[Goanet-news]EXTENSIONS AND CONTRACT APPOINTMENTS

2003-10-03 Thread Joel D'Souza
EXTENSIONS AND CONTRACT APPOINTMENTS AGITATION TO BE LAUNCHED ON 5TH OCT A Statewide agitation against the persistent current practice of the Goa Government in granting extensions of service to officers attaining the age of retirement and contract appointments will be launched with a

[Goanet-news]03 OCT 2003: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS

2003-10-03 Thread Joel D'Souza
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 03 Oct 2003 'GOA TOMORROW' INAUGURATED: 'Goa Tomorrow', an organisation formed to uphold the interest of common man was inaugurated on October 2, in Ribandar at the hands of Rajan Narayan, Editor of Herald. Speaking at the inaugural function Mr Narayan said that no orga

[Goanet]AGITATION AGAINST EXTENSIONS AND CONTRACT APPOINTMENTS

2003-10-03 Thread Joel D'Souza
EXTENSIONS AND CONTRACT APPOINTMENTS AGITATION TO BE LAUNCHED ON 5TH OCT A Statewide agitation against the persistent current practice of the Goa Government in granting extensions of service to officers attaining the age of retirement and contract appointments will be launched with a

[Goanet]Birthdays from 4th - 6th Oct 2003

2003-10-03 Thread Vincente Fernandes
Wishing you all a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY on behalf of GoaNetters to 4-Oct Silvia Braganca St. Estevam, Ilhas Goa 6-Oct Nelroy FernandesSalcete Goa/Maryland, USA 6-Oct Bruno SanFrancisco USA Thanks, Vincente. NOTE: Please send your Birthday's details for those who haven't done so f

[Goanet]Want to migarate to the US?

2003-10-03 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Diversity Visa program details are out. It seems paperwork has been eliminated. For details follow the links below 1.DV 2005 Guidelines Available: http://www.usvisanews.com/memo2150.html 2.DV 2005 INSTRUCTIONS: http://www.travel.state.gov/dv2005.html Mervyn

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2003-10-03 Thread Fr. Frank Mendes
I do believe in the freedom of the press.If a person has been defamed legal notice should be made against the person. Why should the press be penalised for another person's statment which they merely report? Henry ## # Send

[Goanet]PARRIKAR'S RSS AGENDA statements made by the VHP and BJP ON HINDUTVA HIT LIST

2003-10-03 Thread jonathan nagata
Hindutva's hit list We have documented no less than seven widely publicised statements made by the VHP and BJP, in tandem since December 2002, that are indirect threats to demolish mosques and churches in different parts of the country, in the guise of ‘liberating 30,000 Hindu temples’. These stat

[Goanet]RSS / Parrikar footprints for the Modification of Goa

2003-10-03 Thread jonathan nagata
Godse's Gujarat >>>to index page Post–genocide, the choice before Muslims in the state where Narendra Modi rules is simple: servility, boycott or exodus. BY TEESTA SETALVAD Like the Dandi Yatra marked a turning point in the freedom struggle, the events

[Goanet]DIASPORA: Pune Goan Institute readies for century...

2003-10-03 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
DIVERSECITY From the Indian Express Goa's Golden touch Aishwarya Mavinkurve Pune, October 2: GOA is a special place - even its villages look like beautiful small

[Goanet]NEWS: Under pressure in Goa, journalists find themselves hit by a cleansing truth

2003-10-03 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Under pressure in Goa, journalists find themselves hit by a cleansing truth >From Frederick Noronha PANAJI (Goa), Oct 4: Should journalists play politics? Does the media need to turn the criticism onto itself too? Is the iron fist of censorship or the velvet glove of behind-the-scenes manipulatio

[Goanet]Re: Minguel Rod - No patronage

2003-10-03 Thread Bosco - Goanet Volunteer
On Thu, 2 Oct 2003 20:16:47 -0400, "Gilbert Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The Final Curtain - a tribute to Minguel Rod By “Magno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Response: Excellent article on this Great Goan talent. Unfortunately Minguel Rod is not the exception. Most Goan talent that is great h

[Goanet]Re: The Final Curtain - a tribute to Minguel Rod

2003-10-03 Thread Bosco - Goanet Volunteer
On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 01:08:53 EDT, "Dom Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: October 2, 2003 It is comforting to note that once in every while, someone takes the initiative to light a well-merited candle on someone else's behalf. Basilio Magno, in the present instance, on the occasion of Minguel Rod'

