PARRIKAR SINGS ANTI-MINING TUNE
At Colamb, Opposition Leader ensures public hearing is adjourned
By A Correspondent
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
CHANDOR: Bharatiya Janata Party's new found love for anti-mining
activism resulted in the adjournment of the public hearing on mining
in Colamb village yesterday.
Lawrence of Indian football
When Climax Lawrence's uncle named him Climax 29 years ago, he would
have never thought that the kid would one day come up with something
special to avoid an anti-climax.
On Wednesday, the midfielder came up with his first international goal
in three years to save
Bank hostage drama in Portugal ends, police shoot suspect
DPA
Lisbon, Aug 8 (DPA) A hostage drama in a Lisbon bank Thursday took a
bloody end as the police intervened and killed one of the suspects,
with some of the incident broadcast live on Portuguese television.
One of the robbers, who along
MoCA wants to reduce the minimum distance between two airports
New Delhi: The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) is planning grid of
airports across the country in such a way that there will be **an airport
within 50 kms. radius from any point** in the next ten years, according to a
statement made
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Thursday, August 7, 2008
The
http://rajivndesai.blogspot.com/2008/08/existential-pleasure-of-dal-dhokli.
To Goanet -
If Mopa goes ahead, Goa will cease to be. The last
sanctuary of the civilized, pleasant living in India will
be indistinguishable from the stinking, cacophonous
bog that is the rest of inhabited India.
I fear that insidious attempts to debilitate opposition
to Mopa have been
http://www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-7445.html
RTI Case: HC stays Info Commissioner's order on Governor's report
Panaji, Aug 6 : The debate whether Goa Governor S C Jamir's
confidential report to the Centre on political developments in the
state come under the purview of the Right to
Folk,
Before the start of the convention, I wished Toronto Goans the very best of
luck. I felt something momentous was at hand. Well, something momentous did
happen.
Floriano Lobo swore to boycott Eugene from all Goan functions and Eugene swore
never to step foot in Goa if Floriano is elected
Hi,
I am surprised that people refer to Goan houses as Portuguese ones. We do
not, I repeat do not have Portuguese houses but Goan.
If anyone of you saw the last episode (repeat one) on Contacto Goa (RTP)
featured on architecture in Goa. Even the anchor Fransisco Machado said
'There are no
HI Seb,
What is the area of the flat and where is the location,
let me know,
regards
Ayres deSouza
On 8/6/08, Seb dc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That is not true...Now adays there are more enquires everywhere if anybody
is selling his property, so they get a 2% cut on the deal they hope to
make.
Being in Mumbai, I do not fully understand the relative merit of the issues
Wendell Rodricks has raised. However, the passion of his message is quite
impressive. I hope there is a dispassionate discussion on the subject.
Sachin Phadte
DAILY GROOK #181
_
NICE ADVICE
_
by Francis Rodrigues
beijing is trumps
the olympics' here,
win all the jumps
it's a leap year !
LATEST 2008 CONVENTION PICS:
http://2008goanconvention.com/
NEW ALBUMS UPDATED DAILY
EXCERPT:-
The role of Kiran was earlier offered to actress Perizaad Zorabian who
turned it down. Ultimately, Chriselle Almeida has played Kiran in the
film.
A Goan, Chriselle was born in Mumbai and moved to New York at the age
of 14. She has done an acting course from the University of
Dr. Barad's recently discontinued thread on female names touched
a tickle spot - the nonsensical slang-rhyme of the Goan diaspora.
Fiendishly popular with Bombay Goans, it has been sought to be
classified as alliterative, when it is in fact known as a reduplicative!
Not to confuse you - we
Letters from the past
Gulf News Archive
Published: August 07, 2008, 23:59
Gulf News looks back over the years at concerns and issues raised by
readers in their letters to the newspaper. It's a retrospective that
offers an insight into the community, the development of the country
and the people.
noel de souza saw this article on Indian Link ePaper
http://www.epaperindianlink.com.au/ , and thought you would find it
interesting. You can find it at: 'Goans celebrate ‘World Goa Day’
http://www.epaperindianlink.com.au/artMailDisp.aspx?article=01_08_2008_
027_001typ=1pub=414 '
noel de souza
2008/8/7 JoeGoaUk [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Goanet: Mobile Fone Question: Goa
I have used several phones in Goa and never had a problem with it.
