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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20202339

Correspondents say spitting, urinating and defecating in public are a common sight across India, and in rural areas many people continue to go out in the open even when they have toilets at home because they prefer the outdoors.

Four to five people will "shout, beat drums or blow a whistle" if they see anyone urinating or defecating in the open, an official told the BBC.

Repeat offenders may even be asked to pay a fine, he said.

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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-n...g-ugly-1415695


Pretty harsh: Man sues wife for being ugly .... and wins £75k payout

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After reading about the local council in Morjim deciding to remove the signs in Russian and the comments made by the Russian representative about the selling of drugs and girls this makes interesting reading.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/g.../3/118228.html

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I'm sure there is some basis for much of the story but it is mostly 'imaginative' journalism.

AndyD 8-)₹

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Go to Youtube and put in the search section. Bumbay. The s**t capital of India. Its a film shot by activists in Mumbai about 7 yeaqrs ago.The Shiv Senna apparently tried to get them killed for doing it !

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Story Summary:



Even as most of the shacks are ready at Calangute beach, owners are awaiting for government approval to start the business.

BY ABDUL RAUF BEIG | NT

PANAJI: The shack owners having lost out on business for more than a month since the new tourism season started in the state, might now lose out for some more time if they have not built their shacks as per the laid down norms, as the government has made it clear that only those shacks that have been built as per specifications would get licence.

While the permitted number of shacks has come up on the Calangute beach, almost all of them are unoperational as the tourism department is yet to give the final nod for operation of the shacks. Some of the shack owners said that they have complied with the requirements and are waiting for permissions to carry on their business.

The Deputy Director of Tourism, Ms Pamela Mascarenhas, told The Navhind Times that her department officials were already carrying out the inspection of the shacks that were ready and have sought the department’s nod for operation.

Ms Mascarenhas said that only those shacks that have been built as per the specifications laid down by the government would be permitted to carry on with the business and others that have deviated would have to rectify the wrongs to get the approval. She also said that only five deck beds, as approved in the policy, would be allowed per shack.

A visit to Calangute revealed that most of the shacks are ready but since the permissions are yet to be issued, their owners have been forced not to put them to use. Some shack owners said that they had already hired staff and had to take care of them (pay their salaries).

While many shacks are ready for operation in Baga and Candolim, some are still being built and expected to be completed within the next few days, according to their owners. Most of the shacks looked almost identical, whether in Calangute, Candolim or Baga. Most of the owners have brought in just five deck beds while some had more.

The presence of police has kept away from the beaches Lamanis and other hawkers, who have found new ways to beat the police. Dressed in salwar-kameez, the Lamanis could still be moving on the beaches and at least one of them was seen catering to some foreign clients at Calangute.

The police deployed on beaches said that they apprehended one Lamani/hawker on Sunday but others have been evading them. They also said that they had a tough time while dealing with rough elements, especially those violating the law by smoking on beaches, which was prohibited under law. Besides, a few cattle and stray dogs were the other hazards that have been troubling the tourists on beaches.

How are the shacks going to make any money only having five beds!

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Female foreign tourists fend off males at Calangute beach

7 Nov: Navhind Times. It has been the endeavour of the state authorities to prevent drowning cases off the beaches and as such lifeguards have been deployed on all the beaches in the state to prevent untoward incidents, but there has been no co-operation from the tourists (especially domestic) in preventing the incidents… Though the department has marked swimming zone for the ladies, female foreign tourists who prefer to restrict themselves to the swimming zone for ladies were seen trying to fend off some male domestic tourists in Calangute on Monday

Nothing changes, see the domestic tourists have not learnt any manners.

www.goanvoice.org.uk

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Andy..have you been to Morjim and Titos Lane? Its not far from the truth, the place is crawling with drugs and prostitutes and I am not writing from experience but just by looking and listening!

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I don't go to the coast as often as I used to but in over 15 years of staying in Goa I have never been offered drugs or sex for sale.
ymmv

AndyD 8-)₹

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I can understand not being offered sex, but no drugs? :rofl:


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Been offered drugs once - Prostitutes were looking for business outside Newtons last year ! Well Newtons well everything.

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Not sure if I should take offence at that <g>
well only booze and fags....

AndyD 8-)₹

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there were certainly some fancy girls about, but how do you know they were selling?
(Seriously, 'club' attire (in the UK and everywhere) is so wild these days how do tarts identify themselves?)

AndyD 8-)₹

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#Because we heard them trying to procure a client!

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Over twenty years ago i used to walk from Laxmans on Baga Beach to Titos through the coconut trees along a path the locals used, as opposed to using the road.I was regularly chatted up with the words, " Do you want to do some business !" By women, who i think were fisherman's wives. At the time it was supposed that their husbands were in The Gulf but it shows that prostitution is not not a new phenomenon in North Goa. Bainas red light district has been going for years and years.At least 30 years as far as i know.