[Goanet-News] Goa news for December 21, 2011

2011-12-20 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** A Portuguese Relic's Place in the Indian Imagination: Choudhury - Bloomberg aYCfjWBgToFJn2e115kLTEyiQ

[Goanet-News] New book on international Catholic Goan migration

2011-12-20 Thread Frederick Noronha
UK-based scholar, Dr Stella Mascarenhas-Keyes, has just published her book on international Goan migration. It was released yesterday, Dec 20, 2011 at an international seminar held at the Goa University. See details: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6547719127/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Stella

Re: [Goanet] Nehru liberated Goa despite international pressure

2011-12-20 Thread Eugene Correia
It must be said that JF Kennedy was in support of India's military action. In this regard it is important to read John Kenneth Galbraith's authobiography that tells lot about his role when he was US Ambassador to New Delhi during this period. As a NATO ally, the US refused to come to the aid of

[Goanet] Cry Freedom

2011-12-20 Thread Eugene Correia
Cry Freedom By Eugene Correia The lack of support and enthusiasm from the man in the street to the start of the celebrations on the august occasion of Goa's 50th year of Liberation is an indication that Goans care less for this milestone in its history. For the past five decades Goans have been

[Goanet] Song for the day

2011-12-20 Thread Gabe Menezes
Nat King Colehttp://www.youtube.com/artist/Nat_%22King%22_Cole?feature=watch_video_title Autumn Leaves http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kP8jPa1wCg -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. --- Protect Goa's

[Goanet] American Life: Washington Journal

2011-12-20 Thread Comma Consulting
This article is from the blog res gestae (www.rajivndesai.blogspot.com http://www.rajivndesai.blogspot.com/ ) you can reach the person managing the list at i...@comma.in Capital Letter December 10, 2011 American Life: Washington Journal Liberalism... A Saturday afternoon at the Ronald

[Goanet] Remembering Tiatr Artistes of Yester Years

2011-12-20 Thread Tiatr Academy Goa
Remembering Tiatr Artistes of Yester Years Tiatr Academy Goa will organize its monthly programme ‘Somplolea Tiatristancho Ugddas’ (Remembering Tiatr Artistes of Yester Years) on 22nd December 2011 at 4:45 pm at the Black Box, Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. The veteran artistes who were born in the

[Goanet] Goa government has detected 507 illegal mines in Goa

2011-12-20 Thread SHANTARAM NAIK
GOA GOVERNMENT HAS DETECTED 507 ILLEGAL MINES IN GOA Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests (Independent Charge) Smt. Jayanti Natarajan, informed Mr. Shantaram Naik MP in the Rajya Sabha today in a written reply on the mining issue of Goa that as per information provided by

[Goanet] Festadis - Happy Birthday

2011-12-20 Thread Melvyn Fernandes
Dear fellow readers In a few days time the Christian world will be celebrating the birth of Christ. I have been fortunate in celebrating birthdays with friends in their own language, the tune is the same but the wordings have a deeper meaning. I have celebrated Happy Birthday sung in Konkani,

[Goanet] Politician's birthdays and Goan newspaper advertisements!

2011-12-20 Thread Naguesh Bhatcar
Birthdays of current politicians or those aspiring to be MLAs in the coming elections, appear to be big business for Goan newspapers. Everyday, when I read The Herald or Navhind Times online, I am astonished to see theadvertisements or pull-outs in celebration of some person's birthday! Thanks

[Goanet] Goa's activists show they can bite - www.goanvoice.org.uk

2011-12-20 Thread Camillo Fernandes
Goa’s activists show they can bite Claude Alvares, 63, likens himself to a mosquito biting away at Goa’s powerful miners, whom he blames for damaging the environment, overproduction and the loss of livelihood to thousands of farmers.PHOTOGRAPHS ABHIJIT BHATLEKAR/MINTAlvares—who set up the Goa

[Goanet] Goa news for December 21, 2011

2011-12-20 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** A Portuguese Relic's Place in the Indian Imagination: Choudhury - Bloomberg aYCfjWBgToFJn2e115kLTEyiQ

