Gadekar under scanner for fake police raids
PANAJI: Self-proclaimed activist Deepak Gadekar, who is the mastermind in the Rs 10 lakh Calangute dacoity case, is under scanner for having carried out fake police raids ‘independently’...
View ArticleCongress rubbishes claims on alliance talks
MARGAO: Hoping that the people of Goa would elect a new people-oriented government, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Luizinho Faleiro on Saturday said the Congress party has had no alliance...
View ArticleMGP banking on votes in Aquem, Davorlim
ROQUE DIAS | NT MARGAO: Navelim constituency is one of the three constituencies in Salcete taluka where Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) will field candidates at the forthcoming assembly polls....
View ArticleMGP, GSM tentatively agree to 25-15 seat-sharing arrangement
PONDA: The Maharastrawadi Gomantak Party and the Goa Suraksha Manch have forged an alliance and agreed upon a tentative 25-15 seat-sharing arrangement for the forthcoming assembly elections. The...
View ArticleBJP can have Catholic CM if it retains power: Francis
PANAJI: Maintaining that there is no need at this point of time for the Bharatiya Janata Party to project a chief ministerial candidate from the Catholic community in view of the forthcoming state...
View ArticleSecurity beefed up in state
PANAJI : Following intelligence inputs on terror threat, the state police have beefed up security in Goa. Armed policemen have been posted at various locations throughout the state including places...
View ArticleConsumers to get SMS alerts on power shutdown, glitches
MAPUSA: Taking a step towards digitalisation, the electricity department has started collecting data of all its consumers across the state to provide better service. The department is planning to...
View Article35 complete training in fire fighting
PANAJI: The passing out parade of trainees who have undergone six months training in elementary course in general firefighting of driver operators and watch room operators was held at Directorate of...
View ArticlePriol Independent candidate’s election rally draws large crowd
PONDA: With polls to the state assembly election round the corner, Govind Gaude, Independent candidate in Priol constituency launched his campaign by seeking blessings of Shree Mahalasa at Mardol on...
View ArticleChaos order of day at Mapusa bus stand
Arpita Srivastava | NT MAPUSA: Chaos is the order of the day at the Mapusa bus stand as there is absolutely no control on vendors and bus operators. Unauthorised parking by motorists and encroachment...
View ArticleSkill development courses in aquaculture at NIO
PANAJI: CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography has launched skill development courses in aquaculture technology with an aim to address the growing demand for the need of skilled workforce and provide...
View ArticleDespite financial problems, govt has laid thrust on education: CM
SANKHALI: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar inaugurated a government school building at Surla, constructed by GSIDC at the cost of over Rs 4 crore. Speaking on the occasion, Parsekar said the...
View ArticleTerror alert fails to dampen New Year festivities in state
CALANGUTE: Ignoring the intelligence inputs about terror threat, lakhs of Indian tourists rang in the New Year along the Calangute beach belt on Saturday midnight. Traffic cell personnel were on...
View ArticleWon’t shy away from using power: Army chief
NEW DELHI: New Army Chief General Bipin Rawat Sunday said while the country and the force want to maintain peace and tranquility at the border, it will not “shy away” from using its power in any form....
View ArticleBJP warns AAP over defamatory campaign against Parsekar
PANAJI: Warning the Aam Aadmi Party with dire consequences, if it continues its “unethical” electoral campaign for the forthcoming state assembly election by defaming the Bharatiya Janata Party and its...
View ArticleCalangute dacoity case: order on second bail plea of Gadekar on Jan 5
MAPUSA: Additional district and sessions judge P V Sawaikar on Monday heard the arguments on the second bail plea moved by self proclaimed activist Deepak Gadekar, who was arrested in Calangute dacoity...
View ArticleTwo-day Shekoti Sahitya Sammelan in city from Jan 7
PANAJI: The 12th edition of the annual Shekoti Sahitya Sammelan, organised by the Konkan Marathi Parishad in the premises of Goa Youth hostel, will be held in Campal on January 7. The two-day literary...
View ArticleCiting MOI, grants to English-medium schools; Godinho terms BJP ‘secular’
VASCO: Citing continuation of grants to English-medium schools and Medium of Instruction issues, South Goa Planning and Development Authority (SGPDA) chairman Mauvin Godinho, who joined Bharatiya...
View ArticleProtest in Thivim over bad road
MAPUSA : Around 150 Thivim villagers, aggrieved over the bad state of the main road stretch from the church to old post office, staged a protest on Monday with the support of Congress block and...
View ArticleMove into new premises: D’Souza urges Sankhali civic body officials
SANKHALI: Calling upon Sankhali Municipal Council (SMC) authorities to move into the new municipal building, Deputy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza said that it will help the municipality work in more...
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