Panaji: Goa State Election Commission (SEC) is likely to finalise new wards for 11 municipal councils based on the population in the municipal council areas next week and not on the number of electorates in the council areas. Earlier, SEC wards were created based on the number of electorates in the municipal areas.A senior govt…
Panaji: Goa’s wildlife sanctuaries saw no major fires this summer, forest officials said, crediting predictive technology, faster field response and stronger coordination among locals and officials.Forest Survey of India data on fires in Goa’s protected areas from 2006 to 2026 shows incidents were low and sporadic between 2006 and 2017, with 1–7 cases a year….
Panaji: Upset upon hearing that the unique mangrove boardwalk behind the Central Library at Patto is about to be dismantled, architect Gerard da Cunha plans to repair the project and maintain it on behalf of the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP).Cunha, who designed the boardwalk, said that the boardwalk offers immense value to…
Vasco: Mormugao municipal council (MMC) has decided to impose strict ban on the sale of wholesale fish in Vasco city and have issued further necessary directions to all the concerned authorities to impound vehicles which are found in the illegal trade.A joint site inspection of entire Khariawada belt was conducted by the municipal authorities involving…
Panaji: The town and country planning department has issued directions to convert four land parcels totaling 31.5 lakh sqm into a no development area under Section 39A of the Goa Town and Country Planning Act. Once approved, the land parcels will see a change in zone in the Regional Plan for Goa 2021.As per the…
Panaji: Goa recorded a significant rise in diesel retail sales in the first 20 days of May, with the state witnessing a consumption of 18,697 KL of high-speed diesel (HSD) compared to 16,353 KL during the corresponding period last year, reflecting a growth of 14%, shows data released by oil marketing companies (OMCs).The increase in…
Calangute: Former Calangute MLA Agnelo Fernandes on Friday slammed the tourism department’s plan to ‘freeze budget hotels’ in the C and D categories, announced by tourism minister Rohan Khaunte. Fernandes claimed that this is yet another attempt by BJP govt to drive locals out of the tourism industry.“Tourism has to benefit the locals. When the…
Panaji: Health minister Vishwajit Rane on Friday called chief minister Pramod Sawant a “magician” and capable of filling 22,000 govt vacancies before the next assembly elections.“I have full assurance my CM will fill these vacancies for the benefit of youths,” Rane told reporters.“There is a craze of govt jobs in Goa. Youths from the 40…
Mapusa: A severe water crisis has gripped Arambol and neighbouring areas, leaving residents struggling for essential water supplies for the past seven days.The WRD had initially announced that the disruption would last only three days. However, with taps remaining dry for a week, frustration among residents is mounting. Many families, who had stored water for…
Panaji: Health minister Vishwajit Rane on Friday said the new 30-bedded neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at GMC will be ready within the next 15 days.“We would get complaints from patients of unavailability of beds in the NICU. This was a long-pending demand. The ward was ready a long time back, but there were some…
