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NT Reporter Panaji The High Court of Bombay at Goa on Friday directed Deputy Solicitor General of India Pravin Faldessai to take instructions on allegations made by the counsel for the petitioners that 36 girl students are being compelled to stay in a storeroom in order to attend classes at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Valpoi. The []
Special Correspondent Panaji The Transport Department will launch a crackdown on rent-a-car vehicles that do not have speed governors installed as part of efforts to curb the rising number of road accidents in Goa, Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho said on Friday. Godinho said that legal action would be taken against rent-a-car owners who have failed []
NT Reporter Margao The state government has officially appointed mamlatdars and joint mamlatdars as custodians for 14 comunidades in Ponda taluka after elections to their managing committees could not be successfully conducted. Vrushika Kauthankar, Under Secretary, in an official order, said that the recent amendment to the Code of Comunidades allows the government to intervene []
NT Reporter Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said Goa has witnessed growth in infrastructure, connectivity, education and welfare over the past 12 years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aided by increased tax devolution, grants-in-aid and capital assistance from the Centre. Marking 12 years of the Union government, Sawant addressed the []
NT Reporter Panaji/Margao Goa Police on Friday suspended PSI Gaurav Naik and PSI Sanket Naik, both attached to the Maina-Curtorim Police Station, following a preliminary fact-finding inquiry into allegations that five youths, including a minor, were assaulted while in police custody. Earlier, three policemen two police constables and one head constable were suspended []
NT Reporter Panaji Goa has recorded a sharp rise in its rainfall deficit after monsoon activity weakened over the last two days, even as maximum temperatures in Panaji climbed to 3.5C above the normal temperature of 30.7C during whatis typically a wet phase of the season. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), widespread rainfall []
Special Correspondent Panaji/Margao Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday took a decision to put the installation of electricity smart meters on hold. Many ministers, including Minister for Public Works Digambar Kamat, and several MLAs had objected to the smart meters. The electricity department has also been directed to put on hold the penalty that was []
Shahin Bepari Lambe Panaji Born without both legs and with his right hand developed only up to the elbow with two fingers, 17-year-old Joshua DCruz from Moira has spent his life overcoming barriers. This week, he crossed another milestone, becoming the first person with disability from Goa to clear the highly competitive JEE (Advanced) examination. []
Amresh Parab Panaji Road accidents in Goa increased by over 7% during the first five months of the year, though fatalities from these mishaps decreased by more than 5%. Data compiled by the traffic unit of Goa police revealed that 112 people were killed in various road accidents from January to May this year, down []
NT Reporter Panaji Goas industrial estates will soon be benchmarked against industrial parks, Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and industrial estates from other Indian states to improve efficiency and attract investors. This evaluation is being undertaken by Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) as part of a nationwide Industrial Park Rating System, rolled out by the Department []
FILM REVIEWS SACHIN CHATTE Film: Disclosure Day Cast: Emily Blunt, Josh OConnor, Colin Firth Directed by: Steven Spielberg Duration: 2hours 25 minutes Rating: * * * * Master filmmaker Steven Spielberg is back with a theme that made him a household name. Close Encounters of the Third Kind arrived in 1977 and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial []
The monsoon showers come as a respite to the heat but along with it comes, health concerns. Merely getting wet in the rain does not result in one catching a cold, it is the cold virus and lowered immunity that are to blame. While theres nothing we can do about the rain, we can certainly []
Footage of a horrific knife attack in Belfast began to circulate on social media on Monday evening. A Sudanese asylum-seeker in his 30s, who entered the UK in 2023, has been charged with attempted murder. Meanwhile, the far-right was quick to exploit the situation to further an anti-immigration agenda. Violent unrest followed on the streets []
NT Reporter Vasco A 19-year-old youth from Karnataka Amrit Pundalik Parmar drowned while swimming with a group of friends in a large well at Birla, Zuarinagar, on Wednesday afternoon. The body was recovered by Drishti lifeguards after an extensive search operation that lasted several hours. Amrit had come to stay with his relatives in Zari, []
NT Reporter Panaji With 554 official email accounts of government departments and agenciesin the state found to be inactive, the Department of Information Technology has launched a drive to identify and deactivate dormant accounts to reduce recurring costs. In a circular, the department directed all government departments and bodies to review email accounts that have []
NT Reporter Panaji The Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) will launch three initiatives a nutrition education series, an Eat Right Culinary Challenge, and food safety training for street food vendors to promote food safety and healthy eating in the state. The initiatives will be launched on the occasion of World Food []
