Panaji: Traditional farming practices may be fading into history, but Raia’s farmers are turning back the clock by reviving a centuries-old irrigation network that had remained defunct for nearly four decades.The initiative, led by the Raia biodiversity management committee (BMC) and the village panchayat, aims to restore the village’s traditional Ganvkari irrigation system.“Raia had a…
Panaji: This year, the Selaulim reservoir is expected to reach full capacity and spill over later than at any time in the past 12 years. A 35% rainfall deficit across the state has slowed the rise in dam water levels compared to previous years.The Selaulim dam at Uguem in Sanguem, which is the main source…
Panaji: The animosity within RG took a dire turn on Monday with the party announcing that it has terminated the primary membership of its St Andre MLA Viresh Borkar, its lone representative in the state assembly, with immediate effect.Citing anti-party activities, indiscipline, and violations of the party constitution, RG directed Borkar to stop representing himself…
Vasco: Villagers demanded that chief minister Pramod Sawant bifurcate the Sancoale panchayat for efficient administration and timely delivery of services during his visit to the port town on Sunday.Panchayat member Santosh Dessai said there has been a sharp rise in population within the panchayat over the past several years, while ward boundaries have remained unchanged.Dessai…
Panaji: Pernem has become the latest rain gauge station in the state to cross the 1000mm seasonal rainfall milestone, recording a cumulative 1009mm of rainfall since the onset of the southwest monsoon on June 1.According to the rainfall data recorded for the 24-hour period ending at 8.30am on Sunday, Pernem received 11.2mm of rainfall, pushing…
PANAJI: Following tensions in Panaji late on Saturday night between BJP workers and a group celebrating the resignation of Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Panaji police made a preventive detention of protester Danish Mohammad and arrested activist Sudeep Dalvi.Danish was detained and released on Sunday after BJP workers complained that he displayed a placard reading, “Free…
The figures were shared by minister of state for agriculture and farmers welfare Ramnath Thakur in the Lok Sabha Panaji: Goa produced an estimated 17,9000 tonnes of cashew during 2025-26, according to the second advance estimates of the Union ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare.The figures were shared by minister of state for agriculture and…
Panaji: The Akhil Gomantak Kshatriya Maratha Samaj (AGKMS) has urged chief minister Pramod Sawant to establish a separate commission for the welfare of economically weaker sections in the general category, similar to the independent commissions for reserved categories and backward classes in the state.AGKMS president Suhas Fal Dessai said the organisation will soon meet the…
The order comes days after eight sheds of the foundation’s gaushala at Deao were razed by unidentified persons in the early hours of July 22 Margao: Deputy collector and sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), Quepem, Vimod Dalal, has passed an order under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, directing Dhyan Foundation to remove all…
The project aims to create comprehensive infrastructure for a cricket academy and allied sports Panaji: State govt has approved the demarcation of land at Loutolim in Salcete as an investment promotion area (IPA) following a proposal by M/s Venture Building Dreams Private Limited to set up a cricket academy and allied sports arena.The proposed project…
