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PTI Chennai TVK chief Vijay on Friday moved closer to forming his maiden government as Left parties declared support to him, capping days of hectic parleys aimed at government formation. While CPI and CPI (M) officially announced their support to Vijay, there were indications that VCK had also backed TVK, while the Indian Union Muslim []

NT Reporter Panaji The state government has initiated the process to protect more than 82.85 lakh square metres of ecologically sensitive and agriculturally important land in the state by proposing them as non-developable areas under the Regional Plan for Goa 2021. A notification issued by the Town and Country Planning Department stated that the TCP []

NT Reporter Panaji The Enforcement Directorates Panaji zonal office has conducted search operations at six premises in Goa under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with Rs 6.19 crore alleged loan fraud case involving Crown Mineral Trading Corporation (CMTC) and its partners. The ED said that during the search []

Abdul Wahab Khan Panaji There is good news to share on the occasion of the World Migratory Bird Day, which is observed on May 9. Researchers have documented four new seabird records for Goa, shedding fresh light on the states marine biodiversity and the impact of extreme weather events on migratory species.The newly recorded birds []

Agencies New Delhi Kolkata Knight Riders kept their IPL 2026 playoff hopes alive with a commanding eight-wicket win over Delhi Capitals after Finn Allens unbeaten century and a clinical spin-bowling display dismantled the hosts at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Friday. KKRs spin trio of Anukul Roy (2/31), Sunil Narine (1/17) and []

NT Reporter Ella Dempo Sports Club clinched the GFA U-20 Division I League title after a 1-0 win over Sesa Football Academy at the Ella ground on Friday, completing a remarkable hattrick of championships. Captain Topon Minz proved the difference-maker, scoring the lone goal of the contest to seal the title for Dempo. Dempo were []

NT Reporter Valpoi RK Brothers emerged champions of the Junior Football League (U-15) Season 4 after 3-2 win via tie-breaker over Swayam Tigers 3-2 at theMunicipal Ground. At fulltime the score was 0-0. In the tie-breaker RK Brothers proved to be better shooters fromthe spot. RK Brothers also dominated the individual honours. Aariz Khan was []

NT Reporter Colva Navelim SC reached the quarterfinals of the Franco Gouveia Memorial Tournament with a 2-0 win over Ambelim SC at the DSYA Ground, Colva. Joyson Couthino scored twice in the 14th and 18th minutes to give Navelim a 2-0 lead at half-time. Ambelim FC pressed after the break but Navelim held firm, with []

NT Reporter Panaji FC Bengaluru United registered a convincing 4-1 win over Sporting Clube de Goa in an I-League 2 fixture at the Padukone-Dravid CSE Arena 1 on Friday. The hosts took control early, with Lijo K putting them ahead in the 23rd minute to ensure a 1-0 lead at half-time. Sporting Clube de Goa []

NT Reporter Fatorda FC Goas Dreams Sports Championship-AIFF Junior League campaign came to an end after a 0-1 loss to Classic FA of Manipur at Don Bosco Oratory Ground, Fatorda, on Friday. FC Goa finished fourth in Group D with three points from three matches, while Classic FA moved to second place with six points []

NT Reporter Panaji In three different cases, three Goa residents recently lost a combined amount of over Rs 1.74 crore in what police referred to as digital arrest scams. An 84-year-old man from Velim, Salcete, lost around Rs 80 lakh, while a retired employee (67) from Valpoi, Sattari, lost over Rs 50 lakh. In another []

NT Reporter Margao The long-pending repair and renovation of the comunidade building in Margao is likely to begin next week. Additional Collector-I, South Goa, Srineth Kothwale on Friday said that the PWD had already initiated steps for the renovation project. Administrative approval from the government has been obtained, and expenditure sanction from the Finance Department []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa Public Service Commission (GPSC) has invited online applications for 25 posts across various government departments. The vacancies include posts for lecturers atthe Goa Dental College, psychiatrists, and clinical psychologists at the Institute of Psychiatry andHuman Behaviour. In addition, vacancies have been announced for the post of Deputy Town Planner under []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa Medical College (GMC) has expanded the online OPD appointment system, bringing seven additional departments under the service from May 11. The newly added departments are Paediatric Endocrinology, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery, Geriatric Medicine, Paediatric Surgery and Nephrology. The online booking facility had earlier been introduced for 13 departments []

NT Reporter Panaji Activist Kashinath Shetye was allegedly attacked on Friday at a mangrove site on the outskirts of the city where illegal filling activity is reportedly taking place. Shetye told media persons that the incident occurred when he visited the site after a friend requested him to show the location to a journalist. Shetye []

