GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER WED 09 JUNE, 2010
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| To go, Goa, go! | |||
 8 Jun: Cyberpresse (Canada). An old adolescent dream realized. To travel for a week the full length of mythical Goa … The landscape looks strangely similar to that of South America, coconut palms, red soil and barren mountains, bumpy winding roads, hardly large enough for two vehicles or a scooter and some sacred cows… fishing, mining, spice plantations, coconuts and cashews and trade in alcohol with little or no tax, runs the economy… 4 photos + 708 words (machine translation). | |||
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| UK: Ann Soares' cooking inspired Croydon sausage factory | |||
9 Jun: Croydon Guardian. Specialist sausage maker Alex Dos Santos' opened a new
manufacturing base in Croydon on Saturday… his creations have featured on
TV shows … The 49-year-old originally started a small-scale business by selling
food to the Goan community … His grandmother, Ascencao Anna Maria Soares
(ex-Kenya - Eldoret and Mombasa), inspired his cooking … For more about
Alex's creations, visit www.goanfood.co.uk
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| “Nadia Torredo's mother could be arrested today” | |||
 9 Jun: 13:08 IST. NDTV. Sources say that the first arrest in the case is expected today – Sonia (photo) Nadia's mother is likely to be arrested for destroying evidence… The police now believe that Nadia may have been hurt, probably by Pachecho, and that her suicide could have been forced… 335 words. | |||
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| Helping the Aged | |||
 9 Jun: Herald. By Dolcy D’Cruz. … Providing the human need to the elderly are the students of the Home Nursing Course of Keerti Vidyalaya Technical Institute… The foundation was set up by Rudolf Schwartz, a German who visits Goa twice every year and provides all the resources through various sponsors … Wendell Rodricks shares his experience about the nurse who is looking after his mother … Text + 3 photos. | |||
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| Video: Bail Applications: Lyndon Monteiro – denied; Mickky deferred to Thursday 9 Jun: Navhind Multimedia. The bail plea of Mickky Pacheco is postponed for Thursday. Arguments of both the counsels were heard for one and half hours by judge B P Deshpande. The anticipatory bail application of Lyndon Monteiro, was however rejected by the court. 5m. 35s. Full Text. | |||
| Campaign to relax UK visa rules for Indian shopping tourists 9 Jun: UK Visa Bureau. West End retailers have launched a campaign to urge David Cameron to relax UK visa rules for Indian tourists, identified as one of the highest retail spenders in London. 313 words. Full Text. | |||
| Could You Pass the New English Test for UK migrants? 9 Jun: BBC. The Government's introducing a new test for anyone coming to live in the UK as the husband, wife, fiancée or civil partner of a British citizen. They'll have to prove they have a basic grasp of the language before they're granted a visa. The BBC been along to one language school to find out what the students there think of the plans… 373 words. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Nadia’s family: “Police forced us to lie” 9 June: TimesNow TV. Nadia's family alleged that Goa Police is pressuring them to make false statements. They have also accused the Goa Police of acting under political considerations and also being influenced by certain NGOs. In fact now Nadia's family has demanded a CBI probe into her murder… 03m. 09s. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Did Mickky Pacheco bribe her family? Did Mickky Pacheco bribe her family? 9 Jun: 18:50 IST. NDTV. The police allege that Pacheco may have given Nadia's family close to 35 lakhs to ensure they protect him. Nadia's brother has allegedly admitted to receiving this money in instalments…2m. 17s. Full Text. | |||
| Pacheco lover’s mother burnt all her documents, clothes: Cops 9 Jun: IANS. The mother of Nadia Torrado has burnt all evidence relevant to her daughter’s death police told a local court Wednesday… Meanwhile, in a petition filed at the High Court, Sonia has accused the police of harassing her into making false allegations against Pacheco … 296 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa blast case: 1 of the 5 accused surrenders 9 Jun: PTI. Prashant Ashtekar, one of the five absconding accused in the Margao blast case has surrendered before a local court. He is among the five accused wanted in connection with the conspiracy to execute serial blasts in Margao on Diwali eve last year… Click here. "We know where the Goa police remove their pants" 9 Jun: Herald. "We know which place the Goa police are not only removing their boots, but pants as well". Prashant Ashtekar's lawyer has slammed the Goa police for corruption and criminalisation… 426 words. Click here. | |||
| Drug dealer Dudu attempts suicide in jail 9 Jun: Digital Goa. International drug dealer David (Dudu) Driham attempted suicide in the lockup where he is lodged at Aguada Central jail … 141 words. Full Text. | |||
| Mickky prime suspect in Nadia murder case 9 Jun: Herald. … the Crime Branch has noted, “It appears that Mickky Pacheco and Lyndon Monteiro may have played an important role in the destruction of evidence.” … scientific investigations has revealed that Pacheco was very closely linked to the deceased till her death… the approximate amount in the treatment of the victim is more than Rs 40 lakhs … 465 words. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Nadia case: Mickky Pacheco is now prime suspect 9 Jun: Times Now. The former Goa minister is now the prime suspect. TIMES NOW has accessed Nadia Torrado's post mortem report, which deepens the mystery over her death... 0m. 57s. Full Text. | |||
| UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes DOCUMENTARY: A Legend Before Slumdog. BBC Radio Four Thursday 10th Jun. 11:30 to 12:00. When AR Rahman won two Oscars for the film score of Slumdog Millionaire it shot him to international recognition. But he had been a phenomenally successful composer long before that. FILM: Bhowani Junction. Channel 4 TRAVEL: Feast India. Travel Channel. COOKERY: Food Safari. Good Food TRAVEL: World Odyssey: Kenya. Travel Channel. FILM: Josh. Bollywood 4U TRAVEL: Panasia. Travel Channel DOCUMENTARY: Secrets of the Jesus Tomb. Five | |||
