GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER TUE 03 AUGUST, 2010
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| Video: House Stalled yet again over the Drug Issue | |||
 3 Aug: Goa 365. Mother of the slain UK teenager, Fiona Mackeown's charge in a trial court alleging home minister Ravi Naik's involvement with the drug mafia in the state rocked the State Legislative Assembly on Tuesday... 5m. 34s. | |||
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| Month's mind: Gloria De Souza | |||
Gloria Etiena Albertina De Souza ex Nairobi & London died in Goa on 5 July
2010. For details, click
here. The family would like to thank you for your kindness and sympathy during our time of loss. Knowing that we were not alone helped us bear our grief and sadness. We are grateful for the Mass offerings, prayers, visits, letters, cards, phone calls, and email messages. This gave us much comfort as we struggled with our heartbreaking loss. Please know that your generosity and thoughtfulness have touched us very deeply. We are unable to write individually to each one of you, given the great outpouring of support. Sincere thanks for being there for us, From: Amiano Marcos De Souza, Maria Angelica De Souza and our Families. Enquiries to joe@josephdesouza.com | |||
| Goa: By Eduardo Faleiro | |||
 3 Aug: Asian Tribune Vol. 10 No. 102 ... though the Indian Diaspora has significant communities worldwide none of our academic institutions has facilities for focussed research and teaching in this discipline... I have requested the Union Minister for Human Resources Development to establish a Centre for Diaspora Studies at the Goa University. The Minister responded enthusiastically and in a very positive manner... [Shri Eduardo Faleiro (photo) is a former Union Minister and presently Commissioner for NRI Affairs]. 1063 words. | |||
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| Football: Goa romp into semis 4 Aug: The Telegraph (Calcutta). Defending champions Goa entered the Santosh Trophy semi-finals in style hammering Services 4-0 in their final quarter final group league encounter, at the Salt Lake Stadium, on Tuesday. 403 words. Full Text. | |||
| Panel raps Goa Medical College over poor standard of cleanliness 4 Aug: Navhind Times. A report has observed that the standard of cleanliness in the GMC is much below the standard in comparison to private hospitals ... 725 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa govt flayed for sleeping over sports policy 4 Aug: Herald. Aldona legislator Dayanand Narvekar today criticised the government for failure to implement features of the Sports Policy... 259 words. Full Text. | |||
| CM promises Goans best library in Asia 4 Aug: Herald. The government wants to make the new Central library building, at Patto, a ‘Knowledge Centre’ and best in Asia, Chief Minister Digamabar Kamat has said... 224 words. Full Text. | |||
| Royal Enfield plans a Mumbai-Goa ride for enthusiasts 3 Aug: Wheels Unplugged (India). Royal Enfield will be conducting a Hill & Sea special 5-day ride along the Mumbai-Goa stretch of the NH-17 for biking enthusiasts... This will start from Mumbai on August 15... 192 words. Full Text. | |||
| Scarlett Keeling case: Goa House adjourned twice over Fiona's allegations 3 Aug: PTI. The Goa legislative assembly was adjourned twice today in the wake of allegations made against state home minister Ravi Naik and his son Roy, by Fiona Mackeown, mother of slain British teenager Scarlett Keeling... 301 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa sees decrease in fish catch but increase in export 3 Aug: Times of India. By Andrew Pereira. Fish "staple food and delicacy on a Goan's menu is now making a lesser appearance on the dining table and is costing dearer... statistics show that Goa's fish catch has declined dramatically although its export has shot up in the same fashion... 496 words. Full Text. | |||
| Cottages, Villas, Cathedrals - tour of Goa 3 Aug: Merkur Online (Germany). Goa does not have the best reputation ... Packs of young Indian men head to the beaches to stare at Western women sunbathing ... But there are peaceful corners, enchanting scenery and especially, Portuguese colonial charm... Photos + Text, 615 words in German. Machine translation. Full Text. | |||
| Tony D'Souza has a new book deal 2 Aug: Mount Shasta Area Newspapers. Award winning writer Tony D'Souza discusses his new book, The Mule ... A departure from his first two novels, "Whiteman" and "The Konkans," he describes the "The Mule" as "a post 2008 book set in an America where we live in a state of uncertainty that many of us haven't experienced or even imagined before." ... Photo + text. Full Text. | |||
| Goa house din over allegation against home minister 3 Aug: IANS. The statement of Fiona Mackeown in a trial court pointing towards Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik’s involvement in the state’s drug mafia rocked the legislative assembly Tuesday... After the demand for a debate on the subject was rejected by the speaker, BJP members stormed the well of the house shouting slogans against the government.... This was the sixth disruption on the issue in this session ... 286 words. Full Text. | |||
| Sun, sand and terror in Goa 3 Aug: MiD Day (Mumbai). A quiet storm is brewing as Goa is soon becoming a hub for terror activities, officials said after the confession made by a member of a Hindu right-wing group on July 31... Terror outfit al-Qaeda has had Goa on its radar ... The Goa government has received vital intelligence about al-Qaeda operatives being holed up in the state... Pakistani's Inter Services Intelligence has also planned an attack on Goa ... 597 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa anti-terror squad to keep track of rave parties 3 Aug: IANS. Keeping track of terror is not the only responsibility of Goa’s newly-formed anti-terrorism squad (ATS). It is also likely to monitor online adverts for full moon rave parties, online sex trade and shady female escort businesses... 196 words. Full Text. | |||
