Fake birth registration: MMC chief officer files complaint
MARGAO: The Chief Officer of the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) Y B Tavde, on Thursday, said that he has filed a police complaint on Wednesday after discussing internal inquiry report on the fake...
View ArticleCentre has sanctioned Rs 1000 cr for road works in state: Sawaikar
MARGAO: The South Goa member of Parliament Narendra Sawaikar, on Thursday, said that the BJP-led government at the Centre has sanctioned Rs 1000 crore for the construction of proposed roads and...
View Article‘Country has not witnessed any progress in 2 years of Modi govt’
PANAJI: To attack the Narendra Modi-led central government on the alleged failure to perform and fulfil the promises made to the people of the country on the eve of the 2014 parliamentary elections,...
View ArticlePolice arrest 4 for IPL betting
PANAJI: Porvorim police claim to have busted a gang of bookies involved in betting on an Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match on Wednesday night. Four accused persons have been arrested and cash...
View ArticleGovt doctors will not prescribe new herbal drug to diabetics
SHOAIB SHAIKH | NT Staff Reporter PANAJI: Doctors in the government hospitals in the state will not prescribe the anti-diabetic herbal tablet recently launched by the Council for Scientific and...
View ArticlePimps giving cops the slip by employing new methods
PANAJI: In an attempt to remain a step ahead of the police, pimps now seem to be using different modus operandi to carry on with their ‘trade’ in the state. In yet another case of prostitution, a pimp...
View ArticleToxic chemical test result of Goa’s pão on Monday
PANAJI: Goans will know for sure by Monday whether the bread they eat is free from poisonous, cancer causing chemicals. Director of Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Bambolim, Salim Veljee said...
View ArticleNDA govt has been successful in plugging subsidy leakages: Geete
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Union Heavy Industries Minister Anant Geete, on Friday, claimed that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government-led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been successful in...
View ArticleFund misappropriation complaint by GCA: EOC initiates preliminary inquiry
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Economic Offences Cell (EOC) of the Goa police has initiated preliminary inquiry into the Goa Cricket Association’s (GCA) complaint of alleged misappropriation of Rs 2.87 crore....
View ArticleCamurlim resident comes under bus wheels, dies
NT NETWORK MAPUSA An elderly man from Camurlim died as he came under the wheels of a private bus at Duler. Mapusa police arrested the bus driver. According to the police, the deceased Uttam Gawade (62)...
View ArticleGoa to get four special boats for coastal security
NT NETWORK PANAJI To enhance the coastal security preparedness of Goa, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs will provide additional coastal surveillance boats and funds for training and to procure...
View ArticleCops intensify drive against prostitution
NT NETWORK PANAJI Goa police has intensified the drive against prostitution and officers claim that a raid is conducted every third day wherein victims are rescued. However, with a rise in the number...
View ArticleCentre to set up authority to deal with dual citizenship
NT NETWORK PANAJI To address the dual citizenship issue, the central government will set up an authority to deal with the cases. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said a report on...
View ArticleAnticipatory bail for three in Dicarpale vandalisation
NT NETWORK MARGAO Additional district and sessions judge, South Goa, has granted anticipatory bail to Marcus Furtado, Alban Rocha and Gregario Furtado against whom Maina Curtorim police have registered...
View Article30-yr-old woman remanded in sex racket case
NT NETWORK MARGAO Darshana Nemade, 30, of Mumbai, arrested by women cell of Margao in an alleged sex racket case, was produced before Margao court and her five-day remand was obtained on Friday. Police...
View ArticleFive booked for cheating woman
MARGAO Maina Curtorim police have registered an offence against Tony White and four others for allegedly inducing a woman to deposit cash in their account and cheating her to the tune of Rs 3,47,400....
View ArticleIndustrial, women blocks at Colvale jail
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Prisons department will be inaugurating industrial block at the Central Jail, Colvale on the occasion of the Goa Statehood Day. The block is first of its kind in India that will...
View Article‘Offended’ Cong workers burn effigy of Rishi Kapoor
NT NETWORK VASCO Congress workers from Vasco constituency on Saturday staged a protest and burnt an effigy of the veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor over his alleged tweets against Gandhi family. The...
View ArticleDrive from Monday to curb traffic violations
NT NETWORK PANAJI In a bid to ensure road safety, Goa police will undertake another comprehensive drive against traffic violators. A 17-day comprehensive drive, which commences from May 30 will...
View ArticleRape case involving Babush: victim’s fresh statement confuses cops
NT NETWORK PANAJI In a new twist to the minor girl rape case involving St Cruz MLA Atanasio (Babush) Monserrate, the victim has provided a fresh statement pertaining to the incident, in total contrast...
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