MAN ARRESTED FOR GROWING GANJA ON NAVAL LAND IN VASCO
AGENCIES|VASCO A man has been arrested for allegedly growing ganja on a plot of land that belongs to the Navy in Vasco, police said today. Vasco police inspector Nolasco Raposo said that a local resident, identified as Sameer Sheikh, had planted ganja on land on which the Navy was constructing a residential building for its personnel. He added that the plot in…
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VAN CATCHES FIRE AT ZUARI BRIDGE
CORTALIM A van carrying hotel linen for laundry suddenly caught fire at Zuari bridge today. The driver of the vehicle noticed sparks in his car and he quickly got off the car. Within seconds, the car caught fire. This incident occurred early morning near Zuari bridge. The incident added to the traffic jam which always happens near the Zuari bridge area….
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DAYS THAT BREAK YOU ARE THE DAYS THAT MAKE YOU: BALAJI MURUGADOSS
TEAM TNV Balaji Murugadoss from Tamil Nadu who won the Audi Goa Rubaru Mr India International 2018 title is already a star in the making. Tall, handsome and perfectly well-toned Greek God like physique and extremely magnificent and charming face he was one the the crowds favourite to win the title. Team TNV caught up with Balaji to know about…
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JIO STARTS REGISTRATION FOR OPTICAL FIBRE BASED BROADBAND SERVICE
NEW DELHI After 4G mobile services, Reliance Jio today started registration for optical fibre based fixed-line broadband service through which it has claimed to offer download speed of one gigabit per second. “JioGigaFiber. Make your neighbourhood #Gigaready with Gigabit wifi, TV, smart home, free calling and more,” read the registration option in MyJio App. At present, major rivals of Jio offer download…
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SEVEN-DAY MOURNING IN GOA OVER VAJPAYEE’S DEMISE
PANAJI The Goa government on Thursday announced a seven-day state mourning over former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s demise. All government offices, public sector undertakings, local autonomous bodies and educational institutions will also remain closed on Friday. An order to the effect was issued by the General Administration Department. Vajpayee, 93, died after a prolonged illness at the All India Institute of Medical…
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PARRIKAR WILL RETURN HOME NEXT WEEK: CMO
PANAJI Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will return home from the USA on August 22, a CMO official said. Parrikar had left for the US on August 10 for a follow-up check-up of his pancreatic ailment. “The Chief Minister will reach Goa from the USA on August 22,” a senior official from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) told reporters. Before leaving for the…
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KERALA FLOODS: HELPLINE NUMBERS, EMERGENCY CONTACT DETAILS, AND HOW YOU CAN HELP WITH DONATIONS, SUPPLIES, MEDICINES
AGENCIES|THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Kerala has been ravaged by unprecedented floods following torrential rains that also triggered landslides, claiming 97 lives since 8 August besides disrupting air, rail and road traffic in several places. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh had on 12 August undertook an aerial survey of the floot-hit regions and announced an immediate central assistance of Rs 100 crore to the…
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OBSCENE CONTENT UPLOADED BY HACKERS INTO GOA CHILDREN’S ORGANISATION WEBSITE
AGENCIES|PANAJI Authorities at the Panaji-based Bal Bhavan, a government-funded centre for child development, has filed a complaint with the Cyber Cell of the Goa Police, after a post on its official website, about an inter-state cultural programme, contained references to Viagra, a well-known potency drug. Speaking to reporters programme officer of Bal Bhavan Shashikant Punaji on Thursday said that unknown persons…
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NAME UPCOMING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN GOA AFTER VAJPAYEE: LOBO
PANAJI Goa assembly Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo demanded today that one of the upcoming infrastructure projects in the state be named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Naming a project after Vajpayee will be a tribute to the visionary leader, who died today, he said. “I appeal to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to consider naming any one of the upcoming infrastructure…
READ more.. FORMER PRIME MINISTER ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE PASSES AWAY AT 93
AGENCIES|NEW DELHI Former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed at away 5.05 pm today. AIIMS in its latest medical bulletin said, ” it is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of Former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee at 5.05 pm on 16.8.2016. Vajpayee was admitted in AIIMS on 11.06.2018 and was stable in the last…
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