Panaji: A 34-year-old Kerala native, Manu, who allegedly came to Goa after committing theft to party and visit casinos, was detained by Goa police at a venue in Calangute on Sunday and later handed over to Kerala police for investigation.PI (crime branch) Dattaguru Sawant said that on May 27, a case was registered at the…
Keri: The worsening water crisis and groundwater depletion in Goa are forcing birds to venture into residential areas in search of drinking water and food.Natural water resources in the state have been adversely affected by scorching heat and rising humidity.Lakes are under immense pressure due to haphazard dumping of garbage, including solid waste and plastic,…
Mapusa: The Mapusa judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) court on Saturday has remanded 29-year-old Yadukrishnan S Sajaikumar in five days of police custody following a fatal head-on collision in Siolim.Anjuna police arrested the accused, a native of Alappuzha, Kerala, after he drove a Mahindra Thar rashly under the influence of alcohol.According to the police, Yadukrishnan…
Vasco youth sings qawwali Panaji: Konkani has been the language of Goan music through dhalo, mando, kantar, and found devotional expression in hymns and Bhakti geet. There are ghazals and rap songs too. Now, a 27-year-old from Vasco has given a completely new musical expression to Konkani words.Nawab Gaffar Shaikh, a singer with a BSc…
Aveka Singh (right)and Priyangka scored six goals between them Margao: In the eyes of many, it’s the final, long before the showpiece event itself.India and Bangladesh made it to the 12-team AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Australia but landed in the same group at the SAFF Women’s Championship here in Goa due to international rankings….
Panaji: The Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) has decided to rope in private players to set up an e-waste management plant in the state.Construction of the project had begun in Dec 2022 and was expected to be completed by May 2024. Due to the lack of progress and the project being economically unviable, the GWMC…
Panaji: The town and country planning (TCP) department has proposed to classify more than 2 crore sqm (roughly 4,972 acres) of land across five villages in Tiswadi, Bardez and Bicholim talukas as non-developable area under Section 39A of the Goa Town and Country Planning Act. It will be one of the largest batches of conservation-oriented…
Tribal welfare minister and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar lays the foundation stone for the construction of a road at Nadkem Villagers at the foundation stone-laying ceremony for the road construction at Nadkem Tribal welfare minister and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar lays the foundation stone for the construction of a road at Nadkem Villagers at the…
Panaji: A four-hour, high-stakes disciplinary meeting between RG’s core executive committee(CEC) and St Andre MLA Viresh Borkar ended in a deadlock and had to be adjourned without resolution.A decision about the party’s future and the president’s post also evaded conclusion.The CEC had convened to address disciplinary action initiated against Borkar, who has been at the…
PM Modi on Goa Statehood Day Panaji: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said Goa has the potential to become a global model for sustainable, innovation-led growth, clean energy, marine economy, cultural preservation and quality of life. On Goa’s Statehood Day, the PM also highlighted significant growth prospects in the sports sector.In a three-page letter…
