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…
Boat owners said better incentives in neighbouring states contributed to the shortage in Goa 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…
The weak rainfall has coincided with above-normal temperatures and high humidity Panaji: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a three-day yellow alert for Goa from Sept 22 to 24, warning of thunderstorms and lightning as the state continues to face a weak monsoon and a 32.2% rainfall deficit.The weather office has forecast light to…
Karan Yadav becomes the first CEO of the ISL under its new club-led structure Panaji: The Indian Super League (ISL) has confirmed the appointment of Karan Yadav as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as India’s premier football league experiments with a new club-led model, starting this season, for the next four years.Started in 2014, ISL…
Panaji: Nearly a decade after the Latambarcem Industrial Estate was established, not a single industrial unit has commenced commercial operations, with delays in providing basic infrastructure leaving govt unable to enforce its own rules against non-utilisation of allotted plots.Directorate of industries, trade and commerce has acknowledged that infrastructure constraints have prevented it from initiating action…
TNN Panaji: The Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and International Institute of Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility (IICSR) have decided to establish a mechanism to work on long-duration energy storage, treated-water reuse, sustainability and energy efficiency in the hospitality sector and mining decarbonisation as pilot projects in Goa.Stakeholders from industry, mining, airport operations, renewable…
In Pernem and Mandrem, locals have been showered with bags of refined flour, pulses, green peas, jaggery, incense sticks, sugar and cooking oil. Panaji: From grocery bags with oil and pulses, to funding ghumat aarti competitions, politicians have made all attempts to woo constituents this Ganesh Chaturthi. With less than five months to go before…
Panaji: The comunidade of Varca is planning to revive its fallow paddy fields by replicating the community farming model adopted successfully in neighbouring Chinchinim.Solano Furtado, comunidade president and panch member of Varca panchayat, said, “The Varca comunidade was defunct for 24 years. The only wealth we have is fields. Under the Tenancy Act, we saw…
