Private hospital may get nod for organ transplant despite deficiencies
NT NETWORK PANAJI At a time when the government is tightening the laws to stop “trading” in human organs by some unscrupulous hospital authorities, particularly in the private sector, some...
View ArticleOne drowns at Hollant beach; 2 feared drowned in Khandepar river
NT NETWORK VASCO/PONDA A picnic turned tragic for three individuals in Goa, as the state witnessed a middle-aged man drowning and two youth feared drowned in separate incidents that occurred on...
View ArticleNew district hospital will be inaugurated by April ’18: Rane
NT NETWORK MARGAO Stating that the work of the new South Goa district hospital building will be personally monitored till it is completed, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, on Saturday, assured to...
View ArticleNigerian arrested at Anjuna with drugs worth `13.20 lakh
NT NETWORK PANAJI The anti-narcotic cell of Goa police conducted a raid at Anjuna on Sunday and arrested a Nigerian seizing drugs worth Rs 13.20 lakh from him. The raid was conducted in the wee...
View ArticleDevise a mechanism to bring down pollution in Vasco: GFP
NT NETWORK PANAJI Rallying behind the people opposed to pollution causing coal handling operations of the Mormugao Port Trust, the Goa Forward Party on Sunday asked the state government to adopt a...
View ArticleDo not oppose development works: Alemao to Colva locals
NT NETWORK COLVA Benaulim MLA Churchill Alemao on Sunday urged the people of Colva not to oppose development and sought a collective effort for development of the village. Alemao also asked the...
View ArticleGFP urges Trajano to come into its fold
NT NETWORK PANAJI With an aim to make Goa Forward Party stronger, chief spokesperson of Goa Forward Party Prashant Naik, on Sunday, appealed to the expelled senior Congress leader Trajano D’Mello to...
View ArticleColva villagers accords nod for panchayat ghar project
NT NETWORK COLVA With the last gram sabha of the present term, Colva gram sabha gives it nod to key development projects including demolition and reconstruction of the panchayat ghar, installation of...
View Article‘GSIDC to take up repair works of Kala Bhavan at Upasnagar’
NT NETWORK VASCO Art and Culture Minister Govind Gawde has said that he has issued directions to the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) to take up all the necessary repair works...
View ArticleMost farmers in Canacona yet to commercially exploit mango crop
Albert Fernandes | NT CANACONA Mango plantations are next only to cashew in Canacona. But, the farmers in the taluka, barring a few of them, are still not aware of the right method for mango...
View ArticleOur Lady of Milagres feast celebrated
NT NETWORK MAPUSA The feast of Our Lady of Milagres was celebrated at St Jerome’s Church, Mapusa with a religious fervour on Monday. The feast mass was celebrated by Fr Amandio Valladres, former...
View ArticleCataract treatment must be covered under health scheme: Lobo
NT NETWORK CALANGUTE Treatment of a common disease like cataract must be covered under the government health scheme, which will benefit senior citizens in the state, said Calangute MLA Michael Lobo...
View ArticleDomestic work not recognised as dignified; ILO guidelines thrown to the...
NT NETWORK MARGAO Sr Escaline Miranda, state coordinator of National Domestic Workers Movement (NDWM), on Monday, criticised the state government for not recognising the domestic work as dignified...
View ArticleDusty environment for Sonshi govt primary school students
Bhiva Parab | NT PANAJI Having a good, refreshing environment is necessary in a school to stimulate curiosity in the young, impressionable minds and equip them with tools to be better human beings....
View ArticleGovernor urges teachers to behave responsibly
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that students look up to teachers as first role models, Governor Mridula Sinha, who is also the Chancellor of Goa University, on Monday appealed to teachers to behave...
View ArticleIt’s work as usual for some Salcete BDO employees
NT NETWORK MARGAO Some employees of Block Development Office (BDO), Salcete observed Workers’ Day in their office on Monday “since the BDO had asked them to work even though it was a holiday.” “The...
View ArticleCurchorem badly needs garbage treatment plant, says Cabral
NT NETWORK CURCHOREM Curchorem MLA Nilesh Cabral at a press conference has said that a garbage treatment plant is the need of the hour to save Curchorem-Cacora areas from turning into another Sonsoddo....
View ArticleMost of city arteries to be pay parking zones
NT NETWORK PANAJI A majority of the central Panaji area will soon be covered under pay parking system, as the Corporation of the City of Panaji is all set to re-tender the pay parking work in all 18...
View ArticleState to notify RERA rules in 3 months
NT NETWORK PANAJI Although the Union government has brought the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 into force in the country from Monday, it would take quite some time before the...
View ArticleReal estate players warm up to RERA
Shoma Patnaik | NT PANAJI Goa’s real estate players have welcomed the Real Estate Regulatory Act, which came into force on Monday in the country, although the act is still to come into effect in...
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