Amended noise action plan of Goa
Goa government has notified the ‘Amended Noise Action Plan’ to purportedly streamline the processes related to curbing noise pollution in the state, as specified before the High Court on April 30. The
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Now, transport department may collect green cess
SHWETA KAMAT The government might now collect the
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Forest officials accused of harassment in tiger killing case get backing
The state forest department have decided to back up their officers who are charged of harassment by an accused in tiger killing case at Keri. Chief Conservator of Forest Dr Shashi Kumar today said that the department will be providing full support to the officers as they were doing their duty.
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Disaster waiting to happen
Fire broke out at the Mormugao Municipal Council
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Glossy Ibis sighted at Chorao sanctuary
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200 object to land acquisition in North Goa
Around 200 objections have been received against the proposed land acquisition for the four-laning of North Goa stretch of NH 4A connecting Panjim to Belgaum. After the notification was published in the newspapers, 21 days were given to the people likely to be affected in view of the acquisition of land for the project of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
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What is judicious use of water?
PWD strongly believes that `wastage
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Mining woes: Bhamai school wards, parents block road
The Parents Teachers Association members of Shrimati Tarabai Dalvi High School, Bhamai-Pale, on Monday blocked the road protesting over rising dust pollution and alleged failure on the part of authorities to control truck transportation in the area. The road blockade agitation angered the truck owners, which ended in verbal clashes between the two groups.
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VPs do not attend to hill-cutting complaints
While the State Government is in the process of drafting a policy/legislation to have a proper check on illegal hill-cutting
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Chowgules get nod for SEZ in Ratnagiri
A Free Trade Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) proposed by Messrs Arshiya International Limited at Bori village in Nagpur district is among three special economic zones (SEZ) getting the formal nod of the Board of Approval on Thursday, two others being in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
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Dog too sniffed clues in cracking tiger case
Even as state forest department officials can be credited for cracking the tiger killing case at Keri after prolonged laborious investigations, the role of a Goa police sniffer dog was equally important.