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Goan youth goes missing at sea
2008-04-16 22:00:00 by Preetu Nair (TNN) For a fortnight now, ever since their son went missing, the D’Silva family has been swinging between hope and despair. Their 25-year-old son Joaquim, a kitchen hand on an Italian ship, was last seen on March 22. The ship was headed to Porto Lemon, Costa Rica. “We have ... More About: Articles , Youth , Missing
Scarlett?s organs are not missing, says Goa
2008-04-16 21:03:00 Facing new allegations over vital organs missing from rape and murder victim Scarlett Keeling, the Goa government on Tuesday said there was no cover up and said the body parts were preserved for investigations. The government also said that the two autopsies done on the body of the British teenager in the state were as per ... More About: Politics , Articles , Missing
Goa police issue look-out notice for sex racket kingpin
2008-04-15 19:28:00 Goa police have issued a look-out notice for an Uzbekistani woman who is believed to be the brain behind the international sex racket involving Uzbek girls, police said on Tuesday. After initial identity problem, Goa police have got the details of Uzbekistani woman Gulnora Juraeva, 40, who allegedly heads the international sex racket, Crime ... More About: Articles , Police , Notice , Issue
No move to stop Scarlett?s mother from coming to India: Goa govt.
2008-04-15 19:27:00 The Goa government on Tuesday clarified that it had no intention of stopping Fiona Mackeown, the British mother of rape and murder victim Scarlett Eden Keeling, from coming back to India from the UK. “We have not written to the Home Department to stop her entry into India. Once the Central Bureau of Investigation ... More About: Articles , Breaking News , Mother
Goa?s infrastructure needs upgradation
2008-04-15 19:19:00 Lord Mayor of London David Lewis said Tuesday here that India?s tourist hotspot Goa was facing a conflict between its developmental aspirations and ecological preservation. ?Goa is undergoing a tumultuous period. The conflict is between the developmental aspirations on one hand and ecological preservation on the other side,? said Lewis. Addressing a gathering of top-notch business ... More About: Articles , Infrastructure
Goa villagers up in arms against housing project
2008-04-14 12:47:00 Aldona Bachao Abhiyan fighting to prevent urbanisation of village Residents of Aldona, a sleepy village of north Goa, are up in arms against a proposed mega housing project. The Aldona Bachao Abhiyan (ABA), a core group formed by the villagers, is gearing for a struggle armed with a fresh government notification on March 13 on the role ... More About: Articles , Project , Housing , Arms
Vital organs of Scarlett found missing in autopsy in UK
2008-04-13 18:49:00 The vital organs from body of Scarlett Eden Keeling, whose body was flown to UK, were found missing during the third autopsy, the lawyer representing Fiona Mackeown confirmed. “Fiona is disturbed about this when she came to know,” Vikram Varma, Scarlett’s mother, Fiona Mackeown’s lawyer told media. The Coroner court in Devonshire, UK during the second level ... More About: Articles , Missing , Vital , Organs
Drug den Goa | Blame Fiona? | Ugly side
2008-04-13 18:40:00 The body of British teenager Scarlette Keeling was found on Goa?s Anjuna beach two months ago. But after all the promises of a crackdown on drugs made by the Goa government and police, a CNN-IBN special investigation finds nothing really has changed. The team went undercover and got on camera peddlers at work, shack owners confessing ... More About: Articles , Drug , Side , Ugly , Blame
Scarlett Murder - Cop Nerlon Albuquerque Sacked
2008-04-12 22:13:00 A Police sub inspector who initially goofed up Scarlett death case was dismissed from services by Goa government on Friday April 11. Nerlon Albuquerque , whose behaviour was under scanner for British teenager death case, was dismissed from Goa police services. Albuquerque who headed Anjuna police station on the day when British teenager Scarlett Eden Keeling’s body was found on ... More About: Murder , Breaking News , Sacked
Phoenix wins silver at the Goa Festival
2008-04-12 21:37:00 Phoenix Ogilvy, the first Sri Lankan agency to win several international regional awards, scored yet another first last Saturday when they won the coveted silver award at the Goafest 2008 for their campaign for the Sri Lanka Federation of Visually Handicapped. No Gold was given out in the public service and charity category, making the ... More About: Articles , Phoenix , Silver , Festival , Wins
