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Free rabies vaccination drive for pets, stray animals

PANJIM, Sept. 12 -- The Department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, in collaboration with Mission Rabies, has announced a free rabies vaccination campaign for pets in Goa. The Static Point R... Read More


Hotel against which Matanhy Saldanha fought, finally comes down

VELSAO, Sept. 12 -- The relentless fight started by late Matanhy Saldanha, finally ended after 30 years, when promoters of the illegal hotel project of Kyle San Holidays Pvt. Ltd, at Primeiro Vaddo, V... Read More


Satyavan Talwadkar takes charge as 'Director of Accounts - South Goa' under protest

PANJIM, Sept. 12 -- In a surprising move, the State government has established an additional post of Director of Accounts for the South Goa district, appointing Satyavan Talwadkar to the position. Thi... Read More


Cong pooh-poohs CM's statement to blacklist contractors for bad roads

PANJIM, Sept. 12 -- Ridiculing the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant's statement to blacklist contractors for dilapidated condition of roads across the State, the Opposition Congress on Wednesday demanded ... Read More


Sawant confronts the fisheries department about sensor-equipped restroom at the Cutbona Jetty

India, Sept. 12 -- Sawant, rejected the fisheries department's assertion that the sensor based restrooms were installed by the Goa Tourism Development Corporation. He gave the South Goa Collector inst... Read More


Sancoale Villagers threaten to come out in large numbers against massive Bhutani project

SANCOALE, Sept. 12 -- Villagers of Sancoale who are opposing the Bhutani project which boasts of 700 swimming pools, one for each bungalow, and which is allegedly proposed on an NDZ slope, have threat... Read More


Did the Government machinery fail to control sale of Plaster of Paris Ganesh idols in the State?

PANJIM, Sept. 12 -- Every year the government cautions people against the use of Plaster of Paris Ganesh idols for Chaturthi. However, it is a sorry sight to see broken Plaster of Paris Ganesh idols w... Read More


FROM STONE TO SCULPTORS: Suryakant Gaonkar continues legacy of stone carving art

Goa, Sept. 12 -- For the last two decades, Suryakant Gaonkar has kept the stone carving art form alive by preserving all the sculpted stones and woods at his residence in the Sattari Taluka. The mural... Read More


Fisheries Dept to increase parking fees up to 1 lakh per month on abandoned vessels at Jetties

Goa, Sept. 12 -- In the aftermath of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant's visit to Mobor jetty, in the wake of 5 labourers' deaths to diarrhoea, Environment Minister Aleixo Sequeira announced that fees, for... Read More


Caranzalem Ramponkar's Get Bumper Catch

Goa, Sept. 12 -- It has been a month since the fishing season began. With calmer seas, fishermen have resumed their routine. In Goa, traditional Rampon Fishermen struggle to compete with the modern pr... Read More