[Goanet] Will floods hit Bicholim again?

2011-06-04 Thread samir umarye
-- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM: Even as Bicholim is always considered flood prone the government machinery seem to have done very little to tackle the problem in the city and the people this year might have to face the consequences of the same. It may be stated that Bicholim had worse floods in the

Re: [Goanet] Are Christian fears about Communalism in Goa irrational?

2011-06-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
I am responding to this post because my name was flashed in it. I do not think Soterbab would be really interested in my answer to the questions he asks, because if he did, he would have known that I have already thrown light on the issue of communalism and crime in India. I reiterate my positio

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Panjim city news in Pics

2011-06-04 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: Panjim city news in Pics   Where is the ferryboat? >From 7pm to 10pm there was no ferryboat and people waited impatiently http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk40/5793861077/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk40/5794419898/in/photostream   Two uniformed police fo

[Goanet] Freedom's flexible friend.

2011-06-04 Thread Gabe Menezes
Freedom's flexible friend: The Yoga Guru on a crusade to end corruption India's most famous holy man is to fast until his country's 'black money' economy is tamed. Andrew Buncombe reports from Delhi *Saturday, 4 June 2011* In the language of north India it would have been called a tamasha, and i

[Goanet] Secularists popularised the party, Fascists cut the cake, ........

2011-06-04 Thread SOTER
For any right thinking Indian with his head on his shoulders the real forces behind the much publicised carnival of 'India Against Corruption' was clear. Many secular jokers joinned in the chorus to popularise the tea party at Jantar Mantar. Now the fascists marched in to cut the cake at the cru

[Goanet] Aitaracheo Katkutleo: Kaitulo Ban Gaya English Man

2011-06-04 Thread lino dourado
Kaitulo Ban Gaya English Man Kaitulo maskar mhonllear, ganvant taka konnuch vollkonaslo oxe mhunn nam. Orxim Caitan tagelem niz zolm nanv. Kaitulo dor Aitarak, tin dhukrank katorta. Tannem kartorlolea dhukranchem mas vorunk lagxilo ani poisulea xezari ganvcho lok upott ghaltat. Dhukrank molait

[Goanet] Musings On The Afterlife And Living Now

2011-06-04 Thread Roland Francis
Two thoughts about those no longer with us: GONE TO HIS HEAVENLY ABODE. This is a common phrase in Goa newspapers and in quaint English used by many Indians generally. Too much presumption don't you think? The guy might have been obnoxious and evil when living, grabbing other people's property, se

[Goanet] Tavora :Goan family with Spine

2011-06-04 Thread Gerald Fernandes
Ref. the post by Soter, we have admired the attitude of the Tavora family to keep their establishments open on every Bandh. I have always made it a point to eat Vegetarian food at Navtara on every Bandh(whenever in Goa) to express my silent solidarity through action with these brave, gutsy Goans

[Goanet] Song for the day.

2011-06-04 Thread Gabe Menezes
Conway Twitty With Loretta - Hello Darlin "Live" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ej9Dqhe5p4&feature=fvst -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] EKVAT - Cultural Program at KA

2011-06-04 Thread Agnelo Fernandes
Folks, The Cultural programme by The Goan Diaspora Cultural Group - EKVAT at the KA in Panjim this evening was very entertaining in that it was all about Goan folk songs and dances - mando, dheknis, dulpods, etc. The dances were well choreographed to the traditional Goan music played on guitar,

[Goanet] Goa news for June 5, 2011

2011-06-04 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Gusty winds drift transhipper ashore in Goa - IBNLive.com NLive.comPTI http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFRUZYJbMBHt1OvL7VR_CKryc-nNg&url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnew

[Goanet] More Rain clouds (Today)

2011-06-04 Thread JoeGoaUk
Panjim 4/6/11 5pm http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk40/5796690984/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk40/5796130049/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk40/5796690152/sizes/l/   related http://www.flickr.com/photos/dirtypanjim5/5796118933/sizes/l/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk

Re: [Goanet] Floriano was a denationalised Goan who gave his life for Bharati Bhasha

2011-06-04 Thread J. Colaco < jc>
[1] Eugene Correia (of the Toronto 2008 Goa Convention fame) wrote: Was Floriano Vaz a "martyr"? MANY SOURCES claimed that Floriano was at the wrong place at the wrong time. SOME of the people who were involved and some who knew what happened said that they were un(a)ware what went wrong on that

Re: [Goanet] Re-Sad News

2011-06-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
What I find amusing is that Fernandes believes that he is pulling a fast one on us by doing something that a teenager in Goa can do much better. The lack of insight on his part about the simple obvious fact that nobody in Goa or anywhere else today would be impressed by his petty exploits, or ho

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: How foreign is foreign... the truth about English in India (and Goa) :: FN

2011-06-04 Thread Adolfo Mascarenhas
Fred: Thank you for your comprehensive coverage. There are a few other aspects that I would like to bring out: 1) Most of the great Indian leaders, Gandhi, Nehru, etc spoke, wrote and perhaps even thought in English .. 2) All the great scientist and writers once again were educated and used

[Goanet] Riya Savant is National Under 11 Girls' Chess Champion

2011-06-04 Thread Goanet Sports
Ten year old Riya Savant - Brand Ambassador for Geno Pharmaceuticals won the National Under 11 Girls Chess Championship at Ahmedabad today. Riya becomes third Goan girl after Bhakti Kulkarni and Ivana Furtado to win the National Gold for Goa. In the last round played on Saturday morning, Riya

Re: [Goanet] Floriano was a denationalised Goan who gave his life for Bharati Bhasha

2011-06-04 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, It is sad that there are people who do NOT want to take the trouble to learn things they do not know, they just ask questions! Since this posting is from Goanet, from which I have unsubscribed because of its irresponsibility ... having joined it also to combat its irresponsibility, bu

[Goanet] The communal tentacles behind the anti-corruption octopus begin to surface? - Part II

2011-06-04 Thread SOTER
Digvijay Singh slams Ramdev's luxurious Satyagrah http://english.samaylive.com/nation-news/676488066/digvijay-singh-slams-ramdev-s-luxurious-satyagrah.html Nothing wrong in Ritambhara sharing dais with Ramdev: Hegde PTI | 01:06 PM,Jun 04,2011 http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/nothing-wron

Re: [Goanet] Can bandh decide the future of our Children?

