At a pond adjacent to Three Kings Hall at Cansaulim, sailfin catfish (sucker fish) is one of the invasives found Exotic fish introduced through aquaculture and the aquarium trade are steadily taking over Goa’s waterbodies. From Batim to Cuelim and Curtorim, fishermen are increasingly hauling in African catfish and tilapia instead of the indigenous fish…
Margao: The directorate of settlement and land records (DSLR) has launched the second phase of the NAKSHA pilot project, initiating land inquiry proceedings in Panaji and Margao to verify property ownership.Notices have been issued in the jurisdictions of the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP), Margao Municipal Council, and Cuncolim Municipal Council, including peri-urban…
Margao: Citizens for Democracy Goa, a citizens’ group, demanded that govt pause the NAKSHA property verification exercise in Cuncolim until formal guidelines and the process’ legal basis are publicly issued. It said the ongoing drive has caused anxiety among thousands of residents.Convener Elvis Gomes criticised a notice by the directorate of settlement and land records…
AIFF has announced Sept 4 as the start date for next edition of ISL Panaji: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has invited all top tier football clubs to the Capital on Wednesday to ink an agreement that will see clubs run the Indian Super League (ISL) for the next four years.AIFF has agreed to…
The Goa Masters Women Volleyball Association (GMWVA) celebrated World Volleyball Day with a gathering of women players at Colva beach on Tuesday Panaji: The Goa Masters Women Volleyball Association (GMWVA) celebrated World Volleyball Day with a gathering of women players at Colva beach on Tuesday. Although the friendly game could not be played due to…
Panaji: The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) will constitute a review committee to examine all National Education Policy (NEP)-aligned textbooks from Classes I to VIII for content refinements, typographical errors and continuity across grades.SCERT director Meghana Shetgaonkar said the decision was taken two months ago by the council’s steering committee after the…
Panaji: Between Jan 1 and July 6 this year, Goa recorded 1,357 road accidents, including 136 fatal accidents that claimed 142 lives. Alarmed by the rising number of road accidents, transport minister Mauvin Godinho took to social media on Tuesday to declare Thar SUVs under rent-a-cab as ‘high-risk’ vehicles.“We reviewed proposals to regulate high-risk rent-a-cab…
Calangute: A coconut tree collapsed late on Monday night at Porbawaddo in Calangute, bringing down electricity cables and branches of a mango tree on the main road to Arpora. No one was injured, but power supply to the area was disrupted.The incident comes less than 10 days after a huge bhendi tree was uprooted in…
Panaji: While the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education’s board of studies for each subject normally prepares textbooks for Classes IX to XII, the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) has led to a change in the process. For the first time, a joint committee comprising the Goa Board and the State…
Panaji: Goa registered a modest improvement in the Union education ministry’s annual Performance Grading Index (PGI), which assesses the quality of school education across states and Union territories. Released on Tuesday, the latest index placed Goa in the Prachesta-1 category, up from Prachesta-3 last year. South Goa scored 351 and North Goa 344 out of…
