Top national scouting award for two Goans
2009-09-23 17:23:00 The ‘Silver Elephant’, scouting’s highest national award, has been awarded this year to two Goans, Dr Sidney Pinto do Rosario and R G Desai. The presentation ceremony, at the hands of President Pratibha Patil, will be held at the Ashoka Hall, Rashtrapathi Bhavan, New Delhi, at 11am on September 23. The Silver Elephant is bestowed on ...
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Goa Government Should Shoulder the Burden of paying Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan T
2009-09-23 15:04:00 Mr. Shantaram Naik M.P. has said that Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan para teachers services should now be utilized by Goa government and their salaries should be paid from the State coffers , as they did last year. Mr. Shantaram Naik M.P. discussing with teachers of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyanwhose contract has not been renewed, outside the office of ...
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Goa Professional League: Churchill Continue Their Good Run
2009-09-22 19:24:00 Churchill Brothers Sports Club continued with their impressive run in the Kingfisher Goa Professional League, 2009 with a comprehensive 2-0 win over Vasco Sports Club at the Duler ground in Mapusa. The defending champions fielded their reserve side and still managed to come out trumps against Vasco Sports Club, who were a far cry from the ...
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Alluring packages in the hotels of Goa
2009-09-22 19:06:00 Traveling to Goa by road is a wonderful experience as you enjoy the scenic beauty and the breathtaking greenery which leaves you totally mesmerized. The city of Goa is famous worldwide for its incomparable beaches and attracts tourists in large number all throughout the year .The best time to visit this place is from November to ...
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Goa announces Rs.25 lakh award for Konkani filmmaker Shetgaonkar
2009-09-21 17:14:00 The Goa government has announced a cash prize of Rs.25 lakh to filmmaker Laxmikant Shetgaonkar whose film ?Paltadacho Munis? won an award at the 34th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The decision to honour the filmmaker was taken Monday at a meeting of the governing body of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG). Chief Minister ...
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Id-ul-Fitr celebrations
2009-09-21 09:14:00 Id-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in India on Monday with the sighting of the moon. ?The moon was sighted tonight and Id will be celebrated tomorrow,? a spokesperson of Fatehpuri Masjid said quoting the Shahi Imam of Fatehpuri Masjid, Mufti Mohd Mukarram Ahmed. Id-ul-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramzan, which commenced on August 21. The ...
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Case filed to defame me, party: Mickky
2009-09-19 08:19:00 NCP tourism minister, Francisco `Mickky’ Pacheco, said on Friday that he is likely to move the sessions court to seek anticipatory bail on Saturday, as he did not trust the moves of the Congress-led coalition government that “slept over the police complaint against me for nearly four months and suddenly registered an offence”. Pacheco was ...
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Goa?s 50% Quota in proposed NIT Should not be reduced: Shantaram Naik M.P.
2009-09-18 17:55:00 Mr. Shantaram Naik M.P. stated that Goa should not be made to share its 50% quota of NIT admissions with Union Territories of Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haweli, and Lakshadweep Islands, and that, alternate arrangements should be made to fix the quota of these three Union Territories. Shri.Shantaram Naik, Goa M.P. Addressing a ...
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Sossegado, The Goan Food Festival, at Ista
2009-09-16 19:07:00 Savour the taste and the culture of one of India?s most favourite holiday destinations- Goa! If you have not been able to plan your holidays to the land of sun, sand and surf anytime soon, the food festival at Hotel Ista would probably be your perfect back-up. ?Sossegado? The Goan Food Festival will be on at ...
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India - First Experiences And Impressions
2009-01-26 10:35:00 Spiritual accidents, rational cities and asking myself what the hell have I gotten myself into this time...
In Goa, hotels get cheaper
2008-06-10 17:12:00 As the days of soaking in the sun lazing on the beach are over, the hotel giants with their properties in Goa are selling the rooms at much cheaper rate luring the customers to have a barefoot walk on the wet beach or romancing in rain. Across the board, the luxury hotels have slashed their tariff ...
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Goa BJP meets prez to recall Governor
2008-06-09 19:19:00 BJP on Monday intensified its campaign to demand the recall of Goa Governor S C Jamir by taking the matter to President Pratibha Patil claiming support of over two lakh Goans. A BJP delegation led by Manohar Parrikar, the leader of the opposition in the Goa assembly, submitted a memorandum to Patil which, it claimed was ...
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Goa govt isn?t closing down SEZs, says commerce secy
2008-06-08 18:28:00 The Goa government, which mounted pressure on the Centre to cancel all Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the state, has not taken any initiative to close down those estates and compensate the developers in the last six months, commerce ministry officials said. Three developers of formally approved SEZs, who acquired 101 hectares of land from government-owned ...
