The Navhind Times

Ahead of World Bicycle Day on June 3, cyclists from Goa share their love for the sport while pointing to narrow roads and poor motorist awareness as persistent safety concerns RAMANDEEP KAUR | NT NETWORK Most of us begin with a few wobbly laps around the neighbourhood as children before cycling becomes second nature. As []

NT Reporter Panaji Some BJP sitting MLAs are facing simmering discontent in their constituencies not from the Opposition, but from ticket aspirants within their own party ahead of the next Assembly elections. Two days ago, former minister and Curchorem MLA Nilesh Cabral reportedly raised the issue during the BJP core committee meeting. Sources said []

NT Reporter Margao Upset Congress workers on Saturday evening confronted South Goa MP Viriato Fernandes seeking answers over the removal of Amit Patkar as the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president. The workers expressed strong displeasure over the decision and demanded to know the reasons behind Patkars replacement. As karyakartas, we went to Bengaluru to []

NT Reporter Margao Outgoing Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Amit Patkar said his fight for Goa would continue, a day after he was removed from the post and replaced by Girish Chodankar. Thanking the party high command for entrusting him with the responsibility, Patkar said the change would now allow him more time to focus []

NT Reporter Panaji With hotels and hospitality establishments apprehensive about early Assembly elections being held in December this year, the Travel &Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG)flagged concerns over disruption to tourist footfalls and festive activities if elections coincide with the peak tourism season. Urging that the elections be held at the end of February 2027, []

PTI New Delhi India has witnessed a significant rise in obesity and high blood sugar levels among adults, according to findings from the National Family Health Survey-6 (NFHS-6), pointing to a growing burden of lifestyle-related diseasesin the country. The survey found that 30.7% of women aged 15-49 years were overweight or obese in 2023-24, up []

NT Reporter Panaji Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan on Saturday said that Goa has registered remarkable progress in key sectors such as education, digital governance, healthcare and infrastructure, and has the potential to emerge as a model state for sustainable development and blue economy inthe country. Addressing the 40th Goa Statehood Day function, the Vice-President lauded []

Special Correspondent Panaji Stating that the 2027 Goa assembly election candidates of the Congress party would be declared early, Girish Chodankar on Saturday said that Congress will prevent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from poaching its candidates after this election by getting at least 21 of its candidates elected at the polls. If the Congress crosses []

NT Reporter Panaji Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, in a letter to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on the occasion of Goa Statehood Day, said Goa holds a very special place in the heart of every Indian, highlighting its rich blend of heritage, spirituality, music, cuisine and biodiversity, along with its historic temples and churches. []

NT Reporter Panaji Internal differences within the Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) remained unresolved on Saturday despite party MLA Viresh Borkar attending a meeting convened by the partys Core Executive Committee (CEC) and submitting his clarification on allegations of anti-party activities and other issues. Sources said that no final consensus was reached during the meeting to []

NT Reporter Panaji Governor PusapatiAshok Gajapathi Rajuon Saturday called for protecting Goas land, hills, rivers and beaches for future generations, while Chief Minister Pramod Sawant stressed the need to preserve the unique communal harmony of Goans in the years ahead. They were addressing the 40th Goa Statehood Day celebrations held at Kala Academy in Panaji, []

NT Reporter Panaji Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan on Saturday said Indias scientific progress has benefited not only its own people but also many developing countries, reflecting the spirit of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. He said that while many nations pursued patents during the COVID-19 pandemic, India chose to serve humanity. If India grows stronger, humanity will be []

NT Reporter Panaji Retired Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, Justice Ferdino Rebello, who is leading the Enough is Enough movement, said the group will hold a public meeting at Azad Maidan in Panaji after the monsoon season. The next two months will be monsoon season. Hold meetings at the village level and be []

NT Reporter Margao Speakers at the 1st All India Konkani Literary and Cultural Maha Sammelan said faulty policies of the Sahitya Akademi and the exclusion of Romi Konkani from the Official Language Act were the main reasons for divisions among Konkani-speaking people. The gathering passed several resolutions, including a unanimous demand that the Sahitya Akademi []

Agencies Greater Noida On Goa Statehood Day, the familiar sounds of guitars, Konkani rhythms, theatrical performances, and applause echoed through the auditorium at Galgotias University as students recreated fragments ofGoa far away from its coastline. For a few hours, the campus moved away from routine academic schedules and turned into a cultural window into Goas []

NT Reporter Panaji With the 61-day fishing ban in the state coming into force from June 1, the Fisheries Department has warned fishing vessel operators that their licences will be cancelled if they are found fishing during the ban period. The government has prohibited fishing by vessels fitted with mechanical means of propulsion, as well []

Dr. Nandkumar M. Kamat Along the saline margins of the Chapora estuary survives an old Goan winter cowpea locally known as alsande black-eyed pea or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata. For generations, farmers in Revoda have cultivated this crop on small floodplain farms exposed to tidal influence, salt stress, and seasonal moisture fluctuations. However, almost no []

