Goa Guardians lost to Hyderabad Black Hawks in the final on Sunday Panaji: Hosts Goa Guardians went through the tournament without a defeat, until they found their match in the final. It were Hyderabad Black Hawks who had the last laugh, scripting a 15-7, 11-15, 16-14, 15-8 win to claim the inaugural Guardians Trophy 2026…
The dredging, which was proposed in Oct 2024, has to be completed within three months, said CoP officials Panaji: As a flood prevention measure, the captain of ports (CoP) has finally initiated the process to desilt a 2.8km stretch of the Bicholim river. A private agency will be tasked with dredging a 15m-wide portion of…
Panaji: State govt has approved an investment promotion area (IPA) on 68,550sqm of communidade land at Latambarcem, in Bicholim. The area will be developed by the Siddhagiri Gurukul Trust to set up libraries, archives, a museum showcasing the 16 Samskaras of Sanatan Dharma, a children’s games park and other cultural facilities.Earlier, the Goa investment promotion…
The festival is a collective effort of hundreds of Divar residents Panaji: For Rosita and Maria, two sisters in their 50s living with dwarfism, the Bonderam of Divar island’s Malar village was more than a day of festivity. It gave them something they rarely get at public events– a platform to showcase their work and…
Panaji: A day ahead of AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge’s arrival in Goa for a meeting with the Congress blocks, the party’s alliance partner made a provocative statement about the future of the Goa Forward Party’s (GFP) alliance with the old party.GFP MLA Vijai Sardesai said that Congress cannot be trusted and further defections of Congress…
Vilagers said the garbage was causing a foul smell and nuisance in the area Ponda: Kavlem villagers have asked panchayat members to resign before the next gram sabha if they fail to remove the garbage dumping shed in front of the panchayat office within four days. The next gram sabha is scheduled to be held…
Panaji: The state recorded normal southwest monsoon conditions on Sunday, with light to moderate rainfall reported at most places. However, the state has recorded a 31% rainfall deficit since the monsoon began on June 1, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).Goa received an area-weighted average of 1,678.6mm of rainfall between June 1 and Aug…
The decision comes in the wake of mounting complaints from villagers over exorbitant rates Margao: The Betalbatim panchayat has set a ceiling on unskilled casual labour charges in the village, capping daily wages at Rs 800 for male workers and Rs 600 for female workers, following a resolution passed at a recent gram sabha.The decision…
Bicholim: Residents of Piligao have unanimously demanded that the village panchayat direct mining companies to immediately stop night-shift operations in Sarmanas, citing inconvenience and safety concerns. The demand was raised at the Piligao gram sabha held on Sunday under acting sarpanch Umakant Parab Gaonkar.Villagers also opposed the continuation of mining during the monsoon and strongly…
Panaji: Ageing cultivators, an acute shortage of labour, falling returns and neglected salt pans have pushed ‘agarkars’, one of Goa’s oldest traditional farmers, to the brink. Determined to preserve Batim’s centuries-old salt-making tradition, Mazel Fernandes, 32, has spearheaded efforts to support struggling salt cultivators by documenting their challenges, meeting farmers door-to-door and securing govt assistance…
