Forest Dept directed to ban alcohol and plastic bottles in forest areas
Digital Goa, July 12 – Goa govt has directed Department of Forest to ban use of alcohol and plastic bottles in forest areas. Those entering forest areas will be checked at entry point for alcohol and plastic bottles. CM Sawant today issued directions to this effect today. In its meeting held today, the State Wildlife Board discussed the proposal...
BJP Rajya Sabha candidate Tanavade resigns as EDC Chairman yesterday
Digital Goa, July 12 - Sadanand Shet Tanavade has resigned as Chairman of Economic Development Corporation (EDC) Ltd. His resignation has been accepted by the govt today. Tanavade has filed his nomination as BJP candidate for Rajya Sabha polls to be held on July 24.
Margao Court rejects discharge applications of Chandor Railway Double tracking activists
Digital Goa, July 12 - Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court Margao has rejected the discharge application of the activists in the Chandor protest case of November 2020. Activists had filed discharge applications stating that charges filed against them be dropped. The activists said that they will challenge the JMFC order. Next hearing in the matter is scheduled on...
Nine arrested for operating fake call center from Majorda Holiday home
Digital Goa, July 12 - Nine persons operating a fake call center from a holiday home at Majorda have been nabbed by Crime Branch today. Posing as bank officials the fraudsters used to fleece money from American nationals by luring them with loans and making them pay fines for low credit scores. Mobiles, laptops, routers, headphones, modems etc and...
Goa receives Rs 4.80 crore from center as State Disaster Response Funds
Digital Goa, July 12 – Goa has received Rs 4.80 crore from the center as State Disaster Response Funds (SDRF). The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, has today released an amount of Rs. 7,532 crore to 22 State Governments including Goa for the respective State Disaster Response Funds (SDRF). In the wake of heavy rains across the country,...
South Goa DM advisory asking public to stay away from waterfalls & other water bodies
Digital Goa, July 12 - South Goa District Magistrate(DM) has today issued an advisory to general public and tourists to refrain from entering ,taking bath or swimming in water bodies, lakes, rivers, waterfalls ,mining pits etc. during the ongoing monsoon season in view of several drowning incidents reported in South Goa. DM South had also released helpline/control room numbers...
Drishti lifeguards to be deployed at waterfalls as temporary measure: CM
Digital Goa, July 12 - Drishti lifeguards will be deployed at waterfalls as a temporary measure to monitor the activities of visitors, informed CM Pramod Sawant today. Pointing out that nearly 15 to 20 persons have died in the last one and half month due to drowning, CM urged people to take due precautionary measures and not to enter...
Cabinet approves hike in income limit for compassionate appointment to Rs 5 lakh
Digital Goa, July 12 - State Cabinet, in its meeting held today gave nod to increasing the annual income limit for availing the compassionate appointment scheme from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. The higher income limit will be applicable to all applications since April 1, 2017. As on date around 350 applications for compassionate appointment are pending...
Supreme Court stays work on Rs 77 crore Keri-Teracol bridge
Digital Goa, July 11 – Supreme Court has stayed the work on the Rs 77 crore worth cable stayed Keri to Tiracol bridge and issued notices to Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority and other respondents in the matter. The apex court order came yesterday in appeal filed by Goa Foundation in the NGT order in the matter. “Issue...
International Flight operations to commence from Mopa Airport from July 21 with Air India Goa-London flight
Digital Goa, July 11 – International Flight operations will commence from Mopa from July 21 with Air India’s Goa-London flight. Air India has announced that they will operate Mopa, Goa to Gatwick, London flight 3 times a week from July 21. “Air India is the first carrier to fly internationally from the Manohar International Airport, Goa,” tweeted the carrier....