Special Correspondent Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday met Union Minister for Housing, Urban Affairs and Power, Manohar Lal Khattar, in New Delhi and sought assistance for the speedy approval of proposals submitted by Goa under the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF). Sawant also discussed housing, urban development, citizen-centric infrastructure and welfare initiatives being implemented []
Special Correspondent Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday came out with an assurance that all pending Kul Mundkar cases across Goa would be resolved within the next three months. The government is committed towards ensuring that no such cases remain pending and their complete disposal would be achieved within the stipulated timeframe, he said. []
Special Correspondent Panaji Kala Academy Complex, the premier art and culture institution in the state, will be shut down from August 1 for additional repair works. Kala Academy Task Force has decided to close the art and culture complex from August 1 for further repairs following an assessment report from the Indian Institute of Technology []
Special Correspondent Panaji/Margao Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has set a firm target to win 30 seats at the 2027 Goa state assembly elections, according to state BJP chief Damodar Naik. Speaking on Tuesday regarding a potential BJP-Goa Forward Party (GFP) alliance, Naik said that politics is inherently situation-based and that the right decision would be []
PTI Kolkata The West Bengal CID on Tuesday launched simultaneous searches at Trinamool Congress central office at party supremo Mamata Banerjees Kalighat residence and at national general secretary Abhishek Banerjees Camac Street office in the city, probing alleged forged signatures of TMC MLAs that triggered a party split. The agency officers maintained that the raids []
PTI Chennai Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday inaugurated a special police unit, Singappen, and asserted that drugs must be eradicated to make womens safety robust. The new police force for womens safety will play a vital role in preventive policing before crimes can occur, and enhance the safety of women. For []
PTI New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a week-long visit to France and Slovakia beginning June 13 to explore ways to expand bilateral ties and discuss pressing global challenges. The Prime Minister will attend G7 Summit in Evian in France on June 16 and 17, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). []
NT Reporter Panaji According to data reviewed at the State Road Safety Council meeting, road accidents in Goa declined by 17 per cent over the last two years. The council, which attributed the reduction to interventions undertaken at black spots and other accident-prone locations, said it has decided to launch enforcement drives targeting rental vehicle []
NT Reporter Margao The proposed maritime board and the inauguration of the new Captain of Ports (CoP) terminal have become points of contention among stakeholders, including Benaulim AAP MLA Venzy Viegas. At a press conference on Tuesday, Viegas told reporters that the terminal could not be operated without a maritime board. The ministers are delaying []
NT Reporter Valpoi In the second incident since April, a blackish worm-like creature was found in tap water at a residence in Zarme village under Mauxi panchayat in Sattari taluka on Tuesday. PWD officials visited the site, collected the specimen along with water samples for laboratory analysis and initiated precautionary measures. Authorities also flushed the []
The latest Sample Registration System data should worry every policymaker. In 2024, nearly half of all recorded deaths in India occurred without medical attention from a trained professional. This is up from 18 per cent in 2020. The proportion was even higher in rural India, and in states such as Bihar it was close to []
VINIKA VISWAMBHARANNT BUZZ A crowd wearing headphones moves through the city. Some sing, others listen and passers-by stop to watch. There is no stage, no auditorium and no clear distinction between performer and audience. This is bAlllAd, an immersive roaming performance by French composer, singer, writer and street artist Bertrand Devendeville, which will be staged []
NT BUZZ After exhibiting their work in Goa as part of Goa Water Stories, Goan artists Ashish Phaldesai, Pradeep Naik, Satyam Malhar and Wenceslaus Mendes are now taking their work to Fulcrum, Mumbai. A Disquiet Tide matiutrantvirta which opens on June 11 examines the mangrove ecologies of Goa as lived environments shaped by tides, []
NT BUZZ The Xavier Centre of Historical Research, Porvorim, is all set to host a lecture on Translating Territories: The Novas Conquistas and the Making of a Luso-Marathi State by Kaustubh Naik, a doctoral candidate, Department of South Asia Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, on June 12, 4 p.m. When the Portuguese empire expanded into []
NT Reporter Ponda Chetan Kurtikar emerged champion of the June 2026 Chess Tournamentafter registering a perfect six wins from six rounds at Curti. Aarush Gaude finished runner-up with five points, while Vedant Priolkar secured third place. Karthik Pankar, Dhirav Rathod, Tansh Gaude and Divyesh Priolkar completed the top seven standings. Among the category winners, Divesh []
NT Reporter Benaulim Navelim Villagers Union defeated United Boys of Dando Colva 2-0 in the 25th Cana Benaulim Panchayat Cup at St John the Baptist Ground, Dando, Benaulim on Monday. Navelims Joyson Couthino and Travis Souza found the back of the net once in their win.
