noni

News Summary
Timeshares in Goa: Build it and visitors will come
22 Apr: Navhind Times. … Even during the monsoon when the traditional hotel business in Goa shrinks, hotels with Timeshare deals bring in the visitors … Timeshare also has its detractors. Many guest complain about high maintenance fees, or that the flexibility that seemed so straightforward during the sales pitch doesn’t always work out in reality…

www.goanvoice.org.uk


Goa: Cracking a Land Deal Underworld Style
21 Apr: Navhind Times. By Derek Almeida. Buying and selling land along the beach belt of north Goa is a shady business. It is difficult to tell the good guys from the bad. It is also difficult to tell the genuine land owners from the fake ones. It’s a jungle out there where lion eats lion and rat eats rat. And the underworld wants a piece of the action…

noni

http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/...-rape-victims/


Indian continued demonization of rape victims

dreadsoc

This is how rape was viewed by many UK police - about 40 years ago !!

Dread - x

a_f_d

... but not gang rape, not when there is clear evidence of a weapon or violence being used - common situations in India.

AndyD 8-)&8377;

stevebenaulim

over the years i have heard of a few rapes in Benaulim area, and the girls dont even report it to the police, whats the point??
These are western girls.

dreadsoc

Don't be so sure of that Andy. Several decades ago the attitudes that prevailed in the UK police towards rape victims - including reported gang rapes using weapons and violence - left much to be desired.
Basically any woman who reported rape of almost any type was regarded as lying until she 'proved' that she was telling the truth, and was viewed as having caused the rape if she were out late at night, had a sexual history, wore the 'wrong clothes' etc. etc. There were exceptions to this of course, but that very much depended on the attitudes of the officers involved.
Even as recent as 25 years ago, women were treated with suspicion when reporting sexual assaults, and any man who reported rape or sexual assault was treated with disbelief and disdain so male assaults rarely reached reporting.

Today it is completely different in UK policing where specially trained officers undertake the investigation, treatment of the victim is paramount and investigations are thorough and detailed.

India of course are some 50 years behind

Dread - x

noni

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...st_read_module

If this is true, it certainly is the pits of Islam. disgusting

noni

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17884961

Monsoon in UK!

hemingway

How ironic are Sri & Gopi Hinduja's alleged 'warnings' to David Cameron?

(please see attached jpeg - copywright Sunday Times & all that mullarky)

Incidentally they are 4th in the list, struggling on with only £8.6 BILLION.

Regards

H.

johnny five

http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details...&dat=4/29/2012

And that during a period when the number of British visiting has at least halved?


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noni

http://india.nydailynews.com/article...es-back-in-goa

Rave parties back in Goa

johnny five

Goody goody.

Next thing will be the return of Ingo.

Parrikar, you are turning into a gross disappointment.........


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noni

All state beaches set to be plastic-free by September
3 May: Navhind Times. The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said that the work on clearing plastic waste strewn along the roads in the state would begin from May 20 with the government agencies having begun the process


www.goanvoice.org.uk

dreadsoc

Shouldn't this be in the other thread - the only entitled 'laughed 'til I hurt' ?


Dread - x

SteveKingswear

There is however a bright side to this, they are at least aware of the problem; now whether that awareness will manifest into actions?????? We wait with interest!