
GOA: SAGA OF LUCKY 7, DAMAGED TUG BOAT WAS BROUGHT TO PULL GROUNDED VESSEL AT MIRAMAR
Miramar (Goa): While the salvaging of the grounded Off Shore casino vessel has proved to be a failure so far, some startling facts have cropped up pointing fingers at Arihant Ship Breakers. Government sources disclosed that the new tugboat brought by the Mumbai firm to tow the huge vessel out of Miramar beach was a damaged one. “The tugboat…
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GOA: VALPOI HAS A STORY OF AN UNCROWNED KING OF VALPOI, HIS SWEATING EXPERIENCE AND SAFFRON CAPS, AND HE RETAINING HIS CONSTITUENCY AGAIN
Valpoi (Goa) As the voters sat in the jam packed hall inside Valpoi bus stand fanning themselves for some air, BJP leader and candidate Vishwajit Rane was seen sweating equally. Though it rained outside in this village tucked in western ghat region, the atmosphere inside was unbearable. More than 5,000 people stuffed in the hall which is lack of ventilation…
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GOA: MY GOVERNMENT IS MADE OUT OF SACRIFICES OF MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME TOGETHER FOR GOA: PARRIKAR
Panaji (Goa) Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that his coalition government is made out of sacrifice by the people who belong to different kind of thinking. Parrikar was addressing public meeting in Panaji constituency in the run up for the upcoming by election scheduled on August 23. “This government is formed out of some sacrifices. It is the way you…
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RUSSIAN LADY ARRESTED FOR OVERSTAYING
Calangute (Goa) Calangute police have arrested one Russian national Mitina Yulia Svetlav for overstaying in India without any passport/travel document or any valid visa. “After receiving information about the one Russian lady staying illegally in Calangute, police officials were directed to verify the information first. It was revealed that the lady was staying along with a person Austin D’souza…
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TWO ARRESTS IN SEPARATE DRUG RAIDS IN THIS WEEKEND
Panaji (Goa): Involvement of police in the drug trade, considering its tainted track record in the past, will not be tolerated by the department anymore. Director General of Police Muktesh Chander has warned to dismiss the personnel and/or officer found to be in nexus with the drug traffickers. “I will not suspend or order departmental inquiry but directly dismiss the…
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MAJOR BLOW TO GREEN ACTIVISTS; NOW NGT DELHI WILL HEAR GOA CASES
Panaji (GOA) In a major blow to the Green worriers battling for the protection of environment, the Central Government in an unexpected move has restricted the Goa jurisdiction to file the litigation before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Delhi Principal Bench only. The move has been strongly opposed by the Congress party, which has demanded that a special bench be…
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FOMER CONGRESS VP JOINS GFP
Panaji (GOA) Congress party’s State vice President Akbar Mulla today joined the Goa Forward Party (GFP), the coalition partners in the present State government. Mulla is one of the three accused in the case of alleged misappropriation of GCA funds worth Rs 3.13 crore. He was also placed under arrest for the fraud. GFP President and Minister for Agriculture Vijay Sardessai,…
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DRUG RAID AT CALANGUTE
Calangute (Goa): In yet another narcotics raid in Calangute, the loca police early this morning arrestee a Haryana native for possessing 39 grams of Ganja, worth RS 7,000 in international market. Calangute PI Jivba Dalvi said that the police staff while on patrolling duty found one person suspiciously moving around the Bandodkar statue. “On seeing the police he attempted…
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CASINOS TO BE OUT OF MANDOVI IN NEXT THREE YEARS, MINISTER
Panaji (GOA) Blaming his previous political front Congress for brining in off shore casinos to River Mandovi, Minister for Panchayat Mauvin Godinho said that BJP led coalition government is committed to remove casinos from the river in next three years. “Everyone knows who brought the off shore casinos to Goa. Congress has even apologized to the people for the…
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बालमृत्यू व मातामृत्यू रोखण्यात रायगडची आरोग्य यंत्रणा अपयशी
रायगड: केंद्र व राज्य सरकार ग्रामीण तसेच शहरी भागात बालमृत्यू तसेच मातामृत्यू रोखण्यासाठी विविध योजना राबवित आहे. या योजनांवर कोट्यवधी रुपयांचा खर्चही करण्यात येतो. यामुळे बालमृत्यू तसेच मातामृत्यूचे प्रमाण आटोक्यात आणण्यात यश मिळाले असले तरी, आजही रायगड जिल्ह्यात बालमृत्यू तसेच मातामृत्यू मोठ्या प्रमाणात होत असल्याचे आरोग्य यंत्रणेकडील आकडेवारीवरुन स्पष्ट होत आहे. २०१६-१७ या आर्थिक वर्षभरात रायगड जिल्ह्यात ३०५…
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