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Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of
Mapusa of the 1950s
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*** `Global steel prices may fall in next 3-4 years' (The
Hindu)
With capacity being created across the world, global steel
prices are expected to take a dip in the next 3-4 years,
according to Mr Philip Tomlinson, Director and Managing
Consultant of the London headquartered CRU Strategies, a global
steel and metal business analysis and consulting company.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/04/11/stories/2006041100071300.htm
*** India State Of Goa To Proceed With Plan To Require HIV
Tests For Marriage (Medical News Today)
The government of the Indian state of Goa plans to proceed with
its plan to require couples registering for marriage to undergo
HIV tests, the Hindu reports (Hindu, 4/1). The government of
Goa last month announced that it plans to amend the Goa Public
Health Act to require HIV testing for couples wishing to
marry... click link for more info.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=40997&nfid=rssfeeds
*** GCA to reimburse tickets of unlucky cricket fans
(ThatsCricket.com)
Goa Cricket Association (GCA) yesterday announced that some
cricket fans who failed to get entry into the stadium on April
3 for the One-day International (ODI) match between India and
England, despite valid tickets, would get refund and also
receive complimentary passes for the next ODI in the state.
http://thatscricket.oneindia.in/news/2006/04/08/0804gca-tickets.html
*** Dempo crush Air India (The Telegraph)
Duler (Goa): Dempo rallied superbly in the second half to
fashion 4-1 victory over Air India in the 10th national
football league for the ONGC Cup on Sunday. For Dempo Isfaq
Ahmed scored a brace while Roberto Silva and Ranty Martins
scored a goal each. For the airmen Bashir Abbas reduced the
margin.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060410/asp/sports/story_6079849.asp
*** SBI employees resume work (Navhind Times)
Panaji, April 10: All the 77 branches of the State Bank of
India under the Goa region, which also covers neighbouring
Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra, resumed work
with 3,500-odd employees reporting to duties after the week-long
strike in support of their demand for higher salary.
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=04118
*** Modi promises better deal for scribes (The Hindu)
MUMBAI: BCCI vice-president Lalit Modi has promised better
workstations for the media from the next home series, after
reporters complained about the extremely poor facilities at
many centres that hosted the matches against Sri Lanka, South
...
http://www.thehindu.com/2006/04/11/stories/2006041109102000.htm
*** A New Generation of Pilgrims Hits India's Hippie Trail (New
York Times)
An enduring haven for global nomads, Goa has been welcoming
dropouts to its alternative world since the 1960's.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/09/travel/09goa.html
*** Subhas Bhowmick new coach of Mohammedan Sporting (Outlook
India)
Mohammedan Sporting today appointed Subhas Bhowmick as its new
football coach replacing Mohammed Habib. Bhowmick would
immediately take charge of the beleagured team, which is now in
Goa, Mohammedan Secretary Sultan Ahmed said here.
http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=377022
*** De Sam Lazaro's Highlights (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star
Tribune)
Most fun: Bangkok. Warm climate, warm people, hot food.
Toughest assignment: Religious riots in Gujarat, India. Or
Rwanda; even five years after the genocide was no picnic. Most
beautiful: A tie between Kashmir and Sierra Leone, but it's
very, very hard to pick if you've also been in Sri Lanka, Goa,
Chiang Rai, Cape Town, Timbuktu and Sarajevo and many others.
It's also hard because the stories
http://www.startribune.com/389/story/321661.html
*** Rains may spoil Guwahati party (Yahoo! India News)
After the sapping humidity in Goa and Kochi, England entered
Guwahati today and ran straight into a hailstorm. Team India,
meanwhile, were left stranded in their bus at hotel gates under
a huge banner that read: ˜Go Back Chappell, Bring Back
Sourav. The omens, as they say, are just not right. And with
gusty winds, followed by heavy rains, ruling out chances of net
practice, there is a strong
http://in.sports.yahoo.com/060408/48/63fef.html
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