PANJIM: The State Information Commissioner has passed an order directing the Office of Chief Electrical Engineer, Electricity Department, Vidyut Bhavan, Panaji to pay a sum of Rs.5000 to Vernon Fonseca for furnishing misleading information under the Right to Information Act More>>

PANJIM: Nine students of a fashion design institute have lodged a complaint against the institution in Goa and its headquarters in Chandigarh for cheating them of a substantial amount in the name of education. More>>

PANJIM: The Supreme Court has issued notice to Goa government over tendering of high security registration plates (HSRP), after M/s Shimnit Utsch Private Limited, which had bagged the contract earlier in 2008, filed a petition before the apex court. More>>

PANJIM: Deputy Director of Education Anil Powar who was officiating as the director for a few months since the superannuation of the previous Director Celsa Pinto has been relieved of his post and has been replaced by an IAS officer D P Dwivedi as part of transfer orders that were issued late Friday evening. More>>

PANJIM: The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Friday announced May 22, the date for the Class 12th result. More>>

PANJIM: Goa is likely to get an increased quota of 150 MBBS seats compared to 100 it had earlier, after the Medical Council of India sent a letter to the state government pending its final approval. More>>

PANJIM: The Marine Coastal Police have begun cracking the whip on erring water sports operators at Nerul by detaining a boat Thursday. More>>

POINGUINIM: Goans travelling to Karnataka via Karwar could encounter some hardship on Saturday, with residents of Karwar calling for a ‘bandh’ to express their outrage over the death of a 14-year-girl from Nandangadda-Karwar. More>>

PANJIM: Rescuing of animals especially of snakes and crocodiles by enthusiastic, but often ignorant youth, could be doing more harm than good, and people who indulge in such publicity could also face action and arrests from the forest officials, a wildlife expert has warned.. More>>

NEW DELHI: Goa’s Congress MP Shantaram Naik recently expressed concern over the mining activities in Sindhudurg district of the neighbouring Maharashtra polluting rivers in his state, particularly Tiracol and Colvale that originate in Maharashtra. More>>