Finally, Labs to Test fish for formalin before they enter Goa
After the formalin fish row, the proposal to set up the Quality Council of India’s testing laboratories at Goa’s borders has finally received the government’s financial…
Year: 2019
May 29, 2019
Monsoon offerings – five best beach shacks during monsoons in Goa
The monsoons generally signal the end of the season and an end to all tourist activities on the beach in particular. However, a few shacks remain…
May 28, 2019
Shacks down and fishing banned – Goa’s fishy business woes
With a government fishing ban of 2 months to be implemented in the State and restricted imports of fish from neighboring states in light of the…
Goa owes its best mangoes to the Jesuits
Some of the best mangoes in the world come from Goa. History indicates that modern grafting techniques introduced by the Jesuits in the 16th century made…
May 27, 2019
A year on, Goa’s Famous Lovers Beach still Remains Unsafe
After the gang rape of a 20-year-old last year at the beach, the Betalbatim gram sabha’s promise to illuminate the beach and install CCTV cameras as…
Goa’s 5 Must Visit Safe Beaches this Summer Vacation
Goa boasts of some of the best and most beautiful beaches in the world. As thousands of tourists descend on its shores every year, it would…
May 23, 2019
Will the promises to restore the garbage strewn Mala Lake be fulfilled post elections?
The bone of contention of campaigning politicians, Mala Lake continues to consume the filth and garbage of the city. It remains to be seen whether promises…
Dual employment for Goa Govt employees – Drive Taxis in Free Time
Taking advantage of the abolition of commercial driver’s badge, government employees are now raking in the moolah doubling up as taxi drivers in their free time,…
May 22, 2019
Blogger Rachel Jones – Goa’s Famous Hippie in Heels, Meets Shocking End
Rachel Jones chose the world on the road traveling to more than 40 countries. Her top-ranked travel blog, ‘Hippie in Heels’ inspired more than a million…
In the scent of a Basmati rice scam
The scammers innovate different ways to cheat the innocent people and our honest Goans always fell into the trap. This time it is the Basmati Rice…
Abundant waters of Kushavati ebbing for the first time in 20 years
An important lifeline of many villages in Sanquem and Quepem, the once abundant Kushavati, which is a significant tributary of the Zuari, is witnessing a drastic…
May 21, 2019
More striped sightings at Goa’s Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary with camera traps
A sighting of a tigress with her two cubs at Mhadei Wildlife sanctuary, after a tiger sighting at Bhagwan Mahaveer National Park at Mollem, has given…
