The incident exposed the continued operation of the facility despite the Kavlem panchayat ordering its closure for being illegal Ponda: Just hours after concerns over the safety of scrapyards were raised at the Kavlem gram sabha, a fire gutted an allegedly illegal scrap yard in Dhavali on Sunday evening, reigniting questions about the enforcement of…
The Verna flyover project, comprising multiple flyovers and grade separators on the Dabolim–Verna corridor, is aimed at easing congestion and improving traffic flow towards the Verna industrial estate and Dabolim airport Vasco: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has extended the closure of a key stretch of NH 566 at Verna until Aug 31…
This season, chilli prices fluctuated between Rs 800 and Rs 1,200 per kg Mapusa: A blazing summer has brought relief and optimism to chilli farmers in Pernem taluka, with this year’s abundant crop maturing under ideal conditions for sun-drying.Farmers across Pernem said the prolonged hot and dry weather helped produce healthy, flavour-rich chillies, for which…
The IMD alert warns of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 40-50kmph at isolated places Panaji: With conditions turning favourable for the further advance of the southwest monsoon over parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Arabian Sea, the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Panaji, has issued a yellow alert for Goa on Tuesday…
Experts have expressed concern over reduced effective storage of the Anjunem dam due to siltation and catchment degradation around the reservoir Keri: The water level in Anjunem Dam has reportedly dropped to around 16% of its storage capacity, raising concerns over both the quantity and quality of water being supplied to consumers in Sattari, Bicholim…
Panaji: The town and country planning (TCP) department has initiated the process to convert nearly 69,300sqm of land across Goa to settlement zone under Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning Act, including a proposal involving land currently classified as a lake and water body in the Regional Plan (RP).Among the applications under consideration…
Keri: Recent measures by Karnataka govt to regulate development within the Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary, along with the Centre’s notification of a 308.2sqkm eco-sensitive zone around the sanctuary, are helping maintain a substantial flow of water in the Mhadei river towards Goa.In a recent release, district deputy commissioner Mohammed Roshan said special permission will be mandatory…
Panaji: Girish Chodankar’s return as state Congress president has upset the party’s internal equations. Since his appointment as Amit Patkar’s replacement, more than five party functionaries have stepped down, casting a cloud over Chodankar’s new stint.In a bid to stem the tide, the party announced a series of organisational changes.Himanshu Tivrekar has been appointed as…
Canacona: The Khola gram sabha on Sunday unanimously resolved to install CCTV cameras and signboards at key locations across the village. Sarpanch Tejal Ajay Pagi said it was decided to install CCTV cameras at Saleri, Vaghonn, Molorem and Gaval-Khola, while signboards will be erected at the entrances to Saleri, Nuem in Cananguinim, Vaghonn and Cabo…
Panaji: Goa University has announced a second round of admissions to fill postgraduate seats that remained vacant after the first round of admissions at the university and its affiliated colleges for the academic year 2026–27.The university has already opened registrations for the Goa University Admissions Ranking Test (GU-ART) Round II, with applications open until June…
