Re: [Goanet] Re. Justice Wolfango Dourado

2006-12-27 Thread Frederick \FN\ Noronha
Okay, and we were only recently debating whether people who call the shots in Goa take what's said on Goanet seriously or not :-) A couple of observations: Nice to see the Commissioner for NRI Affairs (or his office) using this technology called e-mail and the internet. It was long overdue.

[Goanet] Christians thank Chief Minister Modi

2006-12-27 Thread goa world
Christians thank Chief Minister Modi AHMEDABAD (ICNS) -- Christian groups in Gujarat have thanked state Chief Minister Narendra Modi for not permitting the Vishwa Hindu Parishad from holding a Hindu rally in the trouble-prone Dangs district on Christmas Day. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the

[Goanet] Talking photos: Goan Delicacies, some more, 19 items in all

2006-12-27 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking photos: Goan Delicacies, now 19 items in all Manddare, Korbolam, Filoz, Vodde now included. http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=213413960size=l Then click again on the two links below the pic Three links in all.. This one 1-12 2nd one 13-15 3rd one 16-19 All these items available

Re: [Goanet] Regional Plan 2011

2006-12-27 Thread Nasci Caldeira
Philip, YOU SAID IT! AND HERE I SAY IT AGAIN! --- Philip Thomas wrote: Quote How does one break the vicious circle and begin to make progress. People like me are not worried about concrete jungles cropping up everywhere in a decade or so. What we want is clean beaches, smooth roads,

[Goanet] 19 Goan Delicacies (re-sent)

2006-12-27 Thread JoeGoaUk
19 Goan Delicacies (re-sent) Sorry for the confusion.. Re-sending the links here http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/213413960/ http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=213413960size=l 12 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/307445126/

[Goanet] Hippie Masala: Forever in India

2006-12-27 Thread Frederick \FN\ Noronha
Interesting... has anyone seen this film? FN http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/films/view.php?cid=6id=230 Hippie Masala: Forever in India Synopsis From the mid-1960s onwards, thousands of hippies from the West moved to India in search of an alternative lifestyle, spiritual enlightenment and drug

Re: [Goanet] Our FIT Systems Engineering/Hockey Paper was Front-Page News all over India

2006-12-27 Thread Roland Francis
Carmo, Could you please provide a link where your article has made front page news in any national or regional newspaper as you claim. As far as I can see the column on Rediff only copies what you have wriiten. Florida Tech household name in India??? Cheers Roland. On 12/27/06, CARMO DCRUZ

Re: [Goanet] We Are Family

2006-12-27 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Roland Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is the time of year when in mellowness and cheer, I must send Christmas wishes to these folks on Goanet in no particular order. Mario responds: And a Merry Christmas to you, too, Roland, and your family.

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Should be Kept Secular/to Santosh

2006-12-27 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Alfred de Tavares wrote: My dear Santosh, The deliverer of untold Selmas on disputable beds... Before the two of you succeed in puting the fear od God into the infernally oriented heart of our Mario G, Mario observes: I guess you can always fantasize, Alfred:-))

[Goanet] SAVE GOA Exhibition on Regional Plan gets good response in Margao

2006-12-27 Thread goacan
--- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED, The time is come for the people of Goa to ORGANISE not AGONISE !!

[Goanet] A LOSS FOR THE JUDICIARY

2006-12-27 Thread airesrod
The Indian Judiciary has lost a promising jewel. The decision of 43 year old Punjab Haryana High CourtÂ’s Justice Paramjit Singh Patwalia to call it quits is a matter of concern. The Supreme Court should try and analyze why a young Judge has decided to quit after just nine months in office. The

[Goanet] Albert writes

2006-12-27 Thread Albert Desouza
Albert writes Can any one tell me that while booking railway tickets at Panjim Kadamba bus one has to pay Rs.10 to obtain a token. This system is not followed else where in India. There was a man who wanted bookings for three different stations and was told that he has to take three tokens

Re: [Goanet] Re. Justice Wolfango Dourado

2006-12-27 Thread Mervyn Lobo
From: Consul General of India,Zanzibar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Eduardo Faleiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Clarifications reg Justice Dourado for Global Goan Award Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 17:23:07 IST Dear Sir, I have just seen your mail of 23rd Dec (delay due to the intervening

[Goanet] Goa news for December 28, 2006

2006-12-27 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Fight for Goa: Locals rue illegal constructions (NDTV) The battle for Goa is heating up. The latest ground zero is a hill near Dona Paula where some of the country's top celebs have

Re: [Goanet] Vikram Seth... on future nostalgias...

2006-12-27 Thread Nasci Caldeira
--- Frederick \FN\ Noronha wrote: Could you elaborate on how this would vary? Would it be true to say that the 'nostalgia' of second- or third-generation expats reflects more the realities of the Goa of the 1940s and the 1950s, then say, the Goa of the 1980s or 1990s? Nasci responds:

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Should be Kept Secular/to Santosh

2006-12-27 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Santosh, We all know that Mario passes off a lot of balderdash camouflaged in verbosity. The cultural mores of a society are determined by its language, religion, food, art, values and all the other components that together weave the fabric

[Goanet] Foreign Tourists

2006-12-27 Thread Philip Thomas
Villagers protest against large-scale constructions in Goa http://in.news.yahoo.com/061227/139/6amft.html Goa has been facing acute shortage of infrastructure to accommodate the mushrooming tourist arrivals. During October-March, nearly 400,000 tourists flock to Goa's beaches and palm groves.

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 1, Issue 663

2006-12-27 Thread Bernado Colaco
Good auricle by Antonio which tells the reader the truth of the events of 61. Falito and co should take a deeper look at this information. The Goan intelligentsia believed that the babu could solve the problems as described by AV. Only now to find that we are colonized and the conquest being

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 1, Issue 669

2006-12-27 Thread Bernado Colaco
The article I am afraid lacks the eating of beef as important part of the diet. Dhal baji will not help the FIT engineering system. BC === Hockey: Systems engineering can make India champs Carmo D'Cruz, Ashok Pandit, Muzaffar Shaikh and Balbir Singh Sr December 14, 2006 Field

[Goanet] TIATRIST ANTHONY MENDES BIRTHDAY.

2006-12-27 Thread A. Veronica Fernandes
TIATRIST ANTHONY MENDES BIRTHDAY. Today 28th December is the birthday of the great Konkani stage artiste and comedian the late Anthony Mendes. Over 40 years have passed since he died. He was considered the best and the greatest comedian of Konkani stage. Those who have seen him acting on

[Goanet] Tollem Mine Tragedy 9th Dec.: 5 of the 6 bodies found

2006-12-27 Thread JoeGoaUk
Tollem Mine Tragedy 9th Dec.: 5 of the 6 bodies found yesterday, 27th Dec. 2006, 5th body of Mr. Edwin Fernandes (28) found. His body was found in his Volvo Truck Cabin after 18 days. It took them about 5 hours to retrieve the highly decomposed body However, his clothes were intact, besides, cash