‘Fresh Auction Of Mining Dumps Not Needed’ Panaji: The Bombay high court, while dismissing Goa Foundation’s PIL challenging a provision of the Goa Mining Dump Policy, held that mining dumps are generated due to mining activities carried out under approved mining plans. “Therefore, it must be presumed that the lease holder has already paid royalty…
Panaji: The Bombay high court has dismissed a habeas corpus petition by a father seeking repatriation of his 3.5-year-old child to the US.The court did not agree with his contention that the mother abducted the child and travelled to India against a US court order. It also did not agree with the father’s contention that…
Panaji: The Bombay high court has dismissed a petition filed by Shantilal Khushaldas & Bros Pvt Ltd seeking renewal of the mining lease for the Joleracho Dongor mine at Cavorem in Quepem taluka. The court also imposed a cost of Rs 5 lakh on the company for filing the petition.The mining company had sought a…
Panaji: Goa Police on Friday stated that while it does not dispute the overall data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the report combines rape and Pocso case figures, resulting in a cumulative crime rate of 13.3% for Goa—the highest in the country in terms of rape-related cases registered in 2024. According to…
Panaji: Forest minister Vishwajit Rane on Friday ruled out the possibility of poaching in the case of the tiger death, whose carcass was found at Sacorda, Dharbandora, earlier this week. He further said the cause of death remains inconclusive due to the advanced decomposition of the carcass.TOI reported on May 8 that the postmortem examination…
Udanta Singh is keen on continuing with FC Goa after three years at the club Panaji: FC Goa have fallen behind in the race for the Indian Super League (ISL) title, but winger Udanta Singh is proud of his team’s efforts.After the loss against Jamshedpur FC last week, Goa are fourth on the table with…
Panaji: Ruing the poor entrepreneurial mindset among Goans, chief minister Pramod Sawant said that the lack of initiative has given people from other states the opportunity to step in and “take over” traditional occupations of the state.Drawing a parallel between Goans who move to the Gulf region for work, Sawant said workers from North Indian…
India achieved plenty with a resounding 4-0 win against Lebanon in their final group-stage fixture of the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup India achieved plenty with a resounding 4-0 win against Lebanon in their final group-stage fixture of the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup but there was hardly any celebration at the Suzhou Taihu Football…
Ponda: The Mhaisal dam has sufficient water and there is no need to curtail the supply, said Sunil Shet, assistant engineer who oversees the water treatment plant at Panchawadi. He said that the plant provides an additional 2MLD water to the Panchawadi and Shiroda villages.The storage capacity of the Mhaisal dam that provides water to…
Panaji: The river navigation department on Thursday submitted a feasibility report for the proposed Goa water metro project to chief minister Pramod Sawant. RND minister Subhash Phal Dessai said that a total of eight river routes have been found to be feasible to operate 87 vessels through 32 ferry terminals on a 111-km route network….
