Theres no question of bringing them back to prison New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Bombay High Court verdict acquitting all 12 accused in the 2006 Mumbai train bomb blasts case but said they need not return to jail. The top court further directed the Bombay High Court judgement not to be []

Poll panel says allegations baseless New Delhi: The Congress has concrete 100 per cent proof that the Election Commission allowed cheating in a constituency in Karnataka, Rahul Gandhi claimed on Thursday and warned the poll panel that it will not get away with this because we are going to come for you. Responding to Gandhis []

New Delhi : The power ministry has approved nine transmission schemes worth Rs 22,540 crore, as recommended by the National Committee on Transmission (NCT) in its 20th meeting held last year. Of these, four schemes relate to renewable energy zones (REZs) in Gujarat. The revised estimate of these four schemes is Rs 10,225 crore, Union []

With AcaryaX, Vaibhav Naik is turning AI into a tool for free and inclusive education in local languages RAMANDEEP KAUR | NT KURIOCITY To make education more inclusive, Vaibhav Vithuray Naik, a freelance cameraman and video editor from Margao, has developed AcaryaX, a free AI-powered web app that brings multilingual learning to students across Goa. []

Anvi Kerkar, a microbiology student from Goa, was recently crowned Miss VogueStar India Season 3 RAMANDEEP KAUR | NT KURIOCITY For Anvi Anant Kerkar from Corlim, the journey into pageantry began almost unintentionally in 2022. While studying at Government College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Khandola, Kerkar was encouraged by classmates to participate in the []

To help students build better communication skills, Indian model and creative professional Mariette Valsan will host a one-day workshop on August 20 at Carmel College of Arts, Science and Commerce for Women, Nuvem. With a career spanning fashion, media, and corporate industries in countries like India, Colombia, the U.K., and South Africa, Valsan brings a []

Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim, in collaboration with S S Lotlikar & Associates, hosted an Internship Felicitation Ceremony for 14 third year BCom and BBA students from various colleges who completed their internships. Proprietor of the hosting firm Sudesh Lotlikar encouraged students to pursue careers in taxation, GST, and income tax consultancy. Chief []

Benaulim: ABC Sports Club Arambol powered their way into the final of the 46th Cana Benaulim Soccer Championship with an 3-0 victory over a gritty Augustas SC Pomburpa in a thrilling second semifinal at the Panchayat ground, Benaulim. The clash lived up to its billing as a fierce battle between two determined teams. Arambol, aiming []

Assolda: Guardian Angel SC booked their place in the semifinals of the 17th St. Anthony Festival Cup 2025 with a 5-4 win in a penalty shootout against Guirdolim Club at the Moll Ground in Assolda on Tuesday. The match ended goalless in regulation time. In the tie-breaker, Guardian Angel found the net through Milroy Clemente, []

Globally and nationally, there is unanimity that federalism is a basic structure of Indian state. Therefore, state universities and colleges need to be seen as centres of federal assertions In his famous article Tragedy of Commons, Garret Hardin depicts a situation where a herdsman keeps on adding cattle to the common pasture to maximise his []

Shahin Bepari Lambe Panaji The Government Veterinary Hospital at Tonca is successfully handling between 60 and 80 pet cases daily, with an 80-90 per cent recovery rate achieved through consistent follow-up, said an official at the hospital. Most of the cases we receive respond well to treatment and show good recovery with regular check-ups, said []

NT Reporter Panaji Minister for New and Renewable Energy Ramkrishna Sudin Dhavlikar said that the state government provides a 50% subsidy for installation of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) plants to residential consumers, group housing societies, residential welfare associations, and educational institutions. Commercial, industrial, and other consumers are eligible for a 20% subsidy. Any citizen with []

NT Reporter Panaji River Navigation Minister Subhash Phal Dessai, on Monday, said that the government will stop the roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) ferryboat services on the Chorao-Ribandar route, if the local panchayat representatives and the MLA give a representation to him that the earlier services of conventional ferryboats were better. Ro-Ro ferries are a new technology []

NT Reporter Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said there was a need to bring an anti-conversion law against forceful religious conversions. Sawants statement comes in the wake of Uttar Pradesh police recently busting a large-scale illegal religious conversion racket and arresting 10 individuals, including one from Goa. Speaking on the floor of the []

NT Reporter Panaji Stating that there are ample employment opportunities for youth in Goa as well as in other parts of India, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday assured to look into the issue of detention of Goan youth in US jails due to visa and documentation issues. Sawant was responding to the issue raised []

NT Reporter Panaji In a major relief to 3,000 plus daily wage workers working in government departments, semi-government bodies, corporations as well as municipalities, the state government has decided to formulate a new scheme to grant temporary status to daily wage workers, who have completed seven years of service. With this new scheme, the government []

