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Things are falling in place before IFFI and the exposition.We may even have a convenient KRC halt, special seats for the ladies[from AP?]in the buses and thereby give a boost to what is arguably the world's oldest profession in Goa's oldest surviving capital. I leave you with a few newsclippings of 13 June,2004 Viva Goa. Miguel TRAIN HALT AT KARMALI: The former Union Minister and the Member of Parliament from North Goa, Mr Shripad Naik, requested the Union Minister for Railways, Mr Laloo Prasad Yadav, to allow a halt for the trains bound to Goa > or passing through the State, at the Karmali station.[Near Old Goa] (NT) > > SEATS FOR LADIES: In order to avoid the problems faced by women passengers and senior citizens the State government has proposed to reserve front four seats for them in KTC as well as private buses/mini buses soon. It has been > also decided to provide front side entry for women and senior citizens in the buses/mini buses and to introduce low-lying footsteps for the front entry of buses for the convenience of women and senior citizens. (WE-GT) > > .AS STATE READY: Sunday may witness an upheaval in the state as the government machinery is kept in readiness to transport the commercial sex workers (CSWs) en masse from Baina to the old Bal Niketan at Ribandar. The > government has fixed June 13 as the date to shift the CSWs from the red light area to Ribandar under police escort, despite major opposition from NGOs and some CSWs as well. (H) > DHL OFFICE SHIFTED: DHL Worldwide Express recently relocated its offices at Landscape Excelsior, Campal, in order to provide easier access to its clients. (WE-GT) > SEX WORKERS THREATEN SUICIDE: In an unusual twist, a number of commercial sex workers and Gharwallis in Baina have threatened to lay down their lives in the red-light area, if any attempt is made to forcefully evict them from > their present homes. Unhappy with the rehabilitation package which is expected to take shape on Sunday, the sex workers told Herald on Saturday that they feared that the government would look after them only for a short > while. (H) > > SAHANI REFUSES AUDIENCE: The Governor Kidar Nath Sahani on Saturday (June 12) declined to meet a delegation of Ribandar residents, who had come to Raj Bhavan to oppose Goa Government's decision to shift the Baina-based sex > workers to Ribandar as part of the rehabilitation plan. The delegation led by social-activist Adv Aires Rodrigues and accompanied by local MLA Victoria Fernandes and Municipal Corporation Domingos Pinto, was stopped by a strong > police posse that barricaded the road to Raj Bhavan near NIO. (H) > OIL SPILL RESPONSE CENTRE: The State government through the department of Science, Technology and Environment is supplicating a proposal for setting up an Oil Spill Response Centre in Goa. (H) > > > SIOLIM GEARS UP FOR BOAT FESTIVAL: Preparations for the traditional boat festival in Siolim are in full swing. . From 2 pm on 24 June, packed with enthusiastic revelers, tastefully decorated boats will slowly glide down the rivulet to the beat of the Goan ghumott and kansallem. (WE-GT) > G O A W E A T H E R > Max Temp: 31.3 degC; Min Temp: 25.0 degC; Humidity: 85% (Yesterday). Total rainfall so far: 428.0 mm > Weather: The day was comparatively dry yesterday too. The morning is cloudy today. > > Courtesy: H=Herald; NT=The Navhind Times; GT=Gomantak Times; WE=WeekEnder > > JOEL D'SOUZA > Assagao-Goa-India. >
