29 Jun 2024

Goa

Allegations against me are ‘baseless, invented and preposterous’: DGP Singh

Neither I, nor any of my officers have any connection with Pooja Sharma, says Jaspal Singh

Why are we being accused when you don’t know if we have been paid off or threatened: Agarwadekar family

Every time a vehicle passes our house we shiver, ‘demolished' Assagao family lives in fear, hurt at allegations of 'selling out'

Relieve DGP Jaspal Singh, demands Goa Congress

Pooja Sharma remains as accused, says Crime Branch SP

Anjuna PI’s ‘report’ is unsigned and not verified

Heavy showers throw life out of gear as Goa gets drenched in downpour

So far, Goa receives 6.3 per cent excess rainfall this season

Ponda locals call for solution to overpopulation of stray dogs

61-year-old Betim resident killed in road accident

Mormugao Council begins GIS-based survey of properties

Indian Coast Guard conducts maritime search and rescue workshop

Newspaper story on 'factual report' on DGP Goa's direct role in Assagao demolition, shocks & numbs corridors of power

Report in The Times of India stated suspended Anjuna Police Inspector (PI) Prashal Dessai in his ‘report’ to the Chief Secretary stated that DGP Jaspal Singh ‘pressurised & threatened’ Anjuna Police Station officers to demolish the abode of Goan family

Chief Secretary doesn’t deny receiving PI Anjuna’s report, says “everything is there in the papers”

Goa govt maintains silence, even CM doesn’t deny and says “I will deal with it later”

Design flaw in Western Bypass blamed for flooding of fertile paddy fields

Drains prove ineffective as natural flow of rainwater blocked by bypass embankments; farmers demand immediate corrective measures to enable kharif crop cultivation

District Collector orders removal of illegal shops, food carts across Fatorda

UP man arrested for impersonating TRAI official, duping Goan of Rs 45 lakh

Nuvem villagers stand firm against waste management plant at Verna

Proposed plant to be located only 350 mtrs from human habitation; in proximity to aquifer which is source of numerous springs; activists call out inaccuracies in project report

Croc scaring Velsao farmers successfully captured by forest officials

Traffic Cell cracks whip on parking violations in Margao

25% road accident deaths due to stray cattle: CM Sawant

Envisions cattle-free zones; urges youth, NGOs to establish one goshala per taluka, assures 100% financial support

KTC continues with monthly pass system without concession

Health dept, VP sound ‘dengue alert’ in Candolim

Panchayat, health officials launch ‘anti-container’ drive; local body urges villagers to be extremely careful and health conscious

CM assures to take up maintenance works of Borda school complex

Sports

Vivaan, Abhishek, Yash and Advait surge ahead

Rishan upsets Arvind, sets up title clash with Anshuman

Selton sends Fr Agnel into last eight

Bhatti United Club move ahead

Cafe

Exploring the symbolism associated with Saints Peter and Paul

The feast of Saints Peter and Paul is celebrated in Goa with great religious fervor and cultural significance. It typically falls on June 29 each year. In Goa, which has a strong Catholic community, this feast day is marked by special church services, processions, feasting and traditional rituals

Betim Dargah Urus marks 248 years of Hazrat Mohammed Hamza Shah’s visaal

People from all faiths converge to commemorate the death anniversary of the Sufi saint, Hazrat Mohammed Hamza Shah today, June 29, with the hope of being able to connect to the Almighty and seek blessings and good fortune

Opinions

Western classical music and Goa

Goa, the crucible of western music, has through inertia fallen far behind not just India’s big cities, but even Nagaland

Editorial

Rahul Gandhi has promises to fulfill

People Edit

Housing in our State

Letters

Letter to the editor (29 June 2024)

News Today

Fifth Chargesheet filed by SIT (Land Grabbing) containing 888 pages in Mapusa registered crime

This is the fifth chargesheet filed by SIT Land Grabbing. More chargesheets are in the pipeline

Unveiling iconography: exploring the symbolism associated with Saint Peter and Paul

The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul is celebrated in Goa, India, with great religious fervor and cultural significance.

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