Panaji: A decade old, Rs 35,000 crore illegal mining case that dumped barons of the industry, out of the sector ended in a whimper after the Bombay high court quashed the first information report (FIR) filed by crime branch of Goa police based on the Justice M B Shah commission’s findings.Crime branch had registered the…
Panaji: Senior advocate Aabad Ponda, appearing for Tarun Tejpal in the state’s appeal against his acquittal in the 2013 rape case, told the Bombay high court on Thursday that CCTV footage from the first floor of the starred hotel “suddenly went missing”, raising doubts about the prosecution’s case.The HC is hearing final arguments against the…
Panaji: Goa, long a birdwatcher’s paradise with many endemic and migratory species in a small area, has crossed the 500-species milestone for the first time. The latest (eighth) edition of the Goa Bird Checklist records 502 species, including new additions such as greylag goose (spotted by Stephen Menezes in Santa Cruz) and red-crested pochard (seen…
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Thursday set aside a sessions court verdict and acquitted Arjuna Kazidoni in the 2020 Fatorda double murder case, granting him the benefit of doubt in the deaths of Ravi Badiger and Bhimsi Gasti.Kazidoni had been sentenced to life imprisonment in Oct 2024 for allegedly killing the two men with…
Govt has approved the Goa Public Gambling Rules to regulate casino operations in the state Panaji: State govt on Thursday banned the entry of any person below the age of 21 years in the gambling area of any onshore and offshore casinos. Goa has dozens of onshore and six offshore casinos operational.State govt amended the…
NEET New Delhi: NEET UG 2026 Re-Exam Panaji: Saloni Utagi was declared the Goa state topper by the National Testing Agency (NTA) at the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) results 2026, declared late on Thursday evening. Utagi scored 99.84 percentile and had an all India rank of 3033.Of 11.21 lakh candidates qualified in NEET…
Syndrela Das, 16, stunned Manika Batra in her maiden UTT season Panaji: This is no fairy tale about a damsel-in-distress, glass slippers and midnight curfews. This one is about Syndrela Das, named after the famed mythical princess Cinderella. And it’s for real.In 2018, when the second edition of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), the country’s premier…
The traffic cell of Goa police booking 1,525 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol since Jan Panaji: Despite steep penalties, drunk driving continues to be a major concern in Goa, with the traffic cell of Goa police booking 1,525 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol in the first six months of…
A large number of school students attended the skill-based exhibitions organised as part of the World Youth Skills Day celebrations in Panaji on Wednesday Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday urged Goan entrepreneurs to leverage the India–United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), saying the bilateral trade deal will boost exports of marine…
Industries minister Mauvin Godinho in discussion with CII officials to strengthen Goa’s skilling ecosystem Panaji: Industries minister Mauvin Godinho has initiated discussions to replicate Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) integrated skill development centres in Goa to prepare Goan youth for both domestic and global employment opportunities, particularly in hospitality, maritime, logistics, and manufacturing.Godinho visited CII’s…