DR. LUIS DIAS My first introduction to the music of Edward Elgar (1857-1934) must have been in my internship year 1989, my golden year, as I learned so much about music and music-making from American violinist-conductor George Trautwein. He left me two suitcases full of cassettes, among which were many works by Elgar: his violin []

Frederick Noronha Which is the most difficult language to learn in Goa today? Portuguese? German?French? Sanskrit? Hindi?This might seem strange, and almost an exaggeration, but Konkani comes close to the top in terms of the difficulty to learn a lingo in this state. You can learn it in school and some streams of college; but []

Translated short story from the book: Nimnno Porob Author: Late Devidas Babay Translator: Aditi Budkuley Who is there? Can anyone do it? Khapu was peeved on hearing these concluding remarks of the Sarpanch. He threw a glance over all the heads that had assembled. Everybody was silent, only the Sarpanch spoke The Panchayat will []

PRAJYOT MAINKAR Goa has spent decades selling sunsets. Now its trying to sell something harder to package: a future. There is a particular kind of cognitive dissonance that hits you when an IT Minister talks about Gen Z redefining careers, and he is standing in a beach shack in Baga. That was the scene on []

As governments promote anti-addiction campaigns, tobacco and nicotine products continue to be normalised through lifestyle culture and weak enforcement, leaving young people caught in a dangerous contradiction Peter F. Borges Every year on World No Tobacco Day, we post warnings, share statistics, conduct rallies, upload awareness posters and repeat the same line: Say No to []

Asmita Polji Pernem Following two serious road accidents involving rent-a-cab vehicles within four days one in Sirlim that left a woman seriously injured and another in Siolim that claimed the life of a 32-year-old man while leaving a 12-year-old boy critically injured concerns are mounting over road safety, rash driving by tourists, and []

NT Reporter Panaji Vice President of India C P Radhakrishnan will attend the 40th Statehood Day celebration on Saturday. A state-level function will be held at the Dinanath Mangeshkar Kala Mandir, Kala Academy, Panaji, beginning at 9.30 am, during which four decades of Goas journey from a Union Territory to a state will be commemorated, []

NT Reporter New Delhi The Supreme Courts ruling upholding GST on casinos is expected to have major implications for Goa, where offshore and onshore casinos form a significant part of the tourism and gaming industry. Sources said that Goa is likely to benefit by this judgment and get more revenue as casinos had paid on []

Special Correspondent Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said that around 3,000 clear orders under the Mhaje Ghar Scheme would be distributed across North Goa and South Goa by June 10. He said that the scheme will be implemented through panchayats so as to make the process more accessible and help people obtain their []

NT Reporter Siolim A 32-year-old youth was killed on the spot after the two-wheeler he was riding was allegedly hit by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) in Siolim early Friday morning, leaving a minor pillion rider critically injured. According to Anjuna police, the crash occurred at Fernandes Wado at around 6.17 am. The deceased has []

PTI New Delhi Observing that delay causes irreparable loss to litigants, the Supreme Court on Friday directed high courts to pronounce judgments within three months from the date of reserving order, with faster decisions in cases of personal liberty. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued a slew []

NT Reporter Panaji In a major organisational overhaul ahead of the crucial 2027 Goa assembly elections, the Congress high command on Friday removedAmit Patkar as president of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) and brought back seasoned party loyalist Girish Chodankar to lead the partys revival mission in the state. The sweeping revamp announced by All []

Shubman Gill produced a batting masterclass with a majestic century as Gujarat Titans overpowered Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in Qualifier 2 to storm into their third Indian Premier League final in five seasons here on Friday. Chasing a daunting 215, GT made short work of the target, reaching 217 for three in 18.4 overs, []

NT Reporter Mapusa FC Goa moved into the final of the GFA Under-16 Division I League after registering a comfortable 3-0 win over Cortalim Villagers SC at Duler Stadium, Mapusa on Friday. After a goalless first half, FC Goa broke the deadlock in the 57th minute through Shlok Govekar, who put his side ahead with []

NT Reporter Panaji In a major move to regulate the supply of potable water through private tankers, the Department of Drinking Water (DDW) has made registration mandatory for all water tankers supplying drinking water in the state. A notification issued by Chief Engineer, DDW, V J Bhende states that tanker operators will now have to []

NT Reporter Margao The Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL) detected 4,99,675 cases of unauthorised and irregular travel across its route during the 2025-26 financial year, and collected Rs 27.68 crore in fare dues and penalties. KRCL said a total of 11,394 special ticket-checking drives were carried out during the year as part of an intensified []

NT Reporter Panaji Dr Irene Silveira Almeida, Assistant Professor in the Discipline of French and Francophone Studies at Goa University, was conferred the Chevalier des Palmes Acadmiques (French National Order of Academic Palms) on May 25. The award was presented by Patrick Leverino,Consul General of France in Mumbai, during a ceremony attended by delegates from []