NT Reporter Panaji The state government on Friday withdrew the suspension of former Chief Town Planner (CTP) Rajesh J Naik, more than a year after he was suspended in connection with allegations of corruption. Sources said that the matter pertained to the alleged undervaluation of land conversion fees, following which Naik was suspended on April []

FILM REVIEW SACHIN CHATTE Film: The Sheep Detectives Cast: Hugh Jackman, Molly Gordon, Nicholas Braun Directed by: Kyle Balda Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes Rating: * * * * A film about sheep who solve a murder mystery? Bring it on, one would say. Given the volume of pedestrian stories doing the rounds these days, []

NT Reporter Panaji The state witnessed an increase in crimes committed by foreigners in 2024, while crimes against foreigners in the state registered a marginal decline, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report. The NCRB report stated that crimes committed by foreigners increased by more than 27 per cent in 2024 compared to []

NT Reporter Panaji Amid fears among power consumers in the state that smart meters will inflate electricity bills, the Electricity Departments nodal officer for the smart meter project, Mayur Hede, said that smart meters are not different from the existing electronic digital meters and will record the same energy consumption as the current meters. There []

Ahead of bringing his new show Generational to Panaji, Azeem Banatwalla talks about his fondness for Gen Z, dealing with censorship, and living in Goa CHRISTINE MACHADO | NT BUZZ A comedian, writer and podcaster, Azeem Banatwalla has been part of Indias comedy circuit for over a decade and released stand-up specials such as Cometh []

Maria Fernandes | NT Liver disease is becoming an increasingly serious health concern in India, affecting thousands of lives every year. For many patients, a liver transplant often remains the only chance at survival. Senior liver transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon at Medanta, Delhi,Dr. Prashant Bhangui, was recently featured as a guest on The Navhind Times []

BJP set for historic power debut amid symbolism and suspense Kolkata: Governor RN Ravi has dissolved the West Bengal State Legislative Assembly with effect from May 7 after completion of its term, according to an official notification. The current Assembly was constituted in May 2021 after the Trinamool Congress, under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee, []

Feasibility report submitted to CM Sawant Panaji : River Navigation Minister Subhash Phal Dessai on Thursday said that Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has identified seven routes which are feasible for starting a water metro in Goa in the first phase. Phal Dessai, along with RND officials and a KMRL team submitted the feasibility report []

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Thursday rejected TVK chief Vijays claim to form the government, stating that his party lacks the requisite numbers, adding another layer of political uncertainty and prompting the single largest party to step up efforts to seek support again from the Left parties, VCK and the IUML. Vijay []

His explosive hundred helps them edge past RCB by nine runs Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants finally snapped their six-match losing streak with a nine-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a rain-hit IPL 2026 clash at the Ekana Stadium on Wednesday night. After multiple rain interruptions reduced the contest to 19 overs a side, Lucknow []

Warsaw : D Gukesh made quite an impact, signalling that his preparations for the World Championship are on track by first defeating his title challenger, Javokhir Sindarov, in the fifth round and then holding American GM Wesley So to a draw in the Super Rapid and Blitz event on the Grand Chess Tour. After defeating []

Kamgoumin, Partha net braces in Football 4 Change win Raia: Sesa FA endured a difficult outing as they went down 6-1 to Football 4 Change Academy in the Dream Sports AIFF Junior League at the Raia Ground on Thursday. Football 4 Change Academy dominated proceedings from the opening stages and took the lead through Kamgoumin []

Mapusa : Candolim SC and South Goa United CCS played out a 2-2 draw in the GFA First Division League at Mapusa. South Goa United took the lead through Tenzin Namgyal while Candolim responded after the break and restored parity thrpough Chaitan Komarpant. Appu Swamy looked to have secured all three points for South Goa []

Kolkata: West Bengal sank into a miasma of fear and despair in the face of political violence yet again on Thursday, following uncharacteristically peaceful elections in the state, as early leads in Chandranath Raths murder investigation showed the personal assistant to BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was killed in a planned hit on Wednesday night. Investigators []

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that Operation Sindoor reflected Indias firm response against terrorism and an unwavering commitment to safeguarding the national security. On the first anniversary of the military offensive against military and terror Infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, the prime minister said a year later, India remains []

Chandigarh: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted searches at multiple locations in Punjab and Chandigarh, including the premises of an alleged close associate of an OSD in the CMO, as part of a money laundering probe into a land fraud case, officials said. They said about a dozen locations in Mohali and Chandigarh linked []

Thiruvananthapuram: Amid intense lobbying among three senior Congress leaders for Keralas Chief Minister post, AICC observers Mukul Wasnik and Ajay Maken on Thursday took the views of party MLAs and UDF allies on the leadership choice, shifting the centre of activity to the high command. Days after the party-led UDF stormed back to power after []

