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1. That the only state in India having
two official state languages is Goa with Konkani and Marathi.
2. That
Goa is the smallest state of India having a national highway road span
of only 120 km N to S and around 80 km’s E to W.
3. That Goa’s official
language Konkani is the only Indian
language that is written in two scripts, Devnagri and Roman English
script.
4. That Goa is the only state where the state road transport is
named after an old age dynasty called Kadamba.
5. That Goa is the
second state after Orissa where the world famous Olive Ridley Turtles
come to lay their eggs on Morjim beach.
6. That Goa is the state having
the whole non-decomposing miraculous remains of St Francis Xavier at
old Goa.
7. That Goa is the only Indian state with an active and
enforced uniform Civil Code implemented by the Portuguese.
8. That if
you are a Goan you can avail of Portuguese Nationality Passport.
9.
That the first printing press of Asia was installed in Goa at St Paul’s
college in 1556.
10. That the first medical school of India was
established in Goa set up in 1842 at Panaji, demolished in 2004.
11.
That Goa is exporting 60% of India’s Mineral Ore to Japan.
12. That Goa
is the first state in India to permanently host the international film
festival.
13. That Goa is the only place where one can hire a two
wheeler taxi called “pilots”.
14. That Goa’s only airport is military
airport of the Navy.
15. That the one and only one Naval Aviation
Museum of Asia is located at Vasco in Goa.
16. That India has only two
temples dedicated to the Brahma of the Hindu Trinity. One is in
Rajasthan and other in Goa.
17.7 km from Valpoi in the village of
Carambolim Brahma temple.
17. That Mumbai owes its daily bread to Goa
more precisely, to migrant bakers from Saligao and Siolim who brought
with them the blessed Pao to Mumbai.
18. That Goa, even though the
smallest state in India has the highest bank saving deposit.
19. That
Asia’s only floating casino is launched in Goa’s coastal waters at
Panaji harbour known as “Caravela”.
20. That India’s largest laterite
stone carving of St. Mirabai is at ancestral Goa at Loutolim village.
21. That Goa is the only state of India having the highest forest
destiny cover of 33% of total land mass.
22. That the first English
medium high school in Goa was established in 1896 at St. Joseph’s high
school, Arpora.
23. Goa is the first state in India were in one can
register car, bike or other vehicle on line from the dealers directly
which started in June'06 and one needs not go to R.T.O. for
registration.
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