Tuesday is a big day for Sonsoddo dumpsite
MARGAO: The people living around Margao’s dumpsite are poised for a big relief. Segregation of the waste dumped at Sonsoddo over the years will begin from Tuesday as a state-of-the-art machine was...
View Article‘Clear the air on liquor consumption’
PANAJI: Stating that it is legal to carry liquor for personal consumption at a hotel or restaurant that falls in no liquor zone, Rajeev Gomes, a lawyer, on Monday sought a clarification on this from...
View ArticleGovt sets ball rolling to act upon highway liquor ban
PANAJI: Setting the ball rolling to implement the SC order on liquor outlets, the state excise department has started issuing notices on non-renewable of licences to over 3210 liquor outlets which come...
View ArticleSC ban takes fizz out of star hotels
PANAJI : In yet another repercussion of the ban on the liquor outlets along the highways by Supreme Court, the starred hotels within the distance of 500 mts from the state as well as national highways...
View ArticleFOR A JOYRIDE:
A hop-on-hop-off bus goes on a trial run on the Old Goa bypass road on Monday. The Goa Tourism Development Corporation will soon introduce a hop-on-hop-off bus service for tourists
View ArticleAAP will be targeting 8-10 panchayats at upcoming elections: Gomes
PANAJI: With an aim to provide exposure to youth and women, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), on Tuesday, said that it will be targeting 8-10 panchayats in the upcoming panchayat elections. “We will target 8-10...
View ArticleSonsoddo dump will be cleared before 2019 Lok Sabha election, assures Vijai
MARGAO: Asserting that Sonsoddo issue is an apolitical issue, Minister for Town and Country Planning (TCP) Vijai Sardesai on Tuesday said that Sonsoddo’s mountainous dump will be cleared before the...
View ArticleVijai says he will not support BJP if it tries to ban beef in state
MARGAO/PANAJI: The Town and Country Planning Minister Vijai Sardesai said that he will not support the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) if it tries to ban beef in Goa like in other states. Speaking to the...
View ArticleBJP to honour Shah, Parrikar
PANAJI: The national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party Amit Shah will be honoured by the state BJP unit along with the Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, at a special programme to be held at the...
View ArticleRam Navami celebrated with religious fervour
PANAJI: Ram Navami, a festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Rama, was celebrated across the state on Tuesday. It is the first festival celebrated after Gudi Padwa. Rama was born to king...
View ArticleCCP to get legal vetting on agreements with contractors
PANAJI: Failing to recover exorbitant dues from various contractors entrusted with the task of collecting its revenue from different sources, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has decided to...
View ArticleLiquor traders happy with ‘fruitful’ meeting with CM
PANAJI: The liquor outlet owners affected by the SC ban on highway liquor shops said on Tuesday that they were satisfied with the outcome of their meeting with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. They...
View ArticleBooze traders stare at closure notices
PANAJI : The excise department on Tuesday commenced issuing closure notices to 3,210 outlets affected by the SC highway liquor ban, which came into being on April 1. Officials said that notices are...
View ArticleTwo liquor thieves run out of luck
PANAJI: Two foreigners who reportedly committed theft of two alcohol bottles worth around Rs 22,000 from a city store, have been identified. The accused S Maluk and Simon K, both are from Jordan....
View ArticleGoa mulls moving SC to cushion the blow
PANAJI: Assuring that the government, within the legal parameters, would extend all help to those affected by the Supreme Court order related to the ban on the liquor outlets along highways, Chief...
View ArticleRegistration tax on high-end cars lowered
NT NETWORK PANAJI Fulfilling a budgetary promise of rationalising tariffs on high-end vehicles, the state cabinet on Wednesday vide the Goa Motor Vehicle Amendment (Ordinance) 2017 reduced the...
View ArticleOre mining gets back on track
NT NETWORK PANAJI Following increases in Goa’s iron ore production to the maximum permissible limit of 20 million tonne, the government’s royalty income increased nearly three-fold in 2016-17. A...
View Article‘KRC is financially stable’
CMD of the Konkan Railway Corporation SANJAY GUPTA in an exclusive interview with ‘The Navhind Times’, speaks to RAMNATH N PAI RAIKAR as regards the future Goa-centric plans of the Konkan Railway,...
View ArticleCandolim beach will be first in Goa to be disabled-friendly: Lobo
NT NETWORK CANDOLIM Candolim beach will be the first beach in Goa to be disabled-friendly with facilities including a wooden ramp so that people from different walks of life, including the...
View ArticleVishnu Wagh returns home after recuperating for seven months
NT NETWORK VASCO Former deputy speaker and ex-MLA of St Andre constituency Vishnu Wagh was discharged from Mumbai hospital on Wednesday where he underwent treatment for seven months. Wagh, who is also...
View Article