VIJAI STEPS IN; ASSURES TO DISMANTLE THE UNSAFE BRIDGES
Sanvordem (Goa): Town and Country Planning Minister Vijai Sardesai who went to the site of the bridge which collapsed yesterday at Sanvordem has assured that the unsafe bridges would be dismantled. “The work of preparing a list of dilapidated bridges and then dismantling them will be taken seriously,” he said. Sardesai said that the state government will work on safety audit of…
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PIL FILED CHALLENGING INSUFFICIENT EFFORTS TO CONTROL MONKEY FEVER
Panaji (Goa): Rohan Shrikant Joshi has filed a PIL writ petition in the High Court of Bombay at Goa, challenging insufficient efforts by the state government to control ‘Monkey Fever,’ resulting in numerous fatalities. He has also prayed for compensation, payable to the next of kin of the deceased who has died due to the said epidemic. Joshi claimed that vaccination has…
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FREE Wi-Fi FACILITY AT RAILWAY STATIONS ON KONKAN RAILWAY
The Konkan Railway in its continued efforts for community development and with a view to provide free internet bandwidth to the rural areas of Konkan region, has tied up with M/s SYSCON/JOISTER for provision of 2 Mbps peer to peer, 24 hours free Wi-Fi internet bandwidth at 28 stations of Konkan Railway. In line with government’s ‘Digital India’ initiative, M/s…
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NOW LOG ON TO GOAONLINE.GOV.IN TO GET YOUR CERTIFICATES AND IT’S FREE! FREE! FREE!
Porvorim (Goa): The usual visit to the government offices to get your certificates will be a thing of the past now, if you have internet connectivity and know few steps to log in to the website www.goaonline.gov.in. Goa government today launched a web portal providing various certificates online, saving time from visiting government offices. State Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who launched the…
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GOA WRD MINISTER IN DELHI TO SEEK EXTENTION FOR MAHADAYI WATER TRIBUNAL
Goa’s Water resources department minister Vinod Palyekar has dashed to New Delhi to attend the hearing of Mahadayi tribunal over Goa-Karnataka water dispute. The minister during his visit to Delhi is also expected to meet union minister for WRD Uma Bharati seeking her intervention for the extension of Mahadayi Tribunal which is being replaced with the Inter state water dispute…
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355 COWS AND BULLS MAKES THIS GAU SHALA WORTH VISITING PLACE
Valpoi (Goa): With more than 355 bovines to look after including 93 cows, Jai Sri Ram Go Sanvardhan Kendra at Valpoi is making people look differently the way we should look at the cow conservation. The bovines which are picked up from the streets across the state, sometimes in badly injured situation, are brought to this Gau Shala, spread on…
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HJS’s ‘HINDU EKTA DINDI’ AT PONDA
Ponda (Goa): A ‘Hindu Ekata Dindi’ is being organised by the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) and other Hindu organisations on the occasion of the Amrutmahotsav celebrations of the founder of Sanatan Sanstha, Dr. Athavale on 17th May 2017. Sanatan Sanstha’s founder Dr. Athavale will be completing 75 years of his age on 18th May 2017. The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS)…
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TO SCHOOL STUDENTS `STRAIGHT FROM HEART’
Ganpat Satoskar Parra (Goa): In what seems to be an initiative to support the needy students in their studies, prominent state-based NGO ‘Straight From Heart’ provided financial help to 25 students from Parra, Mapusa in a function held on Saturday. Calangute legislator and Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo was present as the chief guest for the function held at his residence which…
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Manipal Hospital – Goa unveils Sleep and Breathing Centre
Panaji (Goa): Manipal Hospitals Goa unveiled a first of its kind ‘Sleep and Breathing Centre’ at the hospital premises. The Centre was inaugurated by Minister for Transport Ramkrishna alias Sudin Dhavalikar, in the presence of Unit Head, Girish Babu Bommakanti, Dr. Shekhar Salkar, Chief of Clinical Services & HOD Oncology department and Dr. Prabhu Prasad, Consultant Pulmonologist, Manipal…
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IT’S TIME TO HOP ON HOP OFF IN GOA
Panaji (Goa): The long awaited and first of its kind in India – Hop On Hop Off (HOHO) bus tour service was launched today, two days after a photo showing it being used to trim the tree branches went viral on the social media. Three buses – two of which are single-decker and one double-decker will now ply from Dona Paula…
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