[Goanet] Dance of the macabre

Appeared in Gomantak Times -- March 2 Dance of the macabre Eugene Correia After finishing their somersaults, flirting, wooing, double-dealing, back-stabbing and you-scratch-my-back-and-I-scratch-yours embrace, the politicians are now busy f

[Goanet] COMMUNITY AUDIO: "Post-modern travel notes"...

 The urgent need for Goan is to know the story of 1961. Therefore if GN can sort out the rights for the book Nehru Seizes Goa please publish the excerpts. I believe Bosquinha your administracao has a copy.   The rest as they say in Portuguese -sao cantigas. (Only Songs)   BC     "Somebody termed

[Goanet] The list system

In our present day electoral system, Parties field candidates for the Assembly./ parliamentary seats. The candidates need not be only party candidates, but may also be independents owing/ not owing allegiance to any party. Some nations prefer the List System. In the list system, parties as a whole

[Goanet] Photo-History of Goans in East Africa -

Folks, For those interested, here is a  fascinating  site to check out the Goan record in E. Africa.  Interestingly enough, they make direct use of material from Goanet. One of the segments is the cricket line up of a 1956 match between E. Africa and Pakistan. There are two Goans playing for E.

Re: [Goanet] Elections and the Candidates

To enter the 'esteemed' Goa Legislative Assembly, the 'steam' needs to be generated by the voters, by the people, and not by the would be legislators. If one is going to be a GOOD legislator, it depends on his/her capabilities and his/her ability to think of GOA and it's people and not of himsel

Re: [Goanet] Goan expats want total change of blood (mayabhusan)

Selma, This is final time I am asking you to sustain your charge that I used someone else's words, quotes, paras in my article. Or, are you implying I used something from your post or posts? If so, please let me know from which post. Over the past week or more I have not read most of the posts on

[Goanet] THE ZERO HOUR

THE ZERO HOUR – Bennet Paes I am today on the brink of a bridge this side of the river. The moment I set foot on it, will be the moment I cast my vote. Hopefully, the new pack of cards will not hold in it greater number of jokers than aces, and who will not join forces with the ’jacks’ and the j

[Goanet] Song for the day

Sam Cooke - You Send Me (Original Remastered) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJrUzhJMDn4&feature=related -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. ---

[Goanet] Sounds of Goa... music from a small region

The (Amazing) Sounds of Goa Goa has long been a meeting (or is it clashing?) point of global cultures. At a home party in January 2012, these are the unusual sounds we came across at Stalin and Jessica's home. First, the rain-maker is a Malaysian thick yellow bamboo stalk, into which nails and pebb

[Goanet] Goa Elections 2012 - Fast, fast

Dear goanet readers, For the sake of all of those in Goa who are dying to partake of alcoholic liquid refreshment banned for the sake of clear heads in the election process that should be completed by sunset, can I ask all the ladies who are allocated as managers for the counting process to do

[Goanet] Bindi Su Launch on Saturday 10th March

[1]Follow us on Twitter [2]Friend us on Facebook Bindi Su Launch March 10th, 2012 5:30PM Bookworm New Library Space in Taleigao Links: 1. http://www.twitter.com/BookwormGoa/ 2. http://www.facebook.com/nijumohan Address: C/17, 266, Santissmo Vaddo,( Near St. Michael Church ), Taleigao

[Goanet] Violation of Election Code of Conduct by PRUDENT MEDIA by airing EXIT POLL at 10.00 pm March 2, 2012

GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994)®   www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/   www.goa-world.com   http://www.goa-world.com/goa/credit%5Ccredit.htm    www.q8india.com Tumcam Maie-mogacho ieukar. Enjoy Life - This is not a rehearsal! Konkani uloi, boroi, vach ani samball - sodankal. Hich G