[Goanet]RE: Goan Association of New York

2003-10-03 Thread Bosco - Goanet Volunteer
On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 06:45:50 +0100 (BST), vivek araujo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mr. DIAS, Thanks a lot for the correction, and very much appreciated ,god bless you. Vivek ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTE

[Goanet]IgNobel Peace Prize awarded to an Indian

2003-10-03 Thread Santosh Helekar
The IgNobel Prize for Peace this year has been awarded to Lal Bihari, an Indian citizen who is alive despite being declared dead by the Government. Here is an excerpt from today's news report of the IgNobel awards. Past winners include Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Nawaz Sharif. (BEGIN EXCERPT) IGNOBL

[Goanet]Motorola sabotage efforts in India

2003-10-03 Thread Bosco - Goanet Volunteer
On 3 Oct 2003 13:02:55 -, "Brian Antao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: this ito bring to your immediate attention that the American company Motorola Inc. which is actially a overgroung monlaundering operation for the "Motorola Bandits" who operate a parallel underground economy have been slowly b

[Goanet]Re: Blessed Joseph Vaz is Goa's official patron saint

2003-10-03 Thread George Pinto
Goans also mistakely believe who the current Patron Saint of Goa is. Since Jan 16, 2000, Blessed Joseph Vaz is Goa's official Patron Saint. Prior to that it was St. Catherine. It was never Francis Xavier. George --- Miguel Braganza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Goanetters, > > Since the

[Goanet]SFX was Spanish.

2003-10-03 Thread Gabe Menezes
From: "Miguel Braganza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 6:36 PM Subject: [Goanet]SFX was Spanish. > Dear Goanetters, > > Since the Jesuit missionary, and follower of St.Ignatius Loyola ,came to Goa > during the Portuguese colonial era, some Goans mistak

[Goanet]Everything's coming up roses?

2003-10-03 Thread Gabe Menezes
Rupee hits new 38-month peak against dollar http://www.rediff.com/money/2003/oct/03rupee.htm Cheers, Gabe Menezes ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay o

[Goanet]Defamation and Controversy in Goa.

2003-10-03 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dear Goanetters, The anti-suppression vehicle has become a 4x4 [four wheel drive] model: four newspapers and four groups [politicians,academicians/NGOs ,journalists and the readers]. Manohar is no longer the nut behind the steering wheel of this vehicle on the Goan roads. As the whole thing moves

[Goanet]SFX was Spanish.

2003-10-03 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dear Goanetters, Since the Jesuit missionary, and follower of St.Ignatius Loyola ,came to Goa during the Portuguese colonial era, some Goans mistakenly believe that he was a Portuguese national. Equally mistaken is the view that 'Goencho Saib' was a Goan priest...even though he is Goa's patron sai

[Goanet]Socorro Panchayat holds first Garbage Management Committee meeting

2003-10-03 Thread Goa Desc
-- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/

[Goanet]GOA:High Court issues directions on KTC bus terminus & business establishments

2003-10-03 Thread Goa Desc
--- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ ---

[Goanet]Molho .... not Mol.

2003-10-03 Thread sarabond
Cecil, Daisy may give you the experts comments as per you query. Molho is a portuguese word. Molho, Balchao, Para are all pickles. But with these names they are more specified as per their preparations. Molho da Camarao - is - Prawns pickles Molho da pixe - is - fish pickle etc. Mouth watering ..,

[Goanet]Re: [Goanet-news]NEWS: Parrikar's "notice" to four newspapers brings his opponents on one platform

2003-10-03 Thread reachsharath
Sharath Kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Parrikar's "notice" to four newspapers brings his opponents on one platform>From Frederick NoronhaPANAJI, Goa. Oct 3: Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar has got into a majorhead-on clash with four of the most important papers in the state, aftersending them a

Re: [Goanet]Land to the Owner's Act

2003-10-03 Thread Tim de Mello
Fred and others: Why do you all waste your time responding to these garbage e-mails? That is all the sender wants - reaction - and we give it to him in spades. And that just re-fuels his warped mind. Tim de Mello [EMAIL PROTECTED] CANADA From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Repl

[Goanet]Biblical strictures on Women's Rights

2003-10-03 Thread Cecil Pinto
Scriptures for WOMEN'S RIGHTS 1. 'Exodus 21:7 And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do. 8 If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no p

[Goanet]Tiatr Review

2003-10-03 Thread Daniel F.de Souza
Tiatr Review: Maim…… Tuzo Put Hanv ! good performance & impressive settings. If the house-full performances of his latest venture ‘Maim…Tuzo Put Hanv’ are any indication then one can say without any hesitation that Rose Fern’s foray into the Tiatr segment has paid him rich dividends. Well

[Goanet]Usenet newsgroups... what's that?

