BRICS will boost Goa’s image as conference destination: CM
PANAJI: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has expressed hope that the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit, which will be held in South Goa from October 15 to October 17, will...
View Article2½ months after end of fishing ban, prices still high
NT NETWORK PANAJI Two and half months after lifting of ban on fishing, fish continues to be out of reach of the common man as prices have not eased despite hundreds of trawlers venturing into the high...
View ArticleMonika murder: suspect used ATM card for first time
NT NETWORK PANAJI Rajkumar Singh, accused in the alleged rape and murder of perfumer and researcher Monika Ghurde, made use of an ATM card for the first time, which incidentally helped police to...
View ArticleTempo loaded with fish falls on its side; cleaner dies
NT NETWORK VASCO/PANAJI A cleaner on a tempo, that was transporting fish, died on the spot while the driver had a narrow escape after the vehicle fell on its side on Agassaim bypass in the wee hours of...
View ArticlePothole-ridden Dhavali bypass road, a nightmare to motorists
Nirgosh Gaude | NT PONDA Commuting along the 3.85-km Farmagudi-Dhavali bypass road, that was built to divert heavy National Highway traffic away from the town, is fraught with dangers as the road has...
View ArticleParents lay thrust on improving school infra at Tiswadi MOI hearing
NT NETWORK PANAJI The advisory committee on the medium of instruction (MOI) issue held its fifth public hearing with the stakeholders in Tiswadi taluka on Friday. Compared to high attendance at the...
View ArticleVacant block of Apna Ghar to temporarily host women rescued from flesh trade
NT NETWORK PANAJI With the protective home at Merces becoming increasingly unsafe, the department of woman and child development has decided to temporarily shift the rescued women kept at the existing...
View ArticlePM will only discuss BRICS this time, visit again in Nov: CM
NT NETWORK VASCO Stating that Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Summit-2016 represents 42 per cent of the world population, the Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Friday said the...
View ArticleModi, Putin arrive in Goa; Jinping, Temer, Zuma to reach today
PANAJI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Goa to participate in the BRICS summit, which is beginning in South Goa from today. Modi arrived on Friday evening,...
View ArticleThrough BIMSTEC, India will further isolate Pak
NT NETWORK PANAJI India will attempt to isolate Pakistan further during the first BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit being held in Goa from today. Leaders from 11 countries attending the summit will explore...
View ArticleTerror to be in focus as Modi, Putin meet today
NT NETWORK MARGAO Assuring that terrorism will certainly be on the agenda during the India-Russia Annual Summit, which will be a part of the BRICS Summit, on Saturday along with several other issues,...
View ArticleMinor road rage incident leads to mob rampage at Usgao
PONDA: Tension gripped Tisk Usgao on Saturday afternoon after a truck overtook a two-wheeler which resulted in a mob comprising of 300 people going on a rampage burning and ransacking houses...
View ArticleCong to field candidates having no criminal history
PANAJI: Congress leaders are strongly pressing for candidates without any criminal background for the forthcoming state assembly elections. During the recent Goa Pradesh Election Committee (GPEC)...
View ArticleCongress a divided house on alliance issue
PANAJI: Congress party in the state has begun to have a relook at the issue of alliance. At the recently held Goa Pradesh Election Committee (GPEC) meeting, Congress leaders could not reach a decision...
View ArticleScuffle at BRICS meet between Chinese media, police personnel
BENAULIM: A scuffle broke out between members of the Chinese media delegation and Goa police personnel late on Saturday at the beach resort where bilateral talks between India and China were being...
View ArticleBRICS Business Council wants rating for emerging economies
CANACONA: The BRICS Business Council, which met on Saturday during the ongoing 8th annual summit, suggested the member countries continue the dialogue for a new rating agency for emerging economies....
View ArticleModi talks about Azhar ban
MARGAO: Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swaroop Saturday said issue of terrorist Maulana Azhar Masood figured in the bilateral talk between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese...
View ArticleMilitary exercise with Pak not targeted at India: Russia
BENAULIM: Seeking to allay India’s concern over Russia’s growing military ties with Pakistan, a top official and close friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday said there are no talks for...
View ArticleDefence deals worth Rs 43,000 crore inked
MARGAO: Ramping up defence ties, India and Russia Saturday announced deals worth about Rs 43,000 crore for purchase of state-of-art Russian air defence systems, collaboration in making four stealth...
View ArticleCountries cannot differ on tackling terror: India tells China
MARGAO: Putting forward its concerns over Beijing blocking UN designation of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, India Saturday told China that countries cannot afford to...
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