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Assistant commandant among deceased four Jammu: Four Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, including an assistant commandant, were killed after a colleague allegedly opened fire in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday evening, officials said. The incident took place around 7.30 pm at Sewa-III hydroelectric power project located at Mashka village in Basohli, []

Integrity report reveals failure to report approaches Panaji: Nearly nine months after the match-fixing case was taken up, Goa Football Association (GFA) on Tuesday announced disciplinary action against 13 players and a former team official, who also happens to be a police constable, suspending them from all football activities pending further investigation. The Navhind Times []

Amresh Parab Panaji: To boost crime prevention and public safety, the Goa police department has proposed introducing a real-time mobile application to record the details of individuals renting cars or bikes across the state. The police department informed transport officials that the existing Goa police app could also be adapted for this purpose. Under the []

Vasco: Mormugao police have arrested an 18-year-old youth for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl at his house on Monday night. Mormugao DySP and SP Gurudas Kadam said the accused and the girl are distant relatives and that their families live close to each other. The incident, police said, occurred after the family of the accused []

Centre approves funding for reservoir, subject to state water reforms Panaji: The states Salaulim Irrigation Project, Sanguem, is set for an overhaul after the Ministry of Jal Shakti identified it for extension, renovation and modernisation (ERM) at a cost of Rs 741.77 crore. The redevelopment aims to increase the area under irrigation of the Salaulim []

Panaji: To facilitate boat movement along a 2.1-km stretch of a tributary of the River Mapusa at Moira and to improve the flow of monsoon runoff to reduce flooding of adjoining paddy fields, the Captain of Ports (CoP) Department has proposed a desilting project. It has invited bids to prepare a Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment []

Shahin Bepari Lambe Panaji: The Quepem Municipal Council (QMC) has adopted a digital, citizen-assisted approach using QR code and a Google Form to map pet dogs, stray dogs and stray cattle, even as other municipalities mainly carrying out the animal enumeration through manual ward-wise field surveys. Through the QR code, residents can identify animals in []

Panaji: The High Court of Bombay at Goa on Tuesday granted bail to Rohan Harmalkar in a money laundering case registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Single judge Justice S G Chapalgaonkar said that prolonged incarceration without trial progress in predicate offences violates the constitutional right to a speedy trial guaranteed under []

PTI New Delhi Researchers have developed a new dataset aimed at helping AI systems acquire capabilities to monitor crops across vast agricultural areas, identify what is growing in individual fields and even estimate when crops are sown, harvested and how much they produce. A multi-satellite dataset has been developed by researchers from the Indraprastha Institute []

PTI New Delhi Upping the ante over the SIR row, the Congress on Friday staged protests by attempting to march towards state election commission offices in various parts of the country, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumars immediate arrest, removal from office, and an independent review of all decisions and electoral roll changes made under []

NT Reporter Panaji Taxi travel in Goa is set for a major fare restructuring, with the State Transport Authority notifying new distance slab-based rates for yellow/black taxis as well as tourist taxis, motor cabs and maxi cabs, replacing the fare schedules notified in August 2021. The new rates come into force from their publication in []

NT Reporter Vasco Goas first foreign charter flight of the 2026-27 tourist season is scheduled to arrive at Dabolim airport on September 30, with around 180 tourists from Russia. An Aeroflot charter flight is expected to bring the tourists from Russia. During the tourist season from October to March, around 144 foreign charter flights are []

NT Reporter Panaji Keeping ethanol production in mind, the Sanjivani Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd at Dharbandora will resume operations from the next crushing season after the state cabinet approved its revival under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model on Friday. Speaking to mediapersons at Mantralaya, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said a private bidder has been finalised []

NT Reporter Panaji Goa is set to expand its artificial intelligence-based traffic enforcement network, with 701 additional AI cameras proposed to be put up at 68 locations in the next phase. This will take the technology-driven enforcement system well beyond the 348 cameras already installed at 26 locations. Between four to 15 cameras will be []

PTI New Delhi Three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) on Friday sought a clearer explanation from the Election Commission (EC) regarding concerns raised by two Election Commissioners over the voter list revision, with Union Minister Chirag Paswan warning that []

PTI Chennai A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Friday sentenced four active cadres of the banned outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) to life imprisonment for the murder of a Hindu Munnani leader in Coimbatore in 2016. The verdict marks NIAs first conviction involving PFI operatives since the government of India banned the []

PTI New Delhi As many as 111 MPs and MLAs changed their parties after winning elections to Parliament or state assemblies between 2022 and 2026, with the highest number of such switches recorded in Nagaland and West Bengal, according to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch. The analysis, []

