GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SAT 22 MAY, 2010
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Death: Romalda De Lima
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17 May: London. BASILIA ROMALDINA DE LIMA (Born Tivim, Goa, 1924; ex-Mombasa). Wife of John. Mother of Sabina, Rosie, Patsy & Joseph. Grandmother of Fabio & Gabriella. Funeral: - Wed. 26th May: 1100 at Virgo Fidelis Church, 143 Central Hill, Upper Norwood, SE19 1RT; then to Croydon Crematorium, Thornton Rd, CR9 3AT at 1215. No Flowers Please. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St Mary's Family Day Centre, Upper Norwood. Condolences to gabriella_fabrizi@hotmail.co.uk
Mickky Affair
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22 May: Goan Observer. … a lady friend of Mickky Pacheco (photo) attempted to commit suicide by consuming a rat poison … Mickky Pacheco's marriage to wife no 2 is itself believed to be illegal because he has not divorced wife no 1. He is attempting to victimise his alleged girlfriend… the police have registered a case against the woman for attempting to committee suicide. Maybe it is Ravi Naik's way of taking revenge against Mickky for the accusations that he was protecting the drug mafia… 282 words.
[Ed: An earlier report giving the name of the "lady friend" has not been confirmed and appears to be incorrect.]
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The Tao of Panda
21 May: Lifescape Magazine. Panda: I came to Goa twenty years ago because of a girlfriend, she liked it a lot … The exterior environment has changed a lot but the interior environment has not. That means exteriorly there are much more things built up, there's more noise, traffic, more sellers, there's more houses and less nature and more pollution. But the interior feeling has not changed. The interior feeling is what we don't see, which is invisible that is still here… 2997 words. Click here.
Panda was born in 1958, Vancouver. His website with video, bio etc. is at http://www.pandataichi.net/
News Summary
At home in Goa
23 May: Hindustan Times. A completely different holiday itinerary. Day 1: Visit to the Russian mafia… Day 2: Visit to the mining mafia… Day 3: Visit to a restaurant off-limits to Indians… Day 4: Visit the land shark… Day 5: Visit to the concrete jungle… 523 words. Full Text.
2 teams to check illegalities at tourist spots in state
23 May: Navhind Times. In an attempt to offer clean and trouble-free tourist spots, the tourism department has formed two inspection squads, one each in either of the two districts of the state, to check illegalities at places frequented by the tourists … The squads would also be responsible for checking of menace by the Lamanis and begging by the people and harassment caused to the tourists… 232 words. Full Text.
Video: Kamat advises Women to Stay Away from Politics for the Good of Society
22 May: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Saturday advised women to stay away from politics and not to fall prey to the scheme of 33 per cent reservation for women… 1m. 46s. Full Text.
Hoteliers, guesthouse owners ordered to admit foreigners with ID proof
23 May: Herald. The government has once again issued a notification calling upon hoteliers, guest house owners and all those renting out their premises to ensure that they admit their customers only with identity proof and to submit ‘C’ Form to the nearest police station in case of foreign guests… 365 words. Full Text.
The multi-million rupee bribes
22 May: OhMyNews. Corruption in India has become rampant and the amounts involved are mindboggling… 1117 words. Full Text.
Swedish model not ready to reveal her location: Police
22 May: PTI. Goa Police today said Swedish model Lucky Farmhouse, who played a key role in exposing the cop-drug mafia nexus through a spy cam, was not ready to divulge her location in Mumbai…. she had told police that she was in Mumbai and that that she was ready to come to Goa even tomorrow. 156 words. Full Text.
Winnie Coutinho Sacked
22 May: Goan Observer. Winnie Coutinho, the notorious public prosecutor and additional advocate general did not resign. She was sacked not because of Aires Rodrigues. She was sacked because her most staunch political godfather, Deputy Speaker Mauvin Godinho, fell out of favour with the Chief Minister… 259 words. Full Text.
Pollution board warns of epidemic in Colva
22 May: Herald. The Goa Pollution Control Board has called for concerted action by concerned departments to avoid the outbreak of a "potential epidemic" in the village of Colva…342 words. Click here.
Pollution board slaps notices on 13 hotels
22 May: Herald. The Pollution Board has issued show-cause notices to 13 hotels in Colva. They are: Colva Residency (GTDC), Star Beach Resort, Pearl Oceanique, Soul Vacation, Hotel Bollywood, Colmar Beach Resort, Hotel Lucky Star, Colva Beach Resort, Longinhos Resort, Graciano Cottages, Vincy Beach Resort and Sea Coin. 352 words. Click here.
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Goa plans law on realty sector
22 May: Times of India. The law commission of Goa has asked citizens to submit suggestions and proposals for the formulation of a law that will make it compulsory for developers and real estate owners to administer the common interests of dwellers of flats or bungalows… the public to convey their grievances and suggestions to the law commission on or before June 15 by emailing chairman-glc.goa@nic.in or rdkhalap@rediffmail.com. 368 words. Full Text.
Lowest bid for Princess's removal is £ 17m
22 May: Times of India. Getting rid of the grounded River Princess may now cost the state at least Rs 100 crore... 175 words. Full Text.
Videos: Air India plane crashes in Mangalore; 158 dead, 8 survivors | 22 May:
A plane has crashed near the southern Indian city of Mangalore with 166 people on board the flight from Dubai. The plane overshot the runway and crashed ...Videoclips. Click here. For the passenger list click here.