Vasco/Margao: Vasco police on Sunday filed an FIR against YouTuber Gautam Khattar for use of derogatory language, after his objectionable remarks against St Francis Xavier, at the Bhagwan Parshuram Janmotsav event in Vasco on Saturday kicked up a storm in the state.SP (Vasco sub division) Gurudas Kadam told TOI that FIR was filed late on…
Panaji: Beyond the vast syllabus and rigorous training, there are added challenges for people with disabilities (PwD) looking to crack competitive exams like lack of study texts in accessible formats and teachers equipped to their needs. For the first time, the state is set to offer training for PwD adapted to their requirements.The training will…
Panaji: One person was rescued from last year’s stampede spot at Shirgao on Sunday during a full-fledged mock drill ahead of the Shree Devi Lairai Jatra on Tuesday. The mock drill, which started at 9pm on Saturday, ended at around 3am on Sunday.Around 2,000 police personnel, traffic police, fire force personnel, health officials, volunteers, and…
Panaji: Goa govt is commissioning a state-level employment study to generate a ground-level picture of jobs, self-employment, livelihoods, and enterprise activity across all districts and talukas of the state, amid concerns that existing national datasets do not adequately capture the extent of unemployment in Goa’s economy.The move comes against the backdrop of the latest periodic…
Mapusa: An unidentified person allegedly set a stray dog on fire at an open ground in Camurlim late Saturday night, police said.The incident came to light after the North Goa District Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) received information and alerted the authorities.SPCA officials and police who reached the location found the…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday said that people of the country will give a 2/3 majority to BJP in the next Lok Sabha elections and BJP is committed to pass the women reservation bill in Parliament. Sawant said that he will soon fill the cabinet berth, which is vacant after the death of…
Margao: Two young men drowned in a canal at Bobrumoddi in Quepem on Sunday afternoon after they entered the waters for a bath.Quepem PI Prashal Dessai said the duo arrived at the spot on a two-wheeler. Police identified them as Ignatius Sherry, 24, son of Fransisco Fernandes, from Fatorda and Harjit Singh Danu, a native…
Bicholim: ‘Dhonds’ of Shree Devi Lairai are set to conclude their annual ritual at the jatra that begins on Tuesday. These special devotees of the goddess, not just from the state but also from Maharashtra and Karnataka, have already begun their fast on Friday.President of the Lairai temple Dinanath Gaonkar said the prime attraction of…
Panaji: Apart from Goa being the land of sand, sun and the sea, the state is also at the forefront of spirituality and cultural values, said chief minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday.Speaking at the Gomantak Janak Bhagwan Parashuram Avtaran Mahotsav, he said, “This is the first time the people will get to experience and live…
Mapusa: The Goa forest department has attempted to release Omkar, the elephant, into Maharashtra seven times, only to have him chased back into Goan territory by hostile locals and officials across the border.On April 17, the tusker was guided into Maharashtra, but the expulsion was short-lived. Residents on the Maharashtra side reportedly used fire and…
