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US will extend support to India if it faces any security challenges Evian-Les-Bains (France): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday raised the issue of Indian seafarers safety with US President Donald Trump, urging that their protection be given the highest priority during the implementation of Washingtons peace deal with Iran, even as the two leaders []

Special Correspondent Panaji: Drinking Water Minister Subhash Phal Dessai on Wednesday said Goa may face water shortage and restrictions from July 1, if the present rainfall scenario does not improve within the next 15 days. Addressing concerns over the sluggish monsoon, he said the state could face hardships if adequate rainfall is not received soon. []

Special Correspondent Panaji: The illustrious Goan actor-singer of Marathi musical stage Pandit Prasad Sawkar passed away on Wednesday at the age of 97 at his Tonca-Caranzalem residence in the city. He is survived by two sons and other family members. The funeral will be held on June 18 at the St Inez crematorium at 10.30 []

Special Correspondent Panaji: The state government on Wednesday decided to waive off all penalties in electricity bill after facing a lot of flak from the people over the steep power bills. The move came after Chief Minister Pramod Sawant held a meeting with the Chief Electrical Engineer Stephen Fernandes and other officials on Wednesday evening []

PTI London Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a 26-year-old Indian-origin man in the UK have arrested a man on suspicion of his murder, the Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday. Gurbhej Singh was the victim of a roadside knife attack resulting in a murder investigation after he died at the scenelastweek. A 20-year-old man was []

AP Dubai Iran will immediately take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once a tentative deal with the US to end the war is signed and will be allowed to sell its oil without restrictions, according to leaked copies of an interim agreement that officials say broadly matches the document. The accord, due to []

AP Evian-les-Bains (France) Leaders at the Group of Seven summit on Wednesday threw their support behind US President Donald Trumps tentative agreement with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and further extend a shaky ceasefire even though hes offered scant specificity about how that would be implemented. In a declaration issued overnight, the []

AP Washington Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump last year that he was the greatest friend Israel ever had in the White House. Now, as Trump tries to finalise a deal to end the war with Iran, hes unloading on Netanyahu with rhetoric that no other American leader has dared to use []

AP Warsaw Germany and Poland were set to sign a new defence agreement on Wednesday, putting aside their complicated past to strengthen European military cooperation at a time of heightened tension with Russia and growing uncertainty over US engagement in Europe. Relations between the two neighbours in recent years have become more pragmatic in the []

PTI London Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a 26-year-old Indian-origin man in the UK have arrested a man on suspicion of his murder, the Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday. Gurbhej Singh was the victim of a roadside knife attack resulting in a murder investigation after he died at the scenelastweek. A 20-year-old man was []

PTI New Delhi Indias annual defence production touched an all-time high of Rs 1.78 lakh crore in the financial year 2025-26, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. The milestone represents a 15.6% growth over the previous fiscal years output of Rs 1.54 lakh crore and a staggering 110% increase since 2020-21 when the figure was []

PTI New Delhi Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday invited Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee for a meeting on June 19 to present his case on the split in the Mamata Banerjee-led party, parliamentary sources said. Sources in the Trinamool Congress said the party received an email from the Speakers Office at around 5 []

PTI Udaipur Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Wednesday that attempts werebeing made both within and outside India to spread false narratives andreports to weaken the countrys rise. Those opposing Indias progress have greater resources but the people of the country must stay united on the strength of traditional values, he said []

PTI New Delhi Strengthening healthcare access and improving awareness of support services for older persons will be critical to building resilience in the face of increasing climate-related challenges, according to the latest report Climate Resilient Ageing Ensuring Care, Dignity and Agency. The national study by HelpAge India, based on responses from 2,224 older persons []

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump and latters French counterpart Emmanuel Macron attend a work meeting as part of the G7 Summit in Evian-Les-Bains, France, on Tuesday. Modi told a gathering of G7 leaders that all countries must ensure that maritime routes remain secure and that seafarers can perform their duties without fear.

Union minister calls for district-level contingency plans for Kharif New Delhi: The impact of El Nio weather phenomenon, linked with a weaker monsoon in India, is likely to be relatively severe in 12 states, including Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, in the Kharif season, according to the Agriculture Ministry, which on Tuesday directed coordinated action []

Orders internal inquiry into functioning of system Panaji : The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has ordered an internal inquiry into the functioning of its Real Time Online Noise Monitoring Systems (RTONMS) after admitting that the devices installed at restaurants, bars and beach clubs cannot identify the source of noise or pinpoint individual violators. []

