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Inaugurates RBIs Rs169-crore data centre in Odisha Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said wars were no longer being fought only through conventional means but also by targeting economies, and underscored the need to protect Indias banking system from cyber terrorists. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating Reserve Bank of Indias Rs 169-crore data centre []

Shahin Bepari Lambe Panaji: Portuguese can offer career opportunities in translation, teaching and international business, with demand for language skills extending from official documentation to corporate work involving Portuguese-speaking countries, said experts in the field. There are job opportunities for those who know Portuguese, including translation, teaching and translation work involving documents related to acquisition []

Villagers to launch signature campaign for study Mapusa: Siolim residents have decided to launch a signature campaign demanding a carrying capacity study for the village, citing irregular water and electricity supply and growing pressure on infrastructure. They also plan to approach the Department of Drinking Water (DDW) and other authorities, alleging that construction projects are []

Demand for Indian rice remains strong across African markets, with international buyers highlighting Indias importance as a major supplier of the staple grain, even as higher prices and freight costs influence near-term purchasing decision. Overseas traders speaking on the sidelines of the Bharat International Rice Conference 2026, said they remain keen to source rice from []

NT Reporter Panaji Panaji MLA and Revenue Minister Atanasio Babush Monserrate on Saturday declared that he remains steadfast in his decision to contest the Panaji Assembly seat in the forthcoming elections, dismissing speculations surrounding recent political developments within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Monserrate affirmed that he has no intention of leaving the BJP, asserting []

DR. LUIS DIAS Touristification and casinofication sound like made-up terms, but they have unfortunately entered our lexicon. Touristification is the process where a neighbourhood, city, or region transforms from a place for local residents into a space designed and consumed primarily for tourists. The word was coined in the 1980s, and was initially used as []

Dr. Nandkumar M. Kamat Hold your hands together and then try placing one over the other with both palms facing down. However you turn them, they cannot coincide perfectly. Many molecules possess this same property: their mirror images contain identical atoms joined in identical sequences, yet their spatial arrangements differ. This molecular handedness lies behind []

Dubai: An Indian national was killed and three others injured in two separate attacks targeting a major airport and an oil field in Saudi Arabia, officials said on Thursday, amid a spate of missile and drone strikes by Yemens Houthis on key infrastructure in the Gulf country. The Indian embassy in Riyadh said that Saudi []

People buy marigolds on the eve of Dussehra (Dasara) at the KTC bus stand in Panaji. The festival celebrates the victory of good over evil. |Atish Naik

Panaji: In what appears to be another form of online fraud, a Panaji-based firm dealing in pumps, motors and accessories was allegedly cheated of over Rs 6.37 lakh after an unidentified person placed orders through WhatsApp and provided false payment references as proof of NEFT transactions. The Panaji Police have registered an FIR in the []

Panaji: A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP-led government in Goa of corruption, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday dismissed the political impact of Gandhis 10-minute walk in the state and called the Congress-led yatra a total failure. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event, Sawant questioned why Gandhi had []

PTI New Delhi The Supreme Court on Monday said there was a need to balance religious sentiments with public health concerns while considering restrictions on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR. The top court said that people should voluntarily adopt less polluting ways of celebrating festivals rather than relying on restrictive judicial orders. A bench comprising Chief Justice []

Through Articurate, ceramic artist Archana Desai creates functional pottery while working towards establishing her own studio CHRISTINE MACHADONT BUZZ Pottery began as a hobby for Archana Desai, who first tried the craft during a class at her friend Sonali Bolars studio. Having grown up around women who enjoyed knitting, sewing and painting, Desai also took []

Points to rising pressure on water sources Abdul Wahab Khan Panaji: Goas first-ever Spring Census has flagged resource threats in 61 of the 1,171 springs assessed in the state, including 14 classified as facing a high degree of threat, raising concerns over the vulnerability of traditional water sources amid increasing pressure on natural resources. The []

Shahin Bepari Lambe Panaji: The Quepem Municipal Council (QMC) has adopted a digital, citizen-assisted approach using QR code and a Google Form to map pet dogs, stray dogs and stray cattle, even as other municipalities mainly carrying out the animal enumeration through manual ward-wise field surveys. Through the QR code, residents can identify animals in []

PTI New Delhi Researchers have developed a new dataset aimed at helping AI systems acquire capabilities to monitor crops across vast agricultural areas, identify what is growing in individual fields and even estimate when crops are sown, harvested and how much they produce. A multi-satellite dataset has been developed by researchers from the Indraprastha Institute []

PTI New Delhi Upping the ante over the SIR row, the Congress on Friday staged protests by attempting to march towards state election commission offices in various parts of the country, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumars immediate arrest, removal from office, and an independent review of all decisions and electoral roll changes made under []

