Goa will soon get 24×7 water supply: Borkar
Q: What were the hurdles you faced in fulfilling your responsibilities? As such, I didn’t face any major hurdle in executing my responsibilities but there had been decelerating moments due to shortage...
View ArticleGoa all set to introduce Bill to regularise unauthorised structures
PANAJI: The Goa government is all set to introduce the Bill titled Regularisation of Unauthorised Structures and Encroachments Act, 2015, which will pave the way for regularising unauthorised...
View ArticleNo proper mechanism to check seaworthiness of fishing trawlers
Abdul Wahab Khan | NT Staff Reporter PANAJI: The state government, which claims to have been promoting fishing activities in the state, seems to be ignoring the most important aspect relating to safety...
View ArticleGoa Lokayukta to review status of 22 pending cases
PANAJI: The newly appointed state Lokayukta, Justice (retd) Prafulla Kumar Misra will review the status of all 22 cases pending before the office of the Lokayukta, since the departure of his...
View ArticleAGDA may take another 2 yrs to make Netravali a model village: Phaldesai
MARGAO: Stating that the village of Netravali has the potential to become a model village, Sanguem MLA Subhash Phaldesai said that the Atal Gram Development Agency (AGDA), a state government...
View Article‘BJP failed to fulfil assurances’
SANKHALI: The convenor of Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch Subhash Velingkar said that “the BJP MLAs should either stop grants to English medium schools by June or resign by October 2.” Speaking at a...
View Article‘Integration of technology and design should be made simpler’
PANAJI: City planners and architects, on Saturday, said that their participation in the smart city project is unavoidable. The planners, speaking at the conference on ‘Smart Cities Opportunities and...
View ArticleCity Mayor says pay parking system will be partly implemented from May 2
PANAJI: Stating that although reverting the pay parking rates to those in the old tender would defeat the basic purpose of the pay parking project, the city nevertheless would witness some semblance in...
View ArticleCommitted to fulfil ‘Golden Goa’ dream: Parrikar
VASCO: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, on Saturday, said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is moving ahead with its ‘Golden Goa’ dream and added that he is committed to fulfil the dream....
View ArticleMulti-level car parking facility at airport a waste of public money: Mauvin
VASCO: Dabolim MLA Mauvin Godinho has stated that parking problem at Dabolim airport can be resolved only with the intervention of Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar and Union Civil Aviation Minister...
View ArticleMargao councillor’s death condoled
NT NETWORK PANAJI The director of Urban Development Elvis Gomes expressed his heartfelt sympathies on behalf of the department of Urban Development, to the family members of late Ashlesha Naik,...
View ArticleFrancis urges youth to say no to alcohol
NT NETWORK MARGAO Expressing a great concern over the deaths related to alcoholism, the Deputy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza on Sunday urged the people of Goa, specially the youth, to strengthen their...
View ArticleCorlim dacoity: police attach two 4-wheelers, recover Rs 70,000
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Old Goa police has attached two four-wheelers and recovered a cash of Rs 70,000 in connection with the dacoity, which was reported on March 7 at a house in Corlim. According to...
View ArticleTension erupts at Dicarpale after fight between two youths
NT NETWORK MARGAO Tension erupted at Dicarpale after Jason Vales, a footballer, was allegedly assaulted by Avinash. The fight between the two youths is learnt to have taken place due to previous...
View ArticleProtestors stop ore transportation at Tilamol
NT NETWORK CURCHOREM Ore transportation from Rivona and Maina via Tilamol and Quepem remained closed on Monday with members of Mission Bypass, some NGOs and locals who assembled at Tilamol junction...
View ArticleCoconut tree issue: amendment to preservation of trees Act challenged
NT NETWORK PANAJI Activists have approached the High Court of Bombay at Goa over coconut tree de-notification. Activist Prajal Sakhardande of ‘Goa Heritage Action Group’ and Armando Gonsalves of ‘Goa...
View ArticleGoans are with us on all issues including MOI, says BJP
NT NETWORK PANAJI Coming out strongly in support of the medium of instruction (MOI) policy of its government in the state, the Goa unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) maintained that Goan voters...
View ArticleKamakshi Forex under ED lens for FEMA violations
NT NETWORK PANAJI Much before the multi-core investment fraud by Kamakshi Forex came to the fore, the Enforcement Directorate had begun a probe against the firm for alleged violations of the Foreign...
View ArticleBeach shacks, huts come in way of turtle conservation
NT NETWORK PANAJI A forest department report has found that shacks and huts on beaches have been hostile to turtle conservation at three identified sites along the state coastline. Keeping a tab on...
View ArticleMaster plans soon for projects on electronic city and IT park
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that the government will come out with master plans for electronic city at Tuyem and information technology park at Chimbel by the end of this month, Chief Minister Laxmikant...
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