After receiving a complaint about the gate, Azossim-Mandur panchayat has issued a showcause notice to an unidentified person Panaji: In an alleged attempt at grabbing tenanted comunidade land in a green patch of a forest area at Mandur, unidentified workers have erected a metal gate after razing a gadga wall at the site.Following a complaint…
Panaji: Drishti Marine lifesavers rescued a 22-year-old man at Calangute beach after spotting him wading into deep waters.The Margao resident was seen deliberately moving farther from the shore, prompting lifeguards Suraj Sawant and Vinod Lamani to reach him with a rescue tube. While bringing him back safely, the man reportedly expressed suicidal intentions. In another…
Panaji: With the Centre increasing import duty on imported gold, jewellers have seen a significant drop in footfalls at stores in Goa. While the sentiment among buyers appears muted, some customers have opted to take advantage of the high prices to exchange their gold ornaments for new designs.According to Goa Gold Dealers Association president Pramit…
Margao/Canacona: The opposition to state govt’s proposed political reservation for Scheduled Tribes (ST) widened on Sunday, with the Bahujan Samaj joining the Maratha community, in demanding that any such exercise be deferred until the ongoing national census and delimitation process are completed.The development comes days after the Akhil Gomantak Kshatriya Maratha Samaj (AGKMS), which claims…
Margao: Cutting across party lines, members of the Scheduled Tribe community gathered at Sanguem on Sunday to reiterate their resolve to secure reservation of assembly constituencies ahead of the 2027 legislative assembly elections.The gathering, which saw key functionaries and workers from several political parties from across Sanguem constituency, was held to demonstrate their united determination…
Panaji/Mapusa: The forest department is awaiting the results of a postmortem examination after a year-old leopard cub was found dead in Pernem recently.Speaking on the incident, a senior forest official said a postmortem examination is being conducted and that initial findings would help determine whether additional laboratory testing would be necessary.“At this stage, we do…
Grace Dangmei (right) made 95 appearances for India and scored 24 goals Margao: It was fitting that Grace Dangmei had the captain’s armband when India won the SAFF Women’s Championship for the first time in seven years on Saturday.Grace, 30, captained India in the opening match of the championship but was left out for the…
Under coach Crispin Chettri, India scored 18 goals in the tournament and conceded just one Margao: So, Crispin Chettri’s CV is enhanced, and so is his reputation to take risks.Even before the SAFF Women’s Championship kicked off in Goa, the India coach was clear with his goals: promote juniors, develop Indian football. If there’s a…
The church told its members to plant one tree in their own home, and gift the second one to a Muslim or Hindu neighbour for planting in their homes Panaji: A parish in Ponda turned the state’s call for tree plantation over 90 days during the monsoon into an opportunity to link parishioners with different…
Panaji: While welcoming the govt’s plan to plant 10,000 saplings in 90 days, the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) warned that the initiative could repeat a familiar cycle in which trees planted during the monsoon are later removed for road widening, utility works and infrastructure projects.Without proper planning, species selection and maintenance, plantations…
