[Goanet] Are Muslims In India Appeased?

Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 04:56:45 -0800 (PST) From: edward desilva Hi Mario, You can quote as much as you like. The Qur'an was NOT written in Arabic. All that you have quoted and copied and pasted is a Translation. The Qur'an as is related and followed by the Mislims today is a Translation from ano

[Goanet] GOA IS A FAILED STATE

Goans have failed Goa in everyway, each one for himself/herself and God for all. Too many articles on paper, goanet, NGO's just come up and vanish , we like to be seen on TV's answering questions , like to splashed on the newspapers etc etc, but we have not really got together, unitedly,with a s

Re: [Goanet] Goa govt to Goans: "Get lost!"

Dear Floriano I have always & will continue to appreciate, applaud, welcome, thank you & GSRP for all you'll did and are doing for Goa and Goans. Thanks again for all the hardships, pains, running around you did and do for Goa and Goans sake. I know you cannot be a policemen for entire G

Re: [Goanet] Rupee to touch 60 Against the USD

Those of you who think the Indian rupee will go back to 39 Indian bucks against the US dollar are dead wrong. Till such time the US recovers and Americans invest back in India, the rupee is doomed to plow lower. Here's why: The fact that the rupee even touched 39 against the USD is no mystery at

Re: [Goanet] Global warming: A cause for concern

Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 01:10:38 -0800 (PST) From: Santosh Helekar The problem with the post below again is that it does not cite any original scientific source. The only sources it cites are political and ideological in nature. They are: "http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Minori

[Goanet] Ultra Violet_Young feminists on life in contemporary India

*"Ultra Violet* features a community of young feminists blogging on various issues, challenges, and triumphs that affect women in India today. It is a Hengasara Hakkina Sangha initiative." Check out the various links at the following url. Very educational. Y

[Goanet] NEWS - Sri Lanka cricket team attacked in Pakistan

Sri Lanka cricket team attacked in Pakistan Agencies Published: March 03, 2009, 08:57 Lahore: Gunmen killed at least five people in an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team's bus on Tuesday as it drove to a stadium in the Pakistani city of Lahore, according witnesses and cricket officials.

[Goanet] March issue of VOICES on the web

Dear Goanetters, Greetings from sunny Goa. The March 09 issue of "VOICES" (a monthly newsletter of Holy Spirit Church, Margao, Goa) is now posted on the web. Read it at http://holyspiritchurchgoa.com/ Do read our cover story, "Modern Day Christ - Fr Edward Sequeira, SVD of Orissa" on the Edito

[Goanet] GOD

After searching Google info about God, and witnessing all that is hapenning in Goa, India and with man and womankind, the answer to the existance of God as preached and perceived.all powerful,wise, knowing,compassionate, caring etc, the answer to Why do bad things happen to good people,

[Goanet] Daily Grook #337

DAILY GROOK #337 ___ ROBE PROBE ___ by Francis Rodrigues a priest and nun hot can both go out with, long as he does not get into the habit! _ puns & word-play of all kinds, hey...read between the lines! _ _

[Goanet] song with mog

    Hi guys here is some new songs and some old songs i hope you'll will like them mog to all from jjandson   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EWDI3Y3eTs  Goan Konkani love song 2009   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-nLeHl85I8 vizmitt song 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIBwO3dJ2zY  vizm

[Goanet] Why sleep when you can get a nightmare being awake?

Check out this AIG commercial. How ironic! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VvGW98D3XA Marlon

[Goanet] How regulation caused the financial crisis/looking forward

Gilbert Lawrence wrote: An example of what I mean: The use of government dollars to make us a more healthy society delivering better quality health-care. This in the long-run will reduce cost of health-care. If govt follows some recommendations, it would reduce the cost of health-care even in

[Goanet] CROREPATI CARNIVAL AS REPORTED IN GOAN OBSERVER

Crorepati carnival Feb 21st, 2009 | Category: Cover Story, Lead Story BY RAJAN NARAYAN The Carnival of Loot and Plunder of politicians in power misusing and abusing their authority for their private benefit is a 365-day phenomenon. THE CROREPATI carnival continues with India Today listing fi

Re: [Goanet] Rupee to touch 60 Against the USD

I agree with Jim that it is a crap shoot as far as betting against the US dollar is concerned. All regions have their problems. Regarding China's currency versus the USD, the Chinese do not want the dollar devalued if they are going to fund the US deficit. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid

[Goanet] Quepem MLA is caught in the net of the Betul fishermen

Quepem MLA is caught in the net of the Betul fishermen The Quepem MLA was invited to attend the Gram Sabha at Naqueri and was grilled by the locals regarding the CRZ demolition notices, majority of whom were fishermen from Betul. The question put forth by the public was "If the government is so

[Goanet] Mining inside the Selaulim dam reservoir

According to reports reaching from Curpem tow of the legislators of Goa Legislative Assembly has began mining inside the Selaulim Water Dam in Samguem. The Selaulim water dam supplies water to over 50% of Goa's population that includes Salcete, Marmagoa and Quepem Talukas. South Goa tourism ind

[Goanet] Are muslims in India appeased?

