*** Goanet Reader: Mutual sustenance: Goan women and the Catholic church in New Zealand

2006-05-01 Thread Goanet Reader
| Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of | | Mapusa of the 1950s| | | |

[Goanet] Low-paid Asian workers behind Dubai construction boom

2006-05-01 Thread Frederick Noronha
Low-paid Asian workers behind Dubai construction boom DPA Dubai, May 2 (DPA) Forests of glass-tinted tower buildings mushroom out of the desert in Dubai, whose colossal wealth is fuelling one of the world's largest construction booms. But the low-paid Asian workers suffer behind the abundance.

[Goanet] Discovery of chamber burial caves in Goa

2006-05-01 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Discovery of chamber burial caves in Goa Navhind Times Tuesday, May 2, 2006 by M S Deshpande The discovery of chamber burials, a megalithic site at Valant and at Chikhali in Marmugao taluka of South Goa district has once again confirmed the existence of human habitation on the west coast in Goa

[Goanet] Re: ‘DEAR AUNTY’ No. 2: WEEKLY HUMOR :-))

2006-05-01 Thread Elisabeth Carvalho
Dear Aunty You velly funny. I have problem. Don't know if suffering from mad cow disease or foot in mouth disease. How to find out? Elisabeth --- Francis Rodrigues wrote: ‘DEAR AUNTY’ No. 2: WEEKLY TOP 12 :-)) __ 1. DEAR AUNTY, I’m Gulf air-hostess. All

[Goanet] Address

2006-05-01 Thread Mary Perera
Could some one send me the address of the Law Society in Goa. Your help will be much appreciated. Mary --- Read all Goanet messages at: http://www.goanet.org/archive.php?name=Newslist=goanet

[Goanet] Goa news for May 2, 2006

2006-05-01 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** R S Reddy appointed exec director of Union Bank (Business Standard India) The Union Bank of India today appointed R S Reddy as executive director. According to an official release,

[Goanet] NEW ENTRANT TO GOANET

2006-05-01 Thread gilbertlaw
Hi Chandrasekharan, Welcome aboard. With your varied experience, you certainly will be an asset to this list. We look forward to your active participation. From what you have posted, you need to be complimented for going over and beyond the call of duty in your efforts of make the best of

Re: [Goanet] Re: The debate on reservations

2006-05-01 Thread Mario Goveia
--- George Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The email below is one of the stupidest recently on Goanet. There ought to be a special category reserved for dumb emails and the email below tops the list. If people don't have anything intelligent to say about an issue, valuable bandwidth should

[Goanet] The debate on non-reservations

2006-05-01 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha
The debate on non-reservations (Author known --FN) Whether you are against or for reservations, here is an (MILLENIA) OLD ANGLE : -)) I think we should abolish reservations in all fields of endeavour. I completely support the PM and all the politicians for promoting this. Let us start with

Re: [Goanet] Review of the Review by the Reviewer (to Mario)

2006-05-01 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Elisabeth Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mario done! I'll buy you a glass of feni at Georgie's bar if you promise to buy me a kilo of dukra mass at the tinto.:) Georgie's Uraq bar is illegal. Cheers, Santosh P.S. There is

Re: [Goanet] OK, fine. You are an NRI!

2006-05-01 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Paulo Colaco Dias [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fine, you are an NRI Mario. Who am I to say the contrary? Mario replies: Thanks, Paulo. You are not alone. Shown below are some more sources of information that agree with your conclusion above. However, ragardless, as a foreign citizen, I

[Goanet] Canacona.net launched

2006-05-01 Thread Anthony M Barreto
Canacona.net launched A comprehensive website canacona.net covering various facets of Canacona taluka, on the southern tip of Goa, was quietly launched on 1st May 2006. The website is designed, developed and maintained by Consult Infosys, Margao. Canacona taluka, which has remained the

[Goanet] OK, fine. You are an NRI!

