On 23/04/06, Valmiki Faleiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Goa's road carnage, some views...
>
> By Valmiki Faleiro
>
>
> Death and pain on our roads is, slowly but relentlessly, raging into Goa's
> major tragedy. Official figures for the first quarter of 2006 are out. During
> the 90 days, there we
Dear George,
You seem to have a problem with the creation of a
level playing field for all where everyone has and
gets equal opportunity.
In your own words
"Regarding the IIM and IITs, I think it is a point in
my favor. Who
benefits? Those who have a good education,
middle-class and upwards can
BEWARE! Day and Night Cricket
Konnem tori dar dhoddailem.
Dar dhodddaitam tem aikunk ienam tumkam? Konn aila to
polleat.
Lapittache bailen kuznant ravun bhurgeank sanglem.
Sokallchim nnov horam vazlelim. Fatorda, Nehru
moidanar Bharat-Ingland-a modim tisro eka disacho
ontorraxttr
Dear Gilbert,
The book review is by Pratap Bhanu Mehta. The full text is available
at:
http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20060501&fname=Booksa&sid=1
Here is an excerpt from one of the links I forwarded along with the
review:
'The cancer of religious bigotry and intolerance has afflic
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2148001,00.html
Indians apply to UK universities in caste wars
Dean Nelson, Delhi
MIDDLE-CLASS students from across India are flocking to apply to
British universities as plans to double the quota of places for
"Untouchables" at Indian colleges leave t
Goan jazz masters from all over the globe get together
with JAZZ JUNCTION at the Starters & More jazz night
on the 3rd of May.
Jazz Junction featuring:
Aneela Dias ( Mumbai ) ... vocals
Stanley Pinto ( Oman ) ... vocals
Giovanni Pereira ( Canada ) ... saxophone
Gerard Machado ( Cyprus ) ... guita
Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Proposal on HIV testing sparks debate in Goa (NDTV)
Goa could soon become the first Indian state to make HIV
testing compulsory before marriage. The proposal passed
unanimously by the Go
Nasci,
There was nothing subtle in my statement that,
according to secularism as enshrined in the Indian
constitution, all religions, as well as of the absence
of religion, are equal in all respects. What you are
talking about is some kind of religious caste/class
system where you hold your own re
Re: Review on "Holy Warriors" by Edna Fernandes
Victor makes several important points. I have not read the original book. Yet
as Victor points out, I have written books, non-scientific and scientific
articles, which have been published. Hence, I have dealt with many reviewers
and commentator
The modern Indian wife
(author unknown)
The new wife, a progressive Indian woman of today, was
being welcomed at the husband's home in a traditional
manner. Quite untraditionally however, she gave a
speech: "My dear family, I thank you for welcoming me
to my new home and family. My being here do
Two thousand years ago, there appeared in the sky a rare phenomenon of
conjunction of the planets of Jupiter and Saturn. As the days passed
by, its brightness grew so much that to the untrained eyes it looked
as if a new star was being born.
The conjunction did not go unnoticed by the wise men
1.FUNNY: Very droll, Mario, very droll - I can see your non-existent fan
club rolling hysterically in the aisles. With your military infatuation, pls
don't think of shaking my hand too - Gen. Francis Rodrigues, Chief of the
Armed Forces, was the greatest Goan military whiz ever-we could have kic
I have today found this handy pocket Konkani-English Dictionary on sale for half
price.
Printed price Rs.250 Sale Price. Rs.125
Its NOVO CONCANIM-INGLEZ DICIONAR
First Published in 1930.
Now printed and published by: Broadway Book Centre.
The same is available at Kala Academy books fair/Sale
Since yesterday, every time one think about the charismatic BJP Leader
Pramod Mahajan, automatically one switches on the telly to NDTV 24 x 7 for a
running commentary on his critical condition.
Today, my sister-in-law who comes visiting her sister every evening asked
her a silly question after ma
Gilbert,
Did you just finish cleaning the baby's poop, or were
you up all night singing lullabyes? :-))
>
Not having read the book I have no idea whether
Avelino or you are correct, or whether the criticisms
of Edna's book are "cheap" or "in keeping with Goan
character" or whether Avelino was tryin
Macazana Priest Murder Case: A Poll
The case still remain unsolved.
We Christians/Church should have at least shown our protest (against the police
etc)
as most other religion do.
But no one bothered to come out nor any one voice their concern in public.
Could it be because we all (including the c
" I care for Margao Initiative " may sound absurd --
for given the state of civic sense and its affairs --
filth, squalor, garbage, traffic chaos, there
could'nt be any Margaoite in Margao (which by the way
includes Fatorda region as well of BJP MLA Damodar
(Damu) Naik) who would not care for Marg
Thank you Domnic
Yes, I remember it today after 30 years I think.
Thank you for all your songs and other Goa related posts.
Sorry for not thanking you each time.
Keep up the good work.
God Bless You.
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for Goa & NRI related info...
