Poinguinnim VP elects new sarpanch
CANACONA Former deputy sarpanch Vallabh Tengse has been elected as sarpanch of Poinguinnim village panchayat during the election held at the panchayat office on Wednesday. It may be recalled that the...
View ArticleDhavalikar to lay cornerstone for three projects in Chodan-Madel
NT NETWORK SANKHALI PWD Minister Sudin Dhavalikar in the presence of Speaker and Mayem MLA Anant Shet will lay the foundation stone for three major projects in Chodan-Madel in Mayem constituency on May...
View ArticleBabush case: custody of third accused Rosy extended
NT NETWORK PANAJI The children’s court on Wednesday extended the police custody of Rosy Ferros, the third accused, in an alleged rape case of a minor involving St Cruz MLA Atanasio (Babush) Monserrate,...
View ArticleWork on Chimbel, Tuem IT projects being reviewed every two weeks: CM
NT NETWORK PANAJI The government is reviewing work on two IT projects- the IT park at Chimbel and the ESDM cluster at Tuem every two weeks, said Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Wednesday. Both the...
View ArticleMinor rape case involving Babush: victim’s medical report reveals intercourse
NT NETWORK PANAJI Medical examination of the 16-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped by 55-year-old St Cruz MLA Atanasio (Babush) Monserrate is positive for sexual abuse. The victim was referred to...
View ArticleGoa may soon go green with 100% LPG usage
NT NETWORK PANAJI As many as 750 households have been lately identified without Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) connections by oil companies in their effort to make Goa a state with cent per cent LPG...
View ArticleUpset fishermen block Mandovi, Sal river channels
NT NETWORK PANAJI/BETUL Irked over fishing boats using Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights for fishing in deep waters, fishermen in the state intensified their protest on Wednesday by blocking the...
View ArticleEnvironmental agencies recommend scrapping of grounded pontoon
PANAJI: A joint inspection report prepared by environment protection agencies have strongly recommended ‘to cut-off and scrap the ‘Bhageerath’ pontoon grounded at the Arossim beach within twenty days,’...
View ArticleNew scheme to provide hired pvt buses to govt schools announced
PANAJI: The government has announced a new scheme to provide hired private buses to government high schools, after it was found that the lone bus given to each of these schools, in the past, failed to...
View ArticleTraditional fishermen, purse-seine boat owners clash at Cutbona jetty
VELIM: Uneasy calm prevailed at the Cutbona jetty after the traditional fishermen and purse-seine boat owners clashed as the latter were trying to fill diesel in their vessels. The operations at the...
View ArticleFishermen’s agitation turns violent
PANAJI: Fishermen agitating against the use of LED lights for fishing turned violent on Thursday. The irate fishermen got into fight with the policemen, and pelted stones at them. Two policemen and a...
View ArticleMen pray on ground floor, women on first floor at Masjid-e-Noor
SHOAIB SHAIKH | NT Staff Reporter PANAJI: The Masjid-e-Noor near MES College of Arts and Commerce at Alto-Dabolim stands out among the mosques in the state for having permitted entry for women, as a...
View ArticleAll pending matters would be taken up after first week of June: Goa Lokayukta
Newly-appointed state Lokayukta Justice (retd) Prafulla Kumar Mishra in an exclusive interview with ‘The Navhind Times’ speaks to Ramnath N Pai Raikar about various aspects pertaining to functioning of...
View ArticleRecord 90.10% students clear class XII examination
PANAJI: Results of the Higher Secondary School Certificate examination 2016 declared by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) on Thursday touched all-time high percentage...
View ArticleBabush’s police custody extended by four days
PANAJI: The police custody of St Cruz MLA Atanasio (Babush) Monserrate, who is accused of raping a minor girl, was extended by another four days by the Children’s Court on Thursday. Babush was arrested...
View ArticleMinor girl’s rape: cops unearth SMSs between Babush, third accused
PANAJI: Goa Police, probing the case of rape of minor girl allegedly by St Cruz MLA Atanasio (Babush) Monserrate, has stumbled upon some messages (SMSs) revealing communication between Babush and the...
View ArticleSBI subsidiary to attach Mallya’s Candolim villa
PANAJI: North Goa Collector Nila Mohanan on Thursday said that the mamlatdar of Bardez taluka, within the next six days would make all arrangements including required police force, for allowing the...
View ArticleGSPCB directs Collector to seal dance floor at Curtorim
CURTORIM: Goa Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has directed the South Goa Collector to immediately seal Little Hearts Dance Floor at Curtorim for operating illegally, without consent from the board in...
View Article2 held for cheating city resident
PANAJI: Panaji police have arrested two persons on charges of allegedly cheating a city resident to the tune of around Rs 2.53 lakhs. The police have identified the two accused as Shubham Soni (25) and...
View ArticleAAP pledges to put an end to ‘wrongdoings’
PANAJI: Bollywood actress Gul Panag, who is also an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) politician and biker led a motorcycle rally in the state on Friday dedicating it to Goan fishermen, who were allegedly...
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