CENTRE WILL BEAR 50% OF THE UPCOMING MANDOVI BRIDGE COST: GADKARI
Panaji Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today said that his Ministry will bear 50 per cent of the cost of the upcoming Rs 860 crore bridge across the Mandovi river. The Goa government is facing a cash crunch, and following a personal request from Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, the Central government decided to bear a part of the expenses. Gadkari,…
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GOVT TO RECONDITION PORTUGUESE-ERA BRIDGES
PANAJI Nearly 80 Portuguese-era bridges in Goa are in a shaky condition and their repair work would be taken up immediately, a state minister said today. Last year, the government had begun an audit of all the Portuguese-era bridges in the state. The exercise was taken up after the bridge across Sanvordem river in South Goa district, had collapsed in May…
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HAVE FORMED A SPECIAL BOND WITH KIM JONG: DONALD TRUMP
SINGAPORE U.S. President Donald Trump said a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday had gone “better than anybody could have expected”, and they would sign a document following talks on ways to end a nuclear standoff on the Korean peninsula. Kim stood silently alongside Trump as he spoke to media during a post-lunch stroll through…
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STATE HOME DEPARTMENT MEMO INDICATES PARRIKAR’S RETURN ON REVOLUTION DAY, BJP DENIES
PANAJI A senior BJP official has denied Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s return to Goa by June 18 to attend Goa Revolution Day event, as suggested by an official state Home Department memo. Parrikar, who is currently undergoing treatment for an advanced pancreatic ailment in the US, is scheduled to return by June 18, an official memorandum claimed so on Monday, June…
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AAI AND INDIAN NAVY COLLABORATE TO STRENGTHEN SAFETY AND AIRPORT CAPACITY AT GOA AIRPORT
VASCO Continuing with its constant endeavour to ensure the highest level of safety, operational efficiency and airport capacity, AAI has decided to increase the existing Air Traffic Control facilities of Indian Navy at Dabolim Airport, Goa which includes the provision of real-time data of air traffic operating in the airspace adjoining Goa airspace. According to an AAI statement, The real-time processed data of multiple ATC…
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MINING DEPENDENTS HOLD DHARNA AT AZAD MAIDAN
PANAJI The mining dependents have staged a protest at Azad Maidan in Panaji today demanding immediate restart of mining activities in the State. The mining dependents will be holding dharna throughout the day at Azad Maidan, under the banner of Goa Mining People’s Front (GMPF). If the Goa government fails to come out with a solution for the mining crisis, the agitators have warned…
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GOVERNOR MRIDULA SINHA HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
PANAJI Goa Governor Mridula Sinha recently highlighted the importance of sustainable development saying sustainable growth and development was the only mantra to ensure meeting of growth and development. Speaking after inaugurating the Second International Conference on ‘Sustainable Growth Through Universal Practices in Science, Technology and Management-2018,” held at Dona Paula here recently she said, “All of us should bear in mind…
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FORMER PRIME MINISTER ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE ADMITTED TO AIIMS HOSPITAL
NEW DELHI Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was admitted to Delhi’s AIIMS hospital today for a routine check-up and investigations, based on doctors’ recommendations. The 93-year-old former PM would be under the supervision of Randeep Guleria, the director of AIIMS or All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a veteran BJP leader, ruled the country for 13 days in…
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3 TOURISTS FROM MAHARASHTRA DROWN AT CALANGUTE BEACH
PANAJI Three tourists, including a police constable and his brother, from Akola in Maharashtra drowned in the Arabian Sea at Calangute beach this morning, the police informed. A group of 14 tourists from Akola arrived in Goa today by a train around 4 am, Calangute police inspector Jivba Dalvi said. Immediately after coming to Goa, all of them ventured into the sea…
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WILL STRENGTHEN NEUROLOGY DEPARTMENT AT GMC: HEALTH MINISTER VISHWAJIT RANE
PANAJI The Goa government has decided to strengthen the neurology department at the state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC) to deal with the increasing cases of brain stroke. Speaking to media persons Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has said there has been a rise in brain stroke cases in the state due to which there is a need to strengthen the…
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