The Navhind Times

PTI Lucknow The general secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, Champat Rai, and its member Anil Mishra have resigned from their posts, the Trust said on Saturday and assured that a fair inquiry will be conducted into allegations related to the Ram temple donations. A statement issued by treasurer Govind Dev Giri said []

PTI New Delhi The capital saw a slight spike in minimum temperature on Saturday while the maximum settled at 41.3 degrees Celsius, with the India Meteorological department (IMD) forecasting light rainfall and gusty winds over the city in coming days. On Sunday, partly cloudy skies are expected to persist and there is possibility of thundery []

PTI Jammu The Jammu Municipal Corporation has launched a fire safety compliance drive, issuing notices to nearly 200 private hospitals, hotels and other high-footfall establishments over mandatory NOCs, an official said on Saturday. The action has been initiated under the directions of Commissioner Devansh Yadav, who stressed strict compliance with fire safety norms, stating that []

PTI Chennai Versatile Tamil filmmaker and actor K Bhagyaraj, whose subtle humour and razor-sharp dialogues made him a perennial favourite across generations, died on Saturday following a cardiac arrest. He was 73. His characters, rooted in the rhythms of middle-class life, carried an enduring charm-brought alive by exquisite screenplays and a screen presence that was []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) on Saturday appealed to former Congress members to rejoin the party unconditionally to strengthen the organisation ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections. While the party said it would welcome current and former MLAs wishing to join, it made it clear that there would be no entry []

NT Reporter Ponda A 26-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a hit-and-run accident after a container truck allegedly rammed into his motorcycle atParpatiwada, Borim, on Saturday evening. The victim, Nitin Gaude of Marcaim, died on the spot due to the impact of the collision. Ponda police said the container driver fled the scene immediately after the []

NT Reporter Panaji The monthly poets meet of Ugtem Molob was held recently in a warm literary atmosphere, bringing together poets, writers and lovers of Konkani literature. The programme featured poetry recitations centred on the beauty of the monsoon, nature, environmental conservation and the growing concerns over the destruction of Goas natural and cultural heritage. []

NT Reporter Calangute Calangute MLA Michael Lobo on Saturday welcomed the state governments decision to tighten enforcement against drunken driving, saying Goa is sending a strong message that it will not tolerate drinking and driving. Addressing a press conference along with Sudip Tamhankar and representatives of rent-a-car associations, Lobo said people caught driving under the []

NT Reporter Curchorem The Sanguem-Quepem Dalit Sanghatana (SQDS) and Dalit Voice of Goa intensified their demand for political representation on Friday, urging the state government to reserve an Assembly constituencyfor the Scheduled Caste (SC) community in the Kushavati district. Members of the two organisations staged a dharna at Quepem and latersubmitted memorandums outlining their demands []

John Aguiar Few regiments in the Indian Army command the respect and admiration earned by the Maratha Light Infantry. Renowned for its courage, agility and the resounding battle cry, Bol Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ki jai, the regiment has produced generations of outstanding leaders. Among them is Col Victor Robert Rebello, whose 33-year military career []

FRANCE BRITTO June 29 marks the birth anniversary of the celebrated wartime pilot, journalist and author, Antoine de Saint-Exupry. His unarmed aircraft was shot down by an enemy fighter during a reconnaissance mission in World War II. The circumstances of his disappearance remained a mystery until the wreckage of his plane was identified off the []

NT Reporter Panaji Four days of sustained monsoon rainfall have improved Goas rainfall position, with the state moving out of the large deficient category and into the deficient category for the first time since a prolonged dry spell began earlier this month. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Goas seasonal rainfall deficit narrowed from 74.5 []

NT KURIOCITY Taleem High School, Dharbandora, conducted its Student Council Election for the academic year 202627, introducing students to electoral procedures and civic concepts. The election was conducted under the supervision of an Election Committee headed by chief election commissioner Rishikesh Gaonkar Dessai, with presiding officer Ruksar Bi and polling officers Rashma Usapkar and Sohaib []

NT KURIOCITY The Ex-NCC Cadets Association Goa, in association with the Junior Division Army Wing NCC unit of Janata High School, Mapusa, organised a tree plantation drive as part of activities celebrating World Environment Day. Councillor of Mapusa Municipal Council Ward No. 7, Dr Tarak Arolkar, was the chief guest. Headmaster of the school, Dutta []

After more than two decades of translation work, Aditi Budkuley has published her first fullbook translation, rendering Dr. Nithyanantha Bhats Indological essays into Konkani KALYANI JHA | NT KURIOCITY Translation plays an important role in moving ideas across languages, particularly in multilingual contexts where access to knowledge depends on it. Assistant professor of anatomy at []

Arshiya Nadaf I was taught in my class, The best way to predict the future of your village is to participate in making it. Recently, I have been trying to understand how democracy functions beyond elections and political debates. In the process, I realised that one of its most important institutions is not in Delhi []

