Panaji: The Command Area Development (CAD) Board of the Goa Tillari Irrigation Project has deferred a proposal to denotify 3.3 lakh sqm of command area land at Dhargalim for Delta Corp after the firm failed to submit all the required documents.Water resources minister Subhash Shirodkar said the incomplete documentation prevented a decision. He also said…
Goa police has submitted the draft legislation after incorporating changes necessitated by the three new criminal laws enacted by Parliament Panaji: With the monsoon session of the Goa legislative assembly possibly being the last session of the current term, Goa police submitted a revised draft Goa Police Bill to the home department.A senior govt official…
Narali Poornima is a coastal festival where people offer coconuts to the sea to pray for safety and a good fishing season Panaji: Narali Poornima was observed on Mandovi river on Thursday with the traditional offering of a coconut to the sea, marking the cultural beginning of the fishing season in Goa.Fisheries minister Nilkanth Halarnkar…
Margao: The North Goa district police have promulgated prohibitory orders under Section 30(2) of the Police Act, 1861, banning unlicensed assemblies, processions and public meetings within the jurisdiction of Porvorim and Panaji police stations, citing apprehensions of breach of peace during the upcoming assembly session. The order, issued by SP (North) Harishchandra Madkaikar, will come…
Panaji: Goa University has introduced artificial intelligence as an elective for all postgraduate students from this academic year, in line with the National Education Policy 2020’s emphasis on industry readiness, critical thinking and creativity. The course will be open to students across disciplines, including science, languages and humanities, vice-chancellor Harilal Menon said.“We felt that offering…
While the exact extent of the loss is yet to be ascertained, fire brigade officials estimated the damage at around Rs 1 crore Margao: A fire broke out in the ground-floor vehicle parking area of a bungalow at Navelim on Thursday, gutting three vehicles and causing minor damage to a fourth.The blaze, which occurred around…
Borrowers will have to submit a written application to the EDC, explaining their inability to operate the business along with supporting documents Panaji: State govt has notified an exit scheme for entrepreneurs who took loans under the Chief Minister’s Rojgar Yojana (CMRY) in the past two years but whose businesses have failed. Under the scheme,…
Panaji: Goa University has used the Rs 100 crore granted under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA)’ or multi-disciplinary education and research university (MERU) scheme to expand its infrastructure, including a 500-seat auditorium, a computing system, a new academic block for the School of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, biochemistry laboratory, a futsal court,…
Calangute: Electricity wires powering streetlights along the enclosed footpath from St Alex Church to Boa Viagem have been stolen twice, leaving the walkway in darkness, the Calangute panchayat said.“People were complaining that the streetlights were not working. When we checked, we were surprised to find that the wires which were connecting the lights were stolen….
Accident victims receive compensation Panaji: Two families of victims of hit-and-run incidents in Goa received compensation cheques from North Goa collector Ankit Yadav on Thursday under the Compensation to Victims of Hit and Run Motor Accidents Scheme, 2022. The cheques included Rs 2 lakh for a death and Rs 50,000 for grievous injury.“Cases in which…
