Goa-Mumbai ferry service to begin in December, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announces
The much-awaited ferry service between Goa and Mumbai will be restarted in December. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that the ferry project will be a part of the Sagar Mala project, the Union government’s initiative towards modernizing India’s ports. There was a ferry operating on this route until the 1980s. The service stopped because the […]
One of Asia’s oldest and biggest film festivals, IFFI 2017 is in Goa again this year
Said to be one of Asia’s biggest and oldest film festivals, the International Film Festival of India is set to happen in Goa once again from the 20th to the 28th of November this year. The first ever IFFI was organized by the Films Division, Government of India in 1952 with the patronage of India’s […]
GTDC aims for Blue Flag certification of Goa’s beaches
Goa is best known and loved for its beaches. With a coastline that’s approximately 105 kilometers long, the state has some of the most beautiful beaches in India. However, we do not have the Blue Flag certification for any beach in India. What is Blue Flag certification? In short, The Blue Flag is a certification by the Foundation […]
Russian Film Days at IFFI 2017 between 20th and 28th November in Goa
One of India’s most renowned film festivals, the International Film Festival of India is back in Goa this year. Started way back in 1952, the first-ever IFFI was organized by the Films Division, Government of India, with the patronage of the first Prime Minister of India – Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. The International Film Festival of India […]
Solution to stray cattle menace is to impound them every 15 days
The growing stray cattle menace that plagues hundreds and thousands of people on a daily basis doesn’t look like it’s changing anytime soon. Thanks to a ban on slaughtering these animals for beef, they have pretty much taken up residence on every available road as far as the eye can see. Last week, the Calangute […]
Nobel prize winners to interact with Goan school children and their teachers at the Nobel Prize Series-India 2018
Goa will play to the host to the ‘Nobel Prize Series – India 2018 (Science Impacts Life)’ to be held from February 1-28 next year. The state government has signed a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Bio-Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India (GoI) and Nobel Media, Sweden. Gujarat […]
Dabolim airport will not be closed after Mopa airport takes off, CM Parrikar states
Dabolim airport will remain open for civilian use even after the proposed international aerodrome at Mopa in North Goa is commissioned, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar informed today. From time to time, it has been a matter of discussion in some quarters of the state whether Dabolim airport will be shut for civilian use after […]
All Souls Day in Goa was an eco-friendly affair this year
After an appeal from the Council for Social Justice and Peace (CSJP) to avoid using non-biodegradable materials like foam, plastic, thermocol and silver foil to decorate graves this All Souls Day, parishioners opted to make the celebration an eco-friendly one. An eco-friendly All Souls Day The appeal from the Archdiocese’s Caritas Goa and the Council […]
Having a Portuguese Passport doesn’t make you anti-national, says Vijai Sardessai
The hype of having a Portuguese passport seems to have cooled down especially after the entire Brexit issue. Ever since the 23rd of June, 2016, when 51.9% of the participating UK electorate voted to leave the European Union, it doesn’t seem like there are a lot of people lining up to get Portuguese passports anymore. […]
Please avoid using toxic, non-biodegradable items for religious ceremonies, asks Catholic Church
The deterioration of the environment every single day is an issue that is too immense to ignore anymore. Everywhere you look, there’s garbage (most of it non-biodegradable), deforestation, toxic waste dumping and the planet cannot take much of this anymore. The world’s climates are changing thanks to global warming and this doesn’t bode well for […]