Goa OBC to get 27% quota by mid-Nov
28 August 2013 20:15 IST
The Other Backward Classes of Goa are exepected to get reservation of 27 per cent by the first fortnight of November this year. READ
Cop gets 'social service' punishment
08 August 2013 17:06 IST
In a landmark order, Goa State Police Complaint Authority (GSPCA) has directed a police inspector to perform social service in ten gram panchayats across the state as a punishment for his refusal to register First ... READ
Praful questions PC's poverty estimates
24 July 2013 20:19 IST
Questioning Planning Commission's latest poverty estimates, NCP leader and Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel today said they are based on "totally wrong" benchmark of per capita daily expenditure of Rs 33.33 for cities and Rs ... READ
Goa lowest in poverty, Indian poverty declines
23 July 2013 18:39 IST
Goa has the least percentage of people living below poverty line in the country while the number has reduced even at national level in last seven years. READ
Goa's model scheme for sex worker rehabilitation
26 June 2013 19:52 IST
Goa has decided to rehabilitate sex workers and sexually abused women by training them; a scheme that has been acclaimed by the Supreme Court as a model scheme for the whole country. READ
Orphans would now get foster care in Goa
26 June 2013 18:53 IST
The unique foster care scheme was approved today, renaming it as ‘Vatsalya’ and rationalizing the monthly amount paid to the family to look after the child. READ
Parrikar salutes Army for Uttarakhand rescue
24 June 2013 19:54 IST
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today lauded the efforts of the Indian army in rescuing people who were stranded in flood-hit Uttarakhand. READ
Guv concerned over crime against women
18 June 2013 15:22 IST
Goa Governor Bharat Vir Wanchoo has once again expressed concern over the rising crimes against women and girl child in Goa. READ
Subsidy for Goenkar Poder for Unddo @ Rs 3/-
17 June 2013 14:02 IST
Goa’s traditional Poder will now get a government subsidy, so that traditional Pau, Unddo, Polli and Kankonn of 50 gms each will not cost more than Rs three for the next five years. READ
Foster care scheme mooted for Right to Family
14 June 2013 19:35 IST Goa is taking yet another leap forward in children’s rights by floating a scheme for foster care of a child in a family rather than admitting them in institutions. READ
