Goan Voice Newsletter: Wednesday 28 Jul. 2010
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Football: The Battle For Supremacy - Bengal Versus Goa
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27 Jul: Goal.com. Rahul Sengupta and Anselm Noronha debate on the issue of regional supremacy in Indian Football... 2179 words + photos. click here.
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Death: Alfeu Nazareth
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23 Jul: Liverpool, UK. ALFEU MARTINHO NAZARETH. (Aged 75; ex-Tabora, Tanzania/Calangute, Goa). Beloved husband of Alice; much loved father to Wilma/John; Hubert/Desiree; Kenneth/Helen. Loving grandfather to Thomas, Sean, Oliver & Ella Naoise, Joshua & Jessica, Rachel & Kieran. Son of late Antonio/ late Alina Nazareth. Brother to late Amorito; late Fr. Antunes; Alirio/late Noemia; Alves/Ramona; Fr. Armind; Laura/Richard Pinheiro; Judy/Matthew Fernandes. Brother-in-law of Zulema/Tony, Maria/John, Fernanda/Joao, Jose Filipe/Wilma, Antonio/Fatima & Carolina/Ali.
Eucharistic celebration on 30 Jul. at 4.30 at St Jerome Church, Mapusa, Goa. Funeral Mass at The Church of Christ the King, Queen's Drive, Liverpool, L15 6YQ, at 12 noon on Fri. 6th Aug. (No flowers please) Condolences to alfalicenazareth@googlemail.com Additional details at the link below click here.
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Dr Lenny Da Costa: Her heart
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28 Jul: Star (Malaysia). Dr Lenny Da Costa thinks that the main health problems that affect the quality of a woman’s life as she approaches her senior years are actually hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia and depression. As a consultant based in Goa, he is all too familiar with the diseases that affect the hearts of the elderly... How, then, should a woman take care of her health? That is what Dr Da Costa’s is going to discuss in his talk, Heart Health for Women, at FemmeCity, Kuala Lumpur on Aug 1... 688 words. click here.
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Pacheco: "Arrest Goa home minister's son"
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28 Jul: IANS. Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik's son should be arrested and his alleged links to drug trade, Mickky Pacheco demanded Wednesday... Pacheco has also said that he was victimized by the home minister for demanding a CBI probe in the police-politician-drug mafia nexus ... The same home minister used to Christian MLAs said Pacheco ... 299 words. Click here.
Pacheco: "Kamat misled Pawar about evidence against me"
28 Jul. IANS. 258 words. Click here.
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Wilmix-Sharon’s movie set for mega release
28 Jul: Navhind Times. A new Konkani feature film produced and directed by Goan singer Sharon Mazarello is set for release. The film entitled ‘Tum Kitem Kortolo Aslo?’ (What would you have done?) has subtitles in English, and will be released in Goa soon... 798 words. click here
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Protest against paintings, a cultural tragedy’
29 Jul: Herald. Denouncing protests against the exhibition of paintings by Dr Jose Pereira at the Xavier Centre of Historical Research, Porvorim, Vivek Menezes the curator of the exhibition has argued that the paintings have been backed by multiple references with Sanskrit scriptures.... “Dr Jose Pereira is a Sanskrit scholar and has been teaching Sanskrit in USA for over 40 years,” said Menezes. 507 words. click here
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Urine tests in Goa for early detection of kidney ailments
28 Jul: Daily News & Analysis. Medicos in Goa will undertake a gigantic exercise of collecting urine samples of more than 40,000 people from Canacona taluka to demystify various kidney diseases, which have risen at an alarming frequency ... 410 words. click here
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Death: Norberta De Souza
25 July: West Norwood, London. NORBERTA DESOUZA. (Born Candolim, Goa,1942; nee Lobo) Beloved wife of Francis Desouza. Loving mother of Brenda, Sandra and Peter. Funeral Mass at St. Matthew's Church, 37 Norwood High St, London SE27 9JU on Tuesday 3rd August at 10:00am. Condolences to brendadesouza@hotmail.com
