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Goan policemen to quiz fundamentalists held in Karnataka
2008-02-03 17:08:00 The Goa police are sending its team to Karnataka to interrogate the Islamic fundamentalists who have been arrested there and are believed to have been planning terror attacks on Goan beaches. The news about the arrests of the Islamic fundamentalists who were reportedly targeting Goan beaches was reported in a section of the national media ... More About: Quiz , Articles , Held , Dame
Coast Guard rescues 11 fishermen off Goa
2008-02-02 18:12:00 Barely a week after the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued seven fishermen from a stranded trawler off the Calangute coast, the ICG on Friday rescued 11 fishermen from a Kerala-based trawler about 47 nautical miles off Goa. Incidentally, the rescue mission was conducted on the 31st anniversary of the ICG. Speaking to Herald, Coxswain of ?L Abimon? ... More About: Articles
Cuncolim: A village of communal harmony in Goa
2008-02-01 18:46:00 Does conversion to a new religion change caste equations in India? Do social customs and traditions change with religious conversion? Or do Indians continue with their Hindu customs and traditions despite conversions? DOES CONVERSION to a new religion change caste equations in India? Do social customs and traditions change with religious conversion? Or do Indians continue ... More About: Culture , Articles , Harmony , Goa , Traditions
GTDC launches special package for Goa Carnival
2008-01-31 16:53:00 Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) has floated a special package of four nights and five days for revelers to witness the Goa Carnival . The Carnival - a four-day non-stop extravaganza of fun, frolic, music and dance - will be kicked-off on February 2, 2008. This time, the Brazilian Consulate in Mumbai has joined hands with ... More About: Articles , Special , Package
Churchill gives a call to oppose Mopa airport
2008-01-31 16:47:00 The PWD Minister, Mr Churchill Alemao today asserted that Mopa being on the border of Goa with Maharashtra, why should Mopa airport be not shifted to the other side of the border, that is in Maharashtra. He said ?if Mopa airport is shifted into Maharashtra, tourism in Goa will not suffer and tourism in Maharashtra will ... More About: Articles , Airport , Call
GEC principal says no to Hindu meet
2008-01-31 16:43:00 The proposed Hindu Janjagruti Sabha being organized in Goa from February 1 has run into a controversy over its venue which they have declared as Goa College of Engineering (GEC) grounds at Farmagudi, Ponda, which is government property. The controversy picked up momentum earlier this week following wide publicity accorded to the Sabha and its venue ... More About: Articles , Meet , Principal
Farmers? convention warns govt against mega industries
2008-01-30 15:55:00 ?Most of the political leaders do not know properly what actually a Special Economic Zone is. It is a country within a country,? said Goa?s Movement Against SEZ leader and former minister Matanhy Saldana. Saldana was addressing the gathering at a farmers? convention for rights assertion organised by the Nagarika Seva Trust, Guruvayanakere and the Farmers? ... More About: Articles , Industries , Convention , Mega , Govt
Mopa airport panel accepts in-principle ICAO report
2008-01-30 15:32:00 The high-level committee on Mopa airport today in-principle accepted the report submitted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation and has decided to go ahead with the Mopa airport project. The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat chaired the meeting and it was also decided to prepare draft report of the recommendations and approve the same during the ... More About: Articles , Airport , Report , Panel
Mining Cutting Sharply Into Goa: CSE
2008-01-29 16:13:00 Goa contributes 15 percent of the iron ore produced in the entire country and is paying the price for it, an environmental watchdog has warned. In its report titled ‘State of India’s Environment’, the New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said: ‘Goa mining is an ecological disaster. The state needs stronger regulations to ... More About: Articles , Breaking News , Mining , Goa , Cutting
Governor acted as agent of Congress: BJP chief
2008-01-29 16:03:00 The national Bharatiya Janata Party president, Mr Rajnath Singh today strongly came out against the ?partial handling? of the recent political imbroglio in the state by the Governor, Mr S C Jamir. Speaking at the National Council meeting of the party, in New Delhi, earlier in the day, he said that the Governor did not faithfully ... More About: Politics , Congress , Agent , Articles , Chief
Bogmalo Beach-Goa
2008-01-28 16:25:00 Goa Bogmalo beach sports a mixture of serenity and commercialism, splashed with simple beauty where one can happily lose oneself. Initially Bogmalo beach in Goa was a fishing village until tourists started pouring in and tourism stated catching up in this small Indian state of Goa. Despite modern eating joints, hi-tech shops selling handicrafts surrounding ... More About: Articles , Beach
Govt empowered to de-notify SEZs: GMAS convenor
2008-01-28 15:23:00 The Goa?s Movement Against SEZs (GMAS) today demanded that all the land acquisition proceedings for all SEZs be immediately dropped and the Goa Industrial Development Corporation land allocated for Special Economic Zones be reverted back. ?Only then will the people of Goa have faith in the government,? the GMAS said. Earlier, a meeting of various bodies under ... More About: Articles , Govt
Cash brunch for Traffic Cell in 2007!