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Banned from buying houses, foreigners opt for long lease
2008-06-06 08:41:00 With the Goa state government ?banning foreigners from buying properties in the state?, local builders have fine tuned their strategies and are promoting five-year leases among tourists. There are no official figures to prove the trend, but lawyers and builders agree that this is definitely increasing, with several builders from the state organizing road shows and exhibitions in UK to attract customers to Goa. But something needs to be done as houses are being leased to foreigners at a huge price, making it difficult for Goans to invest in homes. Purchasing of property by foreigners has come to a standstill and it?s difficult to execute any deed of sale as the procedure is no longer simple, thus forcing them to seek options like lease, if they intend to stay for long periods in the state. Non-residents require permission from Reserve Bank of India to purchase a house or property in Goa. ?But if the foreigner stays 182 days in India and shows the intention to reside for indefinite pe...
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Fresh face-off between Centre and Goa over SEZs
2008-06-04 21:09:00 With the Commerce Ministry unrelenting on the demand for cancellation of the Goa SEZs, the Centre and the State got into a fresh face-off Wednesday. “The notified SEZ issue is over with the Government of India,” Commerce Secretary Gopal Pillai told reporters here. But Goa Chief Minister Digamabar Kamat said in Panaji ...
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Fresh attempts on to topple Goa govt.
2008-05-27 10:29:00 Attempts are on to reinitiate moves to topple the Congress-led government in Goa with discontent brewing within the ruling coalition, sources said on Monday. A high-level meeting of BJP leaders, along with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) legislators and two independents was held in Mumbai on Sunday to discuss the strategy to topple ...
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Konkan Fruit Festival
2008-05-26 17:10:00 Konkan Fruit Festival is an annual summer event held in the city of Panjim, Goa. This is the fifth year and I was fortunate to be in the city to attend. The event is organized by the Botanical Society of Goa along with other bodies such as the Panjim city corporation, Directorate of Agriculture, ICAR-Goa, and others. It ...
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Steps to acquire Residential Land in Goa?
2008-05-26 14:48:00 *_Residential Land Prices in South Goa for Colonization_* Hello Folks, this is Victor from UK. I have been in touch with a few Goan Realtors for...
Where should I buy a Villa in Goa?
2008-05-26 14:20:00 For sometime, I have been thinking of buying a villa in Goa. I am not sure if I should opt for a ready to move in option or an under construction...
Goa – No. 1 Tourist Destination
2008-05-26 13:00:00 Goa seems to have become the No. 1 tourist destination in India. There seems to be so much real estate development with hundreds of villas and flats...
Land prices in Goa going Skyhigh !
2008-05-26 11:11:00 *Goa *has witnessed a lot of action in real estate developement in the last 5 years. Many new residential and commercial projects have come up;...
?Coastal Paradise?-A View on Goa Real Estate
2008-05-16 07:57:00 When we hear someone talking about ?Goa? the images of beaches, lush forested hills, shiny sand, swaying coconut tress, and charming faces start evolving before our eyes. Also known as India?s smallest state, Goa is a tiny land located on the west coast of India. It is a boom time for property market in Goa with more and more investors ready to park big money here as they are confident to get lucrative yields in long term. Despite all the controversies and protests by non governmental organizations, the investor-sentiment in Goa remains up and positive. Real estate developers say that investors, who have inclination towards Goa, are all the way excited about properties in Goa and wish to grab the one for them, at the earliest. One of the property projects in Goa that is seen as one of the most potential investment options is ?Coastal Paradise?. Spread across 11275 sq. mt of land, "Coastal Paradise" is residential complex which is in proximity to three most famous beaches of south Go...
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Goa to seek minister`s help for Mopa airport
2008-05-13 23:54:00 With Goa’s Dabolim international airport reaching a saturation point, the Goa government is now gearing up to approach the ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) with the second feasibility report submitted recently by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on the proposed new international airport at Mopa in North Goa. The state government has already received the ...
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Say Cheers to Feni!
2008-05-11 17:20:00 It?s that time of the year again. The smell of feni wafting through the air, invites you to a sip of the heady brew on a hot summer afternoon. Goans love their feni as much as they do their spicy food. And giving you just that, is Goa?s Tourism Department alongwith Loungefly who are organising a ...
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Bartenders display their skills in Goa
2008-05-08 19:02:00 Bartenders from all over Goa displayed their bartending skills at the Bacardi Martini Grand Prix India regional rounds. The event, which was held at Butter, Candolim, saw participation from various bartenders from the city. Twenty bartenders were short-listed for the regional final rounds. Judging the event were actress Mrinalini Sharma of Awaraapan and Showbiz fame, Jatin ...
