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Cambodian Music Online!
2008-03-15 15:02:00 Music is divine! Music has been a part of man’s life since ages. The fact is that music stimulates certain areas in the brain thereby getting your mind at better energy level. There are myriad forms of music coming from different cultures worldwide. One such is the Cambodian Music from Cambodia, a country in Southeast Asia ... More About: Music , Online
Goa govt to probe land sale to foreigners
2008-03-14 17:37:00 Goa, long considered a haven from travellers from around the world, is getting tough on foreigners. The state is now going to make it difficult for them to buy land in Goa. Chief Minister Digambar Kamat is considering bringing in new, tougher laws regarding sale of land to foreigners including putting a ban. Kamat told NDTV on ... More About: Articles , Sale , Land , Probe , Govt
Bollywood link to Goa death; mother was jailed for stabbing
2008-03-14 17:31:00 Police in Goa came under pressure today to investigate whether a third Indian man, believed to have links to Bollywood and to a powerful local politician, was also involved in the rape and murder of Scarlett Keeling. In another twist, Fiona MacKeown, Scarlett’s mother, also confirmed that she had spent a year in prison for stabbing ... More About: Articles , Link , Mother , Death
Second man arrested over Goa killing
2008-03-14 17:01:00 Indian police have charged two men in connection with the death of a British teenager found dead on a beach in the coastal state of Goa last month, a top police official told CNN Thursday. Both men have been charged with drugging, raping, and killing Scarlett Keeling, 15, who was found dead on February 18, said ... More About: Politics , Arrested , Breaking News , Killing
Recent Goa Photos
2008-03-12 18:29:00 Mandovi Bridges at dawn ReisMagos Fort -Verem during SunSet Campal Light house at night Campal Light house at night two stars visible and Moon And the ornamental design like on the light house is ‘the shadow of the trees’ Margao Railway fly-over (picture credit: joegoauk6 / Joe Goa -flickr) More About: Articles , Photos , Recent
Kamat drops Madkaikar from cabinet, inducts Dhavalikar
2008-03-12 17:23:00 Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat on wednesday inducted Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP’s) Ramakrishna Dhavalikar into the cabinet dropping Congress MLA and state minister Pandurang Madkaikar. Soon after the induction, the Chief Minister announced that all the portfolios earlier enjoyed by Madkaikar — transport, river navigation and social welfare — would be shifted to Dhavalikar. The move is ... More About: Politics , Articles , Breaking News , Goa , Cabinet
Police confirms murder, one arrested
2008-03-09 18:11:00 Police have arrested one of the three persons detained in connection with the death of British teenager Scarlette Keeling . They say more arrests are likely through the night. Samson D’souza, the person who has been arrested, is a bar tender in Goa?s Anjuna beach area. GOA IGP Kishan Kumar has confirmed it is a definite case ... More About: Murder , Articles , Arrested , Police
More foreigners dying of drug abuse in Goa?
2008-03-07 20:48:00 The official statistics of the Foreigners Branch of the Goa police have a tale to tell: a significantly high ratio of cases of deaths of foreigners in recent times in this coastal tourist State ? almost 50 per cent ? await the reports of the chemical analysis of the viscera to divulge the exact cause ... More About: Abuse , Articles , Dying , Drug
Football to link Leicester with Goa
2008-03-07 20:29:00 Players from Leicester City Football Club (LCFC) are to visit Goa in October following the launch of a football initiative on Friday by the British High Commissioner to India, Sir Richard Stagg. The Leicester India Football initiative (LIFI) will link up with Goa and enable a group of under-12 and under-14 players to visit the Indian ... More About: Culture , Articles , Traditions
Assocham asks Goa Govt. to allow SEZs
2008-03-07 20:27:00 Industry body Assocham on Friday asked the Goa government not to ban special economic zones (SEZs) in the state and allow non-polluting industries to come up in these tax-free trade enclaves. The SEZs can come up on non-government land, it said. The state government should not ban SEZs as it would send a wrong signal across the ... More About: Articles , Govt
Saif jets off his love to Kareena
2008-03-06 17:01:00 If there is one person who knows how to deliver what girl wants, it has to be Saif Ali Khan. He knows exactly how to woo girls and his girlfriend Kareena Kapoor is in delirium at the moment. He makes her life exciting by throwing up something new at regular intervals. This time, he has ... More About: Movies , Articles , Love , Breaking News , Goa
Mother of mudered UK teen in Goa to release photographs of crime
2008-03-06 16:57:00 To substantiate the rape and murder of her 15 year old daughter Scarlett Keeling, her mother Fiona plans to release the graphic photographs of Scarlett’s semi-clad body found two weeks ago on the Anjuna beach. ?I just want the police to admit that a crime has been committed,? the Telegraph quoted Fiona, as saying. Police in ... More About: Crime , Photographs , Mother , Release
Mangalore: SEZ Fate in District Likely to Follow that of Goa
2008-03-06 16:56:00 ‘It would be possible to shelve the proposed setting up of Special Economic Zones in eco-sensitive Dakshina Kannada (DK) district, as in Goa, if the state government-led delegation pressurizes the union government to abandon the SEZ whichs threaten the livelihood of natives and environment,’ said Paveen Sabnees, crusader of Goa Anti-SEZ Struggle Committee. He was speaking ... More About: Articles , District , Fate , Mangalore
The ?maharaja? Of Casinos Opens In Goa Next Month!
