SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2024
PORVORIM: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar stated that today’s youth craved permanent government jobs and were not ready to work on contract basis. He added that he was a temporary chief minister and that his chair was not permanent.
Claim draft is prepared at behest of builders’ lobby; Dramapur-Sirlim former sarpanch threatens to approach NGT over environmental violations
MARGAO: The issue of the football ground continued to dominate the reconvened Orlim gram sabha where it was resolved that the panchayat writes to the deputy collector and the district administration to find an early solution to the matter.
VASCO: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Vasco unit has demanded strict action against the movement of overloaded trucks on city roads, due to which commuters’ lives were at risk.
MARGAO: Making sure the Congress doesn’t brush the recent Louis Berger bribe controversy under the carpet, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar accused two ministers of the erstwhile Congress government of being involved in the scam.
CUNCOLIM: Cuncolim youth Raj Rauji Dessai succeeded in getting a seat at IIT Mumbai to pursue his PhD in mechanical engineering.
VASCO: The air intelligence unit seized 539 grams of gold worth Rs 14.6 lakh that was being smuggled by a Mumbai native through the Dabolim airport on Saturday. The smuggler Mote Sham Shakeel Ahmed (40) travelled to Goa by an Air Arabia flight from Sharjah.
BICHOLIM: Samaritans and NGOs from across Goa came forward to help the Falkar family from New Wada, Pilgao after Herald reported that family had been living without water or electricity for 50 years.
Margao: A 25-year-old youth succumbed to burn injuries at the Goa Medical College (GMC), Bambolim.
BICHOLIM: A mother and her son had a miraculous escape today when part of their mud house collapsed at Bordem, Bicholim causing a loss of Rs 2 lakh.
Says the State was suffering the pangs of the govt’s inept fiscal policy decisions
Slams the erstwhile Cong govt for its decisions that left the State coffers in a precarious condition
Demands scrapping of the entire process and a new draft delimitation plan be kept open for public suggestions and objections
PANJIM: The Save Tiracol Save Goa organisation took their unique form of protesting through music to the village of Tiracol on Sunday as over 200 people joined in raising their voices against a golf course project that threatens to destroy the entire village.
PANJIM: Crime Branch on Saturday night busted a prostitution racket and arrested five people in a raid at Porvorim.
MARGAO: In connection with a car accident, Maina-Curtorim police have registered a case against 25-year-old Curchorem resident Dhanraj Dessai after the victim succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at Goa Medical College (GMC), Bambolim.
OLD GOA: Expressing his satisfaction that parents are showing interest in educating their children in the local languages, CM and Education Minister Laxmikant Parsekar informed that his government is committed to providing improved facilities for education sector in the State.
PANJIM: The Panjim Police have moved the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) to close the 2008 registered case of cheating and misappropriation against then Goa Urban Development Secretary R P Pal.
PONDA: Curti-Khandepar Sarpanch Supriya Gavde claimed that she had been pressurized by the BJP-backed opposition panch members to sign the no-confidence motion against Deputy Sarpanch Narendra Parab.
Margao: Ambelim gram sabha adopted a resolution not to allow any regularisation of illegal constructions in the low lying fields of the village.
PORVORIM: Five students from Sanjay School, Porvorim have been selected to participate in the Special Olympics Games to be held from July 25 to August 2, in Los Angeles, United states of America.
MARGAO: Navelim Villagers Union defeated St Anthony Sports Club, Assolda 6-5 via tie-breaker to move into the next round of 26th Super Soccer football tournament organized by United Club of Dando, Colva, at St John the Baptist ground, on Sunday.
PANJIM: Don Bosco Oratory, Fatorda blanked Dicarpale Sports Club 4-2 in the final to clinch the Catao Cup, dedicated to late Caetano Fernandes, football tournament organised by Union of Chinchinim Villagers, at Chinchinim church ground, on Sunday. The score at lemon break was 3-2 in favour of Don Bosco Oratory.
PANJIM: St Sebastian, Murida edged past Scorpions 2-1 to advance into the next round of St Anthony Boys 8-a-side football tournament organised by St Anthony Boys, Agalli, at multipurpose ground, Borda-Margao, on Sunday.
MAPUSA: Candolim Veterans got the better of Mapusa Veterans 2-0 to enter the quarter-finals of the late Mathew Braganza all-Goa veterans football tournament organised by Morod Angod Friends Circle, Mapusa, at Duler stadium, Mapusa, on Sunday.
PANJIM: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) in a circular to the Goa Football Association has informed that it intends to start the under-15 and18 I-League from September.
Martin will join fellow countrymen striker Darryl Duffy and head coach Malky Thomson
Goa has entrenched itself into debt. It would be hard - and long - to escape from this trap
Panchayat and health authorities do not care about the water-logged low-lying open area as it belongs to the Serula comunidade; Migrants use water from the area to wash clothes; Residents of police quarters complain about lack of sleep despite using repellents; Most malaria cases at Aldona Health Centre in 2014 were from Porvorim plateau
Sattari has 108 anganwadis, out of which nine fall under the municipality and 99 under different panchayats; most anganwadis operating in rented premises; some centres lack basic facilities like power, fans, and rest areas; children being sent to private schools instead of the problematic anganwadis
Parrikar’s departure to Delhi stalled regularisation process; Calangute MLA claims the taxi business will be doomed if the cap on rent-a-cab services is removed; NGRAC President says the association is willing to compromise and settle the issue
