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Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa Cabinet expansion next week (Chennai Online) Panaji, June 11: Goa Cabinet will be expanded next week, Chief Minister Digamber Kamat said today. "The State Cabinet would be expanded after my Delhi visit," Kamat said at Raj Bhavan after swearing in of pro tem Speaker Aleixo Sequeira. http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID={7720F0EC-7013-46B4-B270-A33E06237C53}&CATEGORYNAME=NATL *** Goa Cabinet to be expanded next week: Kamat (The Times of India) Chief Minister Digamber Kamat on Monday said that Goa Cabinet will be expanded next week. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Goa_Cabinet_to_be_expanded_next_week_Kamat/rssarticleshow/2114229.cms *** Aleixo Sequeira is pro tem Goa Speaker (rediff.com) Governor S C Jamir administered the oath of office and secrecy to Sequeira at Raj Bhavan in the presence of Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and others. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/jun/11goa.htm *** Aleixo Sequeira sworn in as pro-tem Speaker of Goa Assembly (Hindustan Times) Congress legislator Aleixo Sequeira was on Monday sworn-in as pro-tem Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly. Governor SC Jamir administered oath to Sequeira at a function held at Raj Bhavan, on Monday morning. http://www.hindustantimes.com/Redir.aspx?ID=1b28cb86-55b5-4a76-a27b-de6dac987621 *** Kamat sworn in as Goa CM (NDTV) Digambar Kamat, who engineered the downfall of BJP government in 2005 and then joined Congress, was sworn in as the 19th Chief Minister of Goa. http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/processarchive.aspx?id=NEWEN20070014802 *** UTStarcom, United Telecom tie up for Goa SWAN project (Deepika) Panaji, June 11 (UNI) UTStarcom Inc, a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and services, today announced a contract with Bangalore-based United Telecom Limited (UTL) to deploy Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (GEPON) fibre access solution as the backbone for the new State Wide Area Network (SWAN) in Goa. http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG5_sub.asp?ccode=ENG5&newscode=1326 *** Goa NCP gets boost, Salgaocar pledges support (New Kerala) Panaji, June 11: The Goa Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) received a boost with Anil Salgaocar, who won as an independent from Curchorem Assembly constituency in the June 2 elections, extending unconditional support to the party's legislative wing. http://www.newkerala.com/news5.php?action=fullnews&id=38037 *** A tale of three cities (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) The mystical, frolicsome and spiritual faces of India are frozen in time through this photography exhibition On one side, you have the brilliant colours of Goa leaping out of the frames and greeting you with the kind of cheer that only the cozy getaway can tender. Just a little ahead, you have the cramped stone by lanes and river ghats of Benaras, that, in spite of their dissimilar shapes and ... http://in.news.yahoo.com/070611/48/6gw8p.html *** In Goa, a tussle for PWD pie (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) Having got the reins of Goa, the Congress party is now struggling over allocation of portfolios. Chief Minister Digambar Kamat who took over office with three colleagues will have his full Cabinet soon. With the maximum number of ministers restricted to 12, Kamat has his hands full on how to keep everyone happy. One of the most coveted portfolios-the Public Works Department Ministry-appears set ... http://in.news.yahoo.com/070610/48/6gv58.html Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php ------------------------------------------------------- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------
