[Goanet] Song for the day

2012-03-08 Thread Gabe Menezes
Freddie Fender - Crying Time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDDqDWYAzCQfeature=related -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first

[Goanet] Goa's Manohar Parrikar no longer riding pillion

2012-03-08 Thread Mayabhushan
http://in.news.yahoo.com/goas-manohar-parrikar-no-longer-riding-pillion-150319687.html Goa's Manohar Parrikar no longer riding pillion By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, March 7 (IANS) First elected chief minister after a dramatic coup Oct 24, 2000, Manohar Parrikar was expected to arrive that

[Goanet] The dangers that lurk

2012-03-08 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - The casual eye might conclude that the incoming Manohar Parrikar administration    will enjoy stability given that he has 21 seats of his own, 3 from MGP as part of the  pre-poll alliance, plus an independent or two in his column.  I hope it does, but  appearances can be deceptive.

[Goanet] The single most priority of Manohar Parrikar Governemnt, 2012

2012-03-08 Thread SOTER
That's right Floriano! It is time for Mathany Saldanha's pet project of Special Status for Goa to be taken up and accomplished within the next 3 years. Hope he does not become content with Special Fiscal Status for Goa, now that he is in power. Let us see how much the Lion roars now or whether

Re: [Goanet] What Manohar Parrikar can do and won't do

2012-03-08 Thread floriano
Selma Dear, This is exactly what I meant when I said ' MANOHAR-BAB IS DAMMNED IF HE DOES AND HE IS DAMMNED IF HE DOES'NT 'Cosmetic Changes' is the right word. But MP's arrogant nature and his 'ZERO' public relations will push him over the cliff. Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 -

[Goanet] LETTER TO PARRIKAR in 2009

2012-03-08 Thread PAES
This was a letter I wrote Mr Manohar Parrikar in 2009: Mr. Manohar Parrikar Ex-Chief Minister of Goa Goa. Sir: People have often commended on your leadership qualities while you were in office. That is what prompts me to address this letter to you. Hope you will not mind my doing so. Talking

[Goanet] Song for the day

2012-03-08 Thread Marshall Mendonza
One of my favourite country music Country Roads by John Denver http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN86d0CdgHQ Regards, Marshall --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first

Re: [Goanet] POLLS 2012: H o w t h e v o t e w a s s p l i t

2012-03-08 Thread floriano
Sanjay-bab, Good to see U on Gnet. You are on the dot. Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 - Original Message - From: Sanjay Banerjee joinbaner...@gmail.com To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 10:02 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] POLLS 2012: H o w t h e v o t e w a s s p l

[Goanet] Alemaos blame everyone but themselves

2012-03-08 Thread valley faleiro
Now that he is FREE and relaxed , he should device a new Voting machine instead of the PRESENT EVM . The whole country would be happy and would come to vote in the next two years !! Val. Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 21:56:12 -0500 From: n...@goanet.org To: goa...@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet]

[Goanet] SMILE........................ IT'S WEEKEND (08/03/2012)

2012-03-08 Thread CAJETAN DE
NEWS IN..   The boss (Alexandro) is finally old enough to retire from the company. On his last day of work, he ordered a farewell party for himself. Alexandro wanted everyone to express their good feeling about him by writing on the farewell card, so later he could remember how his

[Goanet] Article: Air India's all women crew to fly three continents, plus

2012-03-08 Thread Albert Peres
Newark flight track: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AIC191 Aircraft: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-India/Boeing-777-237-LR/1916518/L/sid=cd4392018802d0fb8a6e0eccf6331ad2 AP --- http://www.thehindu.com/business/article2970967.ece Air India's all women crew to fly three continents --

Re: [Goanet] what manohar parrikar can do and not do

2012-03-08 Thread Eugene Correia
Dear Parrikar here are some alternatives: 1. Listen to Selma and stick to her thinking. 2. Borrow ideas from her and pass them as your own. 3. Ask for permission to use her copyright ideas. 4. Appoint Selma as economic development adviser 5 Appoint Seloma as communications and media director 6.

Re: [Goanet] A steep mountain to climb

2012-03-08 Thread Vivian A. DSouza
The mountain of garbage piled up in front of the new Chief Minister, will take some time to clear.  I just dont mean garbage garbage.  That too.  But the corruption, illegal mining, land conversion, flawed REgional Plan 2021, and concretization of Goa and the Ghanti menace (regardless of what

Re: [Goanet] BJP WIN IN GOA ELECTIONS 2012

2012-03-08 Thread floriano
Dear Chris, It is more of CONGRESS ROUTED in Goa rather than BJP Wins in Goa. Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 - Original Message - From: Christopher Pereira christoph...@nbk.com To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 8:46 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] BJP WIN IN GOA

Re: [Goanet] In Parrikar we Trust?

