Bondla Zoo tiger Rana dies
PONDA : Rana, the Royal Bengal tiger, which was brought to Bondla zoo with Sandya (tigress) through a friendly exchange from Indira Gandhi Zoological Park in Vishakhapatnam for a pair of Indian bison,...
View ArticleCivic workers strike work demanding 7th Pay scales
CURCHOREM: Workers of various civic bodies in the state struck work on Friday demanding implementation of 7th Pay Commission Recommendations for them. Around 35 Curchorem Cacora Municipal Council...
View ArticleCongress looted Goa since the time it became state: Parrikar
TALEIGAO/PORVORIM: Stating that the people should bring the Bharatiya Janata Party back to power in Goa, as continuity and stability of the government results in development of the state, including...
View ArticleGovt to set up cyclone shelters
PANAJI : To meet an emergent situation arising out of nature’s fury, the state government has decided to set up multipurpose cyclone shelters closer to coastal areas of the state. Addressing media...
View ArticleCS to be new state poll panel chief
PANAJI : The state cabinet on Friday approved appointment of Chief Secretary of the state R K Srivastava as commissioner of Goa state election commission. Addressing media persons after chairing a...
View ArticleMauvin fulfils his heart’s desire of joining BJP
PANAJI: Dabolim MLA Mauvin Godinho, who resigned from the Congress party as well as from the membership of the state legislative assembly on Friday, and later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, said...
View ArticleNote ban is firebombing of 99% people: Rahul
MARGAO: In a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the demonetisation of high-value currency notes, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the note ban move was...
View Article19-yr-old arrested for mangalsutra snatching
NT NETWORK PONDA Ponda police have arrested Ashfak Shaik, 19, a resident of Vasco, in connection with an alleged mangalsutra snatching case reported in the month of August. The alleged accused has been...
View ArticleGoa Velha locals want environment impact assessment of highway work
NT NETWORK MARGAO Alleging that national highway work from Agaccaim to Loliem has been done in violation of the forest, agriculture and CRZ rules, the affected Goa Velha- Loliem locals have demanded...
View ArticleBJP launches membership drive in Marcaim
NT NETWORK PONDA Just days after stripping MGP leader of the PWD portfolio, BJP has launched a membership drive in Marcaim constituency which belongs to the former PWD minister Sudin Dhavalikar from...
View ArticlePolice to have cell to monitor social media
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Goa police will soon have a cell to monitor social media as well as use this platform to connect with the general public. “Social media is a powerful tool. It has advantages as...
View ArticleTwo cops, ‘activist’ held for robbery of over Rs 10 lakh in new notes
NT NETWORK CALANGUTE The Calangute police on Saturday arrested two police personnel and a self-proclaimed activist in connection with a robbery of over Rs 10 lakh in new notes. The accused have...
View ArticleSoftware launched for election management
NT NETWORK PANAJI Chief Secretary R K Srivastava on Saturday launched election management system, a real-time electronic data processing software for the polls conducted by the state election...
View ArticleGoa’s top mining firms oil wheels of political parties
NT NETWORK PANAJI The analysis of income-tax returns and donations received by major political parties of Goa during the financial years from 2010-11 to 2014-15 reveals that majority of the local...
View ArticleCentre will not compromise on country’s security: Raju
NT NETWORK VASCO Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju, on Saturday, said that the Centre would not compromise on the security of the country. Raju made this comment in view of the delay...
View ArticleGovernor stresses on need to curb crime rate in state
NT NETWORK PANAJI Governor Mridula Sinha has extended her greetings and wishes to the people of Goa on the occasion of Liberation Day on December 19. In her message, the Governor has said that “ I am...
View ArticleBJP terms Dec 16 Congress meeting ‘joke of the day’
NT NETWORK PANAJI Describing the December 16 meeting of the Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi in South Goa as ‘Joke of the Day’, the Bharatiya Janata Party said that “the number two national...
View ArticleNarrow dilapidated Honda-Sonshi bridge poses risk to motorists
NT NETWORK VALPOI Motorists taking the Honda-Sonshi road near Sundaram Hall have a harrowing time as the narrow bridge is in a dilapidated state. Also, heavy traffic congestion occurs at the bridge...
View ArticleParsekar: MGP didn’t abide by coalition dharma
NT NETWORK PONDA In yet another scathing attack on the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has alleged that the ex-PWD Minister Ramkrishna Dhavalikar was working...
View ArticleTwo constables foil suicide bid of mother-daughter duo on Zuari bridge
NT NETWORK VASCO Two police constables, attached to traffic cell-Vasco, foiled bid of a woman and her daughter of committing suicide from Zuari bridge on Sunday morning. As per available information,...
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