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*** Goa: Asia\'s Biggest Musical Beach Party off to a Colorful Start - Daijiworld.com [Dec 28, 2008] by Kalakruthi Panaji, Dec 28: 'Sunburn Goa 08' the Asia's biggest musical beach party has started with a bang at the Candolim beach in north Goa.... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=R&url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=55198&n_tit=Goa%3A+Asia's+Biggest+Musical+Beach+Party+off+to+a+Colorful+Start&cid=1283383427&ei=i2tZSanxBYLGMsXL3JQC&usg=AFQjCNEo8cMd44wGwLEn_-li_mZYHdSGwA *** Goa awaits for tourists - NDTV.com [Dec 27, 2008] Goa is waiting for tourists though, December is usually the peak tourist season for the coastal state. But this year after the terror strike in Mumbai and ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080077900&cid=1283960970&ei=i2tZSanxBYLGMsXL3JQC&usg=AFQjCNFhZfC81266l_P8SUDb0tK1j0M8vw *** Tourism to Goa takes beating after Mumbai attacks - The Associated Press [Dec 22, 2008] The only thing missing from Goa's beaches are the throngs of merrymakers who normally flock here for the hedonistic year-end parties. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ginEZKFv1ofJ2kiVuG7Zd_6AOqXAD957UFE80&cid=1282504076&ei=i2tZSanxBYLGMsXL3JQC&usg=AFQjCNFd705GZ2iNagQIPxtOa7cB6CmpFg *** Jessica Alba in a Tamil film? - IndiaGlitz [16 hours ago] The latest buzz doing the rounds is that Jessica Alba has been approached by the makers of the film 'Goa'. The film is to be directed by Venkat Prabhu and ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/43947.html&cid=1283504692&ei=i2tZSanxBYLGMsXL3JQC&usg=AFQjCNGVj--9f-fiBJG5qaewUa945klghA *** Xmas cheer for girls - Times of India [8 hours ago] Go Goa: Goa continues to be a hit with many when it comes to partying. Lots of guests shared their plans of celebrating New Years eve in Goa. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Delhi/Xmas_cheer_for_girls/articleshow/3908668.cms&cid=0&ei=i2tZSanxBYLGMsXL3JQC&usg=AFQjCNHPjZiuz700vm7wpxKiwsa2WTFDTg *** Sunburn delights music buffs in Goa - RadioandMusic.com [13 hours ago] The festival, whose fate had come under a cloud of speculation after the Goa government clamped down on all beach parties in view of the continuing terror ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/sunburn-delights-music-buffs-goa&cid=0&ei=i2tZSanxBYLGMsXL3JQC&usg=AFQjCNHeLX2BqTKhPFpH8v2QI0wmg4Xj0Q *** Goan tourist security force soon - Times of India [Dec 27, 2008] PANAJI: Goa could be the first state in the country to set up a tourist security force (TSF), a concept proposed by the Union tourism ministry. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Goan_tourist_security_force_soon/articleshow/3903009.cms&cid=0&ei=i2tZSanxBYLGMsXL3JQC&usg=AFQjCNEpD4tZZGgfZ3wAppR-_X6cHJRb_w *** Surveillance stepped up along Goa coast - Times of India [Dec 27, 2008] PANAJI: In view of the heightened security concerns along the Goan coast, the Coast Guard has requisitioned additional forces and stepped up coastal ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Surveillance_stepped_up_along_Goa_coast/articleshow/3901780.cms&cid=0&ei=i2tZSanxBYLGMsXL3JQC&usg=AFQjCNHvXF13IhMqGSvmGnvZ2P0R2MlhQw *** Indias iron ore exports may fall as China demand seen temporary - Economic Times [4 hours ago] PANAJI: Iron ore exports may be on the rise - thanks to a spurt in demand from China - but the slump is far from over, fear Goas iron ore exporters. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/Economy/Indias_iron_ore_exports_may_fall_as_China_demand_seen_temporary_/articleshow/3911041.cms&cid=0&ei=i2tZSanxBYLGMsXL3JQC&usg=AFQjCNEZHRGHrt77iDuQRA7n-Z3WEEKXDQ *** Tourism industry perking up in Goa after Christmas - Hindu Business Line [Dec 28, 2008] PANAJI: Goa's tourism industry is bouncing back to normalcy after successful Christmas festivities, feel the experts. The State, which is witnessing ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blnus/27281610.htm&cid=1284720486&ei=i2tZSanxBYLGMsXL3JQC&usg=AFQjCNFExu4WRj5iMZXBjl87XfA7aAftlw Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php