The Management and players of AVC - Kuwait express sincere condolences to our
Sports Secretary Mr. Russel D'Silva on the sad demise of his father in law Mr.
Zito Almeida in Goa. May the Lord grant courage to the bereaved family to bear
this loss and may the Lord grant eternal rest to the departe
We in IRC will not remain quiet if a foreigner or
insurgent like you attacks our citizens and tells them
to get out of our country. We will surge against you.
Our surge is working. Our painter will take your photo
when you are doing dirty things in public. What
business are you doing on the Mandovi
On 05/04/2008, Valmiki Faleiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
..
> Despite a so-called 100 MBPS broadband connection (BSNL's),
> I could not view the interview online.
QUESTION: Are you sure Goa has 100 MBPS Broadband ? That is lightening
quick, Depending on how far we are fr
By Bassma Al Jandaly, Gulf News Reporter
Dubai: UAE is known for its tolerance and respect for
other religions and residents can freely pray at a
Hindu temple, a Christian Church or a Sikh Gurudwara.
Most non-Muslim worshippers hold their main mass or
services on Fridays.
Non-Muslims can ente
Dear Goanetters,
Look at this economic policy of the Goa Congress below. It would be
almost humorous , but for the fact that some Goans are struggling to
find two square meals a day.
http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=04066
sincerely,
anand
__
Rajan lets his 'patriotism' (chauvinism?) get the better of him and
ducks the point: "How is it that Indians are so fastidiously clean,
but India is so incredibly dirty?" That others bathe less frequently
than us is irrelevant... as offtopic as this post :-) --FN
> Valmiki-bab,
>
> Very quickly
floriano comments
(necessitated by the following post from Samir Kelekar)
- Original Message -
From: "Samir Kelekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 11:40 PM
Subject: Manohar Parrikar's interview et al
Hi Floriano
Can y
Khoinchea-Khoim Tenkovche Nhoi.
Tea Aitarak kitem ghoddlem tem aiz meren tachi zap
mhaka mellunk nam. Keddna-keddna-i yad korpak hanv
yont kortam. Punn khoim tori xirkun urtam ani peklele
gaye porot ustitam. Na tor konn tori te ustupak uzean
tel ottoita.
Tea adlea
From Neil Rangel
That article is another reminder of the sorry state of Goa and the bleak
future of Goans in their own land.
Anyone will have had a bad experience of tring to find reasonably priced
land in Goa and the search very disheartening. One Goan landlady wrote back
to me suggesting
On 05/04/2008, Albert Desouza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Dear friends
> Goans have brought laurels all over the world.
> ...Have you heard about a wire in electricity
> called "Liver wire" ?
>
> Albert
RESPONSE: Yeah maan, that happens if one drinks too much
The Goa Government may be cash strapped to disburse
old age pension to the Dayanand Social Security
beneficiaries but Goas Advocate General Mr. Subodh
Kantak, who was paid Rs 2 crores 55 lakhs 97,012
rupees by way of fees for June 05 to August 07, is the
highest paid Advocate General in the count
-The Suraj and the Lotus Merge...
Well Floriano...you last post clearly shows the depths
of Goasuraj...i had predicted long long ago that your
party is going the UGDP way...
and with all that religious reasoning...i wont be
surprised to see in the comming days...a saffron
suraj...
surely...Goa
Dear All Goans,
I am receiving emails and calls about migration and
some said to me whether i am trying to be like Raj Thakre and his MNS. let
me give u all my view points on that Mumbai is just a tip on Maharashtra
map,Mumbai is not equall to Maharashtra, inspite of that
Now that's better and vindicates my earlier postures.
I don't think anybody should have problems with this as you have
clearly stated now that this is your own project!
This should silence the mouths of a few others who were not correctly
comprehending what I was trying to suggest in my earlier d
Dear Frederick,
Thanks for sharing this document with us. I know Clinton for sometime now,
I've seen some of his work and he really deserves our appreciation for the
good job he has done.
