Carnival likely to be tame affair this year
03 March 2000 22:53 ISTWith liquor and cigarette companies prohibited from displaying their products in the official floats, the four-day official Carnival celebrations in Goa is going to be a tame affair, beginning from tomorrow.No displaying any product, no ... READ
Tourism granted industry status, amidst confusion
03 March 2000 09:53 ISTThe unilateral decision of the state government to grant industry status to tourism may result in ultimately the tourist state losing on revenue count rather than earning anything, though the hotel lobby here has welcomed ... READ
Negligent Delhi immigration lets Brinkman flee India
24 February 2000 22:55 ISTPerhaps it is sheer negligence on the part of the immigration authorities in Delhi that Brinkman Helmut, a 57-year old German paedophile, could escape the country before he could be nabbed and put back behind ... READ
Millennium begins downward trend in tourism
14 February 2000 22:55 ISTWill the new millennium set a downward trend for Goa, which was promoted as one of the favourite tourist destination in the World this year ?At least the official figures create a scare, though the ... READ
Kerosene, LPG prices to go up, not of petrol & diesel
10 February 2000 17:51 ISTThe central government is contemplating massive hike in kerosene and LPG prices in the annual budget to be presented on 29 February, though the same policy in oil prices may not affect petrol and diesel.Ram ... READ
Negligent authorities let a paedophile acquitted
07 February 2000 22:56 ISTMenace of paedophilia is increasing in Goa, supposedly one of the most favourite destination for the international tourists, simply because the authorities are not alert enough to tackle the problem effectively.Acquittal of Brinkmann Helmut, a ... READ
Sardinha scraps Cong's panel, appoints another to probe Meta Strips
28 January 2000 09:54 ISTGovernments keep on changing in Goa, but only with a difference of opinion on who will share the power and not on the crucial ecological and developmental issues the tiny tourist state is confronted with. ... READ
Goa plans to amend music act to allow night dances
27 January 2000 22:57 ISTIf judiciary is the hurdle, then legislature is the way out. This is the way Goa government thinks, at least when it comes to dancing at the tunes of amplified music till late night.The local ... READ
MPT strike total, though unloading allowed
21 January 2000 23:28 ISTThe four-day old national level port strike may not prolong for long as all the 11 ports in India had already made enough financial provision in order to meet all the 15 demands put before ... READ
Cabinet sub-com to study uniform tax policy
17 January 2000 17:51 ISTGoa is already suffering from less amount of grants being received from the centre. Still the tourist state has decided not to implement the uniform sales tax policy as per the categorised minimum floor rate ... READ
