News for 'mandovi'

Cruise Weddings Are The Next Big Thing

Cruise Weddings Are The Next Big Thing

Rediff.com11 Mar 2025

Within India, people are selecting destinations via routes such as Lakshadweep, Alappuzha, the Sundarbans, Goa and Kochi for pre-wedding parties.

Now, tourists can enjoy luxury cruise in Goa's Mandovi river

Now, tourists can enjoy luxury cruise in Goa's Mandovi river

Rediff.com19 Dec 2013

The company has introduced motorised boats in Mandovi river, which is the major river in the coastal state, with vast picturesque backwaters.

Baga for Fun, Gokarna for Sun

Baga for Fun, Gokarna for Sun

Rediff.com12 Apr 2024

Baga and Gokarna make the list of the world's top 100 beaches.

Tendulkar to sue casino for using his morphed images

Tendulkar to sue casino for using his morphed images

Rediff.com24 Feb 2022

'I have never endorsed gambling, tobacco or alcohol -- directly or indirectly, in an individual capacity.'

No more offshore casinos in Goa: Parrikar

No more offshore casinos in Goa: Parrikar

Rediff.com14 Aug 2013

The state Cabinet which met at Porvorim ministerial block this afternoon discussed the issue of offshore casinos and ruled out granting any fresh licences for any offshore facility.

Vijender's next pro bout on rooftop deck of casino ship in Goa

Vijender's next pro bout on rooftop deck of casino ship in Goa

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

Will bout will offer viewers the glitz and glamour of Vegas-style boxing event

Cyclone 'Kyarr' intensifies; causes heavy rain in K'taka, Goa

Cyclone 'Kyarr' intensifies; causes heavy rain in K'taka, Goa

Rediff.com26 Oct 2019

Isolated heavy rainfall is also very likely over north Konkan region during the same period, it said.

Russia's Lopsan ends Vijender's unbeaten run

Russia's Lopsan ends Vijender's unbeaten run

Rediff.com20 Mar 2021

The referee, after one minute and nine seconds in the fifth round, declared the Russian winner as the eight-round game ended in a knockout.

Is Tourism Destroying Goa?

Is Tourism Destroying Goa?

Rediff.com24 Feb 2023

Poor governance and mediocre short-sighted politics are destroying the paradise that Goa was as its environment, water table, culture and way of life is drastically threatened by tourism and migration, points out Ramesh Menon.

Waterlogging, snags delay suburban trains, commuters hit hard

Waterlogging, snags delay suburban trains, commuters hit hard

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

Heavy rains since Monday night and subsequent waterlogging at five vulnerable spots, failure of Mandovi Express engine at Dadar station, passengers' outcry at Diva station and a landslide caution near Parsik tunnel near Mumbra severely affected the suburban train operations of Central Railway on Tuesday morning, a senior railway official said.

Ailing Parrikar attends office for first time in last 4 months

Ailing Parrikar attends office for first time in last 4 months

Rediff.com1 Jan 2019

Hundreds of BJP workers who had gathered outside the complex cheered when Parrikar arrived.

Proposal to nationalise Goa's inland waterways

Proposal to nationalise Goa's inland waterways

Rediff.com22 Jan 2010

Senior NWAI officials were in Goa to hold discussions with the Goa government on nationalising the inland waterways, especially Mandovi and Zuari rivers, frequently used by iron ore barges to transport minerals.

Indian Navy inducts all women crew sailboat 'Tarini'

Indian Navy inducts all women crew sailboat 'Tarini'

Rediff.com18 Feb 2017

The vessel is slated to be the platform for the first Indian all-women global circumnavigation by the Indian Navy to begin in August.

Goa CM Pramod Sawant proves majority in assembly

Goa CM Pramod Sawant proves majority in assembly

Rediff.com20 Mar 2019

Besides 11 members from BJP, three each from the Goa Forward Party, the MGP and independents supported Sawant during the head count conducted in the House.

IAF to procure 126 LCAs

IAF to procure 126 LCAs

Rediff.com26 Nov 2005

The aircraft would be procured somewhere around the end of this decade and no specific deadline is set for it.

Goa confirmed as IFFI venue

Goa confirmed as IFFI venue

Rediff.com25 Aug 2003

How BJP rose in Goa with Christian help

How BJP rose in Goa with Christian help

Rediff.com10 Jan 2022

It is a record that the saffron party has created, where the majority of its legislators belonged to the minority community.

Heard about Goa's Gaur Army?

Heard about Goa's Gaur Army?

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

Football fans in Goa are shaking off their sussegado and becoming an animated, raucous, even belligerent lot.

Parrikar hospitalised, CMO says condition stable

Parrikar hospitalised, CMO says condition stable

Rediff.com24 Feb 2019

State health minister Vishwajit Rane said Parrikar's health parameters were "satisfactory".

Goa coast put on alert following LeT threat

Goa coast put on alert following LeT threat

Rediff.com19 Jun 2013

Goa was put on alert on Wednesday following intelligence inputs about a possible terror attack on the coastal state by Lashkar-e-Tayiba.

Acche din aaye nahi, aa rahe hai: Manohar Parrikar

Acche din aaye nahi, aa rahe hai: Manohar Parrikar

Rediff.com29 Jun 2014

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said people should not expect miracles from the Narendra Modi-led government just at the beginning of its tenure.

Your photos: India through the lens

Your photos: India through the lens

Rediff.com25 Oct 2015

Here's presenting the latest in the series of #India-Photos.

Why the govt is keen to lower visa fees, air fares

Why the govt is keen to lower visa fees, air fares

Rediff.com14 Jul 2014

India charges $100 as visa fee while other countries like Sri Lanka and Maldives charge only $25.

Parrikar tamed death and lived like a warrior king

Parrikar tamed death and lived like a warrior king

Rediff.com19 Mar 2019

Close friend Tarun Vijay pays tribute to the four-time Goa chief minister and former defence minister who passed into the ages on Sunday.

Jobs, liquor, casinos: Parrikar's uphill new job in Goa

Jobs, liquor, casinos: Parrikar's uphill new job in Goa

Rediff.com13 May 2017

The Goa CM knows running a coalition government while pursuing a development agenda will require a fine balancing act.

Goa CM Manohar Parrikar passes away

Goa CM Manohar Parrikar passes away

Rediff.com17 Mar 2019

The central government has announced national mourning on Monday.

7 breathtaking waterfalls near GOA you cannot miss

7 breathtaking waterfalls near GOA you cannot miss

Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

Plan your day trekking, camping, swimming, bird-watching around these spots.

Navy girls reach home after travelling around globe on board INSV Tarini

Navy girls reach home after travelling around globe on board INSV Tarini

Rediff.com21 May 2018

It was the first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew, the Navy said.

Mumbai's Art Deco marvels

Mumbai's Art Deco marvels

Rediff.com8 Nov 2019

'Art Deco was the last of the truly international styles.'

What do Goans THiNK of Tarun Tejpal?

What do Goans THiNK of Tarun Tejpal?

Rediff.com7 Dec 2013

The change of government in Goa changed THiNK's character. Literary or intellectual luminaries were replaced by big-ticket celebrities, says Sunil Sethi

Is India ready for a Poker Sports League?

Is India ready for a Poker Sports League?

Rediff.com5 Apr 2017

Come May, the Deltin Royale, which boasts of the country's largest poker room, will play host to India's first Poker Sports League.