Fancy casinos aren’t the only gamble in Goa
Stirring the pot Slightly bigger than a standard matchbox, the gambling slip looks fragile. As if the thin slip of cheap paper will disintegrate into your moist hands. Quite…
Quick Dollar, Easy Game
Advice for crime victims in Goa: Don't be foreign Scarlett’s case made headlines when her tearful mother declared in court that the home minister at the time and his son…
Young Goans and the Army Thanks but no thanks
They were taking heavy fire from close range. But the assault team of the Indian army’s 27 Rajput regiment led by major Amit Parab lay low, ed waiting for their…
Bootcamp and a paintbrush
Huddled around each other, pilule artists, drug both young and old, are banding together to paint a picture of hope. Hope, that in time, artists will get their due…
Allergy buster
Food writer Kornelia Santoro's book 'Cooking for Allergies' released in Goa last week. Streets brings you an excerpt on how to tackle allergies and avoid food groups which could trigger…
Saving Snakes in Goa They’re are not all bad
He was riding a bike in Mapusa when the rescued Spectacled Cobra slithered out of its sack. With its hood fanned wide,nurse the snake stared straight into his face. Rahul…
Torn over Porn
Dear Acaricia May, no rx I’m a 35-year-old woman who’s been married for eight years. We have a pretty good sex life. The problem is my husband has started asking…
Aliens Goa: Hollywood’s Next Hit
Goa’s alien MLAs will be the subject of a James Cameron film, seek a sequel of his 1986 film ‘Aliens’. The film has been scheduled for release in 2014 and…
News Wrap
"White Skinned" tourist arrival have dropped: Goa tourism minister Foreign tourist arrivals in Goa have dropped this season, ailment according to the state tourism minister, Dilip Parulekar, much to the…
The Lowdown
Who knew that Goa had a king? Or that he drives a Hyundai, runs a clothing factory in Belgaum or doesn’t like hanging out in his palace because of the…