Pay double to die with gutkha
17:56 ISTThe massive hike on sales tax on gutkha in Goa has sparked a new controversy. The Congress government is caught up between contradictory demands of the gutkha dealers and the ... READ
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CommentsNo table games; to start with, only 'electronic' offshore casinos
23:11 ISTThe hide and seek is now over, after a long wait of two-years. Probably first of its kind in the country, the Goa government has now permitted two offshore casinos.Tourists ... READ
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CommentsLocal bottlers urge Coke's ouster
10:37 ISTOver 160 large industrial firms are eagerly waiting for the BJP-led government to extend the tax holiday scheme for Goa at least by one more year, to avail the facility ... READ
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CommentsWhen Govt. gets fooled on April Fools' Day
10:38 ISTThe Goa government took several industrialists on a trip, on the occasion of the Fools' Day, while ultimately making a fool of themselves.Luizinho Faleiro, the state industries minister, along with ... READ
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CommentsLiquor still cheap, but foodstuff made heavy in budget
23:11 ISTTourists visiting Goa will have to spend little more now, thanks to the fresh hikes in local duties in the annual budget the local Congress government has recently presented.Liquor is ... READ
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CommentsTourists targeted for surplus budget
12:02 ISTGiving big boost to the computer software and cell phone industry, the Goa government has presented a surplus budget, which would cost Goans as well as the tourists visiting the ... READ
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CommentsTourist inflow on rise, but industry downhearted
23:12 ISTGoa has created a new record with around 1.2 million tourists visiting the tourist state in one year. But neither the government nor the hoteliers are happy about it.Naming it ... READ
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CommentsGoa plans interim budget with taxation measures
12:02 ISTPerhaps it's for the first time the tourist state of Goa is presenting an interim budget with taxation measures, without waiting for the central sanction.The state budgets are gone haywire ... READ
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CommentsNo PPAs, generate and sell
10:28 ISTThe power producers have a new proposal to play with. Without signing any power purchase agreement, you can generate the power and distribute it with your own network, to the ... READ
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