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Goa MLA Blames "Idli-Sambhar" For Decline In International Tourist Footfall
The sale of idli-sambar in beach shacks is causing a "decline" in international tourist footfall in Goa, claimed BJP MLA Michael Lobo on Thursday.
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Travelling To Goa? Your Ultimate Guide To Sun, Sand And Seriously Good Vibes
Pack your bags for Goa: An insider's guide to the hottest beaches, cultural experiences, must-try local dishes and thrilling nightlife.
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Fish Curry-Rice Must At Goan Shacks: State Minister Outlines New Policy
Shacks on Goa's beaches will now have to mandatorily serve "fish curry-rice", a staple of the coastal state, along with other Indian and international cuisines, said tourism minister Rohan Khaunte on Sunday.
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Offbeat Destination In Goa: Visit Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary
If you want to take a break from the beaches and shacks of South Goa and venture into the forests, then you should definitely pick this wildlife sanctuary in Goa.
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Goa Beach Shacks Get Partial Relief After High Court Order
In a partial relief to promoters of beach shacks along Goa's coastline, the Bombay High Court in Goa on Monday allowed the state government to start the formal process of allotment of beach shacks, while also directing the state government to not hand over final allotment letters until the hearing is concluded.
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As Goa's Tourist Season Nears, Fate Of Beach Shacks Hang In Balance
Even as Goa's tourism season is set to begin from October, the beach shack owners in the state are worried about their business, which is hanging in the balance after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently stayed the state beach shack policy.
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Goa Government Says Will Ask Green Court To Allow Beach Shacks
With Goa's tourism season set to kick off just a couple of weeks later, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said that his government will ask the National Green Tribunal for permission to set up beach shacks along the coastline.
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Goa Beach Shacks May Not Be Around This Tourist Season Over Policy Block
Goa's welcoming beach shacks might not be around to facilitate tourists when the tourism season begins next month, with the National Green Tribunal on Friday directing the state government to keep its beach shack policy on hold, until it submits the mandatory Coastal Zone Management plan.
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Scarlett Keeling Case: High Court Awards 10-Year Jail To Samson D'Souza
The Bombay High Court in Goa on Friday convicted Samson D'Souza, a beach shack worker accused of sexually assaulting 15-year-old British teenager Scarlett Keeling and leaving her to die at Goa's Anjuna beach in 2008, to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment.
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As Tourist Numbers Dip, Goa Considers Checks On Bookings, Food Prices
Hit by a decline in the number of tourists, the Goa tourism ministry is considering regulating food prices in restaurant and beach shacks and also keeping check on online booking sites that artificially escalate hotel and lodging room rates.
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Group Of Men From Pune Arrested For Clicking Girl's Photo On Goa Beach
A group of men from Pune who were visiting Goa were arrested today for allegedly harassed a 16-year-old girl and beating up her brother.
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Supermoon, Not Cyclone Ockhi, Responsible For Damage, Says Goa Chief Minister
Sunday night's Supermoon, and not cyclone Ockhi, was responsible for the rise in seawater levels, which damaged the state's coastline and beach shacks, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Wednesday.
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Goa Assesses Damage From Ockhi; Shack Owners To Seek Compensation
The office of North Goa's district magistrate has done a preliminary assessment of the damage caused due to Cyclone Ockhi in the Pernem and Bardez talukas where several prominent beaches, including Morjim, Arambol, Candolim, Baga and Calangute, are located, an official release said today.
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Goa Shack-Owners Ask State For Rethink On Spots On The Beach
The unprecedented high tides due to cyclone Ockhi that flooded hundreds of beach shacks in Goa has given rise to a demand from the tourism industry for a re-think by the state authorities on the places for allocation of the beach shacks along the coast.
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Drugs Found On Waiters, Guests At 2 Goa Beach Shacks, Owners Arrested
Owners of two popular beach shacks in North Goa's Anjuna village were arrested on Tuesday after a police raid found waiters and patrons at the establishments in possession of drugs, said police.
