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NT Reporter Ponda Chetan Kurtikar emerged champion of the June 2026 Chess Tournamentafter registering a perfect six wins from six rounds at Curti. Aarush Gaude finished runner-up with five points, while Vedant Priolkar secured third place. Karthik Pankar, Dhirav Rathod, Tansh Gaude and Divyesh Priolkar completed the top seven standings. Among the category winners, Divesh []

NT Reporter Benaulim Navelim Villagers Union defeated United Boys of Dando Colva 2-0 in the 25th Cana Benaulim Panchayat Cup at St John the Baptist Ground, Dando, Benaulim on Monday. Navelims Joyson Couthino and Travis Souza found the back of the net once in their win.

NT Reporter Curtoirm SC Virabhat entered the final after 1-0 win over Cumborda SC in the 9-a-side Curtorim Interward Football Tournament at St Alex Church ground, Curtorim. Vivon Fernandes lone goal secured SC Virabhat the win.

Demetrius Gonsalves hopes to make every celebration and everydayindulgence a little sweeterwith his handcrafted treats VINIKA VISWAMBHARANNT BUZZ Every batch that leaves Demetrius Gonsalveskitchen carries a simple intention: to make someone smile. It is an idea that lies at the heart of Deme Bakes, the Ribandar-based home bakery where brownies, cookies,and cakes are crafted not []

J.P. PEREIRA He may have etched his name in the Konkani world today, but Avers Pereira did not come from a tiatr background. However, his love for the art form can be traced back to his childhood days. I used to love acting in school plays while studying atSt. Anthony High School, in my village, []

NT BUZZ Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts is all set to host a new batch of Pencil to Portfolio, a visual arts programme for young adults (11 to 18 years) commencing on June 27, 2026. Designed for students aspiring to pursue higher education in art, design, architecture, fashion or animation, the programme is equally []

With China holding fort both in the traditional manufactured goods and in modern hi-tech chip-based industries, robots and electric vehicles, the rich world finds the going tough in maintaining its earlier lead. The West feels both enfeebled and impoverished from its pole position it enjoyed! Chinas stupendous success, breath-taking infrastructure, neck-bending skyscrapers and mind-boggling development []

Agencies Mullanpur India scripted their biggest-ever innings victory in Test cricket, crushing Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs inside three days in the one-off Test here on Monday. The hosts bettered their previous record of an innings and 260-run win over Afghanistan in 2018 as the visitors were bowled out for 112 in their []

PTI New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday discussed with the members of the Economic Advisory Council various measures to further boost Indias economic growth amid global turmoil. The members of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) also gave their assessment of the impact of the West Asia conflict on India []

NT Reporter Panaji The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said the southwest monsoon advanced over the entire state along with additional parts of Karnataka and Maharashtra, marking a significant step in its northward progress across the country. The southwest monsoon has further advanced into entire Goa and some more parts of Karnataka, Maharashtra and []

With World Environment Day recently observed on June 5, some of Goas nature photographers reflect ontheenvironmental changethey haveobserved and documented through their lenses VINIKA VISWAMBHARANNT NETWORK For Bandora-basedGautam Kamat Bambolkar, photography emerged from a desire to reconnect with nature amid the pressures of everyday life. But what keeps him returning to forests and natural spaces []

NT Reporter Margao South Goa political heavyweight and former chief minister Churchill Alemao has expressed his willingness to rejoin the Congress party, stating he is ready to make the move if invited by the party leadership. Speaking to media persons on Saturday after meeting newly re-appointed Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Girish Chodankar, Alemao []

Abdul Wahab Khan Panaji Findings from five decades of satellite data and Random Forest classification have revealed a 3.75 per cent reduction in Goas dense forest cover and a loss of nearly 200 sq km of interior forests. The research also identified a science-based pathway to balance conservation and tourism through regenerative tourism planning. The []

A Culinary Experience with our Kakis is a celebrationof Goan food, community,and tradition RACHEL ALAINA SHAH Ask any true blue Goan where the real flavours of their beloved Goa truly reside and they will direct you to the home kitchens. Founder, The Local Beat, Mackinlay Baretto also agrees. It lives in the way a woman []

Conversations around consent often focus only on whether someone eventually agreed. Much less attention is given to the emotional pressure, persistence, guilt, dependency, confusion, or vulnerability that may have existed before that point REBECCA COELHO Many people think pressure is force, threats, aggression, or someone directly refusing to take no for an answer. Hence, many []

As people advance in age, memory often begins to fade. Names of near and dear ones slip away, cherished places become difficult to recall, and conversations are interrupted by forgotten words. Yet there are remarkable exceptions. Ramesh Wagle, also known as Ramakant Wagle, celebrates his 100th birthday on 3 June. Even at this milestone age, []

