[Goanet] Remo speaks out (TOI, May 8, 2008) Vol3, Issue 531

In a reply to Remo Mario speaks out If push comes to shove their money is then trapped in an assett they cannot easily carry away ... marie says Have you considered that, while it is true they (the foreigners) cannot carry away land assets, they then sell off the land at a

[Goanet] Ressurecting Zuwarkar to crucify Babush?

Resurecting Zuwarkar to crucify Babush? The recent move to ressurect the fallen Congress Idol and once money bag -- Somnath Zuwarkar from Taleigaon is a clear move to raise this narkasur to checkmate Babush at the coming hustings. Wonder why the man who destroyed Zuwarkar -- Manohar porrikar and

[Goanet] Goa's SEZ Policy still in force?

To Goanet - This morning I attended a hearing on Industry Policy at the Goa Assembly chaired by Sudhin Dhavalikar. It was open to the public and time was allotted for the general public to make presentations. Chairman Dhavalikar pointedly asked Sanjit Rodrigues if the SEZ policy has been

[Goanet] Dabolim Domestic re-visited

This week Panjim HERALD of May 4, 2008, had an innocuous box on an inside page headlined Domestic status for Dabolim! The exclamation mark in the original seemed to suggest that the editors were on to something. The story was about a presentation, on the state's transportation scene, made by Prof

[Goanet] Snake Whisperer

Snake Whisperer Despite their many benefits, snakes are killed indiscriminately RAHUL ALVARES Is a wildlife consultant in Goa PEOPLE CALL ME a snake rescuer and I've always considered the term in its literal sense: I rescue snakes from people. Human beings are much bigger, stronger, far more

[Goanet] Now, Goan football clubs have to register as commercial entities

Now, Goan football clubs have to register as commercial entities by JOVITO LOPES, Sports Editor The Navhind Times PANAJI — All professional football clubs in India, including the top six Goans — Dempo, Churchill, Sporting, Vasco, Salgaocar and Sesa — affiliated to All India

Re: [Goanet] An expansion in Goanet's perspective

--- Roland Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I started reading and writing on Goanet two to three years ago, there were almost no posts that I skipped. -- Dear Roland, I must admit I had a good laugh reading your post. Surely, we need more humour on

[Goanet] Goa-born top British cop awarded MBE

Goa-born top British cop awarded MBE Press Trust of India Saturday, May 10, 2008 (London) A Goa-born chief inspector of police has been awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth for his long and distinguished career in the service. Randy Otter, 50, was born

[Goanet] Shirgaochi Zatra (M Boyer's song)

This is a part of the ealier mail (Talking photos: Shirgao-chi Zatra) Shirgaochi zatra always reminds me of M Boyer Song.. Lila ani Zila SANGATAN KORCHIM RE ZILA SHIRGAO CHI ZATRA ZILA SHIRGAO CHI ZATRA Here is the song http://is.rediff.com/filemusic-Zila_Ani_Lila-id-198686.php

Re: [Goanet] Goa-born top British cop awarded MBE

From: D'Souza, Avelino Subject: [Goanet] Goa-born top British cop awarded MBE Goa-born top British cop awarded MBE Further info: Randy Otter traces his Goan links to Betalbatim and he visits his mother there every winter. For a photograph of him check out www.goanvoice.org.uk Eddie Fernandes

Re: [Goanet] Banyan trees in Macau

Arre baba Bernado, cusine means kitchen re, and that too in Konkani! Did you by any chance mean cuisine? Roland. On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 10:50 PM, Bernado Colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Typical bharat ignorance in the article. Goans although a small community have contributed in a large way

[Goanet] Goan Employment

It is a known fact that countrywide there is going to be a shortage of about 10 lakh software professionals in the next 3 years or so. This is the time to grab opportunity and put resources in training people. Software is high-skilled work, is non-polluting and suits Goan youth well. Why is the

Re: [Goanet] Banyan trees in Macau

Monsignor Roland, I trust you will agree that to enter into cuisine', one has to go by way of 'cusine'. jc No 'cujjin' of Bernado (:-) PS: Have a good week end all and to all the mothers who read this HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY = 2008/5/10 Roland Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Arre baba Bernado, cusine

[Goanet] Dared to Cheat Ribeiro

http://www.mid-day.com/web/guest/news/mumbai/article?_EXT_5_articleId=1123644_EXT_5_groupId=14 -- Roland Francis 416-453-3371

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Now identify this very small but famous beach

