Mickky clears decks to remove River Princess
30 July 2002 22:39 ISTDecks are cleared for the tourism department here to begin the process of removing the grounded ship River Princess, which has been lying off the Goan beach in a prime tourist area for the last ... READ
Catastrophe averted, oil racket busted
22 July 2002 23:28 ISTWhile a major catastrophe being averted, sudden blasts and catching fire near oil storage tanks in the port town of Vasco has unearthed a pilferage racket, supposedly run in connivance with the concerned officials of ... READ
Seven-year RI to Peats, McBride
22 July 2002 23:26 ISTTwo old-age foreigner paedophiles - Freddy Peats and Eoghan Colm McBride - were sentenced to seven-year rigorous imprisonment each by the district court here, for running child prostitution racket in the coastal area here.Peats is ... READ
IOC officials on the run
17 July 2002 23:27 ISTThe Indian Oil Corporation officials are on the run in Goa with a major catastrophe in the port town being averted but a major pilferage racket being exposed.The sudden blasts last week near huge oil ... READ
Interest-free loan for foreign studies
16 July 2002 22:24 ISTIn an attempt to encourage underprivileged students to seek higher education in India or abroad, the Goa government has announced interest-free loan facility."The basic aim is to ensure that lack of finance does not become ... READ
Another paedophile convicted
13 July 2002 23:28 ISTSixty three-year old Eoghan Colm McBride from New Zealand, yet another paedophile, has been convicted in Goa for his involvement in a child abuse racket that was busted in the tourist state in 1991.Freddy Peats, ... READ
Beware of RSS Parrikar, caution ideologues
02 July 2002 23:37 ISTGoa chief minister Manohar Parrikar's statement that he is a staunch swayamsevak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has evoked protests from ideologues here and Maharashtra.It sounds bells of caution that Goa may follow Gujarat, now ... READ
The cyberworld & Goan culture
19 May 2002 22:25 ISTIndia needs to create a cyberage student, but not a mere machine, detaching them from their cultural roots.Goa's chief minister Manohar Parrikar, while presenting the annual budget, precisely aims at this goal. READ
Reach XI, Computer Free !
14 May 2002 22:26 ISTEvery student in Goa will be now able to take home a computer almost free once he reaches standard XI, thanks to the special budgetary provision announced by chief minister Manohar Parrikar, while presenting the ... READ
Trees make them express...
19 March 2002 22:41 ISTThey were supposed to sit together at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the national capital next week, to receive the most prestigious Padma awards. But the Goan authorities compelled them to sit together on the footpaths ... READ
