[Goanet] Children Chess Tournament at Panaji Municipal Market

2008-08-30 Thread SHRIKANT BARVE
Press Release Children Chess Tournament at Panaji Municipal Market Taleigao Chess Academy (TCA) is organising All Goa Under 12 Chess Tournament at Panaji Municipal Market on Saturday 6th September 2008 from 9.30 to 5.00pm. Only 60 entries will be accepted. Entry fee Rs.60/-. Children will be

[Goanet] Why can't India develop world-class athletes??

2008-08-30 Thread jane gillian rodrigues
Dear Goanetters, My eldest son used to play chess and basketball (from school and college)at district, state level etc. I have been with him at some of the venues, where these games are organised, which are really horrible places. You must experience first-hand the horrible facilities for

[Goanet] New address

2008-08-30 Thread CLP IC
Caros Amigos, Em virtude dos inúmeros problemas que temos tido ultimamente no envio das nossas comunicações, criámos um novo contacto. Para continuarem a fazer parte da nossa lista de contactos, queiram por favor responder a esta mensagem para o seguinte endereço electrónico: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Goanet] Association of tiatrist

2008-08-30 Thread Albert Desouza
Albert writes:- It is high time that tiatrist who reside in Bardez should form an association consisting of writers, directors, and actors.Our system of conducting tiatrs is not at all correct. Today Marathi dramas are flourishing all over India sometimes because they have system. A writer

[Goanet] the possible libel case of Saldanha v Correia

2008-08-30 Thread Mario Goveia
Eugene Correia gene_correia@ yahoo.com wrote: From a recent judgement in Canada.We live in a free country where people have as much right to express outrageous and ridiculous opinions as moderate ones. Mr. Justice Ian Binnie, WIC Radio Ltd. v. Simpson, 2008 SCC 40 . Mario

Re: [Goanet] GHANTII

2008-08-30 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:35:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Gabriel de Figueiredo I am not here to give you a history lesson, but please do yourselves a favour and get your facts right. Mario observes: Gabriel, Far from giving us a history lesson, you are revising history while looking at it through

[Goanet] (no subject)

2008-08-30 Thread SHRIKANT BARVE
Dear Goan Lovers, You must be aware that there connot two Sports Association for one sports dicipline in a state. Govt will give grants to Sports association to promote that sports dicipline. As per my knowledge these sports association as few exclusive rights. Or duties to perform. ALL

[Goanet] Bihar type floods likely in GOA?

2008-08-30 Thread mario rodrigues
Goans, Its very sad to see Bihar under floods. 35 lakhs homeless. One of the remark I read is :- QUOTE The floods of yore used to come, wash the lands, and go. Thoughtless development, unleashed by politicians and engineers, over the years, has pushed the populace of Bihar into a permanent

[Goanet] Orissa burning

2008-08-30 Thread jane gillian rodrigues
  Dear Goanetters, Let us offer prayers for the speedy recovery of Fr. Sequeira and others in Orissa. The orissa govtmt will never, ever, catch the culprits nor sentence those, who massacred, burnt and tortured christians. Regards, = On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 edgar dsilva wrote :

[Goanet] GHANTII

2008-08-30 Thread Venantius Pinto
Dear UP Kamath, There is a lot of depth to what you say about Maglorean Catholic women. And you cannot be faulted one bit. Besides slavery, it is the enslavement as in the enslaved mind that does one in -- as it appears to have done to the larger Goan population. I do believe that Goan Hindus

[Goanet] protection of christians

2008-08-30 Thread jane gillian rodrigues
 Dear Goanetters, The Indian Govtmt, the Catholic Pope and the catholic clergy know that they are unable to protect christians in India and hence, should insist that every Indian Christian must be given (1) a licensed gun to protect themselves if they wish to continue to live in India, (2)

[Goanet] GHANTII - BEAUTIFUL AND CONSTITUTIONALLY FREE GOANS

2008-08-30 Thread jane gillian rodrigues
Dear goanetters and U.P. Kamath, A very famous sayingBeauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Your statement below -  whereas I find Goan catholics distinctively ugly in general My response - Please let me remind you, that it was goan beauty, Rita Faria of Tivim village, Goa, who won the Miss

[Goanet] Government Accounts Transparency

2008-08-30 Thread ralph rau
Eagerly await the outcome of Floriano's RTI request for Governor's expenses. Is there any reason why detailed Public Expenditure accounts are not available on the official government website ? Taxpayers have a right to know ?

