Panaji: A Pomburpa resident was cheated of Rs 3 lakh by an online fraudster. The cybercrime police station has registered a Zero FIR in the case.Lawrence Pereira, 47, lodged a complaint stating that between Aug 29 and Sep 2, an unidentified person contacted him and gave him “instruction to appear for inquiry”.The accused allegedly threatened…
Lobo said the ground floor of the new facility would be ready within a month Calangute: Candolim primary health centre, facing repeated delays, is expected to start operating partially from its new Rs 16.4 crore building in about a month,Calangute MLA and Goa Infrastructure Development Corporation chairperson Michael Lobo said the ground floor would be…
A single machine can assist in harvesting up to 300 trees a day Screenshot Panaji: With traditional toddy tappers and coconut climbers becoming increasingly scarce, farmers in Goa are finding it difficult and expensive to get their coconut palms harvested. To address the problem, a petrol-powered mechanical climbing machine is now being tested in the…
AAP, GFP, Congress and BJP have turned to social-media battles to trade accusations, using AI tools to quickly launch counterattacks. AAP, GFP, Congress and BJP have turned to social-media battles to trade accusations, using AI tools to quickly launch counterattacks. AAP, GFP, Congress and BJP have turned to social-media battles to trade accusations, using AI…
Colva: Salcete is the heartbeat of Goan football. No other taluka has as much passion for the sport as this little cluster of villages, which accounts for 44% of all professional minutes by Goan players in the top two tiers of Indian footballIn Salcete, Colva is hard to miss. It’s known for its beach, traditional…
Panaji: The Sangeet Natak Akademi has proposed that the Goa govt establish a tiatr-related academic centre in Delhi to promote research and help take tiatr closer to Unesco recognition.Sangeet Natak Akademi deputy secretary (Drama) Suman Kumar said tiatr’s inclusion as the 56th element in India’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage should be used as…
The land earmarked for the convention centre forms part of the larger 5 lakh sqm EMC being developed by state at Tuem Panaji: Even as the state struggles to get the Tuem Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) fully operational, the department of information technology, electronics & communications (DITE&C) has planned an international convention centre on 23,988…
On Aug 28, late in the evening, two unidentified assailants opened fire at Shrinivas Nayak, director of Majestic Pride Group, which operates offshore and onshore casinos in Goa, as he was leaving the hotel for his residence Panaji: The crime branch arrested two more accused in the Porvorim Hotel Neo Majestic shooting case, taking the…
Official sources said that the Quepem market complex has already been commissioned, but that allotment of shops, stalls and offices to the original lessees is still contingent on a set of statutory formalities that remain in process Margao: Seven years after the Quepem Municipal Council (QMC) demolished the old market building to make way for…
Panaji: Onion prices rose to around Rs 70 per kg this week, up Rs 10 from last week, as traders await fresh supply.Traders attributed the increase to limited availability of the new crop and relatively low rainfall.“New stock is coming, but the supply is not coming out much,” said seller Ali Bepari, adding that the…
