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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government has expanded entrepreneurship education across all 10 Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), training more than 1,600 students under an initiative aimed at transforming skilled youth into entrepreneurs and job creators. The Directorate of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (DSDE), in collaboration with the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), has implemented the Entrepreneurship Development initiative under the Mukhyamantri Swayam Rozgar Yojana (MSRY). As part of the programme, 48 ITI instructors completed a six-day Faculty Mentor Development Programme (FMDP) at EDII, Ahmedabad, enabling them to mentor aspiring entrepreneurs within their institutes. The initiative also reached 1,631…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: With the monsoon bringing rough seas and heightened risks along Goa’s coastline, Drishti Marine has launched its annual refresher and revalidation training programme for more than 480 lifesavers and around 70 beach marshals deployed across 54 beaches and four inland waterbodies in the state. The initiative is aimed at strengthening rescue preparedness and emergency response without disrupting daily beach safety operations. Conducted from mid-June to mid-August in batches at Morjim, Sinquerim, Majorda and Rajbagh, the mandatory programme combines practical drills with classroom sessions covering first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), rescue techniques, swimming proficiency, physical fitness and medical…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Canacona Police have registered a case against a local resident for allegedly accessing and sharing child sexual abuse material online. According to police, the case was registered on a complaint filed by PSI Vishal Velip of Canacona Police Station. Police alleged that on April 4, 2026, at around 7.37 pm, the accused, identified as Pruthvi Pagui, a resident of Colomb, Canacona, allegedly accessed a website containing child sexual abuse material, downloaded a video using an online link, and subsequently shared the file on WhatsApp groups using a mobile phone registered in his mother’s name. Further investigation is…

Team Goemkarponn VERNA: A Zuarinagar resident was allegedly cheated of ₹1,50,666 after cyber fraudsters lured him into installing a malicious application through a fake WhatsApp message claiming his Adani Gas bill was pending. According to Verna Police, complainant Pavan Chauhan received a WhatsApp message on July 23 at around 10.38 am stating that his Adani Gas connection would be disconnected unless the pending bill was paid immediately. Police said the fraudsters sent an APK file through WhatsApp and persuaded the complainant to install it on the pretext of facilitating the payment. After the application was installed, the accused allegedly gained…

Team Goemkarponn CALANGUTE: Calangute Police have registered a case against one identified accused and two unidentified persons for allegedly assaulting and extorting money from a man at a hotel in Calangute. According to police, the case was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by Jay Mukeshbhai Patel, a resident of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The complainant alleged that on July 27 at around 3 am, while he was at Hotel Avenue in Calangute, accused Yash Gautambhai Chawala, also a resident of Ahmedabad, along with two unidentified persons, allegedly assaulted him with slaps and a waist belt, abused him using filthy…

Team Goemkarponn MANDREM: Mandrem Police have arrested two Afghan nationals in separate cases for allegedly staying illegally in Goa without valid visas or travel documents. In the first case, Police Constable Premnath Mhammal of Mandrem Police Station lodged a complaint against Abdul Fazeel Nudrat (26), an Afghanistan national residing near Aqua Bella Resort at Madhalamaj, Mandrem. Police said Abdul Fazeel Nudrat was intercepted near the Arambol Beach parking area on July 30 at around 6 pm during routine patrolling. During interrogation, he was allegedly found staying in India and Goa without a valid visa or travel documents. A case was…

Team Goemkarponn MANDOPA: Margao Town Police have registered a case against unidentified persons for allegedly organising an illegal bull fight at Mandopa near Martins Place in Navelim, Salcete, on July 30. According to the police, the offence was registered based on a complaint lodged by Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Umesh Gaude of Margao Town Police Station on behalf of the State. Police said that on July 30 at around 6 pm, unidentified persons allegedly organised an illegal bull fight at Mandopa, near Martins Place, Navelim, and subjected the bulls to cruelty. A case has been registered at Margao Town Police Station…