The Navhind Times

First Goan to win MMA India Youth National title Panaji: Erica De Sequeira created history by becoming Goas first MMA India Youth National Champion, securing the youth national title after an unbeaten run at the championship. Representing Goa under MMA India, the national governing body for amateur mixed martial arts affiliated with the International Mixed []

Yamini Mourya settles for silver to complete Indias rich judo medal haul India celebrated a landmark day in judo as Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh clinched historic gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, becoming the countrys first-ever womens and mens champions in the sport here on Friday. Competing in the womens 48kg category, the []

Weightlifter Lovepreet Singh produced a Commonwealth Games record in snatch to claim a silver medal, while discus thrower Seema Kaliramna added a bronze as India enjoyed another productive day at the Commonwealth Games. Lovepreet lifted a Games record 176kg in snatch before finishing with an aggregate of 388kg (176kg+212kg), just one kilogram behind New Zealands []

Everbrightson, Lamurang score a goal each in their 2-0 win Shillong: Shillong Lajong FC began their Durand Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over Nongkseh Sports and Cultural Club in the Shillong derby. Everbrightson Sana and Tremiki Lamurang struck in the second half to hand Shillong Lajong all three points after a goalless opening half. []

Issues slew of directions to Centre, states New Delhi: Taking note of accidents due to stray animals on roads, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre and the state governments to develop a mechanism for payment of compensation in such accidents. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N Kotiswar Singh issued a slew []

Special Correspondent Panaji: Stating that Assembly sessions should be longer, state legislative Assembly Speaker Ganesh Gaonkar on Friday indicted that the forthcoming monsoon session of the House could be extended if need be. At least one session of the year should ideally be of 30 days to give members enough time to participate and raise []

Panaji: Goa has recorded its fourth lowest July rainfall in the last 15 years, despite a late revival of the southwest monsoon during the month, with the state ending July with a 34 per cent rainfall deficit. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) data shows that Goa received 690.4 mm of rainfall during July against the []

NT Reporter Vasco Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said the state government would place before the Cabinet a proposal to regularise houses in the Goa Housing Board Colony at New Vaddem for a nominal fee of around Rs 10,000, with other charges proposed to be waived. Sawant was speaking while distributing 120 allotment letters []

Ahead ofthe Goa stint of theChandni Bar Tour 2.0, DJ Chetas reflects on a career built on music and nostalgia VINIKA VISWAMBHARAN For more than a decade, Chetas Shah, better known as DJ Chetas, has been one of the biggest names shaping Indias party scene. Ranked World No. 33 on the DJ MAG Top 100 []

Dheeraj Gaonkars interest in old frames and handcrafted pieces grew into The Canca Project, a decor studio in Mapusa CHRISTINE MACHADO | NT BUZZ Dheeraj Gaonkar has always been drawn to objects with history, craftsmanship and character. I enjoy discovering items with history and finding ways to bring them into contemporary spaces, he says. What []

NT Reporter Panaji Cracking the whip on negligence following internal inquiries, the state government on Thursday suspended 13 personnel from the Electricity Department, including three assistant engineers (AEs), three junior engineers and subordinate staff, on charge of dereliction of duties in connection with electricity related fatal accidents. Apart from this action, showcause notices have been []

Meeting discusses supply chain constraints New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday discussed with a group of senior ministers the prevailing geo-political situation in West Asia and measures to keep supply chains uninterrupted despite conflicts surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, the Black Sea, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Aden. The extended cabinet []

NT KURIOCITY St. Xaviers Institute, Curtorim, held its prize distribution ceremony and PTA annual general body meeting at the school hall. President of the Goa Council of Ayurvedic and Allied System of Medicine, Dr Sneha Pranav Bhagwat, was the chief guest. The programme was attended by chairperson Maria Carma Mendonca, manager Melroy Fernandes, headmistress Melania []

NT KURIOCITY Daivadnya Samaj, Margao felicitated meritorious students from the community who excelled in the Goa Board, CBSE and ICSE streams at a function held at Daivadnya Bhavan, Margao. The honours included Class 10 students who secured more than 85% marks and Class 12 achievers in the overall category and various streams. The overall Class []

NT KURIOCITY Atotal of 42 Junior Division NCC cadets from seven schools in Bardez participated in a drawing and painting competition organised by the Ex-NCC Cadets Association, Goa in collaboration with Janata High School, Mapusa, to mark the 27th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. The competition was held at Shri Raghunath Anant Tople Sabhagruha, Mapusa []

NT KURIOCITY Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) will organise the 4th All Goa Inter-School Tiatr Competition 2026 from August 3 to 12 at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao, with six schools from across the state participating. The competition will be inaugurated on August 3, 3.15 p.m. Dr Ernesto Rodrigues will be the chief guest, while director of []

NT Reporter Margao The South Goa Planning and Development Authority (SGPDA)-owned retail fish market is facing poor infrastructure, choked drains and inadequate sanitation, prompting regular customers and citizens to demand immediate action fromthe authorities. The market, once envisioned as a facility modelled on international shopping standards, is now facing neglect, with vendors allegedly occupying common []