It will enable people to track power consumption in real time Panaji: Despite peoples opposition to the Rs 890-crore smart electricity meter project in the state, officials of the Electricity Department on Tuesday said they will soon launch the smart meter app to enable power consumers to track their electricity consumption in real time. The []

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that married daughters cannot be excluded from compassionate appointment and their omission from the definition of family is manifestly arbitrary, unjustified and constitutionally untenable. A bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe made the observation while setting aside an order of the Allahabad High Court that []

New York: Thirty individuals from India, found to be living in the US illegally and working as commercial truck drivers, have been arrested as part of a federal operation and will soon be deported. The US Customs and Border Protection said in a statement on Monday that during the week of May 11-15, Border Patrol []

GSPCB collects water samples from Miramar Lake; sewage allegedly released Panaji: Coming on the heels of dead fish surfacing in the waters of Mala Lake in April this year, residents of the Lakeview Colony were greeted on Tuesday by the distressing sight and stench of hundreds of dead fish floating in the Miramar Lake. The []

Special Correspondent Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said that the Centre has assured over Rs 250 crore for improvement works at the Anjunem Dam and the repair and renovation of its canal network. The Union government has accorded the provisional sanction for these works, he said. Sawant was speaking to the media after []

Panaji: With Goa emerging as a model state for the swift repatriation of foreign victims trafficked to India, a national consultation held in the state has called for a uniform repatriation mechanism across the country based on the Goa model. Participants noted that Goas system not only ensures quicker repatriation but is also victim-friendly, with []

Margao: With the new academic year set to begin later this week, schools are facing a problem of lack of teachers and fear it will have a serious impact on the education of the students. They have appealed for a resolution of the issue as soon as possible. Manager of the Rosary High School, Navelim, []

Calangute: Members of the All Goa Rent-a-Cab Association on Tuesday said that five to six road accidents have been reported in the last four days, of which only one involved a registered rent-a-cab vehicle, while the remaining cases involved private vehicles. The association, however, expressed concern that public criticism is being largely directed at the []

World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka brushes aside Naomi Osaka to reach quarterfinal Paris: Marta Kostyuk battled past compatriot Elina Svitolina in the first all-Ukrainian womens quarterfinal at a Grand Slam in the Open era to reach her maiden major semifinal and set up a clash with Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva at the French Open on []

Blue Tigresses aim to extend their dominant run and move closer to a sixth title Margao: Five-time champions India will start overwhelming favourites against Bhutan in their semifinal clash of the SAFF Womens Championship here on Wednesday, with the hosts eyeing a place in the title clash after an impressive group-stage campaign. The Blue Tigresses []

With Stolen recently winning big at the Screenwriters Association Awards,co-writer Dr. Swapnil Salkar details why the film resonates with audiences andshares his own journey into filmmaking CHRISTINE MACHADO | NT BUZZ Dr. Swapnil Salkars journey into films began with childhood cinema outings. My whole family were big Bollywood cinema buffs. Every Sunday, my parents, sister []

AAKANSHA CHARI Ask anyone how they are doing today, and the answer is almost a variation of the same word: overwhelmed. We live in an era of hyper-connectivity and chronic burnout, where mental health is treated like a puzzle we are constantly trying to fix with lifestyle trends and mindfulness apps. But what if the []

The recently inaugurated Sanctuary of Mary Help of Christiansat the Don Bosco Vocational Training Institute, Quepem,is said to be the first-of-its-kind exposed laterite Gothic vault. The OSustain Studio team which executed the work tellsNT BUZZ how it came about AAKANSHA CHARI Located at Quepem, the new Sanctuary of Mary Help of Christians at Don Bosco []

EDITORIAL Government needs to be ready to tackle a possibility of delayed and deficit monsoon In April, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted early arrival of the southwest monsoon.While the typical onset over Kerala is June 1, it had predicted that monsoon will hit the Kerala coast around May 26. However, the spectacle of []

Agencies Washington/Geneva/Switzerland Scientists fear the combined effects of El Nio and human-caused climate change could reshape weather around the world UN warns of 80% chance of El Nio returning by August; risks for agriculture, water, energy El Nio is a naturally occurring climate phenomenon characterised by warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern []

AP Kyiv Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 18 civilians and wounding 131 others, authorities said Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin has escalated Moscows aerial campaign in recent weeks in an apparent bid to take advantage of Ukraines shortage of US-made air []

PTI United Nations Bangladeshs Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman was on Tuesday elected as the President of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in a closely-contested election. Rahman and Cyprus Special Envoy for Multilateralism Andreas Kakouris were vying to lead the 193-member General Assembly in its 81st session, which will commence in September. In []

PTI Kathmandu Both Houses of Nepals Parliament were adjourned on Tuesday after lawmakers continued to obstruct proceedings over Prime Minister Balendra Shahs remarks about his countrys border issues with India. While the Lower House House of Representatives (HoR) was adjourned until June 8, the National Assembly was adjourned until Wednesday. Earlier, the Parliament []

