Section of parishioners feel there is undue haste for new church in Quepem
NT NETWORK CURCHOREM A section of parishioners of Holy Cross church in Quepem are of the opinion that the church could be expanded without disturbing its uniqueness. Presently, the parishioners are...
View ArticleVavurla-Barcem govt primary school lacks premises of its own
Albert Fernandes | NT CANACONA Vavurla area, a hilly locality under Kheddem-Barcem village panchayat jurisdiction, has around 200 people inhabitants and lacks proper facilities. For instance, the...
View ArticleHome department must procure smart card readers: Dhavalikar
NT NETWORK PANAJI In order to increase the level of enforcement of motor vehicle act and detection of habitual offenders, Transport Minister Sudin Dhavalikar said that the traffic police of the state...
View ArticleMorjim rape case: Parulekar criticises delay in nabbing accused
NT NETWORK PANAJI Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar on Tuesday criticised the state police for the delay in nabbing the accused in the alleged rape case of a Russian tourist in Morjim by the hotel...
View Article24X7 water supply to South Goa soon
NT NETWORK PANAJI The South Goa district would realise the dream of water supply 24×7 soon with the public works department (PWD) set to commission the additional 100 million litre per day (MLD) water...
View ArticleMulti-level car park building in city to be thrown open mid-May
NT NETWORK PANAJI The tourism department will throw open to the public the first multi-level car parking in the state in Panaji from the third week of May with the soft launching of the facility on...
View ArticleMGP says MOI tangle will decide its tie-up with BJP
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that the medium of instruction issue will dominate the talks pertaining to the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance for the forthcoming state...
View ArticleGHRC swamped with complaints against police atrocities, inaction
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Goa Human Rights Commission received 292 complaints against erring government employees in the year 2013-14, and more than 60 per cent of these complaints were made against police...
View ArticleComputerised correction of answer-sheets is on course
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education will announce on May 12 the result of the Higher Secondary School Certificate examination conducted by it from February 29 to...
View ArticleIIT-Goa may start taking shape soon
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Indian Institute of Technology-Goa will become a reality from the academic year 2016-17 if the officials of the Union ministry of human resource development arriving in Goa next...
View ArticleDespite soaring number of road mishaps, no licence cancelled, 117 suspensions...
SHOAIB SHAIKH | NT STAFF REPORTER PANAJI The punishments prescribed under the Motor Vehicles Act are not proving to be a deterrent to rash and negligent drivers with not a single licence being...
View ArticleNGPDA considering 200% FAR for redevelopment of old buildings
NT NETWORK PANAJI The North Goa Planning and Development Authority (NGPDA) has proposed to increase the FAR value up to 200 per cent for redevelopment of old buildings provided that a provision for...
View ArticleInvestment fraud: bail rejected to director, daughter-in-law
NT NETWORK PANAJI Bail applications of Rekha Raikar one of the directors of Kamakshi Forex and her daughter-in-law Neelima have been rejected by a court in Margao while the police custody of the main...
View ArticleVelingkar says BJP govt’s MOI stand has created Hindu-Christian divide
Q: Looking at the compulsions of the political parties as linked to the gathering of votes from all sections of the society, are you confident that the demand of the Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch for...
View ArticleClass IX, X students may also be served with mid-day meals
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Class IX and Class X students in the state could be enjoying the mid-day meals from forthcoming academic year, as the department of education is seriously considering a proposal...
View ArticleBismarque death case stands closed: police
NT NETWORK PANAJI The death of Fr Jose Bismarque Desedorio Dias has been classified as ‘accidental death’ by the sub-divisional magistrate, Panaji, based on the crime branch investigation and the...
View ArticleBabush booked for raping minor girl
NT NETWORK PANAJI St Cruz MLA Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate faces arrest after the Goa police registered an FIR against him on charges of allegedly raping a minor girl. The 16-year-old victim girl filed...
View ArticleProtesters turn down Mines dept assurances
NT NETWORK CURCHOREM Mission Bypass, which is opposing transport of ore from Tilamol, have turned down the assurance given by Mines department that trucks will ply at less than 40 km per hour speed and...
View ArticleShantaram assured on protecting voting rights of over 1 lakh Goans
PANAJI: Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik, in a letter to the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, a copy of which has been sent to the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju, has demanded...
View ArticleGSL prime exporter of ships: Governor
VASCO: Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) is not only at the forefront of building ships for defence establishments in India but it is a prime exporter of ships from the country, the Governor Mridula Sinha said on...
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