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Goa govt gives go ahead for new greenfield airport
2008-05-30 21:53:00
The construction of new greenfield airport in Goa got an impetus on Friday with the state chief minister Digambar Kamat-led committee deciding to give go ahead for the controversial project. The committee, on Friday afternoon, recommended to expedite the land acquisition process for the greenfield airport at Mopa in north Goa, bordering Goa-Maharashtra. “It was recommended to ...
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Foreigners can?t retire in India
2008-05-29 19:56:00
After spending eight years in Goa, a British couple in their 60s?Mash Barry Sidney and Jenice Mash?decided to make the idyllic coastal state their permanent home after retirement. But it wasn’t to be, as they were told that the India n law forbids retired foreigners from staying permanently in the country. “When we applied for extension of ...
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Missing links of a secret Goa agent
2008-05-29 19:51:00
He was a secret service agent who used to torment freedom fighters when Goa was under Portuguese rule. Now some crucial missing links on ?Agent e Monteiro? have surfaced in cyberspace. In an unusual series of developments over the past couple of months, a posting on Goaneton the man has led to the unearthing of an interesting, ...
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Big FM Goa finishes one year of airin’
2008-05-28 22:21:00
First birthdays are always special, and My FM Bhopal, which completed one year on May 27, and Big FM Goa, which completes one year on May 28, are out to celebrate the occasion in style. My FM’s birthday bash is spread over four days. As part of the celebrations, the FM station invited couples celebrating their first anniversary or their child’s first birthday to a special party. On May 28, the FM station is organising a cookery contest for ladies as part of its ‘Chandani Raatein’ initiative, while on May 29, various adventure activities like a professional stunt show and bike racing contests have been planned. Speaking about the birthday celebrations, Harrish M Bhatia, COO, Synergy Media Entertainment Ltd, said, “My FM’s success in Bhopal is all because of the people of Bhopal, who have always been supportive and have made My FM such a popular station. The birthday celebrations are nothing but a display of that affection and involving our listeners in all that we are a ...
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Goa land purchase: DoE serves show-cause notices to foreigners
2008-05-28 22:18:00
The Directorate of Enforcement has served show-cause notices to foreigners who have purchased properties in Goa allegedly in violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). The notices, issued directly to the parties and also through the Goa government, has asked why their properties involved in the contravention of the FEMA should not be confiscated to the Central government account in terms of section 13 (2) of FEMA 1999. Also, all the respondents (foreigners) have to appear in person or through legal practitioner at DoEs Mumbai office at different dates as mentioned in the notice. Goa, the erstwhile Portuguese colony, recently woke up to the grim reality of losing its large chunk of lands to the foreigners allegedly in violation of FEMA. The state government in their report presented on the floor of the house cited 392 such cases and formed a high level committee headed by senior IAS official Anupam Kishore to probe into the violations. The committee, prima fac...
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Goa capital aims to become no nuisance zone
2008-05-27 23:53:00
No more sleeping, cooking or even loitering and squatting in the open in Goa’s capital and definitely no “nuisance”, the corporation of Panaji has warned. Panaji, one of the smallest state capitals of the country was once a sparkling clean city awash with Mediterranean colours. Now its corporation has set up an enforcement squad that will ...
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Goa expects normal monsoons this month
2008-05-27 23:48:00
After witnessing record rainfall last year, Goa expects to have normal monsoons this time which is likely to hit the state in the first week of June, a top meteorological officer said on Tuesday. “Last season, the rainfall was 369 cm. It was highest since 1961, which had recorded 431 cm rains,” Indian Meteorological Observatory Director ...
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Fresh attempts on to topple Goa govt.
2008-05-27 10:29:00
Attempts are on to reinitiate moves to topple the Congress-led government in Goa with discontent brewing within the ruling coalition, sources said on Monday. A high-level meeting of BJP leaders, along with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) legislators and two independents was held in Mumbai on Sunday to discuss the strategy to topple ...
