Goa’s Taxi wars set to escalate
The ongoing fight against Goa’s Taxis to bring Ola and Uber to Goa has gone up a notch, with citizens now opening a Facebook page – The Taxi Revolution In Goa – to garner support and bring app-based taxis to Goa. As per a Times Of India report, last month, an online petition was started […]
‘HOHO’ and away we go! A lovely way to spend the day
Close on the heels of the hop-on-hop-off “Cycle Party”, the government has now launched it’s very own ‘HOHO’ Bus, hop-on-hop-off! A Goa Tourism Development Corporation venture, the ‘HOHO’ Buses come in variants of double decker and high-decker. Either fully closed or open on the upper deck, partially or fully air conditioned. A welcome attraction in the […]
Goa’s Atlantis? A century old submerged Hindu temple resurfaces in Goa
Submerged for more than a century, a Hindu temple has been found at Kurdi in Quepem. According to a Times Of India report, the relics of an ancient temple of Shree Ganesh has been found at Kurdi, a village in Goa that lies submerged in water round the year. It was a chance discovery, as the […]
Traffic violators in Goa will have to attend classes and pay the fine as well
Everyday traffic violators may have a hard time ahead as they will now have to do more than just pay a fine. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has instructed the police to not only impose a fine on traffic rule violators but also ask them to attend remedial sessions on road safety at a police station. […]
Facebook to offer exclusive new service for India
Mark Zuckerberg, chairman, chief executive officer, and co-founder of Facebook is launching an unbelievable internet plan with Airtel. He is actively working on the newly launched project ‘Express Wi-Fi’. His intention is to take the internet to those underprivileged people who don’t have access to the internet. Many areas in India are remote and have […]
The hills of Carambolim loose jumbo-sized cashew nut “botto”
Carambolim Housing Project replaces cashew farm destroying mother “botto” The hills of Carambolim in North Goa were famous for a special type of cashew tree locally known as “botto”. This tree was brought to Goa by the Portuguese. It produced large yellow, juicy cashew apples and cashew nuts. The jumbo-sized cashew nuts weighed 10 gms […]
Did you know that Jews existed in Goa around the 16th Century? Garcia de Orta was one of them
Yes, Jews existed in Goa around the 16th Century. Mostly Portuguese Jews. Forced to convert to Christianity due to the inquisition in Spain, many moved to the Portuguese colony of Goa. Garcia de Orta was one of them. According to reports, though he converted to Christianity, he secretly practised Judaism. One of the most illustrious […]
Goa Tourism will soon use WhatsApp to rid Goa’s beaches of garbage
Goa Tourism Department will soon use WhatsApp to rid Goa’s beaches of garbage. Find Beaches dirty? Alert beach cleaning contractor via WhatsApp! Soon citizens will be able to send a WhatsApp message if they locate garbage or litter strewn on any beach in Goa. The WhatsApp message first gets recorded at the Tourism Department after […]
Need for speed? No! We need speed-breakers!
Accidents in Goa are rising at an alarming rate. 2016 witnessed over 1000 accidents and 2017 is following the same fate. What could possibly be the cause? In south Goa, during the BRICS Summit all the speed-breakers were removed for faster transit of the delegates. Every road was done up, every street light fixed, every […]
Time to say Dev Borem Korum to taxis in Goa ?
Canada-based Goan, Mahesh Sardesai feels that Goa being one of the top tourism destinations in the country needs something more than the existing service of taxis in Goa to boost the state’s tourism economy. With that in mind, Sardessai started a petition – Chief Minister of Goa: Support Ola/Uber/Online Taxis in Goa. In less than […]