Barad: let us not try and get away from the fact there is a programme to appease the Muslims and other minorities. Response: Here is a news story from the Times of India. I would like to hear what hindutvavadis like you and Natekar have to say. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/BSY-grants-Rs

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (3Mar09)

D.D. Kosambi Festival of Ideas "City can improve Quality of Life in 3 yrs - J. Lerner" "Sir...If Goans persists with 'Todays Politicians' it may take 3 Millennium..." To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org

Re: [Goanet] Goa is a failed state

Dear George, You have said it. And it is important that you say this again and again, irrespective whether anyone heeds to it or not. You, as a patriot Goan will have done your duty unto your beloved Goa. floriano goasuraj - Original Message - From: "George Pinto" To: "Goa's pre

Re: [Goanet] Rupee to touch 60 Against the USD

On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Mervyn Lobo wrote: > The suffering of this recession has only just started. > The people in pain now are: > a) Those who have already lost their jobs (in the US, this number increases > by 700,000 people per month). > and > b) The retired, who were depending on mon

Re: [Goanet] The Great Goan Transition - now a TRIPLE

Roland Francis wrote:  > The religion question in the Canada Census is asked only once in 10 > years. The last time it was asked was in the 2001 census. Therefore > there are no 2006 religion census figures as you have claimed. Roland Francis, I think I get your drift. Since numbers are of no

[Goanet] Cidade issue: Who will dare to raise voice against any BHATKAR?

Govt promulgates ordinance to amend Land Acquisition Act http://www.navhindtimes.com/story.php?story=2009030322 Suspicious silence of Opp. Leader Manohar Parrikar and Very active NGO's is dangerious. Govt. ordinance is effective from Oct 15, 1964. Scrupulous minds will start acting to make thi

Re: [Goanet] Goa govt to Goans: "Get lost!"

These comments made me dive into my archives for something that I had written a long time ago to re-enforce the point that Soter makes. It is the Synopsis of the Writ Petition that I filed against the CRZ violations by 3 hotels in Calangute/Baga belt, 'Calypso', 'Estrela do Mar' and 'Fahrenheit

[Goanet] Rupee to reach 60 to the US Dollar ?

I am living in India while getting my income from the USA. There does not seem to be any rhyme or reason to the current exchange rate between the USA and India.  The Indian economy, while suffering the effects of the worldwide recession is still in good shape.  I cannot imagine the rupee sinking

[Goanet] Konkanni Kovita

Gõychem Rajkarbari Salazarachea hukumxayechi korun chiri Gõykaramni ghulamponnachi toddli dori Lokam modim sutleo sutkecheo zori Ekcharan Bharot lokxayecheo dorleo miri Lokxayek zavunk na vorsam bara Gõykaranchea pottant vazlim bara-tera Choramni khavn Maharastrachi dhall rotti

[Goanet] British woman molested in Goa

Hi All, Too many Ghantis in Goa sleeping on the road side and if they cant sleep this is what they do. Tourists won't complain, they just won't come. There is no smoke without fire. So?! the Tony the Fernandes should at least think there is some truth in it and that it is possible that it might h

[Goanet] Goa is a failed state

--- On Mon, 3/2/09, Gilbert Lawrence wrote: > I noticed there were no responses on Goanet to the recent > post, reprinted from the London tabloid, referring to > Scarlett's death. Reading the article carefully, the > Englishman, who was an on-site factual witness, claims that > evidence for mur

Re: [Goanet] More false facts exposed

The problem with this claim is that the Bush administration and the big govt. Republicans had full control of all houses of the government until 2006. We can definitely say that the Democrats blocked reforms from 2006 onwards. Bottom line: there is very little difference between the two parties

[Goanet] Silence of the Clams

To Goanet - One of the biggest scandals in post-Liberation Goa is being enacted in Goa right now by the Goa govt to help Timblo and Cidade de Goa get around the violation of established law. But where are the supposed keepers of Goan conscience? Where is Aravind Bhatikar and his posse of Ni

[Goanet] Fwd: Quepem MLA Is caught In the net of Betul FIsherman

-Original Message- From: anesim...@aim.com To: go...@goanet.org Sent: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 5:35 pm Subject: Quepem MLA Is caught In the net of Betul FIsherman Dear Goanet Readers After destroying our farms, forests and everything dear to Goa and Goans, Looks like this Govt. Is ready to chase

