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Team Goemkarponn MOPA: The year-end peak tourism season in Goa commenced on a high note with the arrival of the first charter flight from Novosibirsk, Russia, at Manohar International Airport, Mopa, today. This milestone reflects the growing confidence of international travellers in Goa as a safe, welcoming, and world-class destination. The welcome ceremony featured traditional Goan hospitality with cultural performances including Samayi Dance, Ghodemodni, Dhangar Dance; a brass band, and a floral greeting for arriving passengers, reflecting the state’s vibrant spirit and warmth. Director of Tourism, Shri Kedar Naik; Deputy Director of Tourism Shri Jayesh Kankonkar; Smt Chitra Vengurlekar,…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Components of Goa’s Comunidades today criticised the government’s recently introduced Regularisation Bill, terming it “vote bank politics” and illegal, and announced their intention to challenge it in court. Speaking at a media interaction in Margao, they alleged that both the Administrator of Comunidades and government authorities are responsible for the proliferation of illegal structures on comunidade land. The bill, approved in Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, provides a 20% penalty on the total plot value for encroachers on comunidade land, with funds to be directly deposited with the respective comunidade. Encroachers must also obtain a No Objection…

New DelhI: American defence firm GE Aerospace has delivered another F404-IN20 engine to Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) for India’s Tejas light combat aircraft programme, officials confirmed on Wednesday. This follows the previous delivery of an engine to HAL about three weeks ago, with the latest unit handed over on September 30. HAL is expected to deliver two Tejas MK-1A jets to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in the coming weeks, bolstering the service’s fighter fleet. The Rs 48,000-crore deal, signed in February 2021, covers the procurement of 83 Tejas Mk-1A jets for the IAF. The induction of these jets…

New Delhi: Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu, urging them to facilitate her husband’s release from Jodhpur jail, where he is being held under the National Security Act (NSA). In her letter, Angmo described the past month as a “full-scale witch hunt” aimed at suppressing her husband’s work and questioned why she has been denied communication with him. She raised multiple concerns, including her inability to meet Wangchuk in person or speak with him by phone, access information on the grounds for his detention, and…

New Delhi: Civilian unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has intensified, with demonstrators confronting the Pakistani government and military over years of alleged exploitation and repression. Shaukat Nawaz Mir, senior leader of the Awami Action Committee (AAC), likened the Pakistan Army and government to “a witch bent on killing people,” accusing them of crushing the very population they claim to protect. “Azad Kashmir is not free but shackled by decades of oppression,” Mir told thousands of protesters. He emphasised that the struggle is against an entire system, not an individual. The protests began over skyrocketing electricity bills and food shortages…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: In a bid to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti with a message of cleanliness, parishioners from various Somudais in Agonda collected bags of waste strewn across their residential areas on Thursday. Starting at 8:00 am, residents gathered at their common meeting points, where the parish provided T-shirts and gloves. Many participants also brought their own sticks to aid in picking up trash. Small groups then spread out across different localities to collect litter. The cleanup drive proved successful, with multiple plastic bags filled with waste gathered and handed over to the Agonda panchayat collection center. At Karashir-moll A…

Mumbai: High-value ₹2,000 banknotes worth ₹5,884 crore remain in circulation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Wednesday, nearly two years after announcing their withdrawal. The RBI had declared on May 19, 2023, that ₹2,000 notes would be withdrawn from circulation, though they continue to be legal tender. At the time, the total value of these notes in circulation stood at ₹3.56 lakh crore. As of September 30, 2025, approximately 98.35% of the notes have been returned. The RBI provides multiple avenues for returning the notes. Since May 2023, individuals and entities could exchange ₹2,000 notes at…