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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 […]

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 […]

International Sex Racket Busted in Goa

Goa police today busted an international sex racket run allegedly by a Russian lady with the help of young girls from Uzbekistan.
Four girls in their early 20s were arrested by crime branch sleuths of Goa police in the capital city of Panaji.
Police have launched an intensive search on the lady, who can be nabbed anytime […]

Sunjay Dutt, Manyata deny marriage

In a volute face, actor Sanjay Dutt and companion Manyata have denied that they are legally married and stated that they cannot be accused of bigamy.

The two has stated that their marriage ceremony in Goa is a rumour and they are merely staying together in Dutt’s Pali hill residence. The couple, in an application filed […]

Goa and its cuisine

With a bunch of carefree Goan friends spicing up my college days, there was no way I could escape their cuisine. Goans are nothing if not obsessed with food and drink. Why else would they make painstaking dishes like the dessert called bebinca which requires hours of layering!

 Goan fish curry rice!!
If in those years […]

Goan with the Wind - Rajdeep Sardesai

In the early 1990s, Air India printed a calendar showcasing people from different states in their traditional costumes. The Goa portrait had a couple at a church wedding in bridal finery: the lady in a flowing gown, her partner in a jacket and tie. The publication sparked off protests within the Goan community, who accused […]

Goa govt hikes entertainment tax to 10% on casinos

Giving in to political opposition to offshore casinos in Goa, the state government has doubled the entertainment tax levied from the gambling dens to ten per cent.
Finance minister Dayanand Narvekar hiked the entertainment tax on casinos including off shore casinos, in the state budget presented on the floor of the House yesterday.
The move will double […]

Bogmalo Beach-Goa

The Bogmalo Beach is one of the most popular beaches in the Beach Capital of India Goa. The swaying coconut palms and the soft sand add to the holiday mood on the shore of the Arabian Sea. Take a plunge into swimming the most relaxing water activity that can be pursued at the Bogmalo […]

Second man arrested over Goa killing

Indian police have charged two men in connection with the death of a British teenager found dead on a beach in the coastal state of Goa last month, a top police official told CNN Thursday.
Both men have been charged with drugging, raping, and killing Scarlett Keeling, 15, who was found dead on February 18, said […]