From Cadillacs to Volkswagen Beetles, Premier Padminis and Mercedes-Benz classics, Campal turned into a moving museum over the weekend as over 118 vintage cars rolled into Panaji for the vintage car rally on Saturday, reviving decades of automotive history on Goa’s streets. The display brought together machines lovingly preserved by collectors, including family heirlooms passed…
Goa’s summer is in full swing, and as the temperatures rise, so does the craving for refreshing coolers and thirst quenchers. From fresh fruit juices and chilled coolers to traditional kokum sharbat and refreshing buttermilk, there’s something to suit every taste. Add to that creamy ice creams, freshly pressed sugarcane juice, nostalgic ice golas by…
Guests enjoying Braz Gonsalves perform at Benaulim What can be more interesting than listening to the legend Braz Gonsalves performing under a mango tree with the twinkling stars. The 15th edition of International Jazz Day Celebration at the breathtaking 350-year-old Silva Heritage Lawns, Benaulim, turned into an unforgettable, magical evening of world-class jazz, heritage, soul,…
Panaji: The state’s victim assistance unit (VAU) has revealed that almost 30% of survivors of child sex abuse are male. The VAU analysed 3,949 cases documented between 2014 and 2026 that were referred by various authorities. Female survivors constituted 70.8% of the cases.VAU coordinator Emidio Pinho said people are often shocked to learn that boys…
Panaji: Of the 28 reforms recommended for Goa under the Centre’s ease of doing business framework, state govt has implemented 12 recommendations, while 16 reforms remain under discussion and in various phases of implementation within departments.The progress is part of phase II of the national reform exercise, according to a status report dated May 8….
Panaji: The captain of ports department is auctioning off a govt-owned hopper barge, one of its primary dredging assets, even as requests from the river navigation department for desilting and dredging of critical ferry routes remained unaddressed for over five years.The department has moved to sell the MV Hopper Barge COP II PNJ 693 along…
Panaji: The North Goa collector issued an order last week to ban taxis from parking in the capital’s general parking lots, the order is yet to be implemented. Taxis are still occupying general parking lots in the city. Panaji traffic cell of Goa police, which is the implementing agency, is functioning with less than 50%…
Panaji: Two minor girls allegedly stole gold ornaments worth Rs 15 lakh from a house and sold them to local jewellers, spending the money on themselves and playing arcade games at malls, police said. A taxi driver accused of assisting them in selling the jewellery has been arrested.According to police, a 14-year-old girl came into…
Margao: The general body meeting of Gomantak Bhandari Samaj, held in Panaji on Sunday, was dominated by a sharp demand to halt the issuance of caste certificates by the samaj body and to conduct elections within the next four months. The meeting was convened after the Bombay high court granted permission to administrator Sakharam Naik…
Ponda: A Sunday outing turned tragic when a 21-year-old IIT Goa student from Ladakh went missing and is feared to have drowned in the Okamb rivulet at Dharbandora. Imtiyaz Hussain, part of a group of around eight youths on a picnic, had ventured into the rivulet behind the Sanjivani sugar factory for a swim, but…
