GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER MON 17 MAY, 2010
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| Death: Santana Dias | |||
 17 May: Cansaulim, Goa. SANTANA FRANCISCO JOSE DIAS (Born 1920; ex Post & Telegraph, Nairobi). Husband of Olivia. Father of Nazareth, Fr. Lucio, Savio/Beryl; Bernard/Clara. Grandfather of Savia, Berny and Clarissa. Funeral arrangements to follow. | |||
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| 11 Hindu right wing activists charged for Goa blast | |||
17 May: IANS. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Monday filed charges in a court against 11 activists of Sanatan Sanstha, a Hindu right wing organisation for the 16 Oct. 2009 Diwali-eve blast that killed two people in Margao ... 360 words. | |||
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| Goa Chitra, museum of State’s rich past | |||
17 May: Herald. International Museum Day, May 18, will be celebrated by Goa Chitra, Goa’s first and only ethnographical museum, situated in Benaulim … The project has been the recipient of two International awards. The Fundacao Orient scholarship 2009 (Portugal) and the VX Verodiano Award 2009 (USA) … 376 words. | |||
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News Summary | |||
| UK: New Event Announcement UK: New Event Announcement Sun 27 Jun. Benaulim Association (UK) Feast of Our patron saint St John the Baptist at Woodside High School Hall (formerly known as White Hart Lane School ), White Hart Lane, Wood Green, London N22. Holy Mass at 12.30pm SHARP. Dancing to the music of Maz & Co (Band and Disco). Tickets Members £8.00 Guests £10, Children 10 - 16 yrs £5 and 9 and under FREE. For catering purpose only, tickets will not be sold at the door so please book early to avoid disappointment. For tickets and further details please contact Jack 0208 9039017, Josephine on joferns9@gmail.com or 0208 9677471 or Mary on 0208 8039752, | |||
| Film Review : The Man Beyond the Bridge 17 May: Hollywood Reporter. By Justin Lowe. Not even Goa's picturesque landscapes can obscure the menace lurking below the surface of a conflicted rural community in "The Man Beyond the Bridge." After winning the FIPRESCI critics' prize at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, writer-director Laxmikant Shetgaonkar's feature debut has been picking up considerable momentum on the fest circuit… 438 words. Full Text. | |||
| CM’s help to be sought to save Goan clubs in Mumbai 18 May: Herald. The Federation for Goan Clubs (kuds) in Mumbai will approach Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat to assign a Minister for the kuds and work in tandem with the Federation and the office of the Archbishop to save the age-old clubs from being taken over by land sharks in the metropolis… 340 words. Full Text. | |||
| Lifeguard cover for 99% beaches 18 May: Times of India. Almost 99% of Goa's beaches will receive lifeguard cover by May 30 with 118 lifeguards to be commissioned within the next couple of weeks as part of the government's ambitious beach safety management programme… 438 words. Full Text. | |||
| UAE: Shortcut to hire maids leads to cash loss 18 May: Emirates Business. Fraudulent agents are offering services of housemaids from India by placing their ads on the internet. The shortage of Indian housemaids in the UAE follows strict rules by the Indian Government … Some Indian housemaids below 30 years are entering the Gulf countries from Goa … 1110 words. Full Text. | |||
| Vedanta-run mine in Goa ordered to stop work 17 May: IANS. Operations of an iron ore mine run by global mining giant Vedanta Resources in Goa has been suspended with immediate effect by the union environment and forests ministry Monday following an appeal petition by the Pirna-Nadora Nagrik Kruti Samiti (PNNKS), a local NGO protesting unplanned and illegal mining in the state… 173 words. Full Text. | |||
| Discussion on restructuring IFFI at Cannes 17 May: PTI. International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Goa today received global attention at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival, with film makers and industry representatives holding a brainstorming session on how to bring it at par with other major film festivals of the world… 151 words. Full Text. | |||
| Mystery shrouds death of youth in Tanzania 15 May: The Hitavada (Nagpur, India). Pranay Wankhede aged 34 years, had completed BA in Hotel Management from Goa and got a job as a Manager in Hotel Golden Tulip, Dar-es-Salaam, from October 1, 2009. Pranay experienced mental torture, harassment, abuse and no salary. He submitted his resignation in February 2010 … On May 13, his father received a call from the General Manager of the hotel to say that his son had died … The father has alleged that his son was murdered by the hotel management in Dar-es-Salaam and has asked for a CBI inquiry… 562 words. Full Text. | |||
| Crime branch not to probe death threat to Swedish model 17 May: IANS. Citing ‘jurisdictional issues’, the crime branch Monday said it cannot take any action vis-a-vis alleged death threats by an Israeli drug dealer to a Swedish model who exposed the police-drugs mafia nexus in Goa… 374 words. Full Text. | |||
| Sexual predators to pay victims 17 May: Times of India. Goa has a new scheme for the rescue of victims of sexual crimes…. Rs 50,000 will be given to each victim and the money will be placed in a bank in fixed deposit for five years … 634 words. Full Text. | |||
