GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SAT 10 OCTOBER, 2009
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| Mississauga: Anita Gonsalves honoured | |||
9 Oct: Mississauga News. Distress Centre Peel recently awarded long-time volunteer Anita Gonsalves the Bill Petryniak Bursary…
Gonsalves began at Distress Centre Peel in 2005-2006. She had a degree in economics and has a history of volunteering, particularly with the vulnerable… 309 words.
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| Video: 35th Tiatr Competition Winner | |||
 10 Oct: Navhind Times. 'Eksidentte' staged by Kala Mogi, Candolim bagged the first
prize at the 35th TIATR COMPETITION … 13 tiatr groups competed. 'Kalokhi
Uzvadd' won the second prize, while 'Asro Zai' was declared as the third prize
winner. 718 words. Click
here. Video clip of 'Eksidentte' by JoeGoaUK, 7m. 19s. click here. | |||
| Video: Congress Party to ensure assistance to flood victims | |||
 8 Oct: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. The Congress Party has decided to deploy its cadre in the flood-hit Canacona taluka to ensure that the victims are properly rehabilitated. 1m. 50s.
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| A punch at Goans' hypocritical attitude 10 Oct: Times of India. 'Ixob', the last show of the Tiatr Competition at the Kala Academy was a take on a rather hot topic in Goa-migration… it emphasized the ever-present paradox-frustration among locals at the growing influx of non-Goans, even as they (Goans) continue to plan and dream about migrating abroad. It brought out the hypocritical attitude of Goans… 541 words. more details.. | |||
| India: Joy of women-only trains 10 Oct: BBC. India recently introduced eight women-only trains in Delhi, Mumbai (Bombay), Calcutta and Madras (Chennai). Aimed at providing safety and comfort for growing numbers of working women, the "Ladies' Specials" have proved a big hit with their passengers … 930 words. more details.. | |||
| India tries to censor film portrayal of Nehru-Mountbatten liaison 10 Oct: Financial Times. Indian authorities have attempted to censor a British film portraying the relationship of Jawaharlal Nehru, with the wife of the country's last colonial viceroy amid agonising that the movie could bring New Delhi's ruling dynasty into disrepute… 448 words. more details.. | |||
| Goa: Worms feast on mid-day meal 10 Oct: Herald. A health tragedy was averted by an alert headmistress at a government school in Assonora, when the midday meals served to students were found to be infested with worms… 18 students from Vasco were admitted to hospital on August 8, after eating a contaminated mid-day meal…. on August 10, six more students from another Vasco school were hospitalised … 232 words. more details.. | |||
| Changes soon in Indian law to make emigration easier 10 Oct: Times of India. The Centre will effect drastic changes to the Emigration Act, 1983 to make it hassle-free for emigrants, to ensure accountability by recruiting agents and to bring in changes so that emigrants have access to better relief in the countries of their destination. This was stated by the ministry of overseas Indian affairs (MOIA) secretary in Goa on Friday… 198 words. more details.. | |||
| Rs 2 lakh model house at Canacona in a month 10 Oct: Herald. A week after Canacona taluka was hit by the worst floods in living memory, plans are being made to build a model house for Rs 2 lakh with a plinth of about 51 metres and consisting of a verandah, hall, kitchen and a bedroom. The construction will take a month… 335 words. more details.. | |||
| Eduardo Faleiro calls for Diaspora Studies Centre at Goa Univ. 10 Oct: Navhind Times. The Commissioner for NRI Affairs, Mr Eduardo Faleiro has called for a Centre for Diaspora Studies to be created at the Goa University … Speaking at a conference on ‘Migration trends and The Goa Migration Study 2008’, he said that there are hardly any opportunities available in India at present for focused research and teaching on the subject… 465 words. more details.. | |||
| James D'Silva: Trudie Styler's Warrior Yoga 9 Oct: FitSugar. DVD Trudie Styler's Warrior Yoga ($15). Although yoga enthusiast Sting is her hubby, Trudie invited celebrity fitness guru James D'Silva to help lead this video. His unbelievably calming voice coupled with the gorgeous backdrop of Trudie and Sting's eco-friendly Tuscan villa inspired me … 320 words. Click here. For the Goan Voice James D'Silva supplement, click here. | |||
| UK has 4 of the top 6 ranked Universities in the World 8 Oct. The Guardian (UK). 1: Harvard. 2: Cambridge. 3: Yale. 4: University College London. 5: Imperial College. 6: Oxford … Click here. For the full World University Ranking lists click here. | |||
