No heavy vehicles on Goa-Mumbai NH for 4 days
05 September 2013 14:33 IST
Anticipating heavy traffic on the Mumbai-Goa highway (NH17) over the weekend as citizens will head for Konkan for Ganpati festival, the RTO has decided to ban entry of trucks and heavy goods vehicle (16 tonnes ... READ
Microsoft to buy Nokia for $ 7.7 b
03 September 2013 23:43 IST
Software giant Microsoft Tuesday said it will acquire Finnish handset maker Nokia’s handset business for 5.44 billion euros (USD 7.17 billion) in cash, in an effort to strengthen its position in the smartphone market. READ
Govt may ban official use of GMail-Yahoo mails
03 September 2013 23:32 IST
Wary of cyber snooping, the government may ban use of e-mail services like Gmail and Yahoo for official communications so as to safeguard its critical data. READ
Phablet market doubles in India
31 August 2013 13:49 IST
The latest numbers for Indian smartphone market are out. And, they show a steep growth in the phablet category in the country. READ
Alina stalls MPT's marina projects
30 August 2013 19:59 IST
The plans of the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT), the major port of south Goa, to step up the process of setting up marinas planned by Chowgule and Kharagwal groups in the Zuari river continue to ... READ
Spicejet aborts take-off as loader jumps out
16 August 2013 22:49 IST
An Ahmedabad-bound SpiceJet flight aborted take-off at the last moment after a loader jumped off from the luggage section of the plane while it was taxiing on the runway at Dabolim airport in Panaji on ... READ
Goa to get new Pehalwan tug
14 August 2013 16:41 IST
The operation of salvaging vessels held up off Goa shore will now get a boost with the State government deciding to replace its ailing three-decade-old tug boat here. READ
Subsidy to pvt buses on anvil
13 August 2013 23:37 IST
Goa government is working on a proposal to provide subsidy to private transporters, who complained that they suffered losses ever since the state-run Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) introduced subsidised pass system. READ
AAI adamant on free stall for Govt handicraft
26 July 2013 21:51 IST
The Goa government has demanded allocation of a free-of-cost stall for display of its handicrafts at the new airport terminus building at Dabolim here but the Airport Authority of India (AAI) has refused to commit ... READ
Railways to pay Rs 2 L to Dr for stolen luggage
23 July 2013 18:17 IST
Indian Railways has been asked by the apex consumer commission to pay Rs. 2.01 lakh compensation to a lady doctor whose luggage was stolen while travelling by the UP Kushinagar Express in 1996. READ
