The Navhind Times

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 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 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 []

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 []

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 []

Goa does not require melting glaciers to produce catastrophic floods; extreme rainfall, sediment mobilisation, unstable slopes, and densely occupied floodplains would be sufficient The catastrophic Nepal flood of August 26, 2026, carries an important warning for Goa, provided we understand the comparison correctly. Goa has no glaciers, permafrost, or snow-fed Himalayan rivers. Nepals disaster originated []

PTI Kathmandu The death toll from the massive Nepal-Tibet flash floods rose to 392 on Thursday, as rescuers raced against time to trace hundreds of people still missing, including 290 Indian nationals. Of the 392 victims, 389 died in the flash floods in Nepal, while three were killed in neighbouring Tibet. A Nepal Police statement []

NT Reporter Panaji Expressing grief over the deaths and devastation caused by flash floods in Nepal, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that as per initial information no Goans are among the missing tourists. Nepal floods are a very disheartening situation. We are in constant touch with all the national disaster management agencies, Sawant []

Pernem: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the martyrs memorial at Patradevi is not merely a monument of stone, but a living symbol of Indias collective national consciousness and an eternal testament to the fact that India is a living, breathing nation whose soul cannot be divided. Speaking after inaugurating the Hutatma Smruti Smarak, []

Underground cabling, improved lighting, landscaping planned Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said the Goa Medical College (GMC) campus will soon be developed into a five-star campus with underground cabling, improved lighting, landscaping, parking and other facilities through the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC). He added that all efforts would be made to []

NT Reporter Vasco Vasco Police traced three minor children reported missing during the annual Saptah Fair and reunited them with their families, while an 80-year-old man who went missing in the crowd was also traced and reunited with his family. The Saptah Fair, which began last week, attracts thousands of visitors from Goa and neighbouring []

NT Reporter Panaji Valpoi has crossed the 100-inch rainfall mark, recording 2,543.7 mm of rain since June 1, making it the first of the major rain-gauge stations to cross the three-digit rainfall mark. Widespread rainfall over the past two days has helped the states overall monsoon deficit ease to 29.8 per cent on Monday. Dharbandora, []

NT Reporter Panaji In a suo motu public interest litigation concerning illegal hoardings along state and national highways, the High Court has directed the authorities concerned to file a detailed, jurisdiction-wise list of illegal hoardings still standing in village panchayats and municipal areas across the State. The Court ordered the respondent authorities to map existing []

NT Reporter Curchorem Power Minister Ramkrishna Sudin Dhavalikar said people should remember the sacrifices of freedom fighters and patriots while enjoying the fruits of freedom. Today we are enjoying the fruits of freedom. But to achieve this, innumerable freedom fighters and patriots not only struggled but sacrificed their lives for the sake of the country, []

PTI New Delhi Cockroach Janta Party chief spokesperson Saurav Das on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his reference to dimagi Naxals in his Independence Day address, and said educated young people cannot be branded Naxalis merely for questioning the government. In his address from the Red Fort on the countrys 80th []

NT Reporter Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that the state government has already urged the Centre to expedite the implementation of Scheduled Tribe (ST) reservation in Goa, assuring that personal efforts to resolve the issue are ongoing. Speaking to reporters, Sawant expressed confidence that the central government will move forward with the proposal []

NT Reporter Panaji The High Court of Bombay at Goa has stayed the operation and implementation of the final land acquisition declaration for the proposed High Level New Borim Bridge and its approach roads. The interim order was passed on a petition filed by Salvador Alves and 39 others, including landowners, occupantsand agricultural tenants from []

Spanning family, childhood, motherhood, and patriotism, Vividha, a debut poetry collection by 80-year-old Geeta Vasant Bhate, reflects lifes many experiences through verse VINIKA VISWAMBHARAN A lifetime of observations, memories, and quiet reflection has found expression in Vividha, a poetry collection by Geeta Vasant Bhate. This debut anthology by the 80-year- old gathers poems she wrote []

