TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2024
PANJIM: As the State approaches the Supreme Court’s (SC) deadline banning the sale of liquor along highways from April 1, the Excise Department – in a fresh decision – has decided not to grant or renew licenses to outlets owned by persons having a criminal record.
SANGUEM: The newly elected Sanguem MLA Prasad Gaonkar meant business and this was made amply cleared when he temporarily stopped the ongoing renovation work of the Government Primary Health Centre at Sanguem.
PANJIM: Indian Medical Association (IMA) in association with the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) held an awareness programme on the effective way of disposal of the biomedical waste.
PANJIM: The State Government on Tuesday granted another extension of 90 days to the 17-member committee on the Medium of Instruction (MoI). The Committee was earlier given extension of 90 days as it was unable to submit a detailed report to the government.
CUNCOLIM: Cuncolkars have raised several questions with regards to their new MLA and the development of their constituency. The constituents question whether Clafasio Dias will be able to complete the developmental works which have been pending for the last five years in the constituency.
Decision to be taken to increase production; Fresh extraction touches 14.25 million tonnes
PANJIM: Dr Pramod Sawant, is set to be elected the next Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly on Wednesday after filing nomination as the coalition candidate.
Pays surprise visit day after given charge, asks staff to wake up
PANJIM: As his cross examination before the Mhadei Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) continued on Tuesday, Goa’s witness and hydrology expert, Chetan Pandit reiterated his stand that water cannot be diverted from the Mhadei river basin as it has many biodiversity hotspots and wildlife sanctuaries.
PANJIM: The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee is preparing to file a disqualification petition against its rebel former MLA Vishwajit Rane before the Speaker, post his election- which is scheduled on Wednesday.
VALPOI: A body was fished out from Mhadei River at Bhironda village, in Sattari.
Ban will lead to an estimated annual loss of around Rs 150 cr; PWD has neither objected nor proposed the conversion of highways into MDRs
HC says half of the amount found payable shall be disbursed and the balance amount shall be kept in a fixed deposit for the time being
PANJIM: Doppler radar to check speeding vehicles and installation of automatic signals and blinkers at vital intersections are some of the key measures proposed by the State Transport Department under its ‘Goa Road Safety Fund Scheme 2016’.
PANJIM: The SSC Seating arrangement for Navelim centre is as follows.
The Poinguinim village panchayat has over 6800 voters and is one of the biggest panchayat of the six panchayats in Canacona taluka.
MARGAO: The Margao Municipal Council now faces a new mix up and awkward situation not due to the results but because of what has transpired after the results.
PANJIM: The 16th general body meeting of North Goa Zilla Panchayat was held at conference hall of the Secretariat, Porvorim.
Vows to recover house tax, dues from IOCL, HPCL
Bidder expected to commence work shortly
MAPUSA: A girl in Bardez was raped by her neighbour on March 19, between 12 midnight & 4 am.
Gopal says he was abducted
Every year, March 22 is celebrated as World Water Day. According to the UN-Water, there are over 663 million people living without safe water supply close to home, spending countless hours queuing or trekking to distant sources and coping with the health impacts of using contaminated water.
Party says it is down, but not out
SANGUEM: The forest department in Quepem and the concerned medical officers of Government Primary Health Centre Sanguem and Quepem were kept on their toes after two monkeys were reported to have been found dead one at Bhatiwaddo ward of Rivona and another at Ambaulim in Quepem taluka.
Win 5-1 to face West Bengal in the semi-final on Thursday at Athletic Stadium, Bambolim, at 3 p.m.
RAIA: With the FIFA U-17 World Cup preparations underway, volunteer registrations for the tournament have begun. Director for Local Organising Committee Javier Ceppi spoke at lengths about the volunteer programme at Raia, on Tuesday.
PANJIM: St Anthony Sports Club, Colva scored an easy 3-1 win over Betalbatim Sporting Club to move into the quarter-finals of the 11th London Trophy organised by Goa Velha Sports Club and played at Goa Velha Sports Club ground, on Tuesday.
SAO JOSE DE AREAL: Curtorim Veterans blanked Chinchinim Veterans 2-0 to move into the quarter-finals of the 2nd Assolda Veterans football tournament played at Padribhat ground, Sao jose de Areal, on Tuesday.
Prashant Ingole is a noted Bollywood lyricist who has penned songs for films like ‘Mary Kom’ and ‘Bajirao Mastani’, with his most recent project being the Hindi version of the Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’. Café catches up with the songwriter during his visit to Goa, a place he calls his haven of creativity
The contractor, who has been reportedly paid the full amount, has fled leaving the work incomplete
Segregation at source to be fast tracked; TCP Minister Vijai Sardesai on ground zero, with GSIDC MD and Panjim’s segregation motivator Sanjit Rodrigues
The road needs a fresh layer of hot-mix before the monsoons since the stretch gets filled with potholes once it starts raining