2003-10-03 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
FOR MANY of us who came in late, the Net is all about websites. Mailing lists and their power, too, are mostly overlooked. (Initiatives like the much older INDNET initiative or the almost-a-decade-old Goanet are an exception, and the like, focussing largely on an e-mail based exception.) Many m

Re: [Goanet]Songs sung at the time of Ros

2003-10-03 Thread Daniel F.de Souza
Fausto V. Da Costa has come out with a Konkani CD "Goan Wedding Songs" . The CD contains all the traditional songs 'Vers, Ovi, Zoti, Mando etc' sung during the wedding ceremony and before at the time of Ross. These traditional songs are hardly heard in modern day weddings. I myself heard them

[Goanet]An interesting debate on Usenet newsgroups...

2003-10-03 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Images of how Goa is perceived FN From rec.travel.asia All messages from thread Message 1 in thread From: JD ([EMAIL PROTECTED] ) Subject: Travelling alone to Goa Newsgroups: rec.travel.asia Date: 2003-09-29 08:50:17 PST Hi, I'm thinking of going to Goa on my o

[Goanet]DOCUMENT: The notice to the press... (fwd)

2003-10-03 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
This is the text of the document, as circulated during the GUJ meeting.FN - Sub: Notice for initiating action on the basis of defamatory press reports published in 'The Navhind Times', 'Tarun Bharat' (Goa), 'O Herald

Re: [Goanet]Land to the Owner's Act

2003-10-03 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
On Fri, 3 Oct 2003, [iso-8859-1] Bernado Colaco wrote: > Senhor Sri Naguexa, > > Yes there are more hindu bhatcars who own large tracts > of land in form of mines innit? In 1979 your famous > silver haired minister from the MGP openly challenged > the Catholics for a fight! > > Let me reiterate,

[Goanet-news]Goanet Highlights - 16-30Sep03

2003-10-03 Thread Bosco - Goanet Volunteer
Here are some interesting highlights from Goanet -- Goa's premiere mailing list. Goanet is available in 2 formats: Goanet (10-15 emails per day) or Goanet-Digest (2-3 emails per day). If you would like to join Goanet on a trial basis, please send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or reply to this messa

[Goanet]Campaigns by NGOs:Prostitution in Baina

2003-10-03 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dear Goanetters, An old Hindi saying reads thus: "Barah varsh padd Ramayan, phir 'Sita kaun?' toh 'Ram ki bahen' !" [After studying Ramayana for 12 years the reply to the question 'Who was Sita?' is ' Ram's SISTER']. We have not moved too far from the experience of my posting 'The Brits are com

[Goanet]Volunteers:Nothing 'official' about it!

2003-10-03 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dear Cecil, Your 'volunteer' stuff is not just simple : it is simply too much! I can already imagine you designing your own ID [the 'Id' that comes/goes with the 'Ego' ?] and footer[to boot!], not to miss the 'Expressions' on your face and 'body text'. I have objection to your use of the word *

[Goanet]RSS fascists always feer a free press

2003-10-03 Thread john main
Print and be damned.If its the truth then the press should always print.The press has always been the guardians of democracy and the RSS are afraid of the truth and always have been. __ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Netw

Re: [Goanet]Songs sung at the time of Ros

2003-10-03 Thread JperGOA
Thanks Noronha, I dont't think there are cassettes etc on this age old singing practice 'verso' The place where i am coming from (salcette), this chanting of 'Vers' at the time of 'Roso' nearly stopped about 15 years ago. Brides/bridesgroom now a days put a condition No Ross, No Undok Navoup (b

Re: [Goanet]Land to the Owner's Act

2003-10-03 Thread renebarreto
Goans need to come TOGETHER to fight a common problem. The.Formation ( Goan oveseas * Bhatkars * - : ) of a .. NRI / NRG -Goan organistion could help to address such problems. I thoought i d share my thoughtsas I know of many Non-resident Goans who would love to come together to wor

[Goanet]RE: [Goanet-news]NEWS: Parrikar's "notice" to four newspapers brings his opponents on one platform

2003-10-03 Thread Mr. Terence Francis de Souza
Coming as it does so soon after the lavish praise showered on Mr. Parrikar by that loudmouth of the BJP Mr. Venkaih Naidu, does this notice speak of things to come. It is evident that if we are to go by the BJP Secretary's statement that Parrikar is a model CM then it would also imply that such a