Why No Konkani
Rajesh Haldankar, Shiroda. It seems that the State Bank of India (SBI)
has forgotten to know that the official language of Goa is Konkani
although Marathi when used for official purposes does not harm the
Goans.
But what if Kannada is made as the language as can be seen at the SBI
Hi Goadesc,
I commend the good job you guys are doing for Goa; and for development in
Goa. This news about 'solar powered traffic lights' in Goa is indeed a step
in the right direction.
However it should be known that 'solar powered traffic lights' are sought to
be installed, only to circumv
Hi all,
In addition to what Ethel has so eloquently said on this subject; here is my
two pennies worth.
Why should anyone, whatever their rank , be at the Film Festival functions,
for free? Every one, form the Governor down to the common man should pay for
their seat or standing room. Those
Book Review - The Sixth Night by Silviano C. Barbosa
By ZOE ACKAH
The Epoch Times July 21, 2005
The Sixth Night is a scaled down, James A. Mitchener style historical fiction
set mainly in colonial Goa. Admittedly, before reading the book I had no idea
where Goa was or that it was such a uniqu
[FN, July 20]
No doubt producing stage wise schedules of the myriad bus services plying in
Goa would be a big challenge for even a super computer! But jokes apart,
here is something by Joseph Zuzarte in "Dark underbelly of tourism" which
appeared in today's (July 21) HERALD:
"..people in the
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> A Woman's Prayer:
> Dear Lord, I pray for Wisdom, to understand my man , to love and to forgive
> him, and for
> Patience, for his moods. Because, Lord, if I pray for Strength, I'll just
> beat him to death.
> Kind Regards, GL
Gilbert,
I gave the prayer above to M
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=74788
Goan odyssey runs into rough weather
Lured into attractive contracts, players find themselves in a spot of
bother
JAYDIP SENGUPTA
Posted online: Thursday, July 21, 2005 at 0047 hours IST
KOLKATA, JULY 20: It may be fun and
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20050721024403&Page=K&Title=Southern+News+-+Karnataka&Topic=0
Implement Kalasa-Banduri project: Babagouda Patil
Thursday July 21 2005 13:05 IST
DHARWAD: Babagouda Patil, Former union minister and farmer leader has
urged the central government to put
<< Having said that can anybody in Goa, produce the post codes for all the
delivery post offices in Goa; so that people can start using the post codes, as
and when. U may get the Post Office to publish the same on Goanet. Thank you.
>> Nasci Caldeira'
Here you are, Nasci, the *official* Pin Code
<<
Re: *** Goanet News Bytes (In Brief) * July 19-20, 2005 * ...
o Margao sewerage scheme: PWD keeps fingers crossed as another deadline nears.
PWD has received only around 55 applications from
households in the last 20 days. (H)
>>
Frederick,
Would be grateful for more details, if possible.
http://sify.com/sports/others/fullstory.php?id=13899523
Athletics chief coach unhappy with players, coaches
Wednesday, 20 July , 2005, 10:28 Panaji (Goa): Bahadur Singh, the chief
coach of Indian athletics team, has expressed disappointment over the
attitude of junior coaches and players.
Acc
Sharing a note posted to the Goajourno mailing list.
Just been listening to NDTV on radio (yes, it's less distracting to hear
it via WorldSpace radio, rather than becoming a prisoner of the images).
A story about the Shiv Sena leaders bidding for mills totalling over 400
crores of rupees was an e
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Hi all,
This order of the SC is very sound and is a long time coming. This should
have been incorporated into law, twenty or more years earlier! None of the
ploitical parties and coalitions, had the guts to enforce this 'Peace'
gaurauntee to all citizens. It does not encumber any religious or
Hi all,
It seems that some of the spellings of names of villages/ places in Goa and
probably elsewhere, are wrong; as a result that when I filled in
'Cavelossim' in the search space of the site mentioned below, namely:
indiapost.gov.in/pinsearch1.asp it came up with 'not found'!
Then I tried
Mogal Joel bab,
It was touching to read your article and I do agree
with every feelings of yours.
But life is not much different with we ( Gulfies )
Some are lucky to have their families with them( of
course only wife & children, parents & siblings are
not considered as family in gulf).
