Re: [Goanet] wedding cakes

[Pandu Lampiao]

With the price of flour and sugar the way it is and every second
Goichi unkle and auntie having the diabetes, shouldn't you be serving
the wedding peoples amcho Goicho pau? (learning to make amcho pau, is
what I suggest) And whats a wedding cake anyway? All sugar quoted.
.ah, I get it, with so much black m*ney, joyful and sweet way
to spend eh?

When is the date Reena mausi? In my chooris-pau bij-ness, we have a
new product- chooris-sushi. Diebeties safe for all the unkle, auntie.

They say the best wedding cakes are made by some Cansaulim
cake-maker..very phamous.

A question to folks out theredo you think they use real butter in
the cakes (example, phamous Goichi plum cakes) or is it mar-ga-rin?
Just asking. Maybe old friend *meow* Lionel the fury tom cat that
roars can investigate *meow, meow*!

No one has caught on to trans fats here in the desh (the bad bad fats,
that one finds in bis-cuts etc) thanks Gods. Never mind. Life is
short, specially in Goi where one has to quickly spend all the looted
quick-money and the chances of you going RIP in a road accident is
better than playing the matka!!

On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 2:39 AM, Frederick Noronha
 wrote:
> +91-832-2412121 (the Hello Goa inquiry service) might have an answer. FN
>
> On 15 March 2010 16:00, reena.martins  wrote:
>> Is there a good bakery course, with wedding cakes
>> as a specialisation, being
>> conducted in Goa?
> --
> Frederick Noronha
> Columnist :: journalism :: editing :: alt.publishing :: photography :: 
> blogging
> P +91-832-2409490 M +91-9822122436  A:784 Saligao 403511 Goa India
>

[Goanet] Internet Hindu, Talk show-radio American and tabloid Brit

[Carvalho]

For some time now I've been saying that right-wing ideology is not confirmed to 
a few, isolated groups in India, who can be dismissed by election results which 
elect in  a Congress government. The fact is that the ordinary Hindu walking 
the streets, not prone to any violence, not a member of any radical group can 
be a right-wing ideologue, embracing this idea of nationalism or at the very 
least sympathetic to the cause. There is now at least an acknowledgement that 
this phenomena exists and that it has found a voice on the Internet.

This in itself is not cause for concern. The Internet Hindu has a counterpart 
elsewhere; the talk show radio American and the tabloid Brit. If one listens to 
talk show America, which is the domain of Republican ideologues, one is 
immediately inclined to think that America is a rabidly racist country, whose 
idea of nationhood does not extend beyond blue-eyed and blond Americans. A 
similar trend of thought is echoed in Britain by tabloid newspapers who 
epitomise the mindset of a closed, insular society. These domains have quite a 
few features in common; they create a fear of outsiders, of anyone different, 
they claim to represent the nationalist point of view and they are drawn 
from what is traditionally the bulk of that homogenised group. It is 
disconcerting that the rise of this group in India, hails from the educated, 
middle-class section of society. This aspect is troubling and anomalous.

These groups, as strong as they are in every society, find their bette-noire in 
the mainstream press and in the flood of liberal intellectuals that society 
generates. They are never eliminated, the only counter is to have their power 
neutered by counter-propaganda. The challenge for India is only this; that it 
must constantly be in the business of creating liberal intellectuals. That it 
must never muzzle the freedom to think and express. That it must invest heavily 
in an education with an emphasis on the liberal arts. Only by creating 
intellectual capital can there be coherence in our society.

Best,
Selma


 

[Goanet] Fwd: Help regulate land transactions in Goa, Shantaram urges PM

[Arwin Mesquita]

 HERALD REPORTER

http://www.oheraldo.in/news/Local%20News/Help-regulate-land-transactions-in-Goa-Shantaram-urges-PM/34711.html

Pleads for special category status for State
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, MAR CH16
Goa’s Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik M.P today called on the Prime Minister
of India Dr Manmohan Singh and requested him to make special provisions for
Goa by amending Article 371 of the Constitution of India to empower the Goa
Legislature to enact a law to regulate the land transactions in the State.
He also pleaded for special category status for Goa.
In his memorandum submitted to PM in his office at Parliament House Mr Naik
said that land is becoming a scarce commodity more particularly in smaller
States and that land mafias from foreign countries are landing in States
like Goa with tons of money buying huge areas creating social and economic
chaos. Some of the parties are potential enough to buy a whole village in a
smaller State like Goa, he said.
Persons in real estate in the country too, are resorting to similar
purchases disturbing the social fabric in the State, said the MP in the
memorandum.
Naik further said that rights existing under the constitution should not be
so unfettered so as to change economic scenario of a smaller State,
particularly its villages, much to the disadvantage of the State and its
people. Anti-social elements which become a part of such uncontrolled
transactions are proving disastrous for a State like Goa.
Therefore, he said, States have to be empowered to enact appropriate
legislations to bring in restrictions on transfer of land and other
immovable properties on grounds of duration of residential requirement in
the State, social and economic needs of the State, environment and public
interest, as may be specified by the law, he pleaded.
Similarly,   the State of Goa consist of hardly 3,702 sq meters of land with
a population of roughly 14 lakhs, increasing number of migrant population
has reached to an unmanageable proportions. While it is the fundamental
right of every citizen under Article 19 of the Constitution to move freely
throughout the territory of India, it is also the fundamental right of
others to live a decent life with basic amenities provided by the State.
 In order to safeguard the basic rights of those Goans as also non-Goans who
are settled in Goa for a number of years, further inflow has to be regulated
to avoid a virtual stampede in near future, he stated.
 Mr Naik also raised the issue of activities of Russians in the State with
the PM.
SPECIAL CATEGORY:  In the second memorandum Mr Naik demanded special
category for the State. Mr Naik said that at present, there are 11 states
which enjoy the status of Special Category which are: Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Sikkim, Jammu &
Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal.
The State of Goa has achieved a high Human Development Index and has been
consistently performing well in financial parameters as well. However, the
recent global recession has adversely affected the revenue collection of the
State, memorandum says
 To revive the situation, the State requires fiscal stimulus in the form of
higher investment for creation of infrastructure in key sectors of the
economy such as Agriculture, Health, Education, and Social Sector.
  SEPARATE CADRE:  Through a third memorandum Mr Naik has demanded a Special
Cadre of All India Services for the State of Goa.
In his memorandum Mr Naik has said that IAS officers, come with the
objective of having a short stint, most of them keeping the families in
Delhi. Hence they are popularly called as brief case officers indicating
thereby they come only with a brief case as they have to go back soon, he
said.
Mr Naik further said it is proper guidance and innovative ideas coming from
bureaucracy that makes every project a success story. But IAS officers
posted in Goa play a very limited role of disposing files routinely, without
getting to much involved in any project.
Goa’s interest would be better served by the Central Government granting a`
separate All India Services Cadre to the State, Mr Naik said in his
memorandum
Pending the creation of Separate Cadre Mr Naik has demanded that the
strength of Goa segment of AGMUT cadre be increased from 12 to 22.
 Prime Minister assured Mr Naik to examine all his demand and do the
needful.
-- 
Please post your comments on my Blog: http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/

