GOA DAIRY MILK FARMERS TO STAGE HUNGER STRIKE FROM JUNE 7
PANAJI After numerous scams that unfolded in Goa Dairy, the milk farmers have questioned the price hike on fodder supplied to them. Farmers claim that Goa Dairy’s Cattle Feed Plant has been going in losses and that is the reason why Goa Dairy has hiked the price of fodder by Rs. 2.50 in order to show that the plant is…
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INDIA SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRES NUCLEAR CAPABLE AGNI-5
NEW DELHI India today successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable long range ballistic missile Agni-5 with a strike range of 5,000 km. The missile was launched from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. The surface-to-surface missile was launched with the help of a mobile launcher from launch pad number 4 of the Integrated Test Range…
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CUNCOLIM RESIDENTS STAGE PROTEST AGAINST FREQUENT POWER CUTS IN THE AREA
CUNCOLIM Cuncolim residents on Saturday staged ‘rasta roko’ agitation, protesting against frequent power cuts in the area. The residents withdrew the agitation only when Govt put forward work tender of Rs. 7 crore. Local MLA Cleofasio Dias has warned of a severe agitation in the future if the tender is not implemented within 3 months. He said the power supplied to…
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ELECTION COMMISSION TO USE APP WHICH ENABLES PEOPLE TO SHARE THEIR GRIEVANCES
KOLKATA After the success of a mobile app that enabled people to share complaints with evidence during the Karnataka elections, the Election Commission of India (EC) will use the app in the upcoming polls, an official informed on Saturday. “The application will help people to share their grievance and complaints with evidence. We have opertaed the application during Karnataka elections. Over…
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COLVA BEACH COVERED WITH FILTHY DEBRIS AFTER HEAVY RAINS
MARGAO After heavy rains last night, the Colva beach was covered with filthy debris and waste, giving out foul smell. People from the area suspect it to be sewage from hotels and shacks, which got washed on the beach, with rain showers on Friday night. A few residents present on the location said that this is not an incident…
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iPHONE APP PROVES EFFECTIVE FOR SCREENING TODDLERS WITH AUTISM
NEW YORK A Duke study of an iPhone app to screen young children for signs of autism has found that the app is easy to use, welcomed by caregivers and good at producing reliable scientific data. The study, described June 1 in an open access journal npj Digital Medicine, points the way to broader, easier access to screening for autism and…
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CENTRE WILL ALLOT ₹ 1700 CRORE TO POWER DEPT: MADKAIKAR
PANAJI Power Minister Pandurang Madkaikar has stated that power department has been facing hardships due to cyclonic winds and rain these days. Madkaikar said that department has been carrying out maintenance and other electrical works using ₹ 400 crore provided by the Centre. He further disclosed that the Centre is going to provide assistance of ₹ 1700 Cr which will be…
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GMPF TO HOLD DHARNA ON MONDAY
USGAO Goa Mining People’s Front (GMPF) had organised a public meeting at Usgao demanding immediate restart of mining activity in Goa. The meeting saw a huge turnout of people from the mining belt. The GMPF has decided to stage dharna on Monday and have planned for morcha on the 1st day of Assembly Session. They have also warned government of further agitation if they fail…
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CONGRESS FEARS MISUSE OF CM PARRIKAR’S EMAIL ACCOUNT, FILES POLICE COMPLAINT
PANAJI Having a doubt that someone could be misusing the email account of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar as he is admitted to a US hospital and is not in a condition to use any smart device, the opposition Congress filed a police complaint. The complaint, filed with Superintendent of Police (Crime Branch) Karthik Kashyap, said that doctors had advised Parrikar to avoid…
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CHARGES AGAINST ME IN MINING SCAM ARE FALSE: DIGAMBAR KAMAT
PANAJI Congress MLA and former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said that he is wrongly accused in the multi-crore mining scam and the allegations against him were false and maintained that he will not bend under them. He said the priority now should be to get the mining activity restarted in the state. Kamat was addressing a meeting organised by the “Goa Mining Dependents Front”…
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