NEW DELHI, APRIL 2 Former Haryana DGP S P S Rathore, who got a light punishment in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case that had triggered a huge controversy, is being stripped of the meritorious service medal he had received.
PANJIM, APRIL 2 Even a fortnight after the arrest of the five policemen in connection with the police-drug mafia nexus case, the sixth cop Sanjay Parab has been successful in eluding arrest.
PANJIM, APRIL 2 Daring burglaries hit Panjim as unknown person broke open four shops in the heart of the city and decamped with cash and goods all totaling approximately Rs 1.6 lakh. According to Panjim police the incidents happened between 9.30 pm and 9 am today morning.
NEW DELHI, APRIL 2 The Central Government will grant Rs 5000 crore over the next five years to States towards better forest conservation, Union Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said here on Friday.
MAPUSA, APRIL 3 The Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Court on Saturday rejected the bail application of Police Inspector Ashish Shirodkar and Police Constable Saish Pokle in connection with a drugs and corruption case.
Tie-breaker at Sancoale PANJIM (HSD) � The 5th all-Goa one-a-side tie-beraker organised by United Boys of Sancoale will be held on April 4 near Sancoale panchayat from 7 p.m. Rs 4000 (winners), Rs 3000 (runners-up) will be awarded. Spot entries will be accepted.
MARGAO, APRIL 2 The All-India invitational veteran football tournament organised by Veterans of Salcete will kick off on Monday with the pre-quarter final match Raia Veterans v. Ponda Veterans at 3 p.m. while Benaulim Veterans will face Curtorim Veterans at 4.30 p.m at Curtorim ground on Monday.
PANJIM, APRIL 2 Dempo SC have been wary of the recent hooligan incidents in Kolkata and have written to All India Football Federation (AIFF) to ensure that the security is beefed up before they travel to the capital of West Bengal to face East Bengal on April 11.
MARGAO, APRIL 2 Iqbal XI beat Sunny Cricket Club by 3 wickets to move into the semi-finals of GCA 'A' Division cricket tournament at Dr Rajendra Prasad ground, Margao, on Thursday.
MAPUSA, APRIL 2 Amity United defeated Sesa Football Academy 1-0 in the 2nd Division I-league match in New Delhi, on Friday. The solitary goal was scored by Useni Joshuao in the 45th minute of the first half.
COLLEM, APRIL 2 Satpurush Sports Club, Vagurme and Siddivinayak Sports Club, Tisk Usgao moved into the semi-finals of Golden Sports Club cricket tournament at Mollem panchayat ground, on Thursday.
MARGAO, APRIL 2 Salgaocar Sports Club's Moroccan coach Bencherifa isn't taking cellar team Sporting Clube de Goa lightly when they meet in an ONGC I-League match at Nehru stadium, here on Saturday.
PANJIM, APRIL 2 Three Salgaocar players � Shagun Kamat, Keenan Vaz, Vivek Kolambkar � have been banned from playing cricket by Goa Cricket Association (GCA).
PANJIM, ARPRIL 2 Sarvodaya Cricket Club beat Dempo Cricket Club by 160 runs to emerge champions in Bandodkar Trophy league cricket tournament organised by Panjim Gymkhana at Bandodkar ground, Campal on Friday.
CANACONA, APRIL 2 Central government's decision to extend insurance coverage to coconut palms is likely to rejuvenate coconut farming in Canacona taluka.
PANJIM, APRIL 2 A symposium on "Impressions of Goa: Mainstream, Margins and media" was jointly organised by Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive policy, Goa University in collaboration with Goa Union of Journalists(GUJ) on Wednesday.
MARGAO, APRIL 2 There's finally a ray of hope that the portraits of prominent personalities from the Commercial capital and outside will once again find a place in the august Margao Municipal hall.
COLLEM, APRIL 2 Residents of Collem and surrounding areas have been facing erratic power supply since the last two days, creating severe hardships to the villagers and particularly the students answering their exams.
CANACONA, APRIL 2 Taluka's borders with State's neighbours and its vulnerable coasts may be porous enough to drain government's revenue, but the local excise office seems to be high on spirits as it made State's treasury richer by Rs 46 lakh in the just concluded financial year.
MARGAO, APRIL 2 Newly-elected Zilla Panchayat members, beware. If you think the state government would be quick and generous in devolving more powers and functions if one goes by the submission made by the Advocate General in the high court, hold on.
MARGAO, APRIL 2 Day two of the Census operations saw enumerators and senior officials descending at the Margao residence of the Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat for the census work.
PANJIM, APRIL 2 The Porvorim Police have registered a cognizable offence against Ms Delhia M P Luis, assistant secretary of Goa Housing Board (GHB) for submitting a "forged" SSC certificate.
PANJIM, APRIL 2 The resignation by Goa Urban Cooperative Bank's board of directors took a twist after all the directors withdrew their resignation few hours after striking employees deferred their indefinite strike.
PANJIM, APRIL 2 Bharat Swabhiman General Secretary Rajiv Dixit will address a conference for advocates, doctors, engineers, teachers, chartered accountants and businessmen at the Menezes Braganza hall, Panjim on April 4 at 10 am.
PANJIM, APRIL 2 Yet another case of abuse of power and authority has been lodged against the Porvorim police inspector Devendra Gad.
COLLEM, APRIL 2 A 48-year-old man from Bazarwada-Collem committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence on Friday morning.
PORVORIM, APRIL 2 A car driver died, while four other inmates sustained injuries, when the car in which they were traveling collided against a pick-up near Angels Resorts, Porvorim, in the wee hours of Friday.
PANJIM, APRIL 2 Shimnit Utsch Private Limited is contemplating to move contempt petition in the High Court against the state government's delay in implementing High Security Registration Plates (HSRPs).
PANJIM, APRIL 2 GPYC President Sankalp Amonkar on Friday said they had no big role to play as far as the recent political wrangling in the State was concerned, but admitted whatever was happening was bad and having an effect on the administrative functioning, a cry matching that of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
PANJIM, APRIL 2 After the initial hiccups and controversy surrounding the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme in the State, the same has been received well and till date 20,401 job cards have been made, indicating this many people have managed to secure the guaranteed and legal hundred days of employment in a year fetching Rs 110 per day.
PANJIM, APRIL 2 After CAG castigated transport department for perforated border routes, the transport secretary has asked the department to submit detailed report.
PANJIM, APRIL 2 Watching a new film in your favourite cinema hall or multiplex will get costlier with the State government today issuing notifications hiking tax on entertainment services. The government has also issued notification modifying the composition fee of shack allottees.