[Goanet-News] Goa news for April 23, 2010

2010-04-22 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan: Goa, a Home Away from Home! - Entertainment and Showbiz! tertainment and Showbiz!Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan were spotted in Goa sometime

[Goanet] Daily Grook #678

2010-04-22 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY GROOK #678 === ZEN YEN === by Francis Rodrigues remember when life was wow? that was zen, this is tao! *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com sheet-music,tab,lyrics,chords of great Konkani pop hits GOA:

[Goanet] More power to the Goan People - Hold the Goa Government and officials accountable

2010-04-22 Thread roger dsouza
More power to the Goan People! The need of the hour is for all Goans to rally together and stand up and fight the injustice, destruction and corruption that we see in Goa today. Together as one voice we can put a stop to the destruction that is being wrought in Goa. Chairing a marathon meeting

[Goanet] Bachchans eyeing summer home in Aldona?

2010-04-22 Thread Bernado Colaco
Goans are depicted as dirt in Bolliwood and here we have a bunch of Goan honkeys patronizing the bolliwood crap! Sarkem ojab lagata!   BC     Bachchans eyeing summer home in Aldona? HERALD CORRESPONDENT PORVORIM, APRIL 20 The quiet village of Aldona is slowly turning into a popular destination

[Goanet] SMILE....................... IT'S WEEKEND (22/04/2010)

2010-04-22 Thread CAJETAN DE
I AM NOT...   A heavily drunk (Fakun) walks into a crowded Bar Restaurant and takes the last table next to an elderly couple (Andre Lorecin). After a while, Andre and Lorecin starts to smell his horrible odour coming from the direction of the drunk Fakun. Lorecin turns to Fakun and says:

[Goanet] Tweeting Gone Sour

2010-04-22 Thread Freddy Fernandes
Tweeting Gone Sour Mr. Shashi Tharoor, gave up his job at the UN and jumped into the sleazy jamboree called Indian politics, without knowing what he was getting into. As soon as his name was released by the Congress Party as their candidate, a lot of us became optimistic about the future of

[Goanet] Fwd: PRESS NOTE

2010-04-22 Thread Ganv Ghor
-- Forwarded message -- From: Orlimgaum Rakonnmanch orlimg...@gmail.com Date: Apr 22, 2010 4:23 PM Subject: PRESS NOTE To: ganvg...@gmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE Villagers of Orlim went for the Public Grievance meeting adjourned from 15th to 22nd April at 11 am at the

[Goanet] Lion Roars

2010-04-22 Thread Lionel Messias
A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY All that glitters is not gold It’s what Indian politicians do, acquire land and donate it to rich industrialists who never look a gift horse in the mouth, but the extent to which Goan politicians will go to boggles the mind in land-scarce Goa. This attempt to acquire land

Re: [Goanet] Borges-bab, poilim oxir mon, atam oxir nodor?

2010-04-22 Thread Sebastian Borges
Ixttamno, Salvadorbaban mhoje tokler aslolea chuneachi tust-tokhnnay kelea te khatir hanv tache upkar man'tam.  Mhoje tokler asa tacheporos chodd ani odhik dhovo chuno mhojea mukhamollar asa; tachi tokhnnay korunk to fuddle pavttik ravla astolo!  Tem asum. Aple modem don pongodd korun bhurge

[Goanet] Locu Sinai

2010-04-22 Thread Bernado Colaco
Hi Sebs, What is more confusing is devanagiri script! BC This post is even more confusing.? 1548 is a part of the 1540's.? But why do we need to believe? Are written records not available?

[Goanet] Another con this way comes

2010-04-22 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - So the wealthy Goan builder from Panjim now wants to seal the St Inez creek and build a hospital with foreign collaboration to help the needy. The rural health centres in Goa, once fairly well maintained and staffed, are today in an advanced state of decay and dereliction. If one

Re: [Goanet] Fwd: PRESS NOTE

2010-04-22 Thread floriano
Dear Ms. Kim Miranda, I sympathize with you and the People of Orlim with your fight to survive. But you people have missed-out on the wholesome picture altogether. You have, directly or indirectly, helped to put rodents usually known as 'rats' at the helm of political affairs in your dear

[Goanet] You don't really care do you?!

2010-04-22 Thread Carmen Miranda
THE LAST WEEK OF THE CHALLENGE FOR A 1000 SIGNATURES Dear fellow goans I am beginning to get a very clear picture and a strong message from you. It is becoming obvious that the majority of Goanetters don't really care if Goa gets totally wiped out by the mining industry. That is the only

[Goanet] Chess Tournament for below 25 in three age groups May 1/2 Sat/Sun

2010-04-22 Thread SHRIKANT BARVE
Chess Tournament for below 25 in three age groups Super Chess Housie VI Chess Tournament organised by Chess Activity Centre in association with The International Centre Goa on Saturday, 1st Sunday, 2nd May 2010 (Full day) at The International Centre Goa, Goa University Road, Dona Paula Goa.

