During the first auction, the largest dump attracted bids, while the four smaller dumps received none Panaji: The directorate of mines and geology (DMG) has completed surveys of 12 low-grade iron ore dumps to determine the presence of critical minerals and prevent the loss of valuable, rare earth elements.DMG director Narayan Gad told TOI that…
Azossim-Mandur panchayat had issued a stop work order and a show cause notice to an unidentified person regarding the illegal activity Panaji: The unidentified person who had allegedly erected a metal gate in tenanted comunidade land in Mandur’s forest area has quietly removed it, as the stone wall at the same spot has been found…
Residents have warned that contamination threatens nearby wells Panaji: As a child growing up in Vaddem, Catalino Pereira remembers a time when he and his friends would jump and frolic in the Merces creek. Fish used to dart freely beneath the surface, and children swam without a care. Pereira and his peers have watched the…
At the start of the season, the variety sold for Rs 400-600 per dozen, depending on size Panaji: The maang-hilario mango has entered its final week of availability this season, with prices surging to around Rs 900 per dozen amid dwindling supplies in Goa’s retail markets.At the start of the season, the variety sold for…
Bhaichung Bhutia believes teams can’t be “chasing and running around the ball because the weather is not going to help.” As part of ZEE5’s English-language expert panel for FIFA World Cup coverage, former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia is closely monitoring all that’s happening in North America. In this interview with TOI, one of India’s greatest…
Gouly-Dhangar addition process Times News NetworkMargao: The Union ministry of tribal affairs has rejected state govt’s long-standing proposal to include the Gouly-Dhangar community in the Scheduled Tribes list of Goa.The rejection, communicated through a letter addressed to state govt’s director of social welfare, came after the office of the registrar general of India (ORGI) twice…
Panaji: The traditional system, which evaluates school students purely based on the marks scored by them, is set to be completely replaced in govt and aided schools in Goa from the academic year 2027-28. In preparation for the new system introduced under National Education Policy 2020, the Goa State Council for Educational Research and Training…
Panaji: Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) has been awarded a Rs 1 crore project by the directorate of Industries, Trade & Commerce (DITC) to implement a Green Index and a Green Credit Model for industrial estates and MSMEs under central govt’s RAMP Programme. An advance of Rs 40 lakh has already been released, with a…
Panaji: Goa has been experiencing weak monsoon activity ever since its arrival in the state, leading to a mounting rainfall deficit of 45%. This slow activity has resulted in water levels dipping further in the state’s reservoirs. Usually, by mid-June, water levels in dams see revival.Water levels in Selaulim, which supplies water to most of…
TNNCalangute: A tourist police unit constable died after a Maharashtra-registered car collided with his two-wheeler at Sauntawaddo, Baga, at 4am on Sunday.The deceased, Ketan Gawade (29), a resident of Cumbharjua, suffered serious head injuries and was rushed to the district hospital in Mapusa and later shifted to GMC, Bambolim, where he died during treatment.The driver…
