No more casinos in Goa
29 December 2004 22:52 ISTGoa government today clarified that it would not give permission to any more floating casinos in the state.Caravela boat houses India's first ever high-limit live gaming casino 'Casino Goa'. Designed to meet international gaming ... READ
Goa to have 65-hr longest party
21 December 2004 22:53 ISTGoa is getting ready for the longest ever party on the new year eve which will be recorded in Guiness Book of World Record.Spread over 65 hours, 34 dancers will dance in this event ... READ
Bali explosion fails to alert Goa
18 October 2002 21:32 ISTThe bomb blast in Bali, a tiny idyllic coastal tourist state in Indonesia, that killed 181innocents last week could be an eye-opener for India, if Osama Bin Laden's Al-Qaeda is now really targeting such international ... READ
AI plans Arabian Nights in Goa
10 October 2002 22:03 ISTArabian nights - of a different kind - could be a reality in Goa, if the Air India really succeeds in selling rain drops in India during monsoons to the Middle East countries, making Goa ... READ
UK advises against India travel
08 October 2002 22:03 ISTThe British government has strongly advised against travel to Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Tripura as well border areas of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Punjab.While cautioning Britons against several other states of India due to communal violence, ... READ
Hurdles cleared to refloat River Princess
20 September 2002 22:04 ISTComes the third tourism season and the grounded ship MV River Princess is still lying off Goa beach to welcome the tourists.The only good news is that the state authorities are now almost relieved from ... READ
Goa harpes on event-tourism
17 September 2002 22:05 ISTRather than simply selling idyllic beaches, greenery and Feni, Goa is now entering into the arena of event-tourism, by hosting several national and international sports and infotainment events in the coastal state.It includes the most ... READ
Liquor to flow till midnight...
20 March 2002 22:06 ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party government here has now further relaxed timing of liquor bars till 11.30 pm, while also permitting to keep the restaurants open till 12 midnight.The issue came up for reconsideration as the ... READ
Dr Kamat rejects Miramar project
07 February 2002 22:07 ISTIn a major blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Goa, the one-man commission headed by environmentalist Dr Nandkumar Kamat has totally rejected the pilot project of Miramar beach management privatisation in Panaji.This was ... READ
Govt. takes over ship, but at whose cost ?
11 January 2002 22:08 ISTM V River Princess, the controversial ship grounded off North Goa’s famous beachline for the last 19 months causing danger to Goa’s tourism, is finally being taken over as the state property.The ship will be ... READ
