CM urges Goans not to panic
NT NETWORK PANAJI Responding to the panic spread in the state following the central government’s decision to abolish the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes from the midnight of November 8, Chief...
View ArticleMopa airport will account for 20% of state GDP by 2020: GMR
NT NETWORK PANAJI Stating that the proposed International Greenfield Mopa Airport would become a significant contributor to the state economy, and is expected to account for 20 per cent of the state...
View ArticleShack issue: operators threaten to show black flags to PM during Nov 13 visit
NT NETWORK CALANGUTE/CANDOLIM The aggrieved shack operators, who took out a morcha on Tuesday in protest of the delay in the allotment of shacks, threatened to show black flags to Prime Minister...
View ArticleGFDO appeals to PM not to lay foundation stone for Mopa airport
NT NETWORK MARGAO Goans For Dabolim Only (GFDO), on Tuesday, appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to lay the foundation stone for the Mopa airport, which is sub-judice, till such time the...
View ArticleCM: state farmers can use Mopa airport for exporting produce
NT NETWORK PANAJI Once the Mopa international airport becomes functional, Goan farmers can use it for exporting locally-grown vegetables, flowers and fruits, said Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar....
View ArticleGoa set for exchange of notes
NT NETWORK PANAJI The government has completed all the administrative preparations, including maintenance of law and order situation, for facilitating exchange of the now-obsolete Rs 500 and Rs 1,000...
View ArticleCity vegetable, fish vendors hit hard
NT NETWORK PANAJI Following the central government’s move to demonetise the higher denomination currency notes, people in Goa faced hardships on Wednesday in procuring essential items as they scurried...
View ArticleGovt approves shack policy
NT NETWORK PANAJI Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar Wednesday said that the government has approved the Shack Policy for the year 2013-16. “I have approved the policy today, and would seek ex post...
View ArticleDemonetisation hits consumers, businesses
NT NETWORK VASCO/ MARGAO Normal life in the state was thrown out of gear a day after the Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes. People faced...
View ArticleBanks roll up sleeves to cope up with rush
NT NETWORK PANAJI Banks in Goa have claimed to be ready to serve customers waiting to swap their scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes for legal tender. A rush of customers is expected at bank...
View ArticleTourists caught unawares, coastal businesses hit
NT NETWORK CALANGUTE Tourists along the beach belt from Baga to Sinquerim were caught unawares after the government announced to withdraw currencies in the denomination of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000....
View ArticleAll brand promotion case: one booked for sim card fraud
NT NETWORK PANAJI Panaji police has registered an FIR against Ismail Khan on charges of fraudulently using documents of a person from Vasco to obtain a mobile sim card. Khan is one of the accused in...
View ArticleFire mishap: Alvares’ family members rush to UK
Sudesh Bhosle | NT VASCO Goan origin couple and their one-and-half-year-old daughter were leading a happy life in Swindon, UK until the fire incident late Sunday midnight. The trio is struggling for...
View ArticleNavelim woman induced to part with Rs 4.54 lakh
NT NETWORK MARGAO A 55-year-old woman from Navelim was contacted by a person on her cell phone and after sending whatsapp messages induced her to deposit an amount of Rs 4,54,800 in the accounts of his...
View ArticlePlans afoot to beautify Baina lake: Carlos
NT NETWORK VASCO Pointing out that the work of de-silting of the Baina lake has been started considering the long-pending demand of people in the vicinity, Vasco MLA Carlos Almeida said that plans are...
View ArticleAll ATMs in Goa may not operate today
NT NETWORK PANAJI All ATMs in Goa may not be open for transactions on Friday, which suggests another day of paucity of cash and hardship to people. Earlier it was announced that ATMs would reopen on...
View ArticleSupply of notes to credit societies: RBI to be intimated
NT NETWORK PANAJI The state registrar of co-operative societies will write to the Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on November 11, as regards supplying adequate number of currency notes to Goa...
View ArticleUK fire mishap: Sharon succumbs to injuries
NT NETWORK VASCO Sharon Alvares (27), who was in coma, following a tragic fire incident that was reported on the Manchester Road in Swindon, UK on Sunday midnight, succumbed to her injuries while...
View ArticleBanks witness long queues as people rush to exchange notes
NT NETWORK MAPUSA With the banks reopening on Thursday following demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes by the Centre on Tuesday, long queues were witnessed at all the banks in rural and...
View ArticleVasco residents sore over exchange failure
NT NETWORK VASCO The people in the Mormugao taluka became sore as the nationalised as well as co-operative credit banks failed to exchange old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes, which have been...
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