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Vulnerability could impact 70% of websites worldwide Washington: Governments and corporations worked throughout the night to update software after the AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a programming language vital to about 70 per cent of websites globally. Many government sites appeared to be working on Thursday, but outages or limited service remained while security work []

Docu aims to preserve heritage of Konkani Panaji : The state government on Thursday rolled out the Goa AI Policy 2026, aiming to generate 50,000 artificial intelligence jobs for local youth by 2030, integrate AI into citizen-centric governance, and preserve the cultural heritage of Konkani. The policy, framed for a three-year period (20262029), is aligned []

Buses were involved in 18 fatal crashes that claimed 21 lives: Report Abdul Wahab Khan Panaji : The number of accidents involving Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL) buses has increased from 28 in 2021-22 to 74 in 2025-26, a rise of over 164 per cent in five years, while the accident rate has nearly doubled []

PTI New Delhi The countrys largest bank, SBI, on Wednesday said it is investigating the suspected exposure of 3,897 customer records containing personally identifiable information on the dark web, following alerts it received on October 16 from its threat intelligence service provider, Defence Cyber Agency, and CERT-In. A preliminary analysis of around 3.75 lakh records []

PTI Kolkata West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said only followers of Sanatan Dharma would be allowed to touch Durga idols during immersion in the Hooghly river, asserting that religious traditions must befollowed. Adhikari made the statement while reviewing immersion arrangements at Babughat in Kolkata, accompanied by Kolkata police commissioner Ajay Kumar Nand []

NT Reporter Panaji To decongest vehicular traffic in Panaji, particularly near the casino point along the Dayanand Bandodkar Marg, the High Court of Bombay at Goa on Wednesday directed the authorities to notify the road stretch from the petrol pump near Panaji Residency to the Panaji Church as a no-parking zone. Vehicles linked to offshore []

NT Reporter Pernem The Mandrem Police have registered an offence against six teachers of a private higher secondary school in Arambol in Pernem taluka following allegations that a 14-year-old student was assaulted over a notebook and his mother was wrongfully confined and assaulted on the school premises. The police said the incidents occurred between April []

NT Reporter Panaji Holding that a rat bite suffered by a patient at Goa Medical College (GMC), Bambolim, amounted to a serious human rights violation, the Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) has recommended sweeping measures to improve hospital sanitation, strengthen rodent control and prevent waste accumulation in wards. The commission, in its inquiry report dated []

Naresh S Panaji Nearly 11 years after an emergency liver transplant saved his life, Goan athlete Umesh N Dhavalikar won four gold medals and a silver at the 6th Hong Kong Transplant and Dialysis Games, held from October 16 to 19. He won gold in the 100m, 200m, 3km race walk and ball throw, besides []

NT Reporter Canacona A 37-year-old man, Sanjay Naik, was allegedly murdered with a sharp weapon at a chicken centre in Mashem, Loliem, on Wednesday evening, triggering protests by hundreds of locals who demanded that the accused be handed over to them. The incident was captured by a CCTV camera installed on the premises. The crowd []

NT Reporter Margao Public Works Department Minister Digambar Kamat on Wednesday said the Centre had sanctioned three road projects worth a total of Rs 169.36 crore to improve connectivity and ease traffic congestion in Margao. I had placed three important road construction proposals before Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari during my []

Shahin Bepari Lambe Panaji The ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-CCARI) at Old Goa plans to develop mud crab farming methods suited to Goa, drawing on a successful model from Andhra Pradesh, institute scientist Trivesh Mayekar said. The project will examine ways to improve crab survival rates, ensure a reliable supply of juvenile crabs, and []

NT Reporter Panaji Following the welfare measures announced for contractual employees of the Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC), union leaders sought written assurances on their implementation and raised concerns over the corporations electronic ticketing system. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday announced a welfare package for contractual drivers and conductors at KTCs 46th anniversary function. Union []

PTI New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reached out to political parties, urging all to join hands in national interests and to fulfil the aspirations of the people, amidst the governments efforts to build consensus for the passage of the delimitation-linked Womens Reservation Bill. Participating in Vijayadashami celebrations in the national capital, Modi []

NT Reporter Panaji In a relief to KTC bus commuters, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday announced a 20 per cent subsidy on Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL) monthly bus passes from November 1 and a 30 per cent subsidy on annual passes, even as the cash-strapped corporation continues to incur daily operational losses ofaround []

Abdul Wahab Khan Panaji A study has found that scrub typhus, an under-recognised rickettsial re-emerging infectious disease with the potential to cause life-threatening complications, is circulating across Goa, with nearly three in every 10 samples tested at Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC) testing positive over one year. The new study has identified Tiswadi and []

NT Reporter Panaji/Ponda Discussions between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) over a possible alliance for the 2027 Goa Assembly elections are at a preliminary stage, with the final decision resting with the central leadership, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the []

