Election of sarpanchas, their deputies today
PANAJI: The election of sarpanchas and deputy sarpanchas to 175 village panchayats in the state will be held in the respective panchayat halls or community halls on Monday. Director of panchayats will...
View ArticleCM warns of strict action against those disrespecting law
PANAJI: Referring indirectly to the president of Sanatan Dharma Prachar Seva Samiti Sadhvi Saraswati’s controversial comment on beef issue, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Sunday said that as per the...
View ArticleCommon Minimum Programme to be formally announced today
PANAJI/MARGAO: The state government Sunday failed to officially announce the most-awaited Common Minimum Programme (CMP) on the occasion of Goa Revolution Day. It may be noted that citing the model...
View ArticlePlastic and garbage-free Goa by June next year
PANAJI: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Sunday declared that Goa will be made plastic and garbage-free by June 18 next year. Speaking at a function held at the Azad Maidan in Panaji to commemorate...
View Article21-yr-old elected sarpanch of Nagargao
VALPOI: Village panchayat of Nagargao in Sattari taluka on Monday saw Anant alias Parag Khadilkar (21) being elected unopposed as sarpanch. Anant, who is a commerce graduate, was elected as panch...
View ArticleDraw of lots bring Sanjana, Olasrico to power in Dramapur-Sirlim VP
DRAMAPUR: Sanjana Chari and Olasrico Rodrigues, on Monday, were declared elected as sarpanch and deputy sarpanch of Dramapur-Sirlim panchayat amidst high drama, following a draw of lots as the...
View ArticleFRRO asks hotels, guest houses to submit C form within 24 hrs on foreigner’s...
PANAJI: Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Panaji, has advised hotels and guest houses including individual houses providing accommodation to foreign nationals to submit (online) the C...
View ArticleBan organisations threatening Goa’s secular fabric, demands civil society
PANAJI: Demanding a ban by the state government on all those organisations, which create threat to the secular fabric of Goa, the members of the Goan civil society in the entertainment as well as...
View ArticleDoctors demand strong action against assaulters
PANAJI: In view of the continued violence and assaults on government doctors on duty, Indian Medical Association (IMA), Goa unit, has demanded with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar that the government...
View ArticleCMP is bundle of contradictions: Cong
PANAJI: Stating that the much-delayed Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of the BJP-led state government is full of confusion and contradictory, the Congress party on Monday alleged that it is again a...
View Article‘Beef will be made available by strictly following law’
PANAJI: Stating that there should not be any panic among Goan beef eaters as well as members of the tourism and hospitality industry due to the beef-related wild statements coming from various...
View ArticleAnother casino likely to enter Mandovi waters
PANAJI: A casino vessel owned by Golden Globe Hotels Private Limited (GGHPL), a gaming company promoted by Haryana strongman and former minister Gopal Kanda, is likely to be allowed to operate on River...
View ArticleRP 2030: new concept to curb land conversions
PANAJI: Announcing that Regional Plan for 2030 will be taken up taluka-wise, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said that a new concept of Transfer of Developmental Rights (TDR) would be...
View ArticleGovt’s CMP promises housing for all by 2022
PANAJI: The Manohar Parrikar-led coalition government in the state Monday released its much-hyped Common Minimum Programme (CMP) under the theme ‘Sabka saath sabka vikas – with Goenkarponn,’ which...
View ArticleNumber of dealers migrating to GST rising
PANAJI: As the nation is all set to launch the Goods and Services Tax (GST) at midnight on June 30, there is a mad scramble among dealers in Goa to become tax payers and to migrate onto the GST network...
View ArticleRefusal of interim relief makes Cong exercise futile: Vishwajit
Reacting to the decision of the High Court, Advocate Joseph Kodianthara, on behalf of his client Vishwajit, said that the admission of the petition and the categorical refusal of interim relief render...
View ArticleHC admits petition over Vishwajit’s disqualification
PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has admitted a disqualification petition filed against Health Minister and former Congress MLA Vishwajit Rane. The Congress party had filed a petition before the...
View ArticleValue education in primary schools post Diwali vacation
PANAJI: As per a salient feature in the educational sector finding its way in the recently released Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of the government, the department of education will introduce value...
View ArticleGovt may not tie up with Akshaya Patra for mid-day meals
PANAJI: With opposition coming from women’s self-help groups for roping in Akshaya Patra to supply Goan schools with mid-day meal under the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, the government may go for review of its...
View ArticleNeighbourhood school concept to be applicable from next year
PANAJI: Following the inclusion of neighbourhood school concept in the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of the government, the department of education is all set to change its old guidelines as regards...
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