Bicholim: Roadside vendors at the Bicholim market faced severe hardship on Wednesday as heavy showers disrupted the weekly market. Vegetables and other goods were damaged after joints of polythene sheets put up as rain cover gave way, allowing water to pour directly onto the produce and leaving several vendors with spoiled stock and financial losses.Savita…
The division bench is hearing a PIL challenging defective notices issued by the state i Panaji: The outcome of the Naksha survey will be subject to the Bombay high court’s verdict, while the Aug 14 deadline fixed by govt for residents of Margao and Cuncolim to submit property documents will stand extended, Justices Valmiki Menezes…
Keri: Karnataka has initiated a proposal to divert “excess” water from Tillari river basin into Markandeya river to augment the Rakaskop reservoir, which supplies drinking water to Belagavi, raising concerns in Goa over interstate water rights.The proposal, discussed at a district-level meeting at Belagavi, involves damming and diverting water from select nullahs in the Tillari…
Meeting of the Brics working group on ocean and polar science and technology started in Goa on Wednesday Panaji: The three-day meeting of the BRICS Working Group on Ocean and Polar Science and Technology (OPST) began on Wednesday, with delegates from 11 member countries discussing a medium-term roadmap for cooperation in marine sciences and polar…
Goa held Arkadag goalless in the first half in Turkmenistan on Wednesday FC Goa will play in the third tier of Asian club football this season after losing their AFC Champions League Two playoff against FK Arkadag (0-3) in Turkmenistan on Wednesday.Goa measured up to the challenge in the first half as they held Arkadag…
AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey said India will make best use of the FIFA international window Panaji: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has informed the governing body for world football about India’s inability to take part in the inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup, instead opting to focus on the historic friendly against five-time world champions Brazil.The…
Goa Foundation has shared the amendment with govt and estimates that over 300 final approvals have been granted under Section 39A Panaji: The Bombay high court has allowed Goa Foundation to amend its PIL challenging the constitutional validity of Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Act, despite objections from govt.The amendment seeks…
Panaji: Goa Forward Party (GFP) president Vijai Sardesai called upon Goa’s youth to come together, strengthen the organisation at the grassroots and play a decisive role in defeating BJP in the upcoming assembly elections.Sardesai said that young Goans must become the driving force for political change in Goa and urged the party’s youth to reach…
Panaji: As per the common exam introduced from Grades III to VIII last year as part of the implementation of National Education Policy (NEP), Goa State Council for Research and Training (GSCERT) will provide question papers for the common exam this year too for these grades. However, this year, SCERT has introduced some changes, including…
Dhavalikar did not dismiss the possibility of contesting the Ponda seat Panaji: Power minister and MGP Marcaim MLA Ramkrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar on Thursday said he is willing to give up his seat to make way for his son Mithil in the 2027 assembly elections but declined to say whether he plans to contest from Ponda.The…
