All Portuguese era bridges to be closed ?

Bridge closed

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday, directed the Public Works Department (PWD) to inspect the stability of all old bridges including those not in use and do safety audit reports, which should be submitted by June 30. The report should also include measures for rehabilitation of old bridges. The direction comes after the recent collapse […]

The Dying Art form of Fado now revived – ‘Fado De Goa Contest 2016’

The 4th edition of the Fado De Goa Competition is being organised by Semana da Cultura Indo-Portuguesa in collaboration with Taj Holiday Resorts and Palaces. The Competition will be held at Institute Menezes Braganza, Panjim on the 27th November from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. This year the competition will showcase the hidden latent talents […]

STRANGERS BURIED IN GOA

A peculiar site reveals itself near Raj Bhavan (Governor’s official residence) in Dona Paula. A cemetery located right next to it, which looks like any other cemetery found across Goa. Strange aspect about the cemetery is that, graves in it aren’t the graves of Portuguese or the Local Goans. They belong to the British soldiers […]