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| Events on 31/12/2008 | |
| 1 | New Year at Silver Bells |
| New Year's Eve will be celebrated at Silver Bells in Sangolda on 31st December from 7.00 pm onwards. There will be electrifying house music by Archies & Crimson Tide. For more details contact +91 9370603039 | |
| 2 | New Year Eve Ball (United Kingdom) |
| New Year Eve Ball presented by St Diogo's Association (UK) will be held at Bishop Thomas Grant School, Belltrees Grove, Streatham, London SW16 2HY from 7pm - 1am. There will be music by the fabulous band 'Black Velvet' with many prizes and surprises. For more details contact Apolonia DeSouza 020 8686 1876 and Evan D'Souza 020 8427 8569. | |
| 3 | New Year's Eve Ball (United Kingdom) |
| New Year's Eve Ball presented by Saligao Association UK will be held at Tolworth Recreation Centre, Fullers Way North, Tolworth, Surrey KT6 7LQ from 7.00 pm to 2.00 am. There will be music by Mellow Tones and delicious food from Shirley's Kitchen. For more details contact Sergio Coelho 020 8543 4681, Zemira Fernandes 01895 259947. | |
| 4 | Traditional New Year Eve Bash |
| Traditional New Year Eve Bash will be held on 31st December at O'Coqueiro in Alto Porvorim from 8:00pm onwards. There will be live music by live band Rhythm Makers. For more details contact 0832 2417806/2417271 | |
| 5 | New Year's Eve Cruise |
| New Year's Eve Cruise a special cruise aboard the Santa Monica near the Panjim jetty will be held on 31st Dec. There will be live entertainment along with lots of prizes and surprises. For more details contact 0832 2436666. | |
| 6 | New Year event at Bom Successo |
| New Year event will be held on 31st Dec at Bom Successo in Candolim, Goa from 8.00 pm onwards. There will be Karaoke & live music. For more details contact. 0832 2714818 | |
| 7 | North East Crafts Bazaar |
| North-East Crafts Bazaar a demonstration, exhibition-cum-sale of exquisite crafts by artisans from the North-Eastern states of India is being held at Fatorda in Margao from 23rd December to 11th January from 10:00am to 9:00pm. | |
| 8 | New Years's Eve Bash at Alua Lawns |
| New Years's Eve Bash will be celebrated at Alua Lawns in Merces on 31st Dec from 8.30 pm onwards. There will be good music to keep you gripped to the dance floor. Tel. 0832 2448172 | |
| 9 | New Years Eve Ball at Emerald Lawns |
| New Years Eve Ball will be held on 31st Dec from 8.30 pm onwards at the Emerald Lawns in Parra. Brothers in Arms & Alcatrazz will perform a Midnight special. Tel. 0832 2473131 | |
| 10 | Exhibition on AIDS & TB |
| The 17th annual exhibition on AIDS & TB organised by the Tuberculosis Association of Goa on the occasion of World Aids Day on December 1, will be held from December 1 to 31 as a part of health education activities at the premises of the Tuberculosis Association of Goa, 430, Nizari Bhavan, Menezes Braganza Road. | |
| 11 | Festival of Juicy Kabab |
| Festival of Juicy Kabab is being held at the Delhi Darbar Restaurant in Panjim from 1st Dec 08 to 4th Jan 09. There will be some of the most delicious, succulant range of juicy kababs from all over the world and dishes such as Bhatti ka Murg, Danthi Kabab, Fish Amritsary, Paneer Shashlik and lots more. Tel. : 2222544 | |
| 12 | New Year's Eve Dance (United Kingdom) |
| New Year's Eve Dance presented by North London Goans will be held at Woodside High School Hall (formerly White Hart Lane School Hall Opp New River Sports Centre) White Hart Lane, Woodgreen, London, N22 on 31st December, 2008 with music by Level 4. | |
| News on 31/12/2008 | |
| 1 | Goa Coast Guard to carry out sorties |
| Intensifying its surveillance on the Arabian Sea, Coast Guards helicopters will carry out sorties in the light of approaching New Year celebrations. Revealing this to reporters on Tuesday, the superintendent of police, special branch, Mr Atmaram Deshpande said that naval officers, marine policemen and commandos would man the coastal belt of Goa for New Year celebrations. | |
| Website: www.navhindtimes.com/story.php?story=2008123116 ... | |
| 2 | Is Goa safe on New Year Eve? |
| In response to recent intelligence warning on a possible attack during the New Years' Eve in Goa, heightened security is palpable. As a result, policemen are placing additional check posts on beaches in Goa. | |
| Website: www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080078276&ch=12/31/ ... | |
| 3 | Celebrities unperturbed,to keep date with Goa |
| Even though the tourist arrival in the State has dropped considerably due to the terror threat in the wake of Mumbai attack, this has not dampened the spirit of megastars Amitabh Bachhan and Akshay Kumar, who will be in the tourist paradise of India to usher in the New Year. | |
| Website: oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=14682&cid=2 ... | |
| 4 | Goa seeks Centre's help to curb elephant menace |
| Goa has sought technical and financial help from the Centre to tackle the menace of wild elephants that has badly hit the northern Pernem taluka. | |
| Website: economictimes.indiatimes.com/Earth/Goa_seeks_help_to_curb_elephant_men ... | |
| 5 | Goa Cops set up operation centre to counter terror threat |
| With the lack of co-ordination between the police and state machinery exposed during the terror attacks in Mumbai, the Goa police has set up a 24X7 operation room' or operation centre' during the peak tourist season to co-ordinate and disseminate information in the event of any terror attack. | |
| Website: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Cops_set_up_operation_centre_to_counte ... | |
