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Today's Date & Time in Goa: Wednesday, 3rd December 2008 2:49 am

Events on 24/06/2008

1	Drama Festival
	A four day Drama Festival organised by the School of Drama, Kala Academy is being held from June 21th to June 24th at the Dinanath Mangeshkar Kala Mandir, Kala Academy in Panjim.

2	Sao Joao Bash at Divar
	On the occasion of St John the Baptist feast, Step Inn Bar and Restaurant will hold Sao Joao Bash on June 24 at its premises at Santarbhatt in Divar from 6 pm onwards. There will be live as well as DJ music and the main feature of the bash will be the Copel competition. There will also be lots of other entertaining events and prizes.

3	Dine n Dance
	A dine n dance will be organised on June 24 from 7 pm onwards at Filsu Shangri-la restaurant near the Curca Bridge. Pulsating music will be provided by the band 'Extreme' and there will also be a jam session by some of Goa's topmost musicians.

4	Feast of St John the Baptist
	The annual feast of the Patron of the Pilerne Parish, St John the Baptist will be celebrated on 24th June by the Communidade of Pilerne. The high mass will be officiated by his Grace, Msgr Allwyn Barreto, Bishop of Sindhudurg Diocese at 9am.

5	St John the Baptist feast at Calangute
	St John the Baptist feast will be celebrated at St John the Baptist Church at Umta Vaddo in Calangute on June 24. The masses will be at 7.30 am and 9:30 am (feast mass). Later, an exhibition match will be played between the newly promoted first division team, Calangute Association and Sesa Football Academy at the Calangute Football ground at 4.30 pm.

6	San Jao at Baga
	San Jao will be celebrated at Baga on 24th June from 10 am onwards at Casa Baga which is opposite Loungefly. The party will later be shifted to the Loungefly Club in the evening and it will have more than 15 DJs playing.

7	Festa de Sao Joao
	Festa de Sao Joao presented by Panaji Traditional Festivals Committee will be celebrated on 24th June at Fondvem, Ribandar at 11.30 am and at Posrem Bhat, Taleigao at 12.30 pm.

8	Sao Joao Festival
	Sao Joao Festival will be celebrated at Club West End in Saligao on 24th and 25th June. The event will begin at 10am sharp and will feature Djs like Ajit, Joel, Yuri, Claudio and many more. There will also be rain showers at the event.

9	Sao Joao at Siolim
	Sao Joao will be celebrated on June 24 at Fernandes Vaddo, Siolim. The 'Maddi' called as 'Fama' is put on June 23. Goa's famous band Lynx along with Herman will be performing at the event. A cultural programme of Konkani artist, Mr Lawry Travasso will also be held.

10	Sao Joao at Vasco
	Bhuteabhat Club in Vasco will celebrate the traditional feast of Sao Joao on June 24 from 11 a.m. onwards. There will be initial prayers and worship at St Sebastian Chapel and then the jumping in the wells of Bhuteabhat and Mestawada by the revelers. There will also be a brass band accompanying the revelers.

11	Tiger "Fresh Catch of the Day"
	Tiger "Fresh Catch of the Day", a seasonal fiesta of preparations made from fresh seafood that is available in Goa during the monsoons, is being held at Royal Salute, the multi cuisine family restaurant at the Hotel Delmon in Panjim from 16th June till 1st August.

12	Sizzlers Festival
	'Sizzlers Festival' is being held from June 6 until June 30 at Peppers situated at Pajifond Margao. The festival will have a variety of 30 sizzlers from chicken, meat, fish and vegetarian. A complimentary beer will also be served on every sizzler ordered during the festival.

13	Punjabi Food Festival
	'Punjabi Food Festival' is being held at Delhi Darbar, a Mughlai restaurant located in the heart of Panjim city which will continue till June 29. Mouth-watering Punjabi Khana will be served in an ambience of live music every night. There will be a variety of dishes which will be a treat to all Punjabi food lovers.

News on 24/06/2008

1	South Asian film fest to stay in Goa
	After coming to Goa this year, the South Asian Film Festival (SAFF) wants to stay here making it a permanent venue, officials said.
	Website: www.expressindia.com/latest-news/South-Asian-film-fest-to-stay-in-Goa/ ...

2	Goa Govt may withdraw SEZ policy
	In an attempt to show its firm resolve to do away with the Special Economic Zones in the state and prove to the people that it was not taking them for a ride on the issue, the Goa government is likely to withdraw the SEZ policy immediately.
	Website: www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=062411 ...

3	Goan B&B hoteliers want to draft state tourism policy
	In an unprecedented move, the small and medium-sized hoteliers in Goa want to come together in order to draft a tourism policy for the state.
	Website: www.expresshospitality.com/20080630/market02.shtml ...

4	Goa Govt to develop uncultivated lands
	The board of directors of the Goa State Horticultural Corporation, at its recent meeting decided to utilise the fallow agricultural Aas well as non-agricultural lands around the state for growing vegetables like radish, ladyfinger, brinjals, red amaranthus and chillies.
	Website: www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=06249 ...

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