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*** Goa Police to curb drug trade, foreigners under scanner
(The Times of India)
Concerned by the presence of a drug cartel in Goa, police are
acting against foreigners overstaying in the state as part of
efforts to curb the illegal trade in narcotics.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Goa_Police_to_curb_drug_trade_foreigners_under_scanner/rssarticleshow/2222726.cms
*** Churchill moves T&CP amendment bill (Navhind Times)
Panaji, July 20 The Navelim MLA, Mr Churchill Alemao today
introduced the Goa Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Bill,
2007 in the assembly "to make the Goa, Daman and Diu Town and
Country Planning Act, 1974 free from loopholes."
http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=07219
*** Goa hails Pratibhas victory (Navhind Times)
Panaji, July 21 The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat today
hailed the election of Ms Pratibha Patil as the President of
India.
http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=07227
*** Churchill hits out at Anacleto on script row (Navhind
Times)
Varca, July 21 The Navelim MLA and Save Goa Front president, Mr
Churchill Alemao today charged that the secretary general of the
United Goans Democratic Party, Mr Anacleto Viegas is an agent of
the former Navelim MLA, Luizinho Faleiro.
http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=07226
*** Wendell Rodricks to write a book (asianage via Yahoo! India
News)
Panaji: Celebrity couturier Wendell Rodricks has a book up his
sleeve, revealing plans to put his research on garments of Goa
into a coffee table publication.
http://in.news.yahoo.com/070721/251/6iauq.html
*** Govt has job in hand with vanishing beaches, tourist onrush
(Indian Express via Yahoo! India News)
In the last two years, the eroding coastline, lack of
infrastructure to support the ever-swelling crowd of tourists
and migration have emerged as major concerns for Goa. The beach
belt, home to luxury hotels and houses of the mega rich, is
facing an onslaught of the heavy torrential sea waves, bringing
fears of disappearing beaches. In what could be seen as an
effect of global warming, the rainy ...
http://in.news.yahoo.com/070722/48/6ibnw.html
*** Govt to make cruise tourism the next big thing (Indian
Express via Yahoo! India News)
Keen to tap the growing market for cruises, the Tourism
Ministry has introduced attractive offers for private companies
interested in starting operations within the country. The
ministry will provide grants up to 20 per cent of the capital
costs of a private operator. For large revenue generating
projects, the grants can go up to 25 per cent of the project
cost or Rs 40 crore, whichever is lower. ...
http://in.news.yahoo.com/070722/48/6ibnz.html
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