Mock drill tests preparedness of Bicholim estate for emergencies
BICHOLIM: A mock drill exercise was organised by Bicholim administrative authorities at Bicholim industrial estate in the premises of a chemical factory recently. The exercise was conducted under the...
View ArticleBurglars continue to strike Margao despite intensified patrolling
Shyam Zambauliker | NT MARGAO: Notwithstanding intensified patrolling, there has been a steep rise in theft cases in Margao in the past four months. According to police sources, over 20 closed flats...
View ArticleIt’s second month of monsoon and drains in Canacona villages still not desilted
CANACONA: Even though the state is in the second week of July, most of the areas in Canacona are yet to see desilting work of drains and gutters being taken up. The panchayats, after the elections,...
View ArticleTwo held for assault at airport
VASCO: Dabolim airport police arrested two persons in connection with an alleged assault case reported at the airport on late Saturday evening. As per available information from police, Rizwan Shaikh...
View ArticleFear over disease outbreak owing to reservoir water at New Vaddem
VASCO: The ground-level reservoirs, located near Sai Baba temple at New Vaddem in Dabolim constituency, have allegedly not been cleaned for the last several years with people consuming the water...
View ArticleAreal villagers step up heat over illegally-developed plots
SAO JOSE DE AREAL: The issue related to illegal development of plots dominated the first gram sabha of the new panchayat body of Sao Jose de Areal on Sunday. The gram sabha also passed a resolution to...
View ArticleSudin urges cooperative sector to go cashless
PONDA: PWD Minister Ramakrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar on Sunday exhorted cooperative sector organisations to go cashless so as to bring about transparency in the sector. Addressing a gathering at Ponda...
View ArticleRS election: Congress bets on GFP man
PANAJI: The Congress party will announce on Monday its candidate for election to lone Rajya Sabha seat from the state. “As we have no scope for further discussions as Tuesday is the last date for...
View ArticleDesecrations: ATS team takes stock of situation
MARGAO: Police stations in South Goa have formed teams to crack cases of desecrations of places of worship in the district. Moreover, senior officials of the anti-terrorism squad have visited the...
View ArticleBeef not banned in Goa, says Azgaonkar
KOLKATA: Claiming that the Centre’s notification banning the sale of cattle for slaughter has had no impact on the tourism sector, Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Azgaonkar on Sunday said that tourists...
View Article‘If Shantaram topples govt, I will rope in 3 Cong MLAs to thwart bid’
NT NETWORK MARGAO Throwing an open challenge to the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Shantaram Naik, the TCP Minister Vijai Sardesai said, if Naik attempts to topple the Manohar...
View ArticleMhadei hearing: Karnataka witness confronted with conflicting data in reports
NT NETWORK SANKHALI The matter on Mhadei dispute was called out before the tribunal on Monday and the cross examination of the witness for the state of Karnataka by counsel for the state of Goa...
View ArticleCongress demands probe into Horticultural Corp functioning
NT NETWORK PANAJI Alleging corruption in the Goa State Horticultural Corporation Ltd (GSHCL), the Congress party on Monday demanded a white paper and probe into the functioning of the Corporation. “The...
View ArticleStudy on under-assessed, un-assessed city property to be completed by Oct
NT NETWORK PANAJI The transformation of the Panaji city under the Smart City Mission and AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) is making rapid progress with detailed study...
View ArticleTraffic cops asked to record video to nail abusive motorists
NT NETWORK PANAJI Owing to a number of incidents wherein motorists had reportedly abused or threatened traffic police during enforcement, the police henceforth may file complaints against such errant...
View ArticleRTO to get portable smart card readers in four months
Abdul Wahab Khan | NT PANAJI Keeping a track of and registering traffic offences will become easier, with the state transport department deciding to procure portable readers that can read and...
View ArticleCrosses, plaques in Curchorem cemetery desecrated
NT NETWORK CURCHOREM At least 45 holy crosses and plaques installed on the graves in the cemetery of Guardian Angel Church, Curchorem, were desecrated in the wee hours of Monday, triggering...
View ArticleShantaram is Cong nominee for RS election
NT NETWORK PANAJI After the failure of hectic deliberations over the past three days, the Congress party late Monday night finally named Goa pradesh Congress committee president Shantaram Naik as the...
View ArticleUnregistered ore trader held for illegal mining
NT NETWORK PANAJI The special investigation team probing the alleged multi-crore mining scam arrested an unregistered iron ore trader Philip Jacob on Monday for his alleged involvement in illegal ore...
View ArticleMy pet projects are being ignored, rues Parsekar
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that the Manohar Parrikar government should put the four projects namely international airport at Mopa, Electronic City at Tuem, IT Park at Chimbel and the ventures given...
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