Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that Goa is developing the country’s first state-level happiness index, measuring well-being across education, health, culture and community. Union govt should extend centrally-sponsored scheme funding to Goa on a 90:10 basis, on the lines available to north eastern and Himalayan states, the CM said at the Niti…
Panaji: Passengers travelling between Margao and Karwar could benefit from a 30% reduction in ticket fares with the launch of the Madgaon–Karwar Express service, Union minister of state for railways and jal shakti, V Somanna said while flagging off the train from Margao railway station on Thursday.Until now, the Margao–Karwar daily service operated by Konkan…
Panaji: Barely days after the beach shack season ended, the tourism department has swiftly initiated the registration and renewal process for temporary shacks, beach huts, and cottages for the 2026-27 tourist season.Tourism minister Rohan Khaunte had assured shack operators that the renewal and demarcation process would be completed by Aug 15.Last year, the department allotted…
Panaji: Goa State Mission for Manuscripts has identified 31,072 manuscripts across the state within three months of launching a public inventory initiative to preserve Goa’s literary heritage. The mission, established in partnership with Govt of India, will focus on inventory creation, digitisation, preservation, translation and skill development.Officials overseeing the initiative in Goa said that a…
PANAJI: A fast-track court in Panaji has relaxed the bail condition imposed on a doctor accused of raping a woman in the ICU of a private hospital in Goa last year and permitted him to continue his MD there.“After completing his degree and allied procedures, the accused shall not visit the hospital without court permission…
Panaji: Goa govt has granted in-principle approval for a new building for the directorate of archives at the site of the former IPHB building at Altinho, Panaji, aimed at strengthening the preservation of the state’s documentary heritage.Additional director of archives Balaji Shenoy said the facility will be developed in accordance with internationally recognised ISO standards…
Panaji: Goa has recorded a 17% reduction in road accidents over the past three years, transport minister Mauvin Godinho said on Wednesday, attributing the decline to improved road engineering, black spot rectification and coordinated inter-departmental efforts.Speaking at a data-driven hyperlocal intervention workshop organised by the directorate of transport in collaboration with IIT Madras, Godinho said…
Panaji: Continuing its drive against illegal coastal structures, the tourism department demolished 21 encroachments at Khobrawaddo in Calangute over two days, clearing more than 5,400 sq m along the popular beach stretch.The action was carried out jointly with revenue department officials as part of an ongoing high court-monitored process linked to a writ petition.Deputy director…
The complex includes a football pitch, 1,350-seater covered stands, a multi-purpose lawn, children’s play area, and outdoor gym Panaji: Nearly three years after its completion, the Rs 30-crore football ground and parade stadium at Campal remains closed to the public, caught in a bureaucratic deadlock between govt departments.Officials of the Corporation of the City of…
Mayor Rohit Monserrate, Panaji PI Vijaykumar Chodankar and Smart City officials identified locations for CCTV cameras along the Panaji promenade Mayor Rohit Monserrate, Panaji PI Vijaykumar Chodankar and Smart City officials identified locations for CCTV cameras along the Panaji promenade Mayor Rohit Monserrate, Panaji PI Vijaykumar Chodankar and Smart City officials identified locations for CCTV…
