The Navhind Times

Opposition demands debate on Ram temple donations, NEET issue New Delhi: A combative opposition staged a symbolic walkout on Sunday at an all-party meeting against the governments invitation to rebel TMC MPs and demanded discussions on issues of Ram temple donation theft, NEET paper leak and E20 petrol in Parliament, setting a fiery tone for []

Panaji: Taleigao MLA and former minister Jennifer Monserrate passed away after a prolonged illness at a private hospital in Dona Paula on Sunday. She was 56. During her political career spanning more than a decade, she remained actively involved in public service, focusing on the development of Taleigao and the state. She served three terms []

New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk will call off his indefinite hunger strike if political leaders meet him at the Safdarjung Hospital and assure him that the issue of education accountability will be the focus of the Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning Monday, his wife Gitanjali J Angmo said on Sunday. Addressing protesters at the Jantar []

Panaji: Industrial estate plots in the state may belong to business establishment owners in the future, with the Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) working on a conversion policy to change industrial land from leasehold to freehold. The proposed land conversion policy is in tune with the Union governments compliance reduction and deregulation initiative, which requires []

Mapusa: After objecting to proposed zone changes in the village under Section 39A, Aldona villagers on Sunday unanimously resolved that Section 39A of the Goa Town and Country Planning Act, 1974, should be repealed in its entirety. The gram sabha also decided that the Aldona panchayat would write to the Town and Country Planning (TCP) []

Panaji : Three-time Taleigao MLA Jennifer Monserrate has become the second legislator to die in office during the current term of the Goa Legislative Assembly. Former Chief Minister Ravi Naik, who represented the Ponda constituency, died on October 15, 2025, following cardiac failure. He was 79. With Monserrates death, the strength of the House has []

Deeply pained by the sad demise of Jennifer Monserrate, Taleigao MLA and former cabinet minister. As the first woman MLA of Taleigao and a three-term legislator, she served the people of her constituency and Goa with dedication and compassion. My heartfelt condolences to the family, and her countless well-wishers in this hour of grief. May []

India lose third ODI by 27 runs; England win series 2-1 London: Rohit Sharmas sparkling century went in vain as England defeated India by 27 runs in the third and final ODI at Lords on Sunday to clinch the three-match series 2-1. Chasing a daunting 388, India finished on 360 for seven despite Rohits superb []

Panaji: Romanian Bernadette Szocs and Syndrela Das starred as Dempo Goa Challengers edged PBG Pune Jaguars 8-7 to extend their unbeaten run in the UTT Season 7. Szocs produced a 3-0 win over Prithika, while Syndrela held her nerve to beat Diya Chitale 2-1 in the deciding match to seal the tie. Goa recovered after []

Navelim: Umar Shaikh and Niharika Parwar stayed on course for triple crowns after reaching three finals each in the State Sub-Jr Badminton Tourney. Arnav Saraf, Dimple Revankar and Pragya Audi also remained in contention for double titles. Umar advanced to the U15 and U17 boys singles finals besides the U15 mixed doubles final, while Niharika []

Mission Aagaman marks Indias private orbital space age, demonstrating how public science and private enterprise together expand the nations reach beyond earth For 131 minutes on Saturday, July 18, I remained glued to the live webcast from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota. Every stage of the countdown, every system update, and every milestone of the []

PTI New Delhi Citing medical advice and Delhi High Court directions, the police whisked away activist Sonam Wangchuk to Safdarjung Hospital on Saturday morning on the 21st day of his hunger strike at the Jantar Mantar here, drawing sharp condemnation from Opposition parties which accused the government of curbing dissent. Ignoring the polices call to []

NT Reporter Pernem The Mandrem Police have arrested a man and his son and booked eight unidentified others for allegedly brutally assaulting a lawyer and his elderly client at Temwada, Morjim, on July 17. The police said the attack was linked to a long-running legal dispute over the demolition of illegal commercial structures in the []

Special Correspondent Panaji Aiming to encourage online appointments, the super-speciality block of the Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim, has stopped token generation with immediate effect, at the out patients department for OPD registration. The walk-in patients without online registration will now be directed to the offline counter or the senior citizen/persons with disabilities counter, []

Special Correspondent Panaji Stating that NITI Aayogs recent recognition of Goa reflects the coordinated efforts of the state government to build a transparent, efficient and future-ready investment ecosystem, the Chief Ministers Office (CMO) on Saturday maintained that Goa will continue building on this achievement to attract responsible investment, generate quality employment and create greater opportunities []

NT Reporter Pernem Dhargal sarpanch Arjun Kandolkar has submitted a formal complaint to the Dhargal village panchayat seeking the demolition of an allegedly unauthorised residential structure, which he claimed is occupied by Pernem MLA Pravin Arlekar. In the complaint submitted on Saturday, Kandolkar alleged that the house was constructed by Girish Simepurushkar without obtaining the []

