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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa’s Fire and Emergency Services has shifted its emergency helpline to the unified 112 system, with calls made to the existing fire helpline 101 now automatically rerouted to the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS)-112. The Directorate of Fire & Emergency Services (DFES) said the integration aims to bring fire and rescue emergencies under a single emergency-response platform. Calls received through 112 will be digitally recorded, documented and forwarded through the integrated system to the concerned fire station. With the new system in place, the public can dial 112 for fire, rescue and other emergencies. The DFES has…

Team Goemkarponn BAGA: A 54-year-old man from Karnataka died after allegedly slipping on his own vomit and sustaining a bleeding injury to his nose at a guest house in Baga, Calangute, police said. The deceased has been identified as Zakeer Khan, 54, son of Anwar Khan, a resident of Harihar in Davangere, Karnataka. According to police, Khan and three friends checked into Room No. 107 of Lillas Cottage, Bhiramar Complex, near Nazri Resort, Baga, at around midnight on September 7. Police said Khan had been consuming alcohol from around 12.30 pm that day. He later vomited on the floor of…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: The Mapusa JMFC Court has acquitted 68-year-old Sham Govekar in connection with a January 2025 Rottweiler attack in Assagao, after the complainant and injured victim made no incriminating statements against him during the trial. According to the prosecution, the incident occurred on January 29, 2025, at around 10.15 pm near the residence of complainant Sunil Salgaonkar at Badem, Assagao. Govekar was accused of keeping his Rottweiler unleashed and failing to take sufficient precautions to prevent danger to human life. The dog allegedly attacked Sunil’s 40-year-old brother, Vinil Salgaonkar, and bit him on his left leg. He was…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The rising proportion of women among lung cancer patients in Goa has raised concern, with the National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) India calling for a dedicated epidemiological study to understand the reasons behind the changing trend. According to NOTE India, Goa records approximately 120 to 150 new lung cancer cases every year. About a decade ago, around 90% of cases were reported among men and 10% among women. In recent years, however, the distribution has shifted substantially, with approximately 60% of cases among men and as many as 40% among women. NOTE India President Dr Shekhar…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court at Sattari has framed criminal charges against Kumar Laxman Utlasar in an alleged ₹1.03-crore stock-trading cyber fraud case, rejecting his plea for discharge. The court framed charges against Utlasar for cheating, cheating by personation, forgery of valuable security with common intention and an offence under Section 66D of the Information Technology Act. According to the chargesheet filed by the Cyber Crime Police Station, the accused allegedly induced the complainant before October 3, 2024, to invest in fraudulent “Upper Circuit” and Initial Public Offering (IPO) schemes by promising high returns from…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa is expanding its renewable-energy strategy beyond rooftop solar, with the government planning a series of projects involving panchayats, agricultural land, educational institutions and waterways as it works towards adding 65 MW of solar capacity by 2027. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that the State had set a target of 21,200 rooftop solar installations by 2027, but stressed that the clean-energy transition would require wider participation from local communities and public institutions. The government is developing programmes that will allow panchayats to assess their energy use and carbon emissions and work towards becoming more energy-efficient. The Model…

Goa: Ai+ Smartphone rolls out Nxt Quantum OS v1.1 that strengthens its privacy framework and gives users greater visibility and control over how applications access their devices and data. As part of the commitment to data sovereignty and security, Nxt Quantum enforces a strict sovereign data boundary, ensuring that 100% of application data traffic is routed through local, India-hosted infrastructure. This robust system performs automated analysis of source rules across more than 1,000 connections and 172 unique destination IPs to ensure perimeter security. Notably, all data traffic and IP pings are contained within India, with external traffic limited to essential…