Panaji: Goa police and agencies and NGOs from Goa, Maharashtra and West Bengal have called for a uniform repatriation process for foreign trafficking survivors amid a rise in foreigners allegedly being pushed into prostitution in Goa and other states. In the last five years, 21 foreigners were rescued in Goa. They were from Kenya, Uganda,…
Govt goes old school, uses traditional lime mortar to restore Sanquelim fort The Sanquelim fort restoration has been completed using traditional conservation practices, with modern construction materials such as cement and concrete deliberately avoided during the process.Traditional lime-based mixtures prepared using organic jaggery and haritaki seeds, were used to replicate old construction techniques. Haritaki seeds,…
Vasco: A Vasco-based fishing association has suspected foul play into the death of a trawler owner, whose body was recovered from Zuari rivulet near Cortalim ferry on Sunday.President of Goa Fishing Boat Owners Association (GBOA) Jose Philip D’Souza said trawler owner Manjunath Harikant, 65, a native of Karnataka, allegedly died under suspicious circumstances.“Harikant’s body was…
Hindu devotees thronged the Someshwar temple for the annual Shree Someshwar Utsav, while the Catholic community gathered at the Sacred Heart of Jesus chapel on the hillock to mark the annual feast Margao: The submerged village of Kurdi, which emerges from the waters of the Selaulim reservoir every summer, is once again drawing large crowds….
The slender loris is widely considered an indicator species for forest health The slender loris is widely considered an indicator species for forest health The slender loris is widely considered an indicator species for forest health The slender loris is widely considered an indicator species for forest health The slender loris is widely considered an…
Chief minister Pramod Sawant meets jal shakti minister C R Patil, in Delhi Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant, on Monday , said that the union govt has assured over Rs 280 crore to take up improvement work of Anjunem dam and the repair of its canal. He held a meeting with union minister for jal…
Panaji: The percentage of women in Goa who own property, have access to the internet, and decide how to spend their earnings has increased significantly, according to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-6. However, the burden of family planning continues to fall overwhelmingly on women, with an almost negligible proportion of men undergoing sterilisation.The survey…
The maximum temperature in Panaji was recorded at 35.6°C on Monday Panaji: Goa experienced intense summer heat on June 1, when the state usually sees the onset of monsoon. However, the southwest monsoon is yet to arrive along the state’s coast.According to weather observations, Panaji recorded a maximum temperature of 35.6°C. However, high humidity levels…
Panaji: The Goa-based ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-CCARI) launched an extensive campaign to promote the cultivation of super napier grass across Goa, as part of the nationwide Khet Bachao Abhiyan, which commenced on June 1.The campaign commenced with the planting of hybrid napier fodder grass on a one-acre plot at Tapobhumi, Kundaim, and is…
Canacona: Cotigao locals will meet chief minister Pramod Sawant and as they are not happy with certain parts of the village being marked as forests. At a meet on Sunday, several said they were unware that areas like Monem, Avem, Yeda, Kuskem,Tamnamol and Nadkem have been marked as forest areas and this move could affect…
