Mr Shantaram Naik M.P. in a special mention made in the Rajya Sabha, last week, has drawn the attention of the Government on the poor condition of certain stretches of Mumbai-Goa National Highway and said that it has become a pothole highway due to the damage caused to it on several stretches. It is not [...]
An oil spill was reported from off the Goa coast on Monday evening. The Indian Coast Guard denied the reports, but said the sea turned black due to some substance. All big beaches have turned totally black and people are being evacuated from the area. A huge amount of tarball or solidified pieces of oil [...]
The Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) is in dialogue with the Coast Guard to make the shipyard a one-stop-shop for all repair and maintenance work of the maritime force’s vessels, a top official said Monday. Addressing a press conference in Panaji, GSL chairman Vineet Bakshi said he was examining the possibility of a long-term relationship with [...]
Goa and beaches – The two words are just synonyms of each other! Anyone in India or even abroad who thinks about enjoying a beach holiday in India just cannot miss a trip to Goa. The tiny land, actually, is a paradise for beach lovers! Amongst the most popular beaches of Goa are Anjuna, Colva, [...]
Jnanpith Award winner and noted Konkani litterateur, Ravindra Kelekar’s mortal remains were consigned to flames with the state’s guard of honour at his Nagar-Priol, (Ponda taluka) residential courtyard on Saturday, August 28, afternoon.
He was 85 years old and breathed his last on Friday morning after a prolonged illness resulting from age-related complications.
Priest, Achut Bhatt Tottekar [...]
It is proposed to declare Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary and Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary and the adjoining mangrove areas at Chorao as critical wildlife habitats for the purpose of Scheduled Tribe and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forests Rights) Act, 2006, says a press communiqué issued here.
The public hearing of the State Level Expert [...]
Indian environment ministry has revoked the clearance granted to an iron ore project at village Pirla in South Goa which it found to be based on wrong information. The withdrawal came a month after the National Environment Appellate Authority rejected the nod given by the ministry to private firm Careamol Iron Ore Limited. The NEAA [...]
Mr Shantaram Naik M.P. in a private member’s bill introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, has sought amendment to the Preamble and Article 1 of the Constitution of India, to name India as “Bharat”.
In sub-clause 1 of article 1 of the Constitution of India, substitute the word “Bharat” for the words “India, that is Bharat” says one of [...]
Goa’s pristine beaches have always been a top draw for visitors the world over, but when it came to learning how to attend to those tourists, it would always be outside the state. The landscape is beginning to change, though. Tourism and hospitality institutes are setting up shop in the tiny coastal state. Over the past [...]
Afghanistan will be in focus at the next edition of South Asian Film Festival to be held in Goa next month and “An Apple from Paradise” set in the strife-torn country and depicting distortion of religion is going be the opening film.
Over 50 films–feature, documentary and short–from all the SAARC countries will be screened at [...]
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