Tuesday 09 February 2010

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Forest confirms it was Tiger killed


The forest department has finally confirmed that the forensic reports have confirmed that the remains collected from the jungles of state were indeed of a tiger.... FULL STORY

Digambar assures security to tourists


Chief Minister Digambar Kamat today said the state has taken all the necessary steps for the security of visitors.... FULL STORY

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Niraj Prabhu

 

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Sandesh Prabhudesai

 

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Pramod Acharya

 

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Rupesh Samant

 

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Society

Forest confirms it was Tiger killed

The forest department has finally confirmed that the forensic reports have confirmed that the remains collected from the jungles of state were indeed of a tiger.... READ

Forest dept mum over tiger report

Goa Forest department has maintained uncanny silence over a report from Dehradun-based wildlife institute of India (WII). It confirmed that the animal that was killed in the state, a year ago, was indeed a tiger.... READ

Law Com for special courts on foreigners' attacks

Goa State Law Commission has recommended strengthening of the state police force and setting up of special courts to look into the cases of attacks on foreigners. ... READ

Issues

Goa not to negotiate with Karnataka on Mhadei issue

Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat will meet Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa on 5 February, but to tell bluntly that Goa is not interested in any kind of negotiations on the Mhadei (River Mandovi) issue.... READ

Goa-Karnataka CMs to meet over Mhadei

Union Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has convened a meeting of chief ministers of Karnataka and Goa on February 5 to resolve dispute over sharing of Mhadei river water.... READ

Goa welcomes centre's stand on Mhadei

The Goa Government has welcomed the Centre's submission before the Supreme Court about the formation of Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal to resolve the water diversion row with Karnataka.... READ

Infrastructure

"Mopa is for MLAs' real estate benefit, not local farmers"

Pedne villagers around the plateau of proposed Mopa international airport have alleged a real estate racket in the airport issue. While local legislators have bought all the land around the proposed airport area, the villages around it would dry up, they claim.... READ

Rajdhani & Shatabdi passes for freedom fighters

Good news for the freedom fighters. They will be now able to travel free also in Rajdhani and Shatabdi express.... READ

Sky Bus: Safety clearance awaited

The Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) is awaiting clearance from the railway safety commissioner on the sky bus technology after restructuring it following an accident on September 25 which killed one of their employee.... READ

Sports

Bhutia wants land for Football Academy

Indian football team captain Baichung Bhutia dreams of having his own football academy in future, if any state government is ready to part away with 20 to 30 acres of land for it. ... READ

Politics

Bangladesh may take over Assam: RSS Chief

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat today alleged that Bangladesh has a political plot to take over Assam from India and attach it to their mainland.... READ

NCP crowd was "paid": Churchill

Congress' PWD minister Churchill Alemao has alleged that Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar addressed a gathering of not even thousand people at the NCP convention, since people gathered there were "paid" to attend it. ... READ

Youth Congman sacked for hobnobbing with NCP

A youth Congress leader was sacked from his post today for allegedly gathering crowd for Nationalist Congress party (NCP) convention.... READ

Economy

Digambar assures security to tourists

Chief Minister Digambar Kamat today said the state has taken all the necessary steps for the security of visitors.... READ

Chakraview shift to North foiled

An attempt to hold the Chakraview party in North Goa, after it was cancelled in South Goa, was foiled by the police under media pressure.... READ

Chakraview party cancelled

The three-day Chakraview rave party is finally cancelled. The state government today revoked the NOC issued to the organizers to hold this so called eco-partry at the Butterfly beach in Agonda village of Canacona taluka in South Goa.... READ

Culture

"Poltodcho Monis" for NETPAC award in Berlin

Highly acclaimed Konkani film ''Paltadcho Manis'' (The Man Beyond the Bridge), directed by Laxmikant Shetgaonkar has been nominated for the prestigious NETPAC award in the upcoming Berlin International Film Festival this year.... READ

"Poltodcho Monis" wins international award at Toronto Film Fest

'The Man Beyond the Bridge' (Paltadacho Munis), the Konkan film that created a buzz at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) here, has been given the Discovery award by film critics.... READ

Taiwan lifts golden peacock

A film from Taiwan, based on the white terror in 1950s, `The Wall' bagged the coveted Golden Peacock award at the 38th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) that concluded here on Monday.... READ