Re: [Goanet] When is a response O.T.T (over the top) ?

2008-01-08 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes we have to be mindful of the 'who started it first' synrdome, we have to also be mindful of the reaction by the persecuted minority; more than ever we should be mindful of the precooked up excuses, to go on a spree - retaliation - let's burn a

Re: [Goanet] Why I'm keeping my Poder's bicyclette

2008-01-08 Thread Carvalho
--- Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Press Release GMAS would like to warn the Goa government not to entertain any such projects within the territorial boundaries of Goa. We are forewarning so as to prevent further crises arising from such anti-people, anti-environment

[Goanet] From the Toronto Convention Blog: 7 JAN:

2008-01-08 Thread Francis Rodrigues
_ FROM THE COMING TORONTO CONVENTION: BLOG - 7 JAN: here's part of the daily blog - click on the link below for the rest - incl. the INTERVIEW WITH BILL GATES! http://2008goanconvention.com/blog/index.php

[Goanet] Query: Information on Nachinola

2008-01-08 Thread deepaloy
Thanks Albert -- sorry I read your name earlier as Ada What is the full name of your Mr Nazareth? Has he ever seen Nachinola or has he grown up in Australia? To the best of my knowledge there are two Nazareth families in Nachinola -- Dr Willie's family opposite the so called market

[Goanet] Church leaders urge PM for police protection to Orrisa christians

2008-01-08 Thread marshallmendonza
Kevin wrote: Thank you Vinay for posting that message, albeit without referencing sources, which Santosh has gratefully done for us. Comment: It would help a lot of people on this forum to understand the mind and outlook of the sangh parivar which is at the root of much religious strife in this

Re: [Goanet] Valmiki's SEZ Ramayana

2008-01-08 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - Dear Valmiki, Digu was forced to act on SEZs because the people of Goa put a gun to his head and told him to do so. Digu correctly calculated that it may work to his longer term political advantage, too. Hardly the good Samaritan or the picture of probity you paint him out to be.

[Goanet] Russian tourists stranded in Goa to return home

2008-01-08 Thread Philip Thomas
The plane owned by the KrasAir company has undergone the necessary repairs and was a given a permission to take off, he said. ...Unfortunately, the repairs took longer than expected, and the flight had to be delayed once again. http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12236732PageNum=0

[Goanet] How Goa CM persuaded Centre to halt SEZ plans

2008-01-08 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
How Goa CM persuaded Centre to halt SEZ plans BS Reporter in New Delhi When Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat came to Delhi last week, he was in a dangerous mood. The Congress had to struggle to form a government after the Assembly elections in November last year (the party got 16 seats and the

Re: [Goanet] torture of christians in Orissa

2008-01-08 Thread Fr. Ivo da C. Souza
Dear Marshall Mendonza, I do appreciate your letter written about the wonderful transformative, liberative work done by the Christian missionaries in India. They have given a diferent face to our country by contributing for the uplift of the downtrodden. But I think that deep down the

Re: [Goanet] Jetairways: BOM-BAH sector launched, BOM-DOH starting soon

2008-01-08 Thread Gulf International Promotions
Thank you -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JoeGoaUk Sent: 07 January 2008 23:31 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Jetairways: BOM-BAH sector launched, BOM-DOH starting soon Thanks. Please wait till August 2008, by this time there

Re: [Goanet] Valmiki's SEZ Ramayana

2008-01-08 Thread Nigel Britto
Dear Goanet, I agree with Mr.Rajan Parrikar. Diggu didn't do something extraordinary or saintly by scrapping the SEZs. He only did what anyone would have done in his position. If the whole state is up in arms against your project, you might as well scrap it, if you want to have a future as a

Re: [Goanet] Goan Convention in Toronto

2008-01-08 Thread Kevin Saldanha
Dear Gilbert, Thank you for your wishes and we hope that you will participate in this event which is practically in your backyard. There was a certain hesitancy on my part to be so prominently involved with this convention, given, as you have so rightly pointed out, my outspoken views on this

Re: [Goanet] Why I'm keeping my Poder's bicyclette

2008-01-08 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - Selma wrote: Anti-people and anti-environment projects? How do they know? Have they vetted them financially and economically? Have they done a feasibility study to determine the cost of such projects to the environment? Has someone done an opportunity-cost analysis? Has someone at the

[Goanet] (no subject)

