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To Goanet -
Selma wrote:
Your economic perspective is about as credible as the
South American peso. Thanks to the visionary actions
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Last I read, you were advocating shooting tourists at
the border. I think even China has stopped doing this.
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The door on attracting the up-market tourist who
let's stop fighting ourselves by exchanging unbearable, intolerablewords.
We don't even know the factual part of the game so what are we up to?[Dr UG
Barad]
I too have yet to see a factual treatment of the SEZ issue (plus of course
IT/ ITES parks, food parks etc). This is unlike in the case of
It is, indeed, shocking and very annoying to see Rajan's brand of arrogance and
intolerance on Goanet. They sure caught him young and watched him grow, it
seems;-)
While Goa could do with his talent with the lens, Goanet could certainly do with
a lot less of his rabid nonsense.
Cut it out, pal.
Philip Thomas raised apt query through his posting (Message 5, dated 9/1/08)
under title - Centre awaits Goa response on SEZs - saying - It should be
interesting to see what Goa government has to say about SEZs. Will it
abjectly confess to mucking things up royally? Or will it hurl accusations
Gabe,
When we used to travel by AirIndia on transit to Goa via Bom there was a
Internatinal colour tag on the Boarding pass for passengers who travelled
from outside India and have to do Customs in Goa. The Custom officers
used to stand at the exit and looked at the boarding pass and the
To Goanet -
Frederick Noronha wrote:
* Their large numbers are bad enough, religion be damned (referring to
Muslims, part of the Hindutva propaganda about Muslim numbers)
No, Mr. Noronha, let me slow it down for you.
The numbers of migrants are so large right now that their
religion is of no
To Goanet -
I understand that a couple of fellows are agitated
over my use of phrases involving shoot, cannonade,
gun etc.
It must be a terrible burden going through life being so
literal minded. The question now is, can we do anything
to help salve these troubled souls?
Go ahead folks, take
It was a Golden start for the Goan chess fraternity in 2008, as not one but
two Goans were declared joint winners and awarded Gold medals in their
respective sections in the Asian Schools Chess Championships which concluded
in Kandy, Sri Lanka today.
In the Boys Under 11 section, Cyrus
Dears,
Read what Dr. Oscar Rebello had to write in the GT yesterday and what
the Sunaparant reported about the Mumbai meeting today.
The Dhavlikar brothers are whole again, but not yet forgiven their
Original sin by Papa Rane.
I would hate to echo Aravind Bhatikar's words about Digu kaka at the
PANJIM, JAN 8 – Goa's political scenario suddenly seems to be
hotting up again as moves are reportedly on to destabilise the
7-month-old Digambar Kamat government.
Interestingly, the pro-SEZ (special economic zone) lobby is learnt to
be backing this move and SEZ-supporting politicians are working
Taking Credit for Scrapping SEZs
I support all those on this forum who feel that Digamber Kamat is taking fake
credit for scrapping SEZs..
if Digamber was Goans centric he would not have taken so much time in
scrapping the SEZ...
it was only when there was a threat to his
Dear Nigel,
You wrote, He only did what anyone would have done in his position.
Absolutely! Pratapsingh Raoji Rane even amended the law to revoke the
Regional Plan 2021.
Digu Kaka is NOW in the same position as Pratapsingh was last year
...Congress CM of Goa.
I remember another CM who was in a
Winds of political change blow over Goa
BY HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, JAN 8 – Goa's political scenario suddenly seems to be
hotting up again as moves are reportedly on to destabilise the
7-month-old Digambar Kamat government.
Interestingly, the pro-SEZ (special economic zone) lobby is learnt to
be
Dear Pravin,
For many years I knew you by name. And I have detected a sane person in you
all those years through your writings. I had even chatted you on phone at
times. But I could only match the face to the voice at Lohia Maidan when I
attended the SVM anti-SEZ meet in December' 2007.
