|
Russians, Israelis have 'occupied' Goa's coastal villages: Congress
Tuesday February 21, 2012 06:39:57 PM,
IANS
|
|
|
|
|
Panaji: Russians and
Israelis have 'occupied' certain coastal villages in Goa and the
trend needs to be resisted, Congress Rajya Sabha member Shantaram
Naik said Tuesday.
"Russians and Israelis have occupied certain villages in a manner
which cannot be called ideal tourism, and they indulge in business
activities in violation of the laws of the land, including Foreign
Exchange Management Act," said Naik in a written statement which
was issued quoting the parliamentarian's speech at a National
Students Union of India (NSUI) convention here Tuesday.
"Goa's precious lands needs to be protected and we cannot allow
any Goan village to be called 'Israel Village' or 'Russian
Village'," Naik said.
Naik's reference was to the beach villages of Morjim, Ashwem and
Arambol in North Goa, which are popular with Israeli and Russian
tourists, who flock to these beaches in thousands annually, making
the area a throbbing hub for foreigners.
While foreigners entering into hospitality and catering businesses
in partnership with local residents is not a rare phenomenon, the
Morjim-Ashwem and Arambol beach stretches were also in the
cross-hairs of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Enforcement
Directorate (ED) a few years back, which had red-flagged a couple
of real estate deals along the coastline, allegedly funded by
frontmen for the Russian mafia.
While over 40,000 Russian tourists hit Goa's beaches in the
tourist season from October to March, the beach tourism
destination also saw some 4,000 Israelis hitting the surf here
annually.
|
|
Home |
Top of the Page
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Top Stories |
|
 Trade potential making India, Pakistan lift barriers
It is not
often that some 150 of India's top corporate leaders visit
Pakistan. And when that happened last week, led by Commerce
Minister Anand Sharma, it had the desired impact.
»
India may allow Pakistani investments
India, Pakistan agree to dismantle trade
barriers
|
|
|
|
Most Read |
|
 Israeli Embassies Attacked: Whose vengeance
and unholy wars are these?
Within three hours, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
accuses the Hizbullah and
»
India's Iran stand a slap for US: Burns
|
|
Alcohol consumption will kill 210,000 in next 20 years: Experts
Two of Britain's foremost alcohol specialists, Ian Gilmore and
Nick Sheron, are calling on the government to act quickly »
Australian government urged strict alcohol marketing rules
Farooq favours re-opening of cinemas, liquor shops |
|
|
|
News Pick |
|
 Egyptian
Grand Mufti rejects ban on social networking sites
In a wide-ranging interview about how the Muslim
world should help young people to confront both the dangers and
benefits of the internet
»
|
|
Government rules out bailout to
Kingfisher, more flights hit
Around 35 flights of Kingfisher Airlines were
cancelled Monday, disrupting operations for third day in a row and
the government queered the runway ruling out a bailout for the
cash-strapped carrier. The airline was also
»
|
|
Islam has potential to push better human
rights norms: OIC Chief
In reference to Islamophobia, the
Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Ekmeleddin
Ihsanoglu on February 20 said that there is a motivated
»
|
|
|
|
Picture of the Day |
|
 |
|
People from Bangladesh and India
lay wreaths at the makeshift memorial to Bangladesh's
'Language Martyrs' at Akhaurah on the India-Bangladesh border.
(Photo: P.
Das) |
|
|
|
|
Comments
|
Quick links