Sunday - Jan 28, 2024
Panjim: North Goa Additional Sessions Judge Sharmila Patil has quashed and set aside the order of Mapusa Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) which had convicted Adv. Aires Rodrigues in connection with his alleged social media posts on the sex scandal involving the then Water Resources Minister. The then Mapusa JMFC Pooja Desai on 5th January last yea
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Thursday - Jan 4, 2024
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar's plea against the Bombay High Court verdict upholding the State Assembly speaker's order dismissing his petition seeking disqualification of 10 party MLAs who had switched over to the BJP in 2019. The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court had on
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Tuesday - Dec 26, 2023
Panjim: The Goa police have arrested two men for allegedly seeking sexual favours from a woman and her 24-year-old daughter and molesting them on several occasions at a village near Mapusa town, around 10 km from here, an official said on Tuesday. The two accused, identified as
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Tuesday - Dec 26, 2023
Siolim: Come Christmas, and revellers make a beeline to the residence of Cresy Fernandes in Sodiem-Siolim, to order her famous, melt-in-the-mouth dodol. If one visits Cresy’s home around Christmas time, you’ll find it abuzz with activity, with Cresy working day and night, whipping up sweets and Goan festive staples to cater to all those who place their orders well in time
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Tuesday - Dec 26, 2023
Panjim: The supply of raw water from Tillari to Goa has been delayed further, creating a drinking water crisis of sorts in Porvorim and Saligao constituency areas. Since the raw water from Tillari has been stopped to carry out canal repair works, the 15MLD plant in Porvorim has been shut down. Now, PWD officials said that the water treatment plant at Porvorim cannot
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Sunday - Dec 17, 2023
Panjim: While the Opposition in Goa accuses the BJP government of trying to set a false narrative about the "rising" unemployment rate, chief minister Pramod Sawant is confident that all youth in the state can get jobs. Not only the grand old party, but even the Goa Forward Party and Aam Aadmi Party have targeted the BJP government over its pre-poll promises
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Monday - Dec 11, 2023
Margao: Former Nuvem MLA Francisco ‘Mickky’ Pacheco on Saturday fired a fresh salvo against his bete noire, minister for law and judiciary Aleixo Sequeira, over the contentious Portuguese passport issue. Responding to the statement made by Rajya Sabha MP Sadanand Shet Tanavade in the Parliament on Friday urging the government to
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Tuesday - Jan 10, 2023
Panjim: Former legislators of the Goa legislative assembly on Monday voiced out to save river Madei, and the precious lands of Goa for prosperity. Even former MLAs such as advocate Ramakant Khalap and advocate Radharao Grarcias offered to be part of the legal team of the state government over the Madei issue free of cost
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Tuesday - Jan 10, 2023
Velsão: Velsão residents and landowners have expressed dismay over the rampant double-tracking related works carried out by the RVNL (Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd) in Velsão. The villagers and the Goencho Ekvott members have alleged that the work is being carried out on private properties without any land acquisition
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Sunday - Jan 8, 2023
Panjim: Indicating that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is not functioning as a remote control (of any government), RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that the Sangh does not have remote control of anyone as many believe. “The RSS prepares Swayamsevaks to serve the society
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