[Goanet] Terrorism

The bombings in Bali are a reminder to us that Goa is not immune to terrorism. We need to remain vigilant. I am sure that the large number of Israelis who vacation in Goa makes a tempting target for terrorists. On the other hand, the Israelis are old hands at terrorism and know how to protect the

[Goanet] KHUXEALBORIT FEST!

Amchea mannkulea Anjuna ganvant aiz Bhagivont Minguelichea festachi porob. Sogott Anjunkarank khuxealborit fest anvddetam! Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA _ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it no

[Goanet] (no subject)

Thanks to Isabel de Santa Rita Vaz and Cecil Pinto, and at a different level to Dom Martin, the story of one of the greatest Goans, Abbe Faria, is now being remembered and written about. However, while almost all stories carried in the local media refer to Caetano Vitorino Faria's famous line, no

[Goanet] AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - Outubrachi 2ri, 2005!

Dhanvterem zotnaien choloi. Fokot dhanvterim kornaruch dhanvtereank portun apoinant! (Drive carefully. It is not only cars that can be recalled by their maker!) Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA _ Express yourself

[Goanet] CBI Net

The CBI has caught some big fish in their net to root out corruption. I hope that this is not just a token effort, and that they will spread their nets wide and deep, down to the Panchayat and Communidade level. They may find more officials and former officials with assets "disproportionate to the

RE: [Goanet] Death announcement: DOMINIC ANTHONY REGO from Arpora/Parra, Goa

It is with deep regret and sorrow I got this news of the sad demise of our teacher Domnic Rego from Arpora Bardez Goa. His house is next to St. Joseph High School. Around 1963-64 he joined Arpora School as incharge of School Administration under the late Fr. Mendonca who trained him thoroughly

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Musings on crossing a hundred....

MUSINGS ON CROSSING A HUNDRED: FROM ENTEBBE'S GRAND OLD MAN Gorgonio Lobo, the oldest surviving member of the Entebbe Goan Institute, recently completed a 100. He resides in Goa, and is well known to many there and in Australia, UK, USA, Canada and Africa.

[Goanet] Life is Beautiful!!--Great Read

I once had a friend who grew to be very close to me.Once when we were sitting at the edge of a swimming pool,She filled the palm of her hand with some water and held itBefore me, and said this:"You see this water carefully contained on my hand? ItSymbolizes Love."This was how I saw it:As long

[Goanet] Christians and child trafficking charge

Christian Council Chides VHP Over Charges of Child Trafficking Against Missionaries By SAR NEWS BANGALORE, Karnataka (SAR NEWS) -- Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC), a justice and rights organisation, has repudiated the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) charge of child trafficking by Christian

[Goanet] THUS SPAKE THE MAHATMA

There was this man Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who earned the sobriquet of " MAHATMA " the greatest an "Apostle of Peace", - born on October 2, 1869 (asassinated on 30th January 1948 )a Vaishya by caste (like our traditional traders ) at Porbunder, Bhavnagar (then Kathiawari) in the western

[Goanet] Romi Konknni for Church schools?

*** Your mail has been scanned by InterScan. ***-*** Hello Borges, Its good to know that at last the Catholic church is waking up. They have been dormant for too long thanks to our former Arch Bishop who accepted devanagri Konkani but never bothered to change

[Goanet] Govt accepts Mopa report

BY HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, SEPT 30 -- The techno-feasibility report on Mopa international airport prepared by the Canada-based consultant International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), was today accepted by the Goa government with some modifications, the Chief Secretary, Kiran Dhingra said

[Goanet] News

56 blood donors, 5 organisers felicitated in Goa Webindia123 - India Goa State Blood Tranfusion Council and AIDS Control Society have jointly organised blood camps and mass awareness rallies to mark the 'Voluntary Blood Donation ... -- Govt to setup of apparel park at Verna BharatTextile.com - Mu

[Goanet] By Building Houses For Poor...

By Building Houses For Poor, Bro. Keane Has Made Hearts Of Poor His Home By Amarnath Dinesh Roy, SAR NEWS BANGALORE, Karnataka (SAR NEWS) -- Irish-born Brother Tony Keane has spent 54 years of his life in India. And in those five decades, he has become a sort of demigod to several poor villagers

[Goanet] Boost cashew production through better seed

http://news.webindia123.com/news/printer.asp?id=126127&cat=India Boost cashew production through better seed, technology: CM Panaji | October 01, 2005 1:44:38 PM IST Goa Chief Minister Pratapsinh Rane has called for capital investment in research and development to secure better seed and technolo

Re: [Goanet] Disappeared on oherald.com?

Dear Constantino, As an ex-hostess of TAIP I can assure you that the goan percentage of staff working at Dabolim was quite large. To start with, all the Hostesses (including 2 Stewards in the last year of TAIP's existence) were goan. The only exception was D.Maria de Lourdes, a dedicated and c

[Goanet] Flight - jokes .

  Subject: Flight - jokes . __ --- Begin Message --- MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Emelia DIAS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Flight - jokes . Content-Type: text/pla

[Goanet] New on TGF this week: The Heraldo - Vasco v Navy article

Dear all, This week, TGF looks at the article which appeared in the online edition of the Heraldo newspaper September 27, 2005 http://oheraldo.in/node/4571 < At least 70% of Vasco under Navy > The above article and TGF comment are on The Goan Forum website http://www.colaco.net Your c

[Goanet] New on TGF this week: The Heraldo - Vasco v Navy article - addendum

unfortunately, the URL for the following was inadvertently missed 6. Carlos Beck, Caculo & the first flight to Goa Alfredo de Mello September 2, 2003 http://www.colaco.net/1/AdmCarlosCaculoFirstGoaFlight.htm apologies jc _ Don’t

[Goanet] Styrofoam Cups unit closed down for violating pollution norms

http://www.digitalgoa.com/ca_disp.php?id=348 Styrofoam Cups unit closed down for violating pollution norms Sept 30 - M/s Styrofoam Cups and Containers, Sancoale Industrial Estate , has been issued closure notice by the Goa Stat Pollution Control Board as per the unanimous decision taken by the B

[Goanet] CM calls panchayats to development plans

http://www.digitalgoa.com/ca_disp.php?id=349 CM calls panchayats to development plans Sept 30 - Chief minister Pratapsingh Rane has asked the Panchayats to prepare prospective plan for their village development including therein all the basic amenities setting a target in each field for Vision-2

[Goanet] AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - Outubrachi 1li, 2005!

Tuje uske varear uddoi ani te Devaxim uddon vochondi, karann akrek Devuch vareak vatt dakoita jeant mog ani khuxealkai tuka portun mellta. (Throw your worries to the wind, and let them fly to God, because in the end it is God alone who guides the wind to breeze love and joy back to you.) Moi-

[Goanet] 1st Young Goans International Essay Contest

DEAR FRIEND, Please announce this initiative among your local Goan youth. And forward this e-mail to interested people and mailing-lists etc. It is very important to reach as many young people as possible, if we want to catch their interest in Goa. Thank you very much for you support! -- Yo

[Goanet] Western Railway *Durga Pooja-Diwali* HolidaySpecials to Madgaon

See http://www.westernrailwayindia.com/external.asp# Mumbai, 30 September, 2005 WR TO RUN 84 HOLIDAY SPECIAL TRAINS FOR VARIOUS DESTINATIONS DURING ENSUING DURGA POOJA-DIWALI With a view to clear extra rush of passengers during the ensuing Durga Pooja-Diwali vacation, WR has plann