PTI New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday set the ruling alliances tone for an expected discussion in Parliaments monsoon session on Operation Sindoor, describing this sitting of parliamentarians as a Vijay Utsav and expressing confidence that MPs will articulate this sentiment in one voice. In his customary remarks in Parliament complex before the []

NT Reporter Panaji In a blow to the state government, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request to stay two judgments of the High Court of Bombay at Goa concerning Section 17(2) zone conversions and ODPs of Calangute-Candolim, Arpora, Nagoa and Parra, and directed that status quo be maintained. The apex court bench comprising []

NT Reporter Panaji The Public Works Department came under sharp criticism during the budget discussion in the State Legislative Assembly, as opposition and ruling MLAs flagged chronic underutilisation of funds and deteriorating road infrastructure across the state. Opposition MLA Viresh Borkar cited consistent patterns of underutilised budgets by the department. From 2022-23, PWD has saved []

NT Reporter Panaji The Data Analytical Cell of the Finance Department has been tasked with identifying Dayanand Social Security Scheme (DSSS) beneficiaries engaged in business activities, said Social Welfare Minister Subhash Phal Dessai in the state legislative assembly, on Monday. Responding to a question raised by MLA Viresh Borkar, Phal Dessai said, The department also []

NT Reporter Panaji BJP MLAs Krishna Salkar and Michael Lobo raised the issue of the growing stray dog menace in the state, urging the government to act swiftly. Vasco MLA Salkar said residents were living in fear of dog bites. Its scary to even walk on the roads. We urgently need regular sterilisation camps in []

NT Reporter Panaji Reflecting massive disruption in the supply of electricity to consumers, with nearly 40 power cuts per day, Goa witnessed 19,119 instances of power outages from January 2024 to May 2025. Maximum outages were reported in substation division XVI, Margao (5,276), followed by VI Mapusa (2,422) and VII Curchorem (2,254). During the same []

New Delhi: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is rewriting its sporting legacy, clocking a record 159 medals in 202425, the highest tally in its history. In a landmark move aimed at nurturing grassroots talent, the force has also kicked off its largest-ever sports recruitment drive, drawing an overwhelming 12,868 applications nationwide. The medal surge []

NT Reporter Panaji In a major achievement, the Capital City of Panaji has been ranked first in Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 in the category of small cities having a population of 20,000-50,000. Also, Sankhali was conferred with the State-Level Award for being Promising Swachh Shehar, at the Swachh Survekshan Awards. The capital city has scored the []

NT Reporter Panaji The transport department has issued a fresh notification placing a ban on new permits under the rent-a-cab scheme, 1989, effective since February24,2025 citing concerns over road safety and increasing congestion on Goas roads. This is not the first time such a freeze has been imposed. Authorities first initiated a ban on the []

Special Correspondent Panaji The four-member fact-finding committee headed by the retired High Court judge RMS Khandeparkar appointed to probe the paper leak case at Goa University has submitted its report to the state government. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant confirmed that the panel has submitted its findings and stated that the report has been forwarded to []

NT Reporter Panaji The state government has formed an expert committee, headed by senior advocate Ramchandra Ramani, to examine and recommend policy measures for the sustainable use and management of land resources in the state. The panel will also assess the impact of various developmental and other activities on non-government land. As per the terms []

NT Reporter Panaji The official language directorate has launched the Lokbhasha Sangrah Yojana, a scheme aimed at collecting, coining, and preserving words, phrases, and expressionsespecially those that are extinct or on the verge of extinctionto ensure their continued use by future generations. A notification has said that it has been noticed that there are terms []

NT Reporter Panaji With the aim of having a greater say in international air transport treaties, Goa has asked to be included in all future bilateral Air Service Agreements (ASA) of the aviation ministry. Participation in ASA negotiations will boost direct long-haul flights to the state and also improve access to markets like Europe and []

NT Reporter Panaji The state government on Thursday raised the assured price of paddy by Rs 2 per kg, to Rs 25 per kg, to addressthe burden of higher labour and other input costs faced by farmers. The assuredprice was previously Rs 22 per kg and was last revised in July 2023. The assured price []

NT Reporter Panaji Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs Venzy Viegas and Cruz Silva strongly objected to the proposed bill to regularise illegal structures on comunidade land. The comunidade is the owner of comunidade land. If somebody comes and constructs something on comunidade land, how can you legalise it? As per law, you cannot regularise these []

NT Reporter Panaji Rapid Arctic warming is influencing extreme weather events in India, including heavy rainfall and flooding, according to Dr Avinash Kumar, Scientist E at the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR). He said the Arctic is warming six times faster than the global average and its changing climate patterns are now []

NT Reporter Panaji The High Court of Bombay at Goa has ruled that subsistence allowance paid to a suspended employee is a right, not a bounty, and ordered the Public Works Department (PWD) to pay the pending dues. The court was hearing a petition filed by Shankar Chandrakant Gawas of Coparde, Sattari, who sought directions []

