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South Asian Film Festival in Goa from Fri (June 27) to Mon (June 30) At Kala Academy, and ESG, Panaji, Goa http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-June/076384.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 Jun: Zee News. The 'India Corruption Study 2007' found that about one-third of Below Poverty Line (BPL) households in the country bribed officials .According to the survey Rs 8,830 million was paid in bribes last year by those living below the poverty line . Overall Goa rated the highest level of corruption - "alarming" for bribes paid by those living BPL . For text, 282 words, see http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=452115&sid=NAT For the 32 page report, see http://www.cmsindia.org/cms/highlights.pdf