Please also see below:
1. Benaulim Village Action Committee: http://www.bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/
2. "Rape of Goa" : http://www.parrikar.com/blog/the-rape-of-goa/
3. MAND - an adivasi-rights resource centre : http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/
4. EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO:
http://infochangeindia.org/Infochange-documentary.html
5. For the Love of Konkani: http://www.radiogoa.net/
6. Goa's Identity Movement website: http://www.goamag.net/gim
7. Goa's Identity Movement group on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com//#/group.php?gid=19

[Goanet] Dev borem korum

[JoeGoaUk]

Dev borem korum  
 
or how to say 'thank you to god'?
 
Saiba, maglolo upkar maka meulo dekun
Hanv tuka argam ditam
Hanv tuka dinvastam
Hanv tuzo upcari
Hanv tuzo upcar attoitam
Hanv tuka Dev borem korum munttam
 
Also,
Hanv tuka vankanntam (to praise)
 
Also, (populr church hymn)
Argam tuka Somia
Argan tuka Dhonia
Argam tuka, Argam Tuka
Antam ani sasnak
 
Tuen mak rochloi tuzo mog korcheak
Tuen maka posloi tiji chakri korcheak
Tuen maka vinchloi sasnak suska pavoncheak
Toi maka favo nhoi, somia maka favo nhoi
 
II
Argan ditam tuka Saibinni
Deva Maye sulalinni
Bhodoveamchi Ranni tum ghe
Ama papiamchim Xeratini
 
III (Alfred Rose - Rita Rose
Anj boddve vazoitai dhorgam
Devak ami diunvia argam
 
If we can say ‘Thank you’ to Jesus (God)
I guess we can also say the same ‘Dev borem korum’ 
e.g
Thank you, thank you Jesus
Thank you, thank you Jesus 
Thank you, thank you Jesus, from my heart, alleluia 


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Re: [Goanet] Norman Cardoz, Lorna ani Pak Pak

[Carvalho]

Someone has corrected me and let me know that Paka Paka was not sung by Lorna 
but by Usha. Can anyone send more light. Maybe JoeGoaUK.

Thanks,
selma





From: Carvalho 
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 2:44:36 PM
Subject: Norman Cardoz, Lorna ani Pak Pak


I love Lorna. I've missed meeting her on several occasions as my cousin Norman 
Cardoz tours with her. Norman has followed in the footsteps of his uncle, M. 
Boyer and is as talented a musician, only not as well known as yet. As for me, 
I've only got the talent for the comedy. I do a mean M. Boyer no. 8. M. Boyer 
fans will know what I'm talking about.

Here is Lorna with her famous number pak pak. Enjoy.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUBpfaI_W8U

Best,
Selma






  

Re: [Goanet] Dev boem korum

[rcabral]

Somewhere I had replied that some would say "Argam tuka Deva" as different 
expressions can be used as in other languages. However I am interested in 
knowing how one responds when someone says "Deu borem korum" and when someone 
says to you "Dev boro dis dium". I have heard in the Churches people responding 
to the priests as "tuka-i dium" which according to me is incorrect. I had heard 
during my childhood days seniors saying "Dev tuka kurpa dium". Any light on 
this?
Thanks
Richard Cabral
 Frederick Noronha  wrote: 
> Gotcha! What say, Prof. Borges? FN
> PS: What is the precise connotation of "dinvastam"? Origins of the word?
> 
> On 16 March 2010 21:08, Domnic Fernandes  wrote:
> >
> > Generally, we would say:
> >
> >  "Dhoniam Deva Tuka dinvastam."
> >
> > Moi-mogan,
> -- 
> Frederick Noronha * Goa,1556 (alt.publishers)
> P +91-832-2409490 M +91-9822122436

[Goanet] Attacking the defenceless

[soter]

(Letter to Editor, Herald 17March)
I feel it is unfair of the residents near Bhale's hospital at Porvorim to 
accuse the attendants at the water tank for the prevailing water crisis in 
Porvorim (Herald, 11th March). These boys are very much from our village, and 
our problem is also their problem. I have been visiting the water reservoir 
near JMJ Hospital to register my complaint almost every alternate day for the 
last two months. I never found these young men drunk on duty. Public relations 
is not their job. Instead, on several occassions I have found them stressed out 
and depressed from the late nights they have to keep up and the unnecessary 
abuses from the public. No one bothers to monitor the quantum of water received 
at the reservoir neither do they hold the PWD Engineeers and Panchayat 
representatives responsible for this mess. 
In the last two years, over 200 construction permissions have been issued by 
the Village Panchayat of Socorro. Neither has the Zilla representative bothered 
to address this issue. On 29th October 2009 a special water pipe-line was laid 
to a mega project under police protection. From where will the water be 
supplied to around 40 mega projects which are in pipe-line in Socorro village 
alone? The affluent people in Porvorim are equally responsible for this water 
crisis as they hardly bother to exercise their fundamental duties. They should 
have the courage to confront those who are actually responsible for the 
development policies and not the helpless attendant at the end of the 
administrative chain.  Let us dare to ask the questions at the Gram Sabha, to 
the State Legislative representatives and to the executive officers.

-Soter D'Souza
Socorro

[Goanet] Remember this murder? (22 yrs old killed 34 yrs old woman?)

