GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER TUE 24 AUGUST, 2010
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Death: Bela Gomes
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23 Aug: Nuvem, Goa. BELA TEREZINHA DE SA E GOMES (Born 1938; Ex. Tanzania; UAE). Wife of Domingos (Dominic) Gomes (Ex Grindlays Bank) Mother of Dr Edwin/Ubaldina; Dr Fabian/Yueh Yuan; Dr Aaron/Melita. Funeral on Wed. 25 Aug. at Nuvem. Full details at the link below.
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Dinesh D'Souza Named President of The King's College, New York City
20 Aug: The Lincoln Tribune. The King's College has named former White House policy analyst and best-selling author Dinesh D'Souza (photo) as the school's new president... Located in the Empire State Building, The King's College is a Christian liberal arts college ... Born in Mumbai, Dinesh D'Souza came to U.S. as an exchange student ... 685 words.
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Video: Entire Police force should be held responsible for drug nexus cover-up, says BJP
24 Aug: Goa 365. The Bharatiya Janata party on Tuesday alleged that entire police force, including Director General of Police, was responsible for the drug nexus cover up... 3m. 36s. Full Text.
Video: National Students Union to meet Goa’s Governor regarding drug nexus
24 Aug: Goa 365. The Goa students have managed to get over 100,000 signatures to their petition demanding that the case be handed to the CBI ... Full Text.
Video: Goa drug lord Atala disappears
23 Aug: TimesNowTV. The Israeli drug peddler, the main accused in the case relating to nexus between drug runners and police, who was out on bail, has gone missing, police said. The Crime Branch on Monday (August 23) said it has not been able to trace Yaniv Benaim alias Atala, the accused in drug peddler-policemen nexus case. 1m. 18s. Full Text.
Konkan Railway: A dream derailed
24 Aug: Herald. The Konkan Railway, touted as a ‘national project’, is now a national disaster, says Anthony J. Simoes... This ‘dream’ has become a nightmare. This ‘national project’ is now a national disaster. This ‘wonder of the world’ is now a blunder of the world. Who is responsible for this fiasco? 1099 words. Full Text.
Goa drug peddler-police nexus: Police to record crucial witness statement
24 Jul: PTI. Goa home department has recommended that a senior police officer should be sent to Sweden to take the statement of Lucky Farmhouse, a former girlfriend of Israeli drug peddler Yaniv Benaim alias Atala. She had uploaded a video featuring her boyfriend while he was talking about his connections with Goa police... 210 words. Full Text.
E-Governance Still a Mirage in Goa
22 Aug: Navhind Times. By Nandkumar Kamat. How serious is Government of Goa about information technology and electronic governance? The published facts before us do not match the announcement made by the Chief Minister recently... After inauguration, the departmental websites are forgotten... A corrupt and morally-bankrupt state like Goa cannot afford real e-governance... 1146 words. Full Text.
Bandra chawl tenants protest builder's notice
24 Jul: Times of India. Even as over 45 tenants of a century-old chawl in Bandra (W) have claimed they are suddenly being threatened with eviction, the church, which owns the land, says the move is not sudden at all... 424 words. Click here.
24 Jul: Hindustan Times. Bandra chawl residents beaten. Click here.
Winter Sun: Standing the test of time
20 Aug. Travel Trade Gazette UK... One of the best-value destinations with no rainfall and an average temperature of 33C. Kim Barber, Cosmos product manager for Goa, says: "The beaches, food, weather, scenery and people make for an unforgettable experience. Eating out is cheap, with an abundance of seafood. Combine this with beautiful beaches and you have the perfect winter getaway."