Goa moves to cleanse beaches
2008-04-11 19:10:00 The Goa government on Wednesday placed before a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court in Goa a policy pertaining to allotment of shacks, deck beds and beach umbrellas for 2007-2008 in its coastal tourism sector. As per the policy, no illegal acts will be permitted in the allotted shacks (seasonal eateries set up on beaches). ... More About: Articles , Beaches , Moves , Cleanse
Wilfred foresees mid-term poll in Goa
2008-04-10 22:01:00 The state Nationalist Congress Party chief, Dr Wilfred De Sousa today said the political developments indicate that Goa would go for a mid-term poll. He said the possibilities were strong as the Centre after sorting out one crisis is faced with a bigger one, and this time it is inflation. He observed that this crisis was ... More About: Politics , Articles , Poll , Term
International Sex Racket Busted in Goa
2008-04-10 21:50:00 Goa police today busted an international sex racket run allegedly by a Russian lady with the help of young girls from Uzbekistan. Four girls in their early 20s were arrested by crime branch sleuths of Goa police in the capital city of Panaji. Police have launched an intensive search on the lady, who can be nabbed anytime ... More About: International , Articles , Busted
Amonkar critises Parrikars statement
2008-04-09 21:27:00 The president of Goa Pradesh Youth Congress, Mr Sankalp Amonkar decried the statement of the Leader of Opposition, Mr Manohar Parrikar’s on Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat’s decision to reduce prices of certain vegetables to contain rising prices of essential commodities. He also termed that BJP’s selling of vegetables as a political stunt and wondered why ... More About: Politics , Articles , Statement
Sunjay Dutt, Manyata deny marriage
2008-04-09 21:15:00 In a volute face, actor Sanjay Dutt and companion Manyata have denied that they are legally married and stated that they cannot be accused of bigamy. The two has stated that their marriage ceremony in Goa is a rumour and they are merely staying together in Dutt?s Pali hill residence. The couple, in an application filed ... More About: Movies , Marriage , Articles
Look beyond the beaches and shacks in Goa
2008-04-07 19:17:00 Forty-five minutes,? said the driver, answering my query on the distance from the airport to Varca beach in his inimitable Goa n style. Describing distances in terms of time taken is one Goan habit I got used to during my short trip there last year! I was there for the Goa Fest, the annual advertising festival ... More About: Articles , Beaches , Hotels , Clubs
Feni-makers fighting a losing battle?
2008-04-06 19:43:00 Feni, the traditional Goan liquor(feni) made from the cashew apple or coconut sap, is facing a number of challenges, as emerged from a stakeholder?s meet held to see how a geographical indication could be got for this liquor. A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on certain products, which restricts the use ... More About: Articles , Fighting , Makers , Battle
Death In Colonial Goa: An interview with historical novelist Richard Zimler
2008-04-05 08:56:00 Guardian of the Dawn, from the Sephardic Cycle, Richard Zimler?s series of historical novels comes out in India for the first time this year. Zimler speaks to TARA SAHGAL about the anger and injustice that inspired the book. What inspired the Sephardic Cycle? I wrote The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon after accidentally discovering that there?d been a ... More About: Articles , Interview , Death , Historical
Court discharges Amitabh in Goa case
2008-04-05 08:50:00 A District and Sessions Court here this week discharged Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan in a case of alleged violation of the provisions of the Goa Prohibition of Smoking and Spitting Act, 1997. The case was filed by National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE-India), a body associated with anti-tobacco campaign, accusing Mr. Bachchan among others of promoting ... More About: Articles , Case
History on the Goa beaches
2008-04-04 19:29:00 It was around 9 pm when my train trundled into the Thivim station. A beautiful panorama of Goan multi-culturalism greeted me: a vibrant pot-pourri of modern Indian existence amid the graceful remnants of centuries-old Portuguese influences…. Given Goa?s current status on the news, I sensibly reminded myself that they were occurences not specific to Goa; ... More About: History , Articles , Beaches
Royal Orchid picks up 50% stake in Goa hotel
