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o Nationalist Congress Party squabble hots up. We can do without Willy, assert rebels. Dotor loyalists claim majority. Nothing wrong with my personal life, says Mickky. (Herald) o Alergy testing from blood: Dr H Kumar, La Campala. o Steve Sequeira plays at Nostalgia Raia o Goa govt advertising plans for an Indian Reserve Battalion. o Kalo festival celebrated peacefully at Keri, Sattari. (H) o Communal harmony meet at Mandur. (H) o Anti-rabies vaccination drive in Vasco. (H) o Sirsaim gram sabha meet on Jan 29. (H) o CMM Furniture home show, Jan 26-29. (H) o Lepakshi handloom sale, from AP, at Club Nacional till Jan29. Mining firm Sesa Goa's profit before tax for the nine month period ended Dec 2005 has climbed from Rs 2296 million to Rs 5186 million, announces an advert in the Herald. o Panjim civic polls likely on March 12, 2006. (H) o Indian Inst of Science roped into solve elephant intrusion in parts of Goa's border areas. (H) o Probe Margao market fire incident, Kamat tells cops.(H) o Three municipal chief officers transferred. (H) o Cuncolim Council yet to fulfill garbage site vow. (H) o Official ends Raia temple-control trouble. (H) o Karnataka MLAs end their sojourn in Goa. (H) o BJP's Parsekar reinforces support for Mopa airport. (H) o Kamat's PA, bodyguards in draft electoral list, says BJP.(H) o Mopa land acquisition awaits Rane's nod. (NT) o BJP for re-commencement of land acquisition at Mopa. (NT) o Laying of sewerage underway in Margao. (NT) o New Goa chief secretary likely to take charge today. (NT) o Vijay Bhandare's exhibition of paintings at Calangute. (NT) o Rajesh Art Gallery, Goan lifestying paintings. Church Square. Pnj. o Ragpickers on prowl for sewage covers. (NT) o Spicejet promises Goa-Mumbai fares starting from 1299. o BJP opposes Vasco children's park use for trading activities. o Amona residents plea for approach road. (GT) o MMC, Vasco all set to ban plastic bags. (GT) The river runs through garbage: Ribandar, once the small town that had winding roads overlooking the calm waters of the River Mandovi. Today, its river bank, sprinkled with Goan Portuguese architecture and lush mangroves, is a dumping site where even dogs fear to tread. Journalist Arti Das discovers even murkier waters on the once beautiful waterfront. (Gomantak Times) Education issues: Opening today: Jus' for Fun. The complete child entertainment centre, as its advertisement calls it. Pai Bhavan, Tonca Panjim Phone 561 7252 Anthropologist Robert S Newman talks in Goa University on January 25 on 'How I did my research in Goa'. He is author of the book 'Of Umbrellas, Goddesses and Dreams: Essays on Goan Culture and Society'. o Goa Common Entrance Test three months away; students still left untrained. (H) o A private advert offers a GCET 2006 "crash course cum revisionary classes" from Feb 1, at Natekar Jet Coaching Classes, Dattawadi, Mapusa 226 4016 o Multilingual poets meet, Inst. Menz-Braganza, Jan 25 4 pm. o Experts to study India-Antarctica link. (GT) Pre-school admission in Goa, no child's play: Admitting one's child into pre-school isn't as easy as it used to be. In this series, GT looks at the requirements posed by pre-schools across the state, that create problems for eager parents. Re-searching for truth: Their lives are an exciting journey across continents and oceans. Joaquim Goes and Helga do Rosario Gomes talk about life, love and work with Tarang Mudaliar. (Gomantak Times) National/global news: o Bihar Guv Buta Singh subverted Constitution, says SC. o Congress sweeps by-poll in Maharashtra. o Kuwait's prime minister has taken over as emir. (Reuters) --------------------------------------------------------- DEATHS AND REMEMBRANCES: --------------------------------------------------------- BORDA: Angelo F Do Rosario Falleiro, 79, Margao/Brazil CURTORIM: Maria C Godinho, Anvoitem b 1917 SIOLIM: Sr Marian Lobo, Holy Cross. b 1924 TIVIM: Maria Concessao "Sabine" Fernandes, ex-Mombasa. REV DR NICOLAU GRACIAS PEREIRA, former principal of St Xavier's College Mapusa and Fr Agnel's College, Pilar. Mass, prayers and blessing of the grave on Thursday, January 26 at 4.30 pm at Mother of God Church, Majorda. CANAGUINIM: Lino Pereira, 1st anniversary CANSAULIM: Octaviano Teogano Alcacoas, month's mind. CHANDOR: Aaron Antao (21), second anniversary GOA VELHA: Ceciliano Fernandes, 1st anniversary NAVELIM: Cleafas Rodrigues, Telaulim, 1st anniversary. PAJIFOND-MARGAO: Presentacacao Ana Maria D'Mello, 1st anniv --------------------------------------------------------- Amazing Goa... by Jose Lourenco --------------------------------------------------------- o Which beach does the Tiracol Fort overlook? Querim (Keri) beach o Which is the smallest taluka in Goa? Mormugao 109.1 sq km o What is the sweet of rice containing coconut shredding and jaggery packed in jackfruit leaves called? Fole/Pudde o How many people in Goa are dependent on fishing for their livelihood? Approx 40,000 o Who rescued the Kadamba king Shambadeva II in the storm that wrecked his ships in the Mandovi river in 1005 AD? Modamod/Mohamed, a Taji (Arab) merchant and ship repairer based in Chimbel-Raibandar area. Available at bookshops in Goa, including Broadways. --------------------------------------------------------- Goan cuisine ||| From Daisy Rodrigues, specially for Goanet --------------------------------------------------------- Hamburger and rice dish 1 1/2 lb. ground beef, 1 lg. onion, chopped, 1 cup celery, chopped, 1 can cream of mushroom soup, 1 can cream of celery soup, 2 tbsp. Worcestershire, 1 soup can filled with whole milk, salt and pepper to taste, 1 cup rice. Brown ground beef. Add salt and pepper. Put in large baking dish. Put in remainder ingredients and add brown ground beef. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees. Feedback to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Daisy Rodrigues) --------------------------------------------------------- Ko~knni Xikat: 12 ||| Learn Konkani --------------------------------------------------------- Ko~knni Xikat:12 Chani baye Chani baye, chani baye Chi~v chi~v kityak k^rtay? Mogan tuka ap^ylyar Dha~vun kityak vetay? Kha~vk tuka pera~ dita~ Dhaktti~ vh^ddli~ tora~ haddta~ Tujya pila~k ha~v khell^yta~ Tuje s^ngi~ ha~vuy yeta~. Chani baye, chani baye Patti~ tu~ v^ch^naka Ma~ddyer mh^je b^sunKanni sa~g mhaka. Pratap Naik, S.J. TSKK orthography could be used to write Konkani in Roman script in a scientific way. Except three speech sounds of Konkani other speech sounds are represented in this orthography. Note the use of ^ (as in ago) and ~ (used for nasalized vowels). Reproduced with permission from Dr Pratap Naik sj. More details: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tskk-sad/join --------------------------------------------------------------------- ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ||g |||o |||a |||n |||e |||t || Issue compiled by ||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|| Frederick Noronha |/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\| [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copyleft Goanet 2006 Creative Commons http://www.creativecommons.org You may reproduce this ezine in its entirety, with credits retained. 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