[Goanet] Parrikar: The right choice for CM
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- BUT WHERE IS THE LINK TO VISIT THE BLOG?? OK, here it is http://thegoan.blogspot.com/2007/04/goa-assembly-elections-voting-for.html Pl. Check my commnets too [Goanet] Parrikar: The right choice for CM Fri May 25 18:58:05 PDT 2007 The blog has been updated. Your questions have been answered in the last few lines. Cajetan Rego, Tivim Goa [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://thisisgoa.com/ ___ Now you can scan emails quickly with a reading pane. Get the new Yahoo! Mail. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] Some of the many poll offences booked so far..
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- Some of the many poll offences booked so far.. Some of the other items (besides caps) consfiscated by EOs/Cases booked etc are: -Rs.9 lakhs cash at a star hotel at Bogmalo beach belongs to Janata Dal(S) party workers. -Rs, 2 Lakhs at Ponda -100 sarees from Speaker Sardinha's constituency party worker. -30 cartons of Kingisher beer at St. Inez at contruction site godown -Many other cases of beer cartons seizes reported. -Whisky Cartons at Verna -13 Whisky cartons at malbhat-Margao SGF -Two person arrested Curtorin found distributing food items to congress workers.. -Another one arrested for housing Congress workers and serving them with bananas - Over 30 Bar & Restaurant Licences suspended. Over 222 Excise related cases booked -Visvajit Rane (CM son) distrubuted wrist over 4000 wrist watches having his printed photo and election symbol Aeroplane on it and that BJP has in its possession quite a number of these watches to show to EOs. -Parrikar also faces FIRs for poll offences. It seem he sent personal letters by post to too woo DSS beneficiaries. Also, BJP office raided for T-Shirts. Their recent promise of unemployment doles also land BJP in trouble. -Notice to Bandekar Canacona congress Candidate for he was found with more than 200 people/supporters during house to house compaigne without taking prior permission. -So many vehicles seized which were found violation election rule. Mr. Uday Palyekar, an independent Siolim , 23 vehicle seized from his supporters alone. [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://thisisgoa.com/ ___ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/ --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] Goa: Gross assault on academic and individual freedom by right-wing forces
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- In an unprecedented action, constituting a gross assault on academic and individual freedom, the Goa administration, after threats and allegations by right-wing elements, through an order passed by the Margao SDM and Electoral Returning Officer, Derek Neto, stopped a public talk on "Communal Threats to Secular Democracy in India" by noted speaker and advocate of secularism, Prof. Ram Puniyani. This talk was taking place in collaboration with Kare Law College, Margao, and on the premises of the college. Gomantak Times, Editorial, 26/05/07 Conniving cops Margao must say 'no' to communal forces May 26 2007 How dangerous are people like IIT Professor Ram Puniyani, woman activist and lawyer Albertina Almeida, and Ramesh Gauns? Can they single-handedly start a riot in Margao? Can they provoke the citizens of Margao into taking law into their own hands? Can they, with their speeches incite the people of Margao into a communal frenzy? Can they create a situation where Margao will have to be closed down for two days? Can they generate enough communal tension for a mob to run amok damaging vehicles and shops like in Sanvordem and Curchorem? Does the police and the sub divisional magistrate expect us to believe that a lecture on "Communal Threats to Secular Democracy in India" would hurt the sentiments of people in Margao and cause them to disrupt life in the city? One only has to go through the sequence of events to know how one person, by force of threat, coerced the state authorities into stopping a perfectly legitimate meeting organised by the Citizen's Initiative for Communal Harmony (CICH) in association with the Goan Ramnath Kare Law College in Margao. Albertina Almeida and Ramesh Gauns were the convenors of this lecture which never took place thanks to the conniving police of Margao. We laud the courage of the management of Kare Law College who, inspite of severe pressure from fundamentalist forces in Margao to cancel the lecture, opted to pursue the agenda of peace and harmony. After Sanvordem and Curchorem, the communal forces in the state have shifted their attention to Margao because they believe that the only way to defeat Digamber Kamat is by polarising the vote of the majority community. An attempt was made some weeks back when these communal forces used the new market vendors to close down the city for two days on a flimsy reason that a girl of the majority community was eve teased in the market by a member of the majority community. Thursday's decision of the Margao police to halt the lecture