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| Video: Goa: Opposition Cries Foul over the Award of Online Lottery Contract | |||
 21 Jul: Goa 365. The opposition benches pointed out the irregularities in the State Government's move to grant permission to a private contractor to run the online lottery in the state on the Wednesday session of the Goa Legislative Assembly ... 4m. 02s. | |||
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| Death: Aloo Mendes (Brother of late Anjali Mendes) | |||
19 Jul: Lansing, Kansas, USA. ALOYSIUS *ALOO” MENDES. (aged 62). Husband of Marilyn (nee Pereira). Father of Mark/Kim. Brother of Zenia, John, Carol Albuquerque, late Phyllis (Anjali) Margaret Delangne and Ida Netto. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, at the R.L. Leintz Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 22, at St. Francis deSales Church. Cremation will follow. | |||
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| Church indicts Goa government for shielding drug traders | |||
 21 Jul: IANS. After the opposition and the local media, the Goa Roman Catholic Church has indicted the Congress-led government for failing to curb the drug trade and for shielding the police-politician-drug mafia nexus... ‘Goa has sunk into such a shameful situation that those entrusted with the duty of upholding justice by enforcing the law, blatantly availed of loopholes to acquit the accused” ... 385 words. | |||
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| 173 foreigners run legal businesses 21 Jul: Times of India. The Goa assembly was informed on Tuesday that 173 foreign nationals are conducting business in Goa on business visa. Nationality-wise, the highest number is from UK, 47, which is followed by 24 Germans and 21 French. The others are: Italians (18), Russians (16) ... 135 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa: Eco-tourism: Need for separate wing 21 Jun: Times of India. Considering that eco-tourism has huge potential in Goa, Goa assembly's ad hoc committee on tourism has recommended setting up of an independent eco-tourism enforcement wing to provide policy support for eco-tourism in the state.. 208 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goans not involved with escort services: chief minister 21 Jul: IANS. Goans are in no way involved in providing escort services, the Chief Minister said Wednesday ... Referring to the hundreds of newspaper and online references offering escort and sexual services in Goa, BJP leader Damodar Naik said that the image of the state as a clean tourism destination was being maligned... 178 words. Full Text. | |||
| Assembly discusses Rs.1.3 million AC toilet in Goa CM’s constituency 21 Jul: IANS. Controversy surrounding a Rs.1.3 million air-conditioned toilet being constructed in Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat’s constituency Margao, has left the ruling benches in the state assembly ‘flushed’... 259 words. Full Text. | |||
| Update: UK GOAN FESTIVAL: Some Weather forecasts Forecast for Croydon area on Sunday 25 July 1. BBC: 26 C max. Dry. Click here. 2. Croydon Advertiser: 23 C max. Dry. Click here. 3. Weather Forecast.com: 23 C max. Dry. Click here. 4. Met Office: 26 C max. Dry. Click here. For full details of the Festival, including the flyer, admission charges, parking, programme, photos of the 2009 and 2008 Festivals, etc. visit the dedicated website, go to http://goafest.itpsworld.net | |||
| UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes ENTERTAINMENT: My Super Sweet 16. MTV (Sky 160) Thursday 22nd Jul. 12:00 to 12:30. Sisters Priya and Divya throw a joint birthday/graduation bash with the best Indian-themed party there is. NATURE: Deadly 60. CBBC (613) DOCUMENTARY: One Planet. BBC World Service Radio (0115) DOCUMENTARY: Monsoon Railway. BBC 2 ARTS: Book at Bedtime. BBC Radio Four. NATURE: Deadly Dozen. Nat Geo Wild ( Sky 528) TRAVEL: Feast India. Travel Channel | |||
