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*** Babus botch up Olympic hopes of Indian badminton - Merinews [15 hours ago] The organisers had shifted the camps to Goa and Chandigarh from Hyderabad, selected earlier. The Indian Grand Prix, scheduled in April at the same venue, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=130027&cid=1129204395&ei=C_SsR4byDJTcqgPRtoyaDQ *** Goa alert after militant reveals attack plans - Hindu [Feb 7, 2008] Panaji: Goa may have escaped a major terror attack with a suspected militant revealing plans to strike at the tourist State, targeting the crowded ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/08/stories/2008020857061200.htm&cid=1129486109&ei=C_SsR4byDJTcqgPRtoyaDQ *** Goa XI in last four - Hindu [Feb 6, 2008] MUMBAI: Goa XI went down 4-3 to Central Railway in the tie-breaker of the quarterfinals of the sixth Sim Clinpharm KSA all-India veterans football ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/07/stories/2008020755422200.htm&cid=1129659114&ei=C_SsR4byDJTcqgPRtoyaDQ *** Goa escapes terror attack - NDTV.com [Feb 7, 2008] The Goa government on Thursday revealed that terrorists had planned to attack the state during the Christmas-New Year celebrations, over a month ago. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080040643&ch=2/7/2008%202:17:00%20PM&cid=1129476509&ei=C_SsR4byDJTcqgPRtoyaDQ *** Goa on alert after terror threat - Times of India [Feb 7, 2008] He had also convinced his arrested associates Asaduallah Abubaker and Mohammed Asif about the need to create terror in Goa. Ghouse had visited Goa and ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Goa_on_alert_after_terror_threat_/articleshow/2765598.cms&cid=1129644153&ei=C_SsR4byDJTcqgPRtoyaDQ *** Mining Resumes in Goa Despite Opposition From Environmentalists - Voice of America [Feb 7, 2008] By Steve Herman Mining, along with tourism, forms the economic backbone of India's seaside state of Goa. Environmental concerns recently halted much of the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-02-07-voa16.cfm&cid=1129589971&ei=C_SsR4byDJTcqgPRtoyaDQ *** Goa BJP demands apology over insult to tricolour at Carnival - Times of India [Feb 6, 2008] PANAJI: Insult to the Indian national flag on Brazilian Float during Carnival parade here has snowballed into a major controversy in Goa with Bharatiya ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Goa_BJP_demands_apology_over_insult_to_tricolour_at_Carnival/articleshow/2761500.cms&cid=0&ei=C_SsR4byDJTcqgPRtoyaDQ *** Goa boys excel in sepak takraw - Navhind Times [Feb 7, 2008] Margao, Feb 7 Goa boys got off to a winning start beating Maharashtra 2-0 andUP 2-1 in their opening round matches at 10th sub-junior sepak takraw ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=020823&cid=0&ei=C_SsR4byDJTcqgPRtoyaDQ *** SC upholds disqualification of two Goa MLAs - Hindu [Feb 6, 2008] The legislators Dayanand Rayu Mandrekar and another representing Siolim and Vasco-da-gama constituencies were disqualified for being Chairman of the Goa ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200802062073.htm&cid=1129262261&ei=C_SsR4byDJTcqgPRtoyaDQ *** India Thwarts Terrorist Plan to Attack Tourists Visiting Goa - Bloomberg [23 hours ago] 8 (Bloomberg) -- Indian security forces thwarted a plan by terrorists to attack tourists visiting the western state of Goa, one of India's most popular ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=anpkFTZLR.Z0&refer=india&cid=0&ei=C_SsR4byDJTcqgPRtoyaDQ Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php