GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER WED 26 MAY, 2010
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| Death: Ena Costa Martins | |||
22 May: Assolna, Goa. ENA SOUZA MACHADO COSTA MARTINS. (Born 1921). Wife of late Carlos Costa Martins. Mother of Sandra/Gerry (Canada); Marina/Patrick (Canada); Vanda/Steven (USA); Wilma (Canada); Jocelyn/Richard (Canada); Emilio/Carmen. Funeral on Friday 28 May at Assolna. Full details at the link below. | |||
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| Auction: Table Cabinet | |||
 3 Jun: Mallams, Oxford. Lot No 319, A Colonial rosewood, possibly Indo-Portuguese Table Cabinet, Estimates: £300 to £500. | |||
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| Video: Policeman Attacked in Baga | |||
 26 May: Navhind multimedia. Mahabaleshwar Sawant (photo), a police constable attached to the Anti Narcotic Cell was severely beaten up by suspected drug peddlers at Baga beach on Tuesday… 2m. 02s. | |||
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| Dr Wiseman Pinto appointed on International Panels. | |||
 26 May: Herald. Dr. R.G. Wiseman
Pinto, [of Assolna, Goa], Professor and Head of the Department of Pathology, GMC,
has been appointed to the Committee of the International Academy of Cytology…
He represented India at the International Cytology Conference, held in Edinburgh
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| Anti-narcotics officer on payroll of Israeli drug dealers | |||
26 May: IANS. Ashish Shirodkar (photo), a former chief of the Goa Police’s anti-narcotics cell was on the pay-roll of two leading Israeli drug dealers, officials said Wednesday. Police said that he had been arrested for his links to Yaniv Benaim alias Atala, and David Driham alias Dudu… 308 words. | |||
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| Video: Kamat denies having said women should not enter politics. | |||
 25 May: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Even as TV channels showed exactly what he said for which he earned criticism, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has changed his tack and has denied saying what he said. With this background, Mr Kamat is fast gaining the reputation of a politician speaking with a foot in his mouth… 7m. 49s.
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News Summary | |||
| Goan Community Mombasa Newsletter May 2010 From Rene Barretto: Some of the highlights from the May 2010 issue: There are 190 members on the roll of the Goan Community, Mombasa; 22 members attended the AGM in April 2010; The Office Bearers are listed in the Newsletter; Tony Braganza passed away on 1 May. For a copy of the Newsletter (2 pages), select the link below. more info... | |||
| London: 'Ma-Goa' Restaurant Celebrates 17 Years of Goan Cuisine 26 May: Tandoori Magazine. Ma-Goa, one of London 's most treasured neighbourhood restaurants, is now approaching its 17th anniversary… the driving force behind this authentic Goan cuisine is Sushma Kapoor, known to customers as Ma Goa. She was taught by her Goan nanny… 335 words. Full Text. | |||
| Court asks Goa Govt. if drug probe being given to CBI 26 May: IANS The High Court Wednesday asked the state government to spell out, by May 28, whether it was handing over the police-drug mafia nexus probe over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The bench was hearing the bail application of a senior police inspector, who is one of the seven policemen to have been arrested for their links to the drugs mafia… 204 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa police do flip-flop in drug dealers assault case 26 May: IANS. A little over 24 hours after Goa police claimed that a gang of drug dealers beat up a constable, a police spokesperson Wednesday retracted the charge… 267 words. Full Text. | |||
| Video: New Law to check illegal sale of land 26 May: Navhind multimedia. The Chairman of the Law Commission Ramakant Khalap said that a new act called Title Guarantee Act will be enacted soon to check illegal sale of land in Goa and safeguard the interests of land buyers. 1m. 36s. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Do the Flying Squads exist? 26 May: Navhind multimedia. In the wake of persistent complaints by citizens, the state government has constituted a flying squad to respond to calls about illegal hill cutting and filling of low-lying land, the green activists have raised questions as to whether the team is equipped to monitor the same. 4m. 57s. Full Text. | |||