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/
Wrong Claim (In Goa Today by Lambert Mascarenhas)
The claim of the Consul general of Portugal, Senhor Pedro Cabral Adao in an
interview with a
local publication "that there are high expectations of Portugal here and it
is difficult to meet the expectations of all kinds of people..." sounds
am
Dear Goanetters,
An overseas Goan who would not like her name disclosed, sent me a private
email enquiring about Goan custom - women giving a coconut bath for the
bride. She said she was not familiar with what that stood for and asked me
if I could enlighten her on this and the procedure invo
Divallkor aplea herdeirak chorta; imtto apleakuch chorta.
(The prodigal robs his heir; the miser robs himself.)
Moi-mogan,
Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA
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http://www.samachar.com/showurl.htm?rurl=http://headlines.sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14190086&headline=5.21~mn~Indians~are~HIV-infected
>
An excerpt from the link above:
>
"About 5.21 million adults are estimated to be living
with HIV infection in the country as per the latest
official estimate
Thanx Meryvyn for giving me my first glimpse of the very young
Anthony "Pop" Mendes and the late Julius Fernandes whose January
19, 1969 unfortunate auto accident I covered for the then
"Standard"-later "Daily News" newspaper in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
A few months later I interviewed Inspector
HARXEANT HANSLO HARXEANT RODDLO.
As announced earlier, Salu Faleiro attained a milestone in his dramatic
career spanning over 20 years starting from Goa by successfully staging his
maiden full length Tiatro in Kuwait on Friday 21st of this month at Hawally
A/C Hall. Very many of his associ
Aristo's article on Economically Backward Classes is interesting. What about
EBCs who have been converted to Christianity. Why cannot we expect the same
reservation policy for them. Is that not discrimination?
>From: Aristo
>
>I see that both sides of the camp have some valid points that
Beyond "The Da Vinci Code": What is the Priory of Sion?
by Massimo Introvigne
In The Da Vinci Code, author Dan Brown claims that the Priory of Sion "is a
real organization", "a European secret society founded in 1099": "In 1975
Paris Bibliothèque Nationale discovered parchments known as Les Do
Dear Socrates
Rest assured your disciples have read every word with
their morning hemlock ...ahem coffee.
I think the 65 year old woman with enough money should
take "tennis lessons" from our champ everyday in the
afternoon. This will ensure (a) efficient use of all
available resources (b)adequate
Dear Mr. Pinheiro,
You are absolutely right. I live near the Fatorda Stadium and came by train
from bombay to margao and our train was late by about 5 hours. At the margoa
station, the rickshaw drivers refuse to come saying its very close by and to
add to our predicament while we had no
Dear Valmiki,
I'm not sure if Goa has this already but maybe a
certain investment should be made in "highway patrol
cops". These are generally cops on power bikes or
cars, who will chase after you on a highway, siren
blasting, until they catch up with you. I've not seen
them in Goa but then again
The current episode of Contacto Goa was of poor quality. The depiction of a
veterinary doctor going about his work was utterly repelling. Shame on the CG
and RTP for the broadcast.
BC
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Vivian D'Souza and Mario Fernandes are two persons I admire and hold in high
esteem.
They have left behind their 'sussegad' life-style in the US and UK,
respectively, to settle in our beloved Goa, at Soccoro and Divar. Day to day,
they undergo the same trials and tribulations like any ordinary Go
Opinions on the book
http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20060501&fname=Booksa&sid=1
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060415/asp/weekend/story_6081971.asp
--- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gilbert,
> Did you just finish cleaning the baby's poop, or
> were
> you up all nigh
> Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 23:39:56 -0400
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Without reference to the personalities involved in the Moira Kestao - only to
the above quoted from Olavo:
JC: Not being a Moidecar & definitely not being intelligent, I did NOT know
Hi Gilbert
I am a bit surprised that having been caught with your fly open in cyberspace,
you did not choose
to publicly apologize to Avelino after assuming he wrote a less than flattering
review of Edna
Fernandes' book. He did not write the review and your comments should have been
withdrawn.
carrier
but there were no casualties, the navy announced.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060423/wl_asia_afp/indiamilitarynavy_060423051256
*** Patrol ship sinks off Goa coast (News Interactive)
AN Indian naval ship sank in the Arabian Sea off the western
coastal state of Goa after colliding with a
Sorry for this late posting. I was away on a few days off for a friend's
wedding.
Godfrey has given a good information on the rise of Babush, and his likely
role in the future. I think it would be useful if Babush can spell out his
views on issues other than development of Panaji. For example,
Mario,
Gilbert has either problem understanding what he reads or gets keyed-up when he
finds two Goan names in a single post. The book review of Holy Warriors is by
Pratap Bhanu Mehta which is clearly indicated in the post and in the links
which I forwarded. Here is the link to the archives:
HELEN: The Life and Times of an H-Bomb
By Jerry Pinto
Review by: Kaveree Bamzai.
Writing a biography of a person who is either dead or does not cooperate is a
tricky task. But Jerry Pinto is nothing if not clever. He has done away with
the embarrassment of Helen Richarson Khan not answering h
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