TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2024
Each urban consumer to get 150 litres water per day; rural consumers to get 100 litres a day
Proposes assistance in paying insurance premium; to revise three schemes in public transport sector
MARGAO: Town and Country Planning Minister Vijai Sardessai on Saturday inspected a municipal land opposite Osia Commercial Complex. Vijai has said the municipality wants to get the parking area land ready before monsoons.
PANJIM: The State government is planning to give relief to traditional fishermen during the offseason when fishermen, who are totally dependent on fishing for their livelihood, are unable to venture to sea for fishing.
Goes from Rs 13.20 lakh per annum in 2015-16 to Rs 28.20 lakh in 2017-18; Raj Bhavan budget hiked from Rs 7.06 cr to Rs 8.77 cr; foreign, domestic travel budget also increased
To play WB in football finals at Bambolim today; is unbeaten in its quest for the title
CM proposes drafting of policy for preservation, protection, conservation and development of wetlands
PWD gets 40% rise in outlay; master plan for Porvorim; Sonsoddo cleanup proposed
CANACONA: Exhibits of the Danielle’s murder case will be sent to Hyderabad for forensic analysis.
PANJIM: The government has proposed a kerosene-free State and has made a provision in the Budget to provide LPG gas connection to families still using kerosene as subsidiary fuel for domestic use.
MARGAO: Convenor of Goans for Dabolim Only Fr Eremito Rebelo said the election results clearly indicate that Goans had voted against the “Mopa centric” development of the BJP government and said the same party ruling Goa today was a tragedy.
MARGAO: The financial year 2016-2017 will end for as many as 13 panchayats from Salcete without having approved the budget for the next financial year even as both the Block Development Officers of Salcete have convened record 13 gram sabha meetings on March 26.
PANJIM: The arrest of three persons, including a UK national, in a drug offence has revealed the modus operandi of the foreigner who would allegedly lace sugar cubes with synthetic drugs to hoodwink the police and security at airports.
PANJIM: Welcoming the Voluntary Retirement Scheme announced by Chief Minister Minister Manohar Parrikar, the Goa Government Employees Association has, however, opined that the scheme could be misused.
PERNEM: Two persons died and a third person suffered serious injuries in an accident that occurred at Poraskade in Pernem, on Saturday at around 8.45 am.
VASCO: Three under repair vehicles including a Maruti Omni Van, a Maruti Zen and Honda Eterno scooter were destroyed in the flames when fire engulfed a garage at Pixem Dongri Khariwada in Vasco on Saturday morning.
CURCHOREM: The mining transportation at Dharbandora will start from 9.30 am to 12 noon and from 2 pm to 5.30 pm, from April 1 to 10 to facilitate the SSC students to reach on time to their respective examination centres at Usgao and Curchorem.
PERNEM: A Kolhapur native committed apparently suicide in a forest at Junsawada in Mandrem.
Today, the two biggest footballing rivals — Goa and West Bengal — take the centre stage in the final of 71st National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy at the Athletic Stadium, Bambolim, the culmination of the two-week tournament which witnessed 10 teams vying for the National glory. Allan D’Cruz takes us through Goa’s journey and preparations to the final
PANJIM: Goa’s top mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Nelson Paes is all set to make India proud at the first ever Brave Combat Federation event in Mumbai on April 22.
Rosario nets five goals while Peter adds one more as hosts rout Viva Veterans
PANJIM: Dnyanprassarak Mandal’s College, Assagao won the inter-collegiate cricket championship for women organised by Goa University, at University ground, Taleigao Plateau, recently.
PANJIM: The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation will host the inter-unit AIPSSPB T-20 cricket tournament from the March 27-31.
PANJIM: Goa Velha Sports Club got the better of Saligao Sporting Club 4-3 via the tie breaker in the 11th London Trophy 2017 organised by Goa Velha Sports Club and played at Goa Velha Sports Club ground, on Saturday.
Looking forward to World Theatre Day tomorrow, Café speaks to people well versed with the different aspects of the art form in the state. Goan theatre director, music designer and playwright, Saish Deshpande shares his views on the matter in detail
Rash and negligent driving, non observance of traffic rules, drunken driving, use of mobile phones while on the steering wheel, not wearing helmets, easily available licences, bad roads and the increasing number of vehicles are some of the reasons why accidents are on the rise on Goa’s roads. VIBHA VERMA and BASURI DESAI attempt to find out the reasons behind these fatalities
It is a general opinion that licences are easily available in Goa, with learners having to make an ‘8’ and answering few questions on the road signs. VRISHANK MAHATME compares how difficult it is to obtain a licence in other countries.
NESHWIN ALMEIDA meets Ramakant Sheth in Sankhli and learns of the latter’s attempts to keep Goemkarponn alive by making the ghumat
Getting to Assagao early morning for a heritage walk seemed a purposeful way to begin the day. Moreover, when this walk is conducted by an energetic livewire like Felly Gomes, a proud son of this ‘Fullyanchem Gaon’, you don’t need a caffeine dose to stay awake. DEEPA GEORGE meets him to understand the various initiatives of his LIVE HAPPY NGO and comes away partly amused yet fully impressed.
RAHUL CHANDAWARKAR visited the girls’ orphanage in the Kavlem village and was happy to see plenty of smiles
From the evening of March 11, 2017 to date, the local and national print and electronic media, the social networking sites and most Goans (especially Xaxtikars) are abuzz with only two names – one of an MLA , the other of his political party.
The Goan electorate is still limping back to recovery after suffering a political stroke within 24 hours of the election results to the Goa Legislative Assembly 2017 being declared. Whether it has been a ‘vijay’ for democracy or for Hindutva fascism is yet to be realised.
Goa Forward has brought forward this word Goenkarponn and Manohar Parrikar, whom I would call as Chief Minister of North Goa since most of the Ministers in his cabinet are from North Goa, has borrowed this word Goeankarponn from Vijai Sardesai, Leader of Goa Forward.
We are back again talking about the huge NPAs at our scheduled banks and what to do about them. One of the methods has been to suggest that creating a ‘bad bank’ would help concentrate the recovery process and generate a special expertise in dealing with these huge unrecoverable loans.
Verdant Goa has been a tourist magnet for decades. With mining having stalled, tourism has become Goa’s largest employer–one in 10 Goans works in this sector.
The world has vowed to eliminate poverty and hunger by 2030 as part of 169 sustainable development goals adopted in 2015. Yet, increasing urbanisation is posing new challenges to progress, according to a new report, and India is particularly vulnerable because it faces an additional twin burden of under- and over-nutrition.
