Margao: The Shree Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math on Wednesday inaugurated Jeevottam Vidyapeetham, a new centre for Vedic learning, reviving a long-standing tradition of Sanskrit and Vedic education at the nearly 550-year-old institution.The inauguration was held on the occasion of Nija Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami in the presence of Mathadhipati Vidyadhish Teerth Sripad Vader Swami.The institution traces…
Panaji: To reduce road accidents caused by haphazard truck parking along the national and state highways and to ensure the safety of motorists and pedestrians, the traffic cell of Goa police said there was an urgent need to set up a dedicated truck terminus within industrial estates.In a letter to different departments, including PWD and…
Ponda: A calf was mauled and another severely injured at Dhavali in Ponda allegedly by a leopard during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.Locals claim the leopard attacked the calves in the cattle shed of Pundalik Naik from Khalchawada, Dhavali.They said they were suspecting the movements of leopards in the area, especially during nights…
Mapusa: Mopa airport police on Friday registered an FIR against an Australian flight crew member after a prohibited satellite tracking device was found in his baggage during security screening.The accused, Brett Gordon Brander, 30, was scheduled to board an IndiGo flight to Chennai when CISF personnel detected a ResQLink 400 personal locator beacon (GPS device)…
Panaji: Considering the number of commercial establishments operating in the Anjuna and Vagator areas and the noise mapping data of the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), the Goa state pollution control board is likely to recommend to the department of environment to notify Anjuna-Caisua village panchayat as a commercial area under the provisions of noise…
Govt hopes to earn from the 500 sqm premium restaurant, football ground, sports academy, vehicle parking lots, and corporate perimeter branding spaces Panaji: After a lengthy inter-departmental tussle over the Rs 30 crore parade ground and stadium complex, the Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA) has moved to hand over the sports facility at Campal…
Margao: Fatorda police on Friday arrested Sabir Khan Ustad, 47, who had been missing for nearly six months in connection with the murder of Ali Kalandar Khanzade, vice-president of the Sunni Gulistan Mosque at Gogol. He was traced to the Gogol Housing Board Colony and taken into custody.Khanzade was fatally stabbed in the stomach on…
Colva: Additional Sessions Judge Sudhir S. Shirgaonkar convicted two Jharkhand natives for the murder of a fellow migrant worker following a drunken brawl in South Goa in Aug 2020. The case has been posted to July 6 for arguments on the quantum of sentence to be imposed on the convicts.According to the prosecution, the incident…
TNNMapusa: A rented room near St. Anthony Chapel in Bhovistawada, Bastora, caught fire on Friday morning, with losses estimated between Rs 3-5 lakh. No injuries were reported.Mapusa fire station personnel reached the spot after receiving a call at 9.55am. The homeowner, Digambar Pilgaonkar, and the neighbours tried to control the flames with a domestic water…
Panaji/Margao: Resentment is once again brewing in Goa’s villages over govt’s move to classify 56 villages as urban areas. The opposition parties have taken up the cudgels and have warned that the decision would irreversibly destroy the state’s traditional village character and open the floodgates to real-estate-driven development.GPCC spokesperson Amit Palekar accused govt of pursuing…
