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
'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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/
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
'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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
'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
'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
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
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
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
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
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
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 $
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Goa 2011 Seminar at XCHR, TSKK
(At Alto Porvorim, the Xavier Centre of Historical Research and the
Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr)
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September 29, Thursday, Day 1
9.00 am Registration
9.30 am 10.30 am Inaugural Session
Lighting the Lamp
Collected writing of Francisco Luis Gomes to be released in Salcete on
death anniversary, coming Friday (Sept 30)
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He was a physician, writer, historian, economist, political scient
'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
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
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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
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,
, 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
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
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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