[Goanet-News] Goa news for April 12, 2008

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa: Scarlett Murder - Cop Nerlon Albuquerque Sacked - Daijiworld.com [6 hours ago] Panaji, April 11: A Police sub inspector who initially goofed up Scarlett death case was dismissed from

[Goanet] Summer Course on Nature Farming and Horticulture

Dear Sir, I will be grateful if you publish the enclosed in your issue and oblige. With many thanks and kind regards, Yours sincerely, Prof. Newman Fernandes PRINCIPAL St. Xavier's College of Arts, Science Commerce, Xaviernagar, Mapusa - Goa - 403507 - INDIA. Summer Course on Nature

[Goanet] Journalism......what Journalism

Philip, I think you will agree that different people will view and evaluate Fredrick's column differently but, to end further discussions on this, we will grant it to you and Dr. Anand that your evaluations are perfectly on the dot and Fredrick is way off the mark. In any case, my last post was

[Goanet] Anthony D'Silva: STOP sale of Goan land to non-Goans

To Goanet - The one-man army of Anthony D'Silva of Assolna stormed into Mapusa this morning and was accorded a warm welcome by the old war horse from Bardez, Shri Floriano Lobo. The megaphone-wielding, signature-collecting one-man army of D'Silva is on a mission to alert Goans to the grave

Re: [Goanet] Goan identity : - Catholic Brahmin

Hi Antonio, I regret I can't be helpful about this intriguing question that you have raised even though it interests me greatly. However, hopefully, fellow Goanetter Gilbert Lawrence may be able to throw some light on this issue as he has expressed some views seemingly around this theme on

[Goanet] Fwd: re.voting rights to NRIs

-- Forwarded message -- From: Arwin Mesquita [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 11 Apr 2008 11:48 Subject: Re: re.voting rights to NRIs To: Lokseva [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Mr. Faleiro, Thanks for your reply efforts. I will circulate this amongst NRI Goans. We hope that this turns into a

[Goanet] Goan ... or Go On.....Identity...Or I Deity ....Or

Dotor Barad has written: Any way, to answer your questions that you shoot up in above mentioned message and other related questions that you might be having in your mind; I would only request you to read my Konkani book titled - Belaapaan which is published by Bimb Prakashan. This book should

[Goanet] Rs 1.4 crore MacArthur grant for Goa-based NGO

Rs 1.4 crore MacArthur grant for Goa-based NGO Friday, 11 April , 2008, 11:45 Washington: Sangath, a Goa-based public health institution focussing on 350 million children and youth, is one among eight organisations in six countries that has won the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective

[Goanet] PARRIKAR v/s PARRIKAR to Yogesh

Hello Mervyn, I have stopped reading your post as they either contain BJP/RSS bashing or MP bashing or some other bashing related to Indian culture and traditions.-Yogesh Munich. - Very nice of you Yogesh to let M know of your intentions. That does not mean his post on Goanet will fly

[Goanet] St Cajetan Church - first rays of the morning sun

To Goanet - Photograph of St Cajetan Church, taken from the Chapel of the Mount Mary - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/stcajetan.jpg Warm regards, r

[Goanet] Defamation suit filed against Aires Rodrigues

Defamation suit filed against Aires Rodrigues Panaji, April 10 A defamation suit of Rs 15 crore has been filed by the Advocate General, Mr Subodh Kantak against Mr Aires Rodrigues in the Court of the Civil Judge Senior Division, Panaji today.This suit has been filed on his behalf by

[Goanet] Summer Course in Tailoring

Dear Sir, I will be grateful if you publish the enclosed in your issue and oblige. With many thanks and kind regards, Yours sincerely, Prof. Newman Fernandes PRINCIPAL St. Xavier's College of Arts, Science Commerce, Xaviernagar, Mapusa - Goa - 403507 - INDIA. Summer Course in Tailoring

[Goanet] Goan ... or Go On.....Identity...and Mathany's threat

Satyawan Govekar wrote on Goanet: Just making threats to poor people is a sign of cowards. Mathany threatened tourists in December. Why does he not go and beat all the people who passed the Goa SEZ policy in Assembly. he can kick himself first My Rejoinder: I studied in the Don Bosco's at

