Talk on Goan history
Jackie Pinto
"Old Goa which is today a World Heritage Site was once the capital of
the Portuguese colonists till it was shifted to Panjim meaning 'the land
that does not flood' (renamed Panaji).
Goa, a tiny territory of 3,500 square kilometres on India's West Coast,
vis
German girl Rape Case: BJP MLA’s Son involved too??
The Education Minister, Mr Atanasio Monserrate, whose son Mr Rohit Monserrate
has been accused of sexually abusing the German girl, in a press note released
on Sunday said that his son would cooperate with the police now that the girl
has depo
For a long while, I swore by Microsoft. I got my baptism in surfing with
Internet Explorer 6. Even though friends kept trying to 'convert' me to open
source software, I was reluctant to change, Old habits die hard. I did a
little experimenting and went through the paces, IE 6.5, Opera, IE 7, IE 7
p
Facebook page on malaria. Very relevant for Goa:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11138406233&ref=nf#/group.php?gid=11138406233
Malaria Sucks because:
1) Annually between one and three million people - more than 70% of
them children - die from malaria.
2) Malaria is the number one killer of
Thanks Jane,
You remind me of the popular Mando which in turn made me to write this..
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MHOZO POTTI BOMBOI GUELLA
Then in changed to the following order..
Mhozo Poti Afrika gela
Tacho usko maka zala
Then…
Mhozo poti tarvar ghela..
Mhozo poti Kuwit gela….
Or Duboi gela..
Or Mascot gela.
Hi All,
For a person who cannot spell Afghanistan (even now) and did not know if it
existed.
THIS IS WHAT MARIO HAD TO SAY:
1.Hence, regardless of what you think of the intelligence of a man with a
Bachelors Degree from Yale and an MBA from Harvard - I hope you have heard of
these universities -
This is amazing talent. And these here are seventh graders.
Click on:
Too Cute (and Talented): You can vote however you like
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/#105703
venantius
--- On Mon, 11/3/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Does applauding Gurumurthy contribute to communal harmony?
> Does posting the article by Ingrid Albuquerque calling the
> protest against the carnage in Orissa 'an unnecessary
> furore' contribute to communal harmony?
>
Please
Can any Goans who were in Dubai in the sixties remember what companies operated
then?
Was Gray Mackenzie's first office at the mouth of the creek? I came across
information that the first office had about 42 staff in total, of which 35 were
Indians and 9 were Arabs. Of those 35 I am sure most
Hi Augusto, What you say is probably a shared experience with many of
us. This is the experience with the way government offices work in
Goa. It is essential, in my view, to get some of these old documents
scanned and shared online. Cyberspace is less prone to lethargy! FN
2008/11/3 augusto pinto
'Congress leader scuttled investigations into German girl's rape'
November 3rd, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS -
Panaji, Nov 3 (IANS) All India Congress Committee (AICC) General
Secretary B. Hariprasad scuttled police investigations into the rape of
the 14-year-old German girl in which kin of three G
HINDUTVA VELOR OR HINDUTVA TERROR
Some time back, out of the blues plunked an alien entity on to Goanet called
himself Laluram Sadhvi OH NO !! Laluram Salvi from Bicholim, who tried his best
to delude members of this forum with droll assortment of Hindutva ideologies,
his famous argument being
STT: We are a family of five
I am the head of the family working in Govt. Dept as Sr. Officer.
My wife is a typical housewife (Not into NGOs/social activism)
My eldest son 18 doing college
My second son 15 in SSC
My daughter 13 studying STD VIII
Our assets:
House 3bed Apt. purchased 10 years ago
Hi All,
Opinion poll is one thing, turnout is something else.
The majority of the educated American want Obama to win.
The illiterate call him Arab Hussain.
Into which catagory does USA fit into?
ED.
