Exposition of St Francis Xavier begins
21 November 2004 23:31 ISTThe decadal event of exposition of the sacred relics of St Francis Xavier got underway at the Basilica of Bom Jesus in old Goa today amidst tight security today morning.The event, which would continue for ... READ
Complete Guide on Old Goa released
20 November 2004 23:33 ISTOld Goa: The Complete Guide, published as a joint venture of Plus Publications and Third Millennium Publishers of Panjim, was released at the hands of Fr Romualdo de Souza, Director, Goa Institute of Management Studies, ... READ
Mashelkar promotes hasslefree.com for India
24 November 2002 23:25 IST
"If there is one dot.com India needs today to become knowledge superpower in the 21st century, then it is the hassle-free.com where even minds of children would flow freely, providing full space for knowledge, innovation ... READ
Crackdown on suspcious outsiders
28 October 2002 23:25 ISTGoa government has decided to crackdown on any suspicious person staying in the tourist state for over a fortnight, as a security precaution."People need not get panic, but it is for everybody's safety they are ... READ
Hurdles cleared to refloat River Princess
20 September 2002 22:38 ISTComes the third tourism season and the grounded ship MV River Princess is still lying off Goa beach to welcome the tourists.The only good news is that the state authorities are now almost relieved from ... READ
Goa University signs MoU for button mushrooms
31 August 2002 22:22 ISTGoa University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Zuari Foods and Farms Pvt Ltd from Canacona, for button mushroom production.The Goa University has been engaged in the research, education and training in the area ... READ
Minor kills three-year old
30 August 2002 23:26 ISTShivaram Mane, 14, simply picked up a piece of a broken glass and cut through the neck of three-year old Nelroy Gomes, killing and throwing him in a pond.The reason was as childish as their ... READ
Priest evicted for dalit wedding
26 August 2002 23:35 ISTWithin a year, Goa has witnessed yet another incident of caste discrimination, with non-Brahmin OBC community people exhibiting their anti-dalit sentiments in a crude manner. In fact the immediate victim is a Brahmin priest, who ... READ
Row over shifting Anjadiv Church
24 August 2002 23:37 ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party government in Goa as well as at the centre has once again come under a clout of being anti-minorities, but this time over an issue of shifting of five-century old Christian ... READ
Monginis to help a girl get educated
12 August 2002 22:23 ISTMonginis, the Goa-based bakery and fast food firm, has decided to have social parenthood of a girl child from economically weaker section of society.According to the press note, the child will be given financial support ... READ