will only encourage these communal forces. What is distressing is that the police, instead of providing protection to the forces of peace, succumbed to the legend of hate and stopped the meeting. Worse still, even when no complaint was filed by the cowardly communal forces, the police inspector of Margao, ordered the PSI to lodge a complaint on behalf of the state on grounds that it was cleared by the higher ups. And what was the basis of this complaint? The basis was one sentence in a pamphlet outlining the conviction of the CICH. The offending sentence reads as follows: "The ideology of the right-wing Hindutva has been growing at a furious pace leading to a feeling of insecurity among minorities." When an election observer in North Goa requests a police officer to lodge complaint for wrongful use of a car in campaigning, the cops refuse on grounds that the observer has to first file a complaint. However, in Margao, the police go out of their way to lodge a complaint against a peaceful gathering of people dedicated to preserving communal harmony in the state. This is the third time that communal forces in the state have been allowed to get away with their agenda of hate and segregation. The first time was when the Congress government slept on the magisterial inquiry report on the riots in Curchorem and Sanvordem; the second time was when these forces were allowed to close down Margao city for two days and the third occasion occurred on Thursday when the police and sub divisional magistrate, instead of confronting these vested interests succumbed to their threats. The people and voters of Margao are now at crossroads – one route will lead them into the crushing embrace of communal forces, while the second will strengthen the traditions of tolerance and harmony. The voters of Margao must choose the pathway of peace. - Gomantak Times, 26/5/07, op-ed piece Oye, Mr. Election Observer By Oscar Rebello Please don't invade my space, and importantly, my freedom of speech! At the outset, let me congratulate your team for a phenomenal display in ensuring a free and fair election in the badlands of Uttar Pradesh. Despite the brute money and muscle p
[Goanet] Death of Eugenia de Souza
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- I am sorry to hear the death of Mrs.Eugenia the mother of footballer Francis de Souza. My association with that family was from childhood. Newton, Nelson Rolland and Francis were my companions at Lourdes Convent where we all did our primary education and later at Monte de Guirim where some of her sons studied along with me. But most time we met at Tollem near Peggy's corner for a football game. As a child I used to visit her house at sequira vaddo sometimes and was attracted by her sweet nature and smiles.One would meet her for mass early in the morning at Lourdes convent. Soft spoken but daring woman who did not get scared to bring her children after the death of her husband. She brought all of them with iron hand and instilled in them the fear of God. The hand that rocked the cradle rules the world. She had a very good name in the locality. I do not think she ever fought with anyone or rather anyone ever thought of fighting with her. She was a simple lady, and her face full of smiles .She always wished people, inquired about them. She was a very loving person. Everybody in Sequeira vaddo and sonarbhatt knew her as a good person. May her soul rest in peace. albert de Souza _ Shaadi.com Matrimonials. Register FREE! http://www.shaadi.com/ptnr.php?ptnr=mhottag --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] BOOKS: A nostalgia book makes it to the 'Top Ten' in Goa
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- BOOKS: A nostalgia book makes it to the 'Top Ten' in Goa Goanetter Domnic Fernandes' book on the Goa that was five to six decades ago tops the list ten best-selling locally-focussed books this week. The top ten in the Goa-books section are: 1. Domnic's Goa: A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. Author: Domnic Fernandes Publisher: Abbe Faria Productions Price: Rs 350.00 Year of publication: 2007 2. Butterflies of Goa Author: Parag Ragnekar Publisher: Mineral Foundation of Goa Price: Rs 150.00 Year of publication: 2007 3. Snapshots of Indo-Portuguese History: Pangim Author: Vasco Pinho Publisher: Vasco Pinho Price: Rs Rs 295 Year of publication: 2007 4. How To Be An Instant Goan Author: Valentino Fernandes Publisher: Diamond Publications Price: Rs 150 Year of publication: 2006, 4th edition 5. Goa: A Daughter's Story Author: Maria Aurora Couto Publisher: Penguin Price: Rs 495 (hb) Rs 350 (pb) Year of publication: 2004 6. 100 Goan Experiences Author: Pantaleao Fernandes Publisher: The Word Price: Rs 395 Year of publication: 2006 7. Window on Goa: A History and Guide Author: Maurice Hall Publisher: Cimino Publishing Group Price: Rs 695 Year of Publication: 1995 8. The Parish Churches of Goa: A Study of Facade Architecture Author: Jose Lourenco Publisher: Amazing Goa Publications Price: Rs 495 Year of publication: 2006 9. An Historical Sketch of the City of Goa Author: José Nicolau da Fonseca Publisher: BR Publishers (Post-copyright reprints) Price: Rs 575 Year of publication: 2006, originally published in 1878 10. Tivolem: A Novel Author: Victor Rangel-Ribeiro Publisher: Milkweed Price: Rs 495 Year of publication: 1998 (Source: Broadway Book Centre, First Floor, Ashirwad Bldg, Next to Rizvi Tower, Near Caculo Island, 18th June Rd, Panjim. Ph 5647037/38. Mobile 9822488564.) --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-news] GOANVOICE.ORG.UK: Convention in Portugal, Valmiki's views, a kudd from Ahmebadad... and more
