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*** Goa Tourism to woo global tourists (Business Standard India) Facing tough competition from various tourist destinations, the Goa Tourism department has invited bids from various agencies to professionally market the state to global visitors. http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?autono=90453&leftnm=3&subLeft=0&chkFlg= *** Mahindra United win NFL (rediff.com) Mahindra United clinched their maiden National Football League title after East Bengal lost to Sporting Club de Goa 1-3. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2006/may/09nfl.htm *** Honorarium sought for Goa freedom fighters (Deccan Herald) Goa Freedom Fighters Association on Sunday said that Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy has assured it of re-introducing the scheme of providing honourarium for Goa freedom fighters, hailing from Karnataka. http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may82006/state191919200657.asp *** Mahindra clinch maiden title (The Telegraph) Margao: Mahindra United on Monday clinched their maiden National Football League (NFL) title after East Bengal lost to Sporting Club de Goa 1-3 at the Nehru Stadium here on Monday. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060509/asp/sports/story_6200578.asp *** Central agency to help CCP set up garbage plant in city (Navhind Times) Panaji, May 9: The Goa State Pollution Control Board today informed that the Central Pollution Control Board has agreed to bear 50 per cent of the cost for setting up a solid waste management plant for the city of Panaji. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=051024 *** J B Gonsalves passes away (Navhind Times) Panaji, May 8: Former civil supplies minister and former Panaji MLA, Mr J B Gonsalves passed away after a brief illness at the Goa Medical College Hospital in the early hours of today. He was 70 and is survived by wife, Ms Maria Conceicao, son, Mr Siegfred and daughter, Ms Sicletica Carmen. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=050968 *** Dirty linen sickens Hospicio patients (Navhind Times) Margao, May 8: Hospicio Hospital, the South Goa district hospital in the city, is facing a serious problem with respect to the provision of clean linen to patients as the 140-bedded hospital is without a linen washing or laundry department. http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=050969 *** Goa bans rave, trance parties (Mid Day) Holding rave and trance parties at all public places will be banned in Goa after 10 pm. The government has also decided to halt all beach parties after 10 pm. http://web.mid-day.com/news/city/2006/may/136859.htm *** Setback for national chess champion ahead of Olympiad (Yahoo! India News) National champion Surya Shekar Ganguly seems to be having a tough time these days. At a time when the rest of the Indian squad is sharpening its skills under GM Elizbar Ubilava, Viswanathan AnandÂs second, at the Olympiad preparatory camp in Goa, the city-based GM spent the last 10 days in a local hospital there, recovering from severe viral infection. The ace chess player, who was discharged http://in.news.yahoo.com/060509/48/644sx.html *** Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh spent a night on INS [Indian Navy Ship] Virat off the Goa coast to get a feel of naval(India Daily) Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh spent a night on INS [Indian Navy Ship] Virat off the Goa coast to get a feel of naval exercises. Dr Singh was quite at home on the vessel getting a first-hand experience of how men in white fare at sea. http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/8492.asp Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
