Panaji: Goa government today suspended project director A Wachasunder who was heading the Water augmentation and sewerage line project which has run into controversy over bribery charges."I have directed that Wachasunder be placed under
Panaji: The Goa government's art and culture department claimed its standing order banning its employees from wearing sleeveless clothes and jeans, which had triggered a controversy locally as well as nationally, was “misinterpreted”.In a fresh
Panaji: Controversy erupted over scrapping by Goa government of Gandhi Jayanti on October 2 from the list of public holidays but Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar later said it could be an act of “mischief” or
Panaji: The Bhratiya Janta Party led Goa government sparked fresh row after it dropped Gandhi Jayanti which is celebrated on October 2 from the list of official holidays.Slamming the state government's decision, the congress party
Panaji: Banned in neighbouring Maharashtra, beef is in short supply in Goa too with shops selling it closed for the third day on Wednesday.A spokesperson for the Goa Meat Sellers Association said the shops were
Panaji: Despite allegations that the Right to Information (RTI) Act was being misused for extortion and harassment, the law should be appreciated in a big way, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Monday.Parsekar was
Panaji: Making a slew of announcements in Goa on Saturday, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said the Konkan Railway (KR) track will soon be fully electrified and double-lined.A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) would also be inked
Panaji: BJP's Michael Lobo is the latest addition to a mysterious spree of ruling party legislators who were at the receiving end of ugly scuffles in public over the past one year.Lobo, elected from the
New Delhi: The Goa government here suspended all water sports activity across the state following the fresh incident of death of three Russian nationals near here during a water sport activity being operated illegally.It was
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar yesterday announced to scale down the state taxes onimport of coal.The existing green cess and rural welfare cess on the import of coal through Mormugao Port Trust has stopped
Panaji: The Goa BJP government faced criticism from all sections after documents tabled in the state assembly here revealed Rs.13.24 crore were spent on tourism junkets in the state, since the party came to power
Panaji: Goa government has decided to increase seats for nursing courses in state-run institutions to deal with the acute shortage of nurses, Goa Health Minister Laxmikant Parsekar today said."There are 5-6 doctors passing out
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it may consider constituting one or two panels for looking into various aspects of iron ore mining in Goa including fixation of annual cap over the volume
Panaji: Quoting William Shakespeare and former British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, the Supreme Court has severely pulled up the Goa government calling it "chaotic", "anarchic" and one blessed with "infantile wisdom".The order passed Monday by
Panaji, Jan 28: The Goa government is working on a financial package for people in the state's mining belt who have lost jobs or ancillary businesses following the ban on iron ore mining, Governor Bharat
Panaji, Jul 6: With an aim to prevent female foeticide in the state, Goa government today formally launched the ambitious ‘Ladli Lakshmi' scheme. Under the scheme, girls who are 18 years of age and above
Panaji, Mar 24: The Goa government has alerted all its health officers to keep a watch on Swine Flu symptoms among patients following the outbreak of H1N1 virus in neighbouring Maharashtra.The Directorate of Health Services
Panaji, Jul 4 : In a startling revelation, historians in Goa have claimed that it is the Indian Army, and not the Goa government that possesses the original historic ‘treaty of surrender' that was signed
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