Sales tax hiked, protecting Goan market
24 June 2000 17:45 ISTGoan specialities like cashew nuts, cashew or coconut feni and Goan handicraft including the famous earthenware would still be cheaper, but only in Goa, and not anywhere else in the country.The tourist state has finally ... READ
Jaipurias begin Pepsi bottling
19 June 2000 09:34 ISTThe deal has finally been struck for around $ 15 million. Timblos have given up its 33-year old bottling business. The Delhi-based Jaipuria Brothers have bought over franchise rights of bottling as well as marketing ... READ
Sardinha moots core group for tourism plan
13 June 2000 22:50 ISTThe basic infrastructure is collapsing day by day in Goa – one of the favourite international tourist destination – while local authorities are still busy forming core groups and preparing master plans for the last ... READ
Yet another price-rise on anvil due to uniform taxes
03 June 2000 17:46 ISTGoa's famous cashew and coconut fenny, cashew nuts and cashew kernels, its special 'panv' (bread), pastry or even the soft drinks may cost dearly to the tourists visiting the coastal state, thanks to the uniform ... READ
Church hits back at Minority Commission
01 June 2000 09:35 ISTThe Church in Goa has hit back at the National Commission for Minorities, describing it as "handmaid of the government rather than an organisation to protect the minorities".It is in response to a report submitted ... READ
Jaipuria taking over Pepsi bottling from Timblos
31 May 2000 09:36 ISTWith three-month long deliberations bearing fruits, the House of Timblos has now decided to sell its bottling plants and marketing operations of Pepsi in entire Goa and 10 neighbouring districts of Maharashtra and Karnataka to ... READ
Hoteliers irked over new luxury tax structure
30 May 2000 22:51 ISTThe hotel industry in Goa at large appears totally sore over the new luxury tax structure announced by the state government, as announced while presenting the annual budget in March.While chief minister Francisco Sardinha claims ... READ
Hoteliers irked over new luxury tax structure
30 May 2000 17:47 ISTThe hotel industry in Goa at large appears totally sore over the new luxury tax structure announced by the state government, as announced while presenting the annual budget in March.While chief minister Francisco Sardinha claims ... READ
Minority commission raps Church over Meta Strips
26 May 2000 09:36 ISTThe Goan church is involved in creating communal tension and causing political destabilisation in the name of preserving environment, alleges a member of the National Commission for Minorities.John Joseph, a member of the commission, has ... READ
Old 'official' carnival comes alive
23 May 2000 22:52 ISTIn its true festive spirit, sans the 'spirit', the official carnival float parade brought tears of nostalgia to many eyes, when it began from the streets of Panaji on Saturday.They thoroughly enjoyed the flavour of ... READ