[JoeGoaUk]

Remember this murder?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk8/315603506/sizes/l/

The accused Mario Fernandes acquitted
http://www.navhindtimes.in/content/accused-raia-murder-acquitted

Reasons: ( taken from H)
‘the prosecution has failed to prove the charges against the accused’
 
‘’The defence submitted to the court that one of the prosecution witnesses 
had appeared for the State  in 20 criminal cases, adding that his testimony 
cannot be trusted by the court’’
 
‘the prosecution examined around 26 witnesses, while  the defence examined 
three witnesses, including Superintendent of Police, South Allan De Sa’
==
Pehaps, there is another scandel of making huge money within the Goa police 
dept.

'Making stronger cases weaker' -  for a price.
if not, may be our Goa Police are simply not competent enough to handle such 
cases.

Send them back to School, that's in Valpoi I think

 
Read from Archive 2006 - The accused then 22, confessed to crime acc. to police,
traced his call made on her mobile etc
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/message/1475
 


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Re: [Goanet] Englichin haka kite mutata

[Venantius J Pinto]

Madalem should be spelt Mhadlem. (Borkar, Thali and Ghanekar)

venantius

On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 2:01 AM, Venantius J Pinto <
venantius.pi...@gmail.com> wrote:

> (del)
> Madalem = Guessing. that this could be a smaller version of the Madale.
> Could it remotely be possible that the Kunbi, Velip has drums made of
> hollowed-out coconut tree trunks?
> Kasali = Cymbals (small if I am not mistaken)
> Dholl = Large Drum played with sticks.*** (Different from dholak, dholki).
>
> Taxe  =  Twin Kettle drums (small to medium) normally used in unison, but
> not sure of Goa. I believe the singular would be taxo. Hindi = tasha,
> Carribean = tassa (Various sizes). Pitch change is achieved via warming
> skin,, usually goat. also monkey.
> ++
> (del)
> venantius j pinto
>
>

Re: [Goanet] Dev boem korum

[Venantius J Pinto]

Finally, philology on Goanet, yet I will sit this one out a bit.

But I like your spirit FN. Tread gently, gotcha could turn into gotchi (not
of the Shakuntale kind though). : ).

venantus


> Gotcha! What say, Prof. Borges? FN
> PS: What is the precise connotation of "dinvastam"? Origins of the word?
>
> On 16 March 2010 21:08, Domnic Fernandes  wrote:
> >
> > Generally, we would say:
> >
> > ?"Dhoniam Deva Tuka dinvastam."
> >
> > Moi-mogan,
> --
> Frederick Noronha * Goa,1556 (alt.publishers)
> P +91-832-2409490 M +91-9822122436
>

Re: [Goanet] Talking about who’s first on the net ..

[Gabe Menezes]

On 16 March 2010 11:57, JoeGoaUk  wrote:

> Talking about who’s first on the net..
>
> Sometimes, I wonder if JoeGoaUk is the first one to put Goan
> Konkani music-Video on the net e.g. google Video, Youtube etc
> The first one being 20th August 2006
>
> This one
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozqp2c1a0iM
>
> The abv is an improved version of this at google video
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5018535009266574156&hl=en#
>
> Any one can prove otherwise?
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> N.B. Konkani audio music was there long before that
>

RESPONSE: I think I was the first person to put up an You Tube URL on to
Goanet?

After that, our Goenkars got clued and did what was necessary; this is what
is known as progressing and taking opportunity when it knocks
-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Paka paka by Usha Uthup (Iyer)

[Jesus Mario B. Fernandes]

Selma,

The song Paka Paka is sung by Usha Iyer (Uthup) and not Lorna.And the music is 
of Chris Perry. The former too has some of the most memorable songs  in 
Konkani, all of which were composed by the legendary Chris Perry. Perhaps she 
was brought in by Chris Perry to provide an alternative female voice, to  some 
of his classics which for some reasons have not been as popular as those 
rendered .by Lorna. There is an album titled 'Meu Amour' by her available with 
Sinaris. A treasure for sure.

 

Regards

J Mario Fernandes

 

 

> Message: 10
> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:44:36 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Carvalho 
> To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
> Subject: [Goanet] Norman Cardoz, Lorna ani Pak Pak
> Message-ID: <211808.98727...@web33006.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type what I'm talking about.
> 
> Here is Lorna with her famous number pak pak. Enjoy.
> 
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUBpfaI_W8U
> 
> Best,
> Selma
 



  
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[Goanet] GOACAN holds awareness action on World Consumer Rights Day

[Goa Desc]

 -
Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your
family members, relatives, neighbours and friends.
Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed.
-
---
GOACAN observes World Consumer Rights Day
---
On the occasion of World Consumer Rights Day
15th March, GOACAN organised an Awareness
Action on the theme “Our Money, Our Rights” to
highlight the global consumer movements fight for
fair financial services.

Armed with colourful flags and placards, volunteers
from the village based Consumer Forums gathered
at the Communidade building Margao and expressed
concern about the increasing cases of frauds and
scams in Banking, Investments and Financial services
in the State of Goa.

The consumer forum volunteers highlighted some of
the issues faced by the consumers in Goa such as the
large amounts of fake currency in circulation, the loss
of money on a daily basis in transactions in the market
due to the shortage of coins, the increasing number of
non-banking finance companies entering Goa without
any registration or scrutiny by the concerned authorities
and disappearing with hard earned money of the
consumers, the increase in cases of economic offences
registered before various police stations in Goa and
where investigation is pending & charge sheets are yet
to be filed.

Other issues highlighted were the unfair terms in loan
agreements and unethical practices followed wherein
consumers have to pay unreasonably high penalty fees
for paying-up of loans, non-provision of proper
information when soliciting insurance policies especially
in the case of equity linked schemes where consumers
stand to loose heavily for not understanding the link to
the stock market, consumers are unable to fully
understand all the terminology, terms and conditions
wherein money is tied up for excessively long periods
of time into Insurance Policies, growing number of cases
of agents promoting schemes that are tailor made to give
themselves huge commissions and putting the consumer
to a disadvantage.

