Ponda: Police detained 21 women from Borim on Friday for allegedly restraining members of the legally elected Borim Sai Baba temple committee from entering the premises. They were later allowed to return home.Ponda DSP Shivram Vaingankar said the women would be booked in a chapter case without arrest and served notices soon.The action follows an…
The six-lane elevated corridor on NH 66 at Porvorim was formally opened to traffic on Friday Panaji: Traffic chaos marred the much-awaited opening of Goa’s elevated corridor at Porvorim on Friday, with motorists forced to wait for nearly three hours. Scheduled to open at 4pm, it was finally open around 6pm.Motorists began queuing up as…
Panaji: Goa police arrested two Pune men within 48 hours of registering a cyber fraud case involving the impersonation of a company CEO on WhatsApp and the fraudulent transfer of Rs 2 crore through RTGS.The cybercrime police station, Ribandar, registered an FIR after the accused allegedly used the CEO’s name and profile photograph on WhatsApp…
The resolution was adopted at a Western Ghats Forum meeting at Bangaramakki in Gerusappa, Uttara Kannada Keri: Environmental activists from six states, including Goa, have unanimously called for a complete ban on proposed river-diversion and inter-basin water-transfer projects in the Western Ghats, including those affecting the Mhadei, Aghanashini, Kali, Netravati, Punnapuzha and Nallar rivers.The resolution…
The cottages were situated at Monteiro Waddo and were shut at the time of the fire The cottages were situated at Monteiro Waddo and were shut at the time of the fire The cottages were situated at Monteiro Waddo and were shut at the time of the fire The cottages were situated at Monteiro Waddo…
Khalid Jamil’s debut assignment was the CAFA Cup, where two of the participating teams — co-hosts Uzbekistan and Iran – made it to the FIFA World Cup 2026 Panaji: Coaches in the past have turned down a chance to play former world and European champions, and it wasn’t entirely without a reason. Bob Houghton said…
Goa Green Brigade plants saplings after Patto building society cuts 16 trees Panaji: The Tiswadi range forest office has booked the manager of a society of a building in Patto after environmental activists raised an alarm over the cutting of 16 trees on Friday.“These were wild badam trees, and the society contends that fruits and…
The panel ordered a refund of Rs 1.12 lakh to the retired govt employee Panaji: The Goa Human Rights Commission has held that recovering excess salary paid to a retired employee from his retiral dues is impermissible and violates human rights.The commission recommended that govt refund Rs 1,12,680 deducted from the gratuity of a Group…
Panaji: Goa Forward Party president Vijai Sardesai on Friday approved the proposal to dissolve the Curchorem block committee with immediate effect. The party has also relieved Dattaraj Raut Dessai from the position of joint secretary and from the primary membership of the Goa Forward Party (GFP), with immediate effect.“We have had two or three meetings…
A demand and supply gap in traditional idols, perceived user convenience, rising raw material and labour costs are all driving PoP idol infiltration in the market, said the artisans Panaji: To enable a more systematic crackdown on plaster of paris (PoP) idols ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has introduced…
