Govt launches Deen Dayal Swasthya Seva Yojana
NT NETWORK PANAJI The government celebrated the Goa Statehood Day by launching the Deen Dayal Swasthya Seva Yojana (DDSSY), the health insurance scheme for all the people residing in the state for 5...
View ArticleHefty water bills ‘haunting’ installation of new JICA meters
NT NETWORK MARGAO A ‘ghost’ of hefty water bills has alerted the consumers in Comba, Aquem, Margao and Agalli-Fatorda, who are now refusing to get new JICA meters installed for their water connections....
View ArticleFishing ban in state from tomorrow
NT NETWORK VELIM The 61-day fishing ban will come into force from tomorrow. Nearly 80 per cent of the trawlers have call off operations. The uniform fishing ban will be in force all along the western...
View ArticleFishermen remove 35 sheds on highway alignment at Desterro fearing NHAI action
NT NETWORK VASCO With National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) adopting strict policy, around 35 sheds erected by fishermen for storing fishing equipment and which were hindering the four-lane...
View ArticleBBSM opposes setting up of authority on dual citizenship
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch on Tuesday strongly opposed the central government’s move to set up an authority in the state over dual citizenship to those Goans who have...
View ArticleBread samples test positive to potassium bromate
SHOMA PATNAIK | NT Principal Correspondent PANAJI A study by the state food and drug administration has revealed the presence of potassium bromate, a cancer causing chemical, in at least four bread...
View ArticleDual citizenship issue takes a new turn
PTI NEW DELHI Goans, who obtained Portuguese nationality by registering their names in that country’s Central Registry, may lose Indian citizenship with a high-level central panel recommending action...
View ArticleValpoi civic body yet to take up desilting of drains
NT NETWORK VALPOI The Valpoi Municipal Council is yet to undertake cleaning of drains in its jurisdiction. The council could not take up the work as it is facing fund crunch. “Monsoon preparedness...
View ArticleCivil Supplies to install biometric machines at 43 fair price shops
NT NETWORK PANAJI In a bid to curb pilferage of foodgrains in the public distribution system (PDS), the Civil Supplies Department will be installing biometric system-based point of sales (POS)...
View ArticleRape case: Nigerian remanded to 3-day police custody
NT NETWORK MAPUSA Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Mapusa remanded Kenneth Upwegha (41), Nigerian, arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 39-year-old local woman in Bardez taluka on...
View ArticleDrive to identify households without LPG connection to commence today
NT NETWORK PANAJI With an aim to make the state kerosene-free, the Civil Supplies Department will start a month long drive from June 1 to identify households not having LPG connection, and so need...
View ArticleGovt notifies new land procurement policy
NT NETWORK PANAJI The state government, on Tuesday, notified its policy on procurement of land under Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement...
View ArticleHC grants interim relief to Mandre college
NT NETWORK PANAJI The High Court has granted an interim relief to the Mandre College of Commerce, Economics and Management, and has permitted it to admit students for the first year of the degree...
View ArticleOfficial announcement on BJP ticket to Mauvin only ahead of polls: CM
NT NETWORK VASCO Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has said that the official announcement on the induction of Dabolim MLA Mauvin Godinho into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be made by the party...
View ArticleRetailer, mobile firm official booked for issuing SIM card fraudulently
NT NETWORK PANAJI Goa police have registered an offence against a person, a retailer and an executive of a mobile network company on charges of forgery and cheating after it came to light that a mobile...
View ArticleStationery vendors blame schools for ‘loss’ of business
NT NETWORK PANAJI Despite the state government prohibiting sale and distribution of notebooks, exercise books, and uniforms to students by the school managements or by Parents-Teachers Association,...
View ArticleDischarge of sewage into River Sal continues
Joao Sousa M | NT NAVELIM Notwithstanding the tough talk by the government against release of sewage into the River Sal while launching of the work of its de-silting and the second phase of the work...
View ArticleNerul fishermen peeved over parasailing activity along Coco beach coast
NT NETWORK NERUL Traditional fishermen from Coco beach area in Nerul are up in arms against illegal parasailing activity along the stretch. The fishermen, who totally depend on fishing for their...
View ArticleRs 5000 filched from basilica’s donation box
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Konkan Railway Corporation Limited will soon set up a container depot at Balli in Quepem taluka near its rail track, with plans to run one container train per day from Goa to...
View ArticleKRCL to set up container depot at Balli
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Konkan Railway Corporation Limited will soon set up a container depot at Balli in Quepem taluka near its rail track, with plans to run one container train per day from Goa to...
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