Margao: Nearly two years after chief minister Pramod Sawant announced in his 2023-24 budget speech that Chandor would be developed as a heritage village, the proposal remains stuck in bureaucratic and legal tangles, with the official notification to declare Chandor a heritage village yet to receive govt approval.Official documents accessed by TOI paint a picture…
Panaji: The state’s only zoo housed in the Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary has had to manage its wild with veterinary doctors who only worked part time. The forest department is now in the process of finalising a full-time contractual veterinary doctor to strengthen wildlife treatment facilities in the zoo. Authorities said the new officer will work…
Ponda: A joint team from the Ponda Municipal Council and the Goa State Urban Development Agency inspected a site near Palika Bazaar on Friday for the relocation of 187 vendors, as the council is planning to reconstruct the current bazaar.The vendors will be shifted to a temporary location until the construction and commissioning of the…
Panaji: The state cabinet on Thursday allocated additional iron ore of 1 lakh tonne to Sesa Resources Ltd for export by paying Rs 15.4 crore at Codli.Panaji: The Bombay high court, while dismissing Goa Foundation’s PIL challenging a provision of the Goa Mining Dump Policy, held that mining dumps are generated due to mining activities…
‘Fresh Auction Of Mining Dumps Not Needed’ Panaji: The Bombay high court, while dismissing Goa Foundation’s PIL challenging a provision of the Goa Mining Dump Policy, held that mining dumps are generated due to mining activities carried out under approved mining plans. “Therefore, it must be presumed that the lease holder has already paid royalty…
Panaji: The Bombay high court has dismissed a habeas corpus petition by a father seeking repatriation of his 3.5-year-old child to the US.The court did not agree with his contention that the mother abducted the child and travelled to India against a US court order. It also did not agree with the father’s contention that…
Panaji: The Bombay high court has dismissed a petition filed by Shantilal Khushaldas & Bros Pvt Ltd seeking renewal of the mining lease for the Joleracho Dongor mine at Cavorem in Quepem taluka. The court also imposed a cost of Rs 5 lakh on the company for filing the petition.The mining company had sought a…
Panaji: Goa Police on Friday stated that while it does not dispute the overall data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the report combines rape and Pocso case figures, resulting in a cumulative crime rate of 13.3% for Goa—the highest in the country in terms of rape-related cases registered in 2024. According to…
Panaji: Forest minister Vishwajit Rane on Friday ruled out the possibility of poaching in the case of the tiger death, whose carcass was found at Sacorda, Dharbandora, earlier this week. He further said the cause of death remains inconclusive due to the advanced decomposition of the carcass.TOI reported on May 8 that the postmortem examination…
Udanta Singh is keen on continuing with FC Goa after three years at the club Panaji: FC Goa have fallen behind in the race for the Indian Super League (ISL) title, but winger Udanta Singh is proud of his team’s efforts.After the loss against Jamshedpur FC last week, Goa are fourth on the table with…
