ORE TRANSPORTATION RESUMES
Panaji (Goa) After a gap of five days, the iron ore transportation activities have resumed in the State. State Mines department has allowed transportation of ore, lying outside the lease areas and for which the royalty was paid by the lease holders since today. The ban on transportation of ore came into effect from 7.00pm on March…
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FIRST VICTORY FOR VILLAGERS AGAINST GPPDA; THREE VILLAGE AREAS TO BE OMITTED
Panaji (GOA) In a major decision, the Town and Country Planning (TCP) department’s sub-committee has resolved to exclude Siridao, Azossim-Mandur, Batim –Gancim village areas from the jurisdiction of Greater Panjim Planning and Development Area (GPPDA). The decision comes following protest by as many as ten village panchayats that are included in the GPPDA. The decision in regards…
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GOA: LAY OFFS FEARED, VEDANTA ASKS ITS EMPLOYEES NOT TO REPORT ON MINES
Panaji (Goa) In what can be a sign of possible lay offs, Vedanta has asked all its staff and workmen of Sesa Mining Corporation Limited not to report to the duty at mines with immediate effect until further notice. Sesa Mining Corporation Limited which is one of the biggest player in iron ore mining scene of…
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GOA: LIFEGUARD RESCUES A FOREIGN TOURIST FROM DROWNING AT VAGATOR
Vagator (Goa) On the evening of 19th March 2018 at about 17:45 hours approx. 1 km on the left side of the Vagator tower on the mount to the rocky area a foreign tourist entered the water and was swimming approx. at a distance of 25-30 meters into the sea. Drishti lifeguard Rahul manning the…
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10 YRS EXPERIENCE & PARTY COMMITMENT IS MUST FOR NEW PCC CHIEF- NAIK
Panaji (Goa) Minimum ten years experience and commitment and loyalty towards party should be the main criteria for appointing my successor, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Shantaram Naik said today. Naik on Tuesday submitted his resignation to party national president Rahul Gandhi, after being inspired by his speech for promoting younger generation. “I cannot decide who should be my successor but…
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GOA: GADKARI VISIT FAILS TO BRING IMMEDIATE RESPITE TO MINING CRISIS
Panaji (Goa) Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari today said that the legal opinion would be sought to solve the current crisis faced by the mining industry in Goa due to the Supreme Court order. Gadkari who arrived in Goa last evening held meeting with the BJP legislators, mining stakeholders and alliance partners in BJP-led government during…
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AIRES MOVES HC OVER CHAOS IN PANAJI ON 19THMARCH
Panaji (Goa): Adv. Aires Rodrigues has today filed a Letter Petition before the Bombay High Court at Goa over the total chaos that prevailed in Panaji on 19th March on account of the demonstration organised by the Mining dependants. In his petition Adv. Rodrigues has urged the High Court to take suo moto cognisance of the…
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GOA: NITIN GADKARI SAYS IF THERE IS NO BUSINESS, MPT WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSED DOWN
Vasco (Goa) The union shipping minister Nitin Gadkari today cautioned that the continued losses at the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) located in the town of Vasco, Goa might result in the shutdown of this facility in the State resulting in large-scale unemployment. The MPT has been in the crisis following stoppage of the coal handling at…
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STAKEHOLDERS UNNIMOUSLY DEMAND RESUMPTION OF MINING BEFORE GADKARI
PANAJI (GOA) Mining dependents today unanimously urged union minister Nitin Gadkari to initiate steps for immediate resumption of iron ore activities in the State. Truck owners, barge owners, workers union today held series of meetings with Gadkari, who is in Goa to declare centre’s stand on mining in Goa. The dependents in their representation have also…
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NITIN GADKARI LAUNCHES FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN BAINA-OLD GOA
Vasco (Goa) Mormugao Port Trust and Drishti Marine’s ambitious inland ferry services was inaugurated earlier today by Shri. Nitin Gadkari, Hon. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation in the port city of Vasco in Goa. The inaugural plaque was unveiled at the newly constructed Airport Ferry Terminal…
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