Desmond suspended, lawyers boycott & march in protest
10 February 2011 17:48 IST
South Goa lawyers are up in arms. They boycotted court proceedings and even took out a morcha against the Principal District and Sessions judge Utkarsh Bakre for being instrumental in suspending an upright judge Desmond ... READ
No conversion of eco sensitive zones: CM
09 December 2010 20:23 IST
Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has clarified that all the 'green' land from fields to forests falling under Eco Sensitive Zones will not be converted. READ
'Green' land conversions despite RP'21?
06 December 2010 12:30 IST
The Regional Plan 2021 has left major lacunae to allow land conversions and constructions in the eco sensitive zones, until the surface utilisation plans for the rest of nine talukas are notified. READ
No 'green belt' conversion in cities: Correa
29 November 2010 16:17 IST
Padma Vibhushan awardee and renowned architect Charels Correa has clarified that all the six Outline Development Plans of Goa will have to be altered to excludes all green pastures from the land conversion activity. READ
Historic RP 21 implementation begins, Canacona & Pernem taluka plans notified
24 November 2010 14:08 IST
Goa government has finally started notifying the new Regional Plan 2021, in stages. The first such plans for Canacona and Pernem talukas were notified today. READ
Aishwarya's cigarette NOTEd
16 November 2010 20:45 IST
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Guzaarish has run into controversy ahead of its release, with National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) taking objection to film posters displayed across Mumbai, showing actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan smoking a cigarette. READ
Church demands NH realignment
03 November 2010 21:18 IST
Council for Social Justice and Peace (CSJP), the official social wing of Goa church, today said the government should come out clean on the alignment of the proposed national highway in the state before starting ... READ
Shantaram opposes Navy taking over islands off Goa
26 September 2010 21:57 IST
Indian Navy's claim over two islands off Goa coast has irked a local Member of Parliament, who today claimed the move as 'an attempt to grab the land'. READ
Govt to shift casinos 'within' Mandovi river
15 September 2010 20:18 IST
In spite of court directives, Goa government has decided not to move off-shore casinos outside the shore of Mandovi river. READ
Meira Kumar appeals for a renaissance in India
31 July 2010 23:16 IST
Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar has appealed to the writers to take initiative for a renaissance in India, on the lines of European countries. READ
