Forest dept yet to obtain conclusive evidence on tiger presence in Mhadei
SOIRU VELIP | NT PANAJI Even though environmentalists are pitching for declaration of the Mhadei wildlife sanctuary as a tiger reserve because of the presence of tigers, officials of the state forest...
View ArticleAt NDA meeting, Vijai demands relaxation for loud music till midnight
NT NETWORK PANAJI Goa Forward Party leader and Minister for Town and Country Planning Vijai Sardesai has demanded relaxation for loud music till midnight during the tourist season in the state. He...
View ArticleRegister Bismarque case as murder: HC to Crime Branch
NT NETWORK PANAJI The High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed the Crime Branch to register Fr Bismarque Dias death case as murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). A petition had...
View ArticleGoa may not become swachh by 2019
ABDUL WAHAB KHAN | NT PANAJI India’s ambitious toilet-construction programme – part of the Swachh Bharat Mission to make India open-defecation free by 2019 – is far behind the target in the state,...
View Article‘Few cases of noise rule violation in coastal belt’
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that cases of noise pollution have considerably reduced along the coastal belt of Goa in the recent past, North Goa Additional Collector (I) Sabaji Shetye Tuesday said that...
View ArticleState power grid starts receiving power from Saligao waste plant
NT NETWORK SALIGAO The state power grid on Wednesday finally started receiving the surplus power generated at the Saligao garbage treatment plant on a trial basis after the Goa Electricity Board...
View ArticleGurgaon-based company to treat Mapusa garbage
NT NETWORK MAPUSA Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC), at a special meeting on Wednesday, accepted the proposal moved by Observing-I Ecotech LLP to treat Mapusa garbage. The proposal was passed by 16-1...
View ArticleAbhyankar removed as special secretary to CM
NT NETWORK PANAJI The state government on Wednesday issued an order enforcing major reshuffling of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, who are holding positions of secretaries with Amey...
View ArticleMauvin, Vishwajit take oath of office and secrecy
NT NETWORK PANAJI Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday inducted two more ministers into his BJP-led ministry, namely Mauvin Godinho and Vishwajit Rane. Both the newly-appointed ministers are...
View ArticleGovt doctor suspended for molesting patient
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Directorate of Vigilance has suspended Dr Mahendra Khanolkar, attached to the North Goa District Hospital, Mapusa, on the alleged charges of molesting a patient. According to...
View ArticleBriton dies on the spot in road mishap near Cuncolim
NT NETWORK MARGAO A 55-year-old British National died on the spot on Wednesday in a road accident that occurred near Cuncolim. According to Cuncolim police, the accident occurred in the afternoon....
View ArticleParrikar will be proud to have me as a minister: Vishwajit
NT NETWORK PANAJI Vishwajit Rane, the minister newly inducted into the Manohar Parrikar-led state cabinet, Wednesday said that he would follow the directions and guidance of the Chief Minister and...
View ArticleFortunate to be in BJP: Godinho
NT NETWORK PANAJI Newly inducted cabinet minister Mauvin Godinho Wednesday said that he feels fortunate to be working with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar even as he said that he is not craving for...
View ArticleCM allocates corporations; MGP’s Pauskar gets GSIDC
NT NETWORK PANAJI Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) Sanvordem MLA Deepak Prabhu Pauskar has been appointed as chairman of the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) while...
View ArticleCommon minimum programme by next week: Parrikar
NT NETWORK PANAJI Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government will come out with its common minimum programme by the next week, probably...
View ArticleMore liquor outlets may get relief as govt mulling measuring motorable distance
PANAJI: In a bid to give relief to more liquor vendors in the state, the state government may go for motorable distance measuring of liquor vends, which falls within 500 metres from the state and...
View ArticleBan on govt recruitments to be lifted by month-end
PANAJI: The state government has decided to lift the ban on recruitment of government staff which was imposed by the erstwhile government headed by Laxmikant Parsekar in November 2016, by the end of...
View ArticleBetim food poisoning: FDA probe reveals mid-day meal was contaminated
PANAJI: The probe by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) into the recent case of food poisoning in which 16 students of a Betim-based government school were affected has found that the mid-day meals...
View ArticleKFD spreads to Savoi Verem; one positive case detected
PONDA: After creating panic among villagers of Valpoi in Sattari taluka, the Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), also known as monkey fever, has now reached Savoi Verem in Ponda taluka. Health officials...
View ArticleQuality of education not keeping up with required standards: Noronha
Chairman of Goa Public Service Commission, JOSE MANUEL NORONHA, in an exclusive interview with The Navhind Times, speaks to RAMNATH N PAI RAIKAR as regards the activities of the GPSC – the service...
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