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CM encourages film shooting in Goa

The chief minister, Digamber Kamat, at a press conference at the South Asia Film Festival (SAFF) said that he wants to make Goa not only a permanent venue for international film festivals but also a centre for the cinematic world.
“We are planning a children’s film festival in Goa. Organisers of the South East Asia film […]

A filmi evening, Goa ishtyle

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 […]

Big FM Goa finishes one year of airin’

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 […]

Windsurfing National Coastal Championship in Goa from May 14

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 […]

Cricket fever catches on in Goa

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 […]

Goa state film festival from May 1

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 […]

Uefa Euro 2008 mascots

 The Euro 2008 official mascots Trix  and Flix pose during the presentation of the video of the Uefa Euro 2008 mascot song interpreted by Jamaican American reggae and Grammy-winnig singer Shaggy, at the Austrian Embassy in Berlin. The opening ceremony will take place June 7, 2008 in Basel.
-Herald, Goa Daily

Radio Mirchi launches campaign for greener Goa

Radio Mirchi is all set to commemorate World Earth Day with a ‘Green is Cool, Mirchi’s Hot’ campaign consisting of on-air and on-ground multi-city activities in Goa aimed towards generating environmental awareness from April 21 to 27, says a press note issued here.

Launching the campaign in partnership with presenting sponsor, the Dempo Group of Companies, […]

Indo-UK naval war games off Goa coast from Monday

The third annual Indo-British naval exercise will be organised on the western seaboard in Goa from April 21 to May 2.

‘The Royal Navy will field the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious and the HMS Trafalgar nuclear submarine besides a guided missile frigate and a fleet replenishment tanker,’ a British high commission statement said Friday.
At the ‘Konkan’ […]

Phoenix wins silver at the Goa Festival

Phoenix Ogilvy, the first Sri Lankan agency to win several international regional awards, scored yet another first last Saturday when they won the coveted silver award at the Goafest 2008 for their campaign for the Sri Lanka Federation of Visually Handicapped. No Gold was given out in the public service and charity category, making the […]