Panaji: Panchayat minister and Dabolim MLA Mauvin Godinho on Monday pushed back against the demarcation of land parcels in his constituency as no-development zones (NDZs). Godinho, who called the town and country planning (TCP) department’s decision a mistake, said that he has spoken to TCP minister Vishwajit Rane to get the errors corrected.In May, the…
Panaji: The Town and Country Planning department continues clearing conversion applications for land parcels to settlement zones under Section 39A of the Goa Town and Country Planning Act. In its latest tranche, 37 land parcels are slated for conversion to settlement but simultaneously, the department has also moved to demarcate 1 crore sqm of already…
Panaji: In a first-ever state-wide public health campaign dedicated to the early screening and prevention of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) state govt will screen three lakh people over a period of three years.Goa govt has partnered with Zydus Healthcare, a wholly-owned-subsidiary of Zydus Lifesciences Ltd, an innovation-led global…
Panaji: While scrutiny increases over the unbridled use of Section 39A of the Goa Town and Country Planning (TCP) Act to alter land use classifications in the Regional Plan 2021, the TCP department has approved the conversion of more than 5.8 lakh sqm of land into non-development areas.The move, implemented through a fresh notification issued…
The complex includes a football pitch, 1,350-seater covered stands, a multi-purpose lawn, children’s play area, and outdoor gym Panaji: Nearly three years after its completion, the Rs 30-crore football ground and parade stadium at Campal remains closed to the public, caught in a bureaucratic deadlock between govt departments.Officials of the Corporation of the City of…
Panaji: Goa’s forest department is set to partner with the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, to preserve the genetic material of the state’s wildlife and biodiversity through genome sequencing and long-term storage.Forest minister Vishwajit Rane announced the initiative on Tuesday following a departmental review meeting on wildlife conservation.Conservator of forests Naveen Kumar…
AICC secretary and Goa co-in-charge Anjali Nimbalkar was in the state on Saturday Margao: The change of guard at the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee was not a hastily taken decision but was preceded by one-on-one discussions that the Congress high command held with every key stakeholder in the state, AICC secretary and Goa co-in-charge Anjali…
A health official said having chemotherapy centres at district hospitals would reduce the patient load at the GMC and provide relief to patients in the furthest corners of the state Panaji: Health minister Vishwajit Rane on Wednesday said a daycare chemotherapy centre will be made available at both district hospitals from June. The minister, who…
Panaji: The town and country planning department is closely monitoring instances of hill-cutting and is ready to crack down on violations, minister Vishwajit Rane told a local news channel on Thursday.He said that no permissions are being given for hill-cutting. He also said that clearances for green buildings will be simplified, while certification from the…
Bicholim: Bicholim residents have demanded that at least two doctors be posted on night duty at the Bicholim community health centre (CHC).Social activist Sachin Mayekar said the only doctor on night shift is not able to attend to all the patients. “Patients suffer, or they have to go elsewhere,” he said.On Wednesday, Mayekar said, a…
