KARNATAKA STATE BUS CATCHES FIRE AT MARDOL, PASSENGERS SAFE
PONDA Hubli bound Karnataka state transport bus caught fire at Mardol last night. Driver alarmed the passengers and evacuated people after he detected smoke from the bus. 29 passengers were travelling in the bus, however, none of the passengers was harmed but the luggage was destroyed by fire. Fire personnel reached the site and extinguished the fire. It was found that circuit was the…
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CHOWGULE MINING FIRM SEEKS GOVT APPROVAL TO RELIEVE 350 PERMANENT EMPLOYEES
AGENCIES|NEW DELHI Chowgule and Company Private Ltd, has sought permission from the Ministry of Labour and Employment to lay off 347 permanent employees in the state. “Chowgule and Company Private Ltd has filed an application under the section 25 N of Industrial and Disputes Act 1947 in the Ministry of Labour and Employment for retrenchment of 347 permanent employees,” president of…
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AAP EXPRESSES SHOCK OVER GOA GOVT APPROVAL TO CRZ NOTIFICATION
AGENCIES|PANAJI Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP) in Goa on Monday expressed shock over Goa Government giving nod to coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) notification. In a statement, Siddharth Karapurkar, environmental wing leader of AAP in the state, said,”AAP is shocked to note that the Govt of Goa has given a nod to the draconian draft CRZ notification in a high-handed and unilateral…
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RAPISTS SHOULD BE HUNG: AJGAONKAR
AGENCIES|PANAJI Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Monday said that rapists should be hanged till death, as was the case in Dubai. His statement came in the wake of the rape of a 20-year-old woman near the Dabolim International Airport by a taxi driver on June 28. “There will be no forgiveness. My opinion is that those who rape should be hung….
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GOA GOVT GIVES APPROVAL TO CENTRE’S DRAFT CRZ NOTIFICATION 2018
AGENCIES | PANAJI The Goa government has given its nod to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change’s draft Coastal Regulation Zone notification 2018. The state’s nod came in a communication addressed to the Union ministry by Environment Director of Goa, Ravi Jha, on June 29. Jha, in his communication to MoEFCC Director Arvind Nautiyal, stated that the Goa government,…
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2nd LANDSLIDE AT KERYE KHANDEPAR DAMAGES WATER PIPELINES
PONDA A second landslide at Kerye-Khandepar along the Goa-Karnataka national highway on Friday damaged two water pipelines supplying water to areas from Khandepar, Usgao, Tisk and parts of Dharbandora. The landslide occurred around 3.10pm, when traffic on the route was less. The site of Friday’s landslide is just 400m from where Monday’s landslide occured. However, executive engineer, PWD road division, Vijay Mardolkar…
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CHARTERED PLANE CRASHES IN MUMBAI SUBURB; 5 KILLED
MUMBAI A chartered plane crashed near Jagruti building in Ghatkopar, Mumbai where a construction work was going on, killing at least 5, and injuring two others. Bodies of two pilots, two Aircraft Maintenance Engineers on board and one person on ground have been recovered. Eyewitnesses said the plane was seen hurtling down and crashed with a deafening roar before bursting into flames…
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MINING DEPENDENTS TO PROTEST OUTSIDE RESIDENCES OF MLAs
AGENCIES| SANVORDEM Mining-dependents would protest outside private residences of all 40 MLAs from July 3 onwards for quick resolution of the crisis. “Even after return of chief minister Manohar Parrikar from the USA, there seems to be no clarity on the best option for resumption of mining activity. We have decided to hold protest marches on the private residences of all…
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FIGHTER JET CRASHES NEAR NASHIK; PILOTS SURVIVE, NO ON-GROUND CASUALTIES REPORTED
NASHIK A Sukhoi SU-31 fighter jet crashed near Nashik while on a sortie but both pilots on board ejected safely, official sources sinformed. According to information available, the pilots were on a routine practice session from Nashik to Ojhar, when the plane reportedly developed technical snag and crashed in the fields of Pimple Baswant village near Nashik. The plane crashed in the fields,…
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HIGH COURT DIRECTS CCP TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST ANY FOOTPATH ENCROACHMENT
PANAJI The high court of Bombay at Goa has directed the commissioner of the corporation of the city of Panaji (CCP) to initiate action against any encroachment on a footpath near Captain of Ports (CoP) office by a casino firm. The division bench comprising Justice N M Jamdar and Justice Prithviraj K Chavan said there was need for a solution to…
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