NT Reporter Panaji In a major anti-smuggling operation, the Goa Crime Branch foiled an alleged gold smuggling attempt and arrested two men from Kerala after recovering around 1.300 kg of liquid gold, valued at approximately Rs 1.5 crore,concealed in specially stitched cavities intheir undergarments. The accused Hassan Niyaz (35) and Muhammed Khunhi (57), both from []

NT Reporter Panaji Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Ved Prakash Surya has assured the legal fraternity of stringent action against all those responsible for the alleged assault on advocate Ankur Kumar. He said the Mandrem Police have arrested two individuals from Morjim and booked another eight unknown persons following a violent ambush and assault []

NT Reporter Panaji Porvorim police have registered a case against a 73-year-old doctor from Tonca, Miramar, Panaji, for allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road, threatening a traffic policeman and obstructing him while he was regulating traffic following an accident at the busy Malim junction. Police said the offence was registered on July []

NT Reporter Ponda Three vegetable stalls at the Ponda Municipal Councils Budhwar Peth Vegetable Market were gutted in a fire that broke out around midnight on Friday, causing an estimated loss of Rs 60,000, according to Fire and Emergency Services officials. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. However, preliminary reports []

NT Reporter Margao/Mapusa The South Goa Advocates Association and the Mapusa Advocates Forum on Saturday strongly condemned the alleged assault on advocate Ankur Kumar while he was discharging his professional duties in connection with the implementation of orders passed by the Supreme Court of India and the Bombay High Court regarding the demolition of illegal []

NT Reporter Margao Saloni Utagi has emerged as the Goa topper in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET UG) 2026, securing an All India Rank (AIR) of 3,033 with 633 marks out of 720. She was a classroom programme student at Aakash Educational Services Limiteds (AESL) Panaji branch, In a press release issues here, AESL said []

NT Reporter Panaji Scores of homeowners in Panaji, Taleigao and adjoining areas who possess only an agreement for sale, but not a registered sale deed, fear they could be excluded from receiving Urban Property (UrPro) Cards under the Centres National Geospatial Knowledge-based Survey of Urban Habitations (NAKSHA) project. The Directorate of Settlement and Land Records []

PTI New Delhi Opposition leaders across party lines on Saturday condemned the forced removal of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk from the Jantar Mantar protest site in Delhi, accusing the BJP-led central government of undermining democratic freedoms, curbing dissent and choosing force over dialogue. Wangchuk, who was on the 21st day of his indefinite hunger strike []

PTI New Delhi Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday gave the approval of the merger of six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs with the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and separate seatings for the 20 rebel TMC law makers, who have joined a little know party, NCPI. Official sources said []

Poll panel has control and superintendence over voter lists New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said the Election Commission is not a constitutional authority concerning the determination of citizenship, adding that there is no confusion in law. The Election Commission has control and superintendence over the electoral roll, the top court added. A bench []

Special Correspondent Panaji: The Directorate of Education has withdrawn its recently issued controversial circular as regards the Regulation of external interactions in educational institutions to safeguard academic environment, with immediate effect. Accordingly, the instructions contained therein shall cease to have effect from the date of issuance of this circular, stated a fresh circular dated July []

Vasco: Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho on Friday announced a one-month relief for vehicle owners without valid insurance, stating that no e-challans will be issued for insurance-related violations during the period to allow motorists to renew their policies. Addressing mediapersons, Godinho said the decision was taken after the government found that a large number of vehicles []

Secures highest rank in STEM enrolment Panaji : Goa is among the top five states on NITI Aayogs Investment Friendliness Index, as per a report released on Friday. The state is ranked fourth in being investor friendly with an index rating of 53.1 points, vis--vis Gujarat which is at the top (56.6 points,) Maharashtra (53.7 []

Panaji: Official gazettes, information on various government schemes, digital portals of departments etc will now be accessible in Konkani language, which has been included in Digital Indias Bhashini division. The inclusion is part of the Union governments digital governance ecosystem wherein languages are being translated in all states; Konkani is among the 22 Indian languages []

For years, a seafarer was generally considered to be a man. But over time, women have also stepped up and made a career for themselves despite societal pressures, eyebrows, and questions DIANA FERNANDES | NT NETWORK Goa has a considerable number of seafarers, whether on cruise liners or merchant navy. While previously considered a mans []

Film: The Odyssey Cast: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson Directed by: Christopher Nolan Duration: 2 hours 52 minutes Rating: * * * * 1/2 A Christopher Nolan film is always a reason for that extra excitement for any cinema buff. If Billy Wilder famously wondered, How would Lubitsch do it?, film lovers []

Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said a new scheme is on the anvil to provide a 50 per cent subsidy on electric vehicles for licensed motorcycle pilots and auto-rickshaw operators. The Department of New and Renewable Energy (DNRE) has been directed to formulate a comprehensive scheme providing up to 50 per cent subsidy []

