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Events on 05/10/2008

1	Goan fiesta 2008
	Goan fiesta 2008 will be organized from October 5 to 26 in Mumbai to promote Goa as the best tourist destination. Various cultural programmes as well as a food festival will be organized at various places in the city.

2	Gujarati Dandiya Dhamal
	Gujarati Dandiya Dhamal Co-sponsored by Shri Harshavardhan Mittalji Mohit Ispat Ltd. & Shri Anil Bhuratji is being held from 3rd to 9th October at Hotel Atish in Farmagudi, Ponda. Tel: +91 9822382810/ 9420197479

3	Durga Puja Festival 2008
	Durga Puja Festival 2008 organised by Bengali Cultural Association, Panaji will be held from 5th to 8th Oct at the Gomantak Maratha Samaj Hall in Panjim. There will be various cultural programmes held during the event.

4	Dandiya & Garba Raas at Panjim
	Dandiya & Garba Raas, a 9 day Navratri celebration purely based on tradition and religion organised by the Panjim Gujarat Yuvak Mandal in preparation for Dussera, is being held from 30th Sept to 8th Oct from 9:30 pm onwards at Clube Tennis De Gaspar Dias at Miramar, Panaji-Goa. Tel: +91 9370464707/ 9422438085

5	Family Utsav '08 shopping expo
	Family Utsav 2008, the best Pre-Diwali and Navratri consumer shopping exhibition of consumer goods is being held from 1st October to 5th October at Don Bosco School Indoor Stadium in Panjim, Goa from 10.30 am to 8.30 pm.

6	Consumer Utsav 2008
	Consumer Utsav 2008 an exhibition cum sale of special attraction artificial jewellery, Rajasthani Mojari, dress materials, terracotta items, carpets and lots more is being held from 25th September to 5th October at the Kala Academy in Panaji.

7	Punjabi Food Festival
	A Punjabi Food Festival is being held at Delhi Darbar, a Mughlai restaurant located in the heart of Panjim city at M. G. Road, from 20th Sept to 19th Oct from 11:00am to 3:30pm and 7pm to 11pm. There will be a variety of dishes which will be a treat to all Punjabi food lovers. Tel.:0832 2222544

8	Property Fair 2008
	Property Fair 2008 organised by State Bank of India will be held on 4th and 5th September at Kala Academy in Panjim. The fair will have have stalls of State Bank of India for all property needs having attractive offers like concessions in interest rates, processing fees, margins, etc. Tel: 2226091/ 2227935

9	Sizzler festival at Riorico
	A Sizzler festival is being held at Riorico, a leading restaurant for authentic Goan & Portuguese Cuisine at the Mandovi, D. B. Marg, Panaji from 20th September to 5th October. There will be a variety of sizzlers like Chicken Steak Sizzler, Lobster Grillade, Stuffed Capsicum Sizzler, S tuffed Pomfret 'Araujo' Sizzler, Herb Grilled Tiger Prawns Sizzler and many more. Tel.: 0832 2426270/ 73

10	Sutra 2008 at Fidalgos
	Sutra 2008 a Wine and Food Festival brought to you by Fidalgo's Food Enclave which houses six restaurants is being held from September 15 to October 15 at Hotel Fidalgo, 18th June Road in Panaji. Tel.: 0832 2226291-99/ 6658000-10

11	12th International Conference of IACMAG
	The 12th Conference of IACMAG (International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics) is being held from Oct 01, 2008 to Oct 06, 2008 at the Goa Marriott Resort in Panaji. The conference is organized to focus on latest developments in computer methods, models and applications of different fields of Geomechanics.

12	Feast Of Our Lady of Boa Morte (United Kingdom)
	The 25th anniversary of Majorda Union and the Feast Of Our Lady of Boa Morte will be celebrated at Woodside High School (Ex White Hart Lane School), opposite New River Sports Centre, Wood Green, London N22 on Sunday 5th October 2008.

13	Feast in the East
	Aldeia Santa Rita, a boutique resort owned by the de Souza Group has launched an oriental themed 'Feast in the East' every Sunday between 11.00 am and 4.00 pm upto October 2008. ....... more information »»

News on 05/10/2008

1	Goa tourism industry unperturbed by smoking ban
	As the Union Health Ministry's ban on smoking in public places evokes mixed reactions from across the country, Goa's multi-million tourism industry sees no reason to worry about the move.
	Website: www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200810041243.htm ...

2	95% engineering students leave Goa for better jobs
	Nearly 95 per cent of the 900 to 1,000 engineering students who annually pass out from the three state engineering colleges, leave the state in search of better jobs and lucrative careers, with no way existing to hold them back in Goa.
	Website: www.navhindtimes.com/story.php?story=2008100515 ...

3	Goa targets drink, drugs as new tourist season starts
	The Indian resort state of Goa is getting tough on drink, drugs and loud music as the new tourist season starts, to restore its tarnished reputation after the shock murder of a British teenager.
	Website: afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jz-Pa4AiXdyJWN-0oHthEFVGvaWA ...

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