The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained Valpoi: A fire broke out at a house belonging to Ashwini A Suralkar near the primary school at Shingne-Shelpe in Sattari on Wednesday afternoon, causing an estimated loss of Rs 5 lakh. Property worth around Rs 10 lakh was saved.Valpoi fire and emergency services received…
At its core, the DMIS will use structured GIS layers to categorise critical infrastructure, hazard zones, evacuation routes, and resource distribution points Panaji: The directorate of fire and emergency services (DFES) has begun plans to develop and implement a GIS-based disaster management information system (DMIS), envisioned as the state’s centralised digital backbone. According to official…
Panaji: MGP MLA Jit Arolkar’s remarks that he “gels better” with chief minister Pramod Sawant than with his party’s senior functionary and minister Ramkrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar, coupled with his meeting with BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Wednesday, have fuelled speculation about his political future.Arolkar, the Mandrem MLA, briefly met Nabin and presented him with…
Panaji: Power minister and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) leader Ramkrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar on Wednesday said a party survey in Ponda constituency had flagged “gundagiri, dadagiri and commission tactics”, prompting him to begin political work in the constituency ahead of the 2027 assembly elections.“In Ponda, we (MGP) carried out a survey where issues of gundagiri, dadagiri,…
INS Srishti’, the second NGOPV, seven out of its series was launched at GSLs yard on Tuesday. Vasco: Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) on Tuesday launched INS Srishti, the seventh vessel in the Indian Navy’s next-generation offshore patrol vessel (NGOPV) series and the second of its kind to be launched.GSL chairperson and managing director Brajesh Kumar…
Khet Bachao Abhiyan-cum-Field Day was organised at Ibrampur by ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (CCARI), Goa, in collaboration with the directorate of agriculture Panaji: Sudhir Dhauskar, a Pernem farmer who has been running a vermicompost unit for nearly 14 years, earns around Rs 3.5 lakh annually by selling compost made from…
Panaji: Sugarcane cultivation in Goa is expected to receive a fresh impetus with the state govt moving to revive the Sanjivani Sugar Factory through the public-private partnership (PPP) mode. Farmers are likely to begin planting sugarcane between Nov and Jan, agriculture director Chandrahas Desai announced on Wednesday.The move marks an important step towards reviving Goa’s…
Panaji: The cabinet on Wednesday approved the filling up of 178 staff nurse positions at Goa Medical College on a contractual basis to address the shortage of nurses presently being faced at the institute, chief minister Pramod Sawant said. Sawant also said that govt has approved a scheme on a pilot basis to allow nursing…
FC Goa scored an equaliser in the fifth minute of stoppage time against Delhi at Fatorda on Wednesday Margao: On a day the Indian Super League (ISL) reminded everyone of FC Goa’s record of scoring more goals (407) than any other club in the history of the competition, the former Shield winners conjured a stoppage-time…
Panaji: Moving beyond traditional influencer marketing, the tourism department is pursuing artificial intelligence (AI)-driven tourism promotion, according to officials. To this end, the department is deploying AI systems to improve Goa Tourism’s visibility and discoverability across emerging AI-assisted search, conversational platforms and social media, including through AI-designed promotional campaigns.The strategy, designed by the department’s consultant…
