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Trying to see past Pam Anderson running down the beach with her, inflatables, and Eric Estrada in his white crash helmet and shades getting off his honda hero :blink: (hope that was him)
http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2...-chips-in-goa/
is this an exageration:
Let’s hope the security force is as successful as the lifeguards at preventing holiday tragedies. So far this season, there have been fewer than 10 people killed on the beaches due to drowning. That’s down from an average of more than 70 annually in the past.
sounds good, but struggling with the figures?

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Apparently all of the drunk drivers in Goa are tourists

http://www.oheraldo.in/news/Local News/Drive-against-alcohol-40-motorists-booked/36090.html

“Accidents at night along the coastal belt from Siquerim to Baga has become a regular feature and drivers those were found responsible for the accidents were tourists, both foreign and domestic.”

I mean it couldn't be any good christian Goans could it?:embarrassed_smile::angel_smile:

Or is this just another scam?

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Actually todays Herald looks good

http://www.oheraldo.in/news/Local News/Extend-visas-of-stranded-tourists-Goa-urges-Centre/36070.html

The Tourism Department working for tourists. What next?

http://www.oheraldo.in/news/Local News/4-held-for-harassing-tourists-at-Anjuna/36082.html

Tourist being harassed, surely not?

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Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...ow/5839289.cms

Let that be a lesson to all you drug dealers:angry_smile:

I was still asked three times tonight if I wanted some "smoke" whilst walking to a restaurant, so it obviously hasn't deterred anyone yet :banghead::banghead:

Or perhaps he was a man in Khaki in disguise trying to set me up for some bribe money:thumbdown:

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Different men in Khaki this time;

http://oheraldo.in/news/Local%20News...ors/36080.html

If you've ever had to deal with one of these obnoxious creatures you will fully understand the article. Do they make them wear khaki deliberately? (It is a hindi word and translates as "sh*t-coloured)

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GO REMO,!!! GO REMO,!!! GO REMO !!!!
http://oheraldo.in/news/Main%20Page%...emo/36068.html :thumbup:

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I'm certain that he means well, but he has fallen into the same trap that politicians fall into - half promising things that just won't happen.
There will be no "special status" for Goa (meaning restrictions on the entry / residence/ working/ property rights of non-Goans) because it would be flagrantly against the Indian Constitution, and the other States wouldn't stand for it.

AndyD 8-)#

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There will be special status since there is every reason for it. Not to concede special status to Goa would be seen globally as permitting the destruction of a unique place and turning a blind eye when something positive can be done before it's far too late. Other state have no equal case.

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Does that mean this can't hppen either :
the pop star said “there is one change which can make a difference, that is to put all the politicians and Opposition together in a boat and sink them in the middle of the Arabian sea. Unfortunately, that would pollute the sea”.
against the constitution :confused:

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Could happen too. After all they are all Princesses selling Goa down the River.

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http://www.navhindtimes.in/news/charter-passengers-fix (courtesy Goanvoice)

Stranded passengers in Goa cant fly back by a different airline - if this article is true its another tragic example of Goa killing off its own tourism industry.

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Sounds like the usual cock-up - there is a rule that you can only fly out with the charter carrier you came with, therefore if you came scheduled you can no longer buy a charter ticket home, and if you came by e.g. Thomas Cook you can't return with First Choice - but you can fly BA scheduled (why shouldn't you?) - in fact the rule sets down what charter carriers can do, not what passengers can do .
Anyway the story doesn't add up - why should anyone be stopped from boarding a domestic flight to Mumbai? and why would anyone at Mumbai try to enforce a misunderstood rule that allegedly only applies to Goa?
What the authorities do have to do in the current case is allow charter carriers to aggregate capacity to get people out.
AndyD 8-)#

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Now Andy, that is toooooooooo intelligent.

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...ow/5851279.cms

From Sunday's Times of India. What is needed is some humanitarian common sense - these people need help.

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more nonsense in the papers:
bigger airports such as the ones scheduled flights leave from!!!!!

AndyD 8-)#
P.S. and people on package tours including a charter flight are entitled to free food and accomodation!