Margao: State govt has appointed advocate Savio Joaquim Filipe Correia as president of the Goa administrative tribunal, filling the post nearly four months after it fell vacant and less than a fortnight after the Bombay high court directed govt to make the appointment.The appointment was notified through an order issued by the law department’s establishment…
The project, tendered in Sept 2025, envisages a transport hub combining a bus terminal and commercial complex Margao: More than a year after the transport department floated a tender to redevelop the Kadamba bus stand at Margao on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis, the Rs 250-crore project remains stuck awaiting govt clearance.The project, tendered in…
Panaji: For nearly five decades since the Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) was established in 1980, the steering wheel of its public transport buses has remained overwhelmingly a man’s domain. That is set to change with the induction of Pooja Vaingankar (32) who will become the first woman heavy-vehicle driver recruited by the state-run corporation.Vaingankar, however,…
Panaji: State govt has approved the transfer of 96,512 sqm of govt land at Parcem in Pernem to Goa Housing Board for construction of the state’s first affordable housing complex under a scheme aligned with the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).The Housing Board had identified the govt-owned land and sought its transfer to undertake the…
Panaji: In an unusual order issued by SP (headquarters) Tushar Vernekar, the officers already serving as sub-divisional police officers in Porvorim and Panaji have been given additional charge of each other’s posts. This means both Panaji and Porvorim will have two officers overseeing investigations.Senior police officers said the order was not issued as per procedure….
Panaji: Goa has mandated four-way segregation of waste at source for households and commercial establishments, replacing the traditional wet-and-dry system, as the directorate of municipal administration (DMA) moves to implement the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026.Director of municipal administration Brijesh Manerkar said the new system would apply across urban local bodies (ULBs) and panchayats, with…
Season’s first charter flight from Yekaterinburg, Russia, carrying 162 passengers arrived at Goa International Airport, Dabolim on Thursday. Season’s first charter flight from Yekaterinburg, Russia, carrying 162 passengers arrived at Goa International Airport, Dabolim on Thursday. Season’s first charter flight from Yekaterinburg, Russia, carrying 162 passengers arrived at Goa International Airport, Dabolim on Thursday. Season’s…
The Bombay high court expressed concern over the Election Commission’s SIR process after several names were removed. PANAJI: The Bombay high court Wednesday came down heavily on the Election Commission and said it was “perturbed” by the SIR process followed by the panel.Questioning EC regarding the provisions of Representation of People Act, 1950 and the…
Panaji: With Goa’s monsoon season set to end with a nearly 32% deficit, the water resources department (WRD) has initiated measures to conserve the storage in Goa’s reservoirs. Minister for water resources Subhash Shirodkar told TOI that the state has halted supply to Verna and Mormugao talukas from Selaulim reservoir, and has begun alternatively lifting…
Indian Coast Guard rescued an Indian crew member from a foreign merchant vessel off the Goa coast after he fell ill at sea Panaji: Indian Coast Guard rescued an Indian crew member who fell critically ill aboard a Panama-flagged merchant vessel off the Goa coast and brought him ashore for further medical treatment, officials said.Maritime…
