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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Captain of Ports Department has reopened the Aguada Sand Bar for all water-borne traffic with effect from September 16, 2026, while issuing a series of safety instructions to mariners navigating Goa’s inland waterways and bridges. The department has also announced that the lighthouses at Campal, Tejo Front, Tejo Rear, Reis Magos, Penha de Franca and Aguada Beacon have resumed functioning with their usual characteristics. Mariners have been cautioned about the shallow waters around the Aguada Bar, with the minimum depth recorded at 1.8 metres below chart datum at the mouth of the Mandovi River. Vessels with…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The life and legacy of Goan football great Brahmanand Sankhwalkar take centre stage in From Goalpost To Glory, a documentary created by Sharvi Dhond and Poonam Bind that looks beyond the football field to explore the sport’s enduring place in Goa’s cultural landscape. For Dhond, who has previously worked in the fiction genre, the documentary marks his first venture into non-fiction filmmaking. He has directed and anchored the film, while Poonam Bind has handled cinematography and editing. Rather than presenting Sankhwalkar’s career solely through his sporting achievements, the documentary places his journey within the broader history of…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: A group of youth volunteers conducted a beach cleanup and Ganesh idol collectionw drive at Miramar Beach on Wednesday morning after several idols were found floating along the Miramar and Caranzalem coastline following the visarjan festivities. The initiative was led by Sanghatana and Goa Hindu Yuva Shakti president Sujan Naik, along with Sadguru Youth Federation president Guruprasad Borkar. The volunteers began the collection drive at around 6 am, gathering idols that had washed ashore or remained floating in the sea. According to the organisers, several of the collected idols were made of Plaster of Paris (POP), which…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa State Commission for Backward Classes has approached the High Court seeking a two-month extension to submit empirical data on the population of Backward Classes in connection with the municipal elections. The Commission filed its application after the High Court, in its judgment dated August 25, directed it to furnish the empirical data to the State Election Commission by September 16. The data is linked to the process concerning reservation for Backward Classes in the upcoming municipal elections. With the September 16 deadline having passed, the Commission has sought additional time to complete and submit the…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa High Court has sought the complete official record behind the decision to place the management of Goa Dairy under the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), with the dispute also involving the long-pending elections of the cooperative. The direction was issued while hearing a petition filed by Anup Desai and others, who have sought directions for elections to the Goa State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Limited. The petitioners have questioned the decision to transfer the cooperative’s administration to the NDDB, contending that the move should not be used to circumvent or delay the electoral process. They…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Child Committee of the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) held a meeting with representatives of schools across the capital to review issues concerning children’s safety, well-being and rights. The meeting brought students, school representatives and other stakeholders together to discuss the progress of initiatives undertaken so far and identify areas where further attention and support may be required. Participants shared experiences and perspectives from schools, providing inputs on issues affecting children and highlighting areas where existing systems could be strengthened. The discussions also focused on the importance of ensuring that children are heard when…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Two alleged cyber fraud networks with operations based in Goa have come under the scanner of the Mumbai Crime Branch after investigators traced transactions involving more than ₹1,000 crore through suspected mule bank accounts. The probe reportedly uncovered two separate groups allegedly using rented villas in Goa as bases for their activities. Mumbai Crime Branch teams have arrested 19 people in connection with the investigations and frozen approximately ₹100 crore linked to the suspected financial transactions. Investigators are examining how the groups allegedly collected and circulated money through a network of bank accounts opened in the names…