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*** Alva to hold meeting with coalition partners in Goa (New Kerala) Panaji: All India Congress Committee General Secretary and Goa-incharge Margaret Alva would meet coalition partners in the state government during her two-day visit beginning today. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=25668 *** 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 *** All Goa household to be connected with capital thru broadband (New Kerala) Panaji, Jul 19: Every household in Goa would be connected to the state capital through common broadband based state-wide area network by the end of next year, state Information Technology Minister Dayanand Narvekar told the state Legislative Assembly today. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=25460 *** 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 *** All-India open chess in north Goa from August 6 (New Kerala) Panaji: Eleven International Masters, including a Woman International Master, will participate in the Hirabai Salgaoncar FIDE-rated All-India open chess tournament to be held in north Goa between August 6 and 13. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=25895 *** Goa Minister assures probe into Kadamba Transport activities (New Kerala) Panaji: Under severe criticism from Opposition on the floor of the House, Goa Transport Minister Pandurang Madkaikar, today assured that an inquiry would be conducted into the affairs of boards of state-government run Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL). http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=25902 *** Rs 18.91 lakh spent on Scheduled Tribe students in Goa (New Kerala) Panaji: The Goa government has spent Rs 18.91 lakh on honing the skills of students belonging to Scheduled Tribes, Social Welfare Minister Subhash Shirodkar told the state assembly today. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=25838 *** 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 *** 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 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
