Panaji: The town and country planning department has rewritten the land use and building regulations by eliminating the separate category of “uses permitted with certain restrictions” and moving those conditions into the specific negative list. At the same time, it has expressly declared that uses not specifically prohibited will be permitted, potentially giving greater certainty…
Panaji: Ten 53-seater semi-luxury buses were inducted into the Kadamba Transport Corporation Ltd (KTC) fleet on Friday. Chief minister Pramod Sawant, transport minister Mauvin Godinho and KTC chairperson Ulhas Tuyekar flagged off the new buses at the Panaji bus terminus.Private bus operators needed to become part of Goa’s public transport system, Sawant said at the…
Panaji: The Bombay HC has issued notices to Goa govt, the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA), and the Calangute panchayat in a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging destruction of large tracts of beach vegetation and cutting of trees on govt land under the tourism department’s custody at Tivai Waddo, Calangute. The matter will be…
Panaji: State govt has formulated a standard operating procedure (SOP) for pre-authentication of personal, commercial and educational documents intended for use abroad before their submission for apostille or attestation by the Ministry of external affairs (MEA), Govt of India.Chief secretary V Candavelou said the MEA, which has administrative jurisdiction over the matter, has authorised the…
Central and state financial assistance will be available only if domestically manufactured solar panels using domestically manufactured solar cells are used Panaji: State govt on Friday notified the Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Promotion Scheme for all the residential sectors, group housing societies (GHS), resident welfare association (RWA), educational Institutions, industrial, commercial establishments and NGOs among others…
Panaji: Goa will get less revenue from the auction of seven low-grade iron ore dumps which were among the 24 dumps auctioned, as they had single bidders. The single bidders have placed bids 0.1% above the 22% minimum reserve price fixed by govt.State govt did not get a single bid for five low-grade iron ore…
An Indian election official operates an electronic voting machine (EVM) at a polling station in India during the national elections. Panaji: The district election officers of North and South Goa have announced the schedule for first-level checking (FLC) of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and VVPATs, as part of preparedness ahead of the 2027 assembly elections.The…
Waterfall where the school boy drowned Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that the education department has issued a show-cause notice to Deepvihar higher secondary school, Headland-Sada, Mormugao, over an alleged drowning incident.“The director of education has issued a show cause notice and sought explanation from the school,” Sawant said at the cabinet…
Panaji: A three-member Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC), after visiting the state-run children’s home Apna Ghar at Merces, flagged structural damage in the building and directed authorities to take up immediate repairs.The panel of Justices Bharat P Deshpande, Desmond D’Costa and Pramod V Kamat visited the facility on Aug 3 to assess living conditions and…
The delegation told the collector that RVNL had failed to produce ownership documents to justify blocking the paths Margao: Velsao residents, led by GFP president Vijai Sardesai and former Congress president Amit Patkar, on Thursday met South Goa collector Egna Cleetus, alleging that Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) had trespassed on private properties and blocked…
