Panaji: More than 1 crore sqm of land across six villages have been proposed to be permanently designated as non-developable zones (NDZ) under the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Act’s Section 39A mechanism. The TCP department continues to simultaneously process private applications seeking conversion of land into settlement and other developable zones.The latest notification issued…
Keri: At Kone in Priol, a dargah of Hazrat Pir Mughul Shah Rehmatullah Alaha in the area once known as Mughalbhat is maintained and protected by local Hindus, as there is currently no Muslim settlement nearby.A few people know that Hindu-dominated Priol is etymologically linked to the tradition of worshipping the Pir. The century-old dargah,…
Panaji: Goa’s monsoon remains weak, with June ending 41% below normal rainfall after about a week of dry weather. As of Sunday, the seasonal rainfall stood at 907.3mm against the normal 1,322.2mm, a deficit of 31.4%.Despite the shortfall, July has recorded over 395mm of rain so far, slightly above the normal 384mm for this stage….
Panaji: Defending the ordinance that postponed elections to 11 municipal councils, state govt told the Bombay high court that the Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026, was issued to ensure fair municipal elections.State govt’s affidavit said there is enough reason to hold the elections after the terms of the municipal councils ended. It also said the…
Director of mines and geology said six more low-grade iron ore dumps, including four in South Goa, will be auctioned next week Panaji: Mining activities are set to resume in South Goa after the state govt received a strong response to its low-grade iron ore dump auctions. Of the 24 dumps put up for e-auction,…
Panaji: Nine home buyers who paid for flats in Mapusa’s ‘Sai Ishwari’ housing complex nearly a decade ago remain without possession after the North Goa district and sessions court ruled it cannot hand over the apartments as the project lacks a final occupancy certificate.The court referred the matter back to the Real Estate Regulatory Authority…
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…