2008-01-27 10:48:00 The year 2007 was a ?fruitful? one for the Goa Police Traffic Cell as it collected a whopping amount of more than Rs 2.5 crore in the form of fines for traffic violations. According to the source in the department, motorists mainly involving two-wheelers were penalised for breaking traffic rules like non-wearing of helmets, drunken ... More About: Articles , Brunch , Cash
Panaji: Tradition Comes Alive at Republic Day Celebrations
2008-01-26 13:07:00 Governor S C Jamir hoisted the Indian tricolor on the morning of Saturday January 26 to celebrate the country’s 59th Republic Day at Parade grounds, Campal here on Saturday January 26.A colourful parade included march past by the Goa Armed Police jawans and students. Jamir honoured senior police officers on the occasion. School students performed drill ... More About: Articles , Celebrations , Tradition , Alive
Goa: News Pics
2008-01-25 16:47:00 Freedom fighters seen staging dharna at the Azad Maidan to protest against the non-fulfillment of their long pending demands DGP B S Brar is seen briefing the media on the recent road accidents. Also seen is IGP Kishan Kumar Opposition leader Manohar Parrikar addressing the media. Also seen is BJP spokesman Govind Parvatkar The 73rd Senior National Badminton ... More About: News , Articles
Beyond beaches
2008-01-25 16:35:00 The industry and the government have come together to build the state as a destination for all seasons. Till the 1990s, the hospitality industry in Goa was largely dependent on charter operations in the peak season (October till March) that contributed to an average ... More About: Articles , Beaches
Carnival de Goa Ushers in Festive Mood at Deira Sheraton
2008-01-25 16:30:00 The Carnival festival of Goa was organized by United Friends under the leadership of Remy Fernandes at Hotel Deira Sheraton on Thursday January 24 night. Remy has been organizing these kinds of shows in Goa for the last 3 years. Purple Rain, well-known band from Goa has been coming for this carnival for all these 3 ... More About: Articles , Mood
Goa: A transit point for illegal drug shipments
2008-01-24 14:59:00 Goa is in the midst of a peak tourist season. The small state in western India, a former hippie paradise in late 60s and 70s, welcomed some 3.5 million foreign tourists last season. Beginning of the new season and a host of challenges and ills await. THE FIRST charter flight flew into Goa in the first ... More About: Articles , Drug , Point , Illegal , Transit
Govt mulls benefits for NRIs with ?Goa Card?
