Corporators said that despite sending repeated reminders to the civic body, skylift vehicles meant for trimming precarious or dead branches were not deployed in their wards Panaji: The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) is displaying ‘stepmotherly treatment” by deliberately ignoring wards where mayor Rohit Monserrate’s candidates were defeated, said corporators from the opposition…
Times News NetworkPanaji: North Goa district collector Ankit Yadav held a meeting on Tuesday to review and finalise arrangements for the NEET re-exam on June 21. Yadav instructed all examination centres to ensure sufficient infrastructure, including uninterrupted power supply and CCTV surveillance.He underlined the need for a smooth experience for candidates. Officials were directed to…
The District Road Safety Committee (DRSC) conducts a joint inspection at Bambolim Panaji: Authorities on Tuesday warned that congestion and obstructions near Goa Medical College and Hospital could impede ambulances and other emergency vehicles, especially during the critical “golden hour” following accidents or medical emergencies.A joint inspection by the DRSC and multiple govt departments at…
Colva: Colva police have registered a rape case against Ramesh Chanasappa Hadpad, a Karnataka native living in Ponda, for allegedly sexually exploiting a 28-year-old woman from Delhi on the false promise of marriage.Police said the two worked at the same hotel, where he befriended her in 2024 and allegedly claimed he was unmarried and wanted…
Panaji: After advocate Rohit Bras de Sa stepped down as amicus curiae in the Birch by Romeo Lane suo motu PIL on Tuesday, the Bombay high court appointed advocate Terence Sequeira as the new amicus curiae in the petition.The HC had taken suo motu cognisance of the case where 25 persons lost their lives in…
DMG said the final number of qualified bidders will be known only after the DPRs submitted by mining companies are evaluated Panaji: State govt has received a lukewarm response to the second phase of the e-auction of low-grade iron ore dumps, with an average of about two bids submitted for each dump.After opening the technical…
The CCP said if the six homes that are still not connected to the sewerage network do not apply for connections, their premises will be sealed Panaji: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) on Tuesday told the Bombay high court that sections of Mala lake —opposite the old Sulabh toilet and the PDA building…
Panaji: Despite the southwest monsoon arriving in Goa on schedule, the state is witnessing one of its weakest starts to the rainy season in recent memory, with rainfall activity remaining unusually subdued and weather conditions resembling the pre-monsoon period.Data released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Goa, shows that between June 1 and June 16,…
Gauree.Malkarnekar@timesofindia.comPanaji: Over the past decade, at least 300 govt primary schools have had to close in Goa, with parents increasingly showing a preference for nearby privately-managed aided schools. As it is was largely govt schools offering education in the mother tongue, now with the closures, only 8.8% of all primary school enrolment in Goa is…
Paul FernandesPanaji: Goa’s markets and roadsides in summer stir old memories, as vendors showcase some tangy fruits ranging from the popular kandam and churnam to assaim and zamblam. However, bhedsam, well known for its medicinal properties, was as usual missing from this fruit basket.Foraging through shrubs on hill sides, these fruits with unique taste and…
