WHAT's On and where in the GOANWORLD.
http://whatsongoanworld.blogspot.com/
This is just a friendly reminder of the QGA's Calendar of Events
for the year 2008. Please be sure to have marked the following
dates down.
QUEBEC GOAN ASSOCIATION
GOA of New Jersey gives to GOA's ASRO HIV Aids victims
A 50/50 charity raffle held during the Spring Fling dance organized
by the Goan Association of of New Jersey (GOANJ) last Saturday
raised some $450 towards the ASRO Home for children with HIV/ Aids
in Tivim, GOA.
The project -
The Rahejas have a letter written by
the Central Govt to the State Govt.
The CM says he has not received the letter.
All the 40 MLAs and the bureaucrats are playing the fool.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
Let’s display our collective resistance
to the fraud being committed against Goans
in the name of
http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/pressnews/indias-first-it-specific-sez-meetgoa/19/45/340735
India's first IT specific SEZ meet in Goa.
Can anyone figure out what they are talking about?
I am clueless.
regards,
Samir
Herald, Editorial, 3/06/08
The sheer size of land deals
It seems one Geetanjali Khosla, a real estate broker from New
Delhi, has filed a case of cheating against one Sydney D’Souza and
one Prashant Borkar, both of Alto Dabolim, for cheating. Ms
Khosla’s complaint alleges that the two were
Dear Roland,
This is an advocate law firm based in portugal, I had once upon a time
communicated to Dr Miguel Reis and wanted him to commit a time frame
and explain all the procedures about the various stages which
internally takes place after the requisite documents are being
submitted at CRC-
It is not known by what name the majority of Goans of original Goa (
Salcete peninsula, Tiswadi and Bardez ) were known to the Portuguese for
the first two and half centuries they ruled in Goa i.e. from 1510 to 1760,
Perhaps they were known as CANARINS. The minority of mestissos, families
The Chief Secretary in the news item below is stated to have said that
the Government will take a stand after thorough discussion on this
issue. This discussion can mean something ONLY IF the Government
begins with the assertion that the people of Goa have rejected SEZs,
IMMEDIATELY repeals its
Many Goan village panchayat gram sabhas are suggesting that their
respective villages should have a development plan along the lines of
the Chandor village development plan.
Here's a link to the Chandor village development plan - Chandor Ganv Vhodd Zaum!
http://www.geocities.com/chandorvillage
Comedian Agostinho's tiatr Police to be staged in Bahrain
The Folk Theatre in association with Bahrain Goans and FFR Production will
present a Konkani drama on 20th June at the Baan Saeng Thai Auditorium,
Adeliya, Bahrain, starting at 5 p.m.
A group of 14 konkani stage artistes,
Hardly had I finished reading about the rounding-up of male migrant workers
by self-appointed custodians of the law in Colva, an incident that didn't
elicit condemnation from Goans in Goa, hardly had I stopped wringing my hands
while reading Wendell's model village and Hema Sardesai's calls for
Eugene Correia wrote:
I am not sure if Eliza Nelson was a Goan. I know she was from Pune.
Comment:
Eliza Nelson nee Mendonca is indeed a Goan from Pune. She captained the Indian
hockey team and if I remember correctly, India won the Asian Games gold medal
under her stewardship. She received the
And this ultimately is the crux of the matter. Whether it be roads, bridges,
dams, schools or nuclear deals, someone, somewhere in India can be convinced
that it is not in their best interests.
If we must talk about infrastructure developments that
Hi Eugene,
It's Selma D'Silva of Dabul not D'Cunha.
Fausto
Eugene wrote:
I wanted to cross-check on some Goan players who
represented India. I knew all the names of Goans till
1980, the time women's hockey was introduced in the
Olympics, but have forgotten them.
Yes, Margaret Toscano, of the
Eugene,
Eliza Nelson was very much Goan. She lived on Dastur Meher Road in
Poona. She used to be Eliza Mendonca. Her family has been known to mine
since the fifties, when my dad first came to Poona as a student.