Re: [Goanet] DNAIndia.com : Indian migrants win right to work in UK

Hi Ruby I believe the UK Government will appeal against the court ruling on the grounds that although the entry into the UK was based on the idea of Highly Skilled Migrants to undertake work where there are skills shortages, many of the HSMs are working in unskilled jobs, for a variety of reasons,

[Goanet] Caje's Bhaji - Top 5 summer delights in Goa

I like it too. Thanks Caje [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Yahoo! For Good helps you make a difference http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/

[Goanet] Absent minded me

Absent minded me Whow could I? How could I forget to post a birthday card to a VVIP, my best friend? I bought the nice worded card (Rs.30), put postal stamps on it (Rs.24) at least a month in advance, hoping to post it just in time say 11 days before the big day 11th April. It was on 8th April

[Goanet] Goan ... or Go On.....Identity...and Mathany's threat

Thanks Sandeep. Very nicely said about Mathany. I know him too since GRE (Goemchea Raponnkarcho Ekvott). Not all politicians are dirty. Very few may do it with clean heart when it comes to save our GOA and I know Mathnay is one of them. Unlike many others, he does not need money nor he is after

[Goanet] GreenPeace : Walk along the beach, Concert for climate change.

Dear All, For anyone who gives a damn about this planet and the crisis it is headed for, kindly meet at Baga Beach at 4:30 pm on 12th April for a walk till Calangute Beach, followed by a Live free Climate change concert by Remo and the Microwave Pappadums. Walk with us as we walk with thousands

[Goanet] Journalism......what Journalism

The main thrust of my post was tosimply to make it clear to Dr Anand that one post by one Goanjournalist on one particular issue should not be taken up to passjudgments on the entire field of Goan Journalism. I am sure you toowould agree that this would be extremely unfair to the vast legion

Re: [Goanet] Journalism......what Journalism

It's very nice to see everyone sitting in judgement, and arriving at a consensus, without the full knowledge of the facts. Before rushing in with your prognosis, please read the April 2008 issue of Goa Today, and the other reports put out on the issue by the Indo-Asian News Service. Also

Re: [Goanet] Is the destructiveness of caste a myth?

Mario-- I know your heart is in the right place but you and Cornel should look into this with the proper perspective. It helps if one was born and brought up at least for a while in Goa because only then do you totally breathe and savor Goanness the way it was meant to be... In the first

[Goanet] Interview with Mr Digamber Kamat

Question 12: What would you have done differently if you had the chance to start all over again? [George Pinto] My questions for CM Digambar Kamat: 1. How do you plan to clear and dispose garbage,debris and litter 24x7 from every patch of Goa's 3.7 BILLION SQ.M land area? 2. How do you plan to

[Goanet] Protest against Casinos in Goa

To Goanet - Friday, April 11, 2008: Activists drawn from a variety of organizations staged a protest near the Panjim jetty demanding termination of all gambling activity and casinos in the state of Goa. http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/casino-protest.jpg Regards, r

Re: [Goanet] St Cajetan Church - first rays of the morning sun

On 11/04/2008, Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To Goanet - Photograph of St Cajetan Church, taken from the Chapel of the Mount Mary - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/stcajetan.jpg Warm regards, r COMMENT: What a beautiful pic of Sant Caitan; how about some nice

[Goanet] The MacArthur Foundation.

Several Indians have been named MacArthur Fellows over the last thirty years. The honour goes with a large stipend paid over a ten year period. John MacArthur was the richest man in the US when he died in 1982. He then owned three thousand insurance companies, a likely inspiration to

[Goanet] Pico Iyer on Tapestry this Sunday- take a listen

Those who still have a radio around or a zippy connection to the internet, CBC Canada is broadcasting an interview with Pico Iyer this April 13 Sunday at 2:05 Eastern. Take a listen. The interview is of great interest in view of the situation on Tibet. The program link is below.

