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
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
Drowning at Casino bring lapses to light
15 July 2013 21:37 IST
Major illegalities and lapses at offshore casinos in Goa have come to light with a 19-year old youth drowning off the casino vessel from the second deck floor. READ
22% rise in Visa on Arrival scheme
12 July 2013 21:33 IST
Visa on Arrival (VOA) scheme continues to be popular with foreign tourists with as many as 1,062 availing the facility in June this year as compared to 864 during the same period last year, registering ... READ
Goa to float new tender for pvt life guards
04 July 2013 18:59 IST
Goa Tourism Department is in the process of floating a tender to appoint private lifeguards on its beaches. READ
Goa promoting Gurudwaras for tourism
04 July 2013 18:37 IST
In a bid to strengthen religious tourism, Goa Government is showcasing gurudwaras in the coastal state to attract Sikh pilgrims from northern states. READ
River rafting in Mhadei begins again
01 July 2013 16:03 IST
Goa’s white water river rafting would begin this month, till October, in river Mhadei (also known as Mandovi) in the forest belt. READ
Will Himachal learn from Goa tourism?
25 June 2013 19:32 IST
Will Himachal Pradesh learn from tiny Goa on ways to attract high-end foreign and domestic tourists, or remain happy with mostly low-end tourists. READ
Goan entrepreneurs to visit Israel for tourism
17 June 2013 20:10 IST
Goan entrepreneurs from hospitality and agricultural sector would visit Israel next month, to study their models of rural tourism and dairy farming. READ
Goan eateries slammed with pollution control measures
12 June 2013 17:00 IST
Goa State Pollution Control Board has asked all the factories, eateries and liquor outlets in the state to seek its consent to operate under the Air/Water Pollution Control Acts. READ
