WEDNESDAY, MAY 01, 2024
Inmates were shifted to Colvale central jail five months ago for taking up repairs on Sada jail but the work is yet to start; Prison authorities and PWD play blame game
Methane released from garbage igniting flames in the absence of escape route
PANJIM: India’s 2017-18 expedition to Southern Ocean (SO), scheduled in December, will deploy an under ice mooring to understand the seasonal variability in the dynamics and bio-chemical processes of the coastal waters of Bharathi station at Antarctica.
PANJIM: As it vehemently criticized the functioning of the BJP-led coalition, the Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM) foresees its collapse in less than one year, resulting in by-elections.
MAPUSA: The Calangute Police filed a case against one Joseph Ismail Sequiera, 25, from Candolim following the murder of one Tyron Nazareth, 52, resident of Calangute.
PANJIM: Even after a year, the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) plan awaits an approval from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) that lists down standard operating procedure during emergencies.
Indian School of Mines will identify main source of emission along ore transportation routes
PANJIM: A truck driver was arrested for rash driving that led to an accident with a two-wheeler, killing an elderly pillion rider and injuring the female rider near KTC bus stand at Panjim. The accident occurred at around 10am on Sunday.
Ex-matron confronts the minister for joining BJP
Warns poachers of stringent legal action
VALPOI: The Congress party on Sunday mocked the promise made by Vishwajit Rane to the people of Sattari that he would provide them 8,500 jobs as “a fake promise.”
Says govt will pay interest on farmers’ loans, truck parking plaza will be set up at Dharbandora for South Goa and place is yet to be identified for North district
Two years ago several aged Ashoka trees were cut, but replanting drive is yet to be undertaken; MMC chief and ward councillor engaged in blame game
PANJIM: BJP national President Amit Shah will be on a two-day visit to Goa on July 1 and 2 as a part of party’s organizational tour to strategies ways to win the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Goa has two LS seats.
VASCO: The citizens of Vasco are concerned over the constant spillage of coal on the roads which are transported by trucks from the coal handling plants at Mormugao Port Trust.
PANJIM: A leopard was spotted near National Highway-17 at Guirim on Saturday evening, with some passersby halting to capture it on their mobile cameras. Environmentalist Rajendra Kerkar confirmed the presence of the leopard in the area.
To raise issue in coming Monsoon Assembly session
PANJIM: The Catholic Association of Goa strongly condemned and denounced the provocative remark of Sadhvi Saraswati at the All India Hindu Convention at Ramnathi Temple premises,
MARGAO: The newly appointed assistant parish priest to Majorda church Fr Mario Souza re-invented agriculture for the parishioners and the youth by getting them together to cultivate half an acre of church field that was lying fallow all these years.
PANJIM: The Brotherhood, Delhi, and Disability Rights Association of Goa (DRAG), in collaboration with the Centre for Disability Studies and Action (CDSA), School of Social Work of TISS Mumbai and NABET of QCI are organising a National Conference on Inclusive Education from June 26 to 29 in Panjim.
The winners proved to be better shooters in the resultant tie-breaker after the match ended in a 2-2 draw
RAIA: St Jude’s High Scool, Betalbatim scored a narrow 1-0 win over Manovikas English High Scholl to move ahead in the U-14 Subroto Mukherjee inter-school Salcete Taluka boys football tournament organized by DSYA, at Manora ground, on Sunday.
BENAULIM: Navelim Sporting rallied from behind to down a spirited Goa Velha SC 5-2 to enter the semi-finals of the 9th Cana Benaulim Panchayat Cup organised by Young Strikers Club Benaulim and played at St John the Baptist ground, Dando-Benaulim, on Sunday.
Om Barde wins back to back matches to lead with 5 and half points
AGENCIES, NEW DELHI: Indian U-17 national team have comprehensively defeated Spain's Alcala 11-0 on Saturday as part of their exposure tour to Europe in preparation for the FIFA U17 World Cup, with Ninthoi Meetei doing the star turn with four goals.
India will have a new President a month from now and for sure it will be a Dalit, making him, or her, the second Dalit to occupy Rashtrapathi Bhavan, since K R Narayanan. And, that’s where the election of the President of India has taken a turn that could well have been avoided – the caste equation playing a major role in the choice of candidates.
For many years, the development at Chinchinim has been at a standstill due to various claims and counterclaims mainly by the elected panchayat members.
Imust thank you for publishing my letter regarding Cansaulim market road on your daily on April 3, 2017. Consequent to this letter there is marked improvement in the traffic movement on the Cansaulim market road.
The 10-kilometre Old Goa-Panjim four-lane bypass Highway NH-4A besides reducing the distance between Old Goa and Panjim is indeed a delight to drive along.
SBI credit card holders beware of on line hacking. I had received a series of SMSs and emails on June 6, 2017 evening saying that seven transactions of Rs 26,000 each have been made to GOOGLE *Octro Inc and five transactions of Rs 13,700 each have been made to GOOGLE *Droid hen and also a transaction of Rs 50 to GOOGLE *SERVICES. This amounted to a total of Rs. 250,550.
Reading a news report on oHeraldo of Thursday, June 22, 2017 captioned Cops First Appeal to pillion riders to wear helmet than advise.
Traffic cops are often found issuing challans to travelers disobeying traffic rules such as non-wearing of helmet, over-speeding, overtaking on bridges and the like.
Many drains in and around the Mapusa Municipal Market are left open posing a danger to pedestrians and also a health hazard.
Fourteen street lights on the road from the Portuguese Consulate at Altinho Panjim to the High Court are not functional for the last ten days. Reminders to the Electricity Department fall on deaf and damp ears.
Talk about using a sledge hammer to crack a nut – the case reported in the Herald of the LDC clerk caught taking a bribe of Rs 300 is a case in point.
Entering Mapusa Market is like putting your leg in the septic pit. We Goans are decent people. We like cleanliness and neatness.
