9 Aug: Times of India. British soprano Patricia Rozario enjoys a star status not often associated with classical musicians… This time, Rozario is on a mission-to raise the bar of opera music in India. So from August 20 to 30 Rozario will visit Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and Goa to perform and scout for talent… Joanne-Marie D'Mello, the only Indian studying at the Royal College of Music says Rozario's project is bound to fill the gap … 654 words. Click here.
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9 Aug: Times of India. Tourism minister, Francisco Xavier Mickky' Pacheco on Saturday declared that his department would provide a yearly budgeted grant to the Goa Chitra ethnography museum set up by Victor Hugo Gomes at Benaulim and would also showcase the museum as part of the state's tourism itinerary… The minister launched the website www.goachitra.com 462 words.

9 Aug: Deccan Herald. By Devika Sequeira. The Goa Migration Study 2008 revels that Catholics comprise only a quarter of the state’s population, but the emigration rate within the community is 42 per cent for 100 households compared to just five per cent among Hindus. Every third Christian home in Goa has an emigrant… According to the 2001 Census, Goa’s Christians have declined from 38.07 per cent in 1961 to 26.68 per cent in 2001… 612 words.

8 Aug: The Guardian (UK). The Sunburn festival has revived Goa's party scene, attracting Indian DJs and domestic tourists with its laid-back atmosphere and broader music policy… however sparkling this new Goa might be, it still falls victim to the old way of thinking. Midway through the second night the music ground to a halt. It wasn't a power cut… The scratching of the necessary backs had fallen short. This year's festival takes place 27-29 December, sunburn-festival.com … 797 words.