2012-03-08 Thread floriano
Joel, Today is the Holi Celebrations. Do look out who is celebrating in our towns and cities and what sort of celebration this is. In GRA's letter to our FINMIN Pranab-bab Mukerjee, we have said: d) Protection of our culture and ethos from the dominant cultures of India which have

Re: [Goanet] A steep mountain to climb

2012-03-08 Thread floriano
DM wrote Old-timers will recall the period before 1961 and even for a few years after, how Goans were united, why not again? Desmond-bab, Blame it all on Bahusaheb Bandodkar and his mentor impoeted from Belgaum/Maharashtra Shri. Janardhan-bab Sinkre for the destruction of the GOAN UNITY.

[Goanet] GOA GOVERNOR URGED TO SACK RAMAKANT KHALAP EDUARDO FALEIRO

2012-03-08 Thread Aires Rodrigues
Goa Governor Mr. K. Sankaranarayanan has today been urged to immediately intervene and sack the Chairman of the Goa Law Commission Mr. Ramakant Khalap and the Commissioner of NRI Affairs Mr. Eduardo Faleiro. In a letter faxed to Governor Sankaranarayanan today it has been stated that as was

[Goanet] A letter from 'Manohar Parrikar' 2012

2012-03-08 Thread J. Colaco jc
Dears, First of all, please allow me to Congratulate YOU for having made the right choice and throwing the scoundrels out. Secondly, I also Thank You for giving me all this advice wrt what I should and should not do. I believe that ALL the advice is really good. I only have one problem with

[Goanet] Pray for Justice Saldhana. Emergency operation.

2012-03-08 Thread The CSF
Please Keep the Prayer Going: Saldanha Stable After Major Emergency Surgery At St. Philomena's Hospital In Bangalore Justice Saldanha was operated upon last night by thoracic surgeon Dr Rajashekhar Reddy to repair a three inch tear in his oesophegal tract resulting from a bout of coughing and

Re: [Goanet] A steep mountain to climb

2012-03-08 Thread floriano
Dear Rajan, I would like to put your words All I hope for is that Manohar should give it his all, in an honest and transparent manner in another perspective. He is damned if he 'DOES' and he is damned if he DOESN'T And, above all, his arrogance will surely be put to TEST :-) Cheers

Re: [Goanet] IT’S NOW TIME TO FULLFILL THE PROMISES MADE

2012-03-08 Thread floriano
Dear Aires, My bet is on Y.V. Nadkarni He must be already cleaning out his office. :-) Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 - Original Message - From: Aires Rodrigues airesrodrigu...@gmail.com To: goanet goa...@goanet.org Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 6:35 AM Subject: [Goanet] IT’S

[Goanet] Squealing pigs and cackling geese

2012-03-08 Thread soter
So South Goa electorate and the Padres are at the receiving end. North Goa had no problem with family raj. Only South Goa had problems with Alemao family, observed Churchill. A south Goa activist was desperately looking for Church support to help save a priest from the ravaging bull of South

Re: [Goanet] The dangers that lurk

2012-03-08 Thread floriano
On the dot Rajan, Most of these new comers are like babes just born with the skull so soft that one can poke one's finger into the brain. And one of them is a Matka King. Just an offer of 10 Crs will make their eyes POP and their chicken hearts pumping mad. Increase it to 20 Cr. they will want

[Goanet] The Road To Change

2012-03-08 Thread john eric
Ref A Peep into Negative Mindset of Goans By Prabakar Timble, the writer admits the obvious truth that land, a scarce resource,acquired by the government for economic and infrastructure development, has moved into the hands of corporates and land sharks and employment is tilted in favor of

[Goanet] Some City Pics - Holi, Shigmo, Miramar, Campal etc

2012-03-08 Thread JoeGoaUk
Some City Pics - Holi, Shigmo, Miramar, Campal etc Miramar beach Circle http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk48/6817886488/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk48/6964010977/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk48/6817886924/sizes/l/in/photostream/

[Goanet] Trinamool who? Time to call it a day, old boy!