NT Reporter Margao Navelim residents have opposed the Transport Departments proposal to reinstall an artificial intelligence (AI)-based traffic signal near the Navelim church junction, claiming the system is unsuitable for the villages narrow and winding roads. The issue gained prominence during a recent trial run when the automated signals led to heavy traffic congestion within []

NT Reporter Panaji A convicted drug offender allegedly operating a narcotics distribution network from the Central Jail, Colvale, has led Goa Crime Branch police to two alleged associates in Delhi, from whose possession drugs worth around Rs 40 lakh were seized. Based on intelligence shared by the Goa Crime Branch, a team of the Delhi []

NT Reporter Panaji The Economic Offences Cell (EOC) of the Goa Police has filed a chargesheet before the District and Sessions Court, Merces, against Shivaji Jadhav, then chairman of Pune-based Hariom Multistate Co-operative Credit Society, and 11 others, including the society, in connection with an alleged Rs 1.69-crore investor cheating case. The matter is scheduled []

NT Reporter Mapusa Devotees of Shri Swami Samarth, along with members of the Shri Swami Samarth Parivar Math and a Hindu group, on Thursday lodged four complaints with Anjuna police seeking registration of an FIR against seven social media users for allegedly posting derogatory comments about the revered saint and hurting the religious sentiments of []

NT Reporter Panaji The High Court of Bombay at Goa has stayed the operation and implementation of the final land acquisition declaration for the proposed High Level New Borim Bridge and its approach roads. The interim order was passed on a petition filed by Salvador Alves and 39 others, including landowners, occupantsand agricultural tenants from []

NT Reporter Panaji The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has upheld the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authoritys (GCZMA) order directing demolition of unauthorised structures at a beach property in Calangute, ruling that Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations cannot be regularised through post-facto correctionsor revised plans. Dismissing an appeal filed by Lloyd St Jude Joachim Fernandes, the []

NT Reporter Panaji The Union government through the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) has approved fisheries projects amounting to Rs 147.23 crore, which has benefited 463 beneficiaries, whereas projects worth Rs 107 crore has been approved under the Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF), covering 4339 beneficiaries in Goa, said Union Minister for []

NT Reporter Panaji The Union Ministry of Education has informed that Goa has 35 PM SHRI (Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India) schools, functioning under the centrally sponsored scheme, out of such 13,092 schools across the country, including KVS/ NVS/ NCERT. These schools have facilities such as Building as Learning Aid (BaLa) features and Jaadui []

Special Correspondent Panaji: Governor Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju has summoned a three-day monsoon session of the state legislative Assembly from August 31 to September 2. The short duration of the session has raised the hackles of the Opposition. The Secretariat has issued the schedule for tabling starred and un-starred questions, with MLAs requiring to submit []

As scientist and author Ram Ramaswamy prepares to launch his new D D Kosambi biography, he tells NT BUZZ why he feels the scholar has not received the attention he deserves KALYANI JHA | NT BUZZ Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi popularly known as D D Kosambi was a multi-faceted personality whose work ranged from mathematics and []

Tarun Kerpal, who left an aviation career to pursue mountaineering, recently completed his first 6,000-metre Himalayan ascent on Mt Yunam in Himachal Pradesh RAMANDEEP KAUR From a young age, Tarun Kerpal was fascinated by photographs and magazine clippings of climbers in full gear, roped together on snow-covered mountains. But growing up in Goa, he had []

SAMRUDHI KERKAR Recently, we went to meet Saraswati aai, a person we always remember whenever folk songs, stories, and traditional knowledge come to mind.These elders are living repositories of knowledge. Their wisdom may not be written down, but every word that flows from their lips carries the weight of experience. However, this time, the purpose []

He becomes the first Indian to secure podium finish in mens 10,000m Asian Games bronze medallist Gulveer Singh produced a remarkable performance to win a historic silver medal in the mens 10,000m at the Commonwealth Games here on Tuesday, becoming the first Indian to secure a podium finish in the event. The national record holders []

Ahead of National Oral Hygiene Day on August 1, the writer shares the secret to a healthy mouth and brighter smile DR. GAURI SARDESSAI National Oral Hygiene Day is celebrated on August 1 every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr. G.B. Shankwalkar, the pioneer in periodontology. This day serves as a reminder to []

Release detained, arrested students below 18 with no criminal record New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday restrained states from taking any coercive action against protestors in the recent student-led agitation and directed them to release those under 18 on the condition that none should have any criminal antecedents. Hearing a batch of petitions alleging []

Opposition slams police action against protestors New Delhi: After six days of stalemate, a discussion on the anti-paper leak bill began on Tuesday in Lok Sabha with the government describing it as a reaffirmation of ruling dispensations commitment to safeguard the welfare of students but Opposition hit back over the lathicharge on protestors, saying every []

Margao: Twenty-four fishermen were rescued in two separate incidents after their canoes capsized off Colva and Benaulim beaches on Tuesday, amid rough sea conditions along the states coastline. The incidents occurred two days after another similar mishap was reported off Majorda-Betalbatim. A coordinated rescue operation was carried out by Drishti Marine lifesavers, the Goa Police []

