Panaji is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi River estuary in the Tiswadi sub-district (taluka). With a population of 114,759 in the metropolitan area, Panaji is Goa's largest urban agglomeration, ahead of Margao and Mormugao.
Porvorim, also known as Parvari, is the De facto legislative and executive capital of the state of Goa, India, as both the Goa Legislative Assembly and Secretariat are functioning from the same complex in the region of Alto Porvorim in porvorim.(Alto - Portuguese word meaning high or upper). Soon it will also become the De facto judicial capital of Goa, when the High Court of Bombay at Goa which is currently functioning from Lyceum complex in Panaji, is transferred to the new building complex which is being constructed in Alto - Betim Porvorim region of Porvorim. The construction of the new building is expected to be completed by December 2020. Porvorim is situated on the right bank of the Mandovi River, as de jure capital of Goa, Panaji is located on the opposite bank. Porvorim is considered an upmarket residential hub as it lies on the Mumbai–Goa highway NH66. Goa's largest shopping centre - Mall De Goa - is situated here.
The Navhind Times is an English language newspaper in Goa. Founded in 1963 and based in Panaji, the capital of Goa, it is the largest selling newspaper, amongst the three locally published English newspapers in the state. The other two being O Heraldo and Gomantak Times successively.
Goa University is a public higher education institution, headquartered in the city of Panaji, in the Indian state of Goa. In addition to Panaji, it has a campus in Margao, Mapusa, Ponda, Old Goa and Vasco da Gama.
Forum Mall also known as Forum Courtyard is a shopping mall located in Bhowanipore, South Kolkata, India. It was initially conceived as an office tower. 80% of the foundation was complete before it was converted into a mall. Currently it has a built-up area of 200,000 square feet, of which 125,000 square feet is the gross leasable (retail) area. It was opened to the public with the sole intention of launching Shoppers' Stop in Kolkata for the first time, in 2003. Its opening was credited with turning its neighbourhood from a quiet residential area into an upmarket shopping destination. It has been noted for its excellent layout and signage. The mall is constructed and owned by Rahul Saraf, Chairman of SAPL. The Mall also has a branch in Bhubaneswar named Forum Mart and has a new addition in Belur area of Howrah as Forum Rangoli Mall.
LuLu International Shopping Mall is a shopping mall located in Edappally Kochi, Kerala. The mall its car parking facility, the convention center and the hotel altogether got total area of 1.85 million sq ft. With an average daily footfall of more than 80,000, it is one of the most visited places in Kerala. Spanning 17 acres (6.9 ha), the mall has a total retail space of 6.2 lakh sq ft. A hotel and convention center totaling 0.35 million sq feet is also build along with the project. The mall was opened in March 2013. It contains more than 225 outlets, including food courts, restaurants, family entertainment zones, a multiplex, ice skating rink, gaming arena, Beauty parlours, a toy train joy ride and bowling alley. Multiple events are usually conducted in the main atrium. The estimated cost for this project is more than ₹16 billion or US$250 million. The property is owned and managed by Yusuff Ali M.A. Chairman and Managing Director of Lulu Group International. LuLu Mall in Kochi was their maiden retail venture in India.
Garuda Mall is the premier shopping mall in the city of Bangalore, India, which is also home to the city’s second oldest Shoppers Stop branch, and the oldest one in the city which is attached to a mall. It is situated on Magrath Road at the heart of the central business district in Bangalore, near Brigade Road. The mall has opened another branch in the Heritage City, Mysore near K. R. Circle. Another branch in Kochi with French cuisine and heritage.
Korum Mall is a shopping mall located in Thane city of Maharashtra state in India. It is a home to a number of branded shops. It is a project of Kalpataru Limited.
South City Mall is a shopping mall in South Kolkata, West Bengal. Located at Prince Anwar Shah Road, Jadavpur, it has been open since 16 January 2008. It has a Gross Leasable Area of 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2) and parking for 2,500 vehicles.
Chandra Metro Mall is a shopping mall located at Virugambakkam, Chennai. The mall has a built up area of 1.43 lakh sq.ft and was opened on 9 April 2011. The mall has a five screen multiplex with a capacity of 1,300 seats called INOX-NATIONAL operated by INOX Leisure. It has Food Bazaar, E-Zone, Pantaloons as its major anchors. The food court is spread over an area of 10,000 sq.ft. The mall was built after demolishing the National Theatre. The mall's ground floor to floor below the theatre, D-mart is situated.
R City Mall is a shopping mall located in Ghatkopar West, Mumbai. The mall spreads across 1.2 million square feet with the capacity to house over 350 stores. The mall has over 194 shopping stores, over 66 food outlets, 10 entertainment areas, 3 ATM facilities, 13 service areas, and a Movie Theatre. The mall was opened in two phases, the total size of the first phase of the development is 7.5 lakh square feet. It is a project developed by The Runwal Group.
Goa is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the region known as the Konkan, and geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is surrounded by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the east and south, with the Arabian Sea forming its western coast. It is India's smallest state by area and its fourth-smallest by population. Goa has the highest GDP per capita among all Indian states, two and a half times as high as the GDP per capita of the country as a whole. The Eleventh Finance Commission of India named Goa the best-placed state because of its infrastructure, and India’s National Commission on Population rated it as having the best quality of life in India. It is the third-highest ranking among Indian states in human development index.
Rohan Ashok Khaunte is an Indian Businessman and Politician from Goa. He is the MLA from Porvorim constituency from the North Goa district. Rohan first contested the Goa assembly elections in 2012 as an independent candidate from the newly formed Porvorim Constituency and won by a majority of votes. He created history in 2017, by becoming the first Independent MLA to be re-elected in Goa. He currently represents the constituency of Porvorim as MLA and had been appointed as Minister of Revenue, Information Technology and Labour & Employment, Govt of Goa, India.
Goa Forward Party (GFP) is a regional political party in the western coastal Indian state of Goa, led by Vijai Sardesai. The GFP fielded four candidates in the 2017 Goa Assembly election and won three seats. It played a crucial, if controversial, role in the return of the Bharatiya Janata Party to power in the March 2017 election results in Goa. The party's motto is "Goem, Goemkar, Goemkarponn". The party was launched on 25 January 2016 and its symbol is the coconut.
The Goa Arts and Literature Festival (GALF) is an annual literary festival which takes place in the Indian coastal state of Goa, each December. It was founded in 2010.
Vinoda Datarama Paliencar is an Indian politician and a cabinet Minister in the Government of Goa headed by Manohar Parrikar. He is a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Siolim constituency and belongs to the Goa Forward Party. Paliencar is the Minister for Fisheries and Water Resources Department. He is a classical singer. Paliencar is the in-charge of the OBC wing of the Goa Forward Party.
The Atal Setu is a cable-stayed bridge in Goa that runs between Panaji and Porvorim. It carries National Highway 66 over the tidal part of the Mandovi River. It is 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) long, making it the third longest cable-stayed bridge in India. Two wheelers, three wheelers and bullock carts are prohibited from using the Atal Setu due to its height of 30 metres (98 ft). It officially opened on 5 February 2019.
BMC Bhawani Mall is a five storied shopping mall complex located at Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar in the state of Odisha, India. The shopping destination is spread over a floor area of six hundred thousand square feet. Publicly opened in 2012, the mall is the second largest mall in Bhubaneswar, following the Esplanade One. The mall has a total commercial space of 600,000 sq ft spread over five floors designed by the Kolkata based, Bhawani Constructions. It contains above two hundred outlets, including cafeterias, food courts, restaurants, multiplex, parking space and a hypermarket.
The Mandovi bridge is a set of two bridges. It carries four lanes of NH66 over river Mandovi. It was Russian in design and the first to be used in this country. The first Mandovi bridge was built in 1971 and the second one in 1998.
VR Ambarsar is a flagship shopping mall of Virtuous Retail situated in Circular Road, Amritsar, Punjab, India and is the largest mall in the Indian State of Punjab. The mall is spread over 6 floors, and includes 250+ brands, 12+ Fine Dine and a 6 screen Inox multiplex.
