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*** Monsoon Meter: How much rain did India get (rediff.com) Southwest Monsoon was vigorous/active over East Rajasthan and the Gujarat region during many days and over West Rajasthan, Konkan and Goa and Madhya Maharashtra on a few days of the week ending July 11. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/jul/18rain.htm *** Governor to address the 5th Goa Assembly session tomorrow (New Kerala) Panaji, July 15: Governor S C Jamir will address the newly-constituted fifth Goa Legislative Assembly session beginning here tomorrow for two weeks to pass the full budget. http://www.newkerala.com/july.php?action=fullnews&id=46839 *** Suspension of Sawant, Dessai: EC not responded to Goas request (Navhind Times) Panaji, July 18 The Central Election Commission has not responded to the state government request for revocation of police official, Mr D K Sawant and Mr Rajendra Raut Dessai, who were working as superintendent of police (North) and police inspector in-charge of Old Goa police station respectively when they were placed under suspension on May 20. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=071920 *** The Kadamb dynastys rule in Goa (Navhind Times) Goa has been a witness to the rule of many dynasties and rulers. Some of them ruled for centuries and became a part of states cultural legacy. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=071925 *** Goa all set for presidential polls (Navhind Times) Panaji, July 18 All preparations for the presidential election in Goa are complete and voting by secret ballot will be held between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Porvorim assembly complex tomorrow. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=071919 *** In-principle decision on expansion of Goa stretch of NH-17 (Navhind Times) Panaji, July 15 The government after receiving cold response from private companies for investment in its six-lane highway project extending from Patradevi to Polem, has decided in-principle to undertake expansion of the existing national highway-17 passing through Goa without adding any extra lanes. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=071616 *** Goa Dy Speaker's post goes to Cong (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat scored an important victory today after the ruling Congress party's candidate Mauvin Godinho won the Deputy Speaker's election despite attempts made by Churchill Alemao's Save Goa Front (SGF) to split the votes. The triangular fight began when Alex Reginaldo Laurence contested for SGF and the BJP had its MLA Ramesh Savardekar in the fray. In the first round ... http://in.news.yahoo.com/070717/48/6i5zm.html Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
