FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024
MARGAO, NOV 24 S T Puttaraju, senior Town Planner and member a of the Task Force constituted to prepare the Regional Plan-2021, has said a mega housing project means any building project with a built up area exceeding 20,000 sq meters.
PANJIM, NOV 24 The Bombay High Court at Goa today rejected the application of Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) seeking permission for temporarily using the Curca site for disposal of garbage.
MORMUGAO, NOV 24 After spending two harrowing months as hostages at a Somali port, two Goan sailors on the M T Stolt Valor returned to the State on Monday, where they were welcomed by ecstatic family members and friends.
PANJIM, NOV 24 Repeated power cuts sent IFFI-2008 reeling under pressure, with major activities getting affected during the last three days. According to reports, power failures have hit the old GMC Complex affecting some of the major IFFI events namely the Red Carpet, ticketing and some key departments located there. Even the activities at Cornice were also affected.
PANJIM, NOV 24 Through the Eyes of the Painter, a documentary on noted painter M F Hussain was today withdrawn from IFFI 2008. Two days ago, Hindu Janjagruti Samiti, Goa, has demanded withdrawal of the documentary on the grounds that Hussain had hurt Hindu sentiments with his paintings over the last few years.
CURCHOREM, NOV 24 In yet another desecration of a Hindu place of worship in Curchorem, vandals desecrated some idols in a roadside structure in the heart of Curchorem market in the wee hours of Sunday.
NEW YORK, NOV 24 A 24-year old Indian immigrant from Kerala trying to escape an abusive marriage, was killed by her husband, who also shot two other persons injuring them critically at a church in New Jersey.
BICHOLIM, NOV 24 The relatively low-profile campaign to the Pale Assembly by-poll ended on Monday at 5 pm, with all eyes now on the elections on Wednesday. It may be recalled that the post had fallen vacant after Pale MLA Gurudas Gawas had passed away.
Women?s football selection trails PANJIM: (HSD) ? Goa University will conduct selection trials on November 26 at University ground, Taleigao Plateau, 3 pm to select the women?s football team scheduled to participate in the South West Zone Inter-University Football Championship 2008-09 from December 19 onwards, at Salem, Tamil Nadu.
MAPUSA, NOV 24 Navelim Villagers Union defeated St. Sebastian Sports Club, Santa Cruz 2-0 in the inaugural match to enter the quarter finals of the Candolim Cup 2008 organised by Candolim Sports Club, at Dr Gustavo Monteiro ground, Candolim, on Monday.
VASCO, NOV 24 Cortalim Gymkhana registered a convincing victory over Vasco Sports Club 3-1 in the GFA Under-14 League, at Tilak Maidan, here on Monday. Both Vasco and Cortalim had 1-1 goals in their kitty at the breather.
PANJIM, NOV 24 Shree Ganesh High School, Harwalem-Sanquelim and New Vaddem English High School, Vasco emerged winners in the boys and girls sections respectively at the 8th Goa State Inter-School Under-17 Tennis Ball Cricket Championship, organised by the Goa Tennis Ball Cricket Association (GTBCA) and recognised by the Sports Authority of Goa, at SAG Tennis Ball Cricket ground, Campal.
PANJIM, NOV 24 The 50th year celebrations of Goa Football Association will kick off either on December 20 this year or January 10 next year with a befitting function, stated Tonito Botelho, GFA spokesman on Monday.
MUMBAI, NOV 24 The new entrants to the I-League, Mumbai Football Club, who had a brilliant start to their season, seemed to have fallen off a bit and need to regroup as they take on JCT, Phagwara in the tenth round, to be played at the Cooperage here tomorrow.
MAPUSA, NOV 24 Goa United Sports Academy drubbed Vasco Sports Club (juniors) 3-1 in the GFA under-18 First Division League match, at Poriat ground, Calangute, on Monday.
PANJIM, NOV 24 India lost to Indonesia 0-3 in the quarter-finals of Asian Schools Under-18 football championship at Zhuhai, China on Monday. Susana de Sousa, manager of India team, stated that India qualified for the quarter-finals after beating Pakistan 4-0, but that several key players, including the captain, were injured and could not take part in the quarter-final match.
MAPUSA, NOV 24 St Savio Sports Club, Calangute thrashed Milagres Sports Club, Mapusa 3-0 in the 2nd Division League match, at the Duler stadium, here on Monday. At the breather, both the teams were tied goalless. The play was mostly restricted to midfield.
BANGALORE, NOV 24 State Bank of Tranvancore, Kerala entered the Quarterfinal league from Group ?A? defeating Salgaocar, Goa 1-0 in the 30th Federation Cup Preliminary Knockout match played at the Bangalore Football stadium here today.
PANJIM, NOV 24 The decision to hand over the Goa Velha village school playground for management, booking and maintenance to St Andre Village Panchayat vests with the Goa Government and not the Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, a department source stated.
PANJIM, NOV 24 Property to the tune of Rs 10 lakh was gutted in a major fire that broke out in the old Panjim market on Monday night. According to reports from the Fire and Emergency Services, two shops were totally destroyed in the fire and five others severely damaged.
PANJIM, NOV 24 The Panjim City Corporation?s one and only reading room-cum-library is in shambles and its priceless collection of books under threat of ruin. This paper happened to visit the library recently and was alarmed to find the library and its books in a dilapidated condition.
PANJIM, NOV 24 Noted litterateur Ravindra Kelekar, eminent scientist Dr Raghunath Mashelkar and General (Retd) Sunith Rodrigues will be conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Literature (D Litt) by Goa University during its forthcoming convocation.
MARGAO, NOV 24 Even as the Margao Municipal Council is bracing up to handle the tones of waste on scientific lines, a new problem is raising its ugly head and staring at the Civic body.
