[Goanet-News] Goa news for June 4, 2009

2009-06-04 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Karnataka and Goa share points - Hindu

[Goanet-News] Goan, be exclusionary

2009-06-04 Thread Goanet Reader
Goan, be exclusionary DEVIL'S ADVOCATE/ Frederick Noronha For a small place like Goa, where we are always short of critical mass, you would think that every individual counted. One would have thought that we all would be trying to widen the circle, involve more people, and be more inclusive.

Re: [Goanet] NEWS-INDIA: Cheapest Car Rides on Govt Subsidies (IPS)

2009-06-04 Thread marlon menezes
I agree with Nagesh. The author of the article seems to have an agenda against TATA. Some of the claims made in the article seem to be verge on the ridiculous, specially the claim that the State of Gujrat is offering subsidies worth $600 billion, as mentioned below: According to an internal

[Goanet] The Accidental Activist - Cries in the dark

2009-06-04 Thread Venita Coelho
The Accidental Activist - Cries in the dark By Venita Coelho It was one of the big pre monsoon storms last year. I woke to the roar of thunder and the downpour of rain. But what had woken me was the shrill sound of children screaming. Screaming in hysterical terror. Our servant lived with

[Goanet] Any goan events in Chicago or Indiana?

2009-06-04 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 17:59:50 -0500 From: pdeso...@windstream.net Please let me know if there are any goan happenings in Chicago or Indiana this June? Mario responds: Peter, Check this out by visiting, http://goaofchicago.bravehost.com/

[Goanet] Congratulations to our bright students

2009-06-04 Thread Goan Cultural Centre
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR BRIGHT STUDENTS Miss. Keisha P.Pereira 94.8% Commerce - Delhi Public School, Kuwait. Daughter of Christopher Nancy Pereira Miss. Corraine C. Santos 94.2% Commerce - Carmel School, Kuwait Daughter of Carrie Carmo Santos Master Ashwell S. Correira 94.2%

[Goanet] Gomantak First Page: Rahejas got extension to set up SEZ in Goa.

2009-06-04 Thread SHRIKANT BARVE
Rahejas got extension to set up SEZ in Goa. http://www.flickr.com/photos/14948...@n02/3594771002/sizes/l/ Central Government (commerce) Secretary J.K.Pillai (BOA) has given extension to DLF company (Raheja Group) to set up SEZ at Goa, Hyderabad and Mumbai. Rahejas get more time to build SEZ

[Goanet] Re. Migrant Workers Outsiders

2009-06-04 Thread Arwin Mesquita
Ref the migrant issue, some small minded Goans critics will only tell us what can't be done, to address this serious issue!! Then there are other Selfish Goans critics who are trying to safeguard their immigrant status in their adopted countries/states or their personal adopted status; whilst

[Goanet] The SEZ farce

2009-06-04 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - As expected, Professor Raheja is back in Goa with his SEZ. Recall that many months ago there was a news item that the Rahejas had initiated a programme to educate Goans about their SEZ. I was closely associated with GMAS in the fight against SEZs during 2007-2008. We met Digambar

[Goanet] Daily Grook #426

2009-06-04 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #426 _ DAD FAD _ by Francis Rodrigues papa's gotta niece sexy little fruity, and all she says is papaya good for me! _ puns word-play of all kinds, hey...read between the lines! _

[Goanet] Migrants

2009-06-04 Thread Samir Kelekar
I am sure there are many legal ways by which one can make life difficult for migrants so that it would make that much more difficult for them to come and stay in Goa. However, any economic measure such as more taxes would hit the poor and not the rich. So, is it to be concluded that this

[Goanet] Migrant Labourers and Outsiders

2009-06-04 Thread Ana Maria de souza-Goswami
Thanks Vivian for taking up for me. I cannot just understand why Goans are against migrant labourers. My maid is a Muslim from Karnataka. Honest to the core. Very clean, unlike some Goan maids who don't have a bath before coming to work. this is the usual complain of friends of mine who

