Panaji : A police officer who led the probe into the brutal murder of an Irish tourist in Goa on March 13 has claimed that his patron saint, St. Anthony of Padua, helped him track the killer. In a Facebook post uploaded late on Wednesday, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Canacona)Continue Reading
Borim or Bore is the first village in Ponda taluka that one has to pass through when commuting from Salcete and other parts of South Goa to North Goa and even to the neighbouring state of Karnataka. Encompassing a land area of 1,536.07 acres and housing a population of 8,257Continue Reading
In the times and in the society that we live in, there are rare moments when a hero emerges from nowhere and does a deed which does humanity proud. The hero is a soldier, a warrior, a messenger, a messiah, a thinker, a healer, a conscience keeper, a protector, aContinue Reading
By : Isidore Domnick Mendis Unlike the hustle and bustle engulfing other coastal villages of Goa, Velsao-Pale in Mormugao taluka, comprising seven wards, is pacific in nature. Neither are its white-sand beaches nor the other places of its countryside crowded with tourists. According to the 2011 census, Velsao has aContinue Reading
Panaji: The influential Roman Catholic Church in Goa on Wednesday said the priests as individuals can promote candidates they are voting for but as an institution, the Church authorities were in no way involved in the selection of candidates of any political party. “Catholic priests have always been advised notContinue Reading
Our Lady of Assumption Church in Succoro village,would be celebrating ‘Patolleanchem Fest’Continue Reading
Panaji: Population growth in Goa has declined by nearly half in the last decade, Economic Survey 2014-15 report stated. The state’s population as per the 2011 Census stood at 14.58 lakh which constitutes 0.12 per cent of the country’s total population as against 0.13 per cent during 2001 Census, accordingContinue Reading
Hindu groups manage English schools in DelhiContinue Reading
Panaji: Hindu Janjagruti Samiti (HJS) has called for a ban on cow slaughter in Goa and for legislations on the lines of those adopted by Maharashtra to punish those involved in such slaughter. The organization, after seven days of deliberations at its 5th All India Hindu Convention at Ponda, alsoContinue Reading
Panaji: Hindu hardliners have taken their “nationalism” drive to Goa, western India, where they are opposing a federal government plan to grant dual citizenship to Goans. Goa was a Portuguese enclave from 1510 to 1960 and the government wants to allow Goans, if they want, to possess Portuguese citizenship. TheContinue Reading