[Goanet] Time to find the gems in the ore

Time to find the gems in the ore Joaquim Fernandes, TNN | Mar 3, 2012, 03.13AM IST PANAJI: Goa goes to the polls on Saturday to elect 40 legislators to the state legislative assembly. The main battle is between the ruling Congress which had 20 MLAs in the last assembly and the main opposition

[Goanet] Angry Goans flock to anti-graft crusades

Angry Goans flock to anti-graft crusades TNN | Mar 3, 2012, 03.11AM IST PANAJI: The hype and publicity created by the Team Anna campaign in its fight for the Jan Lokpal Bill some months ago has not been lost. It has helped draw in the crowd when its crusaders stepped onto Goan shores to spread

Re: [Goanet] Goan expats want total change of blood (mayabhusan)

Selma, This is final time I am asking you to sustain your charge that I used someone else's words, quotes, paras in my article. It seems you are implying I used something from your posts. When you were under attack, you said why this attack and gave us a Konkani sentence, Hanvem konnache paichem

Re: [Goanet] Goan expats want total change of blood (mayabhusan)

Selma Carvalho wrote: 1: Fair enough ., I accept what you are saying. What is in the public domain is open to being quoted. It is no different from me finding something in an archive and quoting. 2: The problem with Eugene is he is perpetually trying to show other people and other writers in

Re: [Goanet] The list system

Hey all, This list system as u call it is certainly Not suited to a multi cultural, muti religion place like India; where all sorts of ideologies, liberal, fascists etc come up. It is definitely not conducive to minority rights 'protection' either. It can and will lead to Brutes' majority Rule a

[Goanet] Polling day Panjim - A short tour

Electronic Voting Machine http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk51/6802689370/in/photostream/ Polling Stations: Home Science (Cop on mobile) Use of mobile not allowed with 10 metres http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk51/6948798633/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Pharmacy College http://www.flickr.com/

[Goanet] THINKING ASYMmETRICALLY ABOUT CHINA: Report in the 7, Issue 221

Arre baba bharat instead of fighting the chinese give your people toilets and stop them from coming to Goa so that you do not have to build extra toilets. Anyways the chinese are going to stick chopsticks in all your orifices, it is only  a matter of time.   BC For long, India has seen itself a

[Goanet] BJP to win?

Exceptionally high turn out - Davorlim - Navelim 100 percent turnout. Furthermore Wily's party could take votes away from Congress, which will benefit BJP. We shall see, it appears that Goans are fed up with corruption. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. --

[Goanet] Assembly elections: 75 % voting in Goa

Assembly elections: 75 % voting in Goa IANS | Mar 3, 2012, 05.55PM IST PANAJI: More than seven lakh people voted in Goa on Saturday to elect a 40-member assembly. Election Commission officials said the North Goa district with 23 seats reported 77 percent voting and South Goa district (17 seat

[Goanet] PARRIKAR SHOULD BE BOOKED

Mr Shantaram Naik M.P., Secretary AICC in a complaint filed before the Chief Electoral Officer has complained that Shri Manohar Parrikar has given an interview to a television Chanel near a polling booth, stating that people are coming in high percentage in order to vote against Congress Gover

Re: [Goanet] Good Bye Congress & Thank You for Nothing!!!

The land that was once known as PEARL OF THE EAST is sadly fast becoming a LAND OF THE PIMPS Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 - Original Message - From: "J. Colaco < jc>" To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" Cc: Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 7:35 AM Subject: Re: [G

[Goanet] NEWS-GOA: Election related cases registered on March 3, 2012

Election related cases registered on March 3, 2012: Cognizable Cases Registered in North District - * Porvorim Police Station Cr.No. 32/2012 u/s 341, 506, 171-F r/w 34 IPC. Ritesh Naik resident of Quitla complained that on March 3, at Part No.17 & 18 Q

[Goanet] A short tour to Panjim Polling Stations (new link)

a short video – Panjim Polling Stations tour http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9xKIH19p-c earlier video took too long to process, hence removed and re-uploaded joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/j