Consumers facing difficulties in obtaining loans and opening
zero balance bank accounts even if they are fully eligible for
the same, the increased cases of over-charging for services
by banks in violation of  the relevant code of practice agreed
upon with the Reserve Bank of India, cases of collusion of
bank officials in opening fake accounts by forging signatures
and attaching non-attested photocopied documents, increased
cases of fraud committed on consumers at ATMs and through
Internet banking due to lack of proper security procedures,
harassment of sureties to pay back loans due to collusion by
officials and the defaulting customer, were some of the other
issues highlighted.

GOACAN therefore demands that the:
 Government should take immediate steps to curb the
circulation of fake currency by putting in place necessary
infrastructure and implementing a code of conduct for
dispensing money out of Banks, Credit Co-operative
Societies and ATMs.

Government should ensure that availability of adequate
quantity of coins and make arrangements for its equitable
distribution through designated Bank branches (both
nationalised and co-operative) and through Post Offices.

Govt. should specify the terms and conditions for
Non-Banking Finance Companies to operate in the State
of Goa and identify a nodal agency to take action against
those dubious companies that may exist or are identified
later.

Government strengthens the Economic Offences Cell of the
Goa Police by setting up an Special Investigating Team (SIT)
to fast track the investigation and charge sheeting of the cases

The Government notifies a Nodal Agency to handle all
consumer grievances related to financial services in the State
of Goa.

The Govt should ensure that all Registered Banking,
Non-banking and Insurance Co.’s undertake an Investor and
Consumer Education Drive in all the talukas of Goa so as to
provide information about all the regulatory bodies set up by
the Govt. of India such as the RBIs Banking Ombudsman
Scheme, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI),
Insurance Regulatory Authority etc.

The Consumer Forum volunteers resolved to take up these
demands in the forthcoming Gram Sabha  meeting of the various
Village Panchayats in the State.

It was also resolved that GOACAN submits a memorandum
to the Governor of Goa, the Chief Minister, the Chief Secretary
and Leader of the Opposition on these demands in view of the
forthcoming budget session of the Goa Legislative Assembly and
to the 3 MP’s in view of the ongoing Budget session of Parliament.
--
GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK
--
promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa
--

[Goanet] What Is Omega-3 and What Can It Do for Me?

[Con Menezes]

What is Omega-3 &What can it do for you??
Learn here.
C
http://www.healthiertalk.com/what-omega-3-and-what-can-it-do-me-1559

[Goanet] Vhodlya Devachi zatra celebrated in Narvem

[Goanet News Service]

Vhodlya Devachi zatra celebrated in Narvem
Rajendra P Kerkar, TNN, Mar 17, 2010, 04.33am IST

KERI: On Monday, Narvem village in Bicholim celebrated the unique fair 
locally known as Vhodlya Devachi zatra.


Devotees from across Goa thronged to the village as it celebrated the 
fair after 15 years.


Folklore holds that the fair is not to be celebrated annually, but 
requires the deity to express the desire for the fair through the mouth 
of a devotee under trance.


The original name of the village was Hindole. It came to be popularly 
called Narvem after the temple of Saptakoteshwar originally from Narvem 
on Diwar island in Tiswadi taluka was relocated here to avoid religious 
persecution during Portuguese rule.


In 1668, Chattrapati Shivaji renovated the temple of Saptakoteshwar, a 
fact noted in the stone inscription at the temple's entrance.


During the zatra devotees unfurl a saffron-coloured flag which is 
believed to have been given by Shivaji.


Shantadurga is the presiding deity of this village, whereas Bhavakadevi, 
Ravalnath, Kanakeshwari and Nagareshwar are associated with the temple.


On the day of the zatra the mood in the village turns festive.

Early in the morning, the 12 representatives of ganvkaris assemble in 
the temple of Kanakeshwari where a symbolic image of Kokodev or 
Vhodlodev, concealed in a secret box, is taken out and dressed in aboli 
flowers.


Chavadeshwar from Hindolewada, Shantadurga Pilarnekarin from 
Gaonkarwada, Khapro-Ravalnath from Konadi and Shri Ram from Murdiwada 
send the baskets full of aboli to Vhodlodev.


The flowers are used to decorate Vhodlodev who is believed to represent 
33 crores of gods and goddesses.


Around 12 representatives run with the palkhi of Vhodlodev to 
Saptakoteshwar and then to Panchganga tirth where the waters of five 
rivers —Zuari, Mhadei, Valvant, Bicholim and Khandepar—mingle. Then 
the palkhi returns to the temple of Kankeshwari.


Holding decorated canes and dancing to the beats of the dhol and taso, 
devotees wearing traditional costumes, transform the entire mood in 
front of Kankeshwari temple into one of trance.


"This fair was last held in 1995and before that in 1978. It is one of 
the unique moments in our village which attracts a large number of 
devotees. It is believed to bring prosperity and health to those who 
attend it and to the village," says Pandurang Balkrishna Prabhu 
Narvekar, an 88-year-old veteran of Gaonkarwada, Narvem.



http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Vhodlya-Devachi-zatra-celebrated-in-Narvem/articleshow/5692286.cms

[Goanet] Storm clouds over Zuari

[Rajan P. Parrikar]

To Goanet -

http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2010/03/16/storm-clouds-over-zuari


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[Goanet] Goa news for March 17, 2010

[Goanet News Service]

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.

*** BJP alleges cover-up in Goa police-drug mafia nexus probe -
Sify
fyWhile Dudu has reportedly named a former editor of a local
English daily and kin of a cabinet minister as being part of the
narcotics chain in Goa, ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://sify.com/news/bjp-alleges-cover-up-in-goa-police-drug-mafia-nexus-probe-news-national-kdqukcdjhig.html&usg=AFQjCNHmHDxPgfwX9NDtMNt5W31wQEw9gQ

*** Par panel asks govt to get land transferred for Goa airport
- Zee News
irport-expansion-tenders-in-advanced-stages-Praful-Patel/articleshow/5692289.cms&usg=AFQjCNG7rmczZx5torOeVFoR9Wviy4TWEQ">Dabolim
airport expansion tenders in advanced stages: Praful Patel
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.zeenews.com/news611759.html&usg=AFQjCNEpCRHSKyKqo3JM0gmIOrwZYmD8Hg

*** Badmash in Goa - Galatta.com
hoots-in-goa_100335168.html&usg=AFQjCNFx5dygd-In_jDFHQtoeURXCW6pig">'Badmash'
shoots in Goa
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://telugu.galatta.com/entertainment/telugu/livewire/id/Badmash_in_Goa_36598.html&usg=AFQjCNEQn9FkWaKZYfj-Qi_W45pYV_rMYw

