Taxis go off the road, tourism affected
24 February 2014 19:46 IST
Tourism in Goa was severely affected today after thousands of taxis went off the roads to protest against the entry of a private taxi operator in the trade. READ
Goa's tourist taxis on warpath against privatisation
20 February 2014 20:59 IST Operators of tourist and black-yellow taxi in Goa have warned of going on a strike on 24 February to protest the government's permission to a private company for operating taxi service in the state. READ
Jindal, JSW bidding for Goa's 0.5 MT ore e-auction
11 February 2014 20:57 IST
With barely a week to go before firstever e-auction of iron ore in Goa following the Supreme Court (SC) banned mining and exports in September 2012, only about 0.5 million tonne is being put up ... READ
Goa's first mining e-auction next week
11 February 2014 20:16 IST
The Goa government will hold its first e-auction of ore on February 17, the Directorate of Mines and Geology (DMG), Goa said. READ
Mining industry not fatal: Dr Kakodkar
11 February 2014 20:05 IST
Health experts on Tuesday said Goa's iron ore mining industry does not pose risk to life and it is a wrong notion that mining causes fatal health problems. READ
Goa mining to begin before monsoon: Parrikar
10 February 2014 20:27 IST
Goa expects to resume iron ore mining before monsoon, its chief minister Manohar Parrikar said on Monday, as the country's top iron ore exporting state has taken action against illegal mining that prompted a ban ... READ
Establish legality before e-auction: Miners
06 February 2014 21:31 IST
Ahead of e-auctioning of stacked iron ore by the Goa government, some mine owners have demanded that legality of the ore should be established before the process is set in motion. READ
Bhinguim grilled by SIT in illegal mining case
04 February 2014 22:36 IST
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) interrogated former director of mines J B Bhingui in connection with the alleged multi-crore illegal mining scam. READ
Digambar & 5 others issued summons in illegal mining
03 February 2014 23:26 IST
Former chief minister Digambar Kamat and five top bureaucrats have been issued summons by the Special Investigation Team in illegal mining cases. READ
12 LPG cylinders p.a. from Apr, 1 extra in Feb-Mar
30 January 2014 16:23 IST
Bowing to party pressure, the government today raised the quota of subsidised LPG to 12 cylinders per household in a year from nine at present and also put on hold paying users the subsidy into ... READ
