[Goanet-News] National Highway Expansion Activists to Hold Public Rally on January 28

2011-01-27 Thread Goanet News
National Highway Expansion Activists to Hold Public Rally on January 28 From Our Special Correspondent Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore Panaji, Jan 26: National Highway Diversion Action Committee (NHDAC) today warned of legal recourse against the Goa government, if authorities proceed with th

[Goanet-News] 'Naxalism, since no faith in law'

2011-01-28 Thread Goanet News
'Naxalism, since no faith in law' TNN, Jan 25, 2011, 01.15am IST PANAJI: "People do not have faith in the justice system of India thereby leading people to take up insurgency and Naxalism," union law minister Veerappa Moily said on Monday. Moily was speaking at the inauguration of the Internation

[Goanet-News] Sesa Goa gets stay order from Delhi HC against Bellary sell-off

2011-01-28 Thread Goanet News
Sesa Goa gets stay order from Delhi HC against Bellary sell-off NEW DELHI: Vedanta Group firm Sesa Goa has secured a stay order from the Delhi High Court against the decision taken by Industrial Financial Corporation of India on Bellary Steel sell-off in which JSW Steel was declared the highest bi

[Goanet-News] Restaurateur alleges racist attack by police, locals in Goa

2011-01-28 Thread Goanet News
Restaurateur alleges racist attack by police, locals in Goa 2011-01-25 20:20:00 Panaji, Jan 25 (IANS) The owner of a restaurant serving African cuisine - a rarity in Goa - Tuesday complained of arson and assault by the police and locals, claiming her establishment was attacked as it was frequente

[Goanet-News] CBI ignored evidence on Brit teen's death?

2011-01-28 Thread Goanet News
CBI ignored evidence on Brit teen's death? India Blooms News Service Panaji, Jan 26 (IBNS): Even as the British schoolgirl Scarlett Keeling Eden’s death case trial is underway in Goa, the Coroner’s office in UK has detected several evidences during autopsy, which were not considered by the Central

[Goanet-News] NEWS: B K Somashekar Absolves Govt, BJP, Sangh Parivar; Indicts None (Daijiworld, Bangalore)

2011-01-29 Thread Goanet News
B K Somashekar Absolves Govt, BJP, Sangh Parivar; Indicts None By Gabriel Vaz Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore Bangalore, Jan 28: The one-man judicial inquiry headed by retired high court judge of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, Justice B K Somashekar, has finally come out with its final report

[Goanet-News] 16,200 teens now empowered to vote

2011-01-29 Thread Goanet News
16,200 teens now empowered to vote TNN, Jan 26, 2011, 01.15am IST PANAJI: A total of 16,200 teenagers in the age range of 18 to 19 were issued electoral photo identity cards (EPIC) in Goa on Tuesday on the occasion of National Voters Day. Welcoming the young EPIC card holders to participate in th

[Goanet-News] Sick woman rescued from ship off Goa coast

2011-01-29 Thread Goanet News
Sick woman rescued from ship off Goa coast TNN, Jan 25, 2011, 12.54am IST VASCO: In a rescue operation, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) evacuated a patient from a merchant vessel off the Goa coast and brought her to the Mormugao port at 8.30pm on Monday before handing her over to the the ship's agent

[Goanet-News] CM asks KRC to submit details of projects in Goa

2011-01-30 Thread Goanet News
CM asks KRC to submit details of projects in Goa Arvind Tengse, TNN, Jan 25, 2011, 01.13am IST MARGAO: At a high-level meeting held to review the upgradation of the Konkan railway in Goa, chief minister Digambar Kamat asked officials of Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL) to submit detailed repo

[Goanet-News] ASI's renovation work irks Old Goa parishoners

2011-01-30 Thread Goanet News
ASI's renovation work irks Old Goa parishoners TNN, Jan 25, 2011, 01.13am IST PANAJI/OLD GOA: A group of parishioners protested on Monday to a move by the Archaeological Survey of India to allegedly occupy a room adjoining the residence of the parish priest of Se Cathedral in old bishop's house, O

[Goanet-News] Modi lauds radical right: Gujarat CM praises chargesheeted HJS, Sanatan Sanstha (Tehelka.com)

2011-01-30 Thread Goanet News
Modi lauds radical right Gujarat CM let an outfit chargesheeted for terror attacks hold a meeting in his constituency, reports RANA AYYUB Deceptive piety The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti holds a meeting in Maninagar, Modi's constituency; (below) the CM's letter to the HJS. See http://www.tehelka.com/

[Goanet-News] Golf resort.. in Goa

2011-01-30 Thread Goanet News
PROJECT DIRECTOR (LUXURY HOTEL AND GOLF RESORT, GOA - INDIA) Location: India jobs Salary: + accommodation and other benefits Date posted: 26/01/2011 18:59Sector:Building services jobsJob role:Project manager jobsJob type:Permanent Company:Eximius Technical Contact: Helen Ball Ref: CareerStructure/

[Goanet-News] COMMENT: Secularism of the Somashekhar Commission? (Rev Dr Ambrose Pinto SJ)

