Rico,
The one in Bodiem Tivim is called "The Home for the Beautiful"
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~Avelino
Can someone please tell me the name of one of the better homes for the
aged, which, I believe, is run in Tivim? Got an enquiry on thi
Many Feared Dead in India Plane Crash
NEW DELHI - An Air India Express plane crashed at Mangalore airport
Saturday morning, with major loss of life feared among the more than 160
on board, according to reports.
The plane, arriving from Dubai, overshot the runway at the southern
Indian airport at
Goa Govt, church authority condemn desecration Guardian Angel Church
Panaji, May 3 : The Goa government and the Church authorities have
condemned the desecration of the Guardian Angel Church in Curchorem,
where unknown miscrants had damaged and defaced several statues.
The statue of Our Lady of L
Probe into police-politician-drug nexus being sabotaged: BJP
A senior crime branch official investigating the police-politician-drug
mafia nexus in Goa is sabotaging the probe on the instructions of
certain tainted senior police officers, the state Bharatiya Janata party
(BJP) alleged Wednesday.
Plane drops 200 ft over Goa, but lands safely
An Emirates flight flying over Goa averted tragedy on Sunday, and landed
safely in Kochi.
The Boeing 777 - flying from Dubai to Kochi with 350 passengers on board
- dropped when it was at 35,000 feet, possibly due to turbulence caused
by rains in the
Goa police on lookout for LTTE cadres, sympathisers
Police are keeping an eye on Sri Lankan Tamils possibly working on
fishing trawlers and in the mushrooming hotel industry in coastal Goa
after the union home ministry warned of infiltration by surviving cadres
of the decimated Tamil Tigers.
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HSRP tendering process was vitiated: Report
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Panaji, March 27 - The report of the high level committee on High
Security Registration Plates (HSRP), tabled in the assembly today, has
exposed the irregularities in the tendering process of the controversial
HSRP.
The report p
Upbeat Sporting take on Viva Kerala
MARGAO: Fresh from their upset victory over Mohun Bagan, an upbeat
Sporting Club de Goa will look to carry forward their good performance
when they meet visitors Viva Kerala in the 18th round I-League match at
the Nehru stadium on Sunday.
It took Sporting 17 g
Doubts raised over drug cases filed by tainted Goa cops
Panaji, Mar 27 (PTI) With five former Anti-Narcotic Cell (ANC) policemen
behind bars for their alleged links with drug mafia, the Russian
consulate has raised doubts over the cases filed against two of their
nationals by the cell in Goa.
In
Israeli drug dealer arrested in Goa
Panaji, March 9 : An Israeli drug dealer surrendered to the Goa police
Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
Atala, alias Yaniv Banaim, a drug dealer operating in north Goa, was
captured on spy camera speaking about his links to the Anti-Narcotics
Cell (ANC) of
Kumari Selja ticks off Goa minister over garbage disposal
Panaji, March 6 : Union Minister for Tourism Kumari Selja Saturday
ticked off Goa Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco for not having a solid
waste management (SWM) system in place to handle the garbage problem in
the state.
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HC orders DLF to put Goa project on hold
6 Feb 2010, 0019 hrs IST, Smitha Venkateswaran, ET Bureau
PANJIM: Real Estate major DLF's first project in Goa has been put on
hold following a high court order, which directed the company not to
fell trees
or level hills for construction activities. The
I remember Letho from Mapusa Municipality shooting stray dogs and taking
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Goa on brink of facing one more cyclone
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, NOV 14
Days after the cyclone Phyan ravaged the Goan coastline claiming 68
lives, Goa now stands on the brink of facing another cyclone building up
in south east of Kerala.
According to officials in the Indian Meteorological Obser
Shopping fest in Panaji to add colour to Iffi
PANAJI: The Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) in association
with the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) will be hosting its first
shopping festival along the 18th June road in Panaji, alongside the
International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
Cyclone effect: Trawlers missing off Goa coast
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has launched a search operation after
several Goa-based fishing trawlers went missing as the Arabian Sea
turned rough under the influence of Cyclone Phyan, officials said on
Wednesday.
"Our patrol vessels are already on
'Malaria in Goa linked to migrant labour'
Linking the rising number of malaria cases in Goa to the steady influx
of migrant labourers, a senior malaria research official has said the
tourist hub has a long way to go to keep the vector-borne disease in
check.
Speaking to reporters in Panaji Tuesd
CCP to restore Panaji garden
PANAJI: The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) plans to gift the
city a restored garden by December 8, to coincide with the feast of the
church
and is taking the help of the Goa Forest Development Corporation (GFDC)
to achieve this.
