The Navhind Times

New Delhi: Former India batter VVS Laxman is emerging as the frontrunner to replace Ajit Agarkar as chairman of the BCCI selection committee after the latters extended tenure ends next month, according to a media report. Agarkar, whose original term ended in June, was given a three-month extension and was expected to continue until the []

They outclass FC Siolim 2-0 in the final; Joyson Gauncar shines with a brace Raia: Raia SC outclassed FC Siolim 2-0 to win the 53rd Custodio Memorial Cup, with Joyson Gauncar scoring both goals in the final. The hosts took the lead in the 15th minute when Joyson found the net with a neat finish []

Panaji: Goas International Master Ameya Audi produced a consistent run of performances during his European chess tour, registering three top-five finishes across tournaments in France and Spain. Ameya finished fifth with six points from nine rounds at the 400 Blows International Open in Montauban, France, and repeated the feat with six points at the 30th []

Roshan, Muhammed net a goal each in 2-0 win Imphal: Indian Navy registered their first win of the Durand Cup with a commanding 2-0 victory over NEROCA FC in a Group D encounter on Wednesday. The Sailors seized the initiative in the 23rd minute when Vijay Marandis chipped through ball sent Roshan Panna clear. The []

Open for coalition to defeat BJP: GPCC chief Panaji: Upset over the narrative that party chief and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai was not cooperating with the Opposition MLAs, Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of Goa Forward Party (GFP) on Wednesday suspended alliance talks with the Congress. The Goa Forward Party clarified that it has not severed []

New Delhi: Meta apologised for the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modis Facebook post as well as for failures ranging from child sexual abuse content to deepfakes and boosting certain content on being paid a lot of money, government sources said on Wednesday after executives of the US tech giant met Union minister Ashwini []

Panaji: Goas co-operative sector continues to face severe financial distress despite ongoing recovery efforts, with 44% of the states 5,611 primary co-operative societies identified by the Ministry of Cooperation as non-functional or under liquidation. Central ministry statistics presented in Parliament reveal that while 3,165 of the states total co-operative societies remain functional, 2,337 are non-functional []

Margao: Archbishop of Sindhudurg Agnelo Pinheiro urged the Catholic faithful to pursue lives of holiness and blamelessness that are acceptable to God. Pinheiro was the principal celebrant at the feast Mass of Nossa Senhora das Neves (Our Lady of Snows), popularly known as the Konnsache Fest, at Raia church on Wednesday. He delivered the homily []

Panaji: The High Court of Bombay at Goa on Wednesday issued notices to the Goa government and other respondents on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) challenging the alleged commercialisation of Panaji park, popularly known as Quarter Deck, on the banks of Mandovi River. The matter has been posted for []

Team to investigate alleged violations in Dodamarg, Sawantwadi Pernem: The Maharashtra government has ordered a probe into land transactions in the border talukas of Dodamarg and Sawantwadi following allegations of illegal land banking and violations of land and zoning regulations linked to the development of Manohar International Airport at Mopa. Speaking to reporters at Manohar []

NT Reporter Panaji A petition has been filed before the High Court of Bombay at Goa challenging the appointment of Dr Medha Salkar as Director of Health Services. The petitionerDr Saleena Naik alleged that the appointment bypassed the prescribed promotional hierarchy. The petition names the state of Goa, the Health Department, the Directorate of Health []

Tata Steel says decision is strategic and not linked to anything else New Delhi: Jamshedpur FCs withdrawal from the upcoming Indian Super League was planned long before the uncertainty over the leagues commercial future surfaced, with Tata Steel on Tuesday asserting that the decision was part of a long-term strategy to return to its grassroots []

NT Reporter Margao The sighting of the invasive Giant African land snail (Lissachatinafulica) in Chandor has left residents worried. They have sought immediate intervention from the Directorate of Agriculture and local self-government bodies to contain the spread of the invasive species. According to local sources, the nocturnal pests have been sighted over the past few []

New Delhi: Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra will face a formidable field led by Commonwealth Games champion Rumesh Pathirage of Sri Lanka at the Lausanne Diamond League on August 21, organisers announced on Tuesday. The meet will feature five javelin throwers who competed at the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, including Chopra, who claimed silver []

Kolkata: Mohun Bagan Super Giant thrashed South United FC 8-0 in a Group C match of the 135th Durand Cup at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangana on Tuesday. Manvir Singh starred with a hat trick, scoring in the 4th, 22nd and 80th minutes, while Suhail Bhat struck twice in the 89th and 90+1st minutes. Alberto []

Betalbatim: Sporting Club Davorlim advanced in the Betalbatim Villager Cup after defeating Canacona Sports and Cultural 5-3 in a penalty shootout following a 3-3 draw in regulation time. Canaconas Chaitan Komarpant scored twice, while Ronaldo Oliver added the other goal. Davorlim stayed level through a brace from Milton Colaco and a strike by Prince Figueiredo []