2011-01-31 Thread Goanet News
SECULARISM OF THE SOMASHEKHAR COMMISSION??? by Rev. Dr. Ambrose Pinto SJ*, (*Rev. Dr. Ambrose Pinto SJ is the Principal of St. Joseph’s College, Lalbagh Road, Bangalore) BANGALORE (CNUA) During the early days, when the India was struggling to find its moorings, Donald Smith, a sympathetic American

[Goanet-News] MUSIC: Braz Gonsalves and Louis Banks to perform at KA on Feb 3, 2011 (Colin Savio Coelho)

2011-02-02 Thread Goanet News
Braz Gonsalves and Louis Banks to perform at KA on Feb 3 By Colin Savio Coelho It is time for yet another rare happening - the coming together of two great music legends. They first came together in Kolkata a few decades ago. Braz Gonsalves and Louis Banks are very close friends and they are go

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Chaka Chak hasn't made Goa shine yet (ToI)

2011-02-18 Thread Goanet News
Chaka Chak hasn't made Goa shine yet TNN, Feb 17, 2011, 07.33am IST The ban on plastic below 40 microns thickness, and the crackdown on shops by the municipal authorities, have not yet had any visible impact on the condition of Goa roads and street corners where the "status quo ante" continues to

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Goa police keeps a check on Dum Maro Dum ... Goa tourism industry unsettled by Rohan Sippy's Dum Maro Dum

2011-02-18 Thread Goanet News
Goa police keeps a check on Dum Maro Dum Kunal M Shah, MUMBAI MIRROR, Feb 17, 2011, 11.21am IST Added to the blue sea and green meadows, Goa now has shades of grey. Rohan Sippy may have chosen to show these in Dum Maro Dum, his next film on drugs, sex and the state's underbelly but his journey wi

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Ten-year-old shooting prodigy in National Games (IANS)

2011-02-18 Thread Goanet News
Ten-year-old shooting prodigy in National Games IANS, Feb 17, 2011, 07.43pm IST RANCHI: Yash Yogeshwar Padloskar is only 10 years old, but has become the first shooter to represent Goa in the National Games. Yash participated in the qualifying round of the 10 meter air rifle event, finishing 34t

[Goanet-News] COMMENT: No end in sight to this 11-year-old epic (ToI)

2011-02-18 Thread Goanet News
No end in sight to this 11-year-old epic TNN, Feb 18, 2011, 04.52am IST The River Princess may have been grounded for over 11 years now, but the issue continues to haunt Goa. On January 31, 2011, Arihant Ship Breakers, Mumbai, made a presentation to the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), i

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Confusion in Egypt, gain for Goa (ToI)

2011-02-18 Thread Goanet News
Confusion in Egypt, gain for Goa TNN, Feb 17, 2011, 02.32am IST PANAJI: The unrest and chaos in Egypt has brought its tourism industry to a virtual standstill. Tourists that were planning on travelling to the land of the pyramids are now heading to other global destinations, including Goa. However

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Five cars gutted in Ponda blaze... fire at a Muslim community gathering (ToI)

2011-02-20 Thread Goanet News
Five cars gutted in Ponda blaze TNN, Feb 21, 2011, 12.46am IST PONDA: Five cars were fully gutted in an inferno on Sunday afternoon during a gathering at Farmagudi in Ponda taluka. The Ponda fire personnel who extinguished the fire have estimated the loss at ` 25 lakh. However, no casualties have

[Goanet-News] Bangalore: Christian rally slams panel report (ToI/DH)

2011-02-22 Thread Goanet News
Anguish, resentment...they express it all TNN, Feb 22, 2011, 12.04am IST BANGALORE: It was a show of unity of the Christian community who pledged to carry out peaceful protests till they got justice. Nearly 10,000 people gathered in Bangalore on Monday to express their anger over Justice Somasekha

[Goanet-News] COMMENT: India Faces a Linguistic Truth: English Spoken Here (Manu Joseph, NYT)

2011-02-22 Thread Goanet News
LETTER FROM INDIA India Faces a Linguistic Truth: English Spoken Here By MANU JOSEPH Published: February 16, 2011 NEW DELHI — In a recent Hindi film, the actress Katrina Kaif holds a thin white bed sheet against her bare body and sings, in English: “I know you want it, but you’re never gonna get i

[Goanet-News] MUSIC: Cultural crescendo (Pamela D'Mello, The Hindu)

2011-02-23 Thread Goanet News
Cultural crescendo Pamela D'Mello It was a magical experience at the annual Monte Music Festival in Goa, which saw a confluence of Indian and western performances. Pamela D'Mello PHOTO Encore: Paranjoti Academy Chorus. In its ninth edition, the Monte Music festival in Goa has lost none of its ma

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Foreigner found dead had taken drugs: Cops (TNN) ... Glass table ...