*** India tells topless tourists to cover up in Goa - AFP
ay-ban-nudity-unclear-about-topless-bathing-211608&usg=AFQjCNFqfFpI02IrnUGhnkuQhG8Wk5JpdQ">Goa
may ban nudity, but unclear about topless bathing
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iicAZhBtdL0yt7blkBb-ytIyeysw&usg=AFQjCNF7RfJCx5gPeg_PECkaiCpzF1p5pg

*** Rights group questions Goa housing project - Sify
udget-on-March-25/34680.html&usg=AFQjCNE9pD2yD8etBLE0Yzo5PC1fSvxb0g">State
Budget on March 25
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://sify.com/news/rights-group-questions-goa-housing-project-news-national-kdqtObicggg.html&usg=AFQjCNF6sYdGKBmoRLXB-YgwcaoXByqo2Q

*** Relax on a spa break in Goa - Southall Travel
uesday, ...http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.southalltravel.co.uk/news/India/19671775/Relax-on-a-spa-break-in-Goa.html&usg=AFQjCNE8Ep0k4SoTG9jCOt7gCPHEedA88w

*** Time to cover up as Goa bans beach nudity - Bild.com
ld.comPlenty of 60s throwbacks have headed for the hippie haven
of Goa. The Indian state has always had a liberal reputation.
For decades, Goa has been renowned ...http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.bild.de/BILD/news/bild-english/world-news/2010/03/16/goa-bans-beach-nudity/india-hippie-paradise-turns-prudish.html&usg=AFQjCNEElcxFbPy8GXdqus5P-7uhuyYSXw

*** Pratik spotted in Goa - Times of India
mes of IndiaPratik who is down with chicken pox in Goa has been
telling friends that he is shedding his spots. And that he
almost feels like those Dalmations in 101 ...http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Pratik-spotted-in-Goa/articleshow/5689862.cms&usg=AFQjCNGpZv9oshIj3lkEhLaj9Um662RDdw

*** Goa assembly to allow use of mobiles this session - Times of
India
DtM">and more »
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-assembly-to-allow-use-of-mobiles-this-session/articleshow/5689621.cms&usg=AFQjCNHeRx9_xuCDmkBNe5weiWPMbDA_IQ

*** Any rise in Sesa Goa up to 450 would be a sell: Angel
Broking - Economic Times
onomic TimesShardul Kulkarni, senior technical analyst, Angel
Broking, in a chat with ET Now talks about Sesa Goa. You have
given a sell call on Sesa Goa. ...http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Views/Recommendations/Any-rise-in-Sesa-Goa-up-to-450-would-be-a-sell-Angel-Broking/articleshow/5686763.cms&usg=AFQjCNG97tLQXzF5GFfY2dh1ddNoLFIEQg


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[Goanet] Norman Cardoz, Lorna ani Pak Pak

[JoeGoaUk]

 
Tem Lorna nu go bai
 
Tem 'Usha Iyer' mugo
 
'Jurament hanv tuka ditam noketramcher
??
Porva korchina soddunk poddlear ghor ani ganv
Ekttaim rauchim focot tum ani hanv'
...
Sodanch ami, oxinch mogan bhounchim
Eka mekak vengent dorun rauchim
Kallzam amchim oxinch badun dorchim (?)
Ek dis kazar ami zaumchim'
 
Do you love me?
 
II
'Oh Baby, i love you so
OH NO NO, PLEASE LET ME GO
 
see my comment under the video
 


 
 
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[Goanet] Bicholim villagers to pay homage to Goddess Toko Dev

[samir umarye]

-- 
Samir Umarye

BICHOLIM, MARCH 16: After a gap of almost 16 years, villagers of
Narve-Bicholim will perform a rare homage to Goddess Toko Dev or Wadlo Dev,
as it is popularly known, on March 15.
Toko Dev, which has been kept at some secret place in Shree Devi Kankeshwari
Shantadurga Panchayanat Devasthan for the last 16 years, will be brought out
for a procession in the village on March 15.
The legend has it that hundreds of years ago, a person while plucking
coconuts saw a bright shining idol of a goddess on the tree near the river
at Narve. The idol, which was entirely of gold, was brought down and after
taking it to the village gave it to a goldsmith.
The goldsmith tried to take out some gold from the idol and to do this he
sought the help of a carpenter from the village.
A curse is believed to have fallen on them and family members of the
goldsmith and carpenter began to die unexpectedly. A few panic-stricken
family members who survived the curse fled from Goa and settled in other
parts of India. The Toko Dev idol was later placed in the temple.
“This is indeed a unique event, as in most of the other temples the
procession of goddess is held every year, but here it is held after about 16
years,” Pandurang Prabhu Narvekar, an elderly person from the village, told
Herald.
During the event, flowers and other items to decorate Toko Dev are brought
from the four surrounding temples, including Saptakoteshwar Devasthan, Piso
Ravalnath Devasthan, Ram Devasthan and Chavdeshwar Devasthan.
After this, Toko Dev is brought out from its hiding place and decorated. The
procession which starts from the temple goes to the Saptakoteshwar Temple
and later is taken to the nearby river, where it is believed the goddess was
originally found. From here, the goddess is brought back to the temple.
“It is a grand event and during the procession, it is believed that the
person who carries the idol of the god virtually floats as he runs at a very
fast speed,” said Anuradha Krishnanath Narvekar.
“Villagers stand on both sides of the road with water in their hands and
sprinkle it on the idol as a mark of respect,” added Narvekar.
“Villagers donate generously to this god, as it is believed that if you give
anything it gets doubled the next year. The villagers have also collected
huge money for the fireworks and other items during this festival,” said
Narvekar.
“This year, we are witnessing the event after 16 long years and preparations
are in full swing,” he said.
“Since the time I got married in this village, I have seen the event only
once and this is the second opportunity that I’ve got to witness this rare
festival,” she claimed.
“We have never seen the entire idol, neither those who know tell us where
exactly it is kept in the temple for so many years,” said Narvekar.
It is believed that goldsmiths and carpenters never stay in the village with
the fear of their death as the curse of the god on the community is still
present.
“Just some years ago, two carpenters stayed overnight in the village but
died. Such as the concern among villagers, that even their tools were later
dumped near the Mashnadevi temple,” she added.

http://www.oheraldo.in/news/Local%20News/Bicholim-villagers-to-pay-homage-to-Goddess-Toko-Dev/34649.html

[Goanet] Forest department lays trap to catch leopard

[samir umarye]

-- 
Samir Umarye

BICHOLIM MARCH 15: The forest department today laid trap to catch the
leapord that attaked a 45 year old man from Nanoda Bicholim on Sunday.

