8 months on, no sign of pay parking in Mapusa market
NT NETWORK MAPUSA Eight months after the Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) proposed to start pay parking in Mapusa market, there is no sign of its implementation due to which chaos continues in the...
View ArticleTension in Sarzora as villagers stop land filling
NT NETWORK SARZORA Sarzora on Wednesday witnessed some tense moments over the work of land filing of the controversial Seabandh in Sarzora with the villagers forcing the contractor to lift the dumped...
View ArticleAggrieved Agassaim farmers should make representation to concerned dept:...
NT NETWORK VASCO Minister for Agriculture Ramesh Tawadkar has said that the farmers who are affected due to filling of fields for parallel road along Agassaim bypass should make a representation to him...
View Article‘Surveys underway at village level to unearth cause of open defecation’
NT NETWORK MARGAO In order to eradicate open defecation from the state and make it open defecation-free on the lines of Kerala, panchayat members are conducting surveys to unearth the reasons for its...
View ArticleOver 12,000 unclaimed food security, APL ration cards to be cancelled
NT NETWORK PANAJI With the ‘final’ deadline of October 30 lapsing, the civil supplies department has decided to soon cancel over 12,000 unclaimed food security and above poverty line (APL) ration cards...
View ArticleMargao municipal employees union sets 8-day ultimatum to fulfill demands
NT NETWORK MARGAO Accusing the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) of purposely causing delay in fulfilling their genuine demands, Margao municipal employees’ union has issued an eight-day ultimatum to the...
View ArticleTension at Marcaim temple over performance of rituals
NT NETWORK PONDA Tension erupted at the Marcaim Navdurga temple during the temple fair programme (jatrotsav) on Wednesday when irked locals tried to beat the mahazans alleging that they did not follow...
View ArticleIt’s official! Cong to go it alone in Goa polls
NT NETWORK PANAJI Congress party on Wednesday emphasised that it will not form an alliance in the run-up to the 2017 Goa legislative assembly polls and will contest all the 40 constituencies. The party...
View ArticleGovt recruitment banned in state’s interest: CM
NT NETWORK PANAJI Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar Wednesday said that the proposal to implement the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission will come up before the state cabinet on...
View ArticleBlack money will survive demonetisation, feel builders
SHOMA PATNAIK | NT PANAJI Black money in the real estate and housing market is likely to survive the government’s demonetisation move, according to Goa’s builder community. Speaking to this daily,...
View ArticleOverstaying Nigerian arrested at Arambol over forged visas
MAPUSA: Pernem police arrested a Nigerian for allegedly preparing three forged visas. Police have registered cases of cheating, forgery, besides overstaying, against the Nigerian. According to Pernem...
View ArticleIFFI welcome arch at airport comes crashing down
VASCO: A welcome arch, which was erected at the Dabolim airport junction in view of 47th international Film Festival of India (IFFI), collapsed on a parked bus and traffic police booth on Thursday...
View ArticleNCP: Congress move to go it alone will benefit BJP
PANAJI: The announcement by the Congress stalwart Digvijay Singh that the Congress party will fight the forthcoming Goa assembly election on its own offers advantage to the Bharatiya Janata Party to...
View ArticleMotorcycle-borne culprits ransack Bogmalo house
VASCO: A house belonging to Ratna Balakrishnan (69) located at Bogmalo was ransacked by three unknown culprits during the wee hours of Thursday. The culprits took away a wrist watch, artificial...
View ArticleOpposition unity critical to oust BJP from power: GFP
PANAJI: Goa Forward Party (GFP), on Thursday, said that the Congress party by declining to forge an alliance with other parties has increased the difficulty level for Goa and Goans for a political...
View ArticleCong plea in SC seeks voting rights for NRI Goans
PANAJI: In a move to ensure voting rights to the non-resident Indians (NRIs) spread globally, Congress party has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Union of India for...
View ArticleFresh CRZ clearance likely for third Mandovi bridge
PANAJI: In a major relief to the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC), the Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (G-SEIAA) has decided to grant fresh Coastal Regulation...
View ArticleMobile phone dealer held for selling fake Apple accessories
PANAJI: Crime Branch police has arrested a mobile phone and accessories dealer from Mapusa on charges of allegedly selling counterfeit accessories of Apple iPhone and Beats Electronics. Police has...
View ArticleCity retailers start accepting e-payments
PANAJI: After witnessing a drop in their retail sales post demonetisation of high-value currency notes by the central government, many traders in the city municipal market have now started opting for...
View ArticleChicalim temple security guard assaulted by ‘thieves’
VASCO: A 68-year-old man, Ankush Agapurkar of Chicalim, was brutally assaulted by unknown persons inside a temple at Chicalim on Wednesday midnight. As per the victim, the incident took place at around...
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