[Goanet-News] Colourful family names, a part of the Goan reality (Goanet)

COLOURFUL 'FAMILY NAMES', A PART OF THE GOAN REALITY Street names might be alien in Goa, and house numbers hardly get used. But family nicknames -- literally by the dozen -- are liberally deployed in parts of the State. A new book on the Bardez village of Saligao lists six

[Goanet] Song for the day

Dion And The Belmonts - Runaround sue http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c49klxPex-k g -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Country Kidz rule ‘Battle of the Bands’ 2012

GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994)  http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/         www.colaco.net  http://www.live365.com/index.live    Country Kidz rule ‘Battle of the Bands’ 2012 Kuwait: The Don Bosco Past Pupils Association organized the ‘Battle of the Bands -

[Goanet] Finally, Fake Chicken Worth Eating - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/opinion/sunday/finally-fake-chicken-worth-eating.html?_r=1

[Goanet] Why I Gave Up On 'Social Activism'

By Yoginder Sikand; dated: 19 April, 2012 (4400 words) http://www.countercurrents.org/sikand190412.htm My Comments: This article is a must read for all the social activists, not just in India but all over the world. The really visible ones are those who have made social activism as a business

[Goanet] DIA DA LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA

Caros Amigos, Assinalando o Dia da Língua Portuguesa, o CLP/Instituto Camões em Goa apresenta no dia 5 de maio, pelas 11.00 horas, a projeção do documentário «Língua – Vidas em Português» (2002) de Victor Lopes. O documentário, que conta com a participação de José Saramago, Mia Couto, Martinho da

Re: [Goanet] Goa Airport Solution

Hello Arwin, glad to see you are back in circulation. You must have suffered a lot of heartache during the Congress rule in Goa. Happy that Churchill made promises to you and then heartbroken that he ignored them. Your brief post tells me you are a sadder but wiser man now. Don't worry it

[Goanet] Vagator tourists vs locals fracas indicative of an increasing problem of disrespect

Vagator tourists vs locals fracas indicative of an increasing problem of disrespect 2012-05-02 The reason why an increasing number of Niz Goenkars are highly allergic to tourists in Goa, is because of situations like the Vagator fracas yesterday. Tourists with more money than brains and delirious

[Goanet] Why I Gave Up On 'Social Activism'

This is nothing new. Reading the subject line I first thought it was UG Barad who quit activism. Which vocation does not have black sheep? But there are social activists who continue to keep away from professional or corporate activism and observe to ethical practise. - Soter

Re: [Goanet] Goa Airport Solution

roland.fran...@gmail.com wrote thus to Arwin: Hello Arwin, glad to see you are back in circulation. You must have suffered a lot of heartache during the Congress rule in Goa. Happy that Churchill made promises to you and then heartbroken that he ignored them. Your brief post tells me you are a

[Goanet] Mopa - a tactical distraction from the panchayat election fraud?

The Mopa tamasha seems to be a tactical ploy to distract Goans from a mammoth fraud that has been unearthed in the on-going Panchayat elections. While swearing by zero tolerance to corruption, the government has rigged an election and are now taking cover of the law to claim helplessness. The

[Goanet] Colourful family names, a part of the Goan reality (Goanet)

COLOURFUL 'FAMILY NAMES', A PART OF THE GOAN REALITY Street names might be alien in Goa, and house numbers hardly get used. But family nicknames -- literally by the dozen -- are liberally deployed in parts of the State. A new book on the Bardez village of Saligao lists six

[Goanet] Goa news for May 3, 2012

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa govt to consult Bombay HC in appointing Lokayukta - IBNLive.com NLive.comPTI

[Goanet] ATOP THE BARADI HILL

ATOP THE BARADI HILL – Bennet Paes While the Portuguese still held on to a piece of the Indian sub-continent, it was customary for the upper strata of Goan society to take leave of the pre-monsoon ‘calor’ (heat) and escape to a more relaxing atmosphere elsewhere. ‘Mudança’is what they called it

[Goanet] Summer pictures: uurak, Osandem

http://www.flickr.com/photos/projectedgar/ Uurak with limes from a Moira garden osandem freshly picked and dried.

Re: [Goanet] Why I Gave Up On 'Social Activism'

Soter wrote: But there are social activists who continue to keep away from professional or corporate activism and observe to ethical practise. What is the ethical practice for social activists? Is there any kind of code of ethics for them? Cheers, Santosh - Original Message -

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (03May12)

~ Lokpal will only fill jails, says Kalam ~ What is the Wise Ex-Prez trying to say... ...that there maybe a Problem running the Nation To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

[Goanet] Goa law be made applicable in settlement of property in divorce matter

Goa law be made applicable in settlement of property in divorce matter Mr Shantaram Naik M.P. said that the provisions of the law prevailing in Goa in the matter of property distribution be made applicable while disposing divorce matters under Hindu Marriage Act and Special