Panaji: Goa’s only zoo, at Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary, has recorded births of five species under its conservation breeding programme so far this year.The births include a female sambar deer on Jan 16, a female blackbuck on Feb 2, a female spotted deer on March 4, a male gaur calf on April 4, and a jackal…
Panaji: A day after the Union environment ministry issued a draft notification proposing the declaration of 108 villages in Goa as Western Ghats ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs), spread across 1,461sqkm, chief minister Pramod Sawant said there remains scope for the state to submit objections.Sawant said the final notification would be issued only after Goa is…
Villagers of Costi gather to pray for shutting down the piggery plant Margao: Residents of Costi-Kalay in Sanguem have protested against a piggery in the village, alleging that it is contaminating local water sources and posing a health risk.A large number of villagers, including women, gathered recently to voice their anger. They warned that authorities…
The demand came a day after authorities began shifting cattle from the demolished gaushala at Deusa Margao: Residents of Zambaulim on Wednesday demanded the closure of the Dhyan Foundation-run gaushala in their village within 15 days, alleging poor sanitation, pollution and a lack of transparency in its functioning.The demand came a day after authorities began…
Margao: The Goa State Amritkal Agriculture Policy, 2025 (GSAAP-2025) has been defined, so far, by its ambitious targets — doubling pulses acreage, soil health cards, cold storage units. But a set of procedural recommendations in the policy’s Part B go to the heart of why farmers say the policy hasn’t translated into relief on the…
Five Bangladeshi nationals arrested in May this year have been named in the chargesheet Panaji: The crime branch on Wednesday filed a nearly 400-page chargesheet in the Dona Paula house dacoity case, naming five Bangladesh nationals arrested in May this year, more than a year after they allegedly tied up two elderly members of the…
This year has already seen 77 deaths due to drowning across the state Panaji: Govt has called on all departments and stakeholders to adopt a coordinated strategy to prevent drowning incidents along the coastline as well as in the hinterland, with chief secretary V Candavelou stressing that public awareness is one of the most effective…
FC Goa won the Super Cup and qualified for continental competitions Panaji: FC Goa’s preparation for the AFC Champions League Two playoff against FK Arkadag is nothing like last season, when the Goan club famously put it across their opponents from Oman and made it to the group stage of Asian football’s second tier club…
Panaji: Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday that while students have the right to protest against the NEET paper leaks, the way the protest was conducted and the language used were “not fit for students”. He referred to a protest at Azad Maidan in the state capital, where placards were displayed seeking the…
Panaji: More than 18 months after permission was given to set up an automated testing station (ATS) for two-wheelers, light motor vehicles and heavy vehicles on 4,000sqm of land at the Tuem Industrial Estate, the Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) is yet to hand over the plot to the entity created to operate the facility.The…
