FIGHTER JET CRASHES AT DABOLIM AIRPORT, PILOT ESCAPES UNHURT
Dabolim (Goa): A fighter jet crashed at Dabolim airport little while ago. Fortunately the pilot escaped unhurt as the MiG flight crashed and caught fire. The fire fighters are on the spot dousing flames. The incident reported just 10 minutes prior to the commencement of civil flight operations at around 12.20pm due to which routine…
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COP BANS FOCUS LIGHTS ON RIVER CRUISE VESSELS
Panaji (Goa) Captain of Ports on Tuesday banned the high-intensity tracer/ focus lights used on the decks of cruise vessels plying in the River Mandovi. The direction comes a day after Directorate of Transport recommended the same as the lights was distracting the motorists and other commuters. “It has been brought to the notice that some cruise…
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GOA RANKS 15 IN SMART CITY WORK; ONLY 4.8% OF THE PROJECT COST UTILIZED
Panaji (Goa) Only 4.8 percent of the Smart City Plan cost has been used by Goa till date, thus ranking it 15th position on the performance front among 25 States. Goa’ capital city Panaji is been selected under Smart City Mission by the Union Ministry for Urban Development in 2015. As per the records made available by the Ministry, the…
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NOT SO GOOD NEWS FOR MINING INDUSTRY; 24 LEASES ASKED TO GO FOR FRESH PUBLIC HEARING FOR EC
Panaji (Goa) As many as 24 iron ore mining leases will have to go for fresh public hearing for grant of Environment Clearance. Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC ) has issued the directions in this regard. These leases were found being operational without valid ECs from the Ministry. The 24 leases belong to Chowgule…
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TRANSPORT DEPT SWITCHES VARIOUS SERVICES ONLINE
Panaji (Goa): The Directorate of Transport has taken various services online in a bid to go digital and curb long queues at RTO counters for procuring related forms. Interestingly, 61 forms which are now available on the department’s website www.goatransport.govt.in can be downloaded free of cost unlike at the counters where nominal fees are charged. “In order…
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GOA: FAMED GOAN FOOTBALLER COMMITS SUICIDE, REASON STILL A MYSTERY
Saligao (Goa): The State woke up to a rude shock on the New Year day when a young footballer Avrhisto Fernandes was found dead at his home at Saligao village. The police said that the 21-year-old committed suicide but the reason behind taking this extreme step still remains a mystery. The youngster allegedly ended his life after celebrating the…
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GOA: WELL DONE GOA POLICE FOR NEW YEAR BASH ON CALANGUTE BEACH BELT
Calangute (Goa) The increased security during New Years eve in the coastal tourist destination of Calangute and Candolim has worked very nicely. As per PI Jivba Dalvi the security for this new year celebrations was increased compared to last year. Several Watch towers were erected to keep a watch on the activities of tourists and public and unsocial…
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GOA: GOA FORWARD PARTY CLAIMS THAT WITHOUT THEM BJP WOULD HAVE SCORED 21 SEATS
Panaji (Goa) Goa Forward Party today reacted to the statements by AAP on their leader Vijai Sardesai. This is what party spokesman Trajano D’Mello said in a press conference today: The Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) which has been totally rejected by the Goemkars has suddenly found a way to make their political presence…
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GOA: AAP SAYS PARRIKAR-VIJAI DUO HOODWINKED GOANS
Panaji (Goa) While greeting the people of Goa a happy and prosperous new year, the Aam Aadmi Party (Goa) on Sunday claimed that the Vijay Sardesai-Manohar Parrikar nexus is hood-winking the people of Goa on core issues and termed the Common Minimum Program (CMP) as a farce stating that the CMP which is termed as the “guiding…
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TRANSPORT DEPT SEEKS BAN OF TRACER LIGHTS USED BY RIVER CRUISE VESSELS
Panaji (Goa): The enthralling entertainment on board river cruise vessels has come under the radar of the Transport Department that has raised question on the use of heavy focus lights. The department head Nikhil Desai has expressed concern that the high intensity focus lights and tracers could result in fatal vehicular accidents, on Mandovi Bridges and D B Marg…
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