Panaji: In a bid to curb human-animal conflict in Goa, state govt has begun mapping human-animal conflict hotspots across villages and forest-fringe areas. According to the forest department, the mapping process is being carried out using records from agriculture and waste management departments, along with complaints registered with forest authorities to identify vulnerable locations and…
Panaji: The town and country planning (TCP) department has issued yet another set of corrections in the Regional Plan under Section 39A of the TCP Act, proposing the conversion of more than 25,000sqm of land. Spread across Bardez, Pernem, Salcete, and Bicholim, the land parcels are currently classified as natural cover, orchard land, and no-development-slope…
Panaji: The directorate of mines and geology (DMG) has received a total of 110 bids for 24 low-grade iron ore dumps which have been put up for auction in the second phase. Director Narayan Gad said that around 50 companies have submitted their bids for the dumps, and some have submitted multiple bids.Gad said that…
Ponda: Ponda police on Saturday arrested Suhana Naik, 36, from Bhandarwada-Amona for allegedly cheating three people from a single family of Rs 18 lakh by promising them jobs in the health department.Police said Naik, employed on a contractual basis in a govt department, cultivated a network of contacts, and approached peopel from Usgao, promising them…
Panaji: Parts of Goa, especially Sanguem and Salcete, received brisk showers on Saturday, bringing some relief from sultry conditions, even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Panaji, recorded maximum temperatures above 36°C for the fourth consecutive day.The mercury, which stood at 34.7°C on Sunday, rose to 35°C on Monday and peaked at 36.5°C on Wednesday,…
Panaji: In order to address the recurring problem of waterlogging and flooding in Miramar, particularly around Stella Maris Church, the Corporation of the City of Panaji has decided to deploy a submersible pump to draw out stagnant water from the road directly into a drain network further away.In preparation for the monsoons, the corporation has…
Canacona: As part of pre-monsoon preparedness, the cleaning of drains and gutters in various wards of the Canacona Municipal Council began in the Chaudi area on Friday, council chief officer Laxmikant Desai said.To prevent drains from clogging and avoid flooding, Desai is supervising the cleanliness drive, which commenced in Canacona’s main town of Chaudi.Desai said…
Colva: Several villages along the Salcete coastal belt received heavy pre-monsoon showers accompanied by intense thunder, lightning, and gusty winds for nearly half an hour on Saturday evening, leading to power outages.Villages such as Cavelossim, Carmona, Orlim, and Varca experienced power failures, leaving residents without electricity for over two hours after trees collapsed onto 33KV…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday attended the swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, where BJP for the first time formed a govt. Sawant congratulated and wished Adhikari a successful tenure in service to the people of Bengal.He said that this marks the beginning of a new era and a new…
Panaji: The Bombay high court has granted activist Swapnesh Sherlekar three weeks to file a reply in the defamation suit filed by House of Abhinandan Lodha Pvt Ltd against him.The HC has asked Sherlekar to justify his statements, which the company said are defamatory. The court has restrained Sherlekar from disseminating statements that are part…
