Devan kansov rochleat amkam ugddass korunk ami sovkas cholonk; mui rochlea
supurlea vostuncho ugddas korunk; mollob rochlam voir pollevn rozar korunk,
ani Tannem tuka rochla mhaka ugddas korunk ki jivit sobit ani toxech ami
sogott.
(God created turtles to remind us to slow down; ants to remind
Some further thoughts on this thread for what its worth:
Fred wrote:
My new response:
OK maybe times change. Maybe its time to replace the ancient 1961 divide
with a new watershed year in the modern era viz 2005. Pre-'05 it was all
smooth sailing for the Navy largely because of the apathy of the
My dear Senhor Bernado,
Does a *Keralite and a Andhra* rule Goa?
Or is it the likes of Luizinhos, Sardinhas,
Dr. Willies and Proto Barbosas? They sure
were Chief Ministers after Goa was a full-
fledged State in the Union (okay, an Union
by annexation, as you'd like to hear - have
you forgotten th
Cong MP fans stir against Goa airport
Economy & Policy
Thursday, March 30, 2006
D K Singh / New Delhi March 30, 2006
The recent cash-for-query scandal is set to have a bearing on the
proposed greenfield international airport in Goa.
A Congress MP, who was expelled from Parliament for his involve
--- Valmiki Faleiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Someone has at last put some of the larger issues in
> perspective. And eloquently!
>
> Excellent analysis, Fred.
>
Mario suggests:
>
I would encourage Cecil Pinto and Fred Noronha to
consider running for political office in Goa. How
about it?
--- JoeGoaUk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> The church, in its own interest, needs to
> investigate and get to the truth. Why did
> the priest prefer to employ boys from Sirsi as mess
> servants ? Why was he so anxious
> to organise jobs for the two young men from UP ?
> what was his relationship
Goa cops between 40-45 yrs suffering from serious ailments
Panaji: One-fourth of Goa policemen between 40 to 45 years are suffering
from serious ailments, including psychological problems, according to a
recent medical check-up of the personnel.
Of the 373 policemen between 40 to 45 years who we
Dental Health Tourism in Goa India - A New Concept
NewswireToday
Panaji, Goa, India, 03/30/2006 - Goa, the beautiful state on the west
coast of India, visited by many to enjoy its Sun and Sand is now
attracting international tourists to enhance their Smiles as availing
dental treatment while on h
After I reported about the plight of the Portuguese illegal immigrants in
Canada on goanet, I received private mails from a Lisbon-based goanetter
Henrique Salles da Fonseca and quick responses of three of his sypathizers
of Goan origin, curiously all living with Portuguese passports outside Indi
We, at South Goa Public Interest Action Group
(SGPIAG) a registered NGO based in Margao,Salcete,
South Goa District ,with jurisdiction, at present,
over the entire South Goa Parliamentary Constituency
had represented to the Goa University the discrepancy
in the course fee for Management studies v
--- Bernado Colaco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> No problems from the Irish (illegals) I guess since
> they built your cantonment in Jabalpur!
>
Mario responds:
>
Bernardo,
I have no idea whether Irish built the cantonment in
Jabalpur. That was before my time. If they did, that
was when Britain
Fr Eusebio killers clothes recovered
BY HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO, MARCH 31 The police have recovered the clothes worn by the killers of
Fr
Eusebio Ferrao at Nagpur.
Superintendent of police, South, Shekar Prabhudessai told Herald that the police
party which was sent to Nagpur has recovered the cl
This was only posted on 28/29th March 2006, it looks like some one has taken my
suggestion from the net.
This one was appeared on 31st March ON NT (from St. Cruz)
'RETURNED BACK TO THE LORD' Slightly modified though..
More and more people now net concious ham
===
Updated:March 2006
Mo
Congratulations Avelino,
Making us aware of this dumping is good -- I hope our Goans will react and
demand that our /Government -- particularly the Pollution Control Board
and the Industried Department take action against the offenders -- It
should not be difficult to identify the source fr
Sorry pradeep/Victor
All ferry boats have been sold.
I am glad we sold 3 times more than its scrap value.
Better luck next time.
How about the 'aeroplane' for sale - Posted today ?
