29 Apr 2017

Goa

Dead worker’s kin files negligence case, owner booked

Verna police on Friday filed a case under Section 304-A of IPC against dockyard owner, supervisor and manager for not providing safety equipment resulting in the death of a worker on duty inside the Sagar marine dockyard.

Without water, roads and streetlights, Vante in Sattari is reduced to a Stone Age cluster

Anyone who wants to experience what was life during the Stone Age need not look far off. All they need to do is to just visit Vante, a village in Sattari, as the life there nearly resembles Stone Age living – without water, roads and streetlights.

FDA seizes 350kg of artificially ripened bananas

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday confiscated 350 kg of artificially ripened bananas from Mapusa Municipal market.

Without powers and funds, South ZP in limbo

he South Goa Zilla Panchayat neither has an independent office nor any powers for functioning.

Sadhana Society finally registered

Illegal restaurant at Anjuna demolished

Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) demolished a restaurant at Anjuna on Friday.

It’s official: GCZMA revoked Grape Escapade permission

Reasons for April 19 revocation after permission not clear; Meanwhile, GTDC goes ahead with wine festival

Ruckus over missing connecting flight

Upset over missing the connecting flight to Delhi from Goa, about 14 stranded passengers created ruckus at the Dabolim airport on Friday afternoon.

#MYGOAMYTAXI: Change is here. Goans want to tap a cab

Call from the villages is clear, app-based radio cabs needed for free independent mobility; Herald hears the voices

MPT faces query salvo, caught off guard at hearing

GSPCB receives flak for giving nod to such projects

Selaulim evacuees demand rehabilitation panel meeting

Say by not holding meetings for last seven years, govt denying them opportunity to place their grievances

Biodiversity board begins documenting bio-resources

Project aims to conserve bio-resources that are under stress or threat

Traffic discipline to be included in syllabus: CM

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said that traffic discipline and garbage management will be part of the school curriculum and that the government is chalking out various plans to curtail road accidents.

No Central control over nationalised rivers: CM

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday ruled out fears that nationalisation of rivers would restrict rights of the State over the water bodies. He also said the term nationalisation is misconceived.

Maths level low due to lack of qualified teachers: Board

Board Chairman feels need to attract those persons qualified in maths and physics to teaching profession

Bicholim MLA calls for creating awareness to prevent KFD

Bicholim MLA Rajesh Patnekar has called for bringing about awareness of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) so that the diseased does not spread to other parts of Goa.

Sports

Goa Velha in need of a better ground!

Goa is known for football and over the years it has proved its worth at the national and international level. But sadly the State which has declared football as its official sports has fallen behind in terms of developing infrastructure and quality grounds.

OORJA U-19 ready to roll in Goa

Minister for Revenue Rohan Khaunte and Union Minister for AYUSH-Independent charge Shripad Naik unveil the trophies and game mascot respectively

Raitura SC edge past SCC Loutolim

Raitura SC defeated SCC Loutolim 5-3 via the tie-breaker to move into the final of the CAC Three Kings Cup

GFDC Rising Stars Inter-centre final on April 30

PY Nuvem march on

CALATA: Parish Youth Nuvem defeated Guirdolim SC 2-0 to move into the quarter-finals of the 28th St Rock super soccer football tournament organised by St Rock, YC Calata and played at Calata-Majorda ground on Saturday.

Bhakti’s journey to checkmate rivals

Bhakti Kulkarni needs no introduction as the Goan chess sensation has put her name among the top international ranks in the field. She is the first Goan to win Asian Championship and has made the State proud by winning Gold at Dubai and Glasgow and is also an Asian Woman Chess Champion in Tashkent in 2016. Having qualified for World Woman Chess Championship 2018, Anant Bakhale takes a look at Bhakti’s journey from her first move till the checkmate of her rivals

Editorial

India’s love affair with wheels

The failure on the part of the government to provide visible and alternative mode of rapid mass public transport system, people are compelled to buy more personal vehicles

Goa’s Investment Board will be forced to be “allies” friendly

In various little and not so little ways, it is increasingly getting clear that this government will be forced to be very different from the previous one. The difference between a BJP government and a BJP-led government is gradually getting felt in some manners of decision-making. In a sense this isn’t a bad thing since positions earlier maintained on some issues and institutions are undergoing a change.

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Not a single KIDNEY TRANSPLANT in 6 months

GMC’s nephrology department head is on a two-year leave; no specialists to handle dialysis. SHOAIB SHAIKH visits the hospital to get details

Renal failures torment Canconkars

Renal disorders are very prevalent in Canacona. VIBHA VERMA delves into the history of this disease in the taluka down the years

Dengue on the rise around the capital city

More than 90 samples from people suffering from fever have been sent for analysis and doctors are awaiting the report to confirm dengue. BASURI DESAI has the details

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