Most Nokia works inlcuding the older models like 2000, 3000 series.
Singlle band , dual band or triband all works here.
All you need to make sure is
Re. the Contacto Goa (RTP) programme - watch it online:
5 Aug: RTP (Portugal). Programme dealing with the traditional Goan house.
Interviews with Gerald Da Cunha and Dean D'Cruz etc. 31m. 29s.
http://ww1.rtp.pt/multimedia/index.php?tvprog=20155
The traditional Goan houses are selling at premium
Dear Mr. Roland Francis.
Sir,
a: As it is unlikely that any other person (except cousins of super
secret cousin Waylusha ) is likely to respond to you, I will.
b: I personally believe that you have the potential of being one of
the good Goans.
c: When I grow up, I want to be like you ...or
This is why God made the iPhone Now with 3G speed.
You can go online, trade stocks, check the news . And ofcourse
check your mail Find your way if lost Watch video or just
blast your ear drums if you got some coool music on board.
Heck, if not ... There's always the web
Dear Cornel and Gabe,
I'm relieved that it was not me who was the disseminater of this information. I
did happen to make a premature post on Goanet, which I thought might have led
to a misunderstanding. Whether we have all been premature or not, remains to be
seen and should become clear
When imagination meets inventiveness the results are more than often
rebellious.
Is it true?
Best regards,
Dr. U. G. Barad
Hi Ana and Eddie
Perhaps the appropriate terminology might be
Portuguese era Goan houses (in Goa).
I agree with Eddie's idea of replicating those old
homes instead of putting up concrete monstrosities
just as in the UK I rather like those mock Tudor
homes. However, I suspect that costs and
--- On Fri, 8/8/08, Francis Rodrigues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Perhaps Pandu Lampiao will elucidate us on some pretty Goan
ones?
What really tickled me however, was the Goan propensity to
form
reduplicatives
---
Dear Francis,
Despite having spent my life in
Dears,
Rajan Parrikar is not my favourite icon, but he has hit the nail on its head.
Since when is Vagator-Anjuna so madly in love with Mopa so as to have a Mopa
Airport Action Committee headquartered there?
Mopa is about 65 km from Dabolim ...that is the same distance Bangalore airport
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 12:10:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mario Goveia wrote:
My advice to all is that if you think the price is
right for you go ahead and sell, because the cash to
in hand means that you can buy something else, day
by day the power of buy with a rupee is
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:43:39 +0100
From: Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'Get real' or words to that effect were posted by the
Toledo samaki,
Mario responds:
a) I have no idea what samaki means, but there is no
Goanetter who lives in Toledo as far as I know. I
happen to own property there
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:55:02 +0530
From: Ana Maria de souza-Goswami
I am surprised that people refer to Goan houses as
Portuguese ones. We do not, I repeat do not have
Portuguese houses but Goan.
Mario observes:
Ana Maria,
You are absolutely right, as usual, these are uniquely
Goan houses.
I am not an architect and admit to total ignorance on the subject of planning,
but to preserve the topography of Goa and have constructions that blend into
the beautiful setting is it possible that architects and planners insist that
all forthcoming constructions have a ceiling on the height
Taking Photos: Ida Gomes Silva Pereira (de Colva)
Please refer the below 4in1 pic (Ida Gomes…)
Pic 1
You will see a double storey structure with staircase to go up (viewing gallery)
Pic 2
External/Frontal view with viewing gallery
Pic 3
Inside the four walls, you see this Caxao.
It seems the
This morning, I had a close brush with Babush, Goa's new education
minister...literally..
Getting out of my van, at the side of a narrow street in Margao while it
was raining cats dogs, I almost got run-over by a white looking jeep
like vehicle... a Prado or a Honda something... screaching
Hi Francis
I am dying to discover which English visitor (I am
sure you can guess who) derisively referred to the
moderator-foderator in sarcastic tones. Pray
Francis, who, when and where? Dear Francis, surely,
this is perhaps forgivably made up to enhance your
quite interesting subject line of
Forget Education ...can you use your thumb..THAT IS GOA under Di go.
