. The proposal is still at a preliminary stage Margao: With South Goa District Hospital (SGDH) facing an acute shortage of beds, forcing some patients to be accommodated on stretchers and wheelchairs, authorities are considering shifting the nursing college operating from the hospital’s fourth floor to the old Hospicio premises to create additional space for…
Panaji: On average, six foreign nationals have been deported by Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Goa, per month till Sept for allegedly overstaying, while more than 100 foreigners have obtained exit permits and left India. This week, three foreigners—including nationals from Japan, Uganda, and Kenya—have been deported.A total of 60 foreigners illegally overstaying have been…
Among the issues taken up were long-pending civic grievances such as damaged pay-parking signage, abandoned vehicles littering city roads, and faded zebra crossings that have raised pedestrian safety concerns Panaji: The Corporation of the City of Panaji’s (CCP) Road Safety & Traffic Management Committee (RSTMC) met here on the eve of Road Safety Week, laying…
The vendors operating in the bazaar will be temporarily shifted on a land along the airport road Ponda: The Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) has been planning to construct a new building for its old dilapidated Palika Bazaar at Budhwar Peth (upper bazaar).“The existing one is in an open shed with a roof of asbestos cement…
Panaji: A recurring Gundhi bug infestation has been threatening paddy yields in South Goa, with estimates that 3% to 5% of the district’s 5,200 hectares under Kharif cultivation may be affected.The pest, scientifically known as Leptocorisa acuta or the rice earhead bug, has expanded beyond its minor-pest classification in recent years, crossing critical economic threshold…
A spirited India held World Cuppers Panama 1-1 in Bengaluru on Friday Bengaluru: Panama were stuck in Bengaluru’s notorious traffic for two hours and arrived 29 minutes late for the clash against India. The World Cuppers had five debutants, some players didn’t even train properly after missing long-haul flights. But, at the end of the…
Panaji: The crime branch of Goa police on Saturday arrested a 24-year-old man and detained a minor, both Odisha natives, for allegedly possessing narcotic substances worth Rs 10 lakh in Mapusa.Crime branch SP Rahul Gupta said police conducted a raid at the interstate bus terminal, Mapusa, caught the accused and detained a 17-year-old minor with…
Panaji: Worried about the impact on mining operations, the Goa Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) has asked the Union environment ministry to cut the number of Goan villages in the proposed Western Ghats Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) from 108 to 87, arguing that satellite-based mapping has swept in homes, farms and afforested mining leases.The…
FC Goa and Churchill Bros will play their home games at Fatorda Panaji: This will be a season of firsts for the Indian Super League (ISL).For the first time, India’s top tier football league will have a club-led model. In another first, Goa will host the opening match of the league, and there will be…
Former India midfielder Micky Fernandes has joined Gokulam Kerala FC as assistant coach Panaji: Former India midfielder Micky Fernandes has joined Gokulam Kerala FC as assistant coach, where he will work with Brazilian head coach Carlos Eduardo Biasi Parreira.Carlos, who started as a conditioning coach, comes with a big reputation, having nurtured many Brazilian stars…