2012-03-08 Thread Gabe Menezes
With 215 candidates vying for 40 seats in the Goa legislative assembly, there were bound to be 175 losing candidates. However, among these 175, there exists another sub-group of 127 candidates who together contributed a tidy sum of over 6 lakh to the exchequer. These candidates polled a meagre

[Goanet] New Govt. Swearing in Ceremony tomorrow

2012-03-08 Thread JoeGoaUk
  New Govt. Swearing in Ceremony tomorrow Usually, these types of Ceremonies are held at Raj bhavan or Cabo Raj Niwas Dona Paula with limited People and membesr of the press/Media. But this time, Parrikar Govt. does it out in the open at Campal ground (Where Sonia Gandhi last held Golden

Re: [Goanet] How the votes were split

2012-03-08 Thread Eugene Correia
I had heard that he was named after Yuri Gagarin. Today's OHeraldo says Churchill was a humble fisherman. I once wrote that Churchill was president of the trawlers owners association and a friend of the family said I had insulted him by saying he belonged to the kharvi community. Though this

[Goanet] Well Done Dr.Hubert and Fr. Bismark

2012-03-08 Thread arwin
Although both of them did not win they have already contributed to changing Goa for the better. I admire their courage in standing up to give people the alternative for Goa. Well Done and I am sure many are proud of you. By doing your part you have already won!! Arwin Mesquita, UAE. Empower

Re: [Goanet] How the votes were split

2012-03-08 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
On 8 March 2012 18:16, Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com wrote: I had heard that he was named after Yuri Gagarin. Today's OHeraldo says Churchill was a humble fisherman. I once wrote that Churchill was president of the trawlers owners association and a friend of the family said I had

[Goanet] ‘Voters left religions at home’

2012-03-08 Thread Gabe Menezes
‘Voters left religions at home’ Published on: March 8, 2012 - 01:02 More in: - Goa News http://www.navhindtimes.in/category/stories/news/goa-news Story Summary: Stating that the perception of some people about the Bharatiya Janata Party being a communal party was finally erased in Goa

[Goanet] Time for Manohar Parricar to convert to Catholicism

2012-03-08 Thread Bernado Colaco
Sitting in the doldrums for several years, Manohar Parrikar is propelled to the top again but this time not through the backdoor when a donkey went to dance with the kangaroos, but by the Catholics whom he tried to hindutava in mid of the last decade. I think the first step for Parrikar to do

[Goanet] Special Status to Goa

2012-03-08 Thread arwin
Now that the Government is changed, I request the New Chief Minister Mr. Manohar Parrikar, Mr. Mathany Saldanha and the ruling MLA's to please pursue the long standing demand of Special Status to Goa, for Preserving its Land, Environment, Culture and Prized Identity. The earlier Government

Re: [Goanet] How the votes were split

2012-03-08 Thread Eugene Correia
OOPS, I did slip from goajourno to goanet. Thanks Fred for bringing this to light. I think it must be Yuri the first man in space. I doubt if the family would name someone after a Russian communist. It would be good if any goanetter from Varca or the surrounding villages can confirm it. In the

Re: [Goanet] Time for Manohar Parricar to convert to Catholicism

2012-03-08 Thread Sandesh Anvekar
Catholicity and Secularism are the somethings that Hindusim (aka Sanatana Dharma) has given to mankind... please read history of India properly (and not through European, er, Kool ass's lenses). and not the bloodthirsty religions of west. If today (or for that matter anytime in past) if

Re: [Goanet] How the votes were split

2012-03-08 Thread Pandu Lampiao
Say asking about the bride's background after the honeymoon are we? Chu* does comes from a 'good' family background. He was never educated which is why he joined the merchant navy. People attribute it to the his father who was a small-time football referee and a simple, nice man. The people

[Goanet] NEWS: Goa illegal mining report will be submitted soon: Justice Shah

2012-03-08 Thread Goanet News
Goa illegal mining report will be submitted soon: Justice Shah The findings of the probe may shape the govt’s mining policies and help in plugging the existing loopholes Ruchira Singh ruchir...@livemint.com Justice M.B. Shah, who is heading the commission that’s probing illegal mining cases

[Goanet] Mid term polls

2012-03-08 Thread Nelson Lopes
Time for mid term poll Dinesh Trivedi TMC is thinking loud of lame duck Govt, He is doing on the personal level as the citizen, It is doubtful that he is using freedom without any reference to Mamata Benarjee Such diverse views should be aired in the party forum of UPAII ,and taken to chairperson

Re: [Goanet] How the votes were split

2012-03-08 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
On 8 March 2012 20:31, Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com wrote: I think it must be Yuri the first man in space. I doubt if the family would name someone after a Russian communist. It would be good if any goanetter from Varca or the surrounding villages can confirm it. If I'm not

[Goanet] Fwd: Churchill has become an object of ridicule

2012-03-08 Thread Arwin Mesquita
http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=3778boxid=42152847uid=dat=3%2f8%2f2012 *Churchill has become an object of ridicule* Churchill Alemao has become an object of complete ridicule. And deservedly so. A politician of his seniority and arguably staturewho has made some significant

Re: [Goanet] Trinamool who? Time to call it a day, old boy!

