Goan Voice Newsletter: Tuesday 02 Oct. 2012
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Nairobi: Goans Celebrate Seniors Day
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28 Sep: Asian Weekly (Nairobi). By Caine Correa. Over the weekend of 28 Sep. the Goans, under the banner of the Goan Welfare Society hosted a special bash to raise funds in aid of their less privileged community members … The event started with a holy mass at the venue, the Goan Gymkhana, presided over by the Rev. Louis Saldanha … Text + 4 photos. click here.
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Death: Roque Rodrigues
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1 Oct. Kampala, Uganda. ROQUE XAVIER RODRIGUES (Born 1959). Son of Teresa Rodrigues and the late Luciano Rodrigues. Husband to Perpetua Rodrigues. Brother to the late Richard Rodrigues, Ruth and Renee. Father to Luciana. Brother-in-law to Tony Fernandes, Brian J. D'souza. Uncle to Wayne, Karl, Richard, and Jayden. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday 3rd October at 10.30 am at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Uganda Road, Eldoret followed by burial at the cemetery in Kisumu, Eldoret. The viewing of the body will be from 10am onwards at the church, preceding the service. [Info Goan Welfare Society, Nairobi] Condolence messages can be sent to reneerodrigues@hotmail.com
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Longinus Fernandes' second film goes for the Oscars
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1 Oct: Times of India. Barfi! choreographer Longinus Fernandes is elated as it's the second time he is part of a film that's chosen for the Oscars, after Slumdog Millionaire's Jai Ho... For text of article, click here.
Photo shows Longinus Fernandes being interviewed at the UK Goan Festival in July 2012. Ileana D'Cruz plays one of the main roles in Barfi! For her bio click here. For a video trailer of the film, click here.
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Govt offers subsidy, bakers to consider proposal today
2 Oct: Navhind Times. The bakers sought to increase the price of the pao from Rs. 2.50 to Rs 4. The government has proposed to give Rs 1 subsidy to the bakers if they sell the bread at Rs 3. The proposal was given by the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar at a meeting held with the association of the bakers late on Tuesday evening … Even as the bakers (poders as they are better known as in Goa) were trying to ensure that they get better returns for the bread supplied by them, a fight appeared to have broken between the traditional bakers over pricing of bread... click here
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Video: Richmond, Virginia, USA: Goanese Dance
1 Oct: Hindu Center of Virginia. Goanese Dance. 6m. 02s. Click here.
See also: Ya Ya Maya Ya 5m. 49s. Click here.
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Australia: The Lloyd Rayney Trial: Week 12, day one
2 Oct: The West Australian. State prosecutors have concluded their evidence at Lloyd Rayney's murder trial… Mrs Rayney took her last breaths at Kings Park… Lloyd Rayney was monitored during a trip to Thailand with his daughters in late 2007 in a bid to see if he was associating with another person of interest, the court has heard.Mr Rayney did not meet with the person … click here
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Legislators letting down Gandhi's ideals: Goa church
2 Oct. IANS. Legislators and politicians are letting down Mahatma Gandhi's ideals by trying to "unconstitutionally control" grass-root organisations like village and district panchayats, Goa's influential Catholic Church lamented Tuesday, on the occasion his birth anniversary. The Council of Social Justice and Peace (CSJP), the Roman Catholic Church's social arm here, also criticised the BJP-led coalition government for not following the doctrine of "devolution" of power… click here
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Video: Lt Gen KS Brar survives assassination attack in London
1 Oct: IBN. The man who flushed out terrorists from the Golden Temple, Punjab, in 1984, Lt General KS Brar, aged 78, survived a bid on his life in the Oxford Street area, London on Monday. Lt General KS Brar told CNN-IBN that he would've died had he not fought off his assailants. While returning to his hotel with his wife after dinner, he was set upon by reportedly three bearded men, who slashed him on the throat with knives… The London police are investigating but no arrests have been made so far. 2m. 21s. click here
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Goa govt launches inflation allowance for housewives
2 Oct: Times of India. The Goa government on Tuesday launched a scheme to address the problem of spiraling food prices and to provide support to the housewives from the poorer section of the society… any married woman, who is a resident of Goa for the last 15 years and her gross income along with her husband and wife does not exceed Rs 3 lakh per annum is eligible to receive Rs 1000 per month… click here
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Wendell Rodricks Turns Into Environmental Activist
2 Oct: Outlook. Pained to see the fragile ecosystem of the scenic Goa being damaged by illegal mining, garbage dumping and population explosion, leading fashion designer Wendell Rodricks has now turned into an environmental activist… click here
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Keith Vaz: “Extreme” mortgage bill was more than seven times higher than pay
2 Oct: Daily Telegraph (UK). Keith Vaz was making “extreme” payments for mortgages totalling up to £26,500 a month, more than seven times higher than his income as a back-bench MP, according to a secret police report into the former minister’s finances. Scotland Yard detectives allegedly found that the former Europe minister had “in total seven or eight mortgages” between 1996 and 2001, with four loans running concurrently at one point… 617 words. click here
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Goa Govt does not have data on migrants
