*** Goanet News Bytes * Jan 23, 2006 * Janata Dal (S) legislators get some freedom in Canacona and luxury resort

2006-01-23 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
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*** BOOK REVIEW: Secrets behind church facades

2006-01-23 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
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*** Goanet Reader: Goencho Saib for Sale (V M de Malar)

2006-01-23 Thread Goanet Reader
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[Goanet] NOW ONLY THE MILITARY HAS TO GET OFF ITS HIGH HORSE!

2006-01-23 Thread Philip Thomas
http://in.rediff.com/money/2006/jan/24airline.htm India's private airlines get together to cut costs P R Sanjai in Mumbai | January 24, 2006 02:14 IST In an increasingly buoyant sector, private airlines are coming together to share engineering resources, equipment, technical manpower and

[Goanet] CM's of Goa, Maharashtra Gujarat will speak on communal violence bill

2006-01-23 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Patil to open seminar on communal violence bill Webindia123.com Mumbai | January 23, 2006 10:40:19 PM IST Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will inaugurate a day-long seminar on 'Communal Violence (Prevention, Control and Rehabilitation of Victims) Bill, 2005', tommorrow at the Y B Chavan centre

[Goanet] SPORTS: Chowgule College, Margao, gets a world-class pitch to play on

2006-01-23 Thread Goanet News
Our Sports Reporter By Armstrong Vaz [Gomantak Times] Margao:- Chowgule College Margao in south Goa is to get a state-of-the-art modern worldclass artificial synthetic grass pitch, which will be the first of its kind in India. It also becomes the first college in India to get such a pitch.

[Goanet] Sony, Zee in talks with de Goa

2006-01-23 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Sony, Zee in talks with de Goa Kolkata newsline Sudeep Pakrashi Kolkata, January 23: Addressing club representatives during a meeting on the National Football League (NFL) last year, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Priya Ranjan Das Munshi assured that he would help participants

[Goanet] DR JINDAL TO RESUSCITATE THE GMC

2006-01-23 Thread airesrod
With Dr J.N. Jindal's appointment as Dean of the Goa Medical College we can confidently predict a speedy recovery in the health of Goa Medical College(GMC). His predecessors have been well-meaning doctors but in a big way political interference in the day to day administration of GMC has over the

[Goanet] Re: tskk call to boycott all india konkani parishad

2006-01-23 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, To my mind, the points listed below: 8. All India Konkani **Parishad is NOT a Registered Society. Hence it has no legal status and right to ask for, or to receive Govt. GRANTS, subsidy and funds. 9. On 23 January 1978 an institution called All India Konkani *Sahitya* Parishad was

[Goanet] Chowgule invitation volleyball tournament at Loutolim

2006-01-23 Thread Goanet News
Chowgule invitation volleyball tournament at Loutolim from tomorrow Our Sports Reporter [From Armstrong Vaz] Gomantak Times Margao: The first edition of the all-India Chowgule invitation volleyball tournament organized by the socio cultural club of loutolim in association with

[Goanet] Goan Mobile phones/Tariff News

2006-01-23 Thread JoeGoaUk
BSNL cell plan: STD at Re 1, local 60 p January 23, 2006 17:27 IST (Rediff) Uniform tariffs across India has not been announced yet, but Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Monday unveiled mobile STD rate of Re 1 and local call rate at 60 paise a minute with a monthly fixed charge of Rs 999 for its

Re: [Goanet] ANA FONTE SPRING TO SHINE WHILE TOLSANZOR IN RUINS

2006-01-23 Thread Alfred de Tavares
And, what about officially put up road signs Rua Ouren Road and, similarly, quite a dozen others in Panjim, Margao ... ? And, Sé Cathedral Church thus on official Dept. of tourism issued brochures ... Such gems flourish galore! Alfred From: Gabriel de Figueiredo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To:

