[Goanet-News] NEWS: Goa blast: absconding Sanatan member arrested (PTI)

2010-08-03 Thread Goanet News
Mumbai, August 2, 2010 Goa blast: absconding Sanatan member arrested PTI Maharashtra ATS Chief Rakesh Maria announces the arrest of Prashant Juvekar, a Sanatan Sanstha member who is an accused in the Margao blast case, at a press conference in Mumbai on Monday. An absconding member of right-wing

[Goanet-News] Goa news for August 3, 2010

2010-08-03 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa blast: Another accused arrested - Indian Express roup-member-held-in-Goa-blast/Article1-581449.aspxHindu group member held in Goa blast

[Goanet] ON GOVERNMENT DOCTORS AND PRIVATE PRACTICE

2010-08-03 Thread Aires Rodrigues
It is for the government probe to decide whether the 16 year old Raveena Rodrigues died due to medical negligence. I have known the doctor in question, Dr. Dilip Amonkar for over three decades. He is very knowledgeable and a surgeon with expertise. I have known him to be extremely humble, soft

[Goanet] experienced snake trapper needed in goa

2010-08-03 Thread Goencho Nadd
The only one experienced in trapping the slimy, poisonous snakes is from Ribandar by the name of Aires Rodrigues; but I don't have his mobile. Goencho Nadd * * * How were the 1950s, East African Goans and British Overseas Citizenship linked? Which Kenyan-Goan was one of the world

[Goanet] Disth?

2010-08-03 Thread Venantius J Pinto
There was a disthikarn in Byculla, Mumbai. It was a awesome place with tons of candles and there was a strange air to it, a very morose space. Her daughter continued after her mother passed away. I was taken to the mother, since I was a frightened child--living in fear, having witnessed/imagined

Re: [Goanet] Disth?

2010-08-03 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 3 August 2010 05:17, Venantius J Pinto venantius.pi...@gmail.com wrote: There was a disthikarn in Byculla, Mumbai. It was a awesome place with tons of candles and there was a strange air to it, a very morose space. Her daughter continued after her mother passed away. I was taken to the

Re: [Goanet] ON GOVERNMENT DOCTORS AND PRIVATE PRACTICE

2010-08-03 Thread J. Colaco jc
Aires Rodrigues airesrodrigu...@gmail.com wrote: [1] It is for the government probe to decide whether the 16 year old Raveena Rodrigues died due to medical negligence. [2] The policy of barring Government doctors from private practice will have to be reviewed by the government. Goa Medical

[Goanet] Cansaulim GBA meet – Report

2010-08-03 Thread JoeGoaUk
[Goanet] Cansaulim GBA meet – Report Cansaulim GBA meeting But where are the Cansaulekar? I am sure, the population of  Cansaulim (Panchayat)  is at least 10,000 but where are they all? If one closely look at this pic, one can easily count up to 60 people occupying all the chairs. Other who

[Goanet] Marked illiteracy in post 61 regime

2010-08-03 Thread Bernado Colaco
Compared to what the post 61 apologists have been saying on forums it can now be confirmed that illiteracy in Goa has shown a marked increase since 61. The Goa population was somewhere half a million in 61 but today has grown to 1.3 million, and 40 percent of this is the uncontrolled ghanti

[Goanet] HINDU AMERICA and POOR CHRISTIANS.........

2010-08-03 Thread M D
In America there are no anti-conversion laws and there are no christian fundamentalist who will go around bashing hindu missionaries or vandalizing hindu temples. Here in India there are anti-conversion laws and the hindu fundamentalist go around bashing christian missionaries and vandalizing

[Goanet] TAG's workshop on Tiatr Duets, Trios and Quartets

2010-08-03 Thread JoeGoaUk
Press Note:   Workshop on Duets/Trios/Quartets   Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) in collaboration with Kala Academy, Goa will organise a workshop on ‘Kantaram’ particularly Duets/Trios/Quartets. ‘Kantaram’ are an integral part of Goan Tiatr and the variety in ‘Kantaram’ i.e. Duets/Trios/Quartets

