Goa to convene coastal CMs' meet on CRZ
23 July 2001 22:47 ISTAccepting the suggestion made by Maharashtra, Goa plans to convene a meeting of all coastal states of India to oppose the Coastal Zone Regulation guidelines, claiming that it affects growth of tourism in the country.Most ... READ
River Princess may ruin Goan kingdom
15 July 2001 22:49 ISTOne oil spill has already been experienced, the second one is on the anvil. The time bomb is still ticking on the shore of Goa. There is no authority who can confidently state that it ... READ
A tribute with a difference..
17 June 2001 18:44 ISTt was a meeting with a difference. A meeting of condolence to Cyril Pacheco, the 43-year old one-time student leader, turned out to be not a mere nostalgia of two-decade old militant student movement but ... READ
Row over university autonomy
16 June 2001 22:29 ISTGoa University, the sole university of the tiny tourist state, has suddenly become a centre of public debate here with chief minister Manohar Parrikar dubbing the institute as a 'mere PhD-producing machine' involved in several ... READ
Villagers oppose saffron education
08 June 2001 22:30 ISTVillagers in Goa are up in arms against saffronisation of primary education, using backdoor tactics. The field of education has thus become a battlefield here.The first day of the reopening of the schools after month-long ... READ
Sangh Parivar hijacking primary schools ?
02 June 2001 22:31 ISTKeeping the existing educational societies in the dark, the Bharatiya Janata Party government has granted permission to many non-educational institutions to run 52 government primary schools, which were slated for closure.The manner in which the ... READ
Cyclone moves off Goa
23 May 2001 22:51 ISTThe threat of cyclone to Goa and parts of Karnataka coast is averted as the cyclonic storm has now moved northwards.The meteorologists however fear that the cyclonic winds may hit the Konkan coast of Maharashtra, ... READ
Cyclone may hit Goa by tomorrow
22 May 2001 22:53 ISTCyclone may strike the Konkan coast, from Karwar in Karnataka to Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, including the entire Goa state, by tomorrow afternoon.Strong winds have already started blowing here, while the storm is presently 350 kms ... READ
One ship sunk, other may sink tourism
22 May 2001 22:50 ISTDanger to the Goan coast is partially averted as floating portion of Singapore ship is finally sunk down the sea. But the one-year old grounded ship continues to pose threat of another oil spillage.The naval ... READ
Two ships threaten Goan coast
21 May 2001 22:50 ISTIn addition to MV River Princess, grounded on Goan shore, another Singapore-based ship which sunk off Goa coast last week is now posing danger to the coastline.MT Heu Sen, the Singapore-based crude carrier, has broken ... READ
