With accidents on rise, penalties for traffic violations also to hike
With the increasing number of accidents on the roads due to negligent driving, the Central Government has passed a bill, which will enable the authorities to heavily fine any traffic violators. The Centre had brought this bill in August 2016 to amend the Motor Vehicle Act, the bill was then forwarded to the standing committee and then a law was…
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When Vishwajit got going, 20 Ambulance staff went home
Cracking a whip on gross indiscipline, Goa Health department on Saturday suspended 20 staff attached to emergency ambulance services, following surprise inspection. State health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Friday night conducted surprise inspection along with the officials of various ‘108’ ambulances which are stationed at different locations. “Few of the staff was found abandoning the ambulances in the night….
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FDA confiscates artificially ripened mangoes
The Department of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today confiscated nearly 440 kgs of artificially ripened mangoes, costing over Rs 1.20 lakh from the Panjim municipal market. The FDA officials early morning conducted a surprise surveillance drive at municipal market on the detection of mangoes being artificially ripened using chemicals and during the drive inspected the consignments of almost ten…
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Now ‘savai nuste’ for Goenkars
Goa Fisheries minister Vinod Palyekar today held meeting with the officials to work out modalities to provide subsidized fish to the local population. “Fish, curry, rice is a basic diet of the local population here. Our election manifesto has clearly mentioned that the fish would be subsidized. We are fulfilling the promise now,” Palyekar told reporters addressing a press conference,…
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Garbage free Goa by the year 2020
With an aim to make Goa ‘Garbage Free’ by 2020, the State Government has in-principle agreed upon imposing fine on littering in public places and banning use of plastic in the State. The Government on Thursday constituted the Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) under chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who held the first meeting this morning. The meeting decided to…
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Traffic police keep eagle’s eye on the roads
The State Traffic police are up in arms against the violators of the road safety rules, particularly in light of five fatal accidents reported in just four days. The collisions have resulted in the death of 10 persons including two elderly pedestrians. With rash and negligent driving, drunken driving and non-wearing of helmets leading the violations list chart, the traffic…
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Government will follow law on beef issue: Parrikar
Panaji: CM Manohar Parrikar today said that the State will follow the existing law as far as the issue of beef ban is concerned in the coastal state. “We will follow what is existing law. We believe in law and will follow it. The governments are there to ensure proper governance and therefore follow law absolutely as it is,” Parrikar…
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108 service staff on strike in North Goa
The 108 ambulance service, which has been a life-saving angel for the people across Goa unfortunately failed to save the life of one of its own employees. Outraged by the death of Vistaar Varadkar, a young 108 ambulance driver, the North Goa service staff of 108 ambulance went on strike. The staff accused the management for the death of Varadkar who…
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WHERE DID MY SOSSEGADO GO GO?
‘Quiet’ in Portuguese is ‘sossegado’. In the recent election, Manohar Parrikar of the BJP, Sudin Dhavalikar of MGP, Vijai Sardesai of Goa Forward, Rohan Khaunte and Govind Gawde, independent MLAs, and their teams displayed their mastery over sossegado, quietly negotiating, making deals, adventure politicking, managing crisis, engineering unprecedented party and vote bank equations, pioneering and plunging their way through…
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Digambar Kamat skips summons by crime branch in illegal mining case
Panaji: Ex-Chief Minister Digambar Kamat today did not remain present before Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the crime branch which had issued him summons in connection with illegal mining scam. Kamat who was supposed to appear before the SIT this morning did not turn up and instead has asked for another date to appear before the inquiry officer. “I am out…
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