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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 ... More About: Articles , Hotels , Clubs
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 ... More About: Politics , Articles , Recall
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 ... More About: Politics , Articles , Commerce , Govt
Goa gets a rude awakening : Heavy Showers, Slippery Roads, Four Deaths
2008-06-08 18:27:00 Strong winds, heavy showers, floods, slippery roads and reduced visibility had disastrous consequences on day one of the monsoon. The 121.8 mm of rainfall that hit Goa not only threw the administration out of gear, in four separate incidents people lost their lives.At 4.30 pm Saturday 65-year-old Babuso Salgaonkar from Siolim died on the spot ... More About: Articles , Deaths , Heavy , Rude , Roads
Goa delays ED land probe
2008-06-07 21:58:00 The Goa government’s delay in furnishing details of major illegal purchases of land by foreigners in Goa is hampering investigations by the Enforcement Directorate, Mumbai. Repeated requests by the ED to the Goa government have not yielded any details. A senior ED official from Mumbai told TOI that the directorate has come across reports that foreigners ... More About: Articles , Land , Probe , Delays
Goa: Petro price hike partially cut
2008-06-07 21:58:00 Goa government on Friday partially slashed the hike in fuel prices, reducing the Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol, diesel and LPG. The petrol will be cheaper by 84 paise per litre, diesel by 64 paise per litre and LPG by Rs 10 per domestic cylinder. Announcing this at a press conference on Friday evening, Chief Minister ... More About: Articles , Petro , Price , Hike
Rains may hit Goa soon
2008-06-05 22:33:00 Though a few thunder showers and squally weather in few parts of Goa has been forecast, monsoon is delicately poised as far as its entry in the state is concerned. While some sharp showers were witnessed on Monday, monsoon is yet to become active over Goa and the next few hours will determine the pattern. Meteorolgists at ...
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 ... More About: Politics , Articles , Face , Fresh
Scarlett case: Goa police awaiting response from NCW
2008-06-04 21:09:00 Goa police are still awaiting response from the National Commission for Women (NCW) on whom it had served summons to depose before the investigating authorities in Scarlett death case. “We had served summons to NCW members who visited Goa and gave the media statement that there were four to five persons involved in killing Scarlett,” Superintendent ... More About: Articles , Police , Case , Response
Steep export duty hike hurts Sesa Goa
2008-06-02 15:15:00 Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was up 104.60 points, or 0.64%, at 16520.89. On BSE, 42,311 shares were traded in the counter. The scrip had an average daily volume of 1.45 lakh shares in the past one quarter. The stock saw volatile swings between day’s high and low of Rs 4,310 and Rs 4,120 respectively, so far during ... More About: Export , Hike , Duty
A filmi evening, Goa ishtyle
2008-06-02 15:14:00 May 30 was a day for awards. First was Kala Gaurav, an award ceremony for arts and crafts of Goa which saw the Dinanath Mangueshkar auditorium packed to its capacity. Goa?s singing sensation Sonia Sirsat and musician Nilesh Shinde enthralled the crowd. After the ceremony, people left to make way for the next event, the 4th ... More About: Articles , Evening
Goa to supply subsidised essential commodities
2008-05-31 23:22:00 The state government on Saturday while initiating price rise control measures unveiled a unique programme providing essential commodities to its citizens at a subsidised rate. The Chief Minister Mr. Digamber Kamat said that all those having ration cards would be able to have the essential commodities including - tur dal, palmolein oil, white peas, green ... More About: Articles , Commodities , Essential
Air India to launch tri-weekly flights from Goa to Dubai from June 17
2008-05-31 23:22:00 Air India flights to Dubai from Goa will be launched from June 17, officials said here. This tri-weekly service will be available on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays and will depart Goa at 15.55 hrs and reach Dubai at 17.40 hrs (local time). Officials stated that Air India Express, which operates 48 flights per week to Dubai from ... More About: Articles , Flights
Shrivastava to head the Entertainment Society of Goa
2008-05-30 21:55:00 Film Director, whose movie was featured in this year’s Cannes film festival, will be heading the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), official sources said on Friday. “Manoj Srivastava, deputy Director with the Directorate of Film Festival (DFF), will be joining ESG as its Chief Executive Officer,” Nikhil Desai, General Manager, ESG, said. He said that Srivastava will ... More About: Movies , Articles , Head
