Wednesday - Mar 20, 2024
Siolim: There is rampant destruction of precious agricultural land in Siolim. While on one hand, politicians have been cutting off trees and demolishing compound walls to widen the roads in the once pristine village, on the other, villagers, mundkars, tenants, landlords and even migrants have been encroaching
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Wednesday - Mar 20, 2024
Panjim: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) vice president Sunil Kawthankar on Tuesday responded sharply to BJP’s criticism of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Shakti’ remark. Kawthankar pointed out that the saffron party, which failed to address cases of sexual harassment against women
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Monday - Mar 11, 2024
Panjim: The Scheduled Tribes (ST) leaders on Sunday called off their hunger strike, but resolved to adopt multiple strategies to cause electoral damage to the ruling communal BJP government in the upcoming Lok Sabha (LS) elections, if the Centre fails to issue notification to reserve four seats for the community in the Goa Legislative Assembly before the code
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Friday - Mar 8, 2024
Margao: Responding to Goa Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho's comments regarding the local Taxi operators, Benaulim, South Goa-based social worker and youth leader Warren Alemao did not mince words in saying the Minister is playing to the corporates and big players, while disregarding and neglecting local Goan taxi operators, leaving them
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Tuesday - Mar 5, 2024
Panjim: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India Energy Week 2024 in Goa on Tuesday and also dedicate to the nation the permanent campus of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) apart from laying foundation stones for various projects costing more than Rs 1,330 crore. PM Modi will also address Viksit Bharat, Viksit Goa 2047 programme
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Sunday - Mar 3, 2024
Mumbai/Panjim: According to a report by the Centre for Promoting Indian Economy (CPIE India) almost 77 to 79 percent of Goa's population is online and access the internet or world wide web at least 4-7 times a month at the bare minimum. This is more than twice as that of Bihar and some other states. Similarly, nearly 50 per cent of Goans use mobile
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Monday - Feb 26, 2024
Vasco: Villagers of Arossim have filed their objections against the construction of the proposed overbridge by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), before the deputy collector and sub-divisional magistrate Mormugão, who is the land acquisition officer. The villagers fear that the overbridge will lead to their houses being demolished. The delegation claimed
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Friday - Feb 23, 2024
Panjim: The Goa police on Tuesday registered a first information report (FIR) against unidentified persons for unlawful assembly and attack on state Social Welfare Minister Subhash Phal Desai after the unveiling of a statue of Shivaji Bhosle at a village in South Goa
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Friday - Feb 23, 2024
Panjim: A case has been registered against a Russian national for allegedly sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl, who also belongs to his country, in North Goa district, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on the intervening night of February 4-5 when the victim, who is currently on a vacation in Goa
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Friday - Feb 23, 2024
Panjim: A motorcyclist flipped over Old Mandovi Bridge and plummeted into the river when the two-wheeler he was riding was hit by a rent-a-car on Thursday evening. The victim was identified as Javed Sadekar, originally from Margao and currently residing with his wife and three minor sons at Nachinola. He was working for a casino company and was proceeding to
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