Bedlam at Sarzora gram sabha over migrants
NT NETWORK SARZORA The gram sabha of the Sarzora village panchayat held on Sunday saw bedlam over the alleged inclusion in electoral rolls the names of migrants who do not have house numbers. Sarpanch...
View ArticleGSM takes potshots at CM over casinos
NT NETWORK PANAJI Goa Suraksha Manch president Anand Shirodkar on Sunday said that it has become a habit for Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to blame the Congress for everything that does not go...
View ArticleCong finds fault with ‘course’ of casino policy
NT NETWORK PANAJI Goa pradesh Congress committee president Shantaram Naik on Sunday said that state government’s decision to announce a casino policy and “get it passed” in the state legislative...
View ArticleGovt to compile data of illegally built structures
PTI PANAJI The state government has decided to compile data of structures that have come up in the state between 2005 to 2017 without permission from the authorities. The move is likely to spell...
View ArticleNew panchayat ghar, garbage issues figure at Parra gram sabha
NT NETWORK PARRA Construction of a new panchayat ghar after demolishing the existing one, garbage problem were among the issues that were prominently discussed at the Sunday gram sabha in Parra....
View ArticleSaligao residents vent ire over illegal gaddas in fields
NT NETWORK SALIGAO The issues of illegal gaddas in fields and along the roadsides, football ground construction were discussed at the Saligao gram sabha which was held on Sunday at the village...
View ArticleSewage treatment plant issue rocks Bandora gram sabha yet again
NT NETWORK PONDA The issue of sewage treatment plant (STP) proposed at Unir-Bandora yet again rocked the gram sabha of Bandora panchayat on Sunday wherein the locals alleged that the entire process...
View ArticleQuelossim locals want seats reserved for ST community in state assembly
NT NETWORK VASCO The Quelossim villagers on Sunday demanded with the state government to reserve seats for the ST community in the state legislative assembly and also in the Parliament as there is a...
View ArticleDoubling of track from Hospate to Vasco is important for state’s development:...
NT NETWORK VASCO Panchayat Minister Mauvin Godinho said that the proposed doubling of the railway track from Hospate to Vasco is important for the development of the state. Godinho was speaking on the...
View ArticleSiolim Marna villagers raise issues of well pollution, cattle menace
NT NETWORK MAPUSA The issue of pollution of a public well at Modlem-Bhat dominated the ordinary gram sabha of Siolim Marna panchayat held on Sunday. The locals demanded action against those who have...
View ArticleSt Alex feast celebrated with pomp at Calangute
CALANGUTE: The feast of St Alex, the patron saint of Calangute village, was celebrated on Sunday with pomp and gaiety by parishioners and people of all walks of life. The feast mass was celebrated by...
View ArticleThieves make merry in Margao
MARGAO: As many as five thefts were committed on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday in Margao and its vicinity. There was also a case of snatching of mangalsutra from a woman at Fatorda in...
View ArticleLack of staff, devices put transport dept in quandary
PANAJI: The transport department has expressed its helplessness in implementing the NGT order on monitoring the sound level of vehicles exceeding the standard norms due to inadequate number of...
View ArticleI was offered to buy drugs at Arambol, says Luizinho
PANAJI: Former chief minister and Navelim MLA Luizinho Faleiro on Monday claimed that once he was offered to buy drugs by a foreigner when he visited Arambol, observing that Goa will become a sin city...
View ArticleIndustry skeptical about new Latambarcem deadline
PANAJI: Although the government on Monday announced June 2018 as the new deadline for the Latambarcem industrial estate to take off, industry is skeptical of the new deadline meeting their land...
View ArticlePolicy soon to regularise contractual workers
PANAJI: The government will formulate a policy as regards regularisation of temporary status labourers, including non-muster roll staff, in the government service by October/ November 2017, and the...
View ArticleLatambarcem industrial estate to take off by June 2018: CM
PANAJI: Assuring that the proposed Latambarcem industrial estate in Bicholim constituency would be operational by May or June 2018, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said the previous...
View ArticleParrikar says no to House panel probe in 151 projects
PANAJI: Brushing aside the demand of the Opposition Congress party legislators of setting up a House committee to probe the 151 projects, which had received the in-principle approval of the Investment...
View ArticleGovt won’t issue fresh casino licences
PANAJI: Stating that the government will stop issuing fresh casino licences in the state, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday assured that the government will amend the Goa Gambling Act to...
View ArticleRain picks up steam, looks to cut deficiency
PANAJI: The monsoon rainfall, which has picked up steam in the last few days, looked to cut deficiency in rainfall. The weekly rainfall statistics for the state has shown surplus rainfall of 30 per...
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