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Just what I wrote sometime earlier. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Goanet for this specially cause it gives a clear picture of whats happening back home, through daily clippings and fw. as below Seb > PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parikkar is anxious to emerge a hero from > the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) that begins here on Monday, > but he may find himself facing irate home crowds instead, already fed up > with traffic jams and other problems. > > Weeks of attempts to renovate the state capital in time for the 12-day event > and the resulting traffic snarls have left citizens with mixed feelings of > irritation and pride at hosting the prestigious event at its new permanent > venue for the first time. > > Read full text at: > http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/939736.cms > > But it all costs money. And the lavish expenditure, estimated to be in the > region of Rs 1.5 billion to Rs 2 billion, has attracted a lot of criticism, > particularly as the state has been facing a heavy debt burden in recent > years. > > Forwarded By Eddie Verdes >