CCP lacking teeth to recover dues amounting to `37.34 cr
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Panaji Municipal Council may very well have been upgraded to the Corporation of the City of Panaji at the beginning of this century, but the city civic body still lacks the teeth,...
View ArticleSecretariat to have CCTV surveillance system
NT NETWORK PANAJI In a bid to safeguard the state Secretariat premises at Porvorim, which includes the administration and ministerial blocks, from any kind of suspicious activity and to keep a record...
View ArticleIn 7 years, Goa witnesses 2 deaths due to drunk driving
AMRESH PARAB | NT PANAJI Two persons have been killed while 105 injured in the 167 road accidents, which were reportedly caused due to intake of alcohol/drugs in Goa between 2008 and 2015, reveals the...
View ArticleMonkey fever fear now spreads to Pernem villages
NT NETWORK MAPUSA The fear of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) or monkey fever has now spread to villages in Pernem following reports of dead monkeys found in a forest area at Patradevi. Though...
View ArticleAgriculture in Sattari will be ruined if Mhadei is diverted
Abdulla Khan | NT VALPOI River Mhadei is considered to be the lifeline of farmers in Sattari taluka and other parts of north Goa district. The farmers here depend on the river water for irrigation of...
View ArticleFuture of Indians lies in India only: Eduardo
NT NETWORK MARGAO Former Union minister Eduardo Faleiro Saturday said that the future of Goans and citizens in other parts of the country lies in India only, as migration to other parts of the world...
View ArticleWithdraw declaration on NHs: Goa to tell Centre
NT NETWORK PANAJI The state government will ask the Centre to withdraw its new declaration on National Highways (NHs) in Goa, depending on the effect of this declaration on liquor outlets adjacent to...
View ArticleState politicians to meet CEC over lapses in postal ballot voting
NT NETWORK PANAJI Representatives of a number of political parties from Goa will call upon the Election Commission of India, in New Delhi on March 6, over alleged lapses in the postal ballot exercise...
View ArticleCortalim villagers oppose land allocation for Haj house
NT NETWORK VASCO The gram sabha members of Cortalim-Quelossim village panchayat have strongly objected the allocation of land by the Cortalim Comunidade authorities for construction of Haj house in its...
View ArticleVillagers reject budget over non-payment of Sangolda VP staff salaries
NT NETWORK SANGOLDA The Sangolda village panchayat budget 2017-18 was rejected by the villagers as the government has failed to provide funds to pay salaries to the village panchayat staff. At the gram...
View ArticleTension at Rachol as 2 students desecrate Holy Communion
NTNETWORK MARGAO Tension prevailed at Rachol on Sunday after two students of a professional institution hurt religious sentiments of Roman Catholics when they got into the Our Lady of Snows Church when...
View ArticleCalangute opposes move on highways
NT NETWORK CALANGUTE The government decision to convert some major district roads into highways was strongly opposed on Sunday by the special gram sabha of the Calangute panchayat, which adopted a...
View ArticleUnruly tourists clash with Arambol villagers
NT NETWORK MAPUSA The situation turned tense at Arambol on Sunday after a group of domestic tourists under the influence of alcohol allegedly assaulted a local which led to a clash. Sources claimed...
View ArticleNo arrest yet in Benaulim burglaries
NT NETWORK MARGAO Colva police have interrogated some persons in connection with burglaries from four flats at Benaulim however so far no arrest has been made. Police said that some persons moving in...
View ArticleGuirdolim locals peeved over frequent halts at rail crossing
NT NETWORK GUIRDOLIM Guirdolim gram sabha has unanimously resolved to intensify their agitation for completion of railway overbridge/subway even as the South Western Railways prepares for doubling of...
View ArticleApex court questions Karnataka over Kalsa-Bhandura project
NT NETWORK SANKHALI A Supreme Court bench has questioned Karnataka for danger caused to the environment and ecology while undertaking the work of Kalsa-Bhandura project in Kankumbi. On Friday, an...
View ArticleGuirim VP draws flak over lack of action on illegal constructions in...
NT NETWORK GUIRIM Issues of illegal constructions in agricultural areas and absenteeism of panch members for gram sabhas dominated Guirim gram sabha on Sunday. The villagers pointed out that illegal...
View ArticleVendors in Panaji market at receiving end of power woes
PANAJI: The municipal market in the city, which has been plagued by frequent power failure, has been bracing for disconnection of electricity supply in phases owing to the nonpayment of dues to...
View ArticleMeet today on postal ballot voting
PANAJI: The chief electoral officer has convened a crucial meeting for Tuesday to discuss the contentious postal ballot voting being held for elections to the state legislative assembly. The...
View ArticleMhadei case: state delegation to meet Modi over Nadkarni
PANAJI: A five-member state delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party will call upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi to request him as regards reversing the central government order withdrawing permission...
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