[Goanet] Fwd: Jose Pereira at XCHR: A Recounting of Events

2010-08-03 Thread Sam Furtado
-- Forwarded message -- From: Sam Furtado sfrainbo...@gmail.com Date: Aug 3, 2010 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Jose Pereira at XCHR: A Recounting of Events To: Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com Dr. Helekar, My mail to you is clear and transparent. Everything is clear crystal

Re: [Goanet] Jose Pereira at XCHR: A Recounting of Events

2010-08-03 Thread Santosh Helekar
Prof. Augusto Pinto is on a crusade to attack and smear me over something I have not done. But please note that he is afraid to name and speak out against the following people: 1. The actual perpetrators of the bomb blasts in Margao, belonging to the Sanatan Saunstha. 2. The politicians who

Re: [Goanet] Unusual Proverb? Doxeo_Zonvop

2010-08-03 Thread Domnic Fernandes
Unusual Proverb? Doxeo_Zonvop On October 7, 2003, I had written on Goanet in mild Konkani language: “Kortolo korun gelo, sopear bosteleache andd kaddlet”, which is the same as: “Zonvtolo zonvon gelo, bankar nidhleleacho andd katorlo.” It so happened that a wife was having an illicit

[Goanet] HJS compels XCHR to withdraw Paintings- Reactions from some eminent personalities.

2010-08-03 Thread Sandeep Heble
A clash of interpretations? Dr Jose Pereira, professor of theology, scholar, musicologist, researcher, polyglot and painter was recently in the midst of controversy surrounding his Painting Exhibition ‘Epiphanies of the Hindu Gods’ at the Xavier Centre of Historical Research in Porvorim.

[Goanet] DISTH

2010-08-03 Thread Mervyn Elsie Maciel
What an amusing subject which brings back so many memories of my childhood days in Goa. I don't think my brothers and I ever escaped the DISTH ritual on our annual holidays in Goa. To us, it was a bit of fun. Whenever we complained of 'suddenly feeling unwell,the immediate diagnosis of our elders

Re: [Goanet] HINDU AMERICA and POOR CHRISTIANS.........

2010-08-03 Thread Naguesh Bhatcar
I was amused by Mark D'Souza's statement about there being no christian fundamentalist in America! There are fundamentalists and rational folks in every religion as well as secular people on every continent of the world! There are lots of Christian fundamentalists in the US and they do have

Re: [Goanet] HINDU AMERICA and POOR CHRISTIANS.........

2010-08-03 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Tue, 8/3/10, M D markj...@gmail.com wrote: In America there are no anti-conversion laws and there are no christian fundamentalist who will go around bashing hindu missionaries or vandalizing hindu temples. Here in India there are anti-conversion laws and the hindu fundamentalist go around

Re: [Goanet] Disth?

2010-08-03 Thread Tony de Sa
In Mapusa, there is a house of Sequeiras' which is called 'dishtikaraguer'. People used to go there on certain days of the week to have the evil eye cast out. My father and other elders of our village used to often recount strange happenings in the village due to disht. Some women were supposed

Re: [Goanet] Disth?

2010-08-03 Thread Venantius J Pinto
But I am pro-union despite all that. Dad was late once to work in 41.5 (or so) years. It was on account of being delayed---having gone to attend an union meeting. This stuff happened during the Emergency. Guess someone had the evil eye (eevulei, murre) for him. ++ vjp On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 11:11

Re: [Goanet] Disth?

2010-08-03 Thread Venantius J Pinto
You stylish blokes are in another league--Harrods! I had a pair of cufflinks once--which my Dad labelled nankatai cufflink, He was proud of his-- to my eye equally nankatai links with a large B chased (/engraved, aka chasing) in the metal in Copperplate script. Our boy was happy (and we revelled

[Goanet] The wonderful Choir [without beat] most appreciated - A Report

2010-08-03 Thread floriano
Let me start by saying that I pride myself by saying that I am not a 'SUNDAY' Christian. This may suggest a lot, but then I like to call myself 'International' But, I do not (if I can help it) miss funeral services and/or cremations of people I know or of Moidekars. Apart from these, I do

Re: [Goanet] Disth?

