Bicholim: A 23-year-old man from Vithalapur, Sanquelim, who was observing a fast as a ‘dhond’ ahead of next week’s Lairai jatra at Shirgao, drowned in the Vathadev river on Thursday afternoon when he stepped into it for a holy dip.Police said Damodar Naik was an epilepsy patient and suspect he had a seizure and fell…
Colva: Twelve employees of a scrapyard at Seraulim were detained for questioning by the Colva police for allegedly supplying banned e-cigarettes to minors.Colva police inspector Vikram Naik said they received credible inputs that underage individuals were using vapes, with the supply allegedly linked to the scrapyard.On Wednesday, the scrapyard was raided and no contraband was…
Panaji: The Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences (FABC), led by its president Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrao, has expressed solidarity with Pope Leo XIV and echoed his urgent appeal for peace. It has appealed to “end ongoing hostilities and halt the spiral of violence that continues to claim innocent lives”. It is appealing to return to…
Panaji: At a high-level meeting convened by the tourism department on Thursday, a clear message emerged from stakeholders and animal welfare experts: Relocating community dogs is neither practical nor effective in addressing human-animal conflict.During the meeting, Mission Rabies Goa and People For Animals stressed that shifting dogs from one area to another merely transfers the…
Panaji: Goa University has begun the process of admissions to PhD programmes for 2025-26 offered on its campus and at affiliated institutes, including the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) and the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO). Applications will be accepted online till April 21.Interviews will be conducted from April 27 to May…
Panaji: The directorate of health services (DHS) is working with the Anjani Mashelkar Foundation (AMF) to provide affordable diagnostic tests across the state, becoming the first state to do so. Chief minister Pramod Sawant made the announcement on Thursday after honouring noted scientist and innovator, Raghunath Mashelkar, with the Gomant Gaurav Sanman.“In a few days,…
Panaji: An over five-year-old horse was brought to the Bicholim police station for a medical check-up after a video on social media platforms showed a horse been ridden on a state highway in Bicholim.The video, which was posted on Sunday, went viral, prompting the Bicholim police to summon the owner and the horse on Wednesday….
Margao: Three years and 16 hearings into a land dispute over railway track doubling at Velsao, residents came to the court of the inspector of survey of land records on Thursday hoping for an order in their favour — only to face yet another adjournment, with the case now posted for May 4.The residents, who…
Panaji: The cybercrime cell of the Goa police arrested six people on Thursday for allegedly accepting bets on an Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match.Cybercrime superintendent of police (SP) Raju Raut Dessai said they conducted a raid at Sangolda on Wednesday and caught six people running IPL betting online.Dessai said that during the raid, police…
Margao: South Goa collector Egna Cleetus on Thursday said the administration remained committed to complying with the Bombay high court’s directions on the matter pertaining to the removal of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji at Sada, Vasco, installed on the property of the Mormugao Port Authority (MPA).The collector said the deferral of the removal of…