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Kareena suffers dizzy spell in Goa
2008-05-04 11:18:00 Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor suffered a dizzy spell yesterday morning at a beach here, where she is shooting for Ashtavinayak?s Golmaal Returns. ?Kareena came on the sets but soon started feeling weak and feverish. She was dizzy and couldn?t shoot till she was given papaya juice,? a unit member said. The cast and crew of Golmaal Returns ...
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Ayesha Takia to set up hotel in Candolim Beach
2008-05-03 23:40:00 Bollywood actress Ayesha Takia and her restaurateur boyfriend Farhan Azmi are setting up a boutique hotel at Candolim. “We got this fabulous property after a long search. It is a 200-year-old Portuguese bungalow in Candolim with a massive garden and a well. It’s quite secluded and surrounded with old beautiful trees, and just 10 minutes from ...
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Goa crime branch to probe MMS scandal
2008-04-22 20:59:00 The Goa government has transferred the investigation into the MMS sex scandal to the State Crime Branch from the local police, police said on Monday. A month ago two college girls had allegedly committed suicide in Ponda, but the police had not registered a case then. Following a demand from opposition leader Manohar Parrikar, Ponda police registered ...
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Goa Festival: Vodle Dev at Amona
2008-04-20 17:28:00 Goa is a land of festivities. All religions celebrate their festivals with absolute communal harmony. Amona village of Bicholim taluka is one of the villages of Goa which celebrates lots of festivals through out the year. Today the festival of Joy, gay and devotion called Vodle Dev is being celebrated. Tarang of Shri Dev Betal and ...
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Willy stresses need to make Goa ideal place for scouting
2008-04-20 11:59:00 The Deputy Chairman of Planning Board and President of Bharat Scouts and Guides, Goa State Dr Wilfred de Souza has underscored the need to make Goa an ideal place for scouting and guiding and it should be promoted by each one of us because scouting, he said is a good movement as it teaches discipline ...
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Scarlett?s organs are not missing, says Goa
2008-04-16 21:03:00 Facing new allegations over vital organs missing from rape and murder victim Scarlett Keeling, the Goa government on Tuesday said there was no cover up and said the body parts were preserved for investigations. The government also said that the two autopsies done on the body of the British teenager in the state were as per ...
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No move to stop Scarlett?s mother from coming to India: Goa govt.
2008-04-15 19:27:00 The Goa government on Tuesday clarified that it had no intention of stopping Fiona Mackeown, the British mother of rape and murder victim Scarlett Eden Keeling, from coming back to India from the UK. “We have not written to the Home Department to stop her entry into India. Once the Central Bureau of Investigation ...
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Scarlett Murder - Cop Nerlon Albuquerque Sacked
2008-04-12 22:13:00 A Police sub inspector who initially goofed up Scarlett death case was dismissed from services by Goa government on Friday April 11. Nerlon Albuquerque, whose behaviour was under scanner for British teenager death case, was dismissed from Goa police services. Albuquerque who headed Anjuna police station on the day when British teenager Scarlett Eden Keeling’s body was found on ...
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Wilfred foresees mid-term poll in Goa
2008-04-10 22:01:00 The state Nationalist Congress Party chief, Dr Wilfred De Sousa today said the political developments indicate that Goa would go for a mid-term poll. He said the possibilities were strong as the Centre after sorting out one crisis is faced with a bigger one, and this time it is inflation. He observed that this crisis was ...
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Amonkar critises Parrikars statement
2008-04-09 21:27:00 The president of Goa Pradesh Youth Congress, Mr Sankalp Amonkar decried the statement of the Leader of Opposition, Mr Manohar Parrikar’s on Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat’s decision to reduce prices of certain vegetables to contain rising prices of essential commodities. He also termed that BJP’s selling of vegetables as a political stunt and wondered why ...
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Look beyond the beaches and shacks in Goa
2008-04-07 19:17:00 Forty-five minutes,? said the driver, answering my query on the distance from the airport to Varca beach in his inimitable Goan style. Describing distances in terms of time taken is one Goan habit I got used to during my short trip there last year! I was there for the Goa Fest, the annual advertising festival ...
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Royal Orchid picks up 50% stake in Goa hotel
2008-04-03 22:04:00 Royal Orchid Hotels has announced that it has acquired a 50% stake in Galaxy Beach Resort located at Utorda beach in South Goa. Galaxy Beach Resort, a boutique beach hotel with 65 room capacity, will now be owned by Royal Orchid along with Vascon Engineers, a release said. “The in-vestment in the property in Goa reflects ...
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Goa Govt headed for another crisis
2008-04-03 21:52:00 The nine-month old Digamber Kamat- led Congress government in Goa may be heading for another “testing time” with “everything not well” within the coalition. While two ministers, one each from Congress and NCP, have locked horns on developmental issues, an influential United Goans Democratic Party (UGDP) legislator Atanasio Monserratte is lobbying hard for a ministerial berth. Adding ...
