Page 24 - Goa

In search of the unfamiliar

There are parts of India that stoutly hold their own against this cultural hegemony, but it is anyone's guess how long that will last

IFFI 2019: Goa govt to spend Rs 18 cr on hosting the event's 50th edition

The event would provide a boost to the state's economy as more than 10,000-12,000 delegates are expected to take part in it

This Goa village has banned migrants from running tourism-based businesses

Sunday's resolution claims increased in-migration has led to change in the village's demography and placed a burden on its limited infrastructure

A diner's paradise

Nowhere other than Goa, not even in Kerala, or Pondicherry, is the catch as fresh, the curries as redolent with spices and ingredients

Goa airport to remain partially shut on every Saturday for runway repair

The excessively heavy rains this monsoon season have adversely affected the runway surface

Of Goans, Dilliwallahs and Gobos

When in Goa, I never admit to being from Delhi, says the author

Goa on alert ahead of Ganesh festival, security beefed up across the state

The 10-day long festival will commence with the Ganesh Chaturthi on September 2

Goa Mining Peoples Front seeks Amit Shah's help to resume mining activity

A meeting between the GMPF and Shah was held earlier in January

'Parrikar died twice': Outgoing Goa deputy CM slams induction of Cong MLAs

Induction of ten MLAs of the Congress into the BJP was the "death of the legacy" of late chief minister Manohar Parrikar, said outgoing Goa deputy CM Vijay Sardesai

Goa: Michael Lobo resigns as Deputy Speaker, likely to swear-in as minister

Earlier in the day Lobo had confirmed that he will resign and join the cabinet as a minister

Congress caught off guard in Goa as 10 of 15 MLAs merge with BJP

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who was present when the group arrived at the Assembly complex, said the 10 MLAs have merged with the BJP

This Paul John single malt distillery is Goa's latest tourist attraction

Paul John Distillery is located in Cuncolim, South Goa, 15 km from Mobor Beach and 45 km from Goa airport

Former Goa CM Parsekar may contest independent if BJP denies by-poll ticket

Mandrem and Shiroda bypolls were necessitated after Dayanand Sopte and Subhash Shirodkar resigned from the Goa Assembly and joined the ruling BJP

Vishwajit Rane, the 'young man in a great hurry' to be Goa's chief minister

Rane, Goa's health minister, was elected to the Assembly in 2017 on a Congress ticket. But soon after the results, he jumped ship and joined the BJP

Goa pledges to make state free of plastic and pollution on Liberation Day

Goa was freed from the Portuguese dominion on December 19, 1961 after a freedom movement and Army operation. It was granted full statehood in 1987

Several Goa leaders to support GMPF's Delhi protest against mining ban

Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut is expected to visit the protesters on December 13 in the afternoon

Workers to gather at Jantar Mantar on Dec 13, protest closure of Goa mines

The Supreme Court in February quashed the second renewal of iron ore mining leases given to 88 companies in Goa. Mining operations stopped from March

Goa calls high-level meet on Dec 12 to discuss farmers' woes in mining belt

Cultivators are facing severe shortage of water for irrigation as rivulets in the belt have almost dried up

Power hungry BJP forcing Parrikar to continue as Goa CM: Subhash Velingkar

Velingkar was ousted from the post of the Goa Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief in 2016 after his critical comments against Parrikar

How two ministers took away Congress' single largest party status in Goa

Both elected representatives faxed their resignations to Speaker Pramod Sawant before joining the BJP