Panaji: The Corporation of the City of Panaji has launched a pre-monsoon preventive drive against vector-borne diseases, conducting ground-level inspections to identify and eliminate potential mosquito breeding sites ahead of the rainy season.Officials from the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), along with a team of CCP officials, have been going to vulnerable spots…
Panaji: The department of information technology, electronics and communications has issued a second reminder to all govt departments, corporations, autonomous bodies and institutions. It noted that several departments failed to respond to its earlier directive issued in Feb. The directive had called for compliance with mandated security and accessibility standards.Director for IT Kabir Shirgaonkar, in…
Panaji: A major presence of Mozambique tilapia and African catfish in the freshwater catch during the annual fish harvesting at Batim lake raised concerns about the growing dominance of invasive fish species, as populations of native ones are showing a sharp decline.The fish catch on Tuesday morning at Batim lake, renowned as a scenic birding…
Panaji: Goa police have registered three FIRs, including against Congress functionary Girish Chodankar, for allegedly hurting Hindu religious sentiments.Police on Sunday questioned Chodankar for nearly three hours at Mapusa police station, and asked him to appear again on Monday, SP Salim Shaikh said. Mapusa police filed two separate FIRs against Chodankar and tribal leader Govind…
Keri: A team of three veterinary doctors conducted a postmortem examination of a tiger carcass on Sunday after highly decomposed remains were found in the forested area of Sacorda, Dharbandora, on Saturday.The autopsy was carried out at the Nature Interpretation Centre of the wildlife division at Mollem. Since the carcass was in a highly decomposed…
Panaji: As part of the centenary celebrations of Mario Miranda, the department of posts unveiled a special philatelic tribute, including a commemorative cancellation and four-picture postcards dedicated to Miranda. Senior superintendent of post offices (SSPO), Goa Division, Anurag Nikhare described the moment as “a matter of great pride and privilege,” emphasising that Miranda’s “name is…
Panaji: State govt’s victim assistance unit (VAU) has revealed that over the past eight years, around 13% of minor girls who were sexually abused in Goa became pregnant. It said that in that time period, over 1,200 sexual abuse cases were reported, and in some of these, the parents weren’t aware of the pregnancy till…
Panaji: A Pocso court has sentenced a bus conductor to 10 years of rigrous imprisonment for rape of a 17-year-old girl last year. The accused was 22 years old and known to the survivor. The incident came to light only after the girl got pregnant and had a natural miscarriage, after which an inquiry was…
Panaji: A joint survey by Mission Rabies and the Goa Institute of Management has revealed serious gaps in Goa’s rabies control efforts, with nearly a third of pet-owning households failing to vaccinate animals and sterilisation rates stuck at just 24.9%.The study is based on a March-April 2026 household survey across the proposed rabies-free model villages—Colvale…
Panaji: With the rise in taxi operators blocking the parking space for the public in the state capital, the traffic cell of Goa police has decided to stop tourist taxi parking in the city except in the designated parking space for them.The traffic cell has written to the North Goa collector to issue a notification…
