GOA: CRICKET STADIUM AT DHARGAL; CABINET APPROVES
Panaji (Goa): State Cabinet today approved construction of 50,000 sitting capacity International Cricket stadium at Dhargal in Pernem Taluka.
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GOA: NO ISSUE OF BERTH EXPANSION; COAL EXPANSION WILL NOT BE ALLOWED- PARRIKAR
Panaji (Goa): In a kind of support to the proposed berth terminal expansion plan by South west port ltd (SWPL) at Mormugao Port Trust (MPT), Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that government opposition is to coal expansion and not to the berth enhancement. “The plan is of berth expansion. It is cargo handling expansion plan. We are opposing coal…
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GOA: DETAILED REPORT ON AIRCRAFT CRASH AT VASCO TODAY
Vasco (Goa): In the first ever major tragedy involving recently inducted Naval version of MiG29K fighter aircraft, the craft today veered off the runway and crashed 150 metres at the side before catching the fire this afternoon inside INS Hansa base at Vasco, Goa. Naval officials said that the pilot ejected to safety after the smoke started emanating from the…
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GOA: SHARING OF MHADEI RIVER WITH KA & MA IS ‘INEVITABLE’- ADMITS CM
Panaji (Goa) Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today admitted that the sharing of River water with Karnataka and Maharashtra is “inevitable” as the river passes through all the three States (including Goa). “One has to understand that 52 kms river flows through Goa, 35 kms through Karnataka and 16 kms through Maharashtra. In such situation, sharing of water of…
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GOA: ITS MAYOR V/S COMMISSIONER AGAIN IN PANAJI
TEAM TNV Panaji (Goa) The tussle between Mayor of the Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) Surendra Furtado and Commissioner Ajit Roy has been exposed in public wherein the latter has alleged the IAS officer is bypassing him on all major decision. His anger poured in when Roy constituted Panaji Carnival Committee, on December 15, 2017 appointing Furtado as the…
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GOA: WHEN MINISTER SINGS AND DGP PLAYS FLUTE UNDER THE FULL LIT SKY AT RAJ BHAVAN
Rupesh Samant Dona Paula (Goa) Inspired after visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Goa Governor Mridula Sinha for last few months curates a special evening on full moon night, and this time, it was a state minister and police chief enthralling the audience at Raj Bhavan last night. State Fisheries Minister Vinod Palyekar mesmerized the audience with…
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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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GOA: MANOHAR DHOND MEMORIAL BADMINTON – ANJANA, YASMIN, AASHRUN, YASH IN SEMIS
PANAJI (GOA) Anjana Kumari, Yasmin Sayed in Under 19 Girls and Aashrun Gautam and Yash Kunkolienker (Under 19 Boys) moved into the semi-finals of the 12th Manohar Dhond Memorial Major Ranking Badminton Tournament, organised in collaboration with Goa Badminton Association and the SAG, at Indoor stadium, Campal. In Under 19 Girls, Aahana Nayak and Sachi Dhavalikar were the other two…
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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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DMG SAYS NO TO PRODUCTION CAP; RECOMMENDS 25% REDUCATION IN TRANSPORTATION IN SONSHI
Panaji (Goa) Directorate of Mines and Geology (DMG) has recommended 25 per cent reduction in the iron ore transportation in Sonshi village, while it declined to cap the fresh ore extraction limit. Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) in April, 2017 had suspended mining activities of 12 leases in Sonshi cluster following air and water pollution crisis. “The Board…
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