GOA: AFTER MUMBAI FIRE, GOA TAKES PRECAUTIONS AGAINST POSSIBLE FIRE MISHAPS
Panaji (Goa): The North Goa Disaster Management Authority (DMA) has asked all commercial establishments and beach shacks to comply with Fire Safety norms by January 31. In a review meeting chaired by North Collector and Chairman of the DMA Nila Mohanan, industries handling hazardous material are issued separate directives to conduct drills with stakeholders within…
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GOA SET TO HOST SECOND BIRD FESTIVAL FROM JAN 12-14
Panaji (Goa) The second edition of Bird Festival will be held at Cotigao wildlife sanctuary from January 12-14. Forest Department in association with Goa Tourism Department, Economic Development Corporation and Goa Bird Conservation Network is holding the festival. The first edition was held in November 2016. Addressing media persons, Principal Conservator of Forest (PCF) Ajay…
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NOBEL LAUREATES TO SHARE THEIR IDEAS, EXPERIENCES IN GOA NEXT MONTH
Panaji (Goa) Several Nobel Laureates will be in Goa from February 1-3 to participate in the Nobel Prize Dialogue, an open, cross-disciplinary meeting bringing together Laureates, policy makers and citizens to discuss global issues that affect us all. Nearly 600 students from Goa and other parts of the country will be also participating in the Dialogue. Goa…
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GOA: BJP’S URGE TO MAKE INDIA ‘CONGRESS-MUKT’ IS MAKING GOA ‘MHADEI-MUKT’: SHIV SENA
Panaji (Goa) Continuing its attach on chief minister Manohar Parrikar on the issue of Mhadei, Shiv Sena has said that he was trying to make Goa ‘Mhadei mukt’ in his endeavour to have ‘Congress-mukt’ Bharat. Sena was referring to BJP’s plans to win upcoming Karnataka elections. This is what Sena’s spokesman Rakhi Prabhudesai Naik and Jitesh…
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NO TALKS WITH KARNATAKA AT THIS STAGE; MBA TELLS GOVERNMENT
Panaji (Goa) Mhadei Bachao Abhiyan (MBA) members today met State Water Resource Minister Vinod Palyenkar demanding that Government should not hold any talks with Karnataka at this stage on Mhadei river water diversion issue. MBA president Nirmala Sawant and Secretary Rajendra Kerkar also sought clarity on the government stand on the matter. “We have told the Minister that any…
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GOA: 2 IPS, 1 IAS OFFICERS TRANSFERRED
Panaji (Goa): Two IPS officers, who recently joined after maternity and child care leave and awaiting posting, have been posted as Superintendents of Police of the Anti Corruption Branch and the Economic Offenses Cell. As per the order this evening, Priyanka Kashyap has replaced SP Bosco George as the SP ACB while Suman Goyal has relieved Kartik Kashyap of…
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GOA: DETAILED REPORT ON AIRCRAFT CRASH AT VASCO TODAY
Vasco (Goa): In the first ever major tragedy involving recently inducted Naval version of MiG29K fighter aircraft, the craft today veered off the runway and crashed 150 metres at the side before catching the fire this afternoon inside INS Hansa base at Vasco, Goa. Naval officials said that the pilot ejected to safety after the smoke started emanating from the…
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GOA: SHARING OF MHADEI RIVER WITH KA & MA IS ‘INEVITABLE’- ADMITS CM
Panaji (Goa) Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today admitted that the sharing of River water with Karnataka and Maharashtra is “inevitable” as the river passes through all the three States (including Goa). “One has to understand that 52 kms river flows through Goa, 35 kms through Karnataka and 16 kms through Maharashtra. In such situation, sharing of water of…
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GOA: ITS MAYOR V/S COMMISSIONER AGAIN IN PANAJI
TEAM TNV Panaji (Goa) The tussle between Mayor of the Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) Surendra Furtado and Commissioner Ajit Roy has been exposed in public wherein the latter has alleged the IAS officer is bypassing him on all major decision. His anger poured in when Roy constituted Panaji Carnival Committee, on December 15, 2017 appointing Furtado as the…
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GOA: WHEN MINISTER SINGS AND DGP PLAYS FLUTE UNDER THE FULL LIT SKY AT RAJ BHAVAN
Rupesh Samant Dona Paula (Goa) Inspired after visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Goa Governor Mridula Sinha for last few months curates a special evening on full moon night, and this time, it was a state minister and police chief enthralling the audience at Raj Bhavan last night. State Fisheries Minister Vinod Palyekar mesmerized the audience with…
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