Guv urges to promote moral & ethics in tourism
03 April 2014 21:49 IST
Goa Governor B V Wanchoo has urged the tourism industry in the state to adopt sustainable measures and promote ethically and morally acceptable norms for the trade. READ
13 hotels at Colva beach sealed
07 March 2014 19:10 IST
South Goa district administration today began sealing hotels at the famous Colva beach for failing to set up a sewerage treatment plant (STP) facility. READ
Goa to regulate taxi fare, strike called off
26 February 2014 18:40 IST
Goa will go for defined rate cards for taxi fares as the two-day taxi strike was called off today after violent protests against allowing out-of-state cab service. READ
Germany opens visa centre in Goa
26 February 2014 18:09 IST
Amidst a rise in number of Indians travelling to Germany, its government today launched a visa application centre in Goa and announced that such a facility would also be opened soon in Chennai and Kolkata. ... READ
Taxis go off the road, tourism affected
24 February 2014 19:46 IST
Tourism in Goa was severely affected today after thousands of taxis went off the roads to protest against the entry of a private taxi operator in the trade. READ
Goa's tourist taxis on warpath against privatisation
20 February 2014 20:59 IST Operators of tourist and black-yellow taxi in Goa have warned of going on a strike on 24 February to protest the government's permission to a private company for operating taxi service in the state. READ
Russians cautioned about Goa Biz without visa
21 January 2014 22:43 IST
Russian authorities have asked its fellow nationals not to be involved in business or employment engagements in Goa without a proper visa for it. READ
No entry for locals in Goa casinos from Mar
03 January 2014 12:53 IST
Locals domiciled in Goa would be debarred from entry to casinos in the state from March 1 onwards, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar announced here today. READ
Youth with red bacon car arrested in Anjuna
31 December 2013 16:31 IST
Five youths from Haryana and Delhi were arrested yesterday for misusing red beacon car in Goa, posing to be a minister. READ
Goa records 22% rise in tourists during Christmas
27 December 2013 11:39 IST
All roads lead to Goa in the Christmas-New Year season. That’s an every year-end phenomenon. Nothing new, there. What’s new is that this year, there’s an exponential swell in numbers. READ
