Panaji: Goa Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Rera) has moved the North Goa principal district and sessions court to enforce its 2020 order directing Hrija Construction to complete an unfinished housing project and hand over flats to home buyers.The move follows representations submitted by aggrieved home buyers in July and Aug, more than six years after…
The team used glow-in-the-dark materials, tactile surfaces and recycled materials to create the underwater setting Panaji: The old GMC complex in Panaji has been transformed into an immersive underwater world where children can discover phytoplankton through glow-in-the-dark artworks, sensory environments, storytelling and hands-on activities.Titled ‘Phytoplankton World: The Unseen Heroes of Marine Life’, the installation was…
Margao: State Congress president Girish Chodankar on Sunday took an indirect swipe at AAP, questioning why it counters Congress whenever it targets BJP govt over issues affecting Goans.“One can understand BJP getting restless on seeing the growing support for our Goy Rakhonn Yatra. What I can’t fathom is why some opposition parties immediately hit back…
Margao: Goa Forward Party (GFP) president Vijai Sardesai on Sunday said he will launch an agitation over inadequate facilities at South Goa District Hospital (SGDH), during a visit to the facility amid an acute bed shortage that has forced patients to be accommodated on stretchers and wheelchairs.Sardesai said govt has turned a blind eye to…
Calangute: Calangute village panchayat held its third Bal gram sabha on Sunday, with around 40 students from local schools participating and raising issues such as the unavailability of filtered drinking water and blocked footpaths.Sarpanch Joseph Sequeira said the panchayat would arrange water filters for schools and clear the blocked footpaths.The children’s gram sabha was primarily…
Calangute: Piyush Sachdeva, a resident of Rohtak, Haryana, was allegedly cheated of Rs 88,000 at Candolim after being offered a 10-year holiday package with 42 days of free stays at luxury hotels worldwide.According to his complaint, Sachdeva was approached on Dec 1, 2024, by five persons claiming to be staff of OsDia De Festa Vacations…
Panaji: In a major step towards gender inclusion and operational reform, Kadamba Transport Corporation Ltd (KTC) has inducted its first cohort of female traffic controllers (TC) across the state’s major bus depots and transit hubs.“TCs play a crucial role in daily operations, tasked with managing bus schedules, monitoring driver departure times, maintaining depot discipline, and…
Haat Katro Khambo is among the 15 new protected sites Panaji: The Save Old Goa Action Committee has objected to govt notifying the New Pillory at Old Goa as ‘Haat Katro Khambo’ (Pelourinho Novo), claiming there is no historical evidence to support the name.Committee members said they had submitted objections to directorate of archaeology and…
Mission Rabies has attributed Goa’s progress to sustained vaccination, surveillance and awareness efforts Panaji: Goa has recorded zero positive animal rabies cases in 2026, with all 123 animal brain samples tested in the state returning negative, even as 39 cases have been detected in neighbouring Karnataka and Maharashtra, official postmortem examination data up to Sept…
Old Goa has witnessed repeated protests over alleged illegal constructions, including a bungalow near the Arch of the Viceroy in a protected area, as well as proposals for projects within heritage zones Panaji: After a 40-year gap without a management plan for the World Heritage Site of ‘Churches and Convents of Goa’, draft heritage bylaws…