As promised, I am sending you a better map to replace the other one in the
paper about tourism in Goa.
Best
--
Samir Umarye
BICHOLIM APRIL 6: About 200 irate Mulgao villagers today disrupted the
entire traffic on the Mapusa - Bicholim road demanding immediate
action against the mining company operating at Shirsi and transfer of
the Bicholim DySP,
Shamba Sawant.
It may be recalled that the villagers l
I second Vidyadhar's suggestion. The print media still rules
the local roost. This is a good idea, even if the story is being
shown on local cable TV and might be telecast, as one hears,
by national news channels.
Despite a so-called 100 MBPS broadband connection (BSNL's),
I could not view the in
Right on brother..instead of complaining and philosophising so much, get
something done so that the power gets in our hands I suggest a barrage of
Emails from all over the world to the NRI office in Porvorim. requesting just
this, and the reason why, with a cc to this Email. Make your reques
I would like to know who are this people who have received this awards from
our so called leader (Eduardo Falerio) who so far has not shown what he has
dobe to the NRI's but is giving awards to people in UAE and what is the good
work they have done for the so called Goans in UAE.
Or
Is this a
*Subject: Migrant Policy - Goa.*
* *
Migrant Labourers/Vendors in Goa are seen as (A) Necessity for development
(B) Demographic Threat, (C) Political Vote Bank etc. *Firstly I will state
that Migrants have to be respected & **treated well with basic human
dignity.* But let's debate/address this
Dainikgomanatak.com
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 2:04 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Goanet] HELP
Can you help me to find out WEBSITE for Gomantak.? When I try the official
site, It
CONDOLENCES
The management and players of AVC Kuwait express sincere condolences to our
Sports Secretary Russel D'Silva on the
sad demise of his father-in-law ZITO ALMEIDA in Goa. May the Lord grant
courage to the bereaved family to bear this loss.
Eternal Peace grant Unto him
To Goanet -
Vidyadhar Gadgil wrote:
>Could they prepare transcripts of this interview and supply them
>to all the local newspapers published in the three languages
>widely spoken in Goa?
That would be a worthwhile effort but it is a tedious
manual process and will take a while. Perhaps we
should
Ave Maria win Amigos Super Cup
MUSCAT Ave Maria SC, Muscat claimed the Amigos Super Cup with a 3-0 win
over FC Siolim, Muscat in the final of the 2008 Amigos Super Cup one-day soccer
tournament played at the Al Khuwair ground on the week- end.
The winners led 2-0 a
CONDOLENCES
On behalf of the president, managing committee and members, we wish to
convey to the family
of late ZITO ALMEIDA, our heartfelt condolences. Our prayers to the
Almighty to grant his soul
eternal rest. We have lost a great contributor of Konkani.
Carmo Santos
Chairman
Goan Cultural
*hi any goan for a accounts job in sharjah dhs 3000 please let me know *
*ed.*
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
In his detailed report of the assault on the priest, towards the end, Godfrey
Gonsalves says: "This is the third such incident heaping humiliation on the
Catholic community..."
This gives the impression that the priest was assaulted because he was a
Catholic. Is this correct?
Sachin Phadte
Hi Cynthia
way to go. I wud like the so called LEADERS action this tru their NRG cell.
Even a flight from Goa to Kuwait cud do, either via Doha or Dubai. wot say?
j
rajiv desai has sent you a link to a blog:
please publish
Blog: Res Gestae
Post: Dark Clouds on Goa's Silver Lining
Link:
http://rajivndesai.blogspot.com/2008/03/dark-clouds-on-goas-silver-lining.html
--
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Hi All,
we have the following job openings in our organization. interested people
can forward their CV's to me so that i can forward them to our HR.
i will just be acting as a postman...as i am also relatively new to the
organization and am not in a position to push things...
