Newspapers and Magazines
Local newspaper publications include the English language Herald (it is Goa's oldest surviving newspaper and was, until 1983, a Portuguese paper known as oHeraldo but shifted over to the English language then), the lively but smaller Gomantak Times and the first English-language daily to be published from Goa Navhind Times. In addition to these, The Times of India and the Indian Express are also received from Bombay and Bangalore in the urban areas. Since June 2008, the Goa Edition of the Times of India started publication, and is strong competition to the other English dailies such as The Navhind Times, Gomantak Times and The Herald.
Among the list of officially-accredited newspapers are The Navhind Times, The Herald Times and The Gomantak Times (all in the English language) and Gomantak, Tarun Bharat, Navprabha, Pudhari, Goa Times, Sanatan Prabhat, Govadoot (all in Marathi), besides Sunaparant in Devanagiri-script Konkani. All are dailies. Gomantak was once the leading daily of Goa, before being overtaken by Tarun Bharat .
Out-station dailies, reaching Goa from other centres of publication, include Kesari, Times Of India, Maharashtra Times, Loksatta, The Asian Age, Deccan Herald, The Hindu, The Hindustan Times, Navashakti, etc. Among the two mainstream news agencies operating in the state are the Press Trust of India and the United News of India. In 2011 April RDX TV was started in Goa. It's an infotainment channel in local language.
In 2011 Aug the first live internet news webcast commenced by IN GOA NEWS and http://www.goanews24x7
Other publications in the state include Hello Publications Hello Travel Talk (English-language,A Tourism Magazine),Whats On Goa (English-language, Fortnightly-An Event Lister Of Goa),Hello City - Hello Panjim, Hello Margao (English-language),Hello Goa Yellowpages (English-language,Yearly) Goa Today (English-language, monthly), Goan Observer (English, weekly), Vavraddeancho Ixtt (Roman-script Konkani, weekly) Goa Messenger, Gulab (Konkani, monthly), Bimb (Devanagiri-script Konkani), Poddbimb(konkani roman monthly)Harbour Times, , and "J's House".
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