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Konkan Fruit Festival
2008-05-26 17:10:00
Konkan Fruit Festival is an annual summer event held in the city of Panjim, Goa . This is the fifth year and I was fortunate to be in the city to attend. The event is organized by the Botanical Society of Goa along with other bodies such as the Panjim city corporation, Directorate of Agriculture, ICAR-Goa, and others. It ...
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Katrina Kaif may play Goa British teen
2008-05-26 17:04:00
AN Indian director is hoping that Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif will play the role of Scarlett Keeling ? the 15-year-old British girl whose bruised, half-naked body was found on a beach in the western state of Goa in February ? in his new film. Prabhakar Shukla said he wanted to show the seedier side of India?s ...
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Hema Sardesai demands special status for Goa to save its land
2008-05-25 23:20:00
Renowned playback singer Hema Sardesai on Sunday demanded special status for Goa to save the state from being sold outright to the land sharks. The Goan origin singer has decided to launch a movement along with the like minded people for special status demand. “Once Goa gets a special status, all the issues would be settled. ...
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Goa may install CCTV cameras on highways
2008-05-25 23:18:00
Goa government is toying with the idea of installing close circuit television (CCTV) cameras on its major highways to keep track of every vehicle passing by.      The project will be executed on public-private partnership (PPP) mode,” State Finance Minister Dayanand Narvekar said.      He said that the project will help government departments like Police, Excise and Sales Tax ...
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Cancer-hit children take a train to Goa for three-day holiday
2008-05-24 22:03:00
Train journeys are always fun for children and a trip to Goa during summer holidays is all the more delightful, especially for 70 youngsters suffering from various degrees of cancer. Like all carefree, happy children in the age group of four to 15, this excited lot boarded the Konkan Kanya Express from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Rail ...
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7 Mumbaiites perish in Goa highway mishap
2008-05-24 22:01:00
Eight people, including a six-year-old boy, were killed and 18 injured when a Toyota Qualis collided with a state transport bus on the Mumbai-Goa highway early on Friday. Six of those killed belonged to two families from Tardeo and Andheri, while the driver of the Qualis was also a Mumbaiite. The accident took place at Loharmal ...
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GSACS study reveals drug abuse among children in Goa
2008-05-22 10:02:00
A study conducted by the Goa State AIDS Control Society (GSACS) has made some startling revelations. If you thought that drug abuse is a youth problem, think again. The study reveals that even children aged 12 years abuse drugs orally and by the time they are in their twenties, take to intravenous drugs. Many start by smoking ...
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School textbooks to be available by June 5: Goa Board
2008-05-22 09:58:00
The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has ensured that the textbooks for classes V and VIII — the two classes for which books pertaining to the NCERT syllabus would be introduced from this year — would be made available to the students by June 5 when the schools re-open in Goa. The Board ...
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Goa netas on Cannes junket
2008-05-16 14:40:00
Once again, a team made up mostly of politicians from Goa will be leaving for the Cannes film festival. According to information from the Entertainment Society of Goa, which organises the International Film Festival of India, the government will be spending lakhs of rupees on travelling and other facilities for the team. Sources said the chief ...
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Goa to seek minister`s help for Mopa airport
2008-05-13 23:54:00
With Goa ’s Dabolim international airport reaching a saturation point, the Goa government is now gearing up to approach the ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) with the second feasibility report submitted recently by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on the proposed new international airport at Mopa in North Goa.   The state government has already received the ...
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It?s great to be in Goa: Amitabh
2008-05-13 23:50:00
Amitabh Bachchan is in and out of Goa this evening. He will be arriving around 4.30-5 pm by a chartered flight, and leaving in a short while by the same, that?s how short and hurried his visit is. You blink and you will miss him! He would like to stay on, naturally, because Goa is one ...
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Windsurfing National Coastal Championship in Goa from May 14
2008-05-12 22:48:00
Goa Yachting Association (GYA) and Board Sailing Association of India will organise a five-day Windsurfing National Coastal Championship and the Optimist Zonal Coastal Championship 2008, to be held in the coastal waters of the Zuari Bay in the Raceboard class of Windsurfers from May 14 to 18. Speaking to mediapersons today, GYA President Cezar Menezes said ...
