Panaji: Post Dum Maaro Dum controversy, the state-run Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) has decided not to allow any shooting in the tourist hotspot without a declaration from filmmakers that the film will not spoil the image of the state. More than 1,000 days of film shoots are recorded in Goa, mostly on the beaches or in the Portuguese-era mansions, and this trend has seen a upward graph. ESG's Chief...
06:35 PM, Jul 06, 2011
Panaji: The Bombay High Court on Thursday will hear a petition seeking a ban on the release of Rohan Sippy's film Dum Maro Dum on the grounds that it portrays Goa and Goan women in a bad light. Savio Rodrigues, who runs a local media website, has said in his petition that the "movie is against public order, decency and morality and there is clear violation of the fundamental rights...
04:00 PM, Apr 06, 2011
Panaji: The new visa regime which restricts travellers from staying in India for over three months is the new scourge of tourism in Goa, according to a travel and tourism industry spokesperson. The stringent visa regime was severely affecting Goa's tourism USP - repeat tourists from Europe, Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) spokesperson Ralph de Souza told IANS. "Goa enjoys the maximum number of repeat tourists, especially from...
11:01 AM, Dec 29, 2010
Mickky Pacheco, who faces charges of bigamy, has been dragged into a new controversy. ...
12:26 PM, May 31, 2010
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Sadanand Chimulkar was arrested in January this year with drugs worth Rs.4 lakh. ...
12:01 PM, Apr 21, 2010
State needs to change its offering beyond sun-and-beach to win them back. ...
12:34 PM, Mar 09, 2010
They have all kinds of vices, says state unit chief of the party. ...
05:10 PM, Feb 21, 2010
State Tourism Minister slams 'police ineffectiveness'. ...
09:44 PM, Dec 11, 2009
Arrivals are already down by 20 per cent since October, and could drop further. ...
10:00 PM, Dec 16, 2008
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