Mapusa civic body to value its immovable property
NT NETWORK MAPUSA The Mapusa Municipal Council, on Friday, decided to undertake valuation of immovable property owned by it. During an ordinary meeting, the council resolved to appoint a valuer, for...
View ArticleCountry in state of near paranoia: Cong
NT NETWORK PANAJI “The country is now in a state of near paranoia ,” stated the Congress party on Saturday, while describing the main achievement of the Narendra Modi government, which completed two...
View ArticleBJP-led govts at Centre, state have delivered on clean governance, says Rijiju
NT NETWORK VASCO Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government-led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Centre and BJP government in Goa led...
View ArticleGoans are awakened, enlightened lot: Governor
NT NETWORK PANAJI Governor Dr Mridula Sinha has extended greetings and good wishes to the people of Goa on the occasion of Goa Statehood day. In her message, the Governor says, “It was on this day in...
View ArticleWe must not lose sight of what defines us: CM
NT NETWORK PANAJI Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has greeted the people of the state on the occasion of Goa Statehood Day. The Chief Minister in his message has said, “On the occasion of the 29th...
View ArticleCM invokes Modi mantra to justify MOI stand
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Goa is following the mantra – ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’– given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and hence will not be able to...
View ArticleLocal woman allegedly raped by African
NT NETWORK MAPUSA The Mapusa police have booked an unidentified ‘Nigerian’ for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 39-year-old local woman on Saturday. The Mapusa police said that on Saturday evening the...
View ArticleGovt to launch health insurance scheme today
NT NETWORK PANAJI The government in commemoration of the 29th anniversary of the Goa Statehood Day will launch on May 30 its ambitious flagship scheme namely Din Dayal Swasthya Seva Yojana, a health...
View ArticleMake Guirim cross spot safer for crossing: locals
NT NETWORK GUIRIM Guirim gram sabha on Sunday witnessed discussions on issues like choking of nullahs due to careless dumping of mud by builders and leaving it unattended, the need for manning of...
View ArticleRains round the corner, but nullahs not yet desilted: Nerul villagers
NT NETWORK NERUL Nerul gram sabha on Sunday expressed concern over the issue of nullahs, highlighting that the nullahs were yet to be de-silted despite rains being round the corner. They said the...
View ArticleUcassaim Paliem VP mulls revision in house tax
NT NETWORK MAPUSA Ucassaim Paliem Punola panchayat, during the gram sabha on Sunday, proposed to revise the house tax and sought views of the villagers on it. The gram sabha was informed that since...
View ArticleAnjuna locals oppose Rs1000-crore Chapora riverfront project, demand EIA
NT NETWORK MAPUSA Anjuna villagers on Sunday opposed a new multipurpose project in river Chapora and demanded that an environmental impact assessment (EIA) study be conducted. During the gram sabha,...
View ArticleBBSM warns govt of sending it packing if grants not stopped
NT NETWORK CURCHOREM The convenor of Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch (BBSM) Prof Subhash Velingkar has warned the BJP-led government in the state that “it should be prepared to go home” if the grants...
View Article26-yr-old dies in Bicholim mishap, two other friends grievously hurt
NT NETWORK BICHOLIM A 26-year-old youth Gaurish Dangi died while his two other friends Nikhil Diksheet and Samaresh Kanekar sustained grievous injuries in a mishap involving two scooters and a goods...
View ArticleFleeing Nigerian rape accused held at Panvel
NT NETWORK Mapusa In a swift action, the police on Monday arrested at Panvel, Maharashtra, the African who had been booked for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 39-year-old local woman at Parra in...
View ArticleNow, GMC’s teaching faculty to retire at 65
NT NETWORK PANAJI The retirement age of the teaching faculty at the Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim, has been raised to 65 years, and all the doctors in the government hospitals of the state...
View ArticleMotorists to face heat for traffic violations
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Goa police will now seize driving licences of motorists found over-speeding, driving under the influence of drink, overloading (goods carriages), carrying people in goods...
View ArticleNadkarni dispels Goans’ fear over dual citizenship
State Advocate General Atmaram Nadkarni, who has been recently elevated to the position of the Additional Solicitor General of India, in an exclusive interview with ‘The Navhind Times’, speaks to...
View ArticleAfter efficiency of Saligao waste plant is proven, another will come up in...
NT NETWORK SALIGAO Curchorem in South Goa will have the next garbage treatment plant in state at Cacora, after the efficiency of the plant at Calangute–Saligao plateau is proved, said the Defence...
View ArticleElvis transforming Colvale jail into reformation home: CM
NT NETWORK MAPUSA “The Colvale central jail is being transformed into a reformation home by Elvis Gomes. Many facilities have been provided for the welfare of the inmates, giving them opportunities to...
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