2006-05-01 Thread Paulo Colaco Dias
This is a pointless discussion. One would have thought that people would always try to understand the concept rather than what is expressed in certain definitions that are confusing and far from official. Frankly, if POIs (like Mario) consider themselves NRIs even though they are not Indian

Re: [Goanet] Re: The debate on reservations

2006-05-01 Thread floriano
Funny as it may sound, I had a good laugh at the e-mail which George has denounced. Goorge has not got the right vibrations of the email nor the mental state of the author. It is called frustration. Reservations must be looked upon as a simple way of establishing vote-banks. I have always

[Goanet] The Da Vinci Code de-coded

2006-05-01 Thread Mario Goveia
Here's a website prepared by the 'United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' for those who would like to have answers to the questions raised by the Da Vinci Code, which will soon hit cinema halls across the world. http://www.jesusdecoded.com/ _

[Goanet] Implications of the Virdi Irrigation Project for Goa

2006-05-01 Thread Goa Desc
--- 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] Labourers should work unitedly to obtain their rights: Goa Archbishop

2006-05-01 Thread Goa Desc
--- 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] Workers Day:AITUC's rally in Mapusa today

2006-05-01 Thread Goa Desc
--- 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] UCU Awards and organizing of one act Konkani play competitions in Kuwait

2006-05-01 Thread ONE ACT PLAY
United Club of Utorda (UCU) is a cultural organization formed in Kuwait in 2001 with the aims and objectives to explore and encourage hidden talents of budding Konkani artistes, singer, lyricists, play-writers and directors. Having been motivated by excellent response from Konkani speaking

[Goanet] THE UNENDING QUEUES FOR JUSTICE

2006-05-01 Thread airesrod
The wheels of justice cannot be allowed to churn so slowly. The figure of pending cases across India is mind boggling. In Mumbai alone, since 1990 there are one lakh divorce cases pending. With the dance bar girls all geared to rock and roll, the matrimonial blues can only deepen. And then we

[Goanet] Indian Expat Football League

2006-05-01 Thread Gulf International Promotions
DIVAR SCORE IMPRESSIVE WINS INDIAN EXPAT FOOTBALL LEAGUE Vaxim Divar led by Russel Rodrigues scored two impressive wins in the First UAE Indian Expat Football League organized by Gulf International Promotions Dubai at the Dubai Club for Special Sports. The league is sponsored by

[Goanet] May issue of VOICES

2006-05-01 Thread leo
Dear Goanetters, The May issue of VOICES, a parish newsletter of Holy Spirit Church, Margao, Goa is now available on www.holyspiritchurchgoa.com The theme of the issue is DIGNITY OF LABOUR. Your comments, feedback, suggestions are most welcome. Rgds Leo D'Mello Live a Fuller Life.

[Goanet] Re: Will the real Jennifer please stand up?

2006-05-01 Thread Jen Lewis
Well...this Jennifer is not standing up either!...lol Jen(nifer Lewis) From: Frederick Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Will the real Jennifer please stand up? http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1023469 Will the

Re: [Goanet] Review of the Review by the Reviewer (to Mario)

2006-05-01 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Elisabeth Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mario done! I'll buy you a glass of feni at Georgie's bar if you promise to buy me a kilo of dukra mass at the tinto.:) Georgie's Uraq bar is illegal. Cheers, Santosh P.S. There is a problem with some keys on my keyboard.

[Goanet] ADC - May 1

2006-05-01 Thread Edward Verdes
Bontrar itlem tor kap'dar kitlem?Konkani Proverb If a woman in rags brags so much, how much will she brag when she wears a good saree.. There are persons who are too proud, and in their pride, forget that they have no status in life. Bontor = Rags Edward Verdes Chinchinim/Mumbai/KSA

[Goanet] Joe's Selection of Goa News

2006-05-01 Thread JoeGoaUk
Neglected Margao Hospicio: Our Health Minister Dayanand Narvekar finally made his presence felt at neglected Hospicio and sought 3 months time to put the ailing hospital in order. He announced the following: -State-of-the-art ambulance -Deadline to plug leaking roofs. -Adequate supply of

[Goanet] re: NRI voting rights -- an article

2006-05-01 Thread Eugene Correia
I scanned this article from the recent issue of The International Indian magazine. --- NRI Voting: The dilemma of rights A beginning has been made and though the final outcome remains unknown, the voice of the NRI community is already being heard beyond the ballot boxes. The voices of the

[Goanet] Re: The debate on reservations

2006-05-01 Thread George Pinto
The email below is one of the stupidest recently on Goanet. There ought to be a special category reserved for dumb emails and the email below tops the list. If people don't have anything intelligent to say about an issue, valuable bandwidth should not be wasted. Even as humour it fails