DDSS scheme will help weaker sections avail of specialised treatment: Parsekar
NT NETWORK PANAJI Weaker sections of society who depend on government hospitals for medical treatment can now get specialised treatment at private hospitals under Deen Dayal Swasthya Seva Yojana...
View ArticleIndustries must contribute to clean water and sanitation: Alina
NT NETWORK PANAJI Industries must contribute towards clean water and sanitation, said the Minister for Science and Technology Alina Saldanha while inaugurating a 2-day workshop on ‘Environmental...
View ArticleMining sans valid EC: NGT notice to 24 leases
NT NETWORK PANAJI The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to 24 mining leases in the state in a case related to iron ore mining. Application was filed by Shankar Jog and an NGO, pursuant to...
View ArticleCivic workers demand implementation of Seventh Pay Commission
NT NETWORK MAPUSA The Goa Municipal Employees Association (GMEA) has requested the state government and finance department to include municipal employees along with other government employees while...
View ArticleGoa abuzz as youths give finishing touches to Narakasur effigies
NT NETWORK PANAJI With Diwali the festival of lights set to be celebrated on Saturday, there is a mad race among youth to put together giant-size effigies of demon Narakasur which will be set on fire...
View ArticleSpecial panchayat tribunal sought for speedy disposal of cases
NT NETWORK CURTORIM The Goa Panchayati Raj institutions have demanded setting up of special panchayat tribunal for speedy disposal of cases pertaining to panchayats while also demanding separate laws...
View ArticleCounsellors to be posted at Goa Board exam centres
NT NETWORK PANAJI The education department has ordered an inter-departmental inquiry into the alleged suicide of the 16-year-old SSC girl student from a Mapusa school, earlier this week by consuming...
View ArticleSupplementary charge sheet filed in Louis Berger bribery
NT NETWORK PANAJI Crime Branch police has filed supplementary charge sheet naming Margao MLA Digambar Kamat as the prime conspirator in the alleged multi-crore Louis Berger bribery case. The around...
View ArticleGoa’s only woman CM Shashikala passes away
NT NETWORK PANAJI The first woman chief minister of the then Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, Shashikala Kakodkar passed away at her city residence, Friday afternoon, following a prolonged...
View ArticleShashikala Kakodkar- iron lady of Goan politics
By Balaji Shenoy Shashikala Kakodkar has contributed a lot to Goan politics and the society. She was a freedom fighter, who participated in Goa’s struggle for freedom, served as chief minister of Goa,...
View Article17-yr-old riding pillion with mother dies in Vasco mishap
NT NETWORK VASCO In a tragic incident, a 17-year-old boy, Rahim Damani, a resident of Baina, died on the spot while his mother escaped with minor injuries when a speeding truck hit their two-wheeler...
View ArticleDiesel supply racket: AAP demands probe into role of casino officials
NT NETWORK PANAJI Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has demanded to investigate the role of casino officials /management and any other beneficiaries in connection with illegal diesel supply racket which was...
View ArticleNGT order no hurdle to CRZ clearance for shacks: govt
NT NETWORK PANAJI Claiming that the order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) asking the state government to get studies done on the carrying capacity of beaches and sand dune mapping will not cause...
View ArticleGoa celebrates Diwali with joy, gaiety
NT NETWORK PANAJI The burning of effigies of the demon king, Narkasur in the wee hours on Saturday marked the beginning of celebrations of the festival of lights, Diwali in the state. The traditional...
View ArticleSSC or ITI to be minimum qualification for govt jobs
NT NETWORK PANAJI The state cabinet on Friday decided to have SSC or ITI as the minimum qualification for government jobs. All the existing government staff having less than these qualifications and...
View ArticleDignitaries condole Shashikala’s death
NT NETWORK PANAJI Leaders across the political line and dignitaries on Friday condoled the sad demise of ex-Goa chief minister Shashikala Kakodkar. In her condolence message, Governor Mridula Sinha...
View ArticleMapusa civic body ‘drives’ fruit vendors back to allotted places
NT NETWORK MAPUSA Sticking to the decision not to rehabilitate the fruit vendors around the Shakuntala statue in the market, the Mapusa Municipal Council, on Friday, in the presence of police force,...
View ArticleCCL issue: DSEEA serves 10-day ultimatum
NT NETWORK PANAJI Diocesan Society of Education Employees Association (DSEEA), on Friday, served an ultimatum to the school managements to initiate a dialogue to resolve the issue of employees’ rights...
View ArticleAwareness on Ayurveda is need of the hour: CM
NT NETWORK PANAJI Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar inaugurated the 1st National Ayurveda Day celebration programme on the occasion of Dhanvantari Jayanti at Secretariat Hall, Porvorim. Others present...
View ArticleBardez Bazaar chairman seeks govt support to expand business
NT NETWORK MAPUSA Seeking government support for the cooperative society to increase its business, Jaiwant Naik, chairman of Bardez Bazaar Consumers Co-Operative Society said that the government should...
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