Panaji: The Bombay high court on Wednesday expanded the scope of its suo motu PIL on dead fish floating in Mala Lake to include the Mandovi river line area to remedy the water pollution.The court took cognisance of a TOI report on Goa state pollution control board’s (GSPCB) qualitative and quantitative study of water in…
Ponda: In a tragic incident of human-wildlife conflict, Bethora village on Wednesday evening reported a fatal bison attack.Dinesh Gaude (48), a home guard attached to Ponda police station, died after he was attacked by a bison while visiting a friend. The incident occurred around 6.30pm at Kadnevhal junction in Bethora.This is the second casualty in…
Panaji: Saligao MLA Kedar Naik feigned ignorance about the arrival of Delta Corp’s 112-metre-long offshore casino and insisted that the vessel will not be anchored at Verem, which falls in his constituency. Naik said that chief minister Pramod Sawant has given him an assurance that the vessel will not enter Mandovi river for now.“I will…
Calangute/Panaji: Continuing its crackdown against illegal structures along the coastline, the tourism department demolished the 11 remaining unauthorised structures on the beach at Baga on Wednesday.The demolition follows a survey of all illegal structures along the Baga-Calangute beach stretch along Tito’s Lane leading up to the popular nightclub Mambos at Baga’s Saunta Vaddo.“Six were demolished…
Margao: A joint inspection of the Cutbona fishing jetty, conducted by the primary health centre, Balli, at the request of Goacan and the Velim Civic and Consumer Forum, flagged serious health and hygiene deficiencies ahead of the new fishing season.Goacan coordinator Roland Martins said the toilet facility at the newly inaugurated jetty — where services…
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Tuesday sought responses from Goa govt and state election commission (SEC) on two petitions challenging an ordinance empowering SEC to carry out delimitation and reservation for municipal elections.The court posted the matter for final hearing on June 10.One petition, filed by Trajano D’Mello, seeks directions to conduct elections to…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant, along with water resources development (WRD) minister Subhash Shirodkar and senior officials, reviewed the Rs 46-crore Mapusa river rejuvenation project at Guirim on Tuesday.The project, which includes desilting, aims to prevent waterlogging in Guirim and Mapusa during prolonged heavy rain. Low-lying areas such as St Anthony Vaddo and the vicinity…
Under Bibiano, India have qualified four times for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup Panaji: Most domestic coaches would bite anyone’s hand off, if offered the chance to coach in Indian Super League (ISL). Bibiano Fernandes, it appears, is cut from a different cloth as he turned down Odisha FC in the top tier of Indian…
Panaji: In a move that may bring relief to residents of Panaji and visitors, state govt on Tuesday banned taxis from parking in the city’s general parking lots.North Goa collector Ankit Yadav issued a notification to this effect on the recommendation of the DySP (traffic), that Panaji, being the capital, sees a heavy influx of…
Panaji: Goa has reported the fourth-highest morbidity rate in the country, with 18.7% of its population indicating illness within a 15-day reference period, as against the national average of 13.1%.The figures were released in the National Statistics Office (NSO) report on household social consumption: health, published in April for the period Jan to Dec 2025.Only…
