Ulhas Raikar passed away on Thursday after a long battle with cancer Panaji: Goa’s table tennis fraternity was left in mourning with the passing of former state champion Ulhas Raikar, a player, coach and mentor who touched the lives of generations of players.Ulhas passed away on Thursday after a long battle with cancer. He was…
Department officials clarified that the unusually high bills currently being received have nothing to do with the penalties that had triggered public outrage earlie Margao: Two months after the electricity department withdrew penalties levied on consumers for exceeding their sanctioned load, complaints of inflated power bills continue to pour in, with officials now attributing the…
Director of sports Ajay Gaude said the 20 disciplines include popular events that are staged at the Olympics, besides some with limited participation in Goa Panaji: The state govt is giving finishing touches to its ambitious plan of organising Mini Olympics Goa (MOG), a first of its kind event that will help identify and groom…
Today, 13 students aged 15 to 45 years, mostly from different parts of North Goa, train with the collective to set up their own art practice Aldona Panaji: Art is often used as therapy for neurodivergent individuals, and even when talent is evident, it can remain confined to therapeutic settings. At Aldona, however, an art…
The redevelopment will include footpaths on both sides, landscaped areas with trees and shrubs, play and sports modules, community seating, swings, street furniture, signage, and improved lighting Panaji: The directorate of urban development will spend Rs 9.3 crore to rejuvenate a 1,200m stretch at Nanuz, Valpoi, under Centre’s scheme for Special Assistance to States for…
Panaji: Panaji police have registered a case against two representatives of the company carrying out repair and renovation work at Kala Academy, after a worker connected to the project died by suicide.The complaint was filed by Virendra Prasad, a resident of Kalyan, Thane. He said his brother, Banti Prasad, had been engaged by Techton Buildcons…
A CCP corporator claimed that the contract for vehicle parking fee collection under the CCP’s jurisdiction ended on Aug 15 Panaji: Questions have been raised over the continued collection of parking fees in Panaji after the contract for collecting vehicle parking charges under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) allegedly…
Congress alleged that BJYM protesters crossed barricades, entered the roadway and used loudspeakers while Kharge’s convoy was passing through the area Margao: Congress on Wednesday condemned the protest by BJP Yuva Morcha (BJYM) workers near Dabolim airport during the arrival of AICC president and Rajya Sabha leader of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, alleging the demonstration breached…
Margao: Sanguem police on Wednesday arrested GFP functionaries Meshu D’Costa and Dattaraj Gauns Dessai in connection with a case registered against them for allegedly confronting police personnel inside the Sanguem police station last week.D’Costa, a member of GFP’s political affairs committee and the Sanguem Municipal Council, had been booked along with Gauns Dessai, the party’s…
Ponda: Shiroda village in Ponda taluka has been declared tuberculosis-free after recording a decline in cases over the past decade. The village has remained TB-free for three consecutive years and has received a gold award under the government’s TB-free initiative.Water Resources Minister Subhash Shirodkar told reporters that three panchayats in his constituency had received awards….
