Thursday, June 17, 2010

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Rave parties in Goa can not be stopped immediately: Halarnkar

Posted: 17 Jun 2010 07:14 AM PDT

Goa’s Tourism Minister Nilkant Halarnkar said it is difficult to immediately stop the rave parties in which drugs are served in the coastal belt.

“Practically, it is not feasible to crack down on them at once. It is to be done over a period of time,” Halarnkar told reporters. The NCP MLA, inducted into the cabinet after Fransisco Mickey Pacheco stepped down, said he does not support rave parties. “But it is for the Home Department to stop them. They should take action,” he added.

Halarnkar said priority would be to attract more tourists in the state. “I do not believe that Goa is India’s rape capital. I want to assure tourists that they are safe here. They can come and peacefully enjoy their vacation,” he said.

Former tourism minister Pacheco during his tenure had raised fears that state is turning into India’s rape capital after spate of crimes against foreigners were reported. Halarnkar said state is well-equipped to protect interest of visitors.

“New tourism security force will be in place soon, which will increase patrolling on the beaches,” he said.

The Tourism Minister said the schemes implemented by former tourism minister Pacheco would continue. “Government is a continuous process. The decisions once taken cannot be changed if minister changes,” he said.

Courtesy:Sakaal Times

Digamber Kamat re-elected as SFI president

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 09:44 AM PDT

Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat has been unanimously re-elected as the president of Swimming Federation of India in its Annual General Body Meeting in Margao.

The AGM paid little heed to the Sports Ministry’s recent tenure guidelines and also re-elected Virendra Nanavati of Gujarat as the secretary general of SFI for the sixth time.

Besides 23 state units, the meeting was also attended by Hussain Al Musallam, vice-president of the game’s world body FINA, a statement said today.

The election was conducted as per the constitution of the SFI and VS Borkar was the returning officer for the poll process as the office bearers were elected unanimously, the statement stated.

K Murugan, vice-president of Indian Olympic Association and government observer C Chinnappa was also present during the voting process.

“The house also decided to conduct the Commonwealth Water Polo Championship in Goa in the last week of October,” the statement added.

Courtesy:Zee news
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