Panaji: For years, researchers, Goans seeking ancestral records, and people tracing historical documents have lamented about the lack of digital access to archival material. The directorate of archives is in the process of completing the digitisation of thousands of documents ranging from land registration records and notary deeds to centuries-old Portuguese documents, official gazettes and…
Panaji: Waste paper from govt departments may soon have a new lease of life, as it will be used to recycle and manufacture books. The Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) has taken up a pilot project under which approximately 30 metric tonnes of outdated and obsolete textbooks were collected for recycling.Through this process, the waste…
Panaji: Fisheries Minister Nilkanth Halarnkar said he will discuss concerns facing Goa’s fishing industry with chief minister Pramod Sawant before the resumption of fishing activities on Aug 1, particularly in light of uncertainties surrounding fuel supplies amid the ongoing conflict in west Asia.Goa is currently under its annual monsoon fishing ban, which started on June…
Panaji: State govt has begun the process for the captain of ports department to transition towards a state maritime board, said minister for ports Digambar Kamat on Sunday. Kamat said that the department has already started drafting the rules for the state maritime board in compliance with the Indian Ports Act, 2025 passed by Parliament.Kamat…
500 fruit trees planted at Chapoli: Around 500 fruit-bearing tress were planted at Nagar Van Chapoli, Canacona, to celebrate World Environment Day 2026. The saplings were planted by Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar, in the presence of assistant principal chief conservator of forests Praveen Kumar Raghav, deputy conservator of forests Santosh Kumar Reddy and others.POWER SHUTDOWNMoira…
Bicholim: Bicholim police on Saturday morning arrested two residents of Shirgao, Bicholim, for firing gunshots during an argument with a relative over a family dispute. The accused, Prajyot alias Shirish Laxman Gaonkar, and Girish Laxman Gaonkar, first phoned up the victim, Upendra Chandra Gaonkar, a senior citizen, abused, and threatened to kill him.Later, the accused…
times news networkPanaji: As Goa starts its mission to plant and raise 10 lakh trees within six months, chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Saturday that panchayats and zilla panchayats have a major role to play, involving local schools, colleges, youth clubs, NGOs, self-help groups, and biodiversity committees in the plantation and maintenance of these…
The confrontation was triggered after forest officials attempted to stop villagers from carting away mining ore rejects from the dump, threatening to lodge a police complaint against those involved Margao: Tense moments were witnessed at Kevona in Sanguem taluka’s Rivona on Saturday after locals clashed with forest department personnel over the transportation of mining ore…
Ponda: Protesting the hike in cattle feed rates, the entire panel of directors of the Goan Seed Farmers Produce Organisation has threatened to resign. The directors had even tendered their resignations to Goa Dairy. However, after an assurance from dairy officials, they agreed to defer their move to Monday, milk farmers said.After the closure of…
More than 130 village panchayats have already issued permissions for the installation of reverse vending machines Panaji: Goa’s first reverse vending machine to collect specific items under the deposit refund scheme was installed at the naval base INS Mandovi, at Verem, in partnership with the naval station’s environment wing.Recykal, the private agency appointed to implement…
