India’s Sanfida Nongrum celebrates after scoring the only goal of the match against Bhutan at Fatorda on Wednesday Margao: India sealed their place in the final of the SAFF Women’s Championship with a hard-earned 1-0 victory against Bhutan at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, on Wednesday.Sanfida Nongrum (58’) scored the decisive goal to take India to the…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday made it clear to his colleagues that Goa Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will continue to recruit group C staff for all govt departments.“The task of selecting the candidates in a transparent manner and from talent pool to fill group C vacancies will continue through SSC,” Sawant said.Some of…
Panaji: The state cabinet on Wednesday approved digital validation, ground truthing, physical delineation and the installation of demarcation stones for notified wetlands in Goa. State govt has also sought an additional six months from the Supreme Court to complete the physical and boundary demarcation process in areas where practical difficulties persist.Chief minister Pramod Sawant said…
Panaji: The major power outage that crippled parts of North Goa, including the North Goa District Hospital and the coastal belt, was triggered by a failure in the central electrical grid, power minister Ramkrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar said on Wednesday. He also said that the Amona power substation, which is a critical node in the state’s…
Vasco: Hundreds of residents of Vidyanagar and the MES College locality have been facing an acute water shortage since Sunday after an underground pipeline was damaged by machinery engaged in flyover construction and highway expansion work.Residents have been without water supply for the past four days, with thousands of litres of water being wasted due…
Defending champions Bangladesh had it tough against Nepal Margao: Bangladesh stayed on track for a hat-trick of titles in the SAFF Women’s Championship but needed an added-time own goal to pip Nepal 2-1 in the semifinals at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, on Wednesday.Nepal have made it to five finals – without winning – and looked good…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that over 5,000 applications have been approved under Majhe Ghar scheme. He said that around 3,000 orders are ready to be handed over to the house owners. A total of 1,000 orders will be handed over to the house owners of South Goa district on Thursday at…
Margao: State Congress president Girish Chodankar on Tuesday ruled out any change in the party’s 2022 decision to deny tickets to those who defected from Congress, amid speculation over the possible return of former MLAs ahead of the 2027 assembly polls.“There should be no confusion or misinformation about this. The decision taken by Rahul Gandhi—that…
Ponda: State govt will consider setting up a memorial and museum dedicated to internationally renowned singers Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle at their native village of Mangueshi, tourism minister Rohan Khaunte said during an inspection visit to Farmagudi on Tuesday.Khaunte inspected Mangueshi and Farmagudi, where renovation work on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Fort is under…
Panaji: As the Konkani drama form, tiatr, completes 134 years, a group of third-year students of Don Bosco College, Panaji, have created a documentary, ‘Saath Podde – Every Curtain Tells A Story’. The film documents veterans of the tiatr stage and captures the art form through interviews, backstage moments and live performances.Student Siya Chodankar, who…
