Dept may seek amendment to Act to make housing affordable: Jayesh
PANAJI: Minister for Housing and Housing Board, Jayesh Salgaonkar said that the government has decided to make all out efforts to provide affordable housing to the Goans, and for that the department...
View ArticleJavadekar: govt will soon bring in bill to change no detention policy
PANAJI: Stating that there is a demand from many states to revoke the no detention policy citing huge dropouts in Class IX, Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar, on...
View ArticleJavadekar says competition pushed down ranking of some institutes
HRD Minister PRAKASH JAVADEKAR in an exclusive interview with ‘The Navhind Times’ speaks to RAMNATH N PAI RAIKAR about various issues pertaining to educational sector, including in-the-pipeline...
View ArticleRevenue dept’s makeover moves
PANAJI: Laying out a roadmap to bring about simplification of procedures, transparency and ease of doing government work, the revenue department has taken various initiatives with a focus on giving a...
View ArticleTime is ripe for Goa to go cashless: Javadekar
MARGAO: Stating that Goa has been a “smart state” having conducive atmosphere to quickly switch over to cashless transactions, Union Minister for Human Resources Development Prakash Javadekar...
View ArticleHC directs 7th Pay benefits to non-judicial employees
VASCO: The High Court of Bombay at Goa issued directions to extend the 7th Pay benefits of all the non judicial employees of the district and subordinate courts functioning in the state. As per...
View ArticleLivelihood of traditional fishermen threatened as LED fishing, bull trawling...
JOSEPH PINTO |NT NERUL: Livelihood of the traditional fishermen along the state coast has been threatened as illegal LED fishing and bull trawling is being carried out rampantly, with the concerned...
View ArticleWagh showing significant signs of improvement, says wife Aruna
PANAJI: Former deputy speaker and St Andre MLA Vishnu Surya Wagh is on the way to recovery, and has returned to Goa after seven-month long treatment in Mumbai. Speaking to media persons on Saturday at...
View ArticlePenha de Franca works hampered due to constant ouster of sarpanchas
SHAIKH JAMALUDDIN | NT PENHA DE FRANCA: Constant political developments, with the sarpanchas being ousted now and then, have hampered the progress of the village panchayat of Penha de Franca. The...
View ArticleED files case against removed bank official
PANAJI : The Enforcement Directorate has registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against a suspended officer of a nationalised bank for illegally exchanging demonetised bank...
View ArticleParrikar cabinet filled with ex-Congress leaders
SOIRU VELIP | NT PANAJI: The expected induction of former Congress leaders Vishwajit Rane and Mauvin Godinho into the state cabinet next week points to the fact that the BJP, which cobbled up an...
View ArticleHeat isn’t stifling in Goa
PANAJI: While many parts of the country have been seeing soaring temperatures, Goa has been experiencing less heat with sea and land breezes cooling the stifling temperatures. The IMD has said the...
View ArticleAction plan soon to expedite NH works
PANAJI: The state government on Saturday decided to prepare an action plan for expediting the ongoing works for national highway projects in the state. The decision in this regard was taken at a...
View ArticleShah, Parrikar to be feted today
PANAJI: The state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party will honour national president of the party Amit Shah and Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar at a special programme to be held at the Campal ground in...
View ArticleNo push for effluent treatment plants
ABDUL WAHAB KHAN | NT PANAJI: Goa has to go a long way in dealing with industrial effluents, as there has been no forceful push for having functional effluent treatment plants at industrial units....
View ArticleGovt may study feasibility of cable car concept: CM
NT NETWORK VASCO Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Sunday said that the state government might conduct a feasibility study on the concept of cable car as part of a comprehensive mobility plan for the...
View ArticleGadkari announces electric ropeway from Mormugao to Mopa
NT NETWORK PANAJI Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari Sunday announced the construction of an electric ropeway from the Mormugao port to Mopa in order to facilitate tourists...
View ArticleBan on plastic bags below 40 microns in toto from July: CM
NT NETWORK PONDA In a step towards making Goa garbage-free, the government will completely ban plastic bags below 40 microns from July and heavy penalty will be imposed on those found selling as well...
View ArticleKhariwada locals threaten stir over wood dust problem
NT NETWORK VASCO The people from in and around Khariwada and Vasco areas, especially the fishermen community at Khariwada jetty, have expressed a serious concern over unloading and stocking of...
View ArticleDivar islanders pray for cause of Fr Jacome Gonsalves
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Divar islanders alongwith the pilgrims from Sri Lanka led by Bishop of Kandy Vianney Fernando prayed for the cause of canonisation of 18th century missionary priest Fr Jacome...
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