Interested ?? You have to be very quick on this time(.i.e. before the end of
today)
=
Re: REQUIRED FERRY (BOAT
Teotonio
Many thanks for your interesting historical explanation. However, I still
want to figure out how much emigration, indeed if any, took place from among
Goan families of the really big landowners, especially in Salcete. I can't
see what economic reasons would motivate them to leave Goa f
Fred,
http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/apr12006/update85722200641.asp
Here is a list I found on Deccan Herald online.
Capsize list
Manama, PTI:
Following is the list of the Indian nationals who died in Thursday's boat
tragedy off the coast of Bahrain. Kerala: Sikhil Babu Abdul Latif
Further to my enquiry regarding the Gomant Vishwa
Samellan in 2005, I checked the nrigoa website and saw
the following names in the Advisory Committee:-
Committee Members
Shri. Edgar Leo Martins, Portugal
Shri. Zamir Khan, Saudi Arabia
Mr. Rene Baretto, London
Mr. Eddie Fernandes, U. K
Hi Everyone especially the Ponjekars,
Have you been visiting the CCP website regularly? I
think the website address has been posted here on
goanet before but anyway, it is www.panjim.org It is a
very informative site and contains a lot of updates on
what is happening in Panjim & even gives citizen
Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Team for Abu Dhabi to be picked in Goa (Khaleej Times)
MUMBAI ” The Indian cricket squad for the two one-day
internationals against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi next mon
Dear Sunil,
Whilst I certainly respect others people's opinions on
the subject, I obviously cannot accept all of them as there
would be no debate on the subject in such a case! I have
stated in my very first post on the subject that "I have no
quarrel" with the Portuguese or with those Goans
Bahrain Dhow Tragedy: Mary-Clarence Couple Among Dead
D A I J I W O R L D
Sunday, April 02, 2006
With inpust from Stanislaus D'Souza - UK Bahrain, April 2: As the more
details and information are being received about the dhow disaster which
took place in Bahrain on early
Re: Eugene Corriea's query on the subject.
Hi Eugene,
Thanks for your interest.
The meeting was attended by 38 Goans! Counting the
three member delegation and the canteen boy it
totalled 42.
There was nothing new presented at this meeting as the
Goa NRI F.C. delegation visiting Kuwait on 13-14
-Original Message-
From: Eugene Correia The Emirates Evening Post... Goans demand better
treatment ...
Even as Goans in Dubai met up with a three-member delegation of the NRI
Felicitation Centre
*** Response:
Felicitation Centre a Freudian slip by The Emirates Evening Post or by
Eugene
Priest Murder Case: Day 17.
As nothing was reported in today's local dailies, I thought I would introduce
the two murderers (Manish & Amit) of Fr. Eusebio Ferrao to you all.
Meet them here..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/121723216/
And don't forget to leave your comments below the pi
Goa, Goa, gone
Jug Suraiya
Saturday, April 01, 2006 09:31:30 pm
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Last week when I was there, Goa whizzed past me. Goa? Whizzing? How
could Goa - languorous land of laidback socegado, ageless as the ebb and
flow of the Mandovi and Zuari rivers, as the subtle alchemy of the rich,
Easter Nite in Kuwait
Curtorcares United (Kuwait) will present their 2nd
grand Easter Nite at Fakher Al-Deen ballroom, Dawliah
Complex Kuwait City on 20th April 2006 starting from
9.00pm onwards.
Music for the evening will be provided by Next of
Kin and Kuwaits premier band the Stepping S
'April Fool' Day, always remindes me of my favourite Granny (Mamaim)
Must be at least 20 years now since my dear Granny died but I never failed to
remember her specially on 'April Fool' day.
My granny's home was about 5/6 kms walking distance from ours. Most of the time
she
live all alone i
*** Please see last para for the list of Indian Victims ***
18 Indians die in Bahrain boat disaster
3/31/2006 9:02:00 PM
New Delhi/Bahrain, March 31 (IANS) At least 18 Indians were drowned when a
tourist dhow capsized off the coast of Bahrain, killing 57 of the 137
passengers on board, an In
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2095-2114069,00.html
Beer baron shows India's middle class a good time
Vijay Mallya couldn't advertise alcohol so he put his brand on an
airline, writes Tarquin Hall
::nobreak::THE arrival at Calcutta airport of India's self-styled
"King of Good Times" attr
Mark Fernandes is a supurlo Goenkar with his roots in Saligao. He has a BE from
Manipal, a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Berkeley and a MBA
from Harvard. Their company's investment is only for Institutions or big -
"really big" investors (like endowments).
