Panaji: With the summer entering its peak phase, only stray showers at isolated places have been recorded so far during almost two months, as the deficit of pre-monsoon rainfall rose to 72.3% on the weekend.An average of 8.7mm of pre-monsoon rain would be normal at this stage. But the India Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded only…
Valpoi: Heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds lashed parts of Sattari taluka, causing widespread disruption on Saturday evening, with Valpoi town being among the worst affected.Several trees were uprooted due to the downpour, leading to blocked roads and severely affecting vehicular movement in parts of the taluka.In multiple incidents, fallen trees damaged vehicles parked along…
Panaji: Members of Ponnjekars Against Casinos have filed a criminal complaint at the Panaji police station against directors of six offshore casinos operating on the Mandovi river.Alleging that the casinos are permitting children and individuals under 21 to board the vessels, the activists want an FIR filed against the owners and a forensic audit of…
Vasco: Hundreds of Hindu community members staged a massive protest at the Vasco police station on Saturday evening, demanding that authorities trace and locate the individuals who have posted obscene, blasphemous, and highly offensive content against Hindu deities on various social media platforms.In a complaint addressed to the Vasco police inspector and the cybercrime cell…
Colva: Colva police arrested three people from Gujarat for allegedly operating an online gambling racket from a rented apartment in Vaswaddo, Benaulim, and seized materials worth Rs 2.6 lakh.Acting on specific information about illegal online betting activities, police said they obtained a search warrant and conducted a raid during the intervening night of April 24…
India U-17 coach Pamela Conti is determined to bring the best out of the team at the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup in China Panaji: Pamela Conti’s career has taken her to different corners of the world. With 90 caps and 30 goals for the Italy national team, several league titles, individual trophies, besides U-20…
Panaji: Around 98% of the 170 respondents have objected to state govt’s move to ban four types of ferocious dog breeds in Goa — pitbull, rottweiler, cane corso and dog argentino.State govt had invited objections and suggestions from public before taking a decision and notifying the four dog breeds as ferocious. It received around 170…
Margao: A day after protesters blocked roads in Curchorem over the death of a teenager whose two-wheeler came under the wheels of a truck near a culvert work site near Ravindra Bhavan, Curchorem police on Saturday arrested social activist Dattaraj Raut Dessai, who led the protest. He was later released on bail.He was booked under…
Bicholim: The ‘kalas’ of Shree Devi Lairai returned to the temple at Shirgao after the four days of ‘kaulotsav’, marking the conclusion of the jatra on Saturday night.The five-day jatra this year was held with several safety measures in place to avoid any untoward incident similar to the last year’s stampede that killed six people.Temple…
Panaji: The North Goa District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission ordered ICICI Lombard to pay a Porvorim resident for the hospital expenses on two visits – Rs 13,657 on Jan 20, 2025, and Rs 13,209 for another visit on Feb 8, 2025, along with a compensation of Rs 25,000 with an interest rate of 5% over…
