VASCO: The 49-year-old driver from Banda-Maharashtra, who was arrested on charges of molesting a five-year-old girl at the naval area in Chicalim late Friday night, has been remanded by the Vasco Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) to two days police custody. More>>

PANJIM: The Minister for PWD and Transport Ramakrishna (Sudin) Dhavalikar today said the entry tax on outside vehicles was not in violation of the concept of the national permit system and there was no reason for the Centre to raise queries and impose conditions on the Goa government’s decision. More>>

PANJIM: The Institute of Nursing Education has begun admissions for BSc in Nursing. The college has announced the availability of the prospectus for 2013-14 from May 20 at the office of the institute. More>>

PANJIM: Admission are open to students (hearing impaired and slow learners) to the Higher Secondary Section, Delta Centre, Porvorim. More>>

MARGAO: Margao Municipal officials on Friday conducted site panchanama of the furniture stalls erected along the Ravindra Bhavan road to ensure they have not encroached on the footpaths and along the roads. More>>

MARGAO: In an interesting development, the Director of Municipal Administration (DMA) has directed the Margao Municipal Chief Officer to keep in abeyance the promotion of two employees as UDCs pending inquiry into the recommendations of the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC). More>>

MARGAO: They have been knocking the doors of all and sundry – right from chief minister to tourism minister, to save their huts and belongings from demolitions. More>>

MARGAO: The Cavelossim police outpost, work on which was conceptualised and executed a decade ago – will be finally inaugurated on Saturday by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. More>>

MARGAO: The work of draining out water from contaminated drinking water wells in the Sirvodem ward of Margao Municipal Council commenced on Friday, even as the Margao Urban Health centre despatched the water samples from the wells for testing. More>>

MARGAO: One Baptista Rodrigues, 59 of Dongorim Calata, Majorda committed suicide by hanging on Friday. More>>