The lip-smacking monsoon mocktail

Let’s get to the point. We think mocktails are summer drinks meant to beat the heat, right? Well it’s the monsoon! And guess what? I stumbled on this rather warming non-alcoholic drink that helps get rid of the blues as well as bring out the warm bubbly you. For all die-hard Harry Potter fans, have you […]

Goa to witness its first Bird festival

Bird

Great news for all ornithologists across the globe! Goa’s forest department is hosting its first bird festival this year. Goa being the smallest state witnesses 460 species of birds from the 1000 found in India. Showcasing Goa’s magnificent variety of flora and fauna to the rest of the world is the main motive behind the […]

The Goan Gazelle: Olympian Seraphino Antao

In our 3rd installment of ‘Goan Greats at the Olympics’, we shed some light on the Goan sprint king Seraphino Antao who competed twice in the Olympic Games. He is also famous for winning Gold medals in the 100 yards and 220 yards, at the Commonwealth Games in 1962. Early years Seraphino was born and […]

Hacked Government Websites Restored Now

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Twelve hacked Government websites have been restored. According to sources, the twelve hacked Government webistes were of the department of Sainik Welfare, Captain of Ports, Water Resources Department, Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration, Directorate of Printing Press and Stationary, NRI Commission, Office of Labour Commissioner, Goa Dental College, Central Library, Directorate of Agriculture and […]

Amazon India and Goa Startups to Collaborate?

The Government of Goa and Amazon India held initial discussions to explore collaborative efforts which could see Goan startups getting their hands on Amazon’s products and services. Private equity support and E-commerce adoption were also discussed during the meeting. The meeting was chaired by the Chief Minister of Goa, Laxmikant Parsekar. It was attended by […]

Remembering Olympic Hat-trick Hero- Neville D’Souza

Neymar, Messi and Ronaldo are the names you see on the back of replica football shirts these days. But there was a time when a real-life hero shot to prominence on the global stage. As we continue our Olympic series, we present to you, footballer Neville D’Souza, a son of the soil, the first Asian […]

7.82 Crores For Protected Monuments of Goa

Protected monuments

Good news for all those who take a keen interest in the History of Goa, the ‘Rome of the Orient’!  Over the past three years a total of 7.82 crores has been allotted towards Protected Monuments in Goa. Currently a total of twenty-one Protected monuments under 100 years old have been funded. Goa is visited […]

Goa set to get an Art museum in August 2017

Minister for art and culture, Dayanand Mandrekar told the State Assembly on Tuesday that the Contemporary Art Museum currently being designed in the Adil Shah Palace, (old Secretariat building) in Panaji, is complete and may be opened to the public in August of 2017. The minister also mentioned that as suggested by the Leader of […]

Olympic record breaker- Leander Paes

Record breaking Tennis ace Leander Paes, will create history when he participates in the Rio Olympics which kicks off on the 5th of August and goes on until the 21st of August, 2016. Leander Paes will be competing in his 7th straight Olympic games. This feat will enter the record books as the most appearances […]

Thar Fest coming to Miramar

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The Force Gurkha Rainforest Challenge recently came to a close in South Goa. For those adrenaline junkies who missed that event, do not worry, the Thar Fest + Mahindra Club Challenge 2016 is fast approaching and is expected to be the largest gathering of Mahendra Thar’s ever. The Thar Fest is an event organized for […]