The company is one
Goa: Paradise Lost
By Rahul Singh
Think of a place with beautiful pristine beaches, clear blue waters, swaying
coconut palm trees and the friendliest, easiest-going people on earth - and
you think of Goa. Think again of a place full of corrupt cops and
politicians, a land full of crime, drug
Hi,
Do Catholics HAVE to read every CD and pamphlets that are circulated by the
BJP?
There was a time when we were not even allowed to read the bible, old habits
die hard.
Was Porrikar Demonised or his BJP? (distorted version? by who at this very
moment?)
The locals who go t
Dear Porikar Fan Club Members...
the individual may be "ok" but the communial beast he
unlishes once in power can be fatal...
if Bandodkar tried to merge Goa into
MaharashtraPorrikar tried to make a Gujarat out of
Goa...
the few christao's who are singing hossanas of
Porrikar are only used
This one on CEO Alan Schwartz of Bear Stearns, current US welfare recipient.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/040408F.shtml
by Dana Milbank
Hopefully, this will not become a common reality too soon in India.
venantius
DAILY HAIKU #65:
_
ALI BABA
_
the hour is late
as goa sleeps,
bled to death
by forty creeps.
http://2008goanconvention.com/blog/index.php
http://2008goanconvention.com/registration.php
_
Tur
Hi Anand Virgincar and Gilbert Lawrence among others.
Further to Anand's statement below, I am rather
intrigued that among my respondents, several
'Catholic' Goans have expressed firmer adherence to
caste, and as apologists, than our Hindu Goanetters
who have contacted me on this issue. Of course
your last post clearly shows the depths
of Goasuraj..
((:- No Cedrico, not in the least bit will you be able to gauge the depth of
goasuraj... and BTW , you must be quite somebody with predictions,
uh ?-:))
In fact goasuraj is deep like a tunnel or a rather bore-well, straight and
Frederick has written the following article in the Herald:
http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=2153&cid=2
Now what I can't understand is this:
Why is the producer complaining that he has to sell his cashew feni
kolso (is that 6, 12 or 18 bottles?) at Rs 550 and at that price it is
not remunerat
Light at end of tunnel?
As predicted, the Indian government made a last minute U-turn on plans to
recommend a minimum wage of BD100 for unskilled Indian labourers working in
Bahrain.
The latest excuse the government has invented is that "the new minimum wage
was an official I
Rajan Parrikar wrote:
>
The Western standards of personal hygiene and civic
cleanliness are relatively recent. Up until the
mid-nineteenth century, Europe was a filthy sty.
Personal habits were abysmal - the number of times
King Louis XIV bathed in his entire life is said to be
less than 10. Ladi
Dear Gabe,
Since you raised the doubt, I checked again and this is what
the service provider, BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited,
a Govt. of India owned undertaking) says ... I'll transcribe:
"Speed: 100.0 Mbps" (and no fine print.)
I've used Pcpitstop from the days of dial up, and download
spe
>From Goanet News:
>
J Da Costa: The Singer-Songwriter Talks Music
28 Mar: Eastern Eye (UK).
>
When you meet J da Costa, you would be forgiven for
being distracted by her beauty. But behind that pretty
face and knockout figure is a hugely talented
singer with a bright future. The London-based singe
Hi All,
If one has seen the interview (kindly posted by Joegoa) Manohar clearly says;
- what I have been saying all along.
Manohar says he did not write the script, who did?
Manohar said as soon as he saw that the Catholics were offended he withdrew
the CD.
Manohar also said that it w
Goa's own Feni suffers from legal, economic handicaps
>From Frederick Noronha
fred at bytesforall.org
PANAJI (Goa) April 5: Feni, the traditional Goan liquor made from the
cashew apple or coconut sap, is facing a number of challenges, as has
emerged from a stakeholder's meet held to see how a geo
They donÂt know What they are doingÂ
.
