60 beach shacks blacklisted
19 July 2013 22:49 IST
The Goa tourism ministry has decided to blacklist around 60 beach shacks which failed to dismantle their structures despite directions from the government. READ
Goa reaches Kerala to attract tourists
19 July 2013 22:43 IST
Goa Tourism is organising a three-day ‘Goa Fiesta’ until Saturday in Thiruvanathpuram in Kerala. READ
Goa wants visa-on-arrival for Russians
19 July 2013 22:38 IST
The Goa tourism ministry has pitched for a visa-on-arrival facility to be extended to tourists from five more nations including Russia, to attract maximum footfall during the peak tourist season. READ
Monthy entry pass for neigbhours from next week
19 July 2013 20:34 IST
Goa government has decided to issue concession passes to incoming vehicles from neighbouring districts, but those from other states will have to pay the full entry toll fee, a state minister said today. READ
Goa denies not sending ESZ data, but opposes beyond 1 km
17 July 2013 19:48 IST
Goa government has denied that it has not provided complete data of the Ecologically Sensitive Zones around national parks and wild life sanctuaries. READ
Goan beaches are not safe: NCP
17 July 2013 18:27 IST
Goa’s world-famous tourism industry has come under severe criticism from within Goa, this time by the opposition Nationalist Congress Party. READ
Sesa urges FM to intervene in lifting Goa mining ban
17 July 2013 18:08 IST
Vedanta Group firm Sesa Goa has sought Finance Minister P Chidambaram's intervention and requested him to anchor the coordination between various government departments, so that the mining ban issue can get resolved in the Supreme ... READ
SC lifts ban on dance bars in Mah
16 July 2013 18:19 IST
Seven years after they were banned, dance bars can again run in Maharashtra with the Supreme Court on Tuesday upholding a Bombay High Court verdict quashing the state government's order. READ
Goa's plea to PMO on mining backfires
16 July 2013 18:02 IST
GOA government's request to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take a "pragmatic view" on mining in the state appears to have backfired. READ
Sardinha questions delay in Khandeparkar probe
16 July 2013 15:04 IST
The Congress in Goa has questioned the delay over submission of report by Justice RMS Khandeparkar Committee, formed by the state government to further probe the recommendations of the Shah Commission on illegal mining. READ
