Mandatorily conduct safety audit in schools, directs Centre
Instruction follows death of students in Rajasthan tragedy New Delhi: The Ministry of Education has issued a directive…
234 foreign nationals overstaying in Goa deported in last 5 yrs
Panaji: The Foreigners’ Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in Goa has deported 234 overstaying foreign nationals in the last…
Over 2.25 lakh traffic challans issued in 3 yrs
Panaji: In a drive aimed at tightening road safety, the Directorate of Transport’s enforcement wings based in Panaji…
Portion of false ceiling of KA’s classroom collapses
Special Correspondent Panaji: A portion of the false ceiling of the Western music classroom of the newly renovated…
GCCI: India-UK FTA will benefit Goa in tourism, feni exports
Duty-free exports of marine products to benefit local fisheries sector Panaji: India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is likely…
Tourism dept to appoint agency for digital influencer campaign
Panaji: The Tourism Department will soon appoint an agency to prepare a comprehensive annual key influencer programme for…
776 TB patients under treatment at govt hospitals, says Rane
Panaji: Goa currently has 776 tuberculosis (TB) patients on treatment at government hospitals, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane informed…
The delayed road to tiger conservation
With International Tiger Day approaching on July 29, the wait for Goa’s tiger reserve continues, as official notification…
The hidden cost of free tech
India’s digital economy is expanding at breakneck speed. With nearly everyone online, the country aims to become a…
Venus photobombs Earth from space
Satellites are like guardians of our planet. From monitoring land, oceans, nature, and weather patterns to aiding communication…
Assault on Assolna and Cuncolim
TENSING RODRIGUES Now let us return to the narrative of Christianisation of Goa in ‘Oriente Conquistado A Jesu…
A fearless beacon of truth
DR. LUIS DIAS I’ve written before about a Palestinian exchange student during my Goa Medical College (GMC) MBBS…
Growing up, outside Goa
Frederick Noronha Someone looked at the author’s mini bio, and was surprised to learn that Cheryl Rao has…
Towards safer wild edible mushroom foraging
Nandkumar M. Kamat I had warned and predicted about accidental mushroom poisoning in this column several times in…
STILL GOT IT!
Disability is not the end of physical fitness and certainly not of passion. Despite prosthetic limitations, long runs,…