Rebello elected sarpanch of Dramapur-Sirlim panchayat
DRAMAPUR: Bernado Rebello was on Friday elected as the sarpanch of Dramapur-Sirlim village panchayat. Rebello won the election to the post of sarpanch against former sarpanch Edcy Fernandes by 4:3...
View ArticlePower dept reverts to old billing system
PANAJI: After nearly two years of overhauling the electricity consumption billing process, the department has decided to revert to its tested and proven system of delivering the power bills at your...
View ArticleMGP demands use of EVMs instead of postal ballot for govt employees
PANAJI: The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), on Friday, demanded that the Election Commission of India immediately scrap the postal ballot system followed for the government employees, and conduct...
View ArticleBeware! hospitals may charge you extra under govt health insurance
PANAJI: The Deen Dayal Swasthya Seva Yojana (DDSSY) medical insurance scheme beneficiaries have been warned against paying additional fees at private hospitals to avail the benefits of the government’s...
View ArticleRs 500 cr for Dabolim airport development
VASCO: Airports Authority of India (AAI) chairman Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra has said that the agency has plans to spend Rs 500 crore on providing facilities at the Dabolim airport thus making the airport...
View ArticleBe wary of fraudsters asking for debit, credit card details
PANAJI: Credit/debit card frauds is one of the most commonly reported cyber crime-related frauds to which several bank customers have fallen prey. Last year alone, a total of around 400 such cases were...
View ArticleDrive to make teachers aware of ban on corporal punishment
PANAJI: With the increasing number of complaints received as regards school students being subjected to corporal punishment by the teachers, the department of education has now decided to undertake...
View ArticleFake profiles on Facebook make gullible women victims
AMRESH PARAB | NT PANAJI Cyber criminals are making use of social networking sites to target gullible Internet users, especially women. Last year, there were around nine such cases registered with the...
View Article2 airports viable option for Goa: Civil Aviation Minister
NT NETWORK BENAULIM Minister for Civil Aviation Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju Saturday said that the first phase of the Mopa Greenfield international airport will be operational by May 2020 while...
View ArticleCentral govt stops Nadkarni from appearing for Goa in Mhadei case
NT NETWORK PANAJI The central government has withdrawn its permission granted to the Additional Solicitor General of India, Atmaram Nadkarni, for representing Goa before the Mhadei Water Disputes...
View ArticleTourism-related development damaging sand dunes: report
NT NETWORK PANAJI Holding tourism-related haphazard development responsible for severe damage to the sand dunes on the Goan beaches, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change’s...
View Article‘Under Portuguese civil code rights of Muslim women are protected in Goa’
NT NETWORK PANAJI Experts have opined that the Supreme Court should not interfere in the personal law, which is based on divine law. The issue of triple talaq has once again ignited the old debate on...
View ArticleNew Zuari bridge work picking up pace
NT NETWORK VASCO The work on construction of the new eight-lane cable-stayed Zuari bridge and its approach roads is picking up pace. It is a major project and estimated to cost over Rs 3,500 crore....
View ArticleState to have coastal fire stations with cyclone shelters
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that the state will soon have coastal fire stations with multi-purpose cyclone shelter (MPCS) under the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP), the director of fire...
View ArticleParties slam EC for ‘tampering’ with postal ballot schedule
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Election Commission of India (ECI) has become a target of the political parties over the postal ballot fiasco even as some have criticised the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the...
View ArticleSewage litters path at Desterro; locals face inconvenience
NT NETWORK VASCO Sewage flowing out of a sewerage pipeline down a staircase at Desterro has become a nuisance for the residents who use it. It is learnt that a sewerage pipeline that passes through...
View ArticleStudents are the strength of our nation: Governor
NT NETWORK PANAJI Pointing out that engineering plays an important role in planning, Governor Mridula Sinha said that students are the strength of our nation and therefore they have to contribute in...
View ArticlePanel formed to review cable TV digitisation
NT NETWORK PANAJI The government has constituted a ‘State Level Progress Monitoring Committee’ to review the progress of digitisation, assess the availability of set top boxes (STBs), encourage Multi...
View ArticleShiroda youth succumbs to accident injuries
NT NETWORK MARGAO A 23-year-old youth from Shiroda, who was seriously injured in an accident involving scooter and truck at Raia on Saturday afternoon, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing...
View ArticleParents urged to keep an eye on children’s conduct
NT NETWORK VALPOI Valpoi Free Legal Aid Cell in association with Childline organised a talk on ‘Child Rights’ recently at Valpoi. The keynote speakers for the programme were coordinators of Childline...
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