On this auspicious day of Gudi Paadva I will wish all
Goa netters a Very Happy New Year.
There is a Phrase in Marathi  Satteche GajarÂ,
There are few root cause for corruption as I believe;
1. Opportunity to get some benefit (may be as simple
as c
Dear Friends
I came across Zito Almeida when I was acting in Fr.Freddy da Costa'dramas. The
show at Margao was not complete without his presence. A nice humble and simple
man that he was it was really a pleasure to have him in company. Later on when
on my trip to Margao I would make it a point
Dear All Goan Students of the Gulf,
I had been to the GETEX Exhibition...in Dubai at Zabeel Hall...just
yesterday.
It was very good...Its specially for the students who have answered their
12th Std. Exams. in Gulf . There are many colleges in India where you can
get a UK Degree Certificate and
New German technology could rid Dubai of waste
By Kevin Scott, Gulf News Reporter
Dubai: A team of German scientists say they have
developed the technology to rid Dubai of waste,
including plastic bags, forever.
The city has been targeted as an ideal strategic
location for "Ecocycling", a revolu
Valmiki Faleiro wrote: Despite a so-called 100 MBPS broadband connection
(BSNL's), > I could not view the interview online.
Gabe Wrote: Are you sure Goa has 100 MBPS Broadband ? That is lighteningquick,
Depending on how far we are from the BT phone centre we can getat max 4 MBPS.
Cable is
There is currently a lot of talk about the tolerance of Goans, particularly
because Goans are in increasing numbers, starting to speak out against the
fast deterioration of Goan Culture & Identity; mainly with the rapid influx
of Non-Goans/Migrants and hence the fast changing demographics. While I
Unity in Adversity
KAMKAZ, Kolomb, dope and hope in Goa!
By Miguel Braganza
On Republic Day earlier this year, 43 groups of 30-plus members each sang
non-stop for 40 hours to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. The
lilting lyrics of one of the songs said it all, "Konkani Amchi Mai, Konk
I am Chandrakanth, I am partly from Goa (Siolim), I want to connect with
people from Goa and people from Siolim. Currently working Muscat, Oman in a
company as Asst. Admin & HR Manager. My number is + 968 9950 2434-- would be
pleased to here from you all from Goa in Muscat. Please do call.
Be
Dear my blood Goans
if u c any our blood goans sell
the our mai goa Goans cut their hand n give to then
who come to buy our mai goa, if police come then cut
their legs n give to police hand, why you people spoil
our Peace mind of Goa, no come can throw non goans
from Goa why. it
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Goa Govt decides to seek CBI probe - Hindustan Times
[Apr 5, 2008] Goa court grants bail to Placido Carvalho due to
lack of prima facie evidence against him. Press Trust Of India
Under pre
Talking Photos: Please identify this 'Landmark'
Waht is this? where is this?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2395070028/sizes/l/
Ok take these clues..
Inside of it
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2394236571/sizes/l/
if you come out of it .. from the main entrance
This is to your
Cedrico, you have said it right.
And I have been saying this all along.
We are Goans, Manohar Parrikar is a Goan. That is fine. But the national
parties are run not by Goans. There is something called the HIGH COMMANDS:
For the Congress it is Sonia and Ahmed Patel and Goa Desc in charge. Nothi
Herald, Panjim, 4 April 2008
DARE TO WALK A DIFFERENT ROAD
-
The Bigger Picture
Let us remember that all is not lost. In Goa we are uniquely
placed to tread a different path, and give the lead to others. We
still have a relatively unspo
Anesimo Fernandes said:
In one of my earlier posts I said that this interview is important for
all Goans and specially the Catholics.We have been fed with completely
distorted image about Manohar Parrikar. In fact, I have never seen one
man being so much viliified.The press which is controlled by
Hi Santosh
I too found the definition from Gilbert, attributed
to Schein on Identity OR Culture higly questionable.
