[Goanet] Daily Grook #704

2010-05-22 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #704 == NILE SMILE == by Francis Rodrigues an egyptian guy did say n smile oh before i die i'll go senile! *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com sheet-music,tab,lyrics,chords of great

[Goanet] Anti-Goan Churchil Alemao

2010-05-22 Thread Arwin Mesquita
With reference to PWD Ministers recent open backing of Rahejas project at Carmona, Refer Article: http://www.oheraldo.in/news/Local%20News/Churchill-backs-Raheja-rsquo-s-project/37006.html I hope Goans now see the true Anti-Goan colours of our so called Hero of Goa. His rationale for backing

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (22May10)

2010-05-22 Thread alexyz fernandes
** Churchill for Mega Projects ** Jacob Office Discussion: 1 MegaProject = Pop of one Village = Garbage = Loss of identity...water...power...but Mega Kickbacks for Politicians!! To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

[Goanet] Meet Mikky's wife Viola Pacheco

2010-05-22 Thread JoeGoaUk
Chief guest at a Tiatr  near Cansaulim (Ad) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr4/4626097035/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial  1 0 8 For Hospital, Police,

[Goanet] Many are dead..

2010-05-22 Thread Peter Fernandes
Ref:Many Feared Dead in India Plane Crash Message-ID: 6eac99739d70574bac134cdd7782335b03301...@mcsxc2.kockw.com What a tragedy, Mother and fathers lost their sons, only earning and family supporter. Lost their son with daughterinlay and children. Brothers and friends lost their loved ones

[Goanet] Exciting quizzing action coming up in Goa

2010-05-22 Thread Aniruddha Sen Gupta
There's a whole lot of big open quizzes coming up in Goa over the next couple of weeks. All of these are free and open to all. To begin with, Mahaquizzer 2010, the National Quizzing Championship, will be held starting 9.30am at Pharmacy College, Panjim, on Sunday May 30. It's a solo written

[Goanet] MY RESPONSE TO THE HERALD EDITORIAL

2010-05-22 Thread Aires Rodrigues
WINNIE COUTINHO’S SILENCE, A SIGN OF GUILT Parts of your editorial “ Campaigning, in style ” in your daily, the Herald dated 17th May are factually incorrect. At the very outset your comment that a section of the media have been gunning for Mrs. Winnie Coutinho is very unfair to your

[Goanet] Soter woosh ingacho

2010-05-22 Thread anesimo56
Dear Goanetters Although i dont agree with all of Soters viewpoints, i read all of his articles and also by those who have interest of Goa and Goans at heart. There are others, who use Goanet as free personal advertising forum and I use my junk box for them! Cheers Anesimo

[Goanet] CONDOLENCES / HELPLINE NUMBERS / PASSENGERS' LIST OF FLIGHT AIR-INDIA IX-812

2010-05-22 Thread Goan Cultural Centre
*CONDOLENCES * *The Mangalorean, Goan, Keralite and the entire Indian community in Kuwait, U.A.E. and the Gulf region is in total shock on hearing this morning's tragedy - a disaster of immense proportion in the history of the Indian aviation industry.* ** *Our prayers go to the bereaved

[Goanet] NEWS: At least 154 feared killed in Mangalore air crash

2010-05-22 Thread Goanet News
At least 154 feared killed in Mangalore air crash Sudipto Mondal TRAGIC TURN: Remains of the Air India Express flight from Dubai which crash-landed at the Bajpe airport in Mangalore on Saturday. Photo: R.Eswarraj The HinduTRAGIC TURN: Remains of the Air India Express flight from Dubai which

Re: [Goanet] While researching Kenya, she found shocking

2010-05-22 Thread Frederick Noronha
On 22 May 2010 09:31, manuel tavares duk...@bell.net wrote: Africa is a wild place. I was born there and lived there for 42 years and still have nostalgic memories of the place. It is a land blessed with permanent summers fertile soil rich in minerals, abounding in wild life. If only

[Goanet] AISI: Poltodcho Munis

2010-05-22 Thread JoeGoaUk
AISI: Poltodcho Munis http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr4/4621201114/   I finally had a chance to watch this Internationally acclaimed film ‘Poltodcho Munis’ (Man from other side of the bridge) by  Laxman Shetgaokar.   The story mainly revolves round the lone Forest Guard, Vinayak,  the

[Goanet] Soter woosh igacho

2010-05-22 Thread Carvalho
Anesimo wrote: There are others, who use Goanet as free personal advertising forum and I use my junk box for them! - The problem with us Goans is collectively we are an immature race of people, who are incapable of any discernment in our judgement. While we are

[Goanet] Rent a Riot- Cash for Chaos

2010-05-22 Thread Marshall Mendonza
Excerpts: 'As an organisation, the Sene has always claimed for itself a radical Hindu identity. Its leaders position themselves as zealous custodians of “Hindu religion” and “culture”, its cadres as valiant foot soldiers. In their own words, they will not hesitate to assault people, vandalise

[Goanet] Selma tum woosh tingacho. Maar zok !

