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| Video: Goa Blast: Cabinet not to hand case to the CBI | |||
 22 Oct: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. The state cabinet decided not to hand over the Margao blast case to Central Bureau of Investigation despite the demand by the opposition to hand over the case to the country’s premier investigative body. 2m. 43s. | |||
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| UK: New Event Announcement | |||
Sun. 6 Dec. North London Goans invite you to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of The Feast of St. Francis Xavier at Woodside High School Hall (Formerly White Hart Lane School, Opp. New River Sports Centre), White Hart Lane, Wood Green, London, N22 5QJ. Holy Mass at 12:45pm.Followed by a social gathering. Music by Rainbows End (Band) & Say-One-Do-One (Disco)
For tickets contact any of the following: - Tony Gomes 020 8245 1364, Seby D'Silva 020 8245 5463, Joe Telles 020 8443 1014, Oboe Noronha 020 8340 0439, Cos Fernandes 020 8888 8659, Meredith Soares 020 8803 4173, John Fernandes 020 8881 4579, Frank Mendes 020 8888 1400 ,Seby Fernandes 020 8800 5159 or Bernadette Dias 020 8361 9417.
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| Amitabh Bachchan to launch mobile diabetes unit in Goa | |||
 23 Oct: Navhind Times. Leading diabetes charity, Silver Star, is to launch its
Mobile Diabetes Assessment Unit in Goa, on October 25, at 2.30 p.m. in the premises
of Goa Hyundai, Verna. The Goa unit will be launched by the charity's international
patron, Indian superstar, Mr Amitabh Bachchan in the presence of Leicester East
MP, Mr Keith Vaz… For further information about Silver Star, visit its website
at http://www.silverstaruk.org/…344
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| Goa blast: Church adopts cautious approach 23 Oct: UCAN. By Bosco de Souza Eremita. The Church in Goa has refused to back calls for a ban on a Hindu group suspected of setting off a bomb that killed two people … 253 words. more details.. | |||
| Goa blast: Sanatan in trouble for violating foreigner stay norms 23 Oct: PTI. Goa police has filed a complaint against right-wing group Sanatan Saunstha for allowing foreigners to stay in their ashram without filling the mandatory forms… 206 words. more details.. | |||
| Scarlett neither raped, nor murdered: CBI 23 Oct: Daily News & Analysis. British teenager Scarlett Eden Keeling was neither raped nor murdered. As per the chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a court in Goa on Wednesday, Keeling died of “asphyxiation and drowning” after taking a deadly cocktail of drugs and alcohol. Moreover, she was molested, not raped… 496 words. more details.. | |||
| Fiona Mackeown upset with CBI 23 Oct: Times of India. British teenager Scarlett Keeling's mother has said that she is "bitterly disappointed" and "in a state of shock" … Fiona had been alleging that powerful people in Goa are involved in the murder of her daughter…"I feel that Goa is an unsafe place to visit and it is unlikely that I will ever return, except probably for the trial," Fiona said… 477 words. more details.. | |||
| Goa adds anti-racism clause to beach shack policy 23 Oct. Times of India. It may be a first of sorts in the country. The Goa cabinet passed an anti-racism clause in the state’s beach shack policy for the tourist season 2009-10 warning shacks that they risk losing their licences if found discriminating on the basis of nationality and race… 297 words. more details.. | |||
| Alcohol Abuse: a comparison between south Asian and European males 1995: Alcohol and Alcoholism. Vol. 30 pages 675-80. Ethnic differences in the biological consequences of alcohol abuse: a comparison between south Asian and European males. The data suggest that South Asian men who abuse alcohol may be more susceptible to alcohol-related liver damage than European men. For a summary of the article, click here. For the full text, click here. [An old item but the recent study on the subject generated much interest]. | |||
| UK: FORTHCOMING EVENTS: Sun. 25 Oct. G.O.A. Trook Tournament at ATC Hall, South Wimbledon. Contact: Jacinto Fernandes 020 - 8542 5427 Sun. 25 Oct. St. Diogo's Association (UK) Guirim/Sangolda. Annual Social to celebrate the Feast of our Patron Saint Diogo at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Rd., Croydon. Starts with Holy Mass at 12.15 followed by a Social. Music by Maz & Co. For tickets and further information please contact: Apolonia DeSouza: 020 8686 1876; Jane Gracias: 020 8543 5454 or Gilbert Fonseca: 020 8670 1955. Sat. 31 Oct. SE Goans "Halloween Day trip" to Lille + City Europe. Price £21 p/person. (Prices held as per our successful trip in 2008). Visit old town, relax + shopping. Pick up points, Plumstead, Welling and Bexleyheath. Plse ensure you have a valid passport. For booking and information call: Chris or Sharon Pinto 01322400732, or email c.pinto2@ntlworld.com Sat. 7 Nov. G.O.A. Shopping Trip To France. Contact: Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 8771 4457, Bernie Gracias 020 – 8723 1322. Sun 15 Nov. Navelim Feast at Bishop Thomas Grant School (BTG), Belltress Grove, Streatham, London SW16 2HY. Commences with Recitation of Rosary and Holy Mass at 12pm, followed by a social - music by a live Band "Rainbow's End" and a Disco "Magic Moments". For tickets and further information contact Vince Fernandes 020-8764-8780, Violet D'Silva 020-8642-3283, Loy Rebello 020-8241-9246 and Amelia Gomes 020-861-2073. Raffles prizes include Nintendo Wii + Wii Fit, iPod Nano, Magnum of Whisky, Hamper and many more. All proceeds donated to charities. For the flyer, click here. Sun. 22 Nov. FR. AGNELO'S DAY. 82nd Commemoration Mass. St Boniface Church, Tooting. SW17 at 1.30PM and thereafter at St. Boniface Social Club. Principal Celebrant Bishop Patrick Lynch ss.cc. Mass sponsored by the Goan Association (UK) in conjunction with the Village/Club Organisations Sun. 29 Nov. G.O.A. Feast of St Francis Xavier at St Boniface Church, Tooting. Contact: Alfred Rebello 020 – 8337 8022 Sat. 5 Dec. G.O.A. Children’s Christmas Pantomime – Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs at Fairfield Halls in Croydon. Contact: Norma Menezes-Rahim 020 8771 4457, Bernie Gracias 020 – 8723 1322 For help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon, click here. FOR LATER EVENTS SEE http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/forthcoming.php | |||
