Names of Portuguese passport holders deleted from EC rolls
The names of 25,700 Goans with Portuguese passports have been deleted from electoral rolls in South Goa. South Goa Collector Swapnil Naik submitted a report on Tuesday to the Election Commission of India (ECI) team visiting the state. “They had informed the team about the commencement of the process to delete 1,400 more names of […]
Junior resident doctors to receive a pay hike
Junior resident doctors, para clinical and pre-clinical junior residents will receive a pay hike according to a state government proposal. “A finance officer said very few candidates join non-clinical courses and, probably, an increase in pay package will encourage students to join them. More importantly, he said, they have tried to correct the disparity in […]
Goa fails to attract investors says a ASSOCHAM study
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) in its study claims that Goa has failed to attract investors and grow. “Predictability and stability is an important condition for continuous flow of investments and looking at this trend, it seems both are seriously lacking in Goa,” said the study. “Goa has virtually failed […]
Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki – 12th edition music festival to be held
In association with the department of art and culture and Tarangi Sanskruti Pratishtan , the 12th edition of the Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki music festival will be held on September 25 and 26 at Kala Academy. Born in the village of Mangueshi Goa, Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki was a vocalist, composer and scholar of Indian classical, semi-classical, […]
Mhadei row – Goa reveals Karnataka’s water wastage
Goa government has filed an affidavit before the Mhadei water disputes tribunal (New Delhi) which may give the state an upper hand while negotiating with Karnataka. The affidavit was filed on Monday in which the state government has stated that Karnataka has wasted or mismanaged water from Bennehalla Nalla in the Malaprabha basin. Affidavit Size […]
Sureties
Foreigners involved in crimes such as drug peddling use the help of locals to flee from the law. It has become a cost-making-deal for locals in Goa to earn a lot of money. They take advantage of the situation and encourage the crime rate. HOW THIS WORKS The locals stand as sureties throughout the case […]
GaurBot – FC Goa’s AI messenger application
FC Goa has cashed in on the AI (Artificial intelligence) technology. They have created ‘GaurBot’ an application on Facebook’s messenger. GaurBot is designed to become a one stop platform for fans to know everything about FC Goa. “We are fortunate to have some of the most passionate fans in the country and our efforts are […]
Election Commissioner to visit Goa on September 14
In preparation for the upcoming assembly polls, a team of Election Commission senior officials are slated to visit Goa on September 14. The main aim of the team would be to check the preparedness of the state to conduct the elections. “Three member team led by Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha would be in the […]
FIFA Chief to visit Goa
“We can confirm that the FIFA president will attend the AFC Congress in India. His agenda in Goa will be confirmed in due course,” a spokesperson of the body told TOI. The news circles in Goa are buzzing with the reports of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) President Gianni Infantino visiting Goa on September […]
Rain water harvesting may lead to economic growth in Goa
“Goa receives high amount of rainfall in contrast to our places of Maharashtra and Karnataka. We are looking at how to capitalise on this water resource, when we have water everywhere,” said director general, ICAR, Trilochan Mohapatra in a ToI report. He spoke about benefits of rain water harvesting. Capitalizing on rain water harvesting He […]
