Panaji: Only 14.1% of all regular schools (208 of 1,473) in Goa have toilets which are children with special needs (CWSN)-friendly and functional, as per the Union education ministry’s unified district information system for education (UDISE+) report for 2025-26, released recently. Goa’s figure is far lower than the national average of 38%.The National Education Policy…
Diamond Harbour are under investigation by the West Bengal govt for illegal practices, including source of funds Panaji: Diamond Harbour FC have sought additional time from the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to clear the final payment and confirm participation in the Indian Super League (ISL).The AIFF had set Aug 14 deadline for all clubs…
Panaji: Schools across Goa have been directed to begin preparing digital health cards for schoolchildren under Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) 2.0.In the first phase, schools must submit student details including Aadhaar number, height, weight, and haemoglobin levels. This will allow linking the health ministry’s ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) ID with the education ministry’s…
Seva Dal members led the rendition at the Verna meeting, with the gathering standing at attention and raising Vande Mataram slogans repeatedly Seva Dal members led the rendition at the Verna meeting, with the gathering standing at attention and raising Vande Mataram slogans repeatedly Seva Dal members led the rendition at the Verna meeting, with…
PANAJI: Amid criticism from the BJP that the Congress has failed to show reverence and respect for the national song, the party sang Vande Mataram at a large meeting in Goa on Monday, attended by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.Kharge addressed the party’s booth-level agents and workers at Verna, where he questioned the BJP’s claims of…
Actor Ashwin Mushran found himself at the center of controversy after being involved in a serious car accident in Kushawati, Goa. PANAJI: Two persons were injured after a car in which actor Ashwin Mushran was travelling collided with a scooter in Goa’s Kushawati district, police said on Monday.The accident took place in Quepem village on…
Goa Guardians lost to Hyderabad Black Hawks in the final on Sunday Panaji: Hosts Goa Guardians went through the tournament without a defeat, until they found their match in the final. It were Hyderabad Black Hawks who had the last laugh, scripting a 15-7, 11-15, 16-14, 15-8 win to claim the inaugural Guardians Trophy 2026…
The dredging, which was proposed in Oct 2024, has to be completed within three months, said CoP officials Panaji: As a flood prevention measure, the captain of ports (CoP) has finally initiated the process to desilt a 2.8km stretch of the Bicholim river. A private agency will be tasked with dredging a 15m-wide portion of…
Panaji: State govt has approved an investment promotion area (IPA) on 68,550sqm of communidade land at Latambarcem, in Bicholim. The area will be developed by the Siddhagiri Gurukul Trust to set up libraries, archives, a museum showcasing the 16 Samskaras of Sanatan Dharma, a children’s games park and other cultural facilities.Earlier, the Goa investment promotion…
The festival is a collective effort of hundreds of Divar residents Panaji: For Rosita and Maria, two sisters in their 50s living with dwarfism, the Bonderam of Divar island’s Malar village was more than a day of festivity. It gave them something they rarely get at public events– a platform to showcase their work and…
