*** GOA NEWS: Mar18/06 - Priest murdered, 12 held in Curchorem, Bomb scare in Margao, HIV test, Sports...

2006-03-18 Thread Goanet News Service
-- | OSTAD TIATRIST staged by KGTS in Kuwait| || | Read the report by William Fernandes and Gaspar Almeida at

*** Goanet News Bytes * March 18, 2006 * Macasana priest found murdered ... New: a guess-you-didn't-know-this section

2006-03-18 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
-- | OSTAD TIATRIST staged by KGTS in Kuwait| || | Read the report by William Fernandes and Gaspar Almeida at

[Goanet] AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - Marsachi 19vi, 2006!

2006-03-18 Thread domnic fernandes
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[Goanet] MYFIRSTJOB: Walter Saldanha

2006-03-18 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Came across this article in the Reader's Digest (December 1999) and wondered if other Goanetters would like to share their experiences too: THE STENO-TYPIST: When I failed my school-leaving exams -- maths, always my bugbear, let me down -- I knew that formal education and I had parted ways for

[Goanet] Goa's abysmal Driving Skills

2006-03-18 Thread Valmiki Faleiro
== ALL 'n' SUNDRY By Valmiki Faleiro == Goa's abysmal Driving Skills Bad roads and too many vehicles do not cause accidents. People who drive them do. Abysmal driving skills and an appalling lack of road sense are the conjoined twins primarily responsible for death and

Re: [Goanet] Rat as fish

2006-03-18 Thread Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha
25 tangas?! That would be equal to uma rupia e nove tangas (one rupee and nine annas), as each rupia had 16 tangas. And nobody in those days spoke of or wrote 16, 17 20 or 25 tangas. Jorge - Original Message - From: afra dias [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@goanet.org Sent: Friday, March

[Goanet] Konkan Railway: Change in Arrival time at Ratnagiri of KR3 DN Dadar-Ratnagiri Passenger

2006-03-18 Thread Lawrence Rodrigues
See http://www.konkanrailway.com/website/press_2005/press_extn_17032006.htm 17th March, 2006 PRESS RELEASE CHANGE IN THE ARRIVAL TIME OF DADAR- RATNAGIRI PASSENGER TRAIN For the convenience of passengers, Konkan Railway has decided to change the arrival time of KR3 DN Dadar - Ratnagiri

Re: [Goanet] HIV test to be made mandatory for marriage registration in Goa

2006-03-18 Thread Lawrence Rodrigues
We have decided to amend the Goa Public Health Act making HIV test mandatory before registration of marriage, State Health Minister Dayanand Narvekar told reporters after the cabinet meeting. : : If amendment comes through, Goa would be the first state in the country to have mandatory HIV test

[Goanet] MURDER OF A PRIEST VANDALISATION OF CHURCHES/CROSSES

2006-03-18 Thread sunil monteiro
Looks like the worst is yet to come in GOA, what happened to the incident of vandalisation in fontainhas some years ago and that too during the regime of Parrikar, today he is singing a different song being in the opposition. Did he manage to catch the culprits when he was a Chief Minister.

Re: [Goanet] A first hand report on 'GLOBAL GOANS ASSOCIATION' courtesyRene Barreto

2006-03-18 Thread cornel
Floriano Many thanks for your post which gives someone like me, in the Goan Diaspora, information about recent goings-on in Goa. Yours was a substantial post and I will need to read it again, carefully, to get the full picture. With appreciation, Cornel DaCosta, London, UK. - Original

[Goanet] Sex Abuse Brits Jailed in India (+ Guilty D'Souza)

2006-03-18 Thread Peter D'Souza
Excerpts: *Two British men have been jailed for six years in India for sexually abusing boys at a homeless children's shelter in Mumbai (Bombay). *The shelter's Indian manager William D'souza was found guilty of aiding and abetting the men and given three years. Full article at:

