Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant unveiled five new worker-centric welfare schemes, including a digital literacy programme, elderly medical care allowance, financial aid for competitive exam coaching, reimbursement of tuition fees for higher studies and insurance cover under Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY).Speaking on the occasion of International Labour Day, Sawant said that 1.4 lakh…
Panaji: Goa police investigations in the Mapusa and Dona Paula dacoity cases have revealed that the accused Bangladeshi nationals entered India from Meghalaya.They planned the dacoity in Goa when one of them was in Colvale jail, where he developed his network. The person came to India every six months to conduct dacoities in various parts…
Scientists in Goa have reported the first sighting of the highly venomous box jellyfish, Morbakka virulenta, in Indian waters. PANAJI: Scientists in Goa have reported the first-ever sighting of the highly venomous box jellyfish (Morbakka virulenta) in Indian waters. The species was discovered off the Caranzalem beach in Sept 2024, where five specimens were collected…
Panaji: Union ministry of information & broadcasting has appointed filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker as the festival director for the 57th edition of the International Film Festival of India (Iffi), to be held in Goa in Nov.“I feel privileged to have witnessed the evolution of this festival. From attending it in 1984 to continuing my association over…
Panaji: The 2026 edition of the Campus Bird Count (CBC), a growing citizen-science initiative conducted as part of the annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), recorded an impressive global turnout this year, with 395 participating campuses, 2,382 eBirders, 558 bird species and 20,874 checklists submitted.In the state, 12 institutions took part in the exercise, collectively…
Panaji: Labour Day was marked by demands for better working conditions in the state. The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) general secretary Christopher Fonseca criticised govt for overlooking the eight-hour workday system and instead forcing workers to work 12-hour shifts.AITUC has called for scrapping the contract labour system and demanded a minimum monthly wage…
Margao: A 130-bedded working women’s hostel being built at the Cuncolim industrial estate under a central govt scheme faces an uncertain future after the Goa Industrial Development Corporation’s (GIDC) board flagged a sharp cost escalation and asked state govt to consider either scrapping the project or shifting it to an alternative location.The project, funded under…
Panaji: To systematically identify, document, digitise, and scientifically conserve manuscripts across the country, many of which remain scattered in private collections, temples, institutions, and archives, Goa govt has constituted a state-level standing committee that will facilitate the implementation of the national manuscripts survey. With this move, Goa joins other states across the country in operationalising…
Panaji: Union ministry of information & broadcasting has appointed filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker as the festival director for the 57th edition of the International Film Festival of India (Iffi), to be held in Goa in Nov.“I feel privileged to have witnessed the evolution of this festival. From attending it in 1984 to continuing my association over…
Panaji/Valpoi: After the family of a 28-year-old man and members of the community led a morcha to the Valpoi police station on Friday, the police sub-inspector (PSI) investigating the case was transferred to the reserve line at the North Goa district headquarters. The family of the deceased man, Moin Shaikh, alleged that the investigating officer…
