Is mining lobby losing hold over Goan polity ?
10:23 ISTThe 'economics of politics' is changing, thirty seven years after liberation of Goa. Over 40-year old business lobby, which was powerful even during the Portuguese regime, is now slowly losing ... READ
Malik plans to wheel in excess power
10:14 ISTGoa government's latest plan to sell its unutilised excess power left with the National Thermal Power Corporation to any private firm may not come true, while the tourist state may ... READ
HC stalls prestigious Tata Housing project
23:18 ISTThe first real estate project of the Tata Housing Development Company in Goa has received a severe blow with the high court ordering removal of all the developmental work carried ... READ
More taxes inevitable ?
11:52 ISTFollowing hike in excise duty on imported Indian Made Foreign Liquor and beer, Goa is thinking of introducing few more taxation measures like professional tax and entertainment tax to overcome ... READ
Govt objects to speaker appearing in court
16:08 ISTThe speaker engaging lawyers to defend his own judgement in the higher court has become a matter of interest in Goa, as the state law minister feels that no court ... READ
Naval restrictions relaxed to help charter tourism
23:09 ISTGoa does not benefit much from charter tourism, claim the authorities but are still trying hard to get more flights to the favourite tourist destination of Europeans, courtesy defence ministry.The ... READ
Cash-starved Goa hikes top booze brands
10:24 ISTHigh quality brands of hard liquor and beer, especially the ones imported from outside Goa, would now cost more for any tourist visiting the coastal state, as the season is ... READ
Willy orders inquiry into Narvekar's letter to PM
11:52 ISTA letter written by Goa planning minister Dayanand Narvekar to the centre, accusing prime minister Atel Bihari Vajpayee of treating Goa as Delhi's colony and neglecting its financial woes, has ... READ
BJP threatens to review support
16:25 ISTHardly two months are completed after Dr Wilfred de Souza was sworn in and the Bharatiya Janata Party, supporting his coalition government from outside, has threatened to review their support ... READ



























