FIRST PREFERENCE TO PERNEM LOCALS FOR JOBS AT MOPA AIRPORT: BABU AZGAONKAR
PERNEM Tourism Minister and Pernem MLA Babu Azgaonkar has hinted of protest if Pernem locals are not given first preference for jobs at Mopa airport. Speaking to media persons, Azgaonkar said that jobs at Mopa Airport should be made available to the locals especially the land losers at Mopa and then the locals of Pernem, Panchayat wise. “Employment is…
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FESTIVAL BADMINTON LEAGUE- GLADIATORS, VASCO EMERGE CHAMPS
PONDA Gladiators, Vasco emerged champions of the Festival Badminton League Team championship organised by Ponda Suttlers in collaboration with Goa Badminton Association and the Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, at Sports Complex, Ponda. In a closely fought finals, the Gladiators Team put it across hosts Ponda Shuttlers to walk away with the winners’ trophy. The festival championship was competed between…
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DERRICK PEREIRA NEW TECHNICAL DIRECTOR OF FC GOA
PANAJI Assistant coach of FC Goa, Derrick Pereira, has been promoted as the new technical director of the club on Tuesday. The former Churchill Brothers SC and Pune FC coach played a crucial role in Goa’s run to the semi-finals in the club’s ISL campaign and then took over as head coach in the absence of Sergio lobera for the Super…
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GOA BARGE OWNERS GRANTED 6 MONTHS GRACE PERIOD TO REPAY LOANS: GBOA
PANAJI The Union Minister for Finance (state) Shiv Pratap Shukla has instructed the finance secretary to ask the banks to be lenient with their action on recovering loans from Goa Barge Owners. They have been granted six months grace time. This was informed after the State Level Banking Commmittee (SLBC) meeting was held in Panaji recently. Speaking to the media persons, Goa Barge…
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APPLE WILL JAM FACEBOOK’S WEB-TRACKING TOOLS: CRAIG FEDERIGHI
SAN JOSE Apple will attempt to frustrate tools used by Facebook to automatically track web users, within the next version of its iOS and Mac operating systems. “We’re shutting that down,” declared Apple’s software chief Craig Federighi, at the firm’s developers conference here in the US state of California, BBC reported on Monday. He added that the web browser Safari would…
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1ST BADMINTON CONVENTION AT MAPUSA FROM JUNE 7
MAPUSA Mapusa Shuttlers along with Panjim Smashers Club in collaboration with the Goa Badminton Association will be organising an annual convention for Badminton players, parents, fans and all well-wishers of the game, from June 7 to 9, 2018 at Peddem Sports Complex, Peddem, Mapusa. The Convention will feature league tournaments in all age groups (Singles / Doubles) in Level 1 (Ranked…
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POWER MINISTER PANDURANG MADKAIKAR SUFFERS STROKE
PANAJI Power minister Pandurang Madkaikar suffered a stroke in Mumbai following which he was admitted to a hospital in the city, a senior BJP leader informed today. Madkaikar (53) was in Mumbai yesterday for a visit when he fell ill. He was admitted to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in…
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WE NEED MORE TIME TO GET READY FOR NATIONAL GAMES: AZGAONKAR
PANAJI Sports Minister Babu Azgaonkar has assured of completing all requirements as well as infrastructure and other technicalities by February 1, 2019. “We have written a letter to the India Olympic Association (IOA) seeking more time for completion of infrastructure, requirements and other technicalities, and we will be completely ready to host the Games by February,” said Azgaonkar. The National Games were scheduled…
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INDIAN CONSTITUTION IN DANGER: GOA ARCHBISHOP
PANAJI Goa’s Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao has expressed his concern saying that the Indian Constitution is in danger and a ‘new trend’ of mono-culturalism, which demands uniformity in what and how one eats, dresses, lives and even worships, is putting human rights at risk. In the latest annual pastoral letter to Catholics in Goa, Ferrao also encouraged different branches of the Church in Goa to actively participate in…
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GOLD WORTH Rs 28 LAKH SEIZED BY GOA CUSTOMS
VASCO Goa Customs today confirmed that they had seized 995 grams of gold from an Air India passenger who landed at Goa International Airport on Sunday, June 3. A press note issued by R. Manohar, Commissioner of Customs, said that the seized gold was retrieved from under a passenger seat. It was found in two silver pouches by an Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) team in Flight AI-994. Manohar said…
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