International Yoga Day was celebrated across the state on Sunday. CM Pramod Sawant joined school students in the celebration at Shyamaprasad Mukherjee indoor stadium, Taleigao Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday urged people to practice yoga daily for better physical and mental well-being as over a lakh citizens participated in International Yoga Day celebrations…
The Asia Cup Bridge Championship has 300 players from 16 Asia-Oceanic countries participating in this seven-day quadrennial event at Dona Paula Panaji: The Asia Cup Bridge Championship got off to a colourful start on Sunday with about 300 players from 16 Asia-Oceanic countries participating in this seven-day quadrennial event at Dona Paula.Patron of the Indian…
Panaji: More than 1.1 crore sqm of land across Goa have been proposed to be brought under the Non-Developable Area (NDA) category in the Regional Plan of Goa in a fresh notification issued by the town and country planning department.The department continues to designate already protected zones such as sand dunes, forests and mangroves as…
Ponda: A 26-year-old senior official attached to a high court in Karnataka died on Saturday after a car driven by his friend, Basalingappa, an assistant registrar of the high court, crashed into a roadside temple at Bhoma. Witnesses said the victim, Triloknatha Hiremath, died on the spot, while four others were trapped inside the vehicle…
Vasco: A three-year-old boy died after being electrocuted when he came into contact with live wires while playing in a shed at his house in Mangor Hill, Vasco.The deceased was identified as Ankush Yadav. The incident was reported at around 3.41pm on Friday.Vasco police, who are investigating the case, said the child accidentally came into…
India does not have a pool of strikers good enough for the top tiers Panaji: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has made it mandatory for clubs in the top two tiers of Indian football to have a domestic striker on the field from start to finish.If the starting striker is being replaced due to…
Japan goalkeeper Keisuke Osako (left) and Zion Suzuki during training Asian countries are not just making up the numbers at the expanded FIFA World Cup 2026.For the first time, Asia has nine of its members at the World Cup in North America. Pre-tournament murmurs suggested the increase in numbers could dilute the competitive factor at…
Panaji: The complex loops that entrepreneurs have to jump through to obtain No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for the manufacturing units has led to an estimated 80-90% of industrial units functioning without clearances from the directorate of fire and emergency services.Flagging this concern, Goa State Industries Association (GSIA) president Pradip da Costa called for the creation…
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has proposed a change in name to Football Federation of Bharat Panaji: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has proposed a change in name to Football Federation of Bharat (FFB) and made it mandatory to play the national anthem and the national song, Vande Mataram, before all official matches…
Panaji mayor Rohit Monserrate, along with police officials, inspects traffic bottlenecks and ways to improve traffic flow Panaji: Double parking, roadside parking and a free-for-all approach to traffic rules have left commuters and residents of the state capital fuming, as a chronic shortage of police personnel renders enforcement all but toothless.Every evening, commuters heading home…
