GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER THU 01 JULY, 2010
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| Goa Handicrafts online market | ||
 1 Jul: Navhind Times. Goa Handicrafts, Rural & Small Scale Industries Development
Corporation Ltd (GHRSSIDC) has launched its eportal for marketing of Goan Handicrafts.
Customers from all over India will now be able to log on to www.goanhandicrafts.com
and purchase Goan handicrafts online … http://www.navhindtimes.in/business/goa-handicrafts-online-market | ||
| Next Time You're in ... Goa | ||
 1 Jul: Time Newsmagazine (USA). By Chryselle D'silva Dias. With Goa's connotations of full-moon parties, beaches and backpackers, it's not surprising that most visitors are blithely unaware of its gritty agricultural past. In that respect, the Goa Chitra Museum comes as a genuine revelation. The brainchild of artist turned curator Victor Hugo Gomes, the museum is situated in Benaulim and showcases over 4,000 items … Pencil in a break from Goa's beaches and scrunch your toes in the sands of time instead… 401 words. | ||
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| Video: Supreme Court Rejects Pacheco’s Bail plea | ||
 1 Jul: Goa 365. The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the bail application of the former tourism minister Francisco Xavier Pacheco saying he has the propensity to influence the course of investigation into the death of Nadia Torrado, who allegedly was Mickky’s paramour. The Court however granted three weeks interim relief to Pacheco’s former OSD Lyndon Monteiro… 2m. 29s. | ||
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| Incorrect link to Tiatr Review of Toronto's "Dukh" Apologies for yesterday's incorrect link to the Tiatr review by Albertina Fernandes. For the full text and photos, please click here. | ||
| India: Govt unveils new code for safe tourism 2 Jul: Tribune. The long-awaited code of conduct for safe and honourable tourism was finally released today ,,, it aims at checking exploitation of visitors and also local residents to prevent sex tourism besides ensuring safety to tourists, particularly women. Reports suggest that in the past two years more than 126 foreign tourists died in Goa alone, with nearly 60 per cent from unnatural causes… 446 words. Full Text. | ||
| Video + text: India: George Fernandes Family Feud: Court steps in 1 Jul: NDTV. George Fernandes, the man India knew as the Giant Killer is now reduced to a battle between his wife and long time friend. The Delhi High court has ordered that George Fernandes appear in court on Monday. The court was hearing a petition filed by Fernandes' brothers, Richard and Michael, who want custody of their brother alleging that the former Union minister, who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease, is not being properly treated by his wife… For text, click here. For a video clip, 8m. 45s. click here. | ||
| Challenges for People and Government of Goa. By Eduardo Faleiro 1 July: Pakistan Christian Post. Goa was a Portuguese colony until 1961. It has achieved remarkable progress since Independence particularly in the core sectors such as Education… Significant headway has been made in the fields of healthcare and development of infrastructure such as electricity and water supply, roads and other forms of communication. .. At this point of time, the Government and the people of Goa face several challenges. We ought to confront them with courage and determination… 1046 words. Full Text. | ||
| Goa: River Princess may stay put for another 3 years! 1 Jul: Herald. Despite the State Government’s efforts, it will take at least three years for the complete removal of M V River Princess, which ran aground off Candolim beach 10 years ago… 492 words. Full Text. | ||
| Death: Clement Cardozo 29 Jun: Toronto. CLEMENT D. CARDOZO (ex-Arusha, Tanzania). Beloved husband of Esmeralda. Loving father of Maria, Mericia and family. Friends may call at the Turner & Porter Butler Chapel, on Sunday from 6-9 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at Nativity of Our Lord Church, 480 Rathburn Rd., on Monday, July 5 at 10:30 a.m. Interment Assumption Cemetery. Full Text. | ||
| Video: IPS Officer to head Goa drug nexus probe 1 Jul: Goa 365. A senior police officer, most likely belonging to the Indian Police Service cadre, will now head the investigations into the high profile police-politician-drug mafia nexus, State Chief Secretary Sanjay Srivastav said on Thursday… 2m,. 22s. Full Text. | ||
| Kuwait: United Friends to clash with Curtorcares for title Final set for Friday 1 Jul: Arab Times (Kuwait). A solitary goal sent holders GOA Maroons packing out of the Gulf Cable and Electrical Co. … The Grande KIFF league final is slated for Friday July 2, 2010 at 7:00 pm … 637 words + 2 photos. Full Text. | ||
| Goa tourism department woos honeymooners 1 Jul: PTI. Cashing in on Goa's popularity as a romantic destination, the state Tourism Department has launched a special package to attract newly wed couples… "Our target is basically Indians who have recently got married," GTDC managing director Nikhil Desai said… However, foreign tourists have been kept out of the package. "Foreigners usually explore the state on their own. They are not like Indian tourists, who want everything planned in advance," Desai said… 294 words. Full Text. | ||
| Qatar: Mauricio Pereira lends Arabic voice for Goans in Qatar 1 Jul: Mangalorean.com. Mauricio Pereira was born with a silver spoon. He was a third generation Pereira who was heading to Qatar… As a translator-cum-receptionist of a European Medical clinic based in Qatar, Mauricio's job involves breaking the language barrier between the Arabic speakers and the English speaking doctors… In Qatar he has been promoting Tiatr by staging one show per year… His language skills and his contact with the top ranking officials have come in handy for many Goans in Qatar in bailing them out from difficult and complicated legal cases… 931 words + 3 photos. Full Text. | ||
| 5 extortionists held, Panaji resumes waste collection 1 Jul: Times of India. Panaji police have arrested five persons—a CCP worker and four residents of St Inez—and booked them for extortion… The five persons arrested on Wednesday were allegedly involved in the attack on the rag pickers … 283 words. Full Text. | ||