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*** Goa assessing feasibility to lay underground cables (New Kerala) Panaji, July 18: Goa government is assessing feasibility to lay underground cables in the coastal areas especially those with the tourist importance, Power Minister Digamber Kamat told the state assembly today. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=24797 *** Low intensity electric fencing to check elephants in Goa (New Kerala) Panaji: Troubled by wild elephants venturing into Goan territory from neighbouring states, the state forest department is planning to install a battery-operated electric fencing along the border. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=24940 *** Goa police probing pamphlet with anti-Hindu slogans (New Kerala) Panaji: Goa Police are investigating the circulation in Margao town of pamphlets bearing the name of SIMI and with anti-Hindu slogans written on them. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=23870 *** Goa to urge Centre to curtail tourist visa period (New Kerala) Panaji: In the wake of a controversy regarding foreigners buying huge plots of lands in Goa, Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane today said the state government would urge the Centre to curtail the duration of tourist visas from six months to three months. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=25112 *** Goa electricity engineers on strike; demand Pacehco's removal (New Kerala) Panaji: Goa Electricity department engineers today began a day-long pen-down strike to protest alleged assault of a colleague by State Agriculture Minister Fransisco Pacheco. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=24326 *** No presence of SIMI in Goa: CM (Navhind Times) Panaji, July 19: The Chief Minister, Mr Pratapsing Rane today denied presence of the Students Islamic Movement of India in Goa, even as he asserted that the government would not allow unlawful and anti-national activities in the state and that if any one was found the person would be firmly dealt with. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=072027 *** 482 foreigners purchased 12.61 lakh sq mt land in Goa (Navhind Times) Panaji, July 17: The Chief Minister, Mr Pratapsing Rane today said that during the last three years 482 foreigners from 22 countries have purchased land in Goa. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=071827 *** Entire Goa to have broadband connectivity by December 2007 (Navhind Times) Panaji, July 19: The Information Technology Minister, Mr Dayanand Narvekar today informed the state legislative assembly that the entire state would have broadband connectivity tentatively by December 2007. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=072025 *** Automobile Corp of Goa to consider rights issue July 26 (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) MUMBAI, July 19 (Reuters) - Sheet metal component and bus coaches maker Automobile Corp. of Goa Ltd. said on Wednesday its board would meet on July 26 to consider a rights issue of shares. http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060719/3/2ncac.html *** AIFF names probables for SAF Games(Yahoo! India News) Juniors converge for intensive three-week camp in Goa India kick off preparation for the South Asian Games - to be held in Colombo in August -- with a three-week camp at Goa starting Wednesday.The AIFF has decided to field a junior team (under-20) for the SAF meet, where eight teams from the region are expected to compete. The senior team with its new coach Bob Houghton is in Vancouver, http://in.news.yahoo.com/060719/48/660o8.html Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