Goa govt gives go ahead for new greenfield airport
2008-05-30 21:53:00 The construction of new greenfield airport in Goa got an impetus on Friday with the state chief minister Digambar Kamat-led committee deciding to give go ahead for the controversial project. The committee, on Friday afternoon, recommended to expedite the land acquisition process for the greenfield airport at Mopa in north Goa, bordering Goa-Maharashtra. “It was recommended to ... More About: Articles , Airport , Ahead , Govt
Foreigners can?t retire in India
2008-05-29 19:56:00 After spending eight years in Goa, a British couple in their 60s?Mash Barry Sidney and Jenice Mash?decided to make the idyllic coastal state their permanent home after retirement. But it wasn’t to be, as they were told that the India n law forbids retired foreigners from staying permanently in the country. “When we applied for extension of ... More About: Articles , Retire , Foreigners
Missing links of a secret Goa agent
2008-05-29 19:51:00 He was a secret service agent who used to torment freedom fighters when Goa was under Portuguese rule. Now some crucial missing links on ?Agent e Monteiro? have surfaced in cyberspace. In an unusual series of developments over the past couple of months, a posting on Goaneton the man has led to the unearthing of an interesting, ... More About: Articles , Links , Secret , Missing
Big FM Goa finishes one year of airin’
2008-05-28 22:21:00 First birthdays are always special, and My FM Bhopal, which completed one year on May 27, and Big FM Goa, which completes one year on May 28, are out to celebrate the occasion in style. My FM’s birthday bash is spread over four days. As part of the celebrations, the FM station invited couples celebrating their first anniversary or their child’s first birthday to a special party. On May 28, the FM station is organising a cookery contest for ladies as part of its ‘Chandani Raatein’ initiative, while on May 29, various adventure activities like a professional stunt show and bike racing contests have been planned. Speaking about the birthday celebrations, Harrish M Bhatia, COO, Synergy Media Entertainment Ltd, said, “My FM’s success in Bhopal is all because of the people of Bhopal, who have always been supportive and have made My FM such a popular station. The birthday celebrations are nothing but a display of that affection and involving our listeners in all that we are a ... More About: Year
Goa land purchase: DoE serves show-cause notices to foreigners
2008-05-28 22:18:00 The Directorate of Enforcement has served show-cause notices to foreigners who have purchased properties in Goa allegedly in violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). The notices, issued directly to the parties and also through the Goa government, has asked why their properties involved in the contravention of the FEMA should not be confiscated to the Central government account in terms of section 13 (2) of FEMA 1999. Also, all the respondents (foreigners) have to appear in person or through legal practitioner at DoEs Mumbai office at different dates as mentioned in the notice. Goa, the erstwhile Portuguese colony, recently woke up to the grim reality of losing its large chunk of lands to the foreigners allegedly in violation of FEMA. The state government in their report presented on the floor of the house cited 392 such cases and formed a high level committee headed by senior IAS official Anupam Kishore to probe into the violations. The committee, prima fac... More About: Show , Land , Notices , Purchase , Foreigners
Goa capital aims to become no nuisance zone
2008-05-27 23:53:00 No more sleeping, cooking or even loitering and squatting in the open in Goa’s capital and definitely no “nuisance”, the corporation of Panaji has warned. Panaji, one of the smallest state capitals of the country was once a sparkling clean city awash with Mediterranean colours. Now its corporation has set up an enforcement squad that will ... More About: Articles , Zone , Capital
Goa expects normal monsoons this month
2008-05-27 23:48:00 After witnessing record rainfall last year, Goa expects to have normal monsoons this time which is likely to hit the state in the first week of June, a top meteorological officer said on Tuesday. “Last season, the rainfall was 369 cm. It was highest since 1961, which had recorded 431 cm rains,” Indian Meteorological Observatory Director ... More About: Articles , Month , Normal
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
More articles from this author: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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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