2 Oct: Navhind Times. It may sound surprising but it is true, that no state agency has any data on migrants coming from other parts of country to Goa and the number of those employed in various sectors… click here
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On Dom Moraes's trail Sinbad comes home
2 Oct: Mumbai Mirror. Within Mumbai, there are many invisible cities. Some of these have been inhabited, in person and in imagination, by writers who did the city proud. In a series, we trail litterateurs and bring you the neighbourhood they lived in, worked in, and wrote about. On Dom Moraes's trail Sinbad comes home. Ranjit Hoskote takes us to the spots marked on the mental map of poet Dom Moraes, who struggled to belong. The poet was born and raised in Mumbai but his internal planet was unbridled. He left the city for many years to live in London, New York, Hong Kong and New Delhi … 1083 words. click here
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Govt offers subsidy, bakers to consider proposal today
2 Oct: Navhind Times. The bakers sought to increase the price of the pao from Rs. 2.50 to Rs 4. The government has proposed to give Rs 1 subsidy to the bakers if they sell the bread at Rs 3. The proposal was given by the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar at a meeting held with the association of the bakers late on Tuesday evening … Even as the bakers (poders as they are better known as in Goa) were trying to ensure that they get better returns for the bread supplied by them, a fight appeared to have broken between the traditional bakers over pricing of bread... click here
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Video: Richmond, Virginia, USA: Goanese Dance
1 Oct: Hindu Center of Virginia. Goanese Dance. 6m. 02s. Click here.
See also: Ya Ya Maya Ya 5m. 49s. Click here.
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Australia: The Lloyd Rayney Trial: Week 12, day one
2 Oct: The West Australian. State prosecutors have concluded their evidence at Lloyd Rayney's murder trial… Mrs Rayney took her last breaths at Kings Park… Lloyd Rayney was monitored during a trip to Thailand with his daughters in late 2007 in a bid to see if he was associating with another person of interest, the court has heard.Mr Rayney did not meet with the person … click here
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Legislators letting down Gandhi's ideals: Goa church
2 Oct. IANS. Legislators and politicians are letting down Mahatma Gandhi's ideals by trying to "unconstitutionally control" grass-root organisations like village and district panchayats, Goa's influential Catholic Church lamented Tuesday, on the occasion his birth anniversary. The Council of Social Justice and Peace (CSJP), the Roman Catholic Church's social arm here, also criticised the BJP-led coalition government for not following the doctrine of "devolution" of power… click here
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Video: Lt Gen KS Brar survives assassination attack in London
1 Oct: IBN. The man who flushed out terrorists from the Golden Temple, Punjab, in 1984, Lt General KS Brar, aged 78, survived a bid on his life in the Oxford Street area, London on Monday. Lt General KS Brar told CNN-IBN that he would've died had he not fought off his assailants. While returning to his hotel with his wife after dinner, he was set upon by reportedly three bearded men, who slashed him on the throat with knives… The London police are investigating but no arrests have been made so far. 2m. 21s. click here
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Goa govt launches inflation allowance for housewives
2 Oct: Times of India. The Goa government on Tuesday launched a scheme to address the problem of spiraling food prices and to provide support to the housewives from the poorer section of the society… any married woman, who is a resident of Goa for the last 15 years and her gross income along with her husband and wife does not exceed Rs 3 lakh per annum is eligible to receive Rs 1000 per month… click here
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Wendell Rodricks Turns Into Environmental Activist
2 Oct: Outlook. Pained to see the fragile ecosystem of the scenic Goa being damaged by illegal mining, garbage dumping and population explosion, leading fashion designer Wendell Rodricks has now turned into an environmental activist… click here
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Keith Vaz: “Extreme” mortgage bill was more than seven times higher than pay
2 Oct: Daily Telegraph (UK). Keith Vaz was making “extreme” payments for mortgages totalling up to £26,500 a month, more than seven times higher than his income as a back-bench MP, according to a secret police report into the former minister’s finances. Scotland Yard detectives allegedly found that the former Europe minister had “in total seven or eight mortgages” between 1996 and 2001, with four loans running concurrently at one point… 617 words. click here
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Goa Govt does not have data on migrants
2 Oct: Navhind Times. It may sound surprising but it is true, that no state agency has any data on migrants coming from other parts of country to Goa and the number of those employed in various sectors… click here
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On Dom Moraes's trail Sinbad comes home
2 Oct: Mumbai Mirror. Within Mumbai, there are many invisible cities. Some of these have been inhabited, in person and in imagination, by writers who did the city proud. In a series, we trail litterateurs and bring you the neighbourhood they lived in, worked in, and wrote about. On Dom Moraes's trail Sinbad comes home. Ranjit Hoskote takes us to the spots marked on the mental map of poet Dom Moraes, who struggled to belong. The poet was born and raised in Mumbai but his internal planet was unbridled. He left the city for many years to live in London, New York, Hong Kong and New Delhi … 1083 words. click here
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