20 Years In Jail For Selling a Gun to a Pot Smoker

http://economicrisis.com/20-years-in-jail-for-selling-a-gun-to-a-pot-smoker/1191 20 Years In Jail For Selling a Gun to a Pot Smoker A draconian new gun control bill in the US Senate could see people who unknowingly sell guns to pot smokers be sent to jail for up to 20...

42nd International film festival India 2011 ends on a satisfactor

International film festival India 2011 opened with a bang in Goa’s Margao with Bollywood’s Badshah Khan, Shahrukh present for the inauguration along with Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting...

NFDC Film Bazaar, Goa,-lots to do in future!

I could tell by the sheer gathering of the crowd that the 4 days of National Film Development Corporation, Film Bazaar held in November 2011 was a great success. But business wise the result was not as...

The Subdued ’Hic’ of an Indian Drink

That it pours cats and dogs in India’s Goa, is a known fact. What you may not know is that for Goans, the best way to beat the monsoon blues is a secret in a bottle: Feni. Yes, a bottle of the locally brewed...

Rural Reporter Exposes Gender Bias In Wages

Despite laboring as hard as men do, women farm workers in rural India are paid only half of what men are. A community-produced video by a rural reporter - Rohini Pawar in Maharashtra, India exposes this...

Court Verdict on Ayodhya Makes India Heave Sigh of Relief

After days of  stress, speculation and anticipation of violent reaction, the verdict of the Allahahabad High Court on Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi/Babri Masjid  issue finally gives millions of Indians a chance to breathe easy. The verdict, though not really crystal...

Shrine Over Shelter: Indian State Has It's Priorities Wrong

Millions are diverted to build religious shrines in Indian state of Goa by village councils to make money, while villagers await basic amenities like food and shelter. An IndiaUnheard community reporter...

IndiaUnheard – Telling stories of Unheard communities

Two significant dates are coming up next week and like the rest of the world, a lot of plans are on card to celebrate these two dates in India as well – International Labor Day on 1st of May and World Press Freedom Day on May 3.   Interestingly, although separated just...

Goa ..Have Sun & Fun

This April, Goa was fun except the scorching Sun..you could only beat the heat if you were in the cool waters of the beaches and fresh water springs...Goa in April -May is a holiday season for school going...

When the saints go marching out: Goa Velha,Goa.

One of the only place to hold a procession of saints other than Rome (according to the church announcement) is in the village of Goa Velha in Goa. This is a well-attended event and people from all corners of Goa...

40th IFFI 09, Goa Diary by Harish Sharma

The main attraction of the 40th International Film Festival of India this time was the participation of Academy Award Winner Ben Kingsley in IFFI. The media stayed in Goa till the last date only to have an exclusive interaction with the “Gandhi” fame Hollywood actor....

Keeping alive Goan culture with World Goa Day.

People from the small former Portuguese colony of Goa on the West Coast of India are on the verge of being over run by the large Indian population, that pours into the tiny touristy state, mostly looking for work....

Return of shell fish in Goan rivers after the 2006 tsunami.

According to shell-fish pickers, clams disappeared from the mouth of the Zuari river in Goa after the December 2006 tsunami only to return in great numbers in 2008. Now there are clams a plenty and when the tide is...

Armando Aguiar: An Immigrant's Story

Daughter Luiza Aguiar and her niece, Rachel Aguiar, tell the story of Armando Aguiar's journey from India to the United States.

England Players Pietersen, Flintoff become most expensive players

Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen have become the most costly cricketers bought in the Indian Premier League.In the second season of  Indian Premier League the English cricketers were picked up for $1.55m...

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