The trap is laid only some meters away from the place where the incident
took place. "There are several wild animals in the area and now after the
attack the people are bit afraid to go even for plucking cashews as the
season is coming near" Govind Phadke from from Nanoda told Herald "just last
week our puppy was eaten by a leopard and we are very much afraid as they
have started coming very close to the human habitation."

Meanwhile, today when Herald went to the spot and tried to talk to the
villagers they denied to talk on the incident. "We do not know much about
the incident nither know anything about the trap or the death of a leopard.
We came to know about it only when we saw it in the newspapers" a villager
told when asked to comment about the incident.

Pandurang Tulaskar (45) from Pistewada Nanoda Bicholim who was attacked by
the leopard is still at Asilo Mapusa and is recuperating .

It may be recalled that on Sunday Tulaskar was attacked when he had gone to
answer nature's call behind his house. Later, the forest department had also
found another carcass of a female leopard trapped in a net used to catch
wild boar. Speaking to Herald in the evening ACF, Subhash Henrick had told
that the investigation as to who had laid the trap was on.

[Goanet] What if our economy was not built on competition?

[Venantius J Pinto]

What if our economy was not built on competition? Nobel Prize winner Elinor
Ostrom talks about her work on cooperation in economics.
(subhead from the article by *Fran
Korten
* and *Elinor Ostrom , The Woman Who
Just Might Save the Planet and Our Pocketbooks, as appeared in
alternet.orgvia YES magazine)
*
http://www.alternet.org/economy/145889/the_woman_who_just_might_save_the_planet_and_our_pocketbooks


venantius j pinto

Re: [Goanet] Dev boem korum

[Frederick Noronha]

Gotcha! What say, Prof. Borges? FN
PS: What is the precise connotation of "dinvastam"? Origins of the word?

On 16 March 2010 21:08, Domnic Fernandes  wrote:
>
> Generally, we would say:
>
>  "Dhoniam Deva Tuka dinvastam."
>
> Moi-mogan,
-- 
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[Goanet] Don’t block the ‘Internet Hind us’ by Kanchan Gupta

[SHRIKANT BARVE]

http://www.dailypioneer.com/241956/Don%E2%80%99t-block-the-%E2%80%98Internet-Hindus%E2%80%99.html

Contrary to the impression that is being sought to be created by their critics, 
‘Internet Hindus’ are open to ideas, believe in a plural, law-abiding society 
and swear by the Constitution. They are often appalled by the shenanigans of 
our politicians, including those of the BJP, and are ruthless in decrying 
politics of identity and cynical vote-bank policies. They have no gender 
prejudices and most of them think banning FTV is downright silly in this day 
and age. The ‘Internet Hindus’ will not countenance denigration of their faith 
or biased media coverage of events, but 91.9 per cent of them respect and 
accept other religions. Asked if India is meant only for Hindus, an 
overwhelming majority of them, responding to the survey, said, ‘Hell, no!’

So why do they infuriate pseudo-secularists in media and make Delhi’s 
commentariat see red? There are three possible explanations. First, the Net is 
beyond the control of those who control newspapers and news channels. While the 
print and audiovisual media have for long excluded contrarian opinion and 
denied space to those who disagree with absurd notions of ‘secularism’ or 
question the quality of reportage, the Net has provided space to the ‘other’ 
voice. Real time blog posts now record the ‘other side’ of the day’s story 
(“The Prince was shouted down in Bihar, not feted by students!”), Twitter 
affords instant micro-blogging even as prime time news is being telecast 
(“That’s not true. I live in Bareilly. This is not how the riots began!”), and 
YouTube allows unedited amateur videos of events (the Meraj riots, the Islamist 
violence in Kashmir Valley) to be uploaded, giving the lie to edited and 
doctored versions shown by news
 channels. 

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[Goanet] Mando de despedida --Mando in Portuguese and Konkani

[Luis Vas]

Mando in Portuguese and Konkani

Enjoy!






http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iBj0Of_5Ns

[Goanet] Jharkhand native booked for molesting girl

[samir umarye]

-- 
Samir Umarye

BICHOLIM, MARCH 16
Bicholim police on Sunday registered a case against a 28-year-old man from
Jharkhand on charges of molesting a girl at Navelim.
According to Bicholim police, the accused, presently residing at
Navelim-Bicholim, allegedly molested a girl at about 8.15 am on Sunday,
while she was walking along the road at Navelim.
Bicholim police have registered the case under Section 354 IPC and is
investigating into the matter.

Re: [Goanet] A Repugnant Suggestion By The Chief Justice Of

[J. Colaco < jc>]

Freddy Fernandes  wrote: I did not make any
comment on the issue of abortion or having the child, as it the victim
who has to decide, if she want to marry the perpetrator, so also the
issue of the life in her womb as a result of the crime, should be
entirely up to the victim.

Dear Mr. Fernandes,

If you read the article again, the above is an exact synopsis of what
the CJ is reported to have said.

Nothing more, nothing less.


jc

[Goanet] A Repugnant Suggestion By The Chief Justice Of

[Freddy Fernandes]

In response to:

Message: 10
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:20:28 -0500
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Subject: Re: [Goanet] A Repugnant Suggestion By The Chief Justice Of
   India



The only point I did highlight or stressed on is, why do we need to dilute the
brutality of the crime of rape by it's aftermath ? The penalty should not differ
on the perpetrator, just because the victim agrees to marry him, the victim if
agrees to marry (there could be a good number of reasons and certainly not,
number of good reasons) of her own free will, should be allowed to do so, but by
no means should the punishment on perpetrator by be lessened. If the punishment
for rape should be lessened because the victim agrees to marry, then, where is
the logic of punishment for a rape in a marriage ? The perpetrator is already
married to the victim, isn't it ? 

