Government hikes Casino fees by 50%: Pay to stay!
Hiking the fees for Casinos by 50%, the State Government has issued a notification to all offshore and onshore casinos in Goa. Now they are forced to pay double to renew their licences as well as pay the hiked annual recurring fee (depending on the size for on-shore ones and passenger capacity for off-shore Casinos) […]
A pole dance at MOG this Saturday
Alliance Française Panjim and Museum of Goa present French Acrobatic Circus and Kalaripayattu fusion at Museum of Goa on Saturday, 29th April 2017 at 7 pm. Ode Rosset is an internationally renowned circus artist who learnt Kalarippayattu in Kerala ten years ago. Her specialty is the Chinese Pole, 6 meters high. It is an art […]
Does Goa really care about garbage?
An aerial view of the Solid Waste Management Facility at Calangute. Graciously Accepting Refuse Perched on the top of the Saligao Plateau in Goa, the Solid Waste Management Facility operated by M/s Hindustan Waste Treatment Pvt. Ltd. has been graciously accepting solid waste and garbage from the surrounding areas and treating it for the past […]
45 Sonshi villagers jailed for anti-mining protest released from jail
Sonshi villagers were jailed for blocking mining trucks from plying and spent 10 days in jail. Although the bail was granted, the villagers choose to spend time in the lock up until their demands were met. Late in the evening yesterday, they signed the bond papers after Goa’s health minister Vishwajeet Rane intervened in the […]
Fish will be subsidised promises Goa Fisheries Minister
No need to ‘fish in the curry dish’, now fish will be available cheaper! Keeping to his promise, Goa Fisheries Minister Vinod Palyekar today announced that fish will be subsidised in Goa. In his pre-poll speech, Palyekar had promised to make it available at cheaper rates if elected to power. Soaring prices deprived the common […]
Government in reverse mode: Coconut to go from ‘grass’ to ‘tree’, State Tree!
Government in reverse mode It seems that the Goa Government is in reverse mode. The Government seems to be having second thoughts about their decision on ‘de-classifying the coconut tree to grass’. In a recently held meeting of the coalition partners, Vijay Sardessai of GFP told reporters that the government proposes to rescind their decision […]
Let’s be safe! Let’s stop accidents in Goa
Horrifying photographs of mangled bodies and vehicles lying in heaps of twisted metal & plastic Such sights have become an increasing phenomenon over the last couple of days. As a result, people across the world have been left to despair due to the growing number of accidents and distress in Goa. Stunned by the alarming […]
“Cabinet ministers to remove the (red) beacons from their official cars”
After the Union Cabinet took a decision to curtail the use of ‘Red Beacons’ effective from May 1, Goa’s Chief Minister has announced his decision to remove the red beacon light from his official car. He has asked his cabinet colleagues to do the same. “The Chief minister has removed red beacon light from his […]
Bike accident at Neura Goa involves three?
Shocking revelations!!! There are many rumours about the series of events that led to the tragic accident at Neura. One of the rumours suggests that the boys were participating in bike stunts on that fateful night. Apparently, Banesh Sawant aka Bala wasn’t a part of the act. It is said that a local from Neura spotted […]
A bike trip of a lifetime – from Oz to Goa, 8 months, 8 nations and 24,000 Kms
FOR THE LOVE OF ADVENTURE Backpacking her passion and riding his. Meet Iyron and Sasha D’Silva, Goan Aussies who finally arrived Goa after a momentous ride across continents. Stung by the adventure bug, they decided to create their own version of the motorcycle diaries, when they embarked upon a journey from the Australian city of […]