2011-03-11 Thread Goanet News
Foreigner found dead had taken drugs: Cops TNN | Mar 10, 2011, 06.19am IST PANAJI: The 28-year-old woman from Belarus, Olga Babich, whose body was found floating in a creek at Fernandes Vaddo at Siolim on Tuesday afternoon, was seen consuming drugs with her Russian 'boyfriend' and a male Russian f

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Judge me for Taleigao: Monserrate (TNN)

2011-03-11 Thread Goanet News
Judge me for Taleigao: Monserrate TNN | Mar 10, 2011, 01.32am IST Tags:Santa Monica|Corporation Of The City Of Panaji|Atanasio 'Babush' Monserrate PANAJI: "Judge me for Taleigao", Atanasio 'Babush' Monserrate told the voters of the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP).Monserrate's manifesto w

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Goa’s per capita highest, Bihar’s lowest in FY ’10 (PTI)

2011-03-11 Thread Goanet News
Goa’s per capita highest, Bihar’s lowest in FY ’10 Tourist hotspot Goa recorded the highest per capita income among all States and Union Territories during 2009-10, while Bihar bagged the last spot, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State f

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Riverfront village, city on the hill (Karsten Miranda, TNN)

2011-03-11 Thread Goanet News
Riverfront village, city on the hill Karsten Miranda,TNN,Mar 9, 2011, 06.11am IST RIBANDAR: Residents of Ribandar are suffering from an identity crisis. They cannot point out with confidence whether Ribandar is a village, town or a part of Panaji city, and they blame this on the multiple planning

[Goanet-News] PANJIM: A stone's throw away from Campal's heritage homes, Kala Academy's artistic splendour and the scenic glory of a riverfront city, the area is gut-wrenchingly appalling. (Sreesha Sh

2011-03-11 Thread Goanet News
Living a nightmare Sreesha Shetty,TNN,Mar 9, 2011, 06.12am IST CAMPAL: Step into the tiny lanes opposite the Panjim Gymkhana that make up ward 11 of the corporation of the city of Panaji (CCP) and you will be excused for forgetting you are in Goa's exalted capital city. A stone's throw away from

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Cabinet approves mining corridor construction (TNN)

2011-03-11 Thread Goanet News
Cabinet approves mining corridor construction TNN | Mar 10, 2011, 06.21am IST PANAJI: The construction of a 40-km mining corridor in a phased manner, exclusively for transportation of iron ore in Sanguem was approved by the Goa cabinet on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters at the secretariat, chief

[Goanet-News] BACKGROUNDER: Goemchea Rakhondarancho Awaz ... and its demands

2011-03-11 Thread Goanet News
Citizens' groups band together to protest govt's 'misdeeds' TNN | Feb 27, 2011, 09.26am IST PANAJI: Disenchanted with the government's insensitivity to various social problems in Goa, several citizens' groups have banded together to form the Goemchea Rakhondarancho Awaz (Voice of the Protectors of

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Like Gujjars in Rajasthan, UTAA to intensify stir (TNN)

2011-03-11 Thread Goanet News
Like Gujjars in Rajasthan, UTAA to intensify stir TNN | Mar 10, 2011, 01.36am IST Tags:Vishwas Gaude|United Tribals Association's Alliance PONDA: The United Tribals Association's Alliance (UTAA) has threatened to take their agitation on to the streets if their demands are not met immediately. Fe

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Goa cabbies arrested for assault on tourists (India Blooms News Service)

2011-03-11 Thread Goanet News
Goa cabbies arrested for assault on tourists India Blooms News Service Panaji, Mar 10 (IBNS): Goa police on Thursday arrested three taxi drivers in connection with the alleged assault on nine Ukrainian tourists late on Wednesday night at Candolim. Police have identified the accused men as Agnelo D

[Goanet-News] ELDERLY IN GOA: 'Just because we're not full, doesn't mean we're bad' (TNN)

2011-03-11 Thread Goanet News
'Just because we're not full, doesn't mean we're bad' Karsten Miranda, TNN | Mar 10, 2011, 01.36am IST Tags:Provedoria|Institute Of Public Assistance|Green Goa Foundation PANAJI: Homes for the aged run by the Institute of Public Assistance, commonly known as the Provedoria, are running mid-capaci

[Goanet-News] BOOKS: Goa Writers group releases anthology titled 'Inside/Out'

2011-03-12 Thread Goanet News
TITLE: Goa Writers group releases anthology titled 'Inside/Out' PANJIM, March 13: Goa Writers, a group of disparate individuals set up six years ago, has launched a book which draws together a wide range of experiences and ideas, and gives a hint of the melting pot called Goa. 'Inside/Out: New wr

[Goanet-News] NEWS: No gambling for Goans, says BJP (IANS)

2011-03-15 Thread Goanet News
No gambling for Goans, says BJP 2011-03-15 20:50:00 Panaji, March 15 (IANS) To 'save Goans from being lured by the gambling menace', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will seek an amendment to a current law to bar locals from entering the numerous casinos dotting Goa. The amendment to the Goa Pub

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Angus man Wally Shuff killed while cycling in Goa

2011-03-15 Thread Goanet News
Angus man Wally Shuff killed while cycling in Goa Family and friends of a popular Angus man have been left devastated after he was knocked down and killed while cycling in the Indian tourist paradise of Goa. Mr Shuff was a regular winter visitor to the sunshine paradise of Goa. By Graham Brown Pu

[Goanet-News] COMMENT: In the PINC Zone (Mario Cabral e Sa, The Navhind Times)

2011-03-20 Thread Goanet News
In the PINC Zone [The Navhind Times] Published on: March 19, 2011 - 22:41 More in: Panorama By Mário Cabral e Sá "There are no free lunches", wrote my friend and physician Dr Oscar Rebelo in a signed ad for PINC, an acronym that stands for a voters counselling group called Panjimites Initiati

