Margao: Margao Congress block convener Savio Coutinho on Wednesday demanded an inquiry into the damage caused to a vehicle belonging to the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) that was deputed for election duty for the Ponda bypolls. The polls were scheduled for last month but were eventually cancelled.Coutinho accompanied reporters to inspect the vehicle formerly used…
Panaji: After the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) operated the material recovery facilities (MRF) at the industrial estate at Margao for over a decade, it has now urged the Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) to take over the facility to continue its operations, as they have decided to leave the project.The MRF facility is…
File photo of a railway station Times News NetworkJaipur: Union Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will flag off the new Jaipur (Khatipura)-Darbhanga Amrit Bharat Express on June 21. The minister will also flag off the new daily Bikaner-Ahmedabad train service on the same day.NWR officials Thursday said the train will operate six days a week and…
Varanasi: The Cyber Crime cell here on Sunday busted a gang of cyber fraudsters and arrested two of its members.DCP (crime) Neetu Kadyan said that following thorough investigation and collection of scientific evidences the cyber crime cell team led by ACP Vidush Saxena arrested Vijay Kumar (28) and Rohit Ranjan (19) from Motihari in Bihar….
Submitted by councillor Bharat Hiteshi, the proposed property tax amnesty seeks to waive nearly ₹20 crore in accumulated interest on a total outstanding debt of over ₹100 crore, aiming to recover the core principal amount to boost civic finances Panchkula: The Panchkula municipal corporation will hold its first General House meeting on June 16 at…
With the MAHA TET 2026 examination approaching, the Maharashtra State Council of Examination has activated the hall ticket download link for registered candidates. Aspirants can obtain their admit cards through the official portal and are advised to verify all details carefully. Scheduled for June 28, the examination will be conducted in offline mode and will…
Aarya Babbar entered Bollywood with ‘Ab Ke Baras’ in 2002 and later featured in films like ‘Tees Maar Khan’, ‘Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola’ and ‘Guru’. Despite being a part of such big movies, Aarya did not see stardom and offers that he expected. In a recent interview, he opened up on his movie experiences…
Panaji: The State Road Safety Council, chaired by Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho, on Tuesday deferred the rollout of AI-enabled traffic enforcement cameras across Goa, while confirming that the associated traffic signals will become operational next week.The cameras, installed under the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) project, were originally scheduled to go live on June 16….
A new vault for green gold: PAU opens state-of-the-art gene bankLudhiana: Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has operationalised a new gene bank to preserve six decades of crop improvement research and safeguard valuable genetic resources. Located at the Dr Gurdev Singh Khush Institute of Genetics, Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, the facility will initially conserve genetic material…
R Praggnanandhaa, Magnus Carlsen, and Divya Deshmukh (Photo by Michal Walusza/Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: Remember the 2024 Norway Chess? In Round 3 of that edition, an 18-year-old Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa secured his first-ever classical victory over Magnus Carlsen. Since then, plenty has changed. Pragg has grown two years older, Carlsen is now a father, and Norway…
