Asks doctors to draw a roadmap, review hospitals and list shortcomings
In first phase recruitments in educational institutions and health sector cleared
VALPOI/PANJIM: A woman from Ghoteli-Keri succumbed to Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) at the Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim on Monday.
PANJIM: Revenue Minister Rohan Khaunte asked his department officials to ensure implementation of e-governance within the prescribed time frame with quality output.
Minister says SEC consulted on revised date and is in agreement; Deadline for submitting reports on ward delimitation extended to April 28
Will be questioned again but date not fixed; Former Chief Minister granted anticipatory bail
MARGAO: The Margao Town Police on Monday busted a sex racket by arresting three persons and rescuing a woman near the railway overbridge.
VASCO: Panchayat Minister Mauvin Godinho on Monday assured that all representations of the people complaining against the improper ward delimitation process to favour any individual aspirants or panel would not only be readdressed judiciously, but as minister will also ensure fair play in the panchayat elections.
In anticipatory bail plea says summons are to restrain Congress from forming government
Cautions them that a group near the garbage dumping area robs riders after 8.30 pm
MARGAO: The Director of Panchayat is yet to respond to letters of both the BDOs of Salcete over the failure of the panchayats in their jurisdiction to hold gram sabhas and approve the budgets.
MARGAO: The Margao Town Police on Monday arrested a Karnataka native for possessing 580 grams of ganja in Margao.
MARGAO: Farmers from Tollebandh, Fatorda have cried foul over the Comunidade’s plans to give away the land for projects. The farmers have vowed to continue farming and requested against taking over the land.
Erratic power supply, unattended borewell have added to their woes
PANJIM: The North Goa Zilla Panchayat on Monday demanded that Rs 30 lakh be allocated to each ZP member to undertake development work.
PANJIM: President Pranab Mukherjee will preside over the 29th Convocation ceremony of Goa University (GU) on Tuesday evening at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee stadium. GU will confer Mukherjee with an honorary doctorate during the ceremony.
MARGAO: Margao Municipal Council along with the Directorate of Health Services and Food and Drugs Administration is all set to launch a hygiene check drive vis-à-vis handcarts selling ras omelette, bhel puri, wada pao, etc.
MARGAO: Congress’ Curtorim MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco has alleged that in the guise of developing Goa, the BJP is destroying Goa.
PANJIM: Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM), which was routed in the recent Goa Assembly Elections, has decided to contest the 2022 polls.
VASCO: Assuring full support to the people opposing proposed expansions of three different projects at Mormugao Port, the Goa state Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Jose Philip D’Souza on Monday said in any circumstances NCP will not allow MPT to go ahead with its proposed expansions and even if the outcome of the public hearing for proposed expansions projects goes in favour of Mormugao Port Trust (MPT), the NCP is geared up to approach court against proposed expansions projects at MPT.
PANJIM: Highway developer Dilip Buildcon has said it has bagged a Rs 125 crore project for construction of a parallel taxi track at Dabolim airport.
CANACONA: A joint inspection by the Captain of Ports Capt. James Braganza and the locals organised by the local MLA Isidore Fernandes, eventually put a brake on the work at the ongoing bridge at Mashem river as proper procedures were not being followed.
Semson scores the lone goal in the 55th minute; to meet Verna SC in last eight
PANJIM: Albert Developers defeated SKC Warriors by five wickets to emerge champions of the Sanguem T-20 leather ball cricket tournament, organised by Sanguem Cricketers, at Sanguem Cricket Academy ground, on Monday.
PANJIM: The Goa Football Association revealed they are yet to decide on the number of teams that would be included in the Goa Professional league for the upcoming season.
PANJIM: GFA announced the State junior team for BC Roy Championship, to be held in Chhatisgarh.
MAPUSA: Holy Cross SC Arambol scored a fluent 3-0 win over United Club Nerul, in the Xetrapal Soccer Cup, played at Xetrapal ground, Oxel-Siolim, on Monday.
PANJIM: Francis Rodrigues of Margao won Cycling Goa’s second Summer XC (cross country) cycle race held in the Mhadei jungles on Sunday.
Miransha Naik, a Goan film director, shot to fame with his first feature film, ‘Juze’, which recently had its world premiere at the 41st Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF). The film received rave reviews and is now heading on a European film festival tour before making its way back to Goa. Café catches up with Miransha
From the time that he was the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee probing into cases of rampant illegal mining, Manohar Parrikar has been on the threshold of ensuring that the perpetrators of illegal mining are brought to book.
Hundreds of commuters use the Kadamba Bus Stand every day, but suffer due to the lack of drinking water and clean toilets and have to face the stench of garbage and urine
Shopkeepers allege that no CCTVs are in place but posters warning offenders of Rs 1000 fine are all over the municipal market
Turning city streets into one way, or shifting educational institutes from the city have failed to ease the traffic in the capital city
The foundation stone for the Campal football stadium was laid in May 2016, but no work has started because the files are moving around the govt offices for clearance