Times News NetworkMargao: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that only a “losing streak” at the hustings would bring the “extremely arrogant” BJP to its senses and force it to withdraw the “forced” rollout of E20 petrol, as he appealed to Goans to unite and defeat BJP in the upcoming polls.Addressing a town…
Omkar had been moving through agricultural areas and damaging crops in Mopa and Tamboxem since Sunday Panaji: Goa forest officials ruled out using drones to track Omkar, fearing the noise and size of the unmanned aircraft could frighten the sub-adult elephant and trigger an unpredictable reaction. The elephant was, however, driven back to Maharashtra on…
Ponda: A Ponda court has granted conditional bail to Akshay Naik, 44, and Abhiraj Naik, 44, both residents of Borim, who were arrested by the Ponda police for allegedly trespassing and committing a theft at the Sai Baba temple at Borim in July.The two accused were among the 39 people against whom an FIR was…
Pookalam (rangoli made from flowers) is an integral part of Onam celebrations Panaji: For Goa’s Malayali community, Onam returns to the traditions of home, family and community, with the traditional sadhya and pookalam taking centre stage. Ayappa temples in Goa have been observing the traditional 10-day pookalam ritual from Atham to Thiruvonam, with the largest…
Panaji: Goa govt will introduce the Goa Ease of Doing Business (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2026, in the monsoon session of the assembly to reduce regulatory and compliance burden, strengthen coordinated approval systems, and create a more efficient and business-friendly regulatory framework.Govt said the salient features of the Bill included decriminalisation of minor contraventions, rationalisation of…
Panaji: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved introducing the Goa Advocates Protection Bill, 2026, in the assembly, proposing a balanced statutory mechanism to safeguard advocates from targeted violence and harassment while also preventing misuse through appropriate checks and penalties.The Bill notes that the Constitution envisages a justice delivery system founded on the rule of law,…
The meeting, which was postponed last week due to “administrative reasons”, will also consider the omission of 31,533 sqm from the command area across Calangute, Parra, Assagao, Anjuna, Latambarcem, Revora, Sarvan, Torsem, Mayem, Dhargal and Bicholim Panaji: The command area development (CAD) board of the Goa Tillari irrigation project is likely to decide on Wednesday…
Patkar said he had also taken up the matter with Congress MLA Carlos Ferreira Margao: Former state Congress president Amit Patkar met Goa Forward Party (GFP) president Vijai Sardesai on Tuesday to request that he raise the issue of non-payment of salaries to staff of minority educational institutions in the upcoming assembly session. This despite…
Nearly 14 months after the state notified a new third-party audit regime for fire safety systems under its ease of doing business drive, official records accessed under the Right To Information (RTI) Act show that only nine agencies have been empanelled statewide, and the directorate of fire and emergency services (DFES) has no record of…
Panaji: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to amend the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, to exempt specified categories of projects linked to national security and food security from certain requirements while acquiring land under the Act.The exempted categories include projects for defence preparedness…
