Panaji: As hypertension doesn’t often produce any symptoms, many tend to ignore regular blood pressure (BP) checks, unaware of the silent damage high BP can cause to the heart, brain, eyes and kidneys, say experts.What’s worse and common is patients discontinuing BP medication on their own.One such case was that of a 65-year-old man with…
Panaji: As hypertension doesn’t often produce any symptoms, many tend to ignore regular blood pressure (BP) checks, unaware of the silent damage high BP can cause to the heart, brain, eyes and kidneys, say experts.What’s worse and commonly seen is patients discontinuing BP medication on their own.One such case was that of a 65-year-old man…
Ponda: The department of drinking water (DDW) is mulling to upgrade the existing 40MLD water treatment plant at Opa to 60MLD to boost supply to Tiswadi, Marcaim and Priol by spending Rs 29 crore to add new facilities.Technical sanction for the proposed upgradation has already been given and the project is presently pending for administrative…
Panaji: The town and country planning (TCP) department has proposed classifying more than 4.4 lakh sqm of land in Tiswadi taluka as ‘non-developable area’ (NDZ) under fresh Section 39A notifications, covering ecologically and historically-sensitive zones at Old Goa and Santa Cruz.The notification, approved by the TCP board on May 4, proposes conversion of large tracts…
Panaji: The town and country planning (TCP) department proposed the conversion of more than 63,500 sqm of land across Bardez, Salcete, Tiswadi and Mormugao under the Section 39A notifications, with Bardez accounting for the bulk of the land earmarked for settlement zone conversion.The latest round of proposals continues the recent trend of “correcting” the Regional…
Bicholim: Chief minister Pramod Sawant said that 50,000 women and girls have undergone free health checkup in Goa under govt’s ‘Check by Doctor’ and ‘Health with Ayurveda’ initiatives. He said that govt has been receiving an overwhelming response . “The objective of the ‘Health with Ayurveda’ initiative is not only to provide treatment but also…
Panaji: After a fortnight that saw the mercury stuck on 36°C-plus and 28°C-plus almost continuously, the pre-monsoon rain is gaining a little momentum, as India Meteorological Department (IMD), Panaji, forecast light to moderate rainfall for three more days till Tuesday.The showers are likely during late afternoon or night hours while thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and…
Panaji: Congress candidate for the Ponda bypoll, Ketan Bhatikar, died on Friday after being bitten by a venomous snake in Karnataka. The postmortem report has confirmed that the cause of death was snakebite. Collem police have registered the case as an unnatural death.After Bhatikar was declared dead, his supporters gathered outside his residence in Ponda…
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Friday directed state govt to provide police protection to facilitate smooth transportation of iron ore by Sesa Resources Ltd from Pale, Bicholim, to Amona jetty.“The arrangement will enable smooth transportation of iron ore so that the extracted ore can be captively used,” said justice Jitendra Jain.The company went to…
Panaji: The death of two politicians within a span of seven months has created a void in Ponda politics.Congress candidate for the Ponda bypoll Ketan Bhatikar died on Friday.In Oct 2025, former chief minister and agriculture minister Ravi Naik passed away, while former Ponda MLA Lavoo Mamledar died in Feb 2025 following a road rage…
