[Goanet] Goa news for December 17, 2012

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** 50 pc of Goa police physically unfit: Parrikar - Deccan Chronicle z1nsXeg6MXADg http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFs5Eqm4zCtDAhlN_3IrVnB89zheg&url=http://www.deccanchronic

[Goanet] Bringing Goans back to Goa

Our families love to visit Goa during Christmas when the weather is cool with the air of festivity  and their children have their Christmas vacation.  But Goa is at its worst at this time with the milling crowds from all over India making an utter mess of the place.   This itself is enough to pu

Re: [Goanet] Team Almeida

George Pinto wrote: Thanks to TEAM ALMEIDA (Acaria, Joe, Ria, Kurt, Shilla), the final tally is in and $2,149 was raised in their October 2012 Half-Marathon fund-raiser for Goa Sudharop scholarships for needy students in Goa. --

Re: [Goanet] Goencar..................

Dear Gabriel, Thank you for your comments and advice. However, when you say 'benevolence always wins, antagonism always loses', what exactly did you have in mind? If you have got the story right, I was talking about a guy who was very much my junior, born and bred in Moira, went to the State

Re: [Goanet] Eugene Correia was acting the boss of Niz Goenkar

Having read the two sides of the story, I'd proffer the following comments: 1. Eugene is right. Due credit must be given to the sources of the articles. 2: I congratulate Babush of Niz Goemcar for his website. 3: It is good to see that he finds the time (besides a full time job) to update his si

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (17Dec12)

~ The Lit. Fest ~ "A Special Grant...Topic: Over Mining Goa's Ore...Sand...Water...Undermining Goa's Natural Heritage..." To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

[Goanet] Dirtiest and unhygienic Restaurant of the City?

Dirtiest and unhygienic Restaurant of the City? We visited this restaurant after long time or after knowing this restaurant is now under new owner eff. 1.12.12 Nothing changed.. It’s about 50 seater with place upstairs We did try to put in some sense but they say they tried everything but didn’t w

Re: [Goanet] Goencar..................

From, an other: There are many variables in the mix here. Its true that, "People can and do have difficulties with expressing themselves in a language they are no longer familiar with. It happens with all cultures, not necessarily Goan." It could be seen as a collapse of memory. Moving on... It

[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] Fourth Sunday of Advent

16-Dec-2012 Dear Friend, As we near Christmas we sometimes feel that those who lived at the time Christ was born were lucky people. We are not so fortunate we think! We forget that many at that time failed to recognize Him. For that matter, when we are in difficulty, we say like the Psalmist:

[Goanet] Team Almeida

Thanks to TEAM ALMEIDA (Acaria, Joe, Ria, Kurt, Shilla), the final tally is in and $2,149 was raised in their October 2012 Half-Marathon fund-raiser for Goa Sudharop scholarships for needy students in Goa. Thank you to the donors, your generosity will provide opportunities to needy Goan student

[Goanet] Bringing Goans back to Goa is our dream" Deputy CM of Goa

Maria has raised some very good points and the Minister responsible for looking into these affairts should take note or someone should bring these to his attention. As she states, I am reproducing below her list.( Goanet Vol 7 Issue 1034) I have heard from many that the personnel at the Indian

[Goanet] [Flickr] Joel's Goa Pics (Joel DS) and Audio of a Symposium

[image: Flickr®] Hi All, Joel D'Souza took this picture and made an audio recording of a Symposium on The Future of Publishing in Goa that was conducted at the Goa Arts and Literary Festival. It was organized by Goa Book Club on behalf of the organiz

Re: [Goanet] BENDO JUZE

--- On Sat, 12/15/12, Dom Martin wrote: > I liked the article because I could truly relate to it -- being > that the entire text relating to Fr. Chico was plagiarized, > verbatim, from my article “Fr. Chico Monteiro: A Seed in Oblivion” Dom, your clever humour in making your point having bee

Re: [Goanet] Raj Bhavan Fiasco at GALF

And Augusto, if I may ask, where was the EDUCATION HUB through all this tamasha? Cheers floriano - Original Message - From: "augusto pinto" To: "Cecil Pinto" Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 7:16 PM Subject: [Goanet] Raj Bhavan Fiasco at GALF I had a ringside view of the Goa Arts

[Goanet] CM NGO Comments

Arwin Mesquita says: “Now when a hardworking NGO manages to do selflessly do the impossible, the government has the audacity to question the funds.” If anyone is doing a public service job selflessly, surely the NGO has to be transparent.  There have been cases all over the world where some NGOs

[Goanet] Vicariate Newsletter - December 16-22, 2012

www.goa-world. com >GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994)® >www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/   >Tumcam Maie-mogacho ieukar. Stay tuned to Gulf Goans e-Newsletter - everyday >someone, somewhere learns a little. >___ > >- Forwarded Message -

Re: [Goanet] XXXIII Mando festival at Chinchinim

error in the venue corrected On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Nelson Lopes wrote: > >1. XXXIII Mando Festival at O.L.Hope > ChurchChinchinim >Held on 15 Dec 2012. Tributes must be paid to late Prof. C.A.Gomes, >lateProf. Leboiano Mende

[Goanet] Ironical

In a report in Business Today, I read: "The iron ore industry has been accused of destroying the ecology of the region. Anthony Fernandes, a resident of Codli in South Goa district, has been protesting the destruction of water tables by mining near his house. The well on his property goes dry in

[Goanet] BENDO JUZE

Does any one know if Bendo Juze is a pseudonym or a breathing Goenkar? In the admirable quest to spotlight Great Goans, Bendo penned an article titled: “Fr. Chico Monteiro – An Inspiration to the True Goan Heart” (http://valpoi.blogspot.com/2011/06/father-chico-monteiro-inspiration-to.html)

Re: [Goanet] Bringing back Goans to Goa our dream: Deputy CM

Maria wrote: For Goan children living abroad/mostly born in UK, USA, Canada, Australia or Gulf countires and not knowing konkani - Eugene has been in the Gulf and surely knows the life-style or has he forgotten? --- I must admit I don't understand what Maria is implying. I think Maria is fallen sh

Re: [Goanet] Goencar..................

Dear Floriano, Vivian and others,   It is all very well to espouse the cause of Konkani. But all people are not the same as you gentlemen are. People can and do have difficulties with expressing themselves in a language they are no longer familiar with. It happens with all cultures, not necessar

[Goanet] Raj Bhavan Fiasco at GALF

I had a ringside view of the Goa Arts and Literary Festival or GALF this year as a delegate, and so I got to see lots of delightful idiotic posturings which many others would not be so lucky to observe. I will try to fill you in with some of the gems that you have missed. On 14 December 2012 the

Re: [Goanet] Bringing Goans back to Goa is our dream" Deputy CM ofGoa

Please do meet the priest and acquaint him with something called "dignity of labour". A paisa earned working is worth more than any number of rupees obtained from a handout or illegitimately. > >From: Eugene Correia >To: goa...@goanet.org >Sent: Saturday, 15 D

[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Holy Cross Chapel in Anjuna

Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Holy Cross Chapel in Anjuna' In two different moods. The coastal village of Anjuna was the first enclave of the hippies from Europe and North America when they arrived in Goa in the late 1960s. You may view the latest post at http://

[Goanet] Goa news for December 16, 2012

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa mining mess: Industry at breaking point - CNBC-TV18 - Moneycontrol.com With-rising-extortion-cases-Goa-invokes-security-act-.html">With rising extortion cases, Goa invokes security act