Each household to get 3 LED bulbs free
NT NETWORK PANAJI Government has decided to illuminate the households in the state by providing three light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs free of cost under the ‘Jyotirmay Goa’ scheme. Informing the media...
View ArticleThree months on, Mapusa vegetable market in bad shape
Arpita Srivastava | NT MAPUSA Just three months after the first-of-its-kind Mapusa vegetable market premises was thrown open, it has turned into an unhygienic place besides some fans inside are also...
View ArticleCruise liner to be emptied of its 350 tonne oil to avoid spillage
NT NETWORK VASCO Mormugao Port Trust chairman I Jeyakumar on Friday held a meeting with the stakeholders to finalise a plan for removal of 350 tonne (3.50 lakh litre) oil from the bunker of the ‘Qing’...
View ArticleFire destroys Aldona panchayat house tax records, documents
NT NETWORK MAPUSA House tax records, a receipt book and other important documents of Aldona panchayat were destroyed in a fire that erupted in the record section of the talathi’s office in the...
View ArticleDemand for ban on casinos
PANAJI: Aam Au rat Admi Against Gambling (AAAAG), on Saturday, held a protest in the city demanding a ban on the land and offshore casinos that are operational in Goa. “We demand immediate removal of...
View ArticleAgonda assault case: accused surrender
CANACONA : The Canacona police have informed that Jayesh Dhuri of Palolem and Prakash Dhuri of Parvem-Agonda, allegedly involved in the assault on Soiru Pagi and his family members, surrendered before...
View ArticleTree comes crashing down on house at Mavlingem
BICHOLIM: A tree came crashing down on a house at Harijanwada-Mavlingem on Saturday. A tree fell on the house belonging to Ganga Parwar, following the rain that was accompanied by gusty wind, causing...
View ArticleBicholim police station awaits shifting to renovated old PHC premises
Ramesh Savaikar | NT BICHOLIM: The Bicholim police station continues to function from its old building, which is a sorry state, even though old Bicholim primary health centre (PHC) building, where it...
View ArticleFishermen from Nerul peeved as garbage washes ashore
The ill-effects of tourism in the form of garbage are felt by Nerul fishermen as tourists visiting casinos and going on dolphin trips at Sinquerim throw plastic and empty bottles into the sea, which...
View ArticleBonded truck service from airport begins
VASCO: In order to boost exim cargo, the first customs bonded truck was flagged off from Dabolim airport on Saturday. As permitted by Commissioner of Customs-Goa, M/s T T Aviation Handling and...
View ArticleBicholim vendors shifted to ease access to market
BICHOLIM: Acting tough on errant vendors, the Bicholim Municipal Council (BMC) authorities on late Friday evening shifted some of the vegetable and fruit vendors to a new place in the market complex....
View ArticleCongress mahilas take up cudgels for inflation-hit common man
MAPUSA: Goa Pradesh Mahila Congress on Saturday held a demonstration to highlight woes of the common man in the wake of soaring prices of essential commodities and vegetables. The Congress workers...
View ArticleCM: stakeholders must shoulder responsibility of state planning
PANAJI: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar stressed on the need for contributions of engineers in the planning of the state. Parsekar said that workshops or seminars of such structure are very...
View ArticleMormugao taluka a home to HIV-infected migrants
SUDESH BHOSLE | NT VASCO: Mormugao taluka, which had once been notorious for the red-light district at Baina, is once again in news for the blemish rising of HIV cases. The taluka, which is a home to a...
View ArticleBad condition of Mapusa roads inconveniences commuters
NT NETWORK MAPUSA All roads in Mapusa are covered with potholes causing inconvenience to motorists and pedestrians. The most affected area is in ward number 20, the road stretch between the court...
View ArticleS Goa progressive dairy farmers place their problems before Tawadkar
NT NETWORK MARGAO Progressive dairy farmers of South Goa, fearlessly placed the problems they face while carrying out dairy farming in the district, during the two-hour meeting, before the Minister for...
View ArticleMMC to restrict heavy vehicle movement during saptah festival
NT NETWORK VASCO The Mormugao Municipal Council on Monday has decided to restrict the transportation of heavy vehicles from city roads for 7-days during the time of the annual Shree Damodar Bhajani...
View ArticleChorao villagers seek govt assurance on bridge
NT NETWORK CHORAO The Chorao bridge and casino issues rocked the Chorao gram sabha which was held at the Village Panchayat hall on Sunday. The youth who raised the issues stalled the gram sabha twice...
View ArticleAvertano assures Katem-Baina fishermen of rehabilitation
NT NETWORK VASCO Minister for Fisheries Avertano Furtado, on Monday, assured the traditional fishermen from Katem Baina to rehabilitate them in view of the proposed demolition of their structures,...
View ArticleGCZMA orders demolition of illegal structures at Cavelossim
NT NETWORK CAVELOSSIM Barely a year after the illegal structures of the controversial Champions Club at Cavelossim were demolished, following a National Green Tribunal order, the Goa Coastal Zone...
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