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O Heraldo was established as the first daily Portuguese newspaper on 21 May 1900 by Aleixo Clemente Messias Gomes in Goa. [2] After a ten-year period in Lisbon, Messias Gomes undertook major expansions and modernisations of the paper's operations in 1919. [3] It was later transformed into an English daily in 1983, [4] by which time it had ...
English-language newspapers in Goa comprise: O Heraldo (The Herald), Goa's oldest newspaper, formerly a Portuguese language daily owned by the family of Raul Fernandes (Herald Publications Pvt Ltd), a local printing enterprise that grew out of a stationery shop; The Navhind Times, published by the former mining house of the Dempos since 1963 ...
56,000 [1] (as of 2011) Website. www.navhindtimes.in. The Navhind Times is an English language newspaper in Goa. [2] Founded in 1963 and based in Panaji, the capital of Goa, [3] it is the largest selling newspaper, amongst the three locally published English newspapers in the state. The other two being O Heraldo (The Herald) and Gomantak Times ...
On 22 January 1900, together with another Goan writer Messias Gomes he co-founded O Heraldo (The Herald), which was the first Portuguese-language daily in Goa. [3] His columns in the newspaper were typified by satirical wit, wherein he would attack the Portuguese government and reactionary thinking from Hindu and Catholic intellectuals. [3]
e. The history of Goa dates back to prehistoric times, though the present-day state of Goa was only established as recently as 1987. [1] In spite of being India's smallest state by area, Goa's rich history is both long and diverse. It shares a lot of similarities with Indian history, especially with regard to colonial influences and a multi ...
He also worked as an editorial consultant with Herald (Goa) from October 2003 to April 2004. He has written articles on Goa, Goan books, media, environment, development, and information technology. From 1996 to 2006, he has been part of the Admin Team of Goanet, a volunteer and not-for-profit network that links the Goan diaspora community.
1985 – Goa cricket team made its debut in the 1985–86 season of Ranji Trophy. 6 February 1986 – The Pope John Paul II visited Goa as part of the 10-day Apostolic Pilgrimage to India. (6 and 7 February) Mass at Campal Grounds in Goa and Meeting with the clergy in the Basilica of Bom Jesus of Velha Goa.
Portuguese rule in Goa came to an end in 1961 after the annexation of Portuguese Goa by Indian armed forces. There was a very complicated impasse halting the use of Portuguese, which ceased to be the official language. O Heraldo, the Portuguese-language daily newspaper in Goa was renamed The Herald. and adopted the use of English. Portuguese ...