I call on all cyberG
Bahrain - the country with the recent boat tragedy
Knowing about the countries where Diaspora Goans live and work.
The following is what was published about Bahrain.
Kind Regards, GL
Country profile: Bahrain
An archipelago made up of some 30 islands, Bahrain was once viewed by the
ancient Su
UNITED CLUB OF UTORDA-KUWAIT, the initiators of One
Act Play Competition in Kuwait, will Organise their
5th Annual ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITION in Konkani on
Friday May 12th 2006, from 3.30 p.m. onwards, at
Hawally Auditorium.
The playwrights are all set to show their talents with
their new pla
As I said before, could statistics be published on a
daily basis in every newspaper in the Editorial page?
Following model for illustration:
Traffic deaths:
Since Jan this year:
This time last year:
This will hopefully ensure that no one thinks
himself/herself invincible and drive more carefully.
A new kind of mafia operates in India. It is the
corporate Mafia, which holds itself unaccountable to
the law. Corporations must have a social conscience.
They must fully participate in the socio-economic
dynamics of the community they operate in. Where are
scholarships from Corporations? Where are
--- "Teotonio R. de Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> After I reported about the plight of the Portuguese
> illegal immigrants in Canada on goanet, I
> received private mails from a Lisbon-based
> goanetter Henrique Salles da Fonseca and quick
> responses of three of his sypathizers of Goan
With temperatures at 32 degrees C and the threat of
unseasonal showers in the past few days ago, the
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, South Goa,
India, built in a record time of six months by the
then Indian National Congress Minister for Sports
Government of Goa, Mr Francisco Monte Cruz
http://www.correiodamanha.pt/noticia.asp?id=196897&idselect=9&idCanal=9&p=94
A report in todays Portuguese morning daily «Correio da Manha»
On 14 Dec. 1961, after many diplomatic tentatives, the Indian PM Nehru was
demanding that Portugal should leave Goa, Daman and Diu. The troop mov
Thanks Joe , though i did not read what other's say with curiosity , but
your last words "Come out from the hidings.Other wise, we see some lengthy
and sometimes boring postings.
Just take the recent case of 'Cartoon on Muhamad' see how the community
worldwide come forward to show their protest
On 29/03/06, Francis Rodrigues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mario,
>
> You are a pod. 70 posts a day ? Definitely a pod. No sentient being would be
> craven enough to such self-aggrandisement. At even 5 min a post, that's 6
> hours daily spent overwhelming the admin. You're not Kozyrev, doubt you c
--- Francis Rodrigues wrote:
>
> Mario,
>
> You are a pod. 70 posts a day?
>
Mario responds:
>
In addition to going beserk, suggesting he has escaped
from his straight-jacket, this poster is also a fraud.
This exact message was sent to me privately yesterday
using the name "Gary", from an e-mail
IAF first bomber jet Canberra turns 50
Press Trust of India
Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 1754 hours IST
Pune, March 30: Completing 50 years of service with the Indian Air Force
(IAF), the country's first bomber jets-Canberra-have not only helped in
defending national honour but also have played a s
--- Peter D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>1. How reliable is proof when the only person
>offering such proof has been known to modify quotes
(in one instance actually inserting a word into quoted
>text) before posting them in a public forum?
>
Who is this person? What quoted text and inser
--- Bonefacio Lopes wrote:
> ...on the contrary Mario, seems to be in a hurry
> replying mails , he seems to miss the actual
> context of the subject, when i read his mails
> particularly on this subject, it appears he is not
> ready to give any solution to the problem/s but he
> want's to be
--
Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO
Read the Balcao Synopsis on the website
http://www.goadesc.org/balcao/
--
Dear Cybergaonkars on Goanet,
We continue with FRIDAY BALCAO
on 7th April from 4pm. to
Church sex abuse costs tripled in 2005
Thanks FN for the info.
Just wondering how much the recent Macazana case must have cost Goa Church??
(not in terms of money, offcourse.)
===
After dozens of court cases and convictions, the church has
paid out nearly $1.5 billion to victims. More than 12,5
-
Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre (GDRC)
Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/
-
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Firstly, I regret I need to include below, the full text of my original post
re Atheism. This is because on the basis of this post, Mario concluded and
stated on Goanet that I am an atheist. Readers of my post would see that any
intelligent extrapolation from my text could not possibly yield Mar
Peter D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mervyn Lobo wrote:
>
> > Peter,
> > If I am not mistaken, your govt has laws that
> decide
> > where on earth you are allowed to travel.
