Ponda: A calf was mauled and another severely injured at Dhavali in Ponda allegedly by a leopard during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.Locals claim the leopard attacked the calves in the cattle shed of Pundalik Naik from Khalchawada, Dhavali.They said they were suspecting the movements of leopards in the area, especially during nights…
Mapusa: Mopa airport police on Friday registered an FIR against an Australian flight crew member after a prohibited satellite tracking device was found in his baggage during security screening.The accused, Brett Gordon Brander, 30, was scheduled to board an IndiGo flight to Chennai when CISF personnel detected a ResQLink 400 personal locator beacon (GPS device)…
Panaji/Margao: Resentment is once again brewing in Goa’s villages over govt’s move to classify 56 villages as urban areas. The opposition parties have taken up the cudgels and have warned that the decision would irreversibly destroy the state’s traditional village character and open the floodgates to real-estate-driven development.GPCC spokesperson Amit Palekar accused govt of pursuing…
Panaji: Considering the number of commercial establishments operating in the Anjuna and Vagator areas and the noise mapping data of the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), the Goa state pollution control board is likely to recommend to the department of environment to notify Anjuna-Caisua village panchayat as a commercial area under the provisions of noise…
Govt hopes to earn from the 500 sqm premium restaurant, football ground, sports academy, vehicle parking lots, and corporate perimeter branding spaces Panaji: After a lengthy inter-departmental tussle over the Rs 30 crore parade ground and stadium complex, the Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA) has moved to hand over the sports facility at Campal…
Margao: Fatorda police on Friday arrested Sabir Khan Ustad, 47, who had been missing for nearly six months in connection with the murder of Ali Kalandar Khanzade, vice-president of the Sunni Gulistan Mosque at Gogol. He was traced to the Gogol Housing Board Colony and taken into custody.Khanzade was fatally stabbed in the stomach on…
Colva: Additional Sessions Judge Sudhir S. Shirgaonkar convicted two Jharkhand natives for the murder of a fellow migrant worker following a drunken brawl in South Goa in Aug 2020. The case has been posted to July 6 for arguments on the quantum of sentence to be imposed on the convicts.According to the prosecution, the incident…
TNNMapusa: A rented room near St. Anthony Chapel in Bhovistawada, Bastora, caught fire on Friday morning, with losses estimated between Rs 3-5 lakh. No injuries were reported.Mapusa fire station personnel reached the spot after receiving a call at 9.55am. The homeowner, Digambar Pilgaonkar, and the neighbours tried to control the flames with a domestic water…
Panaji: The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has floated a proposal to redevelop Church Square, one of the capital’s most iconic public spaces, for Rs 5 crore. The plan includes heritage-sensitive paving and landscaped gardens, smart poles with CCTV, Wi-Fi, lighting, and EV charging bays.The revamp envisions a significant transformation of the square’s…
Margao: Residents across most parts of South Goa have been asked to brace for disrupted water supply on June 29 and 30, as the public works department has announced a complete shutdown of the 100MLD Selaulim water treatment plant at Xelpem, Sanguem, for urgent interconnection work.The shutdown of a part of the Selaulim water supply…
