Liquor sale ban: Kavlekar demands review petition from govt side in SC
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that Supreme Court’s ban on sale of liquor along the state and national highways will have a similar impact which Goa witnessed in 2012 after mining ban, Leader of Opposition...
View ArticleValpoi Congress block resigns en masse
NT NETWORK VALPOI In a setback for Congress party, the entire Valpoi block Congress committee resigned en masse after a meeting and will be supporting Vishwajit Rane in the ensuing by-poll. Speaking to...
View ArticleLiquor vendors urge govt to allow them to operate till May
NT NETWORK PANAJI Citing tourist season in the state, wholesale and retail liquor vendors affected by the Supreme Court’s liquor ban order on Wednesday urged the government to allow them to operate...
View ArticleAjgaonkar assures to rid beaches of Lamanis, drugs
NT NETWORK PANAJI In order to make Goan beaches tourist friendly, the government will start a crackdown on touts and Lamanis operating illegally along the beach, Minister for Tourism Manohar (Babu)...
View Article3 fake currency-counting machines seized in Margao
NT NETWORK MARGAO Three fake currency-counting machines were seized from a building in Margao by a team of Legal Metrology office, Margao led by the assistant controller Arun Panchwadkar on...
View ArticleValpoi BJP candidate supports Vishwajeet
PANAJI: Two-time Valpoi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Satyavijay Naik has said that the decision of the party of inducting former Congress MLA Vishwajeet Rane has been accepted by all the...
View ArticleNeed to put open spaces to good use: D’Souza
MAPUSA: Pointing out that there is a need to preserve open spaces for future generations, Urban Development Minister Francis D’Souza said that he has asked all councillors to identify such open spaces...
View ArticleVishwajeet will regret joining BJP: Congress
PANAJI: Stating that former Valpoi MLA Vishwajeet Rane’s hunger for power led to him joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Leader of the Opposition Chandrakant ‘Babu’ Kavlekar on Thursday said that...
View ArticleChimbel beset by garbage, lack of basic facilities
Shaikh Jamaluddin | NT CHIMBEL: Garbage and the village of Chimbel seem to co-exist. It will not be an exaggeration to say that people inhale stench emanating from the garbage strewn almost in every...
View ArticleGTDC to launch hop-on-hop-off bus service for sightseeing
PANAJI: With an aim to promote tourism, Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) will soon launch hop-on-hop-off (HOHO) bus service for sightseeing Chief operating officer of GTDC Rohit Pardeshi said...
View ArticleCM says his target is to resolve garbage problem in two years
MARGAO: Confirming that his visit to the Sonsoddo dump on Thursday isn’t a part of Salcete Mission, the Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar assured that two waste treatment plants – one at Verna...
View Article16 varieties of indigenous paddy in need of urgent conservation
Abdul Wahab Khan | NT PANAJI: The local rich rice biodiversity is fast depleting in the state with only a handful of the varieties being cultivated. There are around 16 different varieties of...
View ArticleAlcoholic husbands push wives into depression
PANAJI: Stating that husband’s alcoholism is the major cause of depression amongst 80 per cent of women suffering from the disease in Goa, senior psychiatrist at the North Goa District hospital Dr...
View ArticleNo room for backdoor liquor sale, says govt
PANAJI: Excise commissioner Menino D’Souza has emphatically said that his department would ensure that backdoor or illegal liquor sale by retailers, bars and restaurants affected by the Supreme...
View ArticleVishwajit jumps on BJP bandwagon
PANAJI: Former Congress MLA Vishwajit Rane, who joined the BJP on Thursday with a large number of his supporters, said that he would work to strengthen the party in Sattari taluka to make it sure...
View ArticleLouis Berger bribery case: 13 out of 14 shell cos shut offices
PANAJI: Of the 14 shell companies connected to Louis Berger bribery case, 13 have shut their offices long back while one has its office but is said to be non-functional. According to information, these...
View ArticleWorkshop, CME prog held on palliative care
PANAJI: Indian Medical Association Ponda and Goa state joined hands with The Goa Cancer Society and with support from Directorate of Health Services organised a one-day workshop on ‘Basics in...
View ArticleCorporation of City of Panaji passes Rs 42.37-crore budget
PANAJI: The Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP), on Friday, passed Rs 42.37-crore budget for the financial year 2017-18, having a deficit Rs 5.34 crore. The City Mayor Surendra Furtado presented the...
View ArticleRs 1500-crore plan for improving power supply in state
PANAJI: Stating that in order to provide uninterrupted and quality power supply to the consumers in the state, the electricity department has finalised a plan under which all old electricity lines will...
View ArticleDempo College gets state-of-the-art premises
PANAJI: The new state-of-the-art premises of S S Dempo College of Commerce and Economics at the integrated educational complex, Cujira was inaugurated at the hands of Union Minister for Human...
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