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‘Curb hooliganism, but don’t stop nightlife in Goa’ 26 Aug 2013 | 03:16 pm
Instead of guns, police manning Goa’s hottest party zones should be armed with breathalysers, say tourism industry stakeholders as the state readies to crack down on alcohol-fuelled hooliganism along ...
Goa to supply 35,000 tonnes of coal to small industries 26 Aug 2013 | 03:13 pm
Over 35,000 tonnes of coal from the Bilaspur coalfields has been procured by the state government for distribution to over half a dozen small scale industries (SSI) units operating here, a senior offi...
‘Garbage management is critical challenge before Goa’ 22 Aug 2013 | 10:22 pm
Disposal of garbage and waste management is “an important and critical” challenge before the State, Goa Governor Bharat Vir Wanchoo said Thursday. Wanchoo also said that Chief Minister Manohar Parrik...
2001 fake ticket scam: Non-bailable warrant against Goa Cricket Association chief 22 Aug 2013 | 10:19 pm
A local court today issued a non-bailable warrant against Goa Cricket Association president Vinod Phadke in connection with the alleged fake ticket scam of 2001. The court of judicial magistrate firs...
Goa Mid-Day Meal: Notice to education officials for not turning up in mid-day meal cases 21 Aug 2013 | 07:28 pm
Goa State Human Rights Commission has issued show cause notices to two education department officials for failing to be present before the commission in connection with crucial mid-day meal poisoning ...
NIT’s proposed facility in a Goa village faces opposition 20 Aug 2013 | 07:43 pm
The proposed facility of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) at Cuncolim village in Goa is facing a tough road ahead with the local residents opposing the project. The opposition Congress has a...
Highway patrol to control garbage dumpers in Goa 19 Aug 2013 | 08:24 pm
A highway patrol to nail garbage dumpers and incentives to private entrepreneurs to salvage mounds of rubble are the next remedies in line for Goa, as the state plans a cleanup act. Chief Minister Man...
Goa to Promote Health and Wellness Tourism 19 Aug 2013 | 08:22 pm
Goa needs more high-end hotel rooms to hope for big-ticket tourists, says a draft investment policy prepared by a government-appointed task force that says the state can position itself as a health an...
Ticket sales for Goa beach fest to be trimmed 18 Aug 2013 | 10:20 pm
Sunburn Goa, tagged as India’s most vibrant electronic dance music festival, may scale down the ticket sale by 20 per cent this year, considering the traffic management issues faced by Goa Government ...
AITUC criticises Goa’s draft industrial policy 18 Aug 2013 | 10:19 pm
The draft industrial-cum-investment policy of the Goa government does not take into consideration the existing industrial mess in the state, the All India Trade Union Congress has charged. ”The govern...
