Chief Minister Pramod Sawant Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday urged the youths of Goa to join the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to develop the country. He said Goan youths did not join the NEET agitation, which was organised by people from outside the state, and appealed to the youths not to…
Villagers reiterated their demand that the piggery either be shut down or relocated away from habitation Margao: Villagers of Costi-Kalay in Sanguem taluka have threatened to intensify their agitation against a piggery unit they allege is contaminating local water sources unless a permanent solution is found before Ganesh Chaturthi. While a joint inspection of the…
Pernem alone accounts for just over 51% of area proposed for conversion Panaji: More than half of the 71,861sqm of land proposed for conversion to settlement zone under the latest set of applications processed under Section 39A of the Goa Town and Country Planning Act is concentrated in Pernem taluka, underscoring the continuing development pressure…
Panaji: Goa’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue continued its upward trajectory in July, posting steady growth across key indicators even as the state lagged the national pace of expansion. Provisional data from the GST revenue report for July 2026 shows that Goa’s overall GST collections for the month rose 7% year-on-year to Rs 622…
Vasco: A resident of Zuarinagar, Sancoale, was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.5 lakh in an online scam after downloading an .APK file on his mobile phone to pay a gas bill.In a complaint to Verna police, Pavan Chauhan stated that on July 23 at 10.38am, he received a WhatsApp message claiming his Adani gas bill…
One of the accused Zenito Cardozo filed an application seeking to be discharged on the grounds that there is no prima facie evidence connecting him with the alleged offence Panaji: A special court has ordered charges of attempt to murder, wrongful restraint and other sections under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of…
Panaji: State govt has decided to start all types of poultry and poultry products business in India and abroad, and formed the Goa State Poultry Development Corporation Ltd to oversee the businesses. Govt will do poultry farming, rearing, setting up breeders, hatcheries on purchased or leased land.The corporation will work to organise the poultry sector…
Motorists indulging in rash driving, including overtaking from the left, will also be penalised Panaji: The transport department on Saturday began enforcing traffic violations detected by AI-based traffic cameras installed at 26 locations across the state. Director of transport Arvind Khutkar said traffic violations have reduced by 80% over the past two months.The enforcement drive…
CM Pramod Sawant meets Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant urged Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav to relax noise rules to allow music beyond 10pm in designated or less populated areas to help promote Goa as a wedding destination. Sawant also urged Yadav to allow sand extraction in CRZ areas.Goa has…
Panaji: A 19-year-old resident of Margao, Yash Mehta, died in a road accident after he was stuck in a car which caught fire on Saturday.Agasaim PI Anant Gaonkar said that the accident took place in the wee hours on Saturday near Sainik Aram Ghar on NH 66.Gaonkar said that 18-year-old Harsh Jain was driving a…
