Today's HERALD has a hard hitting critique of India's defence expenditure by
Praful Bidwai titled "India must cut arms expenditure". It fully confirms
the hunch some of us have had on goanet recently that defence expenditure is
out of control.
Bidwai finds that since the nuclearisation of the Regi
Philip Thomas wrote:
<< I dont know why some people feel the need to challenge every
imagined slight! >>
Because these self-appointed vigilantes insist on adding their two-penny bit
to each and every post, to the chagrin of most Goanetters.
<>
Goanet Administration iis aware of some detractors wh
Santosh may be an agnostic, and so do many individual Catholics. But the
Catholic Church is not! It is the duty of the Church magisterium to ensure
the orthodoxy of its beliefs and practices. Once that is clear to the
believers, one can expect some Church authorities, depending upon their
individua
Catholic Journalists, Editors to Debate Role of Media to Promote Justice,
Peace and Religious Pluralism at Pilar
By Our Staff Reporter
PILAR, Goa, April 05, 2005: The Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA),
the oldest 41-year-old Catholic press organization in Asia and affiliated to
Geneva-bas
NEWSLETTER April 2005
IndianFootball.Com celebrates 7th anniversary
India's oldest football website IndianFootball.Com will celebrate it's
140 CARDINALS DECIDE PROGRAM FOR START OF CONCLAVE
VATICAN CITY, APR 7, 2005 (VIS) - At the end of
today's Fifth General Congregation of Cardinals in the
period of vacant see, Holy See Press Office Director
Joaquin Navarro-Valls released the following
information to journalists:
"Following th
All,
I am just back from a holiday and in glancing through the Goanet archives was
surprised to see
some wonder if there were Dalits in Goa. Others wondered if anti-casteists
(like myself) have
done anything besides discuss the caste issue. I would like to point them to
the fact that in
2002,
Sad death of Tiatrist Rom Tony.
It was sad to know that Rom Tony one of the yesteryears tiatrists has died
on 4th of this month. He was one of the pillars of Konkani stage and along
with other two members of his trio that is Rem & Rod he created havoc for
the late Dayananda Bandodkar, his MGP a
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John Paul reborn as 'Incredible Popeman'
Comic book turns late pontiff into Satan-fighting superhero
Daniel Munoz / Reuters
"HomoPater," a comic book rendering of the late Pope John Paul II as an
evil-fighting superhero, is shown Monday in Bogota, Colombia. Updated: 2:30
p.m. ET April 5, 2005BOGO
Before Santosh gets carried away with his own triumphalism in getting a
"silent lurker" to respond let me declare his victory a pyrrhic one. I have
no intention of engaging in the mindless pedantry and petty abuse that I
have witnessed between certain protagonists on Goanet.
One of the main reason
[PD, April 7]
In lieu of the word "self assessment", I would say "introspection". We may
need to individually introspect on what we want to be known on goanet for.
Do we want to be known for hurling the choicest of insults at fellow
goanetters, or would we prefer to be recognised as past masters
A number of posts are pending on Goanet since these have been sent in
non-plaintext format. Also posts abusive of others are unlikely to be
approved, so kindly take note accordingly. FN
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This is from "Inside the Vatican". -FN
A Bishop According to John Paul's Heart?
- by Dr. Robert Moynihan, Editor, Inside the Vatican Magazine
VATICAN CITY, Wednesday, April 6, 2005 -- This afternoon, an
Italian colleague called me with a rumor.
He said he had heard from an Italian monsignor rather
--- Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>I am especially gratified that most of the people
>who have signed up for brain-washing are silent
>lurkers such as Rebecca O'Leary from London. I hope
>they can now muster the courage to speak out. I am
>also running a new program for delusional a
Dear Rebecca O'Leary,
Please accept my thanks for your well-reasoned and cogent
response. Although I am a Goan, and for most of my life have maintained
close ties with the land of my birth, one of the main reasons I joined
Goanet was to learn more about Goa and Goans---which was precisely t
Salgaocar scrape past Vasco
April 07, 2005 20:09 IST
Riding on Fabio Dos Passos' solo effort in the first half, Salgaocar edged
past Vasco by a solitary goal to earn full points a 16th round match in
the National Football League, in Margao, Goa, on Thursday.
Salgaocar held territorial advantag
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> To all other Goanetters I would like to say thanks,
> I have learned and laughed a lot.
Rebecca O'Leary,
Being a bit selfish, ain't we, Rebecca?
You extract all the laughs from Goanet and give
nothing in return?
Unless, of course, this is your attempt at humour ;
Al Hussein too good for Dempo
April 06, 2005 19:45 IST
Jordan's Al Hussein proved too strong for ten-man Dempo, winning the AFC
Cup league match 3-0 at the Nehru stadium in Margao, Goa, on Wednesday.
The victory saw the Jordanians emerge on top after the first leg matches
with an all-win recor
Therapy ?
o WATER BUG HITS DONA PAULA: And now, potable water
has been found to be contaminated in parts of
Dona Paula. The cause is no different from that of
Indira Na
Uday Bhembre has written the lead article in Fausto V da Costa's 'Goencho
Avaz' (Volume I Issue I) that hit the stands in April 2005, under the
above title (Goans, in Goa and Outside).
