Tech fest takes on a journey through Mars, moon, sky
Mumbai is second to host exhibition on the Red Planet outside the US
Express News Service
Mumbai, January 20: Did you know that the rocks on the Red planet are
cold and the dust hot? Or that a part of Mars' surface is covered with
sand dunes t
Smaller airlines gang up against Jet-Sahara
THE FINANCIAL EXPRESS
NEW DELHI, JAN 20: Stung by the Jet-Sahara deal, three small airlines
Kingfisher Airways, GoAir and Indigo are toying with the idea of forming
an alliance to lobby with the government for a level-playing field.
According to indust
Adventure on the high seas
The Hindu
Friday, Jan 20, 2006
RAMESH SETH
Two sea voyages changed the course of history - one was the journey of Columbus
and the other was Vasco da Gama's.
Vasco da Gama engaged the services of Ibn Majid, an Indian sailor, whose
knowledge of the monsoon winds s
Santiago Tranquility
FE Business Traveller
ISSUE OF JANUARY 2006
The tranquil tropical setting of Santiago, Goa lends itself perfectly to
a romantic rendezvous, family holiday or even a wedding says Sunil
D'costa
Location and atmosphere, Santiago Resort has got both and more. The
three star pr
Chicalim villagers object to proposed shipyard
NT News Service
Vasco Jan 20: The Chicalim Villagers Action Committee has raised
objection to the construction of a proposed shipyard at Chicalim on
khazan land, situated next to residential area. In a memorandum
submitted to the Chief Minister, Mr P
FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking: A giant stride for India
Sábado 21 de enero de 2006
noticias.info
Not a lot of people know that India's Durand Cup, which began in the year 1888,
has the distinction of being one of the oldest footballing tournaments in the
world. However, despite their long asso
Salgaocar to lock horns with Md Sporting
Statesman News Service
KOLKATA,Jan. 20. - Former champions Salgaocar have their task cut out as
they cross swords with a spirited Mohammedan Sporting in a ONGC Cup
National Football League tie here tomorrow. With four points in their
bag from two outings,
Marathi academy opposes introduction of English subject at
primary
NT Staff Reporter
Panaji Jan 20: The Gomantak Marathi Academy today opposed the decision
of the government to introduce English subject in all primary schools,
irrespective of the medium of their instruction, from the forthcomin
Dempo to take on Air India in NFL today
The Hindu News Update Service
Saturday, January 21, 2006 : 0300 Hrs
Panaji, Jan. 21 (PTI): Dempo, who lost to Mahindra United, would be
desperate to register their first win when they take on Air India in the
10th ONGC National Football League at Nehru
--- domnic fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> During the Portuguese regime, only bhattkars'
> children and those who owned a
> piece of land with a house in it could go to school.
> If tenants sent their
> children to school they were punished and their
> children were made to work
> in thei
Macau was handed over with an accord on 19th December
1999 Prof. I thought you were in touch with the
happenings of this world and not just the caste
system.
BC
--- cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Barnardo
> I believe that Taiwan will be part of China once
> again and although I do
> not
< Can some aspiring investigative journalist or like minded
Citizen, please check out of Khalap has a vested interest in this i.e.he or
his relations have bought tracts of land in Mopa>
Purely from the above account, it doesnt seem to me that the cautionary
signals raised by Khalap are driven by
http://dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1008269
But is domestic air travel overflying Goa? Pity, what?
I went to the link provided by Mario, and read the article. A quote that
caught my attention was as follows:
-
"The leaders of states who would use terrorist means against us, as well as
those who would consider using in one way or another weapons of mass
destruction, must unders
> domnic fernandes wrote:
> During the Portuguese regime, only bhattkars'
children and >those who owned a piece of land with a
house in it could go to >school. If tenants sent their
children to school they were >punished and their
children were made to work in their >properties as
slaves!
> Domn
Chris, Bush is not an incompentent warmonger. He is a competent warmonger and
incompetent
President.
Regards,
George
> Chris Vaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is this the same Heilburton guy who raped Iraq economically in
> cahoots with his buddy the incompetent warmonger Bush and who is
> now s
A friend mentioned that he prefers to travel Air-India from London to
Goa, because it allows a baggage allowance of 33 kgs. This is important
specially on the return home, he said. Also the ticket is more
reasonably priced, he said.
Any comments about which airline you prefer to fly and why?
