Panaji: The Congress on Thursday accused Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar of behaving like an employee of the mining lobby in Goa, only interested in protecting the interests of the firms. Reginaldo Lourenco, spokesperson for the Congress legislative party (CLP), which met on Thursday, said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Goa government was trying its best to shield owners of mining firms indicted by the Justice MB Shah Commission, which...
02:00 AM, Oct 26, 2012
Panaji: With uncertainty prevailing over resumption of mining activity in Goa, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said the government and not court can find a solution to it. Supreme Court recently halted the transportation and extraction of ore in the state pending inquiry report from the Centrally Empowered committee (CEC), which will probe into the illegalities pointed out by Justice MB Shah Commission. "I have strong objections to a ruling...
12:45 PM, Oct 25, 2012
Panaji: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator in Goa on Wednesday said if the mining halt continued in the state, then he feared that people might resort to suicides. "This is just the first month of mining halt. If this continues further, we will have people committing suicide," Sanvordem BJP MLA Nilesh Cabral told reporters. He said the halt on mining activity has hit his constituency and people have lost...
04:48 PM, Oct 24, 2012
Zurich: Goal-line technology providers GoalRef and Hawk-Eye have been authorised to install their systems worldwide after signing licence agreements with FIFA, soccer's world governing body said on Tuesday. As part of the licensing agreement, the two companies have also had to take out liability insurance in case their equipment makes a wrong decision or injures a player. "This policy should provide sufficient insurance coverage for claims being raised by third...
10:49 PM, Oct 23, 2012
New Delhi: International socialite Paris Hilton is set to visit India again and this time she will perform as a disc jockey (DJ) at the India Resort Fashion Week (IRFW) in Goa, starting Nov 28. "Yes, Paris Hilton is performing at IRFW 2012. She has been brought to India by E-sense Entertainment and shall be performing on Dec 1," Aman Swetta, creative show director, IRFW told IANS. The heiress, who...
07:09 PM, Oct 15, 2012
Goa: An Indian Navy Chetak helicopter crashed at the Dabolim airport in Goa on Monday morning. Three people including two pilots have been killed in the crash. The crash occurred on the civilian flight's runway. The rotor of the helicopter, which had flown from Mumbai to Dabolim, broke off while landing, Navy sources said. The chopper then caught fire, they said. The helicopter was to stop for refuelling when the...
12:01 PM, Oct 15, 2012
Panaji: With chances of revival of mining industry in Goa in near future appearing remote, the downturn has begun showing its impact on those who are dependent on the sector for survival. People living in the iron ore rich mining belt are bearing the brunt of closure of the mining leases although the state government has assured financial packages. Areas like Velguem and Pale in Bicholim taluka, Usgao in Ponda...
02:54 AM, Oct 15, 2012
Panaji: The Goa unit of India Against Corruption (IAC) on Saturday demanded a probe into alleged under-valuing of properties purchased in Goa by union Law Minister Salman Khurshid, who is already facing fire over his NGO allegedly siphoning off money meant for the physically challenged. Demanding a probe, IAC coordinator here Valmiki Naik, an associate of Arvind Kejriwal, has also released a video on video networking site youtube featuring Khurshid's...
12:40 AM, Oct 14, 2012
Malayalam cinema is passing through one of the best years in this decade with many films gaining commercial success at the Box Office. As the Mohanlal blockbuster 'Run Baby Run' is having a fine run at the Box Office, two films released a couple of week ago is having good viewership in release centres and is already declared success stories. The upset hit of the year is undoubtedly the new...
09:53 PM, Oct 10, 2012
Panaji: Goa Mines and Geology Department has issued show-cause notices to around 100 mining firms for allegedly encroaching outside their mining leases, which has been pointed out in the Justice MB Shah Commission report on illegal iron ore mining. The notices, issued on Tuesday by the department have asked all the 100 mine owners why action should not be initiated against them for encroaching outside their mining leases. They have...