New Delhi: The economic offences wing of the Delhi Police has arrested four members of a family for allegedly duping over 26 investors of Rs 1.24 crore through a fraudulent gold investment scheme, the police said on Tuesday. The accused Mukesh Verma (53), his wife, son Rhythm Verma (25) and father Om Prakash Verma []

Special Correspondent Panaji: Social Welfare Minister Ramesh Tawadkar on Tuesday said Union Home Minister Amit Shah has assured the Goa delegation which had recently called on him in New Delhi that he would consult the Solicitor General on the matter of political reservation for scheduled tribes (ST) in Goa, and decide on the same in []

Kuldeep, Jaiswal eye playing XI in 2nd ODI against Afghanistan Lucknow: With the Indian team management keen on testing different combinations ahead of next years ODI World Cup, it remains to be seen whether Kuldeep Yadav and Yashasvi Jaiswal get into the playing XI in the second ODI against Afghanistan here on Wednesday. The hosts []

Leeds: India will aim to put an improved performance with the bat when they face Netherlands in their second group game of the Womens T20 World Cup. Smriti Mandhana at the top and Richa Ghosh in the lower order made the difference with the bat in the opener against Pakistan. The rest of the batting []

Goan-origin forward nets late equaliser in their 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabia Goan-origin Maxi Arajo delivered a crucial late equaliser as Uruguay national football team began their FIFA World Cup 2026 with a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabia national football team in Miami on Tuesday. Arajo, whose family roots reportedly trace back to Loutolim []

Portugal kick off their campaign against DR Congo Cristiano Ronaldos final World Cup chapter begins under the lights in Houston as Portugal open their 2026 campaign against a DR Congo side returning to footballs grandest stage for the first time in 52 years. For Portugal, the expectations are familiar. Since 2002, they have become one []

NT Reporter Panaji With the peace deal reached to end the war, the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has called for restrictions on commercial LPG supplies to the hospitality and food service industry to be lifted. During the war period, the Centre prioritised LPG supply to domestic consumers and reduced sales to commercial []

PTI Evian-Les-Bains All countries must ensure that maritime routes remain secure and that seafarers can perform their duties without fear, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a gathering of G7 leaders including US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, days after three Indian mariners were killed in a US military strike in the Gulf of Oman. The []

PTI Nagpur Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder and activist Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday ruled out entering electoral politics, asserting that citizens should not be forced to contest elections simply to demand their basic rights. Addressing a press conference ahead of a major nationwide demonstration here, Dipke targeted the Centre for failing to reach out to []

PTI New Delhi Amid drug quality and patient safety concerns, the Union Health Ministry has amended rules to prohibit sale of syrups, including cough syrups, without a doctors prescription. The move is aimed at bringing syrup-based formulations, including cough syrups, under stricter regulatory oversight, official sources said. The amendment has been notified through the Drugs []

PTI Dehradun A 27-year-old woman working with an information technology firm in Gurugram was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a homestay on the Mussoorie-Dhanolti road, police said on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as P Radha Gayatri, a resident of Kidwai Nagar East in Delhi. According to police, Gayatri arrived at the Kiana Homestay []

Special Correspondent Panaji Around two lakh people are expected to participate in the International Day of Yoga celebrations on June 21 at more than 1,000 locations across Goa from6 am onwards, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday while appealing to people to join the event and help set a new world record. Government employees, []

NT Reporter Canacona Water stored in Canaconas reservoirs is sufficient for about 45 more days even if rainfall does not improve, Water Resources Department (WRD) sources said, despite falling levels in the Chapoli reservoir and Gaunem dam due to the delayed monsoon and prevailing heat conditions. Both dams are major sources of drinking water supply []

NT Reporter Calangute The Calangute Traffic Cell on Tuesday detained a car being driven by a tourist after it was found to be a privately registered vehicle allegedly operating as a rent-a-car without the required permit. The tourist said the vehicle had been rented through an online website and was handed over to him at []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) is awaiting the finalisation of a baseline study that is expected to play a key role in restructuring the states noise monitoring network. The study, along with a noise-mapping exercise being undertaken by the Department of Environment, will help determine the future placement of noise []

NT Reporter Margao Following complaints from the Rachol panchayat, officials from the Department of Fisheries conducted an inspection of nearly 60 fishing boats allegedly anchored in the Zuari river at Ilha de Rachol. Rachol sarpanch Joseph Vaz stated that the issue has persisted for several years. According to Vaz, boat owners anchor large fishing boats []

NT Reporter Panaji In a matter related to permission granted for the felling of trees for two major highway expansion projects in the state, theHigh Court of Bombay at Goa on Tuesday was informed that310 of the 422 trees permitted for felling have already been cut. A statement was made on behalf of the executive []

