September 3, 2010 – 8:05 am
Japan’s largest private university Nihon has put up a proposal to the Goa University to take a group of Goan students each year to Tokyo on a one-month programme in a bid to acquaint them with Japanese culture and beyond.
The administrative head of the College of International Relations located at Nihon University, Takashi Okamoto, arrived [...]
September 2, 2010 – 7:04 pm
As the state government tries to downplay the tar ball menace that has polluted several of Goa’s famed beaches, an MP of the ruling Congress has asked union Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh to probe the matter.
Congress Rajya Sabha member Shantaram Naik has asked the minister to send a team of experts to [...]
September 1, 2010 – 6:51 pm
Breaking News! Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn, popularly known as Ajay Devgan had to fine Rs.100 for smoking in the courtyard of a multiplex in Goa’s state capital Panaji. This is for second time the actor had to fine for smoking in a public place.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Deu Benaulikar said that the complaint against the [...]
September 1, 2010 – 6:23 pm
Situated on the western coast of India, the state of Goa has the ideal temperature for vacationing here all around the year. However, the best time for Goa tours is between the months of October to March. This is the ideal time for Goa travel, as the monsoons are over by this time in Goa [...]
September 1, 2010 – 1:24 pm
Mr Shantaram Naik M.P. has been appointed as one of the members of the Select Committee constituted by the Chairman of the Rajya SabhaShri Hamid Ansari on the Prevention of Torture Bill 2010.
Shri Ashwani Kumar, Dr.E.M.Sudarsana Nachiappan, DR vijaylaxmi SADHO, Dr.Janardhan Waghmare,Shri S.S. Ahuwalia,Shri Kalraj Mishra,Smt Maya Singh,Shri Naresh Gujral,Smt Brinda Karat,Shri Satish Chandra [...]
August 30, 2010 – 10:05 pm
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 [...]
August 30, 2010 – 8:44 pm
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 [...]
August 30, 2010 – 4:22 pm
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 [...]
August 29, 2010 – 9:52 pm
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, [...]
August 29, 2010 – 11:58 am
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 [...]
