GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER MON 21 JUNE, 2010
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| Kenya: In Memoriam: Walter Paul D’Souza | ||
 Died 21 June 2008. WALTER PAUL D’SOUZA. Fondly missed by your children, grandchildren, great-grandchild, workmates, friends and the Community. | ||
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| Video: Babush Monserrate joins Congress | ||
 21 Jun: Goa 365. The strength of the Congress party in the 40-member Legislative Assembly went up to 19 after the Education Minister and unattached MLA from Taleigao constituency Atanasio (Babush) Monserrate rejoined the Congress party on Monday after a long wait. 5m. 57s. | ||
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| Aires Rodrigues in Lyndon Monteiro's Shirt! | ||
 20 Jun: Target Goa. Advocate Aires Rodrigues has been attacked, assaulted, had his fingers chopped off but he still soldiers on in what is increasingly looking like a thankless job. The bad guys still rule, but this firebrand activist continues to stick his prominent chin out … Quote, “I have nothing personally against Mickky Pacheco or Lyndon Monteiro. In fact Lyndon came to my 50th birthday celebrations [last month] and he gifted me this shirt that I am wearing”… 901 words.
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News Summary | ||
| Deaths 21 Jun. Bandra, Mumbai. FR. JAIME FERNANDES. (Born 1918; ex Goa & Angola). Died at the Clergy Home, Bandra and interred on the same day.
21 Jun: Panjim, Goa. MARIA VALENTINA EULALIA PEREIRA DIAS. Relict of Francisco
Xavier Dias. Mother of Caetaninho/Gloria (Portugal); Hedwig/late Grace; Celina/Arnaldo
(Australia); Rodolfo/Norma; Godwin/Sally. Funeral on 22 Jun. at Portais, Panjim.
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| ‘Govt should take over heritage properties for commercial use’ 21 Jun: Herald. The Indian Heritage Hotels Association (IHHA) has proposed that Goa government should take over crumbling properties and develop them… the first priority of such developed heritage property should be given to the owner… The Goa Heritage Action Group (GHAG) in association with the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has listed 1000 heritage structure in Panaji and around 3,500 structures across the state. 509 words. Full Text. | ||
| New twist in Nadia Torrado death case 21 Jun: Press Trust Of India. The police on Monday told the court that Nadia after allegedly consuming poison had sent an SMS to her husband on May 15 at 11.59 am stating, "Don't know whether you are avoiding my calls but I have to tell you something and I don't have too much time." … Nadia's family members had said she had accidentally taken poison at around 9 am … The prosecution also said the maid servant, who was there in the house when Nadia allegedly consumed poison, is missing… 223 words. Full Text. | ||
| Mickky Pacheco & Lyndon Monteiro denied anticipatory bail 21 Jun. IANS. Former Goa tourism minister Francisco alias Mickky Pacheco and his aide Lyndon Monteiro were Monday denied anticipatory bail in connection with the death of Nadia Torrado. The prosecution has also said that one of the key witnesses in the case, a house maid at the Torrado house, had “mysteriously” gone missing… 276 words. Full Text. | ||
| Anjali Mendes will be missed 21 Jun: Mumbai Mirror. By Queenie Dhody. Anjali will be remembered as a radical who acted upon her gutsy thoughts… She left our country to be the first Indian girl to walk the fashion ramps in Paris, at a time when these things were just a dream… everything about her was tres chic. She was quite a lady. May her soul rest in peace… 527 words. Full Text. | ||
| Karnataka: Terror, swine flu scared away foreign tourists 21 Jun: Times of India, It was not recession alone that kept foreigners away from Karnataka; terrorism and swine flu too brought down their number by nearly 50%. The number of foreign tourists to the state dropped to 230,000 in 2009 -- almost half compared to the 520,000 in 2008... Full Text. | ||
| Monseratte to Join Congress by Evening: Kamat 21 Jun: 15:47 IST. Outlook. Congress today cleared decks for the entry of United Goans Democratic Party (UGDP) (unattached) legislator `Babush' Monseratte into the party fold. Chief Minister Digamber Kamat told reporters outside that Monseratte will be joining the party by evening… Monseratte is Education Minister in Kamat's cabinet… Monseratte was in the news two years back after he was arrested for attacking Panaji police station… During the last tenure, Monseratte, who was then Town and Country Planning Minister had to resign from the cabinet bowing to the mass protest against him… 370 words. Full Text. | ||
| Death: Filomena Vaz 19 June: Chinel Bhatt, Batim, Goa. FILOMENA VAZ (Born 1944). Wife of late Daniel Fernandes. Mother of Rita/Lawrence. Grandmother of Lawrita and Stacy Fernandes (Swindon, UK). Funeral cortege will leave her residence on 21st Jun at 4.30 pm to Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Batim, for Eucharistic celebration followed by burial. | ||