Goa may have country's first airbus
16 April 2002 22:58 ISTGoa is planning to have a first airbus in the country.As a pilot project, the state government here has given green signal to Aerobus India Inc, a subsidiary of US-based OCS Inc, for a passenger ... READ
MPT plans world-class passenger terminal
02 April 2002 23:23 ISTMormugao Port Trust, the 116-year old port situated at a natural harbour on Goan coast, now plans to diversify its ore-dominated activity also to promote tourism, by constructing a world-class passenger terminal.Announcing at an annual ... READ
Power tariff reduced
27 March 2002 14:57 ISTUnlike several states in the country, the Bharatiya Janata Party government here has reduced the power tariff from April, while fresh Assembly polls are ahead.The average reduction is around seven per cent, though the commercial ... READ
Sleeper coach buses in a dock
27 December 2001 22:59 ISTSleeper coach buses, one of the attraction for the tourists travelling down to Goa, are in deep trouble. The state has banned all the vehicles, plying to Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore.Panic-struck bus owners, after detaining ... READ
Goa airport for 24 hours likely
08 November 2001 23:24 ISTThe Dabolim airport, owned by the naval authorities, would be now kept open round-the-clock for civilian traffic.As no other air base is available in the tourist state, Goa has been using the naval airport partially ... READ
KRC's device can prevent 'air terrorism'
17 October 2001 23:09 ISTThe Konkan Railway Corporation has claimed that its indigenously built Anti-Collision Device can protect aircrafts from hijacking and also tall buildings from terrorist attacks like what happened in USA on 11 September."Provision of ACD's network ... READ
Film-Infotainment city & Ethnic village
01 October 2001 23:40 ISTA plateau in central Goa, which came into limelight due to controversial Nylon 6,6 project in late '90s, will be now a special attraction for Bollywood - a film city, combined with infotainment city and ... READ
Goa sells surplus power
16 August 2001 14:58 ISTFollowing West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh, Goa becomes the third state to sell its surplus power to the needy states.An agreement in this regard was signed on Thursday with the Power Trading Corporation of India ... READ
Goans to have smart cards in three colours
04 July 2001 23:40 ISTGoa will start issuing smart card to Goans in three different colours from August while also approaching the Election Commission of India to permit to use it as the election ID card.While the EC is ... READ
AT&T-BPL : they merge and still fight
29 June 2001 23:41 ISTThe mobile tariff war is just not on but has intensified between AT&T and BPL in Goa and Maharashtra, no matter the biggest mobile service providers have merged for the rest of India, to create ... READ
