Inspection of Margao food kiosks from June 15
MARGAO: Chief officer of the Margao Municipal Council Y B Tavde informed that the MMC market inspectors along with the health inspector and FDA officials would jointly conduct inspection of...
View Article‘Dolphin tour vessels permitted to operate even during rains’
PANAJI: While water sports have been prohibited during the rains, tourists can take advantage of the dolphin tours through the Mandovi river, and explore the hinterlands of Goa en route the river...
View ArticleSalcete villagers agitated over frequent power cuts
NAVELIM: Salcete residents have expressed ire over frequent power outages. First 10 days of June witnessed a number of complaints related to power failure, low voltage, voltage fluctuation at the power...
View ArticleSeaweed cultivation can be Goa’s gold mine
PANAJI: With an abundance of seaweeds found along the coastline, Goa may soon find seaweed to be its most lucrative marine resource, earning foreign exchange and generating employment. With an...
View ArticleSeaweeds facing a slow death
Abdul Wahab Khan | NT Staff Reporter PANAJI: Seaweeds on the Dona Paula coast are facing a slow death due to marine pollution and warming oceans, former scientists from the National Institute of...
View ArticleOnset of monsoon in Goa delayed by 3 days
PANAJI: Monsoon is expected to be delayed by two to three days in the state, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. According to IMD, the statistical model forecast suggests that...
View ArticleNigerians ringleaders in online frauds: police
PANAJI: While Nigerian nationals are said to be in the forefront of illicit drug trade in Goa, they apparently are also the ringleaders in online frauds. Since mid-2014, there have been around 15 cases...
View ArticlePanaji cannot be 100% smart: Dy CM
PANAJI: Stating that only new satellite cities to be set up across the country can become perfect smart cities, Deputy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza on Saturday said that an old city like Panaji can...
View ArticleGRE opposes proposed satellite port at Betul
VASCO: Traditional fishermen community members from all over the state under the banner of Goenchea Ramponcarancho Ekvot have strongly opposed the satellite port which has been proposed by the central...
View Article35-yr-old dies in road accident at Dhavali
PONDA: Vithal Karanzwadkar (35) a resident of Bhasker Apartment, Dhavali Ponda and native of Sangli Maharashtra died in an accident which occurred at around 2 pm on Sunday near Bajaj Showroom, Dhavali...
View ArticleThree lose life in jeep-pickup collision at Canacona
CANACONA: Three occupants of a Mahindra jeep KA-21-5672 heading from Canacona towards Karwar died when their vehicle dashed against an oncoming Bolero pick-up bearing number MH-09-CA- 7040 coming...
View ArticleThird Eye
BDOs shook hands in director’s chamber… Shadowman was in the BDO office last week. He saw mice were freely roaming when the cat was not in the place. “Both the BDOs have patched up. They are now...
View ArticleMotorists dodge soak pit, electricity pole along Arpora-Baga road
ARPORA: Residents of Arpora-Baga are irked over the conversion of a house into a guest house and its soak pit is located along the road alignment. A D’Mello has lodged a complaint with the village...
View ArticleDumped metal chunks of partially cut pontoon become a worry for locals
VASCO: Traditional fishermen and the villagers of Arossim in general have raised concern over debris, of the partially cut pontoon, that has been dumped along the coast. They pointed out that the...
View ArticleOver 300 come out in support of Chapora riverfront project
MAPUSA : In order to extend support to proposed Chapora riverfront development project, over 300 people came together at Tar-Siolim for a public meeting on Sunday. The meeting, organised by the...
View ArticleCCP to reject proposal on AMRUT projects
PANAJI: The Council of the Corporation of the City of Panaji will soon pass a resolution and send it to the Union ministry of urban development, as regards rejecting a proposal worth Rs 37.42 crore and...
View ArticleNHAI to work on two NH expansion projects in Goa
VASCO: In a setback to the public works department, the Union ministry of road transport and highways has transferred NH17 and NH4A proposed four-laning works to the National Highway Authority of...
View ArticleTaleigao garbage plant caught in political crossfire
PANAJI: The state-of-the-art garbage treatment and disposal plant promised on a 26,000 sq mt land in Taleigao by the Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate panel during the recent election to the Corporation of...
View ArticleFaulty laying of pipelines by PWD led to 18th June Road inundation: Mayor
PANAJI: City Mayor Surendra Furtado has blamed the water supply and sanitation wing of the public works department for water-logging in the city, stating that the faulty laying of new water pipelines...
View ArticleNo ‘invite’ for Deen Dayal scheme inaugural: Valpoi civic body flays BJP
VALPOI: Valpoi Municipal Council (VMC), which enjoys the backing of Congress party, on Monday, accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of sidelining the chairperson and council members for...
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