CM to meet PM today over constituency to contest bypoll
PANAJI: The final decision as regards the electoral constituency for Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to contest the by-election is expected to come on March 31, after Parrikar meets Prime Minister...
View ArticleCong asks workers to be ready for ‘mid-term polls’
PANAJI: Stating that the state government will not sustain for long, senior Congress leaders on Thursday asked its workers to be ready for mid-term polls. “Communal and secular forces can’t go hand in...
View ArticleAfter a surprise visit, south Goa Collector suspends 2 employees
MARGAO: South Goa Collector Swapnil Naik Thursday placed two officials under suspension for dereliction of duty and under corruption charges. The suspension orders were issued after Naik paid a...
View ArticleLouis Berger: ED attaches properties of Digambar, Churchill worth Rs 1.95 crore
PANAJI/MARGAO: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached moveable and immovable properties of former chief minister Digambar Kamat and former PWD minister Churchill Alemao worth Rs 1.95 crore under...
View ArticleGaur gores farmer to death in Dharbandora
PONDA: In an unusual incident reported at Dharbandora, an Indian bison, also known as Gaur, attacked and killed a 54-year-old farmer Yenu Soliyekar, a resident of Shivdem in Dharbandora. According to...
View ArticleState govt to seek hike in mining quota ceiling
PANAJI: The state government is expected to seek additional ten million metric tonne quota for its annual iron ore production, from the Supreme Court, with the expert committee of the state government...
View ArticleCM promised to compensate Navelim villagers affected by western by-pass: Faleiro
NT NETWORK MARGAO Navelim MLA Luizinho Faleiro on Friday said that the Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has assured that the western by-pass road will be constructed on stilt over Saipem lake at...
View ArticleMauvin frontrunner from S Goa for cabinet berth: Tendulkar
NT NETWORK VASCO Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state unit president Vinay Tendulkar has said that Dabolim MLA Mauvin Godinho is a frontrunner from the South Goa district to be inducted into the state...
View ArticleNavelim bypass: inspection reveals health violations
NT NETWORK NAVELIM The ongoing work of the western bypass and national highway 17 at Navelim seems to be never running short of controversy as now it has come to light that the PWD contractors failed...
View ArticlePvt firm to manage Panaji biomedical waste from today
NT NETWORK PANAJI From today, Goa Health Monitoring System (GHMS), a private agency, will collect and manage biomedical waste from private and government hospitals as well as nursing homes besides...
View Article8 Goa towns may get benefit of relaxation
NT NETWORK PANAJI With relaxation granted by the Supreme Court on Friday to liquor vendors in areas with a population of less than 20,000, six towns of Goa out of the total 14 may get some relief....
View ArticleOutlets to get time to shut shop
NT NETWORK PANAJI Coming out with the information that the government will start immediate implementation of the March 31 order of the Supreme Court as regards ban on the liquor outlets along the...
View ArticleSC order harsh, say Goa liquor traders
NT NeTWORK PANAJI Expressing disappointment over the Supreme Court order, the Goa Liquor Traders’ Association (GLTA) Friday said that the order of the apex court is harsh for the Goan liquor...
View ArticlePalyekar requests Centre to expedite funds for Goa WRD
NT NETWORK PANAJI Minister for Water Resource Department (WRD) Vinod Palyekar Friday called on Union Minister of State for Water Resources Dr Sanjeev Balyan in New Delhi and discussed with him...
View ArticlePM promises full support to make Goa model state
NT NETWORK PANAJI Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday and discussed with him the political scenario in Goa as well as related issues, following the...
View ArticleMany star hotels will be affected: TTAG
NT NETWORK PANAJI Goa’s tourism industry reacted with disappointment to the Supreme Court upholding its order on highway liquor ban. “It will definitely affect the tourism industry,” said Savio...
View ArticleA glass of liquor every day is a symbol of Goemkarponn: Kavlekar
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that ‘a glass of liquor’ every day, is a symbol of “Goemkarponn” (Goan ethos) and alcohol is a part of the Goan culture, the Congress party on Saturday said that the...
View ArticleFDA issues show cause notice to Porvorim based self-help group
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has issued a show cause notice to the Porvorim-based self-help group, Gayatri Mahila Mandal, seeking an immediate reply as to why the FDA...
View ArticleSneha Shetye murder case: husband gets life imprisonment
NT NETWORK MAPUSA The additional district and session’s court in Mapusa on Saturday sentenced a Virnoda resident Ganpat Shetye under section 302 of IPC to undergo life imprisonment and imposed a fine...
View ArticleGoa must file independent plea in SC: Vijai on liquor ban
NT NETWORK PANAJI Goa Forward Party leader and Town and Country Planning Minister Vijai Sardesai Saturday said that the Goa government should approach the Supreme Court with an independent petition...
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