GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER THU 10 JUNE, 2010
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| £5m+ for FN Souza's family which has 'fallen on bad times' | |||
 10 June: Sify. Francis Newton Souza was the talk of the auction market this week
when Christie's auctioned rare art from his 'Estate'. The auction raked in £5,449,025
in London. Sources at Christie's said the auction was an attempt to 'raise funds
for the artist's family which had fallen on bad times'… Red
Curse (photo) sold for £881,250 (est. £150,000 to £255,000).
[Village
Scene in Goa sold for £27,500 est. £4,000 to £6,000]. 452
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here. Francis Newton Souza: Indian Picasso 10 Jun: Focus (Germany) 992 words. Illus. Click here. | |||
| Nadia Torrado's estranged husband withdraws bail plea | |||
 10 Jun: PTI. Wilson Barretto (photo), the estranged husband of Nadia Torrado, today withdrew his anticipatory bail application from the district court … Barretto has expressed faith in the probe being carried out by Crime Branch of Goa Police… 158 words. | |||
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| Alfredo Lobato de Faria: The Portuguese do not know Portugal | |||
10 Jun: Jornal de Notícias (Portugal). Alfredo Lobato de Faria, 92, is the great-grandson of the third son of Carlos Manuel Lobato de Faria, Knight of the Royal House and considered the first Portuguese to settle in Goa. Alfredo was for years a columnist for Herald newspaper and has published poetry … He lives in a typical Portuguese home in the Fontainhas area of Panjim … He has never been to Portugal… 414 words. Machine translation. | |||
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| Audio: Fred de Sam Lazaro: Microfinancing Helps Residents of Kenya's Slums | |||
 7 June: PBS Newshour. Correspondent. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Kenya on
new efforts to help poor residents of Nairobi's crowded, unsanitary slums find
adequate housing through entrepreneurship and microfinancing. 6m. 06s. Click
here. For a profile of Fred de Sam Lazaro click here. | |||
News Summary | |||
| Mickky’s supporters meet to express solidarity 11 Jun: Navhind Times. Around 1500 people gathered near the residence of the former tourism minister, Mr Pacheco on Thursday evening and expressed solidarity with him in facing what they termed as ‘police harassment’… The villagers are aware of the persons who are behind the move to falsely implicate Mickky and tarnish his image… 352 words + photo. Full Text. | |||
| UK: An immigration language test of love 10 Jun: Evening Standard (London). By Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. This week's impediment is a new language condition for mostly dark foreign spouses from outlandish places such as South Africa or India… Before a fiancé or lover from outside our continent is allowed to come over, he or she has to achieve the English proficiency of a skilled worker… 553 words. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Mickky Pacheco faces serious charges in Nadia case 10 Jun: NDTV. Ex-Goa Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco is still missing, and has now been charged with abetting his girlfriend Nadia Torrado’s suicide … 2m. 07 s. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Police Build a Strong Case in Nadia Torrado’s Death 10 Jun: Navhind Times Multimedia. Police have managed to trace the calls, the cash source for paying Nadia’s medical bills and discovering her burnt boarding pass, and in the process have built a strong case against the former tourism minister Mickky Pacheco who is currently on the run… Full Text. | |||
| NCP's Goa unit stands by Francisco Pacheco 10 Jun: PTI. The Goa unit of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) today stood by its legislator, Francisco Mickey Pacheco, terming the entire case against him as an attempt to tarnish his image… 287 words. Full Text. | |||
| Nadia's family denies Pacheco bribed them 10 Jun: NDTV. Denying reports suggesting that Goa's former Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco tried to buy their silence, sources in Nadia Torrado's family have told NDTV that Pacheco gave around 40 lakh for Nadia's treatment, not to bribe them... 405 words. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Mickky Pacheco’s Bail Application Rejected 10 Jun: Navhind Times Multimedia. The Margao Court rejected Mickky Pacheco’s anticipatory bail plea on Thursday. The court has raised doubts over the poison theory and feels Nadia might have been forcefully given poison. 2m. 53s. Full Text. | |||
| Mopa Airport Project approved 10 Jun: Govt. of India. The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for setting up of a new Greenfield International Airport at Mopa in Goa. The new airport at Mopa will be constructed on a Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) basis … The Cabinet also approved the continuation of commercial operations at the existing Dabolim Civil Enclave Airport … Full Text. | |||
| Nadia Death: Crime Branch sleuths unravel more mysteries 10 Jun: Herald. Making startling revelations in the Nadia Torrado death case, the Crime Branch has said that Mickky Pacheco was with deceased in her house on May 14 night, the night before she consumed poison … Nadia also visited her husband on May 14 at Park Hyatt where he is employed … 616 words. Full Text. | |||
| Death: Anuradha (Suchita) Borcar 9 Jun: Baton Rouge, Louisiana (USA). ANURADHA (SUCHITA) BORCAR. Beloved wife of Dr. Shrihari V. Borcar (Syngenta, USA). Mother of Apurva and Amol. | |||
| Escape from the World Cup – Go to Goa 9 Jun: Noticias Cada Dia (Spain). The World Cup can lead to marital discord between couples… Get away from it … take a holiday … 7 nights in Goa, India, for 29 € per person, Bed & Breakfast. Full Text. | |||
| Video: 8 days on, ex-Goa minister untraceable 10 Jun: Times Now TV. The Goa scandal is getting murkier by the day. Eight days after Nadia's murder, prime suspect Mickey Pacheco is still on the run. Police have now charged him with destruction of evidence apart from culpable homicide not amounting to murder… 0m. 52s. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Nadia death case: Goa ex-minister still missing 10 Jun: CNN-IBN… Why did Pacheco act against medical advice and shift Nadia from one hospital to another?.. Rights activists Auda Viegas who first took up the case alleging death threats is giving another twist to the tale… 2m. 00s. Full Text. | |||
| Nadia Death: Maid exposes cover-up attempt 10 Jun: Times of India. Alleging a huge cover-up in the Nadia Torrado case, the police said on Wednesday that former tourism minister Francisco "Mickky" Pacheco paid her family huge sums of money… 409 words. Full Text. | |||
| Weekly Weather & Exchange Rates 10 Jun: Navhind Times. Weather: Max = 32.3; Min = 23.3. Humidity 64% Exchange (Buying) rates: £= 68.00; $ = 46.70; Euro = 56.40 | |||
