Structural stability of old bridges to be checked
NT NETWORK PANAJI: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday directed the public works department to carry out inspections to check structural stability of all old bridges in the state. Parrikar...
View ArticleUnused old bridges to make way for new ones
NT NETWORK PANAJI/MARGAO Stating that dismantling of various unused and unsafe bridges of the Portuguese regime has already been taken up by the government, Public Works Department Minister...
View ArticleSardine, tuna catch has doubled, but find no takers
NT NETWORK PANAJI Despite recording high production of sardines (tarlo) and tuna (bokdo), which has doubled during the last five years in Goa, it is stated that these fish have no takers in the local...
View ArticleMapusa civic body gets tough on defaulter petroleum company
NT NETWORK MAPUSA In a bid to recover arrears to tune of around Rs 40 lakh from a petroleum company, chief officer of Mapusa municipality Clen Madeira has issued a showcause notice to the company...
View ArticleHC notice to govt over KFD
NT NETWORK PANAJI The High Court of Bombay at Goa has issued notice to state government and others in a case related to Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), also known as ‘Monkey Fever’. The High Court has...
View ArticleAnother drowning death in Sonal river; this time it’s 20-yr-old college student
VALPOI: A picnic turned into tragedy for a 20-year-old student when he drowned while taking a bath in Sonal river in Sattari on Saturday. The police disclosed the name of the deceased as Gaurish Barve...
View ArticleSaligao illegal mudfilling activity: police arrest owner, 15 workers
SALIGAO: Saligao police have arrested 16 persons including 15 workers over alleged illegal mudfilling activity in the fields at Sonarbhat-Donwaddo in Saligao following a FIR lodged by the Town and...
View ArticleLuizinho takes stock of accident-prone areas in Navelim
MARGAO: Taking a serious note of increasing number of accidents and crimes in his constituency, Navelim MLA Luizinho Faleiro, on Saturday, demanded a separate police station and a traffic cell for...
View ArticleGFDO seeks to know whether Vijai has lost his spirit for Goan causes
MARGAO: Convenor of Goans For Dabolim Only (GFDO) Fr Eremito Rebello, on Saturday, sought to know why the TCP Minister Vijai Sardesai was silent on the issue of Mopa airport even after the GFDO having...
View ArticleConsultants in super speciality departments redesignated
PANAJI: With an aim to strengthen functioning of Goa Medical College (GMC) and to get recognition for it as super speciality premium health teaching institute in the country, Health Minister Vishwajit...
View ArticleBlood testing facilities in GMC to be streamlined in 60 days
PANAJI: Stating that the patients in Goa Medical College are exploited by private laboratory agents, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Saturday said that the government has decided to revamp blood...
View ArticleBroken Borim bridge lies unbarricaded; fear looms of Sanvordem incident repeat
By ROQUE DIAS | NT MARGAO: The collapse of the sidewalk of the Sanvordem bridge, that resulted in casualties, has come as a stark reminder that bridges, including the unused, need regular...
View ArticleGCZMA throws a spanner in Chapora Fort makeover works
PANAJI: The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority has thrown a spanner in the restoration works of the Chapora Fort. The authority has taken the department of archives and archaeology to task for...
View ArticleRS poll: BJP trying to pick consensus nominee
PANAJI: The core committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which met on Saturday, deliberated on the names of seven leaders of the party for zeroing in on the BJP candidate to contest the election for...
View ArticleGMC is a ‘hotbed’ for private pathologists
ROHAN SHRIVASTAV | NT PANAJI: The Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim has become a hotbed for malpractices by private pathology laboratories. The agents of these labs zero in on the people from...
View Article32-yr-old held for molesting minor girl
MAPUSA: Police arrested a 32-year-old Ektanagar resident for allegedly molesting a minor girl on the terrace of a building where the minor was residing. According to police, the mother of the...
View ArticleLack of space for parking, sanitation woes beset Pomburpa
ARPITA SRIVASTAVA | NT MAPUSA: Traffic congestion, stray cattle menace and lack of clarity on jurisdiction of various departments including revenue department are some of the prime problems ailing...
View ArticleMost families from Shapur ward live sans electricity, water facilities
PONDA: Shapur ward of Bandora panchayat is just a kilometre away from Ponda, but still most of the 250 families living in the area do not even have electricity connection and water taps and proper...
View ArticleBandora garbage, stray cattle, infra issues fail to get attention
BY NIRGOSH GAUDE | NT PONDA: Bandora village in the neighbourhood of Ponda is bestowed with beautiful temples, paddy and arecanut fields, and two ministers – PWD Minister Sudin Dhavalikar and Art and...
View ArticleMost wards of Mauxi VP lacking in development
BY ABDULLA KHAN | NT VALPOI: Mauxi panchayat area, which has seen drastic commercial growth in Nagve ward, misses the wheels of development in most of the other wards due to instability within the...
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