[Goanet] Parrikar vows to stop Malaprabha project

DECCAN HERALD * Saturday, July 13, 2002 =20 - Parrikar vows to stop Malaprabha project >From Devika Sequeira DH News Service PANAJI, July 12 Sandwiched between two Congress-ruled states, Goa BJP Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar ap

[Goanet] FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Food For Thought: "People are self-centered and take everything personally. That’s how we are made." "You are a ‘once in all eternity event.’ So is everyone else." "Stereotypes are a two-dimensional way of looking at a multi-dimensional world." "Reacting is an emotional reflex. Response re

[Goanet] Court directive to Goa on spending in public offices

DECCAN HERALD * Tuesday, July 9, 2002 =20 ---= - HC directive to Goa on spending in public offices DH News Service PANAJI, July 8 The Panjim bench of the Bombay High Court has hauled up the administration for the high

[Goanet] Foreign national convicted in child abuse in Goa.

There are errors in the report below. It is hoped that these errors do not originate with the CBI. E C Mobride = E. C. McBride Raymond Andrew Varlay of Thailand, = Raymond Andrew Varley of the UK Dominique Sebire = Dominic Sabire Headline: Foreign national convicted in child abuse in Goa Sourc

[Goanet] World Youth Day -Toronto

World Youth Day - Toronto July 23-28, 2002 "You are the salt of the earth... You are the light of the world" Mt. 5, 13.14 See schedule @: http://www.wyd2002.org/page.php?page=schedule&id_lang=1&side=Schedule For Parishes of Toronto see: http://www.archtoronto.org/sec/parishes.htm Also

[Goanet] Fire engulfs IOC petrol pipeline; one arrested

Fire engulfs IOC petrol pipeline; one arrested >From Our Margao Bureau MARGAO, July 12: Panic gripped Vasco residents as the entire city smelt of petrol fumes when leakage in the Indian Oil Corporation's (IOC) petrol pipeline used to download fuel from the ship burst at three different places and

goanet-digest V1 #4152

goanet-digest Friday, July 12 2002 Volume 01 : Number 4152 - In this issue: [Goanet] Re: NEWS: Who's ready for cow's urine? [Goanet] Konkani literary award [Goanet] Bruno joins Vasco

[Goanet] Navy order to 'shift' Anjadip church upsets Goa Christians

from deccan herald July 12 Navy order to 'shift' Anjadip church upsets Goa Christians >From Devika Sequira DH News Service PANAJI, July 11 A directive from the Naval authorities at Project Seabird, Karwar, asking the Catholic Association of Goa to remove the 500-year-old church on Anjadip Isl

[Goanet] Bruno joins Vasco

(Calangute-kar) Bruno joins Vasco (New report in the Herald July 3)...an excerpt. "The biggest and hottest news of this seasons (football) transfers, is Goa's icon Bruno Coutinho parting from his long time club Salgaocar Sport Club and moving to the people's club Vasco Sports Club. Bruno wil

[Goanet] Article on Goan artist in Canada - Henry Lobo

Article on Goan artist in Canada - Henry Lobo http://www.mississauga.com/mi/arts/story/447216p-562176c.html Goanet Newsletter Issue 2002 - 29 July 12th 2002 =20 COMMUNITY NEWS: From Raul Fernandes. Gulf International Pro

[Goanet] NEWS: Kerala seeks voting rights for non-residents

Kerala seeks voting rights for non-residents By Sanu George, Indo-Asian News Service Thiruvananthapuram, July 12 (IANS) In an unprecedented show of unanimity, the Kerala assembly Friday passed a non-official resolution seeking voting rights for non-resident Indians. The assembly urged the feder

[Goanet] Konkani literary award

Georgie wins Konkani Literary award The Goan Review&'s Fortunato Fernandes Memorial Award for the best up-coming Konkani writer for 2001-2002 has been won by George Pinto (Georgie Peenth) of Mangalore. The award has been instituted in memory of the Konkani lover, late Fortunato Fernandes, by

[Goanet] NEWS FROM PAKISTAN Christian-ex-MPs barred

(Filed by Robin Fernandez) KARACHI: Two of the four Christians who won parliament seats in 1997 were barred Thursday along with another 99 former deputies from contesting the October 10 election. Tariq C Qaiser, elected from the all-Pakistan constituency of NA-208, and the winner of the NA-211 se

[Goanet] Re: NEWS: Who's ready for cow's urine?

Headline: Indian police arrest two for cow urine AIDS ''cure'' Source: Reuters quoted by MSNBC, Friday 12 July 2002 at: http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/reuters07-12-053954.asp?reg=ASIA CALCUTTA, India, July 12 - Indian police said on Friday they had arrested two men in Calcutta accused o

goanet-digest V1 #4151

goanet-digest Friday, July 12 2002 Volume 01 : Number 4151 - In this issue: [Goanet] PIB Phone-in programme on consumer rights [Goanet] FEATURE: Waiting for baby... [Goanet] Is Old Unques

[Goanet] Access to Anjediva Church to be Blocked

Access to Anjediva Church to be Blocked Very soon, if the Indian Navy has its way, Christians won’t be able to visit the Anjediva island any more. Construction activity is in progress at the North breakwater starting from Binaga point which will be connected to Anjediva (Anjadip as the navy s

[Goanet] re: Knowledge deficit and freedom of ideas

"Arabs once led the world" It is easy to forget that while Western Europe once lapsed into relative uncivilization, mathematics, literacy, science and learning were being developed elsewhere. Arabic mathematics and astronomy led the world, alongside highly impo

[Goanet] Re: THE BLAST IN VASCO

Thanks Joel . Thanks to the beauty of GOAN networking ! We Goan netters got to know what was happening in Vasco -Goa before the Goans in Vasco knew about it . On reading the news from Joel , I called my brother - he was not aware of any blast , they had a good night s sleep susegad

[Goanet] THE BLAST IN VASCO

Hi Rene & all who got worried after hearing about the Vasco fire, There is no cause to fear now because the fire has been brought under control by the Fire Brigade. I telephoned Linton Barreto (Rene's brother) around 2 pm and he says that there was a real big scare in town. However, when Rene

[Goanet] re: Respecting our roots and herbs

> look how many people related your article bashing > all Hindus and relating them to RSS/VHP, and even > BJP. Dear Xri Paradkar, I appreciate your level-headed contributions, and your wit (as exemplified in your well-chosen title). I appreciate level-headed contributions from others too, incl

[Goanet] Is Old Unquestionably Gold?

Paddy wrote: > >Old is Gold. > Subhash Paradkar wrote: > >Intelligence of our forefathers should not be undermined and >measured by Western scientists. > When I see or hear statements such as the ones made above, I ask an obvious question. Why? Why is old gold? Why should knowledge of our