The Indian Navy is well on the course of acquiring over 30 lakh sq m of land in Mormugao taluka and has already obtained in-principle clearance in that regard from the government of India’s defence ministry. The naval authorities are now pursuing the matter with the state government for acquiring three islands, known as St George islands, and Bimbvel beach.
MPT has no right on pvt village:notice
September 23, 2010 | Author: csjpgoa
The proposed expansion of the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) in the private village of Mormugao will lead to further displacement of indigenous people, Andre Pereira, a gaunkar of Mormugao comunidade has alleged.
Forest dept postpones public hearing at Chorao
September 23, 2010 | Author: csjpgoa
The forest department has postponed a public hearing of stakeholders at Chorao on the proposal to declare the Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary as a critical wildlife habitat (CWH) after villagers threatened to boycott it, demanding that the interaction be held on a Sunday.
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Goa stands second in Youth Development
September 22, 2010 | Author: csjpgoa
Goa stands second in the national Youth Development Index, says a study, but that is only in the context of India, which has largely ignored the needs of its youth, reveals the country’s first youth development index (YDI).
Kandhamal Probe a Failure, Say Activists
September 22, 2010 | Author: csjpgoa
A top official of National Commission for Minorities concluded his visit to Orissa yesterday but rights activists say he is unable to assess the situation of anti-Christian violence.
Kandhamal’s Child Victims
September 22, 2010 | Author: csjpgoa
The Association of Survivors of Kandhamal Communal Violence (ASKCV) has urged the Orissa Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik, to protect the rights of children of Kandhamal, especially those severely affected by the aftermath of December 2007 and August 2008 pogrom.
Kashmir: Knots within Knots
September 22, 2010 | Author: csjpgoa
Independent Kashmir is not the solution; but New Delhi must seriously consider anything short of that as the solution of the matter.
Hollywood goes green
September 22, 2010 | Author: csjpgoa
HOLLYWOOD bigwigs often like to be seen as eco-savvy.But America’s movie industry has been criticised for skyrocketing energy bills from lights and cameras and tossing movie sets in the dumpsters.
September 22, 2010 | Author: csjpgoa
In its report on the controversial project to mine for bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills, the four member-committee headed by Saxena, a member of Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s National Advisory Committee, has roundly taken the Orissa government to task for failing to implement the landmark FRA of 2006.
Vedanta and lessons in conservation
September 22, 2010 | Author: csjpgoa
The Forest Rights Act of 2006—also known as the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act—came after considerable and bitter opposition from conservation groups