FC Goa CEO Ravi Puskur

Churchill’s elevation means there will be two Goan clubs in ISL for the first time. A much-needed Goan derby against FC Goa Panaji: FC Goa have company in the Indian Super League (ISL) for the first time with Churchill Brothers FC finding their way into the top tier of Indian football.Tata Steel on Friday approved…

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Sanquelim to start four-way waste segregation

Bicholim: The Sanquelim Municipal Council (SMC) has launched a four-way waste segregation system under its ‘Swachh Sankhali, Sundar Sanquelim’ campaign, in line with the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules.The initiative, launched on Independence Day, will see residents segregating waste into four categories using separate bins: blue for dry waste, green for wet waste, black for…

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CM urges agri-entrepreneurship with local crops

Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Friday urged people to adopt agri-entrepreneurship to grow, buy and sell local produce and promote Goan crops worldwide. Speaking at the launch of the Swayampurna Vocal for Local initiative at Old Goa, he asked farmers to treat agriculture as an industry and integrate allied activities to raise incomes beyond…

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CM orders KTC to renew elderly Panaji vendor’s licence

CM Pramod Sawant with the vendor Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Friday lost his cool with Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) managing director Rohan Khaskar after learning that an elderly woman’s trade licence at the KTC Panaji bus terminus was still pending despite her repeated visits to the head office.Sawant directed Khaskar to renew the…

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Snake bite now a notifiable disease in Goa

Margao: Snake bite cases and consequent deaths must now be reported to health authorities, after the Directorate of Health Services notified the condition under Section 57 of the Goa Public Health Act, 1985. The order which comes into force with immediate effect, has brought snake bite cases within Part II of Chapter VII of the…

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Seven panchayats to be felicitated under TB-Free India initiative

Panaji: Seven panchayats–Shiroda, Revora, Nerul, Azossim–Mandur, Borim, Sarzora, and Dharbandora–will be honoured on Independence Day for meeting the goals of the TB-Free India campaign.Of these, Shiroda earned gold status, while the others secured silver status under the initiative.The TB-Free Panchayat initiative, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aimed to speed up the elimination of tuberculosis…

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