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Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday said the state government is ready to acquire and develop the historic Shuddhikaran site at Chimbel, restore four deity idols and preserve the states cultural heritage, provided the community concerned formally seeks government intervention. The site is reportedly associated with the Shuddhikaran movement of February 26, 1928, when []

Vulnerability could impact 70% of websites worldwide Washington: Governments and corporations worked throughout the night to update software after the AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a programming language vital to about 70 per cent of websites globally. Many government sites appeared to be working on Thursday, but outages or limited service remained while security work []

Buses were involved in 18 fatal crashes that claimed 21 lives: Report Abdul Wahab Khan Panaji : The number of accidents involving Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL) buses has increased from 28 in 2021-22 to 74 in 2025-26, a rise of over 164 per cent in five years, while the accident rate has nearly doubled []

NT Reporter Panaji Holding that a rat bite suffered by a patient at Goa Medical College (GMC), Bambolim, amounted to a serious human rights violation, the Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) has recommended sweeping measures to improve hospital sanitation, strengthen rodent control and prevent waste accumulation in wards. The commission, in its inquiry report dated []

Naresh S Panaji Nearly 11 years after an emergency liver transplant saved his life, Goan athlete Umesh N Dhavalikar won four gold medals and a silver at the 6th Hong Kong Transplant and Dialysis Games, held from October 16 to 19. He won gold in the 100m, 200m, 3km race walk and ball throw, besides []

NT Reporter Canacona A 37-year-old man, Sanjay Naik, was allegedly murdered with a sharp weapon at a chicken centre in Mashem, Loliem, on Wednesday evening, triggering protests by hundreds of locals who demanded that the accused be handed over to them. The incident was captured by a CCTV camera installed on the premises. The crowd []

Shahin Bepari Lambe Panaji The ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-CCARI) at Old Goa plans to develop mud crab farming methods suited to Goa, drawing on a successful model from Andhra Pradesh, institute scientist Trivesh Mayekar said. The project will examine ways to improve crab survival rates, ensure a reliable supply of juvenile crabs, and []

PTI Dushanbe India on Tuesday said that there can be no justification for terrorism and no double standards in addressing the menace, as it called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states to make concerted efforts to dismantle the entire ecosystem of terrorism. Addressing the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government []

NT Reporter Panaji Following the welfare measures announced for contractual employees of the Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC), union leaders sought written assurances on their implementation and raised concerns over the corporations electronic ticketing system. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday announced a welfare package for contractual drivers and conductors at KTCs 46th anniversary function. Union []

NT Reporter Panaji In a relief to KTC bus commuters, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday announced a 20 per cent subsidy on Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL) monthly bus passes from November 1 and a 30 per cent subsidy on annual passes, even as the cash-strapped corporation continues to incur daily operational losses ofaround []

Abdul Wahab Khan Panaji A study has found that scrub typhus, an under-recognised rickettsial re-emerging infectious disease with the potential to cause life-threatening complications, is circulating across Goa, with nearly three in every 10 samples tested at Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC) testing positive over one year. The new study has identified Tiswadi and []

Agencies Hawally Chiki struck an 85th-minute winner as FC Goa overcame a spirited Fortis FC fightback to secure a 2-1 victory in their AFC Challenge League 2026-27 Group C encounter here on Tuesday. Having lost their opening fixture, Goa made an aggressive start and took the lead in the sixth minute when Udanta Singhs cross []

NT Reporter Panaji Goa were on the verge of securing a substantial first-innings lead after a late batting collapse left Bihar reeling at 194 for nine, still trailing by 101 runs on the second day of their Col CK Nayudu Trophy Elite Under-23 encounter. Replying to Goas first-innings total of 295, Bihar were comfortably placed []

NT Reporter Sinquetim The Association for the Wellbeing of Elder Sportspersons (AWES) marked its tenth anniversary with a sports festival and felicitation of veteran athletes and historic clubs at the Sinquetim Sports Complex, Navelim. Former players, officials and administrators reunited for competitions in seven-a-side football, volleyball, mixed 33 basketball and athletics, with Padma Shri awardee []

People buy marigolds on the eve of Dussehra (Dasara) at the KTC bus stand in Panaji. The festival celebrates the victory of good over evil. |Atish Naik

