Vasco: To resolve the water crises caused by a technical snag in the Mormugao taluka over the last few days, a 12-hour-long emergency shutdown was enforced at the Selaulim water pumping station on Friday for urgent maintenance of pump no. 1. Many parts of the taluka received limited water supply during the day due to…
Karapur villagers staged a protest against the mega project in their village, near Azad maidan in Panaji Panaji: Police on Thursday detained villagers of Karapur-Sarvan, most of them women, while they were marching to Azad Maidan to protest the House of Abhinandan Lodha (HoABL) luxury housing project in their village.At least 20 villagers had attempted…
Times News NetworkPanaji: Goa govt honoured a family member of freedom fighter Baburao Thorat from Chandrapur, Maharashtra, with Rs 10 lakh monetary assistance on Thursday, in recognition of Thorat laying down his life in a satyagraha against the Portuguese regime in 1945. After presenting the assistance at the state Revolution Day event, chief minister Pramod…
Mapusa: Two Afghan nationals were arrested in two separate incidents at Manohar International Airport, Mopa, on Wednesday for allegedly staying in India illegally and obtaining Indian passports using forged documents.In the first case, a 29-year-old Afghan national, Manish alias Kanish, was intercepted at the immigration counter on Wednesday evening. The arrest followed a complaint filed…
Union Min Shripad Naik (L) and NIO Goa director, Sunil Kumar Singh (R) Panaji: Union minister of state for power and new and renewable energy, Shripad Naik, on Thursday acknowledged criticism that govt had failed to consult stakeholders before proposing penalties for electricity consumers exceeding sanctioned load limits.Naik said that greater public engagement was necessary…
Panaji: With the 2027 assembly elections in sight, chief minister Pramod Sawant said he will return in May next year to inaugurate the new police headquarters building, after laying the foundation stone on Thursday.The building is being built at a cost of Rs 45 crore through the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation.The CM, who also…
Margao: South Goa district collector Egna Cleetus chaired a review meeting on Wednesday to assess preparedness for the upcoming June 21 NEET (UG) re-examination across South Goa.Sector magistrates have been appointed to assist SDMs during the exam. Members of the District Level Coordination Committee (DLCC) will serve as observers and will be issued identity cards…
The hovercraft has a payload capacity of 8 tonnes, a maximum speed of 45 knots, a cruising speed of 35 knots, can carry up to 42 personnel and has an operational endurance of nine hours Panaji: In a milestone for India’s defence manufacturing sector, Chowgule Shipyards on Thursday delivered the country’s first indigenously built Air…
The dry conditions shot up maximum temperatures as Panaji recorded 34.4°C on Thursday, 4.5°C above normal Panaji: Based on the climatological mean of 1981-2010, Goa records approximately 22 rainy days on average in June. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a rainy day is when more than 2.5mm of rainfall is received in a…
Margao: PWD minister Digambar Kamat on Thursday rated the Mhaje Ghar scheme among the top three govt initiatives making a tangible difference to Goan lives, saying it addressed one of man’s most fundamental needs — shelter.Speaking at the Goa Revolution Day celebration at Lohia Maidan, Margao, Kamat drew a parallel between the Centre and the…