Your
Dears,
The Scheduled Caste status ...and the facilities available thereunder
ONLY to Hindus ... is an ALLUREMENT [for the SC to remain Hindu] by
the Government using the taxpayers' money. The Buddhists, like
Christians and Muslims do not formally believe in CASTE and hence
should have been
I wait and watch for and read Rajan Parrikar's postings assidously, as he
echoes my own views, though he writes far more eloquently than I could. I dont
know why anyone would have objections to his postings. Unfortunately, most
Goans have become like the proverbial frog who is placed in a
To Goanet,
Reference to the few posts on Goanet of late, discussing the possibility of
censoring certain members/views.
I concede that I'm pretty new to Goanet, but from what I gather about what
I've seen so far, is that this is an open and free forum for people to
connect on issues concerning
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yesterday it was Gujarat,
today it is Orissa, tomorrow it can be Goa. Only a
blind fool will miss the wood for the trees.It is
important to deplore all such activities and punish
the guilty ones whichever religion they profess.
Regards,
Marshall Mendonza
Let me use Miguel's posting (message 12, dated 9/1/08) written in response
to Nigel Britto's posting (Message dated Tue, 8 Jan 2008 under subject
Valmiki's SEZ Ramayana) and insert corrections / suggestions which probably
I feel right and which Miguel may not agree with and will respond with
Dear Cecil,
I think you got the bull by the tail ;-)
The Telegraph Editor wrote:
Why, then, can West Bengal not share in the Goan idyll? It would
require spreading development to the countryside — but surely that is
what everyone wants. It would require Bengalis to speak English — why
is English
Let us see the other side of truth regarding voilence in Orrissa
Vinay
Facts on ‘Clashes among Christian Missionaries and the Tribals in Kandhamal
District of Orissa’.
Ashok Sahu, IPS (Retd.),
Former Ispector General of Police.
Reports of communal violence involving the converted Christians
The only guys who are crying hoarse over this issue of Ghatis Is the so
called(some) NRGS and not NRIS, who have abandoned Goa a long time back and
shedding crocodile tears for Goa.They only complain about these Ghantis
whilst they are in Goa!
The other Group is those who have settled in Goa and
Even in Goa, we don't have any religious debates like we have on
Goanet.Everybody is busy accusing each other.
First of all, i feel Goanet moderators should not encourage controversial
religious topics. It is OK to discuss such matters in the west where
religion is not a big part of peoples lives
Tony Fernandes of Air Asia; time up ? Read on
Malaysia bans Indian recruitment
South Asian workers line up at a charity food distribution centre in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (27/12/2007)
Many thousands of people from South Asia work in Malaysia
Malaysia has suspended the recruitment of workers
THOMAS STEPHENS KONKNNI KENDR
B.B. Borkar Road, Alto Porvorim, GOA – 403521
Tel: (0832) 2415857, 2415864
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
09 January 2008
Ref No. Press 02/2008
Sir,
Kindly give publicity to the following press release.
Thanking you,
Yours truly,
Dr Pratap Naik, S.J.
Director
TSKK
The beautiful form of song and dance, of “Mandos Dulpods” was enacted for
the first time this year at the 41st All Goa Mando Festival at Narcinva
Damodar Naik Hall Pajifond Margao before a record crowd this evening 9th
January, 2008 in the distinguished presence of the Chief Minister of Goa
Dear All:
Fred's latest litany of complaints against Rajan is
amusing. Like Rajan rightly says, hindus have now
started writing on goanet and a different view is
being presented. This has ruffled the feathers of some
people and hence the heartburn.
I can give unpteen examples of how many people
To Goanet Owner, Goanet Moderator(s),
I joined Goanet with love and without anyones compulsion. I believe in
where there is love there is always exchange of views. What I mean by love,
in common mans language, is a perfect husband - wife relationship, where
there is always exchange of words-
Holy Rood looks back on 40 years
ITS pupils used to be scattered all over Swindon, but Holy Rood Junior
School is today celebrating 40 years at its Upham Road base.
The Catholic school first opened in 1899 on Groundwell Road as Holy
Rood Primary, but was found to be too small.
