Panaji: At seven infant deaths per thousand live births, Goa, along with Sikkim, has the lowest infant mortality rate (IMR) among all states in India, according to the sample registration system (SRS) data released by the office of the Registrar General of India. The rate is more than three times lower than the national average…
Panaji: The office of the state commissioner for persons with disabilities (PwD) has sought an action taken report from Birla Radha Krishna temple, BITS Pilani, after a wheelchair user alleged she was denied entry with her personal wheelchair. It asks for the report to be submitted within 15 days.The office of the state commissioner for…
Panaji: Yet another govt data report has pointed to a rapidly declining fertility rate in Goa. At 10.7, the state had the lowest birth rate for any state or Union Territory in India, as per the sample registration system (SRS) data released by the office of the Registrar General of India.Birth rate is a crude…
Margao: Curchorem-Cacora residents have raised concerns over a growing stray buffalo menace that, apart from destroying crops and banana plantations, poses a grave threat to road safety.According to locals, stray buffaloes herds have been roaming the town over several nights, moving from Ambedkar Chowk towards Baagwada and Shirfod, damaging plantations. Tushar Suresh Kudchadkar, a resident…
Panaji: A Ponda court has granted anticipatory bail to the TCP department’s deputy town planner, Tiswadi, Manguirish Verenkar, 59, in a cheating and forgery case.The case dates back to 2023. When he was posted as deputy town planner, Ponda, he allegedly issued NOCs in relation to execution of sale deeds by private parties before the…
Panaji: Dielle trained for two years at one of Goa’s better-known hospitality institutions. She spent another 18 months working her way up from housekeeping to front desk. Then Dubai called with better pay, structured career growth and an employer who did not treat retention as an afterthought. She left last Oct.This is not one story….
From investigative and rural reporting to page design and from best photographs to sports reporting, The Times of India came out top across various categories, winning a total of 15 awards at the Goa Union of Journalists’ (GUJ) Journalism Awards for 2023, 2024 and 2025 that were announced on Saturday.Rakesh Mundye won four individual awards…
Bagan’s decision leaves AIFF with little room to include players beyond the 30 who were shortlisted and asked to apply for visas Panaji: India coach Khalid Jamil has been left with a rickety squad of just 18 players for the Unity Cup after Mohun Bagan SG asked their players to return home from the national…
Football fever is high in India as a commuter walks past posters of Lionel Messi and Neymar in Kerala on Saturday Panaji: Zee network has made a formal offer to FIFA for the World Cup 2026 rights and held talks with officials from the governing body of world football during its recent visit to India.FIFA…
Panaji: Around 34% applicants of govt primary school teacher post have cleared the computer-based recruitment test (CBRT) conducted by the Goa Staff Selection Commission (SSC). Of the 2,063 applicants for 390 vacancies, around 700 candidates have cleared the test, said a senior govt officer.The SSC announced the recruitment of 390 govt primary school teachers, including…