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Goa and its cuisine
2008-04-02 23:26:00 With a bunch of carefree Goan friends spicing up my college days, there was no way I could escape their cuisine. Goans are nothing if not obsessed with food and drink. Why else would they make painstaking dishes like the dessert called bebinca which requires hours of layering! Goan fish curry rice!! If in those years ...
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Goa govt decides to seek CBI probe into Scarlett case
2008-04-02 14:00:00 Under pressure on the credibility of the police investigation, the Goa government on Wednesday formally decided to seek a CBI probe into the death of British teenager Scarlett Eden Keeling.
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India?s realty industry scrapes the sky
2008-04-01 05:56:00 A decade ago, Noida was little more than a scrubland just outside India?s national capital, New Delhi. Today, it is a booming township with unending concrete structures and is home to several multinationals. This metamorphosis of Noida in many ways symbolises India?s booming realty industry, estimated at $15 billion, and growing at a whopping 35 percent annually. ?The real estate scene in India has undergone a sea change in the past four years,? said Venugopal N. Dhoot, president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham), one of India?s three leading industry lobbies. ?Growing economy, greater integration with the global economy and increasing domestic and foreign investment are creating demand for residential, official and retail space to propelling the realty industry?s growth,? Dhoot told IANS. That is apparent from the number of high-rise buildings dotting the skylines of Indian cities with more than a thousand developers busy with construction works across...
Goa govt. to seek legal opinion over scrapping SEZs
2008-03-31 22:05:00 The Goa government is yet to seek legal opinion on the compensation issue after it scrapped 12 SEZs and recommended de-notification of three. Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat in his announcement on New Year’s eve had declared scrapping of 12 SEZs while recommending de-notification of three. Meditab Specialities Pvt Ltd (Pharma), Peninsula Pharma ...
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After days of bad press, Goa back in a festive mood
2008-03-30 18:55:00 After many days of bad press, Goa was back in a festive mood with the famous Shigmo festival, which depicts the state’s folk culture. The festival is also popularly known as the Carnival. IT’S PARTY TIME FOLKS! The famous Shigmo festival depicts Goa’s folk culture. ?This festival takes us back to our culture. Many tourists come ...
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Waking Up To The Power Of Pretty
2008-03-29 18:07:00 The irony of mulling the stereotype that Goa has become, while sitting with foreigners, entertainers and socialites, isn’t a worry. THE GOA DEBATE CONTINUES. Armed with a lethal cocktail of sex, drugs, violence and encompassing issues like gender, parenting, clash between cultures and political venality, it is easy to see why it occupies us so much. ...
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Goa enacts law to restrict foreigners from buying land
2008-03-28 18:28:00 The Goa government on Friday enacted a new registration act making it utmost difficult for foreigners to buy lands in the state. State Law Minister Dayanand Narvekar, presenting the new legislation in the House, said the government has taken a policy decision to ?ban foreigners from buying properties in the state?. Goa has recently witnessed unprecedented rush ...
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Goa govt hikes entertainment tax to 10% on casinos
2008-03-27 17:05:00 Giving in to political opposition to offshore casinos in Goa, the state government has doubled the entertainment tax levied from the gambling dens to ten per cent. Finance minister Dayanand Narvekar hiked the entertainment tax on casinos including off shore casinos, in the state budget presented on the floor of the House yesterday. The move will double ...
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Goa Budget outlay hiked by 21.5 pc
2008-03-26 16:57:00 The Planning Commission on Tuesday finalised a budget outlay of Rs. 1,737.65-crore including a Central assistance of Rs. 35 crore to Goa for the next fiscal of 2008-09. This year?s outlay is 21% more then last year?s budget. The plan was finalised at a meeting held in New Delhi between Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek ...
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Goa to write to Centre against re-issuing visa to Fiona: Naik
2008-03-23 15:05:00 Goa government will write to the Union Home and External Affairs ministries asking them not to re-issue visa to Fiona Mackeown, mother of slain British girl, Scarlett Eden Keeling, for her anti-state campaign and her shoddy background. “We are writing to the Home and External Affairs ministry not to issue her visa again to come to ...
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Goa: Pre-monsoon Showers Add Extra Colours to Holi
2008-03-23 11:34:00 Pre-monsoon showers in the state filled the vacuum and added that extra charm in the holi celebration across the state on Saturday March 22. It was just when hundreds of small/big groups had stepped out of their houses with a single aim of playing holi to its peak that pre-monsoon showers started with lightning and ...
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Second man arrested over Goa killing
2008-03-14 17:01:00 Indian police have charged two men in connection with the death of a British teenager found dead on a beach in the coastal state of Goa last month, a top police official told CNN Thursday. Both men have been charged with drugging, raping, and killing Scarlett Keeling, 15, who was found dead on February 18, said ...
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