Poshak family store Goa- Everything you need to be in style
Poshak is a family store dealing in ready to wear clothing having 3 different branches in Goa. It retails leading Indian Brands. They started in the year 1989, in a small corner of Trinora Apartments near Municipal Market in Panaji. Over the Years, Poshak has expanded to 3 Stores; in Panjim, Porvorim and Mapusa. Find everything you […]
MOPA : Boon or Bane ?
Mopa, the high budgeted airport in the making on Goa’s soil has attracted considerable amount of good and bad publicity. Even though it has been making all kinds of noise, the issue has been of a minute importance to most of the locals. So far only those who supposed to have direct loss or benefit […]
PALMS N SANDS
‘Palms n Sands’, a name given to the restaurant for no better reason than because it’s situated right on the beach side and gives a perfect ‘beach-dining’ experience. As you step on the beach, get tanned, feel the sand through your toes and continue to feel the sand as you step into this cozy ambience, […]
ISIS LETTER ARRIVED AT GOA SECRETARIAT!
A postcard arrived at the Goa secretariat on the 14th of January while the winter session was in progress. The letter with the ‘ ISIS ‘ initials is being investigated by the Goa police. In the letter it states that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar will be taken care […]
GOAN TAXI DRIVERS LOSING GROUND?
Goa is the top most destination for tourists. The serene beaches, the infrastructure, food, people etc make it the best. Tourists come from different parts of the world. They all want to go visit the beautiful places Goa has to offer. Tourism being the major economy in Goa has it benefits. A lot of people […]
Struggle for Goa’s ‘Osmitai’
Being liberated 14 years after India was not the end of the road for Goa. But rather a beginning of a new struggle Goans, in the form of the merger issue that cropped up soon afterwards. The first elected ruling party of the state wanted Goa to be a part of Maharashtra. Although initially planned […]
‘The little Saint’ – ST.JOSEPH VAZ
Born on the 21st of April (Friday) 1651 in Goa, São José Vaz was a oratorian priest who did missionary work in Sri Lanka even though the Dutch had made Calvinism the official religion. Coincidentally he was baptized on a Friday and he died on the 16th of January 1711 in Kandy Sri Lanka, which […]
WHAT IS THE SCENE ON TOURISM IN GOA THIS YEAR?
The smallest state of India- Goa survives mainly on two economic fronts, mining and tourism.With the pause on mining which was implemented in the end of 2013 saw Goa depending a lot on tourism to replace its economy. The 105 km Long Beach line turns into a party spot on new year’s eve, also the […]
Rise and fall of ‘Old Goa’
It wouldn’t be wrong to say that old Goa today is a mere shadow of what it was in the past. Old Goa encompassed a vast area and had a population of 2, 00,000 (twice the size of today’s capital of Panjim). The city was also referred to as the ‘Rome of the Orient’. As […]
1984 to 2008 coconut palm wasn’t a tree in Goa!
For almost 25 years the coconut palm was not classified as a tree. But an amendment 2008 gave it a status of tree. Recent cancellation/neutralization of that change has caused a furor across Goa. During the amendment of the Goa, Daman and Diu Preservation of Trees Act of 1984 in 2008, the coconut palm was […]
