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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Wheelchair bound 17 year old denied entry to Mangueshi Temple
The 18th-century Mangueshi Temple at Manguehsi, Ponda, has gotten caught in a controversy for denying entry to a 17-year old wheelchair bound girl from Navi Mumbai into the temple. The Shree Manguesh temple in Ponda is one of the oldest and most important temples in Goa. The incident happened on October 17 when Sanika Keskar, a Class […]
Russian Film Days at IFFI 2017 between 20th and 28th November in Goa
One of India’s most renowned film festivals, the International Film Festival of India is back in Goa this year. Started way back in 1952, the first-ever IFFI was organized by the Films Division, Government of India, with the patronage of the first Prime Minister of India – Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. The International Film Festival of India […]
Nobel prize winners to interact with Goan school children and their teachers at the Nobel Prize Series-India 2018
Goa will play to the host to the ‘Nobel Prize Series – India 2018 (Science Impacts Life)’ to be held from February 1-28 next year. The state government has signed a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Bio-Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India (GoI) and Nobel Media, Sweden. Gujarat […]