01:18 AM, Oct 10, 2012
Panaji: Wherever the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power, the mining industry and the image of the state suffers, Goa Congress president Subhash Shirodkar said on Monday. Shirodkar was speaking to reporters at the state Congress headquarters late on Monday. "Wherever the BJP lands up they create trouble for the mining industry and the state. Look at Karnataka. Look at what they have done with Karnataka," Shirodkar said, referring...
03:12 AM, Oct 09, 2012
Panaji: Constant reportage on illegal mining in Goa in the national and internationl media would drive tourism to Malaysia and Thailand from the popular beach destination, a Congress MP said here on Monday. "Who will visit us if people try to project a wrong image of Goa to achieve political objectives? Tourists would prefer Kerala or Rajasthan and, outside India, places like Malaysia or Thailand," Goa's lone Rajya Sabha member...
03:35 PM, Oct 08, 2012
Panaji: The Indian Navy on Sunday morning successfully test-fired the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, capable of carrying a conventional warhead of 300 kg, from a warship off the Goa coast. "The cruise missile was test-fired from guided missile frigate INS Teg--the Indian Navy's latest induction from Russia off the coast of Goa early morning," sources said. They said the missile performing high-level manoeuvres successfully hit the target ship...
09:10 AM, Oct 07, 2012
Margao: Sporting Clube de Goa are looking to spring a surprise as they prepare take on Federation Cup Champions East Bengal in their opening encounter of the I-League at the Nehru Stadium here on Sunday. Sporting have failed to get the right start to the season, losing to weaker teams to bow out of the Durand Cup and Federation Cup. But coach Ekendra Singh has regrouped the squad and is...
06:52 PM, Oct 06, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday banned all mining operations and transportation of iron ore in Goa. The order came following a hearing on a PIL filed against resumption of mining operations in the state. Earlier this year, the Directorate of Mines and Geology had temporarily suspended mining operations in all 90 mines in Goa till October 2012. The move came on the basis of the Justice MB Shah...
02:55 PM, Oct 05, 2012
Panaji: The Goa Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the formation of an independent high-level investigation committee to probe into the irregularities mentioned in the Justice MB Shah report on illegal mining. The committee is likely to be headed by a retired High Court judge and will look into the irregularities and illegalities pointed out by Justice Shah in the iron ore mining in the state. "The Independent High Level Investigation Committee...
08:24 PM, Oct 03, 2012
New Delhi: Aiming to meet requirements of fresh meat and dairy products for soldiers deployed in high altitude areas, a DRDO lab has developed hybrid varieties of animals which can sustain the low temperatures of Ladakh and similar locations in the Himalayan region. The animals - cows, goats and mules - have been developed by Leh-based Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR). "Earlier soldiers were using packaged milk and...
02:39 AM, Oct 03, 2012
Panaji: Housewives in Goa just got a breather from rising inflation, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition government on Tuesday launched a scheme to provide an allowance of Rs 1,000 a month to housewives in households whose annual incomes are less than Rs 3 lakh. Speaking to reporters at the launch of the scheme in Panaji, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said the money would be deposited directly into the housewife's...
10:48 PM, Oct 02, 2012
Panaji: A 10-year-old boy was sodomised by three inmates of a government-run juvenile delinquent home at Merces, on the outskirts of the capital, a probe by a government committee revealed on Saturday. The Child Welfare Committee (CWC) in its complaint to the Old Goa police station has said that the three people, whose names have not been disclosed yet, had "carnal sodomised intercourse" in the premises of the state-run facility,...
12:50 AM, Sep 30, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday decided to hear on October 5 a plea against resumption of iron and manganese ore mining in Goa, filed on the basis of a judicial commission's estimate that the exchequer has suffred a loss of Rs 35,000 crore due to illegal mining in the state since 2000. A forest bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam will hear the petition filed by an NGO,...
04:21 AM, Sep 29, 2012