> >
> > Can you explain the moral code behind that one?
>
> Mervyn,
>
> The moral code behind every law cannot be
GL,
Give us (Goa) wasser, telephony and power for 24/7. Rescue Goa which has given
billions to others.
BC
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Sent: Thursday, 30 March, 2006 8:01:09 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Missed a Golden Opportunity
BC (Goanet's one and on
I'm not available to deal with traitors.
Henrique Salles da Fonseca - Lisboa
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Dear Pradeep, The ferry boats belong to JoeGoaUK. Check the original message below. Regards, Victorraju gonsalves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: hello victor,i am interested in your ferry boats , and would liketo speak to you, kindly call 9326127398rgds.pradeep dey.--- Victor Rangel-Ribeiro
Dear Mr Bernardo C,
As you state, above you was a keralite and an
Andhraa failed menage a trois, is no reason to be
permanently scarred!!!
Elisabeth
-
> >
> >We are slaves to the Indians. When I worked in Goa
> for a famous
> >company, above me was a Keralite an
Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Team for Abu Dhabi to be picked in Goa (Khaleej Times)
MUMBAI ” The Indian cricket squad for the two one-day
internationals against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi next mon
One more body is found
By SOMAN BABY (Gulf Daily News)
ANOTHER victim who died in last Thursday's boat tragedy was discovered
floating in the sea yesterday - just over 11km from where the Al Dana
capsized.
It takes the number of people known to have died in the accident to 58.
The body of
Does Goa's political smoke imply fire?
DNA
Pushpa Iyengar
Monday, April 03, 2006 00:00 IST
PANAJI: Political analysts say no, but the protagonists of Goa's
political drama have not stopped trying. On Tuesday, the Congress high
command will talk to chief Minister Pra
Thanks, Mervyn. The dictionary definition doesn't seem to support your
basic contention. While it's not a matter of pride for anyone who's been
through it (the process of defrocking), it seems like a purely technical
description.
http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?gwp=13&s=defrocked
de·frock (
Marlon Menezes writes:
>
Mervyn is so virulently anti-American that he actually
married one! But then again, Mario has even had the
nerve to call the late Pope John Paul a Islamo-Fascist
sympathizer for his opposition to the second Gulf war.
>
Mario needs to break out of the mental straight jacket
Cheap shot, Gilbert. I think YOU need to apologise.
>
When Manoj, a Hindu Goan, first used the term Kokno
recently, he used it to refer to himself. He was not
complaining about being called a Kokno. What he was
complaining about was the derogatory use of the term
"Hindu boys" by Afra Dias in her
Yes Peter, "defrocked" is a derogatory term both to the indiviudal and to the
institution the person belongs.
If incorrect, one may even call the accusation "libelous".
With a name like Peter, I thought you would know that!:=))
Kind Regards, GL
Peter D'Souza
2. Is the term "defrocked" derogator
Bye-bye, ta-ta and don't forget to cry
Rahul Goswami
It is not yet passe to be charged with misrepresenting Goa.
For a very long time, generations even, sensualists and
mythicists of India and abroad have done so. Some have been
feted for their efforts, others have been barracked and
ridiculed, an
A Reminiscent Tour of Mapusa Town in the 1950's - Part II
A little further from Cafe C. D'Souza, on the same side, there was
the "Registo Civil" (Civil Registrar's office) - colloquially, it was known
as 'Reicil'. People from all over Bardez came here to register their marriages
and to obtain b
In response to my post, Bernardo Colaco wrote (quote):-
"We are slaves to the Indians. When I worked in Goa for a famous company,
above me was a Keralite and a Andhra with no chance to progress. What freedom?
To rob, corrupt, kill, maim, cheat... is this your progress?
BC"
Bernardo:
If the
On The Goan Forum website at http://www.colaco.net
- A Shocker from Chennai!,
Anthony Baretto: Tribute to Anjediv Island ex-boss Poristhar,
TGF: Communal Riots break out in Goa,
Valmiki Faleiro: Driving Skills in Goa: What Driving Skills?,
TGF: Violence is Never the Answer,
Chandrakant Keni:
I would think the cyber-Goans would follow the MOPA story with more factual
information than emotion or vested interest.
