Goan Voice Newsletter: Thursday 13 Oct. 2016
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Death: Cornelio (Connie) Braganza
12 Oct: Angod, Mapusa, Goa. CORNELIO (CONNIE) JOSEPH BRAGANZA. Born 16 Sep. 1946; ex-Muscat. Son of late Joseph Simplicio Braganza and Maria Gilberte Angelina Antao. Son in law of late Manoelinho/Anacleta Preto (Lankdem, Aldona.). Husband of late Feliciana Paulina Braganza. Father/Father in law of Nabila/Savio D’Souza (Muscat); Vanila/Oscar D’Souza (Dubai) and Jovila/Anson Sequeira (Bahrain). Grandfather of Melody, Clef and Harmony D’Souza, Dion D’Souza and Drake and Mia Sequeira. Funeral cortege leaves residence, Raja Apts, Angod, Mapusa on 13th October 2016 at 4.00 p.m. to St. Jerome Church, Mapusa for Eucharistic celebration and burial. For further details click here
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Video: BRICS summit in Goa under terror threat
12 Oct: India Today Television. Intelligence inputs have suggested that Pakistan-sponsored terrorists plan to carry out a massive operation in Goa between October 12-October 14, ahead of the 8th BRICS summit in the state… 3m. 17s. click here
12 Oct: India.com. BRICS Summit 2016: Security beefed up in Goa due to increased tensions post surgical strike on Pakistan …
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12 Oct: The Statesman: BRICS Summit: Fishing, water sports banned in Goa
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Cyril Almeida Who Wrote of Military-Civilian Clash Says He Can’t Leave Pakistan
11 Oct: New York Times. A well-known Pakistani journalist said on Tuesday that he had been barred from leaving the country, days after he wrote that civilian officials had confronted the military over what they called a failure to act against Islamist groups. Cyril Almeida, a widely read columnist for Dawn, Pakistan’s leading daily, said on Twitter that he had been placed on the “exit control list,” a roster of people forbidden to leave the country. The news caused an uproar on social media, and other journalists denounced the move, which was confirmed by a government official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not allowed to talk to the news media… 567 words. click here
13 Oct: Times of India. Cyril Almeida case: Pakistan army washes its hands of controversy …
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Video: Goa Police account of Monika Ghurde murderer’s confession
12 Oct. Prudent Media. Horrific details have emerged concerning the murder of perfumer Monika Ghurde … Revealing the chilling details, Goa DIG Vimal Gupta said that revenge, lust and robbery were the motives behind the crime … 4m. 13s. click here
Monika and the idea of Goa. 12 Oct: Times of India. By Vivek Menezes. Goa failed Monika Ghurde. The elegant 39-year-old moved to live in the sunshine state to make a new beginning in her life because of the famous tolerance, tranquillity and “live-and-let-live” atmosphere that attracts people from every part of the world… The shocking and horrific nature of the crime immediately recalls Scarlett Keeling’s murder on the beach at Anjuna in 2008… it is imperative that state administration and civil society alike ensure a rigorous, painstaking investigation results in full justice being served for Monika Ghurde… Goa will lose doubly and endlessly, a negative publicity spiral identical to what ensued after the thoroughly botched prosecution of Keeling’s murder… 828 words.
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Many shades of grey in Monica’s ‘killer’s’ version of murder… 13 Oct: Herald.
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How the taxi lobby has taken ‘Goa Tourism’ hostage
13 Oct: Times of India. By Prashanth Rao Aroor. Taxi unions have been progressively getting more aggressive and will soon hold the state and industry to ransom… The author is the MD and CEO of a well-known hotel chain based in Mumbai. 733 words. click here
When Taxi Services Are Uber Unfare, Goa may lose its way … 13 Oct: Times of India. Online travel portals and reviews for hotels across Goa on websites like TripAdvisor and GoIbibo are awash with first-person experiences of tourists who have horror stories to narrate… Steep fares, helpless hotel staff and taxi drivers forcing hotel guests to hire their services are common themes in the posts that also mention the political backing taxi operators in Goa enjoy … “We are absolutely disgusted with the behaviour of the taxi operators," said president of Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) Savio Messias… 853 words.
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Goa demands inclusion of its Western Ghats stretch in world heritage
12 Oct: Business Standard. The Goa government today revived its demand to include the stretch of Western Ghats traversing through the state in the coveted list of World Heritage sites by UNESCO. The crucial meeting of Goa State Board for Wildlife which was chaired by Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar decided to put up a proposal to include areas of Western Ghats in the state in the list of World Heritage sites. The coastal state Goa had missed its first opportunity in 2012 when UNESCO had listed 39 spots in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra as world heritage sites… click here
12 Oct: Business Standard. Goa Wildlife Board recommends periodic culling of wild boar …
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Sunburnt the wrong way, are we?
13 Oct: Herald. By Kishore Amati. With Vh1 Supersonic pulling out of Goa, and strong rumours of Sunburn also moving out of Goa doing the rounds, the government of Goa has been caught on the backfoot. Café speaks to a few stakeholders of the Goan nightlife and finds out what they feel about it … click here
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UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes
ENTERTAINMENT: Raj and Pablo. BBC Radio Asian Network. Saturday 15th Oct. 10:00
to 13:00. Bollywood previews, exclusive star interviews and south Asian film
reviews. Actress Suhana Goswami joins Raj and Pablo live as BFI London screens
Tu Hai Mera Sunday.
DOCUMENTARY: Asian Provocateur. BBC 1. Saturday 15th Oct. 23:50 to 00:20. Mum's
American Dream. Comedian Romesh Ranganathan travels the world again to meet
family members. This time he is meeting his family who left Sri Lanka to settle
in North America, and his mum, Shanthi, is coming with him.
ARTS: Asian Network Presents. BBC Radio Asian Network. Sunday 16th Oct. 13:00
to 14:00. How easy is it for a Brit to make it in Bollywood? And what struggles
come along the way? Haroon Rashid speaks to those who have given up everything
to make their dreams come true.
DOCUMENTARY: Planet India. Community Channel (Freeview 63). Sunday 16th Oct.
07:00 to 07:30. Green Energy Part 1. Planet India begins with two stories exploring
energy innovation, including geothermal energy and how rural Indians are extracting
local plant oils. 1/8. ; 07:30 to 08:00 Green Energy Part 2. Films showing how
solar and wind power brings energy to remote mountain villages, and efforts
at energy conservation in Indian homes and workplaces.
FILM: Midnight's Children. BBC 1 London. Sunday 16th Oct. 23:10 to 01:25. British
drama, based on the novel by Salman Rushdie. India, 1947: Two newborn babies
are swapped in a hospital, after which they are doomed to live each other's
life in a country that is going through big changes.
HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: The First World War. BBC 4. Monday 17th Oct. 23:00 to 23:50.
Global War. Ten-part series based on the book by Hew Strachan, Professor of
the History of War at Oxford, which tells the story of the First World War which
sucked in Africans, Chinese and Indians to serve in France.
FILM: Dil Dhadakne Do. Channel 4. Friday 21st Oct. 01:05 to 04:00. Cinema India
- continues with director Zoya Akhtar's bittersweet drama about an ostensibly
successful rich family whose celebratory holiday will change them forever.
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