Panaji: Muskaan (name changed), 13, a resident of Chimbel’s Indiranagar slums, recollects telling her construction worker father every day to get her a pizza and cupcakes. But it is only through the short story she recently got to pen that she felt satiated.“I could not have such food in reality but at least I could…
Calangute: Saligao residents have alleged that despite pointing out structural violations and misrepresentation of facts in the construction of a 24-apartment residential project at Bairo Alto Vaddo, authorities, including the town and country planning (TCP) department, Saligao village panchayat and the local MLA, have repeatedly failed to conduct a site inspection.“They are simply avoiding taking…
Panaji: Between Jan 1 and July 6 this year, Goa recorded 1,357 road accidents, including 136 fatal accidents that claimed 142 lives. Alarmed by the rising number of road accidents, transport minister Mauvin Godinho took to social media on Tuesday to declare Thar SUVs under rent-a-cab as ‘high-risk’ vehicles.“We reviewed proposals to regulate high-risk rent-a-cab…
Panaji: Calangute MLA Michael Lobo said that the Saligao waste management facility risks collapse if the current pattern of misuse continues, with waste coming from municipalities and panchayats beyond the plant’s catchment area.Lobo met officials of the Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) at the Saligao plant to demand immediate corrective action. He said that trash…
Mapusa: Three members of a Saligao-Guirim family died after a speeding Mahindra Thar crashed at Nemble in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district on the Mumbai-Goa national highway on Monday afternoon.Police said the driver lost control while negotiating a turn in the ghat section when they were travelling to Bhirwande-Kankavali.Shrimati Nanodkar, 58, a Guirim panch, and her sister…
Locals said the entire Chogm road stretch from O’Coqueiro junction to Calangute has sunken portions and potholes every few metres Calangute: The Chogm road, used by most tourists heading to the Bardez coastal belt, is in a dangerous condition with numerous potholes and uneven surfaces after repeated digging and repairs, said Saligao and Calangute panchayat…
