Myanmar mulls telecom industry’s privatisation
September 11th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Sep 11 (IANS) Myanmar government has plans to privatise the telecom industry in the country.Myanmar's State Posts and Telecommunication (MPT) has worked out a plan to privatise its telecommunications ... Read more...
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Mormugao port causing Vasco’s coal dust pollution: Minister
August 7th, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 7 (IANS) Goa's environment minister Alina Saldanha Tuesday said the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) was responsible for the coal dust pollution in the port city of Vasco, 35 ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Goa illegal mining scam: Panaji port to be made accountable
April 8th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 8 (IANS) A Goa government-run minor port at Panaji, which has allegedly been the clearing house for millions of tonnes of dubiously sourced iron ore, could be back ... Read more...
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Illegal mining forces drop in ore export figures
April 5th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 5 (IANS) The dark clouds of illegal mining in Goa have cast a shadow on export statistics of the Mormugao Port Trust, the state's only major port. It ... Read more...
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South Korean national dies in explosion on ship (Lead)
March 24th, 2012 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) A South Korean national Saturday succumbed to burns in an explosion on board a ship off the Mumbai coast while six others were injured, officials said."One ... Read more...
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Privatisation of loss-making Goa port plant only a last resort: MP
November 10th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 10 (IANS) The shipping ministry has assured that the privatisation of the mechanical ore handling division of the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) in Goa would only be a ... Read more...
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Goa port to tackle dubious iron ore shipments
October 17th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 17 (IANS) Mormugao Port Trust, Goa's only major port, said it will crack down on ore exporters shipping across dubious consignments of iron ore whose source and authenticity ... Read more...
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Goa mining lobby flexes muscle, blocks river traffic
October 12th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 12 (IANS) Nearly 50 mining barges virtually blockaded the Mandovi river, off Panaji, Wednesday to protest any impending action against the mining industry."Our livelihood is based on the ... Read more...
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Ships from Japan not allowed to de-ballast in Goa ports
April 22nd, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 22 (IANS) Fearing transmission of radiation, ships coming in from Japan at the Mormugao port in Goa have been asked not to de-ballast water from its holds, a ... Read more...
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‘Goa land grab behind spat with port trust’
March 3rd, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 3 (IANS) The Goa government's controversial decision to divert a plot of land, meant for the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT), for building a private residential colony is the ... Read more...
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Goa rivers be declared national waterways: shipping industry
September 16th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 16 (IANS) Goa's three major rivers, which help ferry nearly Rs.8,000 crore of iron and manganese ore, should be declared national waterways so that these can be maintained properly, a ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Maritime activity resumes five days after collision (Lead)
August 12th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) Five days after two ships collided near the Mumbai harbour, leading to a massive oil spill, maritime activity resumed Thursday with the help of the Indian Navy, an ... Read more...
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Jamia to introduce semesters at post-graduate level
July 15th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) While concerns are being raised over the introduction of the semester system in Delhi University, the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university has gone ahead and introduced it ... Read more...
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Nine more fall ill after Mumbai gas leak
July 15th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) A day after more than 100 people fell sick as chlorine gas leaked from a Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) scrapyard, nine others were admitted to hospital Thursday with ... Read more...
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Case against ‘unknown persons’ in chlorine gas leak
July 15th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Mumbai Police Thursday registered a case against "unknown persons" in connection with the chlorine gas leak at the Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) premises that led to 100 people ... Read more...
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92 fall sick after Mumbai gas leak (Third Lead)
July 14th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 14 (IANS) At least 92 people, many of them students, were taken ill after chlorine gas leaked early Wednesday from a scrapyard in the Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) premises close ... Read more...
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59 fall sick after Mumbai gas leak (Second Lead)
July 14th, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 14 (IANS) At least 59 people, mostly students, were taken ill after chlorine gas leaked early Wednesday from a scrapyard in the Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) premises, close to a ... Read more...
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59 ill after gas leak in Mumbai, seven critical (Lead)
July 14th, 2010 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) About 60 people, mostly students, were taken ill after suspected chlorine gas leaked from a scrapyard in the Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) premises close to a college early ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Goa exported 40 mn tonnes iron ore in 2009-10
April 3rd, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 3 (IANS) Export of iron ore from Goa increased from 33 million tonnes to 40 million tonnes in 2009-10, with China topping the list of countries importing the low grade ... Read more...
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‘No mechanism to keep tab on illegal mining in Goa’
April 3rd, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 3 (IANS) There is no mechanism in Goa's only major port to keep tabs on illegal iron ore being exported out of the state, a senior official said Saturday.
Speaking ... Read more...
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‘Goa waterways cannot handle more iron ore traffic’
April 3rd, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 3 (IANS) Goa's waterways do not have the capacity to handle any increase in iron ore traffic, a top port official said Saturday.
Chairman of the Goa-based Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) ... Read more...
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Customs officials held for letting in ships without checks
December 24th, 2009 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 24 (IANS) Two customs officials were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) in Goa for allowing foreign ships to enter without mandatory ... Read more...
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Goa port ties up with private developer for coal handling berth
September 22nd, 2009 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 22 (IANS) Goa's Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) has entered into a partnership agreement with Adani Mormugao Port Terminal to develop a mechanised coal handling berth in the port premises, a ... Read more...
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Dumping of coal at Goa port irks Jairam Ramesh
August 31st, 2009 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 31 (IANS) The central government would crack the whip on the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) for causing large scale dust pollution in the port town of Vasco in south Goa, ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Mangala oil processing terminal activation a historic achievement: Deora
August 29th, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
By Pankaj ChaudharyBarmer (Rajasthan), Aug.29 (ANI): Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora on Saturday described the activation of the Mangala Processing Terminal ( MPT) as a historic achievement, as the crude ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Goa port chief does not want fishing vessels
August 3rd, 2009 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 3 (IANS) Fishing trawlers dotting the seas off Mormugao could lead to the port there losing a key global security code, the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) has warned.
In a string ... Read more...
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Goa port official receives death threats
January 25th, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 25 (IANS) Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) chairman Praveen Agarwal has received death threats a few days after he accused a band of fisherman, who are led by a Goa cabinet ... Read more...
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