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Nearly 80 Ktaka exporters eye Mormugao port as container services resume

Panaji : Goas recently resumed container shipping services from Mormugao Port could see increased freight movement from Karnataka, with industrial units from the neighbouring state showing interest in using the fortnightly vessel service operated by the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI). Around 80 exporters from Karnataka expressed willingness to transport cargo through the Vasco port [] The post Nearly 80 Ktaka exporters eye Mormugao port as container services resume appeared first on The Navhind Times .

Panaji feels the chill, mercury dips below December normal of 20C

Panaji: Goans woke up to markedly colder mornings this week with the mercury dropping several degrees below the December normal. Panaji and Mormugao, in particular, saw a sharp decline over the past four days. On Wednesday, Panaji recorded a minimum temperature of 19.4C, 1.4C below the average normal minimum for the month, which is 20.8C. [] The post Panaji feels the chill, mercury dips below December normal of 20C appeared first on The Navhind Times .

Now, MMC targets opening of Vasco fish mkt in mid-Dec

NT Reporter Vasco: The proposed inauguration of the Vasco fish market dominated discussions during the Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) meeting on Monday, with the project facing repeated delays over the past few months. Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar intends to open it by December 15. Though the date is tentative, we will put efforts in getting [] The post Now, MMC targets opening of Vasco fish mkt in mid-Dec appeared first on The Navhind Times .

Baina dacoity case: Six nabbed in Odisha, Mumbai

Vasco: Mormugao police have arrested six of the dacoits involved in the daring Baina dacoity at Nayak familys flat, with police officers confirming that the accused were traced to Odisha, Mumbai in Maharashtra and other locations. The arrested accused are expected to be brought to Goa late Wednesday night or Thursday morning. According to police, [] The post Baina dacoity case: Six nabbed in Odisha, Mumbai appeared first on The Navhind Times .

Seasons first cruise liner docks at Mormugao port

Vasco: Goas cruise tourism season began on Monday with the arrival of the international cruise liner MV Celebrity Millennium at Mormugao Port, bringing 2,078 passengers from countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and India. The vessel, which sailed from Singapore and called at Cochin en route, will continue to Mumbai before returning to [] The post Seasons first cruise liner docks at Mormugao port appeared first on The Navhind Times .

Baina dacoity: 24 hrs later, police yet to identify gang

NT Reporter Vasco More than 24 hours after the violent armed robbery at Chamundi Arcade in Baina, Vasco, police are yet to arrest the gang of seven men who stormed the sixth-floor flat of Sagar Nayak, assaulted the family and escaped with valuables worth several lakhs of rupees. Mormugao deputy superintendent of police Gurudas Kadam [] The post Baina dacoity: 24 hrs later, police yet to identify gang appeared first on The Navhind Times .

Dacoits assault Baina family, decamp with `45 lakh booty

NT Reporter Vasco/Panaji In yet another dacoity, a gang of at least seven armed and masked robbers assaulted a family in their sixth-floor flat at Chamundi Arcade in Baina, Mormugao taluka, and decamped with Rs 1 lakh in cash, gold ornaments and silver utensils all worth Rs 45 lakh in the early hours of Tuesday. []

No plans to increase coal handling, CM assures Goans

NT Reporter | Panaji A day after thousands of Goans gathered in Margao to demand that the state government stop handling of coal at the Mormugao Port and also halt its transportation and related projects in Goa, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said coal handling capacity in the state has not been increased at []

City wakes up to seasons coldest Mon at 20.6C, Mormugao 23 C

NT Reporter | Panaji Panaji woke up to an unusually cool morning on Monday as the minimum temperature dipped to 20.6C, 2.4 degrees below the normal, marking the seasons lowest so far. Data from IMDs Mormugao observatory showed a minimum temperature of 23C, 1.2C below normal. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) attributed this fall to []

MPA only accredited green port in India

NT Reporter Mumbai Giving a lift to the state, it was announced at the India Maritime Week 2025 that Mormugao Port Authority (MPA) is the only accredited green port in India. The green accreditation, which is for the operational areas of the port, is valid until June 2028. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who attended the []