[Goanet-news]10 JUNE 2003: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS

2003-06-09 Thread Joel D'Souza
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS June 10, 2003 MONSOON LIKELY BY JUNE 14: The monsoons are likely to hit Goa on June 14 or 15, according to the Met office here (Panjim).The first signs of pre-monsoon showers are finally making their appearance in Goa, which is already facing a deficit of 23 cm of

Re: [Goanet] Governments need to deliver water as a human right

2003-06-09 Thread Tim de Mello
The Goa government needs to brings all of its resources to bear on conserving water that it receives. This must be treated with a certain amount of urgency. Goa must not be allowed to drift from year to year struggling with its water problem - and blaming the hotel industry for its ails. It

[Goanet] 10 JUNE 2003: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS

2003-06-09 Thread Joel D'Souza
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS June 10, 2003 MONSOON LIKELY BY JUNE 14: The monsoons are likely to hit Goa on June 14 or 15, according to the Met office here (Panjim).The first signs of pre-monsoon showers are finally making their appearance in Goa, which is already facing a deficit of 23 cm of

[Goanet] Quotable Quote

2003-06-09 Thread Lawrence Rodrigues
Drive-in banks were established so most of the cars today could see their real owners. - E. Joseph Crossman

[Goanet] June 10 Day of Camoes and Communities

2003-06-09 Thread Bernado Colaco
June 10 is celebrated round the world by Portuguese communities and also as a day of Luis Vaz de Camoes author of Lusiadas. Camoes lived in Goa for a short period and Macau where he was inspired to write this famous epic. In Goa pro bharati elements in an attempt to 'clear' 450 years of

[Goanet] Governments need to deliver water as a human right

2003-06-09 Thread Cip
Governments need to deliver water as a human right For the first time ever, World Water Day (22 March 2003) is being marked this year with the knowledge that there is now a world-wide realization that water is a human right. Human dignity is not possible without access to clean water, said

Re: [Goanet] NYT - Loutulim Journal - Goa the goose that lays thegolden egg!

2003-06-09 Thread Tariq Siddiqui
On Mon, 9 Jun 2003, [iso-8859-1] Bernado Colaco wrote: Ok let us not call it loot since you get upset with the term. Is it fine to say paid to the central coffers? But tell the readers of Goa net the value of FE paid to the central coffers. Why don't you tell us? I don't trust Fred since

[Goanet] Citizens response to crimes against women to be discussed atFRIDAY BALCAO.

2003-06-09 Thread Goa Desc
--- Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO --- Dear Cybergaokars on GoaNet, Friday Balcao the fortnightly discussion event to be held on 13th June will feature the topic, Crimes against women have increased in

[Goanet] Re: Kharebandh pool

2003-06-09 Thread Bosco - Goanet Volunteer
On Mon, 9 Jun 2003 02:44:20 -0700 (PDT), Joaquim Cardozo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My Dear Capt. Lobo (Dona Paula), That bridge has not be broken, you're mistaken. It is simply being replaced by the Borim bridge so you can do wider paintings now. Be happy. Joao

[Goanet] Parrikar kudos

2003-06-09 Thread Valmiki Faleiro
The Editor, Esq. GOMANTAK TIMES Panaji, Goa. Apropos your edit of June 9, you state that you do not know whether my insinuation that Parrikar was instrumental for Luisinho's new posting (re: 'Master stroke by Parrikar,' GT June 4) was a joke. I neither said, nor insinuated by what I said, that

[Goanet] NEWS: Political minister in Indian embassy in US dies

2003-06-09 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Does anyone know if Francis Vaz had a Goa link? FN Political minister in Indian embassy in U.S. dies From Indo-Asian News Service Washington, June 9 (IANS) Francis Vaz, minister for political affairs in the Indian embassy here, has died of cancer. A memorial service will be held Tuesday at the

[Goanet] East Enders - Dan Ferreira.

2003-06-09 Thread Gabe Menezes
The actor who plays the character of Dan Ferreira is a big disappointment. The characters were supposed to have been properly researched. The children could well pass off as Goans born and brought up in the U.K. Dan Ferreira's accent is unlike any Goan that I have heard, not from Goa, not from

[Goanet-news]09 JUNE 2003: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS

2003-06-09 Thread Joel D'Souza
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS June 09, 2003 PLASTIC ROADS UNDER STUDY: PWD is studying the possibility of using plastic for making roads, taking cue from successful experiments in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. PWD Principal Engineer PP Borkar said the matter has been discussed at government level and

[Goanet] FEATURE: An abridged diary of constable buckle number 3743

2003-06-09 Thread Mayabhushan
An abridged diary of constable buckle number 3743 BY MAYABHUSHAN NAGVENKAR UNDATED: The only fictional element in this diary, is a faceless police constable (PC) whose identification tag in the police force is his buckle number. 3743, incidentally is a number chosen at random. However, the

[Goanet] Worshop on percussions in Goa...

2003-06-09 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Alliance Francaise at Miramar, Goa will conduct a workshop on conventional and non-conventional percussions (check out the sounds you can extract from a water glass with a spoon, a musical toybat, bottle jar deployed as a tabla, a car-horn and more). There will also be Western drums, rhythms

[Goanet] 09 JUNE 2003: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS

2003-06-09 Thread Joel D'Souza
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS June 09, 2003 PLASTIC ROADS UNDER STUDY: PWD is studying the possibility of using plastic for making roads, taking cue from successful experiments in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. PWD Principal Engineer PP Borkar said the matter has been discussed at government level and

[Goanet] NEWS-INDIA: New adoption bill to give Christians full rights: minister

2003-06-09 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
New adoption bill to give Christians full rights: minister From Indo-Asian News Service Thiruvananthapuram, June 8 (IANS) The government is drafting a new adoption law for Christians to give them full rights as parents, Minister of State for Law and Justice P.C. Thomas announced here Sunday.