Best regards,
Dr. U. G. Barad
IS that a question, a statement or a rebuke??
How I wish I could participate in a TRULY Goan activity. except for the
Goan league soceer of bygone days, I have not come across anything
meaningfull to me. still looking, listening and reading, though. and eager
to participate when and where it
Selma Carvalho wrote:
My advice to Faleiro is to host the convention in Sweden. There are a
couple of advantages to this. First, Wendell won't have to fly in any
models. There are enough beautiful women in Sweden. Secondly, all that
dried, salty fish they serve tastes just like our bombil. And
We have heard these talks that Goa should be made into a Singapore.
I won't comment on Singapore's lack of democracy here, but going by
price of air tickets to fly to Goa from Bangalore on the August 15 th
weekend, it looks like it is Singapore which should be emulating Goa.
Currently, air
SOFTWARE FOR KIDS: A new site focussing on what is freely available
(free-beer, free-speech) for helping children learn. Specially the
young ones, with a focus on India and South-Asia. Current links
include
* Yobler.com … educational videos
* The Digital Study Hall (DSH)
* ET? What's that? (An
Francis Rodrigues wrote:
Dr. Barad's recently discontinued thread on female names touched
a tickle spot - the nonsensical slang-rhyme of the Goan diaspora.
Fiendishly popular with Bombay Goans, it has been sought to be
classified as alliterative, when it is in fact known as a reduplicative!
Not
--- On Fri, 8/8/08, Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Will someone explain to me why International Goan
Conventions have to
be held anywhere other than in Goa?
Cecil,
For once I have to agree with you. Not that the venue has to be specifically
Goa Church Cautious About Laws To Protect Old Goa
OLD GOA, India (UCAN) -- Church people in Goa have taken a cautious
stand on a government proposal to protect Old Goa, the onetime
Portuguese colonial base and center of Catholic mission in Asia.
Government officials of this western Indian state
thank you sir.
I now know her whole body lies there in the air tight lead/zinc coffin.
i thought may be just the bones etc
thanks once again.
May be she was a rich landlady or a wife of top portuguese official etc
--- On Fri, 8/8/08, Alfred de Tavares [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Alfred
PARRIKAR SINGS ANTI-MINING TUNE
At Colamb, Opposition Leader ensures public hearing is adjourned
By A Correspondent
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
CHANDOR: Bharatiya Janata Party's new found love for anti-mining
activism resulted in the adjournment of the public hearing on mining
in Colamb village yesterday.
Goa stares at bleak tourist season
8 Aug 2008, 0513 hrs IST, Alexandre Moniz Barbosa,TNN
PANAJI: Falling tourism arrivals, a cut in the number of flights and
rising fuel costs form the backdrop for the Goa Tourism Meet 2008,
slated for Friday. And the stake holders, worried that tourism could
hit
Also will someone explain what these so called Conventions really
contributive towards Goa and its much desired improvements?
Tony
On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 10:00 PM, Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- On Fri, 8/8/08, Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Will someone explain to me why
Here lies the embalmed body of the unfortunate Ida Gomes Silva Pereira
Who died on 16-5-1934 in Angola and was transported in a coffin of zink
and lead on 20-4-1935.
Our F. H.M.
A literal translation,
Alfred
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:19:56 + From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL
Totally agree Cecil
We must have the International Convention in Goa
Wendell
PS: As for my models they were local girls. And even if I flew them in it is
noone's business. I would however like to give thanks where it is due.
Lisette and Kevin Saldanha got Placido involved and he swung the show
Cecil Pinto wrote:
Will someone explain to me why International Goan Conventions have to
be held anywhere other than in Goa? I mean which place is more
convenient, central and appropriate? If the Toronto (or London or
Sydney or whatever) Goans want to organise a Convention that's all
very
These are some important questions to ask. No one should be defensive about
these hard questions, providing an answer and more importantly a solution. The
ones outside Mississauga who attended the conference, likely did so because
they were invited speakers.
