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After Mopa, GOD also opposes Expressways

After Mopa air port, a Christian priest-

Museum to restore 250-yr old Chariot

A 250-year-old chariot dating to the Por

Trend is city; but villages excel in SSC

While Goa it witnessing increasing trend

Chandor bus plunges into field; 16 injured

Sixteen bus passengers have been admitte

45 sailors top on 1st day of Windsurfing

As many as 45 sailors vied for top honou

Don't mix up mining with Special Status: GMPF

The Goa Mining People’s Front has blam

 

Society

Museum to restore 250-yr old Chariot

A 250-year-old chariot dating to the Portuguese era would now be restored to its past glory by the Goa government with the help of conservationists. ... READ

Trend is city; but villages excel in SSC

While Goa it witnessing increasing trend of urbanization for educational prospects of children, the SSC results speak otherwise.... READ

Chandor bus plunges into field; 16 injured

Sixteen bus passengers have been admitted to Hospicio Hospital after Chandor-bound bus plunged into the field at Alma – Khuris at Chandor tonight. ... READ

Issues

Feni processing to be patented

After obtaining Geographical Indication (GI) status for the famous Goa Feni, researchers and producers in the coastal state are now trying to patent the process to manufacture this local brew, which is also known for its medicinal benefits. ... READ

Fonseca on fast condemning Zuari Agro

Christopher Fonseca has sat on a protest hunger strike at Zuarinagar in protest of huge amount of retrenchments and harassment to the contract workers of Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd. ... READ

Babu quizzed by ACB for 5.30 hours

Congress MLA Babu Kavalekar was quizzed for almost five and a half hours by the Anti Corruption Bureau today in a disproportionate assets case.... READ

Infrastructure

After Mopa, GOD also opposes Expressways

After Mopa air port, a Christian priest-led ‘Goans for Dabolim’ has now also objected to Goa’s four-lane and six-lane national highways.... READ

Reliance power to continue, but at lower rate with LPG

Goa has decided to continue purchasing private power from Reliance Infrastructure Ltd, but at a lower rate by almost Rs five per unit, provided it immediately shifts over to LNG from Naphtha. ... READ

Brahmos launched successfully off Goa

India has successfully test fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile off the Goa coast today.... READ

Sports

45 sailors top on 1st day of Windsurfing

As many as 45 sailors vied for top honours in nine categories on the opening day of the Windsurfing Nationals at Cidade de Goa today. ... READ

Bhowmick quits Churchill Bros

Churchill Brothers Technical Director Subhash Bhowmick, who was not happy with the club management interfering with the team's affairs, has stepped down from his post. ... READ

Windsurfing Nationals in Goa from 22 May

India’s over 50 best windsurfers will compete in the Windsurfing Nationals Championship, once in Goa, this week. ... READ

Politics

Radhika takes up monsoon works on priority

Newly elected chairperson of Ponda Municipal Council Dr. Radhika Nayak, on her very first day of working in PMC, has asked all the councillors to pen down their priorities for their respective wards. ... READ

Goa bags international award for digital land records

Goa government has bagged the Geospatial World Excellence Award for its e-governance project of making available for viewing and printing land records of Goa through its website. ... READ

BJP's Relekar & Boryekar to head Sankhli

Narayan Relekar, one of the four contestants of the Bharatiya Janata Party, was finally elected unopposed the new president of Sankhli municipal council. ... READ

Economy

Don't mix up mining with Special Status: GMPF

The Goa Mining People’s Front has blamed Goa government for mixing up issue of mining with special status.... READ

Does Goa have 25,000 mining trucks?

Are there really 25,000 mining trucks in Goa?... READ

Mining Front differs on natioalisation

The Goa Mining People’s Front is not demanding nationalisation of mines, though its trade union leaders belonging to the CPI-led AITUC are for nationalisation.... READ

Culture

Salman-SRK in Goa, but separately

They are practically neighbours in Bandra Bandstand where both the actors reside. ... READ

Nilba & Anuja bag Kala Academy Awards

Konkani writer Nilba Khandekar and Marathi writer Anuja Joshi bagged this year’s most prestigious state literary awards of Goa Kala Academy.... READ

Goa to host Jyotsna Bhole Birth Centenary

Goa is hosting two-day event of the birth centenary celebration of Jyotsna Bhole, Goa’s nationally renowned classical singer of Marathi musical theatre.... READ