[Goanet] Re: Divest Congress of money and muscle power, says Sonia

2006-01-23 Thread George Pinto
Cheers Gabe. Who should be with the atheists? ;-) George --- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: May your God be with you. Gabe Menezes. London, England

[Goanet] EVENTS-MUSIC: Libor Novacek - Czech Pianist Jan 30, 2006 (Goa)

2006-01-23 Thread Goanet News
Libor Novacek - Czech Pianist will give a concert on Monday, 30th January at 6.30 pm at the Kala Academy. Programme includes works by Mozart, Brahms, Schubert, Liszt. Tickets are priced at Rs 100 and are available with Ana Maria de Souza-Goswami, phone 2417847, mobile 9326126586.

[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] Sunday Reflections - Fourth Sunday of the Year

2006-01-23 Thread Jude Botelho
Sunday Reflections - An aid to Sunday Liturgy My Groups | JudeSundayReflections Main Page 23-Jan-06Dear Friend,We have all come across persons whom we accept as authorities on some subject or topic. Most often we accept them not merely

[Goanet] Goan Voice UK. Daily Newsletter. Tuesday, 24 Jan. 2006

2006-01-23 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Indian Church : False myths of proselytising and elitist education in Catholic schools 23 Jan: AsiaNews.It. By Nirmala Carvalho. http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=enart=5193 My Church, My Family 23 Jan: Indian Express. On Sunday, in a historic first, the Indian Church ordained two married men

Re: [Goanet] Re: Goans headed for minority status in Goa

2006-01-23 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Lawrence Rodrigues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... physical features do sometimes (not always) give away one's background. ... I know who is NOT a Goan - Israelis, Russians ... illegal squatters not domiciled in Goa, political vote banks brought in for political purposes. George

[Goanet] ANA FONTE SPRING TO SHINE WHILE TOLSANZOR IN RUINS

2006-01-23 Thread Bosco D'Mello
On Mon Jan 23 03:45:56 2006 PST Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote: --- godfrey gonsalves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Ana Fonte Spring which will be used essentially for children it is hoped will not follow the same fate of the Tolsanzor spring. Why call it spring twice? Fonte in Portuguese,

[Goanet] Re: Goans headed for minority status in Goa

2006-01-23 Thread George Pinto
--- floriano [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No! I am not skeptical. Goans deserve the boot. Floriano People deserve the leaders they elect. Goans seem to have dug their own graves. Regards, George

[Goanet] Goa tops enrollment

2006-01-23 Thread richard
Hi Domnic, I concede you have a right to your opinion. Mine isn't. Anyhow here's something to chew on. A few Indian States are called BIMARU States in educational parlance. And they are dubbed so because they seem to be sick. Very often Government comes out with schemes to attract children to

[Goanet] AMENDMENT BILL to --OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ACT 1987

2006-01-23 Thread godfrey gonsalves
It is now reliably learnt that the Cristao MLAs duly supported by some Hindu Bahujan Samaj MLAs within the ruling coalition have discreetly demanded the Chief Minister Mr Pratapsing Raoji Rane and the Goa Pradesh Congress Commitee President Mr Ravi Sitaram Naik also MLA Ponda --to bring an

Re: [Goanet] India: The Fatwa against Mini-Skirts

2006-01-23 Thread Mario Goveia
I stand corrected. Apparently, it isn't just Khajuraho, which is the only place where I've seen similar images. I would be interested to learn the rationale for the explicit sexual images in these temples. --- Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [Goanet] Waitresses

2006-01-23 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Folks, Coincidentally, NDTV broadcast at approx. 13:45 GMT today, Monday, a feature on female bartenders of India. The programme made frequent references to the High Court lifting the ban on women serving alcohol. There was a videoclip from Goa compiled by Frankey Fernandes which showed

Re: [Goanet] Goans headed for minority status in Goa

2006-01-23 Thread floriano
George, So that your forecast is expedited, Goans should be urged to vote enmasse for the Congress Party of Goa so that Goans can feel the pride to be foreigners in their own land. One hundred and one per cent the Congreswallas will deliver. In case not, then go for the BJP as a second choice.

