GOA: BIG RELIEF TO MINING COMPANIES
Panaji (Goa) The Supreme Court on Wednesday has allowed the plea of the mining companies to export the iron ore which is lying on the port and has been excavated prior to March 16. It has come as a big relief to the mining and Transport operators as the mining operations had been stopped in the state on the orders of…
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GOA: GOVT PROVIDES SOLUTION TO ALMOST ALL LIQUOR OUTLETS AFFECTED WITH SC ORDER, INTRODUCES CLUSTER TOWN CONCEPT
Panaji (Goa) In what is expected to provide relief to the almost all the outlets which were hit by the ban on selling liquor along the highway, Goa government today decided to provide relief to those outlets in the panchayats which are next to municipal areas. The committee to decide on the issue which met…
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GOA: STATE TO DEFEND ITS ORDER ALLOWING ORE TRANSPORTATION IN SC: CAC
PANAJI The Cabinet Advisory Committee (CAC) said that the state government would defend its orders in the Supreme Court that allowed iron ore transportation on which royalty had been paid before March 15. Vedanta and other mining companies have moved the Apex court challenging last week’s order that stopped transportation of ore which was passed by the high court of Bombay…
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GOA: POWER TARIFF ROLLED BACK PARTIALLY
By Our Chief Reporter Panaji (Goa) Hours after introducing the new tariff rate, Goa government today rolled it back partially providing relief to middle-class consumers. State Power Minister Pandurang Madkaikar during a press conference today announced that the hike in the power tariff up to 200 units for the domestic consumers would be rolled back…
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GOA: HORTICULTURE ESTATE PROJECT TAKES A BACKSEAT
By Our Chief Reporter Panaji (Goa) State government’s ambitious plans to have an expansive Horticulture Estate has hit the rock bottom due to unavailability of such huge space for the project that was aiming to revive the agriculture sector in the State, a senior minister said. State Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai said that the scarcity of the…
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WHO STOLE AWAY HARAVALEM WATERFALL?
RUPESH SAMANT Panaji (GOA) In what is direct off-shoot of the current situation on the mining industry, a perennial waterfall which is considered to be of religious significance has dried out, for the first time in last 500 years. The waterfall located along the rock cut Caves are dated back to the Pandava times, which…
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SSC EXAMINATION BEGINS IN GOA
By Our Chief Reporter Panaji (Goa) Nearly 20,261 students appeared for the SSC examination which began in Goa today. Total 20,261 students are appearing for the examination today which are being held across 27 centres. The examination will conclude on April 12. There is an increase of about 2889 students compared to the…
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GBA DEMANDS NEW 2031 PLAN FOR GOA
By our Special Correspondent PANAJI (Goa) Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) has urged Town and Country {;anning (TCP) Minister Vijay Sardessai with a demand to draft a new horizon one plan 2031 for Goa and to scrape Planning and Development Areas (PDAs). “The GBA has been tracking developments on the Regional Plan since 2006 and…
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ONE TIME SETTLEMENT SCHEME EXTENDED FOR MINING AFFECTED
By our Special Correspondent Panaji (Goa) State government has further extended its ambitious ‘Debt Relief- One Time Settlement’ (OTS) scheme for the mining affected borrowers for a period of six month till September 30. The move is basically aimed at providing some immediate relief to the mining dependents, whose livelihood is affected with…
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VISHWAJIT RANE OPPOSES ELECTRICITY TARIFF HIKE, THREATENS TO TAKE ON THE STREETS
By Our Chief Reporter Panaji (Goa) Goa government is facing internal bickering over its decision to induce electricity tariff hike up to eleven percent as per the recommendations of Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC). Goa’s Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today threatened to have midnight vigil in Panaji if the proposed hike by the State Electricity department…
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