2008-03-05 16:07:00 Creative Gaming Solution, a subsidiary of the Mumbai-based Pan India Network Infravest Pvt Ltd (PINIPL), plans to launch and operate an offshore casino in Goa , by April 2008. The Maharaja Casino will be aboard a 70 m long, 25 million USD Panamanian craft. The casino, which claims to be the largest in South Asia, will target ... More About: Articles , Breaking News , Hotels , Clubs
Goa murder: Soni assures justice to family of British girl
2008-03-05 16:06:00 Assuring justice to the aggrieved family of a British girl found dead in a beach in Goa, Tourism and Culture Minister Ambika Soni said the case is now being monitored by the Chief Minister of the state. “When the Chief Minister of a state says he will personally monitor a case, I think that’s the maximum ... More About: Murder , Family , Articles , Justice
Why marriages are made in Goa ?
2008-03-03 10:51:00 Although Sanjay Dutt?s marriage with Maanyata stands aborted, speculations were rife over why the couple chose Goa as their place to exchange vows of togetherness. Interestingly, for those planning their big day, Goa may have more than just romantic beaches on offer. Goa, the only state with a uniform civil code, is governed by Codigo Civil Portugues ... More About: Articles , Made , Marriages
Goa govt scraps proposal to allow private medical colleges
2008-03-03 10:50:00 Goa government has decided to scrap its proposal to allow private medical colleges in the state. “We have decided not to go ahead with the private medical colleges and in turn would like to strengthen government medical infrastructure,” state health minister Vishwajit Rane said. Goa government had earlier mooted the proposal for private medical colleges across the ... More About: Medical , Articles , Proposal , Colleges , Private
Buy a boat in Mumbai and park it in Goa
2008-03-02 18:29:00 Mumbai, which is host to the International Boat Show, could be a great place to buy a yacht but its waterfront may not be the best place to park it, feel experts. The best yacht harbour closer home could be Goa or down south in Kochi or Chennai. “Mumbai doesn’t have good water quality, the sea is ... More About: Articles , Mumbai , Park
Goa police to probe possible murder of Briton
2008-03-02 18:26:00 Authorities in India are investigating whether a British girl could have been raped and killed in Goa last month after the victim’s parents demanded a more thorough look at the case. The Goa Police said at first that the teenager had drowned, but when Scarlette’s mother found bruises on her daughter’s body, she wrote to the ... More About: Murder , Articles , Probe
Mother of drowned UK girl in Goa alleges foul play
2008-03-01 20:39:00 The family of 15-year-old British girl, whose body was found in semi-nude condition on North Goa ’s Anjuna beach have refused to accept the body demanding re-examination on it. “There are clear ambiguities in the postmortem report which leads to the suspicion that she was murdered,” Fiona Mackeown, mother of Scarlette Eden Keeling, stated. Scarlette was on a ... More About: Articles , Breaking News , Play , Girl
Goa to spend £20m to keep beaches safe
2008-03-01 16:30:00 Tourism authorities in Goa have pledged £20m to improve safety on the region’s beaches, reports Robin Gauldie. Pic by Getty Goa’s tourism authority has promised to spend £20m to put trained lifeguards and life-saving equipment in place on Goan beaches, following the latest in a string of fatal accidents involving foreign ... More About: Articles , Beaches , Safe
Govt likely to use 1897 Act to denotify Goa SEZs
2008-02-29 14:30:00 A 111-year-old law is one of the key options the government could invoke to handle the challenges arising out of the possible denotification of three Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Goa . Last week, the inter-ministerial Board of Approvals had recommended starting talks with the Goa government on denotifying the three SEZs following strong local protests in ... More About: Politics , Govt
