Margao: Former state Congress president Amit Patkar on Tuesday announced that a massive anti-drug awareness campaign will be launched in Curchorem soon after Ganesh Chaturthi.Patkar said that the town had turned into Goa’s “drugs capital” and said that the local MLA, BJP govt and the chief minister are responsible for Curchorem’s decline into the state’s…
Bicholim: Chief minister Pramod Sawant inaugurated the redeveloped Bicholim bus stand on Tuesday.Built by Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) at Rs 16 crore, Sawant said the bus stand is an important interstate transport hub as the buses from Maharashtra and Karnataka travel via Bicholim.The chief minister said govt was considering linking all bus stands…
Of the four cases, two clubs have been demolished, but two other constructions—despite demolition orders—are yet to be removed Calangute: The Calangute Constituency Forum (CCF) claimed that Goa’s eco-sensitive coastal belt can be protected only if the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) proactively enforces the CRZ notification, 1994, instead of ignoring “blatant violations”.Agnelo Barreto,…
Deceased identified as 27-year-old Russian, Pavel Lenskii. (Representative Image) PANAJI: A 27-year-old Russian, Pavel Lenskii, was dead by suicide in his rented apartment at Bhatir Waddo in Morjim on Monday.His friend Roman Raibinkin, also a Russian, told police that Lenskii had been depressed for the past few days after losing his job and was facing…
AAP state president Valmiki Naik said on Tuesday that discussions with GFP had progressed significantly. Margao: Talks between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Goa Forward Party (GFP) for a pre-poll alliance ahead of the 2027 assembly elections have reached an advanced stage. GFP, however, made it clear that its suspension of talks with Congress…
Colva: Additional sessions judge Sudhir S Shirgaonkar dismissed the bail application of a man who was arrested for allegedly assaulting another man along with others and causing his death last week.Francisco Dias, along with Greyson Antonio Fernandes, Domnic Fernandes, Ashley Fernandes, Henry Fernandes and others, allegedly formed an unlawful assembly and brutally assaulted an unidentified…
Panaji: From next month, reflective tapes will be fitted on transport vehicles across Goa to make buses, trucks, taxis, goods carriers, and other commercial vehicles more visible at night and reduce the risk of accidents. In July alone, 590 accidents took place at night, compared with nearly 900 during the day.The directorate of transport issued…
Canacona: Rural women from Canacona, Morpilla and Balli, who have been travelling to Margao to sell vegetables, continue to wait for a permanent space to market their produce.Mayavati Gaonkar said the women had repeatedly sought a proper place to sell their produce, while Lilavati Gaonkar said promises by authorities concerned remain unfulfilled.Sangeeta Velip said the…
Panaji: The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has granted its nod for the construction of a bridge connecting Chorao island in Tiswadi to Salvador-do-Mundo in Bardez over the Mapusa river. GCZMA said a public hearing can be held by inviting stakeholders and residents, and their concerns and suggestions should be noted regarding the project’s…
Christ in a Village, 1958 Hanuman the Monkey God, 1965 Christ in a Village, 1958 Hanuman the Monkey God, 1965 Christ in a Village, 1958 Panaji: ‘Christ in a Village’, a 1958 work by Goan-origin modernist Francis Newton Souza, is estimated to fetch Rs 12-18 crore at Saffronart’s Autumn Auctions this month, making it one…
