Goa would float global tenders for its greenfield airport at Mopa in North Goa by the end of the current financial year, Chief Minister of the state Manohar Parikkar said on Saturday. "We would like to float global tenders for the Mopa airport by March," Parikkar told reporters on the sidelines of panIIT conference in Kolkata. ...
06:02 PM, Dec 08, 2012
Goa: An Indian Navy Chetak helicopter crashed at the Dabolim airport in Goa on Monday morning. Three people including two pilots have been killed in the crash. The crash occurred on the civilian flight's runway. The rotor of the helicopter, which had flown from Mumbai to Dabolim, broke off while landing, Navy sources said. The chopper then caught fire, they said. The helicopter was to stop for refuelling when the...
12:01 PM, Oct 15, 2012
Panaji: A sea plane service with low fares will soon start in Goa for tourists, a senior Tourism Department official said on Saturday. The nine-seater plane, which will be capable of taking off and landing on water, would be introduced by Christmas as part of the State's tourism itinerary, Nilesh Cabral, Chairman, Goa Tourism Development Corp (GTDC), said. "It will be almost like a joy ride which would be provided...
03:09 PM, Sep 22, 2012
