IRON ORE E-AUCTIONING

Goa defers iron ore e-auctioning after slump in international prices The Goa government has put on hold the fifth e-auctioning of iron ore, which was scheduled to be held this week, owing to falling prices in international markets.The e-auctioning has been postponed, it may be held sometime next week, state mines and geology department director […]

ANDROID APP MAKES TAKING THE FERRY EASIER

Not knowing when and whether the next ferry will arrive can surely mar the unique experience of traversing Goa’s rivers. With more than 2.5 lakh commuters in the state using the ferry service everyday, ferry timings are crucial to their schedules. Suraj Sakhardande, a software engineer from Panaji, recently developed ‘Goychim Ferry’ an Android app to ease the […]

GOA DENTAL CLINIC

Goa Dental Clinics was started by Dr. Vandana M. Anand, who completed her Bachelor of Dental Surgery course in 1995 and soon after successfully completed her internship training. She worked with a government aided Dental College as Registrar (Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Materials) for a while and then joined private practitioners. She also went […]

VISA ON ARRIVAL – 43 COUNTRIES

Goa Dabolim Airport is one of the nine airports in India which has been included in the list for providing the facility. The list of 43 countries considered for Visa on Arrival Facility are Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Djibouti, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Luxembourg, Marshal Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, […]

RFQ FOR MOPA AIRPORT

The Request For Quotation (RFQ) for the proposed international airport in North Goa’s Mopa village has been finalized by a steering committee led by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. “A major milestone on Mopa international airport was reached today after RFQ was finalized by the steering committee,” Parrikar tweeted to announce the decision taken late last […]

SHREE SHANTADURGA DEVI, KAVLEM, PONDA

Situated 33 kms from Panajim, Shree Shantadurga temple has an impressive idol of Goddess Shree Durga who mediated between Shree Vishnu and Shree Shiva and stopped the fierceful war going on between the two. She is flanked by Vishnu and Shiva on both the sides. The temples of Shree Shantadurga and Shree Mangesh, two of […]