NT Reporter Sankhali The Water Resources Department (WRD) has warned riverside village panchayats and residents of a possible release of excess water from the Anjunem Dam in the coming days as reservoir levels continue to rise following heavy rainfall. Although this years monsoon arrived later than expected, the heavy rainfall received over the past few []

NT Reporter Panaji The High Court of Bombay at Goa has ordered a multi-departmental inspection under police protection in a land-related public interest litigation (PIL) concerning Survey No. 256/2 at Sodiem, Siolim, Bardez, after noting that an inspection ordered in June was not carried out. The High Court fixed August 12, at 3 pm for []

NT Reporter Panaji Following complaints by farmers over difficulties faced by them in using the newly introduced mandatory Framework for Fertilizer Sale (FFS) mobile application, the Agriculture Department has deployed its staff at fertiliser distribution centres across the state to assist them. The FFS application had been introduced to prevent the black marketing of subsidised []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) has recommended the immediate release of pension and all post-retirement benefits to a former Goa Civil Service officer without recovering alleged excess salary paid during his service. It observed that withholding the pension and seeking recovery after retirement violated the complainants human rights and was contrary []

Amresh Parab Panaji Goa witnessed a 10% surge in road accidents during the first six months of this year, recording 1,324 mishaps compared to 1,196 in the corresponding period in 2025. Despite the overall rise, over 58% (775 cases) were non-injury accidents where only vehicles suffered damage. However, the state recorded 136 fatal accidents that []

National Organ Donation Day was observed on August 3 to honour the families who chose to donate the organs of their loved ones after brain death and to encourage more people to pledge their organs GABRIEL PEREIRA One deceased organ donor can save up to eight lives through organ donation and improve the lives of []

MIGUEL BRAGANZA Climate change has become a reality, and this years prolonged dry spells between periods of rain have allowed insect populations to multiply. The white-winged caseworm moth lays its eggs on rice paddy leaves. The caterpillars that hatch feed on the leaves, rolling them into cigar-shaped cocoons or cases. They then cut themselves free []

Phoenix Creations publication, Vhalshi, Bicholim, recently released three plays written by Jyoti Vyankatesh Sinari at the Gram Panchayat Hall, Amona. The collection includes Dharti Aaba, inspired by the life of tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda and published by the Goa Konkani Akademi; Sankasur Kalo, a book on traditional drama; and Best of Luck, a Hindi []

Pronay Halder, Albino Gomes say closure will hurt Indian football New Delhi: India internationals Pronay Halder and Albino Gomes on Monday urged the Tata Group to reconsider its decision to pull Jamshedpur FC out of the Indian Super League (ISL), saying the clubs closure would be a setback for young footballers and Indian football. Jamshedpur []

New Delhi: A communication gap between the BCCI Centre of Excellences (CoE) sports science and medical team and the senior national selection committee has come under scrutiny after Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka. It is learnt that the selectors were initially led to believe Bumrah would be []

Bambolim: Arsh Khan and Saish Sawant won medals for SS Dempo College of Commerce (Autonomous), Cujira, at the 57th Goa State Athletics Championship 2026, excelling in the U-20 category. TY BBA student Arsh Khan clinched silver in the U-20 mens long jump and bronze in the U-20 mens triple jump. He also finished with a []

VM Salgaocar Law College finish runner-up, Riyansha bags best judoka award Peddem: Don Bosco College, Panaji, were crowned overall champions in the Goa University Inter-Collegiate Womens Judo Championship 2026-27 at the SAG Multipurpose Hall, Peddem. VM Salgaocar College of Law, Miramar, finished runners-up, while Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim, claimed third place. Don []

NT Reporter Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that the state government has already urged the Centre to expedite the implementation of Scheduled Tribe (ST) reservation in Goa, assuring that personal efforts to resolve the issue are ongoing. Speaking to reporters, Sawant expressed confidence that the central government will move forward with the proposal []

Cong wins MPs Datia, saffron party retains Manjalpur New Delhi: The BJP on Monday faced embarrassing defeats in Assembly bypolls in Bankipur of Bihar, where Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor wrested the seat vacated by the ruling party chief Nitin Nabin, as well as in Madhya Pradeshs Datia, lending ammunition to the Opposition, which []

Panaji: Goa must adopt rainwater harvesting at the household and community level to deal with increasingly erratic monsoon patterns, former National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) Chief Scientist Dr M R Ramesh Kumar said recently. Speaking on the Southwest Monsoon, El Nino, La Nina and climate change, Dr Kumar told The Navhind Times that the state []

Ponda: Days after the assistant jailor and noted litterateur Dr Ramnath Pandhari Gawade died by suicide, his wife has lodged a complaint with Ponda police alleging that harassment by senior officials at Colvale Central Jail drove him to take the extreme step. In her complaint, Rutika Gawade sought registration of an FIR against the jail []

