The Assolna Xetkarancho Ekvott aims to reclaim nearly one lakh sqm of agricultural land in the village Panaji: Assolna’s fertile fields witnessed the return of agriculture to a landscape that had lain largely abandoned for 40 years. Locals formed a community farming group called the Assolna Xetkarancho Ekvott and launched the ambitious initiative on Sunday…
The newly appointed president alleged that a number of paddy fields owned by the comunidade had changed ownership and land use during the term of the previous managing committee Margao: A day after his appointment as president of the comunidade of Margao was opposed by a section of the components of the comunidade, Patricio Coutinho…
Panaji: For decades, if scientists wanted to know how the Earth’s climate behaved millions of years ago, they would have to embark on a painstaking and destructive process: drilling into ancient, mud-caked ocean floor cores and carefully picking out microscopic, fossilised shells.These tiny creatures, known as benthic foraminifera, act as “time capsules”. By analysing their…
Panaji: Goa Dental College and Hospital (GDCH), the state’s tertiary care centre for the early detection, diagnosis and management of oral precancerous lesions and oral cancer, recorded an average of 12 oral cancer cases a month—including new and follow-up patients—in 2025.The hospital also detected an average of 44 precancerous oral lesions each month during the…
Chandrakant Gawas, Chairman, GCCI Logistics Committee, and Mr. Dileep Bhat, Divisional Railway Commercial Manager (DRCM), Konkan Railway Panaji: Industry representatives have raised concerns over what they described as the “comparatively high” warehousing and cargo handling charges levied by the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) at the Verna Railway Station goods shed, calling for a review of…
Giant killers: Manush Shah and Anna Hursey turned the tie in U Mumba’s favour with a 3-0 win against Alvaro Robles and Syndrela Das Panaji: Defending champions U Mumba TT turned the tables on unbeaten Dempo Goa Challengers 8-5 to retain the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) title at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee indoor stadium on Sunday.The…
A mechanised transplanter gets stuck in a Bicholim farm Panaji: Delayed desilting of a rivulet in Sarmanas, Bicholim, has left paddy fields waterlogged for the fourth consecutive year, severely affecting transplanting operations.“Overflowing water from the silted rivulet inundates low-lying fields soon after paddy transplantation, damaging crops and making it difficult for farmers to continue cultivation,”…
Panaji: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has extended its yellow alert for Goa until July 28, forecasting heavy rainfall accompanied by gusty winds of 40-50 kmph in isolated areas across the state.According to IMD, moderate rainfall is likely over the next seven days, with heavy showers expected at a few places from July 26 to…
Around 20 suspected dengue cases were reported this week from Zingdimo Ponda: After suspected dengue cases were reported in Bethora village and Ponda municipality’s Khadapabandh ward, Curti panchayat on the outskirts of Ponda town is now emerging as the latest hotspot, with multiple fresh cases reported.Around 20 suspected dengue cases were reported this week from…
Protesters raise slogans at Azad Maidan, Panaji Panaji: A tense situation unfolded in Panaji on Saturday after a group of protesters, who had gathered to celebrate what they described as a victory following the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, displayed a placard reading, “Free Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam.”A minor scuffle also broke out…
