COUNTING FOR PANCHAYAT POLLS BEGINS ACROSS STATE
Panaji (Goa): The counting of votes for the election of panchayat bodies which was held on June 11 began at 8 a.m. In Panaji, the counting for Goa Velha panchayat was taken up first. State election commission has made elaborate arrangements to count votes across Goa. The fate of 5223 candidates from 176 village panchayats will be known. The panchayat polls held…
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SABAJI SHETYE GETS BAIL
Panaji (Goa): In a major relief for the suspended Additional Collector Sabaji Shetye, the Special Court under Prevention of Corruption Act granted him bail this evening. Shetye, who was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a local, who had earlier approached the anti corruption branch with a…
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LEGISLATORS WERE TAUGHT HOW TO BEHAVE ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE
Panaji (Goa): A special orientation programme for the State MLAs was held on Monday to make them aware about the State Legislative Assembly proceedings and how important it is to maintain the decorum of the House. A day long workshop was organized by the Goa State Legislative Assembly. Total 27 MLAs participated in the orientation workshop. The workshop was inaugurated by…
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DO NOT TRY TO SWIM INTO SEA DURING MONSOON; ADVISE DRISHTI LIFESAVING AGENCY
Panaji (GOA): With heavy showers lashing the State, the Drishti Lifesaving, the state-appointed professional lifeguard agency has issued a monsoon advisory instructing visitors not to venture into the sea for next four months of the monsoon season. According to the MET department, the southwest monsoon has advanced over Goa since June 8 and will intensify over the next few weeks….
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NO USE OF LANTERN KITES OR LASER BEAMS IN THE VICINITY OF AIRPORT; ORDERS GOVT
Panaji (Goa): In a bid to ensure safety of the aircrafts during its landing and take-off at the Dabolim airport, the State government has imposed two month long ban on use of lantern or wish kites or laser beams during the festivity in the vicinity of the airport boundary from today. The South Goa district Magistrate through an order has…
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WHO WILL RULE THE PANCHAYATS IN 176 VP? WILL KNOW TOMORROW
Panaji (GOA): The fate of 5223 candidates from 176 village panchayats will be known on Tuesday– giving a clear picture as who will rule the local governing body for next five years. The panchayat polls held on Sunday received whopping response with as many as 80.33 percent voters’ turnout. In North Goa, the voting percentage was at higher side-…
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QUESTION 8
I share a common compound with my neighbour. Now the neighbour wants to demolish the compound and construct a bigger wall but he wants me to share half of the expenditure. I don’t have finance to spend on that. I want to know whether I can allow him to construct the compound on his own and whether it will…
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SUB JUNIOR MAJOR RANKING BADMINTON AT MAPUSA FROM JUNE 24
MAPUSA (Goa): Mapusa Shuttlers in collaboration with Goa Badminton Association and the Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs (DSYA) will be organising an All Goa Sub Junior Major Ranking Badminton Tournament, at Indoor Badminton courts, Peddem Sports Complex, Mapusa, from June 24 to 25. The championship will be held for boys and girls in singles and doubles categories. Players who…
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SWERA BRAGANCA EMERGES CHAMPION AT TARCAR MEMORIAL STATE WOMEN’S CHESS TOURNAMENT
PANAJI (Goa): Top seed Swera Braganca, (ELO rating 1642) emerged winner at the Late Shripad Vishnu Kamat Tarcar Memorial Sate Women’s Chess Championship 2017. At the end of round seven which concluded on Sunday at Media Centre, Athletics stadium, Bambolim, Women candidate Master Swera emerged victorious, tallying 7 points and winning all her matches to lift the winner’s trophy….
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THREE NEW IBA’S GIVE BOOST TO BIRD CONSERVATION IN GOA
Goa: Systematic data collection and conservation intent of Goa Bird Conservation Network has led to the inclusion of three new Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas from Goa in the latest book “Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA): Priority Sites for Conservation” authored by noted ornithologist Dr. Asad Rahmani along with two other co-authors, published by Bombay Natural History Society….
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