying a piece of real estate here. “Houses kept disappearing,” remembers Charlotte about their search, adding, that they finally decided they “should put the money where the mouth is” before everything they liked was gobbled up by some other buyer. It’s been worth it evidently because five years ago, *Vivenda dos Palhaços* was listed by Tatler’s as one of the 101 best hotels in the world and also Vanity Fair’s 2008 Best List – The details that make travel divine. Full story: http://goanspirit.com/index.php/travel/336-a-nook-tucked-inside-a-cul-de-sac *How do you solve a problem like the Congress* July 29 – August 4, 2013 “It’s not new to Goa,” says former union minister Ramakant Khalap in a chat with Goanspirit. As one of the probable names doing the rounds as the next GPCC president, Khalap was referring to the letter reportedly signed by eight of the nine MLAs in support of former Calangute MLA Agnelo Fernandes. The objective was not so much to support Fernandes as stymie former minister Aleixo Sequeira’s chances although Khalap, while conceding that the former Loutolim MLA was in the running, was doubtful whether he was a forerunner. “His name was there and so was Francisco Sardinha (south Goa Congress MP).” So, although some reports say that the high command disapproved of the letter and hence sent AICC secretary A Chella Kumar, here to firefight this week, Congressmen who met the emissary for the two days
[Goanet] Fwd: Song for the day....
Doris Dayhttp://www.youtube.com/artist/doris-day?feature=watch_video_title - It's Magic - Romance on the High Seas (1949) - Classic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nuq8X4mn8P4 -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
Re: [Goanet] UK Goan Festival 28 Jul. 2013: reports
Excuse me for saying that the report has been taken down. In fact, it's moved from its Articles section to the News section. Hence, I missed it. However, on receiving an email with compilation of comments (second one) I checked again and scrolling down the News section I found it on ninth position. The usual suspects are there blowing hot air. These commentators seem scared of their own shadows as their are hiding behind pen-names. I thought Niz Goenkars are those who are in unafraid to use their real (as in niz) names. Eugene
[Goanet] Tasteless illustration in Herald
The Herald today had this frivolous and insensitive illustration on the front page. (http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=10112boxid=517280uid=dat=7/30/2013) This is a sad suicide and not a happy Sao Joao! I think the Editor of Herald owes not only the family of the deceased but also its readership a front page apology. Please forward this to your friends if you agree with me and also contact the Editor and convey your sentiments. Email: m...@herald-goa.com, edi...@herald-goa.com Phone: 0091-832-2224202,2224460,2228083 Cheers! Cecil
[Goanet] 'The Times' Rolling Football Tournament ' in Kuwait
www.goa-world. comGULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994) http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/ www.colaco.net http://www.live365.com/index.live Tumcam Maie-mogacho ieukar. Stay tuned to Gulf Goans e-Newsletter - everyday someone, somewhere learns a little. 'THE TIMES' ROLLING TROPHY TIMES ROLLING TROPHY - Eid Festival 7-a-Side Football Tournament Santos United - Kuwait, affiliated with Kuwait Indian Football Federation, on the occasion of its 8th anniversary and successful Football Season 8, cordially invites you to participate and/or witness the Eid Festival 7-a-side Football Tournament - THE TIMES Rolling Trophy, which will be held at the Digital Grounds, Kuwait City (Soor Street). Those teams desirous of participating are kindly requested to present their entry forms to the organizers, latest by9:00 a.m. on Friday, 9th August 2013. The draw will be conducted on 9th August 2013 at the 10.00 am @ Viva Restaurant. The tournament matches will commence from 6:30 a.m.on the 2nd day of Eid and will be played as per FIFA guidelines, and will continue onwards until the awards presentation ceremony to be held at 11:00 a.m. and is sponsored by The Times . The matches will be officiated by Indian Football Referees Association (IFRA). The winners will carry home fabulous prizes and trophies as well as the lucky spectators. One of the European/South American Ambassador has kindly consented to be the chief guest. Let’s join and celebrate the Eid Festivities with pride. We look forward to your participation and welcoming you. For details, email: carmosa...@hotmail.com or call: 99047401, 66641569, 66251564, 66847729. With sports Salutations. Sd/- Carmo Santos Hon. President Santos United -Kuwait. www.timeskuwait.com Posted by Goa-World.COM THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: HEATED GOLD BECOMES ORNAMENTS. BETTED COPPER BECOMES WIRES. DEPLETED STONE BECOMES STATUE. SO THE MORE PAIN YOU GET IN YOUR LIFE YOU BECOME MORE VALUABLE.
[Goanet] Meet my Maxen (aunty) - a fashion victim and her daughter
Ago Maxen, lok sai-buluz gatai munn tum gata? Choi go tuge estad khui pavol to Tuge sai sarki bomble sokol pavol mugo My aunty or Maxen, a fashion victim http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr16/9400853978/in/photostream/ her flat top but ‘chalu’ daughter http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr16/9400917284/in/photostream/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] Meeting of MSSG
I haven't seen or perhaps missed reports on the meeting of the Movement for Special Status for Goa that was to take place on July 26. Maybe Floriano Lobo let us know if the meeting took place or not. If it did, what was the outcome. Eugnee
[Goanet] 'L'ashed in Portuguese !
