PANAJI: Following tensions in Panaji late on Saturday night between BJP workers and a group celebrating the resignation of Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Panaji police made a preventive detention of protester Danish Mohammad and arrested activist Sudeep Dalvi.Danish was detained and released on Sunday after BJP workers complained that he displayed a placard reading, “Free…
The figures were shared by minister of state for agriculture and farmers welfare Ramnath Thakur in the Lok Sabha Panaji: Goa produced an estimated 17,9000 tonnes of cashew during 2025-26, according to the second advance estimates of the Union ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare.The figures were shared by minister of state for agriculture and…
PANAJI: There are three smart classrooms in the aided high school in which Sachin Naik (name changed) teaches in Tudal, Canacona. Like in most schools, the smart classrooms were readied with donations or with funds set aside from govt maintenance grants, after state asked institutes to lay stress on integrating technology into teaching as recommended…
Chimbel gram sabha unanimously resolved to boycott MLA Rodolfo Fernandes for repeatedly skipping village meetings, despite attending nearby events. PANAJI: Chimbel gram sabha in Tiswadi taluka on Sunday unanimously decided to boycott its MLA Rodolfo Fernandes for failing to attend discussions on important issues of the village.“The MLA has attended just a single gram sabha…
Panaji: The Akhil Gomantak Kshatriya Maratha Samaj (AGKMS) has urged chief minister Pramod Sawant to establish a separate commission for the welfare of economically weaker sections in the general category, similar to the independent commissions for reserved categories and backward classes in the state.AGKMS president Suhas Fal Dessai said the organisation will soon meet the…
The order comes days after eight sheds of the foundation’s gaushala at Deao were razed by unidentified persons in the early hours of July 22 Margao: Deputy collector and sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), Quepem, Vimod Dalal, has passed an order under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, directing Dhyan Foundation to remove all…
The project aims to create comprehensive infrastructure for a cricket academy and allied sports Panaji: State govt has approved the demarcation of land at Loutolim in Salcete as an investment promotion area (IPA) following a proposal by M/s Venture Building Dreams Private Limited to set up a cricket academy and allied sports arena.The proposed project…
The child rights panel recommended periodic safety inspections of all govt school buildings to prevent incidents that could endanger children Panaji: The Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (GSPCR) has recommended that state govt conduct periodic safety inspections of all govt school buildings to prevent incidents that could endanger students’ lives.The commission inspected…
Participants said the plantation drive was an effort to continue helping preserve these ecologically sensitive habitats Panaji: Environmentalists and volunteers planted around 300 mangrove propagules at Cortalim in memory of Fr Bolmax Pereira to honour his mission of conserving Goa’s fragile coastal ecosystem.Participants said the plantation drive was also an effort to continue helping preserve…
Under existing rules, all nurseries engaged in the production of fruit and ornamental plants are required to register with the agriculture department and obtain a licence Panaji: The directorate of agriculture has announced a crackdown on illegal plant nurseries operating along Goa’s highways, with inspections set to be intensified and legal action initiated against violators.Agriculture…
