A private ambulance equipped with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and a trained paramedic costs between Rs 6,000 and Rs 8,000 per match. 981 inter-village matches were held last year Panaji: The Goa Football Association (GFA) has said suggestions that it should provide a dedicated ambulance with advanced life support at every match ignore the…
Panaji: National wind surfing champion Katya Coelho, 26, has become the second Goan sportsperson after Brahmanand Shankhwalkar to have a chapter dedicated to them in the new Class VIII Konkani textbook. The textbook has been created and is being implemented from this academic year under the National Education Policy (NEP).Director of the state council for…
Panaji: A Pocso court has sentenced a man to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl in 2024. The girl was found to be four months pregnant. Her mother asked her to undergo an abortion, but she refused and said she wanted to continue the pregnancy.The girl said the relationship was consensual and…
Times News NetworkPanaji: The cabinet on Wednesday approved the Mhajo Flat scheme to resolve disputes affecting thousands of flat owners stuck in legal issues with land owners, builders and developers that prevent transfer of flats in their names.Chief minister Pramod Sawant said govt will amend three laws and bring an ordinance to enable ownership transfer,…
Greater Flamingo photographed by Ankush Sahani Panaji: A flock of 15 greater flamingos has turned the Santa Cruz wetlands into an unexpected birdwatching hotspot, drawing photographers and nature enthusiasts from across Goa.The flock comprising three adults and 12 juveniles were first spotted on Sunday in the wetlands near the bridge connecting Santa Cruz and Taleigao….
Times News NetworkPanaji: The cabinet on Wednesday approved the Mukhyamantri Sukanya Kaushalya Vikas Protsahan Yojana, granting a complete fee waiver for girls seeking admission to industrial training institutes (ITI) in the state.“The scheme is being implemented under the directorate of skill development. The fee for girls joining ITIs will be fully waived to promote their…
Mapusa: Mapusa police have cracked a major jewellery theft case with the arrest of a 44-year-old Mumbai resident, identified as Manish Manohar More. A resident of Andheri East, More is suspected to be a member of an inter-state gang from Raigad, Maharashtra.Police said More was arrested for his alleged involvement in the theft of three…
All student related data will now be stored and be retrievable on a single online platform, SamarthX Panaji: After bringing all higher education institutes in Goa under the centralised Samarth portal, the Goa State Higher Education Council has now introduced a single integrated school management system SamarthX covering all 1,500 schools in the state. All…
TNNPonda: A 17-year-old boy who allegedly stole Rs 1.5 lakh from his father’s shop to fund a trip to Kerala was among two missing teenagers from Ponda who were traced by police in the southern state and brought back to Goa on Tuesday.The two Class XI students had been reported missing on Saturday, prompting their…
Panaji: An NDPS court has directed three Swedish nationals — Andreas Lorenzo Calic, Sami Antero Hilden Tanskanen, and Joel Emmanuel Caristrom — to face charges under the NDPS Act in connection with a Rs 2.6 crore narcotics raid conducted at Arambol in June last year.The ANC recovered LSD liquid, LSD papers, ketamine liquid, and ketamine…
