GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER THU 10 DECEMBER, 2009
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| Leicester, UK: Golden Christmas Dance | |||
Sat. 26 Dec. Goan Ohana Leicester Dreams (G.O.L.D.).
Golden Christmas Dance at The Venue, Britannia Way, off 928a Melton Road, Leicester.
LE4 8GR. Dancing to Maz & Co from London. 7.00pm-12.30am. Dress code: Gold/Black
ball gowns and Tuxedos/ ties (optional). Food served, prizes galore, spot prizes.
Contact Clara 0116 2767336, Victor 0116 2555891, Joyce 0116 2664202. | |||
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| Goa: Cirio Pomodoro restaurant to open | |||
 10 Dec: Clavred (Russia). Ciro Orsini owns a restaurant
chain with branches in London, Beijing, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Athens and Bucharest…
The next one is to be in Goa called Pomodoro Goa … 445 words + photos. Machine
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| Video: Chief Minister “Rape Victim should not have gone out alone at night” | |||
10 Dec: 03:25 IST. CNN-IBN. The Chief Minister, Digambar Kamath has intervened quite controversially. He says the Russian woman who was allegedly raped shouldn't have been out late at night with men. 2m. 10s.
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| Videos: Goa rape: John Fernandes speaks out | |||
 9 Dec: NDTV. The Goa Police said they couldn't find him. Yet, John Fernandes
(photo) the South Goa politician accused of raping a Russian girl, spoke freely
to NDTV on camera. Text, 387 words, click
here. For a video clip, 1m. 46s. click here. 9 Dec: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. John Fernandes said that he was framed in the rape of the Russian woman, 4m.46s. Click here. | |||
| Diandra Soares: debate on skin colour | |||
 8 Dec: Daily News & Analysis. Veteran adman Prahlad Kakkar made a statement
on television this Sunday -- "You take brown skinned girls to your hotel
room, fair skinned ones to your mother." … Dusky Diandra Soares accepts
this fact. "I don't think of this as a derogatory statement, because it is
a fact with most Indian men … Click
here. For a video profile of Diandra Soares, click here. | |||
News Summary | |||
| Blots marred IFFI’s moments of glory 13 Dec: The Week. Goa is the land of crabs and thumping music—we love it that way. But too many non-film activities at a film festival is simply distracting… The attempt is to cash in on Goa’s image as a tourist-happy destination, but more thought could have been given to the focus of the festival—films… The organisers also fumbled with invitations… 846 words. Full Text. | |||
| Russian rape case: Oppn to corner Goa govt 10 Dec: 16:13 IST: PTI. The Opposition have decided to corner the Goa government on alleged police lethargy in handling Russian girl's rape case and various other law and order related issues in the state… 176 words. Full Text. | |||
| Russian rape victim's statements exposes Goa cops tardiness 10 Dec. 13.50 IST: Times of India. The handling of the alleged rape case of a Russian girl in Goa has exposed the tardiness of the state police and it comes after bungling in the Scarlet Keeling death investigation. The statements made by 25-year-old rape victim to Russian consulate and media has exposed the sluggishness by Colva police who initially treated the case as attempt to rape despite the victim claiming that she was raped. 464 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa police do a U-turn in rape case 10 Dec. 09:30 IST: Times Now TV. In a twist to the case of alleged rape of a Russian national in Goa, police in the state have not decided to challenge the bail plea of the accused politician John Fernandes, after being accused by the victim of trying to shield him… 407 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goan beach houses: four of the best 10 Dec: The Daily Telegraph (UK). Vivenda dos Palhacos, Majorda from £1,080 per person per week including flights and transfers … The Captain’s House near Arambol from £966-£2,658 per week… Aashyana Lakhanpal, Candolim from £2,450-£7,700 per week… Montego Beach Village, Morjim from about £52 per night … Photos and text. Full Text. | |||
| India: Visa on arrival for tourists from five nations 10 Dec: Times of India. Tourists from Singapore, Finland, New Zealand, Luxembourg and Japan will be given visa on arrival facility on a pilot basis for a period of one year … countries like the US, UK and Pakistan are out of the list officials said. But this could change once airlines offer advance passenger information… India has already introduced long-term multiple entry visa for 18 countries … 363 words. Full Text. | |||
| New Change to Indian Tourist Visa Rules 9 Dec: About.com. … Earlier this month, the government introduced a new rule … if you have a six month multiple entry tourist visa and you leave India, you most likely won't be allowed to return to India for two months… 254 words. more info... | |||
| India may change Visa rules for US visitors 10 Dec: All India Radio. Visa regulations for American tourists wishing to visit India may soon be changed requiring them to take a 60-day break between each exit from India and re-entry… 272 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa: Beach Beds Controversy 10 Dec: Times of India. The issue of deck-beds on Goa's beaches is set to re-surface once again… 484 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa: No plan yet to make church artefacts burglar-proof 10 Dec: Times of India. The Goa archdiocese is baffled by the recent incidents of thefts of priceless antiques in its churches and chapels, but can hardly enforce any plan to protect the centuries-old work of art as implementation runs into a usual set of practical problems… 476 words. Full Text. | |||
| Govt plans to woo tourists from Scandinavian nations 10 Dec: Navhind Times. The tourism secretary, Dr M Modassir has said the government has a proposal to promote the state aggressively in the Scandinavian countries beginning March, 2010 and a series of road-shows and other promotional activities have been planned to attract the tourists from there… 722 words. Full Text. | |||
| Innovations can help counter recession: tourism experts 10 Dec: Navhind Times. Using innovations and technology could help it to counter tourism downturn and overcome threats according to industry experts… 492 words. Full Text. | |||
| Russian Consul steps in, wants guilty punished 10 Dec: Herald. The Consulate General of the Russian Federation has asked the Goa authorities to investigate the rape of the Russian woman and punish the guilty… 284 words. Full Text. | |||
| Russian girl says hotel sacked her on instruction of Goa politician 9 Dec: 22:03 IST. PTI. The Russian girl said she was told to leave her job with a five star resort… "They told me that they have been instructed by a senior politician to fire me and ask me to leave the country by tomorrow … 200 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa rape victim to stay back to fight case 9 Dec: 18:34 IST. Times Now TV. The Russian girl allegedly raped in Goa by John Fernandes said she will stay back and fight her case… 287 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa: A Seaside Paradise 9 Dec: HF (Russia). By Larissa Shkaev. Travel feature article – excerpt: We took a scooter hire, Honda, 200 rupees a day. Drivng on the left, India style, without traffic lights or rules ... 2480 words. Machine translation from the Russian. Full Text. | |||
| Seychellois man tormented by treasure hunt 9 Dec: Daily Telegraph (UK). Seychellois history teacher John Cruise-Wilkins is obsessed with finding the treasure that Olivier Levasseur is thought to have buried in the Seychelles … In 1721 a Portuguese ship carrying the archbishop of Goa with a treasure of gold, diamonds and artifacts was captured by pirates …the loot included the golden cross of Goa which took three pirates to carry lies buried in the Seychelles … 975 words + photo. Full Text. more info... | |||
| Video: 40 coastal structures in Canacona face demolition 9 Dec: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. In spite of the assurances given by the union environment minister Jairam Ramesh that he would protect the coastal dwellings that had valid documents, the poor villagers of Galgibaga and Talpona face demolition of 40 structures by January end, in spite of having valid documents… 4m. 55s. Full Text. | |||
