It is wrong to say politicos interfere in police functioning: Kashyap
Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Karthik Kashyap, who has been transferred to Delhi and awaiting his relieving orders from the state government, in tête-à-tête with NT Staff Reporter Amresh Parab,...
View ArticleBJP will not be able to win more than 6 seats: GSM
MARGAO: Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM) leader Kiran Naik, on Saturday, said that the GSM will surely win seven seats during the forthcoming assembly election, besides “winning fifteen others with the...
View Article7th pay issue: govt employees to protest on December 7
PANAJI: State government employees affiliated to Goa Government Employee Association (GGEA) including, Kadamba Transport Corporation workers, Goa University’s non-teaching staff, and workers of PWD and...
View Article60% population troubled by demonetisation: Rajdeep
MARGAO: A leading TV anchor Rajdeep Sardesai, on Saturday, said that the news on demonetisation of currency notes was published by a daily in Gujarat eight months in advance, and added that it alerted...
View ArticleI have a dream to give 65% tickets to new faces: Luizinho
MARGAO: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Luizinho Faleiro, on Saturday, said that he desires to give 65 per cent new faces to the people during the forthcoming election. Faleiro was speaking in...
View ArticleGovt needs people’s support to end corruption: Parrikar
MARGAO: The Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, on Saturday, said that the BJP government is a decision-making government, and added that it needs support of the people to end corruption in the...
View ArticleGOANS TURN THEIR BACK ON NACHNNI
BHIVA P PARAB | NT Staff Reporter PANAJI: The cultivation of highly nutritious ragi or finger millet (nachnni in Konkani) has seen better days in the state. The crop, which was once cultivated in...
View ArticleNot a bad day at banks for the elderly
PANAJI: Senior citizens on Saturday gave the thumbs-up to the special window for exchange of notes although there were not many of them to exchange the scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes. It was a day...
View ArticleGrants to aided high schools to be hiked
SHOAIB SHAIKH | NT Staff Reporter PANAJI: In a major revamp in the structure of grants to aided high schools in Goa, the state government has proposed to enhance the financial assistance provided to...
View ArticleStrains on BJP-MGP ties over Bicholim and Dabolim seats
PANAJI : The continuance of the Bharatiya Janata Party-Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party alliance for the 2017 state assembly election could sail in troubled waters with the BJP leaders deciding to claim...
View Article109 persons killed in South Goa road mishaps in last 10 months
Shyam Zambauliker | NT MARGAO: Due to rash and negligent driving the total number of fatal accidents in South Goa have increased to 109 during the past ten months, while 254 minor accidents, have been...
View ArticleCity vendors heave sigh of relief as power generator provided to market
PANAJI: The market vendors at the city market complex heaved a sigh of relief after the municipal authorities provided a power generator after three days. A transformer which supplied electricity to...
View ArticleBJP-led govt has failed to fulfil promises: Ravi
PONDA: Terming BJP-led government as ‘U-turn government,’ Ponda Congress circulated ‘Parivartan to U-turn BJP’ charge-sheet prepared by the Goa Pradesh Congress on Sunday during a door-to-door...
View ArticlePirna VP to urge government to bring all diseases under health scheme cover
MAPUSA: The gram sabha of Pirna panchayat has passed a resolution requesting the state government to bring all minor and major diseases under the cover of recently launched health scheme -Deen Dayal...
View ArticleNerul residents seek steps on garbage, pothole problems
NERUL: Garbage and pothole problems were the main issues that dominated the gram sabha at Nerul on Sunday. The villagers pointed out that the dry waste needs to be collected from house-to-house and...
View ArticleLack of medical staff inconveniences patients at Chicalim Cottage Hospital
BY SUDESH BHOSLE | NT VASCO: The Sub District Hospital (Cottage Hospital) at Chicalim which is one of the biggest health centre’s in Mormugao taluka is plagued with shortage of medical officers,...
View ArticleCollector inspects Valpoi JNV premises
VALPOI: North Goa Collector Agnelo Fernandes has assured that he will submit report pertaining to land issue which is hampering renovation work of the school building, during his visit on Friday at...
View ArticleTourism has been major revenue earner for govt after mining stopped: Parulekar
SANKHALI: Mining business had been a major source of income for the state government, however, after mining activities were halted the government earned major revenue through the tourism sector,...
View ArticleParrikar endorses Almeida’s candidature for Vasco
VASCO: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday endorsed the candidature of incumbent legislator Carlos Almeida as the BJP candidate from Vasco constituency for the 2017 state assembly election. At...
View ArticleParrikar assures to rehabilitate slum dwellers of Zuarinagar
VASCO: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Sunday assured the slum dwellers of Zuarinagar, Birla and Zorint in Cortalim constituency that they would be rehabilitated by way of a proper housing scheme, if...
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