Bicholim: Chief minister Pramod Sawant said that 50,000 women and girls have undergone free health checkup in Goa under govt’s ‘Check by Doctor’ and ‘Health with Ayurveda’ initiatives. He said that govt has been receiving an overwhelming response . “The objective of the ‘Health with Ayurveda’ initiative is not only to provide treatment but also…
Ponda: The department of drinking water (DDW) is mulling to upgrade the existing 40MLD water treatment plant at Opa to 60MLD to boost supply to Tiswadi, Marcaim and Priol by spending Rs 29 crore to add new facilities.Technical sanction for the proposed upgradation has already been given and the project is presently pending for administrative…
Panaji: The town and country planning (TCP) department has proposed classifying more than 4.4 lakh sqm of land in Tiswadi taluka as ‘non-developable area’ (NDZ) under fresh Section 39A notifications, covering ecologically and historically-sensitive zones at Old Goa and Santa Cruz.The notification, approved by the TCP board on May 4, proposes conversion of large tracts…
Panaji: The town and country planning (TCP) department proposed the conversion of more than 63,500 sqm of land across Bardez, Salcete, Tiswadi and Mormugao under the Section 39A notifications, with Bardez accounting for the bulk of the land earmarked for settlement zone conversion.The latest round of proposals continues the recent trend of “correcting” the Regional…
Panaji: After a fortnight that saw the mercury stuck on 36°C-plus and 28°C-plus almost continuously, the pre-monsoon rain is gaining a little momentum, as India Meteorological Department (IMD), Panaji, forecast light to moderate rainfall for three more days till Tuesday.The showers are likely during late afternoon or night hours while thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and…
Panaji: Goa has been witnessing a decreasing trend in dengue cases since last year, but health centres have already begun stepping up efforts to ensure the state sees minimum cases this year too.Panaji: Based on Supreme Court directives to all state chief secretaries, Goa govt on Thursday constituted taluka-level special investigation teams (SIT) to examine…
Panaji: A move to excavate along Rajbid, a 65ft-wide stone-paved road dating back to the pre-Portuguese era and stretching from Agasaim to Old Goa, was stopped by locals at Kadamba plateau on Wednesday, prompting activists to renew demands for heritage status for the site.Locals questioned workers who arrived with earth-moving machinery at the site. “They…
Panaji: Congress candidate for the Ponda bypoll, Ketan Bhatikar, died on Friday after being bitten by a venomous snake in Karnataka. The postmortem report has confirmed that the cause of death was snakebite. Collem police have registered the case as an unnatural death.After Bhatikar was declared dead, his supporters gathered outside his residence in Ponda…
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Friday directed state govt to provide police protection to facilitate smooth transportation of iron ore by Sesa Resources Ltd from Pale, Bicholim, to Amona jetty.“The arrangement will enable smooth transportation of iron ore so that the extracted ore can be captively used,” said justice Jitendra Jain.The company went to…
Panaji: The death of two politicians within a span of seven months has created a void in Ponda politics.Congress candidate for the Ponda bypoll Ketan Bhatikar died on Friday.In Oct 2025, former chief minister and agriculture minister Ravi Naik passed away, while former Ponda MLA Lavoo Mamledar died in Feb 2025 following a road rage…