I agree that Goa needs a lot of local projects.
Local projects are paid for by local revenues (taxes).
Because of different funding sources, local projects (roads, electricity,
--- Elisabeth Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> A new kind of mafia operates in India. It is the
> corporate Mafia, which holds itself unaccountable to
> the law.
>
> Shame on you, Corporate India, shame on you!
>
Mario cautions:
>
Elisabeth,
Let's not tar every Indian corporation with the s
Responding further to Cornel's question on this matter I must say that
several Goan families of «landed aristocracy» migrated to British India to
seek refuge against political persecutions in Goa during the
«liberal-constitutional» elections and in Bardez also due to alleged support
of the Viscou
Politics today is never a losing proposition. Profit
or no profit our MPs and MLAs should not be allowed to
head Corporations as well and further milk our barren
exchequer.
Some of these Corporations are in fact a mere
duplication of the existing red tape and should be
abolished to check unnecessa
All Goans in Goa should be interested in what is happening to our
environment and possibly they can help India Centre and India Centre can
help them
Cheers
Aloysius
- Original Message -
From: "India Centre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 6:10
I agree only to an extent with Valmiki in that I think he has not quite
addressed the entire problem.
I do feel there is a lot more we can do about this appalling situation that
seems to be going out of hand.
We have all heard of Salman Khan' causing an accident while in a state of
being drunk
Firstly Mr. Correia Afonso should refer to the english dictionary for ease of
his vocablury on this article.His comment "The attitude of those who still
hanker for "the good old times" under Portuguese rule will be well understood
by psychiatrists and psychologists as displaying a "slave mentali
'dance of death' and salgado's account made gripping reading rico. keep up
the good work on news bytes. one really does not have time to trawl thru other
goa webzines who often miss the wood for the trees. b
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The official website of the Corporation of the City of
Panaji www.panjim.org offers free classifieds in more
than twenty different of commodities and services. The
Classifieds sections also has a "Barter" page for
those wishing to exchange used but usable goods for
other used but usable goods.
Th
Gilbert, is Mark your son-in-law? If he is, please convey "Congratulations" on
his important
appointment.
Celibacy in the Church is not an abstract topic, 2 days ago in Saratoga
(California) a priest was
arrested for raping a woman in the same church where a priest 2 years ago was
accused in t
RE:Church sex abuse costs tripled in 2005
Just wondering how much the recent Macazana case must have cost Goa Church??
(not in terms of money, offcourse.)
===
After dozens of court cases and convictions, the church has
paid out nearly $1.5 billion to victims. More than 12,500
victims have come f
"Without prejudice"
Chris Vaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At lease two other computer-savvy Goanetters, Martin
> Barretto and Peter
> D'Souza have gone to considerable lengths to prove
> how computers can be
> manipulated. Our resident Don Quixote however keeps
> flailing against the windmills
. It
is rather displayed by those who seek to drag us back to pre-1961
colonial days, conjuring up the image of a mythical el-dourado!
Satymeva Jayate!
---Tony Correia-Afonso.
Nothing mythical in the current colonial with give away of billions of our
resources to the neo colonials.
BC
Re: Goan 'Kokno' (Oscar C. Lobo)
Thank you Elisabeth for peacefully ending the subject.
Are you in Goa presently or in Diaspora?
I thought one of our true Hindu Goan brothers would take
up our cause and approach the Godekar's in Khorlim
Mapusa (opposite Mapusa Police station) located at Khorlik
b
Santosh Helekar wrote:
> --- Peter D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> 1. How reliable is proof when the only person
>> offering such proof has been known to modify quotes
> (in one instance actually inserting a word into quoted
>> text) before posting them in a public forum?
>
> Who is this per
Dear Pradeep,
The ferry boats belong to JoeGoaUK. Check the original message below.
Regards,
Victor
raju gonsalves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: hello victor,
i am interested in your ferry boats , and would like
to speak to you, kindly call 9326127398
rgds.
pradeep dey.
--- Victor Ra
I enjoy reading the Goa news every day, but what I miss the most is Amazing
Goa. Why have you stopped this section? Would love to see it again.
Thanks for the wonderful job you do.
Andrea
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born and bred there is "Portugal is in a negative frame of mind with a low
economic confidence index. The all powerful neighbour Spain threatens to
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