Canacona/Ponda: Canacona MLA and tribal welfare minister Ramesh Tawadkar accused activist Rama Kankonkar of colluding with the opposition and making baseless allegations, and demanded that he apologise to the United Tribal Associations Alliance (UTAA) and Goa’s tribal community. Tawadkar said Kankonkar falsely claimed that Tawadkar and former South Goa MP Narendra Sawaikar were the “masterminds”…
Archival records indicate that the Vitthal idol in Karapur temple was brought to Goa in 1418 from Karnataka Keri: Lord Vitthal, the presiding deity of Pandharpur in Maharashtra, has been worshipped in Goa for more than 500 years. Laxman Pitre, former director of Museum, states that archival records available with the priests associated with the…
Captain Manush Shah remained flawless for U Mumba, winning all five games he played across his two matches against Kolkata Panaji: The final match of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 7 was the opener as well. Quite a coincidence, one might think. Not really.These teams made the right choices at the auction, appeared balanced, and…
Mapusa: Mapusa police have registered a first information report (FIR) against a contractor and a site engineer following the collapse of an under-construction gallery projection that injured six labourers on July 19.The accused have been identified as contractor Avub Inamdar, a resident of Pune, and site engineer Gunjesh Naik from Valpoi.According to the police complaint…
The board plans to plant native and medicinal species to promote conservation-based livelihoods Panaji: The Goa State Biodiversity Board (GSBB) will establish a centre for achieving biodiversity conservation through livelihood intervention at Chopdem in Pernem after state govt approved the transfer of over 3 lakh sqm of land.Under the project, the board plans to plant…
Tourism department has launched a three-day pilgrimage circuit of 11 temples Panaji: Marking a significant step towards the promotion of spiritual tourism in the state, the tourism department launched its Ekadasha Teertha Yatra initiative on Friday from Shree Mahaganapati Temple, Khandola. The department is offering a curated tour spread over three days.The three-day pilgrimage circuit…
The operation was carried out by ICGS Akshay, a fast patrol vessel built by GSL Panaji: The Indian Coast Guard carried out a rapid and well-coordinated medical evacuation on Thursday, rescuing a 29-year-old Indian mariner from the India-flagged merchant vessel MT Kashimasan off the coast of Goa.“Around 3am on Thursday, an email was received from…
Goa has recorded a 35.2% rainfall deficit so far this monsoon Panaji: Goa has recorded a 35.2% rainfall deficit so far this monsoon, receiving 1,124mm of rain against the normal 1,735.4mm between June 1 and July 24 — a shortfall of 611.4mm. With only about 44 inches of rain in the first 55 days of…
Panaji: Nine hundred students pursuing higher education and technical education have approached the Goa Education Development Corporation (GEDC) to avail a one-time settlement (OTS) under the interest-free education loan (IFEL).The OTS scheme was rolled out on Feb 1 this year and will remain in force till the end of this month. Under it, relief to…
RG general secretary Vishvesh Naik under immediate suspension pending a disciplinary inquiry into alleged violations of the party’s constitution, and unauthorised actions Panaji: RG, which was thrown into open turmoil after its founder president Manoj Parab quit, found itself in a further power struggle after its lone MLA Viresh Borkar declared himself as the party’s…