As a result,
C'est la economie ... s'il vous plait
Governments will find it increasing ly hard to dodge
anti-people policies
By Oscar Rebello
[Gomantak Times, January 7, 2008]
I SAT ON MY balcao, the other day, and pondered as I plucked
the petals off a flower ... Will SEZ really go? Will SEZ
stay? Will it
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worldwide. In order to maintain a high quality of dialogue and
--- Roland Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You surely must have been a disappointment to your
parents when they brought
nice Goan boys to meet you in the family drawing
room with intent to a
marriage arrangement, to hear you ask those
prospective grooms what they
thought of the Keynesian
Dear All:
One claim repeated ad nauseum here on Goanet and
elsewhere is that christian missionary institutions
are the only bodies involved in humanitarian work or
that they do far more work than the others.
In fact in calcutta itself, the ramkrishna mission
does 10 times more than the world
Some of my posts on Goanet were not allowed,
But I take no great offence.
After all, the majority of my posts are being uploaded!
Moderating Goanet is a thankless job,
but Bosco and others are doing fine.
Those asking for a stringent control
should accept that e-discussion lists such as Goanet
I fully second Nelson's view. Let us not entertain any
posts which cast aspersions and makes bogus
accusations (only to grab attention) on any
organization. Let us keep religion to the minimum.
Also let moderators investigate cases of farudsters.
Lets not take it upon ourselves to police goanet by
Dear Dr. Barad,
While I feel that the religious discussion taking place on GoaNet by
Fr. Ivo, Marshall and Nigel is a healthy way to share the
underpinnings of their ideologies, I have persistently berated the
moderators for allowing blatant evangelizing by Mr. Botelho to this
secular forum to no
Thanks Floriano-bab
for your motivational appreciation.
I value it as it comes from a proactive person like you.
Since 1994, I moved away from activism
to first doing theatre
and then playing a educator's role in the rural areas
to connect people with science, environment and their own
_
FROM THE COMING TORONTO CONVENTION: BLOG - 8 JAN:
here's part of the daily blog - click on the link below for
the rest - incl. the INTERVIEW WITH QUEEN ELIZABETH!
http://2008goanconvention.com/blog/index.php
Goanet Reader wrote:
Governments will find it increasingly hard to dodge anti-people policies
By Oscar Rebello
[Gomantak Times, January 7, 2008]
As George Bush, in a rare moment of wisdom once said, It's the economy,
stupid!
Folks,
It is almost impossible to use the word 'wisdom' and
-- Forwarded message --
From: Pen Pricks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Jan 10, 2008 12:39 AM
Subject: 'SURAJ' KA SAATVA GHODA -- WHEN GOAN NEWSPAPER'S LIE
To: Urvashi Gulia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
The Navhind Times and Herald editions today have lied to you.
They have concealed/tampered
TIME magazine is citing
[http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1700157,00.html]
Lisbert D'Souza as one of the possible candidates for becoming the
next Black Pope. Though keeping in mind the global pressures that
George Pinto talks about, it wouldn't be suprising if he didn't figure
as the
dear santosh:
please refer the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haqeeqat_(book)
in fact when hindutva activists objected to this
book the press reported it as yet another instance of
christian persecution
kanchan gupta is indeed a BJP sympathiser and his
views are indeed 'colored
A nice place through which you can keep keyword tracks of news
emerging from India is http://newsrack.in/ (thanks to Dr Subbu Shastry
for this innovative piece of work).
Currently categorised subjects include * Goa * Konkani * Panjim *
IFFI * Vasco ... and many other themes. You can set up your
I have been reading about the destruction of the Hindu temples in Goa during
the early years of the Portuguese rule. There are multiple references to temple
destruction in 1540's in the 'Old Conquest' talukas of Bardez and Salcette.
However the reported number of temples destroyed are all over
They say, every story has two sides. And the truth lies somewhere elsewhere.
