[Goanet] *** GOA NEWS: Mar 09/06 - Illegal structures, New twist to Sanvordem, Health, CCP, Communal Harmony, Sports...

2006-03-09 Thread Goanet News Service
*** GOA NEWS: Mar 09/06 - Illegal structures, New twist to Sanvordem, Health, CCP, Communal Harmony, Sports... *** BJP demands action against illegal religious structures The Bharatiya Janata Party today demanded that the government undertake immediate demolition of all illegal structures in t

[Goanet] Goencho Ulo uploaded

2006-03-09 Thread leo
Dear Goanetters, 'GOENCHO ULO' - long awaited is now uploaded on the web, www.fullerlife.in I do apologize to all our friends who have been patiently waiting for this. For the last 5 days, my site was down. The renewal didn't get implemented because my host provider was supposedly busy in the G

[Goanet] RE: Horror story from Russian tourists about Goa...

2006-03-09 Thread Philip Thomas
Suggest YOU check out crampfish on the web and share your findings with goanetters! Cheers!

[Goanet] RE:Gilbert Menezes on PERMITTED TO PAY

2006-03-09 Thread jose colaco
"gilbert menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: < regulations, families of serving personnel are PERMITTED TO PAY for use of military transport, on condition of availability at the military station where they are based.> Would Mr. Menezes please direct me to the Govt. of India regulation which enables

Re: [Goanet] Re: Forgot to add

2006-03-09 Thread Mario Goveia
Santosh Helekar has a well earned reputation of truncating people's comments in order to change their meaning. I think that qualifies as being dishonest. > Then he repeats his falsehoods and insinuations endlessly, and complains about the responses being repetitive. Anyone who disagrees with his

Re: [Goanet] Re: Goanet Reader: Goa's writers are multicultural by inheritance -- Victor Rangel-Ribeiro

2006-03-09 Thread vrangelrib
Thanks, George, you're not doing too badly yourself! AND you have a lifetime ahead of you! Warm regards, Victor -Original Message- From: George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: goanet@goanet.org Sent: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 18:31:09 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Goanet] Re: Goanet Reader: Goa's writers ar

Re: [Goanet] Re: Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 252

2006-03-09 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Dear Mr. Menezes, I suppose these army transport drivers have insurance should they hit any vehicle? Way back in 1968 in Margao, a military truck knocked my parent's parked vehicle, and they just moved off without any communication whatsoever, after a few minutes of staring at us. Is this the

[Goanet] Relish the cross-cultural cuisine

2006-03-09 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1443261.cms Relish the cross-cultural cuisine TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ THURSDAY, MARCH 09, 2006 12:00:29 AM] It was all of Sweet Sixteen! Literally. The 16-layered Bebinca, a multi-layered cake, waiting to be devoured by us is a Goan traditional. Whether

[Goanet] Now a new twist to the tale.

2006-03-09 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Now a new twist to the tale... Skeletons tumble over prayer house demolition HERALD CORRESPONDENT CURCHOREM, MARCH 8 - The controversy over the illegal muslim prayer house at Guddamol-Sanvordem - which was demolished by miscreants sparking off riots in Curchorem and Sanvordem - has taken a new tw

[Goanet] Modernising police force is top priority: DIG

2006-03-09 Thread Gabe Menezes
Modernising police force is top priority: DIG With the changing scenario, policing in Goa has had to undergo dramatic changes, compelling them to try and bring about changes in the police force. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Mr Ujjwal Mishra in an interview with Shaikh Jamaluddin spelt o

[Goanet] PANAJI ELECTIONS: NO RESPITE FROM CORRUPTION

2006-03-09 Thread airesrod
It may be just a coincidence that the current Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) polls are being held during Lent. The pulls and pressures of today's elections are so acute that even many who otherwise are sober and vegetarian during Lent have not been able to resist the temptation of the flowing

[Goanet] The Siege of Panjim

2006-03-09 Thread Cecil Pinto
Goa Besieged; the Battle for Panjim. By Jason Keith Fernandes Make no mistake about it. The upcoming elections in the Corporation of the city of Panjim are a historic moment. What is at stake is nothing less than the future of our State's capacity to provide the quality of life we currently en