2010-08-03 Thread floriano
I was born in my own house, I am told. The next day our good old neighbour came over and my mother tell me that she made this comment: Poi baba ghorache nolle borem korun poita (look how he is admiring the the tiles of the roof) That's it. It is believed that my eyes were puffed up so bad

[Goanet] Latino Film Festival

2010-08-03 Thread CLP Instituto Camões
Dear Friends, I am glad to inform you that the Department of French and Francophones Studies, the Department of Portuguese and the Section of Italian of Goa University are organizing the *I Latino Film Festival - Culture Through Languages, *at the Seminar Hall of Arts Faculty, block B, from 5th

[Goanet] A Citizen's EIA

2010-08-03 Thread Eric Pinto
This Environment Impact Assessment checklist was prepared by me to enable village groups and activists be a little more scientific in evaluating building projects. It needs scrutiny and shaping to add matter I have inadvertently omitted.and I hope goanetters will do that.  Regards.  Eric Pinto

[Goanet] A tribute to World Goa Day : GOENKAR AMI - TRUE GOANS ARE WE

2010-08-03 Thread goanint
Goenkars !! Courtesy : TARGET GOA http://www.targetgoa.com/ GOENKAR AMI -TRUE GOANS ARE WE WRITERS' BLOC A tribute to World Goa Day - a poem composed in Konkanni by Lino Dourado with a translation by Fr JoaquimLoiola Pereira

[Goanet] Cansaulim GBA meeting

2010-08-03 Thread Camillo Fernandes
JoeGoaUk wrote : joego...@yahoo.co.uk [Goanet] Cansaulim GBA meet ? Report Cansaulim GBA meeting But where are the Cansaulekar? I am sure, the population of? Cansaulim (Panchayat)? is at least 10,000 but where are they all? If one closely look at this pic, one can easily count up to 60

[Goanet] WORLD GOA DAY MESSAGE from Basilio Magno.

2010-08-03 Thread goanint
Freinds of Goan I share a post from Basilio Magno in Spain. thanks .. rene ooo From: Basilio Magno basiliomagno@ hotmail.es A Message for World Goa Day A Message from Spain We are celebrating this year the 10th

Re: [Goanet] Unusual Proverb? Doxeo_Zonvop

2010-08-03 Thread Frederick Noronha
Domnic Fernandes wrote: Unusual Proverb? Doxeo_Zonvop On October 7, 2003, I had written on Goanet in mild Konkani language: “Kortolo korun gelo, sopear bosteleache andd kaddlet”, which is the same as: “Zonvtolo zonvon gelo, bankar nidhleleacho andd katorlo.” Isn't Konkani an extremely

[Goanet] Benefits of land acquisition ? Now Goa Housing Board sells commercial plots.

2010-08-03 Thread Goa Desc
- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. - Now Goa Housing Board sells commercial plots

[Goanet] Viva Goa! - new Goan restaurant in San Francisco

2010-08-03 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - http://vivagoaindiancuisine.com/index.htm Thus far, good reviews - http://www.yelp.com/biz/viva-goa-san-francisco I am told that the owners are from Majorda and Assolna, and the cook is from Carmona. Looks like an all-Saxtti operation. Finally Americans will know real vindaloo

[Goanet] Viva Goa! - new Goan restaurant in San Francisco

2010-08-03 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - http://vivagoaindiancuisine.com Thus far, good reviews - http://www.yelp.com/biz/viva-goa-san-francisco I am told that the owners are from Majorda and Assolna, and the cook is from Carmona. Looks like an all-Saxtti operation. Finally Americans will know real vindaloo (after

[Goanet] Goa news for August 4, 2010

2010-08-03 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Punjab join Goa in semi-final - Indian Express ime champions played an attacking game to book a place in the semi-final. ...

[Goanet] Talking Photo: Dangerous KTC ride?

