The Tillari irrigation project is an interstate project taken up at a cost of Rs 1,465 crore to irrigate a command area of 14,521ha in Goa Panaji: A crucial meeting of the Command Area Development (CAD) Board of the Goa Tillari irrigation project will be held on Wednesday, and the meeting is likely to decide…
Villagers raised questions as to why the mining company requires agricultural and plantation land Bicholim: The gram sabha of Surla panchayat held on Sunday, villagers alleged that a mining company operating in the area has been purchasing large scale of land in the village over the years.They suspected that nearly 60% of land owned by…
Margao: Former minister Manohar ‘Babu’ Azgaonkar on Saturday hit out at PWD minister and Margao MLA Digambar Kamat over his intervention to stall civic action against roadside vegetable vendors. Azgaonkar asked what had stopped Kamat from building a shelter for local vendors during his years representing the constituency.Azgaonkar accused the minister of manufacturing sympathy for…
Mapusa: The judicial magistrate first class (JMFC), Mapusa, has committed the Siolim accident case to the sessions court at Merces under a committal order issued on Aug 14, 2026. The case relates to a May 29 crash in which a jeep, allegedly driven by a person under the influence of alcohol, crossed lanes near Fernandes…
The optics of their camaraderie have drawn attention as Congress-GFP alliance talks remain stalled Margao: Goa Forward Party (GFP) president Vijai Sardesai and former Congress president Amit Patkar sharing the stage at a protest against the Railways’ double-tracking project at Velsao has triggered speculation of a possible political realignment ahead of the 2027 assembly polls.The…
Oyster collection is an important source of daily income for several families in Betul Canacona: Betul fishermen have sought clarity from state govt over reports of cadmium contamination of oysters, saying the issue has created fear and uncertainty among fishermen families, depending on shellfish harvesting for their livelihood.Local fisherman Avinash D’Silva said that oyster collection…
11 officers tasked with completing the digitisation Panaji: To ensure that all Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) in the state are computerised, the registrar of co-operative societies has appointed 11 officers to handhold those PACS that have yet to come on board.The registrar of co-operative societies wants all 58 PACS in the state to be…
Mapusa: Anjuna police have registered a criminal case against a Mumbai-based couple for allegedly cheating a Siolim resident of Rs 85.5 lakh on the promise of lucrative business returns.The FIR was registered on Friday on a complaint by 40-year-old Megha Gupta. Police identified the accused as Sancket Kamdar and Heena Kamdar, residents of Vile Parle…
Calangute: The mysterious death of a tourist from Karnataka whose body was found in a partially decomposed condition last Tuesday in a car parked at the parking lot has now been registered as a case of murder by Calangute police.A murder case against unknown accused persons was registered late on Friday night after the post-mortem…
Bicholim: Residents of Ladfe, Goa-Dodamarg, and nearby areas such as Van, Maulingem, and Kudchirem are facing difficulties due to a shortage of passenger buses, especially after 8pm. Residents said that with no night bus service, many people, including working women, are forced to walk 3-7km home after work.They said the lack of adequate street lighting…
