GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER TUE 17 AUGUST, 2010
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| Tri Nation Trio awes music lovers | ||
 18 Aug: Navhind Times. Last Friday evening saw the coming together of three friends who presented an intelligent performance of western classical music at Kala Academy as part of the T-N-T (Tri Nation Trio) concert. The concert featured three young girls—Sabine Ehlshedit from Germany on the viola, Lin Lin Fan from China on the piano and Sanya Cotta from Goa on the violin... 515 words. | ||
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| Death: Francis Xavier | ||
 16 Aug: Mississauga, Canada. FRANCIS XAVIER FERNANDEZ 'FX'. (Born 1923; ex Cincinnatus Town, Karachi). Husband of Theresa. Father of Ephraim (Wanda) and Trevor. Grandfather of Nicole (JP), Lauren and Jamie (Stephanie). Great-grandfather of Isabelle. Visitation will take place at The Simple Alternative Funeral Centre, Mississauga on August 18 and 19. Funeral Service at St. Patrick's Church, Mississauga, on Friday, August 20, at 11 a.m., with a reception following the final good byes at Assumption Cemetery. Full details at the link below. [additional info from Pat Rodrigues].
Condolences to trevor.fernandez@sympatico.ca who writes: For catering purposes, please let me know if you plan to attend the reception. | ||
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| Girish Karnad resigns over attack on Jose Pereira | ||
 17 Aug: CathNewsIndia. Protesting over Hindu fanatics' attacks against Jose Pereira
(photo), a Catholic scholar-painter in Goa, playwright Girish Karnad has resigned
from a high-powered committee appointed by the state government... An exhibition
of paintings by Pereira was forced to shutdown a fortnight ago after the Xavier
Centre of Historical Research received threats... 323 words. Click
here. 17 Aug. Goa 365. Video clip. 5m. 40s. Click here. | ||
News Summary | ||
| Commission will monitor illegal mining in Goa 17 Aug: Times of India. The Centre has set up a mining commission to monitor and check illegal mining in future. In Goa, illegal mining has been a major issue for a couple of years... 159 words. Full Text. | ||
| Video: El Shaddai Charitable Trust 17 Aug: You Tube. A short video about a charitable organization from Goa ... 5m. 36s. Full Text. more info... | ||
| Goa: World Goa Day to be celebrated with Beyond Sight exhibition 18 Aug: Navhind Times. Blind with Camera, a project of the Beyond Sight Foundation Mumbai presents Beyond Sight, a unique exhibition of photographs by the visually impaired... The exhibition is being held as part of the World Goa Day celebrations... 564 words + photo Click here. 17 Aug: Hindustan Times. A New Way Of Seeing. Blind With Camera Workshops were held in Goa in the months of May and July. In November, the group will travel to the Nehru Centre in London and Leicester Grammar School in the UK to showcase their collection... Click here. | ||
| Cong leaders plotted to end my political career: Mickky 18 Aug: Herald. Accusing the Alemao family for promoting Valanka in Benaulim when he was framed and put behind bars in the Nadia Torrado death case, former tourism minister Mickky Pacheco on Tuesday charged Congress leaders for hatching a conspiracy to finish him politically by taking advantage of the episode... 504 words. Full Text. | ||
| India: New British passports only from New Delhi 17 Aug: IANS. From Aug 20, British nationals will be required to submit applications for issue of new or renewed passports only to the British High Commission in New Delhi ... the consular sections of British deputy high commissions in Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Goa shall stop accepting applications for new passports or renewals... 238 words. Full Text. more info... | ||
| Medical tourism is doing well in India 17 Aug: Le Figaro (France). There are 200,000 patients each year from abroad to have surgery at a lower cost. But it is not always safe ... Faced with this enthusiasm, tourism professionals have jumped at the opportunity . Some travel agencies now offer two days of convalescence on the beaches of Goa ... 758 words. Full Text. | ||
| Hospitals not the only superbug source 17 Aug: Financial Times (UK). From Mr Jeremiah Norris, Director, Center for Science in Public Policy, Hudson Institute, Washington, DC... “Part of the ‘medical tourist’ package includes a recuperation period at a beach resort such as Goa. Once there, the recovering patient, now more immune-compromised than before he entered the hospital, is exposed to new opportunistic infections by waiters and other beach personnel. Louis Pasteur once observed that “we drink 90 per cent of our illnesses”. The beach is a potent reservoir for that eventuality... 378 words. Full Text. | ||
| Russian's overstay in Goa termed as 'offence against nation' 17 May: PTI. Family members of a Russian traveller arrested for overstaying in Goa have expressed concern over a local court order stating that the tourist's outstay in the state was an "offence against the nation"... Russian consulate representative Vikram Varma said the observation that "this was an offence against our nation is a matter of concern.".. 297 words. Full Text. | ||
| Kamat’s remarks on Nehru, Bandodkar create new row 17 Aug. IANS. Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has triggered a major controversy here by blaming first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and state’s first chief minister Dayanand Bandodkar for the present-day coastal woes... An editorial in a local English daily, Herald, has advised Kamat to stop living in the past... 439 words. Full Text. | ||
| Video: Churchill’s Daughter Valanka to contest Elections from Benaulim 16 Aug: Goa 365. After inaugurating his daughter’s election office, PWD Minister Churchill Alemao on Sunday announced that Valanka will contest the assembly elections from Benaulim irrespective of whether the Congress party offers her a ticket or not. 1m. 31s. Full Text. | ||