Margao: Congress on Thursday welcomed AAP’s proposal to join an opposition alliance ahead of the 2027 assembly elections, with state president Girish Chodankar saying unity among anti-BJP parties was the priority.“It’s a welcome sign. Everybody wants to see all opposition parties come together, and I’m confident that will happen,” Chodankar said.On the terms of a…
Margao: A citizens’ panel, ‘Aamcho Manis, Aamcho Maan, Swabhimaan‘, on Wednesday projected senior Congress functionary and former bureaucrat Elvis Gomes as its consensus candidate for the 2027 Cuncolim assembly election, piling pressure on Congress not to renominate sitting MLA and leader of opposition Yuri Alemao from the constituency.The event brought together key aspirants for the…
Panaji: Goa is migrating from the existing state portal to the central Civil Registration System (CRS) portal from this month onwards for birth and death registrations. Birth and death records from 1971 to June 30, 2026, currently available on the state portal, will be integrated into the central CRS portal.Records that are successfully pushed and…
Panaji: The Goa police’s crime branch raided an area near a resort at Calangute in the early hours of Thursday, arresting one man and rescuing one female survivor in an anti-human trafficking operation led by crime branch SP, Jivba Dalvi.Punna Hari Prasad, 33, currently residing at Tambudki, Arpora, and originally from Telangana, was apprehended after…
Margao: A delegation of Congress, led by state party president Girish Chodankar and leader of opposition Yuri Alemao, met governor Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju at Lok Bhavan on Thursday and submitted a memorandum flagging what it called a serious deterioration in the law and order situation in the state.The memorandum urged the governor to call…
Chief minister Pramod Sawant handed over appointment letters to young candidates selected through the mega job fair, in the presence of industries minister Mauvin Godinho, GIDC chairman Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco, officials and other dignitaries Panaji: Handing out appointment letters to job aspirants selected by manufacturing firms, chief minister Pramod Sawant told Goa’s youths and graduates…
Times News NetworkColva: A few spells of rain have again exposed persistent flooding at the Seraulim railway underpass, bringing traffic to a complete standstill and disrupting commuting between the two sides of the village.Built to ensure smooth vehicular movement and provide an uninterrupted alternative to the frequently closed railway crossing, the underpass was inundated after…
Times News NetworkMapusa: Heavy monsoon rain has left the newly built Malpe flyover and the adjoining service roads of the NH 66 severely waterlogged, sparking anger among residents.Locals blame faulty engineering and inadequate drainage for turning parts of the highway into a dangerous zone for motorists and pedestrians.Rainwater pooling on the flyover spills onto the…
Calangute: The road stretch near Calangute police station, which was hot-mixed in May, is now riddled with potholes following the onset of the monsoon and poses a danger for commuters, residents said.“Barely two months ago, both MLA Michael Lobo and Calangute sarpanch Joseph Sequeira inaugurated the hot-mixed road. If these roads get potholes within two…
Many roads in Panaji were waterlogged after heavy rains lashed the city and several other parts of Goa on Thursday Panaji: Heavy rain in parts of Goa over the past 24 hours has slightly improved the state’s monsoon rainfall deficit, although the cumulative seasonal rainfall remains nearly 30% below normal, according to the India Meteorological…
