Monthly Archives: November 2016

Tourist influx, bridge construction continue to choke Porvorim roads

Goa needs good infrastructure which is currently so amiss. Instead of wasting tax payers money on pipe dream projects the government should put the money in proper infrastructure. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Tourist-influx-bridge-construction-continue-to-choke-Porvorim-roads/articleshow/55233417.cms The ongoing construction work on the third Mandovi bridge has made … Continue reading →

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New beach shack policy to be unveiled next week?

Yes delaying the release of the policy the government has played into the hands of the hotel lobby The new beach shack policy is likely to be unveiled next week to pave the way for allotment of 367 shacks. The … Continue reading →

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Parulekar’s comments draws NGT’s ire

The NGT has shown Parulekar his rightful place. The National Green Tribunal has taken a dim view of Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar’s alleged comments blaming the Tribunal for delaying the allotment of shacks. Disposing a petition seeking that Parulekar be … Continue reading →

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Golden Globe’s casino license: will it be granted?

The government will bend all the law in its books to accommodate the casinos.   Will Golden Globe Hotels Private Limited get its casino licence anytime soon? No, if sources from the government’s home department are to be believed. the … Continue reading →

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GTDC assures to obtain permissions

GTDC once again making the tallest of claims that it can never stand up to. They will bypass all consultative process to get permissions and then deal with the wrath of the local people. 

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First charter from UK arrives

We bend backwards to accommodate tourist in our country, its really not fair not to be accorded the same courtesy while Indians travel on holidays overseas.

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