Re: [Goanet] Happy Kids Nursery

To Goanet - JoeGoaUK wrote: >St. Inez, Happy Kids Nursery  >http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk51/6948801539/in/photostream/ Brought back so many memories!  It is the only old chawl to have survived in the area.  The surroundings today have the look of a concrete slum (thank you, Kamat Destroye

Re: [Goanet] The list system

>>>Hey all, This list system as u call it is certainly Not suited to a multi cultural, muti religion place like India; where all sorts of ideologies, liberal, fascists etc come up. It is definitely not conducive to minority rights 'protection' either. It can and will lead to Brutes' majorit

Re: [Goanet] Goan expats want total change of blood (mayabhusan)

I take Selma's characterisation of me as a "right royal whinger" as a compliment. Is there a "guise" under which an "object assessment" is done? A writer is either objective or not. I don't wear any "guises" or masks. If Selma thinks I am "whinger", I think Selma is a "wingnut." Coming back to the

[Goanet] Publications Released at Xavier’s

Publications Released at Xavier’s Established in 1963, St. Xavier’s College is one of the premier institutions of higher education in the State of Goa. Recently, it was conferred upon the Best College Award by Goa University, besides being awarded the status of College with Potential for Excel

Re: [Goanet] Who is going to come?

Dear Cecil, Five years down the line and your piece still reads as fresh as ever. If like me one has not noticed the publication date at the bottom, it is only when one gets to the paragraph below that one realises that the article is three years old (HCN has been neutered and goa plus is not on

[Goanet] WYSIWYG - What You See is What You Get (Gallery Gitanjali)

Gallery Gitanjali invites you to WYSIWYG - What You See is What You Get, a multimedia exhibtion with paintings, drawings, assemblages, sculptures, combines and installations curated by Miriam Koshy-Sukhija. Explore the Art of Seeing with artists from Goa. Opening on March 10, 2012 at 7 pm, the

Re: [Goanet] NEWS: Woman hurls kids into Goa river, then jumps in

I am Sorry...that life was so hard for her that she could not cope, that her love for her kids was expressed in this tragic manner. May Peace be with all. - Original Message - From: "Goanet News" Woman hurls kids into Goa river, then jumps in India Blooms News Service Panaji, Mar 1 (

[Goanet] Special Status for Goa - A must

Special Status for Goa - A must The recent utterances by Pranab Mukerjee and Nitin Gadkari that there is no provision in the Constitution of India for Special Status, must not only be condemned and rejected but taken very seriously by Goans. It only confirms that the central parties and its

[Goanet] COLUMN: Stand Up, Speak Up: The brave shall inherit Goa

Stand Up, Speak Up: The brave shall inherit Goa By Ethel Da Costa Knock….knock, knock ….is the persistent drumming on my door early morning. Pissed to be dragged off my cup of tea on a Sunday morning -- my I-don’t-care-to-be-disturbed day of rest, especially if it’s a neighbourhood political w

Re: [Goanet] [goawriters] please vote for me for writing award judged by Gish Jen

Dear Vivek, Congratulations on a marvelously thought-out piece. I will naturally vote for it. I was particularly intrigued by your reference to Naresh Fernandes, "who recounts in his marvellously engaging book, by 1916 there was an almost entirely Goan orchestra playing at the Taj Mah

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (3Mar12)

*** Vote for the Candidate with a Conscience *** "So you can Knock the Others Unconscious" To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org --- Prote

Re: [Goanet] THE BJP IS NOT AN ALTERNATIVE TO CONGRESS @ Floriano

Baratas, talvez :-) ? (trans: coc*roaches) > >From: "J. Colaco < jc>" >To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" >Sent: Wednesday, 29 February 2012 9:01 AM >Subject: Re: [Goanet] THE BJP IS NOT AN ALTERNATIVE TO CONGRESS @ Floriano > > >They did not realiz