Reena
Eugene Correia wrote:
I wanted to cross-check on some Goan players who
Comment:
I am not aware whether the various movements like Save Goa and GMAS have taken
legal advice. I would think it is possible to join the case going on in the
High Court by the SEZ allottees as an interested party and bring to the notice
of the High Court all the irregularities committed
A Goan tiatr on Scarlett Keeling's memory
Scarlett Keeling's murder is still shrouds in mystery. Her mother is
determined to expose the underbelly of Goan tourism. Meanwhile, famous Goan
tiatrist, Roseferns, releases a play called Goenkara Tum Ragar Zainaka in her
memory..
CJ:
Thanks Venatius. I remember her. I think she was
second to Margaret Toscano. So Moscow Olympics had had
five Goans -- Lorraine, Margaret, Fiona, Selma and
Philomena.
I am not sure if Eliza Nelson was a Goan. However, so
Goan girls equalled the record of five Goan men in the
1948 Olympics.
Eugene
Cedrico,
Believe you me. You are opening a can of worms of the worst kind.
You want to do that??
floriano
goasuraj
- Original Message -
From: cedrico dacosta [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 4:08 AM
Subject: [Goanet] Open question to Mathany
Some of the ideas for businesses mentioned are good.
With India booming, there is scope for many businesses which will nurture
the nature also. Horticulture, floriculture are some of them.
Lots of companies have spawned all over India some of them selling fruit
juices such as packed coconut
Niz Goemkarancho avaz
Bhavnno and Bhoinnino
Cost of benulim,telaulim ,assolna
loot of public paisa /poiso
Ami niz goenkar melle
konkan railway,mopa now
Bridge - Churchill fottkiro ani taje chomche
2008/6/1 Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
[1] This Sunday's edition of Herald carries Matanhy's excellent
article entitled Is this Development?
[2] To enlighten all except a doddering docent from Bahamas who
already knew all this ...Thanks to him, we now know that Goa's
problems can be
to Goanet on the occasion of Goa-Net-Digest # 666! The number of the
Apocalypse! Needless to say, I could not let this one pass by (as do
numerous others, I admit). It was moderately interesting!
Cheers from grey but hot Amsterdam, patrizio and the Dinosaurs!
No Miguel, you don't need to make personal comments. We can read your mind.
I have read the GT report.
But I don't detect any warmth, neither in that report, nor on the
charming/smiling face - heart of the GBA Convenor.
I, along with the entire Goa want to believe Dr. Oscar Rebello that GBA
SEZ's, Mega-Projects etc are proven to be Anti-Goan. On SEZ's, even the Goa
Government's SEZ Task Panel has come to the same conclusion. I believe more
is at stake here i.e. Financially/Politically for the Dictatorial Central
Government, their wealthy Non-Goan Industrialists lobby/political
Support to Colva Civic and Consumer Forum
Having taken cognizance of yeoman services being rendered and very pertinent
movement started by Colva Civic and Consumer Forum the Manaing Committee of
COLVA UNITED CENTRE - KUWAIT has resolved to extend our solidarity and all
Frederick Noronha wrote:
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar has charmed former pro-Maoist student activists who are
now mediapersons, thrown sops to the journalistic community, accomodated
editors on various official bodies, and in a word placed a lid on the key
quarters capable of fuelling dissent or
Hi Roland
I know for sure that the address of this 'law firm' is located near Lisbon's
(very large) prison, in Rua Marquesa de Fronteira. We were visiting relatives
in a nearby apartment, arriving from Goa for 8 months, we stayed in this
street / rua in 1958 (me aged 8 years, with
Thanks to Marshall and Reena. It hit me on the head. I
knew her as Mendonca. Watched and reported on women's
hockey a lot. Met her at Pune at the Dastur Meher Road
when I would go to see Minoo Golakhari, the coach of
the Maharashtra hockey team.
Eliza makes it six Goans in the Moscow Olympics,
Thank you Swastik for your reply.
The information that you provided and the question that you asked Dr
Miguel Reis on this forum will be interesting to all Goanetters.
With regards,
Roland.
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 12:11 AM, Swastik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear Roland,
This is an advocate law
POLICE 17ve Pavtti Moddganv Dhadd (raid) Ghalta.
Moddganv Gomant Vidya Niketan-chea hollant Comedian Agostinho-cho voznaddik
tiatr POLICE 17ve pavtti mhachier dakhoupant ailo. Ani dor ek proyg (show)
adinch-fuddench tiketti nasun tiatr pollennar niraxi zaun ghora
In the 46 years since Goa was attached to the Indian Union, Goan
politicians have proved to be totally incapable of governing Goa. No
one could have dreamed of this. Goans were known for their total
honesty and their ability to shine in whatever field and endeavor they
chose to pursue.
