The company has introduced motorised boats in Mandovi river, which is the major river in the coastal state, with vast picturesque backwaters.
Goa Congress leader Girish Chodankar was questioned by police for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through a social media post. He claims the post targeted the BJP, not Hindus, and was related to pollution caused by offshore casinos in the Mandovi river.
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.
Within India, people are selecting destinations via routes such as Lakshadweep, Alappuzha, the Sundarbans, Goa and Kochi for pre-wedding parties.
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Isolated heavy rainfall is also very likely over north Konkan region during the same period, it said.
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.
Goa was put on alert on Wednesday following intelligence inputs about a possible terror attack on the coastal state by Lashkar-e-Tayiba.
Baga and Gokarna make the list of the world's top 100 beaches.
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.
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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.
State health minister Vishwajit Rane said Parrikar's health parameters were "satisfactory".
'I have never endorsed gambling, tobacco or alcohol -- directly or indirectly, in an individual capacity.'
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.
The Goa CM knows running a coalition government while pursuing a development agenda will require a fine balancing act.
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.
Hundreds of BJP workers who had gathered outside the complex cheered when Parrikar arrived.
Come May, the Deltin Royale, which boasts of the country's largest poker room, will play host to India's first Poker Sports League.
The central government has announced national mourning on Monday.
It is a record that the saffron party has created, where the majority of its legislators belonged to the minority community.
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