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Girl dies while parents shop in Goa mall (IANS)

2011-03-25 Thread Goanet News
Girl dies while parents shop in Goa mall March 22, 2011 IANS Panaji A four-year-old girl died in hospital in the wee hours of Monday, hours after she was found unconscious in mysterious circumstances at Goa's first and only shopping mall here, an official said on Tuesday. A spokesman for the Cacu

[Goanet-News] NEWS: VIP babas, babies love English (Suraj Nandrekar, Herald)

2011-03-27 Thread Goanet News
VIP babas, babies love English SURAJ NANDREKAR VIP babas, babies love English Majority of Goa’s Ministers and MLAs’ children have chosen English at primary level SURAJ NANDREKAR Panjim, March 25: Goa’s Ministers and MLAs have long settled the medium of instruction debate by taking a firm decision

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Heroic rescue act in Iraq begets award for Goan (Mayabhushan Nagvenkar, IANS)

2011-03-27 Thread Goanet News
Heroic rescue act in Iraq begets award for Goan 2011-03-27 09:50:00 Panaji, March 27 (IANS) Antonio Po knows a thing or two about gambling. So when the 36-year-old former offshore casino deckhand rushed into a wall of acrid smoke and a shower of mortar shells to rescue his wailing, injured collea

[Goanet-News] Portugal still in denial over Goa (Devika Sequeira, Deccan Herald)

2011-03-27 Thread Goanet News
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/149095/portugal-still-denial-over-goa.html Portugal still in denial over Goa Devika Sequeira in Panaji Portugal should have shown better diplomatic judgment in officially honouring Goa's golden jubilee celebrations Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva will

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Now BJP supports Konkani in Goa schools

2011-03-27 Thread Goanet News
Now BJP supports Konkani in Goa schools India Blooms News Service Panaji, Mar 27 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has joined the bandwagon of the political parties supporting Konkani and Marathi as Medium of Instruction (MoI) at the elementary level. Addressing a news conference Sunday, BJP Go

[Goanet-News] NEWS: 'Goa's banking services best in India' (TNN)

2011-03-27 Thread Goanet News
'Goa's banking services best in India' TNN | Mar 27, 2011, 05.57am IST PANAJI: Goa has witnessed a boom in the banking sector and the number of banking offices was 556 on September 30, 2010, states the economic survey 2010-11. "There is a scheduled commercial bank branch for approximately every 4,

[Goanet-News] NEWS: No change in deal with DB Group: Hyatt (Business Standard)

2011-03-28 Thread Goanet News
No change in deal with DB Group: Hyatt Swaraj Baggonkar / Mumbai March 29, 2011, 1:25 IST Chicago-headquartered Hyatt Hotels Corporation, one of the world's biggest hotel chains, is going ahead with plans of opening five hotels with the Mumbai-based DB Group. The latter is presently embroiled in

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Raj Thackeray's security guard threatens truck driver (IANS)

2011-03-28 Thread Goanet News
Raj Thackeray's security guard threatens truck driver Panaji, March 28 (IANS) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's personal security officer (PSO) was Monday booked for allegedly assaulting and threatening a truck driver with his revolver at Ponda in Goa, police said. Raj, the e

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Agencies join hands to salvage Goan handicrafts industry (PTI)

2011-03-29 Thread Goanet News
Agencies join hands to salvage Goan handicrafts industry PTI | 11:03 AM,Mar 28,2011 Panaji, Mar 28 (PTI) Various government-funded agencies and non-profit organisations are working together to revive the handicrafts sector in Goa, and to link it with the tourism industry. "One third population of G

[Goanet-News] Goan who played a key role in African liberation struggles to be remembered

2011-03-31 Thread Goanet News
Goan who played a key role in African liberation struggles to be remembered PANJIM, Mar 31: An Africa-based hero from Goa will be remembered on the 25th anniversary year of his death in a mysterious plane-crash in Mozambique. Aquino de Braganca -- who traces his roots to Mapusa -- was an important

[Goanet-News] CONTROVERSY: Monserrate version of the currency headlines... Parrikar view, now and then... how much was seized?

2011-04-03 Thread Goanet News
Goa minister says he can account for all the money PTI | 09:04 PM,Apr 03,2011 Panaji, Apr 3 (PTI) Goa Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate today said that he could account for all the unaccounted money that was found from him when he was detained at Mumbai airport by Customs officials.Monserrate

[Goanet-News] NEWS: BJP drops 2nd bombshell, links Sharad Pawar to Rs15, 000 crore scam

2011-04-04 Thread Goanet News
BJP drops 2nd bombshell, links Sharad Pawar to Rs15,000 crore scam Published: Saturday, Apr 2, 2011, 0:23 IST By Surendra Gangan | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA A day after allegations of links between Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar and 2G spectrum scam accused Shahid Balwa, leader of oppos

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Consul pays tribute to freedom fighters' role in reforming Portugal too

2011-04-07 Thread Goanet News
CONSUL PAYS TRIBUTE TO FREEDOM FIGHTERS' ROLE IN REFORMING PORTUGAL TOO PANJIM: In a touching tribute coming in the 50th year of the end of Portuguese colonial rule in Goa, the Consul-General of Portugal has praised freedom fighters whom, he said, helped Por

