Panaji: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved relaxations to National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) (India) Ltd for the proposed redevelopment of govt quarters at St Inez for commercial use beyond 50% of the covered area. Similarly, for the redevelopment of Junta House, it permitted a stilt height of 6.6m to provide mandatory parking through a…
Panaji: The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) on Tuesday approved a budget of Rs 107.2 crore for the financial year 2026-27, with a major focus on social welfare through the proposed construction of a respite centre for special children at Caranzalem. Budgetary provisions for the project have already been made as part of…
Panaji: Goa police on Tuesday moved to procure a second 15-metre fast patrol boat for coastal security at a cost of over Rs 3.4 crore, adding to a similar vessel that is already on order.The new boat will be used for day and night patrols in shallow coastal waters, with limited operations in deeper waters,…
Panaji: Goa police on Tuesday moved to procure a second 15-metre fast patrol boat for coastal security at a cost of over Rs 3.4 crore, adding to a similar vessel that is already on order.The new boat will be used for day and night patrols in shallow coastal waters, with limited operations in deeper waters,…
Panaji: Goa police on Tuesday moved to procure a second 15-metre fast patrol boat for coastal security at a cost of over Rs 3.4 crore, adding to a similar vessel that is already on order.The new boat will be used for day and night patrols in shallow coastal waters, with limited operations in deeper waters,…
Panaji: Twenty-seven-year-old food delivery agent Malappa Nagareddy cannot afford to skip work even for a day. His daily earnings of Rs 1,500 are the sole support for his ailing mother’s medical expenses.A major share of his income goes into petrol enabling him to complete 20-25 deliveries daily, often forcing him to skip meals. With petrol…
Panaji: Pre-monsoon showers brought relief from the scorching summer heat on Tuesday as the maximum temperature dropped by 2°C within a span of 24 hours. The temperature fell from 34.3°C on Monday to 32.4°C on Tuesday, leading to cooler conditions in the state capital.Panaji: Excavation along a 6km stretch of the Old Goa-Pilar road to…
Calangute: Large hotels and under-construction projects in Bamonwaddo, Candolim have been allegedly discharging raw sewage into nullahs flowing through agricultural fields, causing pollution, local farmers have said. They claim the issue persists despite complaints to authorities.Local farmer Piedade D’Souza said, “The sarpanch and ward members had come and promised that they would do something, but…
Panaji: The directorate of panchayats has dismissed an application by a resort owner at Saunta Vaddo, Calangute, who challenged a demolition order of the Calangute village panchayat after 14 years.The owner went to the director of panchayats seeking condonation of delay of 5,231 days to appeal against a 2011 demolition order of illegal structures.The additional…
Panaji: Excavation along a 6km stretch of the Old Goa-Pilar road to replace a decades-old water pipeline has turned the key link into a perilous route for motorists and pedestrians, even as pre-monsoon activity intensifies.The digging work from Azossim through Mandur and Neura to Pilar over the past few weeks has raised heavy dust in…