AP Washington Secretary of State Marco Rubio is facing a litany of questions Tuesday about the Trump administrations fragile or stalling diplomatic efforts around the world when he appears for back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Iran war began. Senate Republicans are meeting Tuesday to discuss next steps after the []

In times of rapid social change or crisis, conspiracy theories provide simple, personified narratives that make sense of chaotic world events. Conspiracy theories are usually from the realms of politics and are basically narratives that attempt to explain major events or societal structures as the result of secret plots by powerful, often malicious actors. Politicians []

Big push to pharma, marine products, beverages, processed foods Shoma Patnaik Panaji : Goa stands to benefit from the India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) that came into effect from June 1, with the Centre disclosing that four sectors of the state pharmaceuticals, marine products, beverages and processed foods will gain from the []

BJP leaders submit memorandum to Sanjay Goel Special Correspondent Panaji: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and secretary (election) Sanjay Goel on Monday said the implementation of scheduled tribe (ST) reservation in the Goa Assembly is dependent on further directions from the central government and the Election Commission of India (ECI). The statement came after state BJP []

Panaji : Online frauds continue to bleed Goans as a 71-year-old businessman from South Goa lost over Rs 10 lakh to a fake traffic challan scam. The police said that scam is referred to as APK (Android Package Kit) fraud, where scammers send malicious APK files, through WhatsApp or other means disguising it as the []

Panaji : Goa is likely to witness a delayed onset of the southwest monsoon this year, with meteorological conditions suggesting that the rains may arrive beyond the states normal arrival date of June 5. The delay stems from the sluggish advance of the monsoon over the Arabian Sea, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) revising []

NT Reporter Margao Salcetes five police stations are facing a shortage of personnel, with official data showing that 204 posts remain vacant against a sanctioned strength of 643. The shortage allegedly affects the police stations at Margao, Maina-Curtorim, Colva, Cuncolim and Fatorda, and residents say it is impacting policing on the ground, weakening law and []

NT Reporter Ponda Journalists play a crucial role in safeguarding democracy by reporting facts accurately, exposing corruption, countering misinformation, and making complex issues accessible and understandable tothe general public, Goa Union of Journalists president Rajtilak Naik said on the occasion of the 49th anniversary celebration of the Ponda Taluka Journalists Association. Addressing the gathering at []

NT Reporter Panaji Seven persons, including twoteenagers, were rescued from drowning off Goas beaches over the weekend. Two male tourists, aged 23 and 25 years from Karnataka were rescued from drowning off Anjuna beach after drifting into deeperwaters while swimming, Drishti Marine said. A 22-year-old man from Karnataka was rescued from drowning off Calangute beach []

NT Reporter Vasco The body of fishing boat owner Manjunath Harikant, a resident of Khariawada in Vasco, was recovered from the Zuari River near Agassaim, with the circumstances surrounding his death prompting suspicions of foul play and an intensive police investigation. Sources said Manjunath had gone to sea on a fishing trip along with a []

BJP set for historic power debut amid symbolism and suspense Kolkata: Governor RN Ravi has dissolved the West Bengal State Legislative Assembly with effect from May 7 after completion of its term, according to an official notification. The current Assembly was constituted in May 2021 after the Trinamool Congress, under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee, []

Feasibility report submitted to CM Sawant Panaji : River Navigation Minister Subhash Phal Dessai on Thursday said that Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has identified seven routes which are feasible for starting a water metro in Goa in the first phase. Phal Dessai, along with RND officials and a KMRL team submitted the feasibility report []

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Thursday rejected TVK chief Vijays claim to form the government, stating that his party lacks the requisite numbers, adding another layer of political uncertainty and prompting the single largest party to step up efforts to seek support again from the Left parties, VCK and the IUML. Vijay []

His explosive hundred helps them edge past RCB by nine runs Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants finally snapped their six-match losing streak with a nine-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a rain-hit IPL 2026 clash at the Ekana Stadium on Wednesday night. After multiple rain interruptions reduced the contest to 19 overs a side, Lucknow []

Warsaw : D Gukesh made quite an impact, signalling that his preparations for the World Championship are on track by first defeating his title challenger, Javokhir Sindarov, in the fifth round and then holding American GM Wesley So to a draw in the Super Rapid and Blitz event on the Grand Chess Tour. After defeating []

Kamgoumin, Partha net braces in Football 4 Change win Raia: Sesa FA endured a difficult outing as they went down 6-1 to Football 4 Change Academy in the Dream Sports AIFF Junior League at the Raia Ground on Thursday. Football 4 Change Academy dominated proceedings from the opening stages and took the lead through Kamgoumin []