Talking Photos: Now identify this very small but popular beach To your right http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2476847788/sizes/l/ to your left http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2476848040/sizes/l/ in front of you (1) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2476033005/sizes/l/ infront

[Goanet] Wrecking Salcette - Part 3/4

To Goanet - I have received unusually strong anguished reactions to Wrecking Salcette - Part 2/4 posted yesterday. Many of you found the photographs nauseating. But nausea won't cut it. The need of the hour is action on the ground. The havoc wrought by the builders in Salcette and

Re: [Goanet] An expansion in Goanet's perspective

There is much to write about Goa and what could help Goans either in Goa or in the Diaspora.  The Goanet writers, especially the voracious ones, who appear now to be a bit tired and bored should consider the following, which has been modified. The modifications are in parenthesis. Regards, GL  

[Goanet] SEX AND THE SHITTY

hi guy So this is the pitch The Navhind Times wishes to fight the TOI on. MORALITY! Have you seen the header today? Its a seven column banner that says 'GOANS SAY NO TO NUDITY IN MEDIA'. Hmm... strange that nudity should raise the hackles of these fellows at TNT for more read

[Goanet] Parking Fees, the Status-quo and the Goan Revolution

Hello Jason Seems like an excellent idea to have Panjim city free of traffic. It will be a good exercise to walk in and around Panjim. But just out of curiosity, what will happen to cars coming from North Goa, South Goa and other areas of Goa, who need to enter Panjim, either to go for a

[Goanet] Shirgaochi Zatra - Lairai Devi temple, Dhond, Homkund etc (video)

Shirgaochi Zatra - Lairai Devi temple, Dhond, Homkund etc (video) http://ishare.rediff.com/filevideo-Shirgao-Zatra-id-203666.php or http://youtube.com/watch?v=c7LKIC7tf8M [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video

Re: [Goanet] Parking Fees, the Status-quo and the Goan Revolution

Dear Jerry, Seems like an excellent idea to have Panjim city free of traffic. It will be a good exercise to walk in and around Panjim. But just out of curiosity, what will happen to cars coming from North Goa, South Goa and other areas of Goa, who need to enter Panjim, either to go for a

Re: [Goanet] Remo speaks out (TOI, May 8, 2008)

Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 14:11:19 -0400 From: Chris Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Although Mario means well, he feels that local zoning laws passed by local Panchayats. protect the local environment. While this sounds and feels good good, it does not seem practical since there appears to be a lot of

[Goanet] The migrant danger to Goa

Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 03:49:57 +0400 From: Arwin Mesquita [EMAIL PROTECTED] Its easy to criticise Rajan and others working on solutions for Goa Goans; Mario responds: Did you miss the fact that I have praised Rajan on several occasions for graphically showing us the problem? However, I must

Re: [Goanet] Catholic Goeankars N.B. 'Respect atheists', says Cardinal

Dear Goannetters, I would like to answer the following statements, since to my mind they distort the speech of the Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor and reduce him to an 'agnostic'. This is not to hurt the author of these statements, Dr.Santosh Helekar, who is free to pursue his own opinions. I do

[Goanet] The Witness - A Musical in New Zealand

THE WITNESS' - MUSICAL IN NEW ZEALAND After many months of practice, The Witness musical is being performed in Auckland this June! This musical has moved and inspired many around the world and is now brought to you by a committed group of 30 ordinary folk from various Auckland Catholic

[Goanet] The New Raj

Cheers Dears By Augusto Pinto The New Raj Dears, I rode my Thunderbird into Moira Petrol Station and was greeted with a Damn the Brits!! by its sprightly 80 year old sole proprietor cum attendant, Cal. Cal's actual name is Valentine but everyone calls him Cal and not Val because he's a

[Goanet] Konkan Curry: Rapidly Undermining Goa

Rapidly Undermining Goa Where is the social responsibility? By Miguel Braganza The recent amendment to Section 16 of the Goa Town Country Planning Act, 1974, to exempt projects and works of Central government and State government from conforming to the Regional Plan is the proverbial 'last

[Goanet] Goanet: April Stats

Goanet April stats Here below there is 3 column table showing Top Posters and their posts in descending numerical order. Should there be a problem in formating etc please check it out here.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextras/2481823572/sizes/o/ 1. Joegoauk 89 Antonio M 14 Other

[Goanet] The Melody King – Alfred Rose

The Melody King – Alfred Rose Alfred Rose had many firsts.. First one to produce Audio CDs (He has so far 40) First to sing On Radio Ceylon First visiting professional to Abu Dhabi in 1970 First to Kuwait, Quatar, Beirut, London etc First on Doordharshan First to stage Musical show First Goan to

[Goanet] Aitaracheo Katkutleo: Ani Ek Film Gõyc hem Nanv Pidder Korchelem?

