Government receives proposal for yet another EDM festival

EDM festival

After EDM festivals like Sunburn, Supersonic and now Time Out 72, the government has received yet another proposal for an EDM festival in Goa. This time from a Goan based company that wants to hold it in Candolim in December. The proposal comes four months after a businessman from Ahmedabad approached the government to host […]

Government to ax the Annual Mando festival this December?

Mando

Goa is a land of many traditions. Music, dance, and food form a large part of our culture. Mando or Manddo (Konkani mānḍô) is a musical form that evolved during the 19th and 20th century among Goan Catholics. It’s a centuries-old art form and a much-loved tradition in our state. However, it looks like these traditions could soon be […]

Goa Government contemplating legislation safeguarding the rights of senior citizens in public places

senior citizens legislation

In order to safeguard the rights of the elderly in public places in Goa, the state government is contemplating on moving a legislation in order to make it mandatory for people to abide by the rules made for the elderly. The NGOs working with senior citizens and want to take care of them psychologically maybe […]

Want to complain about people with Dual Citizenship? The government has made it easy!

dual citizenship

The long wait to resolve doubts about dual nationality has come to an end as the district collectors have decided to invite claims and objections from those who have acquired Portuguese nationality or registered their births in Portugal. Sources said claims and objections have to be filed within three months. People who want to file […]

Government hikes Casino fees by 50%: Pay to stay!

Hiking the fees for Casinos by 50%, the State Government has issued a notification to all offshore and onshore casinos in Goa. Now they are forced to pay double to renew their licences as well as pay the hiked annual recurring fee (depending on the size for on-shore ones and passenger capacity for off-shore Casinos) […]

Government prepones Panchayat elections due to Sao joao

Panchayat elections

The Goa government has decided to advance the Panchayat elections by 8 days to avoid a clash with Sao Joao celebrations. The elections will now be held on June 17. “We had initially decided to hold elections on June 25 but then it was realised that the date clashes with San Joao festival (celebrated a […]

Government in reverse mode: Coconut to go from ‘grass’ to ‘tree’, State Tree!

Government in reverse mode It seems that the Goa Government is in reverse mode. The Government seems to be having second thoughts about their decision on ‘de-classifying the coconut tree to grass’. In a recently held meeting of the coalition partners, Vijay Sardessai of GFP told reporters that the government proposes to rescind their decision […]

Beach cleaning : No concrete decision by Government

Plight of beaches in Goa Recently, the condition of the beaches across Goa has caused many a tourist to shy away due to litter being strewn all over. The reason being the cancelling of the Beach Cleaning contract by the government a few months back. Pride of many-a-goan and famous worldwide are the beautiful beaches of […]

Government to declare destructive animals as Vermin

What will be the fate of the Peacock and Gaur? The government has been toying with the idea of declaring destructive animals as ‘Vermin’ to allow farmers a free hand in taking necessary steps to prevent crop damage. Agriculture is the main form of livelihood for the goans, especially those natives who live in remote […]

Government Schools to get Tech-Savvy

Thirteen government schools have recently obtained smart classes and science labs on pilot basis under a new government initiative. The project launched in association with private company Vendanta, will enable students from Class V to Class X to learn various subjects with the aid of an LCD projector and a computer system pre-loaded with content. Chief Minister […]