The department of drinking water had excavated the road on an emergency basis after receiving complaints of water leaking onto the road surface Colva: More than a fortnight after a district road at Colva caved in following excavation work undertaken by the department of drinking water (DDW) to repair a leaking pipeline, the damaged stretch…
The existing pipe that has become a hurdle for walkers Bicholim: Bicholim residents have urged the Water Resources Department (WRD) to remove an above-ground pipeline laid across the Bicholim walking track and place it underground, citing inconvenience and safety concerns for walkers and fitness enthusiasts.The walking track was originally built on a bandhara constructed by…
KTC consumes about 4.5 lakh litres of diesel every month, with daily consumption averaging 15,000 litres Panaji: The state-run Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) has incurred an additional fuel expenditure of nearly Rs 60 lakh per month following a sharp rise in diesel prices amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia. Despite the increase in operating…
State Congress president Girish Chodankar briefs the press about his letter to SEBI urging it to withhold listing permission for Vedanta Iron & Steel Limited Panaji: Goa Congress president Girish Chodankar has written to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), urging it to withhold listing permission for Vedanta Iron & Steel Limited (VISL)…
During the first auction, the largest dump attracted bids, while the four smaller dumps received none Panaji: The directorate of mines and geology (DMG) has completed surveys of 12 low-grade iron ore dumps to determine the presence of critical minerals and prevent the loss of valuable, rare earth elements.DMG director Narayan Gad told TOI that…
Azossim-Mandur panchayat had issued a stop work order and a show cause notice to an unidentified person regarding the illegal activity Panaji: The unidentified person who had allegedly erected a metal gate in tenanted comunidade land in Mandur’s forest area has quietly removed it, as the stone wall at the same spot has been found…
Residents have warned that contamination threatens nearby wells Panaji: As a child growing up in Vaddem, Catalino Pereira remembers a time when he and his friends would jump and frolic in the Merces creek. Fish used to dart freely beneath the surface, and children swam without a care. Pereira and his peers have watched the…
At the start of the season, the variety sold for Rs 400-600 per dozen, depending on size Panaji: The maang-hilario mango has entered its final week of availability this season, with prices surging to around Rs 900 per dozen amid dwindling supplies in Goa’s retail markets.At the start of the season, the variety sold for…
Bhaichung Bhutia believes teams can’t be “chasing and running around the ball because the weather is not going to help.” As part of ZEE5’s English-language expert panel for FIFA World Cup coverage, former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia is closely monitoring all that’s happening in North America. In this interview with TOI, one of India’s greatest…
Gouly-Dhangar addition process Times News NetworkMargao: The Union ministry of tribal affairs has rejected state govt’s long-standing proposal to include the Gouly-Dhangar community in the Scheduled Tribes list of Goa.The rejection, communicated through a letter addressed to state govt’s director of social welfare, came after the office of the registrar general of India (ORGI) twice…