[Goanet-News] NEWS: 'No more Eng primaries in Goa' (Times of India)

2011-04-07 Thread Goanet News
'No more Eng primaries in Goa' TNN | Apr 7, 2011, 02.37am IST Tags:Regional Language Primary Schools|Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch PANAJI: Supporters of Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch (BBSM) filled Azad Maidan and clung onto the ground's iron railings on Wednesday afternoon as they pledged th

[Goanet-News] NEWS: 'Don't impose your dialect on me or mine on you'

2011-04-12 Thread Goanet News
'Don't impose your dialect on me or mine on you' TNN, Mar 22, 2011, 03.32am IST PANAJI: The fight for English as a medium of instruction at Monday's rally at Azad Maidan in Panaji saw significant bitterness among several mothers in the crowd, who said they suffered for years teaching their childre

[Goanet-News] A novel, about women in today's Goa, from a Nairobi-born author

2011-04-13 Thread Goanet News
A novel, about women in today's Goa, from a Nairobi-born author Goanet THREE WOMEN, from diverse strata of Goan life, meet up in Belinda Viegas's new novel "The Cry Of The Kingfisher", and its story raises crucial issues which confront today's Goa in the midst of all its change, uncertainity and

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Goa forgave Portugal in 1974: envoy (The Navhind Times)

2011-04-24 Thread Goanet News
Goa forgave Portugal in 1974: envoy Published on: April 24, 2011 - 01:52 BY RAMNATH N PAI RAIKAR | NT The Navhind Times PANAJI: The Ambassador of Portugal to India, Mr Jorge Roza de Oliveira on Saturday said that he has still not been able to understand what really Goan freedom fighters want

[Goanet-News] BOOK REVIEW: Guides for those teenage years (FN, Gomantak Times)

2011-04-26 Thread Goanet News
Guides for those teenage years First published in THE PRINTED WORD|Gomantak Times Frederick Noronha Teenage can be a period of confusion and challenges. To find their way around, young people need the right advice and guidance. For centuries, parents and teachers have been considered too 'old fa

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Fake account of Goa minister's daughter created on Facebook

2011-04-28 Thread Goanet News
Fake account of Goa minister's daughter created on Facebook Press Trust Of India Panaji, April 27, 2011 Goa public works department minister Churchill Alemao's daughter Valanka has registered a complaint with police stating that a United Kingdom-based Goan has been defaming her name through the so

[Goanet-News] NEWS: US ship and sub holiday in Goa (Joaquim Fernandes, TNN)

2011-04-28 Thread Goanet News
US ship and sub holiday in Goa Joaquim Fernandes, TNN | Apr 27, 2011, 12.04am IST Tags:USS La Jolla|USS Emory S Land|Diego Garcia|American Centre, Mumbai PANAJI: If the USS Emory S Land is considered the 'Land of Opportunity', then the USS La Jolla is the sentinel for security. If the USS Emory f

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Halcyon acquires two mines in Goa, Karnataka (Divya Guha, Mint)

2011-04-28 Thread Goanet News
Halcyon acquires two mines in Goa, Karnataka Divya Guha, divy...@livemint.com Investment company Halcyon Finance and Capital Advisors Pvt. Ltd (HFCA) has acquired two mines in Goa and Karnataka in a partnership with an Indian iron ore miner. The transactions were closed at an aggregate of about $

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Report from the riverside... Konkan Fruit Fest gets underway...

2011-04-29 Thread Goanet News
REPORT FROM THE RIVERSIDE: KONKAN FRUIT FEST GETS UNDERWAY >From Miguel Braganza braganza.mig...@gmail.com SOURCE: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bsg-goa/ A large number of stalls have been set up by private entrepeneurs as also the organizations supporting the Konkan Fruit Fest event -- und

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Mining security detains journalist on International Freedom of the Press Day in Goa (Goa Union of Journalists)

2011-05-03 Thread Goanet News
From: "Prakash Waman Kamat" Subject: GUJ pressnote Press Note May 3, 2011. Panaji, Goa. The Goa Union of Journalists(GUJ), in a press note issued after an executive committee meeting held in Panaji on Tuesday, condemned in strong words the high handed action of security staff of mining company i

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Goa village stands up to powerful mining lobby (Devika Sequeira, Deccan Herald)

2011-05-07 Thread Goanet News
Residents keep day-long vigil to stop trucks from transporting ore Goa village stands up to powerful mining lobby Devika Sequeira, CAUREM (QUEPEM), May 6, DHNS: A convoy of over a hundred empty trucks is lined up for a police inspection on the road from Sulcorna to Quepem impeding the flow of traf

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Tracing Goan roots via DNA and ancient records (Yahoo, IANS)

2011-05-07 Thread Goanet News
Tracing Goan roots via DNA and ancient records By Indo Asian News Service | IANS – Tue, May 3, 2011 Panaji, May 3 (IANS) Where did the ancestors of today's Goans come from? Which routes did they take to arrive at this tourist paradise? A new book authored by a Switzerland-based Goan scientist ans

[Goanet-News] NEWS: KRC trains, professional seats, and cultural events: issues from Mumbai

