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Goa CM seeks to cash in on festival PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parikkar is anxious to emerge a hero from the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) that begins here on Monday, but he may find himself facing irate home crowds instead, already fed up with traffic jams and other problems. Weeks of attempts to renovate the state capital in time for the 12-day event and the resulting traffic snarls have left citizens with mixed feelings of irritation and pride at hosting the prestigious event at its new permanent venue for the first time. Read full text at: http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/939736.cms But it all costs money. And the lavish expenditure, estimated to be in the region of Rs 1.5 billion to Rs 2 billion, has attracted a lot of criticism, particularly as the state has been facing a heavy debt burden in recent years. Forwarded By Eddie Verdes