2010-08-03 Thread JoeGoaUk
Dangerous ride by KTC?   Refuse travelling by this KTC mini bus – It’s dangerous http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk27/4852542518/sizes/l/   It’s complete double line cracks from one end to another. See the arrow marking directions I ask the conductor,  Is KTC really that bankrupt? He said

[Goanet] NEWS: Goa assembly erupts over drug claims against minister

2010-08-03 Thread Goanet News
Goa assembly erupts over drug claims against minister (AFP) – 8 hours ago PANAJI, India — Lawmakers on Tuesday caused uproar in Goa's legislative assembly as they demanded a debate on a British woman's claims that the Indian state's interior minister was linked to the drug trade. This is a

[Goanet] Citizens' forum exposes malpractice by Goa poll officers

2010-08-03 Thread Goanet News
Citizens' forum exposes malpractice by Goa poll officers Published: Tuesday, Aug 3, 2010, 14:00 IST Place: Panaji | Agency: PTI Goa-based Citizens' Forum today claimed to have exposed malpractices by the state election officers while revising the electoral rolls. Data collected by Pilerne

Re: [Goanet] DISTH

2010-08-03 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Mervyn Elsie Maciel wrtoe: What an amusing subject which brings back so many memories of my childhood days in Goa. I don't think my brothers and I ever escaped the DISTH ritual on our annual holidays in Goa. To us, it was a bit of fun. Whenever we complained of 'suddenly feeling unwell,

[Goanet] Jose Pereira at XCHR,: A Recounting of Ev ents.

2010-08-03 Thread damodar vinayak bale
Respected Editor, Having read today's newsletter.I think we are wasting precious space to discuss grade three material.Jose Pereira is welknown by goans for years.Sanatan Sanstha is new to Goa.I was born and brought up in Goa and left Goa for Bombay for higher studies in 1960.I came back to

Re: [Goanet] Unusual Proverb? Doxeo_Zonvop

2010-08-03 Thread Pandu Lampiao
Thank you for the 'colourful' annotation, yo Patrao. Its us from the Xax-ti who give it colour, sing-song and the softness...quiet lovely like the calm seas of December. It comes from the surroundings: the calm, still country-side where one hears the palms sway in the stillness. Even today. Do

[Goanet] (no subject)

2010-08-03 Thread Michael fernandes
Mr. Albert is perfectly right when he says that the person portrayed as Jesus in the painting The last supper by Leonardo Da Vinci is not the true picture of Jesus but a figmentation of Leonardo's mind or may be baseda model posing as Jesus. like the many paintings of Mother Mary where great

[Goanet] NEWS: Goa clamps down on illegal iron ore exports

2010-08-03 Thread Goanet News
Goa clamps down on illegal iron ore exports Published on Mon, Aug 02, 2010 at 11:47 | Updated at Mon, Aug 02, 2010 at 12:09 | Source : Reuters Goa has decided to clamp down on exports of illegally mined iron ore, The Economic Times newspaper reported on Monday quoting state chief minister

Re: [Goanet] Air India Crash of the 60s *update*

2010-08-03 Thread Alfred de Tavares
Thanks Pandu...the crash of the Kachejunga still brings forth the most poignant memories... Carmo de Rebelo was a cherished friend and remains ever so: We were the best of chums from our Wadia college days (Poona) subsequently in Maegao. Illustriously inteligent...handsome...ever so

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (4Aug10)

2010-08-03 Thread alexyz fernandes
*** Mining Co *** ** Min for Forests ** Cheers! From today No Forest Land will be given for Non-Forest Use! To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org * * * Was life in the *kudds* glamourised? Who said, It appears that the Goanese

Re: [Goanet] Fwd: Jose Pereira at XCHR: A Recounting of Events

2010-08-03 Thread Santosh Helekar
Mr. Furtado, Please read these simple English words of mine slowly and carefully. I am writing them again. I do not want your apology. Cheers, Santosh P.S. BTW, what you are saying is not clear and transparent. It is muddled and murky. --- On Mon, 8/2/10, Sam Furtado sfrainbo...@gmail.com