Agencies Hawally Chiki struck an 85th-minute winner as FC Goa overcame a spirited Fortis FC fightback to secure a 2-1 victory in their AFC Challenge League 2026-27 Group C encounter here on Tuesday. Having lost their opening fixture, Goa made an aggressive start and took the lead in the sixth minute when Udanta Singhs cross []

NT Reporter Panaji Goa suffered a 68-run defeat against Uttar Pradesh despite a fighting 72 from Suyash Prabhudessai and an impressive 10-wicket match haul by Yash Kasvankar in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A encounter. Chasing a target of 236, Goa were bowled out for 167 in 46 overs after losing their last five wickets []

NT Reporter Navelim Ambelim Sports Club clinched the 2nd Anil Kamat Memorial Trophy after defeating United Boys of Ambaulim 1-0 in the final on October 19. After a goalless first half, Asfin Pinto broke the deadlock in the second period, scoring the decisive goal to secure the title for Ambelim. Pinto also received the First []

NT Reporter Panaji Goa were on the verge of securing a substantial first-innings lead after a late batting collapse left Bihar reeling at 194 for nine, still trailing by 101 runs on the second day of their Col CK Nayudu Trophy Elite Under-23 encounter. Replying to Goas first-innings total of 295, Bihar were comfortably placed []

NT Reporter Curtorim Raia Sporting Club clinched the 34th Curtorim Panchayat Cup inter-village football tournament after defeating Fr Agnelo YSC Paroda 3-1 in the final at St Alex Church ground, Curtorim, on Tuesday. Sanjiro Pango struck a brace for Raia, while Sidney Gaunkar added the third goal to seal the title in front of over []

NT Reporter Sinquetim The Association for the Wellbeing of Elder Sportspersons (AWES) marked its tenth anniversary with a sports festival and felicitation of veteran athletes and historic clubs at the Sinquetim Sports Complex, Navelim. Former players, officials and administrators reunited for competitions in seven-a-side football, volleyball, mixed 33 basketball and athletics, with Padma Shri awardee []

But protesters credentials must be weighed Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday observed that while peaceful demonstration is a fundamental right, factors like a protesters credentials and public inconvenience must be weighed before issuing blanket orders restricting police action. A bench of Chief Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Advait Sethna directed the Maharashtra []

Margao: President of the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) Girish Chodankar welcomed the Goa Forward Partys (GFP) decision to revoke the suspension, paving the way for renewed discussions on an alliance. We were occupied with recent meetings, and the GFPs revocation of the suspension occurred only recently. Talks regarding a grand alliance are likely to []

Mona Agarwal, Nishad Kumar, Soumya and Rinku among the gold medallists Nagoya: India made a flying start to the Asian Para Games, winning 11 medals, including four gold, on the opening day here on Monday, with shooter Mona Agarwal, long jumper Nishad Kumar and archer Sheetal Devi among the standout performers. India also collected five []

PTI New Delhi The Supreme Court on Monday said the Centres response on capping the trade margin of anti-cancer drugs at 30 per cent of the maximum retail price (MRP) is hardly anything to be happy about and questioned why the government cannot cap trade margins of other medicines. The Centre, which has earlier come []

PTI New Delhi Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday decried Rahul Gandhis march to the Supreme Court as a drama, alleging that the Congress has been blaming the Election Commission for its defeats while its own visionless leadership is responsible for the electoral setbacks. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters, he also []

PTI New Delhi The Supreme Court on Monday said there was a need to balance religious sentiments with public health concerns while considering restrictions on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR. The top court said that people should voluntarily adopt less polluting ways of celebrating festivals rather than relying on restrictive judicial orders. A bench comprising Chief Justice []

NT BUZZ The Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) has selected Konkani tiatr artistes Antonio Sebastiao Xavier Rodrigues, popularly known as Jack Rodson and Felipe Norman Fernandes, known as Normandez, for its Lifetime Contribution to Khell/Khell-Tiatr Awards. Instituted in memory of late Rosario Rodrigues, the awards recognise artistes who have contributed to the development and promotion []

Prolonged closure unreasonable: Mayor Panaji: The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) plans to reopen the Campal football ground, which has remained locked for around one-and-a-half years, mayor Rohit Monserrate said after the corporations monthly meeting on Wednesday. Monserrate said the prolonged closure of the ground was unreasonable, particularly when Panaji has limited recreational []

Assistant commandant among deceased four Jammu: Four Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, including an assistant commandant, were killed after a colleague allegedly opened fire in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday evening, officials said. The incident took place around 7.30 pm at Sewa-III hydroelectric power project located at Mashka village in Basohli, []