NT Reporter Panaji Taxi travel in Goa is set for a major fare restructuring, with the State Transport Authority notifying new distance slab-based rates for yellow/black taxis as well as tourist taxis, motor cabs and maxi cabs, replacing the fare schedules notified in August 2021. The new rates come into force from their publication in []

NT Reporter Vasco Goas first foreign charter flight of the 2026-27 tourist season is scheduled to arrive at Dabolim airport on September 30, with around 180 tourists from Russia. An Aeroflot charter flight is expected to bring the tourists from Russia. During the tourist season from October to March, around 144 foreign charter flights are []

NT Reporter Panaji Keeping ethanol production in mind, the Sanjivani Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd at Dharbandora will resume operations from the next crushing season after the state cabinet approved its revival under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model on Friday. Speaking to mediapersons at Mantralaya, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said a private bidder has been finalised []

NT Reporter Panaji Goa is set to expand its artificial intelligence-based traffic enforcement network, with 701 additional AI cameras proposed to be put up at 68 locations in the next phase. This will take the technology-driven enforcement system well beyond the 348 cameras already installed at 26 locations. Between four to 15 cameras will be []

PTI New Delhi Three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) on Friday sought a clearer explanation from the Election Commission (EC) regarding concerns raised by two Election Commissioners over the voter list revision, with Union Minister Chirag Paswan warning that []

PTI Chennai A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Friday sentenced four active cadres of the banned outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) to life imprisonment for the murder of a Hindu Munnani leader in Coimbatore in 2016. The verdict marks NIAs first conviction involving PFI operatives since the government of India banned the []

PTI New Delhi As many as 111 MPs and MLAs changed their parties after winning elections to Parliament or state assemblies between 2022 and 2026, with the highest number of such switches recorded in Nagaland and West Bengal, according to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch. The analysis, []

Traffic congestion eases along the stretch Panaji: Stung by criticism over traffic chaos in the last few days, the state government on Wednesday opened an exit point on the Atal Setu for motorists travelling from Merces and Bambolim towards Porvorim, Calangute and other destinations. There were traffic concerns around the newly inaugurated Porvorim elevated corridor. []

Said to be the first woman to play the Portuguese guitar professionally in fado, Marta Pereira da Costa will debut in Goa in concert with sitarist Ustad Chhote Rahimat Khantoday VINIKA VISWAMBHARAN | NT BUZZ When I started performing in fado houses, I got to know that there were no women playing the Portuguese guitar, []

Foreign secy Misri, Election Commissioner Sandhu also issued notices New Delhi: Former deputy prime minister LK Advani, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, former vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar and Election Commissioner SS Sandhu are among the many prominent figures in the list of voters who have been issued notices for discrepancies in their details furnished under the []

Ecologically sensitive areas to be protected Panaji : Town and Country Planning (TCP) Minister Vishwajit Rane on Sunday said old settlements and settlement pockets that were earlier mapped under no development areas (NDAs) and no development zones (NDZs) would be removed from these classifications, providing relief to families who have lived in the areas for []

Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is expected to chair a meeting on Monday to discuss and consider the recommendations made by the expert team from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Nagpur, on the traffic management and road-safety arrangements for the newly inaugurated Porvorim elevated corridor. The corridor has been in the news over traffic []

Seized narcotics wasnt kept at designated facility Panaji: The district and sessions court, North Goa, acquitted Nigerian national Domnic Nweke in a 2023 drugs case after the prosecution failed to produce the seized muddemal property before the court and could not establish the case due to hostile panch witnesses. The court also directed the superintendent []

Elavenil joins Sonam, Vidarsa for second-place team finish before winning individual medal India opened their shooting campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a double-silver haul, as Elavenil Valarivan won silver in both the womens 10m air rifle team and individual events on Sunday. Elavenil first combined with Sonam Uttam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod to []

Shafalis maiden T20I ton powers India to 114-run win over Bangladesh Reigning champions India stormed into the womens cricket T20I final at the Asian Games for a second successive edition, securing at least a silver medal with a crushing 114-run win over Bangladesh on Sunday. Shafali Verma smashed her maiden T20I century, an unbeaten 100 []

Poorvas four-wicket haul goes in vain as they lose by five wickets Panaji: Goa senior women suffered a five-wicket defeat against Baroda in a T20 practice match organised by the Baroda Cricket Association at BCA Stadium B, Baroda, on Sunday. After winning the toss and opting to bowl, Baroda restricted Goa to 96/9 in their []

They will face HOPS FC, Roots FC and Krida Sirsaim: Goas SESA Football Academy will begin its campaign in the inaugural AIFF U15 Womens Youth League in Group A, alongside HOPS FC, Roots FC and Krida Prabodhini Pune. The competition is set to kick off on October 15 at the Sporting Planet Sports Complex in []

