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Lockdown to continue in Goa’s tourist hotspots

May 3, 2021796 Views

Tourist hotspots like Calangute and Candolim in North Goa will continue to be under lockdown, even as the government has lifted the lockdown in other parts of the state, Ports Minister Michael Lobo said on Monday. Goa, a popular tourism destination, reported an extremely high COVID-19 test positivity rate of over 50 per cent last Thursday, following which the state government imposed the lockdown from April 29. The lockdown was lifted at 6 am on Monday. However, Lobo said that the lockdown will continue in the tourism belt of North Goa district to break the chain of the viral infection. "We are going to continue a strict lockdown in the villages of Calangute, Candolim and Arpora-Nagoa," Lobo said. !function(e,t,c,a){if(!e.fwn&&(a="fwn_script",n=e.fwn=function(){ ...

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Goa to host two carnival parades amid COVID-19 pandemic

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February 11, 2021523 Views

Goa will host only two carnival float parades instead of six this year in light of the COVID- 19 pandemic, a senior official said on Thursday. The parades will be held on February 13 and 14 in Panaji and Margao in South Goa respectively due to curbs imposed to contain the spread of infection, said Nikhil Desai, managing director of the Goa Tourism Development Corporation. The tourism department usually hosts parades at six cities across the state, and this would be the first time in the history of the coastal state's tourism that only two parades will be held, he said. !function(e,t,c,a){if(!e.fwn&&(a="fwn_script",n=e.fwn=function(){ n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments) },e._fwn||(e._fwn=n),n.queue=[],!t.getElementById(a))){var d...

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No congregations for Old Goa feast next month

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November 17, 2020701 Views

For the first time in living memory, the Feast of St Francis Xavier held every year in Old Goa which attracts thousands of people, will not be open to the public due to COVID-19 pandemic, a priest said on Tuesday. The feast of St Francis Xavier is celebrated on December 3 every year on the campus of the Basilica of Bom Jesus, where the relics of the 16th century Spanish saint are preserved. Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa. Photo: Falko Berger/Wikimedia Fr Patricio Fernandes, Rector of the Basilica of Bom Jesus, said thousands of people attend the congregational masses every year. "However, due to the COVID-19 outbreak this year, the prayers in the run-up to the (annual feast) festival and also the masses (congregational prayers) traditionally held on the day of the feast woul...

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Goa govt allows casinos to reopen from Nov 1

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October 28, 2020782 Views

The Goa cabinet on Wednesday decided to allow casinos to reopen in the state from November 1 by following the COVID-19 prevention guidelines. The coastal state has six offshore and around a dozen onshore casinos, which have been shut since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in March this year. File Photo: Casino in Goa Talking to reporters here after the cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said, "The state cabinet has decided to allow casinos to reopen from November 1 onwards." The casinos will have to operate at 50 per cent of their capacity and follow all the standard operating procedures laid down by the state Home department, he said. Sawant also said that casino operators will have to pay the license fees before resuming operations. File Photo: Casino on a ...

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Is opening up a dipstick study before peak tourism season!

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September 2, 2020515 Views

Tourism dependent economies across the globe are coming up with innovative and desperate measures to revive the tourism industry and so is the case with Goa. While some may cite the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the country at an alarming rate to argue that the restrictions lifting decision in Goa is premature, one must look at the state of the economy and the economy of the state, says a leading travel trade analyst. Following the news that Goa has lifted the restrictions on the movement of people in and out of the state and has allowed the reopening of bars; Animesh Kumar, Director of Travel and Tourism Consulting at GlobalData, a leading research and consulting company, said that, “Tourism, along with mining and pharmaceuticals, is a major contributor to the economy of Goa...