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 []