[Goanet] POLLING IN GOA 3rd March 2012

Polling in Goa was generally peaceful this time round except for a few incidents of  outrage among the contesting groups.  The polling commenced at 0700 hrs IST .  The climate was generally cool and moderate throughout the date.  The increase in booths and their proximity to the voters re

[Goanet] ART EXHIBITION: Angelo da Fonseca - THE PASSION AND GLORY (XCHR)

XAVIER CENTRE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH cordially invites you to a Panel Discussion and Inaugural of Angelo da Fonseca THE PASSION AND GLORY An exhibition of selected paintings curated by Savia Viegas DATE : Saturday, March 10, 2012 TIME : 5:30 pm VENUE: Xavier Cen

Re: [Goanet] COLUMN: Stand Up, Speak Up: The brave shall inherit Goa

For Ethel daCosta I love every word you writes Gifted and gutsy woman you inspire me and give me hope George Menezes --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve

[Goanet] Angry Goans flock to anti-graft crusades

"In Vasco, around 250 persons crammed into the hall at Vidhyadhiraj Bhavan." Ravika Singh, T Narendra, Vijay Gaonkar, Rukma Dessai, Fr Mousinho Athaide are very interesting samples to come to conclusions generalising support for anti-graft crusades. - Soter D'souza --

[Goanet] FEATURE: Catholics hold key to next government in Goa (Bosco de Souza Eremita, UCAN)

Catholics hold key to next government in Goa The preference to BJP, however, is out of frustration over the “gargantuan corruption” under the Congress rule. Posted on March 2, 2012, 11:15 AM By Bosco de Sousa Eremita Panaji: As Goa goes to the polls to elect its 40-member legislative assembly on S

Re: [Goanet] Who is going to come?

Dear Augusto,      I have been urging Cecil to collect his columns into a book for years, but he does not listen.      Perhaps we should start a petition? Nah!!!      Regards,      Victor From: augusto pinto To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Saturday, March 3, 2012

Re: [Goanet] The list system

Mogal Tonybaba, re: the List system, I invite you to refer to the Constitution of India wsr to Electoral Law and ascertain whether there are any provisions for such a method of election or selection at the Lok Sabha/Vidhan Sabha level. A number of countries around the world have received calls f

Re: [Goanet] Special Status for Goa - A must

On 3 March 2012 10:39, Geraldo Oliveira wrote: The recent utterances by Pranab Mukerjee and Nitin Gadkari that there is no provision in the Constitution of India for Special Status, must not only be condemned and rejected but taken very seriously by Goans. The first demand for Special Status was

[Goanet] Hotmail - roypacheco2...@live.com

Who is eligible to vote in the up coming election? Is it the residents of Goa,Russians,Israelis and the countless foreigners? if they are not allowed to vote,how come they have a resident permit? Roy Pacheco London-Canada

[Goanet] Why I Voted For Goa.

For March 3rd (Goa Election Day), I have done something that I never thought I would do in my life. I flew specially for 2 days, so as to Vote for Goa. Some commended me, Some were inspired, Some were surprised, Some were confused, Some laughed and Some Mocked or were sarcastic; So I got it all.

[Goanet] Goa poll: Historic turnout of 82%

Goa poll: Historic turnout of 82%India Blooms News Servicesw Panaji, Mar 3 (IBNS) The tiny state of Goa recorded a historic voting turnout of 82 percent in the single phased assembly election on Saturday while an exit poll by a news channel has put the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead in numb

[Goanet] POLL 2012 PREDICTIONS: Hung Assembly In Goa... (India TV-C Voter Survey Project)

Goa : BJP 16-18, Congress 13-15, NCP 1-3, Others 6-8 seats. http://www.indiatvnews.com/news_print.php?id=13858&smod=main&mod=1 --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first

Re: [Goanet] Hotmail - roypacheco2...@live.com

Roy pacheco wrote: Who is eligible to vote in the up coming election? Is it the residents of Goa,Russians,Israelis and the countless foreigners? if they are not allowed to vote,how come they have a resident permit? RESPONSE: Baba Pacheco! Ask yourself this question: Are all residents of the U

Re: [Goanet] Who is going to come?

