Panaji: The directorate of health services’ move to extend the employment of two chief medical officers — Dr Kalpana Mahatme and Dr Rajendra Borkar—beyond their retirement, has drawn flak. Former govt officials say that such moves not only violate directives by the hight court, but also block promotions for others.While the one-year service extension given…
Margao: On the day state govt celebrated National Panchayat Raj Day with a function at Kala Academy in Panaji, the Goa Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI) Union was in no mood to celebrate.The union demanded that the order passed by the high court, securing panch members’ right to inspect panchayat files be implemented across all 191…
Mapusa: The Mopa airport police have registered two separate FIRs involving passengers for endangering flight safety and carrying prohibited electronic equipment at the Manohar International Airport (MIA).In the first incident, 22-year-old Sidhant Herle, a resident of Sangli, Maharashtra, was booked for a mid-air scare aboard Indigo flight 6E-2271 from Delhi to Goa on April 27….
Panaji: Goa University (GU) is introducing nine integrated master’s programmes from the academic year 2026-27, which students who have completed Class XII can pursue. The duration of each course will five years.Students who have completed Class XII in the science stream can join the programmes for integrated masters in earth sciences with a minor in…
Panaji: Residents of the Town Planning Colony, Porvorim, near Neo Majestic Hotel residing along the national highway (NH 66) are irked after being trapped inside their own homes due to the ongoing construction for the six-lane Porvorim flyover.PWD’s national highway division shut down a section of NH 66 between Neo Majestic Hotel and Gauri Petrol…
Panaji: In the public interest litigation concerning illegal land-filling and constructions in paddy fields at Arpora-Nagoa, the Bombay high court on Tuesday directed the secretary of the Arpora panchayat to keep 21 illegal structures sealed until the director of panchayats decides on their respective appeals.Illegal structures housing commercial operations have come under the scanner across…
Panaji: Goa is in the grip of unusually warm nights this summer, with minimum temperatures above 28°C for the second consecutive night, marking the warmest nights of the season so far. According to the India Meteorological Department, Panaji recorded a minimum temperature of 28.3°C, which is 2°C above normal, while Mormugao recorded 28.4°C on Tuesday,…
Panaji: Considered to be the Shakespeare of Portugal, Luis de Camoes (1525-1580) is celebrated for his epic, ‘Os Lusiadas’, which chronicles Vasco da Gama’s voyage to India.He wrote much of this masterpiece during his time in Goa between 1553 and 1568. While in Goa, Camoes worked as a soldier, govt employee and poet.While he also…
Panaji: The Bombay high court has sought a response from Goa govt and the TCP department in three petitions challenging the govt’s decision to withdraw permissions granted under Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning Act in St Andre constituency.The petitions filed by Dempo Properties and Investments Pvt Ltd through its director, Yogish Dempo,…
Panaji: The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has identified multiple violations at Keri beach in Pernem following an inspection carried out earlier this month.Acting on directives of the high court, GCZMA, along with officials from the tourism department and directorate of survey and land records, undertook a joint exercise to map and plot structures…
