The snarl coincided with the Ganesh Chaturthi festive rush Panaji: A fatal accident on the newly inaugurated six-lane Porvorim elevated corridor on Saturday paralysed traffic on both sides of the national highway, exposing bottlenecks and traffic-flow issues on the project.The snarl coincided with the weekend rush, with many locals heading home to begin Ganesh Chaturthi…
Margao: Noted Konkani writer and translator Snehalata Bhatikar passed away after a brief illness. She was 85.A well-known figure in Konkani literary circles, Bhatikar made significant contributions to literary translation. Her work earned her the Goa Konkani Akademi Award for translation, besides several other honours from the Konkani Bhasha Mandal and other literary bodies.Bhatikar held…
Panaji: The directorate of animal husbandry and veterinary services on Friday announced that a state-wide survey will be conducted to collect data on stray dogs, pet dogs and stray cattle found along highways and roads. The survey will be carried out area- and locality-wise by urban and rural local bodies across the state from Oct…
Margao: Congress and RG on Saturday announced that they have come together “in principle” for a pre-poll alliance to take on BJP in the 2027 assembly election.RG president Shavina Shirodkar and Congress state president Girish Chodankar told reporters that the over three-hour meeting that preceded the briefing centred on issues that would form the common…
Margao: AAP and GFP are set to seal their pre-poll alliance in Goa, with AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal likely to formally announce the tie-up on Sunday.Kejriwal on Saturday posted on his official X handle, “Am going to Goa today to make a very big announcement.”While the seat-sharing arrangement between the two parties is yet…
Colva: A South Goa sessions court granted bail to Mohandas Sawant Dessai of Curchorem, who was arrested by the Economic Offences Cell (EOC) in June in connection with alleged financial irregularities at Ashtagandha Urban Cooperative Credit Society.According to the prosecution, the EOC registered a case in 2024 under various IPC provisions, alleging that before 2023…
Times news networkPanaji: Even as a number of court orders exposed investigating officers adopting a casual approach to test identification parades (TIPs) in rape and murder cases resulting in acquittals, Goa police maintained that parades are not mandatory in all cases but directed the investigating officers to conduct those promptly, especially where the accused is…
Margao: Nearly nine months after chief minister Pramod Sawant’s Dec 19, 2025 deadline to clear all pending claims under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) lapsed, the tribal welfare department has told the state legislative assembly that no fresh timeline has been fixed to dispose of the 4,467 claims still pending across the state, more than…
Panaji: During inspections of sweet and farsan manufacturers in Bardez, the food and drugs administration (FDA) destroyed 320kg of farsan worth Rs 64,000 and 185kg of mawa worth Rs 37,000 prepared in unhygienic conditions.The mawa was found being stored without proper refrigeration and other items were found stored without any packing in open cardboard boxes…
Panaji: Goa Forward Party (GFP) has urged govt to immediately initiate steps to fill all 58 vacant deputy superintendents of police (DySP) posts in Goa police. In a letter addressed to chief secretary V Candavelou, GFP president Vijai Sardesai also asked govt to expedite the pending promotion process of eligible police inspectors.“Ensure that promotions are…