Re: [Goanet] NEWS-INDIA: Cheapest Car Rides on Govt Subsidies (IPS)

2009-06-04 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक न ोरोन्या
2009/6/4 marlon menezes goa...@yahoo.com Hence the net annual revenue for the State is $75million. Assuming simple interest, it will take the state 8000 years to recoup its investment in this project. This does not make sense. Fred, where do you get this stuff from? Inter-Press Service

[Goanet] M. Boyer - An Institution of Tiatr Faternity

2009-06-04 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994)    M. Boyer - An Institution of Tiatr Faternity   Kuwait-Goa Tiatristanchi Sonvstha (KGTS) condoled the death of Manuel Santana Aguiar, Padmashree M.Boyer. The condolence meeting was held on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 8.00 pm at Royal Terrace, Salmiya,

[Goanet] Goan, be exclusionary

2009-06-04 Thread Goanet Reader
Goan, be exclusionary DEVIL'S ADVOCATE/ Frederick Noronha For a small place like Goa, where we are always short of critical mass, you would think that every individual counted. One would have thought that we all would be trying to widen the circle, involve more people, and be more inclusive.

[Goanet] How Can I Clean Out My Arteries Without Surgery? | free newsletter

2009-06-04 Thread Con Menezes
Leach out heavy metals out of your bloodstream with chelation theraphy! Con http://www.earlytorise.com/2008/12/10/how-can-i-clean-out-my-arteries-without-surgery.html

Re: [Goanet] Migrant workers and outsiders

2009-06-04 Thread J. Colaco jc
 Isabella Rebello-Hamm nandina...@gmx.net notes : You are right JC. Nobody is comfortable with filth! Isabella, That may not be exactly true. Reading through some of the posts here on GoaNet, it appears that there are those who do not mind the filth that is now enveloping Goan cities and

[Goanet] Four Christians Ministers In Manmohan Singh Govt.

2009-06-04 Thread Goanet News
Four Christians Ministers In Manmohan Singh Govt. By SAR NEWS NEW DELHI (SAR NEWS) -- The newly formed government of India has an increased representation of the Christian community this time. With four Catholics in the Union council of ministers headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the

[Goanet] Saving Goa’s Prized Identity will be a lesson to the world

2009-06-04 Thread Arwin Mesquita
Saving Goa’s Prized Identity will be a lesson to the worldhttp://goanidentity.blogspot.com/2009/02/saving-goas-prized-identity-will-be.html GOA, one of India’s most beautiful states is a major tourist attraction due to its natural beauty, beaches most importantly its prized identity; a blend of

Re: [Goanet] RACISTS! - WHO? by Fr. Cedric Prakash, sj

2009-06-04 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
The truth is that for a few years now, since 1999 when State govt changed from Liberal (conservative-equivalent) to Labor (they removed the U from Labour in more ways than one), discipline and policing went down the drain in Victoria (for those who don't know, Melbourne is the capital of the

[Goanet] Averthanus D'Souza - The Inanity of Coalition - A 'masterpiece' well appreciated acknowledged.

2009-06-04 Thread floriano
The Inanity of Coalition By Averthanus L D'Souza Herald [June 1, 2009] With the BJP headed for extinction, India needs a countervailing political power to the Congress, argues Averthanus L D'Souza As is to be expected after a huge month-long election for a new government at the Centre, the

Re: [Goanet] Migrant workers

2009-06-04 Thread Roland Francis
Well said Vivian. And kudos to FN too for his article in the Herald about the exclusionary tactics of Goans. The reality is that no matter how much and for how long we debate about the migrants, given the shortage of labor in Goa, the democratic nature of India and the vigorous drive towards

[Goanet] A Model of the S.S. Hiravati, late the B.I.Steam Navigation Co.

