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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 ... More About: Politics , Articles , Fresh , Govt
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 ... More About: Culture , Articles , Traditions
Katrina Kaif may play Goa British teen
2008-05-26 17:04:00 AN Indian director is hoping that Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif will play the role of Scarlett Keeling ? the 15-year-old British girl whose bruised, half-naked body was found on a beach in the western state of Goa in February ? in his new film. Prabhakar Shukla said he wanted to show the seedier side of India?s ... More About: Movies , Katrina Kaif , Play
Hema Sardesai demands special status for Goa to save its land
2008-05-25 23:20:00 Renowned playback singer Hema Sardesai on Sunday demanded special status for Goa to save the state from being sold outright to the land sharks. The Goan origin singer has decided to launch a movement along with the like minded people for special status demand. “Once Goa gets a special status, all the issues would be settled. ... More About: Demands , Articles , Special , Land , Status
Goa may install CCTV cameras on highways
2008-05-25 23:18:00 Goa government is toying with the idea of installing close circuit television (CCTV) cameras on its major highways to keep track of every vehicle passing by. The project will be executed on public-private partnership (PPP) mode,” State Finance Minister Dayanand Narvekar said. He said that the project will help government departments like Police, Excise and Sales Tax ... More About: Articles , Cameras
Cancer-hit children take a train to Goa for three-day holiday
2008-05-24 22:03:00 Train journeys are always fun for children and a trip to Goa during summer holidays is all the more delightful, especially for 70 youngsters suffering from various degrees of cancer. Like all carefree, happy children in the age group of four to 15, this excited lot boarded the Konkan Kanya Express from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Rail ... More About: Children , Holiday , Cancer , Train
7 Mumbaiites perish in Goa highway mishap
2008-05-24 22:01:00 Eight people, including a six-year-old boy, were killed and 18 injured when a Toyota Qualis collided with a state transport bus on the Mumbai-Goa highway early on Friday. Six of those killed belonged to two families from Tardeo and Andheri, while the driver of the Qualis was also a Mumbaiite. The accident took place at Loharmal ... More About: Articles , Highway
GSACS study reveals drug abuse among children in Goa
2008-05-22 10:02:00 A study conducted by the Goa State AIDS Control Society (GSACS) has made some startling revelations. If you thought that drug abuse is a youth problem, think again. The study reveals that even children aged 12 years abuse drugs orally and by the time they are in their twenties, take to intravenous drugs. Many start by smoking ... More About: Abuse , Children , Articles , Study , Drug
School textbooks to be available by June 5: Goa Board
2008-05-22 09:58:00 The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has ensured that the textbooks for classes V and VIII — the two classes for which books pertaining to the NCERT syllabus would be introduced from this year — would be made available to the students by June 5 when the schools re-open in Goa. The Board ... More About: Articles , School , Textbooks
Goa netas on Cannes junket
2008-05-16 14:40:00 Once again, a team made up mostly of politicians from Goa will be leaving for the Cannes film festival. According to information from the Entertainment Society of Goa, which organises the International Film Festival of India, the government will be spending lakhs of rupees on travelling and other facilities for the team. Sources said the chief ... More About: Movies , Junket
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 ... More About: Politics , Articles , Airport , Minister
It?s great to be in Goa: Amitabh
2008-05-13 23:50:00 Amitabh Bachchan is in and out of Goa this evening. He will be arriving around 4.30-5 pm by a chartered flight, and leaving in a short while by the same, that?s how short and hurried his visit is. You blink and you will miss him! He would like to stay on, naturally, because Goa is one ... More About: Movies , Articles , Great
Windsurfing National Coastal Championship in Goa from May 14
2008-05-12 22:48:00 Goa Yachting Association (GYA) and Board Sailing Association of India will organise a five-day Windsurfing National Coastal Championship and the Optimist Zonal Coastal Championship 2008, to be held in the coastal waters of the Zuari Bay in the Raceboard class of Windsurfers from May 14 to 18. Speaking to mediapersons today, GYA President Cezar Menezes said ... More About: Articles
Shane Warne, his teammates arrive in Goa for rest
2008-05-12 22:47:00 The Indian Premier League (IPL) contestant Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne and his six teammates arrived here today for a three-day rest. The Australian off-spinner along with Goa’s prolific Ranji star Swapnil Asnodkar, South African skipper Graeme Smith, Shane Watson, Taruwar Kole, Ravindra Jadeja and N Patel arrived at the Dabolim airport and went straight to ... More About: Articles , Rest , Shane Warne
JetLite flight to Goa grounded
2008-05-12 22:40:00 A JetLite flight to Goa was grounded at the Mumbai airport after its tail flap was hit by a step ladder Monday. ?The flight was suppose to depart at 12.35 p.m. but due to the delay its time was postponed to 13.32 p.m. The flight was grounded on Bay 07,? said an airport official on ... More About: Flight
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. Goa ns 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 ... More About: Culture , Articles , Traditions
SAFF seeks Goa as permanent venue
2008-05-11 17:18:00 Goa is likely to be the permanent home of the South Asian Film Festival (SAFF), an important platform for film makers from the sub-continent. The Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) has given its green signal for the first festival in Goa which will be a four day event starting on 27th June. Khamosh Pani from ... More About: Articles , Permanent , Saff
Holidays in Goa
2008-05-08 22:57:00 Hotels in Goa have a lot to offer the tourist seeking a fun filled beach vacation. Goa’s idyllic tropical white sand beaches and warm tropical waters beckon to those who want to just relax. Its rich cultural blend of Goa’s Indo-Portuguese heritage as is reflected in its history, culture, cuisine and its people has its ... More About: Holidays
Bollywood stars go Sussegad in Goa!
