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Goan appointed Portugal's Minister of State, Internal Administration
PANAJI: A Goan, Antonio da Costa , was recently appointed to the number two position in the Portuguese government as Minister of State and Internal Administration. He was appointed to the post on 4 March by the newly appointed Portuguese Prime Minister, Jose Socrates.
Costa, 43, is the son of Goan author Orlando da Costa, and has previously served as Law Minister, besides other high profile positions in Portugal. He is reportedly the first Goan to reach such a high position in Portugal. A post-graduate in European Studies, Costa has worked as a lawyer and was involved for several years ins Portugal's Socialist movement. (WE-GT)

UK Elections : Leicester East: It is Suella Fernandes vs Keith Vaz

11 Mar. Trainee barrister Suella Fernandes, of London, will contest Leicester East against Keith Vaz. Suella, 24, is confident of making an impact on East Leicester voters: "Labour’s Keith Vaz is doing Leicester no favours," she says. Suella Fernandes has been an active member of her local community. Her father, Christie Fernandes, (ex- Nairobi - Dr Ribeiro School - Class of '63 and Assagao, Goa) is a local activist. Uma Fernandes, her mother, is a nurse and a local Councillor and was a Parliamentary candidate. For a Goan Voice UK profile of Suella see GoanVoiceUK

Recipe for Good Friday
Fish Pakoras
( For more recipes go to http://www.goacom.com/cuisine/recipes/ )
INGREDIENTS
500 gm fish-filleted and cut into desired sized pieces
For the batter
200 gm gram flour
water
5 gm red chilli powder
5 gm turmeric
3 gm crushed cumin
salt
2 gm soda bi-carb
oil for deep frying
chaat masala
METHOD
Make a thick batter with water, flour, red chilli powder, cumin, turmeric, salt and soda bi-carb.
Coat each slice with the batter and deep fry.
Sprinkle with chaat masala and serve with ketchup or chutney.