2008-01-08 Thread fredericknoronha
Check this post from Rajan Parrikar. It clearly violates the following rules TITLE: Marxist Mendacity = lies, falsehoods 1. Do not use foul or abusive language. 2. Do not engage in personal attacks. In other words, no name-calling. 6. Use a meaningful Subject Line. e. Use civil language and a

[Goanet] SVM holds demonstration INSIDE Goa Police Headquarters

2008-01-08 Thread Pravin Sabnis
http://amkanakasez.blogspot.com/2008/01/svm-goa-police-headquarters.html Over 200 villagers from Keri, Verna, Loutolim, Cortalim and elsewhere demonstrated for over three hours in the Headquarters of the Goa Police at Panaji. The print and video media were witness to the slogan shouting against

[Goanet] jetarways flights to Goa via Bom

2008-01-08 Thread Mario Vicente Santos Pereira
Is there any chance of for customs in Goa if we travel to Goa via Bom? Regards, Mario Vicente Santos Pereira, Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:04:17 +0400 From: Gulf International Promotions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] Jetairways: BOM-BAH sector launched, BOM-DOH starting

[Goanet] What Religion is doing in Goa?

2008-01-08 Thread Vinay Natekar
[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote : Discussing religion is not at all bad per se as religion is a part of our day to day lives. However what should be avoided is the kind of communal hatred and propaganda dished out by the likes of Bhandare, Vinay and a few others. What is sad is

[Goanet] Talking Photo: My Name is.. My name is..

2008-01-08 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photo: My Name is.. I was pretty cool (with my business). Tourists from the top hotels (in the South) were my clients Local MLA/MP too visited me. Churchill was one of my top clients. My business was going well. Suddenly, the local people decided to term my business as ‘immoral’ They

[Goanet] Showering Credits ..why and on whom?

2008-01-08 Thread Dr. U. G. Barad
These days our local dailies and electronic media are flooded with articles showering credits and or pronouncing discredits over the issue of scrapping announcement of SEZ in Goa. One school of thoughts say: Digamber Kamat (DK) is far-sighted; DK deserves applause and continued public support;

Re: [Goanet] Why I'm keeping my Poder's bicyclette

2008-01-08 Thread Kamalaksh Chari
Carvalho wrote: Anti-people and anti-environment projects? RESPONSE: Else people would not have been seen on roads to protest. Grabbing miles of land and deforesting it to build concrete jungle or any structure, is that environment friendly? How do they know? RESPONSE: Why only they?

Re: [Goanet] Why I'm keeping my Poder's bicyclette

2008-01-08 Thread Carvalho
--- Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And now that she has been suitably enlightened, she will no doubt accept the error of her ways and pat GMAS on the back for not taking anything this Congress govt says or does at face value. Warm regards, r

[Goanet] Goa news for January 9, 2008

2008-01-08 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Centre awaits Goa response on SEZs - Business Standard [Jan 7, 2008] The Centre will take a final decision on the three notified special economic zones (SEZs) in Goa only after receiving

[Goanet] Lady Luck deserts Navelim: 18th NYC Trophy

2008-01-08 Thread gaspersWorld
Lady Luck deserts Navelim: 18th N. Y.C Rolling Trophy Kuwait City, Jan 7, 2008: Those expecting a tough tussle between 6 time champions Navelim Youth Centre and AVC Overseas Association in keeping with the high importance given to this match were absolutely correct. The game rose to soaring

Re: [Goanet] (no subject)

2008-01-08 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 08/01/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check this post from Rajan Parrikar. It clearly violates the following rules TITLE: Marxist Mendacity = lies, falsehoods 1. Do not use foul or abusive language. 2. Do not engage in personal attacks. In other words, no name-calling. 6.

[Goanet] Centre awaits Goa response on SEZs

2008-01-08 Thread Philip Thomas
The Centre will take a final decision on the three notified special economic zones (SEZs) in Goa only after receiving a formal communication from the state governmentIt is for a state to formulate its own policy. Some states want more, some states want less, some want it differently. The

[Goanet] Attempts at Goanet censorship

2008-01-08 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - Frederick Noronha's litany of complaints about my posts is amusing. Simply put, he would like to see my views muzzled and my posts censored. He and his like-minded colleagues would rather that I not write since I challenge the views they have nurtured over the years on Goanet.

