Usgao students boycott classes protesting slow pace of renovation

PONDA: A government school that gives hundred percent results at SSC has been getting least preference from the authorities since the last nine months.

Cortalim dacoity accused acquitted

MARGAO: Six persons accused of road dacoity at Cortalim have been acquitted of all charges by the South Goa Sessions court due to lack of evidence.

Parrikar saved Caitu from disqualification: Churchill

Claims clinching evidence against Caitu, vows to take further legal action

Streets in Desterro area of cleanest town filled with sewage

Rise in rash and negligient driving

Confusion over SC order on highway liquor outlet ban

Shantaram demands Parrikar's resignation

Poll results out on March 11

Goa tourism staring into a long empty barrel: 8K outlets on highways to be hit by SC ban order

80 per cent liquor businesses in Goa could be wiped off; Herald accesses list submitted by PWD to Excise on national and state highways; outlets located on these routes will no longer do business

Voting is still on: 17K postal ballots could change fortunes in many places

Allegations made that votes are being bought; CEO warns of action against bribes or pressure

CBI gives docus to rape victim’s father, closure plea adjourned

Kin upset as he claims several papers were illegible, seeks clear papers to file reply

Congress demands Vasco rape case not be closed

PANJIM: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) on Thursday decided to write to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the government demanding non-closure of the Vasco minor girl rape case.

Bank strike on Feb 28

PANJIM: United Forum of Bank Unions (UBFC) has proposed to go on a day’s all India strike on February 28 opposing the government’s ‘retrograde anti-people banking/labour reforms’, the moves of the government infringing the ‘hard-earned trade union rights and the hazardous practice of outsourcing of permanent jobs’.

TTAG, GCCI go to court seeking digital meters for taxis

Legal move against cheating and high fares of taxi drivers, says TTAG; joint petition to push for implementation of digital meters and GPS made mandatory by govt

MoI decision will rest with new govt

Advisory committee term ends; will wait for code of conduct period to end to seek extension of term

ECI finds Parrikar violated election norms

Advises Defence Minister to be more circumspect in future

NRI Commission takes up OCI issue of Goans in Canada

Writes to Indian mission asking that Portuguese language documents, translated in English, be accepted while processing OCI applications of persons of Goan origin

Aequs seeks 50 acres to set up aerospace facility

Unit will create 2000 jobs at Tuem Electronic Cluster, says CM

Vikram Patel exposes rich-poor divide in health care

Says rich getting treatment they did not need and poor left out to dry; medical inflation outstripping every other kind of goods or service

Quepem hospital is five years old, but hasn’t treated a single patient so far

MARGAO: Even after five years of its completion, the multi-crore Quepem hospital is yet to be thrown open for the public. With no one being treated, the hospital has become a white elephant; the beds are rusting; and the equipment costing lakhs of rupees have remained idle for years now.

Anger over delay in kabrastan demarcation

MARGAO: The Muslim community in Margao is angry after the Survey Department delayed the demarcation of kabrastan at Sonsodo by over one and half month.

Dramapur sarpanch election today

MARGAO: The Dramapur Sirlim Panchayat will elect its Sarpanch on Friday. Sarpanch Edcy Fernandes was ousted by 4 panchas in the 9-member panchayat in January.

Judicial inquiry launched into Sada jail riot

JMFC Madkaikar records statement of injured Jailor Gawas

Illegal hill cutting stopped in Ucassaim

Dy collector asks those involved to show cause why action should not be taken for restoration; work has been going on for one year

Cong will win 23 seats: Kavlekar

PANJIM: Congress Quepem MLA Babu Kavlekar said the party will win at least 23 seats and form the government. Stating that the party had taken all the right decisions during this election he said the election will bring in change.

St Anthony SC prove better shooters, enter quarters

Win penalty shootout 5-4 after both teams were level 1-1 in regulation time

Bhatikar Model enter semis; King’s School in last eight

MARGAO: Bhatikar Model School entered the semi-finals of the 17th Mukund Trikannad Memorial inter-school U-16 cricket tournament, organised by Margao Cricket Club (MCC) and played at Dr Rajendra Prasad Stadium, Margao on Thursday.

Yuvraj double helps Siolim beat FC Goa North

PANJIM: Young Yuvraj Chodankar found the back of the net twice as Siolim overcame FC Goa North 2-0 in the boys U-10 pre-quarterfinal match of the GFDC Rising Star Football Festival at Aldona ground, recently.

Santo Estevam thump Odxel

PANJIM: Santo Estevam thrashed Odxel SC 5-1 in the GFA Second Division League match played at Goa Velha ground, on Thursday.

Goa U-19 boys and girls teams win Nat futsal

PANJIM: Goa U-19 boys and the girls emerged champions of the 62nd National School Games Futsal Championship, held in Aurangabad and Maharashtra, on Thursday.

Bethany Convent clinch Baptist memorial football championship

CHICALIM: Bethany Convent defeated Our Lady of Health HS Cuncolim 2-0 in the final to clinch the 3rd Baptist Memorial Football Tournament, at Chicalim Panchayat ground, at Chicalim, on Thursday.

Laying down the law, in Paris

Students of V M Salgaocar College of Law, Miramar have crossed another epic milestone by representing the college at the 12th ICC International Negotiation Competition held in Paris where they were judged the second best team in the tournament. Café catches up with their negotiators Sidney Cardozo and Bernard Fernandes

Modi as a visionary leader

Who played ostrich on the ban on highway liquor outlets - the Govt?

As we wait

Que Sera Sera what will be will be! The elections over, the door to door campaigning done and all is quiet now in Goa, with a little grumbling here and there, its time to watch and wait in hope.

Judicial-Accountability Bill need of the hour

Letters To The Editor

ENCROACHMENTS CRAMP MAPUSA MARKET

Shopkeepers have displayed their wares along the footpaths and the street vendors and hawkers have occupied every inch of the market space

Ponda’s main nullah turns into a dumpsite

Besides untreated waste from factories in Bethora Industrial Estate, sewage and garbage from the market, households, buildings and hotels in the town have polluted the main nullah

This bamboo railing can bamboozle anyone

Residents have expressed concern over the grave threat posed by the temporary bamboo-made railing at the site; Claim that the authorities despite spending a whopping amount, have failed to construct a strong and permanent railing, which was a necessity

Foreigners on ‘Nitol Goem’ mission!

Group of seven European tourists, who are presently residing at Mandrem, are holding cleanliness drive on the Pernem beach belt daily