Re: [Goanet] Christians of Indian origin who live in Pakistan will now be entitled to long term visas to India

2011-09-08 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
So were the laws discriminatory or partial to some, or not? Who is right and who is wrong on this? FN

Re: [Goanet] Christians of Indian origin who live in Pakistan will now be entitled to long term visas to India,

2011-09-07 Thread Santosh Helekar
I would kindly request Marshall not to continue to use political smears against me, just because I corrected the erroneous information he had posted on Goanet regarding the recent change in visa rules. Also, as alluded to before, I hope someone with the right background and expertise would

[Goanet] Christians of Indian origin who live in Pakistan will now be entitled to long term visas to India

2011-09-07 Thread Marshall Mendonza
Santosh Helekar: I hope someone with the right background and expertise would provide him with the knowledge he does not possess, by answering the diversionary questions he asks below to cover up for his errors on the visa issue. ** ** Response: It is unfortunate that Santosh

Re: [Goanet] Christians of Indian origin who live in Pakistan will now be entitled to long term visas to India

2011-09-07 Thread Santosh Helekar
Once again, I would like to kindly request Marshall not to resort to personal insults against me just because I corrected his misleading statements on the visa issue. As far as engaging in a healthy debate on the subject of this thread is concerned, I would be happy to respond in a sincere and

[Goanet] Christians of Indian origin who live in Pakistan will now be entitled to long term visas to India,

2011-09-06 Thread Marshall Mendonza
Santosh in his usual style has indulged in a lot of politically loaded polemics (without any substance) that would put many a seasoned politician to shame. Disregarding the same, I would prefer to focus on the main points raised by me which he has been unable to explain. 1. Why were christians

Re: [Goanet] Christians of Indian origin who live in Pakistan will now be entitled to long term visas to India,

2011-09-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
Marshall Mendonza wrote: My post consisted of two reference points- 1. denial of long term visas to Christians of Pakistan. 2. denial of benefits to dalits of christianity and islam Anybody who has read all other posts in this thread (i.e. in the thread entitled Christians of Indian

Re: [Goanet] Christians of Indian origin who live in Pakistan will now be entitled to long term visas to India,

2011-09-04 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
The loaded language apart, I think the question simply is, does the secular Indian state have any laws or rules which are discriminatory on the basis of a person's religion? Either overtly or covertly? FN FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm) #784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa

[Goanet] Christians of Indian origin who live in Pakistan will now be entitled to long term visas to India,

2011-09-03 Thread Marshall Mendonza
Gabe Menezes: This is probably the best thing done by the NRI Minister for Goans this year. Question is why was it a practise to favour only Hindus and Sikhs before? Response:That is because of Indian style 'secularism'. Dalit Christians and Muslims are denied benefits which are extended to

Re: [Goanet] Christians of Indian origin who live in Pakistan will now be entitled to long term visas to India,

2011-09-03 Thread Venantius J Pinto
aka, shit for brains (or, kaka. Remember these are our benign uncles too). Or refined shit, since our Kakas are no slouches. Ustads yes. Maybe increasing the bride pool too in the process. A different admixture. Now its time for some xekotti. venantius j pinto Message: 5 Date: Sat,

[Goanet] Christians of Indian origin who live in Pakistan will now be entitled to long term visas to India, Goa’s Commissioner for NRI Affairs Eduardo Faleiro said.

2011-09-01 Thread Gabe Menezes
Initiative to enable Pak Goans to return to IndiaLong-term Indian visas for Pak XiansPanaji, Aug 31, DHNS: *Christians of Indian origin who live in Pakistan will now be entitled to long term visas to India, Goa’s Commissioner for NRI Affairs Eduardo Faleiro said.* The Union Home Ministry recently