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Goa MLA Blames "Idli-Sambhar" For Decline In International Tourist Footfall
The sale of idli-sambar in beach shacks is causing a "decline" in international tourist footfall in Goa, claimed BJP MLA Michael Lobo on Thursday.
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Travelling To Goa? Your Ultimate Guide To Sun, Sand And Seriously Good Vibes
Pack your bags for Goa: An insider's guide to the hottest beaches, cultural experiences, must-try local dishes and thrilling nightlife.
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Fish Curry-Rice Must At Goan Shacks: State Minister Outlines New Policy
Shacks on Goa's beaches will now have to mandatorily serve "fish curry-rice", a staple of the coastal state, along with other Indian and international cuisines, said tourism minister Rohan Khaunte on Sunday.
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Offbeat Destination In Goa: Visit Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary
If you want to take a break from the beaches and shacks of South Goa and venture into the forests, then you should definitely pick this wildlife sanctuary in Goa.
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Goa Beach Shacks Get Partial Relief After High Court Order
In a partial relief to promoters of beach shacks along Goa's coastline, the Bombay High Court in Goa on Monday allowed the state government to start the formal process of allotment of beach shacks, while also directing the state government to not hand over final allotment letters until the hearing is concluded.
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As Goa's Tourist Season Nears, Fate Of Beach Shacks Hang In Balance
Even as Goa's tourism season is set to begin from October, the beach shack owners in the state are worried about their business, which is hanging in the balance after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently stayed the state beach shack policy.
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Goa Government Says Will Ask Green Court To Allow Beach Shacks
With Goa's tourism season set to kick off just a couple of weeks later, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said that his government will ask the National Green Tribunal for permission to set up beach shacks along the coastline.
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Goa Beach Shacks May Not Be Around This Tourist Season Over Policy Block
Goa's welcoming beach shacks might not be around to facilitate tourists when the tourism season begins next month, with the National Green Tribunal on Friday directing the state government to keep its beach shack policy on hold, until it submits the mandatory Coastal Zone Management plan.
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Scarlett Keeling Case: High Court Awards 10-Year Jail To Samson D'Souza
The Bombay High Court in Goa on Friday convicted Samson D'Souza, a beach shack worker accused of sexually assaulting 15-year-old British teenager Scarlett Keeling and leaving her to die at Goa's Anjuna beach in 2008, to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment.
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As Tourist Numbers Dip, Goa Considers Checks On Bookings, Food Prices
Hit by a decline in the number of tourists, the Goa tourism ministry is considering regulating food prices in restaurant and beach shacks and also keeping check on online booking sites that artificially escalate hotel and lodging room rates.
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Group Of Men From Pune Arrested For Clicking Girl's Photo On Goa Beach
A group of men from Pune who were visiting Goa were arrested today for allegedly harassed a 16-year-old girl and beating up her brother.
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Supermoon, Not Cyclone Ockhi, Responsible For Damage, Says Goa Chief Minister
Sunday night's Supermoon, and not cyclone Ockhi, was responsible for the rise in seawater levels, which damaged the state's coastline and beach shacks, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Wednesday.
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Goa Assesses Damage From Ockhi; Shack Owners To Seek Compensation
The office of North Goa's district magistrate has done a preliminary assessment of the damage caused due to Cyclone Ockhi in the Pernem and Bardez talukas where several prominent beaches, including Morjim, Arambol, Candolim, Baga and Calangute, are located, an official release said today.
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Goa Shack-Owners Ask State For Rethink On Spots On The Beach
The unprecedented high tides due to cyclone Ockhi that flooded hundreds of beach shacks in Goa has given rise to a demand from the tourism industry for a re-think by the state authorities on the places for allocation of the beach shacks along the coast.
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Drugs Found On Waiters, Guests At 2 Goa Beach Shacks, Owners Arrested
Owners of two popular beach shacks in North Goa's Anjuna village were arrested on Tuesday after a police raid found waiters and patrons at the establishments in possession of drugs, said police.
