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*** Goa doctor held for confining minor girls (The Times of India) A medical practitioner has been held for allegedly holding two minor girls captive and subjecting them to physical torture. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/India/Goa_doctor_held_for_confining_minor_girls/articleshow/737774.cms *** Google Online Assessments? (Addict 3D) Whats this service Google calls Online Assessments (or "GOA Exam")? Tony Ruscoe found it in Googles sandbox a while ago and now Christian of Googlified points out that youre able to view the page... albeit you likely wont be able to actually login (see my screenshot above, which reads "access restriced", with a [EMAIL PROTECTED] email and a copyright of 2006)! If you just go to http://addict3d.org/index.php?page=viewarticle&type=news&ID=32337 *** Sporting Clube records win (The Hindu) KOLKATA: Goan league champion Sporting Clube de Goa took a firm step towards qualifying for the semifinals of the IFA Shield football tournament here at the Salt Lake Stadium beating Kolkata league champion Kingfisher East Bengal 1-0. Captain ... http://www.thehindu.com/2006/12/08/stories/2006120809782000.htm *** Goa govt sticks to original proposal to resolve river dispute (New Kerala) Panaji, Dec 5: Reacting to the letter from the Centre seeking fresh request for constituting a tribunal, the Goa government has decided to stick to its original proposal to resolve the Mhadei river water dispute with Karnataka. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=62190 *** Horticulture Corps scheme boosts vegetable farming (Navhind Times) Panaji, Dec 7: The scheme of the Goa State Horticulture Development Corporation (GSHDC) to develop infrastructure for vegetable and flower cultivation in Goa has boosted vegetable farming in a total area of 92 hectares in 10 talukas involving 55 groups comprising 1500 farmers in Goa. Mormugao is the only taluka where the scheme is yet to take off. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=120819 *** DNA sequencing test may end long search for St Ketavans relics in Goa (Navhind Times) Panaji, Dec 6: The long search for the relics of St Ketavan, former queen of Georgia, whose relics are believed to have been entombed in the complex of St Augustine at Old Goa, may finally be over. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=120728 *** Sporting Clube-de-Goa beat East Bengal in IFA Shield (Outlook India) Dudu Omagbemi's lethal header propelled Sporting Clube-de-Goa to a 1-0 win over city giants East Bengal in a Group A clash of the 112th IFA Shield football tournament here today. http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=435622 *** Yishai visits Safe House from drugs in Goa (Haaretz Daily) Goa, India - Trade and Industry Minister, Eli Yishai of Shas, intends to increase the budget of the Safe Home (Bayit Ham) project in Goa. The safe house for Israelis who have run into serious trouble with drugs in India is a cross between an Internet cafe and a drug rehabilitation center. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/797431.html *** India Goa's iron ore exports to China jump (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) MUMBAI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Iron ore exports to China from India's western state of Goa leapt 76.6 percent to 8.07 million tonnes during April to October, an industry body said on Tuesday, helped by rising freight costs from rival Brazil. http://asia.news.yahoo.com/061205/3/2twls.html *** Sea Side Story (Yahoo! India News) Old heritage boats, sea shells and the waves come to life in this Goan artistÂs works PEOPLE familiar with Goa would have seen sculptor Subodh Kerkar's fabulous hotel, Kerkar Art Resort, a landmark of sorts among discerning travelers. Serene and quiet like its mellow owner, it's full of sculptures by Kerkar, who didn't have to go very far for inspiration. The beach became his canvas and old http://in.news.yahoo.com/061207/48/6a3zy.html Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
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