On 3 March 2012 23:37, Victor Rangel-Ribeiro wrote: > Dear Augusto, > I have been urging Cecil to collect his columns into a book for > years, but he does not listen. > Perhaps we should start a petition? Nah!!! > Regards, > Victor > Dear VRR, When we last met up at a social

[Goanet] How Dilli (and Tai) understands MoI

One must understand that we are dealing with atrasada  mentais for the last 50 years. What we see is the spread of sewage in Goa.   BC Re: "While parents are demanding a choice, the ones opposing say those promoting English don't respect India and it's culture". China today has the largest n

[Goanet] Goa news for March 4, 2012

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** UP, Goa break voter turnout records - Zee News urnout-records-in-up-goa-ec-high/919736/">New turnout records in UP,Goa,EC high http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHr19tMv5ae

[Goanet] GOA Toronto 42nd Anniversary Celebration - Friday, May 4, 2012

Hi there, GOA Toronto invites you to its 42nd! anniversary celebration to be held on Friday, May 4, 2012 at Europa Convention Centre. Please see attached invitation flyer. Looking forward to meeting you there. The Goan Overseas Association, Toronto Invites you to join them in cel

[Goanet] Some fish curry Rice, Sungttam, Lepo, Bombil..

Some fish curry Rice, Sungttam, Lepo, Bombil d'Costa Restaurant, Verna I simply love these lepo (Sole fish or tongue fish) Reminds me of my mother's ‘aksol’ I love it http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukfishcurryrice2/6792308143/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukfishcurryrice

Re: [Goanet] The heights of sycophancy

Same with the Fatorda stadium (should really be named after Monte Cruz) and the Vascu stadium should be named after some legends of Goan football who brought joy and excitement to the folks of the days gone byor maybe Benao, the unsung hero from the commentary box. Today, we pay a buck to

Re: [Goanet] FEATURE: Catholics hold key to next government in Goa (Bosco de Souza Eremita, UCAN)

Why are we drafting singular principled & theorised articles like this? It is a compartmentalised way of life. Politics is not about trusting a specific Religion to do its job for the state, its the PERSON/INDIVIDUAL with the right principles that brings in efficiency and foresight! The lack o

[Goanet] And you thought it was a fight to save Goa?

Goa Election 2012: Fight between BJP and Congress during polls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVKRHUiXv0s&feature=related --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger R

Re: [Goanet] Why I Voted For Goa.

" WE MUST BE THE CHANGE WE WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD" M.K. Gandhi GSRP, the future of Goa has iconized the above, enough to put on the cover page of it's CONSTITUTION and as a baseline of it's (Party's) letter head. in the past 12 years. All we can say is 'very well done' to Arwin. Cheers flori

[Goanet] Photo History of Goans in East Africa

Hi Mervyn !   Goans in East Africa were not only multi-talented in sports, but also in music and in the case of  Toronto's  singer Henry Braganza- a former  well known Nairobi field hockey player and table-tennis  stalwart  - it was in the family as his sister - Alice Dsouza and her daughter were

[Goanet] We know vote you did yesterday (TOI)

We know vote you did yesterday TNN | Mar 4, 2012, 04.17AM IST When it mattered, Goa rose spectacularly to the occasion. On Election Day, the state's residents chucked aside with a vengeance the perception of being 'socegado', and lined up before polling booths in every nook and cranny of Goa.

[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Kópasker

Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Kópasker' The picturesque village of Kópasker (Kópa = seal pup, sker = skerry) on Öxarfjörður in northeast Iceland was nearly wiped out in a severe earthquake in 1976. Sparse in population (135, at last count) and remote, an air of melancholy pe