NGT stays capital dredging activity by MPT
NT NETWORK PANAJI The National Green Tribunal, western zone bench-Pune, has stayed capital dredging activity by the Mormugoa Port Trust directing it and the Union ministry of environment and forests to...
View Article22 former and current MLAs keen on joining MGP: Sudin
NT NETWORK PANAJI Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party chief Ramakrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar on Monday claimed that around 20 to 22 current and former Goa legislators have approached them for joining the...
View ArticleCM talks tough against BBSM for using school premises
NT NETWORK PANAJI Terming the holding of the political meetings by the Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch as well as the rebel faction of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in the school premises as “illegal...
View ArticleEducation, healthcare are govt’s priorities: CM
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar alongwith the Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Francis D’Souza, on Monday, inaugurated the examination hall cum auditorium, with a...
View ArticleAddl Collector discusses disaster management plan with officials
NT NETWORK MARGAO The Additional Collector Ronkon Pereira, on Monday, held a meeting with the officials of various departments to discuss the disaster management plan, as a part of the BRICS summit...
View ArticleIIT project: Loliem locals ask Collector to suspend land acquisition process
NT NETWORK MARGAO Villagers of Loliem, under the banner of Citizens Committee of Loliem, on Monday, submitted a memorandum to the District Collector requesting him to suspend the process related to...
View ArticleRs 300-cr contractors’ bills will be cleared in next 3 months: Sudin
VASCO: The PWD Minister Sudin Dhavalikar said that the PWD would clear the major bills amounting to Rs 300 crore, of the total Rs 600-crore bills of the contractors, within the next 3 months....
View ArticleWork of installing LED streetlights in Mapusa launched
MAPUSA: Deputy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza and Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar, on Tuesday evening, launched the work of installing around 5000 LED streetlights across Mapusa and Green Park area....
View ArticleMaddel chapel relocation: Dy Collector asks MMC to expedite land allocation
MARGAO: Deputy Collector Ajit Panchwadkar, on Tuesday, directed the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) officials to expedite the process of land allocation to the Maddel chapel committee to help...
View ArticleEducation dept decides to revise mid-day meal rates
PANAJI: The education department has decided to revise the mid-day meal rates with effect from September 1, 2016, following the government clearance to its proposal as regards hiking the rates of these...
View ArticleColva, Benaulim, Majorda beaches not ready for season
While the new tourist season is round the corner, three of Salcete’s most popular beaches – Colva, Benaulim and Majorda are not ready as yet to welcome the guests. Even as the state awaits its first...
View ArticleCRZ violation: NGT axe pulls down 500 illegal structures
PANAJI: About 500 illegal temporary seasonal shacks, huts, cottages and tents in private properties have been demolished in the last one year following the National Green Tribunal order. The order had...
View ArticleAt least 400 permit holders to mine sand
PANAJI : Close to 400 permit holders are likely to be involved in extraction of sand when the new sand mining season reopens in Goa on October 1 2016. A senior official in the department of mines and...
View ArticleMGP puts its foot down on Dabolim constituency
VASCO : Public Works Minister Ramakrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar on Tuesday staked Maharashtrawadi Gomanatak Party’s claim for the Dabolim constituency for 2017 assembly elections and said, “I will never...
View ArticleBe ambassadors of Digital India, CM tells students
PANAJI: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Tuesday urged college students to become ambassadors of the Digital India programme and propagate the benefits of information technology. He was addressing...
View ArticleNo chikungunya and dengue cases in Panaji
PANAJI: The capital city of the state has not recorded any cases of chikungunya and dengue, the diseases which have gripped the national capital. Health officer of the city urban health centre Dr...
View Article‘Meagre increase in AIR employees’ salaries under 7th Pay Commission’
NT NETWORK PANAJI Goa Government Employees Association (GGEA) president John Nazareth has said that there has been only a meagre increase in the salaries under the VIIth Pay Commission for the All...
View ArticleMAIT to assist state in formulating Electronics Policy
NT NETWORK PANAJI The government will soon formulate a State Electronics Policy, with the help of Manufacture Association of Information Technology (MAIT), an all India association of information...
View ArticleNo outbreak of chikungunya, dengue in state this year
NT NETWORK PANAJI Unlike the national capital, Goa is not under the threat of dengue or chikungunya outbreaks. However, sporadic instances have occurred and in 2016 until August, 90 cases of dengue and...
View ArticlePanaji market to come under surveillance of 200 CCTVs
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) will soon place the city municipal market under the surveillance of 200 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, as a part of an Rs 24...
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