NT Reporter Panaji The crucial role of scientific research institutions and coastal security agencies in understanding and protecting the countrys marine and polar ecosystems was highlighted during a day-long workshop for media persons, organised by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) Goa at Old Goa on Thursday. The workshop, themed Know the Oceans around Us, was []

NT Reporter Panaji India is banking on the development of gas hydrate extraction technology to reduce its dependence on oil and gas imports, said Dr Pawan Devangan, Senior Principal Scientist at the CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO). India currently imports around 85 per cent of its oil and gas needs. However, vast gas hydrate deposits []

EDITORIAL Fauja Singhs life can serve as an inspiration to take the movement forward Earlier this week, the world mourned the death of centenarian marathon runner Fauja Singh (114). He succumbed to injuries sustained after being hit by an SUV while crossing a road in his birth village, Beas Pind, in Jalandhar district, Punjab. Police []

In the Congress, we play out our faction fights in the public glare, the BJP does it behind closed doors, laments a senior Congress leader. The Shashi Tharoor versus Congress saga in Kerala and the Siddaramaiah versus D K Shivakumar soap opera in Karnataka are fresh examples of the Congress propensity for scoring self-goals through []

New Delhi: India on Tuesday celebrated the return of its astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to earth after spending 18 days at the International Space Station (ISS), with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he has inspired a billion dreams with dedication, courage and pioneering spirit. President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar and the Prime Minister joined the []

Provisions will be more stringent than similar legislations in other states Mumbai: The Maharashtra government will bring a tough law to prevent religious conversions in the winter session of the legislature and its provisions will be more stringent than similar legislations existing in other states, minister Pankaj Bhoyar has said. Speaking in the legislative council []

Dismisses petition filed by Tivim comunidade Panaji: The Supreme Court has said that tenanted agricultural land can only be used for farming purposes as mandated by law. It dismissed a petition filed by the Comunidade of Tivim, which challenged the High Courts order denying permission to allow tenants of farmlands to use it for non-agricultural []

Cybercrime polices crackdown targets various illegal activities Panaji: In a concerted effort to curb online crimes such as cyber fraud, fake resort scams, gambling and prostitution, the cybercrime police have blocked 672 digital platforms and 936 mobile numbers over nine months. Between October 2024 and July 2025, a total of 672 websites, social media profiles, []

New Delhi: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others of the commercial Axiom-4 mission on Monday embarked on a journey back to earth as their Dragon Grace spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station their home for the last 18 days. The Dragon spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) at 4:45 pm (IST), []

Panaji : Goan industry is opposing any further allotment of land to special category projects in industrial estates once the internal cap is reached. Industry representative bodies the Goa Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) and the Goa State Industries Association (GSIA) said that Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) must go by the []

Margao: Comunidade representatives have warned the government that any attempt to regularise illegal structures on comunidade land through the proposed new legislation will be challenged in the Supreme Court (SC). Proponents from 67 comunidades, under the banner of Save Comunidade, Save Goa, unanimously condemned Transport Minister Mauvin Godinhos statement regarding regularisation of such structures. They []

Panaji: The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has withdrawn the stop work order and dropped the April 15 show cause notice issued to a star hotel in Bambolim over the construction of a retaining wall. The authority said that it lacked jurisdiction to revisit or revoke its earlier decision and said that the construction []

Court takes cognisance of Navhind Times report, seeks suggestions Panaji : The High Court of Bombay at Goa has taken on record a news report published in The Navhind Times on June 26, titled Sewage from blocked chamber in Fatorda flows into River Sal, farmers threaten agitation. Advocates Gauravvardhan Nadkarni and Neha Shirodkar, amicus curiae, []

Panaji : The government on Monday launched the Goa AI Mission, 2027, aimed at developing an artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem in the local economy. The larger goal of the mission is to make Goan youth future-ready for jobs in the IT industry, where growth is expected to be driven by AI. As part of the []

Jadejas defiance in vain as India suffer a narrow 22-run defeat to England in third Test London: Veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and the usually fragile tail brought India back from the brink but fell heartbreakingly short in the face of England captain Ben Stokes resolve, going down by 22 runs in the wildly fluctuating third []

They beat nine-man Navelim SC 5-4 via tie-breaker Benaulim: Sao Jose de Areal edged out a Navelim Sporting Club 5-4 via tie-breaker in the opening match of the 46th Cana Benaulim Soccer Championship 2025, organised by Sporting Club Cana Benaulim at St John the Baptist ground, Dando, Benaulim on Monday. Despite starting with just nine []

Assonora: Hosts Assonora United entered the semifinal after a narrow 1-0 win over Goa Velha Sports Club in the Assonora Super Soccer Cup at Assonora Sports Complex on Monday. Assonoras star striker Kunal Salgaonkar scored the all-important goal. Assonoras Kunal Salgaonkar was awarded the Man of the Match by Lawrence Noronha.