Panaji: The Bombay HC has issued notices to Goa govt, the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA), and the Calangute panchayat in a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging destruction of large tracts of beach vegetation and cutting of trees on govt land under the tourism department’s custody at Tivai Waddo, Calangute. The matter will be…
Panaji: State govt has formulated a standard operating procedure (SOP) for pre-authentication of personal, commercial and educational documents intended for use abroad before their submission for apostille or attestation by the Ministry of external affairs (MEA), Govt of India.Chief secretary V Candavelou said the MEA, which has administrative jurisdiction over the matter, has authorised the…
Central and state financial assistance will be available only if domestically manufactured solar panels using domestically manufactured solar cells are used Panaji: State govt on Friday notified the Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Promotion Scheme for all the residential sectors, group housing societies (GHS), resident welfare association (RWA), educational Institutions, industrial, commercial establishments and NGOs among others…
Churchill Brothers believe they should have been competing in last season’s top tier league Panaji: Tata Steel on Friday approved the transfer of its entire 100% stake in Jamshedpur Football and Sporting Private Limited (JFSPL), the company that owns Jamshedpur FC, to Churchill Brothers Sports Club for a nominal consideration of ₹100.The sporting license that…
Panaji: Club Mahindra resort has denied allegations that its Assonora property is polluting the Par river at Moitem, after the Goa human rights commission sought reports from govt authorities and the resort following complaints of severe pollution.The commission is hearing a petition alleging that multiple constructions along the Par riverbank are contaminating the river, a…
Bombay High Court has stayed the cancellation of FCRA certificates for two church organizations PANAJI: Bombay HC on Thursday stayed cancellation of the certificate under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act of two organisations of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman.HC also issued notices to Centre, asking home ministry to respond by Sept 10 to concerns…
Panaji: The state cabinet on Thursday approved a common cadre for Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ employees of the North Goa collectorate, South Goa collectorate, Kushavati district collectorate, and the directorate of settlement and land records (DSLR), all under the revenue department. The move will allow employee transfers between the three districts, which were previously not…
Panaji: The Goa state council for educational research and training (GSCERT) will use holistic progress cards from the current academic year, instead of evaluating school students only based on marks scored by them in an exam.The new system of holistic progress cards has been introduced under National Education Policy, 2020, and initially, GSCERT had planned…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said the Goa assembly election is expected in Feb 2027, while clarifying that the Election Commission will take the final decision. He also announced that the six-lane elevated Porvorim corridor will be inaugurated on Sep 10.“As per my knowledge, the assembly election will be held in Feb 2027,…
Panaji: Goa will get less revenue from the auction of seven low-grade iron ore dumps which were among the 24 dumps auctioned, as they had single bidders. The single bidders have placed bids 0.1% above the 22% minimum reserve price fixed by govt.State govt did not get a single bid for five low-grade iron ore…
