No-trust motion against CMC chief defeated
CUNCOLIM: The no-confidence motion moved against the chairperson of Cuncolim Municipal Council (CMC) Lavita Mascarenhas was defeated, on Thursday, with the five BJP-backed councillors voting against...
View ArticleCCP charges CoP of bypassing it over hoarding along Mandovi river bank
PANAJI: The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has yet again charged the Captain of Ports (CoP) of bypassing the authority of the corporation. This time, the CCP has taken objection to the...
View ArticleFraudsters con people using I-T returns, insurance policy
AMRESH PARAB | NT PANAJI : Now, fraudsters have started conning unsuspecting but greedy people by cashing in on income-tax returns and maturity of insurance policies. According to the cyber crime...
View ArticleEC comes under Oppn fire over postal ballot voting
PANAJI: Strongly criticising the manner in which postal ballot voting has been conducted in the state, a meeting of Opposition political parties on Thursday urged the Election Commission of India to...
View ArticleSC ban also applies to outlets which serve liquor: Menino
PANAJI : Clarifying the interpretation of the Supreme Court order on closure of liquor outlets, excise commissioner Menino D’Souza on Thursday said the apex court’s directive applies to establishments...
View ArticleUsgao VP revokes NOC for MRF extension plant
PONDA: The Usgao Village Panchayat has resolved to revoke the NOC given for the construction of an extension project of MRF Company at Usgao, following pressure from locals at the gram sabha held on...
View ArticleStray cattle, garbage, illegal constructions dominate Calangute gram sabha
CALANGUTE: Stray cattle, garbage and illegal constructions dominated the Calangute gram sabha which was held at the Village Panchayat hall on Sunday. Premanand Deukar a villager brought to the notice...
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Fish-cutter loses his bike at Margao police station Saxtti Shadowman was at the old bus stand at Margao near the omlet-pav vendors and was patiently eating his wada-pav, when a middle aged person...
View ArticleBastora locals raise issue of streetlights at gram sabha
MAPUSA: Sewage being discharged into a drain, ill-maintenance of streetlights, traffic chaos at the Bastora-highway junction and other issues were raised during the gram sabha of Bastora panchayat on...
View ArticleJatrotsav of Kamakshi underway at Shiroda
MARGAO: The annual jatrotsav of Goddess Kamakshi commenced in Shiroda on Saturday and will conclude on March 4. It will be marked by various religious ceremonies including deepotsav on February 27....
View ArticlePonda kidnapping case: police add rape charge against two accused
PONDA: The Ponda police, on Sunday, informed that they have registered a rape charge against Anil Patil and Tukaram Patil, arrested in a kidnapping case, based on the statement made by victim girl. The...
View ArticleBegging menace continues unabated in South Goa
Shyam Zambauliker | NT MARGAO : While there is a rise in the number of beggars in various parts of South Goa including Margao, a drive to remove beggars from the main and busy areas was initiated by...
View Article3 flats including that of Balu Fadke burgled in Mapusa
MAPUSA: In a daylight burglary that occurred at Duler in Mapusa on Sunday, three flats including that of Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party’s (MGP) candidate Vinod alias Balu Fadke’s were burgled and gold,...
View Article3 nabbed by Thane cops at Anjuna hotel
MAPUSA: The Maharashtra police, with assistance from Anjuna police Sunday nabbed three culprits red-handed at an Anjuna hotel in connection with the army examination paper leak case. Sources said that...
View ArticleNo political consensus on strategy to save Mhadei
SOIRU VELIP | NT PANAJI: Even though the political parties in Goa are united on safeguarding the Mhadei river (called Mandovi in Goa) and on the issue of not allowing Karnataka to divert water from the...
View ArticleCalangute cops: not enough space to keep impounded vehicles
NT NETWORK CALANGUTE A compound wall eludes the safety of vehicles which are abandoned, accidental or otherwise attached by Calangute police. The vehicles are lying on a disputed land next to the...
View ArticleRs 31.59-lakh gold seized at Dabolim airport
NT NETWORK VASCO The air intelligence unit of Customs at Dabolim airport, on Monday, seized gold bars and cigarettes all worth Rs 32.75 lakh in two different seizures, In the first seizure, the customs...
View ArticlePortuguese tourism secretary calls for fostering ties with Goa
NT NETWORK MARGAO Secretary of State for Tourism in Portugal Ana Mendes Godinho has highlighted the need to build permanent relationship between Portugal and Goa not only to promote tourism but to...
View ArticleProtest over ‘irregularities’ cripples Mapusa market
NT NETWORK MAPUSA The traders at Mapusa market, under the banner of Mapusa Merchants Association, observed a half-day bandh on Monday against the “irregularities” at the market. The bandh was also...
View ArticleFire on assembly complex hill slows down traffic flow
NT NETWORK PANAJI Some unknown persons set fire to the dry grass and shrubs at the foot of the hill on which Goa assembly complex stands at around 12 noon on Monday, the smoke that resulted...
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