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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 A special court in North Goa has taken cognisance of the offence in a money laundering case against Krishan Kumar alias Vijay Kumar Jaiswal, his wife Rashmi Jaiswal and three companies. The court has adjourned the matter for arguments before charge on September 30. Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Panaji zonal office, in []

NT Reporter Panaji Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) has proposed a multi-storey government complex at Morod in Mapusa at an estimated cost of Rs 110 crore, GSIDC chairman and Calangute MLA Michael Lobo saidon Friday. Speaking to reporters, Lobo said the proposedfacility would bring several government departments currently functioningfrom different locations across Mapusa under []

NT Reporter Mapusa/Margao The Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) seized and destroyed over 900 kg of food items during a statewide festive-season crackdown, with inspections in Bardez, Mar-gao, Quepem and Dharbandora uncovering food safety, hygiene and labelling violations. In Bardez, FDA officials on Friday conducted a surveillance drive across the taluka, inspect-ing six []

NT Reporter Panaji The Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services Department, along with urban and rural local bodies, will conduct a state-wide survey of stray dogs, pet dogs and stray cattle from October 1 to 15, following directions from the High Court of Bombay at Goa. The survey will collect area- and locality-wise data to assist []

NT Reporter Panaji With workers still clearing residue and material left behind from the inauguration ceremony held on Tuesday, the opening of the Porvorim elevated corridor to traffic, which was scheduled for 4 pm on Friday, was postponed to 6 pm. Excited motorists eager to be among the first to drive on the much-anticipated corridor []

PTI New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for BRICS to turn its growing economic weight into greater investment and expanded business ties, stressing that freedom of navigation, secure sea lanes and the safety of seafarers were essential to keeping global trade running. Addressing the BRICS Business Forum in India, Modi urged the []

PTI New Delhi The Supreme Court has asked the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), which has proposed phased implementation of front-of-package labelling (FoPL) on packaged foods, to come up with more clarifications on the planned labels of nutrients of concern, fat, sugar and salt. FoPL is nutritional information graphic on food []

NT Reporter Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said that Goa state was formed on the basis of language and it would not be appropriate to alter the existing provision under the official language framework. Speaking on the demand to make Marathi a state language along with Konkani, the Chief Minister said that he []

PTI New Delhi In a strategic balancing act triggered by escalating global trade tensions, India is leveraging the two-day BRICS summit starting Saturday to position the grouping as a complementary engine for economic growth while championing the Global Souths core developmental priorities most notably safeguarding food, energy, and supply chain security. With New Delhi []

A leaking roof, a broken toilet or a poorly maintained classroom are among the visible problems found in schools. But the larger question is whether Goas schools are preparing children to think critically and compete in a changing world and what its education system is achieving in that regard. The debate, therefore, extends beyond individual []

EDITORIAL CMs composure carries government agenda through 3-day Assembly session Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday night told the House that his government is focusing on futuristic development, and that this is reflected in his Goa Budget. He referred to the infrastructural development Goa has witnessed since 2014 all with the support of the []

NT Reporter Margao Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday said that the concept of One Nation, One Election cannot currently be implemented in the country, as it is not stipulated in the Constitution of India. The CEC was interacting with students at the Ravindra Bhavan in Margao, providing a platform for the participants []

NT Reporter Panaji The state government will launch the Goa Ujwala Yojana on September 5, providing the equivalent cost of three domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders annually through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to the LPG and piped natural gas (PNG) consumers in the state. The scheme will have no income limit. Coming out with []

Amresh Parab Panaji Senior citizens falling prey to cyberfrauds is on the rise in Goa, with 71 elderly residents losing over Rs 39 crore since 2023. The most common among these cyberfrauds is the digital arrest scam, through which cybercriminals have siphoned off large sums of money, followed by online investment scams. Referring to the []

