Goan Voice Newsletter: Tuesday 15 Dec. 2009
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Video: Mauvin Godinho likely to be inducted into Goa cabinet
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14 Dec: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. The Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat has said that Deputy Speaker of the state legislative assembly Mauvin Godinho has enough developmental work to his credit and will be inducted into state cabinet at the right time. The chief minister’s statement could be a pointer to a possible cabinet reshuffle in near future… 2m. 52s. click here.
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Goa’s Renowned Tiatrists
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15 Dec: Herald. Renowned tiatrists who have earned laurels for their stage performances since the Portuguese era pose for a photo with Chief Minister Digambar Kamat after they were honoured in Margao by Goa Tiatr Academy with Life-time Contribution Awards on Monday. The tiatrists are: Shalini Mardolkar, Anita Maria Joana Vianey Pereira, Antonette D’Souza e Mendes, Filipe Mascarenhas, Lidvinda Anastasia Clara Correia e Dias, Antonio Xavier Francisco Dias, Luciano Dias, Philomena Braz e Crasto, Cajetan Pinto, Clara Merciana Ophelia Cabral, Titta Pretto, Lorna Cordeiro and Santano Filomeno Cyriaco Camilo Dias. 388 words. click here.
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Ivana Furtado bags Commonwealth chess gold
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15 Dec: Navhind Times. World U-10 silver medallist Ivana Furtado won the inaugural U-12 Commonwealth Chess age group championships at Singapore on Monday… 160 words. click here.
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Anticipatory bail of John Fernandes cancelled
15 Dec: Times TV. The anticipatory bail granted by a local Goa court to John Fernandes, a politician accused of raping a Russian girl, has been cancelled by the High Court. 240 words. click here
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Goa Minister’s London stay cost nearly Rs.100,000
15 Dec: IANS. Goa Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco’s stay at the plush Ritz Carlton hotel in London for a tourism mart has cost the government nearly Rs.1 lakh, the state legislative assembly was told Tuesday… The total cost of the trip amounts to more than half a crore [approx. £60,000]… 332 words. click here
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Goa MP suggests Russian rape victim asked for it
15 Dec: NDTV. A Congress MP from Goa has caused a storm in Parliament [Upper House] by suggesting that women who are raped by men they socialize with are at least partly responsible for what happens to them. The MP was referring to the controversial case of a Russian woman working in Goa who claims she was raped earlier this month by a South Goa politician in his car after having dinner with him… 429 words. click here
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'Guidelines on crime against women being ignored'
15 Dec: One India News. Home Minister [Indian Parliament, Lower House] P Chidambaram has expressed anguish over the police, prosecutors and judges not following the ministry's guidelines on handling of cases related to crime against women… The recent rape case in Goa, wherein a Russian woman accused a Goan politician of sexually assaulting her has raised concerns over the way these cases are handled as well safety of foreigners in the country. click here
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GPS tech may become compulsory for fishing trawlers
15 Dec: IANS. The Goa government is considering making global positioning system (GPS) a compulsory fitting on board the 1,200-odd trawlers in the state in the wake of 67 fishermen losing their lives to Cyclone Phyan in November… 255 words. click here
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In tourism, Goa Church sees great new tool
15 Dec: IANS. The Roman Catholic Church in Goa wants tourists in the state to spare the proverbial beach and booze and hit the Bible instead. This is articulated in a new book titled “The challenge and prospects of tourism in Goa today” compiled by Ranjan Solomon, consultant to the church-backed Centre for Responsible Tourism. 400 words. click here
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Russian Tour Operators Freeze Plans To Increase Goa Bookings
15 Dec: TurProm (Russia). Tour operators have decided to abandon the idea of additional capacity to Goa … The Indian embassy has a new rule that does not allow a second visit within 4 months of the expiry of the first … Machine translation. 399 words. click here
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MLA Anil Salgaocar alleges every Goa minister is corrupt
15 Dec: Herald. Sanvordem MLA Anil Salgaocar today charged that every minister in the government is corrupt and there is a need of fresh elections to get rid of the “menace”… 349 words. click here
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Sand sculpture fest in Goa to focus on global warming
14 Dec: IANS. Goa will host a sand art festival with global warming as its central theme … the three-day festival at Candolim beach, starting Dec 18, would help in dissemination of information about the global warming phenomenon… 326 words. click here
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Video: Entry of Vishwajeet and Monserrate into Congress cleared
14 Dec: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. As the formal entry of the two independent MLAs Atanasio Monserrate and Vishwajeet Rane into the Congress party not materializing even after a talked about day has passed, President of the Goa state congress party Subash Shirodkar on Monday stated the only thing that remains is the finalization of the date… 2m. 39s.