[Goanet] Mayem library marks silver jubilee

2006-01-23 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://oheraldo.in/node/8903 Mayem library marks silver jubilee HERALD CORRESPONDENT BICHOLIM, JAN 22 - The Mahamaya library in Mayem-Bicholim recently organised various contests to mark its silver jubilee. In the elocution contest, Gauri Cuncolienkar, Nitin Parwar and Gautami Cuncolienkar won

Re: [Goanet] Re: Two great men

2006-01-23 Thread Chris Vaz
George-- Have to disagree with you. Anyone who can liberate 50 million people from tyranny, drive the Syrians out out of the Lebanon without firing a shot, have Qaddafi surrender his WMDs, help institute elections in several feudal Mideast countries, steal Arab Oil, etc., etc., cannot be

[Goanet] Re: Re: Posts on Goa

2006-01-23 Thread Radhakrishnan Nair
(Dr Gilbert Lawrance wrote: Please do not be too harsh on the miniscule minority of Bhatkars and Fidalgos in Goa (pre-1961). They were really like A one-eyed person, who is a king among the blind.) Harsh, doctor? Never. Having had occasions to interact with them closely, I've found most of

Re: [Goanet] Re: Posts on Goa

2006-01-23 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Radhakrishnan Nair wrote: 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 more progressive, prosperous and democratic State than the colonial backwater that it was when taken from the

[Goanet] REPUBLIC DAY 2006 : Need of the hour : a lady or a man with VISION

2006-01-23 Thread Antonio Menezes
If one looks back at the last 58 years of our independent existence , one is bound to say with a little pain in his heart that we are yet to produce a political leader with vision who is acceptable to all the sections of our society. Jawaharlal Nehru came close to being one of them but his

[Goanet] A Goan village circa 1961

2006-01-23 Thread Antonio Menezes
Muitissimo obrigado Senhor Gabriel de Figueiredo for reminding me of mangoes. Reminiscences of the month of May when we used to go back to our village for holiday that fish was a scarce commodity in the hot season. Breakfast was usually katream pao stuffed liberally with mangada made from

[Goanet] Australia: Attention - Mangaloreans in Melbourne! Goans too!

2006-01-23 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=18042n_tit=Australia%3A+Attention+-+Mangaloreans+in+Melbourne! News -- Australia: Attention - Mangaloreans in Melbourne! by Victor Mathias Melbourne, Jan 23: Catholics of Mangalorean origin have settled down in Melbourne over the last 35 years

[Goanet] Malaria develops in immune system

2006-01-23 Thread Gabe Menezes
Malaria develops in immune system Malaria parasites develop in the lymph nodes of the immune system, researchers have discovered. Scientists say the finding was unexpected, and underlines just how complex malaria infection can be. The immature parasites are known to travel to an infected

Re: [Goanet] ANA FONTE SPRING TO SHINE WHILE TOLSANZOR IN RUINS

2006-01-23 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 23/01/06, Gabriel de Figueiredo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- godfrey gonsalves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Ana Fonte Spring which will be used essentially for children it is hoped will not follow the same fate of the Tolsanzor spring. Why call it spring twice? Fonte in Portuguese,

[Goanet] Goan cuisine restaurants face no threat

2006-01-23 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://oheraldo.in/node/8904 Goan cuisine restaurants face no threat BY SAVIOLA VAZ PANJIM, JAN 22 -- Goa is synonymous with fun, food and beaches. It is well known all over the world for its authentic cuisine. The capital city of Panjim has quite a number of restaurants offering Goan food.

