GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER TUE 05 JANUARY, 2010
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| Catholics riot over priest defamation | ||
 4 Jan. Union of Catholic Asian News. Catholics from a Goa parish have staged a violent protest, blocking roads and ransacking the home of a village leader who they say had circulated a CD defaming their priest… Parishioners staged their protest after an audio CD was circulated, allegedly by Calvert Gonsalves, a member of the village council. The CD accused the priest of embezzling funds for a school building and living with a woman… 325 words.
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| Goa numbers down after murder and rapes | ||
 5 Jan: The Telegraph (UK). By Dean Nelson in Majorda, Goa. The number of British visitors to the Indian resort of Goa has fallen dramatically in the wake of a series of murders and rapes of foreign tourists. New figures have shown peak-season visitor numbers are down by almost one-third on last year… today Goa is regarded by many as a "gangster's paradise" plagued by drug gangs, corrupt policemen and sex offenders… 601 words.
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| Video: Prabuddha Dasgupta's The Edge of Faith | ||
 2 Jan: Frederick Noronha. Literati, the bookshop at Calangute, recently launched Edge of Faith (photo) by photographer Prabuddha Dasgupta. Tanya Mendonsa interfaced with Prabuddha on Saturday, 2nd January 2010 at the event … “The 79 black and white photographs create an intimate and deeply personal portrait of the Catholic community in Goa rarely seen before a portrait of a gentle and generous people” … 3 clips. Approx 24 min.
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| Video: Parrikar alleges breakdown of law and order in the state | ||
 4 Jan: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Accusing the government of failing to control law and order in the state, the Leader of the opposition Manohar Parrikar (photo) alleges Goa is becoming criminal & drug mafia centre… 2m. 45s.
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| UK: Forthcoming Event Sat 9 Jan: Goan Association UK. 2010 Goan Extravaganza. Wandsworth Town Hall, Civic Suite Wandsworth High Street. From 7pm till late. Music by Rainbows End and Say One Do One. Dress Code Strictly Formal. Further Details and Tickets from Norma; 020 8771 4457. Alison 07799 586793. Bernie 020 8723 1322. Rosy 020 86770390. Claire 01784 421421 | ||
| Death: Vicente De Almeida 4 Jan: Taleigao, Goa. VICENTE DE ALMEIDA (Ex Goa Police). Husband of Blanche, Father of Placida/ Late Mario Marques, Aida/ Albert Fernandes, Sarita/ Joe de Almeida & Goretti/ Savio Fernandes. Funeral on 5 Jan. at Taleigao | ||
| Goa Now on World Beach Polo Map 5 Jan: Navhind Times. The Lalit Suri Beach Exhibition Polo held on December 31 was a first of its kind event not only for Goa but also India. Previously, exotic venues like Miami, Dubai, Dorset (UK) to name a few, had played host to this variant of arena polo… 339 words. Full Text. | ||
| Beautified Pomburpa spring opened to public 5 Jan: Times of India. A renovated Pomburpa spring whose beautification cost almost Rs 1 crore was thrown open to visitors on Monday evening… 260 words. Full Text. | ||
| Russian rape case: Victim's statement not part of enquiry 5 Jan: Indian Express. In what seems to be a major procedural lapse, the Russian victim's statement is not a part of fact-finding inquiry initiated against a police inspector, accused of trying to botch up the rape case, involving Goa politician John Fernandes… 496 words. Full Text. | ||
| Video: Silent Noise - A headphone party in Goa 5 Jan: CNN … Silent Noise headphone parties take place every Saturday at Neptune Point on Palolem Beach, South Goa. Admission is Rs 400, includes rental of wireless headphones and a third of the profits goes to the Animal Welfare Association of Goa. For more information visit www.silentnoise.in. Full text, 708 words. 2m. 08s. Full Text. | ||
| UK: Howard de Souza: Fitness begins at home 4 Jan: The Independent (UK) … Howard de Souza, spokesperson for the Fitness Industry Association (FIA), said that occasional classes or sessions with a fitness instructor will keep you exercising accurately… Click here. Howard is ex-Uganda. For a photo and brief bio click here. | ||
| Russian illegality in Morjim demolished 5 Jan: Times of India. Illegal constructions belonging to Russian company True Axis private limited within CRZ limits at Tembwada, Morjim, were finally razed by the authorities on Monday over a year after the demolition order was first issued by the Goa coastal zone management authority . The demolition squad also brought down three other illegal structures belonging to locals … 320 words Full Text. | ||
| Goa CM helping close aides involved in excise scam: Parrikar 4 Jan: PTI. BJP on Monday alleged that Chief Minister Digamber Kamat is attempting to save his favourite people from the jail who are involved in massive excise scam to the tune of Rs 100 crore… 361 words. Full Text. | ||
| Israeli Dropouts 5 Jan: Tagesspiegel (Germany). 30,000 young Israelis travel every year after military service to India and numb themselves with drugs. Israeli search services locate them and take them home … 1845 words. Machine translation. Full Text. | ||
| Proposal to widen Mumbai-Goa road rejected 5 Jan: Daily News & Analysis. The ministry of environment and forest has rejected the proposal to widen the national highway 17 (NH-17) which connects Mumbai and Goa… There is already heavy traffic on the Mumbai-Goa highway and the widening would have increased it further said environmentalist Debi Goenka. 200 words. Full Text. | ||
| Seminar on Property Related Issues of NRIs/PIOs 4 Jan: Indian High Commission, London. A seminar to discuss these on 7th January 2010 from 1000 - 1300 hrs at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi Full Text. | ||
| Goa is India’s ‘drugs and criminals’ capital, says BJP 4 Jan: IANS. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manohar Parrikar Monday described Goa as “a capital for drugs and criminals”… He claimed that the Director General of Police had ordered a raid of the Sunburn party venue in Candolim where drugs were flowing openly. But the orders were bypassed by his subordinates on the instructions of Home Minister Ravi Naik he alleged… 321 words. Full Text. | ||
| Video: Loutolim Sarpanch Alleges Forgery on Regional Plan 4 Jan: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. At the Gram Sabha held on Sunday, the Sarpanch of Loutolim village Panchayat has cried foul over the submission of the alleged fake regional plan along with his forged signature to the office of the Town and Country planning… 3m. 10s. Full Text. | ||