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Shane Warne, his teammates arrive in Goa for rest
2008-05-12 22:47:00
 The Indian Premier League (IPL) contestant Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne and his six teammates arrived here today for a three-day rest. The Australian off-spinner along with Goa’s prolific Ranji star Swapnil Asnodkar, South African skipper Graeme Smith, Shane Watson, Taruwar Kole, Ravindra Jadeja and N Patel arrived at the Dabolim airport and went straight to ...
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JetLite flight to Goa grounded
2008-05-12 22:40:00
A JetLite flight to Goa was grounded at the Mumbai airport after its tail flap was hit by a step ladder Monday. ?The flight was suppose to depart at 12.35 p.m. but due to the delay its time was postponed to 13.32 p.m. The flight was grounded on Bay 07,? said an airport official on ...
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Say Cheers to Feni!
2008-05-11 17:20:00
It?s that time of the year again. The smell of feni wafting through the air, invites you to a sip of the heady brew on a hot summer afternoon. Goa ns love their feni as much as they do their spicy food. And giving you just that, is Goa?s Tourism Department alongwith Loungefly who are organising a ...
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SAFF seeks Goa as permanent venue
2008-05-11 17:18:00
Goa is likely to be the permanent home of the South Asian Film Festival (SAFF), an important platform for film makers from the sub-continent. The Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) has given its green signal for the first festival in Goa which will be a four day event starting on 27th June. Khamosh Pani from ...
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Holidays in Goa
2008-05-08 22:57:00
Hotels in Goa have a lot to offer the tourist seeking a fun filled beach vacation. Goa’s idyllic tropical white sand beaches and warm tropical waters beckon to those who want to just relax. Its rich cultural blend of Goa’s Indo-Portuguese heritage as is reflected in its history, culture, cuisine and its people has its ...
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Bollywood stars go Sussegad in Goa!
2008-05-08 19:20:00
All Bollywood roads lead to Goa at some time. Right from the days when Shashi Kapoor rented a house here and brother Raj was inspired to make Bobby, his blockbuster of the 1970s, on the sunny, palm-fringed beaches with their picturesque fishing villages. Now, with private airlines and jets, chartered flights, and better roads, Goa is ...
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Bartenders display their skills in Goa
2008-05-08 19:02:00
Bartenders from all over Goa displayed their bartending skills at the Bacardi Martini Grand Prix India regional rounds. The event, which was held at Butter, Candolim, saw participation from various bartenders from the city. Twenty bartenders were short-listed for the regional final rounds. Judging the event were actress Mrinalini Sharma of Awaraapan and Showbiz fame, Jatin ...
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Goa govt seeks CBI takeover of Scarlett murder case
2008-05-07 17:14:00
The Goa government on Tuesday issued a formal notification seeking takeover of the Scarlett Eden Keeling murder case by CBI. The home ministry today issued notification in pursuance of the provisions of Section 6 of Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946. “Goa government is pleased to accord consent to the extension of powers and jurisdiction of the ...
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Kat misses Goa flight, Mallya jet comes to her rescue
2008-05-07 17:02:00
On Saturday, Katrina Kaif was in three cities within 12 hours! Says the actress, ?I was shooting in Goa and had to catch a flight to Bangalore for the IPL match. But I missed my flight. Fortunately Vijay  Mallya had me flown in his jet or I wouldn?t have been able to make it. That?s one of ...
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Gangster Sandip Acharya nabbed in Goa
2008-05-07 16:54:00
A day after his arrest here, the Orissa police on Tuesday took into custody Raja Acharya, the prime accused in the murder of Biranchi Das, the coach of child marathon runner Budhia. Inspector General of Police Kishan Kumar said the Orissa police team arrived in the state on Tuesday morning and took custody of Raja Acharya. The ...
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