Drowning at Arvalem Waterfall Claims Life of Afghani National
A 29-year-old youth from Afghanistan Hasif Mohammad Yusuf met a watery death at the Arvalem waterfall in Bicholim taluka. His body was recovered from the river on Sunday morning with the help of divers from the Indian Navy. Cause of death was ruled as drowning. According to the police at Bicholim, Yusuf and two of […]
Angelo da Fonseca – Unique Goan Catholic Artist 1902 -1967
The Fonsecas were major landowners on the island of Santo Estevao on the Mandovi River. Angelo da Fonseca’s father was one of the richest men in the Estado da India. He was also very close to the Portuguese colonial leaders. Angelo was born in 1902 – the seventh child in the family. In those days […]
Maracas Drinks And Tapas For Some Great Food In Porvorim
Goans love to eat. Every occasion, large or small, involves a veritable smorgasbord of delicious food. It’s a feast that everyone either creates or goes looking for. And most people have found it at Maracas – Drinks And Tapas. Maracas’s affable owner Ralph de Gouveia Pinto set up the restaurant almost five years ago in […]
Semana da Cultura Indo Portuguesa 2017 Begins
The most awaited Indo-Portuguese event, Semana da Cultura Indo Portuguesa begins today,. In its 9th edition this year, it promises to be bigger and better than last year. An Exploration and Celebration of the Rich Flavours of Two Nations – India and Portugal A 450-year long rule has definitely left its mark on India and […]
Dussehra Celebrations In Goa
Dussehra depicts the battle of Goddess Durga with the powerful demon, Mahishasura. The Bengalis worship Durga along with four other deities – Ganesha, Kartikeya, Lakshmi, and Saraswati. The festival starts on the sixth day (Sashti) when the idol of Durga is inaugurated and decorated in the pandals. This ceremony ends on Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra). That’s […]
Class XII student stabbed by junior outside college, stable
A 17-year-old student of class XII of PES Higher Secondary School, Ponda was stabbed by his junior, a 16-year-old XI standard student, after class hours, outside the college. According to sources, the juvenile accused was politically linked. The incident took place in broad daylight when the victim was standing at the bus stop near Farmagudi […]
Mouthwatering Food, Gorgeous Views At Babazins Shack, Nerul
What’s the one thing that everyone comes to Goa for? Besides the alcohol, of course. Food! Mouthwatering food is the answer. More precisely, mouthwatering seafood and a few tasty chicken dishes served at Babazins Shack, Nerul. Babazins is truly a perfect spot to relax and unwind while tickling your taste buds with some authentic Goan cuisine. […]
Mapusa based builder kidnapped…escapes.
This week, Mr. Tarak Arolkar, GM of Saichha Developers and Construction, filed a complaint with the Mapusa police. He claimed that on Saturday 16th, at around 8 pm, a group of seven or eight persons kidnapped him while he was returning to Goa. He was on his way back from a trip to his son in […]
An Artist’s Work Is Never Finished – A Peek Into The World of Goan Artist Karishma D’Souza
“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul and paints his own nature” – Henry Beecher Ward. Good old Henry seems to know what he’s talking about. Me, on the other hand, not so much. I know nothing about art. I am probably not even qualified to write this article. Thankfully it’s not completely […]
Do Goans have a car number plate fixation!?
We Goans love our homeland. Sometimes the affection is so strong it borders on a Fixation or OCD (Please don’t say you haven’t heard of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder – OCD). With the influx of tourists from all over India and all over the world too, we’ve become increasingly possessive of this piece of mother earth […]
