Gaiety marks New Year celebrations in Goa
Panaji | January 01, 2006 4:39:23 PM IST


Mirth and merriment, midnight masses, tolling of the
bells, bursting of crackers and fireworks, dancing on
the beaches, food festivals and folk dances marked the
New Year celebrations in Goa.
The tourist crowd, although not very encouraging this
year, regaled on the beach fronts as the bells from
the churches chimed at the stroke of midnight bidding
good bye to 2005.

Mega star Amitabh Bachchan, his actor-son Abhishek,
Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan besides the Ambanis, Vijay
Mallya, Laxmi Mittal, Lalit Suri and Venugopal Dhoot
were prominent among those who celebrated the arrival
of New Year here.

No untoward incident had been reported from anywhere
in the island state with security tightened along the
beaches and tourist spots.

Meanwhile, Goa Governor S C Jamir and Chief Minister
Pratapsinh Rane, in their new year messages, appealed
to the people to continue traditions of communal peace
and harmony while striving to achieve further progress





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