Mining hearing to prolong indefinitely?
18 September 2013 23:49 IST
The hearing on the case of Goa’s illegal mining may not be completed in two weeks as presumed earlier if the Supreme Court combines all the related petitions filed by several mining companies together. READ
Ban ore export, stretch reserves for 100 years: GF
18 September 2013 23:39 IST
Goa Foundation today urged the Supreme Court to ban export of iron ore from Goa as suggested by Standing Committee Report on review of iron ore exports and also to stretch out ore reserves for ... READ
Panaji Mayor proposes casino gaming commission
18 September 2013 18:05 IST
Mayor of Corporation of City of Panaji Surendra Furtado has demanded setting up of a Gaming Commission in the State in association with the CCP to regulate the activities of casinos. READ
SC questions MoEF over EC for Goa mining
17 September 2013 22:01 IST
The Supreme Court today questioned the Centre for granting environment clearance certificates to mining firms, involved in the extraction of iron ore in Goa, allegedly without proper documentation and verifications. READ
40 MLAs bowed, created mining mafia: GF
17 September 2013 21:48 IST
Goa Foundation in the Supreme Court has accused all the 40 MLAs of several Legislative Assemblies of bowing down before the mine owners and ultiamtely creating a mining mafia in Goa. READ
SC urged to follow alternate EC policy & mine auction
17 September 2013 21:07 ISTGoa Foundation has urged the Supreme Court not to restore suspended environment clearances of mining leases in Goa on present terms but to evolve an alternate mechanism of setting up a multi-agency body. READ
Mining hearing begins, may continue till next week
17 September 2013 18:30 IST At last, the uninterrupted hearing of the case of Goa’s mining ban started from today morning in the Supreme Court, with Adv Prashant Bhushan arguing for the whole day for Goa Foundation. READ
Police urged to round up rowdy casino-goers
17 September 2013 17:24 IST
Mayor of Panaji, the capaital city of Goa, has urged the police to round up rowdy casino-goers who cause nuisance on city roads from midnight onwards till morning. READ
CM demands apology from Sunburn over bribe charges
17 September 2013 16:48 IST
Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar has sought an apology from the organisers of Sunburn music festival over their reported allegations that they had to shell out money to seek permission for hosting the event in ... READ
Sunburn opposed by Goa's coastal MLA
15 September 2013 18:50 IST
Former Goa tourism minister Francisco Miccky Pacheco today demanded that the Sunburn music festival should not be allowed to be held in the state as long as allegations of bribery levelled by the organisers were ... READ
