New shack policy awaits GCZMA nod
NT NETWORK PANAJI The new shack policy is awaiting green signal from the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority even as the document has been cleared by Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar. Tourism...
View ArticleRs 12 lakh daylight theft in Navelim house
NT NETWORK MARGAO In a broad daylight theft, cash and gold ornaments worth around Rs 12 lakh were stolen from a house at Navelim on Tuesday afternoon. Thieves gained entry into the house by breaking...
View ArticleShopkeepers support Usgao bandh over police inaction against scrap dealers
NT NETWORK PONDA Shops in the Usgao market remained closed due to the bandh called by locals on Tuesday to protest against police inaction against four persons from the families dealing in scrap....
View ArticleState reaping plentiful harvest
NT NETWORK PANAJI Aided by good monsoon and better productivity, paddy yield in Goa during the kharif season is anticipated to have received a boost. First estimates are that production is going to be...
View ArticleCM trashes Cong ‘chargesheet’
NT NETWORK PANAJI A day after the Congress released its ‘chargesheet’ against the BJP government, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar hit back at the Congress stating that his government has reached out...
View Article‘People’s biodiversity register’ yet to get a push in Goa
ABDUL WAHAB KHAN | NT Staff reporter PANAJI The lackadaisical attitude by local self-governing bodies towards preparing ‘people’s biodiversity register’ is taking a toll on state’s rich biodiversity....
View ArticleSecurity agencies ask housing societies to install CCTVs for safety
NT NETWORK PANAJI Agencies that supply security guards to residential and commercial complexes have advised the occupants not to give house keys, valuables and money to the guards for safekeeping....
View ArticleShack operators stage dharna to seek policy release
NT NETWORK PANAJI Aggrieved shack operators from the North Goa coastal belt staged dharna outside Paryatan Bhavan, Patto, on Tuesday, demanding with the government to immediately release the shack...
View ArticleCCP meet adjourned amidst chaos over Azad Maidan beautification
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP), on Tuesday, resolved to stop the works that are being taken up under Amrut Scheme, besides the ropeway project being undertaken by the...
View ArticleArlekar underlines need for creating awareness on ABS
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that the government as well as the local bodies are losing benefit sharing from the manufacturers for commercially using locally available biological resources, Forest...
View ArticleSubsidised tender coconuts: govt yet to finalise suppliers
NT NETWORK DAVORLIM The wait for tender coconuts at subsidised rates could be longer as the government is yet to finalise the farmers for supplying tender coconuts through vegetable carts of Goa State...
View ArticleCoconut cultivators rue poor marketing support
NT NETWORK PANAJI Coconut cultivators rue that inadequate marketing support is the most important reason for stagnating coconut production in the state. The cultivators said that shortage of pluckers...
View ArticleState Congress leaders to meet Rahul today
NT NETWORK PANAJI Senior Congress leaders from the state will meet Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday afternoon in Delhi, where the younger legislators are expected to push for retirement...
View ArticleState looks to set up sand dune parks
NT NETWORK PANAJI The Goa State Biodiversity Board on Wednesday decided to recommend to the government to set up India’s first sand dune parks at the protected turtle nesting sites of Mandrem, Morjim,...
View Article4 schools give marching orders to Balrath drivers, attendants
NT NETWORK PANAJI Acting on the directions of the directorate of education, four schools have terminated services of drivers and attendants working on the ‘Balrath’ buses in the school. Education...
View ArticleCash of over Rs 6 lakh stolen from GMC
NT NETWORK PANAJI Some unknown burglar decamped with cash of over Rs 6 lakh from the accounts section located in the Goa Medical College dean’s office building, Bambolim. The incident, which is...
View ArticlePWD unfazed by opposition to new Zuari bridge project
SHOAIB SHAIKH | NT Staff Reporter PANAJI Unfazed by opposition to the land acquisition, the public works department has said the widening of the national highway 17 (renumbered as 66) and construction...
View ArticleFinally, govt invites applications for temporary shacks
NT NETWORK PANAJI In order to hasten the shack allotment process, the department of Tourism has invited applications from individuals to erect temporary shacks for three tourist seasons – 2016-19....
View ArticleOver half of state population covered under health insurance scheme
NT NETWORK MAPUSA/ PANAJI The number of Goans, who have been registered under the Deen Dayal Swasthya Seva Yojana (DDSSY), the health insurance scheme of the government has crossed 8-lakh mark, which...
View ArticleAsilo building renovation expected to be completed by December
NT NETWORK MAPUSA The ongoing work of full renovation and part construction of the old heritage building of Asilo Hospital, Mapusa which will house the state health training institute, will be...
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