2011-05-20 Thread Goanet News
KRC trains, professional seats, and cultural events: issues from Mumbai Goanet PANJIM, May 20: Possibilities of Konkan Railway trains stopping at the Borivali station in Mumbai -- a centre where a significant number of Goans currently reside -- is being taken up with the Konkan Railway Corporatio

[Goanet-News] MUSIC/DANCE: Ekvat from Lisbon to perform in Panjim, Margao, B'lore, Bombay and Delhi

2011-05-21 Thread Goanet News
EKVAT FROM LISBON TO PERFORM IN PANJIM, MARGAO, B'LORE, BOMBAY, DELHI EKVAT (a group of traditional Goan music and dances) of Casa de Goa, Lisbon, will hold performances of roughly one hour duration in Panjim (4th June), Margao (5th June), Bangalore (7th June), Bombay (9th June) and New Delhi (11t

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Priest sues lawyer for $600k (Kevin Martin, Calgary Sun)

2011-05-21 Thread Goanet News
PRIEST SUES LAWYER FOR $600K Molestation cover-up alleged Kevin Martin, Calgary Sun Reviving molestation allegations against a Calgary Catholic priest who was cleared on any wrong-doing has triggered a $600,000 lawsuit against a lawyer. Father Newton Rodrigues is seeking damages against attorney

[Goanet-News] NEWS: SFIO recommends prosecution Sesa Goa for over and under-invoicing of export/import of over Rs 1, 000 crore

2011-05-23 Thread Goanet News
22 MAY, 2011, 06.13PM IST,PTI SFIO recommends prosecution Sesa Goa for over and under-invoicing of export/import of over Rs 1,000 crore NEW DELHI: Corporate fraud investigation body SFIO has recommended prosecution against mines major Sesa Goa on nine grounds, including over and under-invoicing o

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Cover up! God is watching (Hindustan Times, New Delhi)

2011-06-07 Thread Goanet News
Cover up! God is watching Vaishali Bhambri and Aakriti Sawhney , Hindustan Times New Delhi, June 07, 2011 God, or at least his emissaries, are watching how you dress. After one of Goa’s biggest temples, the Mahalasa Narayani Temple, banned foreigners from visiting the premises because they dress

[Goanet-News] NEWS: HC adjourns guv office plea in RTI matter

2011-06-07 Thread Goanet News
HC adjourns guv office plea in RTI matter TNN | Jun 7, 2011, 02.13am IST Read More:SIC|RTI|High Court Of Bombay PANAJI: The high court of Bombay at Goa has adjourned the hearing of a petition filed by the governor of Goa S S Sidhu's office in connection with the applicability of the Right to Info

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Goan tradition comes full circle (ToI)

2011-06-07 Thread Goanet News
Goan tradition comes full circle Ankit Ajmera, Mumbai Mirror | Jun 7, 2011, 11.55am IST Goan tradition comes full circle A Portuguese dance group arrives in the city to perform traditional Goan dance and music Many years ago when the Portuguese arrived in Goa, their western culture had a deep inf

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Goa temples ban skin show of scantily-clad foreign tourists (Shweta Kamat, India Today)

2011-06-07 Thread Goanet News
Goa temples ban skin show of scantily-clad foreign tourists Shweta Kamat | Panaji, June 7, 2011 | Updated 09:12 IST Skimpily clad tourists have been barred from entering temples in Goa. Goa's temples have slammed the doors on scantily-clad foreign tourists, who feel dresses appropriate for the b

[Goanet-News] NEWS: English feud at graft meet (Herald, ToI)

2011-06-09 Thread Goanet News
English feud at graft meet TEAM HERALD Remo, Marathi 'heroes' in war of words teamher...@herald-goa.com PANJIM: The India Against Corruption meeting which was meant to be a culmination of the day-long fast held to protest the Government’s midnight action against Baba Ramdev turned into a slinging

[Goanet-News] DEBATE: Of five-star dharnas and superficial views of corruption (Ram Punyani)

2011-06-09 Thread Goanet News
OF FIVE-STAR DHARNAS AND SUPERFICIAL VIEWS OF CORRUPTION Is Baba Ramdev's anti-corruption just the new face of communal politics? Ram Puniyani ram.puniy...@gmail.com The police crackdown on people assembled to participate on the anti corruption fast by Baba Ramdev on the Sunday night, 5th June 20

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Konkani tiatr 'Public' staged ...in Paris (from Mariano Pereira)

2011-06-16 Thread Goanet News
SOURCE: Pereira, Mariano A LN NAU The Goan Association Paris organized a Konkani Tiatr titled “PUBLIC” on 12 June 2011 written and directed by Commedian Agostinho. According to the President of Goan Association Paris, this is the first time a Konkani Tiatr was staged in Paris with all reputed ar

[Goanet-News] EVENT: Talk by Rudy Heredia on 'Changing Gods' at Alto Porvorim, June 30, 2011

2011-06-29 Thread Goanet News
TALK BY RUDY HEREDIA ON 'CHANGING GODS' AT ALTO PROVORIM JUNE 30, 2011 Goanet Dr Rudolf (Rudy) Heredia, the Jesuit-sociologist, recent book is on religious conversions in India, a controversial topic indeed. *Changing Gods: Rethinking Conversion in India* (Penguin, 2007) has been called a courage

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Tracing history of Goan Christians and their resettlement (Devika Sequeira, Deccan Herald)

