Rallying behind Velingkar, Goa Sangh resigns en masse
NT NETWORK PANAJI In a major jolt to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the sangh karyakartas from across the state on Wednesday created turmoil in the organisation by resigning en masse, opposing...
View ArticleNo comments, say Parsekar, Arlekar
NT NETWORK PANAJI Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, reacting to the recent ouster of Subhash Velingkar as the state in-charge of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) said that it would not be right...
View ArticleGST will largely benefit service-driven Goa: CM
NT NETWORK PANAJI The state legislative assembly, during its special one-day session held on Wednesday ratified the GST (Goods and Services Tax) Bill, unanimously, with Chief Minister Laxmikant...
View ArticleSiolim-Marna sarpanch, deputy wins no-confidence motion
MAPUSA : The no-confidence motion which was moved against the sarpanch and deputy sarpanch of Siolim-Marna village panchayat was defeated at a special meeting which was held at the panchayat on...
View ArticleVasco MLA reviews bus stand work
VASCO: Vasco MLA Carlos Almeida who is also the chairman of Kadamba Transport Corporation Ltd has reviewed the progress of the ultra modern bus terminal-cum-Mormugao taluka administrative building...
View ArticleTraffic police close new Mandovi Bridge after accident
PORVORIM: The traffic on both the Mandovi bridges were moving smoothly from Porvorim on Thursday morning since traffic police were posted in different areas. However, an accident on the bridge kept the...
View ArticleCelebrations across state parishes to mark canonisation of Mother Teresa
PANAJI: The canonisation of Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be marked in the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman by a double event – a parish celebration in all the parishes on the day of her canonization,...
View ArticleMapusa to have new meat market
MAPUSA : Finally there is some relief for beef and pork shop owners at the 20-year- old dilapidated Mapusa market building as the Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) has resolved to undertake...
View ArticleGovt striving to provide best medical facilities to Goans: CM
PANAJI: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, rolling out the Deen Dayal Swasthya Seva Yojana (DDSSY), the statewide health insurance scheme, in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza on...
View ArticleProvide basic amenities to protective home inmates: HC
PANAJI: A division bench of the High Court of Bombay at Goa comprising Justice FM Reis and Justice Nutan Sardessai, while taking cognizance of the report published in ‘The Navhind Times’ titled...
View ArticleFORCE: Goa incident will have no impact on RSS
MARGAO: General secretary of Forum for Rights of Children’s Education (FORCE), a movement started to demand grants to English medium primary schools, Savio Lopes Thursday said that RSS, being a...
View ArticleSecular forces will benefit: Goa Forward; Congress restrains from commenting
MARGAO: The formation of an independent Goa Sangh unit of the RSS under the leadership of Subhash Velingkar has evoked reactions from the state’s various political parties of which some feel that the...
View ArticleRevolt in RSS: independent Goa Sangh formed under Velingkar
PANAJI: In an unprecedented move, the 400-odd swayamsevaks or volunteers of the state unit of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), who had resigned en masse on Wednesday, following the relieving of...
View ArticleLukewarm state response to nationwide industrial bandh
PANAJI: There was lukewarm response to the nationwide industrial bandh called by all major trade unions in the state, on Friday, under the banner of Goa Convention of Workers, in support of...
View ArticleBRICS: families remove encroachments on their own
COLVA: The South Goa district administration Friday began the drive to remove encroachments along the Margao-Colva road ahead of the eighth BRICS summit. The BRICS summit will be held in Goa on October...
View ArticleNot averse to talks with K’taka on Mhadei: CM
PANAJI: Stating that he is not averse to meet the Chief Ministers of Karnataka and Maharashtra as suggested by the Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Friday said that...
View ArticleGoa Dairy ready to revoke price hike if govt provides financial help
PONDA: Stating that the government was informed in advance about the hike in milk price, Goa Dairy chairman Madhav Sahakari Friday said that the dairy is ready to revoke the price hike if the...
View ArticleGoa Dairy may reduce milk price by 50 paise next month
PONDA: Over 50 per cent of the milk procured by Goa Dairy comes from outside Goa and it costs the dairy much more than the milk procured locally. Goa Dairy pays around Rs 1.40 extra on each litre...
View ArticleSuspended asst director of transport held for abusing sarpanch
PANAJI: Porvorim police has arrested Uday Gawas from Betim on charges of allegedly abusing and obstructing sarpanch of Penha de Franca while she was performing her duty on Friday. According to...
View ArticleCM questions validity of RSS unit under Velingkar
PANAJI: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar virtually brushing aside the existence of the newly constituted Goa unit of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) headed by Subhash Velingkar, questioned as to...
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