I wa
On Thu Jan 19 2006 21:39:05 PST, Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote in response to
Domnic Fernandes:
--- domnic fernandes wrote:
> > During the Portuguese regime, only bhattkars' children and those who
> > owned a piece of land with a house in it could go to school. If
> > tenants sent their children
On Fri Jan 20 2006 03:04:26 PST cornel wrote:
> I am familiar with the story about Goan worker expertise being discovered
> by the Brits during the Napoleonic wars. I'd like to read some of this
> in texts if possible.
On Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:56 AM Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote:
> If I may add, th
http://www.flightinternational.com/Articles/2006/01/17/Navigation/177/204079
/A380+operators+study+alternates.html
A380 operators study alternates
<"We've defined 'models of fitness' for potential new A380 airport users,
advising not only on hard core technical issues like changes to runways and
http://www.business-standard.com/strategist/storypage.php?chklogin=N&autono=
211812&lselect=2&leftnm=lmnu7&leftindx=7
High flyer
BRAND LAUNCH MOST SUCCESSFUL
Rituparna Chatterjee / Mumbai January 17, 2006
A larger-than-life brand image and promises of good times have helped
Kingfisher Airlines
"D'Souza, Avelino" SESA GOA LIMITED - IRON ORE DIVISION Sesa Goa Limited was established in 1954. Currently, the company exports approximately 5 million tons of iron ore, fines and lumps to customers in Japan, China and Europe from ports on both the east and west coasts of India.
From: Cecil Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: waitresses in the late 1880s at The Pub in Mapusa run by Sylvester>
Note made mogal Cecilbab
You see even in the late 1800s ( 1880s to be exact) Mapuca (or Mapusa
as it was then known as) had a pub.
Move over Tavernas
jc
No chance for me to
From: George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
moved
there when the merger failed?>
Dear George
May I suggest that you may have missed the main point about the Merger Plan.
It wasn't the plan to move to Maharashtra ...as much as have their buddies
in Maharashtra HELP them to take financial control o
We,at South Goa Public Interest Action Group (SGPIAG)
a registered NGO based in Margao,Salcete, South Goa
District ,with jurisdiction, at present, over the
entire South Goa Parliamentary Constituency wish to
bring to the notice of all those in the tourist trade
that our NGO has demanded that
January 20, 2006
TSKK CALL TO BOYCOTT "ALL INDIA KONKANI PARISHAD"
Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK), Goa, earnestly requests all Konkanis
spread throughout the world and those who love and care about the survival
of Konkani, to boycott and openly show their protest during the forthcoming
Konk
(Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote: So 44 years on, Goa has deteriorated from being
a neat and civilized society to the shambles it is today.)
Gabriel,
Goa might look like "shambles" to you from Melbourne, but to people like us
(resident Goans and other Indians familiar with the place), it's a far mo
Hello All
These days there is lots of noise regarding Mopa Airport. All opposition
members are fighting their toughest battle to have Mopa Airport. I do not
know if that will improve the status of Goa, whether the unemployment will
reduce, or whether the tourist inflow will increase with all the o
Hello all
Have read a lot on this subject but no where anyone mentions of the
involvement of Gamal Abdel Nasser, the then Egyptian President and a very
good friend of Pandit Jawharlal Nehru. I have heard that on Nehru's
instructions, Gamal Nasser had closed the Suez Canal, so that no
reinforcement
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=012133
Mopa land process must continue, says Khalap
NT Staff Reporter
Panaji Jan 20: Though the state government is left with only four days
to complete formalities in acquiring 30 lakh sq mt land for the
proposed Mopa airport under sect
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=012132
Rebel K'taka JD-S MLAs may camp in Goa
NT Staff Reporter
Panaji Jan 20: Around 46 rebel MLAs of the Janata Dal-Secular from
Karnataka are expected to check in a South Goa resort early tomorrow
morning as report from Bangalore indi
Interesting article posted by Gabe. It appears to me that it has come in a
newspaper in Europe, most probably in Germany. I am not sure.
However, the more important question is whether the newspapers in Europe
cover only such type of articles, or do they have any that talk about the
econo
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=012134
NCP issues show-cause notice to Mikky
NT Staff Reporter
Panaji Jan 20: The Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Minister, Mr
Francisco Xavier Pacheco (Mikky) today refuted the charges of
anti-party activities directed towards him thro
--- Gabriel de Figueiredo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> However, when the Indian armed forces marched on to
> Goa, it was the bully's way of getting "his own
> way". Nehru and Menon applied brute force where an
> intelligent solution and infinite patience were
> demanded by Nehru's mentor, the n
http://dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1008684
In Goa, taxis will continue to give taxing time to tourists
Pushpa Iyengar
PANAJI: There will be no respite for tourists arriving in Goa
especially if you are coming from cities where taxis have meters. The
state tourism minister Wilfred de Souza's
20 lakh jobs in aviation sector soon
PTI | January 20, 2006 | 19:24 IST
The civil aviation industry was poised to generate about 20 lakh (2
million) jobs in the next five years, Union Civil Aviation Minister
Praful Patel said in Mumbai on Friday.
