GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER THU 01 APRIL, 2010
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| Padma winners in Goa unite against 'excessive' mining | ||
30 Mar: Times of India. Goa's Padma award winners have got together to urge the
Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) not to lift the moratorium on
mining till the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
completes an assessment on the impact of past mining activities on the state …
Mario Miranda, Ravindra Kelekar, Remo Fernandes, Suresh Amonkar, Norma Alvares
and Maria Aurora Couto have signed the petition. Wendell Rodricks has also added
his signature … 160 words. Click
here. You too can sign the petition before 15 Apr. 2010 and urge your contacts to do likewise. Click here. | ||
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| Sonia summons Goa ministers for a ‘chat’ | ||
 1 Apr: Mumbai Mirror. In a bid to end the on-going feud that has been raging between the Goa Chief Minister and a group of ministers, the Congress leadership summoned them in New Delhi for talks on Wednesday. The warring factions include a group of seven ministers (aka G-7 ministers), three Nationalist Congress Party ministers and sitting Goa CM Digambar Kamat. 297 words. | ||
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| Goa: ‘Rushed’ confessions irritate priests | ||
 31 Mar: UCAN. The Holy Week and Christmas seasons witness “rush time” confessions but their quality is less than desirable, some priests in Goa say… Catholics join “rush time confessions” before Easter and Christmas mainly to fulfill an obligation, not out of “genuine repentance … 332 words. | ||
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| New Zealand: Floyd Fernandes’ parents call for closure of Outdoor Pursuits Centre | ||
 28 Mar: Sunday Star Times. The parents of Floyd Fernandes killed on a canyoning trip have called for the centre to close … The Fernandes, who last year named their baby Judah Floyd in memory of his elder brother, said the past week had been extraordinarily difficult. 750 words. | ||
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News Summary | ||
| Goans dig deep to stay afloat 1 Apr: Financial Express. As lawmakers in mineral-rich Goa hotly debate the uncontrolled mining in the state's rural landscape, residents of a village near Panaji have changed their occupation from farmers to truck owners or mine workers to survive and thrive in the new scenario... 559 words. Full Text. | ||
| India’s Bikini Ban: Blaming Women for Rape 1 Apr: Women’s International Perspective. By Neeta Lal. Following a series of high-profile rapes in Goa, Indian officials react with a proposed bikini-ban, effectively laying blame on the victim… The now infamous comment from Pamela Mascarenhas, Goa's Deputy Director of Tourism (“You can't blame the locals; they have never seen such women…Walking on the beaches half-naked is bound to titillate the senses”) reveals a deep level of denial… 1325 words. Full Text. | ||
| Women Tourists don't feel safe to travel Goa. 1 Apr: Easy Destination. Its a big blow for Goa Tourism that women tourists from around the world doesn't feel safe to travel Goa especially alone. This according to latest survey by ISONAVA… 65% on Women Tourists are scared to travel Goa alone after series of crime against women travelers in the state. Survey also shows that over 73% of tourists has no faith in Goa Govt… Over 89% of women tourists are also offended with the remarks of Goa Minister in which he suggested that Russian Women deserved to be raped… 243 words. Full Text. | ||
| Coastal villages seek massive land conversion 1 Apr: Times of India. Proposals for conversion of 675 hectares (33%) of Mandrem’s 2,031 hectares from settlement zone to other purposes may be just the tip of the iceberg as other coastal villages of Pernem also want large tracts, even in no development zones, converted, say town planners… 207 words. Full Text. | ||
| Misbehaviour in Buses 1 Apr: Navhind Times. By Ameena Bukhari Travelling by public busses has become a tempestuous affair. People not only step on your feet, but also rub you the wrong way, both literally and figuratively. The female passengers in the bus suffer heavily .. 157 words. Full Text. | ||
| Goa Census begins today 1 Apr: Herald. Census 2011 operations will get underway on April 1 in Goa, as in other parts of the country, as enumerators will for the first time seek details regarding mobile phones, computer/ laptop and usage of banking services. These are among the 40 questions listed by the central government for the gigantic exercise which is conducted every 10 years… 595 words. Full Text. | ||
| Time Out For Congress in Goa 1 Apr: Herald. The stalemate continues on the political imbroglio created by Group of 7 (non-Congress legislators of the ruling coalition) as the Congress leaders sought time to discuss the issues put forth by the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) with United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday… 844 words. Full Text. | ||