Goan Voice Newsletter: Thursday 19 Sep. 2013
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Death: Claudina (Dina) Siqueira
16 Sep: Mumbai. CLAUDINA (DINA) SIQUEIRA. Darling wife of Albert (Olaulim, Pomburpa, Goa). Loving Mother of Edna/ Late John Menezes, Luiza (Lulu), Joyce / Vijay Goveia, Roy/ Nilufer, 5 grandchildren & 5 great grandchildren. Respects can be paid at Victoria Church, Mahim, from 8.30 am Mass & Burial at 9am. click here
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Politicians give Keith Vaz approval
19 Sep: Leicester Mercury. Keith Vaz is the third most impressive figure in parliament, according to a survey of his colleagues. Polling firm Ipsos MORI asked 111 MPs to name the most impressive parliamentarian, from any party, at the moment. The Labour Leicester East MP came third out of 650 MPs, named by 20 per cent of his colleagues, behind only Prime Minister David Cameron, in second place with 23 per cent, and Foreign Secretary William Hague who topped the poll with 26 per cent. Mr Vaz has supplanted Ed Miliband as the highest ranking Labour MP… click here
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Pakistan Hockey Olympian Jack Britto passes away in London
17 Sep: The Daily Times. (Pakistan). Jack Britto, who represented Pakistan hockey team in the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games passed away in London on Sunday, according to information received here on Monday. He was 89. Jack was an outstanding forward, right-half, and played his hockey on the hallowed grounds of St. Patrick’s High School which had the rare distinction of producing some of the best-known hockey stalwarts of his time and the sub-continent. Britto had excellent stick work and was a skilful dribbler and one of the best ‘goal shooters’ in the game. From 1954 onwards, Britto played for Malawi and later became coach to the Malawi hockey team. He lived the rest of his life in England. 125 words + photo. click here
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Sex Racket Busted in Goa, 2 Girls Rescued
19 Sep: Outlook. The Goa police has rescued two girls hailing from Punjab and West Bengal, who were forced into prostitution, a senior police official said. Both the girls were rescued in a raid conducted here yesterday, but three people who allegedly masterminded the racket are on the run … Allegedly, customers were being solicited through an online portal which gave a Goa-based mobile phone number… click here
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The Dark World of Dance Bars
19 Sep: Goa Streets. Recently, residents of Panjim were treated to a rather nasty reality check when cops busted a ‘dance bar’ clandestinely operating on the terrace of a city hotel. When the place was raided late in the night, six women were found gyrating to loud music on a make-shift stage, while guests, including an MLA from Uttar Pradesh, lolled about on cushions on the ground. Nothing wrong with watching women dance, you’d say; you can do so at any discotheque anywhere. But the women dancing seductively on that terrace were setting the mood for what was to follow… who knows how many such dance bars operate clandestinely around Goa? .. 1108 words. click here
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Goa: Wellness Spa for the Plump and Prosperous
19 Sep: Goa Streets. A Wellness Camp is a place where like-minded people meet to shed weight, mostly extra and unwanted… Rujuta Diwekar is a sports science expert, trained in the USA, who has been advocating common-sense eating and exercising to well-soled, well-fed urban Indians. She sells her advice by appointment, mainly, to those interested in personal answers… She suggested small meals to be consumed through the day… Even though I was an observer, not a participant, I felt pretty good at the end of it all. The only thing that made me ill were the fees: seventy thou for three days. Ouch. The others shut me up. Said it was worth it… click here
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With Costa Concordia righted, most of Italy moves on
19 Sep: Christian Sciences Monitor (USA). The Costa Concordia drama is finally over for most, but relatives of those whose bodies were never recovered are still waiting … It could take days before authorities receive permission to board the ship… “We hope they can start work very soon,” says Russel Rebello’s brother Kevin (photo), who spoke from behind the palm-shaded beach that faces the ship. “When they find the remains, my main priority will be to take him home and give him a decent burial. At least we will have a tomb to cry on.” The Rebello family members are Catholics, of Goan origin, and now live in Mumbai ... click here
