6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (369+ words) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday called on Goa and the other States of the Western Zonal Council to make coastal security and the fight against narcotics a priority, warning that the region must play a leading role in…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (508+ words) PANAJI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday presented the prestigious President’s Colour to the Goa Police at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Bambolim, describing the honour as recognition of the force’s eight decades of “glorious service…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (135+ words) Dr ALVARINHO J LUIS The catch was divided according to ownership shares. While landlords once owned the boats and nets, later groups of 30–40 ramponnkars became co-owners, sharing the catch with helpers. At times, the catch was so abundant that surplus…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (103+ words) From protecting celebrities from paparazzi and unwanted attention to securing high-profile individuals against armed threats, the crime patterns are demanding stronger protocols, trained manpower and tighter checks From singing in a church choir at eight to earning international recognition, this…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (305+ words) PANAJI: Shavina S. Naik Shirodkar has been elected as the new state president of the Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP), with the party announcing its new State Executive Committee ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections. The new executive includes Vipin Naik as Vice…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (354+ words) PANAJI: The Coalition for Women’s Reservation with Inclusion and Federalism has urged the Goa government to move a resolution during the upcoming Assembly session seeking immediate implementation of 33% reservation for women in the state Legislative Assembly. Addressing the press at…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (162+ words) Says govt will unveil scheme to provide aid to women seeking to become pilots Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Digambar Kamat on Saturday slammed the opposition parties for sabotaging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plan to provide 50 per cent reservation for…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (240+ words) PANAJI: GPCC President Girish Chodankar has alleged a Rs 2,147 crore revenue loss in the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department, claiming that additional floor area of 10.73 lakh sq m was granted in 321 commercial cases. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (462+ words) PANAJI: The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) on Tuesday alleged political interference in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, claiming Booth Level Officers (BLOs) were being pressured to selectively delete opposition supporters while protecting allegedly bogus voters. Addressing…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (238+ words) Former GPCC president Amit Patkar on Friday gave the Goa government 10 days to implement the Bombay High Court’s directions on the functioning of minority educational institutions, warning of a statewide democratic agitation if it failed to act. Patkar said the…...