The seven-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival of Shri Shantadurga Kumbharjuvekarin Devi temple at Cumbarjua concluded on Sunday with the traditional Sangodotsav, featuring tableaux from the Ramayana and Mahabharata, historical figures and social messages. Earlier, the idol was carried in a palanquin for immersion. Organised by the local panchayat and villagers, the annual event has been held []

Original Marathi article: Roshan Ara Originally published in: Kadbole Writer: Atmaram Jog Translator: Dhananjay Jog It was about the year 1951. I was with the Police of then Bombay State, comprising of todays Maharashtra and substantial areas of Karnataka and Gujarat. I was posted at Bijapur. Language-based States reorganization brought about by the fast unto []

NT Reporter Panaji The State Transport Authority (STA) has decided to introduce a QR code-based taxi fare system aimed at bringing transparency to charges and reducing disputes between passengers and drivers. Speaking about the decisions taken at a STA meeting, Calangute MLA and Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation chairman Michael Lobo has said an IT-generated []

NT Reporter Panaji Operators of beach shacks, huts and cottages on private properties have until October 31 to register for a licence, with registration now mandatory for all beach shacks in Goa, including those on government and privately owned land. The requirement follows the newly notified Goa Registration of Tourist Trade (Amendment) Act, 2026. Tourism []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa Investment Promotion and Facilitation Board (Goa-IPB) has reserved 1.04 lakh square metres of privately owned land in Quepem as an investment promotion area for an eco-tourism project proposed by R Silva & Sons. The project envisages the development of cottages and a wellness centre. According to a notification issued by []

NT Reporter Panaji Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Akshat Ayush will take charge as the new Superintendent of Police (SP), South Goa, from September 12, replacing IPS officer Tikam Singh Verma, who has been transferred to Jammu and Kashmir. Ayush is currently serving as ADC to the Governor of Goa. In an order issued by []

NT Reporter Panaji The state government has notified the Goa Victim Compensation Scheme, 2026 for providing funds for the purpose of compensation to the victim or dependants who have suffered loss or injury as a result of the crime and who require rehabilitation. The victim can claim the compensation even if the offender is acquitted []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa State Election Commission has notified the ward delimitation for the ensuing elections to 11 municipal councils. The notification covers Mormugao, Margao, Mapusa, Curchorem-Cacora, Bicholim, Cuncolim, Quepem, Canacona, Valpoi, Pernem and Sanguem municipal councils. It also specifies the areas, Assembly constituency parts and house numbers falling within eachward. As per the []

Goas literacy milestone must now translate into greater digital and civic empowerment Yesterday, the world celebrated the 60th anniversary of International Literacy Day (ILD). UNESCO is marking it across two days September 8 and 9 in Mexico. Celebrated under the theme Literacy for people, the planet and prosperity, according to UNESCO, ILD 2026 []

Jyoti Bandekar talks to NT BUZZ about her latest book, Tai Smruti Sugandh, which shares memories of her elder sister, late Shashikala Kakodkar, the first woman Chief Minister of Goa RAMNATH N PAI RAIKAR French novelist George Sand had observed that Memory is the perfume of the soul. Memories, with their lingering presence in []

Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK), Porvorim recently organised a national symposium, in collaboration with St. Aloysius (Deemed to be University), Mangalore on the topic Rediscovering Sixteenth Century Local Language Literature in Goa: Texts, Traditions, and Historical Narratives. The objective of this symposium was to re-examine the emergence of local language literary traditions in the 16th []

Goans have moved across continents for generations. In his new book, R. Benedito Ferro uses literary references to look at how this history of migration has affected ideas of identity and belonging CHRISTINE MACHADO For centuries, Goa was part of the Portuguese colonial empire, becoming part of India only in 1961. This colonial history connected []

Mohammad Shami, Mukesh Kumar reduce Tilak Varma-led side to 242/6 Chennai: East Zone tighten their grip on the Duleep Trophy final as they restricted South Zone to 242 for six at stumps on the third day here on Tuesday. South still trail by 466 runs after East piled up a mammoth 708 in their first []

Their half-centuries help Goa reach 174/4 in reply to Vidarbhas 393 Panaji: Goa skipper Snehal Kauthankars unbeaten 62 kept his sides hopes alive after Vidarbha posted 393 in their first innings on the second day of the Dr (Capt) Thimmappiah Memorial Cricket Tournament at the IAF Ground Bengaluruon Tuesday. Vidarbha, resuming at 310/4, were bowled []

They emerge champions in the mens and womens category respectively Miramar: Wesley Do Rosario and Urvi Surlakar emerged Mens and Womens champions respectively at the Priority Gaspar Dias Open All Goa Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament held at Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias, Miramar, in association with the Goa Table Tennis Association. Wesley defeated Aaron []

Just a few days after Pune, I was in Goa, which will go to the polls early next year. I saw there the familiar Congress problem: A party fighting itself rather than its principal opponent A fortnight ago, I was in Pune. And something rather unusual caught my eye. From hoardings to lampposts, from signboards []