44% newly sworn-in ministers in Goa declared criminal cases against themselves: ADRGoa Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all nine ministers, includin...
29 Mar, 2022, 05.11 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi woos voters in Goa's mining belt with promise to resume stalled industry"Congress will restart the mining industry as soon as the party forms government," Gandhi said.
11 Feb, 2022, 08.10 PM IST
Efforts on to locate 602 people who came to Goa from UK, UAEIn the wake of detection of a new COVID-19 variant in the UK, Goa health authorities are trying to track down 602 people who arrived in the...
24 Dec, 2020, 12.41 PM IST
Manohar Parrikar interested in contesting from PanajiDiscussions are going on with Curchorem MLA Nilesh Cabral and also (Panaji MLA) Siddharth Kuncolienkar (to see if either of them is ready t...
19 Apr, 2017, 05.25 PM IST
Goa registers heavy 83 per cent voter turnout, polling peacefulAccording to EC sources, the poll percentage could further go up as there are long queues of voters at many booths across the state even af...
04 Feb, 2017, 06.03 PM IST
Goa Carnival to start from February 14The four-day Goa carnival will be held from February 14 with float parades planned at various places in the state, organisers said.
19 Jan, 2015, 02.03 PM IST
Goa's mining belt takes austerity path during Ganesh festivalWith marginal footfalls and less spending power, businessmen of Curchorem, Bicholim, Sanguem and other markets in the mining area are buyin...
28 Aug, 2014, 11.42 AM IST
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.
18 May, 2014, 01.14 PM IST
- 2013 sees highest number of 'green' lawsuits
Of 83 environmental cases pending in various courts across the country, over 70% were filed in 2013 and most of them are related to mining.
13 Oct, 2013, 02.07 AM IST
- Goa mines: green belt goes in the red
While the mining ban in Goa has helped change the red-belt into a green-belt, its impact on the socio-economic structure of the state has l...
21 Sep, 2013, 03.44 AM IST
- Pollution levels dip since mining closure in Goa: Data
Citing the data measured till Feb, Environment Minister Alina Saldanha told the House that the pollution levels showed a downward trend.
11 Apr, 2013, 11.15 AM IST
Pollution levels dipped since mining closure in Goa: DataPollution levels in the iron ore belts of Goa dropped considerably after mining activity was banned in September last, bringing them within...
11 Apr, 2013, 11.15 AM IST
- Goa communal riots case: 40 acquitted for lack of evidence
A local court today acquitted 40 accused, including senior BJP leaders, in the first ever communal riots case in the state.
18 Apr, 2012, 11.27 AM IST
Election results 2012: BJP ahead in GoaBJP is leading in seven seats in Goa while ruling Congress is ahead in two in the 40-member Assembly at 9:30 am.
06 Mar, 2012, 10.24 AM IST
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.
09 Feb, 2012, 01.30 PM IST
- Advani's Jan Chetna Yatra: Illegal mining issue on agenda in Goa tour
The issue of illegal mining would be one of the highlights in the Goa leg of the Janchetna Yatra by senior BJP leader L K Advani, a senior ...
19 Oct, 2011, 05.02 PM IST
- Dust particles in Goa iron ore mining belts touch danger level
People living in the iron ore mining belt of Goa inhale more dust particles than permissible levels which can be highly hazardous to their ...
23 Jun, 2011, 04.08 PM IST