Booms removed, oil spills from the ship
15 September 2000 23:02 ISTThe oil has started spilling out once again from 'River Princess', the grounded ship off Sinquerim coast in North Goa, as the vertical wall of river booms erected around the wrecked ship is suddenly being ... READ
Oil removal operation begins
13 September 2000 23:03 ISTIn a last-minute attempt to avoid any kind of ecological destruction along the Goan coast, Salgaoncar Shipping has begun the operation of removing oil from a grounded ship off Sinquerim beach in North Goa, with ... READ
Salgaoncar agrees to clear oil spillage
08 September 2000 23:05 ISTFearing intensification of ongoing oil spillage of a grounded ship off Sinquerim beach in North Goa affecting the tourism season beginning next month, the state authorities have now woken up from deep sleep, pulling up ... READ
Oil spills on Sinquerim beach
07 September 2000 23:06 ISTThe fear of oil spill has finally come true as the cargo ship grounded in a tilted position off Sinquerim coast in North Goa is still lying untouched for the last three months while the ... READ
Recycled plastic banned from 15 Aug
11 August 2000 23:08 ISTThe independence day will come with a difference this time in Goa. The state administration plans to liberate the Goan populace from using the hazardous recycled plastic bags from 15 August.All the municipalities and village ... READ
Court scraps Goa high tide line
24 July 2000 23:11 ISTAfter six years of blatant violation of coastal zone regulation guidelines by allowing concrete jungles along Goa's famous beachline, the high court has now pulled up sleeves to save the coastal ecology and environmental degradation ... READ
Assembly bars court review of fishing ban
22 July 2000 23:12 ISTIn a desperate attempt to protect the mechanised fishing lobby, the Goa Assembly on late Friday evening passed an amendment bill, in a most unprecedented manner, barring the judiciary from reviewing the amended provisions of ... READ
Rains disrupt rail-air traffic
10 July 2000 23:13 ISTRail services are totally disrupted while air service is also disturbed due to non-stop heavy showers that have hit the tourist state for the last five days. The inter-state road transport however is still functioning ... READ
South Goa flooded with heavy rains
07 July 2000 23:15 ISTWithin 25 days, Goa is once again hit by stormy winds and heavy rainfall, this time disrupting normal life in the South Goa like what the tourist state witnessed in the mining belt of North ... READ
Grounded ship endangers North Goa coast
06 July 2000 23:15 ISTA cargo ship, grounded off the Goan coast in a tilted position for over a month, has become the matter of worry for the hotel industry here, especially in the northern coastal belt of the ... READ