Goans in
Hi, Tony--
$450.00 divided by 300 attendees comes to a contribution of $1.50 each.
That wouldn't even fetch a cup of Starbucks latte which costs in excess of
$4.00.
Not exactly big spenders, us New Jersey-ites, eh?
Now if we had figured $100.00 x 300 attendees, that would have netted a
To,
Goanet,
Chief minister is feigning ignorance about that controversial letter which
is dated May 12. If such a letter, having wide reaching ramifications, can
take more than 20 days to reach the table of chief minister, that it self
shows the state of affairs of our good governance. Was the
Hi there,
Before Goa became part of the Indian mess, all births were registered
at the local church (this is a valid certificate to the best of my
knowledge) and at the registrar, in the closest town. The other option
isthe records of all birth records (before 1961) are kept in
Lisbon (I
Sardinha justifies turning Goa into a...
Well...firstly rape, sex, brothel, pimps, seems to be
the best words of this poster,...
can we see some decent language on Goanet plese..but i
guess we are expecting too much out here...
Sardinha is the same person whom the fanatic brigade
induced to
I have always said that Delhi must stop using Goa as its holiday spot and
impose its friends (industrialists etc) on Goa to its detriment.
I have always said that Goa's CM must command respect in Delhi. However this
is not possible because our own Goans have shown to Delhi that they do not
Eugene Correia wrote:
Eliza makes it six Goans in the Moscow Olympics, where
women's hockey was introduced for the first time. This
beats the record held by Goan men, five of them in the
1948 London Olympics.
Eugene,
There were five Goan men representing Tanzania in the 1980 Olympics. I
Roland Francis wrote: Could any Goanetter please make sense of this
email specifically addressed to me alone. I have never expressed an
interest in applying for Portuguese nationality either on this forum
or in private. Is this an unsolicited communication from a genuine
Portuguese law firm or
Dear Floriano,
the contents of what you call a -- can of worms -- is
kown by all Goans...
trust me...the shades and different colours of the
politicians and how they took Goans for a ride is by
now common knowledge.
The last elections threw some surprizes...await
another one -- watch how those
Otilia Mascarenhas from Pune is a Goan who was Captain
of the Indian Women's Hockey team during the 60's and
an Arjuna Award winner as well.
She later became an Orthopedic Surgeon and specialist
in Sports Medicine and now lives in Germany.
Floriano--
Elsewhere, John Monteiro has suggested we put our differences behind and
unite under one banner.
You appear to be respected in the Goan community.
We need leadership! Are you able to coral all the disparate leaders and get
them to sit down together to discuss issues and form a
Letters to the editor ,3rd June 2008
The need of the hour is for all the NGO's of Goa to unite. The need of the
hour is to put aside ego,pride and self.The need of Goa is to bond together
and to cement goan ideas and ideals.
Goans have woken up from their slumber and villagers are protesting
Dear Goanetters,
I need some information:
1. What happens if a family cannot agree on division of properties? Or
lets say are not interested to settle everything?.
2. Can one party go to court?
3. Is there an on line Goan lawyer with whom one could discuss property
matters?.
Any kind
Like Jose, I also found interesting their interpretation of Portuguese law
regarding the date 25th April 1976.
They say that all those born in the ex-Portuguese State of India before 25th
April 1976 are Portuguese citizens by right.
The current interpretation (which has been used since 1980s by
Unless I have missed something, Matanhy Saldanha's concept of Goa's development
lacks any basis of the kind of employment he expects Goans to be engaged in
to realise it. He makes no mention of the need for any public transport in this
connection. Maybe he expects his Utopian development as a
'Political Shakers Movers'
This write-up is prompted by the Star Letter - Herald [26/May/2008] -
'Reader Speak' - captioned 'Government for the People' by Jose Maria
Miranda.
The general refrain we hear today with respect to Goan politics is that we
must elect good people This is
All said and done , this guy is might happy to find his name in the list of
possible 'governors' of Goa under reverted back to UT, enough for me to
quickly make a trip to the best tailoring firm in Mapusa to stitch a brand
new 'gaddi' :-)).
