Sterilisations rose from 13,074 in 2023 to 14,324 in 2025 Margao: Even as the number of stray dogs sterilised under Goa’s Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme rose from 13,074 in 2023 to 14,324 in 2025, state govt’s budget for the scheme was cut by half over the same period, according to a written reply tabled…
Sandesh Jhingan was left out of India’s squad for the upcoming friendlies Panaji: Sandesh Jhingan’s commitment to the national team can never be questioned.The India defender played with ligament tear in the knee against Syria at the AFC Asian Cup, took the field with a heavily-bandaged head against UAE, and had his eyebrows stitched against…
Panaji: The food and drugs administration (FDA) has imposed penalties on multiple food business operators for manufacturing and selling substandard food. It also penalised unlicensed outlets and businesses operating under unhygienic conditions.M/s Shree Chemfood Pvt. Ltd., Gujarat, was penalised Rs 2 lakh for allegedly selling misbranded and substandard iodised salt.Dharwad Mishra Pedha and Food Processing…
Panaji: The Bombay high court quashed the deportation order issued against a 47-year-old Austrian national, holding that she was not given an opportunity to be heard before the decision was taken.The woman arrived in India in Jan 2020 on a tourist visa valid until Dec 2020. Following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the…
Residents are now questioning how the roads will cope once normal traffic resumes next week Panaji: The closure of the entry and exit points of the Porvorim six-lane elevated corridor on the Hotel Neo Majestic side has left residents unable to use the infrastructure built for their convenience, while traffic congestion is already building up…
Arolkar is already under arrest in connection with another alleged property fraud involving a property in Assagao Panaji: Mapusa police registered an FIR against real estate developer Tarak Arolkar for allegedly cheating a Mormugao resident of Rs 41.9 lakh after promising to sell her a 51,000 sq m property at Torxem, Pernem.According to the complaint,…
In the majority of cases, 115 in total, were marked ‘closed’ Panaji: Of the 138 industrial accidents reported at factories across the state between April 2022 and Aug this year, formal action was initiated against occupiers and managers in only nine cases, while just two resulted in convictions, despite the accidents collectively claiming at least…
Panaji: The Aguada sand bar reopened to all marine traffic on Wednesday, with the Captain of Ports (CoP) also announcing the reopening of six lighthouses at Campal, Tejo Front, Tejo Rear, Reis Magos, Penha de Franca and Aguada Beacon.Alongside the reopening, the department issued fresh navigational warnings, cautioning mariners to remain well to the seaward…
MDR is not a new tax collected by govt. It is a payment-processing charge distributed across the Panaji: Uncertainty has gripped Goa’s shopkeepers, restaurants and small hoteliers following the Centre’s decision to introduce a 0.4 per cent merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI payments above Rs 2,000 from Oct 15, with many businesses adopting a…
Panaji: Goa is likely to experience a relatively subdued spell of monsoon activity over the coming days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting only light to moderate rainfall in the state from Sep 17 to 22.The forecast comes as Goa continues to record a rainfall deficit for the monsoon season. As of Sep 16,…
