The Navhind Times

Prof. DM Deshpande The draft committee of the National Council- Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM,) has submitted its final memorandum to the 8th Pay Commission few days ago on April 13. A minimum pay of Rs 69,000, a fitment factor of 3.83, an annual increment of 6%, restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) and an []

New Delhi: The distribution of domestic LPG in the country remains normal with more than 52.3 lakh domestic LPG cylinders delivered on Saturday and no dry-outs reported at any distributorship, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said on Sunday. Online LPG bookings have increased to about 98 per cent, and deliveries based on the []

Agencies Bengaluru Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will look to start their Indian Premier League 2026 campaign on a commanding note when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the tournament opener at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Saturday. The spotlight will also be on Ishan Kishan, who is set to lead SRH in the []

NT Reporter Panaji Around Rs 100 crore was lost to various cyber frauds in the last three years, with police managing to save barely over Rs 90 lakh. According to data from 2023 to 2025, Goa police registered 298 cybercrime-related cases, including financial frauds. Most of the cases, 131, were registered in 2025, which also []

AI likely subject in schools, colleges Panaji: Highlighting the governments vision to adopt artificial intelligence (AI), with a strong focus on developing local talent to create home-grown AI solutions, Minister for Information Technology, Electronics and Communications Rohan Khaunte on Friday said the Goa AI and Deep-Tech Policy will be notified in the next 100 days. []

Panaji: Despite the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) election results not swinging in his favour, Utpal Parrikar on Friday struck an optimistic note, describing the narrow margins of defeat as a good thing that provides a strong platform for the future. Parrikar, who addressed a press conference following the results, said that his []

NT Reporter Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced in the annual budget for the financial year 202627 that a fund provision of Rs 1,237.5 crore has been made under the Public Works Department for improvement of roads and construction of bridges in all assembly constituencies. He also announced that MLAs will get sanctions of up []

NT Reporter Canacona A massive fire on Wednesday afternoon destroyed around 100 yielding cashew trees, while prompt action by the owner and the Fire and Emergency Services helped save the remaining grove of nearly 1,000 trees. The fire broke out in a neighbouring plot at around 12 noon and quickly spread in all directions. Nearly []

NT Reporter Panaji Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday reiterated their commitment to a drug-free India and Goa at a programme marking five years of the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (NMBA) in Bambolim. As the country is moving ahead aiming Viksit Bharat 2047, the Nasha []

Party MPs protest in Parliament over Epstein link New Delhi: The Congress on Friday demanded Union minister Hardeep Singh Puris resignation as his name figures in the Epstein files released in the United States and asked on whose behalf was he interacting with Jeffrey Epstein, who was convicted for sexual crimes with children. Addressing a []

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has attached fresh assets worth Rs 100 crore as part of its money laundering probe into alleged illegal mining and coal theft in West Bengal, which it claimed garnered active assistance from the local administration. The most recent searches in this case were conducted in []

NT Reporter Ponda Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annapurna Devi said children are the countrys real wealth and that the dream of a strong India can be realised only by ensuring education, health facilities, proper upbringing and a safe environment for every child. Annapurna Devi, while speaking at the All India Arbhakalay Conference []

NT Reporter Panaji Congress on Wednesday said that the Union Budget 2026-27 has exposed what it termed as hollow claims made by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant during his post-Budget press conference. Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Amit Patkar said that despite tall rhetoric of a visionary, people-centric and growth-oriented Budget, the ground reality is that []

Locals demand safety measures on NH66 Margao: A 45-year-old Cuncolim resident Ulhas Gaonkar was dragged nearly 100 metres along the highway at Panzarconi, Cuncolim after the two-wheeler he was riding was hit by a car on Wednesday morning, resulting in his death. Police said the driver of the car, Sanjay Horakeri, a resident of Davorlim []

NT Reporter Panaji Bro Eusebio V Miranda, SFX, has been selected for Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendrs (TSKK) Fr Antonio Pereira Konkani Puraskar 2026, for long-standing service to the Konkani language and culture. TheAntonio Pereira Konkani Puraskarisa prestigious annual award in Goa, instituted by theTSKK,a Jesuit-managed research institution in Goa, to honour eminent Konkani personalities for []

NT Reporter Pernem All Goa Private Bus Owners general secretary Sudip Tamhankar was allegedly assaulted by seven persons at the Mapusa New Bus Stand on Saturday afternoon, with Tamhankar claiming the attack was linked to his efforts to expose the illegal registration of interstate buses. The incident occurred at around 2.30 pm when Tamhankars scooter []

Johannesburg: Torrential rains and flooding have killed more than 100 people in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, and authorities warned Friday that more severe weather was expected across several countries in southern Africa. South Africa has reported at least 19 deaths in two of its northern provinces following heavy rains that began last month led []