Govt assures a new CZMP with people’s views
Plan to be drafted by Environment Department in consultation with CZMA, GSPCB, scientists PORVORIM: In a major victory to the people, the State government on Tuesday announced it woud draft a fresh
Herald (Panjim)
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Bisons turn to sugarcane fields
While the searing temperatures have forced teh tigers of Quepem jungles to retreat to the jungles of neighbouring Karnataka, the bisons have turned their attention to the sugarcane fields of
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Marine fish production on the decline
The marine fish production has been on a gradual decline in Goa over the years.What's ironical is that the fish catch has not matched with the corresponding increase in the number of vessels. On the
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Oppn against approval of Bendulem garbage dumping
Opposition seems to be brewing against the tacit approval given by the House Committee to make Bendulem as the garbage dumping site for South Goa district. Balli Sarpanch, Bamptu Velip on Monday
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Salvador-do-Mundo to seek services of Penha-de-Franca garbage vehicle
The Salvador-do-Mundo panchayat in Goa has decided to seek the services of the garbage vehicle of the nearby Penha-da-Franca panchayat to collect garbage in the village. The issue was discussed at
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Malaria strikes Nuvem ward in a big way
The fast pace of construction activity in the once sleepy Kirbhat - a ward of Nuvem village, Goa has finally taken its toll. Malaria has struck Kirbhat in a big way, affecting as many as 20 persons
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Development eludes Tudov in Sanguem
Even after 43 years of Goa's Liberation, some of the remote villages in Sanguem like Tudov, a small hamlet situated atop the hill within the jurisdiction of Neturlim village Panchayat continues to
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5% of target population in Baina infected by STD: survey
Despite non-funding by the Goa State AIDS Control Society (GSACS), the Mormugao Medical Foundation (MMF) seems to be actively carrying out family health awareness campaign in the neighbouring area of
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South's off-site emergency plan still on paper
Any plan will just remain a "paper plan" unless it is put to test, so goes the saying. The off-site emergency plan for South Goa to tackle chemical and hazardous accidents is one such plan which lay
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Ban on fishing from June 10 to August 10
The Goa State government has banned all fishing activities along the entire Goa coast from June 10 to August 10 (Narali Poornima) "in a bid to help rejuvenate fish resources during the season". The
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Krishi ghars to promote agro-activities
One the lines of Mahiti ghars, Goa would now have krishi ghars to promote agro-activities in the state and to begin with 400 retail outlets belonging to the Goa Dairy are proposed to be used to sell