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Panaji: News in Pics

Constant sand erosion at the Candolim beach is turning out to be a growing hassle for the tourism industry.

 

Lifeguards recruitment drive in Panaji.

 

A huge carcass of a whale was washed at the Dona Paula shore.

 
Pics: Kalakruti
Courtesy: daijiworld

Panaji: News in Pics

With the monsoon setting in the state, farmers are busy ploughing their fields.
 
 

Panaji city drenched in water.
 

Inspite of heavy rains in the state, sand mining continues unabated
 

Due to the fishing ban in force, fishing trawlers seen moored at Betim jetty.
 

Fire personnel removing a tree that got uprooted due to the heavy downpour behind […]

Goa gets a rude awakening : Heavy Showers, Slippery Roads, Four Deaths

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 […]

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 […]

Konkan Fruit Festival

Konkan Fruit Festival is an annual summer event held in the city of Panjim, Goa.
This is the fifth year and I was fortunate to be in the city to attend. The event is
organized by the Botanical Society of Goa along with other bodies such as the
Panjim city corporation, Directorate of Agriculture, ICAR-Goa, and others. It […]

Hema Sardesai demands special status for Goa to save its land

Renowned playback singer Hema Sardesai on Sunday demanded special status for Goa to save the state from being sold outright to the land sharks. The Goan origin singer has decided to launch a movement along with the like minded people for special status demand.

“Once Goa gets a special status, all the issues would be settled. […]

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 […]

Kat misses Goa flight, Mallya jet comes to her rescue

On Saturday, Katrina Kaif was in three cities within 12 hours! Says the actress, “I was shooting in Goa and had to catch a flight to Bangalore for the IPL match. But I missed my flight.
Fortunately Vijay  Mallya had me flown in his jet or I wouldn’t have been able to make it.

That’s one of […]

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

Sam Ronson “practically moved in” with Lindsay Lohan - Spotted in Goa

Lindsay Lohan’s best friend Samantha Ronson has reportedly pretty much moved in with the actress to keep her away from temptation.
The two women were spotted out in Los Angeles three nights in a row over the weekend - Thursday at Goa, Friday at Foxtail and Saturday at the Roosevelt Hotel - but sources close to […]