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 15:07 | 30/Jun/2008
ATTN: GERMAN SPECIAL POLICE ARREST NAZI ...
Around 20 Journalists in Goareceived this email from Perus Narkp. The email also had an attachmentgiving details of the arrest of the suspected Nazi war criminal.Is this one of the hoax in Indian Journalism?-------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -------Perus Narkp Subject:    Subject:    ... more...
 11:13 | 23/Mar/2008
Fiona to move HC as 1st autopsy doc now ...
Fiona to move HC as 1st autopsy doc now cries murder Preetu Nair | TNN Panaji:There’s more trouble for the Goa police in the Scarlett Keeling case.The police, who have faced flak for their probe into the death of theBritish girl, found themselves in a bigger cesspool on Saturday withthe three forensic experts who had conducted the second autopsya... more...
 22:32 | 7/Mar/2008
Drugs, sex ring poison Goa beaches-Local...
Preetu Nair | TNNPanaji: As theories of a drug and sex ring contributing to the death ofBritish teen Scarlette Keeling gained ground, the Goa police onWednesday went back on their first assumption of death due to drowningand promised a fresh probe. North Goa SP Bosco George said: “We areconnecting the missing links to solve the case. We will be b... more...
 22:31 | 7/Mar/2008
Mum won’t take back girl’s body-Call...
Mum won’t take back girl’s bodyCalling It Murder, Demands 2nd Autopsy On Brit Teen Found Dead In GoaPreetu Nair | TNNPanjim:A disheartened Fiona McKeown, whose minor daughter was found dead undermysterious circumstances at the Anjuna beach in North Goa, has refusedto take her teenage daughter’s body home to Devon, UK, till the policeconduct a... more...
 11:37 | 17/Nov/2007
NGO spits fire at Goa State Aids Control...
NGO spits fire at Goa State Aids Control SocietyBy Preetu NairPANJIM:An NGO, working with people living with HIV/AIDS, has alleged thatpeople living with HIV/ AIDS are feeling discriminated, as very littlebudget is provided to the drop-in-coping centres (DIC) for peopleliving with HIV/AIDS, even as the money is being wasted in printing“unnecessar... more...
 08:06 | 1/Jul/2007
Loved, liberated
Asmi's marriage to Raja is an indication of a new liberation that's sweeping the women who had so far led a life of prolonged violence and self-destructive behaviour as commercial sex workers. Economically rehabilitated, she is the third woman who has changed the rules and her life, reports PREETU NAIR.VASCO: Asmi married Raja in a low profile cere... more...
 09:38 | 21/Apr/2007
No DOT(ted) lines for them…HIV vs TB
No DOT(ted) lines for them…Not just homes, but hopes were razed on June 14, 2004. Further pushed into a life of poverty, added with their high risk behaviour, have made commercial sex workers fall easy prey to TB and HIV. PREETU NAIR walks through the narrow lanes of Baina to understand the extent of the problem.When earthmovers and bulldozers to... more...
 09:18 | 21/Apr/2007
A deadly stigma!
A youth in Sattari in the Western State of Goa, India believes that TB kills and is not curable. In a remote village in Sanguem, an Anganwadi worker has no access to patients, due to the fear that she may spread the news that they have TB in the village. Anil Sawant stopped the magic pills because he had to travel 25 kms to the health centre for h... more...
 15:12 | 7/Apr/2007
CURBING IGNORANCE- TUBERCULOSIS IN GOA
Tuberculosis (TB) kills 1 person every minute in India. In Goa, TB kills 15 people who undergo TB treatment every year. But, no one knows how many people actually live and die with TB, without making it to the success or failure data of the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) in the state, because they have never had access to t... more...
 00:29 | 23/Mar/2007
Stitching Towards a New Life- Phulrani K...
