Japan goalkeeper Keisuke Osako (left) and Zion Suzuki during training Asian countries are not just making up the numbers at the expanded FIFA World Cup 2026.For the first time, Asia has nine of its members at the World Cup in North America. Pre-tournament murmurs suggested the increase in numbers could dilute the competitive factor at…
Panaji: The complex loops that entrepreneurs have to jump through to obtain No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for the manufacturing units has led to an estimated 80-90% of industrial units functioning without clearances from the directorate of fire and emergency services.Flagging this concern, Goa State Industries Association (GSIA) president Pradip da Costa called for the creation…
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has proposed a change in name to Football Federation of Bharat Panaji: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has proposed a change in name to Football Federation of Bharat (FFB) and made it mandatory to play the national anthem and the national song, Vande Mataram, before all official matches…
Panaji mayor Rohit Monserrate, along with police officials, inspects traffic bottlenecks and ways to improve traffic flow Panaji: Double parking, roadside parking and a free-for-all approach to traffic rules have left commuters and residents of the state capital fuming, as a chronic shortage of police personnel renders enforcement all but toothless.Every evening, commuters heading home…
Panaji: With the tourism department nominating Mandrem and Galgibaga beaches under the internationally recognised Blue Flag certification programme, the department has asked the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) to monitor the beach water quality till Oct.While the GSPCB has already collected 36 water samples since May, more samples will be collected in July during…
Panaji: Goa police arrested a 50-year-old self-styled lieutenant colonel of the banned People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of Manipur at Cuncolim on June 16. Nongthongbam Ingo alias Krishna alias Lal was wanted by Manipur police for nearly 20 years.After taking him into custody, Manipur police produced Ingo before a local court on June 17, and he…
Margao: A day after dead fish were discovered floating in a water body at Karmaliwada in Cacora, officials from the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) and the health department on Saturday visited the site. GSPCB drew water samples from the nullah and the nearby garbage treatment plant to ascertain the source of contamination.The development…
Panaji: Mormugao will be the first of Goa’s 12 talukas to implement different minimum land values within the same village and between village and municipal areas, following a pilot in Taleigao village.State govt has finalised a proposal to notify different prices for different land parcels in Mormugao, so people do not have to pay higher…
Panaji: After the appointment of D S Chaskar as the chairman of the Mahadayi-Prawah earlier this month, its seventh meeting was scheduled on June 29. The last meeting was held in New Delhi.As per the agenda, the detailed procedure for final clearance of new minor irrigation and drinking water projects was set to be discussed….
Bicholim: Water scarcity across several villages in Bicholim taluka is worsening, with residents blaming extensive leakages in water shortage pipelines. Leakages have reportedly been spotted at several locations, including along the Vhalshim–Vathadev bypass road, near the ITI opposite the Housing Board, and along adjoining roads.Residents said leakages at multiple points across the taluka are leading…
