Panaji: Erratic rainfall and labour shortage have delayed the Saat Shiro Bendo (seven-ridge okra) season in Goa this year by nearly a month, with farmers fearing limited supplies during Ganesh Chaturthi.The unique lady finger received Geographical Indication (GI) status in 2023 and is a highlight of Chaturthi cuisine. However, yields are confined to a few…
FC Goa CEO Ravi Puskur explains the departures and what fans can expect from a new-look side this season This is not the FC Goa of old. An all-Indian coaching staff for the first time since inception in 2014, just four of the six foreigners signed, and key players allowed to join other clubs due…
Panaji: The United Tribals Associations Alliance (UTAA) Gen Z has warned that it will work to defeat BJP in the upcoming state assembly election if govt fails to implement political reservation for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community before the Feb 2027 polls.Speaking at a function organised by UTAA, Shravani, daughter of Priol MLA Govind Gaude,…
BJP members backing rotation said it would provide more equitable opportunities for political representation across communities while retaining the constitutional objective of ST reservation Panaji: A section of BJP members in Goa is pushing for a rotation-based system for constituencies reserved for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community, triggering an internal debate ahead of the 2027…
Residents alleged that the tourism department “deliberately misrepresented” the land use while leasing the property Panaji: Around 350 residents have petitioned the North Goa Planning and Development Authority and chief town planner to retain the recreational zoning of the Panaji Park land near the Mandovi river and revoke its commercial zoning.CCP councillor Jack Sukhija said…
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Monday sought responses from the state, health secretary, director of health services, department of personnel and Medha Salkar in a petition challenging the order giving her charge as director of health services.The petitioner, Saleena Naik, filed the petition stating that she is deputy director and the senior-most eligible officer,…
Colva: South Goa Collector Egna Cleetus on Monday said police will register FIRs against the owners of properties where bullfights are held.Cleetus said fortnightly review meetings are being held to monitor the issue, and steps will be taken to stop bullfights.Colva police have registered a case against two persons for allegedly organising a bullfight at…
GFP Chief Vijai Sardesai boarded on an excavator during protest by villagers at Velsao against double tracking and blocking of right of way by the railway authorities.tachment Vasco: Protests in Velsao against the rail double-tracking project witnessed high drama as Goa Forward Party (GFP) chief Vijai Sardesai and former Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Amit…
Bibiano Fernandes was the technical committee’s top choice for the U-15 job Panaji: Bibiano Fernandes has accepted an offer from the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to coach the national team for the FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival 2026 later this year in Azerbaijan.The former India U-17 coach was the technical committee’s top choice…
Margao: Three years after the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) sat housing societies down to talk decentralised composting, and two months after it inaugurated a Rs 7.5-crore gasification plant, one basic question remains unanswered: why can’t Goa’s second-largest municipality get its residents to segregate garbage at source — and why has the council never cracked down…