| Monica's mercy mission a Goa 20 May: Pocklington Post (Yorkshire) Monica Isle, the intrepid 68-year-old is now planning to head to Goa where she will work , for three months, directly with Children Walking Tall, a charity dedicated to helping the slum and street children in the poorest parts of the country… 458 words. Full Text. | |||
| China not limiting imports of low grade iron ore says Sesa Goa 26 May: Metal Bulletin (UK). China not limiting imports of less than 60% Fe ore sold direct to mills, says Sesa Goa … Full Text. | |||
| Goa: Annulment delays try Catholics’ patience 36 May: UCAN News. By Eremita Bosco de Souza. Long delays in processing applications for marriage annulments are forcing some Catholics to opt for a live-in relationship or civil marriage, or even threaten to break away from the Church altogether, according to Father Rosario Oliveira, a Goan church leader… Wilfred Pereira, a Dubai-based journalist, says he had to wait 14 years for his annulment… 240 words. Full Text. | |||
| 'Biased' Canada insults India again 26 May Times Now (India). A week after Canada refused Indian army constable a visa on grounds that he was associated with a 'notoriously violent force', two more shocking cases have emerged… Lieutenant General AS Bahia has alleged that Canada refused him a visa because his unit according to Canada was involved in rights violations… The second case involves an Indian officer who has been denied a visa because the Canadian government believes he will snoop around… 574 words. Full Text. | |||
| Russia: Travel Company files for bankruptcy 26 May: Postimes (Russia). Travel In Tours filed for bankruptcy on May 18. It has major problems with Indian companies … According to Savio Fernandes the company owed Destination India 320,412 euros … 516 words. Machine translation. Full Text. | |||
| Mumbai: Christian schools balk at Hinduism directive 26 May: UCAN News. By Priscilla Pinto. Church officials in Mumbai are hotly disputing a new directive that Christian schools should follow Hindu traditions and culture more closely… 254 words. Full Text. | |||
| Protest, Parrikar and Digubab 16 May: Herald. By Frederick Noronha. Suddenly, the politics of protest has changed quite drastically in Goa. The Opposition will welcome you with open hands … “Warnings” to “property owners” in Goa can still stoke up fears, more so if you’re far away from home… “in a few years we will have a chief minister and a Cabinet that consists of Russians, Israelis, Germans and Brits and of course ...” 1249 words. Full Text. | |||
| The Use of Intoxicants in Goan Rituals 23 May: Navhind Times … Liquor occupies a distinct place in Goan cultural phenomena… Goans living in all parts of the state drink liquor. But no Goan misbehaves after drinking… it is popularly maintained in Goa that if an alcoholic, is found lying unconscious in the open, surely he would be a non-Goan. 791 words. Full Text. | |||
| In Goa, who can afford mangoes? 26 May: The Pioneer. The soaring mercury, which has virtually burnt out the mango crop this year… A dozen Malcorado mangoes currently cost anywhere between Rs 400 and Rs 600 this year, as compared to Rs 100 or Rs 120 last year… If a tree does not flower it can result in a huge loss, causing many to indulge in unethical chemical treatment of the trees to ensure that it bears fruit… 744 words. Full Text. | |||
| UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes CHAT SHOW: Angela and Friends. Sky1 Wednesday 26th May. 14:30 to 15:30. Laila Rouass is a guest DOCUMENTARY: Ready When You Are, Mr Patel. Sky Arts 1 TRAVEL: Planet Food. Travel Channel NATURE: Think Green. Travel Channel DOCUMENTARY: Air Crash Investigation. National Geographic DOCUMENTARY: My Holiday Hostage Hell. Bravo 2 DOCUMENTARY: Don't Tell the Bride. BBC 3 DOCUMENTARY: A History of the World in 100 Objects. BBC Radio Four | |||
