Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
May 1st 2013, 8:43 am
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Replies: 66
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 29th 2013, 6:49 pm
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Replies: 6,697
Views: 524,711
Re: In To-day's Newspapers
You can be a Hindu and accept Christian philosophy, but not the other way around, there most certainly is a conflict, graven images for starters!
AndyD
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 29th 2013, 8:36 am
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,172
Re: Bank Account in Goa if No Longer Resident?
The significance of >180 days in the previous tax year is that it is a necessary though not sufficient requirement for being resident as per FEMA, which is necessary for you to hold a resident bank...
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 28th 2013, 6:26 pm
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Replies: 6,697
Views: 524,711
Re: In To-day's Newspapers
pardon me for butting in...
you are probably referring to FEMA, which makes no reference to foreigners or Indian citizens - only to residents and non-residents. There are thousands of posts on this...
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 28th 2013, 9:45 am
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,172
Re: Bank Account in Goa if No Longer Resident?
I am not aware of any foreign-owned property being actually confiscated.
Most forms of investment in India are open to non-residents (afaik because these things fall under FEMA, nationality doesn't...
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 25th 2013, 6:39 pm
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Replies: 93
Views: 6,807
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 25th 2013, 9:43 am
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Replies: 6,697
Views: 524,711
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 25th 2013, 9:14 am
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Replies: 6,697
Views: 524,711
Re: In To-day's Newspapers
I posted this on one of the forums:
MHA-BOI list of FRROs includes Goa (http://www.boi.gov.in/?q=content/frro-contact-list&page=1)
(Tony Fernandes was due to retire in April, so I guess that's what...
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 20th 2013, 10:47 pm
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Replies: 6,697
Views: 524,711
Re: In To-day's Newspapers
Apart from the currently unpopular 'R' word, what is being described is the normal operations of tour reps. Goa accepts/welcomes charter holidays so they shouldn't complain about the reps (or the...
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 18th 2013, 10:28 am
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,172
Re: Bank Account in Goa if No Longer Resident?
To answer the question asked (?):
ICICI for example offer an online service:
This facility is only applicable to resident individuals whose mobile number are registered with ICICI Bank.
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 18th 2013, 8:29 am
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,172
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 17th 2013, 10:40 pm
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,172
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 16th 2013, 9:23 am
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Replies: 3,839
Views: 418,078
Re: GOA - Buyer Beware!
The article says:
That is because it requires a two-thirds majority of both houses of the Indian Parliament to amend the Constitution, something that is not at all easy to achieve in India.
AndyD...
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 16th 2013, 8:32 am
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,172
Re: Bank Account in Goa if No Longer Resident?
No, but many of the leading banks in India are government owned, the government pours money into them as and when needed - not to do so would be one step away from defaulting on sovereign debt and...
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 15th 2013, 9:49 am
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,172
Re: Bank Account in Goa if No Longer Resident?
Probably as safe as most banks (safer than Cyprus banks!).
The high interest is misleading - you have to deduct inflation (but that's true everywhere - in the UK the banks pay negative real...
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 14th 2013, 9:51 pm
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,172
Re: Bank Account in Goa if No Longer Resident?
TDS is at a higher rate if you have not supplied a PAN Card number (usually done as part of 'Know Your Customer'). It may well be that you need to be resident as per FEMA (or be PIO/NRI) to be...
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 14th 2013, 9:31 pm
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Replies: 1,731
Views: 124,334
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 14th 2013, 1:09 pm
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,172
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 14th 2013, 1:03 pm
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Replies: 1,731
Views: 124,334
Re: GOSSIP AND CHIT CHAT
Sorry but I have to disagree - Goa is overrun with unwanted cows and calves. It would be much better if it was legal to kill them.
AndyD
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 12th 2013, 12:17 pm
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Replies: 15
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Re: tick fever
Just heard that around 5 dogs have died in our village in Goa, including one of the two we feed. Poison is assumed but I suppose it could be tick fever.
AndyD
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 11th 2013, 9:35 pm
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,172
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Forum: Far East and Asia / India
Apr 10th 2013, 11:15 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 413
Re: Mumbai - Cost of Living
The Foreign Office used to publish information like this for UK companies posting staff abroad, I think it was based on FO benefits/allowances.
The FO is now a pale shadow of its former self (being...
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 9th 2013, 9:01 pm
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Replies: 6,697
Views: 524,711
Re: In To-day's Newspapers
Michael Lobo et al obviously haven't understood the USP of Playboy Clubs - as Hugh Hefner used to say (in his more honest moments) Playboy doesn't sell sex, it sells the [false] promise of sex.
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 7th 2013, 5:06 pm
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Replies: 1,239
Views: 106,893
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Forum: Far East and Asia / Goa
Apr 7th 2013, 12:20 pm
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Replies: 3,839
Views: 418,078
Re: GOA - Buyer Beware!
Yes, keep your fingers crossed, but the same rules for repatriation of money apply to people who 'sold' their Agreement for Sale - which quite a lot of people have done.
AndyD 8-)₹
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