Ponda: Marcel’s long tradition of creating eco-friendly Ganesh idols is declining due to the rising cost of skilled labour and raw materials. While several mandals once showcased creative idols, only two had their idols on display this year.Former arts and culture minister Govind Gaude assured the mandals that he would seek govt patronage to ensure…
Panaji: The work of Tillari canal repairs scheduled to begin from Oct 1 has been deferred, water resources minister Subhash Shirodkar said on Saturday. Water supply from Tillari canal to Goa was to be shut for three months from Oct 1 to Dec 31, allowing Maharashtra to carry out major, long-pending repair works on the…
Panaji: Goa’s sewage treatment plants (STPs) are being utilised at just around 55% of their actual capacity, the state has told Centre.There are 14 treatment plants in the state with a total capacity of 113.3 minimal liquid discharge (MLD), but only 63.3 MLD is being utilised, the state told Centre in its status report on…
Panaji: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Goa zonal unit, arrested three persons after recovering suspected narcotic substances during multiple raids in Mapusa, Tivim and Colvale on Tuesday.During a search of residential premises in Mapusa, NCB officials seized 6.6 grams of MDMA/Ecstasy, 40.5 grams of cocaine, 3 grams of methamphetamine, 2.5 grams of ganja and 30.8…
A citizen presents her grievance before CM Pramod Sawant during Sarkar Tumchaya Dhari programme in Mapusa Panaji: Mapusa’s long-pending infrastructure gaps are back in focus, assuring that the town will finally be made accessible for persons with disabilities (PwDs).The assurance followed a request from the state commissioner for persons with disabilities, Guruprasad Pawaskar, who visited…
Margao: South Goa SP Akshat Ayush on Friday visited an old-age home and a halfway home at Fatorda and Majorda to enquire about the welfare of the residents.Ayush, who interacted with the residents and staff, said the visit was a routine check.He said the police occasionally send people found to be of unsound mind to…
Panaji: The inclusion of tiatr as the 56th element in National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of India was a major achievement for Goa and the tiatr fraternity, and state govt will extend all support to secure Unesco recognition for the traditional art form, minister Mauvin Godinho said recently.Godinho said students and the younger generation…
Panaji: A few parts of Goa received light showers on Saturday evening as weather systems over the Arabian Sea brought some relief from the sultry conditions prevailing over the past few days.Two upper-air cyclonic circulation systems persisted over the west-central Arabian Sea and the southeast Arabian Sea off the Kerala coast. A trough extending from…
Ponda: Babi Gurudas Naik, 51, a resident of Tankwada, Usgao, was injured after the tipper truck he was driving overturned and came to rest on its side at Curti-Ponda on the Curti-Shapur bypass of the Goa-Karnataka national highway on Saturday.Police said the truck was carrying M-sand, or manufactured sand, which spilled onto the road after…
India’s Ryan Williams tries to get past Brazil’s Estevao Kolkata: All the pre-match talk was about the huge gulf between the two teams; one that has played every edition of the FIFA World Cup, won five, and even though they are now far from their best, still ranked sixth in the world.India’s rankings in football…
