KYC discrepancies: mobile operators, distributors to be booked for forgery
NT NETWORK PANAJI Goa police has warned retailers, distributors and officials of mobile network operators of initiating strict action if discrepancies are found in the KYC (know your customer)...
View ArticleExcess water released from Anjunem dam
SAKHALI: Heavy rainfall has compelled the water resources department (WRD) to open two gates of the Anjunem dam and release the excess water. The gates were opened on Tuesday morning after the water...
View ArticleDhavalikar assures to look into erroneous water bill complaints
PANAJI: Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai on Tuesday alleged that the government is causing great inconvenience to its water consumers from Salcete taluka by installing water meters through Japan...
View ArticleAt least 32 Goan properties sold without owners’ knowledge
PANAJI: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar informed the state legislative assembly, through a written reply on Tuesday that many-a-properties of Goans are being sold without the knowledge of the owners....
View ArticleVigilance has performed well during BJP rule, was dormant earlier: CM
PANAJI: Citing increase in corruption at the government level in the ‘zero corruption’ regime, Bicholim MLA Naresh Sawal on Tuesday said that the hand of those government employees caught red-handed...
View ArticleOppn moves no confidence motion against government
PANAJI: The united opposition including the eight Congress legislators, the three independent MLAs, a Goa Vikas Party legislator and an unattached MLA on Tuesday gave a notice to Speaker of the state...
View ArticleGCS seniority list: HC castigates Srivastava for overreaching powers
PANAJI: The Goa bench of Bombay High Court while partly allowing the writ petitions challenging the seniority list of the officers of Goa Civil Service (GCS) has not only quashed and set aside the...
View Article1067 persons died due to road accidents in last 42 months: CM
PANAJI: Vehicles with four-wheels and above have a sizable involvement in road accidents followed by two-wheelers. This information was provided in the House by Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar in a...
View ArticleCM: police have been unable to find clue in Quitila murder case
PANAJI: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, on Tuesday, informed the House that the police have been unable to find a clue as regards the murderer of Sunita Lamani, a 22-year-old woman reportedly killed...
View ArticleBoats using LED lights permitted to fish beyond 12 nautical miles: Avertano
PANAJI: Fisheries Minister Avertano Furtado, on Tuesday, informed State Legislative Assembly that the purse seine boats using light-emitting diode (LED) lights for fishing are permitted to fish beyond...
View ArticleGovt: casino vessels cannot be shifted to Chapora river
PANAJI: Water Resources Minister Dayananad Mandrekar, on Tuesday, ruled out the possibility of shifting the casino vessels to Chapora River, saying that the height of the bridge would not permit the...
View ArticleCM: mining corridor in Sanguem matter of priority
PANAJI: Stating that the proposed mining ‘bypass’ corridor in the Sanguem taluka is a “matter of priority” for the government, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Wednesday said that the slowdown in...
View ArticleElectronic city, IT Park to create 20,000 jobs
PANAJI: Informing that every year, around 2,500 youth including 1,500 completing education related to information technology, would be available for employment at the proposed ESDM (Electronic System...
View ArticleSpeaker admits no-confidence motion; day for discussion later
PANAJI: Speaker of the state legislative assembly Anant Shet admitted the no-confidence motion against the government – the Chief Minister and his council of ministers – on Wednesday, after leader of...
View ArticleNo Goan reported missing: Parsekar
PANAJI: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, making a statement in the state legislative assembly on Wednesday as regards the accident pertaining to the collapse of a British-era bridge on the Mumbai-Goa...
View ArticleCM welcomes passing of GST
PANAJI: Welcoming the passing of the GST Bill in the Parliament, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said, “There will be uniformity in taxation and it is a welcome step. Even the principal opposition...
View ArticleTawadkar allays fear of Goa Dairy closure
PANAJI: Setting aside fears of Goa Dairy’s closure due to entry of SUMUL, Agriculture Minister Ramesh Tawadkar informed the legislators in the assembly that the government wants a healthy competition...
View ArticleOpposition stages walkout over ‘failure’ of e-assembly concept
PANAJI: “Exposing” the failure of the e-assembly concept, opposition MLAs on Wednesday demanded that the Speaker Anant Shet revert back to old system, wherein the legislators were provided with hard...
View ArticleGovernment plans to set up 2 rice mills
PANAJI: The government intends to set-up rice mills in Goa, one each in the north and south, Agriculture Minister Ramesh Tawadkar informed the legislative assembly on Wednesday. Speaking during the...
View Article99% houses in state electrified: Milind
PANAJI: More than 99 per cent of the houses in the state have been electrified and only about 400 houses in the rural areas remain un-electrified, Power Minister Milind Naik informed the legislative...
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