Udaybab puts forth some of the well-known arguments of the Konkani lobby
(particularly the Devanagari camp) in
Dear Netters,
Led by an advisor to the Governor of Goa, Brig (retd.) Ian
D'Costa, a representative each of the Salmona Pariyavaran Manch
and Saligao Civic and Consumer Cell met the Governor this
morning (7 April 2005).
The delegation handed over a memorandum signed by 1089 villagers
of Saliga
In same light the sikhs should apologise for the
events of 61 in Goa and the rape of Goan women!
B. Colaco
--- JESSICA DS wrote:
> The Sikh Federation of Britain paid tribute on
> Tuesday to Pope John Paul II,
> signalling its gratitude for his support of Sikhs
> during the past 20 years.
>
> T
George Pinto
I would like to know if you are a Christian/Catholic
(and if yes - whether a practicing or a non practicing
one) to enable me to understand your view on the
subject thread, posted on 06 April.
Joseph Fernandes
Mumbai India
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An excerpt from the following article:
The only traditional foes to bring a gift of peace for
the late Pontiff may be nuclear-armed India and
Pakistan.
On Thursday, a day before the Pope's burial, the
passengers on the first bus service in more than 50
years from Pakistani Kashmir to Indian Kashm
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>Before Santosh gets carried away with his own
>triumphalism in getting a "silent lurker" to respond
>let me declare his victory a pyrrhic one. I have
>no intention of engaging in the mindless pedantry and
>petty abuse that I have witnessed between certain
>protagonis
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Vasco gifts 3 points to Salgaocar, loose 1:0.
In 35th minute Salgaocar went one up when Salgaocars Brazilian Fabio Passos
in
http://www.oherald.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1033
HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, APRIL 7 :——Goa's choicest mangoes, the
mancurado variety tickled the British palate when the Directorate of
Agriculture government of Goa for the first time participated in the
International Food Exhibition
Did anyone make any money on this tip? Given on Goanet some time ago!
Gujarat Ambuja, Holcim close deal
April 07, 2005 14:57 IST
Gujarat Ambuja Cement and Holcim on Thursday announced the completion
of financial closure of Rs 3,540 crore (Rs 35.40 billion) for Ambuja
Cement India.
According to
From: Mervyn Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org
To: goanet@goanet.org
Subject: Re: [Goanet]Are these folks brainwashed?
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 21:55:39 -0400 (EDT)
> The lack of honesty and integrity we seeing
> displayed here by these people is truly
> breathtaking.
Sort of remind
I think the issue was not if there are Dalit in Goa (but thanks for telling
us).
But the academic question if there are any Dalit Christians / Catholics in Goa.
Look forward to some statistical information on the proportion of Goans among
and outside various Varnas
Regards, GL
George Pinto
--- "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Uday Bhembre has written the lead article in Fausto
> V da Costa's 'Goencho
> Avaz' (Volume I Issue I) that hit the stands in
> April 2005, under the
> above title (Goans, in Goa and Outside).
>
> Goans in Europe, US and Canada have bec
The Pioneer: April 07, 2005
The BJP on Wednesday took a dig at the 'haphazard' functioning of the
UPA Government with former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh
wondering over the "interval" in three-day mourning in the country of
Pope John Paul II's death saying it reflected poorly on the n
Joseph Fernandes:
My views are without regard to whether I am a man or woman, 12 years old or
sixty, rich or poor,
urban or rural, tall or short, fat or thin, Catholic or non-Catholic,
practicing or not. My views
stand or fail regardless of what tags you or others may want to put on me.
Now, w
Hi Cornel and Mario,
You guys and others can continue to stick to the academic model which you have
built about Goans and continue to expand on the discrimination in our society.
But I would agree with Cornel that, Goans (including me) can certainly improve
on our intermingling skills beyond ou
Islam influences debate on pope successor
By BRIAN MURPHY
Associated Press
VATICAN CITY - On one of Pope John Paul II's last major trips four years ago,
he stood in the ancient Omayyad Mosque in Syria and appealed for Christians
and Muslims to seek common ground rather than confrontation.
"Ma
Show me someone who doesn't like potatoes..and i'll show you snow on the
Equator.But alas!The scrumptious spud continues to get rotten reviews in the
press.Not its fault,of course.Its drunk in oil,soaked in fat,and served with
dripping butterand cheese,so what do you expect?
So, rethink your o
Emotions spill as faithful flock to mass in memory of late Pope
KUWAIT : Seats may have been filled and crowds may have been forced to stand
the hour long mass at the Holy Family Cathedral, but none of these mattered as
they collectively clasped hands in prayer in tearful tribute to their
belo
China decides not to send officials to Pope John Paul II funeral
07.04.2005,
BEIJING, April 7 (Itar-Tass) - China given the present situation will not
send its officials to the funeral of Pope John Paul II, Chinese Foreign
Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a briefing Thursday.
The diplomat e
Actually Santosh, Rebecca does have a point. Mario
posted an obvious internet hoax on goanet, and later
acknowledged its lack of authenticity. Although he and
others did try to rationalize his logic for posting it
on goanet, the admission that it was a hoax should
have settled the debate. Pounding
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