[Goanet] Lion Roars

2010-04-22 Thread Lionel Messias
Weighty issues Going (coco)nuts over Assembly questions Not a week passes without some central government ministry, state ministry, or the Supreme Court making some comment or the other on the justification of the Right To Information (that’s the only right you have in India gifted by Sonia

[Goanet] Goa news for April 23, 2010

2010-04-22 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan: Goa, a Home Away from Home! - Entertainment and Showbiz! tertainment and Showbiz!Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan were spotted in Goa sometime

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Agbotti Dhoko - From here we used to go to 'Bomboi'

2010-04-22 Thread JoeGoaUk
Corrected/Revised version Talking Photos: Agbotti Dhoko - From here we used to go to 'Bomboi'   From here we used to Go to ‘Bomboi’ or ‘Bombaim’ or Bombay (now mumbai)  for just Rs.15 By ‘abgott’ named Sarita, Konkan Shakti Konkan Sevak

[Goanet] Dump all politicians, save Goa: Remo

2010-04-22 Thread Arwin Mesquita
-- Forwarded http://www.oheraldo.in/news/Main%20Page%20News/Dump-all-politicians-save-Goa-Remo/36068.html Dump all politicians, save Goa: Remo HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, APRIL 21 Goan pop star Remo Fernandes has said the present lot of politicians should disappear from the scene if Goa

[Goanet] Friends Circle Tie- Breaker in Qatar on May 7

2010-04-22 Thread armstrong augusto vaz
Friends Circle Qatar is organizing a 3-A-Side Tie-Breaker on 7th May at Ahmed Bin Hanbal Independent Secondary School near Mall from 4pm onwards . Team names can be given to Philip Fernandes 5890361 at Designer Tailors. For more details contact 5488614 / 5198932

[Goanet] “Our Education Policy is hostile towar ds sport” M.S. Gill Sports Minister Govt. of Indi a

2010-04-22 Thread SHRIKANT BARVE
“Our Education Policy is hostile towards sport” M.S. Gill Sports Minister Govt. of India Sports amd Youth Affairs Minister was giving reply to a discussion in Rajya Sabha. He spoke for over one hour. He spoke on BCCI, IPL and financial affair. Subroto Cup Football for National Inter School

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Who cares??

2010-04-22 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: Who cares??   This is busy pavement opp. Old Secretariat Many people use this (including me except last one week) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4543269265/sizes/l/ Answer http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4543268553/sizes/l/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (23Apr10)

2010-04-22 Thread alexyz fernandes
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Re: [Goanet] How Scientific is Medicine?

2010-04-22 Thread Ivo da C.Souza
From: Frederick Noronha fredericknoro...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 12:40 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] How Scientific is Medicine? This sounds better argued, though I'm not willing to buy into the science/medicine-can-do-no-wrong logic. The argument by adjective [1] continues

Re: [Goanet] Cancellation of BA flights to UK

2010-04-22 Thread JoeGoaUk
Thanks.   As said, we too are the victims of Volcanic Ash, luckily we have OCI.   As for Visa extension, Govt, on 20th April had okayed it i,e, 14 day visa extension free of Charge.  Don't know how far this was effective.   Pax, particularly in India, should take along with them the news paper

[Goanet] Remembering the writer Violet Lannoy-Dias (Friday, Apr 23, 2010, Kala Academy, Goa at 6 pm)

2010-04-22 Thread Frederick Noronha
This reading is to be presented at the Kala Academy this evening (April 23, 2010, Friday, at 6 pm). If you'd like a Powerpoint copy of this presentation (with photos), contact Dan Driscoll driscoll@gmail.com, --FN Presents a Public Reading from Modern Goan Literature Violet Dias Lannoy:

[Goanet] Talking Photo: She needs water and a good bath too

2010-04-22 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photo: She needs water and a good bath too http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4535459849/sizes/l/ 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,

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Abgotti Dhoko - From here we used to go to 'Bomboi'

2010-04-22 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: Abgotti Dhoko - From here we used to go to 'Bomboi'   From here we used to Go to ‘Bomboi’ or ‘Bombaim’ or Bombay (now mumbai)  for just Rs.15 By ‘abgott’ named Sarita, Konkan Shakti Konkan Sevak http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4543267425/sizes/l/   Most Tarvotti also used

[Goanet] ‘Over-mining will kill water sources , ruin agriculture in Goa’

2010-04-22 Thread sebastian Rodrigues
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[Goanet] Temporary relief to Tivim cricket Stadium Row being built on Goa's Forest Area

2010-04-22 Thread roger dsouza
It's shocking how nowadays in Goa every rule in the book is broken - thanks to the connivance of our greedy Goan politicians, corrupt Government officials including those from the Forest Department, Town and Country Planning Department and the various officials like Secretary town and country

[Goanet] Main obstacle to Goa's Special Status

2010-04-22 Thread Arwin Mesquita
I fully agree with the recent media statement by Remo Fernandes that our disgustingly corrupt politicians are the main obstacle, to Goa obtaining Special Status. These tainted Politicians are all out to sell Goa, so as to realise their huge illegitimate fortunes. We need a statewide and overseas

[Goanet] Lion Roars

2010-04-22 Thread Lionel Messias
VAT's Going On? VAT’s what and What’s VAT That’s what. Most of you know that VAT (Value Added Tax) is the new tax regime that replaced the old. Some of you in industry know of another VAT regime named after the daughter of a certain south Goa politician based out of Circuit House in Margao,