Govt steps up its crackdown on illegal mining of minor minerals
NT NETWORK PANAJI The mines department has stepped up its crackdown and supervision on illegal mining of minor minerals such as basalt, sand and laterite stones. A senior official of the department...
View ArticleDilapidated beef, pork shops demolished at Mapusa market
NT NETWORK MAPUSA Mapusa municipal council demolished the dilapidated structure comprising of beef and pork shops on Monday late evening. The decision on demolition was taken in the recent council...
View ArticleVelim VP identifies land for 10-bedded hospital
NT NETWORK VELIM While healthcare remains neglected in Velim, the panchayat is set to place a proposal for a 10-bedded hospital. The village has no medical facilities especially at night and people...
View ArticleGCET results declared, official website crashes
NT NETWORK PANAJI The directorate of technical education on Monday announced the results of the Goa Common Entrance Test 2017, conducted on May 9 and 10, for granting admissions to professional...
View ArticleVP polls: expenditure limit for candidate hiked
PANAJI The State Election Commission on Monday started the election process by issuing a notification inviting nomination papers of the candidates in respect of general election to 186 village...
View ArticleLeopard found dead at Latambarcem
NT NETWORK SANKHALI A five year old male leopard accidentally snared and died of suffocation in a trap at Latambarcem in Bicholim taluka. The trap was laid to catch wild boars. The incident occurred...
View ArticleAbandoned Cavelossim sea wall work could cause sand to block river mouth
JOAO SOUSA M | NT CAVELOSSIM/VELIM With monsoons fast approaching, the abandoned work on the Rs 14 crore sea wall training which was objected by Cavelossim villagers has become a matter of concern...
View ArticleTemporary shade work for meat shops begin at Mapusa market
NT NETWORK MAPUSA The demolition of the beef and pork shops at Mapusa market entered the second day as the MMC started the demolition drive on Tuesday to demolish the remaining structure. On Monday...
View ArticleBBSM tears apart ‘choice of parents’ argument
NT NETWORK PANAJI Director of education G P Bhat on Tuesday said that he has received the memorandum from the FORCE delegation. “I will be forwarding the memorandum to the State Council of...
View ArticleFORCE presses for MOI law
NT NETWORK MARGAO Exasperated by the alleged delaying tactics in legislating a 2014 cabinet decision approving grants to English medium primary schools, the Forum of Rights for Children Education on...
View ArticlePanchayat elections: 35.5% ward reservation announced
NT NETWORK PANAJI The government on Tuesday announced 35.5 per cent of ward reservations for the forthcoming election for 186 village panchayats scheduled to be held on June 11. The candidates will...
View ArticleMadkaikar assures uninterrupted power supply during rains
NT NETWORK PANAJI Pointing out that the state electricity department has put all efforts and manpower to ensure uninterrupted power supply during monsoon, Power Minister Pandurang Madkaikar on...
View ArticleVishwajit disqualification plea: HC adjourns hearing to Friday
NT NETWORK PANAJI The High Court of Bombay at Goa has adjourned the hearing in a disqualification petition filed against the Health Minister and former Congress MLA Vishwajit Rane. The Congress party...
View ArticleMhadei dispute: K’taka witness cornered on runoff coefficient, linear regression
NT NETWORK SANKHALI The matter on Mhadei dispute was called out before the tribunal on Tuesday and the cross examination of the witness for the state of Karnataka by counsel for the state of Goa...
View ArticleMINING FIRMS PULL A FAST ONE ON SONSHI
ABDUL WAHAB KHAN | NT PANAJI A study carried out by the Goa State Pollution Control Board on air quality at the mining hub of Sonshi in Sattari taluka since May 2 has found that the air quality...
View ArticleVP polls: model code of conduct comes into force
NT NETWORK PANAJI The model code of conduct for the general election to 186 village panchayats in the state comes into effect from Thursday with the process of filing nominations also beginning on...
View ArticleAutomated dial 100, GPS-based vehicle tracking system out of order
NT NETWORK PANAJI Goa police department is presently caught up in a technical snag as the automated dial 100 and Global Positioning System (GPS) based vehicle tracking system installed on the Police...
View ArticleGST online system reliable: commercial tax official
NT NETWORK PANAJI Even as awareness camps on Goods and Service Tax (GST) are being held in different cities, Goa’s first test run of the GST online system conducted among 61 tax payers was...
View ArticleSonshi pollution: equipment are not manipulated, claims GMOEA
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association on Wednesday refuted a news report against mining companies on environmental pollution at Sonshi in Sattari taluka. The GMOEA claimed...
View ArticleSpecial mamlatdars to handle tenancy cases
NT NETWORK PANAJI Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said that fast-track courts of special mamlatdars would be set up soon to handle only tenancy cases in the state. The government has...
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