By Leila Badyari Adolescence, as every teenager, parent, and professional in the area of psychology knows, is a time of risk. With greater freedom and independence young people face new choices involving automobiles, addictive substances, and sexuality—frequently in combination.
By RAMESH SAVAIKAR | NT NETWORK Villages of Goa celebrate jatras in accordance with their deity and the more famous among these jatras attract devotees from far and wide. Some of the well known jatras of Goa are:
By Cedric Silveira Few may have heard of St Dymphna. Well, she is the patron saint for those suffering from neurological disorders, mental illness, nervous system disorders, epilepsy, sleep walking, and also of the possessed, runaways and emotionally disturbed. She is also the saint of mental health professionals.
By Yogi Ashwini Not very long ago, a British University studying the behaviour of heavenly bodies concluded that the sound of ‘Om’ is the sound of the sun.
By Iris Gomes | NTBUZZ Irene Tavares(name changed) is a nineteen year old girl being smothered under a burden of psychological problems evolving from her parents’ broken marriage.
When it comes to jewellery no woman can resist the beauty of a beautiful necklace, which is the centre of attraction at any event when a woman puts it on.
Butterfly Conservatory of Goa at Priol, Ponda inaugurated their renovated conservatory, ‘Mystic Meadows’, at the hands of Mr Pandurang Dhavalikar, Minister for Cooperation, Factories and Boilers, recently.
By Maria Cabral Fernandes In keeping with their mission to be the pioneers of change in education, Chowgule College in Margao organised its first ever Spanish Language Day.
By RAMESH SAVAIKAR | NT NETWORK
The first and most popular jatra in the Hindu calendar is that of Shri Kelbai of Mulgaon- Bicholim. The five-day jatra is also known as Pethechi Jatra.
BY ARTI DAS | NT BUZZ These days parents of young teens are relaxed as final examinations are over. The easy schedule of holiday time offers them a breathing space. However, as time passes, parents will have another headache; that of keeping their children productively busy, away from the television, play station and internet.
