The Navhind Times

Filmmakers Anil Purohit and Jay Amonkar won Best Documentary and Best Film of Goa, respectively, at the 13th Goa Short Film Festival in Pune for White Gold and Medium Piece RAMANDEEP KAUR | NT BUZZ The sights and sounds of Goas traditional salt trade have stayed with Anil Purohit from childhood. He recalls, I remember []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has proposed a high-precision aerial LiDAR survey of khazan lands in Morombi-O-Pequeno village in Tiswadi to identify vulnerable areas, map possible encroachments and assess the effects of tidal flooding and coastal changes on the traditional estuarine ecosystem. The pilot project will be undertaken in collaboration []

At Ironman 70.3 Goa, Sawant says he will return to flag off the event next year Panaji : With Goa scheduled to go to Assembly polls early next year, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday expressed confidence that the BJP will return to power for a third consecutive term, asserting that he would be back []

NT reporter Ella Dempo SC head coach Samir Naik has called on supporters to turn up in large numbers at the PJN Stadium, Fatorda, as the club begins its Indian Football League 2026-27 campaign on Sunday, believing their backing could provide an added boost to his youthful squad. We always want to see our Dempo []

Tawadkar to lead delegation to meet Solicitor General Panaji: The Goa government has decided to approach the Supreme Court to safeguard the process of granting political reservation to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community in the Goa Legislative Assembly, following an interim order passed by the High Court of Bombay at Goa. The decision was taken []

Panaji: The Revenue Department has notified revised minimum land rates for the financial year 2026-27 across Pernem, Bardez, Tiswadi, Salcete and Mormugao talukas, with base values ranging from Rs 1,500 to Rs 25,000 per square metre. As per the notification, Panaji, Bambolim, Assagao, Anjuna, Candolim and Calangute have been assigned the highest base rate of []

Panaji: The Goa government on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with energy trading group ANVI to develop a Rs 5,000-crore liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) import and storage terminal at the Mormugao port, aimed at strengthening states energy security and reducing dependence on supplies transported by road from the neighbouring states. The project is []

EDITORIAL Stray dog management needs sustained investment and scientific intervention Instead of sending confusing signals to animal welfare organisations and the animal-lover community by announcing fancy schemes to control the stray dog population on beaches, the state government must focus its attention on increasing dog sterilisation. A recent announcement of an adoption scheme for beach []

A Delhi special courts decision to allow seven foreign nationals under National Investigation Agency (NIA) investigation in a terrorism-related case to travel home for a month raises a constitutional question: how should criminal law balance national security, investigative deadlines and personal liberty? The accused, an American national, Matthew Aaron VanDyke and six Ukrainian citizens were []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) has recommended continued monitoring of industrial units operated by United Spirits Ltd and United Breweries Ltd, located at Bethoda, Ponda to prevent a recurrence of foul odour reported by nearby residents. The commission took suo motu cognisance of the issue after a report published in The []

PTI New Delhi Population census will be conducted across India, except in poll-going and snow-bound regions, from January 25 to February 28, 2027, the Census Commissioner announced on Friday. According to an official notification, the reference date for the census shall be 00:00 hours of March 1, 2027. In all states and Union territories, except []

PTI Kolkata/Guwahati West Bengal shifted 12,000 people living along the Sankosh in Alipurduar district to safety, while Assam closely monitored the situation in vulnerable areas of Dhubri and Kokrajhar districts after the rivers water level rose following a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in adjoining Bhutan, officials said. Water level in the Sankosh, which forms []

Flags casteist divisions during elections as a major challenge New Delhi: Coining a slogan, We Will Do It, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that India will become a developed nation by 2047, but flagged casteist divisions during elections as a major challenge. Addressing the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Sabha to mark a quarter-century as []

Agency to be selected to organise road shows Panaji: The Tourism Department plans to spend Rs 4.35 crore on promotional road shows in Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, with an estimated Rs 1.45 crore to be spent in each state. The department has retendered the request for proposal (RFP) to select an agency to []

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 []

Study says maintaining landscape connectivity is essential for preventing genetic isolation Abdul Wahab Khan Panaji : Goa may be a small part of Indias Western Ghats, but it holds strategically important habitat for the sloth bear, with a new national assessment identifying 357 square kilometres of suitable habitat in the state, including 37 sq km []

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 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 []