Mapusa civic body hands over cheques for toilet repairs 10 mths after sanction
NT NETWORK MAPUSA After a long wait of almost 10 months, finally the Mapusa Municipality started the process of distributing cheques as part of the first installment for repairs of toilets under Swachh...
View ArticleLokayukta commences hearing on 22 pending cases
NT NETWORK PANAJI State Lokayukta Justice (retd) P K Misra commenced hearing on the 22 cases pending before the Office of the Goa Lokayukta, from Monday. The sources at the Office of the Goa Lokayukta...
View ArticleGovt says no to arms licences within 10 km of wildlife sanctuaries
NT NETWORK PANAJI In a step taken towards protection of wildlife, the state forest department has decided not to issue No-objection Certificate (NOC) for arms licence to residents within ten kilometres...
View ArticleCM: in 7 years, Goa will outshine south states in IT
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that the Goan information technology (IT) industry would require a seven-year period to outshine South Indian states known for their performance in the IT sector, Chief...
View ArticleFish prices on the rise in state
NT NETWORK PANAJI Fish prices are climbing up almost every day ever since the annual fishing ban has been imposed by the state government to allow breeding. There is a ban on mechanised fishing till...
View Article4 Ayush projects will provide boost to healthcare sector in state: Francis
NT NETWORK VASCO The Deputy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza, on Monday, informed that the four projects proposed to be set up by the Ministry of Ayush in Goa, at an estimated cost of around Rs 200...
View ArticleCops to penalise motorists found ignoring pedestrian crossing
NT NETWORK PANAJI In a first of its kind, the Goa police will start penalising motorists found ignoring pedestrian crossing (zebra crossing). A comprehensive drive aimed at prosecuting such offenders...
View ArticleGoa exposes K’taka’s water resource mismanagement
NT NETWORK PANAJI Goa, in its formidable and strong reply to the Interlocutory Application (IA) of Karnataka before the Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal seeking diversion of 7 TMC of water from Mhadei...
View ArticleBuckets greet students at Mormugao Municipal HS
NT NETWORK VASCO The first day of school for students of Mormugao Municipal high school, Vasco witnessed leaking rooftops, which forced teachers to conduct regular classes in the verandah of the school...
View Article40 wells excavated for agri-activities in Canacona
NT NETWORK CANACONA The Canacona agri-project funded by Goa Shipyard Limited Vasco under its corporate social responsibilities, monitored by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, has...
View ArticleNow, buy tender coconuts at horticulture outlets
NT NETWORK MARGAO Come August and the state’s agriculture department will supply tender coconuts to the 800-odd Goa state horticulture corporation’s outlets across the state. The tender coconuts will...
View ArticleClose down Portuguese Consulate: freedom fighters
NT NETWORK PANAJI Demanding that the government should carry out a survey as regards all those Goans, who have registered their birth with the Portuguese Central Registry in Lisbon, and penalise such...
View ArticleBJP open to go it alone in 2017
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday indicated that it is ready to contest the state assembly election scheduled in 2017 without any alliance partner, if the situation demands. The...
View ArticleMonsoon to hit Goa next week; above normal rain predicted
NT NETWORK PANAJI Goa will witness heavy rainfall at many places for the next four days, with the weather department predicting above normal rainfall during the June-September monsoon season after the...
View ArticleRegularisation of unauthorised structures: govt to table 2 bills
NT NETWORK PANAJI The government, during the forthcoming monsoon session of the state legislative assembly will table two bills instead of the single proposed bill pertaining to the regularisation of...
View ArticlePublic works on ‘aged’ shoulders
NT NETWORK PANAJI Significant number out of the 66 per cent of the total state government workforce accumulated in seven major departments is above 50 years, which gives clear indication as to why...
View ArticleNigerians have become a menace across the country: Ravi Naik
NT NETWORK PANAJI Former chief minister and senior Congress leader Ravi Naik on Tuesday demanded with the central government to ban Nigerians from entering India. Naik further demanded that the Home...
View ArticleNo cause for worry as students served safe pão for mid-day meals
NT NETWORK PANAJI The department of education on Tuesday stated that the self-help groups involved in the implementation of the Mid-Day Meal scheme in Goan schools are supplying pão, the locally...
View ArticleGoa in forefront of tobacco eradication movement: Salkar
NT NETWORK BICHOLIM Dr Shekhar Salkar said that there has been a tremendous awareness about the bad affects of tobacco consumption on health. Goa state is in forefront as far as movement for...
View ArticleSmart City: 2-day summit to help CCP adopt best practices
NT NETWORK PANAJI A two-day national summit on the theme ‘Smart Cities in the Era of Digital India’ will be held under the ‘Knowledge Exchange – Goa 2016’ programme in the city on June 10 and 11, with...
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