Panaji: The directorate of science and technology in Goa has initiated the process of filing a geographical indication (GI) application for the state’s traditional breads — pao, poie and unddo — under a single filing. Extensive consultations with the baker community and stakeholders are under way to ensure broad-based consensus and representation.“GI will empower bakers…
Panaji: A Pocso court has acquitted a man booked for the alleged kidnapping and rape of a minor after the girl said she falsely told police that he had sexual intercourse with her to pressure her parents into getting them married.The girl said she went with the accused voluntarily and denied any sexual relations. “She…
Panaji: In the suo motu PIL concerning large quantities of dead fish floating in Mala lake, the Bombay high court on Tuesday directed the authorities to take “immediate remedial measures” to arrest the lake’s deteriorating water quality.Stating that it suspects sewage being discharged, the division bench of Justices Valmiki Mennezes and Amit Jamsandekar directed the…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said that YouTuber Gautam Khattar will be arrested within two days and brought to Goa. An FIR has been filed against Khattar for making statements against St Francis Xavier, leading to outrage across Goa.“Anyone who hurts Goans’ sentiments in this manner will not be let off. The case…
Panaji: Old Goa police booked a case against a Santa Cruz resident in a hit-and-run case on the Chimbel flyover last Tuesday, in which a couple from Karnataka were injured. The vehicle of the accused, Jolly Ninan, crashed into the couple’s car, causing it to spin three times and crash, while Ninan fled the scene.The…
Panaji: A fast track court has acquitted Arambol resident, Joel D’Souza, of raping a foreigner in June 2022 on the pretext of giving her a mud bath at a lake in Arambol. The court gave D’Souza, who was 32 at the time, the benefit of doubt after the survivor was not examined.“Although the complaint has…
Panaji: Nearly five months after the double murder case was reported at Saligao, Goa police on Monday arrested Jagannath Bhagat from Odisha in connection with the murder of Richard D’Mello and Abhishek Gupta on Nov 6, last year.Goa police said that prima facie, the investigation indicates that the incident was triggered due to some disputes,…
Panaji: In terms of providing knowledge to students and accelerating their careers forward, schools shouldn’t operate as factories, but should rather take a deeper interest in nurturing the students’ skill sets,, said CM Pramod Sawant at the launch of the Career Jagor initiative.The initiative is aimed at providing guidance to students of Class X and…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant ignored concerns raised by the Captain of Ports and the ports secretary while giving the green light for Delta Corp to bring a 112-metre-long offshore casino into the Mandovi river.RTI documents show that the Captain of Ports expressed misgivings about the entry of such a large vessel into the Mandovi…
Panaji: Lakhs of devotees and ‘dhonds’—special devotees of the goddess—will attend the Shree Devi Lairai jatra at Shirgao on Tuesday under tight security and heavy police deployment. A year after the stampede, the jatra will be celebrated under the surveillance of 94 CCTV and PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) cameras across six zones.Shree Devi Lairai will come out…
