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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 []

NT Reporter Margao Moving to address groundwater depletion, the Water Resources Department (WRD) has launched a state-wide campaign targeting the completion of 200 rainwater harvesting projects across the state, with every department engineer required to adopt two projects within their jurisdiction and execute them within a year. The scheme will focus on high-potential catchments, particularly []

PTI New Delhi The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to ensure due compliance with the rule which mandates the fitting of speed governors in transport vehicles. A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan referred to Rule 118 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR), 1989, []

PTI New Delhi Ending nearly six years of fully free UPI payments, the government on Tuesday introduced a 0.4 per cent fee on transfers worth more than Rs 2,000 made to merchants through the platform from October 15 while explicitly ring-fencing everyday person-to-person transactions as well as small payments from any charge. Customers will not []

NT Reporter Panaji Promoting renewable energy in the state to encourage local generation of electricity has cost the government as much as Rs 40.7 crore, by way of expenditure incurred on subsidies to various green energy schemes. The expenditure is over the period of five years viz. between 2021-22 and 2025-26. The maximum subsidy is []

NT Reporter Panaji As Goa marks 500 years of the Foral de Afonso Mexia, the 1526 charter is once again drawing attention to one of the states oldest surviving village institutions, the Gaunkari, later known as the comunidade system. Issued on September 16, 1526, the Foral dos Usos e Costumes dos Gaocares e Lavradores das []

Panaji/Margao: Following Saturdays accident in which two people were killed, PWD Minister Digambar Kamat on Sunday announced a temporary ban on two-wheelers on the Porvorim Elevated Corridor. He also said the corridors entry and exit points in Porvorim would be closed. The fatal collision occurred near one of the service-road exits, while another bike-car accident []

Panaji: Ganesh Chaturthi, or Chavath, the annual festival dedicated to Lord Ganesh, will be celebrated across the state from Monday, with devotees making last-minute preparations to welcome the deity. Most devotees will celebrate the festival for a day and a half after installing the idol of Lord Ganesh in their homes, while others will observe []

Panaji: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Goa Forward Party (GFP) on Sunday launched the Goa First alliance ahead of the assembly elections, positioning the alliance as an alternative to the BJP and Congress. Addressing a joint press conference, AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and GFP president Vijai Sardessai said forming the alliance five months []

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned on Sunday that the weaponisation of technology and critical minerals could hinder shared prosperity, urging BRICS to rise through cooperation even as its leaders unveiled mega plans, including an open-source AI ecosystem to assist the Global South. In his address at the concluding session of the BRICS summit []

Shafali, Mandhana, Charani shine in 72-run triumph over SL Dubai: Shafali Verma and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana struck forceful fifties before Sree Charanis four-wicket haul powered India to a 72-run win over Sri Lanka and a record-extending eighth womens Asia Cup title here on Sunday. Shafali scored 68 while Mandhana made 59 as the openers added []

Manchester: Erling Haaland scored the decisive goal as Manchester City secured a 1-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford despite playing with 10 men for more than 67 minutes in the Manchester derby. Phil Foden was sent off midway through the first half after reacting to Bruno Fernandes kick, leaving City to defend with []

Goa must curb vehicle pollution and honking even as highway infra keeps improving After inaugurating the 5.1 km Porvorim elevated corridor, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari raised an important point, that of pollution. Stating that good infrastructure, including water, power, transport and communication facilities, is essential for any state, he said []

The Portuguese found village institutions already in place and brought them under colonial rule, turning existing customs, rights, and land systems into tools of governance On September 16, 2026, five hundred years will have passed since the Foral associated with Afonso Mexia was issued. Its anniversary deserves serious historical attention from scholars. What it does []

NT Reporter Panaji The High Court of Bombay at Goa has dismissed apetition filed by the comunidade of Margao challenging an order directing it to refund over Rs 67 lakh received as compensation for land acquiredfor the expansion of National Highway 17 (now NH-66). The court upheld the directive issued by theCompetent Authority of Land []

NT Reporter Panaji Operators of beach shacks, huts and cottages on private properties have until October 31 to register for a licence, with registration now mandatory for all beach shacks in Goa, including those on government and privately owned land. The requirement follows the newly notified Goa Registration of Tourist Trade (Amendment) Act, 2026. Tourism []

NT Reporter Margao Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL) will operate special train services in coordination with the Central Railway and Western Railway to manage the rush during Ganesh Chaturthi, a senior railway official said on Thursday. With thousands of devotees expected to travel to their hometowns across the Konkan region for the festival, KRCL has []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa Investment Promotion and Facilitation Board (Goa-IPB) has reserved 1.04 lakh square metres of privately owned land in Quepem as an investment promotion area for an eco-tourism project proposed by R Silva & Sons. The project envisages the development of cottages and a wellness centre. According to a notification issued by []

NT Reporter Panaji The state government has notified the Goa Victim Compensation Scheme, 2026 for providing funds for the purpose of compensation to the victim or dependants who have suffered loss or injury as a result of the crime and who require rehabilitation. The victim can claim the compensation even if the offender is acquitted []

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 []

NT Reporter Panaji Stating that good infrastructure, including water, power, transport and communication facilities, plays a key role in attracting investment and generating jobs, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday called for efforts to make Goa free from water, air and noise pollution. He advocated greater use of alternative fuels and []

NT Reporter Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said the financial assistance under the government welfare schemes namely Griha Aadhar scheme and Dayanand social security scheme (DSSS) will be doubled in the coming days. Speaking after a cabinet meeting, Sawant said his government will ensure 100 per cent increase in the benefits provided under []

Shoma Patnaik Panaji Following success with setting up a government nursery for marigold flowers in the state, the Agriculture Department has set its sights on a similar initiative for orchids and anthuriums two flowers highly popular in bouquets as well as in decorations for weddings and events. The Agriculture Department has proposed to grow []

NT Reporter Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant described the Porvorim elevated corridor as an economic corridor that would improve connectivity between Goas two airports. Speaking after the inauguration of the six-lane elevated corridor on Wednesday, Sawant said it will open to vehicular traffic on September 11 at 4pm. The exercise to collect toll on the []

Roque Dias Margao The proposed 25,000-litre overhead water tank for firefighting at Margaos New Market has been shelved, with space constraints cited for abandoning the planned site and a booster pump system now being pursued to increase water pressure. The government had installed 15 fire hydrants in the New Market and Gandhi Market areas several []

NT Reporter Margao Congress emissaries, including working president M K Shaikh and South Goa Member of ParliamentViriato Fernandes, metGFP president and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai at his residence to discuss a political alliance. Neither party explicitly disclosed the details of the discussions, but Sardesai indicated that he had raised several queries with the Congress leaders []

NT Reporter Vasco Vasco BJP MLA Krishna Salkar has appealed to people and Ganesh mandal committees to celebrate Chaturthi while following the prescribed rules and avoiding inconvenience to others. Salkar made the appeal during a review meeting attended by the deputy collector, mamlatdar, police officials and representatives of various mandal committees. The meeting reviewed preparations []