GOA: BREAKING: HIGH COURT ORDERS STOPPAGE OF ORE TRANSPORTATION
By our Special Correspondent Panaji (Goa) In a major setback to the State government, the Bombay High Court at Goa today ordered stoppage of iron ore transportation, which was allowed by Mines department on the ground that it was extracted before March 15 and the royalty for the same was paid by the lease holders.
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LOKAYUKTA INITIATE PRELIMINARY INQUIRY IN MINING CASE
By our Special Correspondent Panaji (Goa) Goa Lokayukta Justice (retired) PK Mishra has initiated preliminary inquiry into the complaint filed by Goa Foundation against former chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar in the illegal grant of second renewals to 88 mining leases, which is quashed by Supreme Court. The first hearing in the matter is scheduled…
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GOA: WASTE DISPOSAL MACHINE ‘BLACK HOLE’ RECEIVES GREEN SIGNAL FROM GOVT
MARGAO (GOA) The has finally given a go-ahead to set up ‘Black Hole’- a US patented waste disposal machine, which operates on plasma heat technology, after spending nearly Rs. 10 crore on the bio-remediation of the Sonsodo waste dump yard last year. TCP minister Vijai Sardesai said the government has in principle agreed to go for the new technology, which has…
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MAH: वीजबिल थकबाकीदारांविरुद्ध कारवाईची धडक मोहीम तीव्र
पुणे आर्थिक वर्षाच्या अखेरच्या आठवड्यात परिमंडलातील वीजबिल थकबाकीदारांविरुद्ध विशेष धडक मोहीम आणखी तीव्र करण्यात आली आहे. सुटीच्या दिवशीही ही मोहीम सुरु राहणार असून महावितरणचे वरिष्ठ अधिकारी वेगवेगळ्या पथकांसह या मोहिमेत सहभागी झाले आहेत. दरम्यान गुरुवारी (दि. 29) व शुक्रवारी (दि. 30) सार्वजनिक सुटीच्या दिवशी थकबाकीचा भरणा करता यावा यासाठी महावितरणचे अधिकृत वीजबिल भरणा केंद्र सुरु…
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GOA: PRESSURE ON WHISTLEBLOWER IN SPORTS DEPT TO WITHDRAW COMPLAINT: AAP
PANAJI (GOA) AAP today stated that instead of responding to the charges of corruption in the sports department made by an official of the Sports department who acted as a whistleblower, the Government was going slow on the complaint and allowing sports department officials to pressurise the official to withdraw the complaint he has filed before the authorities. AAP stated that…
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SETSHARE FOR THEATREWALLA’S
By Our Staff Reporter To Celebrate World Theatre Day Expression Lab launches a new online network of theatre groups for creating a shared inventory of Setting Material and Props. We are announcing the launch today because we are now ready with the Beta version of the website that will actually enable the sharing. Through SETSHARE a theatre group seeking setting or…
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SOCORRO PANCHAYAT SECRETARY COMES UNDER ACB SCANNER
By Our Correspondent Panaji (Goa): The anti corruption branch of the vigilance department is probing the role of Socorro Village Panchayat Secretary into the bribery case that saw deputy sarpanch Maya Keni arrested this evening. Complainant Mukundraj Govind Mudras had claimed that Keni had asked him to pay bribe of Rs 7,000 to her and she will…
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BIG BLOW TO JSW; GSPCB SAYS ‘NO’ TO COAL HANDLING AT MPT
By our Special Correspondent Panaji (Goa) In yet another blow to M/s South West Port Ltd, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) today rejected their fresh application for grant of Consent to Operate for handling coal cargo at berth number 5A and 6A of the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT). The decision was taken during the…
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MAH: HEALTH MINISTER TO CALL ON MH CHIEF MINISTER ON THE GMC TREATMENT ISSUE
By our Special Correspondent Panaji (Goa) State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane will on Wednesday call on Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis proposing for signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two States over charging of patients at Goa Medical college and hospital (GMC). Speaking to reporters today afternoon, Rane said that there is no question…
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GOA: MINING DEPENDENTS WRITES TO CM; DEMAND ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF INCOME FOR SURVIVAL
By our Special Correspondent Panaji (Goa) The truck owners involved in iron ore transportation, currently left jobless due to closer of mining industry, has petitioned Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar demanding alternative source of income to feed their families and clear the pending liabilities. The truck owners have submitted their representation to Chief Minister, Cabinet…
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