------------------------------------------------------------------------ Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical references, some photographs and documents)
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goa government, it appears, acts like an agency willing to cash-in on the number-fetish of its citizens. The Directorate of Transport, for instance, will sell you certain numbers, at a premium: 1. Assignment of registration mark within identical numerical. Two & three wheelers other than two & Three wheelers (i) In 2 digits .Rs. 1000/- Rs. 3000/- (ii) In 3 digits .Rs. 2000/- Rs. 5000/- (iii) In 4 digits .Rs. 3000/- Rs. 10000/- 2. Assignment of registration mark in form of any combination .Rs. 2000/- Rs. 4000/- 3. Assignment of registration mark in consecutive ascending order of 3 or more digits . Rs. 1500/- Rs. 3000/- 4. Assignment of No. 786 .Rs. 1500/- Rs. 3000/- http://www.goatransport.com/about_citizenscharter.php What is surprising is they will even charge a premium for the number 786 (a number which has religious connotations in Islam!) FN -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org "I quit therapy because my analyst was trying to help me behind my back." - Richard Lewis