[Goanet] A real life slumdog's amazing success

Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan need to see this: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article5753211.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1 Excerpt: Last night, a smart young TV channel technician from Bangalore watched Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire. “You don’t ne

[Goanet] Goa news for March 3, 2009

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa court convicts businessman for sexually abusing teenager - Indopia ear-old businessman for abusing a 14-year-old boy after luring him into a car. President of Children&aposs court Desmo

Re: [Goanet] Rupee to touch 60 Against the USD

Jim Fernandes wrote: > Even though the US economy is in a black hole, the US is still regarded as > the top dog. > I wouldn't bet against the USD, considering everybody else is suffering from > this recession. > The only other currency I like is the Chinese Yuan (I got some stuff in the > Chi

[Goanet] Kundapur: Broken Statue of St Bernadette at Gangolli Church Shocks Locals

Karnataka is living upto its new reputation of following in the footsteps of Gujarat and Orissa in wrecking violence on minorities. Here is the latest from Udupi, Karnataka. http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=57344 Regards, Marshall

[Goanet] DNA: Mumbai: Let us pledge to make Advani PM: Modi to Maharashtrians

Goanetters, Yikes. http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1235674 rubygoes

[Goanet] Govt. by the people, for the rich & powerful !

Indeed this govt. has lost all right to rule. How legal is for the govt. to come up with an ordinance with retrospective dates, in this case 1964 ? This is called Andher Nagari, chowpat raja. samir

[Goanet] A for Agriculture ?

People who visit Goa on holiday appear to need rooms to stay in but don't ever eat! As a result there is a great need to build only more and more rooms, more hotels. But what about food? Well, it can come from outside as Goa's agricultural land has to be sold to builders or it would appear from th

[Goanet] VOA News - India to Hold General Elections Starting April 16

Goanetters in Goa, http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-02-voa13.cfm Who will you be voting for? LONG LIVE DEMOCRACY! rubygoes

[Goanet] Susegad RICH Goans have become 5 star SLUM(slaves) millionaires

In reply to my Ordinance to amend 114 year old Land Aquistion Act(Goa) Floriano wrote : The ordinance has been signed sealed and delivered. Jai Ho – Floriano, goasuraj MY REPLY :- WWWW. Next...proposal ...in line...for GOANS..from the GOA Government.in consult

[Goanet] Request for photographs

If anyone has photographs of Goans in England in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s please do contact me. Photographs of interest are simple ones which depict a sense of the time and place. Black and whites would be great. Also any scanned images of the UK voucher that allowed immigration from East Afr

[Goanet] Wikileaks, anyone? http://tinyurl.com/d4kv4q

Perhaps Goa could do with some kind of Wikileaks (benefitting the citizen, not just particular political parties): What's Wikileaks, if you haven't heard of it yet? Wikipedia explains it thus: "Wikileaks is a website that publishes anonymous submissions and leaks of sensitive governmental, corpor

[Goanet] Scarlett's death

I noticed there were no responses on Goanet to the recent post, reprinted from the London tabloid, referring to Scarlett's death.  Reading the article carefully, the Englishman, who was an on-site factual witness, claims that evidence for murder and specifically the method of murder / homicide i

[Goanet] Meet this young Jacint Vaz

Meet this young Jacint Vaz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02mcIeNSiow

[Goanet] {Goanet] Watch what he does, not what he says

I recently had to take issue with an adoring Goanetter who claimed we needed a leader like President Obama who "tells it like it is". Those who consider him The Messiah may not know this, but as recently as last week, President Obama was promising, nay, vowing, that federal spending bills he wo

Re: [Goanet] The Great Goan Transition - a DOUBLE clarification

Dear Mervyn. The religion question in the Canada Census is asked only once in 10 years. The last time it was asked was in the 2001 census. Therefore there are no 2006 religion census figures as you have claimed. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_2006_Census Secondly, the census does not b

[Goanet] Watch what he does, not what he says

Hi Mario, You still don't get it, do you! Why are you still bring this Bush topic up? How long are you going to say that Buffoon Bush is Brilliant? Even his advisers are saying he is 'dim'. ED. -  Obama more analytical than Bush, says Gates Mon, Mar 2 01:15 PM Washington, Mar.2 (ANI): US

[Goanet] Are Muslims In India Appeased?

Hi Mario, You can quote as much as you like. The Qur'an was NOT written in Arabic. All that you have quoted and copied and pasted is a Translation. The Qur'an as is related and followed by the Mislims today is a Translation from another language. Therefore it is NOT a direct word of God but 'lost

[Goanet] Engaged Encounter Weekend in Goa

Dear Friends, We wish all of you a Blessed Lenten Season. ME Goa will be organizing a Engaged Encounter (EE) Weekend for couples planning to marry within the next 6 months. this program is open to couples of all faiths. It also open to couples who are newly married. The dates scheduled are 27 t

[Goanet] Papu cant dance sala (Can you guess this Papu's age?)

