Mapusa: Mapusa police station has been facing administrative and operational disruption due to a shortage of vehicles and a shutdown of its canteen, triggered by the redeployment of home guards to newly procured Police Control Room (PCR) vehicles.A source said the police department has purchased 600 four-wheelers to address the shortage across PCR units and…
Colva: The Rs 27.1 crore four-lane Seraulim-Colva road, one of the most expensive roads, once envisioned as a grand boulevard on the lines of New Delhi’s Rajpath, is riddled with potholes barely two years after hot-mixing.The 2km stretch was initially estimated at Rs 16 crore in 2016. In 2018, govt sanctioned an additional Rs 11.1…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday said that around 8,000 govt jobs will be created in Goa over the next six months. He told the youth to explore opportunities and invest in the renewable energy sector in the state.In his Independence Day address, the last such address of his current tenure ahead of the…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant said full-fledged mining activity in Goa would resume by Oct. He said the restart would generate around Rs 1,000 crore in revenue for the mining department and create economic opportunities for thousands of people dependent on mining directly or indirectly, including truck owners and other stakeholders affected by the prolonged…
Panaji: Bombay high court has requested the state finance secretary to fix responsibility for the delay in releasing pension and other benefits to a Margao court staffer.The court also awarded interest at 6% per annum to her for the approximately 10-month delay in releasing her pension and other terminal benefits.A division bench of Justices Valmiki…
Churchill’s elevation means there will be two Goan clubs in ISL for the first time. A much-needed Goan derby against FC Goa Panaji: FC Goa have company in the Indian Super League (ISL) for the first time with Churchill Brothers FC finding their way into the top tier of Indian football.Tata Steel on Friday approved…
Churchill’s battle for a spot in the top tier, a place the club believes is rightfully theirs after winning I-League in 2025, has been well documented Panaji: Churchill Alemao made no secret of his desire to be part of the top tier Indian Super League (ISL).Goa’s former chief minister owns Churchill Brothers FC, a football…
Rajya Sabha MP, Sadanand Shet Tanavade, is set to be elected unopposed as president of the Goa Olympic Association (GOA) after being the lone candidate to file his nomination for the top post Panaji: Rajya Sabha MP, Sadanand Shet Tanavade, is set to be elected unopposed as president of the Goa Olympic Association (GOA) after…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Friday urged people to adopt agri-entrepreneurship to grow, buy and sell local produce and promote Goan crops worldwide. Speaking at the launch of the Swayampurna Vocal for Local initiative at Old Goa, he asked farmers to treat agriculture as an industry and integrate allied activities to raise incomes beyond…
CM Pramod Sawant with the vendor Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Friday lost his cool with Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) managing director Rohan Khaskar after learning that an elderly woman’s trade licence at the KTC Panaji bus terminus was still pending despite her repeated visits to the head office.Sawant directed Khaskar to renew the…