[Goanet] Fr Agnel high school marks Vivekananda ’s anniversary

2006-01-23 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://oheraldo.in/node/8902 Fr Agnel high school marks Vivekananda's anniversary HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, JAN 22 — Fr Agnel Multipurpose Higher secondary school hosted the National Youth Week inaugural ceremony in collaboration with the Directorate of Sports and Youth affairs to commemorate the

Re: [Goanet] India: The Fatwa against Mini-Skirts

2006-01-23 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Sachin Phadte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But is this the rule or the exception? The article gives a strong impression that it is the rule. I don't understand this defensiveness at all. What is so embarrassing about beautiful sculptures that depict and sanctify an important fact of life,

Re: [Goanet] Re: Goans headed for minority status in Goa

2006-01-23 Thread Lawrence Rodrigues
... physical features do sometimes (not always) give away one's background. ... I know who is NOT a Goan - Israelis, Russians ... illegal squatters not domiciled in Goa, political vote banks brought in for political purposes. George Pinto See

[Goanet] Re: *** Convicted Paedophile Given Catholic Burial In Goa (SAR News)

2006-01-23 Thread Lawrence Rodrigues
Notorious paedophile Albert Freddy Peats, who served a life sentence in India, was given a Catholic burial at the St. Inez Church cemetery at Panaji, January 6. SAR News Given half a chance, the Church would have buried Adolf Hitler, too, with some sanctimonious nonsense. Lawrence -- Need a

Re: [Goanet] ANA FONTE SPRING TO SHINE WHILE TOLSANZOR IN RUINS

2006-01-23 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- godfrey gonsalves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Ana Fonte Spring which will be used essentially for children it is hoped will not follow the same fate of the Tolsanzor spring. Why call it spring twice? Fonte in Portuguese, means spring. Curiously, shouldn't it be Fonte Ana? Jorge (or

[Goanet] PROSPECTS OF LOW COST CARRIERS

2006-01-23 Thread Philip Thomas
http://www.domain-b.com/companies/companies_j/jet_airways/20060120_challenge s.html Challenges before Jet 20 January 2006 Rex Mathew analyses the challenges facing Jet Airways and the possible impact of the Jet-Sahara deal on other domestic airlines. The low cost airlines would continue to grow

[Goanet] SPOTLIGHT WILL BE ON AIRPORTS

2006-01-23 Thread Philip Thomas
http://www.business-standard.com/smartinvestor/storypage.php?hpFlag=Ychklog in=Nautono=212532leftnm=lmnu6leftindx=6lselect=0 Taking Wing Shobhana Subramanian / Mumbai January 23, 2006 A large part of Air Sahara's capacity is deployed on Category 1 routes so Jet is not adding too many new

[Goanet] CCMC councillor threatens hunger strike over funds

2006-01-23 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://oheraldo.in/node/8908 CCMC councillor threatens hunger strike over funds HERALD CORRESPONDENT CURCHOREM, JAN 21 — Curchorem-Cacora Ward 8 Councillor Abhay Shembu Khandekar has threatened a hunger strike along with residents of his ward, to protest against the lack of government funds for

[Goanet] The Goan community of London - Konkani translation

2006-01-23 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
The Goan community of London http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/ConNarrative.50/The-Goan-community-of-London.html A Konkani translation of the full story Prostavona Bharotache poschim kinare voilea Goeam thavn ieun akhea Londdon xarant sthaik zal'lo 6,000 voir lok asa. Londdon

Re: [Goanet] OBITUARY: Arthur D'mello

2006-01-23 Thread vivek araujo
Dear Joe Fernandes and Basil, Thanks a lot for the information. God bless Vivek Thanks a lot for the information --- BASIL ANSELAM LOBO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mr Joe Fernandes of Wampewo Avenue Service Station (1983) Limited Kampala Uganda regrets to announce the sudden demise of

[Goanet] Here's looking at you kid!

