Colva: A thick layer of water hyacinth, the invasive weed that has long choked the Sal river, has once again washed up along Mobor-Cavelossim beach, covering large stretches of the shoreline with decaying vegetation and raising concern among residents and authorities. The wash-up mirrors a similar episode in 2023, when hyacinth that had drifted into…
Panaji: Five school students from Goa have been selected to represent India at the FIRST Global Challenge 2026, an international robotics competition to be held in Incheon, Republic of Korea, from Oct 7 to 10.The competition brings together teams from countries across the world, with each nation fielding one team to design, build and program…
Times News NetworkVasco: The co-passenger of a car died after the vehicle met with a self-accident on the grade separator near Goa International Airport, Dabolim, on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Ramesh Chaudhary, a native of Mundara Pali, Rajasthan. The incident was reported at around 12.50am.The car, driven by Rajveer Singh, a native…
Panaji: A 40-m-long floating jetty at Betul, inaugurated during India Energy Week, 2026, collapsed on Tuesday amid strong winds and rough seas after losing two support piers. The jetty is part of ONGC’s Sagar Setu project and was inaugurated by Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri in Jan.Authorities said the collapse was triggered by an imbalance…
Panaji: A fishing canoe capsized in Chapora river on Wednesday. Life guards posted at Morjim beach rescued three fishermen and brought them back to the shore.The incident occurred just before noon, when the three fishermen ignored weather warnings and cast out to fish in the river. Local residents saw the fishermen in distress and alerted…
Panaji: A group of RG members has filed police complaints against general secretary Vishwesh Naik and treasurer Ajay Kholkar, alleging criminal conspiracy, criminal defamation, and irregularities in the use of party funds.The complaints underline a familiar accountability dispute with the disgruntled members saying that they repeatedly sought clarity on donations and expenditure but never given…
Panaji: Alleging that the Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) has suffered a loss of over Rs 10 crore, United Goans Foundation (UGF), an NGO, has called for a probe into all the industrial plots allotted in the last few years. GIDC allotted a utility plot, reserved for common utility infrastructure, to a private steel fabrication…
Alex Vallejo is FC Goa’s second foreign signing this season Panaji: FC Goa continue to show faith in Spanish players with Alex Vallejo, a former junior international, being the club’s latest foreign acquisition.Goa had five foreign players at the start of last season with Serbian winger Dejan Drazic the only exception. Now, after completing the…
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…
