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*** Slick alarm for Goa coast (The Telegraph) Mumbai, June 6 (Reuters): An oil slick from a cargo ship that sank off Indias coast is threatening popular tourist beaches in Goa, environmentalists warned today. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060607/asp/nation/story_6320224.asp *** 'Goa to go in for smaller SEZs' (The Economic Times) PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane has said the state will go in for smaller special economic zones (SEZs). "We have become the first state in the country to approve the SEZ policy which is as per Central government directives," Rane, said here. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1628192.cms *** Frenzied football fans in Goa, Kerala soak in World Cup fever (New Kerala) Mallapuram (Kerela)/Panaji: With less than twenty-four hours to go for the kick off of FIFA Football World Cup in Germany, the bona-fide soccer fans are gearing up for the game at a feverish pitch in far off places in the country. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=6932 *** Lifestyle responsible for spread of HIV/AIDS in Goa (New Kerala) Panaji: It is the lifestyle of people in Goa which makes the state vulnerable for spread of diseases like HIV/AIDS, Goa Governor S C Jamir today said. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=6853 *** BJP demands resignation of Goa Education Minister (New Kerala) Panaji: Delay in availability of National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks has sparked off a controversy in Goa with opposition BJP demanding resignation of Education Minister Luizinho Faleiro. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=6855 *** Goa to go in for smaller SEZs: Rane (New Kerala) Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane has said the state will go in for smaller special economic zones (SEZs). "We have become the first state in the country to approve the SEZ policy which is as per Central government directives," Rane, told reporters here. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=6175 *** BJP workers protest fuel price hike in Goa (The Times of India) The BJP workers in Goa adopted an unique way of protesting the hike in fuel prices as they moved through the city in a bullock cart. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1628100.cms *** Plant to generate power from solid waste in Goa (New Kerala) Panaji: Goa government is setting up a non-polluting power generation plant, which will use solid waste, in the state in cooperation with a Malaysian company. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=6085 *** GOA gets Warhammer MMO ( News ) (EuroGamer) GOA, the videogames publishing division of France Telecom, has secured the exclusive European publishing and online operational rights for Mythic Entertainment's Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=65382 *** Oil Slick Threatens Tourist Beaches in India's Goa (Environmental News Network) An oil slick from a cargo ship that sank off India's coast is threatening popular tourist beaches in the southern resort state of Goa, environmentalists said on Tuesday. http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=10618&ref=rss Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)