GSPCB ORDERS SUSPENSION OF COKING COAL HANDLING OPERATIONS AT MPT
VASCO Goa State Pollution Control Board has temporarily suspended all coking coal handling operations at Mormugao Port Trust (MPT), Vasco, due to “deteriorating air quality”. “Coal handling operations have been suspended due to windy conditions, which leads to soot being transported into residential areas in the port town,” reads the suspension order and show cause notice issued the Chairman of the…
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SOUL TRAVELLING TO HOST GAMES OF GOA FESTIVAL ON FEB 23-24
LOGORIYO, GODDYANI, TAABLAAM – IT’S TIME FOR GOA TO RE-LIVE ITS CHILDHOOD WITH ‘GAMES OF GOA’ FESTIVAL PANAJI Soul Travelling, an organisation that specializes in city walks in Goa, in association with Dattaprasad Shetkar is delighted to announce Games of Goa, a two-day extravaganza of traditional Goan games to be held on the 23rd and 24th of February, 2019 at Panaji…
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GOVT TO SET UP DESIGN ADVISORY PANEL INSTEAD OF URBAN ARST COMMISSION TO PRESERVE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE
PANAJI The state government on Wednesday said it would setup Design Advisory Panel (DAP) to help the state retain its unique architectural identity instead of Urban Arts Commission (UAC) The government had last month decided to constitute the UAC to advise it and the local governing bodies on maintenance of architectural heritage of Goa. However, TCP minister Vijai Sardesai said that there…
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NOW REGISTER ONLINE WITH EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND GET SMART CARD: ROHAN KHAUNTE
PANAJI Minister for Labour Rohan Khaunte has said that Employment cards can now be applied online and the ones who have already registered should update their data. Khaunte also said that both, new and old, registrants will get smart cards and their education as well as work experience data will be available inside the card. Stating that the cardholder don’t need to…
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SWABHIMAAN- GOA POLICE AWARDS TO BE HELD TODAY
PANAJI The annual Goa Police Award Ceremony- Swabhimaan 2019 will be held today at Kala Academy, Panaji, from 6:30 PM onwards. Goa Governor Mridula Sinha will be the chief guest for the function while Minister for Art & Culture Govind Gaude will be the guest of honour. This is non-ticketed event and entry will be on first come first serve basis. The…
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MAPUSA’S BODGESHWAR JATRA COMMENCES
MAPUSA Goa’s favourite ‘Bodgeshwar Jatra’ has commenced at Mapusa on Sunday, January 20. The temple is celebrating its 84th year of the feast. Goans, as well as people from neighboring states, visit this temple’s feast in large numbers.
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GOVT TO INTRODUCE SPECIAL SCHEME FOR INTEGRATED FARMING
PANAJI Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai today said the state government was planning to implement a scheme to promote the integrated farming concept. Sardesai was speaking at paddy farmers’ meeting organised by NABARD and Indian Centre for Agricultural Research “For those who undertake integrated farming project, we are planning to design a separate scheme to support it along with NABARD and ICAR. We…
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HIGH COURT DIRECTS PANCHAYAT, MUNICIPALITIES TO CLEAR ROADSIDE GARBAGE
PANAJI The High Court of Bombay at Goa has issued an order directing the state’s Panchayat and Municipality bodies to identify and clean the roadside garbage which is increasing day-by-day. Justice Mahesh Sonak and Justice Prithviraj Chavan have also directed the government to submit a report on waste treatment facilities. The Bench has given a deadline of January 23 to Municipalities…
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PRE BREAST CANCER SCREENING TO START SOON IN GOA: HEALTH MINISTER
PANAJI Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has said that pre breast cancer screening, totally funded by Yuvraj Singh Foundation, will start shortly in Goa. The Health Minister laid foundation stone of a 100 bed IPHB hospital and three lecture halls at Goa Medical College & Hospital (GMC) at Bambolim. “It is so important to have a state of the art institute and with…
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PARIKRAMA 0.2: ZERO FEST 2019 FROM JANUARY 12 ONWARDS
MARCEL The Parikrama 0.2 Celebrate Ideas Zero Fest 2019 will take place from January 12-13 2019 at Taaie Kishori Amonkar Saasay, Marcel Goa.
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