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Panaji: The North Goa principal district and sessions court ordered the framing of charges against David Driham alias Dudu under the NDPS Act in a case registered by the NCB in June 2025.Dudu was arrested by the narcotics control bureau (NCB) for alleged illegal possession of drugs in varying quantities. The court scheduled a hearing…
Margao: More than four years after the Reserve Bank of India revoked its licence, at least 800 depositors of the defunct Madgaum Urban Co-operative Bank are still waiting to recover approximately Rs 40 crore in savings, with no clear timeline in sight for relief.The RBI cancelled the bank’s licence in July 2021, triggering liquidation proceedings…
Panaji: As the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will be extended to all classes from the new academic year 2026-27, taluka-level consultations will be held across all sub-districts for stakeholders by state education officials, starting Monday with Bardez. Schools have been told to appoint one representative each from the Parent Teacher Associations to attend the…
Margao: South Western Railway’s (SWR) robust freight performance in the current fiscal year — with Goa’s iron ore, steel and coal emerging as key contributors — brought renewed attention to the ongoing controversy over coal handling at Mormugao Port Authority (MPA), even as state govt has maintained that operations at the port remain within permissible…
Amelia Valverde has coached Costa Rica at the FIFA World Cup twice Panaji: Amelia Valverde has coached Costa Rica at the FIFA World Cup twice, won trophies in multiple countries for clubs, yet nothing could prepare her for the India assignment. Having put together a meticulous plan that saw India play different kind of opposition…
Panaji: Skywatchers will get only a fleeting chance to observe the partial lunar eclipse on March 3, wherein the Earth’s shadow fully covers the moon and bathes it in red copper tones. The celestial event will coincide with Holi, making it a rare merger of astronomical and cultural alignment.According to Satish Nayak, president of the…
Panaji: With the town and country planning department suspending all clearances granted under Section 39A of the TCP Act in St Andre constituency, retired Allahabad high court chief justice Ferdino Rebello questioned the legal rationale behind the suspension of permissions for only one constituency. He said that by suspending both provisional approvals and final permissions…
A 65-year-old tourist from Bhopal died after his car was hit by a speeding SUV at the Happy Bar junction in Assagao (Credits: X) MAPUSA: A 65-year-old tourist from Bhopal was killed in a road accident at the Happy Bar junction in Assagao on Monday after a speeding SUV allegedly rammed into his car from…
Panaji: North Goa’s Rent-a-Cab operators sought an urgent meeting with chief minister Pramod Sawant to challenge the 12-year permit expiry rule.As on date, there are 10 Rent-a-Cab licence holders in the state. All of them have permits issued in their own name, in accordance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act and the Rent-a-Cab…
Panaji: The Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) is set to undertake major redevelopment works, including the construction of a new head office in Porvorim and the modernisation of major bus stands across Goa.KTC managing director, Rohan Kaskar, said the corporation proposed a new head office building in Porvorim, where it owns a sizeable parcel of land….