Panaji: The Captain of Ports Department (CoP) on Thursday said that the recently floated tender for the operation and maintenance of its terminal building and allied jetty facilities does not involve privatisation or transfer of ownership of government assets. There is no proposal to sell or privatise the Captain of Ports terminal building or government []

Panaji: Goa Polices tech-driven policing will serve as a guideline for informed implementation across the country Director General, Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), Alok Mittal said on Thursday. Goa Police on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BPR&D, Union Ministry of Home Affairs, for the tech-driven implementation of the One Year []

Vasco: Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has approved the establishment of a Seafarers Welfare Centre at Mormugao Port. He also said that an existing reputed Maritime Training Institute/College in Goa was being considered for affiliation with Indian Maritime University to strengthen maritime education and training. The approval for Seafarers Welfare Centre []

Panaji: The River Navigation Department (RND) is set to expand the Ro-Ro ferry network with the introduction of two new 21-m ferries on the DivarSao Pedro route. The service is expected to commence early 2027. RND Director Vikram Rajebhosle said the new Ro-Ro service would not begin before December, with the department currently targeting the []

Patna: Days after the horrific molestation case in Bihars Jamui district, a girl was allegedly harassed in public by a group of people in Samastipur and a minor was sexually assaulted in Muzaffarpur, prompting the Opposition to target the BJP-led NDA government over the law and order situation. The fresh incidents led to the arrest []

Khalid Jamils side begin run of friendlies against World Cup teams New Delhi: Three years after lifting the SAFF Championship at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, the Indian mens national team return to familiar territory, to begin a demanding run of international friendlies with a first-ever meeting against Panama. The match will kick off at 7.30 []

Panaji: Goa endured a batting collapse as their two-day All India U-16 JY Lele Invitational Cricket Tournament match against Chhattisgarh ended in a draw at the Infipro Sports Academy Cricket Ground. Chhattisgarh, who made 212/9 in their first innings, bowled Goa out for 120 in 66.4 overs to secure the first-innings lead points. Vishram Parab []

Traffic congestion eases along the stretch Panaji: Stung by criticism over traffic chaos in the last few days, the state government on Wednesday opened an exit point on the Atal Setu for motorists travelling from Merces and Bambolim towards Porvorim, Calangute and other destinations. There were traffic concerns around the newly inaugurated Porvorim elevated corridor. []

News report says Election Commissioners had objected on record at least 14 times over past 10 months; EC says decisions unanimous New Delhi: Differences in the Election Commission with two election commissioners repeatedly dissenting over the SIR of voter list spilled into the open on Wednesday, triggering Opposition demands for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumars []

New Delhi: An umpire selected by the captain of a cricket team that eventually wins would always be suspected over his decisions even if they are correct, Supreme Court judge Dipankar Datta said on Wednesday to highlight that the Executive will have an effective veto in the selection of the Chief Election Commissioner and election []

Panaji: The state government is considering introducing a formal caretaker system at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC) to assist patients during their hospital stay and reduce the financial burden on their families. Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Wednesday that the government would work out a structured system under which caretakers would be []

Said to be the first woman to play the Portuguese guitar professionally in fado, Marta Pereira da Costa will debut in Goa in concert with sitarist Ustad Chhote Rahimat Khantoday VINIKA VISWAMBHARAN | NT BUZZ When I started performing in fado houses, I got to know that there were no women playing the Portuguese guitar, []

Panaji : The state government is planning to build an IT International Convention Centre in the electronics manufacturing cluster (EMC), Tuem, on the lines of the Dubai World Trade Centre, the Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi and Jio World Trade Centre, Mumbai. The project will come up over 23,988 square metres land within the EMC, and []

Canacona: The bodies of two elderly sisters were found in an advanced stage of decomposition at their residence in Mokhard, Sristhal, on Sunday night. Police sources said they received a phone call at 9.40 pm from Prabhav Kamat, a resident of Cuncolim, informing them that his aunts had died inside their house and that a []

Foreign secy Misri, Election Commissioner Sandhu also issued notices New Delhi: Former deputy prime minister LK Advani, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, former vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar and Election Commissioner SS Sandhu are among the many prominent figures in the list of voters who have been issued notices for discrepancies in their details furnished under the []

Ecologically sensitive areas to be protected Panaji : Town and Country Planning (TCP) Minister Vishwajit Rane on Sunday said old settlements and settlement pockets that were earlier mapped under no development areas (NDAs) and no development zones (NDZs) would be removed from these classifications, providing relief to families who have lived in the areas for []

Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is expected to chair a meeting on Monday to discuss and consider the recommendations made by the expert team from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Nagpur, on the traffic management and road-safety arrangements for the newly inaugurated Porvorim elevated corridor. The corridor has been in the news over traffic []

