Calangute: Calangute police have arrested Akshata alias Rupashree C, the alleged prime suspect in the murder of Karnataka tourist Sandeep Salayam. She was arrested in Bengaluru on Friday and later handed over to Calangute police on transit remand. She is expected to be brought to Calangute police station late Friday.Salayam, a water sports operator and…
Panaji: Former minister Francisco Pacheco has rejected allegations that BJP funded the formation of Goa Vikas Party during the 2012 Assembly elections to weaken Congress. Pacheco has also challenged Congress functionary Vikas Prabhudessai to disclose the party’s financial dealings during the period when the latter served as the treasurer, including where the funds were spent…
Panaji: Goa Forward Party president Vijai Sardessai said that as a Congress ally, he hopes that Congress resolves its internal feud well before the assembly elections. He said that “better sense needs to prevail” within Congress functionaries. “They should set their house in order, otherwise nobody will take them seriously,” said Sardessai.Sardessai’s comments come in…
Margao: The bid to register a new outfit, ‘Goa Congress Party’, has exposed fresh fault lines within Goa Congress, with state president Girish Chodankar alleging a BJP-backed attempt to split the party’s vote base, while political observers attribute the development largely to internal dissent following his return to the GPCC leadership.Chodankar has alleged that BJP…
Margao: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could not have been unaware of alleged irregularities involving land deals, construction contracts and theft of offerings at the Shri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, claiming he had constituted the temple trust and handpicked its members.Addressing a press conference…
According to the rules, every barge owner is required to file quarterly returns for cargo transported through the Cumbharjua canal and the two rivers Panaji: The captain of ports (CoP) introduced a penalty interest of 1% per month on overdue tax payments by barge owners, bringing a long-absent enforcement mechanism to a four-decade-old taxation framework….
A tree was uprooted and crashed onto the entrance of a roadside house in Campal, Panaji on Friday. Panaji: The southwest monsoon has weakened to a normal phase over Goa, though moderate to heavy rainfall continued across the state over the last 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.Ponda recorded the highest rainfall at…
TNNCalangute: The construction of the Candolim Health Centre building, which has been delayed multiple times, is now likely to be completed in the coming months following the lapse of the June 2026 deadline.“I am pleased to see that the project is now in its final stages of completion. This modern healthcare facility will significantly strengthen…
Margao: Hundreds of citizens who walk into the Osia commercial complex every day for govt work are being greeted by an obnoxious reception — overflowing garbage, paan-stained staircases, unreliable elevators and a stench that visitors say has become impossible to ignore.The complex, which houses several important state govt offices including the RTO, the sales and…
Panaji: With the walking track at the Miramar beach entrance damaged and posing a risk to visitors, citizens and activists have urged the Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited (IPSCDL) to remove the deteriorating structures that have become eyesores.Describing the Miramar beachfront development project as a “wasteful expenditure” and a complete write-off, stakeholders said the…