2009-06-04 Thread eric pinto
  The sister ships,  Sarasvati and Sabarmati did the Marmagoa-Karachi run.  You click on the picture, then watch it rotate for a look at the builders model, donated to the Anglican Seamans Club by the Belfast shipyard. The piece features Rick Travers, a New Yorker who stopped eating

[Goanet] RACISTS! - WHO? by Fr. Cedric Prakash, sj

2009-06-04 Thread Dr. U. G. Barad
I feel the post by Fr Cedric trivializes the racist attacks being faced by Indians in Australia. He does this by bringing in issues relating to what is happening in India, and asking for first putting our house in order. On the same criteria, would it not be appropriate for India to ask

[Goanet] 1ST COCHLEAR IMPLANT PERFORMED AT HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL, MUMBAI

2009-06-04 Thread jane gillian rodrigues
1ST COCHLEAR IMPLANT PERFORMED AT HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL, MUMBAI Six year old Rohan Doiphode, had never experienced the joy of hearing sounds.   The boy, the son of a poor watchman, may soon realize his dreams of hearing for the first time, as a cochlear implant surgery was performed on him,

Re: [Goanet] Migrant Workers Outsiders

2009-06-04 Thread George Pinto
I disagree with Vivian that he is paying the migrant worker a fair wage. If the worker cannot subsist on the wage and lives on the streets or slums in Goa, was it a fair living wage? In these cases the Goan taxpayer is really footing the bill of the indirect social costs of the rampant migrant

[Goanet] To try again. A Model of the S.S. Hiravati, late the B.I.Steam Navigation Co.

2009-06-04 Thread eric pinto
  The sister ships,  Sarasvati and Sabarmati did the Marmagoa-Karachi run.  You click on the picture, then watch it rotate for a look at the builders model, donated to the Anglican Seamans Club by the Belfast shipyard. The piece features Rick Travers, a New Yorker who

[Goanet] GOAN WELFARE SOCIETY - KUWAIT ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

2009-06-04 Thread Wilson Coelho
The GWS Annual scholarship Awards for top ranking Goan students, enrolled in Indian Schools in Kuwait during the academic year 2008 -2009, will be awarded to three students who secure the highest aggregate marks in Standard XII, one in each stream – Science (PCB), Science (PCM) and Commerce, at

Re: [Goanet] Migrant workers and outsiders

2009-06-04 Thread Mario Goveia
Isabella Rebello-Hamm nandina...@gmx.net notes: You are right JC. Nobody is comfortable with filth! Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 07:02:06 -0400 From: J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com Isabella, That may not be exactly true. Reading through some of the posts here on GoaNet, it appears that there are

Re: [Goanet] Migrant workers

2009-06-04 Thread J. Colaco jc
Dears, I do understand that English is indeed a difficult language. Even so, I will recommend to Roland Francis (of the Toronto Goan Convention 2008 'fame') that he takes his time to read and comprehend what is written in very simple (IMHO) English. Mr. Francis is hereby invited to provide

Re: [Goanet] The state of US capitalism and Ayurveda medicine

2009-06-04 Thread Mervyn Lobo
marlon menezes wrote: If high quality medical services can be provided in India, then why not? The cost structure in the US, specially for medical care is way out of whack. As a fraction of GDP, the US pays 50% more than the UK (or around 60-70% more on a per capita basis), but yet, an

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Goan, be exclusionary

2009-06-04 Thread Constantino Xavier
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 15:30:22 +0530 From: goanetrea...@gmail.com To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet-News] Goan, be exclusionary Goan, be exclusionary DEVIL'S ADVOCATE/ Frederick Noronha Unlike what we'd like to believe, communalism in Goa is not a post-1961 invention.

