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Yes, Eddie made a number of goof-ups while faking this story below. But since it was April Fool's day, I had no option but to approve it while wearning my Goanet moderator's cap.... Wonder how many got taken in. Moral of the story: don't trust neither the journalist... nor the librarian ;-) FN PS: Talking about suicides, there was a phase in Goa when a number of love-struck couples came to Goa to end their lives. That was apparently inspired by a Bollywood film on a parallel theme. If one recalls right, the name of the film was 'Ek Dujje Ke Liye' (loosely, Made for Each Other)... On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Eddie Fernandes wrote: > **************************************** > For more information/links, see http://goanet.netfirms.com > **************************************** > > Goa, unexplored destination for suicides. By Frederick Noronha. India > Abroad News Service. > > PANAJI - 1 April 2003. Even as the controversy rages regarding the > incidence of suicides in this tiny Indian State, the politicians, > bureaucrats and population at large wish to capitalise on Goa's natural > resources in offering a new tourist service - holiday cum suicide packages. > > Tourism Secretary, Mr N. Suryanarayana has always held that Goa ought to > lead rather that follow the trend. It is his contention that package > holiday tourists can come in a variety of sizes and shapes. Wedding > packages are now commonplace as are ayurvedic, eco-tours and even > bird-watching. He perceived the idea of suicide packages filling a niche > in the market. -- Frederick Noronha : http://www.fredericknoronha.net : When we speak of free Freelance Journalist : http://www.bytesforall.org : software we refer to Ph 0091.832.2409490 : Cell 0 9822 122436 : freedom, not price. _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.goanet.org/mailman/listinfo/goanet
