Panaji: The southwest monsoon which had advanced over South Goa on Friday, moved further and crossed the remaining parts of Goa and covered some more parts of Karnataka, Maharashtra and other adjoining regions, though sunny conditions mostly prevailed during the day.While the conditions are favourable for its further advance into more parts of central Arabian…
Panaji: The town and country planning (TCP) department has proposed to classify 41 lakh sqm of ecologically sensitive land across Goa as non-developable area. While the department claims that it is taking steps to protect ecologically fragile land, environmentalists said that these paddy fields, mangroves, khazan lands, water bodies and sand dunes are already protected…
The sawdust used as spawn to grow the mushrooms caught fire on Saturday Ponda: A mushroom growing factory at Usgao, Ponda, was gutted after the sawdust used as spawn to grow the mushrooms caught fire on Saturday evening. The sawdust stocked was highly combustible and was being shifted out with the help of an excavator…
Margao: Tension gripped Rumdamol-Davorlim on Saturday after Gorakshak Goa chief, Ravindra Redkar, was allegedly assaulted at a fast food outlet in the village, triggering heavy police deployment and a protest march by Bajrang Dal activists demanding action against illegal stalls operating near two temples.The incident, which occurred on Wednesday night, began when two people visiting…
Mock gram sabha in Goa Screenshot Panaji: From drunkards to farmers and from trans persons to housewives, an eclectic mix of people took part in a gram sabha in Goa recently, debating and discussing protection of land, stopping of mega projects and even generating revenue for the panchayat.Only that it was a mock gram sabha…
Vasco: Five stray cattle were mowed down by a speeding cargo truck late on Friday at the Verna industrial estate. Police arrested the driver, Shah Mohamad Ansari, a native of Mumbai, who, according to the police, was drunk at the time of the accident.The police said that the accident took place at around 11.30pm, near…
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS: India players celebrate their triumph at Fatorda on Saturday Margao: Except for a minute before the break, India never seemed to lose belief that they are the best in South Asia.That belief was not out of place. Despite Bangladesh equalising in first half added time, India fought back in the second…
AI-generated image used for representational purpose. PANAJI: A 23-year-old college student from Goa’s Mapusa allegedly shot himself dead Friday, hours after a purported video of him throwing garbage along a roadside went viral and resulted in an FIR.Chief minister Pramod Sawant said he would order an inquiry into the death of Samuel de Braganca, who…
India have won 10 of the 13 meetings between the two nations, drawing one and losing two Margao: It’s a blockbuster final: five-time champions India up against Bangladesh, winners of the last two editions. One seeking to regain the trophy they last won in 2019, another wanting to create history with a three-peat. Whichever way…
The decision to bring Girish Chodankar back appears to have been as much about the absence of alternatives as about conviction in his abilities Margao: Girish Chodankar was brought back as Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president to steady the ship — and soon found himself in a storm he didn’t see coming. Hours after…