[Goanet] Daily Haiku #70

DAILY HAIKU #70: _ GOLD PRICES _ nothing buffets bhangar, it only gets stronger! http://2008goanconvention.com/blog/index.php http://2008goanconvention.com/registration.php _ If you like

[Goanet] Goan ... or Go On.....Identity...Or I Deity

Dr Anand wrote: I can say from personal experience that in todays Goa ( and India ) , thanks to the minority appeasement / vote bank policies of the Congress and the reservation schemes for certain communities , being born a Hindu is bad enough ... being born a Brahmin Hindu is the ultimate

[Goanet] Goan ... or Go On.....Identity...and Mathany's threat

It is said that Power corrupts but I met him on several occasions even after he was a Minister in Parrikar's cabinet and found that he had not changed one wee bit. By any chance Mathany Saldhana was a partof Parrikar Govt.? I may be wrong... Why to clarify such silly think about our Mathany?

[Goanet] Welcome to Goa: More Goan Music

Welcome to Goa: More Goan Music http://youtube.com/watch?v=2ftJJFGDIVw also available with rediff, shortly. [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa or

[Goanet] Goan lover should think a bit for GOA

Today I was present at Goa Bachav Andolan presentation on Mining in Goa. They said that before 1961 in Portuguese regime around 780 areas whole of Goa were marked and licenced were given for mining. Out of which 73 mining areas are active. Please note as I did not have pen with me, I have not

Re: [Goanet] Needed: one unit of blood

Dear Joe, Ruby, Aloysius, Praveen (and anyone I might have missed in my cluttered inbox): Thanks to everyone who responded over this! I'm grateful... Managed to get the required blood prior to the operations, but am really grateful to those who responded. As you might know, the Goa Medical College

Re: [Goanet] Goan ... or Go On.....Identity...Or I Deity ....Or

Hi Anand I have noted your post with much interest. I hope that fellow Goanetter Valmiki Faleiro also notes what you have said below and responds to us both. Around December, 2007, Valmiki expressed an opinion on Goanet, in a post to me, about particular caste members that ought to be anathema to

Re: [Goanet] PARRIKAR v/s PARRIKAR

Yogesh Desai wrote: Hello Mervyn, I have stopped reading your post as they either contain BJP/RSS bashing or MP bashing or some other bashing related to Indian culture and traditions. -Yogesh Munich. Hi Yogesh, Can you point out to one post of mine that contains BJP/RSS bashing or MP

Re: [Goanet] Protest against Casinos in Goa

Solidarity with all those trying to save Goa from the land mafia. George --- Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To Goanet - Friday, April 11, 2008: Activists drawn from a variety of organizations staged a protest near the Panjim jetty demanding termination of all gambling activity

[Goanet] Parrikar vs Parrikar : YouTube links

Dear Goanetters, In view of the problems encountered by several netters , particularly based in Goa and India , in viewing the video on Google due to net connection speeds, Dr Rajan Parrikar has uploaded the interview in smaller bits on YouTube. The links to the 15

[Goanet] The Enemy within – Salcete. (Lett er to the Editor - Goan Newspapers)

Salcete Today, is the Ruling Congress/NCP alliance stronghold. Many here accuse Politicians in other Taluka's/BJP, in the communal/anti-Goan perspective. I don't want to judge/defend Other politicians/BJP, but to look at politicians in our own taluka. Most Salcete Politicians have looted/destroyed

[Goanet] Do some good for Goa!

Hi Anand, You certainly come up with visionary ways to help solve Goa's problems, even from afar. Congratulations! However powerful an effect Rajan's efforts may have initially, I am afraid that effect wears off. That is because Goans get resistant to shame from other Goans. Interestingly

Re: [Goanet] PARRIKAR v/s PARRIKAR to Yogesh

Yes you are right ED. I will also stop reading all post with subject PARRIKAR v/s PARRIKAR and all you guys who write truth and truth and I am not use to reading truth. -Yogesh -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of edward desilva Sent: Friday,

Re: [Goanet] Goan ... or Go On.....Identity...Or I Deity

On 11/04/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dr Anand wrote: I can say from personal experience that in todays Goa ( and India ) , thanks to the minority appeasement / vote bank policies of the Congress and the reservation schemes for certain communities being born a Hindu

[Goanet] GOENCAR QUO VADIS ?

Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:19:58 +0530 From: Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falc?o But I'd rather change the Goan humans not to elect donkeys to represent them. Mario responds: Excellent idea, Dr. Reis Falc?o, and the only one that is practical, I'm afraid, within the constitutional framework of Goa.

[Goanet] Paanwallah offers 50,000 rupees

To Goanet - The paanwallah ejected from Miramar a couple of days back is offering 50,000 rupees for his rehabilitation. I suspect there is already a line of CCP corporators fighting among themselves to 'accommodate' Mr UP Bhaiyya someplace in the city. If you are wondering why a paanwallah

[Goanet] Goan ... or Go On.....Identity...Or I Deity ....Or

Ref: Message: 6, Date: 11 Apr 2008 Satyawan wrote: Dotor bab, how can answer for any question i may be having in my mind be in your book. I have nothing against your question but I am only saying that if you are writing on Goanet, you cannot say things like so and so cannot answer. If you want

Re: [Goanet] Is the destructiveness of caste a myth?

Cornel is possibly closer to the truth. The problem is that he's just in a hopeless minority. The vast majority posting on this list -- the articulate self-appointed spokespersons of Goanity and all its values -- owe alleigance to 'elite' and 'upper' caste perspectives. It is therefore

[Goanet] St Cajetan Church - first rays of the morning sun

Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:40:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Photograph of St Cajetan Church, taken from the Chapel of the Mount Mary Mario responds: Rajan, Thanks for these awesome pictures. I hope you will keep an eye on this and other similar sites so that we

[Goanet] Who is Anti-Goan?

During the Anti-SEZ movement, Mr. Mathany Saldanha called for Tourists to leave Goa by a certain date. I have my views on the latter, with respect to the critics: (A) Criticism from some sections of the Public: While I do agree that Tourism is a major contributor to Goa's Economy, DO WE KILL THE

Re: [Goanet] Constructive suggestions for controlling blight in Goa

Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:24:46 +0530 From: Goa Suraj [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well Mario, I do appreciate your mental block. Please do not forget that Anthony D'Silva is talking to the ordinary people at ordinary places. Mario responds: So, Floriano, the person who makes a constructive and

[Goanet] Manohar should learn from Rajan

In a recent interview conducted by Rajan Parrikar, the interviewee in this case Manohar continues to wind up Catholic Goans by equating the Catholic Church with his RSS organisation. This organisation in question was banned in the late 70's and is very famous for its intolerance of other

[Goanet] LIMERICK FOR THE DAY 66 - PEBBLES ON THE BEACH

PEBBLES ON THE BEACH Once on a holiday in Goa, I collected some coloured pebbles on the beach, And now, since I am far away, I use them to, in some way, fill the breach. I keep them in a container on my table, And as I am now, to return to Goa, unable, I often touch those shiny pebbles and

Re: [Goanet] DARE TO WALK A DIFFERENT ROAD

Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 06:45:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. UK's Hadley Climate Research Unit [HadCRUT] 2. Remote Sensing Systems of Santa Rosa, CA [RSS] 3. University of Alabama, Huntsville [UAH] 4. NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies.[GISS] Neither the

[Goanet] Contacto Goa this tuesday - 15th April

Contacto Goa is back! The second episode of this new series will be telecast on April 15th 2008 at 1:30pm Indian time and 9:00am Lisbon time on RTP-Internacional . There will also be a repetition telecast at 1:30am Indian time (already 16th April) and 9:00pm Lisbon time and 5:30am

[Goanet] INDIA'S HIGHEST PAID AG SUBODH KANTAK

Subodh Kantak has disgraced the high constitutional post of Advocate General of Goa. If Goa's beleaguered Advocate General (AG), Subodh Kantak had any respect for the AG's chair he would have refunded the eight lakhs twenty four thousand paid to him for his appearance in the High Court on

[Goanet] SON'VARACHIM SUNGTTAM: Mon'xachem Mol Kitem?

www.goa-world. com Quality. Precision. Professional. Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter (since 1994) archived at www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/ SON'VARACHIM SUNGTTAM: Mon'xachem Mol Kitem? - Jose Salvador