Shelpe water tests positive for bacteria

VALPOI: The river and wells at Shelpe village have been found to be contaminated with bacteria.

Family pressure likely cause for suicide of Punjabi couple

Punjab police, families of victims to arrive in Goa in next three days

FDA cracks down on illegal sweet manufacturers

Seizes and destroys sweets worth Rs 55,000 at Ponda raid

Student groups seeks action against ‘erring’ cops

PANJIM: National Students Union of India (NSUI), Nationalist Student Congress (NSC), Vidhyarti Sena Goa and AAP student’s wing have written to the Superintendent of Police demanding an inquiry into the unlawful behaviour of police constables with students of Goa University (GU) on the day of GUSC elections.

Don’t take lines out of context, says Sudhir Sukta publisher

Feisty Hema not worried about FIR filed against her and Vishnu; Says an author should have the freedom to write what he feels

Mining yet to begin this season

PANJIM: The Directorate of Mines and Geology (DMG) confirmed that the iron ore mining season is yet to commence in the State with not a single mining lease holder resuming activities.

Apna Ghar seems a Dickensian house of horrors to escaped boy

Boy who ran away from reform home because he didn’t get medicines when sick, narrates to police experiences in the home

Neura farmers seek compensation for destruction of khazans

Villagers are indignant that authorities failed to act against those releasing saline water into khazan lands

Comunidades want to retake sluice gates, lakes from tenants

MARGAO: The Comunidades of South Goa have vented their anger and frustration over the lack of maintenances of lakes and sluice gates in tenanted comunidade properties.

Cong to decide on challenging HC dismissal of plea against Vishwajit

PANJIM: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) will decide whether to challenge in the Supreme Court, the order of High Court of Bombay at Goa in the disqualification petition against their former MLA Vishwajit Rane.

All documents safe, assures Transport Department

PANJIM: Following the images of half-burnt documents of Panjim’s Regional Transport Office (RTO) and dumped at Kadamba plateau being circulated on social media, State Transport Department clarified that the documents are old and all the records since 2006 have been computerised.

Gold worth Rs 2 lakh burgled

MARGAO: Gold ornaments worth Rs 2 lakh were burgled from a house in Guirdolim.

Surprise check conducted on LPG cylinders

VASCO: Officials from the Department of Civil Supplies, Legal Metrology and Mormugao Mamlatdar’s Office carried out a surprise inspection of LPG cylinders supplied by Vasco Gas Services in the port town.

Poinguinim locals stop five inter-state buses

Warn drivers against overspeeding; Threaten to take law into their hands if reckless driving continues

GFP aims to spread appeal in opposition constituencies

PANJIM: After its success in the 2017 Goa Assembly Elections, Goa Forward Party (GFP) has decided to work in other constituencies without disturbing the coalition constituencies.

Secretariat wears deserted look

PANJIM: Despite some employees and officers being on leave following the Diwali holiday, services in government offices dealing with the people didn’t appear to have been affected.

Golden Eagles make light work of young Gaurs

Latesh’s brace and a goal each from Mario and Beevan help Dempo SC thrash Goan FC

5-star Ashok hands Dempo big win over Don Bosco

PANJIM: Dempo Sports Club registered a resounding 8-0 win over Don Bosco Oratory, Panjim in GFA U-16 League match played at Don Bosco ground, Panjim on Thursday.

Fr Agnel YSC pip UC Benaulim

CHANDOR: Fr Agnelo Youth SC, Paroda prevailed over United Club Benaulim 9-8 via tie-breaker to advance to the quarter-finals of the 14th All Goa Guirdolim Panchayat Cup played at Chandor Church ground, on Thursday.

Shantesh and Nagesh make it to India squad

Shantesh is ranked No. 2 in the U-12 while Nagesh is placed at No. 3 position in the U-13 category

CRSC ease past Chinchinim, Canacona FA down Wilred Leisure, Tilamola Utd win

Ian scores four goals to help YWSC Assolna hit seven past UB Palolem

Novovaddo trounce Ungirim

CURTORIM: Novovaddo defeated Ungirim 3-0 into the quarter-finals of the Rebello Inter-Ward football tournament at Curtorim ground, on Thursday.

Anura bags bronze, silver at Nat badminton

PANJIM: Goa’s Anura Prabhu Desai, won bronze in senior women's singles and a silver in senior women's doubles at the All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament in Bangalore, recently.

Separating write from wrong

With everyone’s opinion always seeming to matter in an age of social media and uber sensitisation, Café takes a look at how much freedom writers are actually afforded in this day and age

Economic Masochism

MGP is, officially, no longer a party which protects OBC interests

Standoff may be costlier

Focus on Taj Mahal

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Govt schools’ enrollment DWINDLING

Twenty-one govt schools are likely to be closed down in the coming academic year; Ponda has, at present, 111 government primary schools with 3158 students

Shacks, stalls in Calangute to get uniform look

Temporary shacks and road side stalls to get new design to beatify the Calangute village.

Bicholim market, a ticking time bomb

The new market, comprising over 150 shops, has no access as proved during last week when a shop caught fire

Shelpe villagers don’t have toilets

The sick admitted to Valpoi health centre were tested and were found to be infected with Shigella Bacteria