Belem = tongue-tied portuguese for Bethlehem. Seem to have difficulty getting their tongues around the letter L found in french, spanish, italian. Like the japanese. 'la' turns into simply 'a' 'le' or 'el' turns into 'o' pronounced 'uu' salida - saida (exit) place or plaza - praca (town sqaure) plage or playa - praia (beach) blanc or blanco - branco (white) canal - pronounced canao Brasil - pronounced Brasiu legal - pronounced legao And worst of all: Errol = Ehow with great affection but not a clue.
Re: [Goanet] Meeting of MSSG
The man from Niz Goenkar has implored that the GOA bring Floriano Lobo to the next Goan Festival! I thought that Floriano Lobo is pretty loaded to do it on his own - visit his daughter, Perhaps? On 30 July 2013 14:44, Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com wrote: I haven't seen or perhaps missed reports on the meeting of the Movement for Special Status for Goa that was to take place on July 26. Maybe Floriano Lobo let us know if the meeting took place or not. If it did, what was the outcome. Eugnee -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Visit your parents, or... - Times Of India
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-28/parenting/40847642_1_more-miserable-living-senior-citizens-act-parents
[Goanet] Goa news for July 31, 2013
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Sesa Goa hits 52-week low on weak Q1 results, down over 12% in July - Economic Times eek low of Rs 121.40, a day after the Vedanta group firm reported a net loss of Rs 191.92 crore against a standalone net profit of Rs 227.66 crore ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNF9X6ASuCmWLNgTLSxUYecFD8Hgzgurl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/stocks-in-news/sesa-goa-hits-52-week-low-on-weak-q1-results-down-over-12-in-july/articleshow/21479207.cms *** Sad state of Goa's mid-day meals (Spotlight) - Business Standard ay meal disbursing mechanism. http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEXJyVpSSQ2xj2y4jza-Fxooj24wAurl=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/sad-state-of-goa-s-mid-day-meals-spotlight-113072900340_1.html *** ATM heist accused arrested in Goa with cash worth Rs 1.16 crore - IBNLive ased Lonikand police station and the Panaji police, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFb8cpqkBJypYxcnBaV6tfCzmP-Owurl=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/atm-heist-accused-arrested-in-goa-with-cash-worth-rs-116-crore/410470-3-253.html *** Indian Coast Guard rescues eight fishermen from sea at Goa - Times of India apsizes-11-fishermen-rescued-in-goa_865448.htmlCanoe capsizes, 11 fishermen rescued in Goa http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFJluojnQxTXZT4PJ2Hh2QL12txiAurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Indian-Coast-Guard-rescues-eight-fishermen-from-sea-at-Goa/articleshow/21491843.cms *** Sesa Goa posts net loss of Rs 191.92 crore in Q1 - Economic Times onomic TimesKOLKATA: Sesa Goa posted a net loss of Q1 to Rs 191.92 crore against a standalone net profit of Rs 227.66 crore in Q1 last year due to mining ban in Goa. Total income went down 73.4% to Rs 365.76 crore in Q1 this year, from Rs 1376.86 crore in Q1 last ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNG-Nl_a0f5bjdA_HPU_HxKuU3-92Aurl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-company/earnings/earnings-news/sesa-goa-posts-net-loss-of-rs-191-92-crore-in-q1/articleshow/21459170.cms *** Goan flavours spice up platter - Times of India mes of IndiaLUDHIANA: City residents seem to be in love with Goa and with very good reason. The beautiful beaches of Goa, the spark in life and the fiery flavour of the Goan cuisine recommend the state to most sensibilities. That explains the rush of visitors at a ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHvb7ZHHKRs_fr7h74lf2OKmWM06Aurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/Goan-flavours-spice-up-platter/articleshow/21497723.cms *** Goa Velha have wings to fly - Times of India mes of IndiaFor three consecutive friendlies, Goa Velha found themselves on the losing side, even when playing against equals like St Cruz Club of Cavelossim. So when they took the field for the next friendly against Sporting Clube de Goa, there was some trepidation.a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGimQ2yooPcoUQZmPm38JmWVb5eaAurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-Velha-have-wings-to-fly/articleshow/21474967.cms *** Acid available freely in Goa despite SC ban - Herald Publications rald PublicationsPANJIM: Notwithstanding Supreme Court's recent ruling restricting the sale of acid in a bid to curb acid attacks on women throughout the country, the shops in Goa continue to sell the chemicals in the open market, making the girls vulnerable for any ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNG4i5nQHZLuYn1G360yHnezahShIQurl=http://oheraldo.in/News/Main%20Page%20News/Acid-available-freely-in-Goa-despite-SC-ban/77599.html *** Sesa Goa slips after weak Q1 numbers - Business Standard siness StandardSesa Goa fell 2.27% to Rs 122.65 at 9:23 IST on BSE after consolidated net profit fell 57.05% to Rs 414 crore on 78.18% fall in income from operations to Rs 378 crore in Q1 June 2013 over Q1 June 2012. The company announced results after market hours ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFKKGkGf352e6SfuY139kGx7W4CGQurl=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/sesa-goa-slips-after-weak-q1-numbers-11307390_1.html *** Goa likely to usher in a 'flood year' - Herald Publications rald PublicationsChief scientist at the Physical Oceanography Division at National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Goa Dr MR Ramesh Kumar told Herald that the State and country at large might see a condition quite similar to the year, 1961 when the whole of India ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEYwFwzY2YlXKg3PcUSXoRoXyMHogurl=http://oheraldo.in/News/Main%20Page%20News/Goa-likely-to-usher-in-a-lsquo-flood-year-rsquo/77600.html Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