Seized narcotics wasnt kept at designated facility Panaji: The district and sessions court, North Goa, acquitted Nigerian national Domnic Nweke in a 2023 drugs case after the prosecution failed to produce the seized muddemal property before the court and could not establish the case due to hostile panch witnesses. The court also directed the superintendent []

Elavenil joins Sonam, Vidarsa for second-place team finish before winning individual medal India opened their shooting campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a double-silver haul, as Elavenil Valarivan won silver in both the womens 10m air rifle team and individual events on Sunday. Elavenil first combined with Sonam Uttam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod to []

Shafalis maiden T20I ton powers India to 114-run win over Bangladesh Reigning champions India stormed into the womens cricket T20I final at the Asian Games for a second successive edition, securing at least a silver medal with a crushing 114-run win over Bangladesh on Sunday. Shafali Verma smashed her maiden T20I century, an unbeaten 100 []

Poorvas four-wicket haul goes in vain as they lose by five wickets Panaji: Goa senior women suffered a five-wicket defeat against Baroda in a T20 practice match organised by the Baroda Cricket Association at BCA Stadium B, Baroda, on Sunday. After winning the toss and opting to bowl, Baroda restricted Goa to 96/9 in their []

They will face HOPS FC, Roots FC and Krida Sirsaim: Goas SESA Football Academy will begin its campaign in the inaugural AIFF U15 Womens Youth League in Group A, alongside HOPS FC, Roots FC and Krida Prabodhini Pune. The competition is set to kick off on October 15 at the Sporting Planet Sports Complex in []

The seven-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival of Shri Shantadurga Kumbharjuvekarin Devi temple at Cumbarjua concluded on Sunday with the traditional Sangodotsav, featuring tableaux from the Ramayana and Mahabharata, historical figures and social messages. Earlier, the idol was carried in a palanquin for immersion. Organised by the local panchayat and villagers, the annual event has been held []

Panaji: The seventh accused, Satish Shinde, a native of Maharashtra, who was arrested by the Goa Police Crime Branch in connection with the Porvorim firing incident, was reportedly operating two tables in a casino in Goa. He was also allegedly operating a gambling den in Mumbai, which was shut on August 28, the day of []

PTI New Delhi The question before Indian courts is no longer conservation versus development but how the two can be harmonised and sustained together, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said on Saturday and described the apex court as the banyan tree of environmental justice. Tracing four decades of the Supreme Courts environmental jurisprudence, the []

NT Reporter Panaji Drinking water shortages remain a persistent issue for residents across the state, with 46 localities spanning virtually all constituencies facing water supply problems for the past three years. Consequently, these affected areas continue to rely on water tankers. According to the government, the Department of Drinking Water has undertaken measures to rectify []

Dr. Nandkumar M. Kamat Our five-billion-year-old solar system has many mysteries. Earth was formed roughly half a billion years after the sun became active. We do not know exactly what happened during this period. The sun may still preserve evidence of violent episodes from the infancy of the solar system. A study by astronomer Mutlu []

DR. LUIS DIAS Life can be curious. A radio broadcast from thousands of miles away, a BBC Proms interval talk, made me take a closer look at something hanging on my wall for as long as I can remember. A Prom concert featuring the Berlin Philharmonic is always a big draw. On September 3, 2026, []

Frederick Noronha By some chance, these five books came my way via a book exchange. It was a welcome addition. Five volumes of Konkani plays, making for a total of 20 plays. For sure, the value of such a work will only grow in time, in any Goa books collection. Listed as Volumes 1 to []

Original Marathi article: Roshan Ara Originally published in: Kadbole Writer: Atmaram Jog Translator: Dhananjay Jog It was about the year 1951. I was with the Police of then Bombay State, comprising of todays Maharashtra and substantial areas of Karnataka and Gujarat. I was posted at Bijapur. Language-based States reorganization brought about by the fast unto []

Using fossilised teeth, scientists have finally taken theT. rexstemperature and it wasnt too different from our own. Researchers once thought that dinosaurs were sluggish, cold-blooded creatures. Later findings challenged that, suggesting thatolder dinosaurs were warm-bloodedand could control their body temperature. Most scientists agree thatTyrannosaurus rexwas warm-blooded, but pinning down the exact core temperature of []

On the eve of World Alzheimers Day on September 21, a look at the disease from its early signs and risk factors to its progression, complications and the importance of a healthy and supportive environment DR R. G. WISEMAN PINTO Alzheimers disease gradually destroys memory and thinking skills and eventually affects a persons ability to []

Abdul Wahab Khan Panaji With the government restricting access for motorists on the new elevated corridor, the North Goa District Road Safety Committee (NGDRC) said the move will not resolve the problem of five black spots in Porvorim. A fatal accident within 24 hours of its opening led to a ban on two-wheelers and closure []