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Team Goemkarponn SANCOALE: A 26-year-old postgraduate student of the BITS Pilani Goa campus was found dead after allegedly dying by suicide at a rented flat located behind the institute premises. The deceased has been identified as Arjun Sabu, a native of Kerala and a second-year PG student at the institute. According to sources, he was found hanging inside the flat on Wednesday. Police sources said a suspected suicide note was recovered from the spot during the preliminary inquiry. The exact contents of the note have not yet been disclosed. Police reached the scene after being alerted and initiated an investigation…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: During the hearing of the Suo Moto PIL concerning the recent incident of dead fish floating in Mala Lake, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) informed the High Court that inspections carried out in the surrounding area revealed seven residential houses discharging sewage illegally into the lake. According to the submission made before the Court, the illegal sewage outlets identified during the inspection have already been sealed to prevent further contamination of the water body. The High Court also directed the concerned house owners to apply for proper sewage connections through the competent department at…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Bombay High Court at Goa granted conditional bail to Uttar Pradesh resident Saurabh Sahni, who was arrested by the Goa Crime Branch in connection with the uploading of a viral video showing a foreign woman allegedly being harassed by Indian tourists for immoral purposes. Sahni was arrested on April 15, 2026, in connection with Crime No. 35/2026 registered under Sections 75, 79, 144(2) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, along with Sections 67 and 67A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. The order granting conditional bail was passed by Justice Jitendra Jain…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: The Margao Congress Block has alleged that an illegal road is being constructed through government-acquired land adjoining the Manohar Parrikar Indoor Stadium to facilitate a private real estate development project. According to a press statement issued by the party, local residents alerted Congress leaders about large-scale mud filling activity taking place in a paddy field near the stadium premises. Following the complaint, Congress leader Savio Coutinho, along with party workers Aziz Shah, Damodar Onskar, Lincoln Gomes and Bonny Fernandes, visited the site for inspection. The delegation alleged that a nearly 10-metre-wide road was being created by filling…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party Organisation Secretary Prashant Naik on Monday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led government, accusing it of failing to tackle the growing unemployment crisis in Goa. Naik criticised Chief Minister Pramod Sawant over the State’s unemployment rate, which he said currently stands at 8.3 per cent. Reacting to the Chief Minister’s recent remarks encouraging youngsters to focus on entrepreneurship instead of relying on jobs, Naik claimed that genuine employment and business opportunities are increasingly going to non-Goans rather than local youth. He alleged that many Goan youths who have completed skill development and training…

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department has introduced a new artificial intelligence based forecasting system that will provide highly localised monsoon alerts and rainfall predictions across 16 states ahead of the upcoming southwest monsoon season. The advanced system, developed in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting, is designed to offer block level forecasts to help farmers make better decisions regarding sowing and crop planning. Officials said the system has already completed two successful trial runs and will now be used operationally during the four month monsoon season, which usually…

New Delhi: India is facing growing economic pressure as escalating tensions in West Asia continue to disrupt global energy markets, raising fears that a significant increase in petrol and diesel prices may soon become unavoidable. The warning signs have intensified in recent days with the Central government already moving to protect foreign exchange reserves by sharply increasing import duties on gold, silver and other precious metals. The decision followed a surge in investor demand for safe haven assets amid fears of prolonged geopolitical instability in the Middle East. At the centre of global concern is the strategically important Strait of…