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*** Haryana to host Santosh Trophy (The Hindu) New Delhi: The Santosh Trophy has been shifted from Jammu and Kashmir to Haryana. The tournament will be held at Gurgaon and Faridabad from Sept. 14. The change was necessitated following objections from Bengal and Goa regarding Srinagar as ... http://www.thehindu.com/2006/08/12/stories/2006081212572000.htm *** Language war hots up in Goa (The Economic Times) PANAJI: With Goa assembly elections scheduled for early next year, the issue of according official language status to Marathi is gaining momentum. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1879369.cms *** Goa recommends Austrian's `mercy petition' to Governor (New Kerala) Panaji, Aug 8: Goa cabinet today recommended to the Governor the `mercy petition' of an Austrian national, undergoing 12 years' sentence at Central Jail, Aguada for possessing drugs. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=4020 *** Hutch Goa Football League to begin on Aug 15 (New Kerala) Panaji, Aug 11: Hutch Goa Football League, India's premier regional football league, would begin on August 15 with three major national soccer teams besides eight local teams locking horns for the prestigious title. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=5619 *** Incessant rains in Goa; alert sounded (New Kerala) Panaji, Aug 8: Incessant rains lashed Goa for the second consecutive day today, raising the water levels in Anjunem dam in north Goa, prompting the state government to sound an alert for those residing in low-lying areas around the dam. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=4031 *** Four persons run over by train in south Goa (New Kerala) Panaji, Aug 9: Four persons, including an infant, were run over by a train in south Goa, police said today. "All the four bodies were found lying on the tracks near Sjoe De Areal village in south Goa," Deputy Superintendent of Police Tony Fernandes said. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=4469 *** Incessant rains in Goa, flood alert sounded (The Times of India) Incessant rains lashed Goa for the second consecutive day, raising the water levels in Anjunem dam in north Goa. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1873945.cms *** Take up public interest issues, Rajnath to Goa unit (Navhind Times) Panaji, Aug 11: The national president of Bharatiya Janata Party, Mr Rajnath Singh today predicted return of the BJP government in the state at the next assembly elections, with an overwhelming majority, gaining victory in 30 constituencies. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=081226 *** RBI to check foreigners land deals (Navhind Times) Panaji, Aug 11: The Chief Secretary, Mr J P Singh today said that the government plans to hand over all the 438 cases, pertaining to purchase of land by the foreigners in Goa to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=081227 *** Goa Health Minister for HIV tests before marriage (Hindustan Times) Favouring mandatory HIV/AIDS testing before marriage in the state, Goa Health Minister Dayanand Narvekar on Thursday said such a legislation would help curb the spread of the disease. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1765165,0006.htm 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
