Tension at Navelim over dumping of garbage
NAVELIM: Navelim witnessed tense moments on Saturday after villagers took to the streets and intercepted a tipper dumping garbage along the western bypass road. The standoff lasted for nearly six hours...
View Article2 LPG cylinder blasts trigger fire in Taleigao destroying 5 shanties
PANAJI: A massive fire broke out at Camarabhat slum area in Taleigao on Saturday afternoon after two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders exploded causing panic among the residents. No casualty or...
View ArticleThird Eye
Politicians wooing tiatrists! Saxtti Shadowman attended the 125th tiatr anniversary celebration at Margao’s Ravindra Bhavan. The guests- TCP Minister Vijai Sardesai and MLA Alina Saldanha began to...
View ArticleChetan appointed president of KBM for third term
PANAJI: Konkani writer and youth activist Chetan Acharya has been appointed for a third term as president of Konkani Bhasha Mandal, Margao for the year 2017-2020. Chetan Acharya has successfully...
View ArticleArpora-Nagoa locals want a check on mudfilling, hill-cutting activities
JOSEPH PINTO | NT ARPORA : Arpora-Nagoa village panchayat area has witnessed instances of mudfilling activities in fields, which the residents claim to be illegal and they alleged that such things have...
View ArticleCentury-old Velus bridge in need of renovation
VALPOI: Collapse of Sanvordem bridge sidewalk, which claimed innocent lives, has brought into focus the bad condition of some other Portuguese-era bridges in the state which are still in use. A case in...
View ArticleSeized gaddas continue to ‘occupy’ Vasco municipal building backyard
VASCO: The backyard of Mormugao municipal building resembles a dump with kiosks and other material seized by municipal authorities being kept there. Many gaddas have been kept at the backyard of the...
View ArticlePoor road connectivity, water crunch ail Kalay
Sameer Bhat | NT CURCHOREM: Poor road connectivity and water shortage are two of the main issues faced by people in Kalay village panchayat in Sanguem taluka. The seven ward panchayat consisting of...
View ArticleGovt wants to give big boost to solar power generation
PANAJI: With an aim to generate solar power in the state, the government will redraft the Goa solar policy, which will envisage generation of 150 MW of solar power in the state by 2022, by installing a...
View ArticleCOTTON SKY
Clouds gathered in the sky over Ponda on Sunday, with pre-monsoon showers expected to drench the state anytime
View ArticlePre-monsoon showers bring relief from scorching heat
PANAJI: The state witnessed first pre-monsoon showers on Monday bringing some relief to the people from the sweltering heat. According to IMD, very light rainfall occurred at isolated places across...
View ArticleExperts warn of sand-deficient Miramar beach
PANAJI: With sand dunes along the Miramar–Caranzalem beach stretch having been flattened entirely due to human interference, experts have pointed out to the careless attitude of concerned authorities...
View ArticleOre exporters favour larger trucks to curb air pollution
PANAJI: Admitting that transportation of iron ore causes air pollution, ore exporters body in the state has suggested that smaller trucks be phased out. Iron ore is transported in open trucks, which...
View ArticleSchool students to be served cooked meals
PANAJI: The department of education will start providing hot cooked meals to the students under the mid-day meal scheme of the government, immediately after schools in the state reopen for the new...
View ArticlePlan on the anvil to save sand dunes
PANAJI: The Goa State Biodiversity Board, which has obtained approval of the state government to establish India’s first sand dune parks, has been preparing a plan for identifying beach stretches...
View Article5288 candidates in fray for panchayat elections
PANAJI: A total of 5288 candidates are contesting the elections to 186 village panchayats to be held on June 11 in the state, even as 55 candidates have been declared elected unopposed by the state...
View ArticleGovt vows to put end to Class XI admission rip-off
PANAJI: Taking serious cognisance of the complaints as regards ‘under the table’ admissions given by a large number of higher secondary schools around the state for Class XI students, the government...
View ArticleTambddi bhaji could become state veggie
MARGAO: Appealing to local farmers to take up organic farming, Agriculture Minister Vijay Sardesai has said the government wants to promote ‘tambddi bhaji’ (red amaranth) as state...
View ArticleMulti-crore mining scam: SIT quizzes mining firm director
NT NETWORK PANAJI Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged multi crore mining scam on Tuesday questioned a director of a mining firm. “Francisco Lume Pereira, Director of Sociedade De...
View ArticleBJP-led government has achieved major infrastructure development in state: CM
NT NETWORK VASCO Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said that the mindset of people have become positive during the last three years of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Prime Minister...
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