Panaji: For years, Goa’s liquor supply chain has been like a leaking bottle. Premium scotch has been trucked in from Haryana, evading duties worth crores. Goa-manufactured whisky has moved out to Maharashtra disguised as pharmaceutical supplies. And through it all, the state’s excise department has had no reliable way to track a single bottle from…
Panaji: Following a petition from students, the directorate of education (DoE) on Monday issued a circular directing higher secondary schools not to charge more than Rs 100 for prospectus-cum-admission forms.The students had petitioned that some higher secondary schools charge up to Rs 1,000 for the prospectus.“It has been brought to the notice that certain schools…
Panaji: Several opposition leaders, including leader of opposition Yuri Alemao, AAP MLA Cruz Silva and AAP state president Valmiki Naik, were summoned to appear at the Panaji police station on Friday in connection with the agitation held outside town and country planning minister Vishwajit Rane’s house.Following the summons, the politicians appeared at the Panaji police…
Panaji: In the Enough is Enough PIL, the state told the high court that only mooring permission has been granted for the new 2,000-capacity casino vessel to enter the Mandovi.Advocate general Devidas Pangam said nothing will happen before June and added that further permissions are yet to be granted as the matter has not reached…
Panaji: As changing climate patterns are giving rise to global demand for skilled professionals in climate and weather systems, Goa University is introducing a specialised two-year MSc programme in Atmospheric Science.26 seats will be offered initially for the programme at Goa University’s School of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (SEOAS)The curriculum is designed to provide…
Panaji: Smaller hotels and guesthouses in the state continue to underreport tourist check-in data, said tourism director Kedar Naik on Monday. He said that a number of hotels and guesthouses are operating without a valid registration licence in the state.Naik said that such non-compliance hampers effective tourism management and data monitoring of tourist footfall. “A…
Keri: Ganje, a remote village in Ponda taluka, tells the story of a bygone-day port that was widely used to transport goods to the ghats. Ganje, which was earlier part of Sattari taluka, is now under Usgao panchayat.Shantadurga and Ganjeshwari are the presiding deities of Ganje. In Guleli panchayat, there is a village called Melaulim,…
Mapusa: A gatecrasher at a wedding at the Ganeshotsav Mandal auditorium in Arambol on Sunday fled with a bag containing gold jewellery and a mobile phone worth Rs 20 lakh, belonging to the groom’s family, while members of both families were busy with a photo session.Police suspect the intruder struck around 3pm when the Palyekar…
Mapusa/Margao/Panaji: Availability of clean washrooms is a basic need for users of public bus stands. However, the toilets at major bus stands, especially at Panaji and Mapusa, lack hygiene and maintenance. Commuters said the lack of regular cleaning forces them to not use the facilities.In the women’s washroom at the Panaji bus stand, sanitary napkins…
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Monday directed the civil registrar of Salcete to register the marriage of an Indian man and a Russian divorcee according to the name in her passport, which contains her ex-husband’s surname.The couple had approached the HC after the civil registrar refused to register their marriage, as the woman continues…
