GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER WED 02 JUNE, 2010
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| Death: Julie Ferrao | |||
 2 Jun: Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. Julie E. Ferrao - (Born 1927). Wife of the late
Lawrence C. Ferrao. Mother of Philip (Lorensa); Oscar (Rosalie) and the late Nelson
Ferrao. Grandmother of Melissa and Kelvin, Stephanie, Elayne, Aaron and Alicia.
Funeral on Friday, June 04 at St. Peters' Church in Oyster Bay, Dar-es-Salaam.
Condolences to: 4ferraos@rogers.com [Info
from Stephen de Souza Mississauga]. | |||
| Death: Mary Lobo | |||
1 Jun: Toronto. MARY LOBO (age 93; ex Nairobi). Wife of the late Ben Lobo. Pre-deceased
by her daughter Florrie (late Vivian Pimenta) and her grandson Kevin. Will be
sadly missed by her children: Sylvia (John), Joe (Bonita), Maureen (Victor), and
Errol (Peggy). Nana to her grandchildren: Neale, Jackie, Jillian, Keith, Joanne,
Louise, Andrea, Courtney, and Khadjia, and her great grandchildren: Tom, Ben,
Jessica, Renee, Sophie, Hannah, Jack, and Elle. Funeral details will follow. Condolences
to joannelobo@jlref.com | |||
| Video: Nadia Torrado Finally Laid to Rest | |||
 2 Jun: Navhind Multimedia. The body of Nadia Torrado was finally laid to rest at Loutolim (photo) on Wednesday but not before a second autopsy was carried out on Tuesday and, amid allegations of harassment of the victim's family by the police on the instructions of a powerful person … 4m. 31s. | |||
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| Auction: FN Souza's works: 152 items | |||
9 June: Christies, South Kensington, London. Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002).
The Art of Souza: Property from the Estate of Francis Newton Souza. 152 items.
Est. £1000 to £250,000. For a listing of them, click
here. The one shown here is item 1: Village Scene in Goa . Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000. | |||
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News Summary | |||
| Govt scared of skeletons in its drug closet: HC 3 Jun: Times of India. In a major embarrassment to the state government, the high court has observed that its unwillingness to hand over the investigations into the police-drug dealers nexus to an independent agency like the CBI maybe because of the fear of more skeletons tumbling out of the cupboard… 1042 words. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Girl's suicide: Goa minister under scanner 2 Jun: Times Now TV. Mickky Pacheco claims he is being framed by the Congress Party. 1m:32s Full Text. | |||
| Relief to Indian-American community as passport rules are changed 2 Jun: My News.in The Indian government has changed the new citizenship rules - persons who became citizens of the US till May 31, 2010, are required to pay $20 instead of $175 to renounce their Indian citizenship .. 712 words. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Goa minister dragged into friend's suicide issue 2 Jun: Times Now TV. Goa's Tourism Minister Francisco Pacheco has been summoned by the state police in connection with the death of a 28-year-old woman, who allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison... 2m. 37s. Full Text. | |||
| Woman death: Victim of witch-hunting, says Goa minister 2 Jun: PTI. Goa Tourism Minister Francisco Pacheco has accused the police of "witch-hunting"… Demanding a judicial probe into her death, Pacheco said he has lost faith in uprightness of Goa Police… The minister, in the letter, has also demanded a judicial probe into excise and drugs scam, which hit the state recently… 310 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa minister’s ‘partner’ death case given to Crime Branch 2 Jun: IANS. Goa Police Wednesday transferred to the Crime Branch the investigation into the mysterious death of Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco’s alleged paramour... “there are certain suspicious circumstances surrounding the death (of Nadia) which point towards abetment of a suicide. For a professional investigation, the case has been transferred to Crime Branch for further investigation,” the press note said… 400 words. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Suspended PI Ashish Shirodkar Granted Bail 2 Jun: Navhind Multimedia. In a dramatic development in the high-profile probe into the politician-police-drug mafia nexus in Goa, a senior police officer arrested for his links to the mafia was released on Wednesday on conditional bail. 1m. 28s. Full Text. | |||
| Women activists want probe into Goa minister’s partner’s death 2 Jun: IANS. Women activists Wednesday met Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and demanded a thorough probe into the controversial death of Nadia Torrado. The mother had claimed that her daughter had consumed rat poison after mistaking it for toothpaste… 238 words. Full Text. | |||
| Deaths 1 June: Cansaulim-Praial, Goa. ROSALINA FERNANDES (Born 1932) Wife of late Pio Joao Gaspar Fernandes. Mother of Gilbert/Luiza, Philomena/Agostinho, Thomas/Blanch. Grandmother of Rysvel (Canada), Ryshla, Lysenka/Edwin, Lyris (Australia), Priola, Maisie and Maverik. Funeral on 2 Jun. at Cansaulim. 31 May: Agassaim-Dandi, Goa. ANDRE PEREIRA (RUZAR). (Born 1922). Husband
of late Feliciana, father of Camilo (UK, Swindon) Olivia, Benjamita and Savio
(UK, Swindon). Grandfather of Creacy, Cleatus, Clyvon, Clenny and Shawn. Funeral
on 2 Jun. at Agasaim. | |||
| Police summon Mickky over Nadia’s death 2 Jun: Herald. For the first time since Nadia Torrado died at Chennai on Saturday last, the police have summoned Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco for investigations in connection with the death of the Loutolim woman. In another development, police have registered a case of abetment to suicide under section 306 of the India Penal code against unknown persons… 528 words. Full Text. | |||
| Nadia Torrado: Four-member team conducts 2nd autopsy 2 Jun: Herald. According to sources, the second post mortem report has ruled out any foul play in the death of the deceased woman… Bailancho Ekvott Convenor Auda Viegas had alleged that the deceased woman had bruises all over the body, which she believed was due to assault before the deceased woman was administered the poison…. the authorities handed over Nadia’s body to her relatives … The family will announce the funeral date after going through the post mortem reports … 372 words. Click here.
Missionaries from Russia have opened an orphanage in Goa | |||