[Goanet] Goanet Reader -- Get empowered: What the Right to Information means to Goa

2006-03-09 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
GET EMPOWERED: What the Right to Information means to Goa This article was compiled and shared at the initiative of the Lions Club of Arpora-Nagoa-Parra, for the benefit of readers in Goa and Goanetters in particular. This is a 11-year-old Lions Club, working in the interest of

[Goanet] Comings and goings - and the demon

2006-03-09 Thread Cecil Pinto
Comings and goings And the demon that has to be shown the door By Cecil Pinto The last couple of weeks have seen so many comings and goings, into and from Goa, that it's worthy of further analysis. Sonia Gandhi came and went. Congress watchers had hoped this would bring about a reconciliatio

[Goanet] BJP demands action against illegal religious structures

2006-03-09 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=030913 BJP demands action against illegal religious structures NT Staff Reporter Panaji March 8: The Bharatiya Janata Party today demanded that the government undertake immediate demolition of all illegal structures in the state, irrespe

[Goanet] Shirodkar, Savio front-runners for hot seat

2006-03-09 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://oheraldo.in/node/10795 Shirodkar, Savio front-runners for hot seat BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, MARCH 8 — The Congress camp appeared a jubilant lot after the ouster of BJP-backed MMC Chairperson Piedade Norohna, but the party is facing an arduous task of choosing a consensus candidate among

[Goanet] Resentment over Piedade’s entry into NCP

2006-03-09 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://oheraldo.in/node/10794 Resentment over Piedade's entry into NCP BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, MARCH 8 — NCP Chief, Dr Wilfred de Souza's decision to induct outgoing Margao Municipal Chairperson, Piedade Norohna in the party has attracted sharp reaction from party office bearers, with general

[Goanet] Siolim chapel burgled

2006-03-09 Thread Gabe Menezes
http://oheraldo.in/node/10790 Siolim chapel burgled BY HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MARCH 8 – The quaint St Sebastian's Chapel in Marna-Siolim was the latest to fall prey to the burglars' well-organised plan of looting chapels and churches around the State. Between Sunday night and Tuesday morning, t

[Goanet] 10th March:FRIDAY BALCAO:Solutions to Encroachments on Roads and Open Spaces.

2006-03-09 Thread goadesc
-- Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO Read the Balcao Synopsis on the website http://www.goadesc.org/balcao/ -- Dear Cybergaonkars on Goanet, Friday Balcao the fortnightly discussion event to be held

[Goanet] GWS-Kuwait announces Extraordinary General Body Meeting

2006-03-09 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
The President and the Managing Committee of the Goan Welfare Society (GWS), Kuwait invites all members to attend the extraordinary General Body Meeting scheduled on Friday, 24th March 2006 at 10:30 a.m. at Faker ElDeen Palace, Kuwait City. All GWS Members are requested to be present in time. Fo

[Goanet] Re: Charitable Organisation in Goa

2006-03-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reference the above topic, there is an organisation in Goa which is doing a lot to help homeless children in Goa. This group is called 'Children Walking Tall'. Their aim is to provide a clean living environment, medical assistance, an education and nourishing food to as many homeless children as

Re: [Goanet] Re: Homeschooling in Goa

2006-03-09 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Peter D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My posting concerning homeschooling was a very > simple query about the homeschooling movement-- > I wanted to know if there was one in Goa > and/or India. Peter, The short answer is No. There is no homeschooling movement in Goa or in India. I hope t

Re: [Goanet] RE: Horror story from Russian tourists about Goa...

2006-03-09 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > light on the fish that appears to have attacked > Sasha.> > > Suggest YOU check out crampfish on the web and share > your findings with > goanetters! Cheers! > Mario responds: > Philip, > The crampfish described on the web seems incapable of makin

[Goanet] RE: Re: Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 252

2006-03-09 Thread Philip Thomas
Let's get this straight, bud. You are free to read whatever you want to in my post. But my point was not at all about the "cost" of helicopter rides but about their "availability" on an exclusive basis -- in future. And hey, we are used to your throwing smoke screens to cover up the goings on at

