Sunday 26 May 2013

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BJP Goa meet not to discuss PM candidate

BJP's national executive meeting, to tak

Church attacks Russia on its illegal taxi business

A day after Russian Ambassador Alexander

Miramar Residency gets Excellence certificate

Miramar Residency of Goa government has

Dubai's huge cruise liner arrives in Goa

“Mariner of the Seas”, one of the wo

Rhea, David champs of 2nd day windsurfing

Rhea Fernandes and David Estibeiro were

Russia justifies countrymen's illegal taxis

Russian Ambassador Alexander Kadakin tod

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The Mopa v/s Dabolim debate is set ...READ

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बिगरगोमंतकीय गोमंतकीयांना आम्ही एक माणूस म्हणून हवा ...READ

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Society

Damu & Vijay flex muscles over Chowgules

Chowgule institution cannot take a shield of the court to deny admission to students in Std XI, feels former Fatorda MLA Damu Naik.... READ

Chowgule to admit Std XI students after court verdict

Chowgule college management would perhaps decide on admitting students for Std XI in higher secondary section only after the court directive next month.... READ

Museum to restore 250-yr old Chariot

A 250-year-old chariot dating to the Portuguese era would now be restored to its past glory by the Goa government with the help of conservationists. ... READ

Issues

Feni processing to be patented

After obtaining Geographical Indication (GI) status for the famous Goa Feni, researchers and producers in the coastal state are now trying to patent the process to manufacture this local brew, which is also known for its medicinal benefits. ... READ

Fonseca on fast condemning Zuari Agro

Christopher Fonseca has sat on a protest hunger strike at Zuarinagar in protest of huge amount of retrenchments and harassment to the contract workers of Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd. ... READ

Babu quizzed by ACB for 5.30 hours

Congress MLA Babu Kavalekar was quizzed for almost five and a half hours by the Anti Corruption Bureau today in a disproportionate assets case.... READ

Infrastructure

Vikramaditya trials next month

The sea-trials of INS Vikramaditya would be held from June in the North Sea before its final hand-over in December, Russian Ambassador to India Alexander M Kadakin said on Friday. ... READ

After Mopa, GOD also opposes Expressways

After Mopa air port, a Christian priest-led ‘Goans for Dabolim’ has now also objected to Goa’s four-lane and six-lane national highways.... READ

Reliance power to continue, but at lower rate with LPG

Goa has decided to continue purchasing private power from Reliance Infrastructure Ltd, but at a lower rate by almost Rs five per unit, provided it immediately shifts over to LNG from Naphtha. ... READ

Sports

Rhea, David champs of 2nd day windsurfing

Rhea Fernandes and David Estibeiro were the wunderkinds of the second day of racing in the Windsurfing National Championship being held in Goa. ... READ

3rd Beach Football in Calangute from tomorrow

Defending champions Calangute Association will fight for top honours when the third edition of the Kingfisher Beach Football Challenge gets underway tomorrow at Calangute beach here. ... READ

45 sailors top on 1st day of Windsurfing

As many as 45 sailors vied for top honours in nine categories on the opening day of the Windsurfing Nationals at Cidade de Goa today. ... READ

Politics

BJP Goa meet not to discuss PM candidate

BJP's national executive meeting, to take place in Goa in June, would discuss the strategy for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, but steer clear of the issue of Prime Ministerial candidate, a senior leader said here. ... READ

We won't mediate bet India & China: Russia

Russia does not see itself as a mediator between India and China, a senior diplomat said on Friday. ... READ

Radhika takes up monsoon works on priority

Newly elected chairperson of Ponda Municipal Council Dr. Radhika Nayak, on her very first day of working in PMC, has asked all the councillors to pen down their priorities for their respective wards. ... READ

Economy

Church attacks Russia on its illegal taxi business

A day after Russian Ambassador Alexander Kadakin defended the act of his countrymen running the taxi business in Goa during their stay, a church-backed tourism watchdog has come out in the support of local taxi drivers. ... READ

Miramar Residency gets Excellence certificate

Miramar Residency of Goa government has recently been awarded a ‘Certificate of Excellence’ by the popular travel website TripAdvisor. ... READ

Dubai's huge cruise liner arrives in Goa

“Mariner of the Seas”, one of the world’s biggest cruise liner the Royal Caribbean International arrived at Mormugao Port in Goa yesterday from Dubai. ... READ

Culture

Salman-SRK in Goa, but separately

They are practically neighbours in Bandra Bandstand where both the actors reside. ... READ

Nilba & Anuja bag Kala Academy Awards

Konkani writer Nilba Khandekar and Marathi writer Anuja Joshi bagged this year’s most prestigious state literary awards of Goa Kala Academy.... READ

Goa to host Jyotsna Bhole Birth Centenary

Goa is hosting two-day event of the birth centenary celebration of Jyotsna Bhole, Goa’s nationally renowned classical singer of Marathi musical theatre.... READ