Panaji: The state cabinet on Thursday granted approval for Goa (Rules for Admission to Postgraduate Degree Course of the Goa University at the Goa Medical College) Rules, 2026, for reservation of PG seats in GMC, which include 2% for SC, 12% for ST, 27% OBC, 5% for persons with disability (PwD) and 10% for economically…
Panaji: With the proposal to create beachside co-working spaces on the back-burner, the department of information technology, electronics and communications has stepped up to attract digital nomads by hosting a hackathon at Baga beach.The event will be hosted at four existing beach shacks from May 21-22, with 360 tech professionals and freelance developers already signing…
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Thursday dismissed a PIL filed by Goa Foundation, challenging govt’s dump mining policy that allows iron ore to be returned to former leaseholders without auction.Goa Foundation challenged Section 2.2 of the policy for regulating iron ore dump handling, arguing that the state cannot hand over large quantities of ore…
Panaji: The state cabinet on Thursday approved the appointment of Goa Livelihood Forum (GLF) as the implementing agency for the operation, management, maintenance and sustainable development of GoVan multi-product processing centres (MPCs), along with a hefty financial sanction of Rs 1 crore.The Goa state biodiversity board (GSBB) launched the GoVan initiative, to promote conservation of…
Margao: A woman from Cuncolim was cheated of Rs 2 lakh by cyber fraudsters who impersonated Delhi Police officers and Google Chrome representatives. The complainant, Supriya Dessai, a resident of Culwaddo, Cuncolim, told police that on April 22, unknown persons contacted her and falsely claimed to be officials of Delhi Police and representatives of Google…
Panaji: The Goa Council of Ayurvedic and Other Allied Indian Systems of Medicine has filed a complaint alleging that an ayurveda hospital and panchakarma centre at Porvorim is operating without obtaining mandatory statutory licences.President of the Goa Council of Ayurvedic and Other Allied Indian Systems of Medicine Dr Sneha Bhagwat said that during an inspection…
Panaji: The Bombay high court directed the home department to constitute a state monitoring committee to facilitate setting up of the open correctional institution as directed by the Supreme Court.The home department was told to include in its committee architect Anup Gadgil, director of Goa unit of prison ministry, Fr Maverick Fernandes, professor in sociology…
India will face Jamaica in the second semi-final of the Unity Cup scheduled for May 27 at The Valley, home of Charlton Athletic Panaji: FanCode has acquired exclusive digital rights for the Unity Cup 2026 scheduled to be held in London later this month.The event marks a historic return of the senior Indian men’s football…
India were found wanting in front of goal against Australia India were handed a reality check by Australia in their opening match of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2026 at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday.Chasing a historic FIFA U-17 World Cup spot, India’s confidence was punctured by a fifth-minute…
Margao: Tribal welfare minister Ramesh Tawadkar on Wednesday said govt aims to float tenders for the long-delayed Tribal Bhavan project before May 25 — observed as Prerna Din in the memory of two tribal youth who died in the tribal agitation at Balli, Quepem in 2011.“The project has received technical sanction. The proposal will now…