2011-07-10 Thread Goanet News
Tracing history of Goan Christians and their resettlement Devika Sequeira in Panaji The two-year project will focus on the displacement, transition and resettlement of the community. Goa’s commercial decline in the 1830s under the Portuguese set off a wave of migration into British India. By the

[Goanet-News] NEWS: People of Saligao facing serious health hazard

2011-07-18 Thread Goanet News
People of Saligao facing serious health hazard SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Garbage from Calangute beach being dumped on hill top In Saligao, coastal village in north Goa's tourism belt, particularly in places such as Salmona-Arrarim, things are getting worse by the day as people of the villages are in

[Goanet-News] GOA EVENTS: Talk on social entrepreneurship in India, Alto Porvorim, July 29, 2011

2011-07-26 Thread Goanet News
BOOK: The Rise of India TALK: Social Entrepreneurship in India - On Friday, 29 July, 2011 at 5 pm Location: Xavier Centre of Historical Research Xavier Centre of Historical Research, B B Borkar Road, Alto Porvorim 403521, Goa, India. Also: t

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Goan Association of Bengal president, Maria Fernandes, new vice chairperson of West Bengal minority commission [cmpaul.wordpress.com]

2011-07-27 Thread Goanet News
Christian Nominated Vice Chair Person of Bengal Minority Commission KOLKATA, (C.M. Paul) - The first woman Chief Minister of West Bengal Miss Mamata Banerjee has nominated Miss Maria Fernandes as vice chair person of the West Bengal minority commission, 27 July. She has taken charge from Wednesda

[Goanet-News] DEBATE: Who is an 'insider', who is an 'outsider'... language etc (Walter Menezes)

2011-07-27 Thread Goanet News
WHO IS AN 'INSIDER', WHO IS AN 'OUTSIDER' Debates on language, promoting it and other pressing issues By Walter Menezes walter_mene...@yahoo.com A memorial lecture and the release of two new Konknni books in Romi script marked the highlights of the function organized last week by Dalgado Konknni

[Goanet-News] NEWS: 'Explosive' mining report seems to 'implode' Karnataka BJP (Karnataka Newsletter, IANS)

2011-07-29 Thread Goanet News
'Explosive' mining report seems to 'implode' Karnataka BJP (Karnataka Newsletter) By V.S. Karnic Bangalore, July 29 (IANS) From scam-hit Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to backbencher lawmakers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), everyone Friday proclaimed to be a "disciplined soldier" of the par

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Larger Saligao sans political veteran (Vijay de Souza, Times of India)

2011-08-07 Thread Goanet News
Larger Saligao sans political veteran Vijay de Souza, TNN | Aug 7, 2011, 01.18AM IST While Saligao constituency's demography has undergone a sea change after the delimitation exercise, its political landscape will be without a veteran player. The constituency, expanded to include Calangute consti

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Indians beat English at their language (ToI)

2011-08-14 Thread Goanet News
Indians beat English at their language Hemali Chhapia, TNN Aug 11, 2011, 01.47am IST MUMBAI: It's long been known that Indian students outperform their global counterparts in science and math. But here's a stunning finding: even students whose mother tongue is an Indian language fare better in the

[Goanet-News] NEWS: South Asian Film Festival in Goa from Sept 15 (TNN)

2011-08-21 Thread Goanet News
South Asian Film Festival in Goa from Sept 15 TNN | Aug 21, 2011, 03.39AM IST PANAJI: The 6th edition of the South Asian Film Festival (SAFF) will be held in Goa from September 15-18. Chief minister Digambar Kamat will inaugurate the four-day festival which is organized by the South Asia Foundati

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Great gamblers of Gujarat going to Goa (Kinjal Desai, DNA)

2011-08-21 Thread Goanet News
Great gamblers of Gujarat going to Goa Published: Sunday, Aug 21, 2011, 15:21 IST By Kinjal Desai | Place: Ahmedabad | Agency: DNA Thanks to Janmashtami on Monday, this week will have a slightly longer weekend. With cooling rains, Gujaratis have just the right excuse for a getaway with their famil

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Naphtha fire blazes through Mangor (Paul Fernandes, TNN)

2011-08-21 Thread Goanet News
Naphtha fire blazes through Mangor Paul Fernandes, TNN | Aug 21, 2011, 03.34AM IST Read More:Naphtha Leakage|Naphtha Fire VASCO: Residents of Mangor woke up to a blazing inferno on Saturday, as naphtha leakage in two places in the Vasco suburb gutted three houses, damaged eight others and left fo

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Karnataka attack rumors spread panic (UCAN)

2011-08-25 Thread Goanet News
Karnataka attack rumors spread panic Christians fear repeat of 2008 Hindu extremist violence after police issue warnings Francis Rodrigues, Mangalore India August 24, 2011 Panic is spreading among Christians in Karnataka over rumors that Hindu extremists are planning to repeat anti-Christian viol

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Orissa seeks to tax big iron ore profits (Reuters)

2011-09-04 Thread Goanet News
Moneycontrol » News » Wire News Orissa seeks to tax big iron ore profits Published on Sat, Sep 03, 2011 at 23:51 | Source : Reuters By Jatindra Dash BHUBANESWAR (Reuters) - Orissa, India's biggest iron ore producing state, has sought a new tax on mining profits and a higher royalty on steel feed

[Goanet-News] Initiative in Canada to support the reading habit in Goa...