Madurai: In a setback to the C Joseph Vijay-led TVK government, the Madras High Courts Madurai Bench on Monday set aside an order providing government jobs to relatives of people who died in a stampede at Karur last year. A Division Bench comprising Justices CV Karthikeyan and R Sakthivel held that it was not appropriate []

PTI New Delhi The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday called off its 36-day agitation after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned and the government accepted its other demands, a momentous win for the unprecedented youth-led movement that galvanised lakhs of people over irregularities in exams and the NEET paper leak. Pradhan announced his resignation []

NT Reporter Mapusa Extending support to the ongoing student movement, hundreds of youths gathered at Lohia Garden in Mapusa on Friday evening for a peaceful solidarity protest against the NEET paper leaks, examination irregularities and police action against student protesters in Delhi. A large number of youths and others participated in the gathering, along with []

NT Reporter Panaji The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) on Friday accused the BJP-led state government of turning governance into an event management exercise to facilitate corruption, alleging that nearly Rs 800 crore had been siphoned off through expenditure on public events, festivals and government programmes. The party demanded transparency in the utilisation of public []

NT Reporter Calangute Calangute is set to receive a major sports infrastructure upgrade with the redevelopment of the Poriat Football Stadium under a project estimated at Rs 15 crore. Speaking at the foundation-laying ceremony, Calangute MLA Michael Lobo said the project,which aims to create modern sporting and recreational facilities for residents, would be executed in []

NT Reporter Panaji The High Court of Bombay at Goa was informed on Wednesday that the Superintendent of Police (Crime) has taken charge as the inquiry officer (IO) to conduct a departmental inquiry into the assault on advocate Ankur Kumar and his client at Tembwada-Morjim. The newly appointed IO has already secured registers and documents []

NT Reporter Panaji In a major anti-smuggling operation, the Goa Crime Branch foiled an alleged gold smuggling attempt and arrested two men from Kerala after recovering around 1.300 kg of liquid gold, valued at approximately Rs 1.5 crore,concealed in specially stitched cavities intheir undergarments. The accused Hassan Niyaz (35) and Muhammed Khunhi (57), both from []

NT Reporter Panaji The High Court of Bombay at Goa has acquitted Arjun Maruti Kazidoni, setting aside his conviction and life sentence in the 2020 Margao double murder case. Kazidoni had been convicted by the South Goa Sessions Court in October 2024 for the murder of Basanna Bhimsi Gasti and Mutanna Siddappa Badigar, who were []

NT Reporter Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said industry-linked training would help produce highly skilled fire service personnel and indicated that the government may consider making a recognised ITI qualification in Fire Technology and Industrial Safety Management a prerequisite for future recruitment to the Fire & Emergency Services Department. The Directorate of Fire []

IANS Boston Indian Naval Sail Training Ship (STS) INS Sudarshini arrived in Boston to join dozens of tall ships from over 20 nations for the Parade of Sails at Sail Boston 2026, the Indian Navy stated on Monday. Lokayan26, Tricolour at Boston! Post spectacular Sail4th250 celebrations in New York, INS Sudarshini reached Boston on 12 []

I am a Class 12 PCB (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) student with a strong interest in English, psychology, biology and neuroscience. I enjoy understanding human behaviour, the brain and biological sciences. What career options would be most suitable for me and what educational path should I follow to pursue them? Rajesh Sawant I would suggest []

NT Reporter Valpoi The Valpoi fire station has responded to more than 80 distress calls since Saturday as strong winds and rain continued to batter Sattari taluka, with Tuesday alone accounting for 27 calls. Officials said Tuesday was particularly busy as firefighters and emergency crews worked throughout the day to clear uprooted trees, remove debris []

Special Correspondent Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, on Monday saidthe state government has identified 2,000 sqm of land for the proposed Goa Vithal-Rakhumai Bhavanin Pandharpur. Sawant said that the building would likely beinaugurated during thenext wari. He also announced that the government has purchased a 4,000 sqm plot in Ayodhya, where Goa Ram Niwas will []

