------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * 2006 ANNUAL GOANETTERS MEET - GOA * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WHERE: Foodland Cafe - Miramar Residency - Miramar, Goa
WHEN: December 21, 2006 @ 4:00pm More info: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2006-December/051747.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa development plan cause for alarm (NDTV) While no one denies that Goa needs to grow, the vision of its future seems to have little concern for its coasts or its forests or its commons. Babush Monserrat, the Town and Country Planning Minister, is the man who has all of Goa on the boil. http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?category=National&slug=Goa development plan cause for alarm&id=98164 *** Goa luring tourists with floating casinos (Gulf Times) CALANGUTE: The western resort state of Goa, beloved of hippies and backpackers, plans to launch an armada of floating casinos to pull in high-roller tourists. http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=123411&version=1&template_id=40&parent_id=22 *** Goa puts its money on casinos as tourists flood India (AFP via Yahoo! News) India's Arabian Sea tourist resort of Goa, beloved of hippies and backpackers, plans to launch an armada of floating casinos to pull in high-roller tourists. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061219/lf_afp/afplifestyleindiagoa_061219152904 *** Israelis unfazed by ˜concrete terror warnings in Goa (Deccan Herald) It would apparently take more than a terror threat to dampen the holiday spirit of a large number of Israelis who have left for India, and some of them for the picturesque beaches of Goa, where Israel had recently said an al-Qaida attack could take place. http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/dec202006/update18114720061220.asp *** Israelis unfazed by terror warnings in Goa (New Kerala) Jerusalem, Dec 20: It would apparently take more than a terror threat to dampen the holiday spirit of a large number of Israelis who have left for India, and some of them for the picturesque beaches of Goa, where Israel had recently said an al-Qaida attack could take place. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=69416 *** Ramesh ton puts Kerala in command vs Goa (New Kerala) Panaji, Dec 19: Kerala batsmen dominated the proceedings as the team declared their second innings at 389 for 8 with opener S Ramesh scoring a fine century on the penultimate day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Plate `A' cricket match against Goa here today. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=69033 *** Sporting Clube de Goa demolish Army XI 4-0 in Federation Cup (New Kerala) Kolkata, Dec 19: Sporting Clube de Goa (SCG) demolished Army XI 4-0 to enter the quarter finals of Federation Cup football tournament in style here today. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=69014 *** Goa clubs Salgaocar and SCG set up quarter final clash (New Kerala) Kolkata, Dec 19: Goa club soccer giants Salgaocar and Sporting Clube de Goa (SCG) today won their knockout ties to set up a quarter final date against each other in the Federation Cup football tournament here. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=69130 *** Goa minister warns against dropping of cabinet colleague (New Kerala) Panaji, Dec 19: In a move that may put Goa's coalition government in jeopardy, a minister today warned he and four others would quit the cabinet if Public Works Department Minister Sudin Dhavlikar is stripped of his portfolio. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=69022 *** Israelis unfazed by terror warnings in Goa (Express India) It would apparently take more than a terror threat to dampen the holiday spirit of a large number of Israelis who have left for India, and some of them for the picturesque beaches of Goa, where Israel had recently said an al-Qaeda attack could take place. http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=78472 Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php