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| Canada: Stephen D'Souza: Charities work to meet holiday need | ||
 15 Dec: Moose Jaw Times Herald. Many charitable organizations are being hit with a double whammy this year: an increased demand for services and a decline in donations … Stephen D'Souza, executive director of Burnaby Community Connections says the number of client families has climbed to 1,380 - a 30 per cent increase from 2008. But the number of people looking to sponsor families directly is down dramatically, he said… Stephen was born in Canada; his father, Joseph D’Souza, is ex-Nairobi. | ||
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| Video: Tony Fernandes: Sir Richard Branson strikes bet | ||
 15 Dec: BBC Sport. Sir Richard Branson issues a challenge to AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes to dress up as a Virgin cabin crew attendant if Virgin Racing fare better than AirAsia-sponsored Lotus F1 next season. 0m.49s.
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| Oppn disrupts Shantaram’s submission in Parliament [Upper House] | ||
 16 Dec: Navhind Times. There was turmoil in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday when Mr Shantaram Naik, MP, submitted that the electronic media is spoiling the fair name of Goa by disproportionately projecting the incident of the alleged rape of a Russian girl … Mr Naik had said, “If an adult male or female move like friends and indulge in sexual activities for ten days, and on the eleventh day they have a fight, then the allegation of rape against the male has to be cautiously investigated.” 384 words.
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| Gracias Saldanha: India's Richest 100 and her Smallest State | ||
 16 Dec: Herald. By Frederick Noronha. If one goes by a list of 'The 100 Richest
Indians' published in Forbes India's December 4, 2009 edition, the richest Goan
is Mumbai-based Gracias Saldanha [photo] worth $675 million … The low-profile
71-year-old is perhaps better known to people here through his Glenmark
Pharma label … Most of India's Richie Riches have invested in Goa, gained
out of Goa, surely even helped grow their fortunes to Goa. But only a very few
have given back to India's smallest state… 1230 words. | ||
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| Video: Illegal mining activity in the state dominates house | ||
 15 Dec: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. The illegal mining issue in the state dominated the discussions in the House during the ninth session of the current Legislative Assembly which began on Tuesday. The Pernem MLA, Dayanand Sopte (photo) raised the issue of rampant illegal mine ore extraction despite the assurances given by the Mining minister on the floor of the house during the last assembly session. 3m. 59s.
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| UK: Event Listing 31 Dec: 7pm- 2am. St Diogo's & Saligao Associations’ are hosting the “Roll on 2010” New Year's Eve Ball at Tolworth Recreation Centre, Fullers Way North, KT6 7LQ . Tickets are available @ Adults £26.00, 11-18 yrs £20.00 and 3-10 yrs £15.00 and includes a Goan buffet meal, sweets, snacks and entertainment with a live band and DJ. There is a bar available or BYO drinks. Dress code: Strictly Formal. Please apply early to avoid disappointment. No ticket sales at the door. Contacts: Roz Lobo (020 8542 0528), Jane Gracias (020 8543 5454) or Brian D'Sa (020 8543 6060). | ||
| Russian Rape Case Developments Goa MP clarifies his remarks on Russian girl's rape. 16 Dec. 13.25 IST. CNN-IBN. 464 words. Click here. Accused in Russian rape case missing: Goa police. 16 Dec: IANS. John Fernandes,
accused of raping a Russian woman in Goa, has gone missing after his anticipatory
bail was cancelled by the high court police said… 382 words. Click
here. Russian consulate protests Goa MP's rape remarks. 16 Dec: IANS. 360 words + photo of Naik. Click here. National Commission for Women slams Cong MP's remarks on rape victim. 16 Dec: Indian Express. 245 words. Click here. After Russian reaction, Govt does damage control. 16 Dec: Times Now.TV. 413 words. Click here. | ||
| Classified drugs were ordered over internet 15 Dec: Derby Evening Telegraph (UK). A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to a six-month community order, with supervision, for importing classified drugs into the country by ordering them from Goa over the internet. Max Grainger was charged with the offence after a package containing 550ml of ketamine and 100 diazepam tablets was intercepted by HM Revenue and Customs in London… 192 words. | ||
| Aires Rodrigues says will not rest till Vishwajeet is punished 16 Dec: Herald. Social activist Adv Aires Rodrigues has today stated that he would not rest till Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane is prosecuted and punished in the alleged threat to kill case… He issued the statement as two vernacular newspapers reported that he has decided to withdraw his private complaint against Vishwajeet… 222 words. Full Text. | ||
| Foreigners doing businesses in Goa, all legal: Naik 16 Dec: UNI. As many as 94 foreigners have been engaged in various business activities in Goa says Home Minister Ravi Naik but police did not find any ''illegal businesses'' indulged in by the foreigners during the last two years. Some of the foreigners, most of them Britishers, had been engaged in running hotels and restaurants, others were running holiday homes, handicrafts emporia, photography, design and decoration centres. 112 words. Full Text. | ||
| From the archive: Troops ready for war – and jets over Goa 16 Dec. 1961. The Guardian (UK). Indian forces have taken up positions along the Goa border, and were yesterday posted in sufficient strength to overrun the territory of 1,300 square miles in a matter of days, if not hours… 409 words. Full Text. | ||
| Advertisements to promote tourist friendly India 15 Dec: PTI. The Indian Govt. has launched new commercials to make India a tourist friendly country, said Tourism Minister Kumari Selja ... About the increasing rape incidents in Goa, she said "this is a matter of concern and we have been impressing upon the state government to be more vigil", adding, the ministry will organise a zonal meet at Goa early next year… 254 words. Full Text. | ||
| Social discrimination prevalent in North Goa, says minister 15 Dec: PTI. Cluster of villages in North Goa is apparently not yet relieved from social discrimination, a state minister today … There are hotels and tea shops in my constituency where scheduled caste community people are served in separate cups, he said … 213 words. Full Text. | ||
| Goa police suspends two more cops in sexual abuse case 15 Dec: PTI. The Goa police suspended two more policemen allegedly involved in sexually abusing a girl in a police van and video recording the sequence… 168 words. Full Text. | ||
| Video: Canacona MLA’s allege fraud in rehabilitation work 15 Dec: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Ramesh Tawadkar and Vijay Pai Khot, the MLAs representing the flood hit taluka of Canacona, have alleged fraud in the rehabilitation work in their constituencies undertaken by the high level committee under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Digambar Kamat… 4m. 58s. Full Text. | ||
| UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes NATURE: Life on the Edge. Press TV (Sky 515) Thursday 17th Dec. 21:30 to 22:00. No Country For Young Girls? Problems including hardships of pregnancy and forced abortion of the Indian women in a male-dominated society. DOCUMENTARY: Dispatches. Channel 4 COOKERY: Come Dine with Me Extra Portions. Channel 4 TRAVEL: Great Railway Journeys. BBC 2 DRAMA: The Jewel in The Crown. Sky Arts 2 HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: Victoria's Empire. Yesterday (Sky 537) DOCUMENTARY: Blood, Sweat and T-Shirts. Really (Sky 248) DOCUMENTARY: The Family. Channel 4 ARTS: Booktalk Christmas Special. BBC Parliament | ||