[Goanet] GOA - A tour of Salcete villages

2005-09-01 Thread Antonio Menezes
Clinton, many thanks for your vivid description of some aspects of the village life. Here isbit more. Barade khuris - on a hill near Cutbona. If you happen to be there at full tide ,one can see an unforgettable view of the mouth of the Sal river and also see Mobor complex of hotels etc. Khorpam

[Goanet] ALVA TALKS SENSE, SALDANHA THRU HIS HAT!

2005-09-01 Thread Philip Thomas
Finally a ray of hope in the bleak managerial landscape of Goa! There is some basis for gaining traction instead of simply spinning wheels. Chairperson of the Congress Coordination Committee, Margaret Alva, on a two day visit to Goa, has made it clear that Dabolim airport will not be closed down

[Goanet] KONKANI PORJECHO AVAZ (KPA) - misdeeds exposed

2005-09-01 Thread godfrey gonsalves
Yet another lie by the protagonist of ONE LANGUAGE ONE SCRIPT ONE SOCIETY i.e the pro Konkani Devanagari script only who are against Konkani in Roman script is reproduced herein below : EXCERPT FROM THE MEETING OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE SAHITYA AKADEMI (New Delhi) held on 26 February

[Goanet] Beaches of Goa

2005-09-01 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://goasia.about.com/cs/india/l/aa011502b.htm If you're looking for a more lonely beach, Agonda Beach is just north of Palolem. It is edged by palms and casuarinas, a large hill sits to the south. You'll find no shops or facilities here. Mabor Beach is nearby - one of South Goa's mots clean

[Goanet] Mhadei river not to be diverted: Goa CM

2005-09-01 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php? storyflag=yleftnm=lmnu2leftindx=2lselect=1chklogin=Nautono=199027 Mhadei river not to be diverted: Goa CM Our Regional Bureau / Panaji September 02, 2005 Goa Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane on Thursday informed the legislative assembly that

[Goanet] Bhupathi-Damm advance at the Open

2005-09-01 Thread Eustaquio Santimano
Bhupathi-Damm advance at the Open September 01, 2005 10:09 IST It was a mixed day for India at the US Open men's doubles as Leander Paes and partner Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia and Montenegro stumbled at the first hurdle, while Mahesh Bhupathi and Martin Damm entered the second round with an

[Goanet] RomiSotFott1: Fr. Jaime Couto – ROMI LIPIVIXIM SOT – FOTT KHOIM ASA?

2005-09-01 Thread Sebastian Borges
RomiSotFott1 Fr. Jaime Couto – ROMI LIPIVIXIM SOT – FOTT KHOIM ASA? (Published in “Renovacao”, Jan. and Feb. 2005 issues) 1.0 Prostavona: Hanv hanga kitem boroitam tem vad rochpachea monan nikhalos nhoi. Mhojeam Goynkar Bhav-bhoinnank kitem faideachem poddot oxem dista tem hanv sangapak

[Goanet] Fr Couto's reply to Fr Naik

2005-09-01 Thread Sebastian Borges
Copy of mail sent to lino dourado: Dear Lino, Thanks for the compliment. I'm glad that there is at least one reader who would like to see both the sides. Therefore I am sending Fr Couto's article which I have broken into three parts for the sake of convenience. It had also appeared in

[Goanet] bonderam festival and goa day in toronto

2005-09-01 Thread MauriceClarina Coutinho
HI, ON 27TH AUGUST THE DIVAR ASSOCIATION CELEBRATED THE BONDERAM FESTIVAL AND GOA DAY AT THE KINNSMEN CENTRE TORONTO. THE HALL WAS PACKED WITH PEOPLE OF DIVAR ISLAND AND THEIR FRIENDS  WHO THOROUGHLY ENJOYED A VERY EXCITING PROGRAM. THE FUNCTION BEGAN  WITH  A WELCOME SPEECH BY THE PRESIDENT. 

