Joshua Telles wins Goa chess title
Mormugao: Mark Telles Joshua of Salcete won the Goa State Senior FIDE Rated Selection Chess Championship with 7.5 points, claiming the Harischandra Candolkar memorial rolling trophy. Vihaan Tari of Tiswadi finished runner-up, also with 7.5 points, while Aaryavrat Rasiket Naik Desai of Canacona took third place with seven points. Erwin Albuquerque of Mormugao and Shubh []
Goa Signs Rs 5,000 Crore MoU With Dubai-Based ANVI for State
Goa signs a Rs 5,000 crore MoU with ANVI for a dedicated LPG import, storage and distribution terminal at Mormugao, boosting western coast energy security and creating thousands of jobs.
Govt revises land rates in 5 talukas, Panaji, Assagao see highest base
Panaji: The Revenue Department has notified revised minimum land rates for the financial year 2026-27 across Pernem, Bardez, Tiswadi, Salcete and Mormugao talukas, with base values ranging from Rs 1,500 to Rs 25,000 per square metre. As per the notification, Panaji, Bambolim, Assagao, Anjuna, Candolim and Calangute have been assigned the highest base rate of []
State govt inks Rs 5,000-crore LPG storage deal
Panaji: The Goa government on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with energy trading group ANVI to develop a Rs 5,000-crore liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) import and storage terminal at the Mormugao port, aimed at strengthening states energy security and reducing dependence on supplies transported by road from the neighbouring states. The project is []
Massive fire engulfs Vasco Sunday market
NT Reporter Vasco A massive fire broke out at the Vasco Sunday Market, located behind the Mormugao Municipal Council building, around 11.10 pm on Wednesday, sending flames soaring into the sky and a huge plume of smoke billowing over the area. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, []
Mormugao Port Authority Dy. Chief Vigilance Officer Recruitment 2026
Mormugao Port Authority has released the notification for the post of Dy. Chief Vigilance Officer. Eligible candidates can submit their offline applications till 04 December 2026. Further details are available at mormugaoport.gov.in.
Goa's Mormugao Port Becomes India's First Major Port To Secure Private 5G Network Authorisation
18-year-old held for rape of 10-year-old
Vasco: Mormugao police have arrested an 18-year-old youth for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl at his house on Monday night. Mormugao DySP and SP Gurudas Kadam said the accused and the girl are distant relatives and that their families live close to each other. The incident, police said, occurred after the family of the accused []
Centre notifies Deendayal, JNPA, Paradip, and Mundra as mega ports
The Centre has notified the major ports of Deendayal (Kandla), Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), Paradip, and Adani Group's Mundra Port as mega ports. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, in a gazette notification, said the central government, under sub-section (1) of section 73 of the Indian Ports Act, 2025 (27 of 2025), notified the criteria for classification of a port as a mega port; whereas major ports of Deendayal (Kandla), Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), Paradip, and Mundra Port, a port other than the major ports, satisfy the said criteria. India has 12 major ports and over 200 non-major ports. The 12 major ports are Deendayal (Kandla), Mumbai, Mormugao, New Mangalore, Cochin, Chennai, Ennore (Kamarajar), Tuticorin (V O Chidambaranar), Visakhapatnam, Paradip and Kolkata (including Haldia) and Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
Centre approves Rs 13 cr seafarers
Vasco: Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has approved the establishment of a Seafarers Welfare Centre at Mormugao Port. He also said that an existing reputed Maritime Training Institute/College in Goa was being considered for affiliation with Indian Maritime University to strengthen maritime education and training. The approval for Seafarers Welfare Centre []
Municipal ward delimitation notified
NT Reporter Panaji The Goa State Election Commission has notified the ward delimitation for the ensuing elections to 11 municipal councils. The notification covers Mormugao, Margao, Mapusa, Curchorem-Cacora, Bicholim, Cuncolim, Quepem, Canacona, Valpoi, Pernem and Sanguem municipal councils. It also specifies the areas, Assembly constituency parts and house numbers falling within eachward. As per the []
If our enchanting waterfalls are part of tourism, then safeguards cannot be ignored Goa witnessed another heartbreaking tragedy in its hinterlands when a 17-year-old Class XI science student from a higher secondary school in Headland Sada, Mormugao, drowned at the Tonir-Kajredhat waterfall in Savarde, Sattari. The school had organised a trekking expedition to Sattari as []
Rs 26-crore Mormugao PHC to be ready by August 2027, says Sawant
Vasco: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday said that Mormugao would get a Rs 26-crore 20-bedded Primary Health Centre (PHC) by August 15, 2027. Although the Chicalim Sub-District Hospital was located within an 8-9 km radius, the government decided to provide Mormugao with its own PHC, said Sawant after laying the foundation stone for the []
