‘Goa stands to gain 14% more central tax’
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that Goods and Services Tax (GST) will benefit the small states, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah on Saturday said that Goa will now receive its tax...
View ArticleGovt scraps scheme offering free voice calls, data to youth
NT NETWORK PANAJI The government has scrapped Goa Yuva Samwad Yojana, a scheme providing free voice calls and data to youth, from June 30. The scheme, launched in December 2016 just before the state...
View ArticlePolice, excise depts team up to keep a check on alcohol flow at Chorla Ghat
NT NETWORK VALPOI The police and the excise departments have upped the security to manage the crowd visiting tourist spots in Sattari taluka which is blessed with seasonal waterfalls. As per the...
View ArticleShortage of engineers in govt offices affecting functioning: Parrikar
NT NETWORK MARGAO Pointing out that there is an acute shortage of superintendent engineers and chief engineers in government offices which acts as a stumbling block in the state’s development, Chief...
View ArticleConnectivity could frustrate GST switchover in villages
NT NETWORK PANAJI Commissioner of customs, central excise and service tax, Goa, K Anapazhakan on Saturday said that connectivity is the single-most major hitch in the implementation of goods and...
View ArticleShah rules out beef ban in Goa
NT NETWORK PANAJI BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday ruled out imposing a ban on beef in the state and said that cow slaughter has already been banned in the state since 1976. Speaking at an...
View ArticleTraders say they are not GST-ready
NT NETWORK PANAJI The business was slow on the first day of the GST regime as most of the traders in electronic goods as well as in mobile and TV recharges have said that they are unprepared for the...
View ArticleGovt to be lenient towards local traders in initial days of GST: CM
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that the goods and services tax will not only be a win-win situation for Goa, but a “total win” for his government, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said that...
View ArticlePolice to crack down on wearers of shoddy helmets
NT NETWORK PANAJI The drive on helmet wearing has borne fruit, as more and more two-wheeler riders are turning to wearing the protective headgear. But there has been an irritant – a lot of riders have...
View ArticlePolls in 15 wards of 11 VPs record 73.43% turnout
NT NETWORK PANAJI A total of 73.43 per cent polling percentage was recorded on Saturday for the election to 15 wards of 11 village panchayats, which had encountered some issues as regards...
View ArticleThieves target PWD quarters in Borda
MARGAO: As many as six houses in public works department (PWD) quarters and a PWD office at Borda were targeted by thieves on Sunday night wherein property worth several lakhs, including gold and...
View ArticleToddler falls into bucket, drowns
VASCO: In a tragic incident, a 9-month-old girl died after she accidentally fell into a bucket filled with water at Mount Mary, Verna on Saturday evening. The Verna police disclosed the name of the...
View Article11-year-old boy killed as banyan tree falls on 3 houses at Revora
MAPUSA: The delay in cutting a Banyan tree at Revora has claimed the life of an 11-year-old boy in the wee hours of Sunday morning. A huge banyan tree which was lying in a dangerous condition got...
View Article250 cases per month in Panaji health centre
PANAJI: During the six-month period from January to June this year, the Panaji urban health centre has received and treated over 1,410 dog-bite cases, said medical officer Dr Sweta Desai. She said that...
View ArticleGoa sees substantial rise in dog-bite cases
PANAJI: As many as 73,180 dog-bite cases have been reported across the state since the last four and half years which includes 36,848 cases from north Goa and 36,332 cases reported in south Goa,...
View ArticleOff-road adventure kills teenager in Valpoi
VALPOI: Weekend off-road adventure of a seven-member group with a jeep turned tragic at Saleli in Valpoi on Sunday. According to the Valpoi police, a teenager died while one was seriously injured...
View ArticleMore lynchings took place during Congress rule: BJP
PANAJI: Under attack over mobs killing those suspected of cow slaughter or eating beef, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah has termed such incidents as “serious,” but claimed more of these...
View ArticleBJP has plans for office in nation’s every district by 2018-end: Amit Shah
MARGAO: National president of Bharatiya Janata Party Amit Shah Sunday said that the BJP wants to establish a party office in every district of the country by the end of 2018. Shah was speaking as the...
View ArticleMiscreants vandalise 3 crosses in Salcete
MARGAO: Three crosses including one Alma Khuris were damaged by unknown persons in Salcete taluka during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. One cross was damaged at Gudi-Paroda and an Alma...
View ArticleISM suggests alternative routes to curb Sonshi air pollution
PANAJI: The Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad, has suggested to the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) a slew of short, medium and long-term measures to mitigate air pollution in Sonshi...
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