NT Reporter Margao Congress on Friday held a protest in Margao demanding the resignation or sacking of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the cancellation of the NEET exam following the paper leak issue. Congress leaders, including Youth Congress president Archit Naik, Goa in-charge Manikrao Thakare, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in-charge Girish Chodankar, South Goa []

A falling rupee is usually treated as a macroeconomic problem. It raises the cost of imports, worsens inflationary pressures, unsettles investors and dents national pride. But Indias recent experience has produced a curious paradox. The same rupee weakness that creates external stress has also produced a fiscal bonanza for the Union government. The Reserve Bank []

DEEPIKA RATHOD We are getting so many clients with bad lifestyle which has caused a huge impact on their overall health. In todays fast-paced world, where the allure of socialising and peer pressure often lead us away from healthy living, such modern lifestyles are taking a serious toll on health. Increasingly, people are developing conditions []

As Goa celebrates its 40th Statehood Day, the youth share their thoughts on what distresses them about the state today and the change they would like to see One of the biggest changes Ive noticed is how much busier Goa has become over the years. Places that used to be calm now have more traffic []

NT Reporter Sirsaim Sesa Football Academy dismantled Portais Sporting Club 7-0 to clinch the GFA U-16 Girls League title at Sirsaim on Friday. Keren DSouza starred with a brace, while team captain Asma Bandodkar, Skye Fernandes, Shanaica Gonsalves, Analee DCosta and Leticia Monteiro netted a goal each in a dominant display in the final. Skipper []

NT Reporter Pilar Tiny Goals Academy and Fr Agnel High School, Pilar emerged champions in the Under-10 and Under-12 categories respectively in the AIFF Blue Cubs League held at Pilar. The league, organised by Rotary Club of Panaji Mid-Town and Goa Carbon Ltd as part of their CSR initiative in association with Dempo Sports Club, []

NT Reporter Panaji Dempo Goa Challengers selected Akash Rajavelu and Sreosree Chakraborty for the upcoming UTT Juniors Season 2, which will be held in Goa from July 8 to 19 alongside Butterfly UTT Season 7. The grassroots competition, returning for its second edition, will feature 14 U-15 paddlers selected from the Dream Sports Championships Table []

PTI Mullanpur Gujarat Titans will have their task cut out against teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi when they face Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 of the IPL here on Friday. The 15-year-old left-hander has emerged as the tournaments biggest attraction after his stunning 97 off 29 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator. His fearless []

PTI New Delhi The student wing of Congress, the National Students Union of India (NSUI), held a protest march on Thursday against the On-Screen Marking (OSM) policy for Class 12 students, demanding its immediate rollback. The march took place from Indira Bhawan to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) headquarters at Shiksha Sadan. Hundreds []

PTI Thiruvananthapuram Police on Thursday said it has arrested 12 people so far in connection with the violent attack on vehicles belonging to ED officials who had searched the rented residence of former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan a day earlier. Police also said more arrests may follow, as a few others, including local CPI(M) []

Panaji: Goas Manohar International Airport at Mopa, which operates under a 36.99% revenue-sharing pact with the state government, paid out Rs 101.3 crore in concession fees to the state in 2025-26, up from a Rs 38.3 crore payout the previous year, GMR Airports Ltd. disclosed. Despite this revenue-sharing milestone, the airport faced turbulence in its []

Abdul Wahab Khan Panaji : A biodiversity survey at the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation-Advanced Training Institute (ONGC-ATI) campus in Betul has documented 51 species of invertebrate fauna, 33 butterflies, seven wasps, seven dragonflies and damselflies, two bee species and two ant species, revealing that the industrial campus is an unexpectedly rich pollinator and insect []

NT Reporter Fatorda Bangladesh eased past Maldives 4-2 in the SAFF Womens Championship at PJN Stadium, Fatorda on Thursday. Anika Siddiqui handed Bangladesh an early lead in the opening minute before Umehla Marma doubled the advantage in the 34th minute. Maldives fought back through Mariyam Noora and Aminath Fazla, who scored in the 43rd and []

NT Reporter Santa Cruz Womens volleyball in Goa received a major boost as the Goa Womens Volleyball Revival Day 2026 united former stars and budding players in a celebration of the sport atSanta Cruz. Organised by the Goa Masters Women Volleyball Association in collaboration with Santa Barbara Sports Club under the theme From Legends to []

EDITORIAL Public figures must remember that health is not something they can neglect The death of Fr Bolmax Fidelis Pereirapriest, campaigner, artiste and cultural activiststruck many as the loss of a friend and guide, rather than that of a religious leader. He went early, and unexpectedly. His collapse at a railway station while going with []

The Opinion published in The Navhind Times, penned by Rajdeep Sardesai and titled Who Is Afraid of the Cockroach & Why, presents a familiar, romanticised journalistic premise: that a decentralised, internet-born satirical phenomenon the so-called Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has fundamentally disrupted Indias political status quo. Rajdeeps core argument rests on the idea []