GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER TUE 27 OCTOBER, 2009
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| Death: Fremioth Rodrigues | ||
24 Oct: Margao, Goa. ADV. FREMIOTH RODRIGUES. Husband of Mary. Father of Mafrith/Edson, Marushka/David, Matasha, Savio. Son of Late Joao and Gertrudes Rodrigues. Funeral on 26 Oct. at Margao.
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| Expats hail direct Qatar flight to Goa | ||
 25 Oct: Qatar Tribune… The flight, available on four days a week, will be a great relief for the Goan expatriates in Qatar as well as from other GCC countries… President of Goa Welfare Association, Simon D'Silva, said that it would mean fulfilment of one of their long-felt needs… [Alert by Armstrong Vaz]. 390 words. | ||
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| Goa cops detain Ajay Kaushal, deceased Brit's friend | ||
 27 Oct: Herald. The Goa police on late Monday night detained Ajay Kaushal (photo), the
friend of deceased British national [William Scott Youdale 38], who died in a hotel at Colva
on early Sunday morning… Lancashire police told their counterparts in Goa
that Kaushal was allegedly involved in a criminal case in the United Kingdom.
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here. 17 Aug. 2009: Lancashire Telegraph. … Detectives think Ajay Kaushal, 50, who was given a 15-year jail term in his absence may now be in south east Asia … 328 words + photo. Click here. | ||
| Video: Wendell Rodricks' Fashion Show | ||
24 Oct: You Tube. Opening show by Wendell Rodricks at Wills India Fashion Week
2009. For a video clip, alert by Gabe Menezes, 1m. 94s. click
here. For a text report, Times of India, click here. For the Wendell Rodricks website go to www.wendellrodricks.com | ||
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| UK: Torture gang member held in Goa 27 Oct: BBC. Ajay Kaushal, a British man involved in the kidnap and torture of a Lancashire businessman has been arrested in Goa after almost five years on the run. He was detained on Monday by police investigating the death of a man he was travelling with… Kaushal was highlighted as one of the force's most wanted men … Detectives are now preparing to travel out to India to bring him back to the UK… 297 words. Click here. There has been extensive media coverage of this case. For the latest developments in the case, click here. | ||
| Kantak withdraws Supreme Court petition against Aires Rodrigues 27 Oct: Indian Law News. Goa’s controversial Advocate General Subodh Kantak withdrew his Supreme Court Petition against social activist Advocate Aires Rodrigues… the Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan was visibly annoyed … Further cross examination of Mr Kantak by Advocate Rodrigues is now scheduled to resume on Nov. 13 … Mr Kantak, allegedly to avoid the cross examination, sought many adjournments either stating that he had a stomach upset or was busy in the High Court… 584 words. more details.. | ||
| Death: Pia Lobo 18 Oct: Northampton, UK. PIA LOBO (Ex Uganda). Passed away peacefully in Hospital. Wife of Andrew Lobo. Mother to Marilyn, Douglas and Elvis. Grandmother to Ben, Sarah, Ashley, Tia and Nikita. She also leaves behind great grandchildren, daughters in law, her sister-in-law Philo Peckett, Nephews and Nieces. She was loved by all her family and friends and will be sadly missed. Funeral Arrangements will be notified. Condolences to Douglas, dlobo@btinternet.com or Marjorie, marjtalbutt17@hotmail.com | ||
| Mumbai: ‘Stepdad raped me for 6 yrs’ 25 Oct: Hindustan Times. A 21-year-old college student has registered a case of rape against her 41-year-old stepfather, Andrew Fernandes … The girl said that her father and his friend Andrew Fernandes returned from the Gulf … her father suspected her mother was having an affair with Fernandes … her mother deserted her father and Fernandes moved in with them … later, her father died and her mother and Fernandes got married the same year … 396 words. more details.. | ||
| Govt orders SFIO probe in financial irregularities of Sesa Goa 27 Oct: Economic Times. The government has ordered the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) probe into alleged financial irregularities of Sesa Goa … London-based Vedanta Resources in 2007 had acquired a 51 per cent controlling stake in Sesa Goa from Mitsui & Co, for USD 981 million… 201 words. more details.. | ||
| Death: Celine Castelino 24 Oct. LaSalle, Ont. Canada. CELINE CASTELINO (nee Pereira). Wife of the late Albert Castelino. Sister of the late Phyllis Lopes-Pereira, Sr. Victoria Pereira in India and the late Anthony Pereira. Visitation will be at the Feron's Funeral Home, LaSalle on Mon. Oct. 26. Funeral Mass will be on Oct. 27 at 11 a.m. at St. John Brebeuf Parish, 7777 George Street, LaSalle. more details.. | ||
| Death: Reggie Fernandes 26 Oct: Nairobi, Kenya. REGINALDO ROSARIO JULIO FERNANDES. Beloved husband to Emeila Fernandes; Loving father to Lily-Anne and father in law to Franklin Ringera. Beloved son of the late Constance and Lilia Fernandes, Brother to Lina D'Souza, Henry Fernandes (London) and the late Tony (Triplet) Fernandes. Son-in-law of Nina D'Souza (Australia). Funeral on Wed. 28th Oct. St. Francis Church- Parklands. 11.30 am: Viewing of the body. 12.00 noon- Funeral Mass. Thereafter burial at the Langata Cemetery, Nairobi. Condolences to lilyanne88@hotmail.com [Info from Goan Welfare Society, Nairobi]. | ||
| Video: Sanatan Sanstha is unnecessarily linked to blast, says Togadia 26 Oct: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Brushing aside the allegations of the involvement of Sanatan Sanstha in the Diwali eve blast in Margao, the leader of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Pravin Togadia, who arrived in Goa on Monday, has said that the organization has been arbitrarily linked to the blast to denigrate the image of the Hindu organization. 1m. 22s. more details.. | ||
| Video: Amitabh Bachchan launches mobile diabetes unit in Goa 26 Oct: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. The first of its kind, the Mobile Diabetes Unit of Silver Star, a UK-based charitable institution, was launched in Goa by the veteran film star Amitabh Bachchan at the Goa Hyundai showroom at Verna on Sunday. Other presentations in the video clip are by Digamber Kamat and Keith Vaz. 5m.18s. more details.. | ||
| Terrorism In Goa: The Plot Thickens 26 Oct: Counter Currents. By Mustafa Khan. … By carrying out bomb attack on the eve of Diwali the calculated aim was creating communal disharmony, suspicion and hatred… The scooter was traced to the wife of a Goa, minister… the Hindu right terrorists enjoy patronage within the governmental set up and the police and even the investigating agencies… 523 words. more details.. | ||