Goa floats Infra Dev Corporation
12 January 2001 23:01 ISTGoa has decided to float a government-owned company, the Infrastructure Development Corporation, in order to clear a major bottleneck in the development of the tourist state.Though a fully government enterprise, the corporation would take up ... READ
Goa to open power bank
03 January 2001 15:01 ISTGoa is planning to experiment the power banking system, which only Tamil Nadu had earlier tried for one year, in order to streamline the private power generation in the state."We will begin the system from ... READ
Khalap vows to make Goa IT-smart
29 November 2000 23:44 ISTAfter mysterious lull for over one year, Goa is once again planning to make its dream of becoming a major IT state in the country true, provided it is supported by political stability.Goa's information technology ... READ
Pvt buses not to hike fares ?
02 October 2000 23:02 ISTUnlike transport operators all over the country, Goa's public transport operators have decided not to hike the bus fare in spite of a steep hike in petroleum prices.The government however feels that the fare hike ... READ
Telecom slashes Internet rates
25 September 2000 23:45 ISTThe Department of Telecommunication Services has slashed down its internet tariff for the fourth time in last nine months, in order to remain much ahead of the private internet service providers in several states.After receiving ... READ
Konkan railway plans unique goods service
13 July 2000 23:10 ISTAfter the unique 'Ro-Ro' concept of carrying loaded trucks on a rail has picked up successfully, the Konkan Railway Corporation is now planning yet another similar concept for goods carrier, called 'rail-road train concept'."It is ... READ
Tremors, landslide suspend Konkan Rly till 25 July
12 July 2000 23:11 ISTFor the first time since it has been made fully operational from 26 January 1998, the Konkan railway has suspended its operations along the 760 kms of track from Roha to Mangalore till 25 July, ... READ
Goa best for IT, but where's the manpower ?
02 May 2000 23:46 ISTNon-availability of skilled and experienced local manpower is the biggest hurdle the information technology sector is presently facing to exploit the utmost potential Goa is having to develop the sector."We can boast of having the ... READ
Air India to bring back past glory with a foreign partner
31 March 2000 23:02 ISTThe civil aviation ministry has decided to involve a foreign partner to run Air India more efficiently by increasing its equity participation, in order to bring back the past glory of the corporation.Civil aviation minister ... READ
Mopa controversy continues despite central nod
30 March 2000 23:03 ISTThe centre has approved an international airport in Goa, but not to the satisfaction of the ruling coalition in the tourist state here of which the Bharatiya Janata Party is a major component.The announcement from ... READ