Perhaps one way to get more
Les Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] makes his debut stage directorial
venture, and the final show is on Sunday (August 10, 2008) at 5.30 pm
at the new
Ravindra Bhjavan, Fatorda (opposite the stadium).
Says Les: It's a modified version (for Goan tastes and situations
with 28 new jokes added by me) of
British mum of girl slain in India calls off return visit: lawyer
5 hours ago
PANAJI, India (AFP) — The mother of a British girl killed in Goa has
postponed a return visit to India after local welfare activists tried
to have her charged with parental neglect, her lawyer said Friday.
Fiona
Dears,
The voice of the People is the voice of God, or so says the Latin dictum Vox
Populi, Vox Dei. So far the GBA has religiously listened to the voice of the
people and, as in the case of prophets thrown up from among the people since
anchient days, warned the government to mend its ways or
AMI KHORENCH SVOTONTR ZALEAT?
- Fr. Teo Fernandes OCD
Sumar xembor vorsam British sorkaran hukumxayechem Raj Bharot dhesacher
choloilea uprant Agostache 15ver, 1947 vorsa zo British sorkaracho bhavtto
“Union Jack” aslolo to kalla dhevoun Bharotacho bhavtto vhoir choddoilo ani
Bharot
FM channel set to enter Limca Book of Records
Panaji (PTI): A private FM channel is attempting to get registered in
the Limca Book of records for having record breaking 100 hours of
Radio Jockeying beginning from this morning.
In all, 13 RJs from across the country at various stations will be
Francis,
Most common on gnet..Identity Bidentiy geli dobean, Sez Pez.
Eddie Verdes
From: Francis Rodrigues
Perhaps Pandu Lampiao will elucidate us on some pretty Goan ones?
Having a convention of the Goan diaspora together with Goa based Goans, in Goa
itself makes a lot of sense. I second both Cecil and Wendell. But well
meaning Goans in Goa should take the lead and organize the event, without
Government interference or patronage. The conventions organized by
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Goa Minister Narvekar resigns to make way for Monserratte -
Hindu
[Aug 5, 2008] Panaji (PTI): Goa Finance Minister Dayanand
Narvekar on Tuesday resigned from the Cabinet to pave way for
--- On Thu, 8/7/08, Fr. Ivo C da Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
***Let me correct the statement: Miracles are assessed by
scientific procedures as being extraordinary events,
beyond the reach of of physical laws.
Dr.Santosh Helekar replied: The above statement is wrong. No scientific
Isn't he the same guy who once dumped a truck load of garbage at the
Goa University campus.
And now he is the sinister for education, lol.
On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 4:13 AM, Clinton Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This morning, I had a close brush with Babush, Goa's new education
Feast of St.Ignatius of Loyola.
By Francisca F. Da Costa
The students of Loyola High School Margao are a delighted bunch every 31st of
July. It is the day dedicated to their patron saint, St Ignatius of Loyola.
This year was no different.
On that
Currently, air tickets on 14 th of August to fly to Goa from Bangalore
areupwards of Rs. 8,000 and in some cases Rs. 12,000 + one way if at allthey
are available. I think flying to Singapore instead from Bangalore would come
cheaper. No wonder, there are rumors of people raking in thousands of
Hi Edwad
No Succorro is not the son of Carlit Mestri,
But the kid bass player with the big fuzz on his head, if you
recollect, Carlit Mestri had both his sons playing in the band too,
Where are you based , if you are in Quwait, Succoro used to be th
emain man for Top Ranks, now he plays solo, his
Hi Cornel,
Haha, this is fun!
Je vous en prie, excusez-moi..
No, it wasn't you at all - rest easy! heh heh heh!
I slipped in that delicious (you can guess who)
to titillate the many-headed - and, I'll clarify that
further by stressing that of quite a number of folk
at that impromptu
After serving for over 12 years as a distinguished judge of the Bombay High
Court, Justice RMS Khandeparkar will retire on 14th August on the eve of his
62nd birthday. That will mean one less Goan judge at the Bombay High Court.
Justice F.1 Rebello, Justice A.P. Lavande and Justice N.A Britto
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