Calangute: The Calangute panchayat on Sunday held a special gram sabha to discuss a proposal to carry out a scientific study of the carrying capacity of the village.After repeated demands from the locals, sarpanch Joseph Sequeira said the panchayat had invited The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), a New Delhi-based organisation, to give a proposal…
tnnCanacona: Residents of Agonda, Canacona, have raised an alarm over a leopard frequently sighted in residential areas and have called upon the forest department to trap the wild cat. Locals said it was caught on a CCTV camera near the porch of a house on Wednesday and tried to attack a cat.Residents said they have…
Canacona: Canacona locals have urged govt to repair or renovate govt quarters of various departments that are in a dilapidated state.Local said most govt staffers posted in Canacona travel from Margao, thereby reporting late for duty.“More than 60% of employees across various govt departments in Canacona reside outside the taluka,” said Shubham Komarpant, former Canacona…
Ponda: Two 17-year-old cousins drowned at Collem on Sunday while swimming in a river at Tambdimol, barely eight days after four youngsters lost their lives in a similar incident in the village.The victims were identified as Shivlingappa Manjunath Dandin, a resident of Gandhinagar, Collem, and Sagar Basavraj Dandin of Bagalkot, Karnataka. Both had recently cleared…
Panaji recorded a maximum temperature of 31.5°C, which was 1.4 degrees above normal, while the minimum temperature settled at 26.6°C Panaji: Goa has recorded a cumulative rainfall deficit of more than 72% since the beginning of the month, according to data recorded by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). On Sunday, North Goa received no rainfall…
Bicholim: The incidents of water pipeline bursts going unattended continue in Bicholim taluka, once again leading to water shortage in several areas.On Sunday, the pipeline supplying water to the entire Karapur village and its surrounding areas was damaged at Vijaynagar, Karapur, after it was accidentally hit by an unidentified goods carrier truck. As a result,…
Margao: To handle emergency situations during monsoon-related calamities, the Margao municipality has stepped up preparedness by deploying ward-wise teams comprising workers, vehicles and supervisory staff to respond to distress calls. The teams have been tasked with carrying out desilting of drains, removal of silt and garbage, bush-clearing and other monsoon-related works within its jurisdiction as…
Mapusa: The Ravindra Bhavan project at Tuem in Pernem taluka has received clearance, with officials stating that construction is expected to commence in Aug and be completed within 30 months.Spread across 50,000sqm, the project is estimated to cost Rs 113.2 crore. Officials confirmed the timeline following a planning committee meeting held on Thursday and chaired…
Margao: Using Yoga Day to target BJP, state Congress president Girish Chodankar on Sunday accused BJP govt of reducing governance to an exercise in political optics.“Every household in Goa today understands the importance of yoga because people are constantly struggling to maintain balance amid rising prices, unemployment, financial insecurity and anti-people decisions of BJP govt,”…
Churches across Goa held special prayers seeking the early arrival of the monsoon, on Sunday Panaji: Responding to a call from the archbishop of Goa and Daman, Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrao, parishes across Goa organised special prayers and processions over the weekend, seeking timely and adequate rainfall amid the state’s prolonged dry spell.From candlelit processions…
