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| Video: Goa gears up for New Year despite terror threat | ||
 31 Dec. Star News. 2m. 33s. | ||
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| Vozram’ - collection of Konkani limericks released | ||
 ‘30 Dec: Deccan Herald. ‘Vozram,’ a collection of about 3,500 Konkani short poems (limericks) and said to be the first of its kind in Konkani language, by Dr Austin D’Souza Prabhu (photo) was released on Tuesday… In 2009 Austin and his wife Terry were bestowed with “Chicago’s Prestigious Couple” award. Born and brought up in Mangalore, Dr Austin lives in Chicago for the last 28 years… 378 words + photo.
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| Video: Brazil: Goa Restaurante e Lounge | ||
 29 Dec. SBT. On the Santa Catarina beach. Bring
in the New Year there with Jamur Santos (photo), the promoter of the Club.
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| Video: Archbishop Ferrao’s Message on Environment | ||
 30 Dec: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. World peace is threatened not only by the arms race, regional conflicts and continued injustices among nations but also by the lack of respect for nature and environment, says Archbishop of Goa and Daman, Filipe Neri Ferrao… 4m. 34s. | ||
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| US, UK warn citizens against visiting India 31 Dec: CNN-IBN. Four major industrialised countries - the United States, the UK, Australia and Canada - believe that India is high on the hit-list of terror groups and ahead of New Year they have issued travel advisories warning their citizens of more attacks in India… Full Text. | ||
| Video: India a safe place for foreign visitors: India’s Foreign Minister 31 Dec: Sify. India is a very safe country, asserted Indian Foreign Minister S M Krishna in New Delhi on Wednesday while reacting to the travel alerts issued by the USA and the UK to their citizens visiting India… Full Text. | ||
| Move afoot again to raze Russians' Morjim assets 31 Dec: Times of India. A demolition order has been issued against an illegal construction of True Axis Limited, Morjim, a company owned by Russians. The order has directed the deputy collector and mamlatdar of Pernem “to be physically present at the site on January 4, 2010, at 9.30am sharp to effectively carry out the demolition and to meet any untoward incident which may create a law and order problem”… 245 words. Full Text. | ||
| Video: Girl dies of drug overdose in Goa 31 Dec: NDTV. Meha Bahuguna, 23, died on Wednesday of what appears to have been a drug overdose, while attending a festival in Goa. 2 min. 25 sec. Full Text. | ||
| Video: Girl dies of alleged drug overdose at Goa music fest 31 Dec: CNN-IBN. A girl died of drug overdose at the Sunburn Music Festival in Goa on Wednesday. The 23-year-old girl, Meha Bahuguna, had come from Bangalore to attend the festival… She had reportedly consumed a hallucinatory drug called PCP… Unconfirmed reports say two more girls who had gone for the party were also taken ill… 488 words. 0m. 36s. Full Text. | ||
| Parents hire detectives to keep an eye on children vacationing in Goa 31 Dec: Economic Times… Faced with the growing reports of crimes against tourists, especially those targeted at women in Goa, concerned parents are now turning to private investigators in a bid to keep track of their kids partying in this ‘terrifying’ coastal state … 421 words. Full Text. | ||
| Dr Leo D'Souza V. State Med. Bd. of Ohio 29 Dec: Court of Appeals of Ohio. Leo D'Souza, M.D., appeals from a judgment that permanently revoked his certificate to practice medicine. This arose from his treatment of five juvenile psychiatric patients at Cincinnati … Motion denied; judgment affirmed… 3399 words. Click here. Dr Leo D'Souza was acquitted of the charges - for a photo and video clip, click here. | ||
| UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes DOCUMENTARY: The Report. BBC Radio Four Thursday 31st Dec. 20:00 to 20:30. Immigration: The new points-based system of allocating visas. NEWS: Asian Network Reports. BBC Radio Asian Network TRAVEL: Julian and Camilla's World Odyssey. Travel Channel ARTS: Lakme. Sky Arts 2 MAGAZINE PROGRAMME: On Your Farm. BBC Radio Four CONSUMER: A Place in the Sun. Channel 4 DRAMA: Six Suspects. BBC Radio Four ARTS: Afternoon Play. BBC Radio Four | ||