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Video: Mickky Demands Arrest of Home Minister’s Son for Drug Links
28 Jul: Goa 365. Former Goa tourism Minister Francisco Xavier Pacheco has demanded arrest of Roy Naik, a son of state home minister Ravi Naik in the drug nexus case. 5m. 29s. click here
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£344 – London to Delhi (Return)
28 Jul: Travel Zoo. Etihad Airways is offering direct flights to Delhi from £344, return, including taxes, charges and bags... This offer is valid for travel until 10 December; the best availablity in September and October. Book by 31 July... click here
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No National Games in Goa in 2011: CM
28 Jul: IANS. The National Games, [held every two years], will not be held in Goa in 2011 as scheduled the Chief Minister said on Wednesday ... Facing criticism about the lack of progress in creation of infrastructure for the 2011 games Kamat said that since the 2007 and the 2009 games are still to take place, Goa still had time... click here
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Goa Police propose creation of Cyber Cell
28 Jul: Times of India. The Goa police have proposed the creation of a cyber cell as a part of the anti-terrorist squad (special cell) to monitor the internet, home minister Ravi Naik informed the assembly on Tuesday... 241 words. click here
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High Court declines to review order on criminal intimidation
28 Jul: Indian Law. With the High Court declining to review its ruling that section 506 of the IPC providing for criminal intimidation was non-cognizable, social activist Aires Rodrigues has decided to challenge it in the Supreme Court... 221 words. click here
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Goa's frog poachers feed taste for 'jumping chicken'
28 Jul: Radio Netherlands. ... "Jumping chicken", as frogs' legs are known locally in Goa, are a delicacy, as in France, where they have become a symbol of the country's cuisine. The Goa version is served either shallow fried, in minced cutlets or cooked in a thick curry. Costs range from 80 to 100 rupees ... 743 words. click here
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'Scarlett was threatened by a local days before her death'
28 Jul: PTI. British teenager Scarlett Keeling and her family were threatened by a local named ‘Shanti’ days before she was found dead at Anjuna shore, her boyfriend Julio Lobo has said... 229 words. click here
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UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes
TRAVEL: Feast India. Travel Channel (Sky 251)
Thursday 29th Jul. 14:30 to 15:00. Kochi, The Backwaters… the delicious street food, the anonymous fish and strange vegetables, vie for attention in the local markets. MAGAZINE PROGRAMME: Woman's Hour. BBC Radio Four (0104)
Friday 30th Jul. 10:00 to 10:45. Celebration of 21 years of Tamasha, bringing contemporary work of Asian influence to the British stage. DOCUMENTARY: Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends. Dave (111)
Friday 30th Jul. 11:00 to 12:00. India: In search of enlightenment, Louis travels to India. He tries meditation, talks to guru Swami G and finally meets a genuine spiritual phenomenon. TRAVEL: Planet Food. Travel Channel (251)
Friday 30th Jul. Goa. Angela May journeys to the Western Coast of India to sample the cuisine and culture of the thriving melting pot that is Goa. CONSUMER: Cash in the Attic. BBC 1 (101)
Monday 2nd Aug. 11:30 to 12:15. Debra Yurica teaches pilates and her husband Surari who teaches yoga want to move to India and open a retreat and bed and breakfast for travellers. ARTS: Freedom's Daughter. BBC Radio 7 (0131)
Monday 2nd Aug. 15:45 to 16:00. The touching correspondence between the young Indira Gandhi and her father Nehru. Episode 1 of 5. Subsequent parts are on Tues to Fri, at the same time this week. DOCUMENTARY: Heir Hunters. BBC 1 London (101)
Wednesday 4th Aug. 09:15 to 10:00. Spinster Lily Fernandez who died alone in Sidcup in 2001 actually owned two properties, leading the team to India… Click here.