2008-01-24 14:50:00 In a move aimed at giving faster access and attention to Goan expatriates at government departments, the office of the Commissioner for NRI Affairs is issuing them what is termed as ?Goa Card ?. This was revealed by the NRI Commissioner, Eduardo Faleiro to the Arab Times in an interview recently in his office at the ... More About: Articles , Benefits , Govt
Goa: Unique Music Concert to Protect Environment
2008-01-23 15:36:00 A group of musicians from different parts of the world will reunite after a gap of nearly four years for the cause of protecting Indian environment by holding a special concert on Goa?s shores on January 25.Chinmaya Dunster and the Celtic Ragas Band will be performing in a unique environment awareness concert at Baga, a ... More About: Music , Environment , Articles , Concert , Unique
Global Spices Congress in Goa to be major hit
2008-01-23 15:31:00 The World Spices Congress to be held in Goa from January 28 to 30 has attracted 150 delegates from 33 countries and over 225 Indian delegates. According to a press note from the Spices Board, there has been a phenomenal rise in global participation with the number of international delegates nearing the 150-mark. The profile of delegates ... More About: Articles , Global , Major
Goa?s SEZ rumpus
2008-01-23 15:28:00 It was a grand populist gesture. Buffeted by protests against special economic zones (SEZ) in the state, the Goa government decided on December 31 to cancel all SEZs in the state. Goa has three notified SEZs and several others in the pipeline. That may have brought peace on New Year?s Eve (agitators had asked tourists to ... More About: Articles
Goa CM against Centre?s SEZ plans
2008-01-22 18:50:00 On New Year?s eve, Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat declared that his government had decided ?to do away with? the special economic zones (sezs) in their present form and had asked the centre to de-notify the approved sezs. This is, however, easier said than done. Disparate voices have emerged from the Union Commerce Ministry in regard ... More About: Articles , Plans , Centre
All Systems Goa!
2008-01-22 18:42:00 Indian football has been referred to as a sleeping giant by former Asian Football Confederation secretary Peter Velappen. And Sepp Blatter, the president of international football governing body FIFA, has some special plans for the world’s second most populous country. The recently remodeled professional league in India, the I-League, was launched in November last year and ... More About: Articles , Systems
Probe complaint against Goa Minister: court
2008-01-22 18:38:00 Police have failed to register FIR against Narvekar: petitioner ?Discretionary allotments caused loss to exchequer? The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday directed the town police to expeditiously investigate the complaint filed by a socio-political group against Information and Technology Minister Dayanand Narvekar and others in connection with land allotment under the controversial IT ... More About: Articles , Complaint , Probe
Committee formed to resolve Goa crisis
2008-01-21 18:37:00 Just a couple of days after the Goa crisis was averted Chief Minister Digambar Kamat met Sonia Gandhi on Monday. All the state coalition parties, including the Save Goa front, which has merged with the Congress, have decided to form a coordination committee to resolve all pending issues. Former chief minister Churchill Alemao merged his Save Goa ... More About: Politics , Articles , Crisis , Committee
Goa SEZs issue referred to Law Ministry
2008-01-21 16:30:00 The Commerce Ministry has sought Law Ministry’s opinion on Goa government’s proposal to scrap Special Economic Zones, especially those that have already been notified. “We have sent it (the Goa SEZ issue) to the Law Ministry,” Commerce Secretary and Chairman of the Board of Approval G K Pillai told reporters here today. Pillai had earlier said that ... More About: Articles , Issue
Viva Carnival: Goa Carnival celebrations to begin on Feb 2
2008-01-20 18:59:00 The state Carnival will be flagged off on February 2 in the city at 4 p.m followed by parades in Margao, Vasco/ Curchorem and Mapusa during next three days, respectively, with stringent guidelines governing the participating floats. The managing director of the Goa Tourism Development Corporation, Mr Sanjeet Rodrigues told newsmen this evening that the highlight ... More About: Articles , Celebrations , Viva
World Spice Congress to be held in Goa
2008-01-20 10:03:00 Focus on harmonisation of food safety regulations The 9th World Spice Congress will be held from January 28 to 30 in Goa on the theme of ?Harmonisation ? the emerging global need.? Union Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh will inaugurate the congress, which will deliberate on various , regulations worldwide and new common food laws ... More About: Articles , Held
Goa crisis blows over, Kamat to continue as CM
More articles from this author:2008-01-19 19:10:00 The crisis engulfing the Congress-led coalition in Goa appears to have blown over amid hints that beleaguered Chief Minister Digamber Kamat will have to make some changes in his cabinet to keep the allies in good humour. NCP leader Praful Patel, who announced after day-long consultations among all concerned parties that the four-day old crisis has ... More About: Politics , Articles , Breaking News , Crisis 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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