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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The High Court has temporarily halted the cancellation of FCRA registrations held by two Goa-based diocesan organisations, providing relief to the Diocesan Society of Education and the Diocesan Centre for Social Communications Media in their legal challenge against the Union of India. The dispute centres on the cancellation of the organisations’ FCRA certificates. The petitioners argued that the authorities acted without following due process and failed to give them a proper opportunity to respond before taking the decision. A key contention before the Court was that the organisations were not served a hearing notice under Section 14(2)…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: A 22-year-old woman from Jashpur, Chhattisgarh, was found dead at her rented residence in Canacona on August 12, 2026. Police received information from the Community Health Centre (CHC), Canacona, at around 2.40 pm that the woman had been brought to the hospital by a 108 ambulance and was declared brought dead. During the inquiry, police learned that the woman had been staying with her partner, Vishnu Ram, also a native of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The couple had reportedly been in a live-in relationship for the past six years and had been working in Goa for around four years.…

“BJP leader and Priol MLA Govind Gaude’s aggressive intervention at the UTAA gathering has put the party in an uncomfortable position. Gaude declared that reservation is a right, not charity, and warned that the tribal community could show those in power their place. He also cautioned Chief Minister Pramod Sawant against listening to advisers who oppose ST reservation. There is nothing wrong with a political leader supporting the constitutional rights of his community. In fact, Gaude is perfectly entitled to demand that the government move faster. But the language and manner in which the issue is being raised create a…

Team Goemkarponn PONDA: Beneficiaries of the public distribution system in Ponda taluka do not need to produce their physical ration cards to collect their monthly foodgrain quota if their Aadhaar-based authentication is successfully completed, the Office of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs has clarified. In a notice dated August 13, the Ponda Taluka Civil Supplies office said it had received complaints that certain Fair Price Shop (FPS) dealers were insisting that beneficiaries produce their physical ration cards while issuing the monthly foodgrain quota. The office clarified that beneficiary data is fully digitised and that verification at FPSs is carried out…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Traffic diversions have been announced in Panaji in view of the Independence Day celebrations scheduled at the Old Secretariat on August 15, with restrictions coming into effect from August 13 and continuing through August 15. According to a press note issued by the Traffic Headquarters, Altinho-Panaji, the stretch of D.B.B. Marg from Ferry Wharf Junction to Bandodkar Statue will be closed for vehicular movement on August 13 from 6 am until the Independence Day rehearsal is completed. On August 14, the left lane of D.B.B. Marg from Bandodkar Statue to Abade Faria Statue will remain closed from…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: The First Level Checking (FLC) of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines for the forthcoming 2027 Goa Legislative Assembly elections will be conducted in South Goa from August 17 to August 31, 2026. According to a press note issued by South Goa Collector and District Election Officer Egna Cleetus, the FLC will be carried out at the first floor of the Old Collectorate Building, opposite MMC Garden, Margao, under the supervision of concerned officials and in accordance with guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India. During the exercise, EVMs and…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: South Goa Collector Egna Cleetus on Thursday reviewed preparedness for the annual Damodar Saptah fair in Vasco along with Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar, South Goa SP Tikam Singh, Mormugao DySP Gurudas Kadam, Deputy Collector Pratap Rao Gaonkar, Mamlatdar Pravinjay Pandit, Saptah Committee Central member Prashant Joshi and other members of the Saptah Samiti. The Collector announced that the giant wheel will not be permitted at this year’s Saptah fair and directed authorities and organisers to strictly follow safety and disaster management protocols to ensure smooth crowd movement and prevent any untoward incident. Cleetus said separate entry and…