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No more rides: Mhaji Bus service to halt operations from May 16

Goa, May 14 -- The Goa government has announced that the 'Mhaji Bus' service will be discontinued from May 16, 2025, following sustained pressure from private bus operators who opposed the scheme. Ori... Read More


Will Kohli and Rohit lose A+ contracts post Test retirement? Here's what BCCI says

Goa, May 14 -- Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who recently retired from Test cricket, will continue to hold their Grade A+ central contracts for the 2024/25 season, as confirmed by BCCI secretary Devaj... Read More


Shirgao stampede: 8 officials get show cause notices for failures

Goa, May 14 -- The Goa government has issued show cause notices to eight senior officials, including then North Goa Collector Sneha Gite and SP (North) Akshat Kaushal, following the fact-finding commi... Read More


Goa weather alert: Yellow alert issued as thunderstorms and strong winds expected till May 17

Goa, May 14 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Goa, effective until May 17, warning of rainfall and thunderstorms across the region. Residents can expect light ... Read More


BSF Soldier back from Pakistan custody, India returns Pakistan Rangers personnel

Goa, May 14 -- Border Security Force (BSF) jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, who had been in Pakistan Rangers' custody since April 23, 2025, was returned to India on May 14 at the Attari border in Amritsar. Sh... Read More


Goa stampede tragedy on May 3 was entirely preventable: Report

Goa, May 14 -- The official report on the Goa stampede tragedy of May 3, 2025, concluded that the incident was entirely preventable and resulted from a series of administrative failures. The fact-find... Read More


Temple chief digs in heels despite damning report

BICHOLIM, May 14 -- Team Herald A day after the government released the fact-finding report into the tragic May 3 stampede at the Shree Lairai Devi temple in Shirgao - which left six dead and over 70... Read More


Parched in Salcete: P'yats slam govt for water crisis

MARGAO, May 14 -- Team Herald Against the backdrop of a 15-day-long water shortage, the Betalbatim panchayat has strongly criticised the Public Works Department (PWD), Town and Country Planning (TCP)... Read More


In four-and-half months, accidents claimed 95 lives

PANJIM, May 14 -- Team Herald Nearly 60 per cent of persons in the age group of 24 and 40 lost their lives in the road accidents reported across the State during the last four-and-half months. Of th... Read More


Children jumping off ferry for swim prompts temporary suspension of Durbhat-Rasoi service

PONDA, May 14 -- Team Herald Followed instances of children jumping from the top of the anchored ferry at Durbhat to swim in the Zuari River to beat the heat, the ferry service between Durbhat and Ra... Read More