[Goanet] FIRST GOAN ELECTED TO UNION COUNCIL

2005-09-01 Thread MauriceClarina Coutinho
HI, THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT A GOAN  MR. ALBIN D'SA SUCEEDED IN THE KARACHI COUNCIL ELECTIONS. HE REPRESENTS SADDAR TOWN KARACHI. MR D'SA POLLED THE  HIGHEST VOTES AMONG THE CHRISTIAN CANDIDATES . THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER GOAN CANDIDATES OVER THE YEARS, WHO DELVED IN POLITICS. SOME OF THE

[Goanet] Re: Economy Policy - New Parks in Goa

2005-09-01 Thread Neil Rodrigues
Economy Policy Eustaquio Santimano Besides the Food Processing Park in the Quepem taluka,Garment, Pharma and Bio-tech parks are also in the pipeline, the minister said. Does anyone have any information on the proposed Bio-tech park? Garment Food-Processing Industries getting

Re: [Goanet] RE: India, Pakistan Agree to Free Prisoners. Good ...Now....behave yours 2

2005-09-01 Thread Mario Goveia
--- jose colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It would be interesting to read WHAT amcho Mario has written expressing any outrage to the killings of hundreds of thousands of innocent Muslims by Muslim tyrants like Saddambab - esp WHEN he was doing that with weapons given to him by WHOM?

[Goanet] Sania Mania hits US Open

2005-09-01 Thread Eustaquio Santimano
Sania Mania hits US Open September 01, 2005 17:16 IST While the western coast of this vast country has been hit by Hurricane Katrina, the eastern side is reeling under the rush of Sania Mirza. Eight months back at the Australian Open, she was hardly heard about. At the US Open, the year's

[Goanet] Think Geek - for introducing Goa Day in Goa itself !

2005-09-01 Thread rene barreto
8 CONGRATULATIONS to the GREAT new look for GOACOM : http://www.goacom.com/ And now for Culture news from GOACOM : http://www.goacom.com/ad.php?aid=2adid= Goa Day Splash in Assagao

[Goanet] Query about travel to Brussels from Amsterdam by train

2005-09-01 Thread Silviano Barbosa
Need help! Does anyone know the best way to get to Brussels from Schiphol Airport(Amsterdam) by train only and other details like the travel time, price, schedule? I checked the net and found that the Thalys fast train would take you from Schiphol Airport to Brussels Zuid or Noord

[Goanet] *View From The Outer Harbour (29-08-2005)

2005-09-01 Thread Thalmann Pereira
View From The Outer Harbour By: Thalmann Pradeep Pereira 'COKE' RANE … OR … 'PEPSI' PARRIKAR ? The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, which is India's highest award to a sportsperson, has this year been awarded to Lt. Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore who brought glory to the

[Goanet] From Goa Sudharop - Hurricane Katrina

2005-09-01 Thread George Pinto
Dear Goa Sudharop well-wishers and friends: As there are some Goans living in areas hit by Hurricane Katrina, Goa Sudharop asks the Goan community in the U.S. to tell us who they are and how Goa Sudharop can help them. We can offer some funds to help these Goans in need. As a 501(c)(3)

[Goanet] FRIDAY BALCAO:Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act

2005-09-01 Thread Goa Desc
-- Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO Read the Balcao Synopsis on the website http://www.goadesc.org/balcao/ -- Dear Cybergaokars on GoaNet, We continue with FRIDAY BALCAO on 9th September from

[Goanet] Ills of TRTC QTC in Goa

2005-09-01 Thread Neil Rodrigues
Am reproducing here an article on TRTC QTC in Goa. QUOTE Quality Testing Centre at Corlim to be revived: govt BY HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, AUG 31 – The government has decided to revive Quality Testing Centre (QTC), located at Corlim, while decision relating to Tool Room and Training Centre,

[Goanet] Sania enters third round

2005-09-01 Thread Eustaquio Santimano
Sania enters third round Last Updated: September 01, 2005 02:28 IST Sania Mirza continued her march at the US Open, scoring a hard-fought victory over Maria Elena Camerin of Italy in the second round of the women's singles on Armstrong court on Wednesday. The 42nd-ranked India ace won 6-4,

[Goanet] Miguel's comment...