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"Dr. U. G. Barad"said:
Dear Goanet Members,
I really don't know whether this message woul
Woman who 'cared for the dead' bids goodbye to Qatar
Publish Date: Monday,27 October, 2008, at 02:37 AM Doha Time
By Bonnie James
Eugenia (second left) being felicitated by Kohli, Dr Thomas and Dr Malini at
the ICBF function
AN INDIAN housewife who touched the lives of many over the past three
Duty change to hit India's low-grade iron ore exports
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Iron ore producers in Goa said on Monday their
exports would be sharply hit by last week's duty changes, which a top
exporter said would double taxes on sales of low-grade fines.
Late on Friday, the government changed the
This message is in reply to Message: 4, Dated: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 From: Mario
Goveia under subject title as in above.
Mario what you wrote through your above message are your views. And what I
had written previously are my views. You must remember that one cannot
superimpose one's views on others.
Mario Goveia wrote:
>>> In the US the ONLY positions that a foreign born citizen like myself,
>>> cannot run for office is President and Vice President.
>> Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution.
>> No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States,
>>
Santosh wrote:
I give below latest examples of partisan chauvinistic remarks, the likes of
which are unlikely to promote communal harmony in this secular public forum.
"Here is a typical christian response to the violence unleashed against them.
Love thy enemy. No hate, no hypocrisy, no intellec
Hi All, This came in my mail, thought you might want to read it?
CHRISTMAS - 2009 I am Gerald Castelino, a Catholic from Mysore. In view of the
recent attacks on the Catholics, I have some suggestions to make. Let us not
act swiftly by protests for the atrocities, let us show we are Christians.
Mapusa Nagrikancho Ekvott
Adv. Antonio Lobo (Convenor) - C-01, 1st. floor, Saldanha Business Towers,
Feira Alta
Mapusa - Goa
Ph: (0832) 2263284
Dated: November 3, 2008
To,
To,
The Chief Minister of Goa,
Secretariat,
Porvorim-Goa.
Dear Sir,
This is to bring to your attention that desp
At the beginning of the 20th century it was indeed a Goan lady who earned the
sungular distinction of breaking a tradition, when others would fear to tread.
It was none other than late Regina Fernandes, a native of Raia Salcete , (the
village of our ex Union Minister Mr Eduardo Faleiro ) the w
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 03:35:15 -0800 (PST)
From: Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> Starting a new thread and writing a long post was a pretty tortuous way
> of telling me you decline my suggestion?that you write a book responding
> to Joe Conason.? As you well know, Joe's book "BIG LIES
Extract from the Times of India Report
However, an official states that this trend does not indicate an
overwhelming preference for English medium schools. The official said,
"Most students of government primary schools are children of migrants.
As these migrant families move to other places or eve
His message is in reply to Message: 3, dated: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 ,From: "Gabe
Menezes" under subject titled as in above.
Gabe Menezes wrote: .. actually she (Gabe means Sonia) was an Oxbridge
graduate . you katore bajee..
My response: Gabe why don't you do some study on factuality. I still stay
s
Just back from a 4 day very invigorating Goa trip.
First the good thing --- there is still no better place for a susegad life
than Goa on this earth. It is still the best place for relaxation, and great
fish and of course drinks.
I attended two back to back press conferences --- one of Venita Co
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:22:39 +
From: "Jim Fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Just ask yourself two basic questions:
>
> 1. Am I better off today (in Bush years), or was I better off during the
> Clinton years?
>
> 2. Is the US better off today or was it better off during the Clinton
> yea
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 17:34:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mervyn Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
The Indian economy does not depend on handouts from the USA.
>
Mario responds:
>
The USA does not provide the Indian economy with "handouts". It provides the
Indian economy with a significant amount of business for
MHOZO POTTI BOMBOI GUELLA
Mhoozo potti Bombai guela,
Tacho uskho mhaka zala
Ani nimanne rhattri sopeacher bosson,(bis)
BEIJO MHAKA DHILLA ...(BIS)
Ch potti hie, potti hie,
Ani ghopan mhaka ghue.
