Dandvate agrees to modify formula for central aid
06 June 1997 12:07 ISTThe planning commission is likely to adopt a new formula for central assistance to the states, as smaller states like Goa are being affected severely due to the existing Gadgil-Mukherjee formula.Prof. Madhu Dandvate, vice chairman ... READ
Tourism emerges as Goa's backbone, catches spondalitis
07 May 1997 23:16 ISTTourism, in last two and a half decades, has emerged as a backbone of Goan economy, pushing mining in the back seat. But this major livelihood of Goa today suffers from spondalitis, due to lack ... READ
'Generate from lobbies, not the common man'
22 April 1997 12:09 ISTGoan economists have criticised the local government for promoting tourism and mining by taxing the common man, to confront infrastructural problems created by both these sectors.While Goan economy is developed since its pre-liberation days on ... READ
Goa police : Menace for tourists ?
19 April 1997 23:19 ISTA case of three police personnel, including a PSI in-charge of a taluka police station, being suspended for illegally extorting money from foreign tourists has proved a fact that guardians of law are involved in ... READ
Goa aims at commercial farming & hi-tech industry
03 April 1997 12:13 ISTThis being the first year of the Ninth Five Year plan, Goa government has laid down a foundation for its future development with altogether new approach of diversifying agricultural land for commercial farming and emphasising ... READ
Budget relies upon private investment for development
25 March 1997 12:14 ISTThe annual budget presented for the tourist state of Goa is striving for a surplus through the additional resources mobilisation estimated at Rs 12 crore, despite showing a deficit of Rs 7.38 crore, with a ... READ
NGOs suggest drastic measures in tourism master plan
23 March 1997 23:21 ISTImposing a ceiling on the number of tourists and suspending all tourism promotion programmes abroad until creation of proper infrastructural facilities is a forceful demand the local NGOs have made for sustainable tourism development in ... READ
More pension for MLAs
12 March 1997 12:14 ISTWhile Goa is still awaiting new tax structure in the annual budget to be presented on March 25, the local Congress government has decided to restructure the pension scheme for the MLAs, with an additional ... READ
'49 per cent of Goa's budget is non-productive'
10 March 1997 12:15 ISTGoa appears to be one of the richest state, it being an international tourist destination attracting large amount of foreign exchange and having highest per capita income in the country. But the actual figures contradict ... READ
Sops to industries in Kashmir valley
18 February 1997 10:42 ISTThe Jammu and Kashmir government expects industrialists to respond to their attractive package for industrial development of the region, while it has also provided incentives to the locals to promote its tourism industry.Dr Farooq Abdullah, ... READ
