No pressure on police as claimed by defence counsel: prosecution
PANAJI: The cheque of Rs 2.87 crore (in question) from the BCCI has to be received by one of the accused persons, contended the public prosecutor Poonam Bharne while opposing the bail applications of...
View ArticleCM: SMS-based service will bring transparency in mutation process
PANAJI: The people should feel the administration at their doorstep now, and this has been the dream, envisaged by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, through Digital India concept, said the Chief...
View ArticleJLL India is consultant for Chimbel IT park, Pernem electronic city
PANAJI: The Info Tech Corporation of Goa (ITG) Ltd has through a Letter of Intent entrusted the task of carrying out transaction advisory services for the development of Information Technology (IT)/...
View ArticleChurchill procured tanks fraudulently; distributed preferentially: ACB probe
PANAJI: Former PWD Minister Churchill Alemao, in connivance with some PWD officials, not only procured water storage tanks worth crores of rupees illegally but also distributed them preferentially, the...
View ArticleChurchill had cleared files: forensic test report
PANAJI: The Government Examiner of Questioned Documents (GEQD), Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), Hyderabad has confirmed that the signatures on the files pertaining to the alleged multi-crore PWD...
View ArticleRs 5 pao to hit the shelves next month
MARGAO: In an apparent move to offset losses, state’s traditional bakers have decided to introduce 50 gram ‘pao’ from July 1 which will be priced at Rs 5 each. The 30 gram ‘pao’ that is presently...
View ArticleChurchill says BJP-led govt is afraid of his growing political clout
NT NETWORK MARGAO Denying his involvement in the alleged water tank scam, the former PWD minister Churchill Alemao, on Saturday, said the BJP-led government is afraid of his growing political clout,...
View ArticleIllegal disposal of garbage: South Goa cops book 575 cases in last 5 months
Shyam Zambauliker | NT MARGAO It is the duty of every citizen to dispose of garbage in a proper and lawful manner at identified places in accordance with Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act,...
View ArticleLuizinho condemns state, central govts’ failure in curbing price rise
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Luizinho Faleiro on Saturday condemned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state and central governments’ failure in curbing the...
View ArticleSaying no to drugs at individual level can make a big difference: Dy CM
NT NETWORK MAPUSA Chief Minister Francis D’Souza said that people involved in drug trafficking are big sharks and it is difficult to fight them, but “at individual level if we say no to drugs then we...
View ArticleS Goa witnesses rise in assault cases; 55 reported in last 5 months
Shyam Zambauliker | NT MARGAO South Goa has witnessed 55 cases of voluntarily causing grievous hurt or voluntarily causing hurt with dangerous weapons in the last 5 months. Statistics show that in the...
View ArticleNarrow escape for CCP mayor as de-weeding machine demo goes awry in St Inez...
NT NETWORK PANAJI Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) Mayor Surendra Furtado and two others including owner of a local TV channel Anil Laad and a Marathi daily reporter Krantiraj Samrath had a...
View ArticleElderly Sucorro woman brutally murdered
NT NETWORK PORVORIM Porvorim police arrested two persons, Dileshwar Patra, a native of West Bengal residing at Succoro and Chandrakant Bhise, a native of Dharwad residing at Vasco, for allegedly...
View ArticleDriver loses control of car, rams into KTC bus near Vasco
NT NETWORK VASCO Eight persons were injured after a Maruti Swift rent-a-car rammed into a KTC bus near the St Jacinto Island on Sunday morning. The accident was reported at around 10.30 am when the...
View ArticleSaltpans in Salcete have seen better days
JOAO SOUSA M | NT Principal Correspondent NAVELIM Once the heart of salt-making in Goa, saltpans in Salcete taluka are on the verge of extinction as production has dropped drastically over the years....
View ArticleEcotourism projects cry for funds
SHOAIB SHAIKH | NT Staff Reporter PANAJI The proposed agro- ecotourism projects have been held up by paucity of funds in the state. The Investment Promotion Board had cleared two agro-eco-tourism...
View ArticleBoat owners oppose govt move to take over Cutbona union
NT NETWORK NAVELIM Over 200 fishing boat owners along with trawler boat owners on Monday submitted a memorandum to the Minister for Fisheries Avertano Furtado to oppose any move of the government to...
View ArticleKejriwal arriving in Goa today
NT NETWORK PANAJI Aam Aadmi Party national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will arrive in the state on Tuesday be on a two-day visit to interact with different sections of the people...
View ArticleBees saal baad: McDonald’s all set to tickle taste buds of Goans
NT Network PANAJI Goans, get prepared to love it. Our booming retail industry that has seen several big brands in the market looks like arrived with McDonald’s all set to set up shop. On Monday, the...
View ArticleBCCI documents to throw more light on GCA fraud
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Goa police probing the alleged misappropriation of Rs 3.13 crore of the Goa Cricket Association have received documents from the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Monday....
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