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- hi Cornel, Regading the music of Noel Flores, you have not given a link from where it can be downloaded. I just happened to see this mail by chance and realised the error. The website where the Konkani music by Prof Noel Flores can be downloaded from is www.heritagejazz.com under Music and Video/. Thank you for publicising the same on Goanet and i hope Goans worldwide enjoy pure unadulterated unplugged music by the legends such as Flores. Take care Armando Gonsalves --- Goanet News <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- > CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE > WORLD > Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: > http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html > --- > > GOANET HIGHLIGHTS by Cornel DaCosta > > Increasingly, thanks to the Net, Goan Voice (UK) > readers can read > relatively little on the screen but discover a great > deal more about > what is of particular interest by accessing a number > of websites > presented with the news below. Please let Goanet > and the editor of > the Goan Voice (UK) know if this approach is > helpful. > > Hopefully, many GV(UK) readers will discover > information about and > participate in the Convention of the Goan Diaspora > into the World to > be held in Lisbon, Portugal, June 15-17 2007. > Details at > http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html > > Do read an excellent piece on Goanet titled Best Bet > by Valmiki > Faleiro. It first appeared in the Herald Newspaper > and is an > insightful account about the elections next month in > Goa and the > advice he (Faleiro) would give in the selection of > the best competing > candidates for office. > > A slightly unusual 'story' from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, > tells us that a > Goan Kudd was established as long ago as 1936 in the > city to > accommodate those Goans who travelled to Ahmedabad > and other parts of > Gujarat "in search of opportunities." The Kudd > called the St Francis > Xavier Goans House is a registered charity and the > Trust responsible > for it welcomes financial support for the ageing > premises. Pictures > and details of this old house can be seen at > http://picasaweb.google.com/sfxgoahome Details have > also appeared on > Goanet in the past, about village based Goan kudds > in Mumbai and > elsewhere in India that go a long way back > historically. > > A report reputedly from Delhi says that India will > ban women under 30 > from emigrating to work as domestic help in the Gulf > region, parts of > Africa and South East Asia in a bid to curb sex > trafficking. Well, > what do GV(UK) readers think of this proposal? Do > have your say on > Goanet and join the many who have commented on this > report. > > Lest GV(UK) readers have forgotten, Domnic > Fernandes' recently > published delightful book titled Goa-- A Nostalgic > Romp Through a > Bygone Era, is a perfect gift for any Goan, or > anyone else, to > understand Goa. It is available at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > And finally, please note the opportunity via Goanet > to download, free > of charge, "very interesting Konkani music that was > recorded around 50 > years ago" by Prof Noel Flores, a Goan pianist of > great repute at the > Vienna School of Music in Austria. > > Please visit the Goanet archives at > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/ > To subscribe to > Goanet send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- > Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated > with, > 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone > era. > This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or > anyone > wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by > Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & > internationally > by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries > contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- > ___ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/ --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] Case of Accident Victim Mingues Fernandes (Alex Wilson Coelho)
