Margao: Despite the new wholesale fish market in the commercial capital being ready for months, it has not been inaugurated, forcing vendors to sell fish in unhygienic conditions outside. With no proper waste disposal facilities, the place has turned filthy.The redeveloped market, built by the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) for the fisheries department,…
Panaji: State capital Panaji recorded its hottest day of the summer season so far on Thursday, with the maximum temperature of 35.3°C, yet the “feels like” temperature surged to a scorching 47°C. According to data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the “feels like” temperature, which factors in humidity, had not exceeded 43°C this season,…
Panaji: Bombay high court declined to stay an amendment to the Recruitment Rules of the Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) that permits 25% of traffic controller vacancies to be filled through direct recruitment.The court stated that all appointments made under the amended rules will remain subject to the final outcome of the petition and directed KTC…
Panaji: The Vasco judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) on Thursday issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against YouTuber Gautam Khattar, against whom an FIR has been registered in Goa after he made derogatory remarks against St Francis Xavier. The JMFC also remanded Gautam’s brother Madhav in four days’ police custody in the case.At the police’s request,…
Panaji: A police complaint has been filed against four impounded fishing vessels, three of them carrying fish, which escaped from the fisheries jetty in Panaji at 7am on Thursday, director of fisheries, Shamila Monteiro said.The escape has raised concerns about the lack of overnight security at the jetty. Monteiro stated that under existing fisheries laws,…
Panaji: With the term of the current vice-chancellor (VC) of Goa University Harilal Menon ending in Sep this year, the office of the chancellor has begun the process of shortlisting a new candidate for the post. The VC’s term is five years.A search-cum-selection committee has been constituted by the chancellor and Goa governor Pusapati Ashok…
Margao: A Chinchinim resident lost Rs 3 lakh to cyber fraudsters who posed as officials of the National Consumer Forum, tricking him into sharing his mobile phone screen, police said.The victim, Alphone Monteiro of Chinchinim, Salcete, was contacted by an unidentified accused through an online site purportedly linked to the National Consumer Forum. The fraudster…
Panaji: The public works department (PWD) has ordered the closure of a section of the National Highway 66 (NH 66) in Porvorim from Hotel Neo Majestic to Gauri petrol pump for the safety of commuters during the ongoing work on the project of six-lane elevated corridor. The closure will begin from Thursday midnight and will…
Panaji: State govt is moving forward with Bicholim’s new veterinary dispensary, with a Rs 13 crore veterinary hospital in Mulgao being executed by Infotech Corporation of Goa Ltd.The project will feature a mini diagnostic lab with X-ray and sonography facilities, making it the third govt veterinary hospital to have the advanced equipment solely for animals.“The…
Panaji: Goa has recorded a surge in the number of unused vehicles scrapped in the financial year 2025-26. Additional director of transport Rajesh Naik said that 1,220 vehicles have been scrapped in the 2025-26 fiscal year, a steep increase compared to 146 vehicles processed in 2024-25.The rise follows state govt’s notification of a formal vehicle…
