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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government has identified over 13,000 bogus beneficiaries under the Dayanand Social Security (DSS) scheme, recovering nearly ₹50 crore in the process, Social Welfare Minister Subhash Phaldessai said. Speaking to reporters, Phaldessai said an extensive verification survey revealed widespread irregularities in the flagship social welfare programme. “Either the beneficiary was dead but the scheme payments continued, or the person was residing outside Goa and only visiting occasionally to withdraw the money,” the minister explained. The survey team physically verified addresses and found several cases where ineligible people, including those with incomes above the eligibility limit, continued…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday departed for an ambitious eight-day, five-nation diplomatic tour covering Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia—his longest overseas visit in over a decade. The journey spans two continents and is aimed at strengthening India’s partnerships across the Global South through enhanced cooperation in trade, technology, energy, and multilateral diplomacy. Modi’s visit to Ghana on July 2–3 marks his first-ever bilateral trip to the West African nation and comes at the invitation of President John Dramani Mahama. Ghana, one of West Africa’s fastest-growing economies, is a significant trading partner for India, with…

New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh continues to reel under the devastating impact of heavy monsoon rains, with 51 people losing their lives and six still missing in just 11 days, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). Relentless downpours have triggered landslides, flash floods, and widespread damage, plunging the hill state into chaos and disrupting daily life, infrastructure, and essential services. The SDMA report reveals that 13 houses — including 9 pucca (permanent) and 4 kutcha (temporary) — have been completely destroyed. An additional 35 kutcha houses have sustained partial damage. The fury of the rains has also wiped out…

New Delhi: More than two weeks after the tragic crash of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Ahmedabad that killed 241 of the 242 people on board, investigators and the airline are exploring the possibility of a dual engine failure as a contributing factor to the disaster. In a significant development, Air India pilots have conducted a simulated reenactment of the doomed flight in an effort to better understand what went wrong. According to sources familiar with the matter, the airline’s pilots recreated the flight’s conditions in a simulator — replicating key parameters such as landing gear deployment and…

New Delhi: In a move aimed at easing the financial burden on middle and lower-income households, the Central government is reportedly planning a major restructuring of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework. According to sources, the government is considering eliminating the 12% GST slab entirely or shifting a large number of items currently taxed at 12% to the lower 5% bracket. This step is expected to make a wide range of everyday products significantly cheaper for the average consumer. Items under consideration for GST reduction include personal care products like toothpaste and tooth powder, kitchen appliances such as pressure…

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for the annual Amarnath Yatra early Wednesday morning from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu, marking the beginning of the 36-day sacred pilgrimage to the revered Amarnath cave shrine. Sinha, who also serves as the chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), was joined by senior officials from the civil administration and police during the ceremonial send-off. Loud chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, “Bum Bum Bhole”, and “Barfani Baba Ne Bulaya Hai” filled the air as nearly 6,000 enthusiastic Yatris from across…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: In preparation for the upcoming ‘Amcho Avaz Vijai’ Janta Darbar scheduled to be held on Friday, July 4 from 10amnto 1pm  at Z Square Hotel, Vasco, key functionaries of the Goa Forward Party visited the venue on Wednesday to oversee arrangements and reaffirm the party’s commitment to the people of Mormugao Taluka. Former councillor Nilesh Navelkar, local leader Seby from Dabolim, Goa Forward Party General Secretary Mohandas Lolyekar, and General Secretary (Organisation) Durgadas Kamat inspected the venue. Speaking to the media, Durgadas Kamat recalled the success of last year’s edition and emphasized that the Janta Darbar is…