Land encroachment, waste disposal critical issues in Thivim
Arpita Srivastava | NT MAPUSA : Thivim panchayat area is facing issues like garbage disposal, encroachments on comunidade land, lack of infrastructure in terms of market complex and panchayat office,...
View ArticleHome dept finds fault with proposal on traffic signals
SOIRU VELIP | NT PANAJI: The state home department has sent back to the Goa police the proposal for installing traffic signals at 53 locations in the state seeking specifications on implementation of...
View ArticleIron ore output fails to meet pre-monsoon target
PANAJI: Affected by poor market conditions and issues relating to air pollution and transportation, iron ore production for the first two months of 2017-18 has failed to achieve its pre-monsoon target....
View ArticleRERA: Mahajan is regulatory authority
PANAJI: Urban development secretary Sudhir Mahajan has been appointed as the regulatory authority for regulating real estate sector in the state. According to the notification issued by the...
View ArticleCourt issues NBW against Kamat, and then cancels it
MARGAO: The North Goa district and sessions court on Thursday issued a non-bailable warrant against former chief minister Digambar Kamat for failing to appear before it in the Louis Berger case....
View ArticleNew scheme aims to make soil farmer-friendly
PANAJI: The state farmers will now be able to know the exact constitution of soil in their land, leading to better and more economic use of the fertilisers and better soil management, with the state...
View ArticleParulekar to face trial in Serula case
PANAJI : Former tourism minister Dilip Parulekar will face trial in Serula land-grabbing and cheating case along with two former officials of two communidade bodies. The North Goa principal district...
View ArticlePollution control board team inspects Colva creek, collects water samples
NT NETWORK COLVA A team of pollution control board alongwith members of Colva civic and consumer forum on Friday carried out an inspection of the creek and the beach area here only to find garbage on...
View ArticleFear of beef shortage looms large over state
NT NETWORK PANAJI The state will soon face critical shortage of beef as cattle ready for import for slaughter are blocked at the check-post at Karnataka border owing to recent central government...
View ArticleHealthcare concern ails Sarzora as stone crushing continues
Joao Souza M | NT SARZORA With issues ranging from unplanned development, garbage disposal to unemployment, the tiny village of Sarzora has problems of plenty and has been ignored over the years...
View ArticleVP polls: campaigns of candidates under EC scanner
NT NETWORK PANAJI The election campaigns on social media as well as advertisement on print and electronic media of over 5288 candidates contesting election to the 1466 wards across 186 panchayats are...
View ArticleFair price shops to go cashless by July-end to stop pilferage
NT NETWORK PANAJI The civil supplies department is all set to introduce point of sale (POS) machines in all 448 fair price shops in the state in order to move towards 100 per cent cashless...
View ArticleFreak accident claims one in Sanguem
NT NETWORK CURCHOREM One Nivedade Fernandes (80) from Tilamol in Quepem died in a freak accident that occurred at Chilman-Curdi in Sanguem taluka on Friday morning. According to sources, Nivedade had...
View ArticleIneffective de-silting of drains led to waterlogging in city: PWD
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Public Works Department (PWD) has blamed the ‘unplanned and unclean drainage system’ for the massive waterlogging Panaji witnessed after heavy pre-monsoon rain on Wednesday. The...
View Article14 new ambulances to join 108 fleet soon
NT NETWORK PANAJI In order to bring about a major change in the functioning of the 108 ambulance service, the state government is taking strong measures and the process of streamlining the emergency...
View Article23,000 state farmers get soil health cards
NT NETWORK PANAJI A majority of farmers in Goa have adapted themselves to mechanisation, with traditional farming implements like bullock and plough as well as spade and pickaxe being replaced with...
View ArticleSurvey of DSSS, Laadli Laxmi to study impact on beneficiaries
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Directorate of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation (DPSE) will conduct an impact assessment survey of the state government’s three flagship schemes – the Dayanand Social...
View ArticleNarrow roads, water shortage, flesh trade bane of Calangute
JOSEPH PINTO | NT CALANGUTE MLA Michael Lobo will be looking to wrest control of the Calangute Village Panchayat from his archrival Joseph Sequeira who has been at the helm of panchayat affairs for the...
View ArticleGarbage disposal, sewage discharge major issues in Chicalim village
Sudesh Bhosle | NT VASCO Chicalim panchayat, which consists of 11 wards, would witness straight fight in 4 wards, while the remaining wards would witness a triangular, four-corner and even multi-corner...
View ArticleMining dependents hold key in Sankhali
vishant vaze | NT SANKHALI The ban on mining and its fallout is one of the main issues in Sankhali. The irregular power and water supply is also likely to have a bearing on the ensuing panchayat...
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