Preliminary work, which inc
Cops, Hindu group nexus in blast: Law panel head
Mumbai: Goa's Law Commission Chairman Ramakant Khalap has made a
sensational claim, pointing to a nexus between the police, top
bureaucrats and even some state MLAs with the Hindu right wing group
Sanatan Sanstha - the organisation suspected to be b
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Seven Goa beaches under erosion threat: Minister
PANAJI: Seven beaches of Goa, where many popular tourist resorts were
located, are reeling under the threat of sea erosion, state Water
Resources Minister Filipe Neri Rodrigues said.
"In all, 21 stretches which are spread over a length of 11.22 km
Goa's forest department rescues 1693 reptiles in current year
Panaji: With the increase in encroachment on jungles, Goa'''s Forest
Minister today said that his department was rescuing four reptiles
everyday from residential areas.
In a written reply tabled in State Assembly's monsoon session bega
Goa not doing enough for swine flu patients, says nodal officer
PANAJI: The Goa health department's nodal officer for swine flu on
Sunday alleged that the state health authorities were not cooperating
with him and not doing enough for quarantined patients. He says he would
like to step down from t
Over 40,000 Goans return home on job losses in Gulf
PANAJI: The large number of Goans returning home following job losses in
the Gulf countries, mainly Dubai, has the state government worried. It
has now initiated efforts to create a special corpus to help such
non-resident Goans (NRGs).
The st
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Fr Catao, in white, spotless and well tailored cassock walks in, carrying a
Civics text book and a chalk.
His walk is quick, full of life and carries himself straight as a pole. He
complains
Protect Goan identity: UGDP
19 Apr 2009, 0610 hrs IST, TNN
MARGAO: The United Goans Democratic Party (UGDP) on Saturday made a
passionate plea to the people to support the regional outfit in the Lok
sabha elections with a view to safeguarding the interests of Goans and
protecting the identity of t
Goa Science Centre to celebrate World Earth Day
19 Apr 2009, 0610 hrs IST, TNN
PANAJI: The World Earth Day will be celebrated on April 22 and in order
to bring awareness among the young generation, Goa science centre,
Panaji, will be organising various programmes from April 22-25.
The programme
Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom
of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute
http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical
refer
VIPs splurge on 5-star stays
25 Mar 2009, 0432 hrs IST, TNN
PANAJI: As per data, Goan politicians and VIPs who visited Delhi in the
last three years, resided at the Ashoka a 5-star hotel in the country's
capital almost 63% of the time. In fact, from a total of 81 days that
they spent in Delhi's 5
Konkan twist
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Mar 24, 2009 at 0421 hrs IST
Here’s the definitive guide to the best Konkani cuisine in town
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Lower Parel
This chain should be a must-stop on your Konkani cooking tour of Mumbai. Their
Parel branch is our personal pick (Dadar and Bandra a
3 UK teenagers jailed for total 19 years for killing Indian
21 Mar 2009, 1547 hrs IST, PTI
LONDON: Three British teenagers who pleaded guilty to the sensational
killing of an Indian sailor in Southampton in a racist attack in October
2007 have been sentenced to six and a half years each in prison
Goa football body slams Minister for soccer academy exit
Panaji, Mar 19 Goa Football Association (GFA) President Joaquim Alemao
has held Tourism and Housing Minister Micky Pacheco responsible for the
shifting of the proposed Rs 100-crore football academy out of the state.
The Minister did not cle
Goa Home Minister dares Mutalik to enter Goa
Panaji: Goa Home Minister Naik on Thursday dared Sri Ram Sene chief
Pramod Mutalik to enter the coastal state, saying locals themselves will
send him back.
Challenging Naik, who had declared that the right wing group would not
be allowed to set up its
Goa seeks protection of traditional fishermen houses
Panaji (PTI): The Goa government on Thursday said that it will ask
Centre for providing protection to the houses and worksheds of
traditional fishermen who fear to face the axe under Coastal Regulation
Zone (CRZ) Act.
The state will rope in t
Goa may declare grounded off vessel as state disaster
Panaji: Goa state government on Wednesday decided to declare vessel-M V
River Princess, grounded off Candolim beach in North Goa, as a state
disaster, subject to the approval from the Election Commission of India
(ECI).
The State Disaster Mana
Goa cracks down on offshore casinos
Goa government has asked all the six off shore casinos to suspend their
operations and sealed restaurants of five of them for not having food
and drugs licence.