Margao: Goa Forward Party (GFP) president Vijai Sardesai on Sunday said the rise of Gen Z had reshaped politics and could no longer be ignored, as the party announced a statewide yatra to engage with people across Goa ahead of the Assembly elections. Gen Z has woken and shown that when we ignore them they []

Valpoi: The state government will introduce a pension scheme for full-time rural journalists, who have completed 50 years of age, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said this at the Patrakar Din 2026 programme at Ravindra Bhavan, Sankhali. Sawant also said the government would introduce special welfare schemes for senior journalists, under which eligible journalists would be []

New Delhi: The first batch of Indian athletes, including ace weightlifter Mirabai Chanu and Lovepreet Singh, returned home to a heros welcome after a successful Commonwealth Games (CWG) campaign with hundreds of fans lining up to receive them at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Sunday. Olympic medallist Mirabai clinched her third successive Commonwealth []

5,792 people shifted to 209 relief camps across state Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Sunday said eight people had died, eight remained missing, and 13 were injured after heavy rain triggered landslides, flooding and widespread damage across the state on Saturday. In a statement issued by his office, Satheesan said 27 houses []

New Delhi: A man threw a slipper at Independent MP Pappu Yadav during a press conference at his house on Sunday after the lawmaker defended his skit inside the Parliament House complex on the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple, leading to a scuffle between his supporters and the attacker. Yadav was addressing []

New Delhi: Indias installed solar power capacity has surged by a massive 50-fold from a mere 3 GW in 2014 to scale the 162.15 GW mark till June 30, 2026, marking the dawn of a new era in renewable energy, according to a factsheet issued by the government on Sunday. The country added 37 GW []

Arrest seven accused, expose 313 mule bank accounts Panaji: In one of the largest coordinated operations against cyber-enabled financial crime in recent years, Goa Police has arrested seven accused, issued notices to 24 others and identified over 300 mule bank accounts linked to cyber frauds worth over Rs 2.5 crore by launching Operation Cyber Vigil, []

Warns of designs of enemy nations New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the countrys youth to take a pledge against substance abuse, saying drugs can give them a high for some time, but would make their entire career and personal life low. Launching the Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan, []

NT Reporter Margao Following a report published by The Navhind Times on July 29, highlighting the worsening condition of roads and large potholes at the Margao KTC bus stand, the Public Works Department (PWD) on Saturday carried out repair work at thepremises. The immediate patchwork has brought relief to thousands of daily commuters, visitors, bus []

NT Reporter Ponda Power Minister Ramakrishna Sudin Dhavalikar said that many young politicians today were more focused on celebrating birthdays with money sponsored by supporters than on serving society. He also urged journalists to continue searchingfor and bringing out the truth, saying fearless journalism is essential to strengthening the fourth pillar of democracy. Addressing the []

NT Reporter Panaji St Cruz MLA Rodolfo Fernandes on Saturday took strong objection to the opening of a second Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in the constituency. He charged that the move is politically motivated and aimed at obstructing his development work. Speaking to the pressmen, Fernandes said that he had no opposition to anyone []

NT Reporter Margao Journalists should focus more on peoples issues rather than politics, senior journalist Pramod Prabhugaonkar said on Saturday. Speaking at a commemoration marking the 106th death anniversary of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak at the Margao Press Room, Prabhugaonkar said social issues are often taking a back seat amid extensive coverage of politics. There []

NT Reporter Panaji The High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed the state government to review the promotional dates of two Superintendents in the Law Department. The petitioners, Gauri Damodar Naik and Shayani U Naik, challenged the prospective nature of their promotions in 2025. Originally appointed as legal assistants in 2007, they were transferred []

NT Reporter Panaji After months of public awareness campaigns, software calibration and repeated extensions to its trial phase, Goa on Saturday formally launched AI-based traffic enforcement, with automated cameras across state beginning to issue electronic challans to motorists violating traffic rules. The rollout marks a significant step towards technology-driven policing aimed at improving road safety []

NT Reporter Margao/Panaji Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Girish Chodankar and Goa Forward Party (GFP) chief Vijai Sardesai on Saturday held preliminary discussions on a possible alliance for the nextAssembly elections. Sardesai said he had initiated the talks in keeping with a promise made at a meeting in Canacona. As promised, today I went []

Special Correspondent Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday said people from outside the state came to Goa and tried to instigate Goan youth and local residents tojoin NEET protests. However, the Goan youth and their parents were wise and did not fall for this propaganda, he added, pointing out, In the future too Goans []

PTI New Delhi Demanding Union Home Minister Amit Shahs resignation over the July 20 crackdown on anti-paper leak protestors in Delhi, AISA president Neha Bora said the movement has evolved into a wider campaign seeking accountability from the Centre over the alleged police action. Bora, who observed a 23-day hunger strike during the agitation, told []

AP Cairo US President Donald Trump threatened more strikes on Iran as the United States presses for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Hours later on Saturday, Kuwait said it responded to a new round of drone attacks from Iran while a tanker was struck in the strategic waterway. Meanwhile, Israel carried out heavy []