Keri: Every summer, as the water level in the Anjunem reservoir drops, the remains of temples from the submerged village of Gulle emerge again, revealing fragments of the area’s history. Heritage enthusiasts are pressing govt to take swift steps to safeguard and conserve these structures while they are exposed.The Anjunem Irrigation Project, completed around three…
Due to prolonged dry weather and a delay in the arrival of the monsoon, farmers in Taleigao were seen watering paddy saplings to prevent the young crops from drying out Panaji: Farmers across Goa are grappling with uncertainty as an extended break in monsoon rainfall has left agricultural fields parched at a crucial stage of…
Bicholim: Water supply to parts of Bicholim was disrupted for two days after the main water pipeline at Muslimwada burst twice, on Thursday and on Friday.An official of the drinking water department said the pipeline, which supplies water to a large part of Bicholim, ruptured on Thursday morning, resulting in the wastage of lakhs of…
Panaji: Goa has recorded one of its driest starts to the southwest monsoon in nearly two decades, with rainfall during the first 20 days of June among the lowest since 2010, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).Data for the period from June 1 to June 20 shows that Goa received just 166mm of rainfall…
Panaji: Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, appearing for Goa, told the Bombay high court on Friday that the trial court had allowed the defence to ask objectionable questions to the survivor during the trial of Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal in the alleged rape case.The survivor had complained that Tejpal raped her in a hotel elevator in…
Panaji: Archbishop of Goa and Daman, Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrao has called for special prayers for timely and sufficient rain to be offered on June 21.The archbishop, in a circular, has said that June 21 should be observed across the archdiocese as a day of intensified prayers for rain in churches, chapels, institutions, homes, and…
Water scarcity in Canacona Canacona: When it rained for the first time in May, Dayavati Velip smiled, knowing this was the beginning of the end of their summer woes.Adorned in different shades of green, the remote taluka of Canacona has close to 2 lakh sqkm of forest cover, but many parts of the taluka dread…
Mapusa: Mapusa police on Thursday arrested a 22-year-old man from Gadag, Karnataka, in connection with a series of burglaries reported across the town earlier this week.Police said Ishwar Gopi Harnishikari was identified through CCTV footage. He was one of two suspects captured on camera. He was taken into custody, and efforts are ongoing to trace…
Margao: The Consumer Conciliation Committee (CCC) of state govt’s department of civil supplies, which conducted a site inspection of the SGPDA market complex here on Wednesday as part of proceedings in a citizen complaint alleging deficiency in services, found the complex riddled with regulatory and infrastructural lapses.The inspection was carried out jointly with several govt…
Panaji: Amid concerns over a delayed monsoon and the possibility of water scarcity, govt on Friday assured residents that existing reservoir levels are sufficient to meet the state’s water needs for at least the next month, while ruling out immediate restrictions on supply.Following a review of water stock in reservoirs, water resources minister Subhash Shirodkar…
