20 Feb 2019

Goa

Tender coconut will be marketed in tourism sector

The Coconut Development Board Kochi will provide 10,000 saplings of a hybrid variety of coconut to be cultivated in Goa

Feb 28 is target date to apply for change in zone under TCP

GCZMA receives complaint about illegal road in Calangute

MMC approves Rs 18.97 cr surplus budget

Total receipts for 2019-20 is Rs 63.45 crore and total expenditure is Rs 71.94 crore; The budget has an opening balance of Rs 27.29 crore

Digvijai stopped me from staking claim to form govt: Luizinho

Says he is not interested in Lok Sabha ticket

Rs 7.87 cr and 15 years later, resurvey plans yet to be notified

Physical survey work, preparation of updated resurvey maps completed; Officials say plans are not entirely accurate and reliable

1.3 lakh sq mt of cultivable land in Shiroda approved as Investment Promotion Area

Cabinet gave its stamp of approval on Monday

Sugar factory in for major overhaul, says Agriculture Minister

Last minute hassles

Satisfactory response to ODF scheme

Approximately 12 percent of the identified beneficiaries under the scheme have submitted their applications

Govt notifies Taleigao outline development plan

Madhu Parab appointed BJP chief in Mandrem

Plaint against reclamation work in eco-sensitive Moira estuary

Speaker informs CEO of Mapusa seat vacancy

Govt denies FDA officer harassed

Files affidavit before GHRC dismissing Iva’s charges as untrue

Chincinhim p’yat skips gram sabha for Jan; BDO issues belated notice

SSC exam from April 2

Spice plantation owner arrested for assaulting student and teacher

Cong asks Parrikar to resign for mining mess

Jesuit Superior General on visit to Goa

Hot-mixing of roads in Navelim launched

Goan youth urged to join Air Force

Verna gram sabha asks p’yat to recover dues from IDC

Farmagudi Fort will be renovated and made a tourist attraction: PWD Minister

Sports

CAC Cansaulim stun Salgaocar FC; Betalbatim SC run riot over Baina

Happy with improved defence, says Sergio

One streak broken, ANOTHER yet to break!

Churchill Brothers remain the only unbeaten side, end Goan FC’s run

Carmona SC get the better of Betalbatim SC

Guirdolim SC in quarters

Fatima Convent HS, Infant Jesus HS shine at DSYA U-13 Futsal

The King’s School crowned U-15 Futsal champs

Cafe

Urban Goa’s eating habits are getting app-etising

Eating out can now be eating in. Many no longer go to restaurants, the restaurants come to them, often multiple ones for the same meal. App based food delivery platforms are a reflection of how Goans and those who live here have adapted to a new way of life. It’s also great business for restaurants who can now go to customers,

ALL DUG UP!

Walking on freshly dug up roads in Panjim, which are more bumps than flat surfaces, has become a menace we have to face daily. The worst part is, this digging is not a onetime occurrence; you’ll have the same road dug up multiple times for various purposes such as electricity, water piping, sewage drains, gas lines, etc. Café finds out what the people of Panjim have to say about this

Talent wins games, but teamwork wins championships!

FC Goa’s women’s team, representing the Forca Goa Foundation, was crowned champions of the Global Goals World Cup, held in Mumbai recently. The team was mentored by Ishita Godinho, manager of the Community and Women’s development initiatives at Forca Goa Foundation. Café speaks to Ishita about the achievements and struggles behind managing the Champions

Opinions

It’s still the environment

Editorial

Tardy Congress still struggling to make a mark

Almost two years after Congress failed to make the first move towards government formation, which cost them the opportunity to govern the State and forced them to sit in the opposition, Navelim MLA Luizinho Faleiro, who was at that time the State unit chief has revealed that he was stopped from making a bid to form the government by Digvijay Singh, who was the Congress observer for Goa at that time.

People Edit

Drive slow, Drive safe

Letters

Letters to the editor

India

AIADMK clinches LS poll deals with BJP, PMK

Nehru, Modi became PM as they practised yoga: Baba Ramdev

Farmers’ march to reach Mumbai on Feb 27: AIKS

Talk of growth without any jobs, says Rahul

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