Panaji: Confusion and differing views surround the rollout of the Mhaje App platform for motorcycle taxi operators, locally referred to as ‘pilots’ with sections of them expressing concerns over smartphone use and return fares.Some pilots questioned the need for opposition to the app, which has around 100 pilots signed up so far, while highlighting practical…
At a pond adjacent to Three Kings Hall at Cansaulim, sailfin catfish (sucker fish) is one of the invasives found Exotic fish introduced through aquaculture and the aquarium trade are steadily taking over Goa’s waterbodies. From Batim to Cuelim and Curtorim, fishermen are increasingly hauling in African catfish and tilapia instead of the indigenous fish…
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…
Edited to 175 words.Panaji: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday demanded an immediate and complete waiver of inflated electricity bills and penalties imposed on consumers across Goa.The party has also sought an apology from power minister Ramkrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar for his “Nakchepay” remark, calling it an insult to the common man. It said no people’s…
Margao: Police sub-inspectors Sanket Naik and Gaurav Naik were suspended from duty on Friday in connection with the assault on a group of persons at the Maina-Curtorim police station earlier this week.Three police constables – Chetan Koli, Samir Sudhir, and Pundalik Parit – were already suspended earlier in the case pending inquiry.The incident is learnt…
