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21 years after plea, NGT identifies 46.11 sqkm land as private forest in GoaSubscriber Only
August 20, 2020 02:16 IST
The NGT has rejected a Goa government report which had reduced the private forest cover in the state to 41.20 square kilometres.
Thu, Aug 20, 2020
Over 2,600 trees felled in Goa for power project: Law loophole, afforestation delaySubscriber Only
August 14, 2020 01:21 IST
With one monsoon missed and the second almost over, the Forest Department is “closely monitoring” the afforestation.
Fri, Aug 14, 2020
Red flags over forest stretch, power line from Raipur to Goa on pauseSubscriber Only
August 04, 2020 05:37 IST
Rs 1,500-crore power transmission network for supply from Chhattisgarh to Goa, a 400kV line crossing the Western Ghats through Karnataka.
Tue, Aug 04, 2020
All eyes in Goa on SC today as it hears key pleas on iron ore miningSubscriber Only
July 23, 2020 01:30 IST
Goa Foundation writes to Prime Minister urging state to recover dues from illegal miners.
Thu, Jul 23, 2020
‘Rescuer too needs rescue… victims from drowning, we from infection’: Goa lifeguards paddle through new protocolsSubscriber Only
July 12, 2020 04:10 IST
With Goa opening 250 hotels this month, the first change was the mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in the routine Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) protocol for drowning rescues.
Sun, Jul 12, 2020
Goa ex-minister dies, daughter performs last rites in PPE kitSubscriber Only
July 09, 2020 05:44 IST
Photographs of Yuti lighting the pyre at Amona in Bicholim taluka struck a chord, as visuals in the local press showed her performing the rites in a white PPE and with an earthen pot on her shoulder.
Thu, Jul 09, 2020
Where teachers record, relying on the silence of the nightSubscriber Only
July 05, 2020 05:13 IST
From multiple retakes to spending hours on research; from “reviewing” phone calls with students to recording late sessions at home, teachers in rural Goa, like many of their peers across the country, are going beyond the line of duty to engage with students during the pandemic.
Sun, Jul 05, 2020
Doctor heading team in Goa’s lone Covid hospital returns home after 98 daysSubscriber Only
July 03, 2020 20:44 IST
In the past three months of their service, Dr Gomes and his team of four helped in a good number of recoveries, treated and monitored around 333 patients working several shifts.
Wed, Aug 19, 2020
Railway line to road, Centre clears 3 projects, Goa board says we were used as puppetsSubscriber Only
July 03, 2020 04:53 IST
Records reviewed by The Indian Express show that the projects will lead to the diversion of 170 hectares of protected area in forest land in the Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary and its core notified area, Mollem National Park.
Fri, Jul 03, 2020
Explained: 120-year-old rail track at heart of green alarm in Goa wildlife sanctuarySubscriber Only
July 03, 2020 04:24 IST
Diversion of 128.28 hectares in Western Ghats’ ecologically sensitive area, declared as a Unesco Heritage site; no mention of tiger corridor; local extinction of species endemic to Western Ghats.
Sat, Jul 04, 2020
Students posted ‘morphed images’ of teachers online: Goa school files complaintSubscriber Only
June 25, 2020 01:15 IST
The school has suspended all live recordings and recorded sessions for Thursday and will now admit students into Zoom study sessions only after they give written applications. The school management has also asked parents to monitor children’s online activities and study sessions.
Thu, Jun 25, 2020
Explained: How TrueNat test worksSubscriber Only
June 19, 2020 00:41 IST
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, does not have a DNA, but an RNA molecule. The reverse transcription process (the RT in RT-PCR) converts the RNA into the DNA molecule before the gene can be captured in the test.
Fri, Jun 19, 2020
Covid-positive Delhi man missing, Goa cops search for his ‘bar’ address, mayor shuts down nearby fish marketSubscriber Only
June 12, 2020 01:31 IST
On Wednesday, when the 21-year-old’s test results came positive, the protocol was activated. The health officials found there was no such address. He had given his address as ‘Daniel Bar’ near Panjim fish market. Since then the administration has been busy in tracking the boy and the bar.
Fri, Jun 12, 2020
After Punjab, Goa find misappropriation of Building Cess; sarpanch and panchayat members to be probedSubscriber Only
June 10, 2020 07:56 IST
The allegations come in the wake of reports of labourers in Goa being abandoned by their contractors and having not been paid during the lockdown.
Wed, Jun 10, 2020
Goa changes SOPs, drops mandatory tests for those entering stateSubscriber Only
June 09, 2020 01:54 IST
Announcing this on Monday, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the decision was “felt needed” after they found that delay in test reports was making management difficult.
Tue, Jun 09, 2020
Goa: Row at airport as Vande Bharat flight passengers refuse paid institutional quarantineSubscriber Only
June 03, 2020 01:07 IST
Later in the night, everyone finally agreed and went to their quarantine facilities.
Wed, Jun 03, 2020
Goa set to conduct board exams amid ‘arrangements’Subscriber Only
May 21, 2020 01:21 IST
Trained volunteers from Parent Teacher Associations will act as ushers to ensure that students are directed to their respective benches and do not touch other benches.
Thu, May 21, 2020
Goa govt disallows halts of Margao Rajdhanis inside stateSubscriber Only
May 19, 2020 03:26 IST
Calling the current patients “imported cases”, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that all those found positive in the second wave are “those who came from outside” as “there is no community transmission in the state”.
Tue, May 19, 2020
How citizens are helping migrants stranded by the coronavirus lockdownSubscriber Only
May 17, 2020 06:10 IST
By pitching into the crisis, the volunteers have felt the scale of deprivation acutely.
Tue, May 19, 2020
As Rajdhani arrives in Goa, most happy to be home, some object to Covid test chargeSubscriber Only
May 17, 2020 06:00 IST
While the Shramik Express ferries daily wagers and stranded workers to their home states, the Rajdhani emergency train service is now expected to run at regular intervals, ferrying those who can afford to pay train tickets to return home, or settlers who have their second home in Goa.
Sun, May 17, 2020
Migrants board train in Goa to return to J&KSubscriber Only
May 11, 2020 02:34 IST
‘Heavy heart, but happy to be returning to families’
Mon, May 11, 2020‘Returning home feels good, but future looks bleak,’ say migrant workersSubscriber Only
May 09, 2020 05:23 IST
This was the first special train for migrants to leave Goa. The train, 20 compartments of which are taking 1196 passengers home, is expected to reach Gwalior Saturday morning.
Sat, May 09, 2020
From Nightingale wards to paediatric ICUs: making of a COVID hospital in GoaSubscriber Only
May 06, 2020 09:53 IST
Till date, the ESI facility has treated and discharged seven COVID patients. Since April 19, when the last patient was discharged, surprise drills and training schedules have been keeping the doctors and nurses motivated as they prepare for the next wave of patients, which is expected when the international borders open.
Wed, May 06, 2020
‘Someone said why not just step out and die of corona, at least we will be counted somewhere’Subscriber Only
May 01, 2020 08:40 IST
22-year-old from Jharkhand narrates the loneliness of being in a basti with 800 other labourers, unfamiliar food, no money and a virus outside
Fri, May 01, 2020
Panjim Mayor earns ire for buying high-end car in lockdown, apologisesSubscriber Only
April 29, 2020 00:40 IST
Speaking to The Indian Express, Madkaikar said the embarrassment was such that he even “tried asking the showroom to take the car back. When they refused, I parked it in my garage and used my old car to travel”.
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