Sex racket busted , girl rescued

We hear of sporadic sex rackets being busted. We know that these are some small time operators that have not paid their political dues and get busted.
 
What about all the sex rackets that take place in the five stars? why has not a single such racket been busted?

http://epaper.navhindtimes.in/NewsDetail.aspx?storyid=6881&date=2017-06-21&pageid=1

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Special music zones in Goa soon

Will such music zones promote Goan Music and Goan Musicians? or is this another attempt to wipe out Goan culture and music by bringing in out of state musicians?

http://epaper.navhindtimes.in/NewsDetail.aspx?storyid=11218&date=2017-06-21&pageid=1

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2 arrested in flesh trade racket acquitted

Even with concrete evidence we get acquittals. where is our faith in the judiciary?

http://epaper.navhindtimes.in/NewsDetail.aspx?storyid=6866&date=2017-06-20&pageid=1

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Guest houses to submit C form within 24 hours

Is this another move to wipe out the small guesthouse operators? Yes the C form is a must for security purposes and the guest houses somehow or the other abide by these rules . The guest houses will comply but does the police department do its part?

 

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Another casino likely to enter Goa waters

The BJP government has actively promoted casinos and continue to do so with renewing licenses and allowing new casinos to enter our waters. This is yet another example

http://epaper.navhindtimes.in/NewsDetail.aspx?storyid=10771&date=2017-06-20&pageid=1

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After three years, German charters likely to revisit Goa

Its hoping that the next season will have German charters and tourists . Only time will tell if this will happen. The the question remains, what does Goa have to offer ? Infrastructure is at its worst ,garbage is only piling, beaches dirtier and the list goes on….will all this get back the tourists ?

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/after-three-years-german-charters-likely-to-revisit-goa/articleshow/59225545.cms

After a gap of three years, there is a possibility of charters flying into Goa from Germany for the new tourism season that opens in October. Scheduled flights are also expected from Finland.

“Our efforts are likely to bear fruit next season. We are expecting charters from Hamburg,” said managing director at Cicerone Air Transport Services, Joao Xavier ‘Bush’ Miranda, on Monday.

Miranda declined to divulge more details but said they will shortly approach chief minister Manohar Parrikar seeking his support make arrivals from Germany a possibility.

In 2014-15, Goa did not receive a single charter from Germany even as a year earlier, in 2013-14, as many as 19 charters had landed in Goa from Germany.

 Germany’s Condor, one of the first airlines to start charter operations to Goa in the 1980s, discontinued its operation in 2014-15 because of high cost of operations.
Besides the high possibility of resumption of German charters, Miranda said they are also expecting two scheduled flights a week from Helsinki airport, Finland during the next season.
Goa receives charters from Finland, but the numbers are not impressive. Last season, Goa received 12 charters from Finland bringing in 1,776 tourists whereas in 2015-16, as many as 14 charters had landed in Goa bringing with them a total of 2,145 tourists.

Helsinki airport has regular flights to US, London as well other European destinations. Miranda said they expect a surge in free independent travellers (FIT) to Goa via Helsinki. As it stands today, two scheduled flights a week will fly into Goa from October, said Miranda.

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