14 Sep 2018

Goa

Colva Church walls eroding with time

Villagers claim that southern and eastern walls of the Church appear to have eroded and some parts of laterite stones have fallen off

Flyover, underpass at Tar-Bastora open for public

PWD minister says government will take up development works worth Rs 140 cr in seven Bardez constituencies

Calangute school students clear garbage along Baga beach

Canacona civic body warns of hefty fines on plastic use

Coast is clear, plan is secret

Draft Coastal Zone Management Plan prepared but not yet in public domain; Scale of the plan reduced creating ambiguities in areas along CRZ line border

Ganesh festivities begin in State

Devotees install Lord Ganesh idol in their homes amid chants of Ganapati bappa moraya

Three prisoners selected to be released on Oct 2

Families of two yet to confirm if they are willing to accept them once they are freed; Special amnesty scheme is to mark 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

No takers for stray cattle management scheme

Only 5 local bodies take benefits of the scheme; Department unaware of reasons for poor response

Main pipeline damaged at Duler, restored after 24 hrs

Tivim, Siolim, Mapusa, Saligao, Aldona, Calangute and parts of Porvorim affected

Monsoon tourism in Colva a ‘washout’

Vivekananda’s Chicago speech echoes 125 yrs later

Rachol Seminary celebrates anniversary of the speech with a lecture; Vivekananda had stayed at the seminary on his way to Chicago

Cruise season gets off to a start with 884 passengers in first ship

Halwai approaches HC in Garg matter

Tourism Complex to come up at Mangueshi

Calvim Bridge electricity restored

GCET on May 7, 8

Sports

Dicarpale SC make light work of Ambelim SC

Reeve’s brace seals last 8 berth for Dicarpale

Margao Shuttlers emerge best club; Aashrun, Tanisha win best singles awards

OL Mother of Poor High School Quepem Taluka champs

DBO Fatorda beat Chandor Club; Curtorim in quarters

Cafe

Theatre is part of every Goan’s DNA: Lilette Dubey

Noted film and theatre personality Lillette Dubey of Mumbai will be staging two of her latest English plays in Panjim. Dubey’s theatre company, Primetime Theatre, which has done 3,000 shows around the world with its acclaimed original Indian English plays, will stage their recent hit plays, ‘Gauhar’ and ‘Salaam Noni Appa’, at Kala Academy

Tornni Xim

ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION THROUGH FILMS

With the aim of offering entertaining and educational films, thereby creating awareness and making the youth proactive in a creative manner, the ESG in association with Kala Kirti organised the Goa Environmental Film Festival 2018

A tribute to their teachers !

GIM professor Samveg Patel clears CFA exam

Bazaar Day at Rosary College to raise funds for Kerala

Salgaocar College of Law launches GST Clinic

Opinions

A requiem for demonetisation

Editorial

Let’s go scientific with shacks this season

Other Voices

The Exaltation of the Cross

People Edit

Need for planning

Letters

Letters to the Editor

India

HC expresses satisfaction over probe into nun's rape charge

The court was hearing three separate petitions alleging that the police investigation in the case against Jalandhar diocese Bishop Franco Mulakkal was ‘ineffective’

Kerala seeks Rs 4,700 cr as compensation for flood damage

Preliminary report on Majherhat bridge collapse today: Mamata

INMAS develops India's first indigenous anti-nuclear medical kit

IDhar UDHAR

Idhar Udhar