[Goanet] Bondo

2011-12-20 Thread JoeGoaUk
I saw Bondo after so many years, I think about 30 years. We used to walk up to the Velsao beach beat show with Remo, Bondo, Lala etc followed by the 'Nite of the Babes' Today, was the last of the 6 days Musical programe organised by Art Culture, Govt. of Goa. A part of Golden Jubilee

Re: [Goanet] Goa government has detected 507 illegal mines in Goa

2011-12-20 Thread roland . francis
Dear MP Naik, While I appreciate you being forthcoming in admitting to having 507 illegal mines in Goa, I wonder what emotions you harbor at this news. Are you filled with shame and regret that your party who is the government in power in the state has allowed this state of affairs to develop

[Goanet] Goa DGP Arya's Exit and Police- Tainted Goa Government Nexus

2011-12-20 Thread Arwin Mesquita
With Reference Link in Goa OHeraldo: http://74.127.61.178/herald/Details.aspx?id=3016boxid=3598500uid=dat=12/21/2011 It is well known that there is a disgusting Nexus between Goa Police and Goa's Corrupt Government comprising of illegal miners, Drug Lords, Pimps, Smugglers, scamsters, Builders

[Goanet] Prasar Bharati employees are now Government employees on deemed deputation

2011-12-20 Thread SHANTARAM NAIK
PRASAR BHARATI EMPLOYEES ARE NOW GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ON DEEMED DEPUTATION Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Shri C.M.Jatua, informed Mr Shantaram Naik M.P. in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply on his question on Prasar Bharati employees that on the recommendations of

[Goanet] Lou Majaw to close Goa Arts + Literary Festival, tonight from 9pm

2011-12-20 Thread vmingoa
Friends, Do not miss the great Lou Majaw - legendary rocker of the North East - tonight at the ICG from 9pm He will play an unscheduled concert dedicated to Bob Dylan and Goa, to close the Goa Arts + Literary Festival. Today's other events feature an amazing array of writers and artists: Amitav

Re: [Goanet] To add to the debate

2011-12-20 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Santosh Helekar wrote: Now as to how an Admin participating in a passionate debate that he is in a position to moderate  in a moderated forum by blocking certain posts and allowing others, to say nothing about having  the privilege of fast tracking his own posts, can change hats from being

Re: [Goanet] Fw: The Portuguese Influence

2011-12-20 Thread roland . francis
A great plug for Portugal, Con. What surprised me was that although Macau, Brazil and Timor was mentioned, Goa was left out completely in its short tale of history. These days young Portuguese are going to Brazil for skilled jobs and even just jobs. Their friends are telling them to find jobs

[Goanet] Bondo - Video clip

2011-12-20 Thread JoeGoaUk
Bondo   We arrived late just before 10pm. This all we watched / captured http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0cz8BhzxCc 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

Re: [Goanet] Portugal in Salazar-times

2011-12-20 Thread Palerm Jacinta
Fascinating! 2011/12/13 Frederick FN Noronha PORTUGUESE FASCIST PROPAGANDA (WITH TRANSLATION) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYKEKwWYmJEfeature=related Wonder if anyone saw this in Goa in those times, and what they thought of it then? (1940s). FN

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (21Dec11)

2011-12-20 Thread alexyz fernandes
~ 50 Years of Freedom - in Goa's Sardines-packed Buses ~ My Purse was Pinched! You're Lucky my Bottom was Pinched!!! To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org ---

[Goanet] THE EXIT OF DGP DR ADITYA ARYA

2011-12-20 Thread Aires Rodrigues
Good and competent officers talk less. DGP, Dr Aditya Arya, hadbeen lecturing a lot but there was no concrete action. It was all a cosmetic exercise that did not last or sustain. Having witnessed DGP Arya himself succumb to the political pulls and pressures, I had first hand experience

[Goanet] Retail FDI: Time catches up with India's traditional bazaars

2011-12-20 Thread Con Menezes
Writing on the wall for India's bazaars?? http://www.financialexpress.com/news/retail-fdi-time-catches-up-with-indias-traditional-bazaars/880400/ --- Protect Goa's natural beauty

[Goanet] New book on international Catholic Goan migration

2011-12-20 Thread Frederick Noronha
UK-based scholar, Dr Stella Mascarenhas-Keyes, has just published her book on international Goan migration. It was released yesterday, Dec 20, 2011 at an international seminar held at the Goa University. See details: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6547719127/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Stella

