No shacks on beaches, first charter flight arrives

First charter arrives: No shacks yet? The tourist season begins! The first foreign chartered flight of the season, ‘Air Rossiya’ with 492 Russian tourists landed at 4 pm on Sunday. But still no shacks on beaches! The second charter with domestic tourists from Surat (Gujarat), (first Indian charter), will arrive on October 24, on the […]
Double-Mania Festival – ‘Poderanchem Fest’ and ‘Zaddacho Utsav’

‘Poderanchem Fest’ also known as ‘Bakers Festival’ and ‘Zaddacho Utsav’ (Tree Festival) will be held in Goa from the 1st of October to the 3rd at the Our Lady of Succour Church gardens, Succour. The festival will endorse the eco-friendly cause to protect the environment and allow the locals to exhibit their skills. Bakers from across […]
Mayem Lake beautification project : Tourist Destination

Mayem Lake is located in Bicholim taluka, North Goa, East of the market town of Mapusa. The region in which the lake is located is very peaceful. A short drive away from the lake you’ll find a small water fountain built in 1927, as the plaque indicates, it still supplies water to neighbouring residents. With the ongoing beautification process […]
Final verdict on Scarlett Keeling’s murder case out: But who was she?

It has been almost eight years since the 15-year-old Scarlett Keeling’s dead body was found on Goa’s Anjuna beach. It was first declared as a case of accidental drowning by the police but soon new evidence emerged and the death was termed a murder. Two locals were accused of the crime but not much headway […]
Continuous rainfall, Dam crosses danger level

Areas of Goa have been experiencing continuous rainfall over the last couple of days. According to the Goa MET department, the State will witness heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next few days. As per the report, Saturday and Sunday would be the heaviest, though, the impact of the phenomenon was felt on Wednesday. […]
No curry is complete without rice

In Goa, no curry is complete without rice. Around 28 traditional varieties grow here. In its unpolished red form, it is nutritious, tasty and healthy. Relished as ‘pez’, or just ‘xitt’ with ‘tonak’, or in sweet form as ‘vorn’, rice has pride of place at every goan meal. Rice can be grown predominantly in three types of areas […]
Telengana and Goa ink MOU on IT development

Goa on Friday inked an MOU on IT development with Telangana. By doing this it also became one of the first states to have such state to state agreement. The MOU was signed in Panaji in the presence of Goa CM, Laxmikant Parsekar and Telangana IT Minister K T Rama Rao. The state also signed […]
Waste management? Tonnes of Garbage

With a population increase in Goa and huge tourist influx, waste management needs to be taken up on a war-footing. Tonnes of garbage gets generated on a daily basis, all over the state. With no proper system in place, this waste gets dumped into water bodies. Some of it even ends up on unused properties. […]
Environmental ministers of BRICS countries to meet in Goa

Goa will host a meet for the environmental ministers of BRICS countries on September 16. The meet will focus on increasing cooperation among the countries to deal with water and air pollution and climate change. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Anil Madhav Dave will attend the meeting on […]
Eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations

Eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations did exist in the past in Goa. Eco-consciousness among our Goan ancestors can be traced back in time. The eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations of Naik Vaidya family, from Vazem, Shiroda, Ponda is note-worthy. To them celebrating Ganesh the eco-friendly way, held prime importance; their Ganesha, being made of wood. Instead of […]