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- Case of Minguel Fernandes Accident Victim In an unfortunate incident Mr. Minguel Fernades, met with an ill fated accident while returning home from duty. The matter was brought to the notice of the Managing Committee of the Goan Welfare Socitey- Kuwait by one of the community members. On hearing of the ill fated incident the President of GWS personally moved to get first hand information of the accident and to find ways and means to afford relief to the distressed victim. He visited the Victim at Al Adan Hospital. In the course of the investigation, the President met with Mr Minguel Fernandes and his brother Mr.Alex Fernandes and assured them all possible help and assistance to pursue their case with the concerned authorities in accordance with the local law. All possible measures have been taken to ensure the safety and well being of the victim as also filing claims for financial compensation to which the victim is entitled in accordance with the Law governing accidents resulting in death or permanent disability. Mr. Minguel and his brother Alex are fully convinced that their case is in safe hands and there is nothing to worry about it. It may be noted that as a gesture of goodwill and to serve as immediate relief, the staff of his company contributed generously to Mr. Minguel Fernandes besides Company assisting him to seek admission in Apollo Hospital, Margao-Goa at Companys cost. His case, for adequate claims and compensation, under the Insurance Law is being pursued by a duly appointed Lawyer associated with the Embassy of India and is closely being monitored by GWS, hence there is nothing to worry about it. The Law will take its own course and the victim will be duly awarded his dues. Right now the victim is safely back home and is under treatment. The reports coming from Goa are positive. Goan Welfare Society - Kuwait _ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] Umani/Parkonne (Riddles)
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- Can anyone figure out the answers: 1) Ek sukne taja nakant dori, te rodta nanapuri 2) Atun portun bandlo boro, konn parkita taka korti bor soro. 3) Ek sukne ghor rakkdne (a bird that guards the house) 4) Algotachi dhu, Folgotar dili, Vonotir marun Phituv zali (Algota's daughter given to Folgota, thrown on wall, turned into copper) 5) Tin payacho tikklo goddo, tacher bosla kovo cheddo, hansta punn uloina. 6) Tiri-Tiri Tin pana, Tiri ghelo uoila rananent, Tiri konak biyena. 7) Ek kaiyink, taka bara shiro ani satt biyo (1 watermelon, it has 12 slices and 60 seeds) 8) Atte na pitee na, rodot-udot voita. (no liver, no lung, goes crying-flying) 9) Ek sorop, eka burakant sant voita ani dusare burakant vochun nidta. 10) Sonula dongrant, Panuli gorva, 8 dande sodun 2 dandani marli. cheers! george (aldona - muscat) -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/attachments/20070526/0f5162c4/attachment.htm --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] Goa : Steel
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- 1.< I am not sure ifGoa has people capable of monitoring the waste of aniron mill>. Shame on an NRG like you. You may be being realistic about the Goa situation. After all, we all know how clumsy it is in running electricity transmission & distribution, water supply, garbage collection & disposal, sewerage, drainage in cities etc etc. But miracles do happen. The phone system works pretty well nowadays (except for a ridiculous 24 hour outage recently!). But at least on goanet you should sound optimistic about Goa's ability to learn and progress and should contribute some thoughts in this direction from time to time. You mean there arent any places in the world, including where you live, whose clean up acts Goa cant learn from? 2. You must draw a distinction between "brown" and "dirty". It may be perfectly OK to have brown sand -- if it is clean. I dont know where you find white sand. Goa's beaches (the few I have seen) are "grey"! Not good at all. The problem of dirty beaches is two fold. One is the fairly reversible problem of garbage. The other is the more serious one of illegal discharge of waste water, oil spills etc from shipping. Judging by the grey tinge I have a hunch that Goa has suffered a lot from the latter. The Navy and the Coast Guard may have been derelict in their duties in this regard. The local government may also have been too timid in taking up this issue with the concerned authorities. 3. Good luck with your little stock market ploys. But what I plan to do is figure out how to stop Goans from having knee jerk reactions of the kind you are counting on! That's a tall order, no doubt, but Goa needs it direly. Saude (or whatever). --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] An up-and-coming writer: Tony D'Souza, author of "Whiteman, "