2010-05-22 Thread Vivian A. DSouza
I think the person who criticized Soter, while living overseas, is totally out of touch with Goa and the ground realities of  what is happening right now in Goa.  Soter is doing his part, right here in Goa.  He is not affiliated with any politicians or any developers.  He speaks his mind

[Goanet] Naxalism and Goa (Sandesh Prabhudesai, Goanews.org)

2010-05-22 Thread Goanet News
Naxalism and Goa Sandesh Prabhudesai -- Mr Prime Minister has indirectly admitted that poverty is the cause of rising Naxalism. The developmental schemes are not reaching them, due to corruption, leakages and lack of transparency. He also suggests indirectly that only realistic pro-people

[Goanet] While researching Kenya and the Caroline Elkins book

2010-05-22 Thread Mervyn Elsie Maciel
Those of you who have read my memoirs will know that I too was in Kenya during the Mau Mau era and in fact came in contact with many of the Mau Mau leaders, some of whom went on to become Ministers in Kenyatta's first independent government. I was also sent to Kapenguria during the Kenyatta

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Film shooting, Khazur, Bhoje, Gera mega project, Zones etc

2010-05-22 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: Film shooting, Khazur, Bhoje, Gera mega project, Zones etc     Film shooting in the capital city http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4622597456/sizes/l/ Golmaal 3   A chapel within the Military hospital (rear view) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4622598458/sizes/l/ I

Re: [Goanet] Konkani - devanagri or Romi??

2010-05-22 Thread Jerry Fernandes
Dear Domnic, Nice to hear from you. Thanks for correcting my error, yes its indeed Late Reginald Fernandes was the Romansincho Patxai. Sad part is that his books are no more available and many of our younger generation are missing on the most wonderful stories ever told. And neither the

[Goanet] [goanet] Feast of the Holy Spirit

2010-05-22 Thread Ivo da C.Souza
FEAST OF THE HOLY SPIRIT *Dr.Ivo da Conceição Souza (Margão) Pentecost is a very important feast day in Christian history as well as in the parish of Margão. It comemmorates the giving of the Law in the Jewish tradition and giving of the Spirit in the Christian tradition. In the book of the

[Goanet] Legislative response to grossly offensive or menacing emails

2010-05-22 Thread armstrong augusto vaz
THE ELECTRONIC communications has changed the way the world communicates and also the communication habit. The communication via SMS or electronic email manifests the freedom of speech and expression guaranteed by our constitution to every citizen [Article 19 (1) (a)], however, the freedom is not

Re: [Goanet] CONTROVERSY: Campaigning, in style (Herald)

2010-05-22 Thread J. Colaco jc
Goanet News quoted an editorial from the Herald titled Campaigning, in style This is my response to the Editor of the Herald. Dear Editor I must commend you for your very forthright editorial on this issue. It behooves us all to behave in an equitable and reasonable manner, even if it means

[Goanet] IN THE NEWS-ESG: Mangalore Air Crash Tragic Fallout of Criminal Negligence of Planning and Regulatory Authorities

2010-05-22 Thread Goanet News
BACKGROUNDER : 22 May 2010 : ESG-BANGALORE Mangalore Air Crash Tragic Fallout of Criminal Negligence of Planning and Regulatory Authorities An Air India Express Boeing 737-800 aircraft arriving from Dubai with 167 on board 2010 tragically crashed at Mangalore International Airport at 6.30 am

Re: [Goanet] Naxalism and Goa (Sandesh Prabhudesai, Goanews.org)

2010-05-22 Thread floriano
To answer Sandesh Prabhudesai's question below, Let me say 'Yes' it can. Unless the indiscriminate mining in Goa is stopped and stopped radically to save Goa's environment and save people from the dust and other ill-effects of this disaster. And he can tell his bosses who are part of the

[Goanet] Selma tum woosh tingacho. Maar zok !

