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…
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…
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…
Bengaluru: A special anti-corruption court has rejected the bail petitions of two people in connection with a cryptocurrency theft case.Sunish Hegde, who is imprisoned, applied for regular bail, while Prasidh Shetty, an alleged beneficiary in the case, sought anticipatory bail.ED in the first week of June arrested Srikrishna alias Sriki, Shetty and Robin Khandelwal in…
Panaji: A 35-year-old businessman from Bardez, addicted to drugs for nearly 13 years, says it took years of relapses and recovery to return to normal life. A Class X student, when he first tried drugs at 15, he says he was introduced to the addiction by his girlfriend.“There is always a reason people get exposed…
Margao: With eight drowning incidents recorded in Dharbandora taluka over the past eight months, particularly among students and visitors, Kushavati district collector Egna Cleetus has ordered awareness programmes at schools and special gram sabhas to sensitise communities about the dangers of unsafe water bodies.The directives came at a meeting convened by the collector, attended by…
Varanasi: As the first airline to begin the hub-and-spoke services, Air India is leading a phased nationwide rollout that will progressively connect more domestic spoke (smaller local region) cities in addition to Varanasi to its primary hubs in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, unlocking seamless, end-to-end international travel for millions of Indians. Over next few months,…
Panaji: The addiction treatment facility (ATF) at the South Goa District Hospital draws a steady flow of heroin users seeking to quit, though most arrive only after years of dependence, when money sources are exhausted, and withdrawal becomes unbearable. Counsellors say a smaller number come early with a clear intent to rebuild their lives.“They come…
Mapusa: A fire ripped through an unauthorised scrapyard at Colvale in Bardez in the early hours of Wednesday, destroying materials worth lakhs. No casualties were reported in the incident.The blaze, which broke out between 4am and 5am on Wednesday, spread swiftly as tightly packed stockpiles of highly inflammable plastic, rubber and scrap metal fuelled the…
