Panaji: GFP said that state govt must write to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to notify the Scheduled Tribe (ST) reservation for the 2027 assembly elections and to also notify the constituencies reserved for the Gauda, Kunbi and Velip community.The notification of ST political reservation in Goa is a long-awaited step towards ensuring constitutional…
Ponda: The Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) has dropped its plan to relocate Palika bazaar vendors to a new shed on hired private land after the Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA) disallowed development on rented private property.At a council meeting on Friday, PMC resolved to construct a shed on its own land along the airport…
Margao: Quepem MLA Altone D’Costa on Thursday warned state govt to begin the long-pending internal works on the new Quepem police station building within 15 days, failing which he said the people of Quepem would launch an agitation.D’Costa led a protest demonstration in Quepem, demanding that state govt release funds and issue a fresh work…
Panaji: Rajya Sabha MP Sadanand Shet Tanavade urged Union govt to introduce urgent measures to restore the financial and credit standing of mining-affected families in Goa.He urged govt to introduce a one-time special mechanism to restore the creditworthiness and financial standing of mining-affected borrowers whose loan defaults arose solely due to the 2012 mining ban…
Kejriwal claimed nearly 85-90% of Goan households would be hit by the E20 mandate Margao: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Friday launched a fresh attack on BJP over the forced rollout of E20 petrol, coining the slogan “BJP Hatao, Gaadi Bachao” and asking Goans to vote out BJP to “save your vehicles.”Kejriwal, addressing a…
Bicholim: Fruit and vegetable vendors at the Bicholim market have urged the Bicholim Municipal Council (BMC) to provide electricity connections. They said that poor lighting forces them to shut their stalls after dusk, resulting in losses despite paying sopo tax.“We pay the sopo tax, but there is no electricity in the market. We are forced…
The judges and the advocate general briefed the IO on the approach to be adopted, including measures to build the survivor’s trust and identify the accused Panaji: Goa police arrested the accused in the rape of a 15-year-old girl after the investigation was transferred to the women police station and the investigating officer (IO) was…
Panaji: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has sharply revised toll charges at the Sukekulan toll plaza on the NH-66 link road to Mopa airport, with the new rates coming into effect from Monday and remaining valid until March 31.Under the revised tariff, cars, vans and other light motor vehicles will pay Rs 45…
The Tonir–Kajredhat waterfall has witnessed multiple drowning incidents in recent years Panaji: A Class XI science student from a Vasco-based school drowned on Friday at the Tonir–Kajredhat waterfall in Valpoi during a school-organised trekking excursion, raising questions over the visit despite the state’s monsoon restrictions on entering waterfalls.The victim, identified as Rahul Rameshkumar Bind, a…
Goa first adopted the three-tier institutional mechanism in Sep 2021 under the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC), following decisions taken at the fund’s state-level steering committee meeting earlier that yea Panaji: State govt has reconstituted its three-tier climate governance framework, expanding representation from govt departments, scientific institutions, financial agencies and international organisations to…
