Panaji: Biometric authentication of 98% or 1.58 lakh school students in Goa has been carried out by their schools, as per Centre’s school education department’s data. From nursery level up to Class VIII, there are 1.61 lakh students enrolled in the state and the Centre has directed Goa govt officials to complete authentication of data…
Mapusa: The people of Tuem in Pernem taluka are worried after mamlatdar Ranjit Salgaonkar issued notices to property owners demanding payment of pending fines linked to illegal stone quarrying, warning that properties could be confiscated on the directorate of mines and geology’s directions.An official said the mines directorate has begun proceedings to attach houses, private…
Panaji: The olive ridley turtle nesting season has recorded a decline in the number of nests and eggs this year, with figures lower than those recorded in 2025, which had followed a strong 2024 season.According to the forest department data, Morjim beach — one of Goa’s most important turtle nesting sites in North Goa —…
Mapusa: The people of Tuem in Pernem taluka are worried after mamlatdar Ranjit Salgaonkar issued notices to property owners demanding payment of pending fines linked to illegal stone quarrying, warning that properties could be confiscated on the directorate of mines and geology’s directions.An official said the mines directorate has begun proceedings to attach houses, private…
Margao: With the monsoon bringing bullfrogs out in abundance, the forest department has issued a stern warning against poaching of the protected species, cautioning that patrolling teams will be deployed round the clock through the season.Mahanand Paryekar, range forest officer in-charge of the mobile squad in Margao, said bullfrogs are classified as a protected species…
From left: Kavita Chati, Celine Dias and Conception Pereira are gold medal prospects for Goa Panaji: Two athletes above the age of 90 have registered for the 3rd National Women Masters Athletics Championship 2026 at Athletics Stadium, Cujira, starting Saturday.Goa’s Maria Imelda D’Sousa, a 92-year-old athlete from Mapusa, will participate in 100m, shot put and…
Panaji: Old Goa police have arrested Shivekumar T B Patil, Sudeep Bhistappa Dodamani and Anand Kerul for inhumanely transporting at least 30 pigs. They have been arrested under sections of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.Manoj B Meghwal, 25, a resident of Santa Cruz, complained that the trio was transporting pigs around the…
Panaji: Ponda court has directed Ponda police to register a FIR and investigate a complaint of criminal trespass, damage to property, theft and assault over land at Mankem, Shiroda, in June 2024. The court held that upon receipt of cognisable offence, the police cannot withhold the investigation indefinitely on whimsical and frivolous opinions.Classie Furtado filed…
Mapusa: An inmate at the Central Jail in Colvale sustained severe fractures after he was allegedly assaulted by a fellow prisoner on Tuesday evening, marking the second violent clash inside the jail in the past few days.Panaji: Goa may soon see hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric passenger vessels operating in its inland waters if state govt…
Panaji: The Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) on Thursday issued a notice to the Chicalim panchayat secretary and the Goa State Pollution Control Board member secretary following a complaint by a senior citizen over noise pollution at Dabolim.The senior citizen said that noise caused by a structural fabrication workshop, Bhagwati structural works, in a residential…
