Goa launches nation’s first amphibious vehicle rides
PANAJI: Adding a feather to its cap, Goa tourism department Tuesday launched the much-awaited amphibious vehicle rides, Goa Duck Tours, in the state on the auspicious day of Dussehra. Speaking at the...
View ArticleBill will benefit Navelim residents displaced by military land acquisition:...
MARGAO: The Goa (allotment of plots to certain displaced persons) bill that was passed on August 31, 2016 will give relief to 48 families of Navelim-Firgulem “who were toiling hard to enjoy the land on...
View ArticleUAV, low flying objects banned during BRICS
PANAJI: With the BRICS Summit 2016 scheduled to be held in Goa from October 15 to 17, the South Goa magistrate has banned the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) popularly known as drones throughout...
View ArticleTraffic diversion to ensure free passage of BRICS officials
PANAJI: The Goa Police traffic division has planned traffic diversion in view of the BRICS Summit scheduled in South Goa from October 15 to 17 for ensuring obstruction-free passage to VVIP carcade....
View ArticleKhandola temple ruckus, sword attack: accused brothers get bail
PONDA: The court decision to grant bail to two brothers, who allegedly created ruckus inside Mallikarjun temple at Betki-Khandola on Tuesday morning and also assaulted some villagers with a sword,...
View ArticleCrime branch seeks CJM order to block matka websites
PANAJI: Crime Branch police, probing the alleged nexus involving policemen, politicians and matka operators, has approached the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Panaji requesting to issue necessary...
View ArticlePak terrorists may sabotage summit
PANAJI: In retaliation to the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and after the collapse of the SAARC summit, which was scheduled to be held in Islamabad...
View ArticleNo major traffic jams, assure cops
MARGAO : Superintendent of Police (SP), South, Shekhar Prabhudesai Wednesday said that all the roads leading to the accommodation points for the BRICS dignitaries and delegates – Leela, Taj Exotica and...
View ArticleTibetan NGO to stage protest against China
PANAJI/MARGAO: The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) has said that it will stage protests against Chinese President Xi Jinping during the 8th BRICS Summit, which begins later this week. Tibetan Youth...
View ArticlePak, NSG to be on table when Modi, Jinping meet
PANAJI: On the sidelines of the BRICS summit, India is expected to raise the issue of Pakistan sponsored cross-border terrorism with China apart from the membership of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)....
View ArticleBRICS summit to focus on terror, stronger economies
PANAJI: With ‘Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions’ as the core theme of the upcoming BRICS Summit 2016, India will push for stronger economic policy and enhanced cooperation apart...
View Article25-yr-old constable suffers heart attack
MARGAO: A 25-year-old police constable deployed on BRICS duty, attached to Calangute police station, suffered a heart attack following which he was taken to Hospicio hospital and then Goa Medical...
View ArticleAgonda parishioners take out procession of Our Lady of Fatima
CANACONA: Parishioners of St Anne’s church, Agonda took out a procession that wended its way from the church point via Desaiwado, Karaxermol, Parcel, Davalkhazan to the starting point, reciting...
View ArticleIndustrial untreated waste affecting wells: Pilerne-Moikawaddo residents
PILERNE: Residents of Pilerne-Moikawaddo have expressed concern over the way the units are operating at the industrial estate in the village, alleging that the groundwater has been affected. They...
View ArticleFreeze ‘lotus’ as BRICS logo, demands Shantaram
PANAJI: Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik on Thursday called on Narayan Navti, additional chief electoral officer, Goa and demanded that symbol ‘lotus’ of Bharatiya Janata Party be frozen as the same has...
View ArticleBRICS route: administration has problem of stray cattle, dogs on its hands to...
VASCO: The menace of stray cattle and dogs along the BRICS route, if not tackled, could put the image of the state in a bad light especially when the international summit involving countries like...
View Article11 more Tibetans arrested for protesting against BRICS summit
MARGAO: Margao town police Thursday arrested 11 Tibetans, who were protesting against the organisation of the BRICS summit, scheduled to be held in the state from October 15. Margao police said 11...
View ArticleGovt to bring in IT, pharmaceutical companies, says Chief Minister
MARGAO: Stating that the BRICS summit has turned out to be a major opportunity for business in Goa, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar Thursday said that the government will try to bring in huge...
View ArticleMoU between China, Goa likely for business tie-ups
PANAJI: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between China and Goa governments for business tie-ups could be the outcome of the BRICS summit scheduled to be held over Saturday and Sunday. The MoU will...
View ArticlePM to arrive today
PANAJI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Goa on Friday to host the BRICS summit. Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said that the Prime Minister and Russia President Vladimir Putin will be...
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