[Goanet] New book on Fall of Portuguese India

2006-03-09 Thread Teotonio R. de Souza
Maria Manuel Stocker, *Xeque-mate a Goa*, Lisboa, Temas & Debates, 2005, pp. 288 * M.M.Stocker recounts the fall of Portuguese regime in Goa in 1961, presenting critically the diplomatic and military strategies adopted by Salazar. Points to his success in forcing India to stain

[Goanet] High Stakes at Sanvordem (V M de Malar)

2006-03-09 Thread Goanet News Service
High Stakes at Sanvordem By V. M. de Malar It always happens like this, the thugs of Sanvordem knew exactly what they were doing because they were following a blueprint. The same tactics were used when Gujarat burned, when Mumbai was seized with riots; they're part of a gameplan that has been

[Goanet] RE:Gilbert Menezes on PERMITTED TO PAY - 2

2006-03-09 Thread jose colaco
"gilbert menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: < regulations, families of serving personnel are PERMITTED TO PAY for use of military transport, on condition of availability at the military station where they are based.> JC again: Having read Gabriel's post, I reask the question I asked and add some

Re: [Goanet] Relish the cross-cultural cuisine

2006-03-09 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Feni is an alcoholic drink made from > distilling cashew > nuts I hope someone informs the journalist that Feni is made from distilling the juice of the cashew fruit! Correct me if I am wrong, but juice from the cashew-nut husk (outer layer) is us

Re: [Goanet] RE: Horror story from Russian tourists about Goa...

2006-03-09 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > light on the fish that appears to have attacked > Sasha.> > > Suggest YOU check out crampfish on the web and share > your findings with > goanetters! Cheers! Having read the original article (obviously a literal translation of Russian), I guess t

[Goanet] SARDINHA's double standards exposed

2006-03-09 Thread godfrey gonsalves
At a largely attended meeting held in the Curtorim Market which started at 6.12 p.m i.e late by over an hour apparently to await the locals returning from work Adv Mike Mehta, Dr Wilfred De Souza, Adv Radharao Gracias, Mr Churchill Alemao, Mr Alberto Leitao from Varca Dr Earnest Mr Menino of Nuv

[Goanet] Re: Homeschooling in Goa

2006-03-09 Thread Santosh Helekar
Peter wrote: > >The topic was homeschooling. Please don't try to drag >me into a discussion on unrelated topics. > Peter, If you have anything substantive to say about homeschooling or some of the specific reasons 72% of the homeschoolers in the U.S. are homeschooled, then please let me know. Oth

[Goanet] Re: Konkani Press and communalism

2006-03-09 Thread Vidyadhar Gadgil
Without getting into this debate between Miguel and Sandesh, some points do need to be made. Sandesh's secular credentials are undoubted, his track record speaks for itself, and all who know him would agree with this. That said, giving a regular weekly column to Subhash Velingkar is scandalous. W

Re: [Goanet] Re: Goa's Killer Roads

2006-03-09 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have been fortunate enough never to be around an > exploding diesel engine, even though I used to build > the darn things for Telco. You were building them - not driving them, less still driving ones with sub-standard parts fitted by local mechan

[Goanet] Goan football Team victorius in Kuwait.

2006-03-09 Thread A. Veronica Fernandes
GOAN TEAM SHINES IN EXPATRIATE SOUTH ASIAN FOOT-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP BENQ,SIEMENS sponsored Kuwait Goan Association, one of the top Indian soccer teams in Kuwait and playing excellent foot-ball at Kheitan Stadium on 3rd of this month, easily defeated Sunrise Nepa

[Goanet] Re: Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 255

2006-03-09 Thread gilbert menezes
As expected, my post regarding the Indian Armed Forces, drew an instant response from 2 Salazarist gentlemen, who just cant forgive the Indian Armed Forces for evicting their heroes in 1961. Need I say more? regards, Gilbert Menezes > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 08:36:48 + > From: "

Re: [Goanet] GOA FOR GOANS!

2006-03-09 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
Bernado, Don't cause yourself an injury. Mario obviously does not know what he's writing about. He's writing about village life, when most towns in India were no better. Visas in 1510? A de A didn't require one (even if they were in the habit of issuing such) as he was invited by Timoja. Mess?