2. Jiv ho thukach axetta,
Beguim bomboi vhor-re mhaka,
Khalliz hem mhojea addean
'Make the new airports more user-friendly' Ashwini Phadnis
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/11/03/stories/2008110350980600.htm
its report on the functioning of private airports and related issues, has
found certain areas that need immediate attention, including the fact that
passengers a
Video clip & More Pics: 'Exchange Offer'
Esha Deol d/o Hema Malini & Dharmendra also seen
Video Clip
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=N3TpXWVVGCY
More Pics
Om Puri
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk15/2999498979/
Tinu anand & Esha Deol
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk15/3000338218/
a
Bosco D'Mello wrote:
> Better off in the Bush years. Got out before the earth opened-up.
> Your tips from Wall St were a No-Show.
Bosco,
I guess you are happy because you got out in time.
The people who are REALLY happy are those that shorted the markets betting
that the financial situation is
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Santosh does not practice what he preaches.
> There is a word for this in the English language. It is called HYPOCRISY.
marshall,
Whether you realize this or not, you have lowered yourself down to the level
of personal insults. In my experience, this usually happens
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** I-League:Sporting Clube de Goa Edge Past Chirag United -
Goal.com
[Nov 1, 2008] Sporting Clube de Goa remained on top of the
I-League table after their hard fought 1-0 win over Chirag
Unit
Goanetters,
THIS IS GREAT NEWS FOR THE REGION.
rubygoes
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-11-03-voa11.cfm
PORTUGAL: "Angolagate" Bribes in Local Banks
By Mario de Queiroz
LISBON, Nov 3 (IPS) - Portuguese banks that received transfers of
money to Angolan politicians implicated in illegal arms sales have
kept mum after the Lisbon paper Público reported their involvement.
The Banco de Portugal, the cou
Hi Venantius,
Tamastotra is published in Bakibab's last poem collection book "Chinmayee".
Mahatmayan has not been published in any book as yet.
cheers
Sandeep
>>Would someone be kind enough to post two of Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar's
>>(Baki-baab/bab) long poems, Mahatmayan and Tamastotra? Or
Any Goanet statistics on which this observation is based? Cheers.
Dear Augusto,
While it is distressing to read of your experience, it is one which is
best learned from. The following are my suggestions.
a: While it is easier said than done, there is no real advantage from
"losing it". Those are the cards we Goans have been dealt, those are
the cards we Goans h
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2008/20081103_ohio/interviews.htm
GOOD MORNING AMERICA.
Attn. Mario, Bosco, Gabe,Viviana and Mervyn.
A great report from Ohio.I watched it last night. PLEASE WATCH.
Today's the day.
HAPPY VOTING DAY AND BEYOND GOAN AMERICANS.
LONG LIVE DEMOCRACY.
Thanks
Ru
Hi Joe Thanks for your input but you forgot to write GOA so this one is for you
Joe mhozo potti Goa guella. Joe please keep up the good work mog to all from
jjandson..
..
Hello mhojea ishpeshial Goanett-karranno!
Thank you very much for your kind wishes on my birthday.
You are always there for me.
I know I can count on you:
Ek don, tin, char, panch, sou, sat.
That’s all many friends I have left in this world?
(Arre, who do you think you are? Obama of g
Mervyn,
Thank you for your message. I am doubtful whether you have gone through all the
exchanges with Santosh before posting this message. Otherwise you would have
thought twice before saying what you did. Sometimes our personal equations take
precedence over objectivity. Santosh is not the on
Hi All,
Those who think want to feel what it is to be in USA now read what the BBC
correspondents has to say:
Matthew Price. 3 Nov 08, 04:37 AM GMT
What may not be obvious to some people, especially many of those reading this
from outside the borders of the US, is how strongly many here feel abo
PMC faces Garbage Disposal Problem
"We're living in the Age of Computers, Solar Energy, IFFIand the PMC is
still discussing Garbage!"
