Topic: Goa

Six people lost their lives and over 50 suffered injuries Saturday following a stampede during the annual Lairai Devi festival at the temple in Shrigaon.

The myth that casino development represented some organic evolution of Goa’s character has been demolished. Now, Panjim stands alienated from itself, where even basic institutions carry the branding of private gambling operators.

Japanese bartender Hiroyasu Kayama’s interest in Goan urrak is a recognition that certain traditions carry weight in their resistance to standardisation.

While town planning minister Vishwajit Rane has been accused of changing rules for sale of land to a private builder, BJP struggles to address lack of discipline within the party.

What unfolded that night at Uday Bhembre’s residence was the visible edge of a trend: Who controls the past, and through it, public imagination.

Two books about Goan heritage homes, one by photographer Ulka Chauhan and another by author Heta Pandit, allow us to enter these spaces not as tourists but as witnesses to living history.

Oppn alleges outfit has grown with BJP's patronage, pointing to how Sanket Arsekar, OSD to CM, is a leader of Bajrang Dal. But, a top VHP functionary rejects charge.

During the pandemic, Goa’s beaches became an unlikely sanctuary. At night, they turned into “a Fellini film”, with dogs moving between shores like characters in a nocturnal dream sequence.

As Southeast Asian destinations reinvent themselves—visa-free Thailand, sustainable Bhutan— F&B industry experts see potential for Goa turn itself into a luxury destination.

Under the direction of Portuguese missionaries, large quantities of ivory sourced from their East African colonies came to be used to carve ecclesiastical statuettes by indigenous artisans.