Tenancy cases to go back to mamlatdar office
PANAJI: The state government will promulgate an ordinance amending the Goa, Daman and Diu Agriculture Tenancy Act, 1964, facilitating transfer of tenancy cases back to the office of the mamlatdar from...
View ArticleSHOWERS ON THE CARDS
Dark clouds hover over Panaji on Tuesday with the city expected to experience pre-monsoon drizzle soon
View ArticleGoa to tie up with UNESCO to promote amchi asmitai
NT NETWORK PANAJI The rural development department has decided to collaborate with the UNESCO to promote and preserve rural handicrafts and traditional folk art forms for socioeconomic growth of rural...
View ArticleState expected to take a big e-governance step on May 15
NT NETWORK PANAJI To kick in e-governance in the state in a big way, the revenue department will most probably launch e-district portal and streamlined mutation service on May 15. The new...
View ArticleBhingui’s statement hems Digambar in
NT NETWORK PANAJI The then mines director J Bhingui has given statement against former chief minister Digambar Kamat as well as former mines department official A T D’Souza in connection with the...
View ArticleAxe to fall on illegal stalls at Malim jetty
NT NETWORK PANAJI Cracking down on irregularities, Minister for Fisheries and Water Resources Vinod Palyekar on Wednesday directed officials of the directorate of fisheries to clear the fishing jetty...
View ArticleCow vigilantes are in our pursuit, say meat traders
NT NETWORK PANAJI Meat traders on Wednesday alleged that cow vigilantes in the state were attacking, threatening and obstructing them from running their business, and sought police protection from...
View ArticleHold panchayat polls by June 12: High Court
NT NETWORK PANAJI The High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed the state election commission and the government to hold panchayat elections in the state on or before June 12. The state government had...
View ArticleCoal dust has been found on Vasco church benches: parish priest
NT NETWORK VASCO The parish priest of St Andrew’s Church Fr Gabriel Coutinho said that the state government and the project proponents should talk about development works being planned by the...
View ArticleCM overburdened, not doing justice to education portfolio: BBSM
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that the state government is neglecting education sector as Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is currently holding many portfolios and has not been able to do justice to...
View Article14 trapped in South Goa collectorate building lift
MARGAO: Fourteen persons including a journalist were trapped in the lift of the South Goa Collectorate building on Thursday triggering panic. The absence of lift operators, who were called off by the...
View ArticleTaxi operators seek Vijai’s intervention over Ola, Uber
MARGAO: Around hundred taxi drivers and operators from across the state on Thursday met the Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai and urged him to ‘support Goykar taxi drivers’ by stopping the tour...
View ArticleShristhal VP losing revenue due to non-legalisation of houses
Albert Fernandes | NT CANACONA: Shristhal village panchayat is facing a revenue loss due to non-legalisation of around 80 per cent houses. The plots, on which these houses have been constructed, belong...
View ArticleGood tidings: colleges may have more divisions
PANAJI: The government is likely to increase the number of divisions for the first year class for degree courses in the colleges of the state as there has been increase in the number of students...
View ArticleNow, a two-wheeler ambulance service
PANAJI: The state government will introduce a two-wheeler ambulance service under the wings of the 108 ambulance service, which has been running in the state for the last several years. The...
View ArticleMAKING THE MOST OF A ‘LAKE’
Boys play cricket on Thursday in the dry ‘artificial lake’ within the Mahavir children’s park at Campal. The artificial lake was used for boat cruising for children
View ArticleNotice issued over illegal stalls at Malim jetty
PANAJI: Acting on the strict direction of Fisheries Minister Vinod Palyekar, the directorate of fisheries on Thursday issued a notice to the Mandovi Fisherman Cooperative Society to clear all illegal...
View ArticleGoa to move Centre against bull trawling
PANAJI: Stating that the state would soon approach the Centre for redressal of the issues pertaining to LED fishing and bull trawling, Fisheries Minister Vinod Palyekar on Thursday said that despite...
View ArticleGovt bans gutkha, pan masala
PANAJI: The state government has banned manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of gutkha and pan masala in any form for the period of one year. In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of...
View ArticlePanchayat polls likely on June 11
PANAJI: The government is likely to hold elections to 186 village panchayats on June 11, as work on delimitation of wards has been complete. The High Court of Bombay at Goa on Wednesday directed the...
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