Goa News

VALPOI: The long pending dispute between Sattari Taluka Farmer’s Society versus shopkeeper and Valpoi Municipality on the land located near Valpoi Bridge ended on Thursday with the demolition of nine shops after the court order came in favour of the society.

VASCO: The general manager of South Western Railway, Mr Kuldeep Chaturvedi on Thursday informed that around Rs 1,000 crore are required to double the railway track, connecting Vasco-da-Gama to Tinai Ghat.

MAPUSA: What could have turned out to be a major accident, an alert driver of a mini bus, which was proceeding from Valpoi towards Panaji on Thursday

MAPUSA: A Nagaland native, Sentilemla Zameer, 22, but residing at Mumbai, died after the bike on which she was pillion riding rammed into a wall at Calangute.

BY ABDUL RAUF BEIG

PANAJI: Goa perhaps has the best health infrastructure in the country to treat the sick but it somehow lacks the adequate facilities for a healthy person to go for preventive health checkup, which could help individuals and the government save a lot of amount in treating the diseases that could otherwise be prevented.

MARGAO/PANAJI: The public prosecutor, Ms T S Sardinha representing the government in the Nadia death case on Thursday sought custodial interrogation of former tourism minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco alias Mickky as death of Nadia took place in a suspicious manner.

MARGAO/PANAJI: The additional district and session judge, South Goa, Mr B P Deshpande on Wednesday rejected the anticipatory bail application moved by Mr Lyndon Monteiro, the officer on special duty of former tourism minister, Mr Francisco Xavier Pacheco alias Mickky.

PANAJI: The Commissioner for NRI Affairs and former Union Minister, Mr Eduardo Faleiro said that the international community should intensify dialogue so as to build consensus to strengthen the ability of the international community to initiate concrete steps towards achieving the goal of nuclear disarmament.

PANAJI: The member of Parliament for South Goa, Mr Francisco Sardinha has asked parents to keep a constant watch on the educational performance of their wards.

POINGUINNIM: The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) started in Canacona in December 2008, and the first project under this scheme was taken up in the Gaondongrem village panchayat.