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| Video + text: Tragedy of baby Arun | ||
 14 Oct: Wales Online. Krishna Govekar said that he and his partner, Johanne Rees would leave Wales for a new start in Goa … He said, "People think India is a terrible country but care is better there than here…” 713 words. 4m. 21s.
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| Video: Governor Siddhu visits Canacona’s flood-affected areas | ||
 13 Oct: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Governor of Goa Dr. S.S. Siddhu visited the Canacona’s flood ravaged areas on Tuesday. He donated Rs 10,000 from his own pocket to a victim of the floods …
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| Eleanor Viegas: Threads of Hope. | ||
 14 Oct: Navhind Times. The Goa State Museum has an exhibition till Jan. 15 …
Eleanor Viegas, a former education officer, Birmingham, UK has played an important
part in giving direction to the exhibition. She says, "I have had experience
organising exhibitions like this when I was an education officer in the Birmingham
museum… 503 words. Click
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| Toronto: Kevin John Pinto: I need help | ||
 13 Oct: Toronto Star. The bank thief known as the "exchange bandit"
told a sentencing hearing Tuesday he was "truly sorry" for the series
of robberies he committed over a six-year period, and that he is determined to
use his time in prison to seek treatment for the gambling addiction that fuelled
his crimes… The judge postponed sentencing until Oct. 19 at 10 a.m…
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here. 14 Oct: Edmonton Sun. Kevin Pinto now 38, graduated from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ont., with a bachelor degree in psychology and had a stellar work record… he was earning more than $100,000 a year as a vice-president of Paradigm Capital… Click here. For a profile of him, click here. | ||
| Four female bodies recovered in 48 hours | ||
 14 Oct: Navhind Times. Close on the heels of two earlier cases of charred female
bodies being recovered from Verna and Merces on Monday, two more female bodies
were found by police on Tuesday. A partly burnt body was found at Khorjuem while
the fourth body was found at Socorro in a highly decomposed state…708 words.
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| Death: Mathias Fernandes 8 Oct: Dubai. MATHIAS FERNANDES: (Born 1956; ex-Siolim, Goa.). Beloved husband of Josephine. Everloving father of Avelyn, Joanna and Marshall. Brother of Vincent/Pamela (Mumbai). Brother-in-law of late Cosme, Mary (Mumbai) and Charlie/Carmin (UK). Funeral on 14 Oct. at Siolim. | ||
| Albania demands that remains of Mother Teresa 14 Oct: The Times (UK). A dispute has broken out over the remains of Mother Teresa after Albania demanded that the nun’s bones should be returned to her ethnic homeland from India … The Salesian priest Father Robin Gomes, who ministers to the nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, told The Times that her remains should never be moved… A Govt. spokesman said: “Mother Teresa is an Indian citizen and is resting in her own country.” … 624 words. more details.. | ||
| Bahrain: Celebrating tradition 14 Oct: Gulf Daily News (Bahrain). Members of the Young Goans Club (YGC) are gearing up to celebrate the Bandra Feast this weekend… 334 words. more details.. | ||
| Britain 'worst place to live in Europe' 12 Oct: Canada.com. Britain has been designated the worst place to live in Europe, compared with nine other major countries, despite the fact that Brits earn by far the highest wages. Life in sun-soaked Spain or in France, where people retire earlier and live longer, was judged to be the best … 331 words. more details.. | ||
| Qatar Airways: Germany to Goa offers 14 Oct: Gourmet-report.de. Qatar Airways has special offers of return flights from Berlin, Frankfurt or Munich to Goa for from 510 euros, valid for travel to 26 Mar. excluding 18-28 Dec. … more details.. | ||
| Editorial: Is Goa a transit point for drugs? 14 Oct: Herald. There has been talk of Goa being a major centre of the drug trade but no concrete evidence to substantiate this… In the last week however, there have been two seizures of drugs … police forces of both our neighbouring states are acutely aware that their drug peddlers get their stocks from here but Goa’s own police seem to be blissfully unaware of it … 571 words. more details.. | ||
| Chargesheet in Scarlett case likely today 14 Oct. Herald. The Central Bureau of Investigation is likely to file a chargesheet in the death of British teen Scarlett Eden Keeling in February 2008 in the Children’s Court on 14 Oct. No other details were available … The British teenager’s body was found on Anjuna beach on February 18 last year. more details.. | ||
| Sun likely to shine on tourism this season! 14 Oct: Herald. The tourist season, despite global recession, is expected to do well, though may not be exceptionally good, according to industry sources… Charter operations from the UK are likely to come down from 254 to 203 flights... 564 words. more details.. | ||
| UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes FILM: Khuda Kay Liye. Channel 4 Saturday 17th Oct. 01:45 to 04:35. Mansoor heads to Chicago to study and is tortured as a suspected terrorist just because he is a Muslim. 2007, 15. COOKERY: Rick Stein's Fruits of the Sea. Good Food COOKERY: Indian Food Made Easy. Good Food COOKERY: Madhur Jaffrey's Flavours of India. Good Food HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: The Muslim Tommies. BBC 1 DOCUMENTARY: Panorama. BBC 1 NEWS: Tonight. ITV1 FILM: Khamosh Pani. Channel 4 DOCUMENTARY: Dishing the Dirt. ITV1 CHILDRENS: Blue Peter. On: BBC 1 | ||