Panaji: A petition has been filed in the Bombay high court citing the lack of a kabrastan for people from St Cruz, Merces and Bambolim.The petition, mentioned before the court on Tuesday, states that across Tiswadi taluka, there are only three kabrastans — St Inez, Chimbel and Goa Velha — and that the Chimbel and…
Panaji: Mormugao will be the first of Goa’s 12 talukas to implement different minimum land values within the same village and between village and municipal areas, following a pilot in Taleigao village.State govt has finalised a proposal to notify different prices for different land parcels in Mormugao, so people do not have to pay higher…
Panaji: The town and country planning (TCP) department has approved the conversion of 17,518 square metres of land into settlement zones across Goa, while simultaneously inviting public objections and suggestions to proposals seeking the conversion of another 30,034 sqm, according to notifications issued by the department.The land-use changes, processed under Section 39A of the Goa…
Panaji: ‘Citizens for Democracy’ has demanded that govt scrap the smart meter project rather than pause its rollout. The group has called for a probe into the increase in its cost from Rs 400 crore to Rs 890 crore. Its convener, Elvis Gomes, said that while chief minister Pramod Sawant’s decision to put the project…