Papu cant dance sala (Can you guess this Papu's age?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_4BDoM1v58 pl try joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial  1 0 8 For Hospital, Po

[Goanet] Govt. by the people, for the rich & powerful !

In support of : Message: 8 Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 12:07:17 -0800 (PST) From: Geraldo Oliveira http://f5mail.rediff.com/prism/writemail?&mode=mail_to_individual&email=nigeral d...@yahoo.com&els=9855ba31872fc4c6c7782b796b96ff6f> > Subject: [Goanet] Govt. by the people, for the rich & powerful ! Br

Re: [Goanet] Govt. by the people, for the rich & powerful !

The one point agenda of the 10 year old Goa Su-Raj Party is to drive out the national parties from the sacred soil of GOA, lock-stock and barrel. The reasoning behind this is that the national parties are only interested in Goa as their watering hole since only 2 MPs Goa sends to the Parliament

[Goanet] Come to Goa says Savio (Brothers in arms)

Come to Goa says Savio (Brothers in arms) MUDANS KORUNK KEDNAI TUMI GOYANT EUNK ZAI GOYCHO OSLO GAUN TUKA MEUCHONA GO BAI PORDESANT AMI ASTANA, UGDDAS TUZO ETANA, POTTAI TUJIM AMKAM SOPNAM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfvy2-dH3MQ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http://i

Re: [Goanet] Global warming: A cause for concern

The problem with the post below again is that it does not cite any original scientific source. The only sources it cites are political and ideological in nature. They are: "http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Minority.Blogs&ContentRecord_id=84E9E44A-802A-23AD-493A-B35D0842FED8";

[Goanet] Calangute Panchayat and neighbouring villages

To, The Editor Herald Panjim Goa Dear Sir, Subject : Calangute panchayat and neighbouing villages This is with reference to the newsitem in Herald dated 2nd March titled " Calangute Panchayat the richest in Goa " . Firstly let me congratulate Mr. Joseph Sequeira our dynamic sarpanch

[Goanet] Need a job? Try answering these 4 simple questions..

Need a job? Try answering these 4 simple questions.. 1. Who is the chief minister of Goa? (Churchill, Faleiro, Aleixo..) 2. Who is the jet speed singer of Goa? (Jet Airways, Air India..) 3. What do we wear under our pants? (nothing...) 4. When a person dies, who or what makes noise to spread

[Goanet] Fantastic "Paddy Field View" In Arpora - 85 lakhs. Any takers?

Received in my mailbox: Om Sai Ram Hello Sir / madam 1-3-2009 This is Mr Balwant Solanki from Porvorim Goa,India. A young and dynamic civil Engineer, contractor and developer. This is in response to internet search. I am sending you details of my exclusive Villa projec

Re: [Goanet] The Great Goan Transition - a DOUBLE clarification

Roland Francis wrote: > When I said the average US or Canadian black would have difficulty > finding Africa on a world map, I really meant that Africa means little > to the black person in the US and to a certain extent in Canada. The > written word sometimes comes out not quite like you mean.

[Goanet] KOSAMBI FESTIVAL OF IDEAS 2009

I must congratulate the organisers for organising and bringing in just the right speakers to guide us in these turbulent times. Very briefly, Rajdeep( CNN-IBN) cautioned on excessive government control and manipulation of the Media ,Nandan (Infosys) scrupously avoided mentioning politicians and

[Goanet] CASTEISM IN THE CHURCH

CBCI GENERAL BODY MEETING - SPECIAL Minutes of the meeting held in Varanasi from March 21 to 28, 1998 CATHOLIC INDIA Page no. 98 CASTEISM IN THE CHURCH: Christianity is not a caste religion. Church is the people of God and all the people are equal before God. The various Churche

[Goanet] 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award Winner is Joseph O'Neill's "Netherland" - washingtonpost.com

Goanetters, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/26/AR2009022600 006.html?sid=ST2009022601461 Yay; there's cricket in New York! rubygoes

[Goanet] VOA News - Scientists Use Smallpox Vaccine to Fight Bird Flu

G'day Goanetters, A pandemic would be catastrophic. http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-01-voa12.cfm Fingers crossed. rubygoes

[Goanet] Photo(s): Saint Jacinto Island

Photo(s): Saint Jacinto Island Thanks for the pics and info. I must make another trip to St. Jacinto Island only to see the chapel/tunnel which I was not aware of. Also, I must see the Portuguese lighthouse, hope there is a road up there. This is from my collection. Entire St. Jacint Isla