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Video: Waking up to a perfect Goa morning
3 Dec: NDTV. Puja Talwar soaks herself in the beaches of Goa. 4m. 22s.
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Anticipatory bail of John Fernandes cancelled
15 Dec: Times TV. The anticipatory bail granted by a local Goa court to John Fernandes, a politician accused of raping a Russian girl, has been cancelled by the High Court. 240 words. click here
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Goa Minister’s London stay cost nearly Rs.100,000
15 Dec: IANS. Goa Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco’s stay at the plush Ritz Carlton hotel in London for a tourism mart has cost the government nearly Rs.1 lakh, the state legislative assembly was told Tuesday… The total cost of the trip amounts to more than half a crore [approx. £60,000]… 332 words. click here
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Goa MP suggests Russian rape victim asked for it
15 Dec: NDTV. A Congress MP from Goa has caused a storm in Parliament [Upper House] by suggesting that women who are raped by men they socialize with are at least partly responsible for what happens to them. The MP was referring to the controversial case of a Russian woman working in Goa who claims she was raped earlier this month by a South Goa politician in his car after having dinner with him… 429 words. click here
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'Guidelines on crime against women being ignored'
15 Dec: One India News. Home Minister [Indian Parliament, Lower House] P Chidambaram has expressed anguish over the police, prosecutors and judges not following the ministry's guidelines on handling of cases related to crime against women… The recent rape case in Goa, wherein a Russian woman accused a Goan politician of sexually assaulting her has raised concerns over the way these cases are handled as well safety of foreigners in the country. click here
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GPS tech may become compulsory for fishing trawlers
15 Dec: IANS. The Goa government is considering making global positioning system (GPS) a compulsory fitting on board the 1,200-odd trawlers in the state in the wake of 67 fishermen losing their lives to Cyclone Phyan in November… 255 words. click here
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In tourism, Goa Church sees great new tool
15 Dec: IANS. The Roman Catholic Church in Goa wants tourists in the state to spare the proverbial beach and booze and hit the Bible instead. This is articulated in a new book titled “The challenge and prospects of tourism in Goa today” compiled by Ranjan Solomon, consultant to the church-backed Centre for Responsible Tourism. 400 words. click here
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Russian Tour Operators Freeze Plans To Increase Goa Bookings
15 Dec: TurProm (Russia). Tour operators have decided to abandon the idea of additional capacity to Goa … The Indian embassy has a new rule that does not allow a second visit within 4 months of the expiry of the first … Machine translation. 399 words. click here
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MLA Anil Salgaocar alleges every Goa minister is corrupt
15 Dec: Herald. Sanvordem MLA Anil Salgaocar today charged that every minister in the government is corrupt and there is a need of fresh elections to get rid of the “menace”… 349 words. click here
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Sand sculpture fest in Goa to focus on global warming
14 Dec: IANS. Goa will host a sand art festival with global warming as its central theme … the three-day festival at Candolim beach, starting Dec 18, would help in dissemination of information about the global warming phenomenon… 326 words. click here
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Video: Entry of Vishwajeet and Monserrate into Congress cleared
14 Dec: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. As the formal entry of the two independent MLAs Atanasio Monserrate and Vishwajeet Rane into the Congress party not materializing even after a talked about day has passed, President of the Goa state congress party Subash Shirodkar on Monday stated the only thing that remains is the finalization of the date… 2m. 39s.
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Video: Waking up to a perfect Goa morning
3 Dec: NDTV. Puja Talwar soaks herself in the beaches of Goa. 4m. 22s.
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