A young man was knocked down and killed by a truck that transports ore at 5.45 am - when trucks are banned from plying.

Government land on the Miramar-Dona Paula bypass seafront meant for a oceanarium was fraudulently sold by a broker to a private trust mischievously called the Sai Baba Family Trust.

Over 30 policemen have been suspended for their involvement in criminal activities.

Over 100 positions are lying vacant in the Goa Medical College and the Directorate of Health Services, primarily because “no eligible candidates are available.”

IN THE battle for the CCP, Babush Monserrate emerged victorious over Manohar Parrikar. Only just. And no one knows this more than the Taleigao MLA, who has cast his sight on the capital city. Monserrate’s panel, the Panaji City Corporation Development Front (PCCDF), secured the slimmest of majorities in the CCP elections. A few votes made all the difference.

By Tara Narayan
DETOX! THE word "detox" has caught my fancy and is haunting me. "Detox" is a catch word for our times and the younger generation flings it around all the time without knowing a thing about it. "Detox" "(derived from detoxify) is the opposite of toxic, poisonous, contaminated. Just imagine how toxic our […]

Over 200 foreigners are engaged in business in Goa, some of whom don’t have valid passports!

Goa has a ‘dangerous’ male-female ratio and the future seems bleak if immediate steps are not taken by the government and society itself to correct this serious malady.

Due to government and CCP laxity, Goa has yet to receive funds under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission scheme.

BLAISE COSTABIR relates how his father’s land, acquired by the government for the Verna Industrial Estate, has been allotted to parties by flouting GIDC norms.