Protest outside TCP office Panaji: Spurred by the call made by the Enough Is Enough movement, around hundred demonstrators gathered outside the town and country planning (TCP) department office at Patto on Friday. Protesters gave govt a 15-day ultimatum to repeal Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning Act.Furious with the TCP provisions being…
Panaji: The crime branch of Goa police on Friday arrested the third accused from Delhi airport in connection with an alleged fake overseas job racket.SP crime branch Rahul Gupta said that 39-year-old, resident of Haryana, Harpreet Singh, was arrested in connection with the case.He said that investigation showed that Singh, along with his associates, entered…
The directorate of education had issued a circular to schools stating that all external individuals or organisations holding programmes inside schools for students will undergo scrutiny first Panaji: The directorate of education (DoE) on Friday withdrew a controversial circular that had mandated prior written approval from the department before schools could invite any external speaker,…
Panaji: Criticising govt’s move to amend the law to allow minors to enter offshore casinos, Ponnjekars Against Casinos demanded that govt prohibit people under 21 from entering the six offshore casinos. The activists have also demanded that govt immediately notify the gaming rules.On Thursday, the home department issued a notification that banned persons below 21…
Panaji: Goa govt will roll out a holistic electric vehicle (EV) and compressed natural gas (CNG) policy to cut dependence on petrol and diesel. Chief minister Pramod Sawant, who chaired a meeting on fuel management and sustainable transport strategy on Friday, directed officials to identify govt vehicles that can be converted to CNG, and to…
Margao/Vasco: Salcete has been left shaken after two elderly women were allegedly sexually assaulted in separate incidents within a week. This has prompted calls for stepped-up police surveillance, particularly in isolated households and abandoned properties.In the first case, an 85-year-old woman was allegedly raped at her house on July 8, when she was alone at…
Panaji: The Enforcement Directorate carried out simultaneous raids across Goa, Kolkata, Delhi, and Mumbai on Friday in connection with a digital arrest case dating back to June 2025. The ED operation led to a seizure of foreign currency worth Rs 1.2 crore, gold worth Rs 1.3 crore, property documents valued at around Rs 14 crore…
Panaji: Tarun Tejpal’s counsel told the Bombay high court on Friday that the complainant in the 2013 alleged rape case had a “propensity to lie” and that her partying and drinking were “not commensurate” with someone who had been raped and traumatised.Senior advocate Aabad Ponda, appearing for Tejpal in the state’s challenge to his 2021…
Panaji: Two govt industrial training institutes (ITIs) in Goa will offer the fire technology and industrial safety management trade under a dual-training framework that combines classroom instruction with structured exposure to professional fire service operations. This dual system of training (DST) will be implemented through the Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed with the directorate of…
The rescission orde withdraws the notification issued in July 2023 that permitted river tourism and watersports activities between June and Sep 15 each year Panaji: The captain of ports has rescinded a two-year-old notification that allowed watersports operators to run boats, jet skis and other rides on the state’s inland waters during “fair weather” spells…
