Panaji: With the monsoon arriving in Goa, state-appointed lifesaving agency Drishti Marine has warned residents and tourists to stay out of the sea and exercise caution at beaches, waterfalls and other waterfront locations across the state.The agency has flagged rocky stretches, cliffs and elevated coastal areas as particularly hazardous during the rains, warning that moss-covered…
Panaji: A domestic cat died after a senior citizen allegedly beat it to death with a wooden stick. Porvorim police registered a first information report (FIR) against the accused.DySP Nilesh Rane, PRO, Goa police said the FIR is registered based on a complaint filed by a woman residing in Socorro.Rane said that on Friday at…
The proposed framework aims to bring standardised, interoperable digital infrastructure to industrial land governance systems across multiple states Panaji: A digital platform built by the Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) to streamline industrial land governance has caught the attention of the country’s nodal agency for industrial corridor development, with the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation…
Panaji: In a first-ever state-wide public health campaign dedicated to the early screening and prevention of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) state govt will screen three lakh people over a period of three years.Goa govt has partnered with Zydus Healthcare, a wholly-owned-subsidiary of Zydus Lifesciences Ltd, an innovation-led global…
Panaji: Four persons, including a Goa police constable, were briefly taken into preventive custody after their car nearly collided with the convoy of chief minister Pramod Sawant at Amona on Thursday night.Police said the incident occurred when the driver of the four-wheeler lost control, coming dangerously close to the CM’s vehicle. Sawant was travelling from…
Vasco/Ponda: Four youths from Vasco, including three siblings, drowned on Saturday morning when they had gone for a swim near Metawada in Dudhsagar river at Collem-Dharbandora.The deceased have been identified as brothers Hiranna Madar (21), Ramanna Mader (19), and Laxman Mader (19), and their friend Vijay Sajili (19), all residents of New Vaddem, Vasco.A fifth…
Vasco: The twins who died in a tragic incident were ITI students and since their classes were resuming on Monday, they had planned the short picnic on Saturday. They were supposed to return to Vasco by Kulem train later in the afternoon.Their mother had tried convincing them not to go for a picnic on Saturday,…
Margao: A sweeper employed with the Margao Municipal Council and posted in its births and deaths cell has been booked for allegedly forging the signature of the chief officer of the municipality, and misusing official stamps to process a delayed birth registration case.Mahesh Galatge has been accused of preparing a non-availability certificate, a document typically…
Margao: A woman from Raia, Salcete, lost Rs 1.5 lakh to cybercriminals operating through fraudulent online loan applications, in an incident that occurred on March 22.The complainant, Maleeha Shaikh, told police that she had been browsing for online loan options when she came across two platforms — ‘Cash Bus’ and ‘Rupeeli’ — which she believed…
Margao: A 40-year-old woman from Sasnamoddi, Cacora, who had fallen into a well, was rescued by locals and fire brigade personnel on Thursday. She was taken to the Cacora primary health centre, where she is learnt to be out of danger.Station fire officer Damodar Zambaulikar said that by the time the fire brigade reached the…
