GOA: GOVT COMMITTEE TO CATEGORISE AFFECTED BARS
By Our chief Reporter Porvorim (Goa) Goa government will categorise the liquor outlets along the highways which are yet to get relief from the Supreme Court ban, so as to provide them relief within the existing laws. The State has formed three-member committee comprising of Urban Development Minister Francis D’Souza, Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai and…
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GOA: BREAKING: HIGH COURT ORDERS STOPPAGE OF ORE TRANSPORTATION
By our Special Correspondent Panaji (Goa) In a major setback to the State government, the Bombay High Court at Goa today ordered stoppage of iron ore transportation, which was allowed by Mines department on the ground that it was extracted before March 15 and the royalty for the same was paid by the lease holders.
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LOKAYUKTA INITIATE PRELIMINARY INQUIRY IN MINING CASE
By our Special Correspondent Panaji (Goa) Goa Lokayukta Justice (retired) PK Mishra has initiated preliminary inquiry into the complaint filed by Goa Foundation against former chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar in the illegal grant of second renewals to 88 mining leases, which is quashed by Supreme Court. The first hearing in the matter is scheduled…
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GOA: WASTE DISPOSAL MACHINE ‘BLACK HOLE’ RECEIVES GREEN SIGNAL FROM GOVT
MARGAO (GOA) The has finally given a go-ahead to set up ‘Black Hole’- a US patented waste disposal machine, which operates on plasma heat technology, after spending nearly Rs. 10 crore on the bio-remediation of the Sonsodo waste dump yard last year. TCP minister Vijai Sardesai said the government has in principle agreed to go for the new technology, which has…
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GOA: PRESSURE ON WHISTLEBLOWER IN SPORTS DEPT TO WITHDRAW COMPLAINT: AAP
PANAJI (GOA) AAP today stated that instead of responding to the charges of corruption in the sports department made by an official of the Sports department who acted as a whistleblower, the Government was going slow on the complaint and allowing sports department officials to pressurise the official to withdraw the complaint he has filed before the authorities. AAP stated that…
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BIG BLOW TO JSW; GSPCB SAYS ‘NO’ TO COAL HANDLING AT MPT
By our Special Correspondent Panaji (Goa) In yet another blow to M/s South West Port Ltd, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) today rejected their fresh application for grant of Consent to Operate for handling coal cargo at berth number 5A and 6A of the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT). The decision was taken during the…
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MAH: HEALTH MINISTER TO CALL ON MH CHIEF MINISTER ON THE GMC TREATMENT ISSUE
By our Special Correspondent Panaji (Goa) State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane will on Wednesday call on Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis proposing for signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two States over charging of patients at Goa Medical college and hospital (GMC). Speaking to reporters today afternoon, Rane said that there is no question…
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GOA: MINING DEPENDENTS WRITES TO CM; DEMAND ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF INCOME FOR SURVIVAL
By our Special Correspondent Panaji (Goa) The truck owners involved in iron ore transportation, currently left jobless due to closer of mining industry, has petitioned Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar demanding alternative source of income to feed their families and clear the pending liabilities. The truck owners have submitted their representation to Chief Minister, Cabinet…
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GPCC PRESIDENT SELECTION- SENIOR CONGRESS LEADER DESHPRABHU UPSET WITH HIGH COMMAND
By our Special Correspondent Panaji (Goa) Senior Congress leader Jitendra Deshprabhu has expressed his complete displeasure over the manner in which the selection process is undertaken to shortlist the candidate to be next GPCC president in the State. TNV had on Sunday informed its readers that former Chief Minister and sitting Margao MLA Digamber Kamat…
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MGP PRESIDENT DECLINES CHARGES; SAYS CENTRAL COMMITTEE HAD RESOLVED TO SUPPORT BJP
By our Special Correspondent Panaji (Goa) MGP President Deepak Dhavalikar today clarified that the party’s Central Committee had resolved to support the BJP led coalition government. The statement comes a day after MGP general secretary Lavoo Mamledar openly announced that the central committee never resolved to support BJP in forming the government and that the party…
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