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| Goanetters annual meet in Goa is scheduled for Dec 27, 2005 @ 4pm |
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|The Riviera Opposite Hotel Mandovi, Panjim (near Ferry Jetty/Riverfront)|
| Attending.......drop a line to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
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Rave rage hits Goa before New Year
30 Dec: NewIndPress. It could not have been a worse end to a year of
partying for the global trance trippers, who have collected on Goa's famed
Anjuna Beach - for the first time in 25 years, the administration has come
down with its heavy hand on the revellers and banned rave parties. The
silence is so spooky it's almost spectral ... Hoteliers are nervous, there
will be a near riot if the thousands, from Birmingham to Mumbai, have
nowhere to go, they fear ... The police, local administration, politicians,
even the church and some sections of the media have all whipped up rave
rage, with obvious consequences of cultural policing and moral brigades
stalking the landscape ... Tourism Minister Dr Wilfred D'Souza is
unimpressed. "We have not banned rave parties, anyone can have a party until
10 pm," he says.
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IE420051229112343&Page=4&Title=Features+%2D+People+%26+Lifestyle&Topic=0
Unquiet Village Goa
30 Dec: Navhind Times. The lynching of 32-year-old Prithviraj Rane, son of
landlord and freedom fighter, Mr Krishnarao Rane by a mob at the Saleli
village on Wednesday was a gory incident that threatens to rip apart the
serene, moderate and peace-loving image of Goans.
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=12304
NRIs: Interest rate; Overseas Citizenship of India
28 Dec: Hindustan Times. Excerpts: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is
attempting to lure NRIs with higher interest rate on deposits with Indian
Banks ... banks can offer a return of 75 basis points over the London
inter-bank offered rate (Libor) for dollars, which is currently 4.58% for
six months.
The Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) scheme would go a long way towards
meeting much more than the emotional yearning for greater affinity with the
'homeland' ... The OCI may not get an Indian passport, but the next best
thing: a lifetime, multipurpose, multi-entry visa that is incorporated in
his foreign passport: and a registration certificate resembling an Indian
passport but in a different colour. Click here.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5983_1584316,00430005.htm
NRIs offer expertise on 100 projects
28 Dec: Hindustan Times. Excerpt: Some of the best-known names of the Indian
Diaspora in the US have come together to give something back to their mother
country. What is more commendable is that it is not money but their
expertise that is being provided. About one hundred projects with
Indian-American expertise are to be launched immediately. They are also
looking at a two-way transfer of expertise.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5983_1584320,00430005.htm
Gatwick/Goa return bargains
£199. Dep 31 Dec. 7, 14 or 21 days. £159. Dep 1 Jan. 15 days.
For details and other offers check the link at http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/
Death
25 Dec: Assagao, Goa. MARIA ANGELICA VISITACAO FERNANDES SOUZA (Born 1918;
ex-Zanzibar). Wife of late Francis Anthony Patrick, mother of Prof
Maurice/Ivone, William/Teresa, Prof Leonard/Thelma and Theresa. Grandmother
of Adv Lorraine/Norman Albuquerque, Ian/Joanita, Evelyn, Jean Karl. [Info
from Joel's News Clips]
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UK: FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Sat, 31 Dec 7pm - 1am: South East Goans New Years Eve Dance. Mustang & Music
Mania. Disco, Snacks, Licenced Bar, Secure Parking. Only £14 Members/£18
Non-members. Under 12 Free. Haberdashers College, 135 Pepys Road, Lewisham,
London SE14 5SF Tickets: Ronald 020 8303 3386 Dominic 07854 490617
Sat. 31 Dec. Dark Star Social Club proudly present the New Year's Eve Gala
Ball at Harrow Leisure Centre. 7.00pm to 2.00am. Music by Dark Star and
Say-1-Do-1. Capacity 1,400 with New Licensed Bar. For Tickets and further
details, contact Hazel Rodrigues 020-8357 6776, Bernie Gracias 020-8723 1322
or email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
SOLD OUT! Sat. 7 Jan. G.O.A. GOAN EXTRAVAGANZA SOLD OUT!
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UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Mafalda de'Sa
TV: Tues 3/1 BBC 2 2.15pm (180 mins). Film: Gandhi
The celebrated blockbuster (1982) recounting the life of Mohandas K Gandhi.
Director: Richard Attenborough. Starring: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen,
Edward Fox, Martin Sheen, Trevor Howard, John Mills
TV: Tues. 3/1 Travel Channel. 4pm (60 mins). Tanzania and Zanzibar.
Ian Wright begins his journey on the island of Zanzibar and then visits
Arusha and Mount Kilimanjaro.
Radio: Wed. 4/1 BBC Radio 4. 2.15pm (45 mins). Afternoon Play. By Amit
Gupta.
Two Indian chef brothers in Leicester fall out and open different
establishments. Customers start eating in one and troop over to the other.
But can their families cure the rift?
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Recent Items Of Particular Interest on Goanet. By Cornel DaCosta
Pio Fernandes, a Goan writer and music composer has staged many dramas in
the Gulf region. Find out more about talented Pio who began as a poet and
then worked with many top Bollywood actors and producers.
Some worrying news about attacks, robbery and violence, including rape, is
reported as occurring on the Indian Railways between long distance
destinations. Perhaps this is a timely note of caution to travellers.
Many Goan Voice (UK) readers will recall fond memories, as I do, of Radio
Ceylon which provided lovely melodic music in pre-independence times in East
Africa. Do read a nostalgic account of Radio Ceylon on Goanet.
Find out in a nutshell, about the earliest entry of Christianity into India
and the estimate that there are 25 million Christians in India today.
Discover some interesting information about the varied groupings within
this overall number.
"The Portuguese Reconnection" on Goanet provides fascinating detail about
Portuguese soaps, Portuguese culture and the opportunity to use the
Portuguese language in Goa
Following earlier reportage of widespread theft of artefacts from churches,
we now have information about well-funded pirates looting underwater
treasures from coastal peninsular India, including Goa.
Finally, Goanet has some astonishing material about growth in the Indian
aviation sector. This is set to grow by a mind-boggling 20% in the very near
future. This year, airlines based in India, have placed orders for the
latest passenger aircraft to the tune of $15.3 billion. However, the new
planes cannot stay up in the sky, they have to land somewhere! The existing
airports and personnel seem unready, for now, for so much increase in modern
aircraft and which also use very advanced technological systems.
Please visit the Goanet archives at http://www.goanet.org/ To subscribe to
Goanet send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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| Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions |
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| Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages |
| Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls |
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