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Wilmix-Sharon’s movie set for mega release
28 Jul: Navhind Times. A new Konkani feature film produced and directed by Goan singer Sharon Mazarello is set for release. The film entitled ‘Tum Kitem Kortolo Aslo?’ (What would you have done?) has subtitles in English, and will be released in Goa soon... 798 words. click here
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Protest against paintings, a cultural tragedy’
29 Jul: Herald. Denouncing protests against the exhibition of paintings by Dr Jose Pereira at the Xavier Centre of Historical Research, Porvorim, Vivek Menezes the curator of the exhibition has argued that the paintings have been backed by multiple references with Sanskrit scriptures.... “Dr Jose Pereira is a Sanskrit scholar and has been teaching Sanskrit in USA for over 40 years,” said Menezes. 507 words. click here
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Urine tests in Goa for early detection of kidney ailments
28 Jul: Daily News & Analysis. Medicos in Goa will undertake a gigantic exercise of collecting urine samples of more than 40,000 people from Canacona taluka to demystify various kidney diseases, which have risen at an alarming frequency ... 410 words. click here
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Death: Norberta De Souza
25 July: West Norwood, London. NORBERTA DESOUZA. (Born Candolim, Goa,1942; nee Lobo) Beloved wife of Francis Desouza. Loving mother of Brenda, Sandra and Peter. Funeral Mass at St. Matthew's Church, 37 Norwood High St, London SE27 9JU on Tuesday 3rd August at 10:00am. Condolences to brendadesouza@hotmail.com
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Video: Mickky Demands Arrest of Home Minister’s Son for Drug Links
28 Jul: Goa 365. Former Goa tourism Minister Francisco Xavier Pacheco has demanded arrest of Roy Naik, a son of state home minister Ravi Naik in the drug nexus case. 5m. 29s. click here
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£344 – London to Delhi (Return)
28 Jul: Travel Zoo. Etihad Airways is offering direct flights to Delhi from £344, return, including taxes, charges and bags... This offer is valid for travel until 10 December; the best availablity in September and October. Book by 31 July... click here
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No National Games in Goa in 2011: CM
28 Jul: IANS. The National Games, [held every two years], will not be held in Goa in 2011 as scheduled the Chief Minister said on Wednesday ... Facing criticism about the lack of progress in creation of infrastructure for the 2011 games Kamat said that since the 2007 and the 2009 games are still to take place, Goa still had time... click here
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Goa Police propose creation of Cyber Cell
28 Jul: Times of India. The Goa police have proposed the creation of a cyber cell as a part of the anti-terrorist squad (special cell) to monitor the internet, home minister Ravi Naik informed the assembly on Tuesday... 241 words. click here
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High Court declines to review order on criminal intimidation
28 Jul: Indian Law. With the High Court declining to review its ruling that section 506 of the IPC providing for criminal intimidation was non-cognizable, social activist Aires Rodrigues has decided to challenge it in the Supreme Court... 221 words. click here
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Goa's frog poachers feed taste for 'jumping chicken'
28 Jul: Radio Netherlands. ... "Jumping chicken", as frogs' legs are known locally in Goa, are a delicacy, as in France, where they have become a symbol of the country's cuisine. The Goa version is served either shallow fried, in minced cutlets or cooked in a thick curry. Costs range from 80 to 100 rupees ... 743 words. click here
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'Scarlett was threatened by a local days before her death'
28 Jul: PTI. British teenager Scarlett Keeling and her family were threatened by a local named ‘Shanti’ days before she was found dead at Anjuna shore, her boyfriend Julio Lobo has said... 229 words. click here
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UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes
TRAVEL: Feast India. Travel Channel (Sky 251)
Thursday 29th Jul. 14:30 to 15:00. Kochi, The Backwaters… the delicious street food, the anonymous fish and strange vegetables, vie for attention in the local markets. MAGAZINE PROGRAMME: Woman's Hour. BBC Radio Four (0104)
Friday 30th Jul. 10:00 to 10:45. Celebration of 21 years of Tamasha, bringing contemporary work of Asian influence to the British stage. DOCUMENTARY: Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends. Dave (111)
Friday 30th Jul. 11:00 to 12:00. India: In search of enlightenment, Louis travels to India. He tries meditation, talks to guru Swami G and finally meets a genuine spiritual phenomenon. TRAVEL: Planet Food. Travel Channel (251)
Friday 30th Jul. Goa. Angela May journeys to the Western Coast of India to sample the cuisine and culture of the thriving melting pot that is Goa. CONSUMER: Cash in the Attic. BBC 1 (101)
Monday 2nd Aug. 11:30 to 12:15. Debra Yurica teaches pilates and her husband Surari who teaches yoga want to move to India and open a retreat and bed and breakfast for travellers. ARTS: Freedom's Daughter. BBC Radio 7 (0131)
Monday 2nd Aug. 15:45 to 16:00. The touching correspondence between the young Indira Gandhi and her father Nehru. Episode 1 of 5. Subsequent parts are on Tues to Fri, at the same time this week. DOCUMENTARY: Heir Hunters. BBC 1 London (101)
Wednesday 4th Aug. 09:15 to 10:00. Spinster Lily Fernandez who died alone in Sidcup in 2001 actually owned two properties, leading the team to India… Click here.
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