Strait of Hormuz will open on June 19 after signing of agreement Islamabad/Washington: President Donald Trump has announced that the US and Iran have finalised a deal to end their 107-day war, which triggered a global energy crisis. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said that his country would host the signing ceremony of []

Cluster will be commercially viable platform: GIDC Shoma Patnaik Panaji: In a move aimed at promoting inclusivity in the states industrial economy, Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) is planning to set up a purple economic zone at the Verna Industrial Estate specifically for entrepreneurs with disabilities. GIDC has proposed to establish the economic zone over []

Amresh Parab Panaji: Goa recorded an average of nearly 600 traffic violations per day over the last five months, with riding without a helmet constituting over 45 per cent of the cases. From January to May 2026, the Goa Police booked 87,563 cases across 62 different traffic violations. Of these, riding without a helmet accounted []

Kulty Plateau fails to see seasonal spectacle of amphibians raising concerns among greens Abel Barretto Canacona: The ponds on Canaconas Kulty Plateau are full again, the streams are flowing with the onset of monsoon. Yet a seasonal spectacle that once drew thousands of Indian bullfrogs to the plateau for breeding has failed to materialise this []

Special Correspondent Panaji: Water Resources Minister Subhash Shirodkar on Monday said that in view of concerns over water levels in the Anjunem Dam, water will be drawn from the Pissurlem mining pits to the Padoshe water treatment plant. He said that the state has sufficient water for the next month. Shirodkar said that, if required, []

Panaji: South Goa District Hospital, Margao, has introduced a new procedure for issuing disability certificates to bedridden patients, removing the need to shift them to the hospital for assessment. The order was issued by Dr Rajendra M Borkar, deputy director-cum-medical superintendent of Hospicio South Goa District Hospital, following instructions from the Directorate of Health Services []

Panaji: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte on Monday said Goa is strengthening its position as a strong global gateway destination by attracting international tourists through enhanced air connectivity. Khaunte said the state is targeting new international markets such as Poland, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, among other emerging destinations, in addition to its traditional markets of the UK []

Shahin Bepari Lambe Panaji: More than 6,200 farmers have benefited from the Promotion of Vegetable with Assured Market Scheme over the last five years, with total payments of Rs 27.83 crore disbursed and vegetable procurement more than doubling during the period, according to Goa State Horticultural Corporation Ltd (GSHCL). Around 6,210 farmers benefited from the []

Washington: The US-Iran peace deal to end the 107-day war received a cautious welcome with Vice President J D Vance saying that it presented an opportunity to Tehran to turn a new leaf in its 47-year failed relationship with Washington. In remarks to CBS News and ABC News, Vance said the achievements of the peace []

Kyiv: Russia fired hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at Ukraines biggest cities in a nighttime bombardment that killed at least 11 people and set fire to a renowned religious site, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other officials said Monday. The attacks on the capital, Kyiv, and the second-largest city, Kharkiv, came after Zelenskyy []

Govt mulls bus fare concession for women working in firms Panaji : Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday said the state government will introduce new regulations for companies, including revision in the minimum wages in the private sector, adding that the state government is mulling providing concessions in bus fare for women working in the []

Centre rejected long-pending demand: Kavlekar Margao: Former deputy chief minister Chandrakant Kavlekar on Sunday said the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs has informed the state that its proposal seeking the inclusion of the Gouly-Dhangar community in the scheduled tribe (ST) category has been rejected. The rejection has prompted the community to seek the intervention of []

Nice (France): India and France on Sunday set a five-year target to double their annual bilateral trade from the current US $16 billion and unveiled an innovation roadmap and a joint artificial intelligence framework to expand ties in critical sectors following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron. The talks between the []

Site to be chosen for installing 150-metre-high wind monitoring mast Shahin Bepari Lambe Panaji: Goa could soon take its first step toward wind energy generation. The National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, has shortlisted three locations in North and South Goa for a pilot project. Agarvada, Arambol, []

Four-time champions teach minnows Curacao a harsh lesson with 7-1 defeat Four-time champions Germany began their FIFA World Cup campaign in emphatic fashion, thrashing debutants Curacao 7-1 in a Group E encounter on Sunday. Kai Havertz scored twice as Germany recovered from a brief scare after Curacao had drawn level midway through the first half. []

Smritis half-century, Deeptis five-for script their 64-run victory in opener Birmingham: The peerless Deepti Sharma strangulated an out of sync Pakistan with a five-wicket haul after Smriti Mandhanas delectable half-century as India thrashed Pakistan by 64 runs to make a winning start to their Womens T20 World Cup campaign here on Sunday. Courtesy Mandhanas classy []