Online vigil to put brakes on mining trucks causing accidents
SHOMA PATNAIK | NT PANAJI: Director of mines and geology, Prasanna Acharya, who recently imposed stiff penalties on mining companies for mishaps caused by mining trucks, has said that he expects the...
View ArticleWith term expiring, IPB becomes non-functional
PANAJI: The apathy of the government towards the state Investment Promotion Board (IPB) has resulted in making the Board inoperative, with the term of its existing board expiring and the government...
View ArticleSurprise visits to check sex-selective abortions
PANAJI: With an aim to strengthen the Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostics Techniques Act, 1994 (PCPNDT Act), the state-level advisory committee has proposed to constitute a state-level...
View ArticleGoa’s child sex ratio declining
Abdul Wahab Khan | NT PANAJI: Goa’s child sex ratio at birth has plummeted from 953 girls per 1,000 boys in 2014 to 916 girls as against 1,000 boys recorded up to September last year. In 2001 census,...
View ArticleRELIGIOUS RITE:
A priest washes the feet of the faithful at Ribandar church on Thursday on the occasion of Maundy Thursday. Catholics observe Maundy Thursday in commemoration of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ
View ArticleCandolim tourism stakeholders welcome Azgaonkar’s statement against illegalities
CANDOLIM: The stakeholders in tourism along the coastal belt of Calangute have congratulated the Tourism Minister Manohar Azgaonkar over his statement in stopping illegalities along the Baga-Sinquerim...
View Article‘People must come forward with plaints against corrupt’
Superintendent of Police of the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of Directorate of Vigilance Bosco George says that the ACB will initiate surprise checks in government departments, if there are complaints...
View ArticleBabu to try and bring back EDMs
PANAJI: Stating that music and liquor is a part of the Goan culture and Goenkarponn (Goan ethos), Goa Tourism Minister Manohar ‘Babu’ Azgaonkar Friday said that he would try to get back the electronic...
View ArticleCrackdown on late night parties, events: DGP
PANAJI: The police has launched a crackdown on late night parties and musical events which continue beyond the stipulated time of 10 pm with a heavy hand, Director General of Police (DGP) Muktesh...
View ArticlePanchayat delimitation to be completed by April 18
PANAJI: Even though the government is yet to clear the schedule of elections to 186 village panchayats in the state, the directorate of panchayats has set a target to complete the process of...
View ArticleDiscussion with media complicates issues: CM
PANAJI: The alienation of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar from the local media reached a full circle on Friday, with Parrikar stating that conversing of the issues of state importance with the pressmen...
View ArticleFollowing raids, cops to now go after matka agents
PANAJI: Following the raids against matka gambling activities and arrest of hundreds of matka bookies, the Goa police are now in pursuit of ringleaders, who apparently run the show in the state....
View ArticleAzgaonkar demands hike in reservation quota for Dalits
PANAJI: Demanding an increase in the percentage of reservation for Dalits in government departments, Tourism Minister Manohar ‘Babu’ Azgaonkar on Friday said that discrimination against Dalits still...
View ArticleFear of assault compelling rural doctors to refer emergency cases
PANAJI: Maintaining that government doctors working at the primary health centres around the state, especially those located in the interior rural areas, are at a high risk of being attacked by violent...
View ArticleFriday of faith:
The faithful participate in Passion of the Christ at the Monte Hill chapel in Margao on the occasion of Good Friday
View ArticleAim is to make constituency clean and green: Luizinho
MARGAO: Congress leader and Navelim MLA Luizinho Faleiro, on Saturday, alleged that the Salpem lake of Navelim does not bear any semblance of beautification, on which the government is claiming to have...
View ArticlePortion of Vasco building ceiling collapses
VASCO: A portion of the concrete ceiling of the administrative block of Goa Sahakar Bhandar, located in the heart of Vasco, collapsed on Friday. Luckily, there was no any casualty reported in the...
View ArticleCops bust online prostitution racket, arrest three
PANAJI: Crime branch police claimed to have busted an online prostitution racket and have arrested three accused, including a woman, while three women victims have been rescued. The accused have been...
View ArticleWorks worth Rs 4 cr completed in adopted village of Rachol
MARGAO: Sarpanch of village panchayat of Rachol, Joseph Vaz, on Saturday, informed that under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, the state government has completed various development projects in the...
View Article3 arrested, stolen valuables worth Rs 11.30 lakh recovered
VASCO: Vasco police, on Saturday, informed that they have arrested three thieves, involved in various theft cases, and the dacoity reported some couple of months back at Ranghavi Estate, Issorcim,...
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