Opp MLAs protest at Sanguem beer factory, ‘caretaker’ councillor also joins
27 January 2016 22:35 IST
Opposition legislators and Goa Forward today staged a demonstration at Amdai village in Sanguem, protesting against cutting down coconut trees for a beer factory. READ
Govt agrees to pollution norms, villagers monitoring Saligao garbage plant
27 January 2016 19:17 IST
The garbage treatment plant at Saligao will start operating now with the protesting locals, government authorities and the plant operator have jointly agreed to treat only 100 metric tonnes of waste, that too only the ... READ
Goa’s Pt Tulshidas Borkar gets Padma Shree; Dhirubhai, Sri Sri Vibhushan
25 January 2016 18:20 IST
Goa’s veteran music maestro Pandit Tulshidas Borkar has been honoured by Government of India with Padma Shree this year, at the age of 81. READ
हें सरकार बोंड्यांचें: People protest FOR coconut on Taleigao-St Cruz Bandh
24 January 2016 23:18 IST
The Congress finished half of Goa through land conversions and destroying the greenery, now the BJP wants to finish rest of Goa by giving free licence to cut coconut trees; our Identity. READ
"Konkanis shy away from global issues, lack social commitment"
23 January 2016 20:53 IST
Konkani literature lacks social commitment because creative people in Konkani community shy away from the global issues confronting the society, says Anant Amembal, Maharashtra’s eminent music composer and researcher. READ
Policy demanded for Konkani education with professional prospects
23 January 2016 19:06 IST
Dr Prakash Parienkar, head of the Konkani department at Goa University, has expressed the need to have a vision document to make Konkani education strong enough and attractive. READ
Imposing medium and stopping grants is not legal: Justice Khandeparkar
22 January 2016 22:07 IST
Justice R M S Khandeparkar, the retired judge of High Court, today gave a different dimension to the Medium of Instruction issue, stating that withdrawing salary grants to the schools is not legal. READ
Goa's Feni to be marketed as 'Heritage Spirit', not liquor
21 January 2016 21:18 IST
Goa’s cashew feni, which got its Geographical Indication (GI) certification in 2000 is all set to be delisted as “country liquor” and will be standardised and marketed soon beyond State's borders as Goa’s “Heritage Spirit.” READ
Parrikar behind Pakistan terror attack: Pak ex-minister
20 January 2016 23:22 IST
Former Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has blamed India for the terror attack on Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province today. READ
Suicide bomber in Afghanistan kills 4, injures 24
20 January 2016 20:48 IST
A suicide bomber struck a minibus near the Russian embassy in downtown Kabul, killing four people in the latest attack in the Afghan capital despite an international push to jumpstart Taliban peace talks. READ
