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| Today's Date & Time in Goa: Sunday, 21st March 2010 4:50 am | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Events on 30/01/2009 | |
| 1 | Family Utsav 2009 |
| Family Utsav 2009, Goa's biggest shopping and prestigiousshopping exhibition, showcasing a wide range of products is being held from Jan 28th to 2nd Feb at Kala Academy in Panjim from 10.30 am to 8.30 pm. | |
| 2 | Science Film Festival |
| Science Film Festival is being held from Jan 27th to Feb 10th from 10:30am to 5:00pm at the AC Auditorium, Goa Science Center at Miramar in Panjim. In this 15-day festival, nearly 70 films of varied durations will be screened. Four shows (10:30am to 11:30am, 12:00pm to 1:00pm, 2:30pm to 3:30pm and 4:00pm to 5:00pm) will be screened daily. For more details contact 0832 2463426 | |
| 3 | Khadi Utsav |
| An exhibition cum sale of Khadi garments and other products prepared by various artisans of Canacona organised by Kasturba Gandhi National Trust is being held at Palolem beach from January 26 to 30. | |
| 4 | Rajasthan Handicrafts Exhibition |
| 'Rajasthali', an exhibition cum sale of handicrafts and textiles of Rajasthan is being held from 21st Jan to 4th Feb at Clube Nacional, 1st Floor, M.G.Road, Panjim from 10 am to 9 pm. Wooden, Marble Items, Jaipuri Quilts, Blue Pottery, Brassware, Textiles and lots more will be available at the exhibition. | |
| 5 | YLGS Meet (United Kingdom) |
| YLGS - Young London Goans Society's monthly meet will be held at the Verve bar, 1 Upper St. Martin's Lane WC2H 9NY on Friday 30th January 2009 from 6:30pm till late night. For more details contact 020 7395 1200. | |
| News on 30/01/2009 | |
| 1 | Goa to host IPL auction |
| The second player's auction of the DLF Indian Premier League will witness 114 cricketers from abroad under the hammer in Goa on February 6. | |
| Website: www.oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=16402&cid=2 ... | |
| 2 | Russian navy ship in Goa |
| The Russian Navy's nuclear-powered heavy missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky (Peter the Great) arrived at Mormugao port after participating in a two-day naval exercise with the Indian Navy. | |
| Website: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Russian_navy_ship_in_Goa/articleshow/4 ... | |
| 3 | Goa to refund SEZ promoters |
| The State government has agreed to pay the cost of the land to the three special economic zone (SEZ) promoters after the Centre denotifies the three approved SEZs. | |
| Website: www.oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=16404&cid=2 ... | |
| 4 | Floriculture comes into bloom in Goa |
| Though still in its infancy, floriculture in the state has taken off with flowers like gerberas and orchids thriving in the Goan climate led by a few entrepreneurs. Goa has the best climate for orchids and anthuriums, but they need controlled conditions and a good source of water | |
| Website: www.navhindtimes.com/story.php?story=2009013013 ... | |
| 5 | Ban soon on sale of agricultural land to foreigners |
| The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat on Thursday said that a bill is being drafted for banning sale of Goan agricultural land to foreigners, and efforts are on to present the same in the House during the forthcoming assembly session scheduled to commence from February 2. The legislation will be enacted on the lines of those existing in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. | |
| Website: www.navhindtimes.com/story.php?story=2009013014 ... | |
| 6 | Goa eyes new tourist markets |
| With the English and Russian ventures a success, Goa has now set its sights on new horizons to define its position in the international tourism markets. The state is eyeing new markets in 2009 and South Africa, Portugal and the Middle East are among the destinations that Goa will look to gain a foothold. | |
| Website: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Goa_eyes_new_tourist_markets/articlesh ... | |