Panaji: The state recorded its hottest day of the month on May 6, with the maximum temperature touching 36.5C, which was 2.6C above the normal maximum of 33.9C for this period. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data, the reading was the sixth-highest maximum temperature recorded in May since 2011. The daytime temperatures over the []

Panaji: The Enough is Enough group has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court over the mega casino vessel issue after the High Court of Bombay at Goa stayed the entry of the 112-metre new ship into Panaji port. The petitioners apprehend that the casino firm may approach the Supreme Court. The PIL before the []

Panaji: The State Cabinet, on Thursday, approved a proposal to constitute the Goa Livelihood Forum as the implementing agency for the operation, management, maintenance and sustainable development of GoVan multi-product processing centres across the state. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that, to support the initiative, the Cabinet has sanctioned financial assistance of Rs 1 crore []

Asks authorities to draft heritage by-laws by June 15 Panaji: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has expressed concern over permissions being granted for constructions in the heritage precincts of the Old Goa church complex despite heritage by-laws not yet being drafted. The court observed that several structures were likely to come up, while []

Whether constitutional conventions will be followed by Centre in TN is to be seen The Constitution of India is one of the most sophisticated books written by some of the most knowledgeable and humane people on this planet, in the mid-20th Century. However, its full advantage can be enjoyed only if it is implemented in []

If opposition truly believes vote chori was done, it must reject compromised mandates, boycott legislatures, and defend disenfranchised citizens through democratic resistance The Opposition parties in India are either naive or we must conclude that they may not be really sincere when they shout about vote chori. If they indeed believe in what they say []

PTI Chennai TVK chief Vijay on Wednesday met Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and staked a claim to form the government in the state after the Congress, in a major political shift and realignment, announced its support for the actor-turned politicians party while severing its ties with the pre-poll ally DMK. Two days after []

NT Reporter Panaji The High Court of Bombay at Goa on Wednesday in a matter challenging the entry of the mega new vessel MV Deltin Royale in the Mandovi river observed that considering that, as of Wednesday, the vessel does not possess a certificate of survey, the court deems it appropriate to direct that the []

Shoma Patnaik Panaji Air traffic volume has taken a major hit at Dabolim airport during the ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East with the airport handling fewer airlines and passengers since the conflict began. According to an air traffic report released by the Airport Authority of India, the airports international as well as domestic []

NT Reporter Panaji Goa has emerged as one of the top-performing states in the implementation of the SVAMITVA Scheme, which aims to provide rural households with legal ownership of residential properties through drone-based mapping. The state has achieved full coverage in key parameters: a total of 6,72,646 property cards have been both generated and handed []

Abdul Wahab Khan Panaji A study has found the Indian oil sardine Sardinella longiceps constitutes a single morphological stock along the entire west coast of the country, providing a new clarity on the complex stock structure of the fish variety, a staple of the Goan plate. The research, published in the peer-reviewed journal []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has revised and reissued the conditions attached to its recommendation for the proposed Observatory Towers and Viewing Galleries project atop the new Zuari bridge. The authority said that certain clauses were inadvertently erroneously mentioned in its earlier approval granted during the 499th meeting held on []

NT Reporter Margao Minister for Drinking Water Subhash Phal Dessai on Wednesday said the government aims to provide drinking water to every household within the next six months, through ongoing water augmentation projects. Recently, a Rs 28 crore tender for pipeline installation, covering areas across three constituencies in South Goa district, including Velim, was floated. []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) on Wednesday resumed holiday packages and tours at its residencies across the state after a gap of several years, aiming to attract longer-staying hotel guests. GTDC chairman Kedar Naik said the decision torestart holiday packages and tours is intended to extend the stay of guests at []

NT Reporter Panaji Water Resources Department Minister Subhash Shirodkar on Wednesday said the state is on track to expand its network of bandharas to 500 within three years. He also said that the state government has intensified action against illegal borewells to curb the unregulated extraction of groundwater. Goa had a total of 374 bandharas []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa Human Rights Commission said it brought down its pendency of cases during 202526, disposing of 165 matters in a year and reducing pending complaints from 81 to 21 by March 2026, according to its annual report. The report said that as on April 1, 2025, there were 81 pending cases []

PTI Kolkata The first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal will be sworn in at the Brigade Parade Ground here on May 9, heralding a saffron era in the eastern state that had long eluded the pan-Indian powerhouse. Although who the next chief minister will be is still a mystery, Leader of the []

NT Reporter Panaji The state is planning a floating solar power project in Panajis backwaters with an investment of Rs 19.51 crore. The project, which is expected to generate more than 7,000 MWh of electricity annually, will increase clean energy output without need for land acquisition. The project is among the first floating solar initiatives []