GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER WED 23 JUNE, 2010
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| Toronto: Tiatr: Surreal story laced with raunchy sideshow | |||
23 Jun: South Asian Observer. By Eugene Correia. Billed as a masterpiece, Raymond (Jr) Menezes’s Konkani play “Dukh” (Sorrow) was just average, lacking subtle twists and turns to engage the minds -- and hearts -- of the audience… Two scenes that stood out were the opening act of the plane’s explosion with the aid of a video clip and the Holy Cross in the dark of the night with special effects… 768 words. | |||
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| Death: Wilfred Rodrigues | |||
 22 Jun: Calgary, Canada. WILFRED RODRIGUES (Born in Goa, 1934). Wilfred was very
active in sports and music. He will be missed by his wife Louise, sons Cedric
and Savio, grandchildren Alisha, Ethan and Miranda. He was predeceased by his
son Selwyn. Prayers and Tributes at St. Luke's Catholic Church on Friday, June
25 at 7:00 pm. Funeral Mass at St. Luke's Catholic Church on Saturday, June 26
at 11:30 am. Full details at the link below. [He was the first VP
of the Goan Association Calgary] | |||
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| The Goa Beach Look | |||
23 Jun: Envy (France). . Discover the right look to adopt for a holiday in Goa… To create a peaceful atmosphere in Goa, one carries in one’s bag of cotton, a box of tea and orange blossom water … Machine translation. | |||
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| Goa police blame Swedish witness for drug dealer's bail | |||
23 Jun: IANS. By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar. Accused of sabotaging the high-profile
probe into the police-politician-drug mafia nexus in Goa, police appear to have
made key witness, Swedish model Lucky Farmhouse, the proverbial scapegoat by accusing
her of not deposing before them… Lucky, who was in Mumbai for a commercial
shoot last month, had recently posted on her blog that the police were not trying
to make any efforts to contact her because they did not want the minister's son
to be caught… 313 words. Click
here. For a Lucky's videoclip (0m. 41s) of a Mumbai market in June 2010, click here. | |||
| Chef Urbano Rego: Licking Our Fingers | |||
 28 Jun: Outlook. Urbano Rego is the grand-daddy of Goan cuisine—a culinary genius who has cooked for everybody from J.R.D. Tata to Margaret Thatcher. He’s officially designated executive chef of all the Taj properties in Goa, but he’s so self-effacing you’d never realise who he is… 297 words + photo. | |||
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News Summary | |||
| Atala denies connections with Goa drug peddlers 24 Jun: PTI. Israeli drug dealer Yaniv Benaim alias Atala today said that he used drugs like any ordinary tourist visiting Goa and denied involvement with drug trade… 157 words. Click here. No politician involved in drug trade: Atala 24 Jun: Times of India. Atala denied that any politician was involved in the drug trade in the state…. Atala termed Lucky's tapes a 'joke'. "It is nothing serious. It's a joke, it was a movie," the alleged drug peddler said… 364 words. Click here. | |||
| Drug peddlers adopting new strategies: Police 24 Jun: Navhind Times. The Superintendent of Police (SP), Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC), Mr Veenu Bansal has said that the drug peddlers have realised that the strong ANC is working smartly, which means they (drug peddlers) are now become extra smart and keep changing their routine strategies… 323 words. Full Text. | |||
| Ladies toilet waste spreads to the roads in Mapusa market 24 Jun: Herald. The septic tank of the ladies toilet near earthenware market in Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) market has started overflowing and the waste matter has spread to the roads in the market, posing a health hazard to shopkeepers and people visiting the market… 349 words. Full Text. | |||
| Vishwajit Rane all set to join Congress on Thursday 24 Jun: Herald. After months of denials and delays, Valpoi’s independent legislator Vishwajit Rane is all set to join the Congress party after resigning from his assembly seat… 285 words. Full Text. | |||
