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| Funeral Notice: Clarice De Sa | |||
 4 Jul. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. CLARICE CELESTINA DE SA. (Born 1917. Former
teacher at St. Theresa's/Loreto Convent, Nairobi). Beloved wife of the late John
Tertullian De Sa. Loving mother of Eileen (Alfred), Edgar (Tess), Vincent (Frieda),
Cecil (Julie) and Vanessa (Hamid). She had eleven grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren... A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on
Thursday, July 8 at St. Andrew Catholic Church, 12810 - 111 Avenue, Edmonton.
Condolences to tessdesa@hotmail.com
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| Probe links of Goa home minister's son to drug trade: BJP | |||
7 Jul: IANS. The BJP in Goa demanded the resignation of state home minister Ravi
Naik and a criminal probe against him and his son Roy after an Israeli newspaper
linked the latter to the powerful drugs mafia ... The party also sought a probe
by the CBI into the police-politician-drug mafia nexus which was unearthed by
a Swedish model some months back... The BJP also distributed scanned photocopies
of the May 24 edition of Maariv ... For full text, 493 words, click
here. For a video clip (5m. 0s) of the BJP demand, click here For the Maariv article, click here. Ravi Naik's son accused of rape. Click here. For the Swedish model's story (in English), click here. | |||
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| Goa court rejects Pacheco's bail plea | |||
 7 Jul: PTI. A local court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of Mickky Pacheco in connection with the death of his friend Nadia Torrado... The court has ordered that the crime branch can take his custody once he is discharged from the hospital or is medically fit... 173 words. | |||
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| Deaths 2 Jul: Santar-Xett, Aldona / Maina, Curtorim, Goa. OLIVE D' SOUZA. (Born 1924; ex-Kenya) Beloved wife of the late Vincy D' Souza. Fondly remembered by her sisters Sylvia Nazareth (Perth), Lily de Silveira (Montreal), Lizzie Pereira (Pickering) and their families. Also fondly remembered by her niece Joyce Vaz (New Malden, Surrey, UK ); nephew Norman Gomes (Toronto) and their families. 7 Jul: Mapusa, Goa. ALBERTINA P. MENDES (TINA). (Born 1937). Relict of Joseph Victor Mendes (Ex Cable & wireless, Aden). Mother of Peter/Audrey (Kuwait); Joan/late Ramsey (Colva); May/Wilfred (Dubai); & Francisca/Agnelo (UAE). Funeral on 6 July at Mapusa. For photo and full details click here. | |||
| UK Indians flay new fee to surrender passport 8 Jul: Economic Times. The HSMP Forum, an influential group of Indian-origin professionals has criticised the Ministry of External Affairs for levying a fee while surrendering Indian passports when expatriates acquire British citizenship... The fee levied has just been increased from £14 to £102 ... The Indian government is treating Indian-origin people like milk cows claims the Forum ... 441 words. Full Text. | |||
| Football: Kuwait: UFC beat Curtorcares in dramatic final 7 Jul: Arab Times (Kuwait). In one of the best finals conducted by the Kuwait Indian Football Federation (KIFF) for the J.P. D’Mello Memorial KIFF League Trophy, United Friends Club (UFC) came from behind from a two-goal deficit to equalize (2-2) and clinch the title in the tie-breaker (4-2) against the young Curtorcares United.... during the half-time presentation ceremony past KIFF Presidents were honored ... 1030 words. Full Text. | |||
| Has India become a danger zone for foreign women? 7 Jul: Daily News & Analysis. Given the growing prevalence of sexual predators, has India become a danger zone for foreign women? Should they think twice about visiting the country now? Do the recent incidents indicate a larger disturbing pattern that threatens the security of India's guests? ... 233 words. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Goa to Host ODI Cricket Match against Australia on 24th Oct. 7 Jul: Goa 365. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has allotted a match with visitors Australia, their third in the series to Goa Cricket Association which is scheduled to be held on the 24th of October at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda... 4m. 57s. Full Text. | |||
| Magistrate hauls up Goa police officer for staging raid 7 Jul: IANS. A magistrate has hauled up a police inspector and asked him to release 29 women who were “rescued” last week from an alleged prostitution ring operating in the guise of a beauty saloon... He said that the police failed to prove that they were involved in the prostitution business... 266 words. Full Text. | |||
| UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes FILM: The Millionairess. Movies4Men ( Sky 323) Thursday 8th July. 14:00 to 15:45. Peter Sellers plays a socialist Indian Doctor who saves a wilful and arrogant heiress (Sophia Loren). 1960. DOCUMENTARY: Adoption Stories. Home and Health (Sky 254) SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTARY: Between the Ears. BBC Radio Three COMEDY: Parlez-vous British? BBC Radio Four TRAVEL: Himalaya with Michael Palin. Eden ( Sky 532) HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY: John Sergeant on Tracks of Empire. BBC 4 FILM: Lady in the Water. BBC 1 | |||
