WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2024
PANJIM: Muslims across Goa on Monday celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr with morning prayers; it is an important festival for the Muslims as it marks the end of the Ramzan month, with sighting of the new Moon.
PANJIM: The entire area of St Inez and some areas of Campal were thrown out of gear for nearly two and half hours as result of a power cut which occurred due to a fault in Campal 11KV feeder.
Motorists have been at the receiving end after the pay-parking contract in Panjim ended on April 30
MARGAO: Margao police arrested notorious history-sheeter Agostino Carvalho at Nuvem and will shortly hand him over to Mapusa police where he is wanted for criminal acts committed in their jurisdiction.
Monserrate says anti-Luizinho Cong leaders misusing his name for their fight with GPCC chief
PANJIM: Ahead of the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST), Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said the State government will create various units to support the people to understand the concept. At the same time, he claimed Goa was GST ready.
Says will take call on Intel agency after getting SIT report in mining scam
PANJIM: In a bid to work out solution for the pollution caused as a result of iron ore activities, Indian Institute of Technology - Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad has developed a draft road map which proposes pollution and other related audit of all the operational mines in the State.
Case of “prevention of insults to national honour” also slapped against two ladies for allegedly touching National Flag on Vishwajit’s car; multiple cases booked including “assault or criminal force” against mother-daughter duo
A 21-yr-old pillion meets watery grave in River Mandovi after being thrown off the scooter in a head-on collision with a car
VASCO: A 45-year-old cyclist was crushed to death under the wheels of a water tanker at Verna IDC on Monday afternoon.
VASCO: Tension prevailed at Hollant area in Issorcim village on Monday morning after some traditional fishermen received a shock when they noticed that some miscreant/s had damaged their fishing nets. Some nets were even burnt by the culprit/s.
PANJIM: The Chief Minister while replying to media querries on GST during the inauguration of MODI Fest Exhibition to spell out the achievement of three years of Modi government, at Kala Academy on Monday said, "It’s a programme of taking various achievements of the government to the common people, informing them what has been done,” he said.
MARGAO: Contractors Deshpande Constructions engaged by Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation dismantled the weak sections of Hospicio building on Monday. A proper assessment will be undertaken tomorrow (Tuesday) following which the repair work is expected to commence.
PANJIM: The Forest department on Monday denied the social media news of leopard sitting at National Highway-17 at Guirim on Saturday evening.
Benaulim MLA keen to spruce village image
CUNCOLIM: At the bi-monthly meeting of Cuncolim Municipal Council, the Chief Officer, CMC, Shankar Gaonkar, raised several eyebrows when he said that since 2007, no audit of CMC was conducted.
Ponda: The Marcaim Sarpanch Deepa Naik has said her ruling group will give priority to Swachh Bharat by providing toilets to villagers who are lacking such facilities.
VALPOI: Vandana Pandurang Gawas the Sarpanch of Mauxi Panchayat has said they were not owners of land on which they were staying for fifty years. They were staying on Goa Daman and Diu land. With 862 houses in the panchayat area on government land, her first priority would be to get ownership of their land from the Goa Government.
MAPUSA: Bardez sarpanchas have listed their priorities and development plans of their respective village panchayats, with most highlighting the construction of panchayat buildings and completing pending works.
MARGAO: The reclassification of wards in Nuvem and Betalbatim has eliminated quite a few aspirants from the fray in the two villages. In ward No. 10 of Nuvem which has been classified as a general ward now will have outgoing panchayat member Bernado Fernandes
Victim Tyron Nazareth had stabbed accused Joseph Sequeira earlier; Argument over a mutual female friend could have been the final trigger leading to the murder
PANJIM: With Shree Rayeshwar Institute of Engineering and Information Technology (RIT) failing to settle dues of its faculties for the last nine months, Goa University (GU) affiliation enquiry committee has withheld its affiliation as a result of which the college was not a part of the first round of engineering admissions.
PANJIM: The financial year 2017 has commenced on a positive note for the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) as the sopo collection has tripled.
PANJIM: Rudra Dukle and Tanisha Crasto won triple and double crowns while Shourya Joshi emerged boys U-15 singles’ winner, at the All Goa Sub Junior Major Ranking Badminton Tournament organised by Mapusa Shuttlers in collaboration with Goa Badminton Association, DSYA and Yonex Sunnrise, at Peddem Sports Complex, Mapusa, recently.
BENAULIM: Sao Jose de Areal SC registered a convincing 3-1 victory over St Anthony’s Club Colva to enter the semi-finals of the 9th Cana Benaulim Panchayat Cup organised by Young Strikers Club Benaulim played at St John the Baptist ground, Dando-Benaulim.
PANJIM: Akshan Lawande and Aaron Farias will clash in the U-10 mini cadet boys category final at the Tennis de Gaspar Dias TT Championship, held at Miramar, on Sunday.
CURTORIM: Virabhat defeated Batora 4-2 to move into the semi-final of the Jose and Franky memorial inter-ward football tournament,
On the back of an incident in Hyderabad, where a female traveller was denied lodging at a hotel for being a single occupant, Café looks into what the local hospitality sector feels about the matter, and does to promote women travelling alone
The tales of Harry Potter, ‘the boy who lived’, turned 20 yesterday, Monday, June 26. Café speaks to some fans of the series on the occasion
The water level reaches 2.33 metres higher than the average sea level, causing floody street
The Panjim Municipal market area is abuzz from 7 a.m till late evening with vendors busy selling fruits, vegetables and other household items. The market is attached to a small fish-meat market, which is crowded only during the first half of the day.
The Corporation withdrew its staff and vehicles from the St Inez animal shelter leaving the Secretary fuming
