Leopold Cafe may open Goa branch
14 September 2013 19:10 IST
Leopold Cafe in Mumbai's fashionable Colaba district is expanding, in what its owners say underscores the city's indomitable spirit, possibly in Goa. READ
No lifeguards on Goa beaches from today
14 September 2013 18:48 IST
Goa's beaches would be without lifeguards from September 15 as the private agency engaged to provide services has decided to withdraw its personnel due to government's failure to renew contract. READ
Mining hearing from 17 Sept, as scheduled
13 September 2013 21:54 IST
After little confusion over the hearing of the year-long pending Goa’s mining ban case, the Supreme Court has finally decided to go ahead with the hearing from 17 September, as scheduled earlier. READ
Petrol up by Rs 1.63, 7th rise since June
13 September 2013 19:46 IST
Petrol prices were Friday hiked by Rs 1.63 per litre, the seventh increase since June, on rising oil rates and falling rupee. READ
Sunburn not in Candolim; but certainly in Goa
13 September 2013 18:13 IST
Even as Goa`s popular `Sunburn` festival is poised for a change in venue from Candolim to some other beach, the state tourism department has backed the event as a driver for tourism promotion and revenue ... READ
Goa yet to take steps mooted by CEC on mining
12 September 2013 20:29 IST
Even as the industry expects Supreme Court to lift the interim ban on mining exports, the state mines and geology department is yet to take several initiatives suggested by the apex court's Central Empowered Committee ... READ
Goa to revive Pusa Basmati cultivation
10 September 2013 20:33 IST
Agricultural scientists in Goa are trying to revive the cultivation of Pusa variety of Basmati rice, which was tried unsuccessfully in the coastal state about a decade back. READ
Buyers will come back once ban lifted: Exporters
10 September 2013 10:19 IST
Mineral exporters from Goa have said that they may not have to scout for new buyers overseas once the Supreme Court lifts the ban on mining exports, due to their "unblemished relationship" with the buyers. READ
Goa govt mining suspension lifting after Chovoth
06 September 2013 20:23 IST
The Goa government will begin the process of lifting suspension on the mining leases only after the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival beginning from Monday, a senior official said on Friday. READ
Banks to go soft on mine-dependent defaulters
05 September 2013 17:46 IST
Notwithstanding the heavy non-performing assets being created due to closure of mining industry, all financial institutions in Goa have agreed to be lenient towards mining dependent loan defaulters. READ