Integrity report reveals failure to report approaches Panaji: Nearly nine months after the match-fixing case was taken up, Goa Football Association (GFA) on Tuesday announced disciplinary action against 13 players and a former team official, who also happens to be a police constable, suspending them from all football activities pending further investigation. The Navhind Times []

Amresh Parab Panaji: To boost crime prevention and public safety, the Goa police department has proposed introducing a real-time mobile application to record the details of individuals renting cars or bikes across the state. The police department informed transport officials that the existing Goa police app could also be adapted for this purpose. Under the []

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 approves funding for reservoir, subject to state water reforms Panaji: The states Salaulim Irrigation Project, Sanguem, is set for an overhaul after the Ministry of Jal Shakti identified it for extension, renovation and modernisation (ERM) at a cost of Rs 741.77 crore. The redevelopment aims to increase the area under irrigation of the Salaulim []

Panaji: To facilitate boat movement along a 2.1-km stretch of a tributary of the River Mapusa at Moira and to improve the flow of monsoon runoff to reduce flooding of adjoining paddy fields, the Captain of Ports (CoP) Department has proposed a desilting project. It has invited bids to prepare a Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment []

Shahin Bepari Lambe Panaji: The Quepem Municipal Council (QMC) has adopted a digital, citizen-assisted approach using QR code and a Google Form to map pet dogs, stray dogs and stray cattle, even as other municipalities mainly carrying out the animal enumeration through manual ward-wise field surveys. Through the QR code, residents can identify animals in []

Panaji: The High Court of Bombay at Goa on Tuesday granted bail to Rohan Harmalkar in a money laundering case registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Single judge Justice S G Chapalgaonkar said that prolonged incarceration without trial progress in predicate offences violates the constitutional right to a speedy trial guaranteed under []

PTI New Delhi The question before Indian courts is no longer conservation versus development but how the two can be harmonised and sustained together, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said on Saturday and described the apex court as the banyan tree of environmental justice. Tracing four decades of the Supreme Courts environmental jurisprudence, the []

NT Reporter Panaji Drinking water shortages remain a persistent issue for residents across the state, with 46 localities spanning virtually all constituencies facing water supply problems for the past three years. Consequently, these affected areas continue to rely on water tankers. According to the government, the Department of Drinking Water has undertaken measures to rectify []

Dr. Nandkumar M. Kamat Our five-billion-year-old solar system has many mysteries. Earth was formed roughly half a billion years after the sun became active. We do not know exactly what happened during this period. The sun may still preserve evidence of violent episodes from the infancy of the solar system. A study by astronomer Mutlu []

DR. LUIS DIAS Life can be curious. A radio broadcast from thousands of miles away, a BBC Proms interval talk, made me take a closer look at something hanging on my wall for as long as I can remember. A Prom concert featuring the Berlin Philharmonic is always a big draw. On September 3, 2026, []

Frederick Noronha By some chance, these five books came my way via a book exchange. It was a welcome addition. Five volumes of Konkani plays, making for a total of 20 plays. For sure, the value of such a work will only grow in time, in any Goa books collection. Listed as Volumes 1 to []

Original Marathi article: Roshan Ara Originally published in: Kadbole Writer: Atmaram Jog Translator: Dhananjay Jog It was about the year 1951. I was with the Police of then Bombay State, comprising of todays Maharashtra and substantial areas of Karnataka and Gujarat. I was posted at Bijapur. Language-based States reorganization brought about by the fast unto []

Using fossilised teeth, scientists have finally taken theT. rexstemperature and it wasnt too different from our own. Researchers once thought that dinosaurs were sluggish, cold-blooded creatures. Later findings challenged that, suggesting thatolder dinosaurs were warm-bloodedand could control their body temperature. Most scientists agree thatTyrannosaurus rexwas warm-blooded, but pinning down the exact core temperature of []

On the eve of World Alzheimers Day on September 21, a look at the disease from its early signs and risk factors to its progression, complications and the importance of a healthy and supportive environment DR R. G. WISEMAN PINTO Alzheimers disease gradually destroys memory and thinking skills and eventually affects a persons ability to []

Abdul Wahab Khan Panaji With the government restricting access for motorists on the new elevated corridor, the North Goa District Road Safety Committee (NGDRC) said the move will not resolve the problem of five black spots in Porvorim. A fatal accident within 24 hours of its opening led to a ban on two-wheelers and closure []

Shahin Bepari Lambe Panaji The state Department of Archives is pursuing the acquisition of historical records pertaining to Goa available in public and private archives in Portugal through the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The state government said MEA had responded positively to Chief Minister Pramod Sawants request for assistance in acquiring the records. Sawant []

NT Reporter Margao The inclusion of tiatr as the 56th element in Indias National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage must now be used as a springboard to take it to the global cultural stage, Sangeet Natak Akademi deputy secretary (drama) Suman Kumar said. Kumar called upon the Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) and the Goa []