Re: [Goanet] Special Status for Goa

2008-08-30 Thread Carvalho
--- On Sat, 8/30/08, ralph rau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The above comes from my head. My heart still urges me to fly down and join the morcha whenever its held to demand Special status for Goa. I'll remain tuned in Arwin --- Well said Ralph I couldn't agree

[Goanet] Bihar Floods, Goa is wait listed

2008-08-30 Thread soter
Dear Fellow Goans, The flood situation in Bihar has worsened. From reports received it is one of the worst floods in the history of Bihar. Our SWARAJ activists in Bihar have come forward to assist the government in relief operations. Whie the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar calls this a natural

[Goanet] woman slaps GMC doctor - hats off to Sonia -

2008-08-30 Thread jane gillian rodrigues
Dear Goanetters, I am always shocked and surprised when I hear of finacially rich or so-called upper class people going for free treatment to government hospitals. These rich people demand that these over-worked and over-burdened doctors, lowly paid doctors, pay attention to their own rich,

Re: [Goanet] GHANTII - BEAUTIFUL AND CONSTITUTIONALLY FREE GOANS

2008-08-30 Thread Carvalho
U P Kamath wrote: I find Manglorean Catholic girls and women quite attractive, whereas I find Goan catholics distinctively ugly in general. I feel It is due to 450 years of Portuguese slavery. Now one may be politically correct and accuse me of bias. But I feel the Mangalorean catholics

[Goanet] Karnataka chief secretary- Claims Goa is a part of Karnataka in an affidavit to Supreme Court

2008-08-30 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
NCP demands to file FIR against Karnataka's chief secretary Panaji (PTI): Goa unit general secretary of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)demanded that state should file a First Inforamtion Report (FIR) against Karnataka chief secretary who, in an affidavit to Supreme Court, claimed Goa to be a

[Goanet] K.K. Birla: a titan of Indian industry (Obituary)

2008-08-30 Thread Goanet News
K.K. Birla: a titan of Indian industry (Obituary) By Arvind Padmanabhan New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Legendary industrialist Krishna Kumar Birla was a man of many facets, with an equal passion for not just expanding his well-known, and much respected, business empire founded by his father, but also

Re: [Goanet] The outsiders

2008-08-30 Thread CORNEL DACOSTA
Hi Bernado It may not have registered with you what was recently stated on Goanet. First, the Goan/Indian doctor in the Carribean is the coolie doctor as per the local people. Second, for argument sake, you compare a highly trained/qualified doctor with a coolie and this is nonsensical. Third to

[Goanet] violence against christians

2008-08-30 Thread jane gillian rodrigues
 Dear Fr. Francisco, Diocesan Centre for Social Communications Media - Goa and the Archbishop of Goa must shut down all christian institutions in Goa, until the Orissa govtmt sentences the culprits of the violence against the christians. The Catholic Pope or his representative, alongwith the

[Goanet] chess coach

2008-08-30 Thread jane gillian rodrigues
Dear Goanetters, Is shrikant barve the same person who used to coach students in Mumbai in Chess, nearly 9 years ago?? Regards ==  Message: 9 Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:48:23 -0700 (PDT) From: SHRIKANT BARVE [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Dear Sandeep

Re: [Goanet] woman slaps GMC doctor - hats off to Sonia -

2008-08-30 Thread J. Colaco jc
Dears, I can very well understand the grief felt by Ms Mhambre at the loss of her mother. I can also accept that different individuals handle stress differently. However, the fact remains that Ms. Mhambre assaulted and committed battery on the young doctor. She should have to face the

[Goanet] Rajya Sabha MP - visits home of Pai tiatrist

2008-08-30 Thread godfrey gonsalves
The Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha, Mr Shantaram L Naik, accompanied by this writer visited this morning the over 140 years old humble home of Pai tiatrist Joao Agostinho Fernandes, at Behind Holy Spirit Insititute, Modsai, Margao Goa. The legendary Pai Tiatrist died 61 years ago on

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Abhi tum log Bombay dekho

2008-08-30 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: Abhi tum log Bombay dekho a song by Late Jaceint Vaz Abhi tum lok Bombay dekho Bombay ka market dekho Bombay ka ghoddial dekho Bombay ka Metro dekho Abhi tum lok Back Bay dekho . Approaching Mumbai or Bombay - aerial

[Goanet] Obituary: Patricia Duarte

2008-08-30 Thread els verwimp
Obituary Patricia Carmen Therese Duarte, daughter of the late dr. Armand Marcos Duarte and dr. Rose Ramah Aaron, born on April 16th 1925 in Rangoon, wife of Frans Van Camp mother of Rose-Miriam, Sarah and Martin Van Camp mother-in-law of Els Verwimp grandmother of Ruben James Eelen and

Re: [Goanet] Why can't India develop world-class athletes???

