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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/i...ow/5755292.cms
You can't beat a good Russian to English translation.

Now a lot of annoyed Oskar Kuchera forced every month to return to Moscow to obtain a new permit for entry into India.

Buying a home in Goa has become a fashionable trend among the stellar brethren. But now after the new law, wishing to become smaller. :confused::rofl:

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thanks for finding that one gregit. a very interesting article.maybe it will help the cause!:fingerscrossed:

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This is from Mumbai Mid Day newspaper

http://www.mid-day.com/news/2010/apr...adise-Lost.htm

Interview with Chief Minister Digambar Kamat.

don't know how the interviewer got away with the question -
What are you doing about the cleaning of the beaches? The stretch between Calangute and Baga is especially repulsive.

Then when asked
Which is your favourite beach in Goa?
Colva. That's close to our Madgaon home. The sand is white. In Calangute or other beaches, the sand is dirty.

What an admission to make when Goa has always bragged about their " their beautiful beaches" - he should have kicked the Tourist Minister backside months ago to get this sorted or is Micky not to be messed with?

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No need to apologise, I think.

I think it's great that such articles are being syndicated worldwide. In my opinion, the more the world's eyes are focused on what is going down here, the better.

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Here is another example of one of Goa's ministers opening mouth before engaging brain, then uttering idiotic statements. Bearing in mind the large numbers of tourists who go to Calangute and its surrounding areas, here is a sure fire way to put them off !!
Do any of these fools actually think about the consequences of what they say?!!

Dread - idiot recognition !
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Dying to get home
 

cases going back too 2007, you can't blame the police for not catching some criminals http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...ow/5761373.cms :ohmy:

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What a pathetic situation! If you read the last few lines, it is clear that most of these cases will never progress any further, nor will many future ones...........another good reason for the foreigners to respect their host country?

If you want justice, can I suggest you get yourself murdered somewhere other than Goa (and Zimbabwe of course!)

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I have often wondered how many of the unexplained deaths suffered by foriegn tourists have been directly or indirectly caused by restaurants and beach shacks selling industrial spirits disguised as Smernoff or that other popular one , White Mischief ? Its so easy to switch from the real thing to some bath tub concoction especially if the person buying is a little drunk and its in a mixer. Its also easy to miss in an autopsy, especially if the doctor has been informed before hand thats its alcohol poisoning from personal over indulgence. I have had it happen to me twice and its hard to detect if its mixed with say, orange juice or Coke. Keep coming across tourists found dead in their rooms the next day from unexplained causes and that fits the bill for industrial ethanol being used to top up bottles or in creating fake Smirnoff. It was only 3 months ago here in London that they arrested a bunch of Poles for manufacturing fake Polish Vodka in a small industrial unit....!

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Good God Prestonjohn, are you saying that my 'noffi is not even safe here:thumbdown:

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Have you ever tried Honeybee or Old Monk in your scooter ? It used to be cheaper than a litre of Petrol here before Gordon buggered up the pound....

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Bet J5 and milwart have:rofl::rofl:

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Have a look at Goan voice today. It makes horrible reading.I still cant understand why Viscera and other biological samples are still sent to Hydrabad and not Mumbai ? I know Goa comes under the Madya Pradesh music act for some inexplicable reason but sending biological samples half way across the country to be analysed-thats pure lunacy on a grand scale.Also 200kgs of Charas was stolen from the police warehouse and that's just the solids. They havnt audited the powders yet.

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Mmmmm. I wonder where my mother in law bought that bottle of vodka she gave me. Didnt taste right.

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Good points here Preston John.
In addition to what you state here, there is also the issue of how the forensic samples are stored once collected from the body. If these samples are not either analysed within 48 hours, or subsequently kept fully frozen, they will suffer from significant degradation and any analysis will give completely false or misleading results.
Keeping a sample at room temparature in India would potentially increase its alcohol reading - a great way to assist the Goan police to cover up any real cause of death. Similarly I wonder what preservation measures are taken during the transportation of such samples to Hyderabad - I bet they are not kept frozen. Also if fridges and freezers are used for storage, what condition are they in and do they have back up generators to keep them working during the frequent power cuts ?!!
....and don't even get me started on the possibilities of cross contamination.............

Dread - science lesson
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We sure have.........................


But then we both drink petrol and tonic of an evening, innit?