Kennedy D’Silva has been honoured with the Asian Excellence Award 2026 under the category “Humanitarian Excellence through Sports” Panaji: Kennedy D’Silva, director of the Karuna Football Foundation, has been honoured with the Asian Excellence Award 2026 under the category “Humanitarian Excellence through Sports.” The award, organised by Oberon Production, recognises his outstanding dedication and impactful…
GOAN CONNECTION: Derryl D’Souza, Pradhyum Reddy, Shekhar Kerkar, Mario Aguiar and Joshua Vaz during the coach educators’ course in Bengaluru Panaji: High-quality coaching is fundamental to strengthening the football environment.With this in mind, the governing body for world football started the FIFA Coach Educators’ Development Pathway for member associations to develop their own coach educators…
Krishna Salkar held a review meeting in view of the upcoming Chavath festivities where he appealed to Pandal committees to preserve the sanctity, tradition and devotional spirit of Ganesh chaturti Krishna Salkar held a review meeting in view of the upcoming Chavath festivities where he appealed to Pandal committees to preserve the sanctity, tradition and…
Panaji: Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday, en route to inaugurate the Porvorim elevated corridor, took part in a ritual marking the start of construction of twin towers atop the new Zuari bridge. He said the project is not only a dream for Goa but also a personal dream.Gadkari said the planned viewing gallery…
The tiny island of Divar came alive in a riot of colour, music and tradition as locals and visitors gathered for the annual Bonderam festival, with colourful buntings, live performances and traditional Goan fare setting the mood for the celebration.Also known as the Festival of Flags, Bonderam takes its name from the Portuguese word Bandeira,…
Actor Ashwin Mushran, known for his roles in films like Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Fashion and Sanju, was involved in a car accident in Quepem, South Goa, on Saturday.According to the police, the car in which Ashwin was travelling collided with a scooter in Quepem village in the Kushawati area. Two people, a father and…
Deceased identified as 27-year-old Russian, Pavel Lenskii. (Representative Image) PANAJI: A 27-year-old Russian, Pavel Lenskii, was dead by suicide in his rented apartment at Bhatir Waddo in Morjim on Monday.His friend Roman Raibinkin, also a Russian, told police that Lenskii had been depressed for the past few days after losing his job and was facing…
Women who are not beneficiaries of any govt scheme will receive the amount once their bank and other details are processed Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday that Rs 3,000 under the Goa Ujjwala Yojana will be deposited to the 2.5 lakh women who are presently beneficiaries of the Dayanand Social Security Scheme…
Panaji: Govt will launch a carbon calculator under the ‘Net Positive Panchayats’ initiative to assess energy consumption and the state’s carbon footprint. It will also roll out a ‘Green Cooking’ pilot integrated with PM Surya Ghar.Chief minister Pramod Sawant said Goa has set a target of installing 21,200 rooftop solar systems by 2027, generating 65MW…
Margao: Former state Congress president Amit Patkar on Tuesday announced that a massive anti-drug awareness campaign will be launched in Curchorem soon after Ganesh Chaturthi.Patkar said that the town had turned into Goa’s “drugs capital” and said that the local MLA, BJP govt and the chief minister are responsible for Curchorem’s decline into the state’s…
