GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER MON 03 MAY, 2010
| ANNOUNCEMENT | |||
| The Mining Petition | |||
The Petition is now closed. Thank you for you interest. | |||
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| UK Elections: Philip Pinto Opposes Immigration | |||
3 May: Toronto Star. Philip Pinto is an immigrant who opposes immigration. The
54-year-old engineering consultant is the Milton Keynes candidate for UKIP, one
of Britain's minor parties … he migrated to Britain from Kenya 33 years …
He says that he was initially "brainwashed by the liberal intelligentsia"
into believing that non-whites were subject to racial discrimination… 646
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| Toronto Goan Assoc: 40 Years & Counting | |||
South Asian Observer (to be published with additions). First report of the celebrations. The main photo shows the surviving ex-Presidents: Errol Francis, David Nazareth, John Nazareth, Alpoim Andrade, Norbert Lamas, Martin Rodrigues, Zulema D’Souza, John Noronha and Alcino Rodrigues.
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| Cheryl D'Souza: The mining mafia ravages beautiful Goa | |||
3 May: Hard News. Cheryl is a very stubborn woman … Even as the mining mafia
ravages beautiful Goa, a magnificent struggle is unfolding around the sacred groves
and pristine rivers … She says it is her constitutional right to have clean
water. Bail is for cissies, she says. I have not committed a crime. If I'm guilty
fighting for Goa's water, they can lock me up and throw away the f..... key….
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here. Video: Cheryl at a press conference held after her release from prison … click here. | |||
News Summary | |||
| India moves to protect forests from mining 4 May: Financial Times (UK). Jairam Ramesh, the Indian environment minister, told the Financial Times that the decision to ban coal mining in dense forest areas was part of an attempt to better regulate India’s mining industry … Mr Ramesh said he favoured applying similar criteria to other mineral resources, and he has also imposed a blanket ban on mining in the coastal state of Goa, a popular tourist destination… 557 words. Full Text. | |||
| Squads to check hill cutting, land filling 4 May: Times of India. The government has decided to constitute and induct a flying squad for each district to respond to calls on illegal hill cutting and filling of low-lying land. Sources said each flying squad will be headed by a deputy collector and comprise officials from the police, town and country planning and survey departments… 260 words. Full Text. | |||
| Christian Visitors to Germany 3 May: Augsburger Allgemeine (Germany). Joyce, Crescy and Crispina, the three nuns who are visiting Mering in Germany are amazedthat the streets and churches are deserted…. Joyce worked for the Catholic press in Pune, Crescy is involved in various women's projects in Bombay and Crispina teaches at a school in Goa…. Joyce's sister living in Canada funded the trip … 448 words + photo. Machine translation. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Desecration incidents go on with Impunity in the State 3 May: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Continuing with their mischievous acts, some unknown miscreants desecrated 4 statues at the Guardian Angel Church in Curchorem late on the Saturday night… 5m. 10s. Full Text. | |||
| Goa’s first lifestyle magazine released 4 May: Navhind Times. Viva Goa! the first lifestyle magazine of Goa was formally launched by celebrated author and columnist, Ms Shobhaa De… the monthly magazine contains articles on people, art, travel, cuisine, architecture, and also on legal aspects... 392 words. Full Text. | |||
| Retirement homes are the new buzzword 1 May: Mail Today (India). Developers are targeting upper class senior citizens with good savings and non- resident Indians (NRIs) who are looking at India as a retirement location… Impact Projects is planning such abodes in Goa and other metros… These luxury retirement homes start at a price of about Rs 45 lakh. 528 words…Full Text. | |||
| Nigerian chargesheeted for raping Aus woman in Goa 3 May: PTI. Goa police today chargesheeted a 25-year-old Nigerian tourist for allegedly raping an Australian woman during her stay in Goa last month… 156 words. Full Text. | |||
| UK Scholarships for Goan students 3 May: Financial Express. The De Souza Trust Goa Scholarships aims to provide opportunities for dynamic students of Goan origin to study or train in educational institutions in the United Kingdom… The scholarships cover full or part tuition fees and student visa for the UK… Applicants should register online … Deadline for submission: May 31, 2010 … 234 words. Full Text. | |||
| Paradox in Paradise: A Goan story 3 May: Typeboard. Goa, primarily known as a land of sand and sun, also has some beautiful forests … In recent years Goa has seen unprecedented economic growth. While the government attributes this to tourism boom, locals say a lot of the money is coming from the flourishing real estate and mining business, most of which is unplanned and illegal… 466 words. Full Text. | |||
| General Ramalho Eanes talks about leaving India 3 May: Diario de Noticias (Portugal). Revisiting Goa, Daman and Diu is the title of the work that General Ramalho Eanes, former President of Portugal, presents tomorrow in Lisbon. The issue of the League of Combatants, prefaced by Eanes, brings together essays about the end of Portugal's presence in India and the military conflict that led to Lisbon leave those territories. Machine translation. Mumbai gunman convicted of murder over terror attacks | |||
