First traffic speed detector installed at Miramar, Panaji
As part of a pilot project, the first traffic speed detector was recently installed at Dayanand Bandodkar Marg in Miramar, Panaji. The speed detectors automatically snap up pictures of the vehicle and their registration number plate if the vehicle crosses the given speed limit on that road. Speaking to The Goan, Business Development Officer of […]
Does Goa really care about garbage?
An aerial view of the Solid Waste Management Facility at Calangute. Graciously Accepting Refuse Perched on the top of the Saligao Plateau in Goa, the Solid Waste Management Facility operated by M/s Hindustan Waste Treatment Pvt. Ltd. has been graciously accepting solid waste and garbage from the surrounding areas and treating it for the past […]
Fish will be subsidised promises Goa Fisheries Minister
No need to ‘fish in the curry dish’, now fish will be available cheaper! Keeping to his promise, Goa Fisheries Minister Vinod Palyekar today announced that fish will be subsidised in Goa. In his pre-poll speech, Palyekar had promised to make it available at cheaper rates if elected to power. Soaring prices deprived the common […]
Let’s be safe! Let’s stop accidents in Goa
Horrifying photographs of mangled bodies and vehicles lying in heaps of twisted metal & plastic Such sights have become an increasing phenomenon over the last couple of days. As a result, people across the world have been left to despair due to the growing number of accidents and distress in Goa. Stunned by the alarming […]
Twelve deaths in 72 hours devastates Goa
In a span of a few hours, Goa’s golden image has been smashed and covered with the blood of accident victims. It feels like a curse has descended upon the State, as since Sunday, April 16, 12 people’s lives have been snuffed out due to rash and negligent driving in Goa. Deadly days and deaths in […]
VHP: “We will not allow cow slaughter or allow anyone to eat beef in Goa”
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has said that they will stop cow slaughter and consumption of beef in Goa. The organisation has claimed that they are capable of imposing a ban in the state without the support from the government. “Like elsewhere in the country, in Goa, too, we are awakening people against cow slaughter and […]
No more partying in Goa. Like seriously? Last few days to go…
However euphoric a moment can be, you have to accept the fact that it can’t last forever. In a recent statement, Goa Water Resources Minister Vinod Palyekar insisted on a complete ban on drug-ridden rave parties, and partying on beaches in the coastal state, Goa. Loud trance music, funky lights, cigarettes, booze, and drugs, is […]
Imagine a ‘Masterplan’ being hatched! In the guise of progress a health bomb
Imagine a ‘Masterplan’ being hatched! In the guise of progress a health bomb. The Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s ‘Masterplan’ to increase the coal handling capacity at Mormugao Port using construction and development of roads and railways as a guise to promote Coal import into Goa is a health bomb waiting to explode. Deadly impact of […]
Smart City, but is Goa’s education lagging behind?
None of Goa’s Educational Institutions found place in the first two hundred overall best educational institutions list in the countrywide ranking announced by the human resource development ministry, Govt of India today. However, Goa University was ranked 64th in the University category with an overall score of 37.16. The other institutions which found mention in the […]
Bhai cracks the whip!
Soon after accessing the throne, Parrikar ‘Bhai’ cracks the whip! It’s been just few days since former Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar took charge as Chief Minister of Goa. Since ‘ascending the throne’ he has decided to prove his mettle once more. Cracking the whip on the evils that plague Goan society, Parrikar issues his ‘edict’ for […]