2010-05-22 Thread Carvalho
Vivian, I maybe living abroad but I'm Goan enough to know that it's zok Maar and not maar zok. Best, selma

Re: [Goanet] While researching Kenya, she found shocking truths about the British empire

2010-05-22 Thread Victor Rangel-Ribeiro
The Mau Mau rebellion was the subject of a book by the American scholar Robert B. Edgerton that I copy edited and was published in New York in1989. Pio Gama Pinto is the only Goan mentioned in it, but there must have been others. Frederic, why don't you pose your question on the

[Goanet] Exciting quizzing action coming up in Goa

2010-05-22 Thread Venantius J Pinto
I am sure these quizzes are very exciting, including that they are happening in Goa. Moving on. Remember Vande Mataram! Remember Vande Mataram!!! How about quizzes, if not the developing some where pertinent information on who said what, who did not, who did nothing is put up. Keep it to the

[Goanet] IN THE NEWS-ESG: Mangalore Air Crash Tragic Fallout of Criminal Negligence of Planning and Regulatory Authorities

2010-05-22 Thread Venantius J Pinto
It is simply unconscionable that this tragedy occurred under these circumstances we now aware of. Are these Punks in Honorable retirement living in the lap of luxury. Have they made any statements? Is this sufficient grounds--I mean on the Their Honors/Honour Umbrage-Feeling scale for me or

[Goanet] Goa news for May 23, 2010

2010-05-22 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Sushmita Sen at 'I AM She 2010' event in Goa - Sawf News hakes-a-leg/Article1-546948.aspxusg=AFQjCNGHJ0gSNqmWn4AjY4HeX8cDIi237QSushmita shakes a leg

[Goanet] List of Mangalore victims

2010-05-22 Thread Frederick Noronha
A list of the Mangalore plane-crash vicitims is here: http://www.mangaloremithr.com/news/story.aspx?News-ID=8164 Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490

Re: [Goanet] IN THE NEWS-ESG: Mangalore Air Crash Tragic Fallout of Criminal Negligence of Planning and Regulatory Authorities

2010-05-22 Thread J. Colaco jc
On 22 May 2010 18:39, Venantius J Pinto venantius.pi...@gmail.com wrote: [1] It is simply unconscionable that this tragedy occurred under these circumstances we now aware of. [2] Are these Punks in Honorable retirement living in the lap of luxury. Have they made any statements? A copy of this

[Goanet] REVIVAL OF DOHA GOANS SPORTS CLUB

2010-05-22 Thread Anton Vaz
* IN THE INTEREST OF GOAN COMMUNITY REVIVAL OF DOHA GOANS SPORTS CLUB.* A vacuum has been felt on the Goan community on the social, cultural and sports front in the past few years, a place which former members of Doha Goans Sports Club seek to close in with the revival of the oldest Goan club

[Goanet] COMMENT: Atala a politician's son (Rupesh Samant, Goanews.org)

2010-05-22 Thread Goanet News
Atala a politician's son It’s all mess. What I feel that police are not interested in digging further into police-drug peddler nexus because they will have to empty at least one fourth of its department and make them sit on the suspension bench. When for the first time I stumbled upon the video

[Goanet] The Reva

2010-05-22 Thread Frederick Noronha
Dean D'Cruz, who was dragged into controversy on Goanet recently (but whose work and involvement in local issues I've long admired) is kown for his Reva cars, which he uses for work and (I think) office purposes. What's a Reva? Rashmi Bansal describes the Reva Electric Car Company in her new

Re: [Goanet] campaigning, in style

2010-05-22 Thread Eugene Correia
What sort of style was used in the campaign against Winnie. Possibly, the editorial means that the campaigning was in typical Aires style. How can the media be judge, jury and executioner. The idiom is wrongly applied to the media because the media does not take decisions till the end of the

[Goanet] Goa plans law on realty sector at Churchill Alemao's behest

2010-05-22 Thread pinheiro
This is response to below news article reported by TOI in regards to MEGA Housing opposition by people of Goa. It is not surprising at all that Mr PWD is advocating state policy. The sinister motives are now out in open after a long silence on Rahejas Mega project at Carmona. It is anybody's

[Goanet] Goans in India's Defence Services: HERALD(Goa), May 23, 2010

2010-05-22 Thread Valmiki Faleiro
GOANS IN INDIA'S DEFENCE SERVICES == VALMIKI FALEIRO delves deeper into Goa's contribution to the officer ranks of the three wings of India's defence services. == Goans, and Goan Catholics in particular, always had this fascination for adventure. Right from the General in a