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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 expansion after Speaker election (The Times of India) Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat will expand his ministry after Friday's election of assembly Speaker. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Goa_cabinet_expansion_after_Speaker_election/rssarticleshow/2117802.cms *** 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 *** A Beach in Goa (About.com) A Beach in Goa http://goasia.about.com/od/indiaphotography/ig/Goa--India/goa-beach-ArghyaKusumRoy.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 *** 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 *** Bob Bootland passes away (The Telegraph) Calcutta: Indias first foreign coach Robert Allison Bootland died of a heart attack in Goa on Wednesday. He was 73 and is survived by wife and two sons. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070614/asp/sports/story_7921103.asp *** 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 *** Three ˜Indian flights cancelled in Goa due to ground staff strike (Navhind Times) Vasco, June 13 Two domestic flights and one international flight of ˜Indian were cancelled here today as the ground handling staff of the airline joined their counterparts, all over the country, who are on an indefinite nationwide strike in support of their charter of demands. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=061446 *** Coach Bob Bootland dies (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) India's first foreign club soccer coach Robert Allison Bootland, popularly known as Bob, died of a heart attack early Wednesday morning. He was 72. A taskmaster with a no-nonsense attitude, Bob, who also had a stint with the Indian team in 1982, is learnt to have complained of chest pain before being rushed to the Goa Medical College, Bambolim where he breathed his last. He is survived by his ... http://in.sports.yahoo.com/070613/48/6gz0z.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] -------------------------------------------------------
