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Goa stampede: Police directives on CCTV cameras, barricades not implemented ahead of temple festA tragic stampede at the Shree Lairai Temple festival in Goa, claiming six lives, has sparked controversy. Despite police directives to ins...- Defamation suit against Sanjay Singh bid to keep him away from Delhi poll campaign: AAPGoa CM's wife, Sulakshana Sawant, filed a ₹100 crore defamation suit against AAP leader Sanjay Singh over cash-for-jobs allegations. AAP cl...
- IMD issues 'red' alert for Goa after overnight heavy rainsGoa experienced heavy overnight rains leading to waterlogging in several areas. The India Meteorological Department issued a 'red' alert fo...
- Vedanta commences mining in Goa's Bicholim blockVedanta initiates mining operations at the Bicholim mineral block in Goa, marking the resumption of mining after a hiatus since the Supreme...
- Vedanta says declared as preferred bidder for Bicholim mineral block in Goa"The company has been declared as 'preferred bidder' in respect of e-auction of Block I - Bicholim Mineral Block based on highest final pri...
- Goa government completes first phase of auction of iron ore mining blocksThe industry, which used to be one of the major revenue earners for the state, had come to a standstill in 2018 after the Supreme Court qua...
- Flood-like situation in parts of Goa; several rivers in spate after heavy rainsAlmost half of Velus village located near Valpoi town in Sattari, is inundated, while several other villages were cut off as roads and culv...
- Three Vedanta officials booked after engineer's deathThe engineer a native of Odisha died from after he was trapped in the coal bearing conveyor belt in the factory located at Amona, 25 km fro...
- Vedanta's Sesa Goa opens its second mining lease at BicholimWhile Sesa had resumed work at its Codli mining site earlier, today it opened its Bicholim mining lease, both of which are the largest mini...
- Consultants hired to promote tourism in Goan hinterlandsGoa Tourism Department has appointed project management consultants for identification of sites and development of tourism infrastructure.
- Elections 2014: BJP maintains dominance in Goa's mining beltIn Sanguem, BJP polled 13,070 votes and Congress 5356, while in Bicholim the two parties got 12,959 and 6,268 votes, respectively.
- When the lord of nature turned greenThe awareness about using eco-friendly materials instead of plaster of paris (PoP) and thermacol appears to be spreading, albeit slowly, as...
- Hoax article on India-Portugal clash fools Wikipedia for 5 yearsA red-faced Wikipedia has removed an article from its site detailing the 17th century "Bicholim Conflict" — a clash between Portugal and In...
- Mining taking heavy toll on Goa's wildlife: EnvironmentalistsIncessant digging that had been taking place around Goa's forests in search for iron ore has taken a heavy toll on wild animals and other s...
- Goa villagers protest pollution by Sesa Goa's metallurgy plantThousands of villagers from Navelim in Bicholim taluka of Goa today observed a day-long bandh against Sesa Goa's metallurgical coke plant i...
- Villagers protest pollution by Sesa's metallurgy plant in GoaThousands of villagers from Navelim in Bicholim taluka of Goa today observed a day-long bandh against Sesa Goa's metallurgical coke plant i...
- Goa assembly polls: BJP announces 6 more candidatesWith this list, the Bharatiya Janata Party has so far announced 28 candidates out of the total of 40 assembly constituencies.
- Ambient air quality in mining areas polluted: GSPCBAmbient air at all seven locations where the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has set up its monitoring stations is polluted beyon...
- Turtle killings rampant in Sattari, BicholimOlive Ridley turtles may have been accorded legal protection in Goa, however, the killing of other species of turtles is rampant in various...
- Forest, local squad to curb leopard menace in GoaGoa will form a joint squad of locals and forest officials to curb leopard menace that has been haunting the rural areas of Bicholim for al...
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