FORMER MLA VISHNU WAGH ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL; CONDITION CRITICAL
PANAJI Ex BJP MLA from St. Andre constituency and former Deputy Speaker Vishnu Wagh has been admitted to a private hospital in critical condition. According to sources, the condition of Wagh is very serious. Wagh had suffered a brain stroke in August 2016, after which he has been bedridden.
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PARRIKAR TO FLY TO US ON AUG 9 FOR HEALTH CHECK-UP: CMO
PANAJI Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will be flying back to the US on August 9 from Delhi for a medical check-up and is expected to return by the end of this month, a senior official from chief minister’s office (CMO) said today. Parrikar is scheduled to be in Delhi tomorrow and is expected to meet the ministers at the Centre to place…
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KIKI CHALLENGE IS FOOLISH; QUIT SMOKING, ALCOHOL INSTEAD: GOA POLICE
AGENCIES|PANAJI In an advisory issued on today, the Goa Police traffic cell warned drivers against mimicking the Kiki challenge which has gone viral on social media, calling the act “highly dangerous” and instead implored people to take up the challenge to quit alcohol and smoking. “People have been urged to stay away from such foolish challenges, even if some crazy celebrities…
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CASINO POLICY BY YEAR-END, GOANS TO BE BANNED FROM ENTERING CASINOS: PARRIKAR
PANAJI Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday announced that casino policy will be announced this month and once the Gaming Commissioner was appointed, local Goans will not be allowed to enter casinos from next year. Speaking in the assembly, the Chief Minister said as a policy, Goans would not be permitted to enter the casino playing areas and a…
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CLUSTER OF VENOMOUS BLUEBOTTLE MARINE ORGANISM SPOTTED ON BAGA BEACH; WARNING ISSUED
CALANGUTE Tourists and locals in Goa have been warned to keep off the waters at the Baga beach, due to a sudden emergence of the toxic Portuguese man o’ war or blue bottle — a jellyfish-like marine organism. The blue bottles were spotted along the beach stretch frequented by thousands of tourists every day. “Drishti Marine advises locals as well as tourists…
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CM EXPRESSES POSSIBILITY THAT KETAMINE WAS ONLY STORED IN GOA, NOT MANUFACTURED
PANAJI CM Parrikar today expressed the possibility that the ketamine recovered from the factory might not have been manufactured at the unit, but only stored there. Parrikar was accused by Opposition members during Question Hour for not doing enough to curb the drug menace. Parrikar said that the state government has not been officially intimated by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)…
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GOVT HAS NOT FRAMED ANY HOUSING POLICY SO FAR: MINISTER
PANAJI Goa Housing Minister Jayesh Salgaonkar on Friday informed State Legislative Assembly that the government did not frame any housing policy so far. In a written reply tabled in the state Assembly in response to a question asked by Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar, the minister said, ”The Government has not framed any housing policy so far. The government had constituted the…
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CAG REPORT POINTS OUT DEFICIENCIES IN THREE SCHEMES OF GOA GOVT
AGENCIES|PANAJI The Comptroller and Auditor General’s report for 2017 has pointed out deficiencies in the Goa government’s implementation of the Dayanand Social Security Scheme (DSSS), the Grih Aadhar Scheme and the Laadli Laxmi Scheme. The report was tabled in the state Legislative Assembly today and it said that wrongful inclusion of beneficiaries in these schemes had resulted in losses to the…
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25 PUPPIES, 35 KITTENS RESCUED FROM WASTE TREATMENT PLANT IN SALIGAO
AGENCIES|PANAJI Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the Legislative Assembly today that people were dumping puppies and kittens in the garbage while they were still alive. He said that around 25 puppies and 35 kittens were rescued from the waste treatment plant during the garbage segregation work. Goa Waste Management Corporation’s plant located at Saligao village treats garbage collected from various village…
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168 CASES OF DRUG BUST REPORTED IN 2017 IN GOA
PANAJI As many as 168 cases of drugs bust were reported in the year 2017 as compared to 60 in 2016 and 61 in 2015 in Goa, according to a written reply tabled by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar in the State Legislative Assembly on Friday. In 2015, 61 cases of drug seizure were detected (33 by police stations and 28 by anti-narcotic cell),…
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