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Cristiano Ronaldo (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images) Saudi Arabia’s premier club Al-Nassr is set to arrive in India on Monday night for their AFC Champions League 2 away fixture against FC Goa, but star player Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to miss the trip. According to Saudi sports daily Al Riyadhiah, the 40-year-old will not be…
Panaji: The department of cooperation has directed all cooperative societies, self-help groups (SHGs), federations, and affiliated institutions across Goa to play an active role in implementing the Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan, a national health mission aimed at improving the well-being of women and adolescent girls.In a circular issued by registrar of cooperative societies, Ashutosh…
Panaji: With several lakes in Goa turning unfit for aquatic life and human use, experts have recommended enacting “Goa Law of the Lake” — a unified statute integrating hydrology, ecology, culture and people’s livelihoods.Policymakers, scientists, educators and citizens suggested charting a roadmap for restoration and sustainable management of Goa’s lakes at the “Mission Sarovar Punha…
World Chess Champion D Gukesh (Norway Chess via PTI Photo) World champion D Gukesh leads the field as the top seed in the upcoming FIDE World Cup in Goa, which runs from October 30 to November 27. Fellow Indian players Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa are seeded second and third, respectively. Denmark’s Anish Giri holds…
Panaji: Goa’s rental and taxi operators are likely to see a 7.8% reduction in on-road vehicle costs for new vehicles following the recent rationalisation of GST rates, significantly improving the profitability of local auto, taxi, and bike-rental businesses.However, existing rental vehicle dealers said customers are unlikely to benefit from this change as operational costs continue…
Panaji: Activist Rama Kankonkar, while being discharged from GMC after 23 days, told reporters on Saturday that he “doubts home and chief minister Pramod Sawant and tourism minister Rohan Khaunte to be behind his attack”. He was attacked outside a restaurant on Sep 18 at Caranzalem.Kankonkar told reporters, while sitting in a wheelchair after his…
Panaji: There was a 50% rise in pedestrian deaths in road accidents until Sep 2025. In the first three quarters of the year, 45 pedestrians lost their lives compared to 30 people during the same period of the previous year.There was a 600% rise in pedestrian deaths in Sep alone as seven pedestrians lost their…
Ponda: After much delay, rides to Dudhsagar waterfall at Collem in the Dharbandora taluka commenced on Friday even as local all-terrain vehicle operators continued to be at loggerheads with the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) over its ticket booking website.Since last year, the Dudhsagar Tour Operators’ Association has been demanding that they be allowed to…
Panaji: Lack of manpower is responsible for colleges not being made accessible for students with disabilities, Spandan, Inclusion Accessibility Consultancy Services, founder Neha Trivedi said on Thursday at International Purple Fest.“Teachers are definitely overworked and cannot handle inclusive education services. Inclusive education services is an activity of its own account. It’s like counselling services… you…
Panaji: The St Francis Xavier Church compound in Chicalim had an unusual gathering on Monday evening. There were dogs of different breeds, cats too, and at least one person stood expectantly with a bowl full of guppies or rainbow fish.According to the registration list, there should have been 60 people with their pets, some of…
