The Navhind Times

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 A number of joint political hoardings of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Goa Forward Party (GFP), attacking the Congress and the BJP, are the handiwork of the BJP, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Girish Chodankarsaid. Both parties (AAP and GFP) have faced defections, GFP in the past and recently []

NT Reporter Margao State Bharatiya Janata Party president Damodar Damu Naik said on Saturday that the proposed alliance between the Goa Forward Party (GFP) and AAP to form a Third Front is intended solely for their own benefit and would not serve the interests of the people of Goa. His remarks followed speculation in Goas []

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 []

NT Reporter Panaji The High Court of Bombay at Goa has dismissed apetition filed by the comunidade of Margao challenging an order directing it to refund over Rs 67 lakh received as compensation for land acquiredfor the expansion of National Highway 17 (now NH-66). The court upheld the directive issued by theCompetent Authority of Land []

NT Reporter Panaji The sewage problem at the Central Jail, Colvale, has persisted despite repeated cleaning and maintenance work, with the jail authorities informing the Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) that temporary arrangements are still being used to clear sewage. The matter had come before GHRC following an email complaint received on August 26 from []

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 []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa Polices crime branch has arrested Qazu Sheikh (28) and Suraj Acharya (36), both natives of Maharashtra, and Israr Ali (25), hailing from Uttar Pradesh, in connection with the August 28 firing incident in Porvorim in which Shrinivas Nayak, director of Majestic Pride Group, escaped unhurt. The accused are suspected to []

They edge past Damodar HSS Gudi-Paroda via penalties in final Bambolim: Vasantrao Dempo Higher Secondary School, Cujira, were crowned state champions in the U-17 Boys Subroto Mukherjee Cup after edging Damodar Higher Secondary School, Gudi-Paroda, 4-2 on penalties following a thrilling 3-3 draw at Atal Stadium on National Sports Day. Damodar made a flying start []

Will bring greater transparency, address unauthorised operations Panaji: Minister for Transport and Panchayati Raj Mauvin Godinho on Friday said the government had outlined measures to streamline transport operations and improve the process of panchayat-level mapping and surveys across the state. Godinho said that, as far as the rent-a-cab segment was concerned, the government had completed []

Nestled in Sangolda, the newly opened Meraki Art Cafe serves up a different kind of experience, with a menu of art activities for visitors to try their hand at CHRISTINE MACHADO | NT BUZZ The little purple door leading into the space hints at the beginning of a memorable adventure. And as you step inside []

NT Reporter Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said that the Goa state assembly will take up as many as 13 bills on its first day, including supplementary appropriation bills, during the upcoming three-day monsoon session of the House, which is set to begin on August 31. These bills will be passed on the []

NT Reporter Panaji Prof Rajendra Gad has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Goa University. He replaces Prof Harilal Menon. Governor P Ashok Gajapathi Raju, who is the university Chancellor, has issued the appointment order. Gad will take charge of his post on August 25. Around 200 applicants had applied for the post of []

NT Reporter Pernem Chief Minister Pramod Sawant called upon the younger generation to shoulder the responsibility of building a developed India, saying the benefits of the countrys progress would largely belong to Gen Z and Gen Alpha. Addressing a gathering on Independence Day at the historic Patradevi memorial, where 33 freedom fighters were martyred in []

PTI New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged political parties to rise above differences to help secure 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures, called on the youth to take the lead in building a developed India, and warned that armed Naxalism has been eliminated but dimagi Naxals still lurked. In his []

NT Reporter Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday said the Goa Human Resource Development will create 6,000 to 8,000 jobs in the next six months, and linked the job creation to wider efforts on infrastructure, connectivity and cultural preservation. Addressing the people during the 80th Independence Day celebrations held near the old secretariat, the []

NT Reporter Panaji Goa recorded 40 cases of crime against foreign tourists between 2022 and 2024, with the police filing chargesheets in 28 cases. Trials were completed in four cases, resulting in two convictions, according to data tabled in the Rajya Sabha on August 13 by Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Shekhawat said tourism, including []

