------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goanetters visiting Viva Goa 2006 in Toronto, Canada on July 29, can use the BMX booth as a meeting point. Please list your name on the message board that will be provided, courtesy of BMX.
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This is the third murder in the Calangute-Candolim belt, after hotelier Anuj Joshi was murdered at his residence on July 2 and another hotelier Pravin Grover was shot dead at Candolim on July 11. (H) * Gusty winds play havoc in Goa. (GT) TOWNSHIP AT DONAPAULA to woo IT bosses! In a bid to attract big IT players, the government is planning to set up a small township at Dona Paula for the Rajiv Gandhi IT habitat, for which an additional 100,000 sq metres of land will be acquired while the IT Park at Socorro will be an Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Herald IT habitat at Dona Paula to create over 20,000 jobs, Narvekar.GT * 70 overloaded mining trucks detained at Dharbandora. (H) * Steps take to curb illegal constructions in North Goa.H * Helpline for elderly soon. By Oct 1. (H) * Madkaikar grilled in assembly over Zuari Bridge closure.H * State's financial position is sound: CM Rane. (H) * Goa moving towards zero-revenue deficit: CM (NT) * Goa assembly passes appropriation bill for Rs 4160 crore. (NT) * Dayanand Social Security Scheme to be streamlined. (NT) * Prepare for polls, Parrikar tells partymen. (NT) * Stray cattle menace in Canacona. (NT) * Naval authorities apprehend 15 persons for tresspassing.(NT) * Matanhy opposes fishing jetty in constituency. (NT) * Govt to restrict below-poverty line families to 7000 (H) * Ladyfingers have 'inhabited' IT habitat: opposition. (H) * Babush rules out proposal to stop Provedoria lottery. (H) * keep environment clean and green: Remo in Vasco. (NT) * A V Da Costa Hospital, getting known for key-hole surgery.NT * Canacona locals up-in-arms over clandestine garbage dumping.(H) * 1426 apply for 27 talathi vacencies in South Goa. (H) * Agonda residents oppose expressway. (H) * Goa NRI office to enquire about Goans in Lebanon. (H) * South Indian films body threatens to boycott IFFI. (H) * Bank strike in Goa today. (H) CONCERNS: Canacona health centre has two patients to a bed, stinking toilets, no bed sheets or water. (GT) AXE FALLS ON CAMPAL TREES: In the midst of various plans being implemented in the capital city, the Corporation of the City of Panjim today cleared the three large trees near the Campal football ground obstructing vehicular movement on the DB Road.This brings to an end the over three-year long controversy over the trees, especially after the authorities axed plans to incorporate some of them in the Campal boulevard and instand abandoned them almost in the middle of the DB Road. (H) DEATH OF A MUSICIAN: Julius Succur Fernandes of Jacknim Parra. Ex-Cascades, Obligato and Jazz. Son of late Jacob, late Jessie Fernandes, brother/in-law of Jennifer/late Tony Vaz, Joyce/Oswald D'Souza and John Fernandes. Uncle of Ashley, Daphne and Dobora. Funeral today, March 28 from Verla Parra, Shalom Enclave at 3.15 pm for St Anne's Church Parra. BROADBAND BANDOBUST: VM de Malar writes on the exciting opportunities being opened up by the arrival of broadband in Goa. * UPCOMING EVENT: 31.7.2006 Margao sessions court trial of Australian accused paedophile Werner Wolf Ingo. Proceedings in camera. Woman witness examined on July 27. * TODAYINGOA JULY27,2006: Childline AM function 10.30 am to 1 pm. In Panjim. Childline is 1098.* He Arxe Funtlele at Rosario Rodrigues Khell Tiatr Festival, KA 28.7 at Kala Academy, 7 pm. * all Goa Cable Network Owners Assn meet, 28.7 at 2.45 pm at Leonoras, Verna, to discuss govt policy on cable operators * Journalist (NT) Pio Esteves art exhibition ends today Friday 28.7 * 5.30 pm JULY28: Portuguese film: "The Lion of Estrela" Instituto Camoes, Dada Vaidya Rd * uPCOMING EVENTS: Patrakar Din on August 1. John Aguiar to be felicitated. * UPCOMING EVENT: 31.7.2006 Margao sessions court trial of Australian accused paedophile Werner Wolf Ingo. Proceedings in camera. Woman witness examined on July 27 * ST BRITTO'S, the Mapusa school celebrates it's 60th anniversary at St Jerome's Church, Mapusa, July 30, 2006 Sunday at 11 am. Alumni specially invited http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brittos * VIVA GOA is being celebrated in Canada this weekend. Contact other Goanetters via the BMX Stall * Loyola's feast mass, Margao, on July 31 at 9 am. * WEBLINK: Check the Goa Vidhan Sabha site (needs updating... and more detailed info) http://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/ * Some very interesting info on the Goa RTI (Right to Info) site http://egov.goa.nic.in/rtipublic/ --------------------------------------------------------------- ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ||g |||o |||a |||n |||e |||t || Issue compiled by ||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|| Frederick Noronha |/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\| [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copyleft Goanet 2006 http://www.creativecommons.org You may reproduce this ezine in its entirety, with credits retained. 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