The Navhind Times

Ind tie-ups to prepare students for emerging tech Panaji: The state government will modernise polytechnic institutions through partnerships with industries and corporate companies, with the aim of equipping students with practical skills and preparing them for emerging technologies, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant stated on Tuesday. Speaking at the inauguration of the Energy4Good Technology Centre at []

NT Reporter Panaji The Digital India BHASHINI Division launched a Konkani large language model (LLM) at the Goa AI Tech Conclave 2026, held at INOX, Panaji, on October 22 and 23. The model is intended to help artificial intelligence systems understand and generate Konkani in text and speech. During the inaugural session, the BHASHINI team []

Docu aims to preserve heritage of Konkani Panaji : The state government on Thursday rolled out the Goa AI Policy 2026, aiming to generate 50,000 artificial intelligence jobs for local youth by 2030, integrate AI into citizen-centric governance, and preserve the cultural heritage of Konkani. The policy, framed for a three-year period (20262029), is aligned []

Pan-India crackdown on Rs 30K-cr transactions Panaji: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Panaji zonal office, has arrested two brothers from MumbaiFahim Moin Hussain Sayed and Naim Mueen Sayyedin connection with a money laundering investigation into a large-scale digital arrest cyber frauds, including one in the state. The victim, a senior citizen from Goa, was duped []

Panaji: With the state government permitting up to 20 per cent Plaster of Paris (PoP) content in Ganesh idols for the forthcoming festival, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) will conduct random checks to ensure that the PoP content remains within the permissible limit. GSPCB scientist Mohan Girap said the pollution board, along with []

System proposes registration, supply checks & daily rates Panaji: The newly registered Goa State Poultry Development Corporation (GSPDC) has proposed a five-tier supply network for the poultry trade, mandatory registration of industry players, stricter checks on incoming live birds and a system for announcing daily poultry prices. The proposals were announced after the annual general []

Panaji: The High Court of Bombay at Goa on Wednesday issued notices to the Goa government and other respondents on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) challenging the alleged commercialisation of Panaji park, popularly known as Quarter Deck, on the banks of Mandovi River. The matter has been posted for []

NT Reporter Panaji A petition has been filed before the High Court of Bombay at Goa challenging the appointment of Dr Medha Salkar as Director of Health Services. The petitionerDr Saleena Naik alleged that the appointment bypassed the prescribed promotional hierarchy. The petition names the state of Goa, the Health Department, the Directorate of Health []

Arrest seven accused, expose 313 mule bank accounts Panaji: In one of the largest coordinated operations against cyber-enabled financial crime in recent years, Goa Police has arrested seven accused, issued notices to 24 others and identified over 300 mule bank accounts linked to cyber frauds worth over Rs 2.5 crore by launching Operation Cyber Vigil, []

NT Reporter Pernem Mandrem police arresteda 37-year-old Palye resident and seized 194.11 grams of suspected hydroponic weed, estimated to be worth around Rs 3.88 lakh, during a narcoticsraid at Arambol on Thursday night. Police said that acting on specific information, a team led by PSI Laximan Dessai, along with panch witnesses and other personnel, conducted []

New Delhi: The Delhi Police will not take any legal adverse action against individuals who participated in the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest in the national capital, but those with criminal background will have to face action, according to a Delhi government order. In its order, the Home Department said that with regard to arrests or []

NT KURIOCITY Secretary, Civil Supplies, Government of Goa, Sanjeev Gadkar, IAS, said the sacrifices of the Kargil martyrs should continue to remind citizens of the values of patriotism, national unity and service to the nation. He was addressing the 27th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, organised by the Ex-NCC Cadets Association-Goa in association with 1 []

New Delhi: Scrutiny of 2,873 people present at and around the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at the Jantar Mantar here has revealed that over 980 of them have previous criminal records, including cases of murder, attempt to murder, robbery, rape, kidnapping, crimes against women, illegal firearms and narcotics, according to official sources. Police analysis []

