A small eatery that specialises in Sea Food : Sanil Bar and Restaurant

Not far from the highway, in a bylane, next to the Amrekar Temple in Porvorim, nestled on the corner of two streets is a small little eatery that specialises in Sea Food. Specifically, the ever-so-famous ’Fish Thali’, loved by the locals and tourists alike. Sanil Bar and Restaurant started by Shivram Naik 15 years back […]
Legendary Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and David Murphy to Perform at KA

The evening promises to be magical in every sense of the word. The legendary Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan will come together with the UK-based Orchestra Sinfonia Verdi conducted by the internationally acclaimed David Murphy to create magic at the Kala Academy on the evening of 19th January 2017. Under the aegis of the […]
Tourists’ fall prey to deep sea creatures in Calangute

In two separate incidents a German and an Indian national reportedly attacked by sea creatures of the deep at Goa’s infamous Calangute beach are doing the rounds on the internet. Unfortunately, these weren’t reported to the police. “On Tuesday (January 3) afternoon, an Indian tourist was bitten by a hichan. These sea snakes appear close […]
Why read about Goan origin Portuguese PM Costa?

Portuguese Prime Minister António Luís Santos da Costa (a socialist leader) took office at a time when Europe was witnessing the rise of the Right wing Parties. What is noteworthy is that PM Costa holds ‘PIO’ (Person of Indian Origin ) status and is the first PIO to lead a European country. Pride of many […]
Night life in Goa down with Election Fever

After the highs of all-night Christmas and New Year’s Eve parties, the Election Model Code of Conduct has thrown a spanner in the works of the nightlife industry in Goa. Why? Due to the prohibition of alcohol sales post 11 pm. With all establishments refusing to sell alcohol after 10.45 pm, owners and party goers […]
Task force to keep tabs on movement of goods ahead of Goa polls

As Goa approaches the assembly elections the state’s Chief Electoral Office (CEO) has announced plans of setting up of a multidisciplinary task force. It will be responsible for making sure that goods aren’t used to affect the voter’s choices. Members of the task force will be choosen from Income tax (IT), Narcotics, Customs, Excise, commercial […]
Cases pending in Goan courts have gone down by 13,000

National Judicial Data Grid on December 27, 2016 revealed that the number of pending cases in Goan courts have come down by 13, 000. During the last six months, the pending cases have come down to 47,501 upto December end as against 60,776. Goa seems to be benefitting from an initiative by the Supreme Court […]
Goa switching to digital transactions not an issue: CM

Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Saturday said that Goa can successfully switch to digital transactions since it has more bank accounts than its population. The CM spoke at a function organised by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) regarding digital transactions. Parsekar claimed that the State has 1.7 million mobile connections and 2.2 million bank accounts. For a […]
Manuel António Vassalo e Silva – The guy who didn’t burn Goa

A framed document is hung in the Goa State Museum. It was a simple piece of paper but what mattered more than the quality of the paper were the words written on it. The paper turned over a new chapter in Goa’s history. Signed by Manuel António Vassalo e Silva, it was the ‘Instrument of […]
Wonderwall : New Beach Festival in Goa this December

VJ Nikhil Chinapa, will be hosting an invigorating Beach Festival for the event lovers. Goa is getting a brand new boutique music festival this year called ‘WonderWall’. Goa has been a host to events like Sunburn and Supersonic for a number of years. This year it was a bit disappointing for some party lovers and […]