Abel Barretto Canacona While devotees from across Goa and beyond are flocking to Old Goa to venerate the relics of St. Francis Xavier, a fragment of the saints bone at the St. Francis Xavier Church in Bhatpal, Canacona is drawing curious visitors to the tranquil village. The first-class relic, preserved in a monstrance reliquary with [] The post St. Francis Xaviers bone relic in Bhatpal draws devotees from far and wide appeared first on The Navhind Times .

Staff Reporter Panaji The Union Government has released the Fifteenth Finance Commission Grants for rural local bodies for the Financial Year 2024-25 forthe state. In Goa, the second instalment of Untied Grants for the Financial Year 2022-23, totalling Rs 9.69 crores, will benefit the states191 panchayats. According to a press release from the Union government, [] The post Rs 9.69 crore untied grants from Centre to benefit 191 panchayats appeared first on The Navhind Times .

Staff Reporter Panaji The Goa Government has filed 10 cases against fishing boats from other states illegally fishing in Goan waters and imposed a fine to the tune of over Rs 14.80 lakh during 2022-24, informed Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh. According to information provided by [] The post Goa fined Ktaka trawlers Rs 14.8L for illegally fishing in its waters appeared first on The Navhind Times .

Festa do Povo returns for second edition on December 14-15 Panaji: The second edition of the popular community festival, Festa do Povo will be held on December 14 and 15.The festival is organised through civic participation, with the support of the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) and Imagine Panaji, along the mangrove lined [] The post Treat in store for Panjimites as fests celebrate food, theatre and cinema appeared first on The Navhind Times .

Shoma Patnaik Panaji Ahead of peak tourist footfall in the state and even as demand for air connectivity is increasing, the Manohar International Airport (MIA) at Mopa is ready to handle 7.7 million passengers from the present 4.4 million fliers. The GMR Goa International Airport Limited (GGIAL), operator of the Mopa airport, said the phase-II [] The post Mopa airport all set to handle 7.7 million fliers appeared first on The Navhind Times .