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Team Goemkarponn PONDA: Ponda parents have expressed support for the National Education Policy (NEP), but they were adamantly against the school year starting in April because they were worried about the intense summer heat and the possible health risks it would provide to the pupils. Parents gathered in Ponda and emphasized the need for kids to have a vacation or break following exams in order to avoid exhaustion and heat-related ailments. They recommended delaying the start of classes until after mid-May or June, when the monsoon season is cooler, instead than during the hottest summer months. Parents have asked officials…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Pratik Gawas, the head clerk at the Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour (IPHB), was fired from the government for embezzling around Rs 24 lakh from employee wages. Following disciplinary actions against Gawas, IPHB Director Dr. S M Bandekar issued the firing order. After an internal investigation revealed the financial crime, Gawas, an Upper Divisional Clerk (UDC), was suspended last year. He was then taken into custody for embezzling money intended for the institute’s third-party employee deductions. In order to make up for the sum that was stolen, the dismissal decision further stipulates that Gawas’s income from…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO) has suspended the licenses granted to Hughes Precision Manufacturing Pvt Ltd for the storage and transportation of gunpowder following the fire incident that occurred late Thursday night at the company’s gunpowder storage facility in Naqueri-Betul. On Saturday, PESO representatives from the Indian government’s Ministry of Commerce & Industry are anticipated to travel to Goa and examine the Naqueri site. The magazine is unsafe to use as a result of the accident, according to PESO, which also notes that the occurrence violates Rules 118(2)(ii) and 131 of the Explosives Rules, 2008.…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Agassaim police have filed a FIR against Assistant Professor of Physics Pranav Naik, who is said to have leaked a question paper to a female student at Goa University. Police have been contacted to look into “unauthorized unlawful activities carried out by him (Naik),” the institution said in a statement. Based on the allegation submitted by S N Dhuri, Registrar of Goa University, Naik has been accused in the FIR under several sections pertaining to trespassing, cheating, and forgery with the purpose to deceive. According to Professor Dhuri’s police complaint, Naik illegally entered several faculty members’ cabins…

Team Goemkarponn VERNA: In a swift and efficient investigation, the Verna Police Station solved a murder case within 24 hours, leading to the arrest of two accused involved in the brutal killing of Anil Muthamajhi (20) and the assault of Jihusaya Mandal (39) at St. Anthony’s Poultry Farm, Zambol, Cortalim. According to the police, the incident occurred on March 20, 2025, around 12:30 PM, when two unidentified men, aged 29 to 30 years, wearing yellow and red T-shirts, entered the poultry farm and demanded free chicken. When the request was denied, they attacked Anil Muthamajhi and Jihusaya Mandal with a…

The political landscape in Goa is more tumultuous than ever, as the opposition parties — primarily Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and Trinamool Congress (TMC) — grapple with internal disagreements that threaten their collective chances in the upcoming 2027 polls. The fissures in the opposition have become increasingly pronounced, with accusations of opportunism and betrayal flying among the various factions. Congress leader Anjali Nimbalkar has voiced strong concerns about the presence of TMC and AAP in Goa, labeling them as “B teams” of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Her remarks come in the wake of troubling reflections on the…

Team Goemkarponn MIRAMAR: In a pioneering move to strengthen early detection and intervention for lung cancer in Goa, the Directorate of Health Services (DHS), under the leadership of Health MinisterVishwajit Rane, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AstraZeneca and Qure.ai. This extension marks another two years of collaboration under the Early Lung Cancer Detection Program, aimed at transforming public health outcomes using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in radiology. Launched in June 2024, the AI-enabled Early Lung Cancer Detection Program has shown promising results. Over 33,800 chest X-rays have been screened across 17 DHS centers using Qure.ai’s advanced AI technology,…