The Goa state infrastructure development corporation (GSIDC) is set to build more bridges in the state, in addition to the ones already approved. The new projects under consideration of the GSIDC include bridges at Tiracol-Keri, Amona-Virdi, Rachol-Shiroda, Tuem-Camurlim, Chodan-Pomburpa and Panaji-Betim. The GSIDC has also recently approved the construction of a grade separator, a kind [...]
The captain of ports, Goa government’s department dealing with the ships, yesterday asked the fishing community to be alert. Goa was put on alert today following intelligence inputs about a possible terror attack on the coastal state by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). State Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, while confirming the alert, said that “it was of a [...]
The Goa government today said spending by people in the mining belt of the state has plummeted considerably, triggering a slump in collection of Value Added Tax (VAT). “The spending has come down in the mining belt. It has affected the collection of VAT. This was predicted when the mining activity was stopped in the [...]
Goa Tourism claims to have garnered enormous response to a two-day road show organized in New Delhi and Gurgaon last week. “I am delighted to see a huge crowd and their interests towards Goa as their vacation destination. I have welcomed all to Goa round the year, and especially during monsoon season,” Goa Tourism Minister [...]
With road shows, cultural festivals and discounted travel packages, Goa Tourism is going all out to lure tourists during the non-peak monsoon season in a bid to promote the state as a round-the-year holiday destination. “Tourists tend to avoid holidaying in Goa during the monsoon, but it is at that time that when the wildlife, [...]