Sanjay-Manyata knot undone
2008-02-28 14:22:00 The three-week controversy over their secret Goa wedding ended in an anti-climax on Thursday, with Sanjay Dutt and Manyata withdrawing their earlier declaration seeking to get married under the Portuguese Civil Code-1867 and submitting a fresh declaration to the Goa registration authorities. Salcette sub-registrar Chandrakant Pisurrlekar, who said the development was “unexpected”, told TOI that Dutt’s ... More About: Breaking News , Knot
Ban the sale of Goa Gutkha in Goa demands NGO
2008-02-27 22:11:00 A non-governmental organization (NGO) demands the Goa Government to ban the sale of Goa Gutkha in the State and initiate action against its Maharashtra-based manufacturer.Submitted a memorandum in this regard to Chief Secretary J P Singh at the Porvorim Secretariat Complex. Mr Singh assured the delegation of appropriate action. The delegation also presented few samples of ... More About: Demands , Sale
Goa govt?s stand on cancelling SEZ remains unchange: Kamat
2008-02-27 22:02:00 “I have not received any formal communication from Board of Approval but as the things stand today our letter written to Union Commerce ministry (seeking cancellation of SEZs) stands”, Kamat told PTI after holding deliberations with anti-SEZ groups here. Amidst mounting pressure from anti-SEZ groups, Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat today said the state government’s stand ... More About: Politics , Stand , Govt
An approach to Psychological treatment
2008-02-27 21:56:00 Today people in India have begun to develop greater awareness about psychiatric problems and illnesses as against a decade ago and in turn seek assistance and treatment. Thanks to the efforts of mental health professional as well the media. But what exactly is psychiatric treatment? Vast majority of people who seek psychiatric help take drug therapy. ... More About: Treatment , Psychological
Just recovered from crash!
2008-02-26 15:00:00 Goa Blog server suffered a hard disk crash few days ago. Now, after the disaster recovery the articles published after October 20, 2007 till date will now be seen as the cold backup had data of October 20, 2007 and before. We apologise for the inconvenience to the readers. News and events from Goa will flow ... More About: Crash
HAPPENINGS?08: The most awaited grand event
2008-02-18 16:01:00 What happens when you have Goa?s best colleges battling it out for the first place at the numero uno youth festival? Add to this you have the best DJs and bands in town and 100KW of pulsating sound. Throw in the roar of college slogans, captivating performances and celebrations!!?.Its the fever of Happenings . Actually, its ... More About: Event , Articles , Grand
Sesa Goa Rises on Expectation It May Raise Ore Prices
2008-02-18 10:36:00 Sesa Goa Ltd., India’s biggest non- state iron ore exporter, rose in Mumbai trading on expectation it will raise prices for Japanese steelmakers from April 1, matching an increase won by Brazil’s Cia. Vale do Rio Doce. Asia’s three largest steelmakers led by JFE Holdings Inc. agreed to a 65 percent increase in iron ore prices ... More About: Tech , Prices
Goa govt issues showcause notice to Manyata
More articles from this author:2008-02-18 10:34:00 After deciding to put the registration of Sanjay Dutt?s marriage in Goa on hold, the state government on Monday issued a showcause notice to Manyata. (Watch: Sanjay- Manyata marriage illegal?) Earlier on Sunday, Salcete Taluka?s senior revenue official Paresh M Fal Dessai said that, ?Manyata will be asked to withdraw a residence certificate she submitted to ... More About: Articles , Breaking News , Issues , Notice 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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