Minimally, the concepts of identity and of culture are
not the same by any stretch of the imagination.
Further, to lump them together as a collective element
is sheer nonsense in my
Cornel--
With all due respect, your pursuit of the subject of caste is getting to be
very tiresome. Of course, one has the option to use the delete button but I
am often curious as to what drives you on and so the impulse to quickly read
as to what you have to say.
It would be helpful if yo
Dear Goanetters,
I can understand the Goan mainstream media missing the wood
for the treesthey are economically controlled by the Goan
political and business interests.
I can even understand the British press, which is under huge
pressure from the intense competetion
INC ignores Goa...
the slogan once read...if it is a govt in Goa, it has
to be the congress or none...
tall claims of a foolhardy senior congressman...
i feel sorry for Francisco Sardinha who was so sure
that Manmohan uncle and Sonia didi would be generous
to him and throw some crumbs on him...b
dear sir /madam
my name is ondine almeida i am a cousin of mr zito almeida i know my cousin
zito when i was in goa as well as my father dr j.c, almeida as my mother and my
rest of my family but my father and mother are in goa but i am in canada it is
really sad to know that my cousin pass awa
Roland,
How true that doctor who advised you to desist from feni was !
Have you noticed the emaciated look on many older goan gents who
are regular imbibers of our precious feni ?... and this
does not come from being underfed. Rather in the parlance of
BSNL BroadBand: Which plan is righ for you?
Ref. ongoing discussion on Goanet. P v/s P
If you click on the little icon 'Two desktop Monitors/TVs) located on the
right side of the status bar (see bottom) or if you place your cursor on that
icon it will display 'local area connection' double cl
Indian missions in UAE outsource passport, visa services
6 Apr, 2008, 2035 hrs IST, AGENCIES
DUBAI: The Indian embassy in Abu Dhabi and the consulate in Dubai have
become the first Indian missions in the Gulf to outsource the process of
collecting passport and visa applications and distributi
Courier Services to UK/Europe (from Goa)
DHL charges about Rs.2250 for upto 500g (minimum)
Delivery time 4 working days.
Last year, I paid about Rs.1500 for a letter (with TNT)
delivery time was 3 working days
just for your info.
thanks
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
for Goa & NRI related info..
Folks Thanks a lot for sending me the web site for Gomantak. In case some
body needs it here it is
_www.dainikgomantak.com_ (http://www.dainikgomantak.com)
Also to-day is Gudi Padwa . Wish you all happy new year !
Regards,
Pradip Khalap
Huntington Beach , California
**Plannin
Sachin bab wrote:
In his detailed report of the assault on the priest, towards the end, Godfrey
Gonsalves says: "This is the third such incident heaping humiliation on the
Catholic community..."
This gives the impression that the priest was assaulted because he was a
Catholic. Is this correct?
MONDAY MUSE (7 April 2008)
HOPE DAY
Diye humare ashaaon ke kabhi bujh naa paye
(May the lamps of hope never wane)
– Mitwa song from the Hindi film, Lagaan
All over the world, 7 April is celebrated as Hope Day. UNESCO dedicates this
day help prevent and treat child abuse. The day is meant to
[Edward
Desilva]
You have to be commended for being the first on goanet to explicitly spot
something fishy in the purported equivalence between MP's RSS, on the one
hand, and the Christian church, on the other. This insidious equivalence
needs to be exposed in depth on goanet.
Hi Roland, Thanks for your comments. Since I am not an expert on this
issue (but just a reporter going by what I've heard from people in the
field), let me make a few, tentative comments.
There maybe aren't many Roland Francis's around, who are willing to
pay that much. You probably know that Feni
> From: cedrico dacosta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [Goanet] Bishops comments on Migrants will be misread by
> Politicians
> Rev Filipe Neri's comments on migrants will definately
> make ghanti loving politicians like Goa's Cm Digamber
> Kamat happy --
Yes, of course. Such is the profess
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