Panaji: North Goa district magistrate Ankit Yadav has ordered a detailed inquiry into the drowning of a 17-year-old student at the Tonir-Kajredhat waterfall in Sanvordem, Sattari, on Friday.In a directive to the deputy conservator of forests, North division, Yadav sought a report within 24 hours after a sub-divisional magistrate’s report revealed that despite warning signboards…
Panaji: After the death of a 17-year-old student at a waterfall in Sattari, activists and hinterland tour operators have called on the state govt to draw up a comprehensive, time-bound action plan to curb drowning deaths, and to tighten licensing and enforcement for unregistered trek and picnic operators.The Goa Civic and Consumer Action Network (GOACAN)…
FIR registered against two trek operators and four teachers Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant has directed authorities to take action against all those responsible for the drowning of 17-year-old student Rahul Bind during a Higher Secondary school-organised trek to a waterfall in Valpoi, Sattari.Goa Police has registered an FIR against two trek operators and four…
Keri: The drowning of the 17-year-old student Rahul Bind at the Tonir–Kajredhat (Savarde) waterfall in Sattari on Friday has evoked haunting memories of a 15-year-old teen from Belagavi who died at Surla’s prohibited Barazan waterfalls less than two months ago. The two fatalities have once again highlighted the growing risks posed by unchecked monsoon picnicking…
The vendors had been conducting business from the space beneath the staircase for several years The vendors had been conducting business from the space beneath the staircase for several years The vendors had been conducting business from the space beneath the staircase for several years The vendors had been conducting business from the space beneath…
(In photo:Tarun Tejpal) Cara Tejpal stands firmly by her father, Tarun Tejpal, following his rape conviction, asserting his innocence after meticulously reviewing the evidence for thirteen years PANAJI: Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal’s daughter Cara Tejpal has defended her father after the Bombay high court convicted him in a 2013 rape case, saying she had…
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant inaugurated the 15th Goa Marathi Film Festival. PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant inaugurated the 15th edition of the Goa Marathi Film Festival (GMFF) in Panaji on Friday.Speaking at the event, he said. “The bond between Marathi and Konkani is unbreakable as Goans very fondly watch Marathi serials and cinema. Goa…
Since zilla panchayats were constituted in 2000, successive govts have used the powerlessness of these bodies to retain greater control at the state level Margao: With the district planning committees for North and South Goa yet to be constituted, the larger question of devolution of funds, functions and functionaries to Goa’s second-tier panchayati raj institutions…
Valpoi is the wettest location so far with 2,092.1mm of rainfall, followed by Dharbandora (2,072.5mm) and Sanguem (2,066.6mm) Panaji: Goa has crossed the 60-inch mark in cumulative monsoon rainfall this season, recording an average of 1,516.6mm between June 1 and Aug 7. Despite the milestone, the state continues to face a 30.4% rainfall deficit, having…
Panaji: To reduce dependence on flower imports from other states, the zonal agriculture office (ZAO) in Sattari is set to distribute one lakh hybrid marigold saplings from Aug 20 under the state sector scheme.The initiative aims to increase the area under marigold cultivation in Valpoi from 5 hectares to 7 hectares this year.“We are optimistic…
