[Goanet-News] Goa news for June 17, 2008

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*** Goa govt. invokes ESMA to crackdown the week-long strike -
Hindu
[7 hours ago]  Panaji (PTI): Failing to pull off a negotiated
settlement to end the strike by government employees demanding
higher wages, the Goa government on Monday ...
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*** Export duty hike to hit profits: Sesa Goa -
Moneycontrol.com
[12 hours ago]  PK Mukherjee, MD of Sesa Goa expects profits to
be hit due to export duty hike. They will try and offset some
losses by increasing volumes, he said. ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=R&url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/business/export-duty-hike-to-hit-profits-sesa-goa/16/52/342746&cid=1222537907&ei=ffdWSLywKJ2aggPGkqiYDQ&usg=AFQjCNG1OwbzbsTxeh-JbU7LbQm1CPQMvQ

*** A Short-sighted Goa - Navhind Times
[2 hours ago]  Any attempt to make a bigger buck out of them
would have an adverse impact on the future of medical tourism in
Goa. More than a million foreign tourists ...
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*** Seven SEZs scraped, Goa may have to compensate - Financial
Express
[Jun 13, 2008]  New Delhi, Jun 13 Goas harried Special Economic
Zone (SEZ) developers, who have been suffering brunt of state
Politics from last one year, ...
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*** Goa govt decides to revoke land allotments to seven SEZs -
Sify
[Jun 13, 2008]  Panaji: Creating further difficulty for the
Special Economic Zone promoters, Goa government-run Industrial
Development Corporation today decided to revoke ...
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*** Goa govt. signs MoU with EMRI to manage emergencies - Hindu
[Jun 15, 2008]  Panaji (PTI): Goa has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with nationally renowned Emergency
Management and Research Institute (EMRI) to manage ...
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*** Goa should cancel off shore casino licences: BJP - Economic
Times
[Jun 15, 2008]  15 Jun, 2008, 2128 hrs IST, PTI PANAJI: The
Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)on Sunday demanded that Goa should
cancel alloff shore casino licences. ...
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*** Governor wants Goa to be countrys greenest state - Navhind
Times
[1 hour ago]  PANAJI €" The Governor, Mr SC Jamir
stressed the need for a comprehensive integrated and
well-conceived forest policy for Goa as for long-term planning
and ...
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*** Goa\'s private bus owners demand 25% hike in fares - Times
of India
[21 hours ago]  MARGAO: The Goa Bus Owners Association (GBOA)
has demanded a 25% hike in bus fares owing to the rise in fuel
prices and the declaration of bus service as an ...
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*** Export duty on iron ore drags Sesa Goa lower - NDTV.com
[12 hours ago]  Sesa Goa is India's largest private sector iron
ore exporter and this move is likely to impact its
profitability. Sesa Goa reported 216.4% surge in net ...
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