Abdul Wahab Khan Panaji A bacterium living on jellyfish found off the Goa coast has emerged as a promising source of a biodegradable polymer after researchers isolated it from Chrysaora and demonstrated its ability to rapidly produce exopolysaccharide (EPS), a class of biopolymers with potential applications ranging from food and cosmetics to pharmaceuticals and environmental []

As Goa prepares for ST reservation in four Assembly constituencies, questions arise over representation,political opportunity, rotation and whether the system will benefit those most in need MITHIL FALDESAI Four of Goas 40 Assembly constituencies are expected to be reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates in the upcoming election. This is exactly 10% of the Assembly, []

NT Reporter Curchorem Power Minister Ramkrishna Sudin Dhavalikar said people should remember the sacrifices of freedom fighters and patriots while enjoying the fruits of freedom. Today we are enjoying the fruits of freedom. But to achieve this, innumerable freedom fighters and patriots not only struggled but sacrificed their lives for the sake of the country, []

NT Reporter Margao The Benaulim BlockCongress on Saturday launched a drive to collect relief materials for people affected by floods in Assam, with the materials to becollected at its office from August 15 to 21. The drive was launched during a programme at the Benaulim Block Congress Office, where two young entrepreneurs, Lessley Pereira and []

NT Reporter Bicholim Mayem MLA Premendra Shet on Saturday said people should be aware of their responsibility towards serving the nation, while Bicholim MLADr Chandrakant Shetye called for unity and secularism to strengthen the country. Shet hoisted the Tricolour at a function organised by the Deputy Collectors office in the presence ofShetye. People should be []

NT Reporter Margao Benaulim AAP MLA Venzy Viegas on Saturday said citizens must question the government over their rights, while raising concerns over land conversion, paper leaks and the state of health and education. Speaking after unfurling the national flag at his office on Independence Day, Viegas said, For 79 years the national flag is []

Agencies New Delhi Days after the Bar Council of India (BCI) ordered State Bar Councils to freeze the enrolment of NALSARs entire 2026 graduating batch, only to withdraw the move following widespread criticism and a rebuke from the Supreme Court, BCI chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra has apologised to law students and said they must always []

PTI Faridabad Faridabad police have busted a fake call centre operating from a hotel in Delhis Rajouri Garden and arrested seven people, including its alleged mastermind, for cheating around 400 to 500 people, officials saidon Saturday. Faridabad police have arrested seven people, including the alleged mastermind of the racket, and recovered 14 mobile phones and []

PTI Chamoli (Uttarakhand) Rescuers on Saturday found one more dead inside a tunnel under construction inundated with water two days ago here, leading to the death of seven workers, with the clock ticking for the couple of workersstill inside. Twenty-two people were trapped inside the three-kilometre tunnel when the water rushed in around 7 pm []

Dr. Nandkumar M. Kamat Nobody who watched India through the 1990s decades of hijackings, the Parliament attack, 26/11, hundreds of soldiers lost quietly to infiltration would have predicted where the country stands today. Uri broke something in 2016, when surgical strikes first openly put punitive cross-border action on the table. Balakot broke further []

DR. LUIS DIAS When first faced with the prospect of spending a whole week in Bengaluru, my heart sank. I had heard so much about the urban jungle it had become, and getting stuck in long traffic snarls when trying to get to any destination within the city. But my spirits lifted a lot when []

NT Reporter Mapusa Tourism and IT Minister Rohan Khaunte, in his Independence Day address at the Administrative Office in Bardez, outlined thegovernments vision of building a Viksit Goa by balancing economic development with the preservation of the states culture, heritage and identity. Khaunte said tourism would continue to remain the backbone of Goaseconomy, while stressing []

PTI New Delhi Cockroach Janta Party chief spokesperson Saurav Das on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his reference to dimagi Naxals in his Independence Day address, and said educated young people cannot be branded Naxalis merely for questioning the government. In his address from the Red Fort on the countrys 80th []