Panaji: In what appears to be another form of online fraud, a Panaji-based firm dealing in pumps, motors and accessories was allegedly cheated of over Rs 6.37 lakh after an unidentified person placed orders through WhatsApp and provided false payment references as proof of NEFT transactions. The Panaji Police have registered an FIR in the []

Panaji: The Agriculture Department will soon issue an advisory urging farmers to stop paddy cultivation and take up vegetables and pulses wherever possible, as the state faces a water shortage due to a rainfall deficit. Director of Agriculture Chandrahas Dessai said the department had estimated the losses suffered by farmers due to the rainfall deficit []

Panaji: A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP-led government in Goa of corruption, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday dismissed the political impact of Gandhis 10-minute walk in the state and called the Congress-led yatra a total failure. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event, Sawant questioned why Gandhi had []

PTI New Delhi Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday decried Rahul Gandhis march to the Supreme Court as a drama, alleging that the Congress has been blaming the Election Commission for its defeats while its own visionless leadership is responsible for the electoral setbacks. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters, he also []

Through Articurate, ceramic artist Archana Desai creates functional pottery while working towards establishing her own studio CHRISTINE MACHADONT BUZZ Pottery began as a hobby for Archana Desai, who first tried the craft during a class at her friend Sonali Bolars studio. Having grown up around women who enjoyed knitting, sewing and painting, Desai also took []

VINIKA VISWAMBHARANNT BUZZ The memory of a police jeep arriving at his school and asking teachers to send students home remains with 77-year-old senior journalist, Gurudas Sawal. It was the eve of Goas Liberation, an event he witnessed as a schoolboy. Decades later, he draws on such memories and years of political reporting in his []

Method is now used in laboratories around the world to reveal brains mysteries Stockholm: The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded on Monday to three scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells. Karl Deisseroth, 54, Peter Hegemann, 71, and Georg Nagel, 73, have []

News report says Election Commissioners had objected on record at least 14 times over past 10 months; EC says decisions unanimous New Delhi: Differences in the Election Commission with two election commissioners repeatedly dissenting over the SIR of voter list spilled into the open on Wednesday, triggering Opposition demands for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumars []

New Delhi: An umpire selected by the captain of a cricket team that eventually wins would always be suspected over his decisions even if they are correct, Supreme Court judge Dipankar Datta said on Wednesday to highlight that the Executive will have an effective veto in the selection of the Chief Election Commissioner and election []

Panaji: The state government is considering introducing a formal caretaker system at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC) to assist patients during their hospital stay and reduce the financial burden on their families. Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Wednesday that the government would work out a structured system under which caretakers would be []

Said to be the first woman to play the Portuguese guitar professionally in fado, Marta Pereira da Costa will debut in Goa in concert with sitarist Ustad Chhote Rahimat Khantoday VINIKA VISWAMBHARAN | NT BUZZ When I started performing in fado houses, I got to know that there were no women playing the Portuguese guitar, []

They will face HOPS FC, Roots FC and Krida Sirsaim: Goas SESA Football Academy will begin its campaign in the inaugural AIFF U15 Womens Youth League in Group A, alongside HOPS FC, Roots FC and Krida Prabodhini Pune. The competition is set to kick off on October 15 at the Sporting Planet Sports Complex in []

NT Reporter Margao Moving to address groundwater depletion, the Water Resources Department (WRD) has launched a state-wide campaign targeting the completion of 200 rainwater harvesting projects across the state, with every department engineer required to adopt two projects within their jurisdiction and execute them within a year. The scheme will focus on high-potential catchments, particularly []

NT Reporter Panaji Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Akshat Ayush will take charge as the new Superintendent of Police (SP), South Goa, from September 12, replacing IPS officer Tikam Singh Verma, who has been transferred to Jammu and Kashmir. Ayush is currently serving as ADC to the Governor of Goa. In an order issued by []

NT Reporter Vasco Vasco BJP MLA Krishna Salkar has appealed to people and Ganesh mandal committees to celebrate Chaturthi while following the prescribed rules and avoiding inconvenience to others. Salkar made the appeal during a review meeting attended by the deputy collector, mamlatdar, police officials and representatives of various mandal committees. The meeting reviewed preparations []

