BJP mla Sawant likely to be Speaker
PANAJI: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to nominate two-time Sankhali MLA Pramod Sawant for the post of Speaker of the state legislative assembly. The legislature secretariat has already...
View ArticleAadhaar punch for 2 lakh school students
The department will implement the interactive voice response system, which would help the government in plugging the leakages in the Mid-day Meal Scheme since the IVRS envisages the school...
View ArticleCM to visit Sonsoddo dumpsite today
SALIGAO: Taking seriousness of the gigantic garbage at Sonsoddo, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday assured TCP Minister Vijay Sardesai that he would visit the garbage dumpsite in Margao on...
View ArticlePanchayats to get special fund for garbage collection, says CM
SALIGAO: Stating that the new government would focus to end garbage menace in the state, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said the state budget would make allocation of special fund to...
View ArticleFrancis sets his mind to amend Municipalities Act
PANAJI: Stating that in a coalition government one necessarily needs to make certain compromises, Mapusa MLA of the Bharatiya Janata Party Francis D’Souza, who was allocated the urban development...
View ArticleALLIES GET KEY PORTFOLIOS
PANAJI: Allocating portfolios to his cabinet colleagues six days after they took oath, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday rewarded coalition partners with key portfolios. Parrikar has...
View ArticleVijai: dump at Sonsoddo will be reduced with remediation
MARGAO: Stating that Saligao waste treatment plant is better than that of Norway’s waste treatment plant, which he had visited, the Minister for Town and Country Planning (TCP) Vijai Sardesai, on...
View ArticleReliance Jio Rs 1.25-cr dues: Mayor seeks ATR from Commissioner
PANAJI: Following the allegations against some of the councillors of being involved in ‘underhand dealings’ with M/s Reliance Jio Infocom Ltd, city Mayor Surendra Furtado, on Tuesday, wrote to...
View ArticlePonda police asked to expedite probe into atrocities against Wanarmare
PANAJI: Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC), on Monday, has directed the Ponda police to expedite investigation into the incident of atrocities against monkey hunter tribe (Wanarmare community) that...
View ArticlePaliecar pays surprise visit to WRD office, finds 4 staffers sleeping, 4...
PANAJI: Minister for Water Resources Department Vinod Paliecar paid surprise visit to the WRD office at Porvorim on Tuesday at 3.30 pm. During his visit, Paliecar found that four staff members were...
View ArticleNayak-led MOI panel gets 90-day extension
PANAJI: Stating that much time has been lost by the 17-member committee constituted by the government for the purpose of advising on the issue of giving government grants to 135 English medium primary...
View ArticleBBSM pins its hopes on Parrikar’s conscience
PANAJI: Hoping that good sense would prevail and the conscience of new Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar would compel him to withdraw the government grants to the English medium primary schools in Goa,...
View Article‘Goa will not lose out on revenue after GST rollout’
SHOMA PATNAIK | NT PANAJI : Commissioner of commercial taxes Deepak Bandekar, who attended a crucial meeting of the Goods and Service Tax Council in the national capital, said on Tuesday that Goa...
View ArticleJobs could be mantra for budget
PANAJI: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who will present the annual budget in the state legislative assembly on March 24, is expected to focus on job creation, revenue generation and administrative...
View ArticleVishwajit tipped to get cabinet berth
PANAJI: Former Valpoi MLA Vishwajit Rane may get a ministerial berth in the state cabinet which is likely to be expanded in the first week of April. A BJP MLA – either Michael Lobo (Calangute) or...
View ArticleTwo-cornered contest for Speaker’s post
PANAJI: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s Sankhali MLA Dr Pramod Sawant on Tuesday filed nomination papers for the post of Speaker of the state assembly while from the Opposition side Congress...
View ArticleEquipment of South Goa speed interceptor vehicles non-functional
By ROQUE DIAS | NT MARGAO: Speeding motorists, when they see an interceptor vehicle of the police on any of the roads in South Goa, they hardly care and zoom past at the same speed. Reason, the two...
View ArticleMhadei tribunal upholds Goa’s objection to non-verification of K’taka...
SANKHALI: Additional Solicitor General of India Atmaram Nadkarni, appearing for state of Goa before the Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal, on Wednesday, pointed out that the affidavit of witness of the...
View ArticleGoa to urge Centre not to convert state roads into NHs
PANAJI: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said the state government has decided to request the Union ministry of roads, transport and highways not to go ahead with converting 21 state roads...
View ArticleMichael expected to be Deputy Speaker
PANAJI: The Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to nominate two-time Calangute MLA Michael Lobo for the post of the Deputy Speaker of the state legislative assembly. The decision will make way for...
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