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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. *** Fomento Resorts lines up Rs 150 cr expansion (Business Standard India) Fomento Resorts, which owns the Cidade De Goa chain of five star hotels, has lined up a Rs 150 crore expansion plan in Goa. The company, one of the major players in the hospitality sector, will now add 100 more rooms to its Goa resort. http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?autono=105136&leftnm=1&subLeft=0&chkFlg= *** Foreign firms keen on Goa convention centre (Business Standard India) Forty-three companies including big names from Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai have shown keen interest in putting up Rs 300 crore-plus International Convention Centre (ICC) proposed at Dona Paula. http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=11&bKeyFlag=IN&autono=5725 *** Goa files petition in Supreme Court over water dispute with Karnataka (New Kerala) Panaji, Sep 16: Goa government has urged the Supreme Court to direct the Union Ministry of Water Resources to constitute a Water Disputes Tribunal to resolve the Goa-Karnataka Mhadei water dispute. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=22606 *** Goa iron ore exporters' expectations high ahead of new season (New Kerala) Panaji, Sept 17: As October will herald mining season for iron-ore-rich Goa, the miners in the State expect the season to be impressively good considering the emerging Chinese market. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=22930 *** Prime witnesses in sex scandal escape from remand home (New Kerala) Panaji, Sept 18: Two of the seven girls, who had escaped from the state government-run protective home were prime witness in the sex scandal unearthed by Goa police recently, officials said here today. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=23412 *** Goa files petition over water dispute (The Times of India) Goa government has urged the Supreme Court to direct the Union Ministry of Water Resources to constitute a Water Disputes Tribunal to resolve the Goa-Karnataka Mhadei water dispute. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1998181.cms *** It's destination Goa next for Lalu and his family (The Times of India) Scrunched up on a chair, he fussed over his tea, squeezing lemon into it before taking a noisy sip. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2004130.cms *** 90 GMC interns go on an indefinite strike (Navhind Times) Panaji, Sept 18: Around 90 interns in the Goa Medical College have gone on an indefinite strike from today morning following rejection of their demand by the government to raise their stipend from Rs 2,000 to Rs 4,000. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=091920 *** Goa church pays tribute to Mozart (Yahoo! India News) On the 250th year of the Mozart's birth, a church in Goa found a unique way to pay its tribute to the composer. http://in.news.yahoo.com/060917/211/67o7j.html *** Goa should improve intellectual capital: Infosys director (Yahoo! India News) Panaji, Sep 17 (IANS) Goa needs to address its 'limited educational capabilities' if it is to come anywhere near its dream of luring IT players to this region, said Infosys Director (resources) T.V. Mohandas Pai. http://in.news.yahoo.com/060917/43/67o3h.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