NT Reporter Panaji The High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed authorities to place before it the 2025 census data on street dogs in Goa bySeptember 8. The High Court issued the direction while hearing a suo motu writ petition on the stray dog issue, along with an application filed by the Goa Animal []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa Animal Federation (GAF) claimed that the actual number of stray dog bite and scratch cases in the state could be around 120 this year, rather than the 12,021 animal bite cases reported in the Assembly, stating that the official figure does not represent individual stray dogbite cases. GAF president and []

NT Reporter Ponda Sancordem Panchayat has raised 47 objections and demands over the proposed notification declaring parts of the Western Ghats as an Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA), with the concerns placed before the gram sabha on Sunday. Following the discussion, sarpanch Sanjana Narvekar and Zilla Panchayat member Rupesh Desai decided to meet Chief Minister Pramod []

NT Reporter Panaji Twenty-four persons have lost their lives in fatal road accidents along the national highway between Bambolim and Agassaim since 2024. The data was provided in a written reply in the Assembly. St Andre MLA Viresh Borkar asked whetherthe government proposed to implement a comprehensive safety audit of the NH-66 stretch from Bambolim []

Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday stated in the Assembly that the state would make no compromise on the ongoing Mhadei river diversion dispute and would not withdraw its legal challenges under any circumstances. Sawants statement came in response to Opposition concerns over the Mhadei dispute and recent remarks by Union Minister Pralhad Joshi. []

With just a week remaining before the grand six-lane Porvorim flyover is officially inaugurated on September 9, the infrastructural marvel was bathed in luminous brilliance on Wednesday, transforming the structure into a visual spectacle. |Atish Naik

Chief Minister defends electricity charges Panaji: A heated debate broke out in the State Legislative Assembly on Wednesday over power tariffs and smart meters, leading the Opposition MLAs to storm the Well of the House twice as they demanded relief from the surging electricity bills and urged that smart meters remain optional for consumers. Making []

Sub-inspector shifted over dispute in restaurant Panaji: Goa police on Wednesday initiated departmental action against newly recruited Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) Viraj Sawant, attached to the Porvorim police station, for reportedly misbehaving with restaurant staff during a dispute over food bill. The incident occurred at an establishment in Porvorim, prompting a complaint to be filed at []

Panaji: The state government will acquire around 2 lakh square metres of Goa University land on the Taleigao plateau to develop a common campus for five colleges, with the new Goa College of Pharmacy and Goa College of Architecture targeted for completion by next year, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday. Replying to the []

Govt taking steps to bring number of villages down to 98: Satheesan Thiruvananthapuram: Keralam Chief Minister VD Satheesan on Wednesday said the state government had sought to limit the proposed ESA in the Western Ghats to 8,590 sq km across 98 villages. Addressing a press conference here, Satheesan said there was no need for concern []

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered a CBI probe into the death of Disha Salian, former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, and pulled up the Mumbai Police for failing to register an FIR for six years, observing that their probe raises more questions than answers. A division bench of Justices Sarang []

New Delhi: Global temperature rise is set to cross the 1.5-C threshold, likely within the next few years, intensifying extreme weather, ecosystem loss and submersion of small island developing nations, according to a new UN report released on Wednesday. The report, Limiting Overshoot, released by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) emphasised the need for immediate []

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday alleged that the SIR being carried out by the Election Commission is an exercise aimed at helping the BJP win elections and urged the Supreme Court to stop the bulk deletions taking place under it. The former Union minister also alleged that the Special Intensive Revision []

From observing wetlands to designing for their recovery, Biopod+Co. brings its approach to Goa VINIKA VISWAMBHARAN What if the wetlands around us were not just landscapes to protect, but systems we could learn from? That question lies at the heart of Biopod+Co.s Designing with Nature, an exhibition at Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts, Altinho, []

A look at the Goa model and the road ahead Dr. Manorama Bakshi & Dr. Arjun Kumar Indias health protection landscape has gradually moved from fragmented, state-specific insurance arrangements towards broader public assurance systems. Within this shift, Goa offers a distinctive model. Goas health assurance question The Deen Dayal Swasthya Seva Yojana (DDSSY) was introduced []

