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*** Going Mobile in Rural India (BusinessWeek) Service providers and handset manufacturers look forward to explosive growth as India skips the copper wire and heads straight for wireless networks http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jul2006/gb20060721_375326.htm?chan=tc&campaign_id=rss_tech *** Our Bureau (The Hindu) The South-West monsoon covered the entire country eight days behind schedule on Monday. The usual date is July 15. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/07/25/stories/2006072504100800.htm *** 40th LAWASIA meet from September 29 (The Hindu) PANAJI: A four-day 40th Anniversary International Conference of LAWASIA, (the Law Association for Asia and the Pacific) on trade, technology, communications and energy, will be held in south Goa from September 29. Among issues of concern to ... http://www.thehindu.com/2006/07/25/stories/2006072502120900.htm *** Goa govt to crack down on foreigners buying land (The Economic Times) GOA: The Goa government will come down heavily on foreigners illegally purchasing property in Goa, in connivance with locals. Official statistics show that 482 foreigners have purchased land in Goa; while the exact number of violators is yet to be ascertained. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1784346.cms *** Goa to promote local vegetable and flower cultivation (New Kerala) Panaji: Goa government will promote cultivation of local vegetables and flowers by providing financial assistance to farmers through Goa State Horticulture Development Corporation (GSHDC), Agriculture Minister Fransisco Pacheco said. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=26501 *** Three foreign footballers report for U-20 camp in Goa (New Kerala) New Delhi: The search for talented foreign footballers who wish to represent the country at the international level received a boost with three youngsters of Indian origin joining the junior camp in Goa today. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=26471 *** SC asks Goa, 6 others for report on trafficking of minors (Navhind Times) New Delhi, July 23: Expressing serious concern over growing incidents of trafficking of minor girls and women in the country, the Supreme Court has sought response from the seven worst affected states on how to tackle the menace. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=072432 *** Goa put on alert (Navhind Times) Panaji, July 21: The Chief Secretary, Mr J P Singh has said that a general alert has been sounded in Goa along with a few other states. In view of this, the state police are working out a plan to strengthen intelligence network so as to tighten security around vital installations. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=072225 *** Three foreign footballers report for U-20 camp in Goa (Outlook India) The search for talented foreign footballers who wish to represent the country at the international level received a boost with three youngsters of Indian origin joining the junior camp in Goa today. http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=400653 *** Meet the man who was too fat to mount an elephant in Goa! (Yahoo! India News) London, July 22 (ANI): Enormously fat Peter Rusling vowed to fight the flab, and lost 4 stone after an elephant in Goa had to be specially trained so that he could mount it. http://in.news.yahoo.com/060722/139/66364.html 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
