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Sumedha Pal
Supreme Court Quashes Vendanta Plea on Extension of Goa Mining Lease
08 Sep 2021
The mining giant had appealed concerning its alleged mining rights for 50 years.
Deborah Grey
Assam Tea Tribes Served Another Set of Vague Promises
03 Sep 2021
Despite five-hour long meeting, no commitment on granting tea tribes ST status or increasing daily wages in line with demands of tea estate workers.
Ayaskant Das
No Bar on Illegal Miners as Goa Set to Resume Mining
15 Aug 2021
Goa Mineral Development Corporation can assume rights over the state’s mineral deposits and award contracts to firms whose leases were cancelled by Supreme Court
Sabrang India
26 Deaths in Goa Hospital, Health Minister says CM ‘Misguided’
12 May 2021
Health Minister Vishwajit Rane called for a High Court probe into the deaths at Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH)
Ayaskant Das
Why is the Goa Govt. Dragging its Feet in Mining its Allocated Block in Madhya Pradesh?
05 Apr 2021
The Union Ministry of Coal has granted the Goa government five extensions to appoint a mining contractor so far, the last of which expired on March 28.
Sumedha Pal
Should an IIT Be Built by Massacring Tribal Rights: Activists in Goa Ask
06 Jan 2021
Tribal villagers of Goa’s Melauli, which has been identified as an ecologically sensitive zone, have been protesting for three months to stall the process of surveying and demarcation of land for…
Sumedha Pal
Save Mollem Protests: Detention of Youths and Minors on Goa Liberation Day Sparks Outrage
21 Dec 2020
Several youths, including minors, were detained from the steps of Panjim church, where they were protesting against three infrastructure projects that will pass through bio-diversity hotspots.
Sumedha Pal
“Our future is on the line” say Goa Residents as Commercial Projects Gain Momentum
16 Dec 2020
Three projects, which include four laning of the highways, along with the double tracking of railway and a 400-kilovolt (kV) power transmission corridor are threatening the cultural identity and the…
Amey Tirodkar
Maharashtra: Bar Council's Fee Hike Forbids Lawyers from Beginning Practice
03 Dec 2020
The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa raised its fees to issue the certificate for advocacy. More than 8,200 students who just received their law degree will be unable to start practice unless they…
Sumedha Pal
Save Mollem Protests: FIRs Filed Against Activists, Charges Include Rioting
07 Nov 2020
Activists accused the BJP government in the state of creating an atmosphere of fear.