But Roland, please hold the UT horses until Goa has
To Goanet -
Why is the Digu's mole from Margao who was
caught in flagrante delicto still part of the GBA?
Is it because it now suits the Convener to have
this two-faced twerp on his side? This post
throws light on the ignoble happenings at the
last GBA Core Group meeting on June 2. The
GBA
In a sudden development the Chief Minister and Margao MLA Mr Digamber Kamat
went on an inauguration spree this evening in his home constituency Margao just
a day before the commencement ofnbsp;school academic year 2008-09 and exactly
nbsp;three days before he hopes to complete annbsp; year in
Greens slam Goa's draft mineral policy
3 Jun 2008, 0200 hrs IST,Preetu Nair,TNN
PANAJI: The state government is in the process of formulating a 'Draft
Mineral Policy - Goa' which ostensibly lays stress on protecting the
environment and on corporate social responsibility in the mining belt.
But
Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Why is the Digu's mole from Margao . But alas, Soter won't let
them. Here he instructs them in the first 'rule of decorum': Goans
must be told the truth.
DAILY COAT #2
Who is Digu's mole
Who is Parry's mole
Whoever it is and whoever they are
of Goans
Bella, Contact, Fernando Jorge Colaco as well as his daughter junior,Teresa
Maria.
He is well versed in both Portuguese legislation, that still deals with
most aspects of property issues in Goa and current Indian legislation. Alfred
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 17:35:18 +0200 From: [EMAIL
Cecil,
Its just that they want to tell the world, how long they could survive married
life. The longer the stronger the person is.
- Original Message
From: Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, 2 June, 2008 8:01:52 PM
Subject:
Some moving images from Goa, via YouTube:
From The Word to The Field : the priest of plants
A diesel priest? Yes, that's what Father Inacio Almeida was called
for his propagation earlier of jatropa, the biogas-creating hardy,
easy-to-grow plant. Fr Almeida, now located in another part of Goa,
I predict the current government will fall within the next six months and
Parriker will ride to power. Anyone doing the odds on this bet?
selma
--- On Tue, 6/3/08, Roland Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In the 46 years since Goa was attached to the Indian Union,
Goan
politicians have
Talking Photos: Please identify this beautiful beach
This beautiful beach has about 1.2 kms long shore line but only about 400
metres of it available for Goans or tourists and rest of it exclusively
reserved for migrants so that they can do anything they wish.
And if you do cross the limit i.e.
Communialisation of Goa
At Goanet we have heard a lot on the topics i have
listed below:
(1) Rape of Goa
(2) Murder of Goa
(3) Molestation of Goa
(4)Betrayal of Goa
(5) Selling of Goa
(6) Photography of Goa
i wonder why Goans don't talk about :
(1) Communialisation of Goa
(2) Saffronisation
To Goanet -
Stop the 2 C's - Construction Conversion - right
away in Goa. Can someone come up with a pithy
and catchy slogan that could be printed on a T-shirt?
r
Dear Floriano-bab,
nbsp;
Why do you think otherwise about Oscar-bab? That photo in GT
reportnbsp;nbsp;may be an old one.
nbsp;
Every second person walking in Goa is a politician. If you say no one should be
friends with politicians, your Goa Suraj party people will also be lonely.
nbsp;
Best
Hi Joe,
100% of your readers will get this right. This is the future SEZ beach,
currently a vote bank of the corrupt-Congress (one word) and future vote-bank
of the corrupt-BJP (also one word). Also seen in the pictures are a few Goan
suckers working for Goa's development. And like the
Comedian Agostinho's Tiatr 'POLICE'
Tiatr Police was first released in Goa on Easter day 23rd March at Panjim.
First show in Margao was on 24th March
In Margao,
There were 2 shows in March
4 in April, 10 in May and 5 in June (up to 9th June)- as 5th,7th,8th 9th
June dates already out on
cedrico dacosta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
today as Sardinha has ressuructed his political career
smartly as since he belongs to the minority community
and since the saffronites cannot get a base in his
Curtorim constituency he becomes a villian...
I presume you are referring to the same
WHY DON'T WE COMPLAIN TO OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE -- DIGU-KAKA -- (that
'kaka' on the beach), AND HAVE HIM GO THERE AND CLEAN UP???
DOESN't DIGU 'KAKA' OWE US THAT MUCH???