| From now on I'm English, not British 23 Jun: The Guardian (UK). By Sunny Hundal. In letting our perceptions of English identity be defined by the far-right, ethnic minorities miss out on shaping what it means … For as long as I can remember I've called myself a British Asian… it was a neat term because it was secular and it was vague on the ethnic side … But I think it's time to embrace the idea of Englishness. And from now on, I am an Englishman… 753 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa minister, police going soft on drug dealer: BJP 23 Jun: IANS. Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik and police are responsible for Israeli drug dealer Atala getting bail due to lack of evidence, the BJP said Wednesday… 342 words. Full Text. | |||
| Aires Rodrigues: Cops must investigate Mickky's unlicensed pistol 23 Jun: Target Goa. Adv. Aires Rodrigues has today demanded that the police should investigate into the unlicensed pistol that was being used by Micky Pacheco… It was public knowledge that Mickky Pacheco had time and again brandished this pistol at various people to threaten them after losing his temper … the South Goa Collector had rejected Pacheco’s application for firearm licence in view of his violent nature… 163 words. Full Text. | |||
| Drug importer ordered to repay £1,650 on unexplained £15,000 assets 23 Jun: The Sentinel. Valerie McDowall, 45, was ordered to repay £1,650 as compromise on unexplained £15,000 assets … This related to the importation of 1,500 diazepam tablets and 1,400 nitrazepam tablets in March 2009… McDowall was caught after the package [from Goa] addressed to her was intercepted. 228 words. Full Text. | |||
| Dubai: Goans to mark feast on Friday 23 Jun: Gulf News. Dubai Expats from Goa will celebrate São João, the feast of St John the Baptist on Friday, where a buffet is on offer at Ramee Royal, Karama, Dubai. For details log on to www.radiogoa.net/san_joao.html | |||
| NRIs are once again investing in luxury residential properties 23 Jun: Mail Today (India). With the prices of residential properties again heading north, non- resident Indians ( NRIs) are making a beeline to invest in their favourite segment – highend luxury projects .. beginning October, residential property prices have once again shot up considerably … Apart from Mumbai, cities like Pune, Bangalore and Goa received a lot of enquiries for residential flats … 490 words. Full Text. | |||
| Alemaos enter Mickky's turf 23 Jun: Times of India. Benaulim MLA Francisco “Mickky” Pacheco going underground has served to turn the constituency into a hotbed of politics. … PWD minister Churchill Alemao has dropped broad hints that his daughter Valanka, a lawyer, would seek to represent the constituency … Alemao has already announced the opening of an office in Benaulim on August 15 and that Valanka will be in charge of the affairs… 226 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa's hall of shame! 23 Jun: Indian Express. A small state with a long list of politicians involved in alleged crimes and controversies, Goa is currently waiting to see how the saga of Francisco Mickky Pacheco, named prime suspect in the Nadia Torrado death case, ends. A rundown of the company he finds himself in: Churchill Alemao ... Joaquim Alemao … Atanasio Monserrate … Dayanand Narvekar … John Fernandes … Manohar Parrikar … Victoria Fernandes … 565 words. Full Text. | |||
| Monserrate’s joining Congress evokes sharp reactions 23 Jun: IANS. Controversial Goa Education Minister and unattached legislator Atanasio Monserrate’s entry into the Congress has triggered sharp reactions from both within the party and the opposition… The Goa Congress Party President said the decision to allow a controversial politician to join the Congress was taken by party chief Sonia Gandhi and the high command… 545 words. Full Text. | |||
| UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: A History of the World in 100 Objects. BBC Radio Four Friday 25th Jun. 19:45 to 20:00. Kilwa Pot Sherds. Neil MacGregor uses fragments of pottery to tell the story of a string of thriving communities along the East African coast with links across the Indian Ocean and beyond. DOCUMENTARY: Banged Up Abroad. National Geographic FILM: Pather Panchali. Film4 DOCUMENTARY: Tiger v Dragon. BBC World Service Radio DOCUMENTARY: Too White to be Black. BBC Radio Four TRAVEL: Planet Food. Travel Channel DOCUMENTARY: African Railway. BBC 4 | |||