18 Sep: ITV News (UK). Brother of Costa Concordia victim hopeful his remains will be recovered.
click here
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Goan police to be 'trained in street-fighting'
19 Sep: BBC. Police in the laidback Indian state of Goa are being trained in street-fighting moves used in blockbuster films such as James Bond's Skyfall, it's reported. It's a popular haunt of Western backpackers, attracted by beach parties, but it seems Goa's authorities are increasingly concerned that rowdy behaviour is scaring off up-market travellers … local bobbies are ill-equipped to deal with incidents: "Goa Police have been criticised for their high-handedness, lack of investigative skills and poor human-rights record. Now they are banking on Krav Maga to add a cutting edge to their combat skills." … click here
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Robert De Niro’s Headed to Goa
19 Sep: Hindustan Times. It will be a magical November for Robert De Niro fans in India, as the veteran Hollywood actor and filmmaker, makes his debut visit to the country in November, this year. The 70-year-old will be flying down to be a part of THiNK 2013 summit in Goa… click here
For the Robert De Niro Wikipedia profile,
click here
For the 2013 website and current line up,
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Eat Like A Man: The 'Goanut'
17 Sep: Esquire (UK). In our new quest to conquer the strangest foods in Britain, Esquire tries the doughnut/goats cheese hybrid … Earlier this year, The Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York introduced the world to the ‘cronut’, a croissant-doughnut hybrid … The ‘goanut’, devised at London’s Tower Hotel, is a doughnut stuffed with goat’s cheese. So rather than sweet-on-sweet, dairy-on-sweet – or, as head chef Christian Rozsenich puts it to me, "flavours that walk around your tongue without confusing it"…. Photo. click here
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Sydney, Aus. Winter 2013 issue of Khobor now out
Sep. 2013: Highlights: AGM on Sun. 22 Sep … Tony Colaco, the President looks back as his term of office comes to an end … Events held from April 2013-June 2013 … Photographs and reports of recent events: Whist Drive & Bingo … Fish Curry and Karaoke Nite …The GOARAIA Cup, a cricket match between the GOA. and ARAIA (Australian Resident Anglo Indian Association) … 36th Anniversary Dance … Goa Golf Update … Goa Toastmasters Update … Forthcoming Events … Sponsors Section … Goan Cookery Corner … Eating Tips For Teenagers … Executive Committee 2012-2013. 28 pages. click here
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Why the Terrorist leader chose Goa’s Chapora as his base?
19 Sep: IANS. Of all the places in Goa, why did Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal chose Chapora, a village known for its narcotics trade and drug shacks, to lie low and reconnoiter the state for his terror plans? There was a reason for this overlap between the world of terror and drugs, say top police officials … click here
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UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes
DOCUMENTARY: Naturalising Newham. BBC Radio Asian Network. Thursday 19th Sep.
17:00 to 17:30. A report on the controversial mission to make a London borough
more British. People in Newham are being pushed to speak English and integrate.
Is this the future or an attack on immigrants? To listen online,
click here.
COOKERY: James Martin's Food Map of Britain. BBC 2. Sunday 22nd Sep. 13:00
to 13:30. Chef James Martin visits the east coast and discovers why its
lobsters are so prized by chefs. On his journey he creates a Goan lobster curry.
DRAMA: Amber Lone - The Ramayana. BBC Radio 4 Extra. Monday 23rd Sep, 15:00
to 16:00. Cast Out. 4 Extra Debut. Teenage Sita sees the most beautiful stranger
in the street. She must marry him or she'll die. Modern version of the popular
ancient Indian epic tale. Episode 1 of 2.
NEWS: The Stream. Al Jazeera English (Freeview 83). Monday 23rd Sep. 20:30
to 21:00. We look at a video project that focuses on exposing India's caste
system.
FILM: Om Shanti Om. Channel 4. Tuesday 24th Sep. 00:30 to 03:25. Om Prakash
Makhija is a film extra in 1970s Bollywood, who's madly in love with reigning
superstar Shantipriya. However, she loves devious producer Mukesh Mehra. Subtitled,
In Hindi and Urdu with English Subtitles, 2007, 12, 3 Star.
HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: Document. BBC Radio 4. Tuesday 24th Sep. 16:00 to 16:30.
Using new documents, Mike Thomson investigates a largely forgotten massacre
in modern India. A report detailing what happened in Hyderabad in 1948 has been
suppressed, until now.
FILM: Chaudhvin Ka Chand. Channel 4. Thursday 26th Sep. 01:50 to 04:25. Guru
Dutt's story of two friends, Aslam and Nawab, who fall in love with the same
girl, Jameela. In Urdu and Hindi with English Subtitles, Audio Described, 1960,
PG, 2 Star.
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