2006-01-23 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Here's looking at you kid! Expressindia.com When at six he can solve 75 sums mentally in one minute, it adds up that Anhadveer Singh Khokar is a boy to watch out for Avantika Bhuyan SOLVING 75 sums correctly in a matter of a minute is difficult even with a calculator. To have anyone, and

[Goanet] Divest Congress of money and muscle power, says Sonia

2006-01-23 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://news.webindia123.com/news/printer.asp?id=228199cat=India Divest Congress of money and muscle power, says Sonia Hyderabad | January 23, 2006 4:15:06 PM IST Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday urged her colleagues to steer politics away from money and muscle power, avoid pompous

[Goanet] Work to make Goa land of peace: Jamir

2006-01-23 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://oheraldo.in/node/8907 Work to make Goa land of peace: Jamir HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, JAN 22 — Governor, S C Jamir has said that, Goa has significant growth of population which will be emerged as most congested place to live in next 15 to 20 years. He, further emphasized the need to

[Goanet] Vasco doc is consultant to armed forces

2006-01-23 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://oheraldo.in/node/8906 Vasco doc is consultant to armed forces HERALD CORRESPONDENT MORMUGAO, JAN 21 — Vasco-based Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist Dr Uday L Nagarseker has been appointed as honorary consultant/advisor to the Armed Force Medical Service. Dr Nagarseker — the first

[Goanet] Only mines, no heart (Preetu Nair, Gomantak Times)

2006-01-23 Thread Goanet News
Only mines, no heart by Preetu Nair (This article appeared first in GT Weekender, Panjim edition, January 8, 2005) Babuso arrived at Pandhari's house with Prasad babu, a Gujarati mine owner with a plan and a certain dream. A dream where mine pits make gold and certain money too. Unlike a

[Goanet] Khadi offices in talukas demanded

2006-01-23 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://oheraldo.in/node/8914 Khadi offices in talukas demanded HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, JAN 22 - The Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC) may have an office in Panjim, but it is rarely accessible to the many beneficiaries spread in remote areas of the State. The aim of the KVIC

[Goanet] Kala Utsav: Where creativity flowed!

2006-01-23 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://oheraldo.in/node/8913?PHPSESSID=7bb02d05b96cae136af5684fed4210a9 Kala Utsav: Where creativity flowed! BY HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JAN 22 – The precincts of the Goa College of Art wore a creative look on the final day of Kala Utsav 2006 on Sunday reflecting the professionalism in which the

[Goanet] Bank Interest Rates and charges is it true ?

2006-01-23 Thread Cyril Pereira
HI JOE When i was in Goa late last year ( august ) I was told that the Banks are/willbe charging Charging 30 % tax on Interests earned on 70,000.00 0r 80,000.00 rupees and above . Is this true? .For NRi and ordinary account holders. Whats the best way to save money in Goa then ? Cyril

[Goanet] OSD all ears to kumeri woes

2006-01-23 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://oheraldo.in/node/8910 OSD all ears to kumeri woes HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, JAN 22 - Officer On Special Duty (OSD) Venancio Furtado recently visited Gaondongrem and Cotigao villages of Canacona taluka, to listen to grievances of the people regarding Kumeri cultivation land. According

Re: [Goanet] India: The Fatwa against Mini-Skirts

2006-01-23 Thread Sachin Phadte
There are certainly temples in India (and in Goa as per information provided by Santosh Helekar) where are there are erotic statues. But is this the rule or the exception? The article gives a strong impression that it is the rule. Furhtermore, the statues are NOT of deities in the sense of

Re: [Goanet] India: The Fatwa against Mini-Skirts

2006-01-23 Thread Sachin Phadte
Thank you Mario for confirming that the situation in Jabalpur is the same as in Mumbai, namely that there no acrobatic friezes of copulating couples in any Hindu temples. Re Mario's following comment: You can expect such snide articles from the European media now that India is surpassing

[Goanet] Laws Lessons - By Ethel Da Costa

2006-01-23 Thread Cecil Pinto
HEART TO HEART (JAN 22, 2006 - Herald) By Ethel Da Costa More bite than bark! Yup, and let's see some spanking and butt-bashing too, because if we seriously don't enforce our laws -- with bite and a snarl -- then they merely remain toothless tigers in a god-forsaken jungle. My mum is intent