2008-08-30 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:58:30 +0900 From: Venantius Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chinese victories on the other hand are entirely the effort of a state system. Mario observes: Venantius, you might want to reconsider the word entirely. Regardless of how much assistance the state provides in

[Goanet] Are Goans going to let Biharis bully them?

2008-08-30 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:09:43 + (GMT) From: edward desilva [EMAIL PROTECTED] Are Goans going to let Biharis bully them? Hi, Who started this caption? A non Goan? - Looks like it. Mario responds: Hey, Ed, Why are you asking us this question? If you missed it in your emails or Digests,

Re: [Goanet] Obituary: Patricia Duarte

2008-08-30 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Really sorry to hear of this Martin! Maybe we should share your mum's writing (from the 'Songs of the Survivors' book on Goans in Burma) on Goanet as a small tribute! FN 2008/8/31 els verwimp [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Obituary Patricia Carmen Therese Duarte, daughter of the late dr. Armand Marcos

[Goanet] GHANTII

2008-08-30 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
To begin with, I wish we ended the title of this thread as it is no longer and in no way connected to the contents of the posts. In keeping with my other series of posts, that I am writing, with all due respects to Kamath, I have to repeat the by-line You told us the fiction, now lets see the

Re: [Goanet] RTI Application - Response from Dir/Accounts

2008-08-30 Thread floriano
Date: 28/08/2008 No. DA/Admn/19-40/08-09/1144 To, The Public Information Officer, Governor's Secretariat, Raj Bhavan, Dona Paula, Goa To, All the P.I.Os as per the list enclosed. [The list contains serial nos 1 to 112] Sub: Transfer of application of Shri Floriano C. Lobo, under Section

[Goanet] woman slaps GMC doctor - hats off to Sonia -

2008-08-30 Thread edward desilva
jane gillian rodrigues said: Can Goanetters please tell me why Sonia, (WHO LOVED HER MOTHER VERY MUCH) did not take her mother to a private hospital, where she would have got better, personal, expensive attention? -- Reply: Working conditions for junior Doctors are the same in UK as well -

[Goanet] GHANTII_BEAUTIFUL AND CONSTITUTIONALLY FREE GOANS

2008-08-30 Thread ignatius fernandes
Well said Selma I applaud you for your post in reply to U.P.Kamath derogatory remarks about our Goan women I assume Mr Kamath is a Goan Hindu are the Goan Hindu women prettier than than their Christian counterparts? _ Win

Re: [Goanet] Matanhy Saldanha calls for Special Status for Goa

2008-08-30 Thread chrisvaz
Mr. Saldanha appeals to every Goan and all those who love Goa to to support this demand, irrespective of caste, religion and political affiliation, in order to protect the interest of the people of Goa, for today and for the generations to come... Perhaps it would have been helpful if Mr.

[Goanet] GHANTII

2008-08-30 Thread marshallmendonza
U P Kamath wrote: It is true that Goa was crime free during Portuguese rule.But racism under them was much more severe than the British! The state was much more oppressive. Comment: Whether racism was more or less severe than the British, only someone who has made a comparative study can

Re: [Goanet] GHANTII

2008-08-30 Thread Rishi
UP, What does beauty have to do with religion or colonial rule ? Mangalorean girls generally look beautiful both catholic and hindus. e.g is Aishwarya Rai, Shilpa Shetty, Genelia D'Souza and Rita Lobo (from a well known Konkani movie) This might be a genetic thing and has nothing to do with

Re: [Goanet] GHANTII - BEAUTIFUL AND CONSTITUTIONALLY FREE GOANS

2008-08-30 Thread Alfred de Tavares
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:17:45 + From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] GHANTII - BEAUTIFUL AND CONSTITUTIONALLY FREE GOANS Dear goanetters and U.P. Kamath, A very famous sayingBeauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Your statement

[Goanet] Creative heads to exchange views, plan innovations in Goa

2008-08-30 Thread Goanet News
Creative heads to exchange views, plan innovations in Goa Indo-Asian News Service Panaji, Aug 30 (IANS) Goa is getting set to host a major design meet Sep 13-15, which aims to offer a platform for designers and people involved in creative industries to exchange ideas, share knowledge and create

[Goanet] Goa news for August 31, 2008

2008-08-30 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** JCT in Durand semi-finals, Sporting Goa on course - Thaindian.com [9 hours ago] New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) JCT are through to the semi-finals of the Durand Cup with a 3-1 victory over Tata

