SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2024
ROAD BLOCKED: 70 families have no access to their houses at Tilamol; claim a builder has allegedly blocked the route leading to their houses
Ailing 86-yr-old, Eliterio Carvalho has three of his properties robbed; in another case sale deed showing Juliet Monteiro had ‘sold’ off her land was dated even before she was born
Says Goa Govt’s State Action Plan for Climate Change has confirmed of water shortage in future; says there will be water scarcity throughout the country, as predicted by scientists
Plead for crop insurance, hike in support price for cashews, coconuts and rice
Says one lane of bridge will be opened by April 2 considering ongoing Board exams
Illegally parked bikes hamper movement of buses; create chaos and confusion
Flays CCP for not protecting architectural and natural heritage of the city; says 150-yr-old tamarind tree axed for haphazard development
Grief stricken residents pay tributes to their villager who died in a fatal mishap last week; say roads have become death traps
Say it is not in the interest of village; will damage ecological structure
While six open-category sportspersons and one each from the SC and ST community will receive aid under a new scheme from the Sports Dept, the OBC community has been excluded, says convenor Madu Naik
The Procession of Saints at Goa Velha that will be held on March 27, is the only procession in the world besides the procession in Rome dedicated to the Saints during Lent. Held for over two centuries, this tradition is kept alive with thousands of devotees ardently praying to the saints to intercede for them with God
In the haste to fast-track infrastructure development, the government of the day has become insensitive and pays little attention to its promises and policies.
People occupying enemy properties even those who purchased legally in State and across the country are in a quandary as the Custodian of Enemy Property for India (CEPI) has decided to sign leave and licence agreement with such occupants, failing which process for eviction of enemy properties will be initiated against them with the help of District magistrate concerned before the sale of properties.VITHALDAS HEGDE evaluates the fallout of this decision by CEPI
The Goa government on March 16 notified the Goa Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2023, setting off the possibilities for unhindered construction in the rural landscape of the State with permissions deemed granted if the panchayat and the Block Development Officer (BDO) fail to respond to the application within 60 days. The government’s stated objective for the amendment is “to create a transparent and efficient mechanism to streamline the process of grant of permissions, licenses and occupancy certificates under the said Act”. In the weekly Herald TV debate Point-Counterpoint, AVIT BAGLE explores whether this new amendment will really ensure transparency or people with vested interests within the system will find loopholes in it, which will lead to mushrooming of construction projects in the villages
