Thivim locals demand highway repair, shifting of poles
NT NETWORK MAPUSA Issues regarding bad roads, electricity poles, garbage were discussed during the gram sabha of Thivim panchayat on Sunday. The villagers brought to the notice of panchayat that the...
View ArticleUproar at Cortalim gram sabha over ‘Mini India Park’ project
NT NETWORK VASCO The gram sabha of Cortalim Quelossim village panchayat witnessed commotion over provisional NOC granted to the ‘Mini India Park’ project by the panchayat in view of permission from...
View ArticleIrked Bethoda locals refuse to allow VP members leave gram sabha hall
NT NETWORK PONDA The gram sabha held at Bethoda Nirankal on Sunday witnessed high drama in which the decision of the sarpanch to adjourn the gram sabha within 35 minutes, created chaos and heated...
View ArticleSancoale locals want VP to issue show cause notice to shipyard
NT NETWORK VASCO The Sancoale gram sabha members who met on Sunday have asked the panchayat to issue a show cause notice over revocation of trade licence given to a shipyard belonging to a panchayat...
View ArticleMarking of zone for sand extraction dominates Camurlim gram sabha
NT NETWORK MAPUSA Camurlim villagers have demanded to hold a special gram sabha on the issue of marking the zone for sand extraction in the presence of officials from the mines department. The gram...
View ArticleShiv Sena will bring a change in state politics: Thackeray
NT NETWORK BAMBOLIM Shiv Sena is not anti-BJP as we have alliance in Mumbai, said Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday at Bambolim. Addressing the media, Thackeray while praising Goans said “We will...
View ArticleGoa must set up centre to develop skills: Parrikar
NT NETWORK VALPOI Stating that Goa is a vital place for helicopter maintenance and repairs as far as military facilities in western India are concerned, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Sunday...
View ArticleBBSM: open for alliance with like-minded political parties
NT NETWORK VASCO The Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch (BBSM) is open for alliance with like-minded political parties except for BJP and Congress in the state for the forthcoming assembly election,...
View ArticleESI Hospital doctors demand DACP scheme pay scale
NT NETWORK MARGAO Doctors working at the ESI Hospital, Margao, have handed over a memorandum to Labour Minister urging him to implement pay scales as per Dynamic Assured Carrier Progression (DACP)...
View ArticleMapusa fire cracker stalls to be shifted to inter-state bus stand
MAPUSA: Mapusa Municipal Council has decided to implement its decision of shifting all fire cracker stalls located in the main market to inter-state bus stand for Diwali. Following this, the chief...
View ArticleTourism department pulled up for not maintaining Margao bus stand toilets
MARGAO: The district administration, on Monday, pulled up the tourism department for not maintaining the toilets at the Margao bus stand and old bus stand while giving the Margao Municipal Council...
View ArticleTension erupts at Cutbona jetty as two factions of boat owners clash
VELIM: Cutbona jetty witnessed tension, on Monday morning, with the two factions – Cutbona Boat Owners Association and purse seine boat owners clashing once again over the auctioning of fish....
View ArticleTalak appointed ESG vice chairman
PANAJI: Government has appointed noted film-maker and director Rajendra Talak as the vice-chairman of the Entertainment Society of Goa. Talak who has been a part of the ESG since long, has been...
View ArticleExperts should decide on MOI issue in consultation with parents: Oscar
PANAJI: Experts and educationists should decide on the Medium of Instruction (MOI) issue in consultation with parents, said Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spokesperson Dr Oscar Rebello. Addressing the media,...
View Article‘Perform or perish’ was Rahul’s advice: Luizinho
PANAJI: The Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has sent a clear message to the dissenting voices within the party in the state. Gandhi has said that the legislators should perform or perish. He has...
View ArticleDespite ban, local artisans use harmful PoP for Ganesh idols
ABDUL WAHAB KHAN | NT PANAJI: Despite a ban being imposed by the state government on Ganesh idols made from plaster of Paris (PoP), local artisans have been found to be using the ecologically damaging...
View ArticleHand over Kamakshi Forex case to CBI: HC to Goa government
PANAJI: A division bench of the High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed the state government to hand over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the investigation of the multi-crore scam...
View ArticleCong-backed Deepa wins Margao civic by-election
MARGAO: Congress-backed candidate has retained control of ward number 21 of the Margao municipal council with Deepa Shirodkar Monday romping home with a comfortable margin of 238 votes in the...
View ArticleSupplementary charge sheet in Louis Berger bribery today
PANAJI: Crime Branch police is likely to file supplementary charge sheet on Tuesday naming Margao MLA Digambar Kamat as the main criminal conspirator in the alleged multi-crore Louis Berger bribery...
View ArticleSancoale VP to generate revenue through non-polluting projects: Borkar
NT NETWORK VASCO Sancoale Village Panchayat sarpanch Ramakant Borkar has said that the panchayat has decided to support non polluting projects in its jurisdiction which would add revenue and provide...
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