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New Year 2026: CM Sawant Urges Positivity, Calls for Warm Welcome to Tourists

Goa, Dec. 31 -- Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant extended New Year wishes to Goans across the State and those living abroad as 2026 began. Addressing the start of the year, the Chief Minister ackno... Read More


Goa CM Announces Creation of Third District 'Kushavati'; New Zilla Panchayat to Be Formed

Goa, Dec. 31 -- Goa Chief Minister has announced the formation of the state's third district, which will be named Kushavati. With the creation of the new district, a separate Zilla Panchayat (ZP) will... Read More


India Dismisses China's Mediation Claim, Reiterates Bilateral Approach with Pakistan

Goa, Dec. 31 -- India has firmly rejected China's claim that it mediated between New Delhi and Islamabad during the military confrontation earlier this year, reiterating that no third party was involv... Read More


Tatiana Schlossberg, Granddaughter of John F. Kennedy, Passes Away at 35 After Cancer Battle

Goa, Dec. 31 -- Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of former US President John F. Kennedy, has died at the age of 35. Her family announced the news in a post shared by the John F. Kennedy Library Foun... Read More


GSPCB Suspends Two Officials for Alleged Lapses During Inspection at Arpora Establishment

Goa, Dec. 31 -- The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has suspended two of its staff members for allegedly failing to conduct a proper inspection at the Birch by Romeo Lane establishment in Ar... Read More


A Christmas for the poor

Goa, Dec. 30 -- JOHN DAYAL Pope Leo XIV may or may not be able to visit India in 2026. There are forces beyond religion and diplomacy that govern Papal visits to coun tries such as India. His prede c... Read More


CES Cuncolim and Rosary College Set Up High-Stakes Servo Cup Final After Dramatic Semi-Finals

Goa, Dec. 30 -- Team Herald The Servo Cup - the 3rd All Goa Inter-Collegiate Football Tournament, organised by the Herald Group in association with the Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs (DSYA), D... Read More


Defence Acquisition Council Clears Rs.79,000-Crore Defence Procurement Proposals for Army and Navy

Goa, Dec. 30 -- The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has approved Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for a series of major capital acquisition proposals worth a... Read More


The long and short of longing to belong

Goa, Dec. 30 -- LUIS DIAS Isn't life funny? On the one hand, there is a mass exodus out of Goa, as Goans from all so cial strata seek greener pastures elsewhere, using the Portuguese passport or othe... Read More


FARMERS OUTRAGED OVER SEWAGE DISCHARGE INTO FATORDA NULLAH

Goa, Dec. 30 -- The release of untreated sewage into a freshwater irrigation nullah in Fatorda has raised ques tions over monitoring and enforcement by civic and sewerage authorities, after farmers fr... Read More