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*** Regional plan: Goa artists join protests (NDTV) Goa partied hard as the New Year arrived but there were protests over the governments regional plan. The plan allows vast areas of land to be sold to builders and developers to construct resorts, malls, and luxury houses. http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?category=National&slug=Regional plan: Goa artists join protests&id=98792 *** Tragedy hits Goa New Year's party (IBN live) New Delhi: The New Year's Day bash turned a tragedy in Goa's Colva beach when three students from Nagaland went missing from Colva beach on Monday. All three of them -- two boys and a girl -- were feared drowned. http://www.ibnlive.com/news/three-naga-students-drown-in-goa/top/30047-3.html *** Passengers thrown off Goa flight (BBC News) A plane travelling to Goa made an emergency landing when passengers caused a disturbance on board. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/manchester/6221419.stm *** Goa airport to lift ban on visitors from Jan 3 (Hindustan Times) The Goa airport will lift the ban on visitors entering its premises from Tuesday, airport officials said on Tuesday. The Airport Authority of India (AAI) had imposed a ban on visitors entering the airport terminal building due to security concerns and avoid causing inconvenience to passengers. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1886435,000900040002.htm *** Goa airport to lift ban on visitors from Jan 3 (New Kerala) Panaji, Jan 2: The Goa airport will lift the ban on visitors entering its premises from tomorrow, airport officials said today. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=73546 *** Goa, Mumbai lead in breast cancer cases (New Kerala) Panaji, Jan 2: A "cosy lifestyle" and "irresponsible eating habits" are among factors that have led Goa and Mumbai to be among the states where women are most vulnerable to breast cancer, according to an oncologist. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=73603 *** Eid celebrated in Goa (Navhind Times) Panaji, Jan 1 Muslim brethren celebrated Bakr-Id with ritualistic fervour in Goa. Friends and relatives besides people from other faiths wished the members of Muslim community Eid Mubarak on the auspicious occasion. Prayers were offered at mosques throughout Goa during the day. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=010215 *** Tragedy hits Goa New Year's party (IBN via Yahoo! India News) Three students from Nagaland -- two boys and a girl -- were feared drowned off Goa s Colva beach on Monday. http://in.news.yahoo.com/070102/211/6ar0f.html *** Goan business lobby wants Regional Plan modified(Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) Goa's controversial Regional Plan 2011 has received a major setback with the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) picking faults with it. In a statement issued, the body said the Plan which came after more than six years of work had several negative elements. "It appeared that, in the final stages of preparation, many undesirable and unjustifiable elements have been introduced into it. ... http://in.news.yahoo.com/070102/48/6arrj.html *** For New Year bash, yuppies open purse strings wide (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) Middle class spends on clothes, accessories and parties away at swanky clubs and holidays at GoaTHE good times may well cost the earth, but in Pune hardly anybody is complaining. If the recent New Year's Eve celebrations are anything to go by, the have-money-will-throw mantra made the day and the night for conservative middle class spenders.Marketing executive Ananya Sethi and software ... http://in.news.yahoo.com/070102/48/6arpl.html Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php _______________________________________________ Goanet-news mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-news-goanet.org
