Panaji: Panchayat minister and Dabolim MLA Mauvin Godinho on Monday pushed back against the demarcation of land parcels in his constituency as no-development zones (NDZs). Godinho, who called the town and country planning (TCP) department’s decision a mistake, said that he has spoken to TCP minister Vishwajit Rane to get the errors corrected.In May, the…
Panaji: Samagra Shiksha’s contract teachers for physical education, art and work education have not received their salaries since April, said the Goa Forward Party (GFP) on Monday.GFP also claimed that the 5% annual increment promised to the 500-odd instructors employed under the Samagra Shiksha scheme. The party has demanded immediate release of all pending salaries…
Shri Mallikarjun temple, Avem, Cotigao, Canacona—undergoing beautification and renovation by the Goa Tourism Development Corporation. The Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) will undertake the beautification and renovation of the Shri Mallikarjun temple at Avem-Cotigao in Canacona at a cost of ₹5.42 crore. The tender has been awarded to Allabaksh Mulla, and the work order specifies…
Keri: In a horticultural field at Galwada in Priol, near the Betal temple, a set of upright stone sculptures revered by locals stands as a memorial to those who sacrificed their lives to defend honour in bygone days.The stones, known as Barazan, are located in an orchard owned by Manohar Korde. In Cultural History of…
Panaji: Alleging manipulation in the allotment of plots in industrial estates, the United Goans Foundation (UGF) has written to govt seeking a vigilance investigation into the role of Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) officials.The UGF has also sought cancellation of the provisional allotment of a plot at Verna industrial estate, which the NGO claims has…
A retaining wall of a residential compound near Ribandar Church collapsed following heavy rainfall Panaji: Dharbandora has become the second rain gauge station in Goa to cross the 1,000mm mark this monsoon, joining Canacona, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast moderate to heavy rain and gusty winds across the state until July 9.Dharbandora received…
Panaji: The Goa Green Brigade has urged the Panaji range forest office to stop the “clandestine butchering” of heritage roadside trees and adopt a scientific conservation policy, while warning of legal action if scheduled tree work continues.Activists have also sought a halt to the Corporation of the City of Panaji’s plan to trim or fell…
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Monday directed the interim stay on bringing the new casino vessel into the Mandovi river will continue till the next hearing in Aug.The HC granted the petitioner, Enough is Enough, two weeks to file a rejoinder to the affidavit filed by the casino company. The court adjourned the hearing…
Panaji: Manisha Usgaonkar, who was nominated as Congress candidate for the Valpoi constituency in the 2022 assembly elections, dropped a bombshell on Monday when she claimed that Congress president Girish Chodankar demanded Rs 10 lakh from her before the elections.Speaking to a local news channel, Usgaonkar said that Chodankar invited her to his home around…
Panaji: Within a day of being appointed head of the Congress party’s minority department, Nazir Khan took charge in the presence of state president Girish Chodankar.On Sunday, Congress suspended its state minority department chairman, Wasim Khan, for indiscipline and anti-party activities. Wasim protested during Venugopal’s visit, which the BJP’s social media team latched onto to…