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070524/BLOG25/70524013&start=1 May 24. 2007 11:15AM An up-and-coming writer BY SUSAN RIFE Tuesday night, the Herald-Tribune Book Club hosted Tony D'Souza, author of "Whiteman," for a reading and discussion of his book, which is a novel about a young man's experiences as a Peace Corps-like volunteer in West Africa. While "Whiteman" is a novel, it draws its inspiration from D'Souza's three years in a village in Ivory Coast, where he worked as a Peace Corps volunteer, teaching villagers how to prevent HIV/AIDS. It was a large effort in futility, he said, given that the villagers have a minuscule income of maybe a dollar a day, and condoms cost 30 cents each. D'Souza spoke freely of the cultural differences between American life and the life of the village, where he planted and harvested crops and learned to speak the native language. Asked about the practice of female circumcision, held in revulsion by Western women, he said the young women in the village viewed the procedure with apprehension but also with pride; it's a rite of passage into adulthood. Living in Africa also gave him a new view of poverty. Were the villagers poor? By any Western standard, yes. But they fed themselves with the food they grew and had homes to shelter them from the weather. Electricity, phones and running water were nonexistent; women carried water on their heads from quite a distance every day. D'Souza leaves Sarasota this weekend for six months in Japan, where he will study oral storytelling traditions. After winning multiple awards for "Whiteman," his next novel, "The Konkans," is due out in February. It also will be based in fact; it explores the Portuguese-Catholic population of Goa, India, where D'Souza's father is from. [Thanks to http://www.goanvoice.org.uk for the link! --FN] -- FN M: 0091 9822122436 P: +91-832-240-9490 (after 1300IST) Skype: fredericknoronha Yahoochat: fredericknoronha http://fn.goa-india.org http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Email fred at bytesforall.org Res: 784 Saligao 403511 Goa India --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] Goa news for May 27, 2007
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Pawan Hans seaplanes to land off Goa coast (The Times of India) If all goes as planned, amphibian planes will be touching down off the coast in places such as Goa, Andaman and Nicobar etc in a year or so. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/India_Business/Pawan_Hans_seaplanes_to_land_off_Goa_coast/rssarticleshow/2075095.cms *** Congress best for Goa, says Sonia (IBN live) Congress President Sonia Gandhi said the state Assembly election will be decisive for Goa's future. http://www.ibnlive.com/news/congress-best-for-goa-says-sonia/top/41403-4.html?xml *** World is a stage for Goa politicos (IBN live) Goa: Politics is a lot like theatre, a lot of acting, some laughter, tears and plenty of melodrama. Maybe that is why in Goa politicians use local theatre to woo voters. http://www.ibnlive.com/news/world-is-a-stage-for-goa-politicos/top/41298-4.html *** Goa upset Bengal (The Telegraph) Guwahati: Goa shocked defending champions Bengal 2-0 to storm into the final of the Under-21 National Football tournament at Nehru Stadium on Friday, as reported in Saturdays Late City edition. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070527/asp/sports/story_7835978.asp *** Goa starts favourite (The Hindu) GUWAHATI: A defiant Punjab stands in the way of Goa's title aspirations as the two former champions meet in the final of the National under-21 football tournament at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium on Sunday. The robust playing style of Punjab as ... http://www.thehindu.com/2007/05/27/stories/2007052706272000.htm *** Centre always supportive to Goa, says Chidambaram (Navhind Times) Panaji, May 25 The Union Finance Minister, Mr P Chidambaram has said that though Goas economy was sound the central government has always been supportive of the state and that it would continue to do so in the future so that it could build world-class infrastructure. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=05269 *** Poll decisive for Goa: Sonia (Outlook India) Congress president Sonia Gandhi today said the June 2 state Assembly election will be decisive for Goa's future and claimed that only her party can provide political stability in the state. http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=476424 *** Poll decisive for Goa: Sonia Gandhi (Sify News) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said the June 2 state Assembly election will be decisive for Goa's future and claimed that only her party can provide political stability in the state. http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14458885 *** Sun n surf, no sand is Goa's future (IBN via Yahoo! India News) Sun sand and surf best describe Goa, but take away the sand and it wouldn t be quite as wonderful. http://in.news.yahoo.com/070526/211/6ga3z.html *** AIFF set to start National Football Academy in Goa (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is all set to build a national academy in Margao, Goa. We have acquired a land beside the Fatorda Stadium in Margao and we will have a national academy where we can accommodate 50 trainees: AIFF secretary Alberto Colaco said in New Delhi recently. The money needed will come from the FIFA s annual fund, which the world body gives to its members every year. ... http://in.news.yahoo.com/070525/48/6g9ln.html Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---