Panaji: Five people were rescued from drowning by Drishti Marine lifesavers off Goa’s beaches over the long holiday weekend, officials said on Monday.Out of them, three hailed from Pune. The trio from Pune included a 44-year-old woman and a female teenager, who were swimming in the Baga creek when a large wave made it difficult…
Panaji: M/s Delta Pleasures Cruise Company Pvt Ltd on Monday told the Bombay high court that its new 2,000-capacity casino vessel will not be able to enter the Mandovi before the monsoons.Senior counsel Darius Khambata, representing the casino company, said in view of certain developments where some permissions have been withdrawn, it has to do…
Panaji: At a picnic in a quaint Indo-Portuguese house on a scenic Tiswadi island recently, the host pulled out a rare sweet dish at the dinner table — Konngel — once Goa’s dessert staple made of sweet potatoes.Panaji: Goa’s draft artificial intelligence (AI) policy, which was released on Monday for public review, hopes to create…
Ponda: Ponda police on Monday arrested the second accused, 22-year-old Gaurish Naik from Borim, who fled after allegedly killing his cousin, 58-year-old Deepak Naik, over a frivolous quarrel on Sunday.Gaurish and his brother Saideep attacked Deepak after a verbal spat that started with the victim placing roof tiles at the side of the house. Both…
Panaji: Goa’s draft artificial intelligence (AI) policy, which was released on Monday for public review, hopes to create 50,000 certified AI professionals by 2030 and attract five global AI companies in the state by 2028.The policy, which aims to make AI a compulsory school subject from Class VI, signals govt’s deliberate attempt to pursue an…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre) with Satish Dhond, state joint secretary (organisation) of West Bengal’s Asansol kendra and BJP West Bengal leader Suvendu Adhikari (right) Panaji: From scripting BJP’s landmark victory in the 2012 Goa assembly elections, Satish Dhond, state joint secretary (organisation) of West Bengal’s Asansol Kendra, has once again stamped his authority in…
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Monday quashed proceedings under the PMLA against former CM and current PWD minister Digambar Kamat and former CM and former PWD minister Churchill Alemao in the Louis Berger money laundering case, as no prior sanction was obtained by the ED to prosecute the public functionaries.The court set aside the…
Panaji: Governor Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju, who is chancellor of Goa University, has sought a detailed report from vice-chancellor Harilal B Menon on the integrated five-year master’s degree programmes that were announced for the academic year 2026-27 without taking prior govt approval.The governor requested the details based on a letter from the forum of principals…
Panaji: A delegation from Goa will meet the Union home minister, Amit Shah, within the next 15 days to expedite the long-pending issue of scheduled tribe (ST) reservation in the Goa legislative assembly, minister for tribal welfare Ramesh Tawadkar said on Monday.Tawadkar stated that no major hurdles remain in implementing the reservation, adding that the…
Panaji: Despite being aware of the rickety condition of several old structures in the state capital, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) is unable to take the next step as it still awaits the structural stability reports for most of the buildings.Under the Disaster Management Act, CCP has been conducting routine inspections of…