[Goanet] MACAZANA INCIDENT NO ARRESTS MADE

2006-03-18 Thread godfrey gonsalves
The gruesome murder of the Parish Priest of St Francis Xavier Church Macasana Salcete Goa about 18 kms from Margao has sent confusing signals, as both the villagers and police are still unclear of the motive of the crime. According to information collated by this writer in situ, this evening at

[Goanet] Goa - The Lusitanian Impact part 2

2006-03-18 Thread Antonio Menezes
After the Portuguese had completed their defensive positions of the land they had acquired, events took place that were to have an impact on the socio-religious life of Goans. Since the cross normally followed the flag, the missionaries may have started the process of conversion first in the

[Goanet] Good to Goa

2006-03-18 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Good to Goa Scotsman.com ALISON SMITH I had decided never to go to Goa again. My previous visit was as a wide-eyed teen in 1990 en route to a year travelling around Australia. I revelled in the impossibly exotic places and people I found in India's coastal paradise, and indulged in the

Re: [Goanet] Fond memories of a visit to an Indian town calledJabalpur

2006-03-18 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 18/03/06, Bernado Colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am accused of memory loss. The place (Jabalpur) was a miserable back water. I have visited the South of India on a similar trip, and a totally different experience. BC RESPONSE: Thank you once again for reiterating: I don't know how the

Re: [Goanet] Fond memories of a visit to an Indian town calledJabalpur

2006-03-18 Thread Mario Goveia
Bernardo, I don't think you went to Jabalpur. I think you went to Manipur since pea eyed Manipurs brought you food and none of the other details of what you wrote about Jabalpur made any sense. I proved that point by point. Either that or you need to get yourself checked for premature memory

[Goanet] Obituary: Fr.Eusebio murdered at Macasana Church.

2006-03-18 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, Mystery surrounds the death of Fr.Eusebio Ferrao, who was found suffocated to death this morning at the St. Francis Xavier's Church, Macasana , Salcete, Goa. the church is just a few kilometres away from Maina-Curtorim, the home of the Speaker of Goa's Legislative Assembly, Francisco

Re: [Goanet] Only Olympic hatrick in Football belongs to a Goenkar!

2006-03-18 Thread Bernado Colaco
Unfortunately we Goans do not worship our heroes instead we worship the malabaristas that have infested our land. BC --- cornel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bernardo Thanks for forwarding info on Neville D'Souza. I had definitely not heard of him before. In this context, as a youngster, I had

[Goanet] A first hand report on 'GLOBAL GOANS ASSOCIATION' courtesy Rene Barreto

2006-03-18 Thread floriano
RE: ATTEMPT MADE BY MR. RENE BARRETO TO FORM A ‘GLOBAL GOAN ASSOCIATION’ WITH NITIN KUNKOLIENKAR OF THE GOA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INDUSTRY. A first hand report. Following the out of the blue inter-net invitation from Mr. Rene Barreto, a U.K. settled Goan, to attend the Global Goan meet at

[Goanet] Catholic Priest found murdered in Goa

2006-03-18 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
-- Forwarded message -- From: Anthony Vaz anthonygoemkar at yahoo.co.in Date: Mar 18, 2006 2:22 PM People of Macasana, a village in South Goa, who went to the church for the daily morning mass on Saturday were in for a shock. As the congregation was waiting for the parish

[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes * March 18, 2006 * Macasana priest found murdered ... New: a guess-you-didn't-know-this section

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[Goanet] *** GOA NEWS: Mar18/06 - Priest murdered, 12 held in Curchorem, Bomb scare in Margao, HIV test, Sports...

