Mauli Warkari Mandal, Vathadev, Bicholim Bicholim: No fancy shoes or trekking gear, a group of 125 pilgrims, each wearing an ordinary pair of slippers, set out from Vathadev-Bicholim on Thursday. They have to cover almost 350km over the next 14 days. The warkaris of Aparant Sewa Prathisthan Mauli Warkari Mandal, Mulgao, must make it to…
Goa’s traditional salt industry is on the brink. The sun that once turned Goa’s estuaries into sheets of white gold now sets on empty pans. From over hundreds of active salt pans, merely 50 survive today. A trade that fed Goa kitchens for centuries is dying — quietly under a burning sunFor over 1,500 years,…
Calangute: A gram sabha of the Calangute panchayat on Sunday was divided over a proposed study of Calangute’s carrying capacity, with some villagers claiming Delhi-based agency, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), was not the right one to do it.Sarpanch Joseph Sequeira said after demands from villagers during many gram sabhas in the last couple…
COLVA: A video showing an 83-year-old man allegedly being assaulted inside a house surfaced on social media, following which Goa police registered a case against his son and daughter-in-law. The clip allegedly shows the elderly man being slapped, hit with slippers and threatened by the accused.Colva police arrested Isidoreo Souza of Betalbatim on Friday evening…
Bicholim: A group of Karapur villagers left for New Delhi on Saturday to participate in a protest at Jantar Mantar on July 13, marking the 100th day of their ongoing agitation against the proposed House of Abhinandan Lodha’s mega housing project in Karapur village. The protest is scheduled to be held from 10am to 1pm.The…
Calangute: Saligao residents have alleged that despite pointing out structural violations and misrepresentation of facts in the construction of a 24-apartment residential project at Bairo Alto Vaddo, authorities, including the town and country planning (TCP) department, Saligao village panchayat and the local MLA, have repeatedly failed to conduct a site inspection.“They are simply avoiding taking…
Panaji: With no strong systems prevailing in nearby regions, the state received light rainfall in the last 24 hours, as the mercury rose by 3°C above normal to 32.4°C on the weekend. On Friday, it had soared 4°C above normal to 33.4 °C.While the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Panaji, has forecast light to moderate rainfall…
Margao: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the ‘One Nation, One Election’ bills on Saturday said simultaneous elections, once implemented, would be introduced in phases, with assemblies whose terms end before the common election cycle serving truncated tenures to bring them in sync.Addressing reporters after two days of consultations in Goa, JPC chairman P P…
Colva: A day after registering a case in the assault of an 83-year-old man that came to light through a viral social media video, Colva police on Saturday arrested Irene Gonsalves for allegedly assaulting her father-in-law, Loyala Souza.Police said Irene, wife of prime accused Isidoreo Souza, has been booked under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya…
Panaji: Children and adolescents in Goa will soon gain access to the latest books and National Digital Library resources through 168 libraries across the state. To further strengthen outreach, govt also plans to introduce container libraries, expand library services to more communities and improve access to knowledge resources.State govt will spend over Rs 74 crore…