2011-09-04 Thread Goanet News
The Bookworm Children's Library is a venture of two educationists, Sujata Noronha and Elaine Mendonca, started in 2007 in St Inez, Goa, India to promote a love for reading among children and to discover the magic of books and reading. The Bookworm Library is now a reading haven that children have

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Hotel chain Hilton Worldwide to set up 50 hotels in India in five years (Economic Times)

2011-09-06 Thread Goanet News
Hotel chain Hilton Worldwide to set up 50 hotels in India in five years Meenakshi Verma Ambwani, ET Bureau Aug 15, 2011, 03.07am IST NEW DELHI: Lenny Menezes is a busy man these days—the chairman of the Hilton Worldwide in India has the daunting task of launching one hotel in the country every 45

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Goa headquartered Sanatan Sanstha faces possibility of ban... 2 get 10 years for Mumbai Metropolitan blasts

2011-09-13 Thread Goanet News
Right-wing outfit may be banned Sanatan Sanstha will become the 35th organisation to be banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act Iftikhar Gilani New Delhi Once the organisation is banned under the Act, any association with it attracts the jail term up to seven years plus fine The H

[Goanet-News] Today: Seminar on Goa issues at Alto Porvorim, Sept 29-30, 2011...

2011-09-28 Thread Goanet News
Goa 2011 Seminar at XCHR, TSKK (At Alto Porvorim, the Xavier Centre of Historical Research and the Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr) --- September 29, Thursday, Day 1 9.00 am Registration 9.30 am 10.30 am Inaugural Session Lighting the Lamp

[Goanet-News] Francisco Luis Gomes collected writings to be released today, Sept 30 (Friday) at Salcete

2011-09-29 Thread Goanet News
Collected writing of Francisco Luis Gomes to be released in Salcete on death anniversary, coming Friday (Sept 30) - He was a physician, writer, historian, economist, political scient

[Goanet-News] MUSIC: 'Undra Muja Mama', new book takes a close look at the dulpod

2011-10-04 Thread Goanet News
'Undra Muja Mama', new book takes a close look at the dulpod Goanet A new book on Goan music will be released this weekend. Undra Muja Mama (Folk Songs of Goa: An Anthology of Dulpods) is authored by scholar-artist-musicologist Dr José Pereira, the late maestro

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Goa criticised for making police bill amendments "in total secrecy"

2011-10-04 Thread Goanet News
SELECT COMMITTEE MAKES AMENDMENTS TO GOA POLICE BILL, 2008 IN TOTAL SECRECY New Delhi: Even after three years, and sustained pressure from civil society groups, the Select Committee on the Goa Police Bill, 2008 has not carried out any public consultation on the provisions of the Bill, but has gone

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Recruiting agents... voting for expats ... and the Know Goa Programme 2011

2011-10-13 Thread Goanet News
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[Goanet-News] REPORT: Controversy clouds Tehelka ‘Thinkfest’ (Devika Sequeira, Deccan Herald)

2011-11-06 Thread Goanet News
Controversy clouds Tehelka 'Thinkfest' Devika Sequeira, Panaji, Nov 5, DHNS: Tehelka’s "Think 2011," currently on at the Grand Hyatt Goa, was meant to engage participants in "an intense affair with ideas." The list of invitees is impressive indeed. From Nobel laureate V S Naipaul to the quirky Am

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Minus the controversies, ThinkFest could rival TED

2011-11-07 Thread Goanet News
Minus the controversies, ThinkFest could rival TED Nigel Britto, TNN | Nov 7, 2011, 03.39AM IST BAMBOLIM: In Goa, rarely can any place which is not a church, manage to garner a full house, rapt with attention, at nine o'clock on a Sunday morning. At least one resort in North Goa proved otherwise,

[Goanet-News] NEWS: Goan youth from UK, US, Ca, Tz, Kenya, Au and NZ for 'Know Goa' (Goanet News Service)

2011-11-25 Thread Goanet News
, CANADA, TZ, KENYA, AU AND NZ FOR 'KNOW GOA' Goanet News Service GOA: The fourth Know Goa Programme will be held this year from November 27 - December 6 in Goa and from December 7 -11 in Delhi. Eleven expats of Goan origin will take part, the NRI Affairs Commissioner Eduardo Faleiro anno

[Goanet-News] NEWS -- Brazil: New land of opportunity for Europeans (AFP)

2011-11-27 Thread Goanet News
Brazil: New land of opportunity for Europeans AFP Nov 25, 2011, 08.00pm IST RIO DE JANEIRO: Leaving behind anemic job markets at home, Europeans increasingly are packing up and moving to booming Brazil, Latin America's economic powerhouse billed as the new land of opportunity. Take Afeida Ghaleb

[Goanet-News] Goa goes for gold (Reena Martins, in The Telegraph, Kolkata)

2011-12-03 Thread Goanet News
Goa goes for gold December 19 will mark 50 years of Goa’s liberation from Portuguese rule.  Reena Martins on the array of cultural events that have been planned to celebrate an occasion replete with nostalgia The sounds of distant drumming woke Goa up at 6.30 in the morning on December 18, 1961. 

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