MARGAO, NOV 24 Come Tuesday and the Margao Municipal Council will chart out a new chapter in its efforts to find a permanent solution to the garbage disposal problem at Sonsodo.
MARGAO, NOV 24 A bullet got accidentally fired from a double barrel gun of a security guard employed at Frankfinn air hostess training institute, Margao this morning. A youth employed in an adjacent office had a miraculous escape, even though no one was injured in the incident as the bullet struck the wall.
OLD GOA, NOV 24 Thousands of devotees converged at Old Goa to attend the novena to the feast of St Francis Xavier, which got underway outside the Basilica at Old Goa on Monday.
PORVORIM, NOV 24 Six two-wheelers were gutted in the fire in the basement of Laxmi Housing Society in Sanjay Nagar, Porvorim on Sunday at about 11 pm. According to Porvorim police, the six two-wheelers which were kept in the basement of Laxmi Housing Society caught fire.
PANJIM, NOV 24 Exuding cent per cent confidence over the victory of its party?s candidate, Pratap Gawas, in the Pale by-election, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee General Secretary Vishnu Wagh on Monday asserted Gawas would win by a thumping margin of 2,000 to 2,500 votes.
MARGAO, NOV 24 Residents of Seraulim have now joined the movement to demand a direct bus service from Margao to Colva via Mungul. Armed with black flags and placards and shouting slogans, the activists under the banner of Seraulim Civic and Consumer Forum held a protest action on the main Colva road at Per Seraulim this evening to demand the bus service.
MARGAO, NOV 24 The Citizens Welfare Committee, Margao and Fatorda has called upon the Margao Municipal Council to keep the footpaths around Old Market free during the fair of the feast of Mary Immaculate Conception at Holy Spirit Church on December 8.
MARGAO, NOV 24 PWD Minister Churchill Alemao has thanked the Indian government for finally securing the release of the Indian sailors, including two Goan sailors onboard the hijacked ship Stolt Valor by Somali pirates.
MARGAO, NOV 24 Agitated residents of Sao Jose de Areal took to the streets on Monday evening, blocking the Margao-Quepem road with blazing tyres, in protest against the police failure to unearth the motive behind the kidnapping of the Std 7th schoolboy.
BICHOLIM, NOV 24 While various towns played host to the ongoing IFFI celebrations in the State, residents of Bicholim taluka were left dejected, as the model code of conduct on account of the Pale by-polls effectively prevented any IFFI programme in the taluka.
PANJIM, NOV 24 It?s a food fest on D B Marg promenade but..birds spoil the treat! Festival organisers may have embarked on an excellent idea to use the D B Marg promenade for a food court. However, the location of the food stalls
PANJIM, NOV 24 Police wireless operators seem to be an aggrieved lot due to the change in shift timing in view of IFFI. Many of the personnel who are around 55 years of age, will have to switch over to new timing schedule, sources said.
PANJIM, NOV 24 Miss India-turned Bollywood actress Gul Panag said it is important to do films, which don?t cause you embarrassment in future. Panag was addressing a press conference along with Summer 2007 team along with Director Suhail Tatari, at a press conference as part of IFFI celebrations here.
Panjim, Nov 24
The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Film Heritage Section was opened today with the screening of the restored version of Max Ophuls? ?Lola Montes?. The theme this year for the Heritage Section is ?Women?.
Panjim, Nov 24 Two important sections of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) ? the Film India Worldwide and the Country Focus on Switzerland were simultaneously inaugurated with the screening of the Oliver Paulus film
NEW DELHI, NOV 24 Artworks from India and Pakistan would figure prominently at Christie?s upcoming Autumn sale of contemporary art in Hong Kong. The leading auction house which had grossed over Rs 21 crore, the highest total ever for Indian and Pakistan art, in May 2008 would put up a selection of works from Subodh Gupta, T V Santosh, Jitish Kallat Thukral and Tagra among others.
NEW YORK, NOV 24 Federal regulators were nearing finalising a plan to remove billions of dollars of toxic assets from the balance sheet of crisis-ridden banking giant Citigroup, which suffered heavy losses on mortgage-related investments.
MUMBAI, NOV 24 The pilot body of Jet Airways is planning to send a formal proposal to its management, asking to do away with the expat pilots to prune costs. ?Our stand is very clear. If the airline has to prune costs, it should first do away with the expat pilots. We are sending a formal proposal to the management in this regard,? a source in ?The Society for Welfare of Indian Pilots? said.
MUMBAI, NOV 24 Goldman Sachs, a leading economic research firm has reported that India?s property market is poised for a deep correction. Property prices have risen dramatically over the past three years, supply exceeds demand in most geographies, and affordability lags prices.
PANJIM, NOV 24 A one-stop-solution for just about any kind of author. That would explain the Margao-based publishing firm CinnamonTeal Print & Publishing Services. The husband and wife team of Leonard and Queenie Fernandes are partners in the firm.
MUMBAI, NOV 24 Finolex Cables is aiming Rs 600 crore revenue from its forthcoming Extra High Voltage Cable (EHVC) plant. The company said that in the first year of production, the plant may generate revenue of Rs 250 crore, but they expect annual revenue of Rs 600 crore from the plant at its full capacity.
MUMBAI, NOV 24 The world?s largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal has indicated a warning sign to cut 2,444 jobs at a steel plant in northwestern Indiana in January. The company had informed the United Steelworker?s labor union and other interested parties about the possibility of an indefinite layoff at its Burns Harbor plant in the second half of January.
PANJIM, NOV 24 People power prevented the SEZ happening in Goa and thank god for that. The economic slowdown has caught many an ambitious project, private as well as public off-guard.
