Money Woes
What’s really happening to Goa’s economy after the mining ban? You don’t need to be a hot-shot economist to understand that the ban on mining and iron ore exports have dealt a…
What’s really happening to Goa’s economy after the mining ban? You don’t need to be a hot-shot economist to understand that the ban on mining and iron ore exports have dealt a…
Largely unheared of a decade ago, a gun culture takes root OK, so it’s not exactly the Gangs of Wassepur or Once Upon a Time in Mumbai. And Goa and…
A Good Idea Gone Bad The subways may have been built to help pedestrians avoid the risk of being run down by speeding vehicular traffic on Goa’s highways. But, order…
They're supposed to save lives, but how many do they take? The next time you unexpectedly bump your car hard over a dark, unmarked roll of tar on a road,…
In laid-back Goa, even an elephant moves swiftly… on a chessboard that is. Goa has thrown up a number of young champions of the likes of Bhakti Kulkarni, generic Ivana…
Use of illegal explosives for hunting and fishing persists You don’t have to be an expert sharpshooter to kill wild game in Goa. In fact, you don’t have to…
From a nobody in 2007 to being elected the MLA of Calangute, Michael Lobo’s emergence in Goa’s political arena, otherwise a competitive slugfest, has been ‘out of the blue’ so…
Bharatiya Janata Party patriarch Atal Behari Vajpayee wasn’t sure he would go on to become India’s Prime Minister when he sipped tender coconut water on Miramar beach that cold December…
A love - hate relationship When the red carpet was first laid for the Russians with a slew of road shows in Moscow and its other cities about a decade…
All's well that ends well There’s no more recognisable face in Goan football than Armando Colaço. Five I-League titles, and the fabulous run of Dempo Sports Club at the Asian Football Confederation Cup where…