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Tourists enjoy parasailing as sun sets on the horizon at the Benaulim beach in South Goa on Friday. The arrival of tourists...

CM appeals to farmers to take up organic farming

Panaji : Chief Minister Pramod Sawant Friday appealed to the farmers in the state to accelerate and promote organic farming, which can...

Now, PWD introduces OTS scheme

Panaji: The state government has introduced Dues recovery and settlement scheme 2020-21, which is a one-time settlement (OTS) scheme for the defaulting...

Pope calls on leaders to share vaccines

Vatican City: Pope Francis made a Christmas Day plea for authorities to make COVID-19 vaccines available to all, insisting that the first...

TOP STORIES IN GOA

Goa sees 80 new COVID-19 cases

Panaji: The state, on Friday, registered 80 new COVID-19 cases, and no new deaths linked to the virus, taking the total number...

Sewer connection not mandatory for shack operators: GSPCB

Panaji: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has ruled out the possibility of making it mandatory for shack operators to connect...

Thieves break into 4 Mapusa kiosks, steal Rs 90,000-worth goods

Mapusa: Breaking into four kiosks opposite the petrol pump along Mapusa-Parra road, unknown thieves decamped with various items including cash all worth...
Mapusa: The lifeguards, who were on fast-unto- death for the last 11 days called off their agitation on Friday following ‘assurance’ from...

MAGAZINES

CHRISTINE MACHADO | NT BUZZ Q. Tell us about your new book of poetry. ‘Resurrection’ is...

The secrets of skincare

Deepika Rathod The skin is the largest eliminatory or detox organ in our body. It also acts as our...

Decluttering can change your life

Maria Fernandes Everything, everything in your house must serve a purpose! Either it must be useful or one look...

The treasure house of Goan literature

SANJEEV V SARDESAI Over the centuries, Goa has set many benchmarks for effective implementation of facilities and conveniences in...

OPINION

Monitoring UK Passengers

Goa should follow the Maharashtra procedure to check new virus strain The world is facing an unexpected threat with...

Why Women Go Missing

Parents, society and police need to work together to prevent it It is distressing to note that kidnapping of...
Centre’s new farm laws are also against the erosion of the spiritual identity of agricultural communities across India Priyadarshini...

NATIONAL NEWS

20-yr-old man gets new lease of life after heart transplant at AIIMS

New Delhi: A youth suffering from a rare cardiac anomaly got a new lease of life at the AIIMS, New Delhi, on...

Amarinder asks farmers not to disrupt state’s telecom services

Chandigarh: Amid reports that power supply to mobile towers was being disconnected by protesting farmers in different parts of the state, Punjab...

Nation remembers Vajpayee on his 96th birthday

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind led the nation on Friday in paying homage to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday allayed fears that private firms might grab farmers’ land under a new contract farming...

WORLD

EU nations welcome UK trade deal, vow scrutiny before approval

Brussels: Just seven days before the Brexit transition period was slated to end on December 31, the European Union (EU) and the...

UK, EU clinch post-Brexit free trade agreement

London: The deal is done, Downing Street in London and European Union (EU) officials in Brussels confirmed on Thursday as both sides...

Pak FM refutes possibility of dialogue with India in ‘prevailing situation’

Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that there is no possibility of a diplomatic dialogue with India in the...

JuD chief Hafiz Saeed gets one more jail sentence in yet another terror funding case

Lahore: Mumbai terror attack mastermind and banned Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed was on Thursday sentenced to 15 and a half years...

New COVID-19 variant appears to emerge in Nigeria

Nairobi: Another new variant of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, Africa’s top public health official said Thursday, but he...

Trump pardons former aides convicted during Mueller investigation

Washington: US President Donald Trump has pardoned 29 individuals, including former aides convicted during the Robert Mueller investigations on allegations of Russian...

Coronavirus dampens Christmas joy in Bethlehem

Bethlehem: A stream of marching bands joyously paraded through Bethlehem on Thursday, but few people were there to greet them as the...

Pakistan court releases Daniel Pearl ‘murderers’

Karachi: In a surprise move, a Pakist ani court on Thursday ordered the release of British-born al-Qaeda leader Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh...

VIDEO NEWS

BUSINESS NEWS

Modi alleges Mamata govt is blocking central benefits

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lashed out at Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal while alleging that they have...

Indian auto industry expected to see stronger growth in 2021-22: Nomura

New Delhi: The Indian auto industry is expected to see stronger growth in 2021-22, after recovering from the devastating effects of the...

India should now aggressively pursue FTAs with EU, UK: Trade experts

New Delhi: With European Union and the UK clinching a post-Brexit trade pact, India should now aggressively pursue free trade agreements (FTAs)...

FIDC seeks liquidity support for smaller NBFCs in upcoming budget

New Delhi: Finance Industry Development Council (FIDC) has written to the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman seeking measures to improve liquidity support for...

SPORTS

Melbourne: India team management, on Friday, announced their playing XI for the second Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy, starting here on...

East Bengal eye first win; Chennaiyin look for top-four slot

Vasco: East Bengal are still on the lookout for their first win in the ongoing Indian Super League (ISL) as they face...

Referees to discuss all on-field match decisions with coaches

New Delhi: The Indian Super League (ISL) has initiated measures for better communication between head coaches of teams and match officials, organisers...

‘My action will speak louder than words’

Ahmedabad: Former India pacer Chetan Sharma was on Thursday appointed chairman of the senior national selection panel by the BCCI’s Cricket Advisory...

Jadeja undergoes fitness test as team India put through wrestling-like drill

Melbourne: The Indian cricket team on Thursday tried a hitherto unseen training drill that vaguely resembled a wrestling bout, with a pair...