Four Goan films will be shown at IFFI 2017 along with new activities
The IFFI 2017 is set to be a grand extravaganza this year with some different activities. From the 20th of November to the 28th there is going to be lots for delegates and non-delegates at the film festival which happens every year towards the end of November. This year, there are four Goan films scheduled […]
Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of Goa organizes Octave 2017
The month of November is certainly shaping up to be one that is chockful of events. The inaugural of the 1st edition of Octave 2017, a celebration of North Eastern culture happens today at Ravindra Bhavan in Margao and it goes on until the 12th of November. This cultural extravaganza will present folk arts and […]
Sula Selections ‘Globe in a Glass’ Roadshow 2017 comes to Goa
The first edition of the Sula Selections ‘Globe in a Glass’ event took place in 3 cities, Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore last year and was a great success. This year the Roadshow travels to Goa on the 11th of November, then heads to Pune on the 13th and ends in Mumbai on the 15th. It […]
Indigo ground-staff assaulted passenger on tarmac at Delhi airport
In a scary replay of the infamous incident that happened on United Airlines where a passenger was horrifyingly assaulted, a video surfaced today showing an IndiGo groundstaff assaulting a male passenger on the tarmac. When groundstaff assaulted passengers As earlier stated, there is also a video of a doctor passenger being assaulted on a United […]
Is football dead in Goa?
Everyone laments the so-called death of the spirit of football in Goa. Folks used to joke that if you were in Goa and you threw a stone, it would most likely fall on a Bar, a Chapel, or a football ground. Football was our passion. Every kid who had spare time would be found kicking […]
One of Asia’s oldest and biggest film festivals, IFFI 2017 is in Goa again this year
Said to be one of Asia’s biggest and oldest film festivals, the International Film Festival of India is set to happen in Goa once again from the 20th to the 28th of November this year. The first ever IFFI was organized by the Films Division, Government of India in 1952 with the patronage of India’s […]
Finnair recently launched its operations in Goa
Finnair recently launched its Goa operations with a Press conference at the Taj Vivanta. Two officials from Finnair hosted the gathering – Arja Suominen, Sr. Vice President Communications and Corporate Responsibility, Helsinki and Desmond Chacko, General Manager – India. Beginning with just two weekly flights to and from Helsinki / Goa during the tourist season […]
‘Bluebottle’, ‘Portuguese-man-of-war’ or ‘Floating terror’
According to Drishti Life Guard services, their lifeguards have spotted jellyfish washed ashore along the Baina-Velsao-Betalbatim beach stretch in South Goa, this season. R A Sreepada, an NIO scientist has said that, A few factors, like nutrients from manure runoffs, ballast water discharge and contrasting temperatures, are responsible for the growth of jelly fish. He claims […]
GTDC aims for Blue Flag certification of Goa’s beaches
Goa is best known and loved for its beaches. With a coastline that’s approximately 105 kilometers long, the state has some of the most beautiful beaches in India. However, we do not have the Blue Flag certification for any beach in India. What is Blue Flag certification? In short, The Blue Flag is a certification by the Foundation […]
Goa’s tourism is stagnating and finding solutions are the need of the hour
Goa could lose its appeal with tourists if not careful, say experts at the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management’s (IITTM) conference on ‘Sustaining Tourist Destinations’, held at International Centre Goa, Dona Paula. In a major meeting of minds, various experts from India and abroad proposed strategies to rejuvenate Goa’s very real potential for a […]