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*** India lacks sheen to host world class fest (NDTV) In the stunning beaches of Goa yet another International Film Festival of India or IFFI is drawing to a close but during a run through newspapers or switching on the TV one wouldn't know it. http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?category=National&slug=India lacks sheen to host world class fest&id=97160 *** Goa Carbon Board Recommends Dividend Of Re. 1.50/sh For FY06 (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - Goa Carbon informed that the Board recommended a dividend of Re. 1.50 per share for the fiscal year 2006. http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20061126\ACQRTT200611262343RTTRADERUSEQUITY_0104.htm&; *** Goa fails to be the new Cannes (NDTV) India's dream to host a world class film festival like Cannes or Berlinale remains just that a dream. Three years ago in an attempt to mirror the Cannes experiment the festival was taken out of Delhi and shifted to Goa an attempt to inject a dash of glamour to an otherwise bureaucratic event. http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?category=National&slug=Goa fails to be the new Cannes&id=97164 *** Changing face of IFFI (NDTV) Before the International Film Festival of India moved to Goa, there was a time briefly in its history when the festival held promise of greatness. It drew world class films and world class directors. But like the Indian state, things took a turn for the worse. http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?category=National&slug=Changing face of IFFI&id=97172 *** Anurag Basu's Metro unveiled at IFFI (Hindustan Times) Using the platform of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, producers, UTV screened a short trailer to introduce Anurag Basus Metro . Present at the the Q&A session, along with Ronnie Screwvala of UTV and Basu were three cast members: Shilpa Shetty, Shiney Ahuja and Kangana Ranaut. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1854530,001100030009.htm *** Goof-ups, chaos may take film carnival out of Goa (Hindustan Times) Goa will not be the permanent venue of the annual International Film Festival of India anymore if the Ministry of Information Broadcasting has its way. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1856255,00110003.htm *** Film bazaar in Goa a success, says CII (New Kerala) Panaji, Nov 29: Goa's five-day Film Bazaar 2006, held in the backdrop of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) currently underway here, has ended with many business enquiries and possible deals in the pipeline. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=58488 *** Goa lacks film culture: Jahnu Barua (New Kerala) Panaji, Nov 27: As Goa lacked a film culture, making it a permanent venue of IFFI would be a blunder, award winning Assamese film director Jahnu Barua said. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=57295 *** India's Dempo Sports Club win 119th Durand Cup (Tribalfootball.com) Goa's Dempo Sports Club overcame JCT Mills, Phagwara, 1-0 to clinch their maiden title in the 119th edition of Durand Cup here at the Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, on Monday. http://www.tribalfootball.com/article.php?id=19955 *** Win for CPT, Goa Port Trust (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) Calcutta Port Trust defeated Mumbai Port Trust by a brace in a quarterfinal group league match of the All India Port football championship at SAI. Suren Sardar and Arindam Deb scored once each for the winners. In another match at the same venue, Goa Port Trust beat Paradip Port Trust 2-0. Domnic Rodrigus scored for the winners. http://in.news.yahoo.com/061128/48/69s11.html Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goanet supports BMX, the alumni network of Britto's, St Mary's and Xavier's -- three prominent institutions in Mapusa, Goa. Events scheduled from Dec 16 to 21, 2006 For more details visit http://www.bmxgoa.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------
