Goa plans unique oceanarium at Miramar
23:26 ISTGoa will be the first state in India to have one of the world's largest oceanarium by 1998. It would be built, owned, operated and managed (BOOM) by an Australian ... READ
KRC plans to seek $ 40 m more
23:20 ISTIn addition to the $ 70 million borrowed earlier from the Bank of America, the Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd is planning to seek $ 40 million more, to put an ... READ
Japanese aid sought for tourism infrastructure
23:27 ISTSeeking financial assistance from Japan, the tourist state of Goa is planning to improve its infrastructure for sustainable tourism development, with a plan to implement it during the ninth five ... READ
Powerbroker Congress continues to crush panchayati raj
23:56 IST...The system has been captured by the powerbrokers. It is being operated in the interests of the powerbrokers. It is being protected by the powerbrokers... The only way of ... READ
NGOs, parties join hands to oppose casinos
23:28 ISTGoans are waking up in protest of the state government's plan to set up offshore casinos, the first of its kind being introduced in the country "to promote international tourism".While ... READ
Commissioning by Feb may remain a pipe dream
23:21 ISTIs it really possible to commission the long-awaited 760 km-long Konkan railway from Roha to Mangalore in next three months ? Will the dream of coastal population of western India ... READ
Excise dept. raids two five star hotels
12:16 ISTTwo five star hotels in South Goa have been partially sealed by the state excise and sales tax authorities for waiving over Rs one crore of sales tax and luxury ... READ
Roha-Mangalore impossible before monsoons
23:22 ISTThe much-awaited Konkan railway will not be able to run from Roha to Mangalore before monsoons next year, much against the tall claims made by the Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd ... READ
It's now Morjim villagers fighting anti-people tourism
23:29 ISTMorjim - a picturesque village situated on the banks of Chapora river in North Goa - is still peaceful, unaffected by tourist influx. But Temb, a small locality of traditional ... READ



























