Garbage nagging issue in Cortalim
Sudesh Bhosle | NT VASCO As in other parts of the state, garbage is one of the most nagging issues faced by people in jurisdiction of Cortalim village panchayat. Almost all eleven wards are plagued...
View ArticleLuizinho requests high command to accept resignation
NT NETWORK PANAJI Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Luizinho Faleiro Monday requested the party high command to consider his resignation, which was filed a year ago. “For last one month, I...
View ArticleDigambar claims to have not received any illegal gratification
NT NETWORK PANAJI Former chief minister Digambar Kamat, one of the accused in the alleged multi-crore illegal mining scam, has claimed that he did not receive any illegal gratification as alleged and...
View Article‘Defence Ministry facing the music due to social media’
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that everybody is “facing the music,” more so the Defence Ministry due to the content spread through the social media, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre on Monday...
View ArticleCyclone Mora delays monsoon onset over Goa
NT NETWORK PANAJI After missing its normal arrival date of June 6, the onset of the southwest monsoon over Goa will now be delayed, a senior meteorological department official has said. “The actual...
View ArticlePanic over beef shortage ends as cattle supply recommences
NT NETWORK PANAJI Beef eaters in the state need not panic over shortage of the meat as five trucks carrying 30 bulls arrived safely from the neighbouring state of Karnataka to the state-run abattoir...
View ArticleCM: delimitation of wards will now be poll panel’s task
NT NETWORK PANAJI The government has decided to entrust the State Election Commission (SEC) with the task of delimitation as well as reservation of wards pertaining to the village panchayats and...
View ArticleAdditional Collector trapped accepting Rs 25,000 as bribe
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Directorate of Vigilance on Tuesday caught red-handed a senior officer of the Goa Civil Service for allegedly accepting bribe of Rs 25,000...
View ArticleVijai wants brewery project moved from Sanguem village to save 900 coconut trees
NT NETWORK PANAJI Seeking comments from the department of agriculture as regards the status of the land at Ambdey, in Sanguem taluka, on which a distillery/ brewery factory project of Vani Agro Farms...
View ArticleHC permits SEC to reschedule polls in 15 wards
NT NETWORK PANAJI The High Court of Bombay at Goa on Tuesday directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to complete the election process related to the 15 wards of ten panchayats where the issues...
View ArticleGPCC chief post: Shantaram, Ravi emerge as frontrunners
NT NETWORK PANAJI With Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Luizinho Faleiro requesting the party high command to accept his resignation, Rajya Sabha member Shantaram Naik and Ponda MLA...
View ArticleTransport dept to check 10,000 vehicles per month for violations
NT NETWORK PANAJI Taking a serious note of the growing incidences of accidents and glaring violations of the helmet rule and other traffic rules in the city and other towns in the state, the...
View ArticleGarbage, water, power key issues in Camorlim
ROQUE DIAS | NT MARGAO With a woman from the ST community being elected unopposed in ward number four, there will be election only in the six wards of the seven member village panchayat of Camorlim....
View ArticleTransport dept wants CCTV cameras installed at accident-prone zones
NT NETWORK PANAJI The transport department has decided to propose installation of CCTV cameras at accident-prone zones, identified across the state by the road engineering cell of PWD. The proposal...
View ArticleFunctioning of state-run pharmacy at GMC will be streamlined: Vishwajit
NT NETWORK PANAJI In order to ensure that all the types of medicines are available to the patients, the government on Tuesday decided to streamline the functioning of state-run pharmacy at the Goa...
View ArticleKhaunte seeks inquiry into GIDC ‘scams’ during Kavlekar’s tenure
NT NETWORK PANAJI Revenue Minister Rohan Khaunte has said that he will write to the Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, seeking inquiry into Goa Industrial Development Corporation scams during the...
View ArticleMultimodal logistics park coming up at Balli
NT NETWORK PANAJI Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL) on Wednesday announced that it will set up Multimodal Logistics Park worth Rs 42 crore at Balli in South Goa. “The multimodal logistic park...
View ArticleNew Voluntary Retirement Scheme will largely streamline bureaucracy: CM
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that soon-to-be-launched Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) of the government would largely streamline bureaucracy in state administration, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar...
View ArticleState to ink MoU with Centre to provide cochlear implants to children
NT NETWORK PANAJI With an aim to provide facilities for cochlear implants to the children suffering from a hearing disability, Goa government on Wednesday announced that it will soon tie up with the...
View ArticleTraffic exit from BSNL quarters side could be way out of Cujira chaos
NT NETWORK BAMBOLIM-CUJIRA The vacant space between the BSNL quarters and Athletic stadium at Bambolim could be the answer to traffic chaos at the Cujira integrated educational complex. Vehicles...
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