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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Amid increasing scrutiny from the judiciary, the State government permitted the retirement of Public Works Department (PWD) Principal Chief Engineer Uttam Parsekar, who had continued in office on multiple service extensions. His extended term officially concludes on January 31. According to a government order issued the same day, Ad-hoc Chief Engineer Sandip Chodnekar has been entrusted with the additional charge of Principal Chief Engineer with effect from February 1. Chodnekar will retain his current responsibilities while taking on the new role. Parsekar, 64, had been granted a third consecutive extension in February 2025 for a duration of…

Goa: P&G SEHAT– the healthcare focused CSR initiative of Procter & Gamble Health Limited (P&G Health India) – maker of trusted healthcare brands like Neurobion, Evion, Livogen, etc. – today flagged off a new Mobile Health Care Unit (MHU) at the Usgaon village in Ponda district of Goa, in the presence of Dr. Sandesh Madkaikar, Chief Medical Officer, Non-Communicable Disease Cell, Directorate of Health Services, Goa, and Mr. Sanjay Gaude, Sarpanch – Usgaon Panchayat and officials from P&G Health India. The MHU, operated by P&G SEHAT’s NGO partners HelpAge India, offers free of cost primary medical consultations, 36 types of…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji:The Coelho siblings once again asserted their dominance on the national sailing stage, delivering standout performances at the SAIL India 2026 All India National Sailing Championships held at Chowpatty in Mumbai. Competing against the country’s top sailors, Dayne and Katya Coelho secured gold medals in the senior category of the IQ Foil windsurfing event, reaffirming their status among India’s elite sailors. Dayne Coelho’s victory came after a tense and closely fought contest that kept spectators engaged until the very last race. Trailing in second position until the penultimate day, Dayne mounted a determined comeback to challenge Aditya Sangwan…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on Friday released its first recruitment notice of the year, calling for applications to fill 390 teaching positions in government-run primary schools across the State. The recruitment drive includes 352 vacancies in Marathi-medium schools and 38 vacancies in Konkani-medium schools. Interested candidates can submit their applications until February 20. As per the notification, the 352 posts earmarked for Marathi-medium schools include 158 open-category vacancies, 113 reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBC), 42 for Scheduled Castes (SC), and four for Scheduled Tribes (ST). In addition, 35 posts are set aside for candidates from…

Team Goemkarponn ST CRUZ: The Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department has temporarily suspended the technical clearance granted to a residential development proposed near Bondvoll Lake, following objections raised by local residents and environmental activists over its potential impact on the water body. Deputy Town Planner Manguirish Vernekar has directed the project proponents to immediately cease all construction-related activities until further instructions are issued. In his order addressed to Manoj Kandhewal and four other proponents, Vernekar stated that since the project is located in the vicinity of Bondvoll Lake, the approval already granted requires a detailed re-examination. Concerns over the…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: GPCC president Amit Patkar raised serious concerns over the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging lack of training among election officials and harassment of residents in Vasco. Patkar arrived in Vasco on Friday evening following complaints from local Congress leaders about voters being harassed during the SIR process. Patkar, along with a Congress delegation and local leaders, met the Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) and Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) at Ravindra Bhavan. He also interacted with a large number of residents who were waiting for their hearings and heard their grievances firsthand.…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Former Congress youth president Mahesh Nadar on Friday alleged large-scale harassment of opposition voters under the guise of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, claiming that the exercise was being misused to target voters perceived to be aligned with opposition parties ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections. Addressing the media outside the Cortalim Panchayat, Nadar said residents in opposition-dominated pockets were being served hearing notices late at night, creating fear and confusion among voters. He alleged that names of several residents were being proposed for deletion from the electoral rolls despite them submitting all required…