Margao: The Goa Deposit Refund Scheme (DRS) will introduce an app-based collection system for hotels, restaurants and cafs (HoReCa) as part of the first phase of its rollout from September 1, focusing on alcohol bottles and beverage containers. Under Phase I, more than 1,400 HoReCa establishments, partners and participating brands have been brought on board. []

Shahin Bepari Lambe Panaji: The Government Agricultural Farm at Codar in Ponda has established a collection of 38 jackfruit varieties across 1.5 hectares, bringing together local and international varieties as a repository for the conservation of jackfruit diversity. The collection includes Malaysian Dwarf, J-33, Vietnam Super Early, Thailand New, Thailand All Season, Honey Jack, Red []

Sankhali: The Sal pumping station will be completed within four months, after which Sal and surrounding areas will receive an improved and more reliable water supply, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday. He was speaking after inaugurating the Rs 150-crore Amthane-Cunchelim 150 MLD Raw Water Transmission Project, which he said would strengthen North Goas []

Unite communities through shared civic action, dialogue and mutual understanding Tomorrow is International Day of Friendship. The day was proclaimed in 2011 by the UN General Assembly with the idea that friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities. The UN resolution emphasised involving young people, as []

New Delhi: After six straight days of disruption over NEET fiasco, the Lok Sabha is likely to function smoothly on Tuesday when it takes up for discussion a bill to amend the anti-paper leak law, which was introduced in the House amidst din. The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill 2026 with stricter []

Madurai: In a setback to the C Joseph Vijay-led TVK government, the Madras High Courts Madurai Bench on Monday set aside an order providing government jobs to relatives of people who died in a stampede at Karur last year. A Division Bench comprising Justices CV Karthikeyan and R Sakthivel held that it was not appropriate []

New Delhi: Mohammedan Sporting Club registered a commanding 4-0 victory over Baghpat FC in a match of the 135th Durand Cup at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangana. Md Fardin Ali Molla opened the scoring in the 29th minute to hand Mohammedan a 1-0 lead at the break. Substitute F. Lalremsanga doubled the advantage in the []

Benaulim: USC Seraulim advanced to the semifinals of the 35th Super Soccer Tournament after edging Ambelim SC 6-4 in a penalty shootout following a 2-2 draw. Ambelim went ahead through Asfin Pinto before Jesus Ferrao scored twice to put Seraulim 2-1 up at the break. Bleston Simoes equalised in the second half to force the []

Police excesses cant be justified merely because there is agitation New Delhi: Police excesses or a lathicharge cannot be justified merely because there is an agitation, the Supreme Court said on Monday while observing that the right to peaceful protest is absolutely guaranteed. A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant also said it will []

I have focused my work in the constituency Special Correspondent Panaji : Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) may field Power Minister Ramkrishna Sudin Dhavalikar, its senior leader, in Ponda constituency if there is no alliance with the BJP for the next Assembly polls, sources said. Neither denying nor confirming the possibility, Dhavalikar said that the decision []

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Mayank Yadav impress in 35-run win in third T20I Harare: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi struck a mature 81 before pacer Mayank Yadav claimed three wickets as India completed a 3-0 clean sweep of Zimbabwe with a comfortable 35-run victory in the third and final T20I here on Sunday. Electing to bat, India posted 192 despite []

Curtorim: Madel-Unjirim emerged champions of the 7-a-side Curtorim Interward Football Tournament with a 3-2 victory over Novovaddo in the final at the St Alex Church Ground, Curtorim. Floyd Luis handed Madel the lead before Myson Fernandes restored parity for Novovaddo. Floyd Anyai once again put Madel ahead, only for Vicky Cardozo to equalise. With the []

Israel ministry of tourism director of marketing, India Amruta Bangera, who was in the state, took the time out to speak to Diana Fernandes, on Israels tourism industry and the changes seen over the years. Q. Can you share the current outlook for tourism to Israel amidst the geo-political disturbances? Israel remains committed to engaging []

Indias metals industry is undergoing a structural shift from mining towards recycling, with organised non-ferrous metal recyclers positioned to benefit from rising metal consumption, resource constraints, sustainability requirements and increasing formalisation of the scrap ecosystem, according to a report by Ashika Institutional Equities Research. The report said secondary metals offer the same metallurgical properties as []

Amid global economic instability Indias luxury residences continue to attract the interest of high-net-worth individuals (HNIs) and are gaining an increasing share of residential sales. Rising earnings, business success, a growing pool of high-net-worth individuals have resulted in a persistent demand for up market homes. A report for H1 FY 26 by Anarock revealed that []

Indias winding wire industry is poised for structural growth driven by rapid electrification and massive power infrastructure investments. Rising demand from electric vehicles, data centres, and industrial automation is expected to support sustained volume growth of the industry. Renewable energy expansion and grid modernisation will add to the demand. Rising investments in power transmission and []