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Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to people at Somnath temple in Gujarat on Sunday. He addressed a large gathering at Somnath Swabhiman Parv held to mark the resilience of Indian civilisation, symbolised by the rebuilding of the temple. | ANI

New guidelines make live selfies, geo-tagging mandatory for users New Delhi: In an effort to eliminate illegal activity in the digital asset market, Indias financial intelligence unit (FIU) has unveiled stringent new anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) protocols for cryptocurrency exchanges, including mandatory liveness detection and geographical tracking during the onboarding process. []

731 questions to be raised Panaji: The five-day winter session of the Goa legislative assembly, which begins on January 12, 2026 at 11.30 am, is expected to generate heat as the Opposition has rolled up its sleeves to put the government on mat over various issues. Legislators have put forth 731 questions to be asked []

Panaji: The Aam Aadmi Party has announced new office-bearers for the Goa unit, appointing partys senior leader Valmiki Naik as the state president. The post was vacant after Amit Palekar was removed as partys Goa unit chief following its poor performance in the recently held zilla panchayat elections. AAPs Goa desk incharge Atishi and national []

New Delhi: A new audio recording, purportedly featuring Masood Azhar, the chief of the banned terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) surfaced online on Sunday, triggering furore and wave of anger on the social media. In the chilling audio warning, the dreaded terrorist boasts of thousands of bombers on standby to infiltrate and prepared to carry out []

Panaji: A large number of Chimbel residents came out on the streets on Sunday to protest against the proposed Unity Mall and 17-storey Prashaasan Stambh projects, marching to Santa Cruz MLA Rodolfo Fernandes residence. Protestors alleged that the projects are coming up on wetlands and would harm the local ecology. They demanded that the MLA []

Pernem: The Tuem Hospital Kruti Samiti on Sunday commenced a five-day chain hunger strike demanding immediate functioning of the Tuem hospital and recruitment of medical, allied and support staff, with priority for eligible candidates from Pernem taluka. Protestors have sought written assurance from the state government that their demands will be fulfilled. For the past []

Canacona: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday said the creation of Kushavati as Goas third district will open new avenues for opportunities and development for the people of Canacona. Canacona will see growth across all sectors, with the central government extending support through a Rs 500-crore package to meet the capital expenditure and developmental needs []

Margao: The Navelim gram sabha on Sunday unanimously dismissed the proposed survey by the Directorate of Settlement and Land Records (DSLR) in the village and demanded that Navelim retain its identity as a village. Sarpanch Paulo Pereira informed the gram sabha that the proposed survey was aimed at including Navelim along with other villages in []

His 93 puts India 10 up, eclipses Sachin Tendulkars record Vadodara: Virat Kohli reigned supreme once again with a 91-ball 93 and skipper Shubman Gill hit 56 but India huffed and puffed before completing a nervy four-wicket win against New Zealand in the opening ODI of the three-match series here on Sunday. In pursuit of []

Golden Eagles struck first through Mevans header before Saish equalised from the spot Ella: Dempo SC and Sesa FA shared the spoils after playing out a 1-1 draw in the Goa Professional League at the Ella on Sunday. Before kick-off, a minutes silence was observed following the passing of Agnivesh Agarwal, son of Anil Agarwal, []

Panaji: Lawyer Challengers clinched the Advocates Cricket League (ACL) title with a 45-run victory over Legal Titans at Porvorim. Opting to bat, Lawyer Challengers recovered from early setbacks to post a competitive 184/4. After losing two quick wickets, skipper Achit steadied the innings alongside Swapnil before launching a counterattack. Achit raced to a 27-ball fifty, []

Rajshekar Harikant, Abhijit Bhandare star for their respective teams Panaji: RC Goa rode on a blistering unbeaten knock by skipper Rajshekhar Harikant to cruise to a six-wicket win over Priority Titans, while Sun Estate Warriors secured a five-wicket victory against Baale Tigers in the PGML 5.0 tournament at the Panaji Gymkhana ground, Campal, on Sunday. []

Jammu: Security forces picked up movement of suspected drones in several forward areas along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Samba, Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday evening, officials said. All the flying objects came from the Pakistan side, and returned after hovering over Indian territory for []

New Delhi: Microblogging platform X admitted its mistake and removed about 3,500 pieces of content, as well as deleted over 600 accounts, after the IT Ministry raised concerns over obscene content linked to Elon Musk-backed AI chatbot Grok, government sources said on Sunday. X has assured the authorities that it would comply with Indian laws. []

Goas youngsters are not so much disengaged as they are differently engaged We often hear complaints that todays youth are not interested in what is happening around them, or that the current generation is more self-centred and career-focused than those who came before them. While this may appear true at a superficial level, it is []

When in Goa, in 1892, standing firm, absorbed in meditation, with his eyes fixed on the Mandovis flow, he said, My destiny tells me I shall not return to this land in this lifetime. October 30, 1892. Winter had just begun. A buggy moved along Campo de Manuel (todays Campal) Street and halted at a []

PTI New Delhi Opposition-ruled states like Punjab and Telangana on Saturday demanded additional resources from the Centre in the 2026-27 Budget, and said that the 60:40 cost-sharing under the proposed VB-G RAM G scheme will impose further fiscal burden on already strained resources of the states. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday chaired the []

PTI New Delhi Cold conditions intensified in parts of north India on Saturday, with many parts blanketed by thick fog that led to several vehicle collisions, leaving four dead and about 30 injured. The mercury in the Kashmir Valley, which has been experiencing sub-zero temperatures for some days now, dipped further and Delhi recorded the []

Special Correspondent Panaji Noted Goan industrialist and philanthropist, Shrinivas Dempo on Saturday was honoured with the Cavaliere dellOrdine della Stella dItalia Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy one of the highest civilian awards of the Republic of Italy, at the hands of the Consul General of Italy in Mumbai, Walter []

NT Reporter Margao Members of the South Goa Congress Committee representing the Fatorda block, Melwin Fernandes and Yogesh Nagvekar, have written to the national Congress leadership seeking its immediate intervention to forge an alliance with the Goa Forward Party (GFP) for the forthcoming Margao Municipal Council elections, scheduled to be held in the next few []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa State Environment Appraisal Committee has granted environmental clearance recommendation to VM Salgaocar and Brothers Pvt Ltd for handling dump material located outside its lease area on private property in Surla, subject to stringent biodiversity protection and compensatory plantation conditions. The project proponent to obtain a NOC from the Goa State []

NT Reporter Panaji Sex trafficking into Goa by air is on the rise due to its speed, low risk, and the ease of luring victims at short notice, said Arun Pandey, director and founder of anti-sex trafficking NGO Anyay Rahit Zindagi (ARZ), during a training programme for Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel at the []

NT Reporter Panaji Inspector General of Police (IGP) Keshav Ram Chaurasia has called for collective vigilance, compassion and coordinated action to ensure that no child, woman or human being is exploited, online or offline. Chaurasia said trafficking today often begins online through social media platforms, gaming applications, fake job portals and messaging services. He was []

NT Reporter Panaji Tribal residents of Chimbel continued their protest against the proposed Unity Mall project for the 14th day on Saturday, with the villagers from Bambolim and Nauxi, along with Gakuved council adviser Adv Suresh Palkar, visiting the protest site to express solidarity with the protesters. The villagers have threatened to take out a []

Nandkumar M. Kamat The National Youth Week, originally launched in 1995, will begin on January 12, the 163rd birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. I appeal to the readers of this column, especially young teachers and students, to read his complete works available free online to download. In early 1896, Swami Vivekananda met Nikola Tesla in []

Dr. Luis Dias Childs Play India Foundation is pleased to raise the curtain on Goas concert calendar with world-class orchestral fanfare. Since our inception 17 years ago, we have been in communication with the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI), based at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai, Indias first and only professional []

Original Konkani Story: Nagpancham Author: Vasant Bhagvant Sawant Translator: Suresh Gundu Amonkar The Aslesha rains poured and poured without any respite. It had been pouring ceaselessly the whole week. During Shravan, instead of a steady drizzle, torrential downpour lashed the earth. The whole island of Bolkarna was water-logged. The farms and the fields on the []

Frederick Noronha On being tasked to pass on a book to a friend, this reviewer could not resist the opportunity to go through Fun and Folksy Foxes, and jot down a few observations and comments here. Its subtitle is The heartbeat of a village in erstwhile Portuguese Goa and this is Mel DSouza second book []

John Aguiar A dentist from Goa, Lt. Col. Dr. Parag Prabhudesai (Retd) served in the Indian Army as both a doctor and a soldier. Prabhudesais interest in the military began at a young age and grew during his years at Goa Dental College, where he attended lectures by a Commanding Officer of the Army Dental []

PETER F BORGES For over a decade, courts, activists, and researchers have been warning that POCSO a law crafted to protect children from sexual offences has been weaponised against adolescents in consensual relationships. And now, with the apex court finally stepping in, India stands at the brink of long-overdue reform. Lets be honest: []

Ahead of National Youth Day, January 12, NT NETWORK explores how the states young entrepreneurs are learning that careful planning, preparation, and persistence matter more than making noise VINIKA VISWAMBHARAN | NT BUZZ Goa is often spoken of as a travel destination, not one to build a business from. Yet a growing number of []

Panaji: Blue economy can create stronger livelihoods, better value addition, more organised markets, improved coastal and inland infrastructure and new opportunities for youth in Goa, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday. Blue economy can also support entrepreneurship in processing, packaging, cold chain, transport and certification. It can also support responsible tourism linked to seafood [] The post Blue economy holds promise for youth appeared first on The Navhind Times .

New Delhi: India on Friday rejected as inaccurate US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnicks remarks that a proposed trade deal between the two countries could not be sealed last year, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not make a telephone call to President Donald Trump. New Delhi also asserted that it remained interested in concluding a [] The post India rejects Trump aides remark over stalling of trade deal appeared first on The Navhind Times .

Panaji: Following widespread concerns over disruption of internet services across the state, the government on Friday imposed a moratorium on the cutting of fibre optic cables by the electricity department. The moratorium came after a meeting that was chaired by Information Technology Minister Rohan Khaunte. The meet brought together senior officials from multiple government departments [] The post Govt halts power depts internet cable-cutting drive appeared first on The Navhind Times .

Special Correspondent Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said that prosperous languages like Marathi and Konkani should not be limited to communication, but further effectively used in education, research, administration and industry. He said developing artificial intelligence (AI)-based language models, besides translation techniques, voice recognition technology and digital material for such prosperous languages is [] The post AI-based models for Marathi, Konkani is need of the hou

Mamata leads nearly 10-km-long march through heart of Kolkata New Delhi/Kolkata: Several Trinamool Congress MPs were detained while staging a protest outside the Home Ministrys office here on Friday against alleged misuse of probe agencies by the Centre. The Delhi Police evicted the protesters from the spot, lifting them up and dragging the parliamentarians to [] The post TMC MPs stage protest in Delhi over ED raids against I-PAC appeared first on The Navhind Times .

Close links with accused cited Thiruvananthapuram: The special investigation team probing the Sabarimala gold loss case on Friday arrested chief priest Kandararu Rajeevaru, citing his close links with prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty and his role in recommending the controversial replating of the Dwarapalaka and Sreekovil gold plates at the Lord Ayyappa temple. Thanthri Rajeevaru, who [] The post Chief priest held over Sabarimala gold loss appeared first on The Navhind Times .

Gurugram: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday launched a national digital IED data management platform that will act as next generation security shield against terror and a comprehensive deterrence against all forms of bombings that take place in the country. The national IED data management system (NIDMS) has been developed by the federal counter-terrorist [] The post Amit Shah launches national IED data management platform appeared first on The Navhind Times .

New Delhi: India on Friday pressed Bangladesh to swiftly and firmly deal with attacks on minorities in that country and described as troubling the attempts to attribute the incidents to extraneous reasons. New Delhis reaction came against the backdrop of the killing of several Hindu men in Bangladesh in the last few weeks. We continue [] The post Deal firmly with attacks on minorities, Delhi to Dhaka appeared first on The Navhind Times .

De Klerks all-round show powers them to a thrilling 3-wicket win in WPL opener Navi Mumbai: Nadine de Klerk delivered a sensational all-round performance as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) stunned defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) by three wickets in a dramatic last-ball finish in the opening match of the 2026 Womens Premier League at the [] The post RCB stun holders MI appeared first on The Navhind Times .

Kuala Lumpur: Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu advanced to the semifinals of Malaysia Open after her opponent Akane Yamaguchi of Japan retired due to injury, while Indias ace mens doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty bowed out of the Super 1000 badminton tournament in the quarterfinals here on Friday. Pitted against third-seed [] The post Sindhu enters semis; Satwik-Chirag bow out appeared first on The Navhind Times .

NT BUZZ MG and Associates organised the launch of theme-based calendar dedicated to the Indian Armed Forces, as a gratitude for their valour, sacrifice, and selfless service to the nation. The chief guest for the occasion was union minister of state for New and Renewable Energy, Government of India Shripad Naik, and deputy solicitor general [] The post Armed Forcesthemed calendar released appeared first on The Navhind Times .

NT BUZZ Members of Senior Citizens Recreation Centre Pedda, Margao under the Lions Club of Margao Service Trust lights up X-mas festivities and New Year eve with enthusiasm and energy by singing a series of enchanting Carol rhymes with live music and amateur in house singers and Santa being an added attraction. The atmosphere became [] The post Carol rhymes lights up Xmas festivities of elders appeared first on The Navhind Times .

City of Victory documents 40 years of research on the historical city of Hampi,detailing what makes it stand out among other empire ruins KALYANI JHA | NT BUZZ Architectural historian George Michell believes that there is no otherplace like Hampi. Earlier known as Vijayanagara, Hampi, an UNESCO world heritage site, was the former capital city [] The post Leafing through history appeared first on The Navhind Times .

After retiring as director of the states agriculture department, Nevil Alphonso spent over a year writing a book about his passion to encourage gardening and agriculture.Grow At Home is the fruit of this effort DIANA FERNANDES NT NETWORK Nevil Alphonso joined the Department of Agriculture in 1986 and spent over 37 years there. He retired [] The post A gardening guide for home gardeners to farmers appeared first on The Navhind Times .

NT BUZZ Who Killed Shraddha?, inspired by the dastardly murder of Shraddha Walkar by her live-in partner Aaftab Poonawala, that shook the conscience of the nation in 2022, will be shot entirely in Goa. The murder incident happened in Delhi and Shraddha hailed from Vasai near Mumbai. We have adapted the story and script of [] The post Film inspired by Shraddha Walkar murder, to be shot in Goa appeared first on The Navhind Times .

NT Reporter Panaji Sesa Football Academy suffered a 1-3 defeat against Kickstart FC in the Indian Womens League at Kolkata. Kickstart found an when a spill from goalkeeper Beatrice Nketia gifted Essien a second-minute opener. But the Goan side showed resilience and character, drawing level against the run of play in the 17th minute. Jeewantis [] The post Essien treble troubles Sesa appeared first on The Navhind Times .

NT Reporter Cuncolim Guardian Angel SC entered the quarterfinal after defeating USC Seraulim 43 via tie-breaker in the 2nd Vaidya Family Cup, at Cuncolim. At full time the score was 0-0. In the tie-breaker, Guardian Angel SC converted through Valentino Carvalho, Godwin DCosta, Imson Fernandes and Daniel DCosta, while Floscio Fernandes, Ashley Fernandes and Selroy [] The post GASC edge past USC Seraulim appeared first on The Navhind Times .

NT Reporter Panjim Goa Cricket Association (GCA) president and former Ranji Trophy player Mahesh Dessai has been appointed as the team manager for the upcoming IndiaNew Zealand international series to be played in India. I am deeply honoured by this appointment and thankful to ICC chairman Jay Shah, as well as the president, secretary and [] The post BCCI appoints Dessai as India manager appeared first on The Navhind Times .