Local traders importing stock from Karnataka point to steep wholesale procurement rates at source, compounded by transportation expenses and taxation Panaji: Household budgets across Goa are taking a sharp hit as retail onion prices have surged to Rs 75 per kg in municipal markets, up from Rs 70 last week and average rates of Rs…
Sardesai said any decision on an alliance would be officially announced by the party Panaji: Differences have emerged within Goa Forward Party (GFP) over its alliance with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), with senior members calling for talks with Congress to bring opposition parties together ahead of the 2027 assembly elections. GFP president Vijai Sardesai, however,…
Panaji: GPCC president Girish Chodankar on Monday claimed that a connection has emerged between the accused in the Porvorim shootout case and chief minister, raising doubts about the investigation.Addressing a news conference attended by AICC desk in-charge Manikrao Thakare and leader of opposition Yuri Alemao, Chodankar said, “In the Porvorim shootout issue, it has been…
Haat Katro Khambo is among the 15 new protected sites Panaji: State govt has declared 15 ancient monuments and archaeological sites across Goa as protected under the Goa Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1978. The archaeology department issued the notification after inviting public objections and suggestions to a proposal published in March.The…
Keri: A slender loris was found dead after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the Surla–Kankumbi road near the confluence of the Kalasa and Surla streams on Monday.Ramesh Zarmekar, a wildlife enthusiast from Surla, discovered the carcass. Zarmekar said slender lorises, primates native to India and Sri Lanka, are arboreal and nocturnal, foraging and…
Kavlem panchayat had asked the pollution control board to test the water and determine the cause of the fish deaths Kavlem panchayat had asked the pollution control board to test the water and determine the cause of the fish deaths Kavlem panchayat had asked the pollution control board to test the water and determine the…
Panaji: Directorate of enforcement (ED), Panaji, has filed a supplementary prosecution complaint in connection with the alleged organised inter-state and cross-border trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. ED said that proceeds of crime were layered through banking channels and routed to Dubai for conversion into cryptocurrency (USDT).ED filed the prosecution complaint before principal district…
Colva: The night patrol team of Colva police found two minors from Mumbai who had been reported missing from their homes. They were placed at Apna Ghar, following directions from Child Welfare Committee.Police intercepted the taxi in which they were travelling, and during questioning, the minors revealed their identities and said that they had left…
Colva: The night patrol team of Colva police found two minors from Mumbai who had been reported missing from their homes. They were placed at Apna Ghar, following directions from Child Welfare Committee.Police intercepted the taxi in which they were travelling, and during questioning, the minors revealed their identities and said that they had left…
Panaji: Nearly 25% of trawlers at Cutbona Jetty remain anchored as the post-monsoon fishing season gets underway due to a shortage of labour, with several migratory workers failing to report for duty after being offered better returns by boat owners in neighbouring states.A coalition of boat owners’ associations and labour representatives will meet on Tuesday…