[Goanet] File movement index soon says the Goa's new Chief Secretary

2009-06-04 Thread JoeGoaUk
Thank you Mr. Chief Secretary, Welcome to Goa. Files in Mamlatdar Office and Electricity dept takes ages to clear up. They never phone back to us nor do they write to us on the progress of our files. They say ‘ it’s your file or work, so you should come here to enquire about it’ I have been

[Goanet] Voices on the net

2009-06-04 Thread Leo D'Mello
Dear Goanet readers, The June issue of VOICES (a Holy Spirit Church, Margao, Goa, parish newsletter) is now on the web. Please check :www.holyspiritchurchgoa.com The theme of this issue is Come Holy Spirit, reign in us. Your comments and suggestions are welcome. Rgds Leo D'Mello Editor Live

[Goanet] Talking Photo: Bambolim (Miramar)

2009-06-04 Thread JoeGoaUk
This is at Babolim on the NH17 Bambolim power Station? http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3595229807/sizes/l/ Ok, one more clue on this one It reminded me of old time gramophone record ‘His Master’s Voice’ logo This is on a prime land at Miramar beach

Re: [Goanet] Goan, be exclusionary

2009-06-04 Thread gordon mendonca
Very nice article. --- On Thu, 4/6/09, Goanet Reader wrote: Goan, be exclusionary DEVIL'S ADVOCATE/ Frederick Noronha For a small place like Goa, where we are always short of critical mass, you would think that every individual counted.

Re: [Goanet] Migrant Workers Outsiders

2009-06-04 Thread J. Colaco jc
My responses (more like addenda) to George Pinto's post (GP) . interspersed GP[1] I disagree with Vivian that he is paying the migrant worker a fair wage. If the worker cannot subsist on the wage and lives on the streets or slums in Goa, was it a fair living wage? JC 1: So what exactly are

Re: [Goanet] What do you think is this??

2009-06-04 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
AFAIK, that is the place where that traitor DB was cremated, at Miramar. That is why some say it was a waste of space money ... - Original Message From: JoeGoaUk joego...@yahoo.co.uk To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Thursday, 4 June, 2009 4:50:16 AM Subject: [Goanet] What do you think is

Re: [Goanet] What do you think is this??

2009-06-04 Thread Alfred de Tavares
Joe, my dear... To me it looks like Dayanad Bandodkar's errection in Miramar.. Could the little fellow precariously crouching atop be dear BB's re-incarnation...ploting to stage a comeback! Alfred, the ever optimist... Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 18:50:16 + From:

[Goanet] Goa news for June 5, 2009

2009-06-04 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Karnataka holds Goa - Hindu

[Goanet] New Chief Sec., File Mover.

2009-06-04 Thread eric pinto
Senhor Haukum is risking a transfer to NEFA, unless that move only means a homecoming for the gentleman.    eric.

Re: [Goanet] Villains of the Financial Mess

2009-06-04 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 10:49:55 -0700 (PDT) From: marlon menezes goa...@yahoo.com The former US Vice Moron, Dick Cheney said that deficits (ie. debt) did not matter. Mario observes: Good one, Marlon, but, I guess it takes one to know one. Besides, Dick Cheney never said that. Marlon wrote:

[Goanet] Marathi film festival June 5-7, Sawaariya.com, Mare Paryant Fashi and Marmabandh will also be screened.

2009-06-04 Thread SHRIKANT BARVE
Lakh Lakh Chanderi : Marathi movie Shejari 1941 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6DR6fV91rE (Exceptional choreography almost 70 years ago in the nascent period of Indian cinema in 1941. Compare it to the current Bollywood fare.) Shejari may the first Movie, which I saw at Mahalaxmi Temple,Panaji

[Goanet] Bondoworld.com portraits by alex fernandes

2009-06-04 Thread Alex Fernandes
Dear Friends, Here is a link to Bondo's website http://www.bondoworld.com/index.htm .Studio portraits in color and BW are made by yours truly. There are some rare images which I liked but never displayed. Please do let me have your comments and feed back Alex fernandes

[Goanet] Congratulations to our bright students

2009-06-04 Thread Goan Cultural Centre
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR BRIGHT STUDENTS Miss. Keisha P.Pereira 94.8% Commerce - Delhi Public School, Kuwait. Daughter of Christopher Nancy Pereira Miss. Corraine C. Santos 94.2% Commerce - Carmel School, Kuwait Daughter of Carrie Carmo Santos Master Ashwell S. Correira 94.2%