2008-04-03 22:04:00 Royal Orchid Hotel s has announced that it has acquired a 50% stake in Galaxy Beach Resort located at Utorda beach in South Goa . Galaxy Beach Resort, a boutique beach hotel with 65 room capacity, will now be owned by Royal Orchid along with Vascon Engineers, a release said. “The in-vestment in the property in Goa reflects ... More About: Articles , Clubs
Goa Govt headed for another crisis
2008-04-03 21:52:00 The nine-month old Digamber Kamat- led Congress government in Goa may be heading for another “testing time” with “everything not well” within the coalition. While two ministers, one each from Congress and NCP, have locked horns on developmental issues, an influential United Goans Democratic Party (UGDP) legislator Atanasio Monserratte is lobbying hard for a ministerial berth. Adding ... More About: Politics , Articles , Breaking News , Crisis
Goa and its cuisine
2008-04-02 23:26:00 With a bunch of carefree Goa n friends spicing up my college days, there was no way I could escape their cuisine. Goans are nothing if not obsessed with food and drink. Why else would they make painstaking dishes like the dessert called bebinca which requires hours of layering! Goan fish curry rice!! If in those years ... More About: Culture , Articles , Traditions , Cuisine
NRI raped in Goa, investigations on
2008-04-02 22:50:00 The Goa police have started preliminary investigations into the alleged rape of an Non-Resident Indian woman on March 7 at a five-star-hotel in the city.Inspector General of Police Kishan Kumar confirmed on Wednesday that the Goa police registered a rape case on Monday evening based on a complaint forwarded by the Delhi Police. According to the ... More About: Articles , Investigations
Goa govt. to seek legal opinion over scrapping SEZs
2008-03-31 22:05:00 The Goa government is yet to seek legal opinion on the compensation issue after it scrapped 12 SEZs and recommended de-notification of three. Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat in his announcement on New Year’s eve had declared scrapping of 12 SEZs while recommending de-notification of three. Meditab Specialities Pvt Ltd (Pharma), Peninsula Pharma ... More About: Politics , Articles , Opinion , Legal
Lack of direct Goa-UAE flight irks passengers
2008-03-31 22:04:00 Abrupt ending of Indian Airlines flight services in the summer schedule beginning April 1 between Goa and the UAE has left many a passengers upset here. “I can’t understand why such a useful link has been severed especially when the service has been running well,” R P D’souza, who works in Dubai was quoted as ... More About: Articles , Direct , Flight , Passengers , Lack
After days of bad press, Goa back in a festive mood
2008-03-30 18:55:00 After many days of bad press, Goa was back in a festive mood with the famous Shigmo festival, which depicts the state’s folk culture. The festival is also popularly known as the Carnival. IT’S PARTY TIME FOLKS! The famous Shigmo festival depicts Goa’s folk culture. ?This festival takes us back to our culture. Many tourists come ... More About: Culture , Articles , Press , Traditions
Waking Up To The Power Of Pretty
2008-03-29 18:07:00 The irony of mulling the stereotype that Goa has become, while sitting with foreigners, entertainers and socialites, isn’t a worry. THE GOA DEBATE CONTINUES. Armed with a lethal cocktail of sex, drugs, violence and encompassing issues like gender, parenting, clash between cultures and political venality, it is easy to see why it occupies us so much. ... More About: Power , Articles , Breaking News , Pretty
?Goa is a safe destination?
2008-03-29 18:03:00 Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhary on Saturday said that Goa remains to be safe destination for tourists. “Goa has built up a reputation over the years and it needs to live up to that,” she said adding the coastal state is safe. Chowdhary, who is in Goa to participate in a private function interacted with ... More About: Articles , Destination , Safe
Russian Consulate expresses concern over Goa security
More articles from this author:2008-03-29 17:55:00 The Russian Consulate in Mumbai has expressed concern over the security situation in Goa that may endanger the safety and health of foreign nationals in the state. In a letter addressed to Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat, Consul General of the Russian Federation Alexander V Mantysky said that the Consulate has registered a rapid increase in ... More About: Security , Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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