 

It is true as Venantius stated, CJI has not done underwater welding, he has done
law and that's precisely what I stated in my opening para, what I find repugnant
about the statement is, we are all aware of the number of loopholes, we have in
our system of law, where, in most cases criminals walk free in no time, for ex.
Mahanand has been acquitted of two of his crimes, knowing the system so well why
should a bigger hole for escape be offered to the perpetrators ?

 

It is true that the whole speech was not on print, and I did pose a question as
to, in what other context could the CJI have made that statement ? 

 

As for my suggestion, I did state it in my article, in a murder the victim
looses his soul or life but in a rape the victim looses his/her spirit and the
will to face the world and could be walking corpse for life "even if agreeing to
marry".

 

I did not make any comment on the issue of abortion or having the child, as it
the victim who has to decide, if she want to marry the perpetrator, so also the
issue of the life in her womb as a result of the crime, should be entirely up to
the victim. 

 

Your are absolutely right in saying that no one should force others into doing,
what they do not want to do, if what they do is legal, I am all the way with
you, this is the 21st century doc. But at the same time our esteemed authorities
should refrain from making statements that could further deteriorate our already
porous and fractured law and order machinery.  

 

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[Goanet] Mining inside Selaulim Dam catchment area map

[sebastian Rodrigues]

Mining in and around Colamb, Sanguem is all pervasive scandal that is 
far away in the forest. Rulers in Panjim and Delhi are happy that they 
are far away from it. Now here is a map that pinpoints the detail 
vicissitudes of happenings in the catchment area of Goa's major water 
source that provides water to over 50% of its citizens. Tiger pug marks 
are cited too along with the mining leases here in western ghats.  Have a
 detailed look at what is happening in Goa's hinterland:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=h&source=embed&msa=0&msid=110567999679666203830.00047df770931ddc0ac13&z=12



http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/2010/03/mining-inside-selaulim-dam-catchment.html

Warmly,
Seby
  
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[Goanet] Dev boem korum

[Domnic Fernandes]

Generally, we would say: 

 "Dhoniam Deva Tuka dinvastam." 

Moi-mogan,

Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna, Goa
Mob: 9420979201

"I have a serious problem.  How do I say "Thank
you, God1" in Konkani?  Please help." 


  
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[Goanet] Exclusive Mining road proposed through the Forest in Panchwadi

[sebastian Rodrigues]

Goa Government has bended to the demands of mining industry and has gone ahead 
and demarcated 45 meters wide road through the thick forest in Panchawadi. This 
is disaster not only for the Forest but also for the Panchwadi village in very 
special way as their major water source - Maisal water dam stands threatened.

Here is a map of what Goa stands to loose if mining barons are let to have 
their way:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=h&source=embed&msa=0&msid=110567999679666203830.000480916f4b62dbfae9a&ll=15.308857,74.067764&spn=0.081295,0.154324&z=13

Warmly,
Seby
  
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[Goanet] Hello ! PPS??- A Report from South Goa

[floriano]

Instead of the possible interaction at Lohia Maidan [Sunday 14 Mar, 2010] 
PPS Laurie Abranches and PPS Socorro D'Souza ( not Fernandes as earlier 
mentioned) attended the meeting at Grace Church organized by Goa Map with 
Seby Rodrigues in charge. Mr. Abranches, in his interaction with the 100 odd 
people (mostly NGOs) explained the concept of PPS and even went a step 
forward to expand the  PPS to "People's Power System". It is believed that 
the idea was very much liked and almost all present wanted to know more 
about this concept.


We thank Mr. Abrances and Mr. D'Souza for being the PPS organizers for the 
South Goa.
A further and more wider interaction is planned at Lohia Maidan for the 
22nd. March, 2010.


Cheers
floriano
PPS to PPS
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It is not ENOUGH that GOOD n HONEST persons  contest elections.
It is not ENOUGH that GOOD n HONEST  voters elect good n honest persons.
GOA urgently needs  'HONEST SYSTEM of GOVERNANCE'.
Wherein, even a dishonest person is forced to be honest  or to QUIT.

Only through PPS can such 'honest system of governance' be identified and 
accepted.


PPS=PEOPLE for POLITICAL SANITY = PEOPLE'S POWER SYSTEM
Be bold. Display the 'PPS' sticker on your vehicle today, to reject 
political madness tomorrow.
[Note: PPS stickers are available at CHAMPS Sports Shops - 
Mapusa-Panjim-Margao] 

[Goanet] Norman Cardoz, Lorna ani Pak Pak

[Carvalho]

I love Lorna. I've missed meeting her on several occasions as my cousin Norman 
Cardoz tours with her. Norman has followed in the footsteps of his uncle, M. 
Boyer and is as talented a musician, only not as well known as yet. As for me, 
I've only got the talent for the comedy. I do a mean M. Boyer no. 8. M. Boyer 
fans will know what I'm talking about.

Here is Lorna with her famous number pak pak. Enjoy.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUBpfaI_W8U

Best,
Selma







  

[Goanet] Talking about who’s first on the net ..

[JoeGoaUk]

Talking about who’s first on the net..
 
Sometimes, I wonder if JoeGoaUk is the first one to put Goan 
Konkani music-Video on the net e.g. google Video, Youtube etc
The first one being 20th August 2006
 
This one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozqp2c1a0iM
 
The abv is an improved version of this at google video
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5018535009266574156&hl=en#

Any one can prove otherwise?
 
Thanks for your help

N.B. Konkani audio music was there long before that


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[Goanet] Secret ballot... row over

[Frederick Noronha]

There is a controversy (following letters from Karl de Souza of Moira
and Cmdr Gomes of Alto Porvorim, possibly among others) about whether
Goa follows a secret ballot or not in its polling.

As they've pointed out, the ballot paper and its counterfoil is
printed with the same number, theoretically making it possible to
identify who has voted for whom.

I don't think this happens, as is suggested here:
http://pa.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/pdf_extract/XVII/2/195

The only question is what is the producedure of keeping the ballots
separate from their counterfoils, and who controls both. Apparently,
India might just be following some old British rule and procedure! FN
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[Goanet] Taslima Nasreen

[Samir Kelekar]

Marshall writes:
>Samir

It is not as if the secularists have not defended or supported Taslima. It
is just that she is not an artist or celebrity like MFH and therefore has
not been hogging the media headlines. Further, the very fact that she could
get asylum in India and live in Kolkotta speaks a lot for itself. That the
hindutva forces are fishing in troubled waters is also self evident from
>this article by Sitaram Yechury.

