Mission Bypass convenor, 6 others held for blocking ore-laden trucks at Tilamol
NT NETWORK CURCHOREM Convener of Mission Bypass Pradip Kakodkar along with Macklin Pereira, Ali Shaikh and four others were on Monday morning arrested by Quepem police for blocking trucks carrying ore...
View ArticleKonkani now well-accepted in House proceedings: CM
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that all the government departments should start using Konkani language in their day-to-day administration, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Monday said that the...
View ArticleEid-e-Milad celebrated all over state
NT NETWORK PANAJI Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, was on Monday celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across the state including the capital city. The day is...
View ArticleGovt to fall back on e-panchayats programme for cashless regime
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that the Goa Broad Band Network, the state wide area fibre network has failed to provide up-to-the mark connectivity, Minister for Panchayati Raj Rajendra Arlekar said the...
View ArticleMichael, Joseph slug it out over banners in Calangute
NT NETWORK CALANGUTE The political rivalry between Calangute MLA Michael Lobo and deputy sarpanch of Calangute Joseph Sequeira took an ugly turn on Monday when both the politicians slugged it out over...
View ArticleCongress demands President’s rule in Goa
NT NETWORK PANAJI Goa pradesh Congress committee on Monday demanded that the current state legislative assembly should be dissolved and President’s rule be imposed till the new government is formed...
View ArticleSudin stands his ground
NT NETWORK PANAJI Senior Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party leader Ramakrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar on Monday had said the appointment and removal of the ministers in the state cabinet is the prerogative of...
View ArticleCM SACKS DHAVALIKAR BROTHERS
NT NETWORK PANAJI Virtually ending the possibility of the Bharatiya Janata Party–Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party alliance for the forthcoming state assembly elections, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar,...
View Article18 held for begging in Vasco
VASCO: Vasco police, on Tuesday arrested 18 people under the Goa Prevention of Begging Act for creating nuisance in the town. Police said that there were complaints from people about nuisance created...
View ArticleDemands: private shack operators serve 7-day ultimatum to govt
MARGAO : Claiming that the state government has ignored the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order and failed to submit compliance report and revoked the shack licences, private property shack owners...
View ArticlePonda BJP welcomes Dhavalikars’ sacking
PONDA : Welcoming the sacking of Dhavalikar brothers, Ponda Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mandal has claimed that the party will win the Ponda seat by defeating the sitting MLA Lavu Mamledar easily....
View ArticleCM terms sacking a surgical strike on Dhavalikars
CALANGUTE: The decision of “surgical strike” on two Dhavalikar brothers was taken in consultation with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers as the two Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MLAs were...
View ArticlePorvorim residents hit by blank spots in mobile connectivity
PANAJI: In this hi-tech age where mobile connectivity means everything, the residents of some parts of Porvorim and surrounding areas face blank spots in mobile connectivity where there is absolutely...
View ArticleConnectivity woes keep shops from going cashless
PANAJI: While swipe machines have been installed in several shops for the move towards cashless economy, there are complaints from shopkeepers of difficulty in accepting debit cards. Shopkeepers said...
View ArticleCM says change in MGP leadership needed to keep alliance alive
PANAJI : A day after sacking the Dhavalikar brothers – Sudin and Deepak – from the cabinet, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Tuesday said that a change in the leadership of the Maharashtrawadi...
View ArticleUnderpaid labourer spills beans on casino owner
PANAJI: The JD-S leader K C Veerendra, who owns a casino in Goa, was arrested for stashing cash in new currency notes in secret vaults of his bedrooms and bathrooms. The multimillionaire casino owner,...
View Article14 BJP MLAs aren’t happy with Parsekar: Sudin
PANAJI: Senior Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party leader Ramakrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar on Tuesday said that his party wanted a replacement for the Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar as he had got clear...
View ArticleIt isn’t all over between BJP and MGP: Parrikar
PANAJI : Admitting that the Bharatiya Janata Party-Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party alliance is today facing a hindrance, but definitely not come to a dead end, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on...
View ArticleIt’s time to engage whole society in combating violence against women, says...
VASCO: Governor Mridula Sinha on Wednesday stressed the need for providing special training to counsellors in combating and eradicating instances of violence and abuse on women which has seen a...
View ArticleBJP to assure jobs for youth in poll manifesto
PANAJI: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Wednesday said that the manifesto of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the 2017 state assembly election would be dedicated to empowerment of youth, and...
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