2012-03-08 Thread floriano
The figure TOI gave is of 2007 and prior This time (2012) the deposit amount was doubled at Rs. 10,000/- 114 candidate or more have lost their deposits That makes it 11.4 lakhs. Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 - Original Message - From: Gabe Menezes gabe.mene...@gmail.com To:

Re: [Goanet] Alemaos blame everyone but themselves

2012-03-08 Thread George Pinto
Churchill at his press conference was partly right Yes, the clergy worked against him but it was not 80%, just 79%. And it was not the clergy in Goa but clergy in some far-off place in his imagination. Yes, the Electronic Voting Machines were manipulated not just in Navelim and Benaulim

[Goanet] Live streaming of Campal event?

2012-03-08 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - Is there going to be a live stream of the Campal event on Friday? Perhaps JoeGoaUk can arrange one (if he has an iPad with 3G). r --- Protect Goa's natural beauty

[Goanet] Rise of BJP in Goa.

2012-03-08 Thread MD
Message: 10 Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 15:57:24 +0530 From: Nelson Lopes nellope...@gmail.com To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Rise of BJP in Goa Message-ID: cajp2+q0fze1zvh9_zpaesqj0iq4sgw50nuxmp87uui7ywkr...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Rise of BJP

[Goanet] Reading History by Indians (their biases having been considered)

2012-03-08 Thread J. Colaco jc
Bernado Colaco wrote: Time for Manohar Parricar to convert to Catholicism Sandesh Anvekar responded: if 70% of Hindus (aka Aryans) wanted to throw 30% Beaf and Bread lovers etc COMMENT: I have skipped Sandesh's bigoted remarks. During my formative years in the city then known as Poona, I used

[Goanet] MLAs, mining...

2012-03-08 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا
Question: How many of the new MLAs are connected with mining -- legal or otherwise? FN --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at:

[Goanet] Goa news for March 9, 2012

2012-03-08 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** PM, Sonia fail to garner votes for Goa Congress - TwoCircles.net -raghavan/article2974475.ece?homepage=trueIndian voter shows he's the boss

[Goanet] Weather in Goa

2012-03-08 Thread roland . francis
Monday forecast is 39 degrees C. This is summer weather temperature that I experienced in Qatar which is basically a desert region. Wonder what it will be in Goa in May. Roland Francis 416-453-3371 ---

[Goanet] GOA URGENTLY NEEDS AN IRON ORE EXPORT BAN

2012-03-08 Thread Gerald Fernandes
1. The Commerce Ministry of the Govt.of India needs to be commended on imposing a NATION WIDE ban on EXPORTS of COTTON as  Cotton is required to sustain the Indian Garment industry. The decision makes excellent sense since it is better to export value -added products rather than export  the raw

[Goanet] This beautiful new Temple in the city dedicated to Dancing God - Natraj

2012-03-08 Thread JoeGoaUk
This beautiful new Temple in the city dedicated to Dancing God - Natraj view it bigger here http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk51/6965537853/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Azad Maidan, Panjim A part of Shigmo  2012 Celebrations A stage setup Panjim Shigmotsav Samiti with Art Culture Dept. Govt. of

Re: [Goanet] How the votes were split

2012-03-08 Thread Domnic Fernandes
One could not simply opt to purchase a government-financed trawler. In order to avail of the government subsidies (one for the trawler engine and the other for the hull,) one had to obtain a certificate from the Village Panchayat (VP) certifying that he belonged to the kharvi or fishermen

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (9Mar12)

2012-03-08 Thread alexyz fernandes
*** Politician heading to London *** You Padres...EVMs...Ex-CM...Goans...have Betrayed us...We have asked Keith Vaz for Political Asylum! To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

[Goanet-News] Goa news for March 9, 2012

2012-03-08 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** PM, Sonia fail to garner votes for Goa Congress - TwoCircles.net -raghavan/article2974475.ece?homepage=trueIndian voter shows he's the boss

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Goa illegal mining report will be submitted soon: Justice Shah

2012-03-08 Thread Goanet News
Goa illegal mining report will be submitted soon: Justice Shah The findings of the probe may shape the govt’s mining policies and help in plugging the existing loopholes Ruchira Singh ruchir...@livemint.com Justice M.B. Shah, who is heading the commission that’s probing illegal mining cases