[Goanet] Goan music-4: HERALD(Goa), Aug 31, 2008

2008-08-30 Thread Valmiki Faleiro
GOAN MUSIC-4 By Valmiki Faleiro The British occupied Goa 20-odd years. From 1799. This led to their discovery of the virtues of Mormugao harbour. Which, in turn, led to the Luso-British project to modernize the port and link it to mainland India by the Western India Portuguese Railway, the

Re: [Goanet] Government Accounts Transparency

2008-08-30 Thread floriano
Expect full transparency where financial statements of each and every government department will be available through government of Goa website when Goa Su-Raj is voted to power. If this happen earlier, we shall be happy rejoicing. floriano goasuraj - Original Message - From:

[Goanet] Goa Medical Hospital, Utt Goenkara etc

2008-08-30 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - I distinctly remember the old hospital in Panjim soon after Goa's Liberation and in the few years thereafter. I don't mean to say it was the acme of perfection, but it was a respectable place. To think of what has become of it today! The sty we have in Bambolim, that some of you

[Goanet] Konkani song...

2008-08-30 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Just came across this online attempt to get access to Konkani songs (and someone contributed two below): http://www.indianguitartabs.com/showthread.php?t=10451 MOLBAILO DOU E-B7 Mogan assnk borem, jivit sukhi khorem,

Re: [Goanet] Kazur

2008-08-30 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - Santosh Helekar wrote: This is an outrage! My my! The man has stirred. Goa is saved! Phew. Would a signature campaign to declare this area a national heritage site through the Archeological Survey of India work? This faith in the ability of the ASI is as touching as the

[Goanet] The outsiders

2008-08-30 Thread Bernado Colaco
Hi Cornel, You may not be aware that Doutor JC beat a couple of hundred coolies to get his post. So this vile comment about him is unwarranted. As for portable toilets this will not solve the problem. Goa is deeply entrenched in a wave of ghanti migration. How much will Goa spend on teaching

[Goanet] From Kashmir to Orissa, the saffron camp's violent role (Comment, Amulya Ganguli)

2008-08-30 Thread Goanet News
From Kashmir to Orissa, the saffron camp's violent role (Comment) posted 15 hrs ago | 36 Views | View Source: Amulya GanguliShareThis Just as the deaths of 'kar sevaks' (Hindu pilgrims) in an arson attack on their train led to retaliatory violence by the Hindutva brigade against Muslims in

[Goanet] Paes, Bhupathi in third round of US Open doubles

2008-08-30 Thread Goanet News
Paes, Bhupathi in third round of US Open doubles Indo-Asian News Service New York, Aug 30 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have advanced to the third round of the US Open doubles with their respective partners. While seventh seeded Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy scraped

[Goanet] Fw: Is this Raheja's Campaign?

2008-08-30 Thread soter
Is this part of Raheja's Campaign? Dear Fellow Goans, The meeting of a gang of brick and mortar professionals with the government and their accusations against the people of Goa needs to be seriously viewed by the people. This slimy tribe now has the audacity to accuse the government of

[Goanet] Ghanti

2008-08-30 Thread Bernado Colaco
One wonders if these living in ivory towers in the west are not benumbed by white culture? Or do they still assiduously preserve their culture ie.: wearing khastis and roaming round Times Square in New York and eating pasta with their fingers? BC Dear UP Kamath, There is a lot of depth to

Re: [Goanet] Talking Photos: Abhi tum log Bombay dekho

2008-08-30 Thread gwasha
Hi Joe, Moderator There was a small write about Mr John Boxer from (Dohibitalao) Mahim, Some 3 -6 months back, could some one forward the same to me Please, I would really apperitiate the same, regards Ayres deSouza On 8/30/08, JoeGoaUk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Talking Photos: Abhi tum log

[Goanet] Recognition to the Roman Script

2008-08-30 Thread Wilson Mazarello
This has refrence to the outburst of Mr Pundalik Naik(President, Goa Konkani Akademi), on the subject of Recognition to the Roman Script,in The Navhind Times, of 27th August 2008(Language Issue). The outburst was totally uncalled for. It seems, Mr. Pundalik Naik is giving vent, to some sort

[Goanet] Daily Grook #204

2008-08-30 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #204 __ SWEAT THREAT __ by Francis Rodrigues when da negro threatened hell, she gave into the black-male! _ puns word-play of all kinds, if you read between the lines! _

Re: [Goanet] Goanet's 14th Anniversary -- August 25, 2008

2008-08-30 Thread gino miranda
Hey there, C O N G R A T S ! ! M U I T O S P A R A B E M S !!! These few words come from a reader who very much is in touch with the developments and news from Amchem Goen through yourselves. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, AND GOD BLESS YOU GUYS. Fond Regards Best Wishes Higino