100 public toilets to be built to end open defecation
PANAJI: At the review meeting of the Swachh Bharat Mission held under the chairmanship of Union Minster for Urban Development Venkaiah Naidu, it has been decided that the state government will identify...
View ArticleNoted perfume specialist found murdered at Sangolda
SANGOLDA/PANAJI: Monika Ghurde, an independent perfumer and researcher, was allegedly killed by unknown person in her rented apartment at Bella Vista, Sangolda. The body of the 38-year-old Ghurde was...
View ArticleNationalisation of rivers: Naik says state should direct Nanavati to hold...
PANAJI: The state government should direct Premlal Nanavati, a Gujarat-based advocate, whom the government has appointed to study the concession agreement for vessel traffic and port management system...
View ArticleReady to take up any challenge, says IAF chief
HINDON AIR FORCE STATION: Asserting that the Indian armed forces are prepared to take on any challenge, the Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on Saturday said there has been enough...
View ArticleAutopsy report says Monika was choked to death
SALIGAO: Monika Ghurde, an independent perfumer and researcher, died due to asphyxia, the postmortem report has revealed. However, on the question whether there was any sexual assault on Ghurde, the...
View ArticleRs 1-lakh ‘incentive’ for harassment
SHOAIB SHAIKH | NT Staff Reporter PANAJI: When the BJP assumed power after winning the 2012 assembly elections it launched Laadli Laxmi scheme with an express intention to stop female foeticide and...
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VASCO: Stating that Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) belongs to Goan soil and is deeply-rooted, the Minister for Public Works Department (PWD) and leader of MGP Ramakrishna (Sudin) Dhavalikar has...
View ArticleElvis’ entry has Cuncolim leaders jittery
MARGAO: Politics in Cuncolim is taking a new shape with several ‘players’ vying to make a mark in the area. Entry of Gomes into Cuncolim politics has indeed made some impact even though his political...
View ArticleBRICS arrangements will fall in place before Oct 11: CM
MARGAO: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Friday said that Salcete is a fertile political land and, hence, BJP is trying to get a hold there in the assembly election in 2017. Speaking to media in...
View ArticleCongress mahila chief hits out at govt, says Goa has become crime capital
PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee (GPMCC) has accused the BJP-led state government of failing to maintain law and order and making Goa the crime capital of the country. In the backdrop of...
View ArticleJoaquim steers Cuncolim council clear of BJP
MARGAO: Former urban development minister Joaquim Alemao on Saturday alleged that the BJP workers pressurised two councillors backed by him to join the opposition to unseat the chairperson of Cuncolim...
View ArticleExpert groups to assist village-level panels on biodiversity registers
PANAJI: The Goa State Bio Diversity Board (GSBB) has constituted eight technical support groups (TSGs), comprising experts from subject areas under the ambit of biodiversity, to provide technical...
View ArticleSancoale VP to impose house tax on all structures
VASCO: The Sancoale village panchayat will impose house tax on all structures in its jurisdiction, sarpanch Ramakant Borkar said on Sunday. He also assured to construct crematorium and kabrastan for...
View ArticleWaste management corporation need of the hour: Lobo
SALIGAO: Calangute MLA Michael Lobo said that garbage from most of the villages along the costal belt of North Goa is still not being collected. He said that “garbage from some coastal areas is not...
View ArticleBJP-led govt has failed on all fronts: Luizinho
BICHOLIM: Coming down heavily on the state BJP-led government, the president of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC), Luizinho Faleiro said that the BJP-led government has failed on all fronts....
View ArticleNeed more cooperation on maritime security: Lanba
VASCO: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba said that there is a need of cooperative engagement to promote maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). He was speaking after inaugurating the...
View ArticleTelecom companies installing mobile towers on a war footing
NAVELIM: With the BRICS Summit fast approaching, telecom companies are working to install mobile towers on a war footing. The companies are forced to install temporary towers at many places due to...
View ArticleLocals want Calangute VP to crack down on dance bars, illegal carts
CALANGUTE: Opposition to issuance of licences to dance bars, crackdown on gutka and pan and other illegal gaddas dominated the Calangute gram sabha which was held at the village panchayat hall on...
View ArticleTreating sewage: 3 Mapusa hoteliers show the way
zRPITA SRIVASTAVA | NT MAPUSA: With a vision to seek a permanent solution to the discharge of sewage waste, three hoteliers from Mapusa, whose hotels are located in the town’s municipal market area,...
View ArticleNot a single drop of Mhadei should go to Karnataka: Rane
SAKHALI: Stating that Mhadei is our lifeline and we need to protect it, leader of the Opposition Pratapsing Rane has said that not a single drop of Mhadei river water should be given to Karnataka....
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