Venugopal to arrive in Goa today to tackle dissidence Roque Dias Margao: In a new development on Goas political chessboard, a new political outfit, named the Goa Congress Party, has formally applied for registration with the Election Commission of India (ECI). The buzz is that some dissident Congressmen are behind the move and All India []

Panaji: After months of delay, Goas Deposit Refund Scheme (DRS) will come into force from September 1, with the first phase covering liquor and liquor-based products packed in glass, plastic, metal and other notified packaging materials. A notification issued by the Goa Deposit Refund Scheme Authority has made registration under the scheme mandatory for all []

Caracas: Rescue teams raced on Thursday to the areas hardest hit by a pair of powerful earthquakes that rocked Venezuela, killing at least 164 people, injuring nearly 1,000, and trapping many beneath collapsed buildings. Wednesday evenings 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes were among the strongest to strike the country in more than a century and could []

Urge Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for immediate action Special Correspondent Panaji: Tribal Welfare Minister Ramesh Tawadkar on Wednesday said that the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community in Goa is moving ahead with patience regarding political reservation, but warned that if the government declares it is not possible, they will decide on their future course of action. []

NT Reporter Panaji The High Court of Bombay at Goa will hear on July 13 a petition challenging the acquisition of land inside the Bhagwan Mahaveer (Mollem) Wildlife Sanctuary for railway doubling works. Before the hearing, the court has directed all parties to submit within a week the legal judgments they intend to rely upon []

Curtorim: Pidadigal FC-A entered the quarterfinal after a 3-0 win over Rumba United in the 3rd Caniza Memorial Cup at Curtorim. Pidadigals Joy Hilario opened the scoring Aliston Fernandes struck twice to seal the victory. Aliston Fernandes was awarded the Man of the Match by Nickson Castanha. In another match, SC Virabhat edged past Corjem []

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 []

BJP leaders submit memorandum to Sanjay Goel Special Correspondent Panaji: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and secretary (election) Sanjay Goel on Monday said the implementation of scheduled tribe (ST) reservation in the Goa Assembly is dependent on further directions from the central government and the Election Commission of India (ECI). The statement came after state BJP []

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 Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to expedite the process of implementing political reservation for Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Goa legislative assembly ahead of the 2027 assembly elections. Sawant, who is currently visiting the national capital, first called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Seva []

PTI New Delhi Seeking to inject fresh momentum into the grouping, the Quad, on Tuesday, announced energy security and critical minerals frameworks to mitigate supply chain disruptions and unveiled major measures to upgrade maritime surveillance and port infrastructure across the Indo-Pacific, even as clarity remained elusive on the timing of the next summit of the []

Pune: Manisha Sanjay Havaldar, principal of a Pune school arrested in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak case, allegedly shared examination-related questions and content with a few students for money, the CBI told a court here, sources said on Sunday. The federal agency made the submission while seeking her transit remand, they said. The Central []

Party will contest 2027 assembly polls: Kholkar Panaji: In a major political development, Manoj Parab on Thursday announced his resignation as president and founder member of Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP), while also declaring his retirement from active politics. He made the announcement during a press conference held at the party headquarters in Panaji, alongside senior []

SACHIN CHATTE Cristian Mungiu, winner of the Palme dOr for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, returns to Cannes Film Festival with his latest offering, Fjord, set in Norway. Inspired by a true story in which parents were separated from their children following a complaint to child protection services, the film bears an uncanny []

The Konkan Fruit Fiesta was organised at Our Lady of Rosary Church, Navelim, by the Agricos Alumni Association in collaboration with the church, with support from the Directorate of Agriculture and Krishi Vigyan Kendra, South Goa. The festival was themed Amchi follam, amchi osmitai and showcased fruit diversity from Goa and the Konkan region. The []