Miguel Braganza It will be the beginning of the month of August and the focus will be on the coconut tree (cocos nucifera), which is the state tree of Goa. Since coconut trees are cultivated here, hence the coconut kernel is still authentic. So is the rice that is seeing a revival in Goa, thanks []

Panaji: Uncertainty prevailed over the order issued by Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) national president Viresh Borkar placing the partys temporary office at Gera Imperium Grand, Patto, Panaji, under his exclusive administrative control, after a group of RGP members led by party treasurer Ajay Kholkar said on Sunday that the order was unauthorised. Kholkar also stated []

Amresh Parab Panaji In a crackdown on traffic violations, the Goa Traffic Police recommended the suspension of 11,731 driving licences to the transport department between January and June this year. Two-wheeler riders made up the vast majority of cases, with non-helmet compliance accounting for over 73% of the total recommendations. According to statistics compiled by []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa Forward Party has welcomed the resignation of the Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, calling it a victory for Indias youth, students and parents who fought for fairness, transparency and accountability in the education system. The youth and students of our nation have won; their relentless struggle for accountability and fairness []

NT Reporter Ponda The Ponda Block Congress Committee, along with a large group of students, on Friday organised a protest at Kranti Maidan against the alleged NEET paper leak and other examination irregularities, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and comprehensive reforms to the national examination system. The protest, held under the []

Roque Dias Margao: The Agriculture Department will distribute three lakh marigold seedlings to farmers across Goa in August. The seedlings are being raised for the first time at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) at Codar, Dharbandora, under technical assistance from Israel. The Directorate of Agriculture partnered with Israel under the Indo-Israel Agriculture Project (IIAP) a []

NT Reporter Panaji The BJP Goa unit, led by president Damodar Damu Naik, staged a protest near Congress House in Panaji on Wednesday, accusing the Congress of promoting sponsored anarchy and manufactured chaos. Several state ministers, including Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte and Fisheries Minister Nilkanth Halarnkar, along with MLAs and party workers, participated in the []

PTI New Delhi In a dramatic turn of events, Opposition leaders, including Congress Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Samajwadi Partys (SP) Akhilesh Yadav, were forcibly removed by police on Tuesday after they staged a dharna outside Prime Minister Narendra Modis residence here, demanding his resignation. The surprise sit-in in the high-security zone sent []

NT Reporter Panaji A day after the High Court of Bombay at Goa directed the Superintendent of Police, North Goa, to transfer the investigation into the Morjim advocate attack case to an experienced officer from a different police station, it stepped up pressure on the police department on Tuesday. It gave the Inspector General of []

Panaji : Three-time Taleigao MLA Jennifer Monserrate has become the second legislator to die in office during the current term of the Goa Legislative Assembly. Former Chief Minister Ravi Naik, who represented the Ponda constituency, died on October 15, 2025, following cardiac failure. He was 79. With Monserrates death, the strength of the House has []

PTI New Delhi Citing medical advice and Delhi High Court directions, the police whisked away activist Sonam Wangchuk to Safdarjung Hospital on Saturday morning on the 21st day of his hunger strike at the Jantar Mantar here, drawing sharp condemnation from Opposition parties which accused the government of curbing dissent. Ignoring the polices call to []

NT Reporter Margao/Mapusa The South Goa Advocates Association and the Mapusa Advocates Forum on Saturday strongly condemned the alleged assault on advocate Ankur Kumar while he was discharging his professional duties in connection with the implementation of orders passed by the Supreme Court of India and the Bombay High Court regarding the demolition of illegal []

The FIFA World Cup has produced its fair share of drama on the field, but several of the tournaments biggest talking points have stemmed from new laws, VAR interventions and technology, leaving players, coaches and fans divided over a string of contentious decisions. The latest controversy came in Argentinas 3-1 extra-time quarterfinal victory over Switzerland []