Mapusa to get STP to treat waste water from market
NT NETWORK MAPUSA The Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) will set up sewage treatment plant for disposal of untreated waste water from the Mapusa fish market and meat complex by spending municipal funds....
View ArticleParrikar orders to replace manhole covers, illuminate Miramar-Dona Paula road
NT NETWORK PANAJI Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday instructed the Public Works Department (PWD) to take up urgent replacement of manhole covers on Miramar-Dona Paula concrete road and...
View ArticleIFFI 2017 catalogue, booklet unveiled at Cannes
NT NETWORK PANAJI The catalogue as well as a regulation booklet for the International Film Festival of India 2017 to be held from November 20 to 28 in Panaji were recently released at the Cannes Film...
View ArticleIMD forecasts deficient rain for this week
NT NETWORK PANAJI Rainfall has continued to elude parts of Goa during the past couple of weeks, raising concerns of a deficient monsoon this year. Forecast by the India Meteorological Department...
View ArticleVigilance to inquire into Chapora riverfront project
NT NETWORK PANAJI Minister for Water Resources Department Vinod Palyekar has recommended a vigilance inquiry into the alleged scam in the work of Chapora riverfront project, as he has observed...
View ArticleCong hunting for young face to take over as GPCC chief
NT NETWORK PANAJI According to top sources in Congress, the party high command is likely to make stopgap arrangements as of now but it has started scouting for a new face for the topmost post to lead...
View ArticleRS election: Vinay Tendulkar finalised as coalition candidate
NT NETWORK PANAJI The name of state president of the Bharatiya Janata Party Vinay Tendulkar has been forwarded to the BJP Parliamentary Board as party’s candidate for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha...
View ArticleIndian Railways can transport Goa coal sans pollution: Prabhu
NT NETWORK PANAJI While pollution caused due to the transport of coal is a festering issue among residents of the port town of Vasco, Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu Wednesday offered assistance...
View ArticleSpecial teams formed to crack desecration cases
NT NETWORK PANAJI Goa police have formed special teams across south Goa to crack the recent cases wherein religious structures were desecrated by unknown accused. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of...
View ArticleDesecrations: shoddy probe has emboldened miscreants
ROQUE DIAS | NT MARGAO The shoddy investigation conducted by police into the earlier cases of desecration which have occurred in various parts of the state has probably led to the culprits daring to...
View ArticleThough salaries were low, people were content: centenarian
PANAJI: Alfredo Lobato de Faria, who completed 100 years on July 6, says that even though the salaries were low in the earlier days, everyone was happy and content and could even make savings. Hailing...
View ArticleState inks MoU with Centre for cancer centre
PANAJI: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has informed that the government of Goa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of India to set up a regional cancer centre in the...
View ArticleCommunity policing essential to detect desecration cases: SP
First-ever woman Superintendent of Police (IPS) to ever head the South Goa district Chandan Chowdhari in an interview to ROQUE DIAS says that despite being short-staffed, police personnel always put...
View ArticleGST leads to shortage of anti-anxiety pills, sleeping tablets, anti-depressants
PANAJI: Following the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), most of the pharmacies in the state are facing dearth of medicines, especially anti-anxiety pills, sleeping tablets,...
View ArticleBio-toilets soon for individual Goa homes
PANAJI: Goa is likely to become the country’s first state to procure bio-toilets for identified individual houses not having toilets as part of the government’s continued efforts to eliminate open...
View ArticleTutor arrested for raping minor student
PANAJI: The Panaji women’s police station Thursday arrested a 22-year-old private tutor on charges of allegedly raping a student, a minor girl. Police has identified the accused as Mufit Khan, a...
View ArticleHealth Minister confirms positive swine flu case
PANAJI: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane Thursday confirmed that two patients have been admitted to the Goa Medical College and Hospital at Bambolim and one case has been found to be positive for swine...
View Article2 IRB platoons on duty in south Goa
MARGAO: Two platoons of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) of Goa police have arrived in the state. The personnel numbering 40 have been posted at important places of religious importance in south Goa....
View Article2 more holy crosses desecrated in Curchorem
CURCHOREM: Miscreants once again attacked religious structures in south Goa during the wee hours of Thursday. This time, two more holy crosses located along main roads in Curchorem were desecrated by...
View ArticleBJP all set to win RS seat from Goa
PANAJI: The Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to elect its member of Rajya Sabha (RS) for the first time from Goa, as all alliance partners in the government have pledged to strongly support the...
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