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*** Parsvnath wins Goa land bid (NDTV Profit) Parsvnath Developers Limited has been awarded prime land in Panjim, Goa by the state government owned Economic Development Corporate Ltd. Parsvnath bid Rs 45,100 per sq mt for the entire 12,290 sq mt piece of land. The total amount to be paid is estimated to be over Rs 55.4 crore. http://www.ndtvprofit.com/homepage/storybusinessnew.asp?template=&whichstory=n&id=32625 *** Goa celebrates annual harvest festival (New Kerala) Raia (Goa) : Celebrations for the annual harvest festival of ˜Konsachem kicked off in Goa with a priest symbolically cutting a bunch of paddy on Saturday. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=3020 *** Goa may get heavy rain: Met (The Times of India) The coastal belt of Konkan and Goa, Mumbai, and neighbouring Gujarat state are in for extremely heavy rainfall over the next 48 hours. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1863286.cms *** Goa's Fisheries Minister has instructed to execute joint action (New Kerala) Panaji, Aug 6: Goa's Fisheries Minister Joaquim Alemao has instructed the senior officers to execute joint action against the motorised canoes (boats) fishing with the banned perse seine nets in the sea. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=3185 *** Goa police ask Parish to employ volunteers (New Kerala) Panaji, Aug 7: Following a series of burglaries in churches and chapels in Goa, police have asked the Parish to maintain their own security by employing volunteers to protect church properties. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=3272 *** BJP to bring Goa minister's advertisement to Supreme Court's notice (New Kerala) Panaji, Aug 7: Opposition BJP in Goa has decided to bring to the notice of the Supreme Court an advertisement released by a minister in the state cabinet, listing his achievements in the last one year. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=3350 *** Gods unsung craftsmen (Navhind Times) THE Hindu month of Shravan heralds the beginning of the festive season for Hindu families. Ganesh Chaturthi, which is celebrated on the fourth day of the next Lunar month, is the first major festival celebrated by the people of Goa and the surrounding states. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=082039 *** GCCI seeks tax incentives for industry (Navhind Times) Panaji, Aug 7: The Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry has sought tax incentives, similar to which have been granted to states like Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Uttaranchal, for the state of Goa, in order to arrest flight of investments from the state. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=082023 *** GPCC favours maintaining status quo on language issue (Navhind Times) Panaji, Aug 7: The large majority of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee which met here today favoured that party should maintain status quo on the language issue even as its president, Mr Ravi Naik told reporters that his party would resolve the issue to the satisfaction of the people of the state ahead of forthcoming general elections to the state assembly. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=082025 *** Goa's spirits high with Konsan Feast (Yahoo! India News) Fields in Goa are green & ready for harvest. The season starts with a unique festival called "Konsan Feast". http://in.news.yahoo.com/060805/211/66gb9.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