NT Reporter Curtoirm SC Virabhat entered the final after 1-0 win over Cumborda SC in the 9-a-side Curtorim Interward Football Tournament at St Alex Church ground, Curtorim. Vivon Fernandes lone goal secured SC Virabhat the win.
Demetrius Gonsalves hopes to make every celebration and everydayindulgence a little sweeterwith his handcrafted treats VINIKA VISWAMBHARANNT BUZZ Every batch that leaves Demetrius Gonsalveskitchen carries a simple intention: to make someone smile. It is an idea that lies at the heart of Deme Bakes, the Ribandar-based home bakery where brownies, cookies,and cakes are crafted not []
J.P. PEREIRA He may have etched his name in the Konkani world today, but Avers Pereira did not come from a tiatr background. However, his love for the art form can be traced back to his childhood days. I used to love acting in school plays while studying atSt. Anthony High School, in my village, []
NT BUZZ Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts is all set to host a new batch of Pencil to Portfolio, a visual arts programme for young adults (11 to 18 years) commencing on June 27, 2026. Designed for students aspiring to pursue higher education in art, design, architecture, fashion or animation, the programme is equally []
With China holding fort both in the traditional manufactured goods and in modern hi-tech chip-based industries, robots and electric vehicles, the rich world finds the going tough in maintaining its earlier lead. The West feels both enfeebled and impoverished from its pole position it enjoyed! Chinas stupendous success, breath-taking infrastructure, neck-bending skyscrapers and mind-boggling development []
Agencies Mullanpur India scripted their biggest-ever innings victory in Test cricket, crushing Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs inside three days in the one-off Test here on Monday. The hosts bettered their previous record of an innings and 260-run win over Afghanistan in 2018 as the visitors were bowled out for 112 in their []
PTI New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday discussed with the members of the Economic Advisory Council various measures to further boost Indias economic growth amid global turmoil. The members of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) also gave their assessment of the impact of the West Asia conflict on India []
NT Reporter Panaji The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said the southwest monsoon advanced over the entire state along with additional parts of Karnataka and Maharashtra, marking a significant step in its northward progress across the country. The southwest monsoon has further advanced into entire Goa and some more parts of Karnataka, Maharashtra and []
With World Environment Day recently observed on June 5, some of Goas nature photographers reflect ontheenvironmental changethey haveobserved and documented through their lenses VINIKA VISWAMBHARANNT NETWORK For Bandora-basedGautam Kamat Bambolkar, photography emerged from a desire to reconnect with nature amid the pressures of everyday life. But what keeps him returning to forests and natural spaces []
NT Reporter Margao South Goa political heavyweight and former chief minister Churchill Alemao has expressed his willingness to rejoin the Congress party, stating he is ready to make the move if invited by the party leadership. Speaking to media persons on Saturday after meeting newly re-appointed Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Girish Chodankar, Alemao []
Abdul Wahab Khan Panaji Findings from five decades of satellite data and Random Forest classification have revealed a 3.75 per cent reduction in Goas dense forest cover and a loss of nearly 200 sq km of interior forests. The research also identified a science-based pathway to balance conservation and tourism through regenerative tourism planning. The []
A Culinary Experience with our Kakis is a celebrationof Goan food, community,and tradition RACHEL ALAINA SHAH Ask any true blue Goan where the real flavours of their beloved Goa truly reside and they will direct you to the home kitchens. Founder, The Local Beat, Mackinlay Baretto also agrees. It lives in the way a woman []
Conversations around consent often focus only on whether someone eventually agreed. Much less attention is given to the emotional pressure, persistence, guilt, dependency, confusion, or vulnerability that may have existed before that point REBECCA COELHO Many people think pressure is force, threats, aggression, or someone directly refusing to take no for an answer. Hence, many []
As people advance in age, memory often begins to fade. Names of near and dear ones slip away, cherished places become difficult to recall, and conversations are interrupted by forgotten words. Yet there are remarkable exceptions. Ramesh Wagle, also known as Ramakant Wagle, celebrates his 100th birthday on 3 June. Even at this milestone age, []
It will enable people to track power consumption in real time Panaji: Despite peoples opposition to the Rs 890-crore smart electricity meter project in the state, officials of the Electricity Department on Tuesday said they will soon launch the smart meter app to enable power consumers to track their electricity consumption in real time. The []
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that married daughters cannot be excluded from compassionate appointment and their omission from the definition of family is manifestly arbitrary, unjustified and constitutionally untenable. A bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe made the observation while setting aside an order of the Allahabad High Court that []
New York: Thirty individuals from India, found to be living in the US illegally and working as commercial truck drivers, have been arrested as part of a federal operation and will soon be deported. The US Customs and Border Protection said in a statement on Monday that during the week of May 11-15, Border Patrol []