The Rakshas Battle of the Bands 2026 was held on August 15 at Emerald Lawns, Parra with 10 bands competing for the top spots. Organised by Slipdisc Advertising and Events, the event brought together musicians from different styles and generations. Chief guest Daniel Lobo attended the event. The competing bands were Roar Engine, Collision Course, []

The state must fast-track the agriculture policy to stop coconut output decline Coconuts are an integral part of Goas cultural, economic and ecological fabric. The fruit forms the foundation of the states culinary traditions and religious rituals. Economically, it drives various small-scale industries such as the production of coconut oil, coir, copra, jaggery, yeast, and []

Posts of cardiologist, nephrologists, neurologist filled at south district hosp: Rane Margao: A majority of referrals from Primary Health Centres (PHCs) go to South Goa District Hospital (SGDH) and Goa Medical College (GMC), the government said on Tuesday. Information provided during the ongoing Assembly session stated that SGDH received 6,996 referrals from PHCs last year []

Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the government would work with private entities, departments and MLAs to expand market opportunities for products made by self-help groups (SHGs), instead of limiting their sales to local festivals and events. Speaking during a calling-attention discussion moved by Siolim BJP MLA Delilah Lobo on monitoring the functioning, activities and []

Panaji: Recovery notices issued to mining companies in the state received poor response with a whopping Rs 257.9 crore of the dues remaining unpaid, the government said in the legislative assembly on Tuesday. The chartered accountant (CA) audit report on illegal mining had estimated Rs 319.5 crore, to be recouped from mining companies, of which []

AP Washington President Donald Trump arrives at an awkward moment for his presidency on Friday as the US-Israel war against Iran reaches the six-month mark, a notable milestone for a conflict that the Republican leader repeatedly assured Americans would be a little excursion lasting a matterof weeks. The war isnt over, though Trump claims that []

AP Washington As rescue teams searched Thursday for missing people following catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border, Earth scientists reviewed satellite imagery for clues to the cause and assessed the devastation. The flooding killed hundreds of people in Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday. Many more are still missing, including scores of foreigners and pilgrims. Geomorphologists []

PTI Patna Parts of Bihar faced the threat of a deluge as water levels in the Ganga, Gandak, Kosi and Burhi Gandak rivers showed a rising trend following the devastating flash floods and rains in neighbouring Nepal. A senior official here said that excess water brought in by the flash floods has caused the Gandak []

PTI Thane/Mumbai Five Booth Level Officers (BLOs) were suspended after 3,400 enumeration forms related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls were found at a photocopy shop in Navi Mumbai, triggering a clash between Shiv Sena (UBT) and BJP activists, police and district officials said. The Sena (UBT) workers confronted a man, who []

PTI New Delhi Penguin Random House India (PRHI) on Friday said it had been keen to publish Sonia Gandhis memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love throughout the relevant discussions but it is their prerogative and responsibility to fact check authors. It is not the publisher of the book in India, PRHI said in a statement, []

EDITORIAL Give Panajis heritage buildings a new future by restoring and reopening them Panajis distinct architectural heritage, from pre-colonial structures such as the Adil Shah Palace to Indo-Portuguese mansions, is more than just brick and mortar. They represent the regions socio-cultural evolution and serve as a tangible connection to the past. According to the CCP, []

At the governing council meeting of NITI Aayog earlier this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for district-level GDP estimates to shift economic measurement from top-down national aggregates to decentralised, grassroots assessments. Aggregates are neat headline numbers, but they often hide the messy details underneath. The core objective of measuring economic performance across individual districts []

Goas new community radio, Radio Mandovi is handing over the mic to locals. NT BUZZ speaks to the man behind the idea KALYANI JHA | NT BUZZ As an economist working in the education space, Ashwin Fernandes work often takes him to universities around India and abroad. It was there that he first observed the []