GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SUN 03 JANUARY, 2010
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| James D'Silva: Getting Into Shape With Pilates | ||
 3 Jan: The Observer (UK) Magazine section, p. 33. … 44 year old D'Silva counts
Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow among his clients … his studio in St John's Wood,
London is called Bombay Gymkhana … he moved to England from Goa when he was
17, to study as a dancer … He can be booked for one-to-one classes …
Group classes at Bombay Gymkhana £325 for 10 sessions www.bombaygymkhana.co.uk.
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here. For the GVUK James D'Silva supplement, click here. | ||
| Travel Feature: Goa | ||
 3 Jan: Svenska Dagbladet. Text + photos.
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| Canacona usher in New Year with floats parade | ||
 2 Jan: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Putting behind the severe floods in October last, Canaconcars celebrated the New Year day with the variety of entertainment program and a unique carnival parade. 2m. 06s.
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News Summary | ||
| Racism Ruins New Year Fun 3 Jan: Deccan Chronicle. Indians will continue to be racially discriminated against, even in their own country… In Goa hospitality towards foreigners has reached such proportions that most sign boards now written in Russian and stewards are treating desi guests with disdain… 316 words. Full Text. | ||
| Top late holiday deals of the week 3 Jan: Sunday Mirror (UK). Goa Palolem beach. Soak up the sun in Goa on a week-long break at the three-star Maizons Lake View Hotel on the north of the island. Priced at ￡439pp, the holiday includes B&B and flights from Manchester on January 22. Full Text. | ||
| Don't suppress freedom of expression' 3 Jan: Times of India. While a controversial audio-CD has once again brought out in the public domain the issue of freedom of artistic expression and the people's violent reaction to it, prominent citizens from a cross section of society feel censorship will make art meaningless… 534 words. Full Text. | ||
| Cop alleges harassment by senior 3 Jan: Navhind Times. Police inspector, Mr Sagar Ekoskar attached to Mormugao police station, has forwarded a 40-page report including copies of evidence of harassment and also alleged manipulation of first information report (FIR) of various complaints against deputy superintendent of police, Vasco, Mr Mahesh Gaonkar to the Director General of Police… 481 words. Full Text. | ||
| Dabolim airport to be made world-class in 2 yrs: Patel 3 Jan: Herald. India’s Civil Aviation Minister, Praful Patel, on Saturday assured that Dabolim airport would be of world-class standards within two years… 250 words. Full Text. | ||
| Goa ’serial killer’ acquitted in one murder case 2 Jan: IANS. A Goa court Saturday acquitted alleged serial killer Mahanand Naik in one of the 16 murder cases he was charged with in 2009… Naik allegedly murdered his victims between 1994 and 2009 … Once arrested in the mid-1990s as a suspect in a murder, he was allegedly released after the intervention of a local Congress politician… 284 words. Full Text. | ||
| Bollywood inspires new Indo-French opera 2 Jan: IANS. Bollywood is the inspiration a three-act Indo-French classical opera, “If I Were King”, by 19th century French composer Adolphe Adam. The opera is set in Goa… 599 words. Full Text. | ||
| Video: We cannot rule out drugs being sold at party venues in Goa, say Goa Police 2 Jan: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Contrary to the claims of the state Home Minister Ravi Naik, Goa police have not ruled out the possibility of drugs having been sold at the party venue where the Delhi girl died because of suspected drug overdose. 1m. 36s. Full Text. | ||
| Video: No drugs in Goa, claims government 2 Jan: NDTV. While attending the Sunburn music festival, Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik exclusively told NDTV on Saturday that the sale of drugs in the state is a media creation… “Goa is so peaceful,” Naik said. The startling claim comes just days after a young professional from Delhi died of a suspected drug over dose in Goa. 0m. 41s. Full Text. | ||