Check this too:
http://www.christianitytoday.com.au/ct/2006/marchweb-only/111-53.0.html
So what is the truth, as opposed to what is said by Christianity
Today and propagandising via the Wikipedia?
Don't miss the fine
Dears,
The Herald gives all the CLUES in English. The Sunaparant says it
plainly in Konkani. Klu clucks Konn?Mog asundi.
Miguel
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 10:52:22 +
From: Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Goanet] Winds of political change blow over Goa
PANJIM, JAN 8 Goa's political
Dear Nigel,
Your rejoinder has been quite long. The points that you are discussing are
vital for everybody. In these lines which I try to keep short, there can be
misunderstanding.
In my answer I shall tackle by taking the gist of what I said earlier.
You say: In your previous post, you
At last, someone with a true picture of Goa and Goans. Vivian, you live in
Goa and hence, know Goa at first hand, including the day to day problems
you face, unlike our NRGS, who live in their dreamland far away and rely
on gossip/ false propaganda by the bias media.
No matter what anybody
FN's Dean at the University was H. Rasho Pooteen, that when not otherwise
preoccupied with duties at the Holy Wall of Berlin, as KGB
executioner-in-chief. It is believed that Pute's cut from the sale of the
state phone company was a billion dollars.
My spelling of the name reflects the way
Dear Fr Ivo
Many thanks for your detailed reply to the questions that I had addressed to
you. I can see now that, all your religious beliefs seem to arise from the
central premise that there is a God. This therefore promps me to ask one more
question please: exactly what convinces you,
At the Parsee Society School in Bombay, until he was twelve, when the family
was moved to Mombasa by Sarabai Merck. He was sent to Columbia U, NY, when he
was sixteeen. An engineer, he has two Doctorates under his belt.
I would be pleased to discover he had spent those four years at our
Hi
Can you let me know where I can get hold of a copy of this book? There are
many goans here in Canada who would love to learn konknni.
Thanks
Freda Moraes
On 09/01/2008, Bhandare [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear All:
One claim repeated ad nauseum here on Goanet and
elsewhere is that christian missionary institutions
are the only bodies involved in humanitarian work or
that they do far more work than the others.
RESPONSE: Absolutely, not true -
Contacto Goa TV II series
We have come to the end of the second series Contacto Goa. We've been
broadcasting events, programs, showcasing people in contemporary Goa for the
last nine months so don't miss the last episode of this serie on RTP
International channel:
Sun, January 13th, 2008,
This was great piece of writing Dr. Oscar. I, here, in Canada am closely
following your great work, and maybe, rush there to salvage WHATEVER is
left of GOA. I left Goa very frustrated. Mathany may be my witness
Joao mqanuel pereira
(Ex- L'AMOUR BEACH RESORT, Benaulim)
Oh well,
Congratulations to Fr. Matthew Almeida and all the konkani speaking goans.
my special thanks to all of you for including me in your mailing lists i
will share this with my husband Leslie George who is a Goan he
lived in Panjim now in Canada (Edmonton)
Thank you and continue the good
Actually, I disagree with you on all counts ms journalist Reena Martins.
Rajan may be exaggerative with his solutions to the many problems that Goa
faces today due to the unbridled population influx of people who are wont to
make it a pigsty, and which he brings to the front burner, but he speaks
You remind me of myself. I lived in Tabora, Tanzania, from the age of 16 to
the age of 26. The same thing happened to my father. At the age of 26 I came
to Los Angeles and have lived here for the last 40 years. They have been
fruitful years.
I tried to read between the lines, through the lines
and from the lines of Dr Barad's post. At times I
thought the complaint was about the moderators but
then I saw my own name spring-up out of nowhere.
Whenever the moderator has rejected my post I can
honestly say he has saved me excruciating
On 09/01/2008, Pravin Sabnis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Some of my posts on Goanet were not allowed,
But I take no great offence.
RESPONSE: Poor you, Pravin Sabnis - I have never had the ignominy of
having a single post rejected; maybe it's to do with my Jewish
ancestry.
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