The step follows huge outcry over the pollution caused by these
off-shore casinos.
The state govern
Salgaocar beat Malabar United 2-1 in ONGC 2nd Division
Tue. March 17, 2009; Posted: 07:23 AM
Kochi, Mar 16, 2009 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) | Salgaocar
Sports Club of Goa had to sweat it out to post a 2-1 victory over
Kozhikode's Malabar United in the ONGC Second Division League football
AFC Cup: Dempo to face Jordan's Al Faisaly
New Delhi: Indian champions Dempo SC shall look to build on their good
start in the prestigious AFC Cup when they face Jordan's Al Faisaly at
the Amman International Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Dempo won their first match in Group E last week at home by
Govt faces flak for soft stance on ordinance
17 Mar 2009, 0325 hrs IST, TNN
PANAJI: Facing some flak on its perceived soft-stance on the recently
promulgated ordinance benefiting a 5-star hotel, the BJP has stated that
the government will be answerable to the people of Goa in the coming
assembly
Sri Ram Sene will not be allowed to set base in Goa: Naik
Panaji (PTI): Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik on Tuesday said that the state
government will not allow Sri Ram Sene (SRS), that evoked national
outrage by attacking girls and boys at a Mangalore pub in January this
year, to set up its base in
Controversy-gripped Goan hotel is infamous amongst locals
Monday, March 16, 2009, 11:00 Hrs [IST]
By Yashodhan Jadhav | Mumbai
Speculation with regards the Goa state government passing an ordinance
to amend a 114 year old Land Acquisition Act (1894) has garnered
significant negative publici
India eyes extended continental shelf
New Delhi, March 15: India is expected to submit its claim on extending
its rights on the continental shelf in May, a move which will allow it
to exploit natural resources upto 350 nautical miles into the deep sea.
Government is in the process of finalising
GGRM threatens stir over laws
15 Mar 2009, 0533 hrs IST, TNN
PANAJI: Ganv Ghor Rakhon Manch (GGRM) has demanded that the government
immediately revoke all legislations and ordinances passed or promulgated
by it till date after the Task Force was constituted; including
amendments to sections 16 & 1
Speakers lash out at Guv at anti-ordinance meeting
14 Mar 2009, 0256 hrs IST, TNN
PANAJI: Governor Shivinder Singh Sidhu came in for harsh criticism for
approving the ordinance amending the Land Acquisition Act allegedly
aimed at preventing the partial demolition of hotel Cidade de Goa.
Speaker
Recollection of dreams
Salgaonkar's artwork is versatile and his series of paintings is mixed
media on paper, where knife impressions in reds, blacks and yellows
emerge in different forms of fish and underwater life.
Kynkyny Art is presenting the solo show of Goan artist Rajesh Salgaonkar
from
'Corrupt' projects disturb Goa's peace
GOA, India - Simmering resentment against major developments in rural
Goa - famous for its exotic beaches and idyllic rural countryside - has
exploded in protests against allegedly corrupt local administrators.
The former Portuguese enclave, which merged wi
AIFF president asks Goa chief minister to transfer academy land
Panaji, Feb 21 (IANS) All India Football Federation (AIFF)
acting-president and cabinet minister Praful Patel Saturday asked Goa
Chief Minister Digambar Kamat to broker peace between warring local
football satraps within eight days, f
Mario's magic
By Bidisha Ghosal
Why do all of Mario Miranda's men have big noses? "Women have big
breasts, men have big noses," the 83-year-old master cartoonist retorts
without blinking. On a more serious note, he adds, "Bigger noses are
much easier to draw."
The beauty of Mario is that he never
Demand again for transparency in school admissions
14 Feb 2009, 0158 hrs IST, TNN
PANAJI: As school admissions have begun for the new academic year
parents and education officials have yet again got into a tussle over
the fee structure of schools.
In a letter to the Directorate of Education (DoE
TCP extends deadline for suggestions on RP 2021
14 Feb 2009, 0207 hrs IST, TNN
PANAJI: Town and Country Planning department has extended the deadline
for receiving suggestions on Regional Plan 2021 from village panchayats
and
municipalities upto April 15, 2009.
This development comes close on
Vaigankar planned Aires attack: Report
14 Feb 2009, 0202 hrs IST, TNN
PANAJI: The report of the psychological profiling test done on Sandeep
Vaigankar, the main accused in the attack on advocate Aires Rodrigues
and historian Prajal Sakhardande in October last year, has revealed
that he "planned t
Lecture series at KA from Feb 26
12 Feb 2009, 0011 hrs IST, TNN
PANAJI: Directorate of art and culture will organise the second D D
Kosambi Festival of Ideas - 2009 from February 26 to March 1, 2009 at
Kala Academy, Panaji.
