Don’t pressurise children in getting high marks: Barkha Dutt
PANAJI: There is enormous pressure we put on our kids today to get a certain set of marks and to be like other kids, said Padma Shri Barkha Dutt while speaking at the graduation day held at Sharada...
View ArticleCharges against 2 doctors in 2010 Vasco medical negligence case
MARGAO: The additional district and session judge South Goa on Friday ordered framing charges against a doctor from Goa Medical College (GMC) Bambolim for causing the death of a 17-year-old girl from...
View ArticleMedia restrained from reporting proceedings in Tejpal case
MAPUSA : Following a petition moved by Tehelka founder and former editor Tarun Tejpal’s advocate, the additional district and session’s court judge Vijaya Pol passed an order restricting the media from...
View ArticleEduardo urges parties not to mix beef issue, religion for political mileage
PANAJI: Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Eduardo Faleiro on Friday urged political parties not to mix religion and beef issue for political mileage and instead asked the government to...
View ArticleMerces attack: one of accused involved in 8 different cases including rape
PANAJI: Lawrence Dias, 34, one of the accused involved in the attack on tourists from Maharashtra at Merces, is reportedly involved in eight different cases. According to police, there are four FIRs...
View ArticleIdol immersion poisoning Goa’s water bodies: study
PANAJI: A study conducted by the Goa State Pollution Control Board on impact of Ganesh idol immersion on water quality has found that ‘idol-derived’ heavy metals like lead and chromium are poisoning...
View ArticleJayesh draws roadmap for rural development dept
PANAJI: Rural Development Agency Minister Jayesh Salgaonkar on Friday said that once new department of rural development comes into being all the rural development-related schemes presently run by...
View ArticleGovt to unveil 11-point CMP on Revolution Day
PANAJI: Manohar Parrikar-led coalition government is all set to unveil its 11-point common minimum programme on June 18, which is celebrated as Goa Revolution Day. A crucial meeting of the coalition...
View ArticlePrime slot at Inox must for Konkani, Marathi movies
PANAJI: The four-auditorium Inox Multiplex in the city will have to release Konkani and Marathi films on mandatory basis at primetime shows from August 2017. Coming out with this information on Friday...
View ArticleSix VPs in Mormugao zero in on names for sarpanch, deputy posts
NT NETWORK VASCO Sarpanchas and deputy sarpanchas in six panchayat bodies of Mormugao taluka, of the total seven panchayats, have almost been finalised. The election to the posts will be held on June...
View ArticleLack of proper shed forces vendors in Curchorem fish market to make makeshift...
NT NETWORK CURCHOREM Curchorem fish market is beset with several problems but the authorities seem to be least bothered to come to the rescue of vendors selling fish, chicken, mutton and beef. The...
View ArticleSchool textbooks will feature history of Goa’s freedom struggle: Parrikar
NT NETWORK PONDA Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said that to impart knowledge of Goa’s freedom struggle effectively to the today’s generation, the state government will include history...
View ArticleHJS condemns state BJP govt for imposing ban on Muthalik’s entry
NT NETWORK PANAJI Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS), on Saturday, condemned the state Bharatiya Janata Party government, for imposing a ban on the entry of Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik in Goa,...
View ArticleCSJP flays govt silence over conventions propagating ‘divisive ideologies’
NT NETWOK PANAJI The Council for Social Justice and Peace (CSJP), in a press note issued here, has questioned “the absolute silence of the Government of Goa over the increasing use of Goan soil for...
View ArticleCash stolen from Marcel temple
PONDA: Unknown persons decamped with cash of around Rs 20,000 from a fund box at Shree Shantadurga temple at Zharchowado Tivre, Marcel. The incident occurred in the wee hours of Saturday. The police...
View ArticleGang of mobile phone thieves land in Mapusa police net
MAPUSA : Mapusa police have arrested a gang of thieves involved in mobile thefts at various crowded places in the state. All arrested accused, are natives of Karnataka. The police have also recovered...
View ArticleValue-based education need of the hour, says Parrikar
MAPUSA : Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said, “We have to change our approach towards education by imparting value-based education at the primary level with more stress on civic issues”. Parrikar was...
View Article55-year-old man injured as wall collapses at Savoi Verem
PONDA: A 55-year-old man from Savoi Verem sustained injuries, as a wall of the neighbour’s house collapsed on the verandah of his house where he was taking a siesta. The injured is identified as...
View ArticleCash, ornaments stolen from Karaswada flat
MAPUSA: Cash and ornaments worth Rs 2.9 lakh were stolen from a flat at Karaswada on Sunday. According to the Mapusa police, Sapna Arondekar, residing at Campal Apartment, Karaswada has lodged a...
View ArticleRs 50,000 assistance for renovation of wells
PANAJI: With an aim to protect the groundwater resources and to promote conjunctive use of water in the state, the state government Sunday launched a scheme called ‘Nital Goem, Nital Baim.’ Coming out...
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