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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 Goa ns, 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 ... More About: National , Breaking News , Award
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 ... More About: Politics , Government
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 ... More About: Articles , Breaking News , Good
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 ... More About: Articles , Hotels , Clubs
Goa govt relocates village from National Park
2009-09-22 18:56:00 Capping up a decade-long exercise, Goa government has completely relocated a cluster of houses from state’s National park, a senior official said. Nandran, a village on the periphery of National Park at Mollem in south Goa, was taken up for rehabilitation in 1997. “Entire settlement has been shifted outside the national park ending a decade-long ... More About: Articles , Village
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 ... More About: Movies , Articles , Breaking News , Award
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 ... More About: Culture , Articles , Celebrations , Goa , Traditions
Pollution-impact based categories for Goa industries mooted
2009-09-21 09:00:00 Industries in Goa will be categorised into red, orange and green classes according to their pollution impacts. The Goa Pollution Control Board has drafted a proposal for differential categorisation for industries and hotels in the state. The term of validity is also proposed to be changed with concents for industries in the red category valid for ... More About: Articles , Industries , Categories
Coast Guard links oil spill mid-sea to beach pollution
2009-09-20 08:13:00 Oil spill washed by vessels in the ocean coupled with industrial waste immersed mid-sea contribute in a major way for pollution on the beaches, a senior Coast Guard official said. ?Discharging oil mid-sea and dumping industrial waste in the ocean has added in a major way for constant pollution on the shores,? Commandant A K ... More About: Articles , Pollution , Beach , Links
20 tourists rescued at Baga beach in Goa
2009-09-19 17:50:00 Three Delhi-based youths, a Kolkatta-based family and a group of tourists from Ahmednagar in Maharashtra were among 20 tourists pulled out from sea at Baga beach by lifeguards in a rescue operation today. All the tourists were holidaying on the beach when they were pulled inside by a wave, an eye witness said. The rescue operation ... More About: Articles , Beach , Tourists
HC restrains Sesa Goa from mining
2009-09-19 13:46:00 A division bench of the Bombay High Court in Goa comprising of Justice SB Deshmukh and Justice UD Salvi passed a brief order on Thursday, restraining Sesa Goa from mining in a part of the company?s iron ore mine at Advalpal village, North Goa. The court found that the firm had been mining in violation ... More About: Articles , Mining
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 ... More About: Politics , Articles , Party , Goa , Case
Sand dune vegetation hindering their beauty: Goa?s education minister
2009-09-18 19:40:00 The Corporation of the City of Panaji along with education minister Atanasio Monserrate, in their eagerness to give children visiting the science centre in Miramar a lesson in sand dunes, may infact be instrumental in the destruction of the last of the dunes on the beach. Environmentalists have cautioned against the CCP’s plan to uncover ... More About: Education , Beauty , Articles , Sand , Minister
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 ... More About: Politics , Resources , Breaking News
MPLAD Scheme?s fate hanging in supreme court: Shantaram Naik
2009-09-17 18:05:00 The fate of Members of Parliament Area Development Scheme is hanging in Supreme Court of India where its validity has been challenged on grounds that the scheme violates constitutional mechanism of allotment of finances and hence, unfortunately, we have to keep our fingers crossed and await for the judgement, which has been reserved by the ... More About: Resources , Fate , Shantaram
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 ... More About: Articles , Hotels , Clubs
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
More articles from this author: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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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