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> Dear Santosh,
> Tum kitea mhunta rea? read below.
>
> --- On Sun, 2/11/08, Santosh Helekar
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Here is a typical christian response to the
> violence
> > > unleashed against them. Love thy enemy. No hate,
> no
> > > hypocrisy, no inte
Here is an interesting article on how hinduism is being hijacked by hindutva.
Read on.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Editorial/Opinion_Aping_each_other/articleshow/3670047.cms
Regards,
Marshall
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Hyundai to launch the i20 in India. Catch the exclusive preview on ZigWheels.com
http://www.
Goan girls bag team medals
All the three Goan girls - Riya Sawant, Ivana Furtado and Bhakti Kulkarni -
participating in the World Youth Chess Championships helped the country to
bag team medals just as India dominated proceedings on the final day of the
toughly contested tournament.
In the G
I expect the current US elections to be a non-event. Its a foregone
conclusion that the grand old elephant would collapse with its own weight.
Its a good feeling to know that my horse ... errr ... the donkey is in top
form - sleek, agile and ofcourse packed with a high powered delivery syste
Another version of the most famous of mandos:
TORQUATO DE FIGUEIREDO (1876-1948)
1. Adeus kortso vellu pauta
Ai, mujem kallizo fapsota
Dispidiro korcha vella
O sonsar bongum maka dista
2. Forsan adeus tuka kortam
Fugar zaun dukany'm aum-um rorhtam
Zaite martiry re bogitam
Ank
Goa Contemporaries
On Tue 04 November, at 6.15 pm, the Nehru Centre London will host Goa
Contemporaries, an exhibition of works on paper by seven Goa-based artists.
The exhibition is curated by Margaret Mascarenhas, novelist, collector and
promoter of art produced in Goa, presented by Kiki's L
Dear Members and Friends
We regret to announce the death of:
Rosebelle Fernandes Telles- ( she was a teacher at the Oshwall Academy)
which occurred at 2.00pm on Friday 31st October 2008 at the Aga Khan Hospital,
Nairobi , Kenya.
Wife of the late Tony Telles,
Sister of Oswald Fernandes ( A
It is important to have someone in Pale so that decent people dont have to vote
for parties that have rapists in them. For now, both Congress and
BJP seem to be harbouring alleged rapists' fathers.
But then the activists seem to go in hiding just when the elections are
around the corner.
Will th
“Rivulet bursts into flames at Sancoale” read the front page story on Herald
yesterday 2nd November 2008. The incident narrates the sad state of affairs Goa
is gripped with. Our rivulets are on fire. Our wells are on fire. Burning
rivers is a sign indeed of extremely sad state of affairs in our
Chandrasekharan wrote:
activists should ... TO NOTE DOWN the violations on road and submit
the number before the end of the day to the traffic police for issue
of challans without any further enquiry into the facts of the same.
My take:
This is exactly what I have observed in recent times. The S
DIXVILLE NOTCH, New Hampshire (CNN) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack
Obama emerged victorious in the first election returns of the 2008 presidential
race, winning 15 of 21 votes cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire.
Tanner Tillotson, front center, of Dixville Notch, New Hampshi
I think this is all a lot of rubbish, i think its high time the people of goa
WAKE UP, Its been nearly a month and not even a single arrest even after the
medical report confirmed that it was a rape. The police should drown
themselves, if it had to be an "Aam Admi" as you say then the whole fami
Tension rose high in Cavrem Quepem on Monday when a mining truck driver
drove his truck in a rash and negligent manner endangering the life of a
motorcycle rider from Vilipwada Cavrem. .
The incident occur at around 11.30 AM when the truck loaded with iron ore
was proceeding towards Tank wher
Today is the great day for USA and equally for the world.
I hope and pray Obama wins.
I also hope Americans have casted their votes in favor of Obama.
I pray to ballot box, when opened, announces only Obama as a 44th President
of America.
I hope Obama's dream at the age of 8 to
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