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Goa News |Economy

Wednesday 12 August 2026

News Analysed, Opinions Expressed

Economy

Miners may get royalty exemption and 70% price for remaining e-auctions

Goa government is planning to give three major concessions to the mining lease holders to purchase their own ‘illegal’ iron ore, at e-auction. READ

Assault on Ravindra may delay mining operations: Claude

Goa Foundation feels the incident of assaulting mining activist Ravindra Velip in the judicial lock up may delay the mining operations indefinitely. READ

Subhash denies hand in jail-beating, demands ore transport after inventory

Sanguem MLA Subhash Phaldesai has emphatically denied any involvement in getting Ravindra Velip, a tribal panch from Caurem-Pirla village, beaten up in Sada jail while fully supporting their demands related to mining transport. READ

MLA Subhash and Fomento suspected behind jail-assault on Ravindra

Ravindra Velip, a tribal panch of Caurem-Pirla has demanded with jail authorities to file FIR against Sanguem BJP MLA Subhash Phaldesai and owners of Fomento Mines, alleging them to have been involved in assaulting him ... READ

Protesting Caurem tribal Panch blind-folded, beaten up in Sada jail

Ravindra Velip, panch of Caurem-Pirla village protesting against alleged illegal mining, was blind folded and mercilessly beaten up in Sada sub-jail yesterday morning. READ

HC refuses to stay DefExpo, villagers to continue peaceful protest

Villagers opposing Defence Expo lost the legal battle today as the high court refused to grant interim relief to stay the international defence exhibition, beginning from 28 March. READ

Blacklisted companies will be allowed at DefExpo

Unlike last time, there is no bar on blacklisted companies from taking part in the Defence Expo being held in Goa next week, the largest ever hosted by India that will see participation of over ... READ

Caurem villagers march in the town, protestors released

Five protesting villagers of Caurem were released on bail today while hundreds of villagers peacefully demonstrated in Quepem town, in protest of transporting iron ore with the help of outsider contractor. READ

Will NGT, Bombay high court repeat Sri Sri event order for DefExpo?

The Orixtt Porjecho Avaz has approached the Bombay high court at Goa as well as the National Green Tribunal in Delhi against the four-day Defence Expo scheduled on the Quitol plateau near Betul from 28 ... READ

Russia coming with big delegation for big deal at Goa DefExpo

Eyeing multi-billion dollar deals, Russia is sending a 500-member delegation to the defence expo scheduled to be held in Goa later this month. READ