Delay in allotments depriving shack operators of business
ALBERT FERNANDES | NT CANACONA: Shack owners are agitated over the fact that the government has caused delay in allotment of shacks and due to which shacks are yet to be set up. As such, the shack...
View ArticleIFFI: first batch of certified food vendors to cater to crowds
PANAJI: Goa’s street food vendors could be sporting a smart, new look this IFFI 2016. About 40 food vendors will be attractively turned out in stylish uniforms with matching apron, caps and wearing...
View Article3,000 more bogus kerosene beneficiaries identified
PANAJI : As part of its drive to find the number of households without LPG connections who use kerosene for cooking and also to eliminate bogus beneficiaries of subsidised kerosene, the civil supplies...
View ArticleIPB okays 20 projects; over 2,500 jobs in offing
PANAJI: Twenty investment projects worth Rs 1,107 crore with a capacity to generate employment for 2,619 people received the green signal at the 13th meeting of the Investment Promotion Board (IPB) on...
View ArticleGovt comes to rescue of Nirankal Wanarmares
PONDA: Coming to the rescue of members of seventeen families of Wanarmare tribe in Nirankal, Bethoda in Ponda taluka, the state government has approved compensation of Rs 4,500 each to rebuild huts...
View ArticleChargesheet filed in Bengre murder case
PANAJI: Crime Branch police has filed a chargesheet against Vinayak Karbotkar in the Ashpaq Bengre murder case before a court in Mapusa on Thursday. Karbotkar has been charged for murder, destruction...
View ArticleChildren of Wanarmare tribe found to be malnourished
PONDA: Children of the Wanarmare tribe at Nirankal were found to be anemic, malnourished and suffering from fever and skin allergy. This was revealed by doctors of the Primary Health Centre (PHC),...
View ArticleTrust is ready for vigilance probe, says Azrencar
MARGAO: The treasurer of the South Goa Welfare Trust for Animals Sandip Azrencar said that the trust is ready for vigilance probe into the grants received from Margao Municipal Council. Azrencar said...
View ArticleCM says he has doubts as regards public response to Sunburn in Pune
PANAJI: The Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, on Thursday, said that moving Sunburn, the electronic dance music (EDM) festival, out of Goa would reveal to the government as well as the organisers of...
View ArticleSTRAY DOGS RAISE A RUCKUS IN MARGAO
MARGAO: Despite 100 dogs being sterilised every month, there has been no significant reduction in the canine population in Margao, thanks to the continuous ‘influx’ of dogs, which is adding to the...
View ArticleNo truth in ‘ease of doing business’ report: CM
PANAJI: The Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, on Thursday, said that 38 out of the 114 projects – including new as well as expansion projects, cleared by the state Investment Promotion Board (IPB)...
View ArticleKTCL, IOCL tie up on depot automation
VASCO : In a first-of-its-kind agreement, Kadamba Transport Corporation Ltd (KTCL) has entered into a 30-year Long-Term Agreement (LTA) with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) for automation of its...
View ArticleGVP overrules Pacheco’s UGDP merger plan, relieves Viola
PANAJI: Accepting party president Viola Pacheco’s resignation, Goa Vikas Party’s (GVP) central executive committee unanimously rejected its chief Mickky Pacheco’s proposal to merge the GVP into the...
View ArticlePM set to lay cornerstones for Mopa airport, Tuem EMC
PANAJI: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Thursday informed that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stones for two prestigious projects – Mopa International Greenfield Airport,...
View ArticleSpecial assembly session to ratify GST Bill again
PANAJI: A day or two-day long session of the state legislative assembly would be convened by the end of this year, which is expected to be the last assembly session of the present government. Coming...
View ArticleCongress protests Rahul Gandhi’s detention
MAPUSA : North Goa district mahila Congress and youth Congress held a protest on Friday in Mapusa and burnt the effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over detention of Congress vice president Rahul...
View ArticleWomen commission discovers two Wanarmare minors to be pregnant
PONDA: In a shocking incident, the Goa State Women Commission (GSWC) has discovered that two children from Wanarmare community are expecting and that they are only aged 15. The chairperson and three...
View ArticleFestive season, tourist arrivals take toll on motorists in Porvorim
PORVORIM: Traffic congestion on NH-17 these days, particularly near Hero showroom in Porvorim and further down, is giving a harrowing time to the motorists while travelling from Porvorim to Panaji....
View ArticlePetroleum dealers strike deferred
PANAJI: The strike called by the Consortium of Indian Petroleum Dealers (CIPD) has been deferred as the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have accepted the demands of the petroleum dealers. CIPD’s...
View Article‘RTI on Wheels’ to empower Goans through awareness
PANAJI : The Goa State Information Commission in collaboration with Mahiti Adhikar Gujarat Pahel (MAGP) is holding a ‘RTI on Wheels’ drive to bring awareness of the Right to Information Act 2005...
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