2008-05-08 19:20:00 All Bollywood roads lead to Goa at some time. Right from the days when Shashi Kapoor rented a house here and brother Raj was inspired to make Bobby, his blockbuster of the 1970s, on the sunny, palm-fringed beaches with their picturesque fishing villages. Now, with private airlines and jets, chartered flights, and better roads, Goa is ... More About: Stars , Movies , Articles
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 ... More About: Articles , Hotels , Clubs , Display
Goa govt seeks CBI takeover of Scarlett murder case
2008-05-07 17:14:00 The Goa government on Tuesday issued a formal notification seeking takeover of the Scarlett Eden Keeling murder case by CBI. The home ministry today issued notification in pursuance of the provisions of Section 6 of Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946. “Goa government is pleased to accord consent to the extension of powers and jurisdiction of the ... More About: Murder , Articles , Takeover , Case
Kat misses Goa flight, Mallya jet comes to her rescue
2008-05-07 17:02:00 On Saturday, Katrina Kaif was in three cities within 12 hours! Says the actress, ?I was shooting in Goa and had to catch a flight to Bangalore for the IPL match. But I missed my flight. Fortunately Vijay Mallya had me flown in his jet or I wouldn?t have been able to make it. That?s one of ... More About: Articles , Rescue , Flight
Gangster Sandip Acharya nabbed in Goa
2008-05-07 16:54:00 A day after his arrest here, the Orissa police on Tuesday took into custody Raja Acharya, the prime accused in the murder of Biranchi Das, the coach of child marathon runner Budhia. Inspector General of Police Kishan Kumar said the Orissa police team arrived in the state on Tuesday morning and took custody of Raja Acharya. The ... More About: Articles , Gangster
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 ... More About: Movies , Articles , Breaking News , Goa , Spell
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 ... More About: Articles , Beach , Hotels , Clubs , Hotel
Cricket fever catches on in Goa
2008-05-03 23:25:00 It?s cricket with a difference. The teams, who sometimes bowl short to one another, supposedly having an antagonistic relationship in their world of work, are carrying over their rivalry to the pitch. In a two-day triangular cricket tournament that began here Saturday, journalists, bureaucrats and legislators face one another at the Panjim Gymkhana and Sports ... More About: Cricket , Articles , Fever
Goa state film festival from May 1
2008-04-29 23:25:00 The State Department of Information and Publicity in association with the Entertainment Society of Goa is hosting the 4th Goa State Film Festival from May 1 to 4. Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, who also holds the information portfolio, told reporters that the inaugural function will witness a grand musical performance by renowned MTV and Channel V ... More About: Movies , Articles
Nature Matters in India - Help Save Turtles in Goa
2008-04-28 21:44:00 THREE TIGERS FROM RANTHAMBORE NATIONAL PARK TO BE REHABILITATED AT SARISKA TIGER RESERVE: The Rajasthan Forest Department has identified three tigers, all of whom have been radio collared, for rehabilitation at the 866 sqkm Sariska Tiger Reserve some 110 km from Rajasthan?s capital, Jaipur. Aged between 20-30 months, these tigers would be held in enclosures ... More About: India , Nature , Articles , Turtles , Save
Does Goa have as many as 500 eco clubs? That is what the Central government
2008-04-27 12:58:00 In an answer to Goa Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik, Union Minister of State for Environment & Forests Namo Narain Meena said that an amount of Rs 13.23 lakh was released during 2007-08 ?to support 500 eco-clubs in the State of Goa under the National Green Corps Programme?. Despite Goa having as many as 500 eco ... More About: Government , Clubs , Central , Central government
Sesa Goa plans stock split, bonus issue
More articles from this author:2008-04-27 12:47:00 Iron ore exporter Sesa Goa Ltd is going for a stock split and a bonus issue of shares. The board of directors of the company which met to consider final dividend, book closure date and the date of annual general meeting, also recommended a stock split and a bonus Issue . The board of directors, at their ... More About: Stock , Bonus , Plans , Split 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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