Margao: CM Pramod Sawant on Friday said that the lifting of hazardous waste lying at the Cuncolim industrial estate for the last two decades would begin from May 1, with Rs 13 crore to be spent on the exercise.Over 50,000 metric tonnes of hazardous waste at the Cuncolim estate is legacy material from Sunrise Zinc…
Panaji: The recent fires that gutted beach shacks at Arambol and Ashwem have uncovered how beachside hotels are understating their category while registering with the tourism department in order to avoid paying taxes and fees to govt.Tourism minister Rohan Khaunte has directed the tourism department to constitute a team of officers to scour through records…
The clubs aren’t happy and believe it’s important to engage with all stakeholders, primarily those who fund, build, and sustain the competition Panaji: Indian Super League (ISL) club owners have for the first time proposed the formation of a club working committee involving the owners and decision makers, who would then engage with the federation…
Panaji: State recorded 28.5 lakh tourists between Jan and March, with events continuing to drive arrivals, said the tourism department on Thursday. However, the war in West Asia has taken a toll on the industry, with hotels and travel agents seeing a decline in arrivals.The department said that the India Energy Week, which brought more…
Ponda: The special land acquisition officer of PWD has invited claims for compensation from owners whose land had been acquired for the widening of the Ponda–Bhoma highway.The officer has acquired an additional land of 46,308sqm for the widening of the road. A notification has been issued, with the area covering the villages of Priol, Veling,…
Panaji: The Bombay high court found that govt officials failed to follow the childcare leave (CCL) policy and directed them to strictly comply with it to ensure its purpose is met.The high court said that even if the Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour (IPHB), where the petitioner’s wife worked, was understaffed, its director should…
Panaji: The complaint against a nightclub operating in an area categorised as salt pans in Bardez took an unexpected turn. The matter before the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) was being pursued by the complainant entirely through his lawyer, with him never appearing at hearings. The nightclub owners disputed the genuineness of the complainant…
Panaji: The crime branch of the Goa police on Thursday arrested a man from Uttar Pradesh in connection with a viral social media video allegedly showing unidentified men soliciting a woman near the popular Tito’s Lane at Baga, North Goa.Taking suo motu cognisance of the clips circulating online, the crime branch went on to register…
Panaji/Mapusa: Less than 15 days after a fire at Arambol beach gutted six private shacks, six cottages of the Dallas Beach Resort at Ashvem were gutted in a fire on Thursday night.The blaze, which was reported around 8.45pm, quickly engulfed the wooden structures of the resort near the Ajoba temple. While the property sustained extensive…
Margao: Anticipating a major law and order flare-up over the proposed dismantling of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji at Headland Sada, the Mormugao sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Prataprao Gaunkar on Thursday clamped prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.The order effectively bans the assembly of five or more persons and…
