21 Nov : The Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Digambar V. Kamat has assured the people that the State of Goa is all set to host the 40th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) – 2009. Shri Kamat reiterated that there is no security threat to the Film Festival and the people need not feel concerned on this account. The Chief Minister was addressing a press conference here today along with the Festival Director Shri S. M. Khan from the Directorate of Film Festivals of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, …

11 Nov : 35th Women national Sports Festival 2009 organized by The Sports Authority of Goa (group- II ) in collaboration with Sports Authority of India got underway with glittering Inaugural function on 11th Nov. 2009 at PJN stadium, Margao.
Shri. Digamber kamat , Chief Minister of Goa was the Chief Guest, Shri. Babu Azgaonkar, Minister for Sports was Guest of Honour, Also present were V. M. Prabhudesai, Exe.Director, SAG, Bruno Coutinho, Jt. Director ( Coaching),  Ashraf Pandial, Hon. Treasurer of SAG, Vinayak Naik, Jt.Director, SAG, Monica Dorando, Project officer ( …

5 Mar :The State Level Rural Athletic Meet 2008-09 (PYKKA) was  declared open by Shri. Manohar Azgaonkar, Hon. Sports Minister, wherein altogether 996 participants from  eleven talukas participated in different events. present were Shri. V.M.Prabhudesai, ED, SAG, Shri. Ashraf Pandial, Treasurer, SAG, Shri. Bruno Coutinho, Jt.Director Coaching, SAG, Shri.Vinayak Naik  Joint-Director(Acct.),SAG and other were present for the inauguration function. held at 11 am .

14 Feb : Goa will host its traditional carnival float parades across major cities in the state beginning 21st February.The state tourism department, in association with the respective municipal councils, will hold these parades in the cities of Panaji, Margao, Vasco and Mapusa.

11 Feb : Over 400 delegates from across the country have converged in Goa to discuss the roadmap for India’s e-governance at a two-day national conference from Thursday.Based on the theme `E-Governance-Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges,’ the conference will deliberate on people-friendly administration through e-governance.