Panaji: Goa govt is stepping up efforts to identify and acquire historical records relating to the state held in public and private archives in Portugal, with plans to nominate a nodal officer to coordinate the process of bringing Goa-related archival documents from Lisbon.Chief minister and archives minister Pramod Sawant disclosed this in a reply to…
Porvorim: Power minister Ramkrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar has assured compensation to Chinchinim farmers who recently lost four buffaloes to electrocution.Velim MLA Cruz Silva said that two of the deceased cattle were pregnant and the deaths have caused loss of livelihood to the affected farmers. He said the incident was avoidable if the power department had acted…
Porvorim: Chief minister Pramod Sawant, who holds the civil supplies and consumer affairs portfolio, on Tuesday told the assembly that the state has not received a single complaint from consumers, vehicle owners, automobile associations or garages regarding E20 petrol since its introduction in the state.Sawant was replying to a calling attention motion moved by MLAs…
In the Ranji Trophy, states are allowed to register three professional players or those from areas outside their jurisdiction Panaji: The Goa Cricket Association (GCA) has tightened rules for outstation players to feature in domestic competitions, and even represent the state team, to ensure that Goans don’t get elbowed out.Several outstation cricketers have turned themselves…
Tawadkar said Rs 4.87 crore had already been disbursed Porvorim: Sports minister Ramesh Tawadkar on Tuesday said the department would clear the pending prize money for medal-winning sportspersons within a month after ruling and opposition MLAs criticised the delay.Curchorem MLA Nilesh Cabral said prize money had been pending in some cases for as long as…
Diamond Harbour won last season’s Indian Football League (IFL) and were promoted to the top tier Panaji: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has informed Indian Super League (ISL) clubs that Diamond Harbour FC will be at the bottom of the table and will consequently be relegated to the second tier.Diamond Harbour won last season’s…
CM Pramod Sawant in assembly Porvorim: Opposition legislators on Tuesday sharply criticised chief minister Pramod Sawant in the assembly over what they described as a deteriorating law and order situation and a rise in crime across Goa. Sawant responded by attributing more than 90% of crimes to migrants and argued that the apparent rise in…
Gauree.Malkarnekar@timesofindia.comPanaji: Researchers from the remote sensing laboratory at Goa University’s school of earth, ocean, and atmospheric sciences (SEOAS), led by professor Harilal Menon, have developed a mobile application to study how visible light decreases with depth and how underwater visibility changes in coastal and estuarine waters.The application, VEDA (visible-light extinction with depth analysis), was developed…
Sandesh Jhingan captained India at the Unity Cup in UK recently Panaji: Coach Khalid Jamil has dropped some of India’s more experienced players for high-profile friendlies at home next month, and it includes captains Sandesh Jhingan and Rahul Bheke.India will play five-time world champions Brazil, two-time world champions Uruguay and FIFA World Cup 2026 participants…
Panaji: The state cabinet on Monday approved the Goa Housing Board (Amendment) Bill, 2026, allowing the Goa Housing Board (GHB) to develop properties through joint ventures.The Bill notes that adopting a joint venture (JV) model, instead of undertaking construction independently, offers several practical, financial and administrative advantages. In the current real estate and regulatory environment,…
