Ethan Vaz finished just half a point behind the leaders, with one draw too many preventing an even higher finish Panaji: Goa’s Ethan Vaz remained unbeaten after 10 rounds and finished ahead of 18 of the 19 Grandmasters at 4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters chess tournament (Category A), in Ahmedabad, recently.The teenage chess sensation and…
Ponda: A 24-year-old scooterist from Kolhapur, Maharashtra, died after a car allegedly rammed into his two-wheeler at Mardol, on Monday morning.Police identified the victm as Sourabh Dhere. Mardol police said Anand Pawar, 57, a resident of Curti, Ponda, was allegedly driving his car rashly and negligently when he lost control on a curve near the…
Residents and local representatives have been demanding permanent repairs to the approach road of the market Canacona: The market road in Chaudi, Canacona, has been affected by waterlogging as the road repairs were washed out by rainfall. The market is frequented by tribal communities who sell forest produce. They are forced to sell on the…
times news networkPanaji: As the new admission season begins, adapting to changing academic requirements, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou)’s Goa regional centre will be introducing a number of new programmes, including a MSc in artificial intelligence and machine learning, and a post-graduate diploma in climate change.Goa regional centre director G Shrinivas said that…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said the Central Site Selection Committee has given in-principle approval to a 4.5 lakh sqm land parcel at Farmagudi in Ponda taluka for IIT Goa’s permanent campus. A six-member panel inspected the site.Sawant said he has invited Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to Goa to lay the foundation…
Canacona: The Manohar Parrikar Bypass (NH 66) from Char Rasta to Mashem has become a major accident hotspot, with frequent crashes attributed to poor lighting, overspeeding, stray animals and road depressions.Over the years, the 7.4-km stretch has witnessed several fatal accidents, prompting residents to demand urgent corrective measures.In a recent incident, a family travelling from…
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Monday directed the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) to conduct a site inspection at Murda in Tiswadi in connection with a large scale land filling.The HC on Monday morning directed the inspection to be conducted at 3pm the same day and that the report be placed before it…
Panaji: Chief judicial magistrate court, Merces, on Monday sentenced Atul Madhusudan Rangnekar, proprietor of M/s Balaji Constructions, to simple imprisonment of six months in a 2020 cheque-bouncing case of Rs 60 lakh. The court convicted him under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and also directed him to pay a fine of Rs 10 lakh as…
Licences to be renewed by Aug 15 Panaji: The tourism department has extended the Goa Beach Shack Policy by one year, allowing existing operators to renew their licences for a fourth consecutive tourism season. Tourism minister Rohan Khaunte said renewals will be completed by Aug 15, enabling operators to prepare well in advance for the…
Colva: Less than two weeks after PI Vikram Naik was transferred from Colva police station, banned bullfights (dhirio) have resurfaced.Colva police have filed a case against bull owners Benard Gomes of Seraulim and Riya Khan of Pedda, Benaulim, under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act for allegedly organising dhirio on Sunday.PI Videsh Shirodkar…
