Re: [GOAN-NRI] Fwd: Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 505

2008-05-05 Thread Louise Fernandes
What do you suggest? On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 10:12 PM, Arwin Mesquita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Goans Please see pictures below by Mr. Rajan Parrikar. I just returned from Goa was was horrified to see the unnecessary construction in the name of development; to satisfy the greed of

[GOAN-NRI] Miss India???

2008-05-05 Thread fennmoses
I've been in Saudi for the past three years and have now started missing India so much that I want to finish off my business here. I miss many things about India, especially the lassi, amazing drink which has no substitute. Any one here like me, missing India???

Re: [GOAN-NRI] Talking Photos: Please identify this plant/fruits

2008-05-05 Thread Gregory Fernandes
5th May,2008 Dear Joe, This was a wonderful,lovely photo of kantam which the Hindu women used to wear in their hair instead of flowers at times. I used to sell them during my school days in 1959 and earn my pocket money to have snacks instead of kanji which we used to have at home when there was

Re: [GOAN-NRI] Task Force Interim Report given to Goa Govt. ...at last.

2008-05-05 Thread Gregory Fernandes
May 5,2008 What is the urgent need of the hour is a complete stop on all construction of multistoried buildings and senseless sellout of prime Communidade lands. One such case is the Communidade of Serula. Further developments especially in tourism,mining activities etc..should be deferred now

Re: [GOAN-NRI] Talking Photos: Please identify this plant/fruits

2008-05-05 Thread Anc Pires
mmm Gregory.. i dont think these are kanta.. i have a tree of this at my ancestral home in goa.. wen we were small we used to call them cherries... coz they luked like them.. not great to the taste very sour when they get purple black ... wen u pluck them they have lots of 'deek'... but i dunno

[GOAN-NRI] Construction in Agacaim

2008-05-05 Thread Arwin Mesquita
Please see the below.. -- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 09:40:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Construction in Agacaim To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: