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The Government of Goa is providing skill training and toolkits delivered at home to support its artisan community under the PM Vishwakarma Scheme Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant highlighted that 18,575 artisans across Goa have benefited so far from the Centre’s PM Vishwakarma Scheme, which supports traditional artisans through training, toolkits, and financial assistance. Speaking … Read more
Goa is set to host a new pillar of India’s legal education infrastructure. While addressing the students at Deeksharambh, the orientation programme for IIULER’s 2026 batch, the Bar Council of India’s Chairman, Manan Kumar Mishra, highlighted the Council’s proposal to set up the National Legal Academy for the mandatory training of lawyers at the India International … Read more
Long before supermarket shelves and imported greens, Goa’s kitchens ran on what the forest gave – bamboo shoots, wild tubers, leafy creepers gathered from paddy edges and monsoon-soaked hillsides. That way of eating faded as younger Goans turned toward familiar, store-bought vegetables. The Ran-Bhaji Festival exists to pull it back. On August 9, 2026, Ravindra … Read more
The Department of Tourism, Government of Goa, and the Aguad Port & Jail Complex are deepening their partnership to position the 400-year-old Sinquerim landmark as one of the state’s flagship heritage destinations, part of a wider push towards Goa beyond Beaches The Goa government led by CM Dr. Pramod Sawant is quietly promoting its heritage, … Read more
Supported by government schemes, farmers across Sattari are expanding commercial marigold cultivation, signalling a revival of local floriculture and reducing Goa’s dependence on flowers sourced from neighbouring states. The bright orange and yellow marigolds adorning Goa’s temples, homes and public celebrations have symbolised the arrival of the festive season. Yet, despite the state’s agricultural heritage, … Read more
Built to ease one of North Goa’s worst traffic bottlenecks, the Bicholim Bypass continues to reshape commuting, freight movement, and regional connectivity. But safety concerns at its junctions show that infrastructure projects require constant refinement. The traffic jams that defined Bicholim are no longer the daily story For years, anyone travelling between Mapusa, Sanquelim, Valpoi, … Read more
291 PWD Labour Supply Society workers get relief through regularisation, bringing a major Budget commitment closer to reality A few weeks ago, Goa’s Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawant, announced that the Goa state government has decided to regularise all contract workers. A dedicated budget has also been approved, and all government departments have been asked … Read more
Bombay High Court overturns Tarun Tejpal’s 2021 acquittal in the case involving allegations of sexual assault of a former junior colleague in a hotel lift during a 2013 Tehelka event in Goa. On the evening of November 7, 2013, inside a hotel elevator during Tehelka magazine’s ThinkFest in Goa, something happened that took thirteen years … Read more
The Goa government has sought faster approvals from the Union Tourism Ministry on infrastructure projects and policy reforms as it prepares for the upcoming tourist season, aiming to improve connectivity, ease of travel and the state’s tourism competitiveness. Goa Wants Tourism Ready Before the Next Season. Here’s What It Is Asking the Centre to Do. … Read more
On National Handloom Day, Goa celebrates its Handloom legacy. The Kunbi handloom is far more than a piece of cotton cloth; it is the woven soul of Goa’s indigenous heritage. For centuries, the Kunbi heavy fabric has been instantly recognisable due its bold red and white checks that served as the second skin of the … Read more
