Tag: Goa

For people of Odisha, the long wait to fly directly to Goa is finally over. IndiGo Airline will commence daily direct flight services between Bhubaneswar and Goa from this year.

One of the gorgeous and most loved pairs of the Tollywood film industry, Samantha Akkineni and Naga Chaitanya, often make headlines for their unique love goals.

In a spine chilling incident, a man and two women from Golamunda area of Kalahandi district were arrested by police on Monday (Aug 16) for allegedly killing and burying their two new born infants in Goa.

Spectacular.. Scary.. Beauty of nature is at its peak.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha finished off their campaign in the on-going Ranji Trophy season on a high note after registering a comprehensive win against Goa in the Round IX – Elite Group C match played at the Vikash Cricket Ground in Bhubaneswsar. Odisha team put up brilliant performance both with bat and the ball and thrashed Goa […]

Bhubaneswar: With eight persons getting admitted to SCB medical in Cuttack after being afflicted by a ‘mysterious’ ailment upon arrival from Goa and subsequent return of 12 more persons from Goa yesterday triggering panic; Health Minister Pratap Jena today ruled out Nipah virus scare. The minister said that is only a hearsay that the eight […]

Balasore: Eight youths from Balasore suffering from an unknown disease were today admitted to the SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack after two of their mates succumbed to the disease at Goa last week. All of them hailing from Nimatpur in Bhograi area of the district were employed at a restaurant in Goa, […]

The services of the Coast Guard air station at Ratnagiri are also being extended to Indian Navy and Indian Air Force aircraft for airlifting of NDRF teams, relief material and facilitating rescue operations across the affected regions.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick will attend the meeting of Mines Ministers at Panaji in Goa today. Ministers of around 21 mineral-rich States are scheduled to congregate there to discuss various issues related to mining. The meeting which will be chaired by Union Minister of Mines Narendra Singh Tomar will would provide an appropriate […]

Goa/Bhubaneswar: ‘Finally hitched!’ was the phrase displayed on the Instagram and twitter handle of comedy queen Bharti Singh after she tied the nuptial knot with Haarsh Limbachiyaa in presence of family and friends in Goa. After yesterday’s Mehendi ceremony and cocktail party, the couple were ready for their big day. While Bharti was seen sporting […]

Panaji: Heavy taxation post GST, infrastructure shortcomings, expensive tariffs and poor planning have resulted in a drop in tourist arrivals in Goa, according to Savio Messias, president of the state’s top body travel and tourism industry stakeholders. Messias, whose organisation, the Travel and Tourism Association of Goa, is one of the oldest travel and industry […]

Panaji: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed the BJP for what he described as an orchestrated attack on his party workers at a demonstration organised here by the state BJP to protest against his allegations of irregularities in the Rafale fighter jet deal. In his message shared on Facebook, Gandhi also said that he […]

Panaji: The upcoming International Film Festival of India, scheduled to be held in Goa, will be screening 212 films from 68 countries, an organiser said on Friday. The festival will open with Julien Landais’ film “The Aspern Papers” which is based on a novel written by acclaimed writer Henry James. The star cast including Jonathan […]

Panaji: The six-month ban on import of fish, due to the scare involving use of formalin to preserve fish being sold in Goa, is a “irritant” to the travel and tourism industry in Goa, said Savio Messias, head of the state’s leading travel and tourism body, on Tuesday. The president of the Travel and Tourism […]

Panaji: Weeks after the seas off Goa’s beaches were rendered “unsafe”, the popular haunts will formally open for swimming from November 1 with 24 ‘no-selfie’ zones, a state agency said here on Wednesday. With Monsoon waning and post-monsoon showers receding, state appointed Drishti Lifesaving lifeguard agency, has started the process of setting up safe swim-zones […]