Re: [Goanet] RE: *** Goa wants expats to leave (Pushpa Iyengar in DNA)

2006-06-14 Thread cornel
, 2006 1:06 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] RE: *** Goa wants expats to leave (Pushpa Iyengar in DNA) --- Dacosta Amilcar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Being of Goan origin, I felt ashamed to read the article by some Pushpa Iyengar on Goa wants expats to leave. Mario responds: Dear Amilcar, Please

Re: [Goanet] RE: *** Goa wants expats to leave (Pushpa Iyengar in DNA)

2006-06-14 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Dacosta Amilcar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Being of Goan origin, I felt ashamed to read the article by some Pushpa Iyengar on Goa wants expats to leave. Mario responds: Dear Amilcar, Please calm down. No need to waste your energy being ashamed. Why are you ashamed after reading an

Re: [Goanet] Re: *** Goa wants expats to leave (Pushpa Iyengar in DNA)

2006-06-12 Thread Mario Goveia
Fred, I strongly suggest you change the Subject line to match the contents of your post. Mario. --- Frederick Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not do it in Free Software? Please see http://feeds.goa-india.org and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-goa to get a feel of what's happening

[Goanet] RE: *** Goa wants expats to leave (Pushpa Iyengar in DNA)

2006-06-11 Thread Dacosta Amilcar
Dear Mr. Noronha, Being of Goan origin, I felt ashamed to read the article by some Pushpa Iyengar on Goa wants expats to leave. Normal people would have been happy to see that foreigners like Goa so much that they have adopted it as their own homeland. I think that the people in Goa have just

Re: [Goanet] Re: *** Goa wants expats to leave (Pushpa Iyengar in DNA)

2006-06-06 Thread cornel
Re tourist visas and purchase of land in Goa/India etc, surely it must be possible to purchase land in absentia irrespective of a motive. Is this not so provided all local payments/taxes etc are paid? Just seeking a clarification on a technicality. Cornel - Original Message - From:

[Goanet] Re: *** Goa wants expats to leave (Pushpa Iyengar in DNA)

2006-06-06 Thread soter
The Goa Government is justified in going after foreigners who violate the visa laws. The Goa government should not be taken for granted. There are foreigners who do everything legally and have nothing to worry. Others choose not to care and are under the impression that they can buy their way.

Re: [Goanet] Re: *** Goa wants expats to leave (Pushpa Iyengar in DNA)

2006-06-05 Thread Mario Goveia
Linda, I think the difference is between being on a TOURIST visa and being a resident. The article was Pushpa Iyengar's personal spin on a bogus issue. She refers to foreigners who are on TOURIST visas. Why is someone who is on a TOURIST visa, which is a short stay visa by definition,

[Goanet] Re: *** Goa wants expats to leave (Pushpa Iyengar in DNA)

2006-06-04 Thread Linda Richardson
yes , and send all the Goans all the Indians that have taken residence in the UK  back to India ! Lynda From: Goanet News http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1033200 PANAJI: They helped build brand Goa, fell in love with it and decided to stay on forever. But it seems that they