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Goa News Clips
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Stage all set for St
Francis Xavier's feast
OLD GOA, Nov 17: The stage
is set for the celebration of the annual novena and the feast
of St Francis Xavier at the Bom Jesus Basilica, Old Goa. The
novena in preparation for the feast commences on November 24.
The main theme of the Novena and the feast this year is
'Experience God's word, radiate Jesus in life'. Like in the
past, all the religious services will be conducted from
November 24 to December 3 outside the Basilica at the
specially erected pandal, where sitting arrangements is being
made for 10,000 devotees. [H]
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Chief Secretary flags of
beach cleaning drive
The Royal Goan Beach Club, Baga, along with Lions Club of
Calangute and Arpora and social organisation Utt Goenkar
organised a beach cleaning drive right from Baga to Sinquerim,
which is a 7-km stretch of the beach. It is a three-day drive
that was flagged off yesterday by Chief Secretary JP Singh.
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Hema Sardesai not to
perform for IFFI
 PANJIM: Hema Sardesai, the
queen of Indi-pop and daughter of the Goan soil, on Tuesday
stated that she would not perform for the 38th IFFI, as she
didn't receive any official letter from ESG or any other
government body to perform during the three days from Nov 30
till Dec 2 at the NIWS ground, Caranzalem. While speaking to
GT she elaborated, "This is the third time that they are using
my name for IFFI and that also without my permission. I have
not signed any letter saying that I will perform for this
year's IFFI. I am really irritated and hurt, at the same time,
as they are using my name in the press.
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Ashlin Barboza crowned
"Miss Goa"
 VASCO, Nov 17: Margao lass
Ashlin Barboza stole the limelight late Friday evening, after
she was crowned "Miss Goa 2007" at Keserval garden. "Girls are
born to create wonder," replied Ashlin, to a query on whether
she would have opted to be a girl or a boy, if given an
opportunity to be reborn. Her bonanza included a gold coin
worth Rs.25,000, a cash prize of Rs.15,000 and other gifts
from the sponsors of the event. [H] |
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Coming from the
mountains
 Walking
through the mountains is always a thrilling experience. It
become more interesting when you are part of a trekking camp
and on a mission to cover Indrahara Pass, which is 14,000 ft
above sea level. Goa's celebrated cartoonist, Alexyz, chose
this expedition as the perfect reason to get away from the
daily routine and be with nature. Alexyz is passionate about
trekking and has been since his college days. However, this
journey will be particularly remembered. He says, "It was a
15-day tour that started in Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh.
We were 10 trekkers from Goa and were part of a Pune-based
trekking organisation, Zhep." Alexyz was part of a team of 40
trekkers of Zhep. It was a collage of people. "There were
trekkers from different walks of life like MBAs, doctors and
interestingly, I was the oldest, being 62-year-old, while the
youngest was just 10-years-old. [Arti
Das, GT] |
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Equality, Education and
the Caste System
The British, Portuguese and French reigned over different
parts of this country at different times. Many Hindus
converted to Christianity. Although they became Christians -
Christianity does not profess caste system at all - they still
maintained their castes. Therefore it is only here, if I am
not mistaken, that Christians believe in caste... Although
India has completed 60 years of its independence and although
we live in the 21st century, the influence of caste still
completely dominates the lives of the people of rural India.
The so-called elite families in urban India too are the
victims of caste even today. [Tomazinho
Cardozo, Panorama-NT] |
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UK for probe into
illegal immigration from India
LONDON, Nov 19 (PTI): A
British Parliamentary Committee will conduct an inquiry into
illegal immigration into the UK from India, its chairman,
Keith Vaz, a leading NRI MP, said here. Vaz, a former Minister
for Europe, said the Home Affairs Select Committee would probe
how a sizeable number of Indians, mostly from Punjab, were
still coming to the UK via Turkey.
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Have workforce with 80%
Goans: CM
PANAJI, Nov 15: The Chief
Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat, has urged the industry to follow
the government guidelines as regards employing 80 per cent of
Goans before the unemployed youth rise in revolt against its
employment police. Addressing a gathering at the inaugural
ceremony of the annual general body meeting of the Goa
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association yesterday, the Chief
Minister further urged the industry to fulfill its "corporate
social responsibility" to win over the community stakeholders.
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Rare snakes
BICHOLIM, Nov 19: The
Animal Rescue Squad from Bicholim found a rare hump-nosed pit
viper snake (Chapdi) at Pali Bicholim. ARS chief Amrut Singh
that the rare snake is usually spotted in the Western Ghats
and Shri Lanka and not found near human habitation. The
venomous snake is of red colour and is 15-inch long.
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