NT KURIOCITY Students from Dnyanprassarak Mandals College and Research Centre (DMC), Assagao, participated in the Roli Kholi Snow Trek in Himachal Pradesh, organised by the Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI) and sponsored by the Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, Government of Goa. The trek was conducted from May 15 to 27 as part []

EDITORIAL Waste treatment plants need stronger governance, not merely bigger capacities The waste management issue at the Saligao solid waste management plant is in the news again. Foul odour has allegedly been emanating from the plant for the past few days, with residents of Saligao, Calangute and Candolim complaining. This is not a new problem. []

Caracas: Rescue teams raced on Thursday to the areas hardest hit by a pair of powerful earthquakes that rocked Venezuela, killing at least 164 people, injuring nearly 1,000, and trapping many beneath collapsed buildings. Wednesday evenings 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes were among the strongest to strike the country in more than a century and could []

Says isolated incidents must not disrupt spirit of harmony Margao: During his visit to South Goa on Thursday, Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju pledged extensive central support to upgrade infrastructure and drive entrepreneurship in areas of Goa with significant minority populations. Interacting with beneficiaries of the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC), the []

Amresh Parab Panaji: From January to June 21 this year, Goa Police have apprehended 116 alleged drug peddlers and seized over 66 kg of various illicit substances valued at nearly Rs 4 crore. A total of 90 cases have been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in connection with these arrests. []

New Delhi: The government has revised the passport fee structure through an amendment to the Passports Rules, 1980, increasing application fee for an ordinary fresh passport containing 36 pages from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,500. The new rules will come into force with effect from July 1, 2026. According to a notification dated June 20, []

Margao: Following eight drowning deaths in Dharbandora taluka in the past eight months, the district administration has identified 17 vulnerable locations and initiated a series of measures aimed at preventing further loss of life. Kushavati District Collector Egna Cleetus chaired a meeting with Superintendent of Police Tikam Singh Verma and local representatives to review the []

Traffic police seek higher footpath on D B Marg to deter parking offenders Panaji: Since January, Panaji traffic police have booked 452 cases of unauthorised parking. Police said that these violations were recorded not only on D B Marg but also across other parts of the city. Apart from unauthorised parking, traffic police have also []

Panaji: After two women, claiming to be the mothers of children rescued during an anti-begging drive appeared before the High Court of Bombay at Goa seeking access to the minors, the court directed that legal aid counsel be provided to assist them. The matter arose during the hearing of the Child Begging PIL filed by []

Mapusa: A fire broke out at a scrapyard in Colvale on Wednesday morning, gutting plastic materials and other items stored on the premises. Personnel from the Fire and Emergency Services brought the blaze under control. A loss of approximately Rs 50,000 has been estimated. No casualties or injuries were reported. The exact cause of the []

Panaji: Amid ongoing protests from power consumers regarding hefty electricity bills and the smart meter project, the state electricity departments Chief Electrical Engineer (CEE), Stephen Fernandes, announced on Wednesday that the department will shortly refund Rs 43.51 crore collected as load-exceeding penalties. Fernandes made the announcement shortly after a noisy protest meeting of consumers outside []

Urge Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for immediate action Special Correspondent Panaji: Tribal Welfare Minister Ramesh Tawadkar on Wednesday said that the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community in Goa is moving ahead with patience regarding political reservation, but warned that if the government declares it is not possible, they will decide on their future course of action. []

Amravati: Amravati Rural Police from Maharashtra have reportedly dismantled an interstate cyber fraud network operating out of a premium residential apartment complex in South Goa. During the raid, authorities arrested 12 individuals, including one woman. The suspects, who hail from Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, are accused of using bank accounts belonging to daily []

Thiruvananthapuram: Once known as the poor mans fruit, as it filled the plates of ordinary households across Kerala, jackfruit could soon get a new identity as a health and wellness food, with the Kerala government planning a programme to highlight its medicinal properties. Announcing the move, Kerala Agriculture Minister T Siddique said the government would []

As noted performance poet, surrealist artist and author Megha Rao prepares for her first workshop in Goa on June 27, she tells NT BUZZ why she has stopped sharing her work on social media and why poetry is a misunderstood art form CHRISTINE MACHADO | NT BUZZ Megha Rao, who is originally from Kerala, first []

Residents of Siolim and Baga celebrated Sao Joao, the feast of St John the Baptist, yesterday with traditional Sangodd boat parades, processions, music and the customary practice of jumping into wells and other water bodies. Participants wore floral headgear known as kopels, while groups took part in the observance aboard decorated floats. The annual festival []

PTI New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the BRICS has a vital role in deepening security cooperation and addressing shared challenges from terrorism and cyber security to emerging technologies in a changing global landscape. Modi also said that Indias chairmanship of BRICS will seek to advance practical cooperation, support the priorities []

