The Navhind Times

NT Reporter Panaji Expressing displeasure over repeated job scams where individuals have lost lakhs of rupees, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday announced that a detailed inquiry has been ordered into the recent scam linked to the excise and accounts departments. Speaking to the media at Mantralaya in Porvorim, Sawant said investigation will also probe []

NT Reporter Panaji The state government will appoint water inspectors to monitor wastage and issue guidelines to regulate the use of potable water, Minister for Drinking Water Subhash Phal Dessai announced on Saturday. Urging people to use water judiciously, Phal Dessai said the government is exploring restrictions on private swimming pools and examining technological solutions []

NT Reporter Panaji A month-long house-to-house verification drive will commence next week as booth level officers (BLOs) will move to re-enrol eligible citizens whose names were omitted during this years special intensive revision (SIR) process. The campaign targets approximately 1.39 lakh deleted voters recorded during the SIR drive. Reinstatement depends on meeting specific eligibility conditions. []

Shoma Patnaik Panaji Goan industry got hit by a power tariff hike on Saturday, as the government passed on the burden of higher power purchase cost to industrial consumers in the state. The upward revision in electricity charges for industries is until January 2027, and is with immediate effect. The tariff hike is earlier than []

NT Reporter Panaji Goa welcomed 76.9 lakh tourists between January and September, with a marginal increase of 0.76 per cent in footfalls over the 76.32 lakh tourists during the corresponding period in 2025. Domestic travellers powered the tourism count during the first nine months of the year even as the number of foreign tourists decreased []

NT Reporter Margao Priol MLA Govind Gaude on Saturday said artificial intelligence (AI) wouldnot replace humans, but urged students to master the technology without becoming entirely dependent on it. He spoke about its applications across various sectors while cautioning against its blind use. Gaude was speaking at the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan Sankalp Manthan programme []

NT Reporter Panaji The North Goa Fast Track Special Court has discharged a man accused of having sexual intercourse with a woman on the false pretext of marriage, observing that a marriage not taking place due to intervening circumstances does not, by itself, establish a fraudulent promise made with deceitful intent from the beginning of []

NT Reporter Panaji The state Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister PramodSawant on Saturday, approved a series of proposals, including the relocation of the proposed water supply project from Mirabag to Panchwadi, the creation of 100 posts under the Comunidades administration, and the extension of consultancy services for preparing a tourism master plan and policy. Addressing []

NT Reporter Siolim The long-standing demand for an upgraded fish market in Siolim is being addressed with the laying of thefoundation stone for its reconstruction at an estimated cost of Rs 1.1 crore under the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC). The project, whose foundation stone was laid on Friday, involves dismantling the existing dilapidated []

NT Reporter Margao Despite the cancellation of permission for the Goy Rakhonn Yatra, the Congress has said they will continue with the plan tohave their leader Rahul Gandhis participation on Sunday. Terming the yatra a grand success, the party said this success has caused worry for the BJP. Speaking to media on Saturday at the []

Everbrightson, Lamurang score a goal each in their 2-0 win Shillong: Shillong Lajong FC began their Durand Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over Nongkseh Sports and Cultural Club in the Shillong derby. Everbrightson Sana and Tremiki Lamurang struck in the second half to hand Shillong Lajong all three points after a goalless opening half. []

Indian para-athlete Sharmila Dhankar speaks to the media after winning a gold medal in the womens shot put F57 event at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Tuesday. The 40-year-old produced her seasons best throw of 9.81m, clinching Indias first ever para-athletics gold in CWG. Dhankar was impaired by polio at the age of two []

Atharv Katkar, Satyam Phal finish second and third respectively Borim: Devesh Naik emerged champion of the Late Mahadev Prabhudesai and Late Pramila Prabhudesai Memorial All Goa Open Rapid Chess Tourney organised by Pratibha Friends Circles Pratibha Sports Club in collaboration with the Ponda Taluka Chess Association under the aegis of the Goa Chess Association at []

NT Reporter Cujira Goa Medical College, Bambolim emerged champions of the Inter-College Chess Tournament organised by the Department of Physical Education and Sports and the Rotaract Club of DCTs Srinivassa Sinai Dempo College (Autonomous), in collaboration with the Tiswadi Taluka Chess Association, to mark World Chess Day. Featuring participants from 19 colleges across Goa, the []

India lose third ODI by 27 runs; England win series 2-1 London: Rohit Sharmas sparkling century went in vain as England defeated India by 27 runs in the third and final ODI at Lords on Sunday to clinch the three-match series 2-1. Chasing a daunting 388, India finished on 360 for seven despite Rohits superb []

A six-month project involving writing, illustration, translation and bookbinding produced Kalakriti II, a multilingual book on childrens views of education RAMANDEEP KAUR NT KURIOCITY What makes a good school? Ninety-three readers from Bookworm libraries across Goa have answered that question through Kalakriti II, a multilingual book including stories in English, Hindi, and Konkani. The book, []

Nine creative practitioners explore the traces left behind by people and experiences in Totally Transient Truly Indelible, the culmination of Sunaparantas 10-month Art Initiator Lab VINIKA VISWAMBHARANNT BUZZ Everything is transient, yet some things leave marks that time cannot erase. A familiar fragrance, the echoes of a place, an ordinary object or a childhood memory []

NT Reporter Mapusa A 25-year-old electricity department employee from Maulinguem, Bicholim, died on Friday morning after suffering an electric shock while trimming trees at the Assonora water treatment plant. According to police, the incident occurred around 9:30 am while the deceased, identified as Manthan Aroskar, was clearing overgrown tree branches at the plant. During the []

Commuters are forced to jump over and navigate massive waterlogged potholes at the Margao Kadamba Bus Stand, risking injury. Despite repeated public outcries and promises of pre-monsoon repairs by authorities, South Goas primary transit hub continues to remain waterlogged and hazardous for passengers and drivers. |Amati Konduri

Founder of Love.Litter.Beauty, Ashish Narvekar, has won a national award in recognition of his efforts in organising volunteer-led clean-up drives across Goa RAMANDEEP KAUR | NT BUZZ For more than a year, Ashish Narvekar from Porvorim and a growing group of volunteers have spent their weekends cleaning beaches, plateaus, waterfalls, and trekking trails across Goa. []

EDITORIAL Waste treatment plants need stronger governance, not merely bigger capacities The waste management issue at the Saligao solid waste management plant is in the news again. Foul odour has allegedly been emanating from the plant for the past few days, with residents of Saligao, Calangute and Candolim complaining. This is not a new problem. []

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump and latters French counterpart Emmanuel Macron attend a work meeting as part of the G7 Summit in Evian-Les-Bains, France, on Tuesday. Modi told a gathering of G7 leaders that all countries must ensure that maritime routes remain secure and that seafarers can perform their duties without fear.

PTI New Delhi Amid drug quality and patient safety concerns, the Union Health Ministry has amended rules to prohibit sale of syrups, including cough syrups, without a doctors prescription. The move is aimed at bringing syrup-based formulations, including cough syrups, under stricter regulatory oversight, official sources said. The amendment has been notified through the Drugs []