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Goa's free water scheme evaporates

PANJIM, May 2 -- Team Herald In a significant policy reversal, the Goa government has officially scrapped its much-publicised free water supply scheme, effective May 1, 2025. The announcement was mad... Read More


Shack owners report mixed fortunes as tourism season winds down

Goa, May 2 -- KARSTEN MIRANDA karsten@herald-goa.com MARGAO: As Goa's tourism season approaches its traditional end this month, shack owners across the coastal belt have expressed mixed views about ... Read More


100 years of Mario Miranda: Calls abound for grand tribute to icon

MARGAO, May 2 -- Team Herald As the birth centenary year of India's iconic cartoonist and Padma Vibhushan awardee Mario Miranda begins, Madganvcho Awaaz has called on the government to mark the occas... Read More


Suicide swings focus TO all-round pressure, classroom to home

PANJIM, May 2 -- Ajit John On Thursday, a 20-year-old student at BITS Pilani's Goa campus was found dead in his hostel room. It was the third such incident on the campus in just five months, sparking... Read More


Second Student Death in Two Months at BITS Pilani Goa: MLA Cruz Silva Demands Inquiry, Mental Health Support

Goa, May 2 -- A second student death within two months at the BITS Pilani Goa campus has sparked urgent calls for a formal inquiry and greater mental health support, with Velim MLA Cruz Silva voicing ... Read More


Seven boats destroyed in fierce blaze at Coco beach

PANJIM, May 2 -- Tem Herald A major fire broke out late on Friday night at the popular Coco beach area of Nerul, completely destroying seven fishing boats that had been anchored along the shore. Alth... Read More


Churchill's plea to block 'Costao' film dismissed by High Court

PANJIM, May 2 -- Team Herald The High Court of Bombay at Goa has dismissed former Chief Minister Churchill Alemao's appeal restraining Bhanushali Studios Limited, the Bombay Fables Motion Pictures an... Read More


YET ANOTHER TWIST: Man who killed six-yr-old girl was not her father, say police

MARGAO, May 2 -- Team Herald In a startling development, it has emerged that Saleem Dambal, the man arrested for the brutal murder of a six-year-old girl in Macasana-Curtorim, is not her biological f... Read More


Mungul Murder Case: Husband Remanded to 7-Day Police Custody in Wife's Killing

Goa, May 2 -- In a shocking case from Mungul, Fatorda, 38-year-old Krishna has been remanded to seven days of police custody by the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) in Margao. He is the prime su... Read More


What were you doing at 14? Memefest follows 'Wow'bhavfeat!

Goa, May 2 -- Who is Vaibhav Suryavanshi? Hailing from Samastipur, Vaibhav Suryavanshi's cricketing journey began at just four years old, when his father noticed his early passion and built a small p... Read More