Though both Hussein and Taslima issues are about freedom of
speech, there is a world of difference between them.
For one, Hussein has the support of the whole Muslim world,
as is evident from the fact that he went to Dubai, and was
given citizenship in Qatar; Taslima had nowhere to go, except
some European countries.

Secondly, Taslima being a woman is much more vulnerable than
Hussein.

Thirdly, remember that she was packed out of Kolkata by
the W. Bengal govt. against her wishes. Indian govt. didnt
want her in India just at the time of the general elections
and so asked her to leave.

Check out taslimanasreen.com
 ''Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one
who thinks differently.''

Rosa LuxemburgIf you agree to the above, if you do care for 
freedom, the Tasleema issue would be
much more relevant to you than the Hussein issue, as the odds against which she
is fighting are much more than the odds against which Hussein is fighting. 
Remember
Tasleem is already thrown out of her own country. And here was a second country
India from which she was being thrown out. 

Some secularists may have spoken for her, but as far as I remember, the day she
was hounded in Hyderabad, no one spoke in her defense. Is literature not a 
creative
endeavour ? Your excuse about media not giving importance because Tasleema
is not an artist is a lame excuse.

regards,
Samir

[Goanet] Goanews, oldest online news portal

[JoeGoaUk]

Goanews, oldest online news portal
 
The Site claims it is ‘ Goa’s oldest  online news portal’
 
Yes, remember while in UK in late 90s, whenever I searched for Goa 
related news, it did come up with the site Goa News By some one 
named Sandesh Prabhudesai
However, it appeared that the site was not updated on daily basis.
But it was quite handy with whatever news it had there in absence of 
any news forums at the time. 

Now, you may see all Goan Dailies online except Gomantak Times 
(which was the first Goan Englsih Daily to go online).
And it was my Home Page too.
 
Goa News is now redesigned and reactivated  with news and 
views of few prominent Goans. 
It is now an INTERACTIVE WEBSITE too, where one can leave 
their comments etc
I just left two.
 
You can visit it here 
http://www.goanews.com/
 
My 'Test' comment may appear here once approved
http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=1029




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Re: [Goanet] Dev borem korum

[Venantius J Pinto]

Mannest Sebastian-bab, ani sogle supraprim Konknni borovpi ani premi,
Veg vegle Konknni borovpeanche supraprim (eloquent) Konknni vachun mon
mirouta. Tunvem vincharlam, "I have a serious problem.  How do I say "Thank
you, God1" in Konkani?  Please help." Hya vishayar dulobh uzvadd ghalunk
hanv bhov khalto---pun ek vinayi prayatna mhojea "khandyar" getam
(khuxalkaen). Tor, hanvem khala Konkanint mandlam toxem zaunk shakta?

II Deva, tujem borem zaum l Tujem borem zaum Deva l Tujem borem zaum O Deva
II

II Deva, tuzo upkar mantam l Tuzo upkar mantam Deva II
II Deva, tujea paripurnain dil'lo upkar mantam l Tumchean paripurnain dil'lo
upkar mantam, O Deva II
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Ani somoz amim diannishttean (ecstatically) Jesuchi zoizoi korunk aasheta,
tor Bapa Sor Podvedar Devasovem Taka (Jesuk) argam/bhett diunk shakta. Tor
maca dista oxeam mhunnonk zata:
Deva, Dev Bapa borem korun. (God [the son Jesus], May God the Father do well
by Thee) BUT OF COURSE!!
Deva, Sor Podvedar Deva Bapan borem korum (tujea thain). (God [the son
Jesus], May God the Father Almighty do well by Thee)
Sor Podvedar Deva Bapan, Deva tujem borem korum. (May God the Father
Almighty do well by Thee, O Lord [God the Son, Jesus, Son])

*Voirlem chintop ani mandop, tim utram**---ugdas ailim **burgeponan** zoxem
amcam ghara (Bombaim xaran) xinkoilelem. Tya vorvim hem mhojem thoddem
borovp ghoddlem. Monant riglole adle lahan mund disson yeta khala. *
1. Bap, Put ani Spirit Sanctus/Spiritu Paraklit, (Father, Son and the Holy
Spirit/Paraclete)
2. Bap, Put ani Povitr Otmo, (Father, Son and the Holy Spirit/Ghost)
3. Deva Bapa (ani) Putra (ani) Povitr Otmo (God the Father, Son and Holy
Spirit)

Aikonk anvdetam, tumchi hya vishayar sozmonim assa zalear.

venantius j pinto



From: Sebastian Borges 
> To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Dev borem korum
> Message-ID: <963430.59788...@web113302.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
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>
> Dear friends,
> I have a serious problem.  How do I say "Thank you, God1" in Konkani?
>  Please help.
> Mog asum.
> Sebastian Borges
>

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==
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[Goanet] Taslima Nasreen

[Marshall Mendonza]

Samir

It is not as if the secularists have not defended or supported Taslima. It
is just that she is not an artist or celebrity like MFH and therefore has
not been hogging the media headlines. Further, the very fact that she could
get asylum in India and live in Kolkotta speaks a lot for itself. That the
hindutva forces are fishing in troubled waters is also self evident from
this article by Sitaram Yechury.
*
http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/bigidea/Our-con-artists/Article1-260498.aspx
*

Further, on doing a search on the net, I also find that the secular lobby
has indeed defended and supported Taslima. Please refer following link;

http://www.sacw.net/FreeExpAndFundos/defendtaslimaDec07.pdf

Regards,

Marshall

[Goanet] CALL FOR APPLICATIONS_UN HABITAT

[Venantius J Pinto]

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*FOR A BETTER URBAN FUTURE*
*THE UN-HABITAT URBAN YOUTH FUND*
*
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS*

*Is your organization led by youth aged 15-32 years?*
Is it working on innovative and sustainable projects that will improve your
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http://himalmag.com/CALL-FOR-APPLICATIONSUN-HABITAT_dnw266.html

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vjp