FISHERIES DIR SHUNTED AFTER MIN DEMANDS SUSPENSION
Panaji (Goa) The Goa government, in a move late last evening, transfered Director of Fisheries Shamila Monteiro who was under the scanner of Minister Vinod Paliencar over delay in the issuance of RFID cards to fishermen. Government sources said the officer, who is a specialised officer in fisheries and has served several years in the department, has been…
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GOA: MAPUSA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL WARNS TO SEIZE UNLICENSED MOVABLE HANDCARTS
Mapusa (Goa) The Mapusa Municipal Council has decided to crackdown on the movable handcarts which are illegally operating in the city jurisdiction. MMC chief officer Clen Madeira has issued a public notice which has given 15 days’ time for the cart owners to produce their licenses, failing which they will be seized by the civic body. “The owners of the movable handcarts…
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COMPLETE TILLARI IRREGATION PROJECT BY DEC 2019; MINISTER SETS DEADLINE
Panaji (GOA) State Minister for Water Resources Vinod Palyekar has set December 2019 deadline for completion of Tillari irrigation project, which is a joint venture between Maharashtra and Goa. Palyekar today held meeting with the WRD Chief Engineer ST Nadkarni directing tofast tract the pending Tillari project, which is directly monitored by the Prime Minister’s Office. “Have given a deadline of December…
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STUDY UNDERWAY TO INCREASE HEIGHT OF ANJUNEM DAM; CM
Panaji (Goa) Government is contemplating to either increase the height of existing Anjunem dam or to construct a new support dam in the area to meet the demand of sufficient potable water requirement of the people in Sanqulim. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said that the study in this regard is underway. Parrikar, who was on visit to Sanqulim assembly constituency on…
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LAST ATTEMPT TO TOW THE VESSEL IN DEEP WATERS TOMORROW BEFORE NEXT TIDE
Miramar (Goa): The salvors of M/s AMS Marine LLC will probably give a last attempt tomorrow ~ before the next high tide in October ~ to tow the casino ship M V Lucky 7 in deep waters. It has been over a week since the salvors have been struggling to tow the vessel in Aguada bay for repairs…
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GOA: PARRIKAR CONGRATULATES RAVISHA FOR HER ESSAY MENTIONED BY PM IN HIS TWEET
Panaji (Goa) A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned in his tweet about the essay by Goan student Ravisha Kudchadkar, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has congratulated her. “Congratulations Ravisha. Let your essay be the leading light for all Goans as we move towards a #SwachhGoa” Parrikar tweeted with his official handler. “In her prize winning essay, Ravisha from Goa writes…
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RUMOURS OF REMO FERNANDES’ DEATH MAKES HIM ANNOUNCE THAT HE IS ALIVE AND ROCKING IN PORTO
Panaji (Goa) The day saw worst ever rumour mongering with the social media groups announcing the death of renowned singer Remo Fernandes. The messages seeking confirmation about his death made the rounds. Finally the singer who is currently in Porto replied to all the questions claiming that he is RIP ‘Rocking in Porto’ “ I have been offering myself condolences…
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NOMINATIONS FOR CONGRESS DISTRICT COMMITTEE TO BE FILED TOMORROW
Panjim (GOA) The process for filing the nominations for the district committee election will take place on Tuesday. The district congress committees’ elections are scheduled on September 27. The filing of nominations will be held between 10.00am to 1.00pm while the withdrawals will take place from 2.00pm to 3.00pm. The South Goa district committee election will take place at the congress office in…
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OUR MLAS ARE BEING TARGETED ONE-BY-ONE BY BJP GOVT; CHARGES CONGRESS
Panaji (Goa) At the backdrop of its leader of opposition being investigated under disproportionate assets case and anti-gambling act, the Congress party today accused BJP government of targeting its MLAs. “It is very clear that one-by-one our MLAs are been targeted by the government,” Congress president Shantaram Naik told reporters. He alleged that BJP has adopted pressure tactic compelling congress MLAs to…
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NO APPROPRIATE SPACE FOR NGT CIRCUIT BRANCH: GOA GOVT
Panaji (Goa) Goa government today submitted before the High Court that there is no appropriate space to house National Green Tribunal’s circuit branch in the state. The submission was made by Goa government during the hearing of the case today. The bench was hearing the petitions filed by social activists challenging the decision of the Union Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate…
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