14 Aug 2018

Goa

Highway to Hell

It was a harrowing start to the week as basic traffic discipline disappeared and the journey between Panjim and Margao took 3 hours at the very least and this is expected to continue for some time

Migrants undergo surprise blood test in Sanguem

Loaded National Permit truck veers off the road at Gulem

Merchants to protest ‘illegalities’ in Mapusa market

Margao to Panjim is a 3-hour drive

SECURITY BREACH? Excavator digging along airport wall but authorities clueless

Navy, AAI mum on issue despite area being in Funnel Zone; Chicalim sarpanch says no complaints received

Shiv Sena takes up employment issue

HC directs flying squad to monitor illegal sand extraction

Also direct that preliminary study on annual replenishment of sand be undertaken

Panjim a poor 90th in ‘Ease of Living Index’ list

Pune ranked first, Navi Mumbai comes second; Rampur ranked last

Traffic jams bring Margao KTC buses to a halt

Open access for the public to the platform Margao Railway Station

An absence of security has meant that the general public can enter the new platform without fear of being stopped by the railway police

Hospital waste discharged in nulla

Health Hazzard bomb in Aquem next to Railway Station

Raw garbage is flowing from the Margao sewerage system into a nulla

Inspection reveals 75 trees felled in two Sinquerim properties

Residents submit complaint copies to the RFO, GCZMA, N Collector, Governor & North SP

Vehicle Inspector caught accepting bribe suspended

Fisheries Department to manage Cutbona jetty

South Collector complies with the HC order; Trawler owners free to sell their catch to whomsoever; Agents to purchase the catch of any trawler owner they wish

Special court allows ACB to bring on record latest report on Kavalekar assets

High Court moved over Speaker raising Tricolour on Independence Day

Archives’ records to be digitalised

Project to be taken up under Smart City Mission

Gusty winds, rains disrupt life in Canacona

Sanguem damaged house leaves widow, her sons without shelter

Multilevel pay parking: MMC meet fails to take place

Mapusa councillor accused of harassing farmer

Body found in Nuvem

Maria is Nagoa Sarpanch

Sports

PY Mapusa emerge victorious

Rossman Cruz win marathon shoot-out

Benny XI edge past PVC Parra

Indian U-15 women beat Bhutan to secure semi-final spot

Sporting Club of Davorlim get the better of CAC Cansaulim

Bardez Veterans win

AIFF hints at India playing more friendlies with West Asian countries

Cafe

The finest films from Europe to be showcased in Goa

The European Union Film Festival in Goa will premiere in Goa on August 19, and will conclude on August 31

‘Be a Treelionaire’ - Tree plantation drive at Bicholim on Independence Day!

Goa on the Jazz Circuit, come December

Teamwork Arts’ Jazz India Circuit is back with the 2018-19 season featuring path-breaking contemporary jazz musicians from India and around the world who continue to push the boundaries of the genre today

Opinions

Are decisions taken by referendum good or bad?

Editorial

When government fails, this is what happens

Other Voices

The intricacies of human bonds

People Edit

Do campaigns really help in curbing crimes?

Letters

Letters To The Editor

India

Expelled Alagiri claims loyal DMK workers with him

Younger brother Stalin is now the working president of the DMK and looks set to assume its reins

Evidence against Bishop Franco in rape case: Police

Somnath Chatterjee passes away

Indians may live 4 yrs longer if country achieves WHO air quality standards

IDhar UDHAR

Idhar Udhar