Goa Bans Ravers
30 Dec. Gurn.net (UK). Popular clubbing holiday destination Goa has banned
rave parties in the trance circuit of Anjuna-Vagator-Chapora because of
fears of illegal drug use. All parties must now end at 10pm. Inspector
General of Police, Ujwal Mishra said "We will not tolerate consumption of
drugs. Rave parties are the marketplace for drug dealers and users. You can
smell drugs in the air when you walk into these parties. The police have
banned parties in a pre-emptive action against the narco trade." Worst hit
will be the locals of Goa, many of whom depend on the tourist trade
generated from rave parties.
http://www.gurn.net/news/2005/December/30/Goa_Bans_Ravers
India now fears Bali-type attack
31 Dec: Times of India. A code-red kind of alert has ripped across the
country, bringing scientific installations, borders as well as beach
revellers in Kerala and Goa and consulates within its ambit.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1353387.cms
Here's how they will usher in New Year
31 Dec: Bahrain Tribune. A slew of Bollywood actors, filmmakers and
musicians are heading for Goa to ring in the New Year.
http://www.bahraintribune.com/ArticleDetail.asp?ArticleId=92058&CategoryId=7
Rescued Rani is home for holiday
30 Dec: Yorkshire Post. A puppy discovered in Goa by two English animal
lovers has just enjoyed her first Christmas with the family who spent
thousands of pounds to bring her back to their North East Lincolnshire home.
576 words.
http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=1299327
Real Estate, Again. By V. M. de Malar
30 Dec: Herald. William Dalrymple was reading excerpts from his popular
non-fiction to a rapt audience .. he finished and said. "We've just been
talking about how nice it would be to get a place somewhere near here." Ugh.
Real estate, again. No matter where you go, who you meet, this past year in
Goa has been about land transfer, land grabs, land use, property, property,
property, we have it, everyone else wants it ... If we don't take heed
right away the next stop on this ride will see us become a Konkani Cancun or
the subcontinental version of the hellish Costa del Sol, where all local
interests are sidelined in favour of a corporate economy, where society is
hollowed out and the environment hammered into submission, where the
landscape is completely submerged under a tidal wave of concrete. 708 words.
http://oheraldo.in/node/8085
UK: Raj Persaud being investigated on plagiarism claims
28 Dec: Guardian (UK). Britain's best known psychiatrist was last night
being formally investigated by his employers amid multiple allegations of
plagiarism.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,16518,1674414,00.html
[Raj Persaud is married to Dr Francesca Cordeiro (ex-Saligao). For a
photograph of them see
http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2003/Jul/issue1/
Canada: Scrabble champs - The Saldanhas
29 Dec: Vancouver Sun. Dean Saldanha, now 23, is ranked first in B.C. and
sixth in Canada in Scrabble. He placed 13th in the world championships in
London, England, last month. He is one of five members of his family who
enter Scrabble competitions. Dad, Norbert, and mom, Miriam, both originally
from India, were avid Scrabble players while living in Dubai, United Arab
Emirates. Dean's sister, Dielle is ranked fourth in B.C. 625 words. Text and
photo at
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=TZ8LQPD5JNR
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