"There is a lot of demand for pilots and technici
Merging with Maharashtra
Perhaps the anti-merger movement got it wrong
By Cecil Pinto
Just last week the annual hoopla surrounding Road Safety Week ("Are our
roads really safe?", "Do Goan drivers have civic sense?" blah, blah,
blah...) was finally over. Now starts the annual hoopla surrounding
--- Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> of
> my original post or the post I was responding to>
>
> I have looked up "merit" in my Funk & Wagnalls and
> the short answer is "no". Sorry, pal. But dont let
me stop
> you from plugging away. It takes all kinds. Maybe
someone
> else, somew
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060119/film_nm/arts_jesus_black_dc
"We have to accept that Christ has been hijacked a bit -- he's gone very blonde
haired and
blue-eyed,"..
Regards,
George
How many of the pro-merger crowd were serious enough about Maharashtra and
moved there when the
merger failed?
Regards,
George
> Goanet News Bytes
> Jan 18, 2006
> Says GT: "Surprisingly, whomever we spoke to - pro or anti-merger -- the
> memory of that day is
as fresh as their daily fish
http://news.webindia123.com/news/printer.asp?id=225263&cat=India
Indian women being trafficked for just Rs.1,000!
New Delhi | January 20, 2006 8:15:05 AM IST
Trafficking in children and women to and from India is now a booming
business and, believe it or not, a young woman can be 'bought' for as
Netters
The following is a schedule of the Konkani masses which will be celebrated
by Fr Oliver Antao (Goan Chaplain). Should you want a pdf or hard copy
please send me a e-mail with your relevant e-mail/address details.
Fr Oliver Antao s.f.x. would like to warmly welcome you all to the Konkani
m
George Pinto wrote:
What about Goan waitresses? Are they being sidelined?
Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote:
I haven't seen ANY waitresses. In
fact, there appear to be no waitresses at all across
the Indian subcontinent.
---
Please note that there were waitresses in the late 1880s at The Pub in
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article339839.ece
Republican offers cash to students who inform on left-wing
professors..
--
Cheers,
Gabe Menezes.
London, England
http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=225266&cat=India
Congress dilemma: Good economics or mass politics?
Hyderabad | January 20, 2006 9:15:06 AM IST
Torn between good economics and elections, India's ruling Congress
party wants Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to tilt towards the poor
http://oheraldo.in/node/8808
150 experts to attend medical conference
HERALD CORRESPONDENT
BELGAUM, JAN 18 - Over 150 scientists and analysts from all over the
country are expected to participate in the 23rd Annual three-day
National Conference of the Indian Society Medical Sciences (ISMS) is
be
http://oheraldo.in/node/8806
Belgaum Marathi group pushes for merger
HERALD CORRESPONDENT
BELGAUM, JAN 19 - The Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) has decided to
pass a resolution regarding the merger of Belgaum and other border
areas in Maharashtra.
Speaking at a public rally organized at the Sa
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=012035
Willy faces resentment in NCP
NT Staff Reporter
Panaji Jan 19: Differences between the leaders of the state unit of
Nationalist Congress Party appear to be growing and a section of the
party leadership has demanded that the state
Colleagues
I have heard the claim about bhattkars not being keen on poor kids getting
an education as this deprived them of essential docile workers. However, I
have yet to read this claim confirmed in well refereed texts.
However, I would not be surprised if the claim was true as history she
Hi Gabriel
I am familiar with the story about Goan worker expertise being discovered by
the Brits during the Napoleonic wars. I'd like to read some of this in texts
if possible.
Thanks again
Cornel
PS Hope all is quiet now on the beach front (Sydney) Australia
- Original Message -
Fro
Barnardo
I believe that Taiwan will be part of China once again and although I do
not readily know much about Macau, it will too. Whether force will be used
by China is unclear but a move towards 'incorporation' as in Hong Kong is
well on the cards in my view.
Cornel
- Original Message --
Gabriel
Many thanks for your response. I agree with much that you have to say too.
Recently, I had emailed a Mr Hiresh to say that Goa's current woes (and
particularly corruption) were entirely consequent to being part and parcel
of India.
Unfortunately despite sending that email several times
Kevin,
Victim of the US of S "HAPPY HOLIDAYS SYNDROME"?
Alfred de Tavares
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