Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant criticized recent student protests over the NEET exam PANAJI: Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday criticised the recent student agitation over the NEET exam, saying it had “stooped to the lowest intellectual level” after placards demanding jailed activist Umar Khalid’s release surfaced during the protests.While reiterating that students have…

Panaji: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has taken samples of waste dumped in a property at Carambolim following a joint inspection, as some locals and parents of a reputed school alleged unhygienic conditions and health hazard at the site.The owner himself had sought the inspection for which officials from GSPCB, Goa Waste Management…

Panaji: Seven panchayats–Shiroda, Revora, Nerul, Azossim–Mandur, Borim, Sarzora, and Dharbandora–will be honoured on Independence Day for meeting the goals of the TB-Free India campaign.Of these, Shiroda earned gold status, while the others secured silver status under the initiative.The TB-Free Panchayat initiative, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aimed to speed up the elimination of tuberculosis…