OLD GOA: Fulrani Kinalekar has one ambition. Nearing 18 and excellent with embroidery, she wants to become a fashion designer and design a sari for her favourite actress Preity Zinta. She emphasises that the sari designed by her would have lots of hand embroidery.Sounds like the typical ambition of a star struck giggly schoolgirl? But coming from F... more...
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 Suresh Praja... | 12:39 | 30/May/2008
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Welcome to Civilisation
Hello , family. Recently i have started on more book, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL by Tony Martin. I have found a very interesting page in this book. I would like to share it with you. Author has taken it from somewhere which is mentioned at the end.   The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways , bu...  more...
 Brian Antao | 20:45 | 3/Feb/2008
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Viva Carnival 2008 !!!
    Its Carnival time in Goa right now !!! time to feast and make merry... Here is King and Queen Momo at the Carnival parade in Margao who rule during the celebrations time of Carnival ... this the time when one and all are invited to visit Goa...  more...
 dilip krishnan | 11:15 | 27/Jun/2008
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 Amitesh Singh | 02:26 | 24/Jan/2007
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ajj bhi vahi
rooj ki tarah aaj bhi zindagi ne muzhse ek waada to kiya par muzhe pata tha ki promises are rearly  kept koi baat nahi mai bhi mently to is baat ke liye ready tha par aaj nahi to kaal i will makr space for myself that is somtihg i am sure about. with love a.k.s.  more...
 j m | 11:50 | 23/Jun/2008
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Usefull Hints
Usefull HintsSubject: Useful hintsThere are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies.Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool forSurvival. Check out the things that you can do with it: -1. *EMERGENCY**The Emergency Number worldwide for **Mobile** is 112 .* If you find yourself out of coverage area of yo...  more...
 Sanjay Choud... | 14:29 | 30/Jan/2008
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 Shree Ganesha... Ganapati bappa Morya. !!!!!!! Ohm Vighneswaraya Namah ! Vinayakaya Namah ! Ganapathaye Namah ! Gajamughaya Namah ! Parvati nandanaya Namah ! Mushika vahanaya Namah ! Kailasa Putraya Namah ! 108 Names Of Lord Ganesha No. Name Meaning 1 Akhurath One who has Mouse as His Charioteer 2 Alampata Ever Eternal Lord 3 Amit Incomparable Lor...  more...
 Rediff Edit | 18:54 | 10/Dec/2007
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Farah Khan is funny
Just check out the transcript of the Om Shanti Om director's chat with rediff readers. :) Quite a blast. Oh, and are you set for December"s biggest release ?  more...
 GAUTAM VERMA | 22:58 | 1/Nov/2007
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Missing and Absent....
it's quite simple and plain... i need not explain.....first, work took me to lands of no internet... on return, loss of father was the fate...i met...still working around with life without him...coming to terms slowly...in darkness and in dim..jotting down few lines again....  of some dreams and some pain...hope i will last to continue...  taking m...  more...
 KUMAR S | 10:53 | 23/Dec/2006
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FINANCIAL   FREEDOMHELPING YOU START AND BECOME SUCCESSFUL IN A BUSINESS OF YOUR OWN IS WHAT MY BUSINESS IS ALL ABOUT.  LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO A VERY POWERFUL IDEA IN WHICH:***    YOU CAN BUILD A BUSINESS OF YOUR OWN WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR PRESENT WORK.***    YOU CAN GET THE EXTRA INCOME YOU MAY BE LOOKING FOR.***    YOU DO NOT HAVE TO RISK YOUR MON...  more...
 raja rani | 18:59 | 17/Nov/2006
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 AdityaDas Menon | 19:37 | 26/Jun/2008
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 Bharath Tonse | 13:28 | 25/Sep/2006
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WE ARE THE BEST
East or west, we are the best. Some factors hold us back. Red tape is one such factor due to which some of us stagnate here. Some leave the shores and acheive their goals.Some may argue that all is well, giving examples of Ambani and Tata etc. But that is an exception, which does not negate a rule but strenghtens it.   The RTI bill is an extremely ...  more...