Goas literacy milestone must now translate into greater digital and civic empowerment Yesterday, the world celebrated the 60th anniversary of International Literacy Day (ILD). UNESCO is marking it across two days September 8 and 9 in Mexico. Celebrated under the theme Literacy for people, the planet and prosperity, according to UNESCO, ILD 2026 []

Jyoti Bandekar talks to NT BUZZ about her latest book, Tai Smruti Sugandh, which shares memories of her elder sister, late Shashikala Kakodkar, the first woman Chief Minister of Goa RAMNATH N PAI RAIKAR French novelist George Sand had observed that Memory is the perfume of the soul. Memories, with their lingering presence in []

Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK), Porvorim recently organised a national symposium, in collaboration with St. Aloysius (Deemed to be University), Mangalore on the topic Rediscovering Sixteenth Century Local Language Literature in Goa: Texts, Traditions, and Historical Narratives. The objective of this symposium was to re-examine the emergence of local language literary traditions in the 16th []

Mohammad Shami, Mukesh Kumar reduce Tilak Varma-led side to 242/6 Chennai: East Zone tighten their grip on the Duleep Trophy final as they restricted South Zone to 242 for six at stumps on the third day here on Tuesday. South still trail by 466 runs after East piled up a mammoth 708 in their first []

Their half-centuries help Goa reach 174/4 in reply to Vidarbhas 393 Panaji: Goa skipper Snehal Kauthankars unbeaten 62 kept his sides hopes alive after Vidarbha posted 393 in their first innings on the second day of the Dr (Capt) Thimmappiah Memorial Cricket Tournament at the IAF Ground Bengaluruon Tuesday. Vidarbha, resuming at 310/4, were bowled []

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 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 []

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 []

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 []

Panaji: The water supply from the Tillari Dam to three major talukas in North Goa namely Pernem, Bardez and Bicholim will remain suspended for three months as Maharashtra is undertaking repair works on the canal network, which could bring about hardship to the people. Minister for Water Resources Subhash Shirodkar said a pipeline linked to []

Following Konkani Rashtramanyatai Dis on August 20, NT NETWORK looks at whether a Konkani degree can translate into a sustainable career as opportunities expand beyond teaching and translation VINIKA VISWAMBHARANNT NETWORK Konkani has Constitutional recognition and official status in Goa, and its presence extends across literature, culture,and an increasingly digital space. But for students choosing []

Panaji: With the state government permitting up to 20 per cent Plaster of Paris (PoP) content in Ganesh idols for the forthcoming festival, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) will conduct random checks to ensure that the PoP content remains within the permissible limit. GSPCB scientist Mohan Girap said the pollution board, along with []

Says Cong will decide on casinos if voted to power Panaji: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Girish Chodankar on Thursday alleged that drug rackets in the state are being operated with the blessings of people in power and claimed that the security guard caught smuggling drugs into the Central jail is a part of []

Panaji: The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) has claimed that currently it tops in the Ponda electoral constituency as far as the prospects at the state assembly election are concerned. Power Minister and MGP leader, Ramakrishna Sudin Dhavalikar said that his party stands very strong in Ponda if the political equations are considered. Quoting a latest []

Mogadishu: Six Indians were aboard a Cameroon-flagged cargo ship hijacked by pirates off Somalias Puntland coast earlier this week, a Somali official said Thursday. The M/V LUTUF, which was carrying Turkish weapons, was seized on Monday and taken by the pirates toward the regions Nugaal coast. The ship was seized about three and a half []

Kyiv: Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and the surrounding region with scores of missiles and drones in a nighttime aerial attack that lasted for hours and killed at least 16 people, officials said Thursday. Moscows forces have in recent months intensified their ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, exploiting Ukraines chronic shortage of US-made []

London: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have decided to move back to the UK with their two children later this month but will remain non-working members of the royal family, according to UK media reports. Harry, the younger son of King Charles III, relocated with his family to the US six years ago []

Dhaka: Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, a longtime secretary general of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and a close ally of former premier Khaleda Zia, was on Thursday elected as the countrys new President in the first contested poll for the post in 35 years. The 78-year-old BNP stalwart defeated his lone rival Colonel (retd) []