OVER HALF A DOZEN SENIOR SCALE GOA OFFICERS TRANSFERRED
Panaji (Goa): After a major reshuffle of secretaries, bureaucrats, police inspectors and pos sub inspectors last week; the Goa government has transferred senior scale officers of the Goa Civil Service this evening. To begin with is that of controversial officer Arvind Lolienkar, who has been shunted from the post of Director of Printing & Stationary. He has been…
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IRON ORE EXTRACTION ACTIVITIES ALLOWED TILL MARCH 15
Panaji (Goa) The mining lease holders can now extract iron ore till March 15 so also can undertake transportation activities. As per Supreme Court order the mining activities in Goa will come to standstill from March 16 onwards. The Mines department in a fresh modified set of instructions issued today has allowed lease holders to continue their mining…
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GOA: GOA BJP MPs TO MEET AMIT SHAH TOMORROW ON MINING ISSUE
Panaji (Goa) All the three Members of Parliament from Goa will meet BJP president Amit Shah tomorrow in Delhi to discuss the mining matter. We have sought an appointment with Shah tomorrow at 11 a.m. during which we will discuss the economic crisis that would arise due to the mining issue, BJP Goa unit president Vinay Tendulkar told the Neutral View…
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GOA: PRIVATE HOSPITALS NOT HAPPY WITH AMENDED DDSSY; THREATENS NOT TO BE PART OF IT
Panaji (Goa) As many as 20 private hospitals, empanelled under the State government’s flasgship Deen Dayal Sawasthya Seva Yojana (DDSSY), have warned not to be part of the amended scheme, which speaks about imposing penalty on the hospitals that violates rules apart from de-empanelment. Hospitals like Victor Hospital, Grace Cardiac Hospital, Nagarsenkars classic hospital, Lawande…
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VITHAL CHOPDEKAR & ASMITA KERKAR ARE MONSERRATE’S NEW MAYOR & DEPUTY
PANAJI (GOA) First time councilors Vithal Chopdekar and Asmita Kerkar are finalized for the post of Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the City Corporation by the ruling panel, backed by Atanasio Monserrate. The elections for the posts are scheduled on March 14. In a special meeting held tonight, Monserrate announced…
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GOA: HERE COMES BACK ‘MONKEY FEVER,’ 35 PEOPLE TESTED POSITIVE IN SATTARI
Valpoi (Goa) At least 35 people in Goa have tested positive this year for the Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), or the ‘monkey fever’, a health official said. The fever had claimed three lives in the coastal state’s remote Sattari taluka of North Goa district in 2016, and one in 2015. All the 35 people, who have tested positive for the monkey…
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GOA: ALL THREE BJP MPS TO MEET GADKARI TOMORROW ON MINING ISSUE
Panaji (Goa) With the BJP leaders from Goa getting poor response for their efforts to get centre’s attention to stop the mining industry from facing the crisis, the party is all set to make another round of meetings with its leaders in Delhi tomorrow. All the three BJP members of Parliament from Goa including…
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GOA: STATE IS GOING THROUGH EMERGENCY LIKE SITUATION: VIJAI SARDESAI
Vasco (Goa) Goa Forward Party President Vijai Sardesai said that the State is going through ‘emergency like situation’ due to the impending troubles arising from implementation of Supreme Court order on the mining. The SC has stopped extraction of fresh iron ore from March 15 onwards pushing the industry into crisis. “These are transitional period…
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GSPCB WRITES TO MOEF AGAIN; OBJECTING TO EC FOR SWPL EXPANSION FACILITY AT MPT
Panaji (Goa) Continuing its objection to the proposed expansion of cargo handling facility at Mormugao Port Trust (MPT), the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has urged Union Ministry for Environment and Forest (MoEF) to re-visit its Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) recommendation for grant of Environment Clearance (EC) to the project by M/s South West Port Limited (SWPL).
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LOBO DEMANDS LEGISLATION TO BAN SALE OF AGR LAND
Panaji (Goa) Chairman of North Goa Planning and Development Authority (NGPDA) Michael Lobo today demanded legislation to ban sale of agriculture and orchard land to non-Goans. Lobo said that government should come out with a legislation banning sale of agricultural and orchard land to non-Goans, with some serious penalties’ for violators. “25 years domicile certificate from…
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