WHAT A DISGRACE!!
- Original Message -
From: George Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Goa's premiere
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Court gives Goa two weeks time to decide on SEZs - Hindu
[3 hours ago] PANAJI: The Goa government on Monday obtained
two weeks time from a division bench of the Bombay High Court in
Goa
Guess what?
Britto old boy Ashutosh Pednekar is collector of Dholpur in North
India, and is in the heart of the Gujjar storm.
http://dholpur.nic.in/collectors.htm
Ashutosh is one of the few Goans to pass the IAS exams in recent years.
Dholpur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is the
--- On Tue, 6/3/08, Roland Francis wrote:
In the 46 years since Goa was attached to the
Indian Union, Goan politicians have proved to be
totally incapable of governing Goa. No one could
have dreamed of this. Goans were known for their
total honesty and their ability to shine in
whatever
___
DAILY QUOTE #42:
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Today I opened Margao - then went to Fatima Convent
for this play by Shaikh Spiah, Omlette I think. I really
didn't understand that fellow mumbling to pee or not to
pee, that is the question! How is that a question You
gotta go, you gotta
PAPER COMPANIES HELP FOREIGNERS BUY LAND IN GOA
This news is more than somewhat disturbing,
A new dimension to this whole business it does bring.
Whatever way one looks at it,
It is neither moral nor legit,
And calls for immediate curbing
- Shanti Dhoot
RE:
Message: 2 of 26 May 2008
From:
GBA to CM Diggu:
Diggu..It's time Goans Denotify your Non-Goan Delhi-Run Congress Govt!!
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Scarlett swab report deals blow to cops
4 Jun 2008, 0431 hrs IST,Preetu Nair,TNN
PANAJI: British teenager Scarlett Keeling may not have been raped on the
night before her death. Swab samples taken from her mouth and vagina have
tested negative for the presence of sperms, top police officials
Kerkar Art Complex
presents
The Mobile Global Exhibition
'SHOW YOUR HOPE'
By
Martin Voorbij
On 4th and 5th June 2008
10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Since 2003 the mobile global exhibition is traveling around the world with
countless paintings made by as many international artists. They all have
Dear Cedric,
You raise very relevant points. I personally feel that these guys should not
just be proverbially emasculated but castrated, Please people, now hold your
spines erect and do not cringe. To extrapolate an analogy from who will bell
the cat -- in other and better words -- henchyo
And so Goa must at least reach the level of Bihar and other lawless
states before we get excited?
Roland.
Mario asks:
Why is everyone getting so excited about this?
Obviously you folks have no idea that worse things are
happening all over India, with very few exceptions.
I don't think
--
Samir Umarye
BICHOLIM JUNE 4: The Heritage Action group has strongly asked the
Sanquelim Muncipal Council (SMC) to
preserve and protect the Sanquelim fort and it's rich cultural
heritage.
The incharge of the heritage cell, Prajal Sakhardande through a letter
written to the SMC has asked
hi
pls confirm if u mean that the customer care office of bsnl has been
shifted to pune.
thx
On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 1:13 PM, John Gomes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Its not only broadband, but the whole BSNL is down! I hope not and OUT. The
Goa office has shifted to Pune since I understand a
Dears
In the discussion of international women hockey players of Goan origin, I
don't seem to have noticed the name of Lorretta D'Souza, from Moira. She was
the only resident of Goa to have played in the gold medal winning 1980 Moscow
Olympics team. She was I think the second choice
DAILY HAIKU #124:
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PRAY DAY
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by FR
see angelina pray
for shiloh's dad,
give us this day
our daily brad!
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http://2008goanconvention.com
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This is a dead link...
Orlando
- Original Message -
From: JESSICA DS [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 4:05 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Government of India has an online Grievance forum
Dear Friends,
Government of India has an online Grievance forum
Paulo Colaco Dias wrote:
Like Jose, I also found interesting their interpretation of Portuguese law
regarding the date 25th April 1976.
They say that all those born in the ex-Portuguese State of India before 25th
April 1976 are Portuguese citizens by right.
Folks,
I got some interesting
Extremely well put Mr. JP. Some on goanet do not waste an iota of time to
twist the issue. Instead of addressing the problem, they swoop down with
their distorted views; the easiest being the saffron connection. They do
not seem to realize that corruption/communalism, the country is equally
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