2005-09-01 Thread Frederick Noronha
Fred and I had started e-mentoring for budding journos but it never took off. Viva Goa. Miguel Miguel's statement above is incorrect. The ementoring programme for budding journos ran fairly regularly for much of the past academic year (August 2004 to April 2005), including monthly

[Goanet] Re. Mentoring Program for Goans

2005-09-01 Thread neil rodrigues
Hi Oscar, I too, like Kevin could not trace your re-post of the Mentoring Program.Could you tell us on which day did you post it on Goanet. Am also keen on knowing more about this initiative. Thanks Regards, Neil Start

[Goanet] Economy Policy

2005-09-01 Thread Eustaquio Santimano
Goa minister seeks 80% jobs for locals Mayuresh Pawar / Panaji September 01, 2005 In view of the growing number of unemployed youth in the state, Goa industry minister Luizinho Faleiro has asked all the industries to must give at least 80 per cent of the jobs to local Goans.

[Goanet] Open Letter to CEE

2005-09-01 Thread Miguel Braganza
Miguel Braganza From: Miguel Arcanjo Braganza Horticultural Consultant Editor Consumer No.MUC-5-B-673 S-1, Gracinda Apartments, Rajwado, Mapusa- Goa. 403 507. Ph.2255139, Mbl.9822982676 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01 September, 2005 To, The Chief Electrical Engineer, Government of Goa,

[Goanet] THE SPIRIT OF GOA !

2005-09-01 Thread rene barreto
Junior Herald 0 http://oheraldo.in/taxonomy/term/22 000 Meow Meow THE SPIRIT OF GOA Hello Buddies, It fills me with pride to know about the existence of the day call 'World Goa Day'. Yes of course, I am proud to be a part of this land of sun, surf,

[Goanet] Ganapati Special Trains from Ahmedabad Surat on Konkan Railway

2005-09-01 Thread Lawrence Rodrigues
See http://www.konkanrailway.com/website/press_2005/press_ahamadabad_ganapati_spl.htm PRESS RELEASE GANPATI SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN AHMEDABAD – MADGAON, AND SURAT – MADGAON Konkan Railway will run special trains between Ahmedabad-Madgaon Surat-Madgaon in co-ordination with Western Rly to clear

[Goanet] GK Quiz Competition

2005-09-01 Thread Miguel Braganza
The All Bardez Invitation Inter-school GK Quiz was held at the MAPUSA RESIDENCY Main Hall on Thursday 01 September, 2005. Mr. Nagesh Sardessai was the Quiz Master while Mr.Manoj Raikar conducted the audio and visual rounds of the Quiz. Power Point projection was courtesy PhilCorporation. Stage

Re: [Goanet] India, Pakistan Agree to Free Prisoners. Good ...Now....behave yourselve

2005-09-01 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 31/08/05, Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: jose colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mario responds: This is an ironic demand from a person who has never expressed any outrage to the killings of hundreds of thousands of innocent Muslims by Muslim tyrants like Saddambab, Osamabab, Al

Re: Re: [Goanet] ABBE FARIA'S SERMON IN THE SISTINE CHAPEL

2005-09-01 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Dear Sonia, My personal opinion is that the overall design sensibility in India is somewhat outdated. Design is something that one lives and not merely apes. In this regard the Dutch stamps are very well designed. However, if ones goes to the the philately section at the GPO in Mumbai, one gets

[Goanet] RE: India Tops .... WPT ....Bravo

2005-09-01 Thread jose colaco
India tops weapons purchase table ...while the poor ..well (at least someone is making 10% of that 15.7bn) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4200812.stm India agreed $15.7bn in arms purchases from 1997 to 2004 India was the leading buyer of conventional arms among developing

[Goanet] RE: India, Pakistan Agree to Free Prisoners. Good ...Now....behave yours 2

2005-09-01 Thread jose colaco
re: this from me to India and Pakistan - countries which are wasting huge amounts of money while the poor are starving.pretending to have Liberated this and Liberated that ! [GoodNow STOP wasting all that money on buying arms and starting self-provoked conflicts. The 1961 1972

[Goanet] Inter School GK Quiz

2005-09-01 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, There will be a All Bardez Invitation Inter-school GK Quiz at the MAPUSA RESIDENCY Main Hall on Thursday 01 September, 2005. All are invited to come and encourage the participants. The Quiz is set in two parts. 1. Written test at 10 A.M. to qualify for the oral round. 2.The final round at

[Goanet] Truth is a causualty of sensationalism and commercial interests.

2005-09-01 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dear Sachin, The reportage [or ,often, just propaganda] in the English language newspapers [ viewspapers, actually] is really frightening , if taken seriously. If one reads the newspapers these, the impression one would get is that five students and one canteen operator were acquitted by the