Chief minister Digambar Kamat will inaugurate the festival on February
2
Teens enter into suicide pact, flee to Goa
12 Feb 2009, 0231 hrs IST, Vijay V Singh, TNN
MUMBAI: Three teenagers- two girls and a boy who lived in the same
building in Andheri Lokhandwala-entered into a suicide pact, leaving
similar notes for their parents on Monday morning. They then fled to
Goa,
Cops catch drug peddler in the act
11 Feb 2009, 0609 hrs IST, TNN
PANAJI: Cops of the anti-narcotics cell arrested a person from Rajasthan
trying to sell 1.10 kgs of brown sugar to a foreigner at Mala, Panaji on
Tuesday. Depending on its purity, the seized narcotic is valued at
any
Duo from Delhi flies down to rob
PANAJI: Quick action by residents of a housing colony in Caranzalem has
exposed a house burglary racket, involving "sophisticated" thieves who
arrive in the state by flight, stay in decent hotels and pretend to be
businessmen.
Panaji police on Monday arrested two
India's second humanoid robot unveiled at Quark
Panaji: India's second humanoid robot, which was formally unveiled
during Quark 2009, the ongoing three-day technical festival, at BITS
Pilani Goa campus on the first day of the festival on Saturday, was the
cynosure of all eyes.
With Acyut 2 expec
Canada: Konkani Sangathi - First ever Konkani Writers' Forum in North
America
Canada, Feb 8: In order to unite Konkani Writers under one banner,
'Konkani Sangathi' - the first ever Konkani Writers' forum in North
America - has come into existence in Canada to work together with a
theme - 'Canadant
Book on paedophillia released
Mumbai: A book on paedophillia by Panjim-based lawyer Albertina Almeida
- '''Tug and Tear: Dealing with Child Sexual Abuse''- documenting 18
cases, was released here.
''There are basically two types of paedophillia in India. The first type
is the tourism related ch
Gaonkar sacked, Clifford brought in as Goan coach
Kolkata, Feb 7 (PTI) Having lost the lead to Mohun Bagan yesterday,
Sporting Clube de Goa today roped in former coach Clifford Chukuwama and
asked current coach Vishwas Gaonkar to step down with immediate effect.
Taking a leaf out of East Bengal's
MLA moves Bill to protect dhirio
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, FEB 6
A private member's Bill moved by Curtorim MLA Reginaldo Lourenco seeking
to protect dhirio -- bullfights -- as a traditional sport but within a
framework of guidelines, was introduced in the Goa Assembly on Friday.
The Prevention of
Beach weddings in Goa shrug off slowdown blues
7 Feb 2009, 1025 hrs IST, Smitha Venkateswaran, ET Bureau
PANAJI: The quaint beaches of Goa will be transformed into exotic
wedding locales on Valentine's Day this year. According to wedding
organisers in Goa, over twenty foreigners and an equal numb
'Offshore casinos dumping untreated sewage in Mandovi river'
Panaji, Feb 5 (IANS) After alleging fraud and corruption in the
licensing for offshore casinos, the opposition has accused the
controversial offshore gambling vessel managements of dumping untreated
sewage in the Mandovi river. Speaking
Off shore casinos not adhering to required norms: Opposition
Panaji, Feb 4 Goa opposition benches today cornered Digamber Kamat-led
coalition government during the State Legislative Assembly on the issue
of granting off shore casino licences without adhering to the required
norms.
Leader of Oppos
Goa to review SEZ policy
The western coastal state, which adopted its SEZ policy in 2006, saw
strong opposition for the industrial enclaves with the NGOs raising
banner of protest, leading to scrapping off 12 SEZs and moving to
de-notify three such enclaves
Panaji: After scrapping the 12 special
50 illegal kiosks demolished at Old Goa
2 Feb 2009, 0355 hrs IST, Gilbert D'Mello, TNN
OLD GOA: While chief minister Digambar Kamat's master plan for Old Goa
is yet to be drawn up, the authorities carried out a clean-up drive in
two key areas following mounting resentment over the proliferation of
Destination Goa in Dhobi Talao
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Feb 02, 2009 at 0320 hrs IST
Because you can't take Goa out of a Goan, a series of clubs offer them a
home away from home
It is a Saturday afternoon and the world is busy making weekend plans.
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