[Goanet] FW: drive don't drink/drink don't drive

2008-01-08 Thread Mario Vicente Santos Pereira
All drivers, Subject:Goanet GOACAN Road Safety Drinking Driving Alert Warning-If you want to drive don't drink or if you want drink don't drive. Please don't drink and drive and put your life at risks use safety measures while driving. Everybody's love ones are waiting for us at home - drive

Re: [Goanet] How Goa CM persuaded Centre to halt SEZ plans

2008-01-08 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - But you heard it first from me! The heroics of the brave little King Digu. I told you so, much before Digu commissioned his PR boys to spin yarns. Does anyone know when the Amar Chitra Katha edition is going to come out? Warm regards, r

[Goanet] protest against police IN their own headquarters

2008-01-08 Thread Pravin Sabnis
SVM holds demonstration INSIDE Goa Police Headquarters Over 200 villagers from Keri, Verna, Loutolim, Cortalim and elsewhere demonstrated for over three hours in the Headquarters of the Goa Police at Panaji. The print and video media were witness to the slogan shouting against the inaction of

Re: [Goanet] How Goa CM persuaded Centre to halt SEZ plans

2008-01-08 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 08/01/2008, D'Souza, Avelino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How Goa CM persuaded Centre to halt SEZ plans Kamat was so angry with the commerce secretary that he told party general secretary in charge of Goa, Margaret Alva, to convey to Gandhi that if the Centre wants an SEZ so badly, let it

[Goanet] When is a response O.T.T (over the top) ?

2008-01-08 Thread Bhandare
Somebody posted a article by Angana Chatterji. WHile another one sent in two links sabrang.com, and countercurrents.org. Please note that this indvidual is a marxist ideologue and these two publications are marxist screeds of dubious credibility. Needless to say, these can not be relied on for

[Goanet] Talk of the town 'SIR'

2008-01-08 Thread Goa World
Talk of the town ‘SIR’ After our parents, the most respected person in our life is our teacher. Some years back in your village, town or city school, you were doing as told by your teacher with complete admiration. At present, do you think the relationship between teacher and pupil is

Re: [Goanet] jetarways flights to Goa via Bom

2008-01-08 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 08/01/2008, Mario Vicente Santos Pereira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there any chance of for customs in Goa if we travel to Goa via Bom? Regards, Mario Vicente Santos Pereira, REPLY: Customs and immigration is done at the point of entry into India; so it will be Bombay. -- DEV BOREM KORUM.

Re: [Goanet] Why I'm keeping my Poder's bicyclette

2008-01-08 Thread Roland Francis
Selma, You never fail to amuse me. Here is our Rajan Parrikar who by dint of hard work, astute political observation, countless professional-looking photographs and endless travel throughout Goa is acquiring an almost saint-like Goan halo. He is even getting the respect of some learned

Re: [Goanet] Attempts at Goanet censorship

2008-01-08 Thread Deelip Menezes
Rajan Parrikar: If the moderators are serious about implementing the guidelines of Goanet to the letter then I submit that every second post will not make it to the board. I think Rajan has a point. Lets tone it down a little. Everyone. Deelip Menezes

[Goanet] Showering Credits ..why and on whom?

2008-01-08 Thread marshallmendonza
Dr U G Barad wrote: If any one is to be credited for the success than it should be the General Public for their timely support, News and Electronic media, photographers and for the crusaders for taking up the challenges on their shoulders. So let's stop fighting ourselves by exchanging

Re: [Goanet] Salvation of caste blind atheists (Bhandare)

2008-01-08 Thread Nigel Britto
Dear Fr.Ivo, In your previous post, you introduced the concept of light. In your words, God judges us according to our light. But we have to increase our light with God's Grace. The meaning/implication of the word was not specified, hence it's ambigious. You further said that according to their

[Goanet] MDLR Airlines to link tier-II cities

2008-01-08 Thread Philip Thomas
Short-haul operator MDLR Airlines has become the first carrier to operate under the newly launched category of regional airlines by the civil aviation ministry, in a move to encourage air linking of smaller cities in the country. The airline, which began operations in March, 2007, has embarked on

Re: [Goanet] Attempts at Goanet censorship

2008-01-08 Thread Carvalho
--- Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nor will I acquiesce to censorship of words - for instance, I shall continue to use the word ghati in my writings and in real life. - Rajan, please do continue to write. I love reading words like pigpen and