Panaji, June 27, 2025: With tourists increasingly visiting dam catchment areas, WRD Minister Subhash Shirodkar said preventive measures have been taken to avoid mishaps. He confirmed that all dams in Goa, except Anjunem and Panchawadi, are currently full. WRD has sought police intervention, particularly at Anjunem Dam in Sattari, where visitors—especially reel-makers—have been entering...
Digital Goa, June 27 – Goa Investment Promotion Board (Goa-IPB) approved seven new projects worth Rs 180 crore at its 39th Board Meeting held today. These projects are expected to generate employment for 1,508 people. The Board discussed the new proposals, follow-ups from the previous meeting, and other key issues related to investment and...
Digital Goa, June 27 – Kolkata resident Shyam Sunder Dey was abducted and extorted of Rs 23 lakh between May 31 and June 4 while in Goa as per a complaint filed at the Calangute police station. The accused are identified as Kunal Verma, Puja Bannerjee alias Puja Bose, Piyush Kothari, and others. Kunal...
Digital Goa, June 26 – Goa Police arrested three foreign nationals for illegally staying in the state without valid visas in two separate incidents. Nakimera Muhammad (25), a Ugandan national, was detained by Mandrem Police from Sweet Lake, Arambol. In a separate case, Sergei Zaitsev (47), a Russian national, and Yauheni Kozel (36), a...
Digital Goa, June 26 – Goa government has waived Rs 20.23 lakh land conversion fee for Education Society for 20,234 sq mtr of land at Piliem, Dharbandora, on the condition that the land will be used solely for educational purposes. The post Goa govt waives Rs 20.23 lakh fee for education society’s land conversion...
TCP clears conversion of 90,000 sq mtr land in 4 villages under 39 A; feedback sought within 30 days
Digital Goa, June 26 – Goa government’s Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department has approved the conversion of over 90,000 sq mtr of land into the settlement zone in the villages of Corgao, Raia, Arambol, and Morjim. The approval has been granted under Section 39A of the TCP Act. The department has invited public...
Digital Goa, June 26 – Youth must stay alert against drug trafficking traps, especially when foreigners or tourists offer large sums of money to carry a parcel, as it may not be a simple delivery, warned CM Pramod Sawant. He urged students and parents to remain vigilant and not fall prey to such tactics....
Digital Goa, June 26 – NSUI Goa gheraoed Education Director Shailesh Zingde, opposing the directives issued to observe June 25 as “Samvidhan Hatya Diwas” in schools and other educational institutions in the state. They alleged that it was the BJP’s attempt to expose students—who are not legal voters—to party propaganda and demanded its withdrawal....
Digital Goa, June 24 – One Akash Lamani from Baga was booked by Colva Police for having sexual intercourse on several occasions with a minor on the pretext of marriage and assualting and threatening the victim. “Upon the complaint of lady complainant to the effect that from November 2021 to till date at Benaulim...
Digital Goa, June 24 – A 24-year-old man, Sunil Pandappa Rathod, was booked for rash and negligent driving after his Maruti Ertiga fatally knocked down Bijapur native Kesu Lamani, who was sitting roadside near Sevalal Temple, Orda-Candolim, on June 22. The victim’s son, Kumar Lamani, filed the complaint. The post Man Killed in Hit-and-Run...