Owners cheer move to retain shacks during off season
PANAJI: President of private shack owners association Dharmesh Sanghlani, welcoming the proposed move of the government allowing owners to retain the shack structures throughout the year, said that it...
View ArticleChristians most affected with English as MOI: BBSM member
PANAJI: By remaining aloof of the Konkani language as medium of instruction (MoI) and promoting English as MoI at primary level of education, the most affected will be the Christian community, stated...
View ArticleBambolim KV celebrates annual day
PANAJI: Kendriya Vidyalaya Bambolim camp celebrated its 31st annual day at Dinanath Mangeshkar hall, Kala Academy, Panaji recently. The chief guest on the occasion was the Deputy Speaker of...
View ArticleCanacona civic body to hire labour for garbage collection, pre-monsoon work
CANACONA: Canacona Municipal Council (CMC) on Thursday, at a special meeting convened to discuss the garbage issue and pre-monsoon work, resolved to consult a contractor and hire labour for...
View ArticleCrime Branch police personnel hoodwinked
PANAJI: In a similar case reported late Wednesday night, pimps hoodwinked the Crime Branch police. The police, however, managed to rescue three victim girls. Police said that the accused have been...
View ArticlePimps employing new methods to trick cops
AMRESH PARAB | NT PANAJI: Arresting pimps involved in prostitution rackets is turning out to be a challenge for the Goa police, as the pimps are now adopting a different modus operandi to avoid getting...
View ArticleMagisterial inquiry into attack on Velip remains inconclusive
PANAJI: The magisterial inquiry into the alleged attack on mining activist and panch member of Cavrem-Pirla panchayat Ravindra Velip in the Sada sub jail could not come to a conclusion in the absence...
View ArticleDengue rearing its ugly head again in Cutbona
VELIM: Villagers in South Goa’s Cutbona are panic-stricken as dengue is rearing its ugly head once again in the area with fresh cases coming to light taking the total number of cases reported to six...
View ArticleMishra sworn in as Goa Lokayukta
PANAJI: Stating that corruption starts with birth of a person and that it exists in every country, newly appointed Goa Lokayukta Justice (retired) P K Mishra said on Thursday that each one adopting...
View ArticleMandatory for builders to maintain STP for 5 years
PANAJI: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has proposed to amend the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Act to ensure that the sewage treatment plants (STP) of high rise buildings and...
View ArticleI encouraged youth to take up agriculture: Tawadkar
MARGAO: Minister for Agriculture and Sports Ramesh Tawadkar said that he has arranged a programme on May 1, near mamlatdar’s office in Canacona, to brief on his service as minister for...
View ArticlePorvorim murder case: cops register FIR
PANAJI: Porvorim police have registered a first information report (FIR) against a 56-year-old man for allegedly killing his 85-year-old mother at their rented premises in Porvorim. According to the...
View ArticleMorjim hotel owner booked for raping Russian national
MAPUSA: The owner of a hotel in Morjim has been booked for allegedly raping a Russian tourist in her room on early Thursday morning. The Pernem police have registered a case and are looking out for...
View ArticleEfforts to move grounded tug fail
VASCO: Efforts made to move the tug ‘MT Lotus’ ,that has ran aground at the Arossim beach, by Arihant Ship Breakers did not yield results on Friday. A visit to the site revealed that Arihant Ship...
View ArticleOnline exam soon for Army aspirants
PANAJI: Stating that an event like the one which happened at Muzaffarpur in Bihar, wherein around 1,100 candidates seeking jobs in Indian Army were made to answer a written examination in near-nude...
View ArticleBBSM is making MoI an ego issue: Parrikar
PANAJI: Maintaining that the grants provided by the Goa government to the 100-odd English primary schools in the state would continue, even though the medium of instruction (MoI) policy of the...
View ArticleTwo engineering students held for possessing ganja
PANAJI: The Anti Narcotic Cell (ANC) of the Goa police arrested two students of the Goa Engineering College (GEC) Farmagudi-Ponda on charges of possessing drugs (ganja). Based on specific information,...
View Article‘Govt will not succumb to any pressure on MoI’
MARGAO: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar Friday said that the grants to the 135 English medium primary schools will not be stopped by his government under pressure from anybody. Speaking to media on...
View ArticleMining pit water pumped to deal with dip at Opa plant
PANAJI: While more than 300 million Indians are affected due to the drought situation, Goa’s water reservoir levels are safe. However, to maintain the levels, the water resources department (WRD) has...
View ArticleAs mercury rises, water eludes Mandrem
Bhiva P Parab | NT PANAJI: Mercury in the state is rising and so are the water woes in various parts of Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar’s constituency of Mandrem in Pernem taluka. With summer...
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