Record 91.57% clear SSC examination
PANAJI: Results of the Secondary School Certificate examination (SSCE) 2017, declared by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) on Thursday, registered an all-time high...
View ArticleMobile fish vans not doing good business
PANAJI: Mobile fish vans of the department of fisheries which were launched to sell fish to fish lovers at subsidised rates are turning out to be a burden on the fisherman’s co-operative societies,...
View ArticleSonshi mining firms find fault with GSPCB machine
PANAJI: The issue of air pollution in the mining village of Sonshi is getting hazier by the day with mining companies contesting the high readings of the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) and...
View ArticleLocal authorities sidelined over piped gas project: Ravi
PONDA: Accusing the state government of acting like a dictator, Ponda MLA Ravi Naik on Friday claimed that the work of laying pipeline for ambitious piped natural gas project in Ponda town was started...
View ArticleCongress terms 3-year BJP rule scam-ridden
PANAJI: Former Congress MP and in-charge of All India Congress Committee (AICC) media cell Divya Spandana on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre of involving in...
View ArticleGarbage disposal, open defecation vexing issues in Sancoale
Sudesh Bhosle | NT VASCO: The issues of garbage disposal and open defecation haunt the Sancoale village panchayat. The panchayat has failed to come out with a proper solution for disposal of garbage in...
View ArticleConversion of orchard land rampant: Vijai
MARGAO: Claiming that there is rampant conversion of orchard land into plots across the state, Town and Country Planning Minister Vijai Sardesai on Friday said that in order to curb the practice, the...
View ArticleCM, TCP Minister likely to attend presentation on new CCP complex
PANAJI: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar along with the Minister for Town and Country Planning Vijai Sardesai is expected to attend a presentation, at the Corporation of the City of Panaji, next week,...
View ArticleNo need to change poll schedule: HC tells SEC
PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has told the State Election Commission that there is no need to change the schedule related to election for the village panchayats. The State Election Commission...
View ArticleCriminals easily obtain SIM cards on fake documents: DGP
PANAJI: Director General of Police (DGP) Dr Muktesh Chander has claimed that criminals are obtaining mobile SIM cards fraudulently with ease as telecom service providers are not verifying the user...
View ArticleGCA fund misappropriation: ED quizzes top BCCI officer
PANAJI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing the alleged money laundering case against officials of Goa Cricket Association (GCA) has questioned Rahul Johri, the chief executive officer (CEO) of...
View ArticleTaxi owners reject service on the lines of Ola, Uber
PANAJI: Claiming that it would not benefit them, taxi owners have rejected the state government’s plan to come up with an app-based system for taxi services. The North Goa Tourist Taxi Owners...
View ArticleParrikar to visit Dhangar families, share meals
PANAJI: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, along with the two Members of Parliament of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Goa namely Shripad Naik and Narendra Sawaikar will visit the members of Scheduled...
View ArticleSardinha calls for need to ensure discipline in party
PANAJI: Observing that MLAs of the Congress party have skipped the function held to pay homage to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, first prime minister, on his 53rd death anniversary, on Saturday, at party...
View ArticleVerla Canca panchayat area lacking in proper garbage management, regular...
ARPITA SRIVASTAVA | NT MAPUSA: The Verla Canca panchayat area in Bardez is lacking in basic infrastructural facilities with villagers claiming that issues like garbage management, development of...
View ArticleSadolxem footbridge crying for attention
CANACONA: The Dedke Tar Bailey footbridge at Sadolxem is in pathetic state with corrosion spreading on many parts of the span. According to residents, the footbridge may give way any time just as the...
View ArticleBoriepul-Agonda culvert in bad state
CANACONA: The residents of Davalkhazan are facing risk from dilapidated BoriePul culvert here which has developed several cracks and could collapse if no immediate attention is given to it. However,...
View ArticleNaik expresses concern over NITI Aayog, says states could be governed by it
PANAJI: Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik, expressing concern over NITI Aayog, has stated that under the planning commission system, states had their freedom in governance and planning; however, this...
View ArticleSIT issues summons to directors of 8 mining firms
PANAJI: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged multi-crore mining scam has issued summons to directors of eight mining firms to appear before the investigating team. According to the...
View ArticleCar theft gang on the prowl
PANAJI: In three different incidents reported in Panaji and Porvorim, three cars have been stolen by unknown accused persons. Police suspect that it could be the handiwork of a gang of car thieves....
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