NT Reporter Panaji Disappointed with the slow pace of exercise towards political reservationfor tribals in Goa for the forthcoming assembly elections, tribal leaders, including four MLAs, met in the assembly complex on Tuesday and decided to pursue their demand aggressively, if the government showed reluctance in the coming weeks. Themeeting assumes significance, as three of []

NT Reporter Panaji Many parts of Goa witnessed heavy rain showers on Tuesday as the southwest monsoon picked up pace. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for June 25, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places across North and South Goa. The IMD has forecast moderate to heavy rainfall across []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa government has identified around 800 schools, five government colleges and 11 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) for retrofitting work under a Rs 9 crore budget aimed at making these institutes accessible for persons with disabilities. Senior officials at the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities said that as part of []

NT Reporter Panaji Draft heritage bylaws for centrally protected monuments at Old Goa have been completed and approved by the National Monuments Authority, the High Court was informed. The submission was made in compliance with a direction issued by the court on May 6. A counsel informed the court that the bylaws, prepared under Section []

Special Correspondent Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said Goa is set to benefit from new-age courses offered by private universities entering the state, backed byadvancement, innovation and technical research, alongside the traditional courses available through Goa University. The private universities have also helped students from Goa pursue higher education within the state and []

NT Reporter Panaji The High Court of Bombay at Goa will hear on July 13 a petition challenging the acquisition of land inside the Bhagwan Mahaveer (Mollem) Wildlife Sanctuary for railway doubling works. Before the hearing, the court has directed all parties to submit within a week the legal judgments they intend to rely upon []

NT Reporter Panaji The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Thursday, forecasting heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places across the state. According to IMD, Goa received an area-weighted average rainfall of 89.5 mm during the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Tuesday, against the normal 29.3 mm. For []

NT Reporter Panaji A huge tree came crashing down due to gusty winds, damaging two cars near the Chief Ministers official residence at Altinho, Panaji, on Tuesday evening. No one was injured inthe incident. The cars were parked on either side of the road.One of the vehicles reportedly belongs to former deputy chief minister Chandrakant []

NT Reporter Mapusa Officials of the Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) and the Water Resources Department (WRD) on Tuesday carried out inspections and cleaning operations in parts of Mapusa market after heavy rainfall on Monday night led to waterlogging in several areas. MMC workers cleared drains and water channels at affected locations,while WRD officials inspected the []

For decades, Siolims Sangodd parade has brought music, decorated boats and community spirit to the Chapora River. NT BUZZ speaks to the locals keeping this Sao Joao tradition alive SHERYL GONSALVES June 24 marks the Feast of St. John the Baptist who leapt with joy in his mother Elizabeths womb when Mother Mary announced she []

Bollywood Chorus invites participants to sing familiarBollywood songs in a group setting VINIKA VISWAMBHARANNT BUZZ When the COVID-19 pandemic brought life to a standstill, it also gave many people time to reconsider what mattered to them. Singer and actor Sharad Jagtiani was among them. After years of balancing acting and music, he used that period []

New Zealand motorcyclist on a cross-continental ride supporting a healthcare fundraising project in India, passed through Goa RAMANDEEP KAURNT BUZZ After selling his construction business in 2025, 61-year-old New Zealand motorcyclist Baden Brown set off in February on a multi-country ride to raise funds for the Bethany Healthcare Centre in Chennai. He is riding a []

Little Flickers is a handcrafted brand by Cassandra Pereira offering personalised candles, gifts, and decor pieces CHRISTINE MACHADO | NT BUZZ It started with Cassandra Pereira making things for herself and friends. Crafting was something I always naturally gravitated towards, and I wanted to create candles and gifts that felt unique, personal and meaningful, she []

Lionel Messi continued to rewrite World Cup history, scoring twice as defending champions Argentina beat Austria 2-0 to seal their place in the knockout stage on Monday. The Argentine captain struck his record-breaking 17th World Cup goal in the 38th minute before adding another deep into stoppage time to take his tally to 18 in []

PTI London A thrilling win against Olympic champions Netherlands boosting its confidence, the Indian mens hockey team would look to carry forward the momentum when it takes on arch-rivals Pakistan in the opening match of the London leg of the FIH Pro League here on Tuesday. It will also be the first time that India []

NT Reporter Dona Paula India A and India B made a strong start in the Senior category on the opening day of the 5th Asia Cup Bridge Championship that began in DonaPaula on Monday. India B is leading the category, while India A is placed third after three rounds of competition. India B, represented by []

NT Reporter Mapusa Prayank Gaonkar and Ghadi Shreesha Sushant emerged champions in the U-9 Open and Girls categories respectively at the U-9 Open & Girls Chess Championship/Selection 2026 organised by the Bardez Taluka Chess Association at Khorlim. The two-day cship held on June 13 and 14 witnessed participation from 90 players. Aarav Nagueshkar and Dacunha []