2006-03-18 Thread Goanet News Service
*** GOA NEWS: Mar18/06 - Priest murdered, 12 held in Curchorem, Bomb scare in Margao, HIV test, Sports... *** Catholic priest murdered in Goa In a ghastly incident that has shocked the Church in India, a Catholic priest in the Goa Archdiocese was found murdered on Saturday morning in the

[Goanet] Anchorage case: 6-years RI for British paedophiles

2006-03-18 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Anchorage case: 6-years RI for British paedophiles DNA Derineh Cooper Saturday, March 18, 2006 16:26 IST MUMBAI: Duncan Grant and Allan Waters, the two British nationals accused of paedophilia in the Goan Anchorage Shelter case, have been slapped with six years

[Goanet] On holiday, 365 days

2006-03-18 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
On holiday, 365 days www.expresstravelworld ETW Staff Mumbai Imagine relaxing in a private villa with a plunge pool and a private beach to boot. All this is possible and more at The Beach Goa, a five-star resort owned and managed by the Digesh group. It is located on the ocean front at Salcette,

[Goanet] CA/PS III: DEBATE SANS (EXCESSIVE) HYSTERIA

2006-03-18 Thread Philip Thomas
http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=euLTJbMUKvHb=412 359ct=2016415 Crazy about the Navy By SCOTT LEWIS Thursday, March 2, 2006 Full disclosure: My wife is an officer in the Navy. I have the Navy to thank for bringing me to a place where the weather's so nice the dead of

[Goanet] Caption Contest Results

2006-03-18 Thread Cecil Pinto
Recently I had a Caption Contest in Goan Cyberspace to give a caption to the photo at: http://www.goa-world.com/goa/carnival06/p1020068.jpg (For those of you who have only e-mail access, briefly, the photo captures a Kunbi dance as part of the Carnival Parades in Panjim. The performers are

Re: [Goanet] Goodbye Goenkarponn (V M de Malar)

2006-03-18 Thread Bernado Colaco
Goa is much more a part of today's world, a truly globalized little hotspot, and there are many benefits that we've received as a result. Yes we are truly globalized for the right reasons drugs and rock and roll. BC

[Goanet] Goa plans HIV test for marriage

2006-03-18 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Goa plans HIV test for marriage The Telegraph - Calcutta Panaji (PTI): The Goa government has decided to make HIV tests mandatory for marriage registrations. We have decided to amend the Goa Public Health Act, making HIV tests mandatory before registration of marriage, health minister Dayanand

Re: [Goanet] Fond memories of a visit to an Indian town calledJabalpur

2006-03-18 Thread Bernado Colaco
I am accused of memory loss. The place (Jabalpur) was a miserable back water. I have visited the South of India on a similar trip, and a totally different experience. BC --- cornel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Bernado Until now, I hadn't bothered to look up the location of Jabalpur on the map

[Goanet] Somplele Goenkar Veoktink Xrod'dhanjoli

2006-03-18 Thread Fausto V. D'Costa
Fattleam mhoineamni Goenchea xikxonnik, tiatr ani khellam mollar porzoll'leo kaim veokti ho sonvsar soddun geleo tankam Goanet-ache torfen amchi xrod' dhanjoli: ALLEN COSTA-K 'ADEUS KORCHEA VELLAR' Emissora de Goa ani All India Radio-cher kollovnni vitravpi (announcer) ani kariokram sador korpi,

[Goanet] Potholes on runway pose risk for flights

2006-03-18 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Potholes on runway pose risk for flights By A Mid Day Correspondent March 18, 2006 Barely six hours after the Mumbai Airport's main runway was opened for traffic after nightlong repairs, potholes have developed on it akin to any Mumbai road. Around 25 flights were scheduled for landing

[Goanet] Priest killed, three suspects identified

2006-03-18 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Priest killed, three suspects identified outlookindia.com PANAJI, MAR 18 (PTI) A Catholic priest in Macazana was found allegedy murdered at his residence today and police are on the lookout for three suspects in connection with the incident. Three persons from Uttar Pradesh have been identified

[Goanet] Cuncolim Civic and Consumer Forum meeting on Sunday

2006-03-18 Thread goadesc
=== GOACAN Consumer Rights Awareness Fortnight === Cuncolim Civic and Consumer Forum meeting on Sunday The Cuncolim Civic and Consumer Forum (CCCF) will have its monthly general meeting of

[Goanet] Goa to celebrate anniversary of St Xavier

2006-03-18 Thread Edward Verdes
Panaji: Goa will celebrate the 500th birth anniversary of its patron saint, St Francis Xavier, with a special mass being planned on April 7 at the Basilica of Bom Jesus at Old Goa. Around 10,000 people from across the globe are expected to participate in the special mass which will be attended by

[Goanet] World Consumer Rights Day program in Fatorda,Margao

2006-03-18 Thread goadesc
- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre (GDRC) Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ -

[Goanet] Lyrics of Konkani song “GOENCHE CONVENT ” by the one and only M. Boyer!

