Margao/Mapusa/Valpoi: Students protested the abrupt transfer and replacement of lecture-basis teachers across Goa on Friday, with some of them boycotting classes at govt higher secondary schools in Sanguem, Pernem and Valpoi and demanding continuity in teaching ahead of the Oct examinations.In Sanguem, students staged a protest at the bus stand before moving to the school…
Religious functions to mark the commencement of the Koti Tirtha Corridor project was held at Divar on Friday Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said that around 1,000 temples were destroyed during Portuguese rule, claiming that many of them belonged to the Kadamba period and had been built by Goans.“Had the Portuguese not come…
Panaji: Supreme Court has issued notice to state govt and others on a petition filed by Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) challenging Bhutani Infra’s project in Sancoale.A bench of CJI B R Gavai and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohan condoned the delay and granted GBA leave to file a special leave petition.In Nov 2024, the…
Margao: Thousands of depositors of the crisis-hit Madgaum Urban Cooperative Bank and the Visionaries Urban Cooperative Credit Society continue to have no clarity on when they will get their money back, with govt telling the assembly that repayment of a large chunk of the dues hinges on recovery of outstanding loans and the outcome of…
Though projected as a state-wide initiative, the department for information technology, electronics and communication has clarified that the ongoing implementation covers only the two identified areas Panaji: State govt’s Har Ghar Fibre project, launched more than a year ago, is currently limited to Sanquelim constituency and parts of Bicholim, with the work expected to be…
Abhinandan Varthaman (File Photo) PANAJI: He shot down a Pakistani F-16 in a dogfight over the LoC, ejected in enemy territory and was held captive for around 60 hours, during which he famously refused to talk about his mission with a polite dignity that disarmed even his captors: “I am sorry, am not supposed to…
A mature berried female can release about one million to eight million eggs, though larval and juvenile survival can fall below 1% A mature berried female can release about one million to eight million eggs, though larval and juvenile survival can fall below 1% A mature berried female can release about one million to eight…
Based on the water-quality data, the AI component is intended to provide scientific recommendations on the corrective measures that may be required Panaji: In conventional fish farms, farmers have to manually collect samples or use individual instruments for water-quality testing.The ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-CCARI), Goa, is experimenting with an artificial intelligence-based water quality…
Panaji: In an initiative led by the WWF India, the state’s scientists, photographers and butterfly enthusiasts are preparing to document its rich winged diversity. Six colleges in Goa are also set to take part in this month-long butterfly monitoring exercise under the Big Butterfly Month, a national movement to document butterfly diversity on their campuses…
The department has sought the cooperation of farmers during the field-level exercise Panaji: The directorate of agriculture has announced that the Digital Crop Survey (DCS), an initiative under Govt of India’s AgriStack programme, is currently being carried out across Goa to create accurate, real-time records of crops being cultivated in agricultural fields.The DCS is a…
