Panaji, Feb 22 (ANI): The annual Goa Carnival began with apex of excitement and frolic at Panaji.

Incidentally, this traditional and historical event is observed just prior to the commencement of Lent period of 40 days of austere lifestyle.

A hallmark of the much-awaited three-day festival was the parading of colourful tableaux depicting the cultural heritage of Goa and the influence of Portuguese. It was a colony of Portugal for over two centuries until 1961.

Panaji, Feb 12: A two-day National Conference on e-Governance will begin in Goa today.

The conference is being organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances in association with the Department of Information Technology and the Government of Goa.

Senior Officers from the Government, industry, academicians, technical experts and NGOs will participate in the event.

New Delhi, Feb 11 : A two-day National Conference on e-Governance will begin in Goa tomorrow.

The conference is being organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances in association with the Department of Information Technology and the Government of Goa.

Senior Officers from the Government, industry, academicians, technical experts and NGOs will participate in the event.

Panaji (Goa), Jan 26, : Agnelo Fernandes, Goa's Congress legislator, was arrested on Monday along with 200 other supporters for taking out a march demanding the removal of a grounded cango ship.

The cargo ship had run aground in north Goa's candolim shore in June 2000.

River Princess Hatao Manch, a non-governmental organization (NGO), has been agitating in the state demanding removal of the ship, which could cause ecological disaster due to high erosion of sand.

Panaji: Activists of the two Hindu outfits forced suspension of screening of globally applauded film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ by staging protest demonstrations and tearing posters in a city multiplex, triggering strong reactions from the film industry.

Panaji (Goa), Jan 24, : Three young persons, including one Police constable, were arrested for allegedly raping a minor in Khandola village in Goa.

Indian Reserve Battalion's Police constable, Shamba alias Dipak Jhalmi and two of his accomplices, Paresh Saju Gaude and Sanjay Rama Jhalmi were arrested for allegedly sexually exploiting a fifteen-year-old minor for over three months.

Police inspector Manjunath Desai said the girl had complained that the accused had sexually abused her on several occasions at different places in and around the village.