[Goanet] Planet Goa_Press Release

2011-12-20 Thread Planet Goa
Planet-Goa does another first Planet Media, the publishers of the Planet-Goa magazine have now released its first edition of the Planet-Goa magazine in Russian. The Planet-Goa Russian Edition talks about the natural beauty of Goa and covers photo features of the beaches, rivers, forests and

[Goanet] G.E.M.S. TV REGISTRATION GOVT. JOBS for CHRISTIANS

2011-12-20 Thread jm
Those GEMS ( Goan – EastIndian – Mangaloreans ) who are interested in registering the GEMS TV channel can log on to ** www mib nic in ** for more details………if anybody checks the brochure of tatasky or dishtv or videocon there is no channel by the name GEMS TV in their list which means there

Re: [Goanet] Which fort is featured in this photo??

2011-12-20 Thread roland . francis
Bosco, definitely Chapora fort for the following reasons looking at the photograph where it is mentioned 'Portuguese built'. It is one of only three Portuguese built forts. The other two being Aguada on the Mandovi at Panjim and the Corjuem fort in Aldona. Corjuem is small and Aguada does not

[Goanet] Panjim resident files plaint for defacing public property

2011-12-20 Thread Sandeep Heble
Panjim resident files plaint for defacing public property In a bid to redeem the city of Panjim, from defacement, with the flood of posters that occupy every possible tree, pole and board, Panjim resident and son of councillor Bharati Heble has filed a complaint with Panjim police as well as CCP,

[Goanet] Mass complaints machine_Hey, someone among the Russians could really help us this time take on zodde !

2011-12-20 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Profile: Russian blogger Alexei Navalny, By Stephen Ennis BBC Monitoring (excerpt) The popularity of his blog allowed him to start mobilising internet users to take an active part in his anti-corruption campaigns by means of what he called his unstoppable mass complaints machine. The machine

[Goanet] Land seizures_Chinese parallel

2011-12-20 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Fast forward to China. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16280922 ++ vjp --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at:

[Goanet] SHANTARAM NAIK , AHMED PATEL , TWO OTHER MPs WERE FORMALLY INTRODUCED TO CONGRESS PARLIAMENTARY PARTY

2011-12-20 Thread SHANTARAM NAIK
SHANTARAM NAIK M P 602,Brahmaputra, Dr B D Marg, New Delhi 01123766505 9868181344 09422439990 22/12/2011 *SHANTARAM NAIK ,AHMED PATEL ,TWO OTHER MPs WERE FORMALLY INTRODUCED TO CONGRESS PARLIAMENTARY PARTY* For the Favour of

[Goanet] Aditya Arya removed for having a backbone

2011-12-20 Thread Sandeep Heble
The Herald has been an extremely vocal critic of the functioning of Goa’s police officers. The harsh, sustained and relentless scrutiny has revolved mainly around personal actions taken by Goa’s police officers while on duty. The killing of Cipriano Fernandes in police custody in Panjim, the death

[Goanet] Devika Bhise-live in Goa!

2011-12-20 Thread Jazz Goa
The 11th Goa arts and literary festival at the International Centre in Goa featured the multi talented singer/actor/dancer/film maker Devika Bhise on the 20th of December.   All of 20 years, New York based Devika has already come a long way acting in a Hollywood Uma Thurman and Colin

Re: [Goanet] VIVA-RE-GOA presented by late NOLASCO DIAS

2011-12-20 Thread Edward Verdes
Mogall Domnic Bab, Nolasco's son Schubert is in Mumbai and he is very happy when I passed This info to him. Schubert is interested in buying a copy of this cassette. Will ask him to contact you directly. Is the song buddika bal in this cassette? TAG has included Nolasco's name for this months

Re: [Goanet] VIVA-RE-GOA presented by late NOLASCO DIAS

2011-12-20 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Interesting. Does it date back to 1980s then? If not mistaken, this is also described in some sociological texts... FN On 18 December 2011 02:48, Domnic Fernandes domval...@hotmail.com wrote: While I was digging into my storage cartons to locate Christmas Carol oldies' audio cassettes, I found