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[*]{*}[*]{*}[*]{*}[*]{*}[*]{*}[*]{*}[*]{*}[*]{*}[*]{*}[*]{*}[*]{*}[*]{*} Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Can I get to Goa by ferry? (Times Online) The Sunday Times opens its travel clinic on a daily basis to answer your holiday queries. Today: ferries in India http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,26689-2333711,00.html *** Goa NGO to start laundry venture to help sex workers (New Kerala) Panaji, Aug 30: Victims of sex trafficking would soon own a small scale industry in Goa's Sancoale Industrial Estate, thanks to initiative by a non-government organisation. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=14882 *** Goa to form overseas recruitment agency (New Kerala) Panaji, Aug 31: Goa government has decided to form an overseas recruitment agency to streamline the process of employment abroad. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=15284 *** GIM to organise 2-day national conference on logistics (New Kerala) Panaji, Aug 31: Goa Institute of Management (GIM) is organising a two-day national conference from Septembet 2, which will deliberate on the vital issue of 'logistics'. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=15417 *** Kotawala India acquires beach resort in Goa (New Kerala) Mumbai, Aug 28: Financial services firm Kotawala India Ltd today said it has acquired the Hotel Sunflower Beach Resort in Goa. The company said in a filing on the Bombay Stock Exchange that it acquired the resort situated in Calangute Bega, Goa. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=13832 *** Anti-human trafficking unit to come up: DGP (Navhind Times) Panaji, Aug 31: The Director-General of Police, Mr Neeraj Kumar today informed that an anti-human trafficking unit is being set up in Goa. However, the Goa police are waiting for funds. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=090150 *** Around 2 lakh foreign tourists expected to visit Goa (Navhind Times) Panaji, Aug 30: Around 850 charter flights are expected to land in Goa in the ensuing tourist season bringing in nearly 2 lakh foreign tourists. Over 700 charter flights landed in the state last year bringing in around 1.5 lakh tourists. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=083154 *** Goa on the radar of terrorists: Chief Secy (Navhind Times) Panaji, Aug 29: The Chief Secretary, Mr J P Singh today said that along with the rest of India, Goa too was reeling under a constant threat of terror attacks because any terror activity here would attract international media attention on a unprecedented scale. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=083010 *** Insects in cola, Goa sues PepsiCo (Yahoo! India News) Food and Drug Authorities in Goa have filed a case as "foreign particles" have been found in Pepsi drinks. http://in.news.yahoo.com/060830/211/673n4.html *** Kotawala says buys Sunflower resort in Goa (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) MUMBAI, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Financial services firm Kotawala India Ltd. said on Monday it had acquired Hotel Sunflower Beach Resort in Goa. http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060828/3/2p377.html Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php _______________________________________________ Goanet-news mailing list Goanet-news@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-news-goanet.org