'Amchi Poti' scheme fades away as plastic bags remain in Panaji market
PANAJI: Launched with much fanfare and projected as an innovative step to rid Panaji of plastic bags, the "Amchi Poti" initiative was meant to become a model for other cities. However, nearly two years later, and after a new set of 30 councillors took charge following the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) elections in March, the initiativ
One of Vasco's abandoned CCTV cameras overlooks a busy city junction, years after the surveillance network fell into disrepair.
As Goa rolls out AI cameras, Vasco still awaits a basic CCTV network
VASCOAt a time when the State government has rolled out Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled cameras across Goa to curb rash driving, detect traffic violations and reduce the growing number of fatal road accidents, the port town continues to remain without even a functional basic CCTV surveillance network.Mounted high on electric...
Margao CCTVs are watching but who is enforcing
GUILHERME ALMEIDALong before the Goa government decided to introduce the Electronic Enforcement of Traffic Violations through the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS), the Traffic Police relied on Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance cameras as an electronic tool to detect traffic violations and prose
KDA flags threat to Kannada-medium schools in Goa
PANAJIThe Kannada Development Authority (KDA) has urged the Centre and the Karnataka government to intervene immediately to prevent the reported closure of Kannada-medium schools in Goa, saying the move would violate the constitutional rights of linguistic minorities.In separate letters to Union Education Min
Tourism dept reports 6.8% rise in rail arrivals between Jan and May
Nearly 19.9 lakh passengers reach State by train