Ani Ek Film Gõychem Nanv Pidder Korchelem? Sonvsar bhor famad zal’lem somplele Raj Kapurachem ‘Bobby’ film-an, sokall tem sanj nidonk vocho meren Gõykar sorea bottlik ghott veng marun asta tem dakhoitanam Gõychi soimbik sobitay, nitoll dhove renvecheo dorya vello ani her sabar

[Goanet] BrieFNcounters: VRR ... on the art of writing ... Striking silver ... from Saligao (video)

VRR ... on the art of writing 05:36 Novelist and man-of-many-roles (including former senior journalist) Victor Rangel-Ribeiro shares some minutes off his busy writing schedule at Porvorim (Goa), to explain how one can get into the field of writing, and do the best of it. Some useful tips for

[Goanet] LIMERICK FOR THE DAY - REMO'S TAKE ON GOA'S PROBLEMS

REMO'S TAKE ON GOA'S PROBLEMS Remo is a renowned Goan icon in his own right, And for many worthy causes does manfully fight. His views on the crab mentality and the outsider Need to be publicised much wider - Hopefully some solutions he will soon bring to light. - Shanti Dhoot RE: Message:

[Goanet] Food Park scam still on, says Babu Kavlekar

To Goanet - See - http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=3816cid=2 The Auxiliary Park was an out and out real estate fraud masquerading as a Park. In February I had posted photographs of the site of the proposed Auxiliary Park - right by the seaside on what is perhaps the most spectacular

[Goanet] Goan food-3: HERALD(Goa), May 11, 2008

GOAN FOOD-3 By Valmiki Faleiro I don’t need to gild the lilies. Judge the richness of Goan and Konkan cuisine from its volume of cookbooks. For a tiny place, with an ethnically original resident population of under one million in the best of times, there are hundreds of books on Goan

[Goanet] Green Channel Admissions at Xaviers

Green Channel Admissions at Xaviers St. Xavier's College, Mapusa, has opened a special channel for admissions known as green channel wherein meritorious students will get direct admission on the spot. This has been introduced to facilitate the admission process. All the students who

[Goanet] Fire-walking

Do you have any video made of fire-walking? Teotonio

Re: [Goanet] An expansion in Goanet's perspective

Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 18:55:27 -0400 From: Roland Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Accidents on the rise in Merces (and are they going down in the rest of Goa) Invitation to participate in Youth Conference (privately send to Clinton Vaz) Two new uploads on MAND blog (are we going to be told about

[Goanet] Hundred percent results

Hundred percent results 11 May 2008, 0255 hrs IST,Anabelle Colaco,TNN PANAJI: Uday Bhalikar can't stop smiling. A few minutes after the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) results were announced on Saturday afternoon, the principal of Damodar Higher Secondary School of Science in Margao

Re: [Goanet] SEX AND THE SHITTY

Aside from the title, what did the article really say. Is it one of those plays on words to elicit attention — is it something else? Perhaps nothing more than a ploy to gain market share, and sell more papers; perhaps a genuine concern. The TOI pg 3 and further is a piece of shit anyways.

Re: [Goanet] BrieFNcounters: History, a cafe, understanding village Goa, Romi Konkani, green fi

Thank you so much.I really enjouyed and matei saudades Áureo Mendes

[Goanet] Famous Zatra -- Sister Goddesses!

The festivities of the famous zatra of Goddess Lairai in the village of Shirgaon got underway yesterday. Lairai is a member of the septet of sisters, one of whom is the Milagres Saibinn of Mapusa. This is an exemplar of the syncretic elements in Goa's religious tradition. The above is an

Re: [Goanet] Katrina to play Scarlett in movie

Congratulations Vanita, Great letter. Regards and best wishes, Jane

[Goanet] Rajan Narayan's fantasies

To Goanet - In the latest issue of Goan Observer, the pamphleteer Rajan Narayan writes that the re3cent Times of India survey on Goa's icons was conducted by me. I am delighted to get so much free media attention these days. Earlier in the week the Comrade lovingly framed a huge photograph

[Goanet] Merging religiosity with festivity

Merging religiosity with festivity 11 May 2008, 0259 hrs IST,Anabelle Colaco,TNN MARGAO: The state's commercial city wakes up on this day to the sound of music. It is the feast of the Holy Spirit and no sooner the church bells peal at the crack of dawn, than a brass band sounds the alvorada (a