2006-03-18 Thread domnic fernandes
Lyrics of Konkani song “GOENCHE CONVENT” by the one and only M. Boyer M. Boyer, the living legend and torch of the Konkani stage, will be remembered by generations to come not just because he is the only tiatrist who bagged the Padmashree Award but also because he has left behind for us a

[Goanet] Implacable violence against Goa Christians, says archbishop

2006-03-18 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Implacable violence against Goa Christians, says archbishop Asianews.it Nirmala Carvalho 18 March, 2006 Mgr Filipe Neri Ferrao slams cross desecration and church burglaries in Goa calling on the authorities to do something. Council for Justice and Peace director says such acts are politically

[Goanet] Fr Eusebio Ferrao (60) Found Murdered on Sat Morning

2006-03-18 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Fr Eusebio Ferrao (60) Found Murdered on Sat Morning Daijiworld's special correspondent in Panaji - Saturday, Mar 18 - 10-15 am Panaji: Fr Eusebio Ferrao (60), of St Francis Church in Macazana in south Goa was found murdered in the early hours of the morning on Saturday, March 18, in the

[Goanet] PARISH PRIEST MURDERED AT MACASANA

2006-03-18 Thread godfrey gonsalves
In a gruesome act of murder some natives from UP or Hyderabad residing at the Church residential premises are suspected to have murdered the Parish Priest of St Francis Church, Macazana Salcete Goa Fr Eusebio Serrao a native of Chinchinim Salcete Goa last night on 17/03/2006 . This morning

[Goanet] STATEMENT: Murder of Fr. Eusebio Ferrao

2006-03-18 Thread Goanet Reader
Below is a statement from the Diocesan Centre For Social Communications Media on Saturday's murder of the parish priest of Macasana: We are deeply pained and anguished at the cold blooded murder of our diocesan priest Fr. Eusebio Ferrao. He was found murdered in his parish residence on 18th

[Goanet] Good to Goa

2006-03-18 Thread Gabe Menezes
Good to Goa ALISON SMITH I had decided never to go to Goa again. My previous visit was as a wide-eyed teen in 1990 en route to a year travelling around Australia. I revelled in the impossibly exotic places and people I found in India's coastal paradise, and indulged in the decidedly un-Scottish

[Goanet] Goa government to seize private lands with illegal structures

2006-03-18 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://www.newkerala.com/news2.php?action=fullnewsid=27357 Goa government to seize private lands with illegal structures Panaji: Goa government today said it would acquire private lands on which illegal construction are made. If we find that any land is being misused for purposes like illegal

[Goanet] Goa-Macazana: Fr Eusebio Ferrao (60) Found Murdered on Sat Morning

2006-03-18 Thread Gabe Menezes
News -- Goa-Macazana: Fr Eusebio Ferrao (60) Found Murdered on Sat Morning From Daijiworld's special correspondent in Panaji - Saturday, Mar 18 - 10-15 am Panaji, Mar 18: Fr Eusebio Ferrao (60), of St Francis Church in Macasana in south Goa was found murdered in the early hours of the morning

[Goanet] Spring fest in Goa

2006-03-18 Thread Gabe Menezes
Spring fest in Goa Panaji, Mar 18: Traditional Indian music and dance were part of http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=282458ssid=8sid=LIF colorful processions that waded their way through the streets of coastal Goa on March 16 in celebration of an age-old festival. Shigmo, which