2011-06-04 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 4 June 2011 05:38, Joel Moraes wrote: > Bandh cannot decide the future of our children.Shashikala is the expired > medicine and expired medicine is worst than poison. > Rgds,Joel MoraisP.O.Cuncolim,Bencleamvaddo,Salcette,Goa.mob - 997056 > COMMENT: Yeah moribund; goes around Margao asking for

Re: [Goanet] MOI Credit Should Go Only To The Parents

2011-06-04 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 4 June 2011 08:25, Freddy Agnelo Fernandes < freddy.agnelo.fernan...@gmail.com> wrote: > MOI Credit Should Go Only To The Parents > > In my young days I was told, the Cuckoo was a very devious bird, that > it does not incubate it’s own eggs but conveniently destroys the > crow’s eggs and leave

[Goanet] Mapusa Floodig again - Lessons not learnt

2011-06-04 Thread Agnelo Fernandes
Hi All, Was forced to go from Calangute to Mapusa to buy some medicine this afternoon (1.30PM to be precise). It had just rained a bit since this morning and it was raining, not heavy at all, while I was driving. Reaching Bodgeshwar Temple, rain water was already flowing over the road there whil

[Goanet] Fight for Right

2011-06-04 Thread Dr . Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão
It seems so obvious to all Goans that they have to fight for their rights by themselves. It is made to be presumed that the Constitution of India does not apply to Goans as Goa was not a part of India when the Constitution was drafted and that the rights of citizens of India do not apply to Goans.

Re: [Goanet] Fw: You can count on one Goan family with a spine on June 6

2011-06-04 Thread J. Colaco < jc>
SOTER wrote: If Goans believe that politicians have no business to meddle in education, they must take their children to school and stand guard outside to protect the school from any attack by mergerist hoodlums. Will we make June 6 that defining day in the history of Goa when Goans will give

[Goanet] Fw: You can count on one Goan family with a spine on June 6

2011-06-04 Thread SOTER
LETTER TO EDITOR Sir, While the rest of Goa may succumb to bandh threats, year after year there is one Goan family with a spine that refuses to pull down the shutters of their restaurants. Even if the Goan cowards cannot repulse the mischief mongers, the Navtara chain of restaurants in Panjim,

[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] The Early Bird

2011-06-04 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'The Early Bird' The first rays of the morning illuminate this lone fisherman's canoe on the Chapora river in Siolim. You may view the latest post at http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2011/06/04/the-early-bird/ Best regards, Rajan P. Parrikar

Re: [Goanet] 5th June is World Environment Day

2011-06-04 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Folks, Is there anyone here who knows of a small environmental project in Goa that is looking for help? If so, send me some info or the name of a contact person. I have a group of young people here in Toronto who are willing to join hands in sharing there knowledge and resources. Mervyn Lobo

[Goanet] MOI Credit Should Go Only To The Parents

2011-06-04 Thread Freddy Agnelo Fernandes
MOI Credit Should Go Only To The Parents In my young days I was told, the Cuckoo was a very devious bird, that it does not incubate it’s own eggs but conveniently destroys the crow’s eggs and leave it’s own eggs in the crow’s nest, and the crow without knowing rears Cuckoos, is this ingenuity or j

[Goanet] Song for the day.

2011-06-04 Thread Gabe Menezes
Michael Buble - All Of Me (LIVE) - Baden-Baden, Germany http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3f6tsFTdvU -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Dr Alberto Gomes recreates a Bollywood flash mob in an Aussie anthropology class!

2011-06-04 Thread Frederick Noronha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBACTh6POMY Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490

[Goanet] Can bandh decide the future of our Children?

2011-06-04 Thread Joel Moraes
Bandh cannot decide the future of our children.Shashikala is the expired medicine and expired medicine is worst than poison. Rgds,Joel MoraisP.O.Cuncolim,Bencleamvaddo,Salcette,Goa.mob - 997056

[Goanet] O MARIA completes 25 weeks (Silver Jubilee)

2011-06-04 Thread JoeGoaUk
O MARIA completes 25 weeks (Silver Jubilee) At Inox multiplex, panjim Goa. It was first released on 19th December 2010. It’s a film by Rajendra Talak and music by Padmashshree Remo Frnandes. On 3rd June show, many artistes from the Film O MARIA were present including the leading Role Shernaz P

[Goanet] FRIDAY BALCAO to focus on the monsoon fishing ban and its importance to consumers in Goa.

2011-06-04 Thread Goa Desc
-- Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO the fortnightly discussion event since 1999 --- Dear Cybergaonkars on Goanet, We continue with FRIDAY BALCAO on 10th June from 4pm. to 6pm. at Goa Desc Resource Centre No.11, Liberty Ap

[Goanet] Goa news for June 4, 2011

2011-06-04 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** DoPT yet to authorize CBI probe - Times of India rug dealer nexus cases in Goa. Almost a month has lapsed after the Centre assured the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQj