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Waman Hari Pethe jeweller's contest offer

On the occasion of various festivals, Waman Hari PetheJewellers will be holding promotional contest.

On purchase of jewellery, a customer may coin a slogan forthe brand. The winning slogan will win exciting prizes.

Waman Hari Pethe will be picking weekly winners and a grandprize winner, the first of which offers customers the chance to win one of 16brand new Honda Dio scooters and gold coins. The second offers customers thechance to win one of 16 brand new Maruti Swifts on purchase of jewelleryexceeding Rs. 15,000. The contest will run up to November 15.

Ulhas jewelers launches diamond arcade

 Margao based Ulhas Jewellers gave the city another landmarkthis Dussehra with an exclusive three-storey diamond store located in its fancydiamond shaped building. Ulhas Jewellers, Goa’s most trusted jewellery househas seen the city evolve from its rooted tradition to its slowly buildingacceptance of international taste and styles. Since the late 90's, Vikram andPritam Verlekar brought about a rejuvenated identity to the name UlhasJewellers. Being the third generation into the business, they took some drasticsteps, with a different mindset altogether. They believed not only in quality,but also knowledge. “ULHAS, that you see today, is the result of the smallfocused steps that we have taken. We keep in mind the quality, variety andcustomer service orientation while introducing new designs,” said VikramVerlekar.

Tata Motors full throttle trails in Goa

Tata Motors on Sunday organized a Full Throttle Trails,off-road event for Tata SUV owners. The trails offered Tata customers anextreme off road experience in a planned and safe manner. The trail was flaggedoff from Royal Orchid Utorda and took its way through the outskirts of Cuncolimand back. The trails offered terrains and customised tracks for the drivers forboth 4 x 2 and 4X 4 vehicles. Tata Motors Full Throttle is coordinating 21trails throughout India, scheduled at various locations throughout the year.Trails in Goa were the tenth one.

Phorum’s bridal & festive collection

Phorum the trusted name in diamonds and gold jewellery isback again this time ahead of the wedding season with its bridal and jewellerycollection of diamond studded gold jewellery for Diwali and other Indianfestivals. Its traditional as well as contemporary designs of earrings,necklaces, rings and bracelets will be on display at Nanutel Hotel, at theChandni Hall on October 27 and 28. The exhibition will be open at all venuesfrom 11 am to 8 pm. The same exhibition will be held in Panjim at Rampon, HotelMandovi on October 30, 31 and on November 1. On November 3 and 4 Phorum'sexhibition will be held in Ponda, at Hotel Sun Inn. 

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Rosy unemployment data belies grim reality

India's unemployment rate is lower than America's. So why do you see so many guys hanging around on street corners?

Jason Overdorf | Global Post / For The Goan
Published Oct 27, 2012, 11:54 AM IST
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Rosy unemployment data belies grim reality

India's rosy unemployment figures -- which show that only ameasly 6.6 percent of Indian workers are out of a job -- belies the grimreality of the job market here, suggests a statistics-rich article in anational newspaper.This is a country where 20,000 people show up to apply whenthe state police announces it will hire 2,000 new beat cops, where the joblesscan be seen loitering on corners at every hour of the day on every street inevery city, and where young men are known to…

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