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Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa declares Rs 1 cr aid for Mumbai blast victims (Business Standard India) The Goa government will contribute Rs 1 crore from the Chief Ministers relief fund for Mumbai's blast victims. http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=11&bKeyFlag=IN&autono=2942 *** On a pilgrims trail under the hot sun (Deccan Herald) Retired Pune policeman Raghunath Kamte, 69, has never been to Goa, Kashmir, Kanyakumari or any other tourist destination. Instead, he has been taking part for the last 40 years in the popular 21-day-250-km-long pilgrimage from the temple town of Alandi near Pune to Vithoba mandir in Pandharpur. http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jul162006/finearts1842492006714.asp *** Heartfelt and very Goan (Deccan Herald) A poet looks at the world, as a man looks at a woman," said Wallace Stevens. Brian Mendonca looks at Goa with the same passion, love and respect. http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jul162006/books1858522006714.asp *** Goa to have another cricket stadium: Minister (New Kerala) Panaji: Goa will soon have another international cricket stadium, State Sports Minister Pandurang Madkaikar told the state legislative assembly today. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=22409 *** CAG pulls up Goa body for misusing film fest funds (The Economic Times) GOA: The Controller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pulled up the state-owned Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) for discrepancies running into crores of rupees in the finances of hosting the states first International Film Festival(IFFI) in December 04. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1754513.cms *** CAG report cites lapses of Goa police (New Kerala) Panaji: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has cited various lapses on the part of Goa police, including its "failure" to dispose off arms dating back to Portuguese era and lying unserviceable in the armoury. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=22223 *** Goa Assembly witnesses noisy scenes over Speaker's ruling (New Kerala) Panaji: The Goa assembly today witnessed noisy scenes as Opposition protested Speaker Fransisco Sardinha's ruling debarring the electronic media from telecasting the proceedings other than Question Hour. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=22998 *** Minister lauds firms in Goa for following sustainable methods (Navhind Times) Panaji, July 15: The Union Minister of State for Mines, Dr T Subbarami Reddy today observed that the mining companies in Goa were satisfactorily following a scientific and sustainable method of mining and assured that he would take special interest in Goa by making available expert guidance from advanced countries to the local mining companies. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=071611 *** Terrorist threat perception growing in Goa (Navhind Times) Panaji, July 13: There is a growing threat perception about spots in Goa being terrorist target. While vital installations in the state are potentially primary targets, the second-order risks lie in crowded places. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=071571 *** India-Japan tie was never allotted to Goa: GFA (Navhind Times) Panaji, July 15: The Goa Football Association (GFA) emphathically denied that the ˜lucrative Asian Cup qualifier match between India and Japan was never in the first place allotted by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to Goa. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=071629 Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org