Panaji: The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has identified multiple violations at Keri beach in Pernem following an inspection carried out earlier this month.Acting on directives of the high court, GCZMA, along with officials from the tourism department and directorate of survey and land records, undertook a joint exercise to map and plot structures…
Panaji: Following the fourth e-auction of mineral blocks, the directorate of mines and geology (DMG) has set a timeline for the fifth round. Identification of new blocks will begin in June and be completed by Sept, with the auction scheduled by March 2027.Director of mines and geology Narayan Gad said assistance will be sought from…
Panaji: The Bombay high court has sought a response from Goa govt and the TCP department in three petitions challenging the govt’s decision to withdraw permissions granted under Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning Act in St Andre constituency.The petitions filed by Dempo Properties and Investments Pvt Ltd through its director, Yogish Dempo,…
Panaji: The Bombay high court has sought a response from Goa govt and the TCP department in three petitions challenging the govt’s decision to withdraw permissions granted under Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning Act in St Andre constituency.The petitions filed by Dempo Properties and Investments Pvt Ltd through its director, Yogish Dempo,…
Colva: Deposits of tar balls have begun appearing along the Salcete coastline well ahead of the monsoon season, raising fresh concerns about marine pollution and coastal health.While such occurrences are typically reported in late May or June, this year the phenomenon has surfaced earlier than expected. The highest concentration of the oily residues has been…
Canacona: Water resource department officials said that raw water is being released from the Chapoli reservoir in a controlled manner to ensure water availability this summer.“Water released from Chapoli reservoir and the irrigation dam at Gaunem, Canacona, is controlled in all aspects,” said assistant engineer Dhananjay Nagvekar. He said the department has taken measures to…
Panaji: GFP chief and Fatorda legislator Vijai Sardesai, on Tuesday said, “Goa is completely ‘Ram bharose’ (at God’s mercy).”“There’s no vision, no policy, no roadmap. Govt is busy issuing taxi permits and rent-a-cab permissions, and creating chaos where locals and outsiders are forced to fight while tourism collapses,” he said.While those depending on tourism have…
Panaji: Goa’s long-awaited first veterinary college at Curti has received central govt approval. The letter of permission (LoP) for establishment of the Goa College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, for BVSc and animal husbandry degree programme came from the Union ministry of fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying on Tuesday. The department of animal husbandry is…
Panaji: Data released by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education on Tuesday shows a trend of more students scoring higher marks at the Class X public exams. The figures indicate that at the 2026 Class X exams, as many as 276 students scored over 90%.Another 1,848 children had scores between 80% to…
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Tuesday slammed the water resources department for turning a blind eye to 70-plus illegal borewells identified in and around one housing colony at Chimbel.“If this is the situation in one area, we can imagine what it is like across the state. What’s disturbing is you have 70 borewells in…
