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PANAJI, Goa, India – British touristAdam Johnson, 25, was having a great time in Goa lazing about on the beautiful Konkan coast, sampling its choicest seafood and volunteering at a couple of animal PANAJI, Goa, India – British touristAdam Johnson, 25, was having a great time in Goa lazing about on the beautiful Konkan coast, sampling its choicest seafood and volunteering at a couple of animal shelters. Until two weeks ago, when he fell, quite hard, for a more ‘recent’ Goan specialty – the elaborate ‘gemstone scam’, leaving him badly shaken-up and poorer by £1,473. Like Johnson, at least six other gullible European tourists claim they have been duped in the past three months alone, and have posted their experiences on popular travel websites like lonelyplanet, tripadvisor, about.com and indiamike – so much so that the ‘Goa gem scam’ is being listed as an advisory on all these forums . ....
BMC office MUMBAI: To alleviate flooding woes on a heavy rain day at the low-lying Gandhi Market located on the arterial Dr B A Road in Sion, the BMC plans to build an underground inlet chamber where excess rainwater can be stored and later pumped out via a stormwater drain (SWD) line to a nullah nearby. The Rs 14-crore proposal was cleared by the civic standing committee on Monday. Officials from the civic SWD department said that they plan to work immediately and complete it before the onset of rains. Every monsoon, high-capacity dewatering pumps are placed at Gandhi Market to drain out excess rainwater. Earlier, it took three to four hours for the accumulated water to recede, but last monsoon, it took almost eight hours, said civic officials. ....
Is Goa ready for the year-end revelry? While the mighty and the monied are stepping into luxury hotels, the small and medium accommodation units that comprise 90 percent of Goa’s room-count have not yet unrolled their shutters. December 25, 2020 / 07:40 AM IST The virus is mutating and turning virulent but Goa is undeterred, its reputation as the country’s year-end party capital still intact. Hotels have reopened, service apartments are full, shacks are welcoming revellers, and home chefs are rustling scrumptious dishes in their kitchens. 2020 has been obnoxious but Goa is crowded with people wishing to drive away this year’s blues. Though large gatherings are strictly prohibited, there’s merriment in the air. ....