What a
http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/men/news/s/166/166694_rabies_kills_holiday_woman_bitten_by_dog_.html
Rabies kills holiday woman bitten by dog
Clarissa Satchell
A WOMAN from Bury has died from rabies after being bitten by a dog
while on holiday.
It is understood that the 33-year-old woman was
Not all Tarvotti's wives are like that..there maybe few who think that way..
and there is a reason why they want them to join the ship after 3 months.
.
You may be aware that 'Tarvottis' in Goa are horrad and they are the ones
who spend the most,
after the gulfies n foreigners. Having spent 9 month
Hey Fred,
I am using a Sify broadband unlimited broadband connection in Margao ,
costing 699/- per month connected 24 hrs with no phone line ( its a direct
connection to your lan card). Its Brilliant !
In Calangute I use Tata Indicom Walky . Its a wireless net connection ,
quite expensive Rs 1,
Hey Mario,
Your response was brilliant. Liked it very much.
I would only say this We need poeple like you here, there was never a
suggestion contrary to that. Have your say, its a free world , but i would
really appreciate you not bringing american politics into this forum.
Cheers
Dr. Amb
To some of the Goenkars spending sleepless nights working on a marriage advert
to get the attention of their own spouse, one may make better use of staying
awake and listen to her Night Prayers.
A Woman's Prayer:
Dear Lord, I pray for Wisdom, to understand my man , to love and to forgive
him, a
Fred,
I am not pro microsoft or anti linux and dont have any
allegiences to any camp. 12 years ago (scary how time
flies) while writing up my MS thesis, I had a
nightmare using a variety of the well known microsoft
products and ended up doing some of my work on a mac.
4 years after that when it c
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Dear Mr. Noronha,
Noted your comments. could you shed some light as to why newborn children do not attcact mosquitoes as much as adults. We did have this expereince when we last visited Goa. To add, is there any reseach going on childeren and mosquitoes.
Thanks
EustaceGabriel de Figueiredo
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/attackonlondon/story/0,16132,1533382,00.html
1.45pm update
Alert at London tube stations and bus
Staff and agencies
Thursday July 21, 2005
Emergency services were scrambling to locations
Challenges To The Church In India Today
By Fr. Desmond de Sousa CSsR, SAR NEWS
PANAJI, Goa (SAR NEWS) -- The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance
coalition government at the Centre, despite constraints and its
perpetually whining Left partners, appears capable of completing its
five-year manda
16 Million Dalit Christians In India Must Get Full Scheduled Caste
Rights, Declares Public Tribunal
By SAR NEWS
MADURAI, Tamil Nadu (SAR NEWS) -- A public tribunal headed by the
Supreme Court of India’s retired judge, Mr. S.B. Sawant, and famed
jurist, Barrister Ms. Sona Khan, has declared that t
A message from the President of The G.O.A Toronto ,
Oscar Furtado
Thursday, 23 June 2005
"The Goans from Toronto, who number in
Hi everyone,
I studied at St Mary's Mount Abu -- 1947 to 1951 -- we used mosquito nets
(without chemicals) from begining of June to around
mid-September -- Though one was almost guaranteed to get malaria in Mount
Abu, I did not contract malaria in all those years,
But in Bombay in 1992 I
Recently the TIMES OF INDIA has been carrying reports about the development
of Nagpur especially in connection with the proposed multimodal
international hub at the airport there (abbrev MIHAN).
This is touted as a Rs 5000 crore project involving may be 8000 acres.
(Compare this with Rs 5000 crore
NT News Service
Mapusa July 20: Stating that the proposed airport at Mopa in Pernem
would generate around 7,500 jobs of different skills, the Pernem MLA,
Mr Jeetendra Deshprabhu urged local students to qualify themselves for
these employment opportunities.
He also said that Pernem would be comi
Fenny they say is an acquired taste. In the 1990's, my father did export our
own fenny with the name 'Donna Maria' once, to the gulf, but its was
unviable as the market was small (just for the Goans working there). Here in
India, fenny is very popular with the domestic tourists as fenny not only is
Goenkars !
Its this time of the year - when Goans from the four
corners of the world - start to make preparations
to celebrate an Unique World Goan event * WORLD
GOA DAY * this event is officially celebrated on the
2oth of August .
This is the day , when Goans f
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FIGHTING ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS: One Menino Gomes has filed
a public interest litigation (PIL)
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