FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2024
Drop by almost 75% when compared to Oct-Nov last year; Miners seek duty waiver to stay competitive
VASCO: Panic has gripped residents of Housing board colony in Upasnagar Sancoale after four different theft cases including three attempted theft cases reported in their area on Friday night. Residents have demanded action against the culprits and urgent steps to boost security.
MAPUSA: Mapusa police have managed to trace Giridhar Das, the mastermind behind the bank robbery at Verla-Canca on Friday. He was traced at Dodamarg.
MARGAO: Holding the management of Carnival Inspiration responsible for the disappearance of Cuncolim seaman Symron Almeida onboard the cruise liner, the local seamen association has demanded registration of a criminal case against the company.
VASCO: The traditional fishermen in Goa wholeheartedly welcomed the decision of Union government to impose a uniform ban on use of LED lights in fishing and bull trawling within India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
Union Health Ministry writes to States to warn private hospitals on malpractices
PANJIM: The Crime Branch on Saturday objected to the anticipatory bail application filed by social activist Advocate Aires Rodrigues, who has been booked in a sexual harassment case and requested the court to reject it as the application under Section 438 CrPC does not stand.
Says buying fighter jets is not like buying toor dal; Mentions special advanced equipment and armaments as part of the deal
MARGAO: “Looking at the increasing number of cases of elders of Goa in distress, soon there will be a Commission for Justice to Elders,” said Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.
560 fishing crafts sought shelter from Cyclone Ockhi in this Maharashtra port; Around 11 vessels from Goa also docked there for shelter
Fishermen from Kerala stranded at Mormugao Port (MPT) following Cyclone Ockhi hitting the coast, were supplied fuel by the Goa government to enable the trawlers to return to Kerala.
VASCO: A 21-year-old youth from Karnataka was run over by a goods train near Sanvordem on Friday afternoon.
CANACONA: In an accident reported early Saturday morning, an Innova car veered out of control at Gulem and hit an electric pole. However, the driver escaped with minor injuries.
Allege that government agencies came to beaches only after operators raised their voices; Say State not prepared to tackle any disaster
VASCO: The Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) Chief Officer Agnelo Fernandes has activated the dormant child committee and directed its members to keep a tab on child labour.
PANJIM: Crime Branch on Friday evening arrested Israeli national Ben Shoshan Yosef (57), who is locally known as Woods, following some narcotics substance being found is in his possession.
FATORDA: FC Goa secured their second home win after their 5-2 triumph over Kerala Blasters at Fatorda, on Saturday.
The hosts thump Andhra Pradesh 11-1 while the eves hit 12 past Pondichery
PANJIM: Dempo Sports Club continued with their fine form with an emphatic win over Salgaocar FC in the AIFF U-13 Youth League match, at Dempo SC football academy ground, Old Goa, on Saturday.
BETALBATIM: Cuncolim Union blanked Curtorim Gymkhana, 2-0 to move into the quarter-finals of the Martins Cup organised by Betalbatim SC, at Betalbatim ground, on Saturday.
PUNE: Our Lady of Rosary HS, Fatorda and Rosary HSS, Navelim senior boys and school girls extended Goa’s domination by taking the top spots in the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports West Zone football championship that concluded at the DSK Football Field here on Saturday.
UTORDA: Sao Jose De Areal SC beat Rossman Cruz Nagoa, Verna, 1-0 to advance into finals of the Lourdes festival all-Goa inter-village soccer in mem, at SAG ground, Utorda, on Saturday.
In this day and age, when everyone just takes to social media to preserve the best images of their trip, Urban Sketchers Pune descended to Goa and sketched their way through a three-day trip, where they took in the sights, culture, heritage and tourist season
Of late the private hospitals are in the eye of the storm in wake of several cases of overcharging and false bills. SURAJ NANDREKAR digs into the issue and finds out what the law mandates
Serving people and saving lives is our motto, is what the new health minister Vishwajit Rane’s message is for all the staffers of GMC as so also other hospitals.
While Goa is still pondering over how to curtail overcharging by private hospitals, neighbours Karnataka seem to have gone a step ahead.
The recent Cyclone Ockhi which hit Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep, also mildly touched the Goan coastal areas bringing high-tide water into the shacks and causing losses. VIBHA VERMA met Antonio Mascarenhas and got his views on the shacks on the beaches
A group of volunteers, under the leadership of Donald Fernandes, began a free food service to those abandoned on the streets. ASMITA POLJI has details how this small free service is spreading to other areas
A prominent Divar resident, once an active St Mathias panch, is now on a wheel chair but travels all around Goa to teach wealth planning in order to make ends meet and take care of his wife battling cancer, his mother about to turn octogenarian and a young girl to raise and educate. NESHWIN ALMEIDA meets Jerry D’Souza who has Muscle Dystrophy since 2006
A Goa-based company in the field of renewable energy and scientific waste management, has made an impact. KARSTEN MIRANDA finds out how the company helps restaurants to convert the waste into cooking gas
The government of Madhya Pradesh deserves to be complimented for enacting and passing a bill to send to the gallows persons convicted for rape of girls under the age of 12 years of age. Madhya Pradesh thus becomes the first state in the country to pass such a bill.
Who would have thought that something Mani Shankar Aiyar said would become an issue, and perhaps the issue, of a Gujarat election? I certainly did not, and nor do I think it is an issue of the size in Gujarat that people think outside it is.
The West India coast had an unwanted visitor in Cyclone Ockhi that caused sand erosion and ingression of water inshore along the coastal regions from Kerala to the north.
Public spaces in Goan towns are shrinking. These spaces, which are commonly referred to as open spaces, are the target of illegal encroachments, government projects, garbage disposal etc.
PTI, NEW DELHI: The Delhi Medical Association (DMA) wrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today seeking the withdrawal of its "irrational and autocratic" order cancelling the licence of Max Super Specialty Hospital in Shalimar Bagh, and threatened to go on a strike.
PTI, NEW DELHI: Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today sought to see the burning to death of a Muslim labourer in Rajasthan earlier this week as a "criminal incident" and not as a case of "love jihad" as was being alleged. The minority affairs minister also, without naming anyone, said that some "sick" people were allegedly trying to disturb the communal harmony in society. He said a crime
PTI, NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today said it has seized mutual funds valued at Rs 10.35 crore under the FEMA law of a company "controlled" by businessman and former IPL Chairman Chirayu Amin in the Panama Papers case. The central probe agency said it seized mutual funds of Whitefield Chemtech Private Limited, "which is controlled by Amin and his family", under section 37A of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).
PTI, GUWAHATI: The turbidity level in the Bramhaputra river at three places in Assam is much beyond the permissible limit for use as potable water, a state water resources department release said today.
PTI, NEW DELHI: The Delhi government was not against the city's private hospitals but it would not hesitate to act sternly in cases of criminal negligence and "looting of patients", Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today. Kejriwal said it takes courage to cancel the licence of a leading healthcare facility like the Max Hospital in Shalimar Bagh. His comments came a day after the Delhi government
PTI, KOCHI: The Indian naval ships engaged in search and rescue mission in the aftermath of Cyclone Ockhi today continued their operations in the high seas, searching area till the Maldives, a defence spokesman here said. No stranded boats, fishermen or floating bodies have been found in the sea by the naval search team during the last 72 hours, the official said.
Scores fastest second hat-trick of the league to guide FC Goa to a 5-2 win over Kerala Blasters; Lanzarote also carries on with his good form by scoring other two goals; For the visitors, Mark and Jackichand net one goal each
FATORDA: FC Goa striker Ferran Corominas continued his impressive run in his debut season as he scored the fastest hat-trick in Hero Indian Super League following their 5-2 win over Kerala Blasters, at Nehru Stadium, here, on Saturday.