Tells Registrar to hold special meeting of Ribandar-based housing society in 4 weeks Panaji: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has held that members of a co-operative society have a statutory right to remove office-bearers through a no-confidence motion and directed the Registrar of Co-operative Societies to convene a Special General Body Meeting of []

Curchorem: More than four months after the completion of the new Curchorem Municipal Council market building, displaced traders are yet to be shifted into their shops. Former Curchorem Cacora Municipal Council chairperson Balkrishna Hodarkar on Friday criticised the delay and urged the government to expedite the process. Hodarkar told reporters said the ground-plus-three market complex, []

Curchorem: A newly formed organisation representing mining truck owners and machinery owners has sought tax relief, faster auction of mining blocks and a revision in transport rates, saying its members have remained without work since the suspension of mining operations. The earlier South Goa Progressive Truck Owners Association, which represented truck owners before the government, []

France take on England in Deschamps last game Didier Deschamps will take charge of France for the final time when Les Bleus face England in the FIFA World Cup third-place playoff on Saturday, hoping to end his 187-match tenure with a victory. France enter the bronze final after a 2-0 semifinal defeat to Spain, while []

Her Japanese opponent Okuhara withdraws before quarterfinal Tokyo: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu sailed into her first Super 750 semifinal in nearly three years after former world champion Nozomi Okuhara withdrew ahead of their womens singles quarterfinal match at the Japan Open here on Friday. The 31-year-old Indian, the 2019 world champion, will feature in []

Panaji: Two-time champions Dempo Goa Challengers equalled the biggest winning margin in the five-match format with a commanding 12-3 victory over Dabang Delhi TTC in Ultimate Table Tennis Season 7 on Friday. Dempo dominated throughout the tie as Alvaro Robles outclassed Sathiyan Gnanasekaran in straight games before Syndrela Das edged Divyanshi Bhowmick. Robles and Syndrela []

Panaji: Goa defeated Himachal Pradesh by two wickets in a league match of the CAP Under-19 Mens Inter-State One-Day Tournament (Siechem Trophy 2026) at Puducherry, on Friday. Chasing 96, Goa reached 96/8 in 19 overs after slipping to 62/8. Mihir Kudalkar anchored the chase with an unbeaten 37 off 25 balls, while Jai Kanguri remained []

DEEPIKA RATHOD Inflammation is the bodys natural response to harmful invaders such as bacteria, viruses or injury. When something harmful is detected, the immune system releases white blood cells and other chemicals to protect and heal the affected area. Redness, swelling and pain are common signs that your body is repairing itself, which is why []

NT BUZZ Margao-based soft toy brand Snuggybuggy has turned to football for its first limited-edition collection, with Argentina and Portugal-themed plushies. The collection is for football fans, particularly supporters of Argentina and Portugal. The idea came while I was following the World Cup. I was also inspired by an article about Yolanda de Souza, says []

Agencies Cardiff England bounced back in style with a four-wicket win to level the ODI series 1-1. Their victory was set up by a superb bowling effort, as their pace attack bowled India out for just 233. Jofra Archer and Gus Atkinson claimed three wickets each, while Englands seamers kept India under pressure throughout. Indias []

Argentina produced another trademark late comeback to defeat England 2-1 and book their place in a second successive FIFA World Cup final. After a tense first half with few chances, Anthony Gordon gave England the lead in the 55th minute, finishing off a flowing move sparked by Declan Rice and Morgan Rogers. England looked set []

NT Reporter Panaji The High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed the ground water officer to initiate penal action against those responsible for 43 illegal bore wells found in Chimbel village. While the authorities have already sealed the illegal bore wells, the court said sealing alone was not sufficient and that action under the []

NT Reporter Panaji The High Court of Bombay at Goa has acquitted Arjun Maruti Kazidoni, setting aside his conviction and life sentence in the 2020 Margao double murder case. Kazidoni had been convicted by the South Goa Sessions Court in October 2024 for the murder of Basanna Bhimsi Gasti and Mutanna Siddappa Badigar, who were []

NT Reporter Panaji The National Students Union of India (NSUI)-Goa has submitted a memorandum to the Registrar of Goa University seeking the introduction of supplementary examinations for final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students with backlog papers through a special amendment to the existing University Ordinance. The NSUI-Goa delegation said that while first and second-year students are []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa Coalition for Womens Reservations with Inclusion and Federalism has urged the Centre to implement the 33 per cent reservation for women before the next elections and introduce the required constitutional amendment during the monsoon session of Parliamentbeginning on July 21. The demand for womens reservation had remained pending for decades []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) has recommended that the Department of Drinking Water refund Rs 3.68 lakh recovered from the gratuity of a retired Group C electrician, holding that the recovery was contrary to settled legal principles. It observed that the recovery, made after the employees retirement over an alleged incorrect []

NT Reporter Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said industry-linked training would help produce highly skilled fire service personnel and indicated that the government may consider making a recognised ITI qualification in Fire Technology and Industrial Safety Management a prerequisite for future recruitment to the Fire & Emergency Services Department. The Directorate of Fire []