The Navhind Times

Colombo: Ishan Kishan blended brute power with silken finesse in a breathtaking half-century before Jasprit Bumrah tore through Pakistans top order with menacing precision, powering India to a commanding 61-run win and a Super Eight berth in the T20 World Cup here on Sunday. Kishans supersonic 77 (40b) on a tacky Premadasa pitch was worth []

Pitches India as global hub for digital infra, artificial intelligence New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the latest Budget and a spate of global trade deals signed by his government as foundations for Viksit Bharat, and urged the private sector to step in more aggressively and boldly now. In a wide-ranging interview []

Pernem: Announcing that Racing Promotions Private Limited (RPPL) has signed a three-year agreement with the Goa government and GMR to organise Formula 4 events in the state, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday said. Formula 4 was important to build confidence and create the environment and infrastructure if Goa has to host Formula 1 in []

Mapusa: The festival of Mahashivratri was celebrated with religious fervour across the state on Sunday, but in a unique event held at the Ozran Beach, foreigners joined the local devotees to offer prayers to a Lord Shiva sculpture and a Shivling located on the shore. Ozran Beach is located between the main Vagator Beach and []

Margao: Thousands thronged the streets of Margao, on Sunday, as the Carnival float parade transformed the town into a vibrant celebration of colour, music and tradition. Carnival is a very traditional celebration and just as it was celebrated in Panaji, it is being celebrated in Margao as well. We have been trying to promote it []

Vasco: Police on Saturday arrested Abdul Khan, a resident of Baina, Vasco, for allegedly abetting the suicide of Aleixo Godinho, also a resident of Baina. A complaint was lodged by the deceaseds daughter, Neefa Naperia, stating that Khan impersonated a Mumbai police personnel and contacted her father on WhatsApp, alleging his involvement in illegal advertising []

Curchorem: Villagers of Bag-Xelvona in Assolda on Sunday resolved to launch a peaceful protest to the Environment Department office in Panaji on February 23 to oppose the proposed jetties at Bag-Xelvona and Hodar. They said that they feared that the jetties are being constructed to facilitate coal handling. The decision was announced at a press []

Mapusa: In a bid to curb revenue leakages, Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) has decided to undertake a detailed survey of rented premises, trade licences, mobile towers, wedding halls and other event-related establishments within its jurisdiction. Sources said that a survey conducted by the Goa State Urban Development Agency brought the revenue losses to the notice []

For Cristovoam C. F. Souza and his family, agriculture is something they enjoy and consider a continuous learning process as they employ trial and error in everything they do. Having received three state awards, including the Krishi Ratna award, the family explains that it is all about maintaining a balance, writes Diana Fernandes Amidst the []

In a country where intercity travel is often synonymous with complex pricing, limited availability, and last-minute surprises, CabBazar has steadily emerged as one of Indias most reliable intercity cab platforms. Founded eight years ago as a bootstrapped venture, the company today operates across 3,000+ cities, has completed over 10 lakh rides, and has crossed Rs. []

POVA has always treated the smartphone as a badge of identity, specifically crafted for the bold Indian spirit. While the original POVA Curve broke the mold with its innovative aesthetics, the POVA Curve 2 takes a quantum leap forward. Inspired by the sleek precision of spacecraft engineering, it evolves the cool factor into something sharper []

The Regional Office, Panaji, of Central Bank of India successfully organised the National Mega Agricultural Credit Outreach Campaign at Quepem and Mencurem on February 13 under the leadership of Regional Head Olivia Pereira. The initiative aimed to promote financial inclusion and enhance access to agricultural credit. The programme was attended by several dignitaries, and more []

Kishan (77), Bumrah (2-17) script them a 61-run win over arch-rivals to book a place in the super 8 stage Colombo: Ishan Kishan merged power with finesse for a fifty before Jasprit Bumrah destroyed Pakistan top-order with his malevolently talented right-arm, powering India to a T20 World Cup Super Eight berth clinching one-sided 61-run win []

Sivasakthi, Chhetri score a goal each in their 2-0 win over Sporting Club Delhi Bengaluru: Last seasons runner-up Bengaluru FC began its ISL 2025-26 campaign with a controlled 2-0 win over debutant Sporting Club Delhi at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Sunday. The hosts dictated tempo from the outset. Ryan Williams and Ashique Kuruniyan tested []

Panaji: Goa registered a dominant 146-run win over Jammu & Kashmir in their Elite Group clash of the Colonel CK Nayudu Trophy, closing out the four-day fixture inside three days at the Hostel Ground in Jammu. Chasing 267, Jammu & Kashmir folded for 120 in 30.1 overs. The innings never gained momentum after Yash Kasvankar []

They beat Rosary College of Commerce & Arts, Navelim 37-27 in the inter-collegiate mens final Taleigao: St. Xaviers College, Mapusa, emerged victorious in the Mens Handball Inter-Collegiate Championship 2025-26, organised by Goa University at the university grounds, Taleigao. In the final, St Xaviers College outclassed Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim, 37-27 to lift []

Exiled crown prince urges world to stand with people of his country Munich: About 250,000 people demonstrated on Saturday against Irans government on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders in Germany, police said, answering a call from Irans exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi for cranked-up international pressure on Tehran. Banging drums and chanting []

Kyiv: A Ukrainian drone strike ignited fires at one of Russias Black Sea ports, officials said Sunday, ahead of fresh talks aimed at ending the nearly 4-year-old war. Two people were wounded in the attack on the port of Taman in the Krasnodar region, which damaged an oil storage tank, warehouse and terminals, according to []

Shailendra Salvi, a leader in the industrial automation and robotics space and president and CEO of Yaskawa India Private Limited, a subsidiary of Yaskawa Electric Corporation, Japan, talks about Indias progress in robotics and what the next decade of intelligent technology might look like Maria Fernandes | NT What sparked your interest in automation and []

PTI New Delhi The government on Saturday said it has approved a Rs 10,000 crore Fund of Funds to mobile venture capital and support deep tech, tech-driven innovative manufacturing startups, and early-growth stage enterprises. This was the second part of the Fund of Funds (FoF) scheme under the Startup India initiative. The first was established []

NT Reporter Panaji The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has started the process to appoint a consultant to prepare estimates for the repair of the mangrove boardwalk along the Rua de Ourem creek at Patto. We have started the process to appoint a consultant. After finalising the requirements, we will float a tender []

NT Reporter Panaji Even as 122.28 lakh houses, including 10.66 lakh under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0, have been sanctioned by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in the last five years, not a single house has been sanctioned in Goa under the scheme from 2020-21 to 2024-25 for slum dwellers. In a reply []

Shahin Bepari Lambe Panaji The Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs has made GPS-based tracking mandatory for all vehicles transporting essential food commodities across the state with the rollout of a comprehensive Vehicle Location Tracking System (VLTS), said an official. The system has been introduced to strengthen transparency and accountability in the public distribution []

NT Reporter Vasco The governments and industry partners of MJP Waterjets India and Sweden, on Saturday, announced the launch of an Indo-Swedish joint marine technology initiative aimed at strengthening co-operation in advanced maritime systems, sustainable ocean technologies and next-generation naval innovation. Director General Paramesh Sivamani, AVSM, PTM, TM; Director General of the Indian Coast Guard, []

PTI Bengaluru What began as an early morning joyride in an SUV ended in tragedy, claiming the lives of seven people, including six school students, who had set out secretly without informing their families, the police said on Saturday. The multi-vehicle pile-up occurred early Friday morning near M Satyavara on the Hoskote-Dabaspet highway in Bengaluru []

PTI New Delhi The Delhi Police have arrested an international investment fraud syndicate member in Goa. The man was operating from Dubai and played a key role in arranging mule bank accounts for the gang, an official said on Saturday. The accused, identified as Rhonak Jagdish Bhai Thakkar, was apprehended from Mopa airport in Goa []

PTI New Delhi In a major boost to urban infrastructure, the Union cabinet has approved the launch of the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) with a total central assistance of Rs 1 lakh crore, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. Under the scheme, central assistance will cover 25 per cent of a projects cost, provided []

NT Reporter Panaji The central government has released Rs 1,279.09 crore to the state under the scheme of special assistance of states for capital expenditure up to January 27, 2027 for the financial year 2025-26. A reply tabled in the Lok Sabha by Union Minister of State for finance Pankaj Chaudhary revealed that a total []

Amresh Parab Panaji Only 10 female candidates have made it to the final list for the post of police sub-inspectors in the Goa Police, while 150 male candidates have been selected for the same post after successfully clearing the final computer based test (CBT-II). Referring to the next process, an official said the candidates will []

Original Konkani Story: Sadho Sadhu Author: Felicio Cardozo Translator: Augusto Pinto Once upon a time there lived an extremely wealthy and exceptionally virtuous man. He was also a very hardworking, honest and decent person who would treat everyone with the same respect, taking no notice whether they were powerful or humble or rich or poor. []

Bhiva Parab Panaji Traditional medicinal practitioners and indigenous people in Goa possess extensive knowledge of preparing and using animal-based remedies, yet little effort has been made to conserve these medicinal species, according to a recent study. The researchers said local communities should be made aware of the importance of biodiversity and sustainable use of species []

NT Reporter Pernem Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday said that hosting international sporting events such as the Formula 4 championship will significantly boost sports tourism in Goa and expressed hope that the state would one day host a Formula 1 race. Speaking on the sidelines of the inaugural Formula 4 street racing event held []

NT Reporter Panaji Goa has received Rs 70.90 crore over the last three financial years, from 202223 to 202425, as the central share of disaster management grants, a reply tabled in the Lok Sabha stated. The reply, tabled by Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary during the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament on []

John Aguiar When youre truly meant for something, even setbacks become setups for bigger comebacks. It sounds like a line from a motivational book, yet for Colonel Dhondiraj Samant, it is simply the story of his life. Raised in the quiet town of Ponda, Samant did not grow up with privilege or a clear-cut path []

NT Reporter Mapusa The Judicial Magistrate First Class Court, Mapusa, on Saturday acquitted former deputy chief minister and Goa Cricket Association (GCA) president Dayanand Narvekar and his wife Sushma in a case of alleged forgery of their sons birth certificate to make him eligible for the Under-15 cricket level. In her order, Judicial Magistrate First []

NT Reporter Panaji Pope Leo XIV has appointed Fr Agnelo Pinheiro, of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, as the newBishopof the Diocese of Sindhudurg. The official announcement was made at the Vatican on Saturday. The announcement was also delivered at the Archbishops House, Panaji, by Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrao, in the presence of Alwyn []

Pushes for Hasinas extradition from India; Rahman set to become PM Dhaka: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday secured a sweeping victory with more than two-thirds majority in the landmark parliamentary elections and is making a spectacular return to power after a gap of two decades. The 13th parliamentary elections assumed significance as they []

New structure divides state into 3 districts Special Correspondent Panaji: The government has announced a major restructuring of its tax administration with the creation of a dedicated goods and service tax-focused large taxpayer unit (LTU), which will be effective from April 1, 2026. The new LTU replaces the earlier framework and marks a shift from []

Panaji: Denying rumours and misinformation over alleged move to close civilian operations at Goa International Airport, Dabolim, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said that there is no proposal, plan, or intention on the part of the state government to shut down civilian operations at the airport. The airport continues to play a vital role []

ADR says Prudent Electoral Trust disbursed biggest amount to 15 political parties New Delhi: Electoral trusts received Rs 3,826.34 crore in contributions in financial year 2024-25 and disbursed Rs 3,826.35 crore to political parties, with BJP receiving more than 82 per cent of the funds, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said on Friday. In []

Party MPs protest in Parliament over Epstein link New Delhi: The Congress on Friday demanded Union minister Hardeep Singh Puris resignation as his name figures in the Epstein files released in the United States and asked on whose behalf was he interacting with Jeffrey Epstein, who was convicted for sexual crimes with children. Addressing a []

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has attached fresh assets worth Rs 100 crore as part of its money laundering probe into alleged illegal mining and coal theft in West Bengal, which it claimed garnered active assistance from the local administration. The most recent searches in this case were conducted in []

New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met farm union leaders from across the country in the Parliament House complex on Friday and discussed with them the need for a countrywide movement to oppose the India-US interim trade deal as well as safeguarding the livelihoods of farmers and farm labourers. []

UP accounts for over half of 9,400 fatalities New Delhi: Deaths caused by pothole-related road accidents have risen by 53% over the past five years, with 9,438 people killed across the country between 2020 and 2024, the government informed Parliament. Uttar Pradesh alone accounted for more than 54 per cent of these fatalities, emerging as []

Opposition threatens statewide agitation Margao/Vasco: Even as the Opposition parties on Thursday claimed that the Union government was planning to close the Goa International Airport at Dabolim in South Goa, Transport Minister and Dabolim MLA Mauvin Godinho said there was no such plan. Godinho said that he met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh after learning that []

Rs 3.6 lakh crore military modernisation push New Delhi: In its largest-ever defence acquisition push, India on Thursday cleared a long-pending proposal to procure 114 Rafale fighter jets under a government-to-government framework with France, nearly two decades after the plan was originally rolled out to boost the Indian Air Forces combat prowess. In total, capital []

Panaji: Seeking to cut Goas heavy dependence on neighbouring states for poultry supply, the state government has approved a Poultry Farm Policy that aims to regulate the sector, stabilise prices and expand local production. The policy will be implemented after a board is constituted with representatives from the Poultry Farms Association, the Department of Animal []

Abdul Wahab Khan Panaji : Despite inclusive planning, Goas climate action plan has critical gaps in financing, scientific data and institutional oversight, threatening the states resilience against escalating climate threats, according to a study. F M Nadaf from the Autonomous College of Multidisciplinary Studies and Research at Borda, Margao, in his study, has exposed shortfalls []

Special Correspondent Panaji: A large number of workers affiliated to the All India Trade Union Congress on Thursday participated in a day-long nationwide strike at Azad Maidan in the city. The workers protested against the Central governments labour policies, which they described as anti-worker. The demonstration was part of a nationwide call given by central []

Goa could be among first 2 states to implement satellite-based internet connectivity Panaji: Information Technology Minister Rohan